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news@rural-urbanrecord.com riences. They are meeting a week later than their usual second for a Columbia Township car. The present car needs extensive

Community Fall Festival Tuesday of the month because of voting on Election day, No- repair and the parts are not available any more. A new car is too
vember 8.
expensive. It was decided that our deputy will use his own car
All are invited to a Community Fall Festival fund-raiser on Columbia Athletic and we will pay the fee.
It was learned that the Lorain County Auditor lowered the
Saturday, October 22, at 6 p.m. at the Columbia High School Hall of Fame nominations property value of 30 properties by 50% because of the gun
football field. Activities will include a Marching Band Perfor- range in their neighborhood. This will greatly affect the school
mance, a PTO Trunk or Treat Street, Face Painting, Raffles, a The Columbia Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nomina- and township tax income. NOPEC has not been competitive
Corn Hole Tournament and concessions. The Corn Hole regis- tions for the Class of 2023. Think about past outstanding ath- in purchasing electric service. People are being advised to find
tration fee is $20 per team. Please pre-register at raiderband- letes, coaches, teams or a community member who committed another electric company.
boost@gmail.com. themselves to Columbia Athletics. Eligible nominees can be Committee Reports
Mr. Cunningham reported that the Lorain County Township
Columbia Historical Society athletes who are currently 30 yrs. old, a coach or administrator Association will meet Oct. 20 and RLCWA will meet Oct. 12
who are no longer in that position or a community member.
Detailed nomination forms should, if possible, include infor- for its regular meeting. Mr. Manning reported that the Compre-
The Columbia Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, mation such as CHS letters won, statistics, local/district/state hensive Plan Steering Committee has narrowed down the con-
October 11, at 7 p.m. in the Columbia Town Hall. They will awards, newspaper articles, etc. sultants to 8. They will be sent letters inviting them to present
hold an open house of its Blockhouse, located in the Columbia The nomination form can be found on the schools website their plans.
Metro Park on Royalton Road (Rt.82), on Sunday, October 16, at www.columbia.k12.oh.us, click on Columbia High School, After Community Input, the meeting was adjourned. The
from 1-4 p.m. This will be a great day to enjoy the fall colors click on CHS Athletics, scroll down to bottom of information next regular meeting will be on Monday, October 17, at 7 p.m.
of the trees and learn about the War of 1812 and why Columbia page, click on the word form (in blue) & print nomination form. in the Town Hall.
residents needed to build a fort or garrison for protection. It is Completed forms can be sent to Jeff Jump, CHS Athletic Direc- COLUMBIA NEWS CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
a model of the garrison that was set up to protect the people of tor, Columbia High School, 14168 West River Rd., Columbia
Columbia from the British and British supporters during the Station, Ohio 44028. Please mark Att: HOF on the envelope. Saturday, November 5
War of 1812. Nomination forms must be received by Oct. 15, 2022.
The Columbia Historical Society will hold its November The 2023 Columbia Athletic HOF induction ceremony will Midwest
meeting on Tuesday, November 15, at 7 p.m. in the Columbia take place in Jan./Feb. 2023. Fall Gerbil Show
Town Hall. The guest speaker will be Joe Mescan, a Columbia American Gerbil Society
resident, who will present a program on Vietnam and his expe- Midwest Fall Gerbil Show
Columbia Trustees Meeting If you love gerbils, this is
the place for you. For more
details go to https://www.
agsgerbils.org/show
The Columbia Township Board of Trustees met on Monday, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
October 3, at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall with all three Trustees 100 Crocker Rd., Westlake
Family Salon • Walk-In’s Welcome! present and the Fiscal Officer, Mandie Andrews. The Trustees 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
voted to accept the minutes of the Sept. 19 meeting. The Trust-
440-236-4303 ees voted to pay the bills and the payroll. The bills amounted
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26669 Royalton Rd, Columbia Station to $33,055.18 and payroll amounted to $30,564.84, bringing 39 ANNUAL
the total to $63,620.02. The Receipts totaled $62,432.40. There
$3.00 OFF $10.00 OFF was no Correspondence. PUMPKIN
Haircut Color Department Reports
With Ad, Exp 10-31-22. With Ad, Exp 10-31-22. A Sheriff’s Deputy was present but he had no report.
The Zoning Inspector reported 5 permits issued, of which FESTIVAL
there were 2 new homes, bringing the total for the year of new
homes to 156. Saturdays & Sundays
The Road-Service Director reported Issue I would not come
up until January when the integrating meetings start. The snow Sept. 24 - Oct. 30 , 10-5pm
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plow truck the township wants to purchase is behind schedule.
It will be 14-16 months before delivery. Right now the truck is
$127,000 and the hydraulics $80,000, but the price cannot be General Admission includes all activities $10,
guaranteed for the delivery time. There has been a lot of heavy Kids under 2 Free
wind lately and there has been damage to some roofs. The Di-
rector is planning to use the insurance payment for repair. • Kids Play Area - Straw Jump, Corn Kernal
The Fire Chief reported 38 on file, 36 on call and 582 runs. Pit, Straw Bale Maze, Foot Golf, Slides
There were 38 mutual aid assists and 42 mutual aid requests.
Transport billing for August brought in $13,999.19, bringing • 5 acre Corn Maze, Sunflower Field
the total for the year to date to $94,482.64. Next week is fire • Unlimited Wagon Rides
safety week. The fire department will hold an essay contest on
fire safety with the 4th grade class at Copopa. The winner will • Family Games - Ladder Toss, Cornhole,
be picked up by a fire truck and driven to school. Last week the Four Across, Checkers, Jenga
Fire Department participated in an active shooter drill with the
Sheriff’s Department and the School personnel in the school • Face Painting (October Only)
buildings. Many things were learned. The Brett Wilson Schol- • Pumpkin Patch - by the pound
arship Fundraiser will be a “Climb To The Top” on October 23,
from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Columbia High School Stadium. The • All You Can Carry Pumpkins - $10/Lift
run will start at 11:30 a.m. and the walk will start at 12:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to participate. Stop in & Shop our
Rita Plata gave the Cemetery Report: $1,375 was received Farmer’s Market for
for burials; $1,500 was received for sale of graves; and $2,150 Seasonal Produce!
was received for footer fees. BONUS FRIDAY!
The Zoning Commission will meet Thursday, October 6, at Fabulous Food Tent!! October 14 th
6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall. There are no cases for the Board of FUN FOR THE WHOLE
Zoning Appeals for October. 10-5pm
New Business FAMILY!
The Trustees are working with Ohio Edison about relocating
the pole at the intersection of S. Boone Road and Boston Road.
The Trustees voted to upgrade the projector and sound sys- 16081 East River Rd, Columbia Station
tem in the Town Hall for a price not to exceed $6000. The 440-236-3007 | www.redwagonfarm.com
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