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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 1B

Jim Moyer receives Winners announced in annual Botany Challenge United Way’s Mike Kahanca Award

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN

The United Way will provide more than $586,000 to nonprofit organizations that serve Ashtabula County in the coming year. Of that amount $87,055 was designated by donors to go to a specific charity. $15,000 will be used to fund the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The volunteers of the Community Investment Committee will decide how to distribute $484,003 to the twenty-three United Way partner charities. From left to right: Board president Georgia Farris Romanko, Jim Moyer, and Randy Jones.

BY MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - When more than 60 Community Investment volunteers gathered last week at Kent State University Ashtabula to allocate $775,000 United Way donations among 23 Ashtabula County nonprofit social service organizations, Sheffield Township’s Jim Moyer was again playing the pivotal role of chairman.

Moyer had been recognized on March 28 as the first individual recipient of the two-year-old Mike Kahanca Distinguished Volunteerism Award at United Way’s annual Awards Breakfast.

Before his death in 2011, Kahanca had served for 20 years as a United Way volunteer in every capacity.

“He led, inspired, and brought about change. We looked for the same qualities in this year’s recipient, Jim Moyer,” said United Way of Ashtabula County Executive Director Randy Jones as he presented the award.

Jones cited Moyer’s “good cheer, clever wit, and common sense,” which he said he hopes will continue to benefit United Way for many years to come.

Like most award recipients, Moyer was surprised to be honored.

“I was shocked. I didn’t know what to say,” Moyer told the audience. “I didn’t volunteer for this recognition. Mike was a great man, an idol. I guess I’m preaching to the choir, but you wouldn’t do it if you didn’t believe you made a difference.”

Like Kahanca, whose first namesake award last year went to his family, Moyer began volunteering for United Way more than 20 years ago, when he was a manager at the old Hill’s Department store in Ashtabula.

Jones’ predecessor at United Way had come knocking, seeking an employee contribution pro-

gram at the store. Moyer said yes.

He soon became involved in the Allocations Committee, known today as Community Investment Volunteers, who spend about a month visiting United Way agencies, talking with staff and board members, and voting on allocations requests at an all-day midweek work session each May. “I’m kind of a numbers person and wanted to get more involved,” he said.

Moyer continued his United Way involvement after he left Hills as an 11 year-administrator with Seeley Medical in Andover.

“That’s when I became chair of a United Way Allocations Committee panel.

Then I became chair of all the panels,” he said.

Most remarkable about his continued United Way volunteerism is that Moyer’s current duties as a director with HQAA, a firm that accredits health care supplies companies, involve considerable traveling.

But he finds a way to serve. He came back early on March 27 from a business trip to be present at the United Way annual Awards Breakfast.

“It’s that important to give time, energy and talent,” he said.

Moyer places a high priority on volunteerism. In addition to United Way, he has volunteered with Boy Scouts and Special Olympics.

He and his wife, Vicki — whom he calls “a saint,” — have two grown sons, Adam and Ben, graduates of Edgewood Senior High School.

“Volunteerism is what you do and who you are,” he said.

What he reaps, he pointed out, are the benefits of working with other people and helping the community.

“There is so much that I want to do,” he said. “My parents taught me to give back.”

JEFFERSON - Winners of the 13th annual Botany Competition were announced during a dinner and presentation at the Jefferson First United Methodist Church on Monday, May 6.

Participating schools this year included Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus, Edgewood High School, Geneva High School, Grand River Academy, two teams from Jefferson Area High School, Lakeside High School and two teams from Pymatuning Valley High School.

During the competition, the students carefully handled flowers and other plants growing near the Smolen-Gulf Bridge as they tried to identify them based on characteristics such as the number of leaves, the smoothness or roughness of the leaves’ edges and other features.

The goal was to correctly identify as many of the plants as possible.

Co-coordinator Mary

PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELL

First place in the Botany Competition went to Edgewood High School. Pictured are Advisor Beth Jeppesen, Co-coordinator Mary Howe, Robert Taylor, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Director of Conservation Jim Bissell and Sarah Turner.

Howe announced the winners of the Botany Competition and the Fall Tree ID Competition on Monday, with the help of Dr. Jim Bissell of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

During the program, Bissell talked about how the Botany Competition has en-

couraged past participants to go into the science field.

He also talked about nature in Ashtabula County.

“This county has a wealth of great, rare habitats,” Bissell said. “And they are in trouble.”

He said the habitats are disappearing because of de-

velopment and because of deer and an invasive type of earthworm.

First place in the tree competition was Pymatuning Valley High School. Grand River Academy teams placed second and third.

See WINNERS page 2B

2000 AHS graduate competing in the Warrior Games

PHOTOS BY MARVIN LYNCHARD

Soldiers from the Army sitting volleyball team practice May 3, in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the 2013 Warrior Games to take place here May 11-17. (DoD Photo by Marvin Lynchard)

BY SHANNON COLLINS Special for the Gazette The son of an Ashtabula woman knows how an explosion, crash, gunshot, sickness or emotional trauma can push a military service member to a place of unfamiliarity - the sidelines. And through the healing process, Paralympic sport gives many survivors the chance to prove anyone can overcome disability.

Army Staff Sgt. Spencer Anderson II, son of Lori Shinkle, Jefferson Rd., Ashtabula, is competing for the Army team during the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11-17.

Throughout the seven-day event, wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard, as well as some from Special Operations Command, and a team from the British military will compete - track and field, shooting, swimming, cycling, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball makeup the events.

Anderson is competing for the gold in cycling, track and sitting volleyball. He is excited to compete for his second time.

“It’s an honor to represent my team and the Army. We are going to sweep the podium medals,” said the 2000 Ashtabula High School graduate. “We are a great group of people willing to

work hard and accomplish whatever we set out to do.”

Anderson said the Warrior Games is very rewarding.

“The sense of team was one of the most rewarding moments of my career,” he said.

On Jan. 21, 2007, while serving in Iraq, Anderson’s vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He temporarily lost consciousness and was later diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. He also had orthopedic injuries. He said adaptive reconditioning activities have helped him with his recovery and transition back into the military.

“Training for events like the Warrior Games puts me at a level of fitness I’ve never experienced before,” said Anderson. “The Warrior Games lets us know that though we’re injured, we can compete at high levels, be productive and achieve great feats.”

Since his injuries, Anderson has continued his military career and encourages newly wounded Soldiers who may not feel comfortable to leave their house to take those baby steps and try out for the team camps or to at least stay motivated. He said he stays motivated because of the support he receives from his family and friends.

“My family has given me a 100 percent support, and it has been tremendous,” he said.

Army Staff Sgt. Spencer Anderson II will compete in cycling, track and sitting volleyball in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the 2013 Warrior Games to take place here May 11-17. Throughout the seven-day event, wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the Marines, Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Special Operations Command will compete for the gold in track and field, shooting, swimming, cycling, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 2B

Ashtabula County Senior WINNERS From page 1B Prom in Conneaut June 20 “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” Ashtabula County’s annual Senior Prom, for seniors 55 and older, will be held 5 to 8:30 p.m.

June 20 at the Conneaut Human Resources Center, 327 Mill Street. Dinner is by Phil’s Catering and entertainment by Dennis Ford.

Tickets, $12, are on sale at the Jefferson Senior Center, 576-9052; Ashtabula Senior Center, 998-6750; Geneva Senior Center, 466-3048; and the Conneaut Human Resources Center, 593-5273, ext. 311.

Daisy Hall named marketing manager at The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake G E N E VA - O N - T H E LAKE — The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake is pleased to announce the appointment of Daisy Hall to Marketing Manager. Her expanded role will place a greater focus on guest relations and social media administration.

Hall, who began working at The Lodge in 2005 – one year after it opened - has served the resort in a variety of capacities, starting as a Guest Service Representative. Most recently, she had served as Marketing and Website coordinator.

“We’re very fortunate to have Daisy on our team,” said General Manager Jeannette Petrolia. “She knows The Lodge inside and out and is passionate about promoting Ashtabula County as a must-see destination.”

Hall has been actively involved in The Lodge’s

growth and development throughout the years, and has played a major part in several high-visibility Geneva-on-the-Lake and Ashtabula County promotional opportunities. In 2012, she helped spearhead an effort for Geneva-on-theLake to be named the “Most Fun” small town in USA Today’s“Best of the Road” competition. Geneva-onthe-Lake was one of the top six finalists.

Hall said she is looking forward to new opportunities to grow Lodge occupancy and guest satisfaction through expanded communications with guests via new e-mail initiatives. “I am excited for the opportunity to share our story and inspire guests through each step of the dreaming, planning and booking process... and even during and after their stay at The Lodge,” Hall explained.

As for the botany competition, Edgewood High School placed first, correctly identifying 24 of 31 plants. Team members included Antoinette Jackson, Hannah Siekkinen, Robert Taylor, Sarah Turner, Katherine West and alternate Aaron Ball. Team advisor was Beth Jeppesen.

The team received a plaque and $200 for its school’s science department, as well as copies of “Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide” donated by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and passes to Pioneer Wet and Dry Park donated by Gazette Publications.

Pymatuning Valley Team V identified 22 plants to place second. The team received a plaque as well as $100 for its school. Team members included Devin Anthony, Curtis Jordan, Montana LaRusch, Allison Workman and Virginia Swann, with advisor Anne Siembor.

Jefferson Team B and PV Team P tied for third place, correctly identifying 20 plants each. They won $50, a plaque and passes to the Cleveland Natural History Museum.

PV Team P members included Autumn Bishop, Kyle Blair, Samantha Felix, Lauren Lipps and Jacob Sheets. Jefferson Team B members included Justin Brown, Zoe Contenza, Brady Olsen, Shelby Potter and Allison Simon. Their advisor was Doris Kasper.

Jefferson Area High School Team B tied for third. Pictured are Zoe Contenza, Shelby Potter, Justin Brown, Brady Olsen and Allison Simon.

All participating schools received $50 for their school, as well as passes to the Holden Arboretum and a Tshirt. Winners also received passes to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Sponsors of the Botany Competition included the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Gazette Newspapers and the Ashtabula County Parks Foundation.

Donors included the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Jefferson Memorial Foundation, the East Ashtabula Club, Gazette Newspapers and the Holden Arboretum.

Stefanie Wessell, senior ediSecond and third place went to Pymatuning Valley High tor for Gazette Newspapers, School. Pictured are Cleveland Museum of Natural History may be reached at swessell Director of Conservation Jim Bissell and advisor Anne @gazettenews.com.

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County News Ashtabula County crews help ODOT receive national award

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 3B

ABLE recognizes 2013 graduates

PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELL

The Ohio Department of Transportation recently received The GED graduates after receiving their diplomas last Wednesday. the American Public Works Association’s Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award for 2013, and Ashtabula County crews played a big part in earning that award. Pictured are Highway Technician 3 Bill Strubbe and Transportation Manager Frank Howell with the county’s tow plow.

