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BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER Vol. 128 • No. 265 Monday, October 28, 2019 75 CENTS STATE BOUND FORECAST Tomorrow West Liberty-Salem boys and 59º 44º girls qualify for state meet PRECIPITATION: None | Month 1.93” | Year 43.55” ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE @ www.examiner.org Joyful celebration hosted for new Come Play at the Peak playground BY MANDY LOEHR “I told my principal, EXAMINER STAFF WRITER Mrs. (Krista) Adelsberger, [email protected] and she put me in the Dare to Be Aware Club. We thought we’d raise money for a $5,000 swing, but with he sun the help of the park board and the Logan County shone Board of Developmental brightly Disabilities, here we are T today with this new Sunday $300,000 playground. “That is why I love afternoon as a Logan County.” Tracy Gregg, one of the number of Dare to Be Aware Club area children advisers, recalled how stu- dents in the club joined of all abilities together and presented their accessible playground had the ideas to the Bellefontaine chance to run, Parks and Recreation District Board and the swing, slide, Logan County Board of Developmental play and Disabilities, and both laugh organizations quickly got behind the idea and together at fundraising began. Kris Myers, parks super- their new all- intendent, said he remem- bers one of the presenta- accessible tions to the park board. playground “One of the students said, ‘I want to see the located at smile on a kid’s face when they get to play on the Mary Rutan playground and they Park. haven’t been able to EXAMINER PHOTO | MANDY LOEHR The pleasant autumn before.’ There wasn’t a dry Chandler Daniels makes her way across playground equipment Sunday during the Come Play at the Peak play- afternoon with the sur- eye in the room.” ground grand opening, located at the former Kaleidoscope Park. rounding trees in bright In addition to Jack, hues of red, orange and other members of the Dare yellow also provided a wel- to Be Aware Club included coming setting for a Samantha Hall, Michelle Bellefontaine Middle Roberts, Tyler Bond, Aiden School eighth-grader to Kunze, Charles “Chuckie” share with the large crowd Roberts, Mason Stanley, gathered at the Come Play Garrett Prater, Elaina at the Peak playground Ullom, Eleyna Williams, grand opening how the Olivia Turner, Emma whole project was started Crabtree, Hailey Coyer, with an idea from him and Chase Nelson, Hunter his peers three years ago. Kerns, Tahleyah Mundy, Jack Varner told the Lily Gillette, Anthony attendees that when he Puckett. They were recog- was a Bellefontaine nized by LCBDD Intermediate School fifth- Superintendent Saul Bauer grader, he became con- at the grand opening. cerned for pupils with dis- The new Come Play at abilities who were not able the Peak playground to play with their class- replaces the former wood- mates on the playground at en and aging Kaleidoscope recess. As a result, he Playground. The new out- joined the Dare to Be door facility includes Bellefontaine Middle School student Jack Varner, left, speaks Sunday during the Come Play at the Peak Playground Aware Club at his school climbing structures, slides that joins together typical and bridges, along with a grand opening, accompanied by his former Bellefontaine Intermediate School Dare to Be Aware Club Adviser Tracy students and students with large canopy to shield Gregg, right. disabilities to pursue vari- youths from the elements. ous projects to better their One of the unique ele- Myers said. enced all of the activity and Playing has been depleted Manufacturing, the school and community. ments is an AeroGlider, a Sheri Walbright, an excitement from the chil- from our lives in some United Way of Logan “It made me sad to see giant glider that can occupational therapist for dren going on in front of ways, and this is a develop- County, the Mary Rutan them left out,” the BMS accommodate a child in a the Champaign and her on the new equipment. mental need that all chil- Foundation, Logan student, who is a son of wheelchair, along with Madison Educational “Look at these kids; it’s dren have.” County Board of Luke and Sarah Varner. additional children. Service Center, was so amazing,” she said. A number of project Developmental “My older brother is autis- The safety surfacing of involved in helping to “Some of the important donors were recognized Disabilities and in-kind tic and in the past, I had the playground is a turf design the healthy play aspects that this play- during the ceremony and donations for the play been upset that I wasn’t surface with foam under- environment for the chil- ground will offer includes largest donors who space from Alexander able to play with him on neath that aligns with fall dren. While she spoke to meeting social and sensory received plaques included: Concrete and LeVan’s the playground as well. cushioning standards, the