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Barry Goodrich Out At Lake Erie Correctional Institution

by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT - Lake Erie Correctional Institution (LaECI) Warden Barry Goodrich is out as head of Conneaut’s 1,800-bed minimum/ medium security prison and Brigham Sloan is in. comes with an April 4 deadline, And at the Bent County CorrecCouncil is expected to convene a tional Facility in Las Animas, special meeting. The program pro- Colo., Sloan is out as warden and vides zero-percent financing fund- Goodrich is in. ing for low-to-moderate income The unusual “warden swap” single-family homeowners for announcement came Tuesday from home repair projects affecting prison owner Corrections Corporahealth and safety.

by MARTHA SOROHAN tion of America (CCA).

City Manager Tim Eggleston Gazette Newspapers “We are excited to have said a second required public Brigham Sloan join the manageCONNEAUT Spinning hearing on the CHIP program was ment team at Lake Erie,” Daren wheels went round and round in to be held March 27 or March 28. Swenson, CCA’s Vice President of Council chambers Monday night Call his office (593-7401) for con- Operations, said in a press release. as City Council, prevented by the firmation.

The press release steered clear Council did pass one signifi- of suggesting that Goodrich, deabsence of two members from voting on 14 pieces of legislation in cant piece of legislation: the Tree scribed by one fellow employee as the first reading, nonetheless & Shrub Ordinance over which it “introverted,” may not have been spent two hours discussing them has debated for a full year. up to the task of juggling LaECI before adjourning to executive ses- Eggleston repeated for the ump- prison responsibilities and estabsion at 9 p.m. to discuss pending teenth time that the new ordi- lishing solid community relationnance had been amended to re- ships. legislation.

Most of the ordinances will move wording giving city workers “We periodically make moves come up for second reading at permission to step onto private for a variety of reasons, and this is property uninvited to check tree reflective of that,” Steven Owen, Council’s April 8 meeting.

Because one of them — an or- health, and that Council could in- CCA Marketing Director redinance authorizing the City Man- clude in its annual budget fund- sponded from CCA corporate ofager to apply for a Community ing to cut down diseased trees on fices in Nashville. “We operate 60 Housing Improvement Program tree lawns. facilities and from time-to-time (CHIP) funding from the Ohio DeSee COUNCIL page 9A make changes for new expertise or velopment Services Agency — skill sets to the current situation

Moves 16 Ordinances To Next Reading

EASTER EGG HUNT Noon, March 29 at CHRC, 327 Mill Street.

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LaECI Celebrates “Women In Corrections” Month

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Lake Erie Correctional Institution (LaECI) Corrections Officer Reena Case (left) accepted a hyacinth (“because of the fragrance”) from Assistant Unit Manager Mari-Jo Pelshaw as LaECI recognized Women in Corrections Month last week. Over 100 female staff members were presented with their choice of potted tulips, hyacinths or daffodils by LaECI’s Morale Committee. Committee member Pelshaw said that while the prison had posted fliers announcing the flower give-away, some women were surprised to be given the small pots as they left work. Though some male staff members joked that they had been forgotten, most backed off when Pelshaw reminded them that they did not fit the “women in corrections” profile. “We try to raise morale with small events each month throughout the year,” Pelshaw said.

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Barry Goodrich, warden of LaECI, will swap warden’s positions with Brigham Sloan, (right), warden of Bent County Correctional Facility in Las Animas, Colo. at a facility.”

Owens added that Sloan, recently honored as Las Animas’ Citizen of the Year, has the community outreach skills that “we think are important at this juncture.”

“I think you’ll be happy,” he said.

Sloan comes to LaECI as it works hard to re-establish itself in the eyes of the local community after it was sold by the State of Ohio to CCA on Dec. 31, 2011.

Goodrich, who succeeded Rich Gansheimer as prison warden, has had a rocky tenure at LaECI. Failing to connect to the community — a sharp departure from the former community-minded prison opera-

tor MTC — Goodrich had to answer to failed state audits, a November inmate death due to drug overdose, and a rash of over-thefence contraband tossing incidents starting in late December that led to the arrest and conviction of some 10 suspects.

The prison also scored poorly in a January 22-23 “spontaneous inspection” requested by Ohio Rep. John Patterson (D-99) that showed deficiencies in safety, security, staff accountability and control over the inmates, as well as inmate discipline, access to purposeful activities, library services and staff morale.

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Parents Give ALICE Training Info Thumbs-Up

by PATRICIA ROWBOTHAM Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - About 40 parents and interested community members, along with Conneaut Police and Fire Department representatives, responded positively to the third “ALICE” Informational session hosted by the Conneaut Area City Schools Tuesday night at Lakeshore Primary School.

After opening with a 15-minute re-enactment video of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado that left some attendees with tears in their eyes, Conneaut police Sgt. Randy Poore, a member of the ALICE team, demonstrated the sound of a gun being fired in a school building as part of a program designed to inform parents and community members about the “ALICE” response — Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate — adopted by the Conneaut area city schools in the event an armed intruder enters a school building.

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Unidentified parents squeezed onto kid-sized stools at the Lakeshore Primary School cafeteria Tuesday evening for an ALICE informational session presented by the Conneaut Area City Schools. The school district held ALICE sessions at each of its four school buildings over the past week to describe a new response to an armed intruder See ALICE page 9A response at the schools. Student and staff training begins in April.

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TOWN TALK They were not noticeable under the Council desk at Monday night’s Conneaut City Council meeting, but City Manager Tim Eggleston had on a bright white pair of sneakers with his blue business suit — perhaps in anticipation of leaving in a hurry for his vacation this week. Council’s lengthy two-hour meeting kept him in City Hall a little longer than he may have planned. Eggleston and his wife are traveling to Louisville, Ky., and to Indianapolis to visit their daughter and son-in-law.

City Council President Tom Udell will soon have the Downtown Revitalization & Clean-Up Committee back on its feet. He announced at Monday night’s Council meeting that an April 3 meeting should provide the background he is seeking to revitalize the Revitalization Committee.

Progress continues on the demolition of the building at the southeast corner of Main & Buffalo Streets.

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need for volunteers as “huge.”