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP - The Ohio Department of Transportation recently received the American Public Works Association’s Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award for 2013, and Ashtabula County crews played a big part in earning that award, ODOT District 4 spokesman Justin Chesnic said on Wednesday, May 8.

Most states in the country apply for the award, and ODOT is the only state department of transportation in the country to receive the honor, Chesnic said.

APWA officials say ODOT was selected for the award because of the agency’s high standard of service for snow and ice removal on 43,000 miles of highways, using 1,600 snow plows, 3,000 employees and more than 650,000 tons of salt stored at 200 locations around the state.

Chesnic said the innovation in Ashtabula County is part of the reason Ohio received the award.

“We’re thinking outside of the box,” Chesnic said.

Some of these innovations include teaming up with farmers to use standing corn rows as an alternative to snow fence, Chesnic said.

Ashtabula County reached an agreement with local farmers to have 24 rows of corn left standing for 1,700 feet in areas prone to drifting on routes 534, 6 and 7.

Other practices and technology used in District 4 were a large factor in the state receiving this award, including: —The tow plow in Ashtabula County.

—The EPOKE salt spreader in Summit County.

—The multi-purpose trailer in Mahoning County.

—The in-house production of salt brine.

—The blending of brine with other liquids.

—Tension fabric salt storage.

—LED strobe lights to improve visibility.

—Snow and ice driver training.

—Buckeye Traffic.

—The use of the Road and Weather Information System (RWIS).

—University of Akron GPS/AVL research.

With Ashtabula County being the snow capital of Ohio, many of these things are done here, Chesnic said.

“It is truly an honor to be recognized for this prestigious award at ODOT, especially in District 4 where our workers see some of the harshest snow and ice conditions in the country,” District 4 Highway Management Administrator Dave Ray said. “Our managers, highway technicians and mechanics have showed time and time again why they are the best in the snow removal business, and this award just reaffirms this.”

Another innovation being used in Ashtabula County is the tow plow, which was used for its third season this past year. It’s the only plow of its kind in use by ODOT, and it allows one driver to clear two lanes at once. The tow plow logged about 5,000 miles this past season.

“Ashtabula took the lead and got the first tow plow and proved it works,” Transportation Manager Frank Howell said.

Highway Technician 3 Bill Strubbe, who drives the plow, said it looks intimidating at first, but it’s quick to learn.

Chesnic said the state spent around $11 million to keep District 4 highways clear this past season, and $82 million on the state level.

The APWA’s Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award was established to promote excellence in the management and administration of public works snow and ice operations.

The award also promotes the best practices in snow and ice removal, while minimizing environmental impacts.

May 16 Ashtabula: Ashtabula County Board of DD A regular meeting of the Ashtabula County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be held at 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 16, in the Board Office Training Room, 2505 S. Ridge Rd. East, Ashtabula. The meeting is open to the public.

Jeffery Seth congratulates graduate Kathy Smith on being named Outstanding Student of the year.

Zenaida Medina is all smiles at receiving the English for Speakers of Other Languages Outstanding Student Award.

BY MELINDA FRANCIS Gazette Newspapers

als about their educational successes provided through the ABLE program, Seth said.

A reception for students, families, and friends followed the ceremony.

JEFFERSON – More than 500 students participated in the Ashtabula County Adult Basic and Literacy Education program this year while 88 earned their General Educational Development Diploma. Last Wednesday, May 8, more than 20 students were on hand to receive their diplomas during the 39th annual ceremony recognizing these students.

Approximately 19 million candidates have passed the GED test during the program’s 70-year history of providing a second opportunity for adults without a high school credential.

ABLE Supervisor Jeffery Seth told the audience that it was, “the highlight of the year,” for him and his staff because of the amount of work and sheer effort shown by the graduates. He spoke of how difficult the GED test really is, that test questions are selected from the SAT with the requirement being that at least 30 percent of the students must fail the ques-

tion to be selected.

Four students received special recognition during the event.

Zenaida Medina, who is illiterate in her native language of Spanish as she was unable to obtain a formal education in her native country, was named Outstanding English for Speakers of Other Languages Student of the year. Seth said she really excelled in reading and writing, maybe even more so than speech.

Kathy Smith was named Outstanding Adult Student.

Seth commented that she was a tremendous worker who was very focused and determined to succeed. Marissa DeGennaro received the $100 scholarship for post-secondary enrollment while Kyle Maiher received a plaque for his highest test score in the county. His was the highest average in the county, Seth said.

In total, recognition was given to more than 500 students who participated in ABLE programs during the 2012-2013 school year including a88 GED graduates who earned their Ohio High School Equivalence Diplomas. During the ceremony two students gave testimoni-

PHOTOS BY MELINDA FRANCIS

Jeffery Seth, ABLE Supervisor, welcomes graduates, families, and friends to the 39th Annual Recognition Program last Wednesday evening, May 8, held at the Ashtabula County Technical and Career Center.

Kyle Maiher earned the highest score on the General Educational Development Diploma test out of the entire county with an average of 680.

Jodi Hamilton Cassandra Hannold Donna Hershberger Tiffany Hiley Nicole Hill Sarah Holtwick Robert Howard Tina Hozian 2012-2013 Tice Huffman GED Graduates Vanessa Jackson ** This graduate received the Kyle Javens highest average score in Tiffany Johnson Ashtabula County Michael Johnson * These graduates received Bryan Jones high average scores in Alwilleed Kalout Ashtabula County Ashley Kaydo James Kunes Josephine Acord Tonya Leslie Cynthia Adams Jessica Loggins Chesed Agardi * Amanda Luther Claude Bernard * Kyle Maiher ** Trajaun Blair Jennifer McCrone * Ryan Blake * Zechariah Mencke Joshua Bliffin Stuart Miller Joshua Blood Lauren Milton * Mark Brown Steven Monick Jessica Brown Amanda Nelson Benjamin Brown * Adam Novak James Buskirk George Olson, Jr. Courtney Byler Tammy Osborne Joseph Campbell Gary Parrigan Shannon Cantrell Nicholas Parrish Stefan Card Jacob Payne Joseph Cevera Zachary Peggs Naomi Cook Eva Pettit Jennifer Curtis James Presnell Caitlin Dailey Aaron Prince Courtney Dawson Aaron Reynolds Amber Decoskey OC Roberson II Tina Diamond Sean Roberts Kelly Dillworth Carin Ruckman Robin Emerson Joline Sabo Scott Golenberke Christina Sanders Jessica Hale William Schreiber Brandon Sergent * Derek Showalter Kayla Smith Kathy Smith Kyla Sparks Artie Spencer * Gary Spoor Margaret Swistok Willard Tustin Xavier Vazquez Nicole Waters Rebecca Weir David Whysong Richard Williams Marissa DeGennaro accepts Justin Wilson her $100 scholarship for post- Joseph Woodard secondary enrollment.

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County News Ag Day a success thanks to volunteers Grandparents’ Day at St. John

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 4B

First graders at the Ashtabula County Ag Day feed SUBMITTED PHOTO chickens by hand.

PHOTOS BY MELINDA FRANCIS

Saint John students file into the Mount Carmel Community Center following Mass Friday morning, May 10.

AGRICULTURAL AGENT COMMENTS

by David Marrison OSU Extension Agent Hello, Ashtabula County!

Last Friday nearly 1,200 members of the class of 2024 descended on the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds to participate in Ashtabula County’s “Ag Day.” This program was Lois Patrick and her niece, Asia Larko, a first grader at St. sponsored by OSU Extension Second-grader Maddie Blenman and her grandmother, John, are pictured during the Grandparents Day and the Ashtabula County Farm Bureau with the goal of Bonnie Blenman, both of Ashtabula, were among the celebration brunch last week. educating first graders on hundreds to celebrate Grandparents’ Day Friday morning where their food comes from at St. John. and to showcase all the different types of agricultural commodities which are being grown in Ashtabula County.

This program was conducted at the Lakeside Elementary Campus last spring to much success. This year, we were able to expand the program for all first graders in the county due to receiving an Ohio 4-H Foundation grant which paid for all the busing for the schools. During this Ellie Bane (left), and Raely Fajohn, both 6, wait for brunch interactive day, students were able to get up close, and perto begin. sonal with farm animals, crops, fruits, and vegetables at twelve interactive stations relating to our county’s agriculture.

We were delighted the threat of rain held off until after the program. This made for a beautiful day for the kids to visit the stations scattered across the fairgrounds. During the day, the 1st graders learned about all the different types of farm animals in our county. During their day, they got to learn more about dairy cows, sheep, horses, beef cows, goats, pigs, alpacas, chickens, Dillon and Millicent Hughes chat with other guests during ducks, and turkeys. Each student was also able to make Grandparents’ Day. their own home-made butter and try their hand at milking George Bellios, of Ashtabula, and his granddaughter, sixa cow. year-old Christina Hawkins, are pictured during the The youth also learned how brunch at Mount Carmel Community Center. seeds are planted to give us an array of tasty fruit and vegetables. They also learned how these fruits and vegetables are processed into foods that we enjoy. For instance, they learned how cucumbers are transformed into pickles and how tomatoes are turned into ketchup, salsa and spaghetti sauce. They also learned about root crops like carrots and potatoes and the importance of 258 West Main Road bees in agriculture.

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Gardeners for Mother’s Day. It was great watching the enthusiasm on the kids’ faces as they explore our great industry of agriculture. There were a lot of oohs and ahs heard all over the fairgrounds. It was a wonderful event!

This event was a major undertaking by OSU Extension and Farm Bureau. I would like to thank Abbey Averill, OSU Extension Program Assistant, for providing the leadership to this event.

Abbey did a wonderful job coordinating with the planning committee and working with each school to plan trip logistics. Thanks Abbey for a wonderful job!

I would also like to thank the over 150 volunteers who donated their time to teach at one of the activity centers, serve as a classroom guide, or work behind the scene to make the day flow smoothly. This program would not have been possible without the help of each of these volunteers.

I would like to also thank the many sponsors of this event. The cost of hosting this event was over $10,000 and without the support of many this program would not have been possible. We are extremely grateful for the $5,100 grant we received from the Ohio 4-H Foundation to provide transportation for each school. Our other donors were also important as they donated program materials and dollars to support the day.

Thank you to Western Reserve Farm Cooperative, Farm Credit Services, Ashtabula County Fairboard, Andover Bank, PNC Bank, Conversation Station, Farm & Dairy Publishing, Jefferson Grange, Pymatuning and Grand Valley FFA Chapters, American Dairy Council, Ashtabula County Master Gardeners, and Nutrients for Life for their donations.

