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news@rural-urbanrecord.com tions about registration, please contact the following: Audubon Society seeking new

Smokey seeks loving home Teeball - Stephanie Edwards at stephanie7781@gmail.com board members
Grafton Baseball - Kristen Stout at kyrs10rodriguezstout@
icloud.com
outdoors). Due to his abuse, Midview Baseball - Joe DeSimone at joe.desimone@nu-di. Black River Audubon Society (BRAS), which serves the
he does not do well with com Lorain County area, is seeking passionate and energetic board
other pets, young children Grafton Softball - Bob Beckham at BBeckham@wind- members to help protect all wildlife and their habitats through
or men. An all-female home stream.net science, education, advocacy, and conservation.
would be best. He tends to Please check out our facebook pages for updates: Grafton The BRAS board, which meets every other month, provides
guard his food, toys and bed, Hot Stove & Midview Youth Baseball. nature speakers, conservation programming, wildlife field trips,
so it’s good to just give him and other opportunities to its members and the community.
his space. He likes being in Tree Seedling Sale Potential board candidates should have a passion for birds
his crate, as it probably helps and conservation. Other skills could include strong communi-
him feel safe. He does great Coming Soon! The Lorain Soil & Water Conservation Dis- ty connections and some knowledge in fundraising and event
on his leash and loves going trict’s (SWCD) annual tree seedling sale is scheduled for Fri- planning. Previous nonprofit or board experience is also help-
for walks. His new person day, April 16. The seedling sale is on a first-come, first serve ful.
Smokey will need to be patient and basis since there is a limited number of packets available. Tree If interested, please contact blackriveraudubon@gmail.com
species available will consist of: evergreens (Eastern White
go slow with him as he heals
Smokey is a 2-1/2 year- emotionally from his abuse. Pine, Norway Spruce); hardwood trees (Black Oak, White Oak, or send a text to (440) 610-8626 for a Black River Audubon
Society Board Member Application.
old male, purebred Shar-pei, Since arriving at the shelter, Sweetgum, Osage Orange, Mixed Hickory, Black Walnut &
weighing just under 40 lbs. he’s doing very well, though Ohio Buckeye); plus flowering and fruit bearing shrubs (Gray
He is neutered, vaccinated slow as he learns how to Dogwood, Arrowwood Viburnum, Cranberrybush & False In-
and micro-chipped. Smokey play and trust again. To meet digo). Planting stock can be used for reforestation, wildlife
was seized in an abuse/ne- Smokey, please visit One of habitat or landscaping. Seedlings are bare-rooted stock, any- NORTH EATON
glect case (his collar was A Kind Pet Rescue on West where from 3-20 inches in height, and will be sold in packets DAIRY QUEEN
embedded in his flesh and he Market Street in Akron or call of five (5) for either $8 or $10, depending on size of seedling.
We are pleased to offer a new selection of native perennial
had lived his life on a chain (330) 865-6200. wildflowers at this year’s 2021 seedling sale. Native wildflow- 35040 E. Royalton Rd.
North Eaton
2021 Teeball registration ers not only offer aesthetic beauty, but they add many ecolog- 440-748-2128
ical benefits to our landscape. Native wildflowers require less
2021 registration for Teeball will remain open until March maintenance than traditional landscaping plants, decreasing the
31. Registrations is centralized to this one location (https:// amount of water and fertilizer required for optimal growth, fil-
clubs.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=981035). ter pollutants from stormwater, improve soil health and attract
If anyone experiences technical registration issues, please pollinators and other wildlife. The new species offered this year
email Phil Smith at prsmith81@yahoo.com. For general ques- are Mistflower, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Great Blue Lobelia, Star-
ry Campion, Crooked Stem Aster, Gray-Headed Coneflower,
Yellow Trout Lilly, Whorled Milkweed and Hope Sedge. Os-
ORIGINAL trich Fern will be offered in quart size containers.
Many of these plants would make excellent additions to new
Call for Appt: OWNERS! or established rain gardens! Visit our website for detailed de-
330-591-1754 17333 S. Avon Belden Rd., scriptions of bloom periods, size and preferred habitat of our
530-784-3902 State Route 83 native perennial wildflowers. Order forms will be available on
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THE NEIGHBORS FROM HELL
SUBJECT: EXCEL MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION Eaton Township

This all-started Easter weekend 2020. I was in my garage cleaning up some of my husband's tools. He passed away May 2019. When
I turned around there were three dogs staring at me. Two were Pit Bulls with harnesses on them that you would use to control a horse
not a gentle dog. I tried not to panic. Started walking slowly across the cement driveway to the safety of my porch. I didn't make it. I
was knocked down by the dogs. It scared me, being 72 years old a fall can be very dangerous. When I called EXCEL's their comment
was "Not My Dog". Didn't ask if I was hurt.

A few days later dog was back it attacked my cat. The cat was on the porch not in the yard. Broke his leg and badly injured him. Again,
spoke to EXCEL "Not My Dog". But he must have given permission for dogs to be on his property. No one at EXCEL ever checked to
see how the animal was. Just didn't care. Dog came back a week later same problem. Made me afraid to go on my porch.

March 2020 EXCEL put a fence up. Problem was that it was on my property. Construction Co??? Had to have a survey done cost
me thousands. Surveyors found the fence was at least 6 feet on my property. The surveyors had to knock on office door to get access to
my property to set the survey sticks. Which EXCEL shortly after broke. When I spoke to them again his comment was, " they ran them
over with his trucks." His attitude has always given me the impression: Just an old widow ignore her.

When EXCEL put up the fence, they threw the metal garbage over on to my property. When a friend was doing the mowing on the
paths, he hit it. Luckily, he was not hurt. The John Deere was not so lucky. My husband made sure that the paths were clear of debris.
So, we never thought there would be a problem.

Survey was done first week of November. I waited until February before I put signs up telling them to get the Hell off my property. I
thought someone would contract me to let me know what they planned on doing. No one called. Took about 30 days before fence was
gone. Now the problem is they removed all of the topsoil from the area and left me with a mud hole. My husband worked very hard to
maintain the property . It is hard to watch someone destroy his work.

Cathie Lonas
Just an old widow on a fixed income.