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Million Dollar Baby Red Ribbon Cut at Conneaut Family Health Center
New Street Signs May Be On the Way By MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT – In its shortest work session of 2014, Conneaut City Council easily and learned from Conneaut City Manager Tim Eggleston that new street signs are on the way. Eggleston said that CT Consultants is working to obtain a grant, with 50/50 match, to purchase about 200 street signs at $60 apiece. The signs would be similar to new reflective, easy-to-read street signs that went up last year in North Kingsville. Eggleston said the city could save money by not putting two signs at every intersection. The sign colors would be up to Council. Eggleston assured Council the project was “in the works.” Council also revisited street paving projects, anxious to get a list of the 2014 projects since voters passed a five-year street levy in November. Public Works Director Bob Mannion, who had promised a preliminary list by March 3, attended the meeting and had
put together a list of materials cost and a map. He estimated that paving would cost the city $110,000 this year, excluding labor; the city has $270,000 to pave this year, he said. “We are trying to do the ones that weren’t done on the original levy,” he said, referring to the fiveyear 2007 street levy. Eggleston said that no decision was required Monday night, but that “everything on the list is falling apart.” He expects that Williams Street will be at the top of the list, since it is in extremely bad shape following water line repairs last year. When Finance Director John Williams asked if any roads were in good enough shape to chip and seal, Eggleston said Harbor from 16th Street on up could be a possibility. “But most of them are too far gone,” he said. Eggleston said he is aware that past Councils have wanted to focus on repairing streets that are heavily used by tourists.
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No Cash, No E-File, Says Conneaut Income Tax Director By MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT – Comparing himself to a broken record, Conneaut Income Tax Director Larry Gasch is offering local taxpayers two significant reminders this tax season. The local income tax office does not accept cash. The local income tax office is not set up to accept e-filing. The first reminder – that the office does not accept cash – has been in effect about ten years. “We accept checks, money orders, and debit and credit cards,” he said. “And though some people are still put out and astounded when they come up here with cash and we can’t accept it. But that’s the way it is.” Gasch said the recommendation to not accept cash stems from the small number of workers in the office, resulting in few “checks-and-balances” to trace cash payments. E-filing is another problem. Gasch says that people who have taxes prepared by a professional who e-files state and federal returns, incorrectly assume that the returns are being e-filed to the city as well. “They are not, and I can’t stress that enough,” he said. “We don’t accept e-filing. People will tell us that they filed on-line, but
they didn’t.” When Gasch called the local H&R Block office to make sure the tax preparers were aware of the city’s e-filing status, he was told by an employee that clients sign waivers stating they understand that H&R Block is not efiling tax returns to the City of Conneaut. Gasch says that any move to e-filing is cost-prohibitive. “I’d love it if we went to e-filing. It would make life easier and solve a lot of problems. But I don’t think I’ll live long enough to see it,” he said. The preferred method of filing taxes is by mail prior to April 15. “Some people claim they mailed it on April 15, but we check postmarks, and often the return is dated April 16,” Gasch said. Unlike the past two years, this year’s filing deadline is April 15. Gasch is glad. “Moving it was a nuisance,” he said. “People just thought they had more time. They should just keep the April 15 deadline.” Gasch further reminds local residents that anyone with earned income for any period of 2013 must file taxes. Retirees who have picked up part-time work, such as greeting at Wal-Mart, must file because such work is earned income.
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Dr. Anthony Ruffa (center), family physician staffing the new Conneaut Family Health Center in the Conneaut Plaza, cut the red ribbon shortly after noon Monday at the new medical offices, which include labs, diagnostic, x-ray, mammography services. From left, they are June Penniman, Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce president; Tina Stasiewsky, public relations director at Ashtabula County Medical Center; Ohio Rep. John Patterson; Don Kepner, ACMC CFO; Mike Habowski, President/CEO of ACMC Healthcare System; Matt Reed, of ACMC; Ruffa; Lewis Hutchison, Vice President of Quality at ACMC; Ohio Sen. Capri Cafaro; Conneaut City Council President Nic Church; Jonathan Forbes, ACMC Director of Human Relations; Glenda Lowe, Conneaut Board of Tourism; Ken Frame, ACMC Chief of Nursing; Wendy DuBey, Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director; Jordan Javier, Director of the Ashtabula Clinic; Tim Eggleston, Conneaut City Manager; and Dr. Suk Choi, Chief of Ashtabula Clinic. Hidden in the photo is Kerry Gerken, Director of Home Health Services.The story starts on page 2A.
Stained Glass Panels Unveiled at Conneaut Public Library
Stained glass panels of Goldilocks and the Three Bears (left) and Little Red Riding Hood were unveiled Feb. 26 in the Children’s Department of the Conneaut Public Library. PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHAN by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Conneaut Pub-
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tor Stephanie Gildone was rendered speechless when she first laid eyes on the two fairy-talethemed stained glass panels she had commissioned for the Children’s Department in memory of her late mother, Martha Catrow. “It was Feb. 21, at 9 a.m., when the stained glass artist, John Sheffer, was installing them at the library,” she said. “I thought they were magnificent.” About 75 adults and children
who gathered for the panels’ unveiling reception at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 — National Fairy Tale Day — thought so, too. The removal of the black cloth from each 26x38-inch panel came about 15 minutes into the program. Dressed as the evil witch “Maleficent” from “Sleeping Beauty” to celebrate National Fairy Tale Day, Gildone explained how she had not slept a wink the previous night due to excitement of a dream that began when a stained glass window was installed in the children’s department to honor former library director Debbie
Zingaro. “When donations came into the library after my mom died last year, we decided to add more stained glass to the library,” Gildone explained. “But I wanted to work with a local artist.” A friend recommended Sheffer, of W. Springfield, Pa., and owner of The Glass Factor. “He hand-painted the panels and fired them four to five times to get the contours and shadows,” Gildone explained. She further revealed that each panel contains a hidden Finnish
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Million-Dollar Baby: Ribbon Cut at Conneaut Family Health Center By MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT – Before snipping the red ribbon Monday at its new Conneaut Family Health Center, Ashtabula County Medical Center Healthcare System President and CEO Michael Habowski said that the local community’s warm welcome had left a lasting impression far more important than the bricks and mortar of the $1.2 million stateof-the-art Conneaut Plaza facility. “When we came to talk to the community, with city council, the city manager, we heard nothing but, ‘How can we help?’ he said. “We want to help the economy by keeping health care here. We have already brought six or seven jobs, and we can bring more.” The ribbon-cutting was a dream come true for ACMC’s head physician Dr. Suk Choi. “I’m excited,” he said. “This has been our heart. We’ve always wanted to do something in Conneaut. People came to [ACMC] in Ashtabula, and they still come, and it’s too far, and it’s not right. So we’ve been talking for 20 or 30 years. We are happy to serve Conneaut.” State and local dignitaries, with members of the Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce, stood alongside Dr. Tony Ruffa as he cut the ceremonial ribbon.
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ACMC Vice President Lewis Hutchison shows off the remote-controlled chair in the treatment room of the new Conneaut Family Health Center. Recruited last summer from Erie, Pa., to staff the new facility, Ruffa has already attached himself to the community, serving last fall as team physician to Conneaut High School, joining the Conneaut Rotary Club and the Conneaut Salvation Army board. Until Monday, he was working out of Ashtabula. “I have experienced a city which is bonded together, looks after its unfortunate and practices a strong faith,” he said Monday. “Its pastors, city leaders, students, business men and woman and all its citizens exude a strong sense of pride in Conneaut. I
am proud and grateful to be part of this great community.” The new facility – in Plaza space that formerly housed Rent-A-Center – gives a needed boost not only to the city’s economy but to the west end shopping center, which ACMC’s Vice President of Quality Lewis G. Hutchison said offered precisely what ACMC was looking for. “There was not a lot of available land out here to build on, and we looked at a lot of ‘white box’ spaces, but this was the right size and fit. George Kolman was great to work with,” he said. ACMC’s investment in
TOWN TALK Two local residents will appear in starring roles with the Ashtabula County Choral Music Society’s “Fiddler and More: A Musical Theater Extravaganza” at 7 p.m. March 8 at Jefferson High School: soprano Taylor Peel, music director at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and Zach Adkins, graduate of Edgewood High School now studying musical theater at Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea. Peel, of North
Kingsville, will sing the role of Maria in selections from “The Sound of Music.” Adkins will perform as a guest soloist in the program highlighting popular Broadway musicals of the last 80 years.
Edgewood High School, sponsored by the Buckeye Citizens for Quality Education. When Board of Education member Jon Hall described some of the donations to the Chinese Auction, including Cavs and Indians tickets, someone in Buckeye Local Schools the audience asked why Superintendent Dr. Joe Browns tickets were not beSpiccia added levity to the ing offered as well. “That’s a Buckeye Board of Education prize?” Spiccia said. meeting of Feb. 20 during a discussion of the March 15 The late Jackie Hillyer, Pancake Breakfast at a long-time member of the Buckeye Local Schools Board of Education, was posthumously honored at the Northeast Ohio Regional meeting March 5 of the Ohio School Boards Association at the Maple Career Center in Ravenna. This week’s Lost and Found item in Council chambers is a pair of men’s silver-rimmed sunglasses. The black glove pictured in last week’s Courier is gone. The Conneaut Bark Park in Conneaut Lake, Pa., is offering an “Essential Oils For You and Your Pet” seminar 6 to 8 p.m. March 14. Led by holistic health coach Karen Vasecka, the seminar will explain how essential oils enhance your pet’s health, reduce stress (one of the biggest triggers for disease) and increase the bond of trust between you and your pet. Cost $8. Refreshments available. Visit petcem23@windstream .net or call 814-382-2478.