We are already planning for next year’s event. We welcome feedback from anyone who participated in this year’s program and are looking for committee members to serve on the 2014 planning committee. We are so excited on how this program helps open agriculture world to our county’s youth! If you are interested in helping with next year’s program, please contact Abbey Averill at 440-576-9008.

To close today’s column I would like to share a quote from Lyndon B. Johnson who stated, “If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through it.” Have a good and safe day!

David Marrison is Associate Professor and Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension. Mr. Marrison can be reached at 440-576-9008 or marrison.2 @osu.edu

Agriculture

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 5B

What Is It? The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Garden Reflections

AGRICULTURAL COLUMN

by Ash. Co. Master Gardeners

By Kathy Smith Ashtabula Farm Bureau

Ohio State University Extension

May 2013 “There’s a new bug in town Who really gets around And is hard to put down.”

The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, (BMSB), a non-native, invasive insect was discovered in 1998 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It may have arrived in the United States from its native lands of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan in shipping containers earlier in the 1990s.

As of December 2012 BMSB had been found coast to coast in 39 states, with the most serious impacts occurring in the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and Virginia. BMSB was detected in Ohio in 2007. Last summer the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of BMSB in traps set up in Ashtabula City.

You may be wondering what the big stink is about the BMSB. The insect can be an extreme nuisance to households and a severe pest to horticultural and agricultural crops. According to the US Apple Association, as of April 2011 apple producers in the mid-Atlantic area reported $27 million in damage.

Control is largely nonexistent at this time since unlike native stink bugs, the BMSB has no natural predators and insecticidal sprays can be difficult to apply and may have only a limited effect.

Adult brown marmorated stink bugs can enter homes, sometimes by the hundreds, in the fall, looking for a warm place to overwinter. They don’t cause harm to people, pets or places, but they can be very difficult to get rid of and emit a foul smell if crushed.

The threat from BMSB to crops grown by Ashtabula county homeowners, gardeners and farmers is wide ranging. The immature and mature stages of the BMSB cause leaf, fruit and seed pod damage to soybeans, corn – both sweet and field, fruit crops such as grapes, apples, peaches, cherries and raspberries, vegetable crops including green beans, peppers and tomatoes and asparagus and trees and ornamentals such as crabapple, walnut, maple, red bud, American holly, butterfly bush, viburnum, rose and honeysuckle.

The BMSB causes damage by sucking nutrients from plant parts. Speckling, dotting and/or dead spots can appear on leaves or flowers. Cloudy, whitish areas on tomatoes and peppers, stunting and brown discoloration of corn kernels, desiccated, flat soybean pods, pitting scarring, watery lesions and cat facing (dimpling and brown, corky or decayed areas) on fruit can be indications of BMSB feeding. Commercially grown fruits may have a mealy interior texture and be unsellable.

The adult BMSB has the typical shield shape of native brown and green stink bugs. They are about the size of a dime, a mottled brown-gray color on the upper body and cream to white on the underside. The antennae and edges of the abdomen have alternating dark and light banding and the eyes are red. It’s often difficult to distinguish between the BMSB and the native brown stink bug.

If you suspect you may have found BMSB, you can place samples in a glass or plastic container with rubbing alcohol and bring them to the Ohio State University Extension Office, 39 Wall Street, Jefferson. You also can send dead samples in a small tissue padded container, along with your contact information, to BMSB ID Program, OSU Extension, 1512 S. US Highway 68, Suite B100, Urbana, Oh 43078.

As daylight hours lengthen in late April to mid-May, adult brown marmorated stink bugs begin to emerge from their over-

Stress and farming

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.

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wintering locations. They immediately begin feeding, mate within a couple weeks and start laying eggs. The females lay clusters of 20 to 30 light-green, barrel-shaped eggs on the undersides of host plant leaves. One female can produce as many as 400 eggs from May to August.

The eggs hatch as nymphs in three to seven days and go through five growth stages, or molts, before becoming adults.

The nymphs are yellowish, mottled red and black with red eyes.

Younger nymphs remain close to site of the egg clusters. Older nymphs exhibit the banded legs and antennae found on the adult BMSB. Depending on the spring and summer temperatures, one to three generations of BMSB may occur. When temperatures cool and daylight decreases in September and October, the adult BMSB begins to fly in search of overwintering spots such as dead trees, leaf and plant debris and around and inside buildings.

This is when you probably will become most aware of the insects. As its “kissin cousin” the Asian lady beetle (Harmonia oxyridis) does, the BMSB congregates on the outside of buildings and near doors, windowsills and cracks looking for a way into your home. Once inside they swarm anywhere from walls to ceiling, under furniture, in bookcases and under or behind baseboards.

If you find them inside, you can vacuum them up and dispose of them outside. Be aware that a “stink bug odor” may linger for a while in the vacuum. The use of insecticides indoors is not recommended for human and pet safety reasons.

Also, more stink bugs may emerge from hidden areas after you’ve sprayed.

Preventing entry is your best defense. Caulking, weather stripping, sealing cracks, screening on fireplace chimney tops and removing debris from around your foundation, replacing or repairing damaged screens and closing off crawl spaces are techniques you can try.

Currently there are no effective ways to control BMSB in gardens, landscapes or fields. It’s difficult to spray insecticides on the eggs or immature stages since they are found under the leaves and out of the light. The Enivronmental Protection Agency approved the use of two insecticides under an emergency exemption in the mid-Atlantic states in 2011 and an additional use for an insecticide used in organic farming.

The USDA and various land grant universities are conducting research on the use of pheromones in lures, black light trapping and biological controls such as parasitic wasps. The University of Maryland reported native parasites have been found attacking BMSB eggs. Native bird species also be dining on the bugs. For current information on BMSB and its control, access http://www.stopbmsb.org/ In 2013 the Ashtabula County Master Gardeners will be writing about plants, insects, and gardening practices with which some readers may be unfamiliar. The members of the group encourage you to send questions that you would like answered in this column to 39 Wall Street, Jefferson, Ohio 44047.

Gardens Shore by the

Plants, Gifts & More

If someone asked you w hat you thought the greatest threat to farm f amilies w as here in Ashtabula County, what would you say? Would it be the weather, drugs, alcohol, divorce, or both parents working? Or would it be financial stress, materialism, crime, permissive parents or television and movies?

A statewide poll conducted several years ago showed that 51 percent of the men and 44 percent of the women think that the single greatest threat to family life in rural America today is financial pressure.

A community development specialist says that there have been radical changes in farming in recent years. Now it is big business and is very stressful. Many farmers are saying that years ago farming was fun, but it’s not now.

The difference is the stress.

The stakes are much bigger than they used to be.

Farming is a huge gamble and the stress affects relationships—especially between husbands and wives.

This specialist says that farm couples usually are not equipped to deal with their problems because most farm people tend to be introverted compared to the rest of the population.

Introverted people bottle up their emotions and have the attitude that “I have to work it out myself.” Unfortunately, there are times when you can’t work things out by yourself and you need help.

In the general population, about 75 percent of the people are extroverted.

Extroverts are more likely to open up about their problems and seek outside help. Introverts usually let a problem burn inside and let it go too long before they seek help. This community

development specialist believes that the ratio of extroverts and introverts is reversed among farm people.

Farm people tend to be down to earth, realistic and practical. They tend not to see all the alternatives. Instead they see the current situation and don’t see any way out according to the specialist. Farm men usually are analytical, thinking and objective.

They are likely to make a statement of fact such as “We’re going to lose the farm.” A farm woman is likely to take that statement personally, even though the man didn’t intend to accuse her of anything. It’s just a difference in how they perceive the world because farm women are more subjective.

When stress from whatever is not checked, then it eats into the relationship between the husband and wife. Most of us think that pressure brings people together, we’ll blame it on television and movies, but in real life it makes people withdraw, feeling a need to blame someone or lash out.

The person closest to them gets the abuse. To the person under stress, the husband or wife becomes part of the problem, not a partner in the solution.

So is there anything we can do about this threat to farm families? One doctor suggests a buffer time to separate day work from evening tasks. It should be something different but enjoyable to you. For most farm families I know there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done now, but every family is unique so it might work for some.

Another idea is to take time for your friends because they can give you advice, be role models and most of all give you support which you need in stressful situations. The doctor warns that trying too hard produces isolation and isolation breeds more stress.

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BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

English; Danielle Cook, associate of applied science, human services technology; ASHTABULA — Mem- Stephanie Edge, bachelor bers of the Class of 2013 at of technical and applied the Kent State University studies; Adam Franley, asAshtabula Campus will sociate of science; now start the next stage of Jacqueline Harris, associtheir lives. ate of applied business, acThe students graduated counting technology; from the Ashtabula Cam- Megan Haught, associate of pus on Friday, May 10. The science; Tara Hawkins, asceremony included a num- sociate of applied science, ber of speakers, including human services technology; student speaker Tara Rita Hennigan, associate of Neely, a prior Jefferson applied business, computer Area High School graduate. technology; Lisa Hunt, asThe commencement sociate of applied science, speaker was Ann Womer nursing; Karon Jewell, asBenjamin, executive direc- sociate of applied science, tor of the Northeast Ohio human services technology; Council on Higher Educa- Rebecca Kendzerski, assotion. ciate of applied science, huDuring her speech, man services technology; Neely told her fellow gradu- Emiliano Lebron, associate ates to continue learning of science, bachelor of arts, and apply their knowledge sociology; Tiffany Lott, toward the good of society. bachelor of arts, justice, soClass of 2013 Kent State ciology; Kimberly Loyd, asUniversity Ashtabula Cam- sociate of science; Andrew pus graduates include: Luoma, bachelor of techniAshtabula — Sarah cal and applied studies; Adams, associate of sci- Lauren Maley, associate of ence; Deborah Baker, asso- applied science, radiologic Katelyn ciate of applied business, technology; information technology for McEndree, associate of sciadministrative profession- ence; John McLaughlin, asals; Jason Barker, associate sociate of applied science, of applied science, physical radiologic technology, assotherapist assistant technol- ciate of science; Danette ogy; Octavia Benedict, as- Mixer, associate of arts, jussociate of applied science, tice studies; Christopher human services technology; Olson, bachelor of technical Breaile Bennett, associate and applied studies; Chrisof applied science, human tina Partridge, associate of services technology; David arts, justice studies; Trisha Booher, associate of applied Patton, associate of applied science, nursing; Bradly business, information techBrobst, associate of applied nology for administrative business, business man- professionals; Jonathan agement technology; Krysti Pleasant, associate of apCamplese, associate of ap- plied business, business plied science, human ser- management technology, vices technology; Isabel associate of science; MelCardona, associate of sci- issa Reynolds, associate of ence; Steve Chaney, associ- applied business, business ate of science; Sybil management technology; Cochran, bachelor of arts, Keturah Rose, associate of

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Commissioners establish land bank

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Ashtabula County commissioners passed a resolution establishing the Ashtabula County Land Reutilization Corp. during their meeting Tuesday, May 7.