Only a few days are left to enter the The Friends of The Conneaut Public Library’s drawing to win a Kindle Fire on April 1. The drawing is held to celebrate the library’s migration to a the CLEVNET operating system, with downloadable books available. Tickets are $1 each, three for $2 or five for $3.

Congratulations to Conneaut High School students attending A-Tech who are being inducted into A-Tech’s National Honor Society. They are Kylie Mackey, Haylee Catron, David Jacobs, Beatrice Kellerman, Mariah Walford. Conneaut The Monroe Sirens’ next High School principal Dawn homemade Hoagie Sale is Zappitelli attended the in- one day only, April 12, with duction ceremony. pick-up from noon to 8 p.m. at the Monroe Fire Hall, The Conneaut Board of 4095 Center Road. Call Tourism is sending out a re- Jodie at 594-1386 to order. quest for volunteers for the MS-150 “welcome reception” Some City Hall offices at Township Park’s lower will be open on Good Fripavilion on Sunday, June 9. day and others closed. Open This fund-raiser for the Na- are the Income Tax, Water tional Multiple Sclerosis So- and Public Works Departciety will bring about 1,400 ments. The City Manager’s cyclists into the city. Volun- Office, Municipal Court and teers are needed in many the Law Office will be closed. capacities. Contact Colleen One Finance Department at the MS office in Erie, Pa., employee said some employat 814-464-2900 or Connie ees lost the Good Friday holiNaylor, chair, Board of Tour- day in the latest collective ism. Colleen described the bargaining contracts.

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March 26-April 2, 2013 7:00 a.m. AM Live 10:00 a.m. Conneaut City Council of 3-25-13 11:50 a.m. Hometown Happenings 12:20 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Lenten Service 1:10 p.m. Conneaut Spring Fling 2:00 p.m. Star Beacon Girls Basketball Classic 3:20 p.m. Army Journal 4:00 p.m. Star Beacon Boys Basketball Classic 5:35 p.m. CAMA Lenten Service 7:00 p.m. Conneaut City Council 3-25-13 8:50 p.m. Hometown Happenings 9:20 p.m. Conneaut Spring Fling 9:50 p.m. CAMA Lenten Service 10:50 p.m. Star Beacon Girls Basketball Classic 12:10 a.m. FFC Truth 12:40 a.m. City Council Meeting of 3/25/13 2:30 a.m. Discover Conneaut Religious Services PreEmpt Regular Schedule: St. Mary St. Frances Cabrini: Sun & Wed 3 p.m. / Mon & Thurs 1 a.m.

First United Church of Christ: Sun & Wed 4 p.m. / Mon & Thurs 2 a.m.

New Leaf United Methodist: Sun & Wed 5 p.m. / Mon & Thurs 3 a.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran: Sun & Wed 6pm / Mon & Thurs 4 a.m.

Family Fellowship: Mon. and Thurs. 2:30 p.m.

Conneaut Church of God: Mon. and Thurs 3:20 p.m.

Civic Meetings Finance & Ordinance Committee, 6 p.m. April 1 Conneaut Parks & Recreation Committee, 7 p.m.

April 1 Conneaut City Council, televised, 7 p.m. April 8 Board of Tourism, 6:30 p.m. April 9 at Buccia’s, 518 Gore Road Planning Commission, 7 p.m. April 9 Conneaut Township Park, 6:30 p.m. April 10 at Park Office, 480 Lake Road Economic Development Committee Business Forum, 7 p.m. April 11 at PA Office, 929 Broad St. PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN

While you satisfy your hunger inside, your car can get washed outside at Boy Scout Troop 34’s 20th annual Easter weekend Pancake Breakfast and Car Wash 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Main & Buffalo Streets.

Pancake breakfast is $6 adults, $5 seniors (60+), $4 children 2-12 and free for those under 2. Car wash is by donation. Pictured are some of the Troop 34 members and leaders who will prepare and serve breakfast and wash cars on Saturday. They are (from left) troop leader Carl Hall; Boy Scouts Bryan Edwards and Chris Geman; Webelos II members Kegan Meyers and Trace Taylor, Troop Committee member Dave Edwards, Boy Scout Jerron Minns and Troop Committee member Gerry Anderson. Troop 34 has met at First UCC for 100 years. Special note: Edwards celebrated his 14th birthday on March 25, the day the photo was taken.

Route 193 To Close April 8 The Ohio Department of Transportation will close Route 193 from Plymouth Ridge Road south to Gageville Monroe Road starting April 8 as part of a $1.2 million resurfacing project.

The project will eventually resurface the entire road to Sheffield-Monroe Road.

The project also includes minor bridge repairs and the eventual replacement of the Route 193 bridge over the Ashtabula River.

The official detour taking traffic on state routes starting April 8 is Route 167 east to Route 7 north to Route 84 and back west to Route 193.

The project completion date is October.

North Kingsville VIllage Council, 7 p.m. April 1 at Municipal Building, 3541 Center Street Monroe Township Trustees, 7:30 p.m. April 9 at Township Garage, 5578 S. Monroe Center Rd. Kingsville Township Trustees, 7 p.m. March 10 at Fire Hall, 3130 Main Street

Business Expo Reminder The Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce reminds businesses and non-profit organizations of the April 5 deadline to secure a booth at the annual Business Expo from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the Conneaut Human Resources Center, 327 Mill Street.

Participating businesses will be mentioned in ads in local newspapers as well as radio spots on Media One. On the day of the Expo, all vendors will be interviewed about their products on Conneaut cable TV. Businesses may sign up after April 5, but will not be mentioned in promotional media pieces, according to Chamber Executive Director Wendy DuBey. Booth space at the popular Business Expo is $100 for non-members and $75 for chamber members.

Contact the Chamber at 593-2402 for registration.

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Saturday, April 6 at the American Legion, 272 Broad Street.

The meeting was originally scheduled for April 13.

Anyone seeking to volunteer or with information to contribute to Conneaut’s premiere two-day tourist event Aug. 16-17 at Township Park is urged to attend.

The subsequent committee meeting will be Saturday, May 18.

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CBOE Renews Contracts Of Four Administrators

by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Conneaut Area City Schools Board of Education rewarded three building administrators with new contracts at its monthly meeting March 20 at the Southeast Building.

Present were board members Joan Norton, Suzanne Bernardini and Mike Kennedy. President Cris Newcomb and Sonny Heinonen were absent.

