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FRIDAY, December 25, 2020 $1.25 TOP: BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE PHOTO w ABOVE: ENVATO ELEMENTS & METROCREATIVE CONNECTIONS GRAPHICS High of 25. Low of 16. ACCENT .... A4,E1-2 ADVICE ...............A4 COMICS ......... D4-5 OBITUARIES .......B2 COLD, Forecast on A6 INDEX BUSINESS ..........A5 CLASSIFIEDS .....D1 MOVIES ..............E2 OPINION ......... C8-9 SNOW WWW.CHRONICLET.COM cyan A1 magenta A1 yellow A1 black A1 A2 Friday, December 25, 2020 FROM PAGE ONE The Chronicle-Telegram HOLIDAY CLOSURES IN LORAIN COUNTY Pelosi sets new vote as GOP foils n The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver regular mail today. Regular mail will be delivered on Dec. 31, but not on New Year’s Day. Post offices will be closed today and New Year’s Day. move on Trump’s $2,000 checks n Trash collection by Rumpke and Republic Services will not be collected today. Collection will instead occur on Saturday. Trash Billy House tion. Those measures were combined Republican votes in the Senate to pass collection will occur as normal on Dec. 31, but not on Jan. 1. Bloomberg News with $1.4 trillion in annual government the $2,000 payments. Collection will instead occur on Jan. 2. WASHINGTON — A surprise scuf- spending, and now the entire package is “I hope the president looks at this n The Lorain County Justice Center is closed today, as is the fle over pandemic relief is set to run up in limbo. again and reaches that conclusion that Trump hasn’t explicitly said he would Elyria Municipal Court on Broad Street. Both also are closed against a crucial federal funding dead- the best thing to do is to sign the bill,” veto the legislation, which Congress Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. line next week as Democrats side with Blunt told reporters. finished processing Thursday after it President Donald Trump in his demand The House will reconvene Monday to n County offices including the Administration Building on passed both chambers Monday. The for $2,000 payments to most Americans vote on the Cash Act, a bill introduced by Middle Avenue in Elyria are closed today in observance of White House did not respond to multiple Christmas, as well as on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. and Republicans take up his criticism of Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal requests for comment. The bill will be government spending. to increase stimulus checks to $2,000. n Amherst city buildings will be closed today. They will also be flown to Florida, where Trump is spend- Republicans on Thursday objected Democrats will have a video conference closed Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. ing Christmas at his private Mar-a-Lago to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s club, according to a person familiar with call before the vote to discuss Congress’s n Avon Lake city buildings will be closed today and Jan. 1 for attempt to replace the $600 payments the matter. pandemic response, according to a per- New Year’s Day. in the latest pandemic relief legislation If the president doesn’t sign the bill by son briefed on the plan. with the $2,000 payments Trump said he n Kimble Cos., which handles trash and recycling service in Monday night, the government — now Republicans on Thursday tried to seek wants. Democrats will try again Monday, Avon Lake, will have no service today or Jan. 1 due to the operating under temporary funding — unanimous consent on a measure to with a similar new bill that will be put to holidays. Friday service will be delayed by one day. would begin a partial shutdown starting examine taxpayer money spent on for- a full vote on the House floor. Tuesday. The House may attempt to pass eign aid, but Democrats blocked that n Avon Lake Public Library will be closed today for Christmas “House and Senate Democrats have another stopgap funding measure Mon- move. In his complaint Tuesday about and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for the New Year’s holiday. repeatedly fought for bigger checks for day if Trump hasn’t acted. Congress’s combined virus aid and gov- the American people, which House and n Avon city offices will be closed today for Christmas. City The president tweeted a video Tuesday ernment spending bill, Trump criticized Senate Republicans have repeatedly offices will also be closed Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. criticizing the $2.3 trillion bill. His call federal resources spent on international rejected – first, during our negotiations for $2,000 payments, which most Repub- programs, even though such spending n Elyria City Hall will be closed today for Christmas. City offices when they said that they would not go licans rejected as too costly, surprised was included in his budget and was allo- will also be closed Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. Trash collection in above $600 and now, with this act of cal- GOP lawmakers. cated as part of the bipartisan appropri- the city will also be delayed today, and run one day behind. lousness on the Floor,” House Speaker “Republicans in Congress and the ations process. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a state- White House can’t agree on what they n Grafton village offices at 960 Main Street, already closed to Trump’s conflict with Congress further the public due to the pandemic, are closed today. The drop box ment Thursday. want,” Hoyer told reporters Thursday at escalated this week with his veto Wednes- at the village hall will be available to residents. The standoff over stimulus payments the Capitol. “Surely, the president of the comes after months of intense negoti- United States, whether he is in Mar-a- day of the National Defense Authoriza- n LaGrange village offices are closed today, and Mayor Kim ations finally yielded a compromise to Lago or someplace else, ought to empa- tion Act, which passed both chambers Strauss said hours probably will be the same for the New Year’s inject $900 billion into the U.S. economy thize with the suffering and apprehen- by large bipartisan margins earlier this holiday. — including forgivable loans for small sion and deep angst people are feeling month. The House plans to vote to over- n Lorain City Hall is closed to the public due to COVID-19 businesses, supplemental unemploy- this Christmas Eve.” ride Trump’s veto Monday, with the Sen- restrictions. City Hall will be closed today for Christmas, and ment benefits, support for renters facing Sen. Roy Blunt, a member of the GOP ate following suit Tuesday. It would be Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. eviction and funds for vaccine distribu- leadership, said there were not enough the first time Congress overrules Trump. n All branches of the Lorain Public Library System will be closed today for Christmas. They will reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday. Additionally, all branches will close at 6 p.m. Dec. 31 for the New Year’s holiday. They are scheduled to reopen at 10 a.m. Jan 2. n North Ridgeville City Hall offices will be closed today for Christmas. City Hall offices will also be closed Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. n Oberlin City Hall is closed today for Christmas. Oberlin Community Services also will be closed today and through Jan. 1, with regular business hours resuming Jan. 4. n Sheffield Lake offices will be closed today for Christmas, and Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. n Sheffield Village offices will be closed today for Christmas, and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for the New Year’s holiday. n Wellington offices will be closed today in observance of Christmas. Offices will reopen Monday with all prior COVID-19 policies in place. If a water, electric or sewer emergency should arise, customers should call the Wellington Police Department at (440) 647-2244 and they will notify the appropriate officials. CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS The Chronicle-Telegram is committed to providing accurate news coverage. Call us at 329-7155 to let us know about factual errors. LOTTERY Ohio (Thursday) Midday Pick 3: 5-1-9, Pick 3: 2-2-5, Midday Pick 4: 1-5-5-5, Pick 4: 1-0-0-2, Midday Pick 5: 3-1-5-4-3, Pick 5: 7-4-1-7-1, Rolling Cash 5: 14-17-22-31-38, Rolling Cash 5 jackpot is $295,000. Classic Lotto jackpot is $2.3 million. KRISTIN BAUER / CHRONICLE Lucky for Life Kathy Whitmore, a longtime resident of Brownhelm Township and Community Christmas volunteer, organizes the Not available at press time. holiday baskets for Christmas Eve delivery for Brownhelm residents on Wednesday. Whitmore participates in the 89-year-old program and mentioned its connections to the Great Depression, when many residents of the township Mega Millions were in need of kindness during the holiday season. TUESDAY: 29-53-56-59-67, Mega Ball: 21, Megaplier: 2. Next Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $352 million. BROWNHELM “It’s an 89-year-old tradition Powerball From A3 and we’d like to make it to 100.” WEDNESDAY: 6-13-38-39-53, Powerball: 6, Power Play: 3. Next Powerball jackpot is an estimated $341 million. Kathy Whitmore, another longtime Kathy Whitmore, volunteer and resident, agreed. a longtime Brownhelm Community Christmas volunteer “It’s an 89-year-old tradition and we’d like to make it to 100,” she said. “I don’t think anyone else does something like and now has between 1,100 and 1,200, and 8, put up for her, with all the orna- this. It runs on all donations, all volun- Owens said. ments hung as high up as they could teers, and it makes you remember what Community Christmas, like so many reach.