attendees, she refer- needs that we all have. Honda Transmission Excavating. California wildfires erupt in LA, burn in wine country BY TERENCE CHEA AND gusts could hit the area burning and Los Angeles DON THOMPSON on Tuesday. Lakers star LeBron James ASSOCIATED PRESS That fire has been tweeted that he and his burning since family had to evacuate his SANTA ROSA, Wednesday, has grown to home. California — Firefighters 85 square miles, Mount Saint Mary's battled destructive wild- destroyed 94 buildings University evacuated 450 fires north of San and threatens 80,000 students from its Chalon Francisco and in western buildings, including parts campus near Getty Center Los Angeles neighbor- of the city of Santa Rosa, arts and cultural complex. hoods on Monday, trying state fire authorities said The Getty was built with to beat back flames that Sunday night. special fire protection forced thousands to flee In Los Angeles, a fire features and Los Angeles their homes. erupted before dawn fire department Capt. Erik AP PHOTO | CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA Easing winds offered a Monday on the west side Scott said it was not Firefighters try to save a home today on Tigertail Road from the Getty fire. chance of improved con- of Sepulveda Pass, where threatened. ditions for firefighters try- Interstate 405 passes The prospect of more off in an effort to prevent Electric Co. utility noti- month. PG&E and other ing to control a huge fire through the Santa Monica heavy winds in Northern utility equipment from fied more than 1.2 million utilities in the state have in Sonoma County wine Mountains, and roared up California raised the pos- sparking fires may not people that they may been shutting off power in country north of San slopes into wealthy sibility that some of the have power restored have their electricity shut certain areas to prevent Francisco, but forecasters neighborhoods, threaten- millions of people who on before another possible off for what could be the fires during strong winds. warned that another ing thousands of homes. track to get their electrici- round of shut-offs. third time in a week and round of strong wind Several homes were seen ty back after it was turned The Pacific Gas & the fourth time this SEE FIRE on Page 3 2 • BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER • Monday, October 28, 2019 eMail: [email protected] Local & State ONLINE @ www.examiner.org EXAMINER FORUM BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER Common Thread HUBBARD PUBLISHING CO. Support for earned-income PO Box 40 • Bellefontaine, OH 43311 story prompts An independent daily newspa- per Founded in 1891 by E.O. & H.K. Hubbard tax levy encouraged afghan, yarn donation Issued daily except Sunday at 127 E. Chillicothe Ave. Dear fellow Benjamin tened on the millage school district with no I’d like to thank the Examiner for fine coverage on the MEMBER OF THE: Logan voters, never changes until the additional monies to recent donation from Common Thread and the residents Ohio Newspaper Association I believe there is a tax payer votes it to cover expenses and the of Campbell Place Senior Assisted Living to the Mary and the Inland Daily Press misconception about the change. This being said, state continues to take Rutan Hospital Family Birthing Center. Association • The Associated upcoming school levy. even through the trian- away funds from the The coverage meant a lot to our Campbell Place team, Press • Ohio League of Home To understand school nual property evaluation school district. This levy who put a tremendous amount of love, time (over 400 Dailies moneys from property has just taken place and will allow the school to hours so far), and thought into the items they craft for the PUBLISHER: JON HUBBARD taxes you need to under- your taxes may have keep operating at current hospital. GENERAL MANAGER: T.J. HUBBARD stand what millage on increased, the school levels and keep up with The article prompted an anonymous Examiner reader property means. When gets no more money on escalating costs. It is ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: BOB CHAPMAN to donate four stunning crocheted afghans and several CIRCULATION MANAGER: JILL THOMAS voters vote on a millage property taxes because unfortunate that this levy toward property taxes, a the millage has not request comes the same skeins of yarn. Common Thread’s approach is to ensure SUBSCRIPTION RATES fixed rate for a fixed changed. Benjamin year as the triannual that items donated from the community remain in that Delivered by carrier, per week ...$2.40 amount is listed. The Logan Schools have had update; but the school community unless otherwise indicated. By motor route, per week...........$2.40 amount of taxes each no new monies for 20 needs your help for the We believe strongly in the “Live, give, and shop locally” Price of single copy.......................75¢ property owner pays years.