A two-year contract for $77,842 was approved for Gateway Elementary School principal Liesl Blackwell, while Conneaut High School Assistant Principal Joel Taylor and Conneaut High School Principal Dawn Zappitelli received three-year contracts, $74,168 and $71,708, respectively.

Prior to the board’s approving the contracts, Conneaut Area City Schools Superintendent Kent Houston said the new wages are based on administrative pay scale. He had presented the board with figures showing that the wages are below those of comparable administrators in other Ashtabula County school districts..

In addition, Conneaut High School Athletic Director James Campbell, Conneaut Middle School Principal Rita Maslovsky and Director of Curriculum, Testing and Instruction Kris Mucci received “salary notices” for the 20132014 school year, per their contracts. Campbell will receive $60,069, Maslovsky $78,352 and Mucci $68,243.

The board also accepted retirement resignations of Conneaut Digital Academy Director Linda Bernay and Conneaut Middle School com-

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Conneaut High School wrestler Billy Post (left) was recognized at the Conneaut Area City Schools’ March 20th meeting for ranking 7th in the state in the Ohio High Schools Athletic Association state wresting championships in Columbus on March 1 and 2. With Post, a senior, is CHS wrestling coach Matt Bidwell. puter teacher Beth Carlisle, effective March 31, and Conneaut Middle School Assistant Principal John Roskovics, effective April 30, and Conneaut High School science teacher Robert Starkey, effective May 31.

Houston hinted that only one administrator would be replaced, but offered no details.

“They have a lot of experience, “ he said. “We wish them well in their retirement.”

The school board also filled the last three spring athletic positions by issuing one-year supplemental contracts to Rocco Dobran, assistant baseball coach, $2,378; Adam Lytle, Conneaut Middle School girls’ track, $1,783, and Scott Ogren, Conneaut Middle School boys’ track, $1,783.

It employed Gary Duris as the 2013 seasonal mower, at $8 per hour effective April 1 through Nov. 1.

“He did this in 2012 and it’s nice to have him back,” Houston said, adding that the district will eventually need a second mower.

The board hired Cathy Watson as a Summer Mechanic’s Helper effective March 18 at a rate of $10 per hour, not to exceed eight hours per day or 320 days per contract. Houston said she was the senior-most classified employee who applied and she will be helping get school buses ready for the annual early summer inspection.

It hired Chris Williams as a classified employee substitute.

The board approved classified employee Carly Strader, from position of bus driver, 4hours/186 days at $14.98 per hour, to first shift custodian at 8 hours/12 months at $12.77 per hour. It approved the moving of classified employee Nancy Henson from second shift custodian,

Ron LaRusch is Senior of the Month

Conneaut Middle School, to second shift custodian at Conneaut High School with no change in pay rate.

The board also approved the use of school buses as shuttle buses for the Aug. 1617 D-Day Event. The D-Day Ohio, Inc., pays for the transportation service.

The board also approved the 2013-2014 calendar, similar to the current year calendar.

In Principal’s Reports, CHS Principal Dawn Zappitelli said that the school had “excellent” attendance during the Ohio Graduation Test week earlier this month, and thanked the Fraternal Order of Police, the Eagles and CCEA/CEA unions for student snacks during the test period.

She said graduation cap and gown fittings were underway and urged parents of graduating seniors to keep on top of end-of-year event dates.

Representatives from UHConneaut Medical Center were to be in the cafeteria during lunch to talk about careers in the health field. She was looking forward to attending A-Tech National Honor Society inductions which included Conneaut students.

Conneaut Middle School Principal Rita Maslovsky announced that the eighth graders will have a delayed start during Ohio Assessments Week April 22, 23 and 24, seventh grade will have delayed start April 25 and 26, and sixth grade on April 29 and 30.

Letters will be sent home to parents.

Students who perform well on the tests will be rewarded, with rewards being determined by a Student Committee.

Lakeshore Principal Jim Kennedy announced that 91 children have signed up for Kindergarten registration in April, a higher number than at this time last year.

“We always have about 20 or 30 more who sign up during the first week of school,” he said.

During the registration, students will be screened by Speech Pathologist Margie Tate, and Kennedy will meet with parents.

The Conneaut Area City Schools Board of Education will meet in 5:30 p.m. work session and 6:30 p.m. meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at the Southeast Building.

City Manager Report March 25, 2013

CHIP Grants The resolution being presented before Council is to authorize the City Manager to sign the application to receive CHIP funds. The City has held one of the two public hearings required under the program and the second hearing will be March 27.

Normally the resolution would be passed after the second public hearing, but this would require a special meeting due to the time constraints. Passing the resolution now does not affect the public hearing or application process.

Salary Ordinance The City Manager is asking that the following change be approved to the Salary Ordinance: The Assistant Law Director’s salary be increased to a maximum of $33,826 and the Law Director’s position be reduced from $52,000 to $47,000. This is a net/net in expenditures.

Job Creation Tax Credit Ordinance

To stay competitive and keep in the forefront with other governmental units in the Northeast Region, the administration is asking that the City Council consider adopting 416 Banks Street the Job Creation Tax Credit City Manager would like ordinance. The purpose of the approval from Council to ordinance is to provide an inmove forward in advertising centive to businesses in the the lot for sale through a lo- City of Conneaut to create new cal real estate company or jobs. The legislation is very the City could ask for bids flexible in that the benefit is with the caveat that the bids tied to the number of jobs crewould be rejected if the offer ated. A business increasing its does not reflect the true annual payroll under value of the property. $100,000 may take a 10% tax credit for three years for the Law Director Position creation of one to four new jobs.

The City Manager is re- The conditions are that the sponsible for appointing the employee must work 32 hours Law Director. With the ap- a week minimum and the pointment of former Law Di- hourly wage cannot be less rector David Schroeder to the than 110 percent of the preWestern County Court and vailing state minimum wage, his familiarity with the Move or $8.65 per hour, or an Ohio Forward Program, the amount equivalent thereto in City Manager would like to the case a salaried worker. enter into a contract with The finance department him with Council’s approval would be the auditing agency to handle the Move Ohio Pro- to ensure compliance with the gram. Schroeder will take the grant conditions. Part of the program up to the point that agreement is that the business all the building that can be would pay a monitoring fee of razed under the program 1% of the amount of the grant with the funds available are for the prior year or $50, completed. Under the con- whichever is greater. There are tract, the City will pay penalties included in the ordiSchroeder $2,500 a month nance. All being equal, there plus expenses for his ser- may be market conditions bevices. The contract is not to yond the control of the grant exceed amount of $10,000 de- recipient which are accounted pending on the ability to get for in the ordinance. The grant compliance. Staff is antici- recipient has to achieve 90% pating that the demos will be compliance at a minimum, done in three months or less. and if not, the grant is reduced In addition, Assistant Law by 25%. If the grant recipient Director Carly Prather will does not achieve between 75 be the interim Law Director and 90 percent compliance and be paid a temporary sal- then the grant is reduced by ary of $47,000 until such 50%. If the grant recipient does time as the Move Ohio For- not achieve 75% of the grant ward Program is completed, conditions, then the City Manat which time, the City Man- ager notifies the Council of the ager will put together a panel noncompliance and the grant (including myself) to inter- recipient is required to explain view those candidates who why they did not achieve their would like to be considered hiring goal and the Council for the Law Directors posi- then determines what course tion. of action to take.

Vehicle Stuck Near CSX Tracks

by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN

Samara Jenkins (right) stated in her father’s Senior of the Month nomination that nominating him for the March honor was “the only way to get him to stay in one place long enough for me to tell him how wonderful he is!” Her dad, Ron LaRusch, (center) is best known in Conneaut for his hard work with the Conneaut High School Music Boosters and as former co-owner of Monika Linz Cake & Party Store. A San Antonio, Tex., native, he and nine siblings frequently traveled with the earliest version of the Ringling Brothers Circus, where his father had a cook wagon and his mother waited tables. As a result, LaRusch grew up “all over the country” while his parents supplemented their income with other odd jobs to support their large brood.

Prior to Monika Linz, LaRusch worked as a mechanic in Northeast Ohio for 12 years.

As past president and co-fund-raising chair for the Music Boosters, he says he will continue as long as his grandchildren are in the high school band; his youngest is 3 years old. He and his wife, Gabi, have six children, 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In his little spare time, LaRusch enjoys fishing, working on cars, home renovation, and spending time with his family. Upon receiving the honor at City Council on Monday night, LaRusch was hugged by son Neil, Conneaut at-large councilman, who said the city needs “many more people like you.”

Pictured (from left) are honor presenter Conneaut City Council President Tom Udell, LaRusch, and his daughter, Samara, who is pastor of Monroe United Methodist Church. Also present but not in the photograph were LaRusch’s son, Neil, and sonin-law Antwone Jenkins.

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Minor Accident Sunday at Main & Mill Streets Emergency squads were summoned from the Conneaut Fire Department around 5 p.m. Sunday, after a call came in about a twovehicle accident at Main & Mill Streets. Station 1 was first on the scene and treated one injured victim.

Firefighters checked to see that vehicles were not leaking fuels while Conneaut police awaited tow trucks. No official cause of the accident was given, but it appeared that one of the vehicles ran a red light.

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Conneaut Public Library Events CPL Offers Make-A-Plate Workshop, Photo Plate Program

Kingsville Public Library’s free two-day Digital Photography Class, with instructor Bill Lewis is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 1 and 2. Learn to download, edit and e-mail photos utilizing Picasa web albums. plus tools about camera equipment, lighting, and composition. There will be The Friends of the Conneaut Public Library are sponlots of picture-taking, so dress for the weather. Bring digi- soring a Photo Plate Program and Make-A-Plate Workshop tal cameras with USB cords, flash drive, lunch and a laptop. noon to 5:30 p.m. April 1 to 5 at the Conneaut Public Li(A few laptops will be provided.) Flash drives available for brary, 304 Buffalo Street. a nominal fee. Call 224-0239 to register.

The “Make-A-Plate” Workshop offers budding artists a way to preserve artwork on a non-toxic, dishwasher-safe Kingsville Public Library’s “Spring Break Movie” at melamine 10-inch dinner plate, 12-ounce mug, 20-ounce 1 p.m. Thursday, April 4, is “Wreck-it Ralph” (PG). Movie snack bowl, or 16-ounce travel tumbler or a 9-1/4 by 13-5/ shown at the Simak Welcome Center across the street. Free 8-inch snack tray. Participants may use markers provided admission and free popcorn. Other concessions available. to create artwork on templates provided. Cost, which inChildren may create a “make and take” craft starting at cludes postage and factory processing, is $8 for the mug; 12:30 p.m. $9 for the plate, bowl, or tumbler; and $15 for the snack tray. The snack tray is $15. Cost must be paid the day of The James Bond thriller, “Skyfall” (PG-13) will be the workshop. shown at “Movie Night” 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Registration is not required.

Simak Welcome Center, 3205 School Street. Free admisFor the Photo Plate Program, drop off a favorite photo sion and free popcorn. Concessions available. of your wedding, anniversary, child, pet, family reunion, grandparents, vacation, etc., at the library during normal business hours. Be sure a name and phone number are printed in pencil on the back of the photo. The photo will be sent out to be made into a 10-inch plate ($20), 20-ounce bowl ($20), 12-ounce mug ($17) or 14-inch platter ($24).

Payment due when photo is dropped off. The photo will be returned.

1025 Buffalo St. (440) 593-5888 Photo plates are on display in the Youth Department.

Library hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.

Questions? Call the library Youth Department at 593Tickets go on sale Monday for the “Men Who Cook” fund-raiser on April 27. Sean Smith, Luke Gallagher and 1608.

Russ Coltman will prepare a three-course meal for the audience and judges. Tables of eight available for $175. Payment must accompany reservations.

Conneaut Arts Center

Conneaut Area Events

Opening reception for artist Dennis Steighner, who March 28 – TOPS meetwill display his artwork next month in the main hall, is 6 ing, 6 to 8 p.,m. at Marcy to 8 p.m. Friday evening, April 5.

Family Center, Harbor & Liberty Streets.

The CAC is accepting drop-offs for the annual “Garage Sale for the Arts” 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20.

March 29 – Lenten dinToys, clothes, small furniture, kitchen supplies are accepted. ners 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Call for pick-up of larger items. Garage Sale is free.