Ashtabula County officials believe this collaborative effort may produce a powerful tool in the fight against vacant and abandoned properties.

With the resolution, the commissioners authorized Ashtabula County Treasurer Dawn Cragon to incorporate the Ashtabula County Land Reutilization Corporation (ACLRC), which would gather and safely hold tax-foreclosed, abandoned and vacant parcels until they can be returned to productive use.

“I started looking at the process two years ago, and now seemed the right time to present to the Board of Commissioners for action,” said Treasurer Dawn Cragon. “A Land Bank

is not just a demolition tool, but can enable the re-purposing of properties, as well.”

Commonly referred to as a land bank, the ACLRC would be able to provide the much-needed ability to quickly acquire foreclosed and vacant property, county officials said. It would then safely hold the distressed property, clean its title and prepare it for a better day.

Officials said the goal is to secure vacant properties – which would otherwise attract crime, lower neighboring home values and incur public services costs – so that they can be put to better use in the future.

“This will help us take blighted, abandoned and vacant property, clearing the titles and tax liability therefore providing an opportunity to return these properties to productive, tax-paying entities,” said Board President Joe Moroski.

Land banks are a response to the worst housing crisis in U.S. history,

one that has decimated many urban and inner-ring suburban neighborhoods. A land bank would help stop speculation and “flipping,” stabilize the housing and tax base, improve the quality of life and advance urban planning “This is another tool to improve our neighborhoods and communities,” said Commissioner Carlo. “We thank Treasurer Dawn Cragon for all her research and hard work in allowing this concept to become a reality.”

The land bank would not be a county agency but would act as a quasi-governmental body, officials said. Today, land banks exist in 15 Ohio counties, including Cuyahoga, Lake, Summit, Portage and Trumbull.

“A Land Bank creates a real opportunity to streamline clearing of titles and taxes, making a more productive use of properties located in Ashtabula County,” said Commissioner Claypool.

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Mentorship Program allows students to examine potential careers

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Students involved with the 2013 Ashtabula County Schools Mentorship Program showed off what they learned from the program during a judging session at Edgewood Senior High School on Thursday, May 2.

Approximately 80 students participated in the program this year, which included juniors and seniors from high schools in Ashtabula County. Of those students, 50 competed for 10 scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000 each.

As part of the judging process, the students shared a poster-board display or PowerPoint presentation detailing the last several months they have spent with their mentor. As part of the mentorship program, the students shadowed and worked alongside a mentor in their desired career field.

Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County and the Ashtabula County Educational Service Center coordinated the program.

The Mentorship Program started in 1990 with the help of Jesse Howard, who was the gifted and talented coordinator for the Ashtabula County Educational Service Center at the time.

The students spend between 30 to 50 hours with their mentor, shadowing them and being involved in a hands-on way as much as possible. Qualifying students are placed with a mentor based on their career preferences.

Students were placed with a variety of mentors, ranging in fields from medical, veterinary, education, manufacturing, engineering and more.

The purpose of the mentorship program is for the students to learn about the career and decide if it is the right one for them, Gifted and Talented Coordinator Dr. Debbie Quinn said. She said they can have just as valuable of an experience if the mentorship helps them decide that they no longer want to pursue that career.

One of the students completing a mentorship this year was Geneva High School junior Katie McDonald. Katie

Jefferson Area High School junior Richard Blough also PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELL mentored at Gabriel Performance Products, while JAHS One of the students completing a mentorship this year junior Steven Houser mentored at Cristal and junior Kadi was Geneva High School junior Katie McDonald. Katie Scafuro mentored at Ducro Funeral Homes. mentored at Gabriel Performance Products. mentored at Gabriel Performance Products.

“I’m very interested in pursuing a field in bio chemistry,” McDonald said.

During her mentorship, she was able to work in the lab and get a hands-on experience in the field.

“It really solidified my decision,” McDonald said. “It’s really just fascinating - the chemistry of everything.”

Jefferson Area High School junior Richard Blough also mentored at Gabriel Performance Products, while JAHS junior Steven Houser mentored at Cristal and junior Kadi Scafuro mentored at Ducro Funeral Homes.

“I don’t know why,” Scafuro said of why she’s interested in mortuary science, saying it’s something she can’t explain.

She said she sat in with grieving families as part of the mentorship, and she liked being able to be there for them during that time in their lives.

“I’m really interested in science,” Blough said of his choice in mentorship, which involved environmental health and safety and chemical engineering.

He said he enjoyed learning how a workplace actually functions.

Houser said his mentorship was a great learning experience and involved environmental engineering.

He said he loves the outdoors, and in this field he can work to help preserve them.

Quinn said science

mentorships are becoming more popular, especially in the chemical engineering field, which is not something taught in schools.

Local companies in this field in Ashtabula County are going into the schools and speaking with the students to get them interested in careers they can find here, Cynthia Rabe of Growth Partnership said.

Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County and the Ashtabula County Educational Service Center announced the scholarship winners on Tuesday, May 7.

Scholarships and recipients include: The Cristal - Douglas A. Towner Science Scholarship, $2,000 each —Kathleen McDonald, Junior, Geneva High School —Elizabeth Kovacs, Senior, St. John High School

ior, Grand Valley High School Robert S. Morrison Foundation Mentorship Scholarship, $500 each —Sarah Wipila, Senior, Edgwood Senior High School —Scott Gerdes, Junior, Conneaut High School

Infinity Resources Mentorship Scholarship, $500 each —LeAnn Maruna, Junior, Grand Valley High School Organizations that provided mentors included: Spire Institute, Joslin Photography, Allstar Physical Therapy,

Cristal, Malloy Memorial & Crematorium, ACESC Latchkey, Austinburg Veterinary Clinic, South Central Ambulance, Ashtabula Dental Group, Lawrence Dental, Conneaut Telephone, Atech, University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center, University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center, Ashtabula County Medical Center, Office of State Representative John Patterson, Gabriel Performance Products, Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Department, Audio Recording, Edgewood Senior High School, ASHTA Chemicals, Hoffinan’s Pharmacy, Smith & Miller Law Firm, Walmart, PaineGuerriro Funeral Home, Grand Valley High School, Grand Valley Drug Store, DiSalvatore Chiropractics, Lakeside High School, Spring Team, Iten Industries, Wychock Physical Therapy, Chromaflo Technologies.

Stefanie Wessell, senior editor for Gazette Newspapers, can be reached at swessell@gazettenews.com.

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The Cristal Scholarship, $1,000 each —Brenna Powers, Senior, St. John High School —Emily Petro, Junior, Edgewood Senior High School Ashtabula Dental Associates-Dr. James Sockman Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 —Sarah Bixel, Senior, Grand Valley High School Robert S. Morrison Foundation Mentorship Scholarship, $1,000 each —Taylor Thome, Junior, Lakeside High School Ann —Marie Armstrong, Jun-

Ashtabula County Pomona Grange met April 16 Ashtabula County Pomona Grange members met on April 16 at Saybrook Grange for inspection and the county judging of the baking contest.

President Carol Christ called the meeting to order.

Family Activities chairman Sharon Kohta reported on the baking contest. Winners were: Class A: Apple Scones – Ruth Martin, Richfield, first place; Grace Wood, East Plymouth, second place; Ingrid Whitaker, Griggs, third place. Class B: Apple Dumpling – your own recipe – Becky Hooper, Saybrook, first place; Ingrid Whitaker, third place; Marilyn Crabtree, Jefferson, third place. Junior Grange winners were: Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies: age 8 and under – Mackenzie Herrick, Jefferson, first place; Peyton Mollohan, Saybrook, second place; Abby Butcher, Saybrook, third place. 9-11 years – Jessica Myers, Jefferson, first place; Erin Myers, Jefferson, second place. 12-12 years – Kaylee Khanani, Saybrook, first place. All first-place winners will be taken to the Ohio State Grange Deputy Conference in Zanesville for state judging in May and will be reported on at the next Pomona meeting.

Youth chairman and Ohio State Grange Youth Ambassador Michelle Chandler attended an Awards Night in Darke County in February and Winter Youth Camp. She attended the Eastern Regional Youth Conference held April 12-14 in Mechanicsburg, PA. Michael Martin, Ph.D., Membership/

Leadership Development Director for the National Grange will be conducting a meeting June 14, 7 p.m. at Nimishillen Grange, Louisville in Stark County.

Several Jefferson Grange members attended, in March, the Spring Fling and Deaf Activities Conferences at the Grange camp in Zanesville and in April the Lecturer/Community Service Conference held at the Ohio State Grange office in Fredericktown.

Members present were encouraged to have their Granges submit resolutions and sign up for Grange fair booths.

Degree Night was held on April 6 at the Jefferson Grange hall with members from East Plymouth, Griggs, Jefferson, Saybrook, and Sheffield Star Granges participating.

Wayne Loyd, Sheffield Star, lead the degree work and Beth Hnida, Richfield, provided the music. Ladi Kubichek and Paul Kohta, deputies, conducted the inspection for each of the four degrees.

The 5th Degree was held on April 27 at Saybrook Grange.

Lecturer Hannelore Smith presented a program on hearing and communication. Material was distributed with a self-checklist on hearing and Your Family Disaster Plan.

Several members presented a Tall Texas Tale skit.

Next meeting will be held on May 21, 7 p.m. at Griggs Grange. The memorial service will be held.

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At 7:32 a.m. May 1, a Broad Street resident reported harassment.

At 12:50 a.m. May 4, two juveniles located behind K-Mart in the Gateway Plaza were cited for curfew and released to an adult relative.

At 7:33 a.m. May 1, a nonviolent domestic altercation was reported on Main Street.

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edly broken into, and a leaf blower and weed eater stolen.

At 7:20 a.m. May 7, a Sandusky Street resident reported the theft of a bicycle from her porch.

0821 Warrant arrest, Erie Street 1205 Ambulance, Eastlawn Street 1400 Suspicious person, Cromwell 1609 Accident with an injury, SR 20 and Myers Road 1648 Reckless driver, Elm/First/ Second/North avenues 1903 Fraud, East Main Street 2050 Fight in parking lot, Water Street

OSHP investigating fatal crash in Pierpont

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

by 45-year-old Julio Vigil, of West New York, New Jersey, was northbound on State At 10:52 a.m. May 1, Mercedes Wade was arrested on PIERPONT TOWNSHIP Route 7, according to OSHP At 3:41 p.m. May 4, a West Mill Street for warrants through - The Ashtabula Post of the officials.

At 4:02 p.m. May 7, an East Adult Parole and turned over to Main Road resident reported Ohio State Highway Patrol Unit #2 attempted to the theft of a lawn mower.

Main Road resident reported a their custody. is investigating a two-ve- turn south on Route 7, failfraud.

Saturday, May 11 At 9:03 p.m. May 4, a landAt 11:04 a.m. May 1, a Lake 1124 Irate people, West Main hicle crash that resulted in ing to yield the right of way, At 4:20 a.m. May 8, a West Street one fatality Tuesday, May and was struck by Unit #1, Erie Street resident reported a lord/tenant dispute was reported on South Ridge Road.

Main Road resident reported 1141 Accident with injury, South 14. fraud. officials said. that someone threw a rock The crash occurred at The Pierpont Fire DeAt 3 p.m. May 4, a cell phone through the window of her home Ridge West At 11:07 a.m. May 1, a Madi1663 Theft, Chestnu Street about 7 a.m. on St. Rt. 7 in partment and EMS were on and financial papers were reson Street resident reported the the previous night.

2015 Chimney Fire, SR 534 Pierpont Township. the scene, as well as the ported stolen from a Harbor theft of a lawn mower.

Unit #2, a 2000 Toyota Ashtabula County Street apartment.

At 11:36 a.m. May 8, a fe- South At 3:45 p.m. May 1, a Madimale student at CHS was cited Camry, driven by 76-year- Coroner’s Office. Byerley At 3:10 p.m. May 4, a Madi- into Juvenile Court and sus- Sunday, May 12 son Street resident reported old Suzanne M. Byerley, of was pronounced dead at the son Street resident reported ha- pended from school after strik- 1154 Vehicle peeling tires, Cethreats.

Solon, Ohio, was westbound scene. rassment. dar Court ing another student.

Both drivers were wearAt 5:02 a.m. May 1, a Broad 1804 Kids trying to start a fire, on Marcy Road approaching At 3:20 p.m. May 4, a Harbor Street resident reported that a the intersection of Marcy ing safety belts at the time At 3:06 p.m. May 8, Grant Austin Road driver in a vehicle passing by his Street resident reported that her Reynolds and a male juvenile 1824 Limbs in power lines, Road and State Route 7. of the crash. house threw a bottle at his daughter’s I-Pod was stolen from were cited for disorderly con- Martha Avenue Unit #1, a 2001 The crash is still under parked vehicle, damaging the her purse at the Conneaut High duct after an altercation ocFreightlinger Columbia investigation, but alcohol is School on April 1. mirror.

Orwell Police curred between the two on HaySemi-Tractor Trailer, driven not suspected.

At 11:50 a.m. May 4, a landlord/tenant dispute was reported on East Main Road.

At 1:43 p.m. May 7, a State Street resident reported the theft of meat from a freezer that had been in her garage.

At 8:22 a.m. May 1, an altercation between neighbors was reported on Old Mill Road.

At 3:49 p.m. May 4, a Chestnut Street resident reported harassment.

ward Avenue.

At 9:19 p.m. May 1, a Madison Street resident reported her iPod, cell phone and Chapstick were stolen from her purse while she was at Liberty Street Park.

At 4:28 p.m. May 4, a domestic altercation was reported on State Street.

At 9:29 a.m. May 1, a domestic altercation was reported on Marshall Street.

At 7:51 a.m. May 2, a domestic altercation was reported on Mill Street.

At 10:47 a.m. May 2, Brent Aldrich was arrested on Main Street for warrants through the Conneaut Municipal Court.

At 5:29 p.m. May 2, a domestic altercation was reported on W. Main Road.

At 12:08 a.m. May 3, a Keefus Road resident reported that a bedroom window on her home had been damaged with a rock.

At 9:47 a.m. May 3, the theft of a television was reported from a Highland Place Apartments common room.

At 10:16 a.m. May 3, Deale Smith was arrested on Main Street for warrants through the Ashtabula County Sheriff ’s Office and transported to sheriff ’s custody.

At 6:43 p,.m. May 3, a female juvenile was arrested and transported to Youth Detention Center after allegedly striking her father during an argument at

At 4:33 p.m. May 4, an East Main Road resident reported threats.

At 8:55 p.m. May 4, a Garden Street resident reported harassment from a neighbor.

At 5:03 p.m. May 5, a domestic altercation was reported on Sandusky Street.

At 5:30 a.m. May 6, a shed on West Main Road was reportedly broken into, and two weed eaters stolen.

At 8:21 a.m. May 6, CDs were reportedly stolen from a vehicle on Keefus Road.

At 9:13 a.m. May 6, another weed eater was reported stolen from a West Main Road property.

At 9:34 a.m. May 6, West Jackson Street resident reported threats.

At 6:46 p.m. May 8, a Hayward Avenue resident reported harassment.

At 10:06 p.m. May 8, a Washington Street resident reported the tires on her vehicle had been slashed overnight.

At 10:39 p.m. May 8, Main Street resident reported her juvenile son was unruly, and ran away when she tried to talk to him. Located by police on Jefferson Street, he was cited into Juvenile Court for being unruly.

Geneva Police Wednesday, May 8 0258 Suspicious people in rear parking lot of community center 0843 Loose chickens, West Main Street 2209 Disturbace, Cedar Court Thursday, May 9 0852 Unruly student, Sherman Street 1804 Suspicious Woodlawn

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At 9:48 a.m. May 6, Judge Thomas Harris contacted police from the Court stating that he was sentencing Michael Osterberg immediately for 90 days in jail for assault and breaking a “no contact” order.

Officers entered the courtroom and placed Osterberg under arrest and escorted him to the jail for processing.

1818 Ambulance, orth Forest

At 9:55 a.m. May 6, a shed on West Main Road was report-

Friday, May 10 0152 Warrant arrest, Austin Rd and Woodside

2003 Dispute, East Main Street 2024 Wanted female, Sherman Street 2049 Crash with no injuries, North Forest 2311 Noise disturbance, Cedar Court

May 5 6:08 pm - Assist ACSO on Parker Rd

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May 6 8:20 pm - Disturbance at Township Park May 7 9:45 pm - Traffic complaint on Noe Ave May 8 5:45 pm - Unwanted subject at Central Ave 8:00 pm - Assault on Grand Valley Ave West May 9 9:10 am - Criminal mischief on Staley Rd 4:07 pm - Domestic dispute on Dorsey ave May 10 9:10 pm - Disturbance on Oak St May 11 12:02 am - OVI/Drug possession arrest on E Main St 3:40 pm - Noise complaint on Jordan Ct

Jefferson EMS 05/06 02:22 Back Pain (NonTraumatic) Transported 05/06 12:29 General Weakness Transported 05/08 10:22 General Weakness Transported 05/09 17:25 Diabetic Problem Transported 05/10 09:11 General Medical Transported 05/10 14:37 Asthma Attack Treated and Released 05/11 09:56 Dizziness Transported 05/11 11:47 Diabetic Problem Treated and Released

***NEW*** West Ave. in the City of Ashtabula (Monday, May 13 – Until further notice) Beginning on Monday, May 13, West Ave. between W. 30th St. and W. 34th St. will be reduced to one lane in each direction for bridge re-decking. This work is the beginning of a $1.8 million project to re-deck the bridges on West Ave. over W. 30th St. and over the Conrail railroad. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by October 2013.

State Route 193 in Sheffield and Kingsville Township (Until further notice) The following restrictions and closure is in place: SR 193 between Sheffield Monroe Rd. and I-90 has various lane restrictions for resurfacing.

SR 193 between Sheffield-Monroe Rd. and Gageville-Monroe Rd. is closed until mid-May for a culvert replacement. The detour is SR 167 to SR 7 to SR 84.

This work is part of a $1.2 million project to resurface SR 193 from Sheffield Monroe Rd. to just south of I-90. The project also includes minor bridge repairs and the replacement of the SR 193 bridge over the Ashtabula River. The entire project is scheduled to be complete

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I 90 in Austinburg, Plymouth and Saybrook (Saturday, May 11-until further notice) Beginning Saturday morning, May 11, the following lane restrictions and ramp closures will be in place at the I-90/SR 11 interchange through late September for bridge reconstruction work: • SR 11 will be reduced to one lane in each direction over I-90 via a crossover condition.

• The I-90 westbound ramp to SR 11 southbound will be closed. The detour will be SR 11 north to Seven Hills Rd. to SR 11 south.

• The SR 11 southbound ramp to I-90 eastbound will be closed. The detour will be SR 11 south to SR 46 to SR 11 north.

(Until further notice) The following lane restrictions and closures are now in place: • State Rd. over I-90 is closed through early October. The detour is Seven Hills Rd. to Jefferson Rd. to SR 46.

• The Western Reserve Greenway Trail is closed under I-90 through mid-May. The detour is SR 307 to Chapel Rd. to Austinburg Rd. • I-90 eastbound and westbound between SR 11 and SR 45 has various daily lane restrictions for roadway construction.

• SR 11 northbound and southbound between SR 46 and Seven Hills Rd. has various daily lane restrictions for roadway construction.

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ACMC earns Commission on Cancer accreditation The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has once again granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at Ashtabula County Medical Center.

To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care.

ACMC takes a multidisciplinary approach to treating cancer as a complex group of diseases that requires consultation among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists. This multidisciplinary partnership results in improved patient care.

“We are proud to accept this accreditation of our cancer program. It shows that we are recognized by experts in the field for the care we provide. This acknowledgement of our cancer program is due to the hard work and dedication to patient care by our Caregivers,” said ACMC President & CEO Michael Habowski.

The CoC Accreditation Program provides the framework for ACMC to enhance its quality of patient care through various cancer-related programs that focus on the full spectrum of cancer care including prevention, early diagnosis, cancer staging, optimal treatment, rehabilitation, life-long followup for recurrent disease, and end-of-life care.

When patients receive care at a CoC facility, they also have access to information on clinical trials and new treatments, genetic counseling, and patient-centered services including psycho-social support, a patient navigation process, and a survivorship care plan that documents the care each patient receives and seeks to improve cancer survivors’ quality of life.

Like all CoC-accredited facilities, ACMC maintains a

Ashtabula Police May 8 0034 hours - 1000 block of East 16th Street. Burglary - no forced entry.

0140 - 3000 block of Altman Court. Suspicious person. Man arrested for drug possession and a warrant.

0409 - Jefferson Avenue/West 50th Street. Operator license DUS. A traffic stop was conducted.

0713 - 500 block of West 58th Street. Disturbance - unwanted guest.

0733 - 200 block of Marion Drive. Warrant. One man was arrested on felony warrants.

0836 - 100 block of West 44th Street. Fraud.

1111 - 600 block of West 28th Street. Attempted burglary.

1117 - 600 block of West 46th Street. A theft of a firearm was reported.

1238 - West Prospect. A woman reported a disturbance.

1349 - 4000 block of Birchwood Avenue. Complaint reports that dog feces were thrown on her driveway and yard and onto her house on two occasions.

1539 - 1000 block of West 6th Street. A stolen bike was reported.

1952 - 1000 block of West Prospect Road. Simple assault.

May 10 0223 - 1000 block of Bridge Street. Criminal mischief. A report of vandalism was received.

0317 - 1000 block of Lambros Lane. A report of an assault was received.

1037 - 1000 block of West 30th Street. Theft, other.

1109 - 200 block of Burroughs Place. Caller reports a disturbance.

1218 - 4000 block of Dwight Avenue. Caller reports a disturbance.

1520 - 1000 block of East 16th Street. Caller reports suspicion.

2102 - 1000 block of East 48th Street. A welfare check was requested.

May 11 1211 hours - 1000 block of West 41st Street. Report of a burglary.

1419 - 1000 block of Lake Avenue. Fraud.

1723 - 1000 block of West 8th Street. A burglary was reported.

1810 - 4000 block of Main Avenue. Intimidation - victim/witness.

1937 - 1000 block of Bridge Street. Stopping after accident (hit-skip). A private property hitskip crash was reported.

cancer registry and contributes data to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), a joint program of the CoC and American Cancer Society (ACS).

This nationwide oncology outcomes database is the largest clinical disease registry in the world. Data on all types of cancer are tracked and analyzed through the NCDB and used to explore trends in cancer care.

CoC-accredited cancer centers, in turn, have access to information derived from this type of data analysis, which is used to create national, regional, and state benchmark reports.

These reports help CoC facilities with their quality improvement efforts.

ACS estimates that more than 1.6 million cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2013.

There are currently more than 1,500 CoC-accredited cancer programs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, representing 30 percent of all hospitals.

CoC-accredited facilities diagnose and/or treat more than 70 percent of all newly diagnosed cancer patients. When cancer patients choose to seek care locally at a CoC-accredited cancer center, they are gaining access to comprehensive, state-of-the-art cancer care close to home.

The CoC provides the public with information on the resources, services, and cancer treatment experience for each CoC-accredited cancer program through the CoC Hospital Locator at http://www.facs.org/cancerprogram/ index.html.

Local Scoreboard Softball Geneva 11, Champion 5 Geneva 4, Champion 3 Jefferson 1, Edgewood 0 Geneva 6, South 3 Madison 15, Lakeside 0 Riverside 7, North 0 Pyma Valley 17, Bloomfield 0 Perry 3, Kenston 0 Geneva 2, Riverside 1 South 9, Lakeside 0 Jefferson 5, Newton Falls 1 Brookfield 3, PV 1 Harvey 7, St. John 0 Jefferson 13, LaBrae 3 Riverside 11, Nordonia 7 PV 3, Ledgemont 0 PV 11, Ledgemont 4 Southington 8, GV 3 Geneva 8, Lakeside 0 Madison 18, Lakeside 1 Southington 9, PV 8 GV 16, Bloomfield 1

Baseball Riversdie 8, Mayfield 6 Riverside 5, Chardon 2 Madison 8, Harvey 2 PV 10, Southington 7 Grand Valley 11, Bloomfield 7 Jefferson 9, Edgewood 7 PV 6, Ledgemont 4 GV 9, Southington 7 Chardon 5, Madison 3 PV 11, Ledgemont 6 Geneva 5, Lakeside 3 Edgewood 19, Conneaut 6 Jefferson 21, Liberty 0 Pyma Valley 15, Bloomfield 0 North 8, Riverside 0 South 3, Geneva 0

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Schindler completes basic training AB Jeffrey A. Schindler, 2012 graduate of Jefferson Area High School completed Air Force Basic Military Training April 5, 2013 at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX. He is attending Air Traffic Control school at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS. Proud parents are Becke Bradbury Schindler of Andover and Norm and Kelly Schindler of Roaming Shores. Proud sisters Jessica Schindler of Orwell and Katie Schindler of Geneva.

Tennis Geneva 5, Lakeside 0 Lakeview 3, Jefferson 2 GRA 4, Edgewood 1 Conneaut 3, Harvey 2 Geneva 3, South 2 Conneaut 4, Edgewood 1 St. John 3, Harvey 2 GRA 3, Lakeside 2 Lakeside 5, Madison 0 Conneaut 3, Gilour Academy 2 Hawken 5, Geneva 0 Lakeside 5, Brush 0

Boys Track Jefferson 113.5, PV 45, Conneaut 33.5, Berkshire 59 Edgewood 80, GV 48

All-County Meet Edgewood 137, Jefferson 127, Geneva 105, Lakeside 70, Grand Valley 46, Pymantuning Valley 28, Conneaut 13

Girls Track Edgewood 89, GV 33 PV 93, Jefferson 66, Conneaut 43, Berkshire 41 Geneva 86, Chardon 51

All-County Meet Geneva 223, Lakeside 91, PV 76, Edgewood 70, Jefferson 42, Grand Valley 22, Conneaut 2.

Marriages Patrick M. Anastasia and Ginger L. Rhodes, both of Geneva Angelo P. Ramos and Veronica L. Jahn, both of Geneva Samuel D. Weaver, of Shreve, Ohio, and Rachel J. Hostetler, of Jefferson Joshua D. Virant and Heather D. Hounshell, both of Geneva Thomas J. Surbella, Jr. and Maureen A. Novak, both of Ashtabula Ramon O. Mercado and Osiris G. Humansor Oyuela, both of Geneva

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County News Nassief, Goodwill team up to give away car

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 10B

Bob Matson won the car.

Marybeth and Todd Nassief are pictured with contestants.

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JEFFERSON - Goodwill Industries and The Nassief Auto Family gave away a 2010 Hyundai Elantra last Saturday to Bob Matson of Ashtabula.

In December of 2012 Marybeth, Todd Nassief and the Nassief Auto Family donated a car to Goodwill—hoping to help raise donations during the hardest part of the year. Through this drive Goodwill has brought in over 42,000 bags / boxes and pieces of furniture to further their mission.

“This drive has been wonderful for Goodwill,” Alex VanAllen, Goodwill Marketing Manager, said. “All of the donations will help fund job training programs for people with disabilities, barriers to employment and special needs in our community.”

Last Saturday, twelve finalists – drawn at random

Goodwill staff is pictured with Nassief staff.

Marybeth Nassief is pictured with a contestant.

from tickets collected for the drive, gathered together with their families at the Nassief dealership in Jefferson. Each finalist chose a gift bag with a key inside and lined up to test their keys in the car. Four keys later, Bob Matson won a car!

“We are thrilled at the outcome of this event,” Marybeth Nassief, General Manager of Nassief Ford Mercury Toyota Hyundai, said. “The community response was outstanding. Thanks to our excellent staff and customers we were able to help Goodwill in their

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The Nassief Auto Family has been giving back to the community since 1955, when the business was started in Jefferson by its’ founder, George D. Nassief. They generously support many charities in Ashtabula County throughout the year. Recently, they finished remodeling the Jefferson dealership, doubling the size of the service department and completely renovating their customer waiting area. Now customers will be able to “drive-in” for service and have a comfortable area to wait.

“The staff at Goodwill is so grateful to the Nassief team for all their support over the past four months,” VanAllen said. “They have been very hands on, caring and thoughtful during the entire process — we could not have hoped for a better partnership.”

In 2012 Goodwill Industries provided vocational services to over 180 people and placed 39 into gainful employment. Goodwill works to ‘improve the quality of life for people with disabilities or special needs through education, job training and the power of work.’

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 11B

First phase of Pairings to honor Rose and Tony Debevc

GENEVA - The leadership committee of Pairings, Ohio’s Wine & Culinary Experience, is pleased to announce that Beth and Tony Debevc and Donniella Winchell have sponsored the front entryway to the education vineyard in the new Windows on Pairings facility in Geneva, Ohio.

“This donation is to recognize our parents’ long standing family history and enduring commitment to the Ohio grape and wine industry,” said Anthony Debevc, president of Debonne Vineyards. “We’re very pleased to be able to help support Windows on Pairings, and wish to honor my father and recognize my mother for their vision and wisdom.

“Dad was always a man ahead of his time, launching many vineyard innovations to keep viticulture strong in the Grand River Valley. Mom was committed to keeping the farm financially secure in the days well before wine grapes were PHOTO BY MELINDA FRANCIS planted there. We are honored Hundreds of people attended the Sandi Patti concert that this vineyard will memoFriday morning at the SPIRE Institute for the Ashtabula rialize their contributions,” County Concerts Of Prayer 22nd Annual Prayer Breakfast. said Donniella Winchell.

Windows on Pairings is deBY MELINDA FRANCIS “People were outside signed as a new economic enGazette Newspapers the SPIRE lined up at 5:30 gine that not only will improve in the morning,” he said. the burgeoning strengths of H A R P E R S F I E L D “It was nice to see a crowd Ohio’s wine industry, but also will create new opportunities TOWNSHIP – Roughly 950 that big.” people came from far and Initially, Glen Warner for Ohio’s food and agriculture wide to hear well-known approached the board of products through: national Christian record- trustees with the idea of • Consumer wine & food eduing artist Sandi Patty at reaching out to Patti. cation, including wine the SPIRE Institute in Landolfi said they had tastings, food pairings and Geneva on Friday morn- been working on pulling cooking classes ing. the concert together since • Regional wine tours, conThe 2 2 n d A n n u a l September and can not say cierge services Prayer Breakfast spon- for sure how people volun- • Retail sales of Ohio wines, sored by the Ashtabula teered their time to ensure wine related gifts and supplies • Farmers market County Concerts of Prayer the morning’s success. coincided, as it does every “It’s hard to say how • Special events year, with the National many volunteers we actu- • Business development assisDay of Prayer held May 3. ally had, but a large num- tance “The committee’s goal to Patty performed an ar- ber of area churches were ray of Southern Gospel, represented from most if raise funds for construction, traditional, and contempo- not all the denominations,” purchase of equipment and rary worship and praise he said. “Close to 200 stu- initial operating costs for Windows on Pairings is starting to songs for nearly an hour. dents attended as well.”

Some sang and danced Landolfi said he was take off,” said Pairings Comalong while others re- thrilled with the number of mittee President, and Ashtabula County Convention mained in constant prayer young people present. and intercession.

“That’s what’s so nice and Visitors Bureau Director, All in all, the morning about this. Where else can Mark Winchell.

The Pairings committee was a complete success, you find that number of said Byron Landolfi of the people meeting together has recently completed the Ashtabula County Con- and praying for the com- planting of their educational vineyard, which included nacerts of Prayer Board. munity?” tive grape varieties that re-

flects on our past and new varietals that reinforces our future.

Recently, the Pairings committee and members of the Geneva Ministerial Association held a blessing of the vines in the promise that they may grow strong and bountiful.