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CLYO baseball and softball signs-ups for boys and girls ages 5 to 18 are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 8 at the IOOF Hall, 253 Liberty Street. $55 for first child due at time of registration. Family plan available. Children on all-star teams at the end of the season will be assessed an additional $10.
Conneaut is based on a community needs assessment showing the area was underserved medically. “Our assessment showed there are not enough primary care physicians. That’s why we’re here – to provide health care,” Hutchison said. “We’d like to get two physicians out here to support the volume without a threat to other physicians. There aren’t enough.” Hutchison said that ACMC’s sleek state-of-the-art interior, with “green” LED lighting, room-controlled thermostats and plenty of natural light with a back-up generator is proof of the health care system’s commitment to the community. The Conneaut Family Health Center boasts four exam rooms, a “treatment room” for minor surgical procedures, digital x-ray and mammography, and walk-in lab service for routine blood sugar, cholesterol, anemia, infections and other tests open weekdays 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. Radiology services are available until 7 p.m. Thursdays. “We realize that people have to work and need services when it’s convenient,” Hutchison said. Results of diagnostic services provided at Conneaut Family Health Center are entered into an interactive electronic health record known as “MyChart” accessible to patients’ home computers.
The personable Ruffa, described by Habowski as “the heart” of the new facility, has cared for thousands of infants, children, and adults for 23 years and will accept patients for minor illnesses including infections, seasonal allergies and flu; simple sprains and strains; back and shoulder pain; insect bites and skin rashes, pink eye, impetigo and more. Board-certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, Ruffa is former chair of the Erie County (Pa.) Board of Health, clinical medical school faculty member and has worked at St. Vincent and Hamot Medical Centers in Erie. “When asked to be the funding physician for this practice, I was honored and determined to establish a practice like no other in this region,” he said Monday. “I promise to give you the best medical care working with the vast resources of ACMC in affiliation with the Cleveland Clinic. A healthy Conneaut is a prosperous Conneaut.” State legislators Rep. John Patterson (D-99) and Sen. Capri Cafaro (D-32) were on hand for Monday’s ribbon-cutting as well. Patterson, the son of a physician, said that a community that does not have health does not have anything. “This fills a niche,” he said. “Welcome home to Conneaut.” A member of the Ohio Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee, Cafaro
Civic Meetings *Meetings in Council Chambers at City Hall unless noted • Conneaut City Council, televised, 7 p.m. March 10 • Board of Tourism, 6:30 p.m. March 11 at Beaver Creek Bed & Breakfast, Kingsville • Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m. March 11 • Board of Health, 8:30 a.m. March 12 at Health Dept., 327 Mill Street • Signs for Conneaut, 11:30 a.m. March 12 at Frank*lin Mint, Main & Washington Streets • Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. March 13 • Conneaut City Council work session 6 p.m. March 17 • Monroe Township Trustees, 7:30 p.m. March 11 Township Garage, 5578 S. Monroe Center Road • Kingsville Township Trustees, 7 p.m. March 12 at Fire Hall, 3130 Main Street • Buckeye Local Schools Board of Education, 7 p.m. March 14 at Edgewood High School, 2428 Blake Road • North Kingsville Village Council, 7 p.m. March 19 at Municipal Building, 3541 Center Road
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CHS “Tattler” Now On Sale Conneaut High School Principal Dawn Zappitelli donned a pink “Tattler” t-shirt at the Conneaut Area City Schools Board of Education meeting on Feb. 19 to announce it was kick-off week for the Conneaut High School 2014 yearbook, “Tattler.” Zappitelli passed out pink “It’s PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN About Time” T-shirts to each school board member. The yearbook sale runs through April 21. Yearbooks, $65, are delivered in early September. Call the high school for more information.
Seniors Together Conneaut Human Resources Center, 327 Mill St. 7:30-10:30 a.m. Senior Soles morning walkers Programs 10:30 a.m. Bingo Monday, Wed., Friday 11:30 a.m. - Senior Nutrition lunch program Noon to 12:30 - Social time March 6 – Bingo March 7 – Leprechaun Art for St. Patrick’s Day March 11 – Johnny Appleseed Day: apple treats and “Zonk” raffle March 12 – Salvation Army with Debbie Newcomb March 13 – Kelly from OSU Extension Office: “Whole Grains” March 14 – March Mosaics craft March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Pot-luck (wear green)
Daylight Savings Time Starts March 9 Don’t forget to “spring forward” and set your clocks ahead one hour when you retire Saturday evening. Daylight savings time officially begins at 2 a.m. March 9.
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Good Year for Ice Fishermen by PATRICIA ROWBOTHAM Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Port Authority Harbormaster Denver Spieldenner reported at the Port Authority meeting of Feb. 20 that the ice in the harbor this year is 18 to 20 inches thick. As a result, the Public Dock is seeing plenty of ice fishermen. At least 12 were there on one occasion and a call came in the weekend of Feb. 15 from a group of 18 fishermen looking for shelters for rent. The group was referred to appropriate businesses for rentals. The fishermen are catching trout, smelt and perch. A new roof on the lagoon building that was approved by the Port Authority two years ago has not yet been installed, but the work needs to be done because of more damage this winter. Shingles are missing from the maintenance building. Damage has been done to
the dock by Big Bertha. It now has a “sway.” The big boat is still in a dock in the harbor, but needs to be moved because it is in another renter’s dock. If the owner does not move it, the Port Authority will, after checking with the city’s legal department. The broken light pole at the end of the lagoon has been repaired by First Energy. Wiring issues were the problem. PA member Luke Gallagher is working on bids for cleaning and landscaping, with a clause written into the contract that it will be cancelled if the Port Authority is dissatisfied. The board would like a two-year contract and wants bids to go out in March so a decision can be made at the April meeting . The PA learned that the CDC (Community Development Corp.) grant is a “dead horse.” The Port Authority
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These pictures were taken late last year of more than 550 tires being removed from the Sand Bar by the Conneaut Port Authority, the last such removal before winter weather set in. More than 1,200 tires were picked up last year as the start of an effort by the Port Authority to develop the Sand Bar into a community attraction. Port Authority Chair Joe Raisian said in prior years, the Port Authority paid $600 per truck-load of tires picked See PORT page 9A up. In 2013, the Ohio EPA twice picked up the cost.
Conneaut School Year May Stretch to June 9 By MARTHA SOROHAN Gzette Newspapers CONNEAUT – Pending the outcome of an Ohio Senate vote to increase to nine the number of “calamity days” in state school districts, Conneaut Area City Schools Board of Education approved a plan to Conneaut Superintendent Kent Houston to make up three of the school district’s “calamity days” that exceed the five approved by the Ohio Department of Education for the 2013-2014 school year. Those days will be June 5, 6, and 9. Delivering his message to the Board of Education at its Feb. 19 pre-meeting work session at the Southeast Building, Houston was responding to a Legislative Committee report by board member Diana DiPofi. She reported that the Ohio House had passed on
Feb. 12 House Bill 416, to allow districts to add four more calamity days to the current school year. The bill would also allow school districts to add halfhour increments to the regular school day to help make up missed days. Knowing the bill would have to pass the Senate, Houston went ahead and added extra days to the academic calendar. “But the seniors are allowed out three days early, so they’re done by graduation. So they’re going to have to come back after graduation? How are the county schools going to handle that?” he asked, shaking his head. Houston said that the district was in much better shape than districts that have used 11 or 12 calamity days, partly because the board approved two years ago the “two hour delay” which gives city crews time to clear roads in some
weather situations. “That benefited us in the end,” he said. Houston also explained that his rationale in canceling classes is based on the district’s ability to get students safely to the schools. “We take care because for some students, the meals at school are the only ones they eat that day. So if Tim [Gross, head of transportation] says that the buses can’t make it, or the police and city crews say they can’t do it safely, then [we cancel classes],” he said. “At 4 a.m., a lot of questions go into making those decisions. That’s why we have two-hour delays in the contract. It’s ‘safety first,’ and not all districts do it.” Prior to the start of the 6 p.m. meeting, the board had had a public hearing to discuss the 2014-15 school calendar. Expected to be passed at the board’s March 19
meeting, the calendar is similar to that of the current year, with the first day for teachers on Monday, Aug. 25, and the first day for students on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Fall break would be Thursday, Nov. 27, through Monday, Dec. 1; Winter Break begins Monday, Dec. 22 and extends through Jan. 1, 2015; while the five-day Spring Break will run Monday, March 30, through Friday, April 3. Houston said that while start days in other county school districts may vary – especially in Geneva due to the tourism at Geneva-Onthe-Lake – most are close to Conneaut’s proposed calendar, including A-Tech. Because the district is responsible for busing its students to the vocational school, it makes sense to follow ATech’s schedule, he said.
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New Microphones Coming to Council Chambers By MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT – Sometime this spring, Conneaut City Council members will be speaking into new gooseneck microphones that are expected to improve the audio portion of the Council meetings aired live over Conneaut cable channels 6 and 19. The Conneaut Cable Advisory Board at its Feb. 26 meeting in Council chambers heard a proposal from board member Lance Drew about new microphones, which AtLarge Council member Jon Arcaro had requested before being sworn into office in December. The proposed 18-inch desktop gooseneck condenser microphones, from Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Sweetwater, feature programmable on/off switches and ten-foot cables. They have a “pick-up” range of 12 to 15 inches. “They can be locked ‘on’ in place, or the councilmen may push the button when they want to speak so that
all the aside comments they make can’t be heard,” Drew said. Twelve microphones are needed for councilmen and city administrators. One more microphone is required for public speakers. Drew’s proposal for a dozen microphones will cost about $3,500. Considerable labor involved of hooking up the new cable to the mixer inside the cable TV studio will be done by CAB members Drew, Jim Supplee and Allan Mononen. Drew cautioned, however, that new microphones are not a full guarantee that councilmen will be more easily heard over the airwaves. “People have to learn how to talk into a microphone,” Drew said. City Council CAB Liaison Debbie Newcomb was to take the proposal to Council at its March 3 work session. If Council approves, the microphones must be ordered and installed. It will likely be April before they are in operation. In other business, Local
D-Day Meeting March 8 The next meeting of the D-Day Ohio, Inc., planning committee will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street. Lunch will be served. All current and prospective volunteers are urged to attend. The 15th annual D-Day Event is Aug. 22 and 23 at Township Park.