Cabrini Hall, 744 Mill St.

March 30 – Mary’s Kitchen, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Conneaut Human Resources Center, 327 Mill Street. Soup, bread, desserts. Sponsored by St. Mary/St. Frances Cabrini Church.

Fish $9, pasta, $5, with poDance classes at the Conneaut Arts Center will be on tato, vegetable, roll, coffee/ April 1 – “Produce to Spring Break April 1 to 5. tea. Dessert $1. Take-out People” Distribution, Cleveland Food Bank, 10 a.m. to available. noon at Conneaut Human March 29 – Fish Fry, 5 Resources Center, 327 Mill to 8 p.m. at American Le- Street. Bring a bag. gion, 272 Broad Street.

April 1 – Community Sponsored by Women’s Auxiliary. Choice of fried perch, “meet and greet” with Ohio baked talapia ($10), or fish Rep. John Patterson (D-99), 1 p.m. at Conneaut Human sandwich platter ($7).

Resources Center, 327 Mill March 29 – Easter Egg Street.

Hunt, noon, ages 2 through April 4 – Conneaut 5th grade, at Conneaut Human Resources Center, 327 Quilters Guild, 7 p.m. at Congregational Mill Street. Sponsored by First United Church of Christ, Conneaut Rotary Club.

Main & Buffalo Streets

Linda Laine’s Birthday Celebration Moved

Ramblin’ Rose Crochet Class is April 20 SUBMITTED PHOTO

The 90th birthday celebration Open House of Linda (Nyman) Laine of Conneaut, originally scheduled for April 13, has been moved to Saturday, June 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road. Friends are invited to celebrate her milestone birthday.

“Basic Crocheting” will be offered 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Ramblin’ Rose Alpaca Farm, 6316 Root Road, Monroe Township. Instructor Darcie Duda, owner of Duda’s Alpacas in Conneautville, Pa., will begin the lesson with the single stitch. Students will take home a crocheted scarf. Class supplies will be provided, but those with yarn or crochet hooks may bring them. Bring a sack lunch. Fee $25. Call 440-594-1900 or e-mail info@RamblinRoseAlpacas.com to register.

Iron is an important nutrient the body needs to make healthy red blood cells. Anemia is a condition in which the amount of red blood cells in the body is low. Iron-deficiency

by Kerry Gerdes anemia occurs when a low Gerdes Pharmacy iron level causes the body to make less blood or 245 Main St. smaller red blood cells.

593-2578 Some causes of iron-deficiency anemia include long menstrual periods, a vegetarian diet, peptic ulcer disease, or the long-term use of medications such as aspirin or ibuprofen.

Symptoms of this condition include feeling tired, frequent headaches, and difficulty concentrating.

In severe cases, very low iron levels may cause brittle nails, shortness of breath, and pale skin color.

The best treatment for iron-deficiency anemia is with iron replacement. Iron- rich foods include liver, meats, chicken, turkey, egg yolks, dried lentils, fish, peanut butter, and greens like spinach. Iron supplements are often taken to maximize the iron storage in the body.

Over-thecounter products containing ferrous sulfate (Feosol, Slow FE), ferrous fumarate (Femiron, Hemocyte, Ircon), or ferrous gluconate (Ferate, Fergon) are commonly taken one to three times. Common side effects of iron therapy are nausea and dark stools.

For severe anemia, intravenous iron therapy can be administered by a healthcare professional in a medical facility.

Senior Calendar GSLC Seniors - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road.

9:45 blood pressure, 10 a.m. program. Noon lunch.

Ages 50 and up. Bring a friend.

Next program April 4.

CHRC Seniors Together – Conneaut Human Resources Center, 327 Mill Street. Senior Soles walkers 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Seniors Room opens 8:30 a.m. Program 10:30 a.m., lunch 11:30 a.m., games noon to 1 p.m.

March 28 – “Nutrition,” with Kelly Kanicki from OSU Extension March 29 – GOOD FRIDAY - Kitchen closed BINGO April 1 – Monthly birth-

day party with Angel Wassie, Ashtabula County Nursing Home April 2 – Ponce deLeon discovers Florida: “Sunshine and Citrus” April 3 – Armchair Traveler with Brenda and Tim Kraus: Honduras and Nicaragua April 4 – Bingo April 5 – Bible Study with Bud & Sheila Brooker April 8 – Team Trivia

Conneaut’s Creative Writing LENTEN ROSE

By Mary Lewis Fall and winter, warm and cold Sun and snow daily surprise.

Yet, always, like seasons of old, Snow and ice, Lenten Rose and strives.

Each time snow melts, your green leaves show Their heavenly power fights adversity.

Again and again snow drifts pile high; Although over you harsh winds blow, Always you know which way the sky and Seem to say, “Look, here am I!” What hopes aspire that you might bloom, Lenten Rose, on Easter Morn?

Then from the silence of my room 1’1l see your petals, f1owers adorn, Silken velvet royal red Beneath your deep cut leaves, Umbels of protective power Symbols for all who still believe And faithfully wait this holy hour.

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013 • 6A

Chris Davis: Artist Extraordinaire

by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT Edgewood Senior High School junior Chris Davis cannot remember a time that he did not love to draw.

But unlike most children who gravitate toward coloring books, Davis favored a blank piece of paper where his imagination could soar.

“From far back, I loved to draw trains,” he said.

Crediting his late father, Richard — who died in a traffic accident early this month — for putting pictures on the refrigerator every morning and supporting his talent, and his ESHS art teacher, Deb Paxson, the relaxed, easygoing Davis — with a head full of soft curls many women would envy — has a way with art.

“My art teacher has been a big influence. I spend most of my time in the Art Department,” he said.

Davis not only draws in the Art Department, but helps teach Art I, calling it “field experience.”

Davis’ talents earned him two top awards at the Conneaut Art Center’s Student Art Show this month for his drawing of Aerosmith’s Stephen Tyler.

It was done in oil, his favorite medium.

“I like acrylic, but I like oil the most,” he said.

Also the son of Kathy Copeland of Ashtabula, Davis began drawing portraits of people and of pets

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN

Edgewood Senior High School junior Chris Davis, of Ashtabula, stands beside the oil drawing of Mick Jagger which earned him two prestigious awards at this month’s Conneaut Arts Center Student Art Show about three years ago and winning black-and-white has already received sev- oil portrait.