If you wish to donate to the Windows on Pairings project the Committee may be contacted at info@pairingsohio .com or 440-466-4675

Rose & Tony Debevc, Sr.

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History on the Debevc family and establishment of their successful winery Debonne Vineyards was established during the third generation of the Debevc family’s viticulture history.

Anton Debevc, a 1914 immigrant from the Slovenian State of Yugoslavia, purchased a general fruit farm in Madison, Ohio in 1916. Anton’s son, Tony Sr., helped expand the vineyard in the late 1960’s.

In 1971, Tony Sr. and his son, Tony, began their journey as commercial winemakers, establishing world class standards in the Lake Erie and Grand River Valley regions.

Debonne Vineyards was founded as a winery in 1972 with the construction of a winemaking facility and a charming Chalet.

Tony oversees the general operation of the business and Tony Sr. remained as vineyard manager emeritus until he passed away in 2010. Tony, and the vineyard and cellar crews carefully tend 170 plus acres of vines and produce over 85,000 gallons of wine each year, including a variety of delicious and award-winning wines. Debonne Vineyards is best known for Riesling and Ice Wine, but also produces excellent Cabernet Franc and Chambourcin red wines, and Chardonnay and Pinot Gris white wines.

The Debevc family was the first winery to be named by Vineyard & Winery Management magazine as “Wine Family of the Year” and wines from their premium line “Debonne Vineyards” garner awards every year in national and inter- Pictured are the Pairings Committee and Tony, Beth, and national competitions from Rose Debevc with Tony Debevc, Sr. represented in a California to New York. mural in his honor.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 12B

Eagles pick up another PAC win

4-H Foundation teeing up for annual fundraiser

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

Brianna Leonard pitches for Lakeside during a game against Geneva.

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers ASHTAUBLA – The Geneva Eagles softball team improved to 11-1 in the PAC with an 8-0 win over Lakeside.

The Eagles scored two runs in the top of the first inning off of Lakeside pitcher Brianna Leonard.

Amy Pitcher bunted for a single and later scored on an RBI double by Becky Depp. Taylor Stoltz fol-

lowed with an RBI single, making it 2-0.

Kristin Keasling, of Lakeside, drew a lead-off walk against Amy Pitcher in the bottom of the first inning, but the Dragons were unable to bring her in.

Kim Brumagin walked and stole a pair of bases for the Eagles in the second inning, although she ended up being left stranded at third.

Geneva added a pair of runs in the third inning as

Dani Zapp, of Geneva, plays first base as Kristin Keasling stands on first for Lakeside.

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People wanting to participate in the golf outing must JEFFERSON - The 4-H register by June 5. Tickets can Foundation is teeing up for its be purchased from Joe Fifth Annual 4-H Foundation Bodnar, (440) 645-3920, Jim Golf Outing on Saturday, Trisket, (440) 696-0302, and June 8.

Earl Tucker, (440) 536-5536.

Every year, the commuThe event will have a shotnity comes out to support the gun start at 9 a.m. and the for4-H Foundation during its mat is a four-person scramble. two fundraisers: the golf out- The cost is $60 per golfer and ing and the annual Pig Roast will take place at Hickory and Auction, always held the Grove Golf Course in third Saturday in September Jefferson. at the Expo Building on the The entry includes: contiAshtabula County Fair- nental breakfast, entry grounds. packet, door prize, refreshStarted in 1997, the ments, lunch at the turn, closAshtabula County 4-H est to the pin, longest and Foundation supports and en- shortest drives, longest putts hances new and existing 4- and a pulled pork dinner with PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL H programs in the county; awards after the game.

There will be first, second Taylor Thome plays shortstop for Lakeside during a game serves the youth of Ashtabula County by provid- and third prize. The prize against Geneva. ing financial assistance for money will be $400 for first Alyssa Donato singled and The Eagles tacked on college, camps and confer- place, $200 for second place, stole second base. Becky two more runs in the fourth ences; and promotes the ide- and $100 for third place.

Depp picked up her second inning as Dani Zapp als of youth.

There will also be side games RBI of the game with a singled and scored. Amy To accomplish these goals, including skins, double your single and stole a pair of Pitcher also reached on an the 4-H Foundation relies on money shot, putt competition passes. Depp was able to error in the inning and donations. Two ways the or- and a 50/50 raffle. score on a dropped third eventually scored, making ganization raises these funds This year, the 4-H Foundastrike, making it 4-0. it 6-0. is through the Pig Roast and tion will award five $1,500 Pitcher remained domiThe Eagles scored two Live Auction and a golf out- scholarships to Ashtabula nate the rest of the way as more runs in the sixth in- ing in June at Hickory Grove County 4-H members. she pitched seven innings ning as Amy Pitcher giving up four hits and one singled, stole second base walk, while striking out 15. and came home on an RBI Courtney Smith collected single by Sarah Depp. Depp TIFFIN, OH — Nathaniel O’Connor, a senior at Jefferson two of the Dragons four hits later scored for the Eagles Area High School, has committed to attend Heidelberg Unioff of Pitcher. as they went on to win 8-0. versity and play football in the fall. While at Heidelberg, he plans to study environmental science.

A 6-0, 215-pound linebacker, O’Connor played for Jim Henson at Jefferson Area. He was a key part of the Falcon defense.

Nathaniel is the son of Jim and Suzy O’Connor.

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Founded in 1850, Heidelberg offers 32 majors, 29 minors and nine pre-professional programs, awarding the bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of music, as well as master’s degrees in education, counseling, business administration and music. Affiliated with the United Church of Christ, Heidelberg has been ranked for 25 consecutive years as one of the top colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report. For more information visit the web site at Kayla Beckwith, of www.heidelberg.edu.

Amy Pitcher pitches for the Lakeside, plays first base On the web: http://readabout.me/achievements/NathanielGeneva Eagles during a during a recent game O-Connor-to-Attend-Heidelberg-University/6064010. game against Lakeside. against Geneva.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 • 13B

Lakers host Ashtabula County track meet

BY ALLAN MONONEN Gazette Newspapers ANDOVER TOWNSHIP The annual Ashtabula County Track Meet was held Saturday at the PV track, also remembering the late Karl Pearson who contributed so much to the event.

Despite the cool, damp weather, several meet records were broken. David Chase, Jefferson, set new standards in the high jump and the 400.

Ally Thompson, Geneva, jumped to a new height in the pole vault. Emily O’Dell, Geneva, ran a faster time in the 800 and her Geneva 4/800 relay team set a new record.

The Geneva girls outran the others, 232 to Lakeside’s 91.

Edgewood held off Jefferson 137-127.

“Every year we strive to be the best team in the county.

Consider that we had five disqualifications or events in which we didn’t have anyone in the finals and we never gave up. See what Warriors can do.

This has been a dream season, we are undefeated in duals. I am happy for the seniors . We got points that we didn’t expect and lost points we did expect.

This was an amazing effort.

One of the greatest meets I’ve been associated with. I am very, very proud of the kids,we beat a very good Jefferson team,” Edgewood coach Jim Sanchez said.

Girls Results: Shot Put: 1. Geena Gabriel, PV; 2. Cortney Humphrey, Edge.; 3. Natalie Thomas, Gen.; 4. LeeAnn Farr, Jef. 5. Sarah Cooper, Gen.; 6.

Aaliyah Allgood, Lake

4/400 relay: 1. Geneva: Edg. 5. Casey Gurto, Conn. 6.

Deering, Emily O’Dell, Slusher, GV Russell, Summer Arndt; 2.

Lakeside 3. Edgewood 4. PV 5. Jefferson 6. GV Shot Put: Matt Fitchet, 4/800 relay: Geneva: Van Edg. 2. Dalton Coffey, Gen. 3.

Hoy, Arndt, O’Dell Deering; 2. Nathan O’Connor, Jef. 4. Alex Lakeside 3. PV. Oscar, GV. 45. Jarrod Harrah, 100 meter run: Alexia Edg. 6. Brandon Modic, Lake.

Russell, Gen: 2. Gabriel, PV 3.

Discus: Nathan O’Connor, Karnisha Partridge, Lake. 4. Jeff. 2. Reggie McHenry, Lake.

Sarah Jeppesen, Jeff. 5. 3. Lucas Laurenty, Gen. 4.

Kanicki, Edg. 6. Desha Repko, Coffey, Gen. 5. Kris Haas, Jef. Gen 6. Oscar, GV 200: Alexia Russell, Gen. 2.

High Jump: David Chase, Gabriel PV 3. Partridge, Lake. Jeff. 2. Kameron Manhard, 4. Repko, Gen. 5. Gaggiano, Edg. 3. Devin Caruso, Edg. 4.

Edg 6. Taylor Hawkins, Edg. Tirrell Anderson, Gen. 5.

400: Emily Deering, Gen. 2. Lucas Hitchcock, Jef. 6. Kyle Van Hoy, Gen. 3. Kristen Nagy, Conneaut Berus, lake. 4. Shelby Long Jump: Kameron Sporcich, Edg. 5. Alexis Manhard, Edg. 2. Anderson, Benedict, Lake. 6. Sarah Stell, Gen. 3. James Jackson, Jef.. 4.

Edg Jerry Scott, Jef.. 5. Ted 800: Emily O’Dell Gen. 2. Milbrandt, Lake. 6. Davin Arndt, Gen. 3. Carli Watt, Link, PV Lake. 4. Kat Hall, PV, 5. ColPole Vault: Jacob leen O’ Connor, Jeff. 6. Kate Hamilton, Jeff. 2. Zac Crooks, Edg. Hutchinson, 2 . Zach Watts, 1600: Carli Watt, Lake. 2. Gen. 4. Joey Joy, Gen. Laura Jackson, Gen. 3. Sydney 4/100 relay: Grand Valley, van HOy, Gen. 4. O’Connor, Peter Tropp, Jason Hart, Jake Jeff. 5. Leah Kingston, Jef. 6. Vormelker, Nathan Pilarczyk.

Savannah Spring, Edg 2. Jefferson 3. Geneva 4. PV 5.

3200: Karen Barrientos, Conneaut Lake. 2. Catherine Beisel, 4/200 relay: Jefferson, Jon Gen. 3. Julia Hanchosky, Gen. Simon, Jacob Hamilton, Jerry 4. Abby Hamilton PV 5. Scott, David Chase. 2. GV. 3.

O’Connor, Jef. 6. Spring, Edg Geneva 4. PV 5. Conneaut 6.

100 hurdles: Lyndsey Lakeside Armstrong, Gen. 2. Thompson, 4/400 relay: Geneva, Gen. 3.Melissa Slusher, GV 4. Buddy Cardaman, Mac Kelsey Brown, PV 5. Tori Cox, Parker, Marshall LaRiche, Lake. 6. Katie Allan, Lake.

Austin Clutter, 2. Jefferson 3.

300 hurdles: Ally Thomp- Edgewood 4. Lakeside 5. PV. son, Gen.: 2. Armstrong, Gen. 6. GV 3. Brown, PV. 4. Autumn Hall,

Boys Results:

4/800 relay: Lakeside, Brandon Lopez, Brady Bunnell, Chad Whetro, Caleb Henery. 2. Jefferson. 3. Geneva 4. Edgewood 5. PV 6. GV 100 meter run: Otis Conel, Lake. 2. Jason Hart, Gen. 3. Mike DiDonato, Edg. 4. Matt Silvers, PV. 5. Will Hawes, Gen.. 6. Jacob Hamilton, Jef 200: Austin Clutter, Gen. 2.

Conel, Lake. 3. David Chase, Jef 4. Pilarczyk, GV. 5. Silvers, PV. 6. Levi Stewart, Conn.

400: David Chase, Jef. 2.

Austin Clutter, Gen. 3. Conel, Lake. 4. Mac Parker, Gen. 5.

Tommy Manning, Conn. 6.

Jordan Geiser, Conn.

800: Brandon Lopez, Lake.

2. Brandon Kluge, Edg. 3.

Caleb Henery, Lake. 4. Andrew Hanchosky, Gen. 5. Rodney Bell, PV 6. Noah Morgan Edg.

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Ashtabula County Track MVP David Chase, junior, Jefferson and Alexia Russell, freshman, Geneva

1600: Matt Kantor, Jeff. 2.

Chris LeMay, Edg. 3. Josh Lemay, Edg. 4. Darren Haydu, 5. Andy Picard, Jef. 6. Lopez, Lake.

3200: Chris Lemay, Edg. 2.

Josh Lemay, Edg. 3. Chet Mienkiewicz, PV. 4. Haydu, 5.

Brandon Scribben, Jef. 6. William Taggert ,Lake.

110 hurdles: Jon Pendleton, Edg. 2. Connor Lynch, Edg. 3. Pilarczyk, GV. 4. Levi Stewart, Conn. 5. Joey Babic, Jef. 6. Luke Murray, Gen. 300 hurdles: Connor Lynch, Edg. 2. Jerry Scott, Jef. 3. Pendleton, Edg. 4. Hart, GV. 5. Jackson, Jef. 6. Paul Hitchcock, Gen.

High jump placers, from left: Devin Caruso, third, Edgewood, Kameron Manhard, second, Edgewood, and David Chase first, Jefferson. Chase set a new county track meet record of 6’5 1/2 inches, the old record was 6’5.

Discus: Thomas, Gen; 2.

Jillian Dick, Edg. 3.

Humphrey, Edg.; 4. Farr, Jeff.

5. Hanna Ellsworth, Gen. 6.

Allgood, Lake.

High Jump: Riley Doherty, Gen. 2. Kelly Preske, GV 3. Michelle Gaggiano, Edg. 4. Alyce Simoes, Gen. 5. Haley Allen, Jeff. 6. Karli Kanicki, Edg. Long Jump: Gabriel, PV; 2. Tori Cox, Lake. 3. Alyce Sim oes, Gen. Alivia Puckrin, Gen. 5. Cortney Styzej, Egg. 6.

Chelsea Stehlik, GV. Pole Vault: Ally Thompson, Gen; 2. Kaydee DeVivo, Jef. 3. Emily Andrus, Gen; 4.

Katie Allan, Lake. Morgan Titus, Jeff. 6. Allison Massaro, Gen 4/100 relay: 1. Geneva; Alyce Simoes, Alivia Puckrin, Desha Repko, Emily Andrus; 2. PV 3. Edgewood 4. Lakeside 5. GV. 6 Conneaut

Karen Barrientos, of lakeside, won the 3200 meter run.

Austin Clutter of Geneva crosses the finish line in the 4/ 400 relay.

Brandon Lopez, of Lakeside, runs in the mile.

With the support of a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Is Proud and Pleased to Welcome

4/200 relay: 1. Geneva; Thompson, Hailey vanHoy, Emily Deering, Alexia Russell; 2. Lakeside 3. Edgewood. 4. PV 5. Jefferson 5. GV

Kim Langley, M.Ed. Presenting a Skills Building Forum:

The Science of Optimism — A Life-Changing Guide Grounded in Extensive Research Learn to change your internal dialogue and experience astonishing positive results

Jefferson Lanes and the Jefferson End Zone Club are hosting a Lunar Bowling Night The bowling night will be held Saturday, May 18 at Jefferson Lanes from 8 to 11pm. The cost is $20 per person and there will be drawings through out the evening. Proceeds benefit the Jefferson High School Football team.

The Ashtabula County Health Department Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) Unit 1433

Current volunteers, those considering volunteering, nurses, social workers, teachers, and anyone interested in boosting their mood will benefit from this stimulating afternoon Friday, May 31, 2013 • 1:00-4:30 PM at the Lodge and Conference Center, Geneva-on-the Lake, Ohio CEUs available • Free, but pre-registration is required by May 20 Name _____________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________ Contact Number ___________________________________ Organization _______________________________________ CEUs requested ____________________________________

Brandon Kluge, of Edgewood, leads Brandon Lopez of Lakeside in the first lap of the 800. Lopez won, Kluge was second.

Mail to Ashtabula County Health Department 12 W. Jefferson St., Jefferson, OH 44047 or Call 440-576-3023 x125 Meet Kim Langley, M.Ed.

Education

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Commissioners to move forward with Summer Youth Employment Program

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Ashtabula Board of County Commissioners agreed in a work session held on Tuesday, May 7, to authorize the Ashtabula County Department of Job and Family Services to enter into an agreement with A-Tech for a Summer Youth Employment Program.

“The agency was informed in April by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS), Office of Family Assistance that we would receive a $432,442.00 special allocation of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds specifically earmarked for counties to establish a summer employment program for youth,” Executive Director Patrick Arcaro said. “ACDJFS will administer the funds, while A-Tech will provide orientation, work with employers to develop job sites, assign participants to work sites and provide all attendance, timekeeping and payroll processing functions.”

Commissioner Board President Joe Moroski said, “We are thrilled to have this funding available to support the youth employment opportunities in Ashtabula County during this summer job season.”

ACDJFS and A-Tech provided the program in 2012, which paid out wages totaling $168,500.00 to 106 participants at 53 worksites throughout the county, officials said.

“We are excited to be able to offer this program again; it has proven to be quite positive for both our youth and our local economy,” Arcaro said.

“This is a wonderful program that allows participants to gain work experience and earn some much needed funds. I appreciate the Department of Job and Family Services and ATech for their dedication and hard work that enables this program to be made available for our residents,” said Commissioner Dan Claypool.

According to Jeff Seth, supervisor of the ATech ABLE & Opportunities programs, there are approximately 100 work opportunity spaces in the program, and assignments to work opportunities will be made on a first come-first serve basis as eligible participants are referred from ACDJFS. “Putting in an application is just the first step,” says Seth, “and will not guarantee you a job. You must first be determined eligible by ACDJFS and then we will determine if an appropriate spot is still available.”

“This is a great opportunity for our youth to have a positive employment experience.

The skills learned today will follow them throughout their employment careers, whichever path they may choose,” said Commissioner Peggy Carlo.

The program runs from May 15 to August 31 and is open to those ages 14 – 24, providing they meet the TANF eligibility requirements.

Applications are available at all three ACDJFS locations in Ashtabula; 2924 Donahoe Drive, 4332 Main Avenue and 2247 Lake Avenue (Job Source). For information regarding eligibility or applications contact ACDJFS at 440-9981110 ext. 3029. For information on the summer work experience, call the A-Tech yO! office at 440-994-2531.

Learn Your Skills with State-of-the-Art Programs “So many opportunities have opened up for me since being in the Design Drafting program at A-Tech.” ~A-Tech Design Drafting student Amy Truckey

University of Mount Union Concert Choir to perform in Ashtabula

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ALLIANCE —The University of Mount Union Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Grant W. Cook III, will perform on Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 4506 Elm Avenue. The performance is free and open to the public. The program includes works by Johann Ernst Eberlin, Andreas Hmmerschimdt, René Clausen, Bob Chilcott, David Childs and Emma Lou Diemer, among others. In addition, the program includes choral settings of traditional works from Argentina and South Africa.

The University of Mount Union Concert Choir is among the oldest collegiate choirs in the United States, tracing its roots to 1896. The distinguished legacy of the choral program at Mount Union is one that is deeply rooted in the very history of the institution, encompassing the contributions of several distinguished American conductors, including Robert Fountain (19421946), who went on to lead renowned choral programs at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and The University of Wisconsin, and Bruce Browne (1972-1976), emeritus professor of choral studies and voice at Portland State University and conductor laureate of the Portland Symphonic Choir.

Under the direction of Cecil “Pop” Stewart (1946-1972) the Concert Choir gained international acclaim. In 1966, the

beloved Stewart led the Choir on an around-the–world-tour. Dubbed “Peace Through Understanding,” the 48-day tour visited Alaska, Japan, Southeast Asia, Near East, Greece, Italy, England and France. Professor Stewart was known for his exacting standard, inspired leadership and, above all, unwavering devotion to Mount Union.

Open by audition to all students on campus, the Concert Choir comprises musicians from a wide variety of academic disciplines and thus truly represents the University’s strong liberal arts foundation.

Serving as an ambassador of the University, the Concert Choir performs annually throughout the continental United States and undertakes an international tour every four years.

The Concert Choir is dedicated to the rehearsal and performance of the highest quality choral literature from the Renaissance through the 21st century, including spirituals, gospel music, folk songs and music celebrating a global perspective. Recent performances include the inaugural University of Mount Union Christmas Festival and Joseph Haydn’s Mass in B-flat, the so-called Theresienmesse, with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of Maestro Gerhardt Zimmermann.

For details about the concert at First United Methodist Church call (440) 993-3806.

33rd annual Wildfire Dance Show to be held May 17-19 The Design Drafting Program provides students with the skills needed for entry into industrial and architectural drafting occupations. See your school counselor or call Mrs. Amanda Schumann at 440-576-6015, Ext. 1115, and schedule your visit to the A-Tech Design Drafting Program.

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1565 State Route 167, Jefferson, Ohio 44047 . 440-576-6015 . www.atech.edu The Ashtabula County Technical & Career Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disabilities, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

The 33rd annual Wildfire Dance show will be held this weekend. The show is 7 p.m.

May 17, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. May 18 and 2 p.m. May 19, at Lakeside High School, Sanborn Road, Saybrook Township. featuring hundreds of dancers from Conneaut, Ashtabula, Geneva and Madison. Adults $8, students $5. In this photo, members of the Wildfire Seniors leap in unison during their kick routine. The team was named grand champions of this season, and will be performing all of their award-winning dances at this weekend’s Revue shows.

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