Cable Coordinator Regis Galvin reported he has ordered a 29-inch LCD monitor for Council chambers, with bracket and arm extension to hang on the southwest wall. He has created from the city’s web site new cable channel graphics featuring city information, such as city services, administrators, and phone numbers. He reported on proposed updates to the cable office configuration. “We’re doing this for the long run, to improve the infrastructure for future generations,” he said. New to the channel is programming from the Ohio Government public access channel, including the 76minute “State of the State” address given several weeks ago by Gov. John Kasich. The board gave Galvin the go-ahead to pull more programming from the channel. The board briefly discussed one’s resident’s objection to the informational video on gas well drilling but determined the program was neither political nor
took “sides,” despite a second complaint that it gave the impression that the city favored gas wells drilling. New CAB board member Don Watson recommended attaching a disclaimer to such programs saying they do not necessarily reflect the views of the city, though Newcomb said a local access channel by definition is not a government mouthpiece. Public access channels are designed to give public access to the airwaves by ordinary citizens and anyone may submit programs for consideration. The board has final approval of what is aired. To extend its outreach, the CAB board voted unanimously to have a booth at the Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce Business Expo on April 29. The board discussed linking its new Facebook page to the city web site Also in attendance were CAB members Andy Stevenson, Cindy Prather and Martha Sorohan. The board will meet 6 p.m. March 26 in Council chambers.
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Door-To-Door Campaigning is Key, Says Jake Chicatelli Seeking Democratic nomination for Ashtabula County Commissioner By MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT – If former Conneaut City Councilman Jake Chicatelli had time to knock on doors of every registered voter in the county, he is certain he could win the May primary to become the Democratic candidate for Ashtabula County commissioner in November. “My way of campaigning is going out door-to-door,” he said. “The last time I was running for county commissioner, I spent many hours and weekends campaigning. I enjoy talking to people about issues. I know that when I walk away, there is a very strong chance that I have the vote because people agree with the issues.” At the top of his list of issues facing the county is jobs, the same issue confronting Conneaut when Chicatelli was elected atlarge councilman in 1994. Thus he is confident that as a commissioner, he could move the county forward in the way he helped move Conneaut forward during his 12 years on council. “Among the accomplishments during my terms on Council was bringing the local income tax up,” he said. “When I first started, the city took in under $1 million in taxes, and when I left, we had increased it by 50 percent. We were also successful at retaining the jobs that existed at that time, and bringing in more by giving tax abatements that guaranteed those jobs would be here.” Chicatelli was also involved in bringing Lake Erie Correctional Institution to town. “I traveled to Columbus for meetings, taking vacation from work to meet with the Ohio Department of Corrections and school them in what Conneaut had to offer, not only in the near future, but long-term,” he said. “I saw the prison as a source of new revenue in terms of income tax as well as much-needed jobs at living wages.” Chicatelli had based his
Jake Chicatelli FILE PHOTO City Council campaign on the need for good-paying jobs. “My Council was able to go out and get state funding to help a local troubled industry retain the jobs and move forward. The company is still there,” he said. The issue of jobs in Ashtabula County is tied into the county’s economic situation, which prompted Chicatelli to run. “It’s the same as when I got on City Council in 1994,” Chicatelli said. “Nothing has happened. What I was able to do while on Council is what I want to do with the county. I want us to start thinking about what we have, locally, that will enable us to move forward.” Chicatelli wants the county to think beyond Lake Erie and tourism. “We have a good fishing and tourism lakefront, with wonderful scenery, tranquility and beautiful beaches, but what do we have throughout the county that’s not just here along the lakefront? What about Williamsfield and Rock Creek? What types of agriculture are important to the state and even the country? Let’s use those resources to help bring our county forward. We have to think outside the box and invest in ourselves rather than waiting for someone to come invest in us,” he said. Chicatelli said that county leaders acting in a way to show they are moving the county forward with its best interests at heart will bring in the best for the county. “We have to have leaders willing to go out there and do the footwork that’s needed. That’s not happening. Since a lot is going to
fall under my leadership, I’d personally get involved. I’d work with state and federal officials to help move forward the ideas of using our own resources.” Chicatelli cites the Geneva Lodge as an example. “We needed that lodge as badly as we needed a big factory or manufacturer to come into this county,” he said. “We can now hang our hats on the fact that we have a five-star hotel that caters to the county’s needs and is starting to be in the black.” Chicatelli compares the success of the Lodge to the development of Conneaut’s public dock during his term on Council. “Pete Wing came down and the Port Authority entered into an agreement with the Harbor Yacht Association to develop more boating docks on the lakefront. I was very involved, with the city giving the go-ahead and contracting with the Yacht Association to develop more docks in about a year’s time. It was very successful, and the city then entered into a financial agreement with the Port Authority to improve the port. Later, the city agreed to buy the newly-developed port from the Harbor Marina. It was completely successful. So, to me, the Lodge was like having a major corporation, like what we did on the lakefront for the City of Conneaut. It’s a win/win, and I’m all for that.” Chicatelli prides himself on thinking outside the box regarding start-up projects, such as his chairing the school bus shuttle transportation committee in 2011 for the D-Day Event. He was the first to coordinate shuttle buses to three city parking lots, making sure that the tens of thousands of visitors got to the park and back to their cars without incident. “We bused close to 4,000 people and I heard not one complaint. We coordinated with school bus drivers, volunteers, businesses that let us use their lots, Conneaut Board of Education and school officials, including Superintendent Kent Houston, and too many others to name who were absolutely superior to work with,” he said. “And it was a thrill to be on that team,
to watch the hard work and labor come to a head. It’s a huge re-enactment, and I was thrilled to be part of it.” He sees the same opportunity to usher in a countywide economic turn-around if he becomes the Democratic commissioner candidate. “It’s exciting because know I can do this,” he said. “I’ve done it in the past. I’m always thinking of new ways and new things to do to better serve our county. We’re all in this together – not just along the lakefront, but everywhere, all the people in this county.” Chicatelli is forging ahead despite his defeat for the same bid two years ago. “It’s time to run for county commissioner because I care about the issues that are ahead for our county,” he said. “The issues are the same.” Chicatelli has full support of his wife, Linda, a pediatric nurse at Ashtabula County Medical Center, his son, Aaron, and daughter, Ashley, Kent State University graduates who work in the medical field in Akron, and son Bill, a junior at Conneaut High School. Chicatelli has worked at Conneaut Telephone for 36 years. “Right now, as an installer, I’m in people’s homes every day. I know what it’s like to be you,” he said. “And I want to say that there’s not a candidate out there running for county commissioner who has the passion and determination that I possess. I was voted as council-atlarge time and time again because people believed in my ability and trusted my word. That is by far the most important thing that I do: work for your trust and deliver it.” So Chicatelli is knocking on doors again to increase his name recognition, especially south of I-90. “They don’t know who I am, but I assure you that if I sat in your kitchen and talked to you over a cup of coffee, when I walk away, you’d say, ‘That’s the right man for the job.’ And I’m confident I will walk away with your vote. Whether you’re Democrat, Republican or independent, I’m the right choice for your commissioner for the next four years. I work for you.”
Conneaut High School to Host “Trash Tournament” by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - There will plenty of trash-talking next week at Conneaut High School, and all is school-sanctioned. The talking will take place March 11 when the school hosts a district-wide Ohio Academic Competition tournament, commonly known as the “Trash Tournament” in which questions focus on recent events and popular culture. CHS Academic Team advisor Angela Nelson said the high school is no stranger to “Trash Tournament” events. Conneaut High School tied for second place at the Cleveland area “Trash Tournament” featuring 63 teams in December, but bad weather forced the team to make an early exit and miss the play-off round.
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Last fall, Conneaut Public Library Youth Services Director Stephanie Gildone (right) talked with stained glass artist John Sheffer, of West Springfield, Pa. Sheffer declined to attend the Feb. 26 unveiling ceremony at the library, saying he wanted attention focused on the windows. word. One is “mumma,” which means “grandmother,” and the other “sisu,” which translates as “chutzpah.” “My mother had chutzpah,” said an emotional Gildone. The unveiling was met with “oohs” and “aahs” even though Gildone said the east-facing panels’ colors are most vivid in the morning sun. “People have commented most about colors, such as the red in Red Riding Hook’s cloak and the blue in the sky, the blue in the windows of the Three Bears’ panel, and the bear’s fur. They have commented about how the eyes of the wolf seem to follow you when you move, and how the ceiling in the Three Bears look like skylights,” she said. Gildone had asked Sheffer to create fairy-tale themes because fairy tales are timeless and familiar. “My mother would have been pleased that we gave the library such a beautiful and long-lasting gift — but she would have hated the hoopla,” Gildone said. The “hoopla” had started early on National Fairy Tale Day, when library staff members dressed as fairy tale characters. Children who guessed their identities won prizes. Prior to the unveiling, a contest was held among children who came in costume. Judge Amy Gallagher selected as the winner among eight contestants Persayiss Freeman, 8, of Lakeshore Primary School, dressed as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” and carrying “Toto” in a basket. She had borrowed the costume from her aunt, Tisha Dolak, of Conneaut, who said it was a years-old
Wildfire dance costume. “She wanted a fairy tale, and was the only costume I had,” Dolak said. Freeman won a book and a soft “topsy-turvy” doll that became Goldilocks or one of the Three Bears, depending on how it was turned. After the unveiling came refreshments and live 70stheme music by father-andson team Bryan and Tom Gildone. Hoping the new stainedglass panels encourage parents to read fairy tales to their children, Gildone closed the brief program by quoting from Albert Einstein, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” Later, Gildone stressed the importance of fairy tales to our literary culture. “Fairy tales help children learn to use their imaginations and creativity as well as learn to be brave and solve problems. They teach children about good and bad,” she said.” She also hopes that her memorial gift of stained glass windows is the start of a trend. “I miss my mom so much,”she said. “She was my biggest supporter and my best friend. Having the windows gifted to the library in her honor has helped me with my grieving process. I have dreamed of the Conneaut Public Library becoming known as the stained glass library in America. Perhaps others will want to honor a loved one in the same way, and the dream will come true.”
Conneaut Public Library Executive Director Kathy Members of Conneaut High School’s Academic Team will compete March 11 in a Pape dressed as the district “Trash Tournament” focusing on recent events and popular culture hosted by Persayiss Freeman, 8, won wicked witch from “Snow Conneaut High School. They are (left to right) Jake Snyder, Kira Hall, Ryan Oatman, the costume contest as White” and offered library Chris Kelly, Scott Gerdes, Amanda Fisher, Jennifer Gallagher, Alexis Slocum, Jenna Dorothy from “The Wizard patrons a bite from her Porfilio, Jessica Ferguson, Danielle Hall. Missing is Rashad Al-Araibi. of Oz.” poison apple. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Conneaut Public Library Events
Upcoming Events March 7, 14 - AA meeting, open, 8 p.m. at Amboy United Methodist Church, 554 W. Main Road.
The next meetings of the Rubber Band Bracelet March 7 - Soup & Sandwich Club will be 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 10 and 24. Bring Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at supplies, learn to make new bracelets, teach others, trade First Congregational United materials. All ages welcome. Church of Christ, Main & BufDr. Nancy Rung is sponsoring a Winter Writing Contest at the Conneaut Public Library open to ages 12 and up. But time is running out. Submit a 1,000-word entry in any genre by March 15 to the Conneaut Public LIbrary via mail (304 Buffalo St., Conneaut 44030) or e-mail to Library Director Kathy Pape at papeka@oplin.org.
Kingsville Public Library Events “Gravity,” winner of the most 2013 Academy Awards, will be shown 2 p.m. March 9 at the Simak Welcome Center, the next film in the Kingsville Public Library’s “Sunday Matinee” series. Movie and popcorn are free. Other concessions will be available. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, “Gravity” is rated PG-13. “Now You See Me” will be shown 2 p.m. March 30.
falo Streets. Vegetable soup or chili, sandwich, pie, beverage. $6. March 7 - Monroe Sirens’ Hoagie Sale. Pick up noon to 8 p.m. at Monroe Fire Hall, 4095 Center Road. $3.50. Order 440594-1386 or 440-645-8547. Benefit Monroe Volunteer Fire Dept. March 8 - D-Day Ohio, Inc., planning/lunch meeting 11 a.m. at New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street. Current/prospective volunteers invited. March 8 - A.U.C.E. Spaghetti Dinner 4 to 7 p.m. at Kingsville Fire Hall, 3130 Main Street, with meatballs, salad, bread & butter, dessert, drinks. Donation $6; kids 6-11 $5; under 6, $2. Benefit Kingsville Volunteer Fire Department. March 10 - NARVRE (retired railroad workers) meeting 10 a.m. at Eagles Club, Old Main Road. Refreshments.
The Village Readers Book Club will meet 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 (winter meeting time) at the Simak Welcome Center to discuss “Orange Is the New Black” March 11 - Free dinner 5 to by Piper Kerman. All are welcome. Next month, Village Readers returns to its regular 7 p.m. third-Tuesday-of- 7 p.m. at Kingsville Presbyterian Church, 3049 W. Main the-month meeting time. Street. with cabbage roll casserole and mashed potatoes.
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March 12 - Reuben sandwich or Corned Beef & Cabbage dinner, 5 to 7 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Main & Buffalo Streets. Take-out available. Adults $8,
children 2-10, $5. Benefit missions and the Youth Group. March 14 - Soup Lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kingsville Presbyterian Church, 3049 W. Main Street (Route 84). Vegetable beef or potato soup, homemade dessert, beverage. Donation only. March 15 - A.U.C.E. Pancake Breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. at Edgewood High School, 2428 Blake Road. Pancakes, syrup & butter, sausage, juice, coffee. $5. Entertainment. Benefit for Buckeye Citizens for Quality Education. March 15 - Conneaut Community Kitchen 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at IOOF Hall, 253 Liberty Street. Hot homemade soup, bread, dessert. Free. March 15 - Monroe Sirens Chili Cook-Off, 1 to 5 p.m. at Monroe Fire Hall, 4095 Center Road. Register $10 by March 12. Bring three gallons of chili, plus recipe. Win $100. Call 812-0048. March 15 - Movie Night 6 p.m. at Kingsville Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 3049 W. Main Street. Free. March 15 - Spring Fling, 6 to 10 p.m. at American Legion, 272 Broad Street. BYOB, with music by Kingpins, Chinese Auction, 50/50 raffle. Benefit Legion softball and CHS Girls softball teams. Tickets $12. Call Jim Tupa 812-8714. March 16 - AUCE Pancake Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church, 3700 Route 193. Adults $7, ages 5-12, $3, under 5, free. Seniors $6. Pancakes, sausage gravy & biscuits, scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, toast, juice, coffee.
Free Tax Filing Assistance is available at the CHRC by appointment only noon to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursday. Most households with less than $60,000 income CHS Class of 1964 may file state and federal taxes Conneaut High School Class of 1964 will meet 11 a.m. free with the Ohio Benefit Bank proMarch 14. Contact Connie Williams at connieott@ gram. E-filers will receive refunds in 14 days or less. Tax suite224.net. counselors will assist. Rowe Classes of ’53/54
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Rowe High School Classes of 1953/54 will meet for breakA special Tax Clinic will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on fast 9 a.m. March 18 at Perkins Restaurant, Conneaut Saturday, March 29. Appointments are welcome but walk- Plaza. Guests welcome. Breakfasts the first/ third Tuesdays. ins are accepted. Call 593-5273 to set up an appointment.
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Donations of book cases to house donated books are sought for Right Track, the free after-school program serving 82 children. Right Track also seeks donations of paper towels, cleaning supplies, paper cups, napkins, bowls, plastic spoons and tissues. Call Tammy Ledford, coordinator at 593-5273.
Conneaut Arts Center 1025 Buffalo St. (440) 593-5888
Kids from kindergarten through high school are invited to audition for the “It’s All About Kids” variety show coming to the Conneaut Arts Center 7 p.m. March 28 and 29 and 2 p.m. March 30. Call 593-5888 to schedule a threeminute audition 4 to 6 p.m. March 17 and 19, or 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 18. Parent/guardian must be present. The Variety Show will be directed by Madeleine Plosila.
Rowe High School Classes of 1962/1963 will meet for breakfast 9 a.m. March 25. Guests welcome. Contact Carole Alexander.
CHS Class of 1958 Conneaut High School Class of 1958 will meet for lunch at noon April 7 at Perkins Restaurant, Conneaut Plaza. Guests welcome. Lunches the first Monday of the month.
Nic Church To Speak at NARVRE Meeting Conneaut City Council President Nic Church will be the guest speaker at the 10 a.m. March 10 meeting of National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees, Inc. (NARVRE) Unit #43 at the Conneaut Eagles Club #408 171 Main St., All employees in Ashtabula County working on or retired from railroad retirement are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served and a 50/50 drawing held. Contact Unit #43 President Jon Brady at 440-593-2790.
Pharmacy & Health Drug Management after a Heart Attack A heart attack is a condition where a blood clot blocks blood flow through the small arteries in the heart, called coronary arteries, resulting in damage to the heart muscle. Small blood clots are typically by Kerry Gerdes caused by a large buildup of what is called “bad choGerdes Pharmacy lesterol” in the blood and 245 Main St. arteries. 593-2578 The symptoms of a heart attack can be different from one person to the next. Common symptoms may include heartburn, shortness of breath, cold sweat, dizziness, and squeezing of the chest that may radiate to the neck, arms, or back. If a person suspects that he or she is having a heart attack, immediate medical care is essential. Most hospitals have a treatment plan in place for people who experience a heart attack. It usually consists of certain medications and may include surgical procedures. Aspirin is immediately given in most people to help reduce blood clotting and improve blood flow to the heart. Other medications like tissue plasminogen activator (Activase) that belong to the class called thrombolytics or “clot busters” may be given into an artery or vein within a short time period to help dissolve the clot. Nitrate medications like nitroglycerin may be taken to help chest pain and increase blood flow to the heart. In addition, after a heart attack, medications may be prescribed to help lower blood pressure.
Conneaut’s Creative Writing “Pet looking at you” by Don Lee North Kingsville “Here’s looking at you kid,” my old bloodhound Bogart said. Then his face went kindablanka after the treat and without even a thankya stuck his face in the water bowl licked his chops and began to howl. Send in the clowns, he said there must be clowns. Lookin’ at you and you lookin’ at me, where’s the cat she’d make three, better yet go get Curly, Moe and Larry. For it’s clowns that we is in this lookin’ and showin’-biz. We dance around turning frowns upside down. But what are we thinkin’when we’re lookin’ nat each other? Hopefully, each treats the other with kindness and not bother. Well, of course I’m also thinkin’ ‘bout food ‘n water and a place to lie down and maybe some laughs once in awhile for actin’ like a clown. What else am I thinkin’? You tell me. Could it be that I should change my name to Emmitt Kelly?
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Janie Altrogge will offer a new series of Sunday afternoon art classes. March 9 is Needle Felting, March 16 and March 23 - Drawing; and open project of your choice and Luckily, the team with materials on April 6. Classes are 1 to 3 p.m. in the Cre- which it was tied left early, ative Arts Annex. Payment $15 per class or $60 due in ad- too. vance. “The tournament normally held at Case Western Gregor Olsavsky is offering a six-week classes in Finn- Reserve University was ish on Thursday evenings starting April 3. Finnish I is 6 to moved to the southwest 7:30 p.m. and Finnish II 7:30 to 9 p.m. Course is $35 non- side of Cleveland. The day CAC members and $30 members. Fee must be paid in ad- we went, we had a bad vance. No class April 17. snowstorm, so we were able to get a school bus through The next six-week session of Zumba begins 5:30 p.m. Superintendent Kent HousTuesday, March 11, with instructor Sara Perts. $6.50 per ton. We were tied for second class or $40 for six weeks ($36 CAC members). Call 593- place when we had to leave, 5888. but the other team left, too,” Nelson said. The Student Art Show is hanging in the Main GalWhen Nelson heard lery all month. An awards reception is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. about a smaller trash tourMarch 6. nament being held near
From page 4A Youngstown, she accepted an invitation to join because of its proximity to Conneaut. Greg Bossick, new head of the Ohio Academic Competition, asked Nelson to host the next tournament. “I jumped on it,” Nelson said. “But it took until March for us to schedule it.” Bossick said next week’s “small school” tournament will include 12 teams from Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga and northern Trumbull Counties. “It will provide more
teams opportunities to qualify for one of the six regional Ohio Academic Competitions as well as national competitions near the end of the school year,” Bossick said. The only drawback to the smaller competition is that fewer Academic Team members will be able to participate. CHS will have two fourmember teams in the competition. Nelson said that Conneaut historically does well on the “Trash Tournament” because the kids re-
late to the questions. “One of our girls, a freshman, scored fifth in the 63-team tournament in December because she’s so up on things,” Nelson said. “But most of the kids read a lot and play games. Sports is one area we didn’t do so well, though.” The tournament format will be based on the National Academic Quiz Tournament (NAQT) guidelines. The high school will hold the Trash Tournament and awards presentations in three individual classrooms.
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COUNCIL “And the southern roads are okay. We have crack filler, seal, and all that subtracted from the money to pave the other roads,” he said. When Williams asked how much it would cost to asphalt all city streets, Eggleston joked, “It sounds like the finance guy is getting ambitious.” Eggleston estimated about $1.2 million in asphalt alone for such a project. Williams said that with money left over in the street paving budget, the city could have $580,000 to use this year, including the $400,000 generated by the new street levy. Eggleston said the city needs to take care of storm water issues as well prior to paving streets. He was to meet with CT Consultants about those issues on March 4. An Ohio Public Works Commission grant will assist with new water lines in the area of Chadman, Park and Benjamin Streets. Eggleston said Council needed to look ahead in its street planning not only to 2014, but also 2015, prompting Ward 2 Councilman Phil Garcia to remark, “Hopefully the snow will be gone by then.” Under new business, council talked about the nuisance/excessive alarms at Highland Place Apartments. Due to excessive calls, the city has billed the apartment complex $1,750, per city ordinance which fines for more than three false alarms per year. Fines start at about $50 for the first instance and increase incrementally with each false call. Highland Place is objecting to the bill, saying it cannot afford to pay it, and has
From page 1A appealed to the City Manager. But Ward 4 Councilman Tom Kozesky was unsympathetic, saying that the problem had been “progressive” and that each call is a waste of manpower and energy. He said the alarm system at Highland indicates the floor, but not the specific apartment number, of each call, causing further time spent on each call. Law Director Carly Prather said some of the false alarms at Highland from the first of the year were not billed. Eggleston said that according to the city ordinance, apartment management may seek an appeal in writing within 10 days. The management has blamed the security system for problems, and says it has since shut off the faulty system, which Kozesky said could be a cause for concern among those whose elderly relatives reside there. The woman appealing the fine also said she had called the alarm company to fix the problem and it failed to do so. Kozesky also said the company that provides the alarm system is a large Cleveland company that serves many complexes. “I think they can afford it,” he said. “They should have taken care of it when it first occurred. This is a problem between the apartment complex and the security company, not the apartment complex and us.” Ward 1 Councilman Doug Hedrick was equally nonsympathetic, saying that if the city does not enforce its ordinance, then the ordinance will have no teeth. “If this fine is forgiven, then the value of the ordi-
nance is defeated,” he said. Council also discussed front and side yard parking ordinances. Law Director Carly Prather said the Law Department can enforce the ordinance if the front or side lawn is devoid of vegetation. “’Unsightly” is hard to prove,” she said. She said the police department, not the Zoning Department, will be policing to ensure the ordinance is enforce. “We have some hellacious front yards around here,” said Council President Nic Church. Council also talked about the necessity of amending an ordinance to restrict animal cages and kennels in the city to back yards. The ordinance will be referred to the Planning Commission to work on a definition of “accessory structures.” Finally, Council talked about the Solicitor/Itinerant Vendor ordinance. The process currently requires persons to apply for a permit with the City Manager’s office, then proceed to the Police Department for a $10 outstanding warrant check. Then they return to the City Manager, pay $10, and pick up a permit. Church said anyone knocking on doors in the city should be able to produce the permit upon request. Otherwise, they may not go doorto-door in the city. Wording in the ordinance that requires solicitors to be fingerprinted is being removed, Prather said, since the city cannot fingerprint persons under 18. It will replace the “good moral character” wording with “no active warrants” since the former is also difficult to prove. Church said people
should call the police with questions about any door-todoor solicitors. Council is still looking at the trash ordinance, and learned at its Feb. 18 work session that the Board of Health wants to review it as well. Eggleston said at that work session that trash haulers get permits from the Board of Health, but the Board of Health does no inspections. Council would like trash haulers’ vehicles to be enclosed on the top or tarped. On Monday night, Prather said the latest draft of the trash ordinance will include wording that says “haulers shall offer recycling,” and a requirement that the name and phone number must be painted on the side of haulers’ trucks in three-inch letters. Trucks will also be required to have yellow warning lights, and, within two years after the ordinance passes, haulers will be required to have packer trucks. Ward 3 Councilwoman Debbie Newcomb plans to attend a March 6 meeting at the county level to discuss recycling, which is expected to return to the county next month. Council also gave a “thumbs-up” to the microphones which the Cable Advisory Board will purchase for City Council. CAB President Allan Mononen attended the meeting and said the sooner the microphones are ordered, the sooner he and fellow CAB members will install them. Council will meet in regular televised session 7 p.m. March 10 in Council chambers.
ACMC said access to local health care is “incredibly necessary” in that it improves health outcomes, helps manage chronic conditions, and is key to longterm wellness intervention. “This is an exciting time for Ashtabula County Medical Center, Conneaut, and the growth of health-care services in Ashtabula County. Everyone needs health care,” she said. That, Habowski said, was the reason behind the hours spent in the drawing room planning the new facility. “We looked at how to engage the community and build relationships,” he said. “We want to serve the underserved in all conditions, specifically to make ourselves available in Conneaut so people would not have to go out of town, to keep them within the county borders with no trips to Cleveland [for medical care].” In keeping with its commitment to the community, ACMC included in the new facility a community room that accommodates 60 to 100 people and is open to local groups. “We hope to hold classes and educational seminars as well,” Hutchison said. Conneaut Family Health Center is far from finished. Before the end of the year, it will offer “Express Care,” for treatment of minor illnesses and “bumps and bruises.” “It’s a step down from urgent care because it does not treat trauma,” Hutchison said. ACMC’s move into Conneaut is part of a countywide expansion. It plans to expand its Jefferson Family Health Center later this year. “We’ve recruited 20 new physicians in the last two years, and many of them are
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ACMC Vice President Lewis G. Hutchison shows off the remote-controlled chair in the treatment room offering minor surgical procedures. from the area,” Hutchison said. Monday’s opening was more than bricks and mortar for Hutchison, too. So proud was he of the finished product that the northern Trumbull County resident took his wife and mother for a tour on Saturday. “I feel – having come here when it was dust and nothing – that we have a building serving patients. The people deserve this. I’m proud to be part of a team and have the opportunity to see it. You walk in and, ‘wow’! It’s good for the community and Ashtabula County.” Watching the staff members busy at work Monday – phones were ringing as soon as the office opened at 8 a.m. — Hutchison was filled with pride. “The beauty of it is the people,” he said. Call the Conneaut Family Health Center at 440-5992262 to set up an appointment.
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9TH GRADE HONOR ROLL 2ND 9 WEEKS Charlotte Arnold, Cimarron Barnes, Ashlee Barnhart, Evan Bennett, Richard Bertrand, Sierra Brink*, Donald Brown, Mackenzie Carraher, Vivian Cochran, Shelby Conley, Brandi Davis, Breanna Dudas*, Celeste English-Williams, Jennifer Gallagher, Christine Gullo, Danielle Hall*, Erik Heinonen*, Tehya Higley, Katelynn Jashurek, Jacob Kehoe*, Adam Laitinen*, Kayla Malone*, Genoah Martinelli*, Justin Mason, Daniel Maurer*, Kayla Misic*, Ben Mittelstadt, Eric Nagy, Alexis Nelson*, Brianna Oatman, Kayla Palo, Kennedy Rogers, Hope Romanski, Rebecca Sackett, Ghata Vasavada * denotes 4.0
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Lakeshore Pajama Party Twist Cheer will Perform at Buckeye Pancake Breakfast
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Feb. 21 was Pajama Party Day for the preschool classes at Lakeshore Primary School. Teacher’s aide Suzanne Malys is pictured with Miles Osburn (foreground) and Jefferson Smothers after pouring syrup on their pancakes. Each February, teacher Stephanie Van Norman reads “If You Give A Pig A Pancake” and then asks kids to come to school in their pajamas. She heated pancakes in the toaster. A good time was had by all.
Erika Hatch is CMS Student of the Month
Kicking off the entertainment line-up at the March 15 Pancake Breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. at Edgewood High School, 2428 Blake Road, will be award-winning Twist Cheer, comprised of girls in fifth through eleventh grades. Twist will be fresh from its national competition at the Cleveland Convention Center March 8-9. Twist teams have taken first place this season in all but one competition, coming in second on that occasion. Pictured are (front, left) Bailey Roberts and Molly Zezzo; (second row, left) Sarah Artman, Erica Perkio, Sadie Price, Kaleigh Stell, Jenna Coon, Morgan Sweet; (third row, left) Krista Williams, Leah Vendetti, Kiera Wyman, Abbey Blashinsky, Lucia Mozzocco; (fourth row, left) Kelsie Wiser, Katie Loucks, Sydni Franklin, Kayla DeGeorge, Sam Mitcham, Alyvia Dalrymple, Taylor Roberts, Mari Rizzo, Rayona Potter and Janessa Stell. Advisor is Jolene Roberts. The All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast will offer pancakes and maple syrup, sausage, juice and coffee, for $5. Proceeds benefit the Buckeye Citizens for Quality Education. SUBMITTED PHOTO
“N Harmonix Performs at First UCC
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Conneaut Rotary Club President Glenda Lowe (right) congratulates Conneaut Middle School Student of the Month Erika Hatch at the Rotary Club’s Feb. 25 meeting. The daughter of Michael and Rebecca Hatch was described by her nominating teachers as an ideal student who is courteous, mature, and exhibits an outstanding classroom work ethic. “Her willingness to help others and to be a leader in the classroom makes her a model student,” said Gary Case. “She works to make others around her better.” Said Library teacher Danica Parma, “Erika is the type of student every teacher would want in the classroom. It is a joy having Erika in the library. Erika has recommended books that I have placed on my ‘wish list.’” Also a volunteer in the school office, the eighth grader will be eligible for Student of the Year award in June. Conneaut Rotary Club hosts the Student of the Month at its luncheon meeting the last Tuesday of each month.
Rylynn Seeley Is Student of the Month
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Rylynn Seeley (center) was honored as Gateway Elementary School Student of the Month at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Conneaut Area City Schools Board of Education. Her nominating teacher, Mark Salvaterra (right), praised Seeley as “not one to use a lot of words, but her actions are clearly above and beyond the call of duty.” He said that Seeley, a member of 4-H, takes pride in her work and is a pleasant person. “That makes her stand out,” he said. Seeley is flanked by her parents, Lynn (left) and Kari. At left is Nic Church, Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce board member who presented the monthly award, which recognizes outstanding fifth-grade students.
Conneaut High School Show Choir, ‘n Harmonix, performed Feb. 22 at First Congregational United Church of Christ Italian Dinner. From left, they are Quinn Angerer, Ashley Forward, Amanda Fisher, Annagrace Shields, Alyssa Hudson, Kyle Nagy, Matt Boatright, Brandon Wagner, Sam Clark, Lexi Wojtowitz, Not facing the camera are Sarah DeNunzio, Hannah Hicks and Liana Durnell The Show Choir director is Megan Kalosky. CHS Cabaret is March 27-28. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Buckeye To Present “Safety for Kids Using Computers and Cell Phones” by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - Parents of students in grades K to 5 in the Buckeye Local School District are invited to a presentation, “Safety for Kids Using Computers and Cell Phones” 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in the library computer lab at Edgewood High School, 2428 Blake Road. Buckeye District Technology Director Nick Orlando said the schools are offering the program to alert parents to what is happening in cyberspace. “Computers and cell phones are so much a part of the fabric of our society,” said Orlando, former elementary school principal in his first year as Buckeye Technology Director. “We don’t have too many problems at the elementary level, but every once in awhile, there’s an e-mail or a text or something that I get a phone call about. The elementary level is where you need to teach the kids. We want to teach good digital citizenship to our students.”
Orlando said if the schools do not teach good digital citizenship, students will learn it from their friends. “That may not be the best thing,” he said. “ This is a way to ‘tag-team’ with the parents. Elementary parents may not even be thinking about this kind of thing, but I do see more cell phones on kids’ desks, and more kids on phones.” Though the program is aimed at elementary school parents, parents of middle and high school students are welcome. “It’s going to be an informational meeting. There’s a ton of information out there. We’ll have lots of room for comments and questions,” Orlando said. Assisting Orlando will be Buckeye Schools Resource Officer Julius Petro, former Ashtabula County sheriff ’s deputy. Orlando said the high school library computer lab was chosen as the meeting site because of its central location in the district and its sizable computer lab. “If we get a good response next week, we’ll do it again,” Orlando said.
Elizabeth Lett is Spartan of the Month
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Conneaut High School senior Elizabeth Lett (left) had the distinct honor of being recognized as Conneaut City Council’s first Spartan for the Month, a new award instituted by City Council President Nic Church. The high school selection committee nominated Lett for her kind and caring personality and going above and beyond to help those around her. It called her “a leader by example and role model for others” who exhibits patience and unselfish behavior. Ward 1 Councilman Doug Hedrick felt honored to present, with Church, a plaque and flowers to Lett because Lett was a student in his chemistry class. “She is a hard worker, pleasant, and deserving of this award,” Hedrick said. Lett said simply, “I’m just honored.”
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SCHOOL YEAR Calamity days will no longer be a concern next year because the state is requiring districts to complete a certain number of educational hours rather than days. The proposed calendar offers 1,001 hours to Conneaut High School and Conneaut Middle School students and 910 hours to grades one to five, including the district’s all-day kindergarten. Houston said the number of educational hours exceeds the state minimum and takes “calamity days” into account. No one from the public commented on the proposed schedule. The schedule also included in-service days and parent/ teacher conferences, which led the board to discuss changing the year’s second parent/teacher conference time to encourage better attendance. Board member Diana DiPofi reasoned that attendance was poor in the winter because the conferences are scheduled the night before a four-day weekend, and some families leave town. She suggested scheduling conferences for Tuesdays, Feb. 5 and Feb. 10, in advance of the long weekend Feb. 13-16. Houston, however, said he disliked conference times “spread far apart,” and noted that Lakeshore Primary School morning conferences are better attended than afternoon or evening. “I don’t like having conferences in different weeks,” he said. But DiPofi also noted that Lakeshore conferences are scheduled, unlike Conneaut Middle School and High School, where parents walk in during the appointed times to speak with different teachers. “In that ‘round robin’ system, you have to sit, and if you can’t wait, then you leave,” DiPofi said. School board member Cris Newcomb said that some parents do not attend the conferences because they schedule visits for their children with the “non-custodial” parent on days when classes are not in session.
PORT will seek other funding and has written a letter of intent to the Conneaut Foundation. The board is seeking a six-passenger all-terrain vehicle which can be used to take people to their trailers on the sand bar, transport the handicapped and be use during D-Day weekend. A snow plow and salter can be attached. The Port Authority will l i ke l y qu al i fy fo r t wo grants from the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. The grant would bring in architectural students to look at the harbor and offer a perception including structures and landscaping after taking into account historical data provided by the Port Authority, No matching funds are required, making the grant free. The PA called the project a great opportunity for the students. The PA is looking at it for the fall, 2014. At the annual Dock Fest on July 26, a “Paddle
TAXES “Chances are, they aren’t going to owe any tax, but they still have to file,” he said. The same rules apply to teenagers who are employed. Though they do not owe tax if under 18, they must file. If their employers took out withholding tax, teens will not recover those payments unless they file. “Even people who have been employed, but are now out of work, have to file,” Gasch said. “We aren’t psychic. We don’t know that they’re out of work.” Residents who think the city won’t find them if they fail to file might want to think again. “The state sends records of everyone who files state income tax, and we check our records against theirs,”
From page 3A Battle for Lake Erie” will be held this year. The Port Authority is seeking permits from the U.S. Coast Guard. The battle would involve three courses: one for children, an advanced course, and one for kayaks. The board also learned there are leaks in the Breakwall Barbeque building, the corners of the fuel dock, and on two docks. Progress on the web site continues to be slow, but an update has been promised in March. In attendance were Port Authority members Joe Raisian, chair; Bob Best, Eric Nesbitt, Luke Gallagher, Bill Cooper, Wally Dunne, plus Council Liaison Nic Church. Bruce Fleischmann was absent. Chair Joe Raisian thanked Church for attending, saying, “It’s good to see you taking an interest in the Port Authority.” The Port Authority will meet at its new time, 6:30 p.m., on March 20 at 929 Broad Street.
From page 1A Gasch said. Those who fail to file by April 15 face a $50 late fee regardless of whether tax is due. Those who cannot afford to pay taxes owed are urged to contact the Income Tax office at 593-7416. “We are always willing to work out a payment plan,” Gasch said. The local Income Tax office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays on the third floor of City Hall. Though April 15 is its busiest day of the year, the Income Tax office does not extend hours that day. “Save yourself headaches and file early,” Gasch recommends. Returns may be mailed to Income Tax Office, Conneaut City Hall, 295 Main Street, Conneaut, Ohio 44030.
From page 3A Lakeshore Principal Jim Kennedy said that of 464 conferences scheduled at his school in the fall, 342 appointments, or 74 per cent, were kept. “There’s always a slight decline in the spring,” he said. Also during the work session, during the Legislative Report, DiPofi announced that due to the excessive number of calamity days used by most districts, the Ohio Department of Education announced in mid-February a change in the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) dates. The testing window has been moved to April 21 through May 16. Gateway Elementary School Principal Kris Mucci told the board that because April 21 falls the day after Easter, testing will begin in the Conneaut district on Monday, April 28. Testing will take place the weeks of April 28, May 5 and 12. The fourth week of May 19 will be used for makeup. Testing will be staggered within the building, and students not being tested on a particular day will come to school later. The school district will have staggered bus schedules those weeks and parents will be notified. Fifth- and eighth-grade students will be tested in reading April 28, math on April 29, science on April 30. Grades 4 and 7 will be tested for reading on May 1, math on May 2, and science on May 5. Mucci favored the “delayed start” for non-testing students, saying the morale of the tested students is higher and that the testing experience is more “positive” when only those being tested are in the building. “Last year, our fourth grades scored in the 88th percentile, for the first time ever,” she said. “We had a good ‘Annual Yearly Progress’ because of the small groups.” Conneaut Middle School Principal Joel Taylor agreed. “It creates a good, quiet atmosphere, with fewer students, and the test is amazingly well-run and efficient,” he said. “The teachers also said it was helpful not to have the non-tested kids there during testing hours.” Houston acknowledged a few complaints from Gateway Elementary School parents when the two-hour delay was implemented last year for non-testing students on OAA days. “But if they have the schedule ahead of time, they can make arrangements,” said board member Joan Norton. “This puts kids in the most successful testing environment,” Houston said. “We’re here to help them get more “check” marks rather than “x” marks on [test] indicators.” The board was not required to pass a motion to implement the two-hour delay on test days, but its favorable response prompted Houston to announce he will begin making bus transportation arrangements. “Perfect!” he said.
Meat Solicitor Cited by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Nathan Horn and Daniel Bartley were cited after they were found soliciting without a permit. According to police reports, officers at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 22 observed a male walking door-to-door soliciting meat. He matched the description from a previous call about a door-to-door solicitor. Officers initiated a traffic stop and met with the driver, Horn, and his pas-
Non-Active Meth Lab Found on Harper Street by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - A non-active meth lab was discovered Feb. 21 on Harper Street. According to police reports, officers at 3:27 p.m. were advised of a plastic bag in a tree on Harper Street near the brick pond. They were told the bag appeared to contain non-active meth
CONNEAUT - A driver traveling westbound on Lake Road at 11:59 a.m. Feb. 21 told officers he must have hit a patch of ice. When he found himself crossing the oncoming lane of traffic and traveling off the left side of the roadway, striking a Lake Road mailbox and CEI utility pole. His vehicle spun 180 degrees before coming to a final rest, facing east. The vehicle, totaled, was towed from the scene, and the driver transported to UHConneaut Medical Center after saying he felt his ankle may have been broken.
labs. Officers responded to the location and located the bag . A careful check of the bag revealed that it did appear to contain inactive labs in plastic soda bottles. Because nothing in the bag or in the area indicated who may be responsible, the bag was transported back to the police station for neutralization and disposal by Certified Meth Technicians.
Weaving Vehicle Leads To Citation by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers
CONNEAUT - Eugene Barnes was cited for OVI following a Feb. 21 traffic stop. According to police reports, officers observed a car traveling westbound on East Main Road at 1:45 a.m. beAt 8:10 p.m. Feb. 22, officgin to weave several times ers were dispatched to I-90 over the divider line between eastbound for report of an acthe eastbound and westcident involving a semi and a bound lanes. vehicle. When speaking with officAccording to police reports, officers dispatched to the scene found upon arrival that traffic was slowed in the driving lane and stopped in the passing lane. The car had been driving eastbound in the driving lane when the semi passed. The semi attempted to change lanes, moving back into the driving lane, when it struck the car, forcing it into the guardrail. The vehicle then bounced back into the passenger lane, striking a third vehicle.
MVAs On Lake Road, I-90 BY MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers
senger, Barley, and requested their solicitor’s permit. Horn advised he did not have one and did not know that one was required. Bartley was found to have an active warrant from the Wooster post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. Dispatch advised OSHP would pick him up and Bartley was transported to the City Jail without incident. Horn was cited for Display of Plates due to the vehicle being used for a commercial purpose without a commercial registration.
ers, Barnes emitted the strong odor of alcohol from his breath and person, his speech was slow and slurred and his eyes were bloodshot and watery. While taking field sobriety tests, Barnes was unsteady on his feet. Failing the tests, Barnes was transported to the station and cited for OVI as well as OVI with prohibited concentration of alcohol in his system.
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Water Main Break At Jackson & Harbor Streets by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Conneaut fire personnel had to force entry into a building at Jackson and Harbor Streets after a water main broke at 11:42 a.m. Feb. 22. Police reports stated that fire fighters found several
inches of water flowing inside the building. They also discovered the case: a large diameter water line had burst due to extreme freezing tempera- A truck carrying excavating equipment suffered a tures, flooding the building. mishap Feb. 24 on Lake Road in North Kingsville. No one SUBMITTED PHOTO The Water Department was injured. was contacted, along with the Illuminating Company to shut off the power.
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Lions maul Warriors BY ALLAN MONONEN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - The Ohio D II tournament continued Saturday evening at Edgewood. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin had defeated Painesville Harvey last Wednesday to earn the chance to compete at Edgewood. NDCL had visited Edgewood in December in the Warriors home opener. The Warriors then held on to a 5957 victory. Both squads have improved during the season, the Lions also have Mike Cirillo back in uniform. The December contest was a fast-paced affair, coming down the final shot that rolled off and gave the Warriors the win. This game started slowly. The Lions warmed up in the second quarter, ran off to a 3518 lead at halftime and countered Warriors baskets in the second half to take the triumph 62-49. “On offense we wanted to speed up the game as much as we could. We thought we
had an advantage at the guards. We wanted to spread the floor, space them out, attack the gaps, penetrate and pass off to the big guys. We didn’t push the ball as well in the second half. We put our best player, Cirillo, on Kalil. He (Cirillo) is very quick,a very good defender, tough to get around,” NDCL Coach Chris Paulos said. “On defense we wanted to pressure the ball, get them uncomfortable, play good help defense, take charges from the weak side. The defensive plan was to pressure the ball and defend the three,” Paulos added. “We gave up too many points in the first half, couldn’t hit the side of a barn. We couldn’t find our groove, we outscored them in the second half but just gave them too big of a lead in the first half,” Edgewood coach John Bowler said. The fans watched a slow start to the game in the first quarter. Neither side could pry off the lid from the basket. Finally after three scoreless minutes, Eli Kalil put in
a jumper to give Edgewood a short-lived 2-0 advantage. Mike Cirillo led the Lions to a 12-5 tally, then Connor McLaughlin swished a long three to beat the buzzer to put the score at 12-8. Cirillo and Aaron Hammer, from outside, helped the Lions roar out to double the Warrior score at 35-18 at the halftime break. The teams swapped buckets in the second half. Anthonie Monda hit a three to cut the gap to 56-45 inside three minutes but the Lions answered to keep a comfortable lead and hold off the Warriors 62-49. “We have a lot to look forward to. One game doesn’t define us. we beat all the county teams, have good memories of the season. The team has a lot of highlights. Their character showed in the close comebacks close games, we played the toughest schedule for an Edgewood team in years,” Bowler added. On the scoreboard, Mike Cirillo had the high game with 21 points. Mike Fedor, Aaron Hammer and Aidan
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Matt Fitchet, of Edgewood, shoots a free throw during a game against NDCL. Mlachak scored seven apiece. Connor McLaughlin led the Warriors with 19,Eli Kalil added 11, Matt Fitchet nine. Joey Zappitelli and Anthonie Monda had three and Alex Wisnyai one to round out the scoring. NDCL, 12-11,advances to face Lake Catholic at Lakeside on Wednesday. The season ends for Edgewood as they finished 149. The tourney trail also ended for Conneaut last week. West Geauga defeated the Spartans 55-43.
Eagles move on to regionals BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers LAKESIDE – The Geneva Eagles seemed to start slow in their opening tournament wins against Conneaut and NDCL, but in the end they got the job done. The Eagles defeated the Spartans 66-24 after a relatively slow start. Geneva moved on to defeat the Lions 43-28. In their district championship game against the East Tech Scarabs the Eagles started fast and never looked back. They went up 10-0 to start the game and had a 15-5 lead
after one quarter of action. The Eagles connected on a trio of three-pointers in the opening quarter. Emily Ball, Alyssa Scott and Annaliesa Fistek all hit three-pointers early on. Fistek scored five points in total in the quarter and Lindsey Mayle and Sarah Juncker each added two points. East Tech had a harder time on offense as the one seeded Scarabs received all five of their points from Jayla Sanford. Both teams grinded thing out in the second quarter as Geneva led 24-13. Mayle led the Eagles with five points, including three from the line.
Fistek and Juncker each added two more points. Shantell Bostick was able to match Mayle in the second quarter with five points, three of which came from the charity stripe. Dyna Lurns added three points for East Tech. Geneva was able to build a 15 point lead to start the third quarter 31-16 before the Scarabs cut it back down to ten heading into the fourth quarter. Mayle paced the Eagles with seven points. Emily Ball and Sarah Juncker each chipped in two. The Scarabs had their best quarter scoring as Morgan Daniel scored five
Connor McLaughlin takes a shot for the Edgewood points. Jessica Houze added. Warriors during a game against NDCL. Jayla Sanford had a basket and Bostick added a free throw. The Eagles held on for the BY BYRON C. WESSELL Boosters and the Falcon 45-38 the Scarabs cut it to Gazette Newspapers baseball team. The registrasix points at 37-31 before tion deadline is Friday, coming within five points at JEFFERSON - There March 14 and is $25 per 43-38. will be a Baseball Skills person. Mayle finished with a Everyone who attends Camp open to boys and game high 18 points for the girls in Grades K-6 on Fri- the camp will receive a tEagles to go with four assists day, March 14th 6pm to shirt and four hours of inand three blocks. Sarah 8pm and Saturday, March struction. Adult coaches and Juncker added eight points 15 from 10am to 12pm. The parents may observe for and 11 rebounds. With the free. baseball skills camp will win the Eagles advanced to If anyone interested has be held at the Jefferson play Akron St. Vincent-St. High School Gymnasium. questions they can contact Mary in the Barberton DiviThe camp is sponsored by Scott Barber at (440) 813sion II regional semifinal the Jefferson Athletic 2908. this past Tuesday.
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CAMA Announces 2014 Lenten Services “Eyewitness to Christ” Start March 13 By MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - The Conneaut Area Ministerial Association (CAMA) announces its schedule of Community Lenten services that will begin 6:30 p.m. Thursday evenings, starting March 13, rotating among member churches. Worship will be held in the style common to the host church. All are welcome. Each week’s offering will help CAMA offer transients aid and other assistance to the community. Musicians — choirs, soloists, bells or puppets — will perform one or two selections at each service. The host congregation will serve cookies, coffee and a cool beverage following the service. The schedule of services is:
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March 13: First Assembly of God, 389 W. Main Road. Preacher: the Rev. Frank Gore, pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, speaking on “The Rich Young Ruler,” based on Luke 18:1830. Music: The Singing Pastors
– Amboy United Methodist Church
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March 20: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road Tim Kraus, pastor, Church of Christ, speaking on “Judas Iscariot,” Luke 22:1-6. Choir: Hands of Hope Puppets from First Baptist Church March 27: New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street. Pastor Brian Ewig, interim, First Baptist Church, will preach on “Zacchaeus,” Luke 19:110. Choir: Church of Christ Quartet. April 3: First Baptist Church, 381 State Street. The Rev. Mary Prior, pastor of Amboy and New Leaf United Methodist Churches, will preach on “Mary of Bethany,” based on John 12:1-11. Choir: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
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Lenten services sponsored by the Conneaut Area Ministerial Association rotate among churches 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting March 13. April 10: Church of God, 5327 Center Road. The Rev. Scott Walsh, pastor of New Leaf United Methodist Church, will preach on
“Bartimaeus,” based on Luke 18:35-412 and Mark 10:46-52). Choir: Bells from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and New Leaf.
Lenten Bible Study at Corpus Christi Parish by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Corpus Christi will offer Bible study during Lent from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Based on Edward Sri’s “A Biblical Walk Through the Mass,” the Bible study will focus on the parts of the Mass — prayers, hymns, and rituals —and their inspiration from Scrip-
ture. The study is based on the belief that more worshippers will be able to enter more fully into the parts of the Mass the better they understand the Biblical background to the Kyrie, Gloria, and other prayers. Each session will begin with a general overview of the Mass and focus on a major section. A simple supper of soup and bread
7 a.m. Lenten Services Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Theme: “Beneath The Cross of Jesus” Grove Street at Lake Road March 12: “Beneath the Cross of Jesus I long to take my stand” Message by Mark Lytle, lay leader Musician: Bobbi Boles March 19: “The shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land” Message by Greg Betteridge, lay leader Musician: Jim Fuller March 26: “A home within a wilderness, a rest upon the way” Message by Rich Tulino, lay leader Musician: Jim Fuller April 2: “From my contrite heart, with tears” Message by Andy Chiodo, lay leader Musician: Jim Fuller April 9: “O Cross, your shadow for my abiding place” Message by Nancy Guthrie, Pastoral Assistant Musician: Bobbi Boles
will be served at 5:30 p.m. Hour-long study session is 6 to 7 p.m. All are welcome. To facilitate the ordering of materials, registration is requested by March 6 by e-mailing “margieslp@ yahoo.com” or calling the church office at 440-593-8570. The Rev. Philip Miller, pastor, and members of the Worship Committee will lead the sessions.
Girl Scout Sunday At Monroe UMC
At First Congregational United Church of Christ, Main & Buffalo St., greeters for the first Sunday in Lent March 9 are Jim, Jessica, Alex and Addie Kennedy. Liturgist is Sue Randall. The Chancel Choir under the direction of Norris Kelly will sing. Harry Casey is the organist. Pastoral Assistant, Keith Nitschke will give the message entitled, “Facing Temptation” based on Matthew 4:1-11. A family style pot luck luncheon will follow worship. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road, will observe the first Sunday of Lent, March 9, at 8:30 contemporary and 11 a.m. traditional worship services with Holy Communion. The Rev. Frank Gore, pastor, will preach on “Change of Heart” as part of the Lenten theme, “Making Changes.” A Lenten coin offering will be taken. Capital campaign offerings and Conneaut Food Pantry donations will be accepted. Bible Study moves to 6 p.m. Sundays during Lent. Girl Scout Sunday will be observed at 9:30 a.m. worship March 9 at Monroe United Methodist Church, 4302 Center Road. All past and present Girl Scouts are invited to attend. A reception with Girl Scout cookies, and Sunday school, will follow. Pastor Mary Prior will preach at 11 a.m. worship March 9 at Amboy United Methodist Church, 554 W. Main Road. Lela Yeager will present the Children’s Chat. Adult Sunday school 9 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study is suspended during Lent to encourage church members to attend CAMA worship 7 p.m. Thursdays. Administrative Council meeting 5:30 p.m. March 12. At 11 a.m. worship March 9 at First Baptist Church, 370 State St., interim pastor Brian Ewig will preach. Greeters are Carol Blevins, Audrey Corcoran and the Sheneman family. The Rev. Scott Walsh, pastor, will preach at 9 a.m. contemporary and 11 a.m. traditional worship March 9 at New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street. The Adult Choir, directed by Rebecca Levering, will sing, “Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God.” People for Prayer in Progress will meet at New Leaf South at 10 a.m. March 8. Senior High Youth 6 p.m. March 9 at New Leaf North. Book Group 7 p.m. March 10, “The River,” by Michael Neal. Pastor Dan Halstead will preach at 11 a.m. worship and 2 p.m. “Amped” worship on March 9 at Family Fellowship Foursquare Gospel Church, 641 Mill Street. Children’s church 11 a.m.
Church Meals: New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street, free Friday Community Dinners 5 to 6 p.m. Menu March 7: Roast pork & stuffing. Following dinner, join the small group, “What’s the Deal at New Leaf?” from 6 to 7 p.m. Fridays through April 10, focusing on the basics of Christianity. Leader is the Rev. Jan Walsh. Men’s Prayer Breakfast is 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. March 8 at New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street. Free food and fellowship. All welcome. King’s Kitchen of Kingsville Presbyterian Church, 3049 W. Main Road, will serve a dinner of cabbage roll casserole and mashed potatoes 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in Fellowship Hall. The meal is free. First Congregational United Church of Christ, Main & Buffalo Streets, will serve a Reuben Sandwich/ Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. March 12. Take-out available. Donation $8 adults, $5 children 2 to 10. Benefit missions & youth group. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road, is selling Nisua bread on March 15. $5 per one-pound loaf. Call 599-8908 to order. AUCE Pancake Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 16 at St. Andrew’s Church, 3700, Route 193. Adults $7, ages 5-12, $3, under 5, free. Seniors $6. Pancakes, sausage gravy & biscuits, scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, toast, juice, coffee. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road, will offer a Creamed Chicken & Biscuit dinner, carry-out only, after 8:30 and 11 a.m. church services on March 23. Meal includes creamed chicken over biscuit, mashed potatoes and green beans. $5. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church second annual Dinner Theater is 6 to 8 p.m. March 29, with hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $15 or $25 per couple. Call Michelle Logan at (440) 265-8727.
Ashtabula Friends For Life Oratory Contest The Ashtabula County Friends For Life is holding its fifth annual “Friends For Life Oratory Contest” 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at Henderson Memorial Library in Jefferson. High school juniors and seniors are invited to research, write and present an original pro-life speech on abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, or embryonic stem cell research. The firstplace winner will advance to the state level. Register by March 15 at ashcofriendsforlife@yahoo.com or call 440-466-7441. Download a registration form at www.ashcofriendsforlife.org.
Conneaut Cable Religious Services - Channels 6, 19 • Corpus Christi Mass: 3 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday.; 1 a.m. Monday, Thursday • First Congregational United Church of Christ Sunday Service: 4 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday; 2 a.m. Monday, Thursday • New Leaf United Methodist Church Sunday Service: 5 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday; 3 a.m. Monday, Thursday • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Sunday Service: 6 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday; 4 a.m. Monday, Thursday • Family Fellowship Foursquare Gospel Church Service: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Thursday • Conneaut Church of God: 3:20 p.m. Monday, Thursday
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DayZanea Pruitt, 10, Girl Scout Troop 80671, will be part of Girl Scout Sunday on March 9 at 9:30 a.m. worship at Monroe United Methodist Church. All Girl Scouts are invited. A Girl Scout cookie reception will follow the service.
Soup and Sandwich lunch is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 7 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Main & Buffalo Street. Choice of egg, tuna or meat sandwich on white or wheat bread, homemade vegetable soup or chili, plus pie and beverage. Donation $6. Soup Lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 14, at Kingsville Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 3049 W. Main Street. Choice of vegetable beef or potato soup, with homemade dessert and beverage. Take-out containers provided. Donation only Soup Lunch is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 19 at Amboy United Methodist Church, 550 W. Main Road. Menu is broccoli cheese soup or chili, with trimmings, dessert and beverage. Donation only.
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