This year’s CAC awards eral commissions.

“I love to try to capture are not Davis’ first. He took personalities and like- first place in ink three nesses,” he said. “It’s really years ago, when he was in not worth it if it doesn’t the eighth grade. look like the person. I find Working from pictures of I get my best results if I fo- famous people, Davis cus on the eyes.” changes a few features and He has not ruled out chooses his own backcontacting Tyler’s manager grounds and comes up with with Aerosmith about the a winning portrait.

He has also won awards at student shows in Jefferson and at the Kiwanis Art Show at the Ashtabula Arts Center.

“I do lots of them,” he said.

Davis has also helped design and paint props and sets for high school plays and for the Ashtabula Arts Center. Last weekend, his artwork was evident at Edgewood’s Pancake Breakfast.

Speaking to the Conneaut Rotary Club with other Conneaut Arts Center Student Art Show award winners on March 19, Davis said he plans to start his college career in the post-secondary education option (PSEO) at Lakeland Community College.

From there, he is undecided, but would love to study at Cleveland Institute of Art or other prestigious art schools.

“I’m putting my portfolio together,” he said.

Davis is also working on a picture for his father ’s headstone.

CAC Executive Director Penny Armeni said it is unusual that one student walks away with more than one top award at the Student Art Show, but Davis’ talent was not easy to overlook.

Davis, however, said he takes nothing for granted when submitting pieces to art competitions.

“I never assume anything. I look at works by the other artists and I wonder how they did it,” he said.

Best of Show:

Class: Other Water Media

“Steven Tyler” (Oil) by Chris Davis - Edgewood Sr. High School

1st: Alex Banish “Starry Night” - Lakeshore Primary

Judge’s Choice: “The Great Tree” (Stipple/Ink) by Maria Perkio Conneaut High School

TOPS Honors KOPS

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North Kingsville’s Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) #OH869 recently honored two “KOPS,” or “Keeping Off Pounds Sensibly” for their achievements. Elaine Dreslinski, left, obtained KOPS status after reaching her goal weight with a 12-pound weight loss.

Barbara Rettinger was recognized for maintaining her KOPS status for 34 years.

Conneaut Giants Follow-Up

Class: Watercolor 1st: Willow Twining “Night Sky” - St. John

Elementary (3-5)

Rotary Club Award:

Class: Oil Pastel

“Steven Tyler” (Oil) by Chris Davis - Edgewood Sr. High School

1st: Griffin Obermiyer “Running in Field” – Ridgeview Elementary

Award of Excellence: (Bob and Joann Cox)

Class: Other

“Freshly Picked Twins” (Pastel) by Lydia Coccitto - 1st: Kaitlyn Mead “Petals” - Gateway Elementary Conneaut High School “She Speaks” (Marker) by Ashleigh Mitchell - Conneaut Class: Weaving/Paper 1st: David Hill “Weaving”Gateway Elementary High School

Be Spectacular Award: (Shirley McElhaney) “The Flower Girl” (Charcoal) by Nghi Nguyen - Edgewood Sr. High School

Class: Colored Pencil

FILE PHOTO

This is the photo from The Courier article on “Conneaut Giants.”

1st: Emelia Seibert “Forest” - Ridgeview Elementary 2nd: Logan Johnson “Ribbon Drawing” – Gateway Elemenby MARTHA SOROHAN tary Gazette Newspapers

Randall Family Award: (In honor of Scott Randall) Class: Jewelry “Waterfall” (Acrylic) by Matthew McBride - Conneaut Middle School

1st: Lilly Nagy “Purple Madness” - St. John Middle (6-8)

Class: Other - Scratchboard Maria Perkio “Ocelot” - CHS

1st: Morgan Anderson “Funky Flowers” - St. John 2nd: Kevin Bowers “Love is an Act” - Braden Wallace

Class: Ink/Pencil

Class: Pencil

Buddy Keenan “Out of the Shadows” - EHS Lydia Coccitto “Animal” - CHS

Class: Sculpture

Ashleigh Mitchell “She Speaks” - CHS

1st: Anastazia Raygoza “Ancient Person” - CMS 2nd: Austin Dale “Indian” - CMS 3rd: Kelysey Burdette “Skull” - CMS Honorable Mention: Charlotte Armda “ZigZagger” - CMS

Class: Pastel

Class: Acrylic Finger paint

Class: Marker Lydia Coccitto “Freshly Picked Twins” - CHS

1st: Matthew McBride “Waterfall” - CMS

Class: Pencil

Class: Colored Pencil

Morgan Perkio “Baby Feet” - ECOT Dhruvi Patel “Bird” - CHS Kirsten Jones “Lucille Ball & Gene Kelly” - CAC

1st: Brody Parks “Snoop Dog” - CMS 2nd: Leah Joslin “Tangle” - Wallace Braden

Class: Pastels

Class: Charcoal

1st: Brock Farley “Pastel Project” - CMS 2nd: Emily Martin “Beautiful Woman” - CMS

Kayle Blenman “Shadow of Gargoyles” - CHS Alex Gerdes “Night Watch” - CHS Taylor Lute “The 3 Cat Teers” - EHS

Class: Oil Mercedes Burns “Covered Bridge” - EHS

Primary (K-2)

Class: AcZJi 1st: Miranda Wilson “Miranda” - CAC 2nd: Allivia Zoratti “D” - CAC

Class: Marker 1st: Kalissa Santo “Matisse” - CMS

Class: Acrylic

Class: Photography

1st: Willow Twining “Angel Wings” - St. John 2nd: Shogo Miyagawa “Space” - St. John

High School (9-12)

1st: Alura Bonanno “Sunset” - CAC Class: Mixed Media 1st: Mercedes Burns “Dog” - EHS

CONNEAUT - Ward 3 Councilman Rich McBride offered this follow-up story to the article on Conneaut Giants that appeared in The Gazette Newspapers’ History tab earlier this year as well as the recent 2013 Community Guide: “Back around 1937, my grandfather, Dan McBride, Sr., and Mr. Cuttler were digging the foundation for the Conneaut City News building. They found a “giant skull” that still had patches of red hair on it.

The talk around town at that time was that it must have been from the ‘Vikings’ that came over many years before, since Indians did not have red hair. Back then it was considered no big deal.

The skull was taken to Mr. Cuttler’s garage, (now owned by Mrs. Mackey on Lake Road). It stayed there for a year or two until Mr. Cuttler lost the house because of the depression.

Then the skull was moved to my house, where it sat in the garage on the work bench for a few years.

My Uncle Jim, who was very little at the time, said that the story he remembers is that a college professor was staying in one of the cottages my grandfather managed, and he took the skull back with him. I had my Uncle Jim look at the picture of the skull in the Gazette and he said it looked similar to the skull in the picture. He said since he was so young, I should call my Uncle Dan in New Mexico, who would remember better.

I called my Uncle Dan McBride, who was about 12 years old when the skull was around. He has not seen the picture, so I asked him to describe how big the ‘Giant Skull’ was. He said one-and-a-half to two times larger than any other ones that he has seen. I am sending him the Conneaut Gazette to look at the picture and see if it was as big as that pictures shows.”

Religion

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013 • 7A

Two Tenebrae Services Offered in City

Church Sign:

by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers

“No credit? No problem. Jesus paid your debt.”

CONNEAUT - Christians will have two opportunities this Easter weekend to attend “Tenebrae,” or service of darkness.

Used by Protestant and Catholics alike on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, the service is being offered 6:30 p.m. March 28, Maundy Thursday, at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Main & Buffalo Streets, and 7 p.m. March 29, Good Friday, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road.

Respective presiders will be First UCC’s pastor, Joyce Shellhammer, and Good Shepherd pastor, the Rev. Frank Gore.

Named for the Latin word “tenebrae,” which means “shadows,” the service recreates the Passion of Jesus in segments using Scripture and the extinguishing of candles to symbolize the death of Jesus, the light of the world.

Readers one-by-one proclaim assigned Scripture readings of Jesus’ arrest and trial, then extinguish a

candle. In a typical Tenebrae service, the last reader reads the first part of Psalm 22, which was quoted by Jesus on the cross. At the conclusion, only one white candle, representing Christ, remains.

In some Tenebrae services, the candle is extinguished, leaving the congregation in total darkness to symbolize the death of Jesus.

In others, the candle remains lit, but is hidden behind the altar as “noises” are made from the back of the altar to symbolize the confusion and reaction from Nature after the crucifixion. The single candle then reappears, its light bright and clear.

In some Tenebrae services, church bells are tolled 39 times as the single candle is carried out. The number represents the number of lashes applied to Jesus’ back during the Passion.

Without benediction or further words, the service ends and the congregation leaves in silence — lights coming up only to allow them to find their way out of the sanctuary.

The emotional service, one web site notes, “is left unfinished because the story is not

over until Easter day.”

The Roman Catholic Sisters of Carmelite web site describes Tenebrae as a mournful service where the glory of the Son of God was obscured by what He endured during the Passion. “He, the Light of the world, powerful in word and work, Who but a few days ago was proclaimed King by the citizens of Jerusalem, is now robbed of all his honors.

He is, says Isaias, the Man of sorrows, a leper (Isaias 53:3,4), the royal prophet, a worm of the earth, and no man (Psalm 21:7), an object of shame even to his own disciples, for they are all scandalized in him (Mark 14:27) and abandon Him; even Peter protests that he never knew Him.” The extinguishing of the candles during Tenebrae “reflects the desertion of Jesus by his apostles, but the Christ candle — sometimes left burning — is momentarily placed on the altar to symbolize the Redeemer suffering and dying on Calvary.

“In order to express His burial, the candle is hidden behind the altar; its light disappears. A confused noise is

heard in the house of God, where all is now darkness.

This noise and gloom express the convulsions of nature when Jesus expired on the cross: the earth shook, the rocks were split, the dead came forth from their tombs.

But the candle suddenly reappears; its light is as fair as ever. The noise is hushed, and homage is paid to the Conqueror of death.”

Many attendees of all Christian faiths describe Tenebrae as the most moving Christian service they have ever attended.

At First Congregational, Tenebrae will conclude a Maundy Thursday service of Holy Communion. Maundy Thursday is the first of the three-day “Triduum” and commemorates Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples prior to his arrest. The triduum ends after sunset on Saturday evening at the start of Easter Vigil.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will observe Tenebrae 7 p.m. Good Friday, which commemorates Jesus’ trial and death on the cross.

Tenebrae services are open to all denominations.

Holy Week/Easter Worship Services: March 24-31 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road The Rev. Frank Gore, pastor, will preach Maundy Thursday - 7 p.m. March 28 - “I Am Thirsty.” Service begins in Fellowship Hall following 6 p.m. soup supper.

Good Friday - 7 p.m. March 29 - Tenebrae (Service of Darkness): “It Is Finished.” Hospitality at 6:30 p.m.

Easter - 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship, “”Would You Believe?” the Rev. Frank Gore, preaching. Breakfast served between services by the Youth Group Family Fellowship Foursquare Gospel Church, 641 Mill Street Good Friday, March 29 - 6 p.m. service of Holy Communion Risen Lord Day, March 31 - 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship, with free ham dinner following evening worship

ion 6:30 p.m. “Journey to the Cross” Pastor Joyce Shellhammer, preaching Easter - 8:30 Sonrise Service of Holy Communion, with Janet Smith, pianist, and 11 a.m. worship with Holy Communion, Harry Casey, organist. Continental breakfast between services. Pastor Shellhammer will preach on “Does Easter Make Any Difference?”

Kelloggsville Church of the Nazarene, 4849 Route 84, Kingsville Good Friday, March 29 - 7 p.m. worship Easter, March 31 - 7:30 a.m. Sunrise service, followed by breakfast. 10:45 a.m. Worship with pastor Les Bolen preaching.

– New Leaf United Methodist Church

Religious Briefs Easter will be celebrated with a sunrise service at 8 a.m. and regular worship 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 370 State Street. Greeters will be Carol Blevins, Audrey Corcoran and the Sheneman family.

Monroe United Methodist Church will celebrate Easter at 10:30 a.m. worship at Kelloggsville United Methodist Church, 4763 N. Monroe-Center Road. Pastor Samara Jenkins will preach.

Pastor Joyce Shellhammer will preach on, “Does Easter Make Any Difference?” based on Corinthians 15: 12-20 at Easter worship services of Holy Communion March 31 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Main & Buffalo Street. Sonrise service 8:30 a.m., followed by continental breakfast. Worship 11 a.m. Norris Kelly and Jacob Crislip will lead the choir in “Alleluia! Sing with Joy!” Liturgist is Laura McCoy. The Rev. Walsh will preach at 9 a.m. contemporary and 11 a.m. traditional Easter March 31 at New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street. New Leaf Adult Choir will sing an Easter medley. Brunch 8:45 to 10:50 a.m.

No Youth Fellowship on Easter. No choir practice on April 3.

The Lenten season’s final “Stations of the Cross” is 4 p.m. Friday at St. Frances Cabrini Church, 744 Mill Street.

On Easter, March 31, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 876 Grove Street, the Rev. Frank Gore, pastor, will preach on “Would You Believe?” as part of his sermon series, “They Call Him the Savior.” Worship with Holy Communion is 8:30 a.m. (contemporary) and 11 a.m. (traditional). Nursery available for birth to age 5 at 11 a.m.

Church Meals New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street, free Friday Community Dinners 5 to 6 p.m.

Menu March 29 is spaghetti & meatballs. Menu April 6 is roast pork and pasta. Meals include veggies, homemade rolls & butter, desserts.

Free Wednesday evening suppers 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Family Fellowship Foursquare Gospel Church, 641 Mill Street. April 3 menu is chicken & dumplings with salad, Kingsville Presbyterian Church, 3049 W. Main Road (Route 84) bread, dessert, beverage. Diners invited to 6:30 p.m. worMaundy Thursday, 6 p.m. Soup Supper, 7 p.m. Taize, Holy Com- ship. munion Good Friday, 7 p.m. Prayer of Taize service Easter - 8 a.m. worship, 9 a.m. breakfast, pastor The Rev. Mary Susan Pisano, preaching

The final Lenten Fish Fry is 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fridays at Cabrini Hall, 744 Mill Street. Baked or fried white fish dinners, with baked potato, mixed vegetables, homemade roll & butter, cole slaw or apple sauce, and coffee or tea, $9; New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street Maundy Thursday, March 28 - 7 p.m. Sanctuary service of Holy children $5. Pasta & sauce meal with cole slaw or Communion by intinction. Choir: “Calvary Invitation.” applesauce and roll is $5. Dessert $1 and pop/bottled waFirst Congregational United Church of Christ, Main & Buf- Easter, March 31 - 9 a.m. contemporary, 11 a.m. traditional wor- ter $1. Take-out available. Also 50/50 raffle. Gift basket falo Streets ship. “Celebration of the Resurrection,” with the Rev. Scott Walsh, raffle on March 29. Sponsored by St. Mary/St. Frances Maundy Thursday, March 28 Tenebrae service of Holy Commun- pastor, preaching, with choral medley, “Celebrate Jesus Christ.” Cabrini Church.

First Baptist Church, 370 State Street Maundy Thursday, March 28 - Service to be announced Easter - March 31 - Sunrise Service, 8 a.m., with the Rev. David Hines, pastor, Kingsville First Baptist Church, followed by breakfast. Sunday school 9:45 a.m., worship 11 a.m. with Brian Ewig, interim pastor, preaching

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Education

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013 • 8A

Ryan Young is Student of the Month Ohio Flags Now Fly Over Gateway Elementary School fifthgrader Ryan Young was honored as Student of the Month at the Conneaut Area City Schools March 20 Board of Education meeting.

Young’s nominating teacher, Mark Salvaterra, described him as a nice, organized student who exhibits great skills, helps others, and gets his assignments in on time, always with a smile on his face.

“I predict great things from him in the future,” he said. Pictured surrounding Young (forefront) are (from left) award presenter Tim Kraus, Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce board; family friend Anne Ricaurt; Salvaterra; Young’s mother, April Watts; his grandfather, Gerald Hart; stepfather, Tim Watts; and sister, Kiersten Young.

Sponsored by the Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce and the Conneaut Telephone Company, the Student of the Month Award recognizes outstanding fifth-grade students in the Conneaut school district.

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN

Conneaut High School Honor and Merit Roll 2nd Quarter Honor Roll * Denotes 4.0 Grade 9 Rashad Al-Araibi*; Kaylee Blenman*; Daniel Buhl; Courtney Clark*; Silvia Furman; Gage Janek; Jason Jewell*; Lauren Kardohely*; Courtney Lett; Emily Lower; Lucas Lundgren; Shelby McCartney; Hunter McClintock; Meet Patel; Jordan Watson

Grade 10 Moria Blood; Kyra Cobb*; Liana Durnell; Heather Emerick*; Jeremy Ferguson; Jessica Ferguson*; Katelyn Fetterhoff; Kira Hall*; Dani Heinonen*; Brandon Jashurek; Alexzandria Jones; Carly Kay*; Christopher Kelly; Merissa Mucciarone; Jenna Porfilio; Michaela Rogers,*; Alyxandria Ruffo,; Carly Schreiber*; Pearl Sharp; Annagrace Shields*; Courtney Whitbread; Alexis Zappitelli,

Grade 11 Taylor Adang; Amanda Barnum; Natalie Bertolasio*; Megan Blackwell; Kelsie Blankenship; Shae Brink; Emilee Bucci; Tiffany Chmielewski; James Cunningham*; Taylor Daub*; Scott Gerdes*; Samara Griggs*; Lauren Horwood; Magdalene Jacobs; Jodi Lemak; Elizabeth Lett; Alexis Lick; Ann Marie McLaughlin*; Dylan Morici; Robert Nelson; Ryan Oatman*; Priscilla Owens; La’Cole Parrigan; Hayley Pennell; Kyle Prevot*; Christopher Rice; Jamie Robson; Jordyn Sanford; Kacie Schwartfigure;

Ashley Seavey; Megan Tessmer; Nathan Vichosky; Destinie Vitamvas; Thomas Webb*; Alexis Wojtowicz*;

Grade 12 Alyssa Andes*; Stephan Acevedo; Jordan Barrett; Destany BeemanFromknecht*; Tyler Bissett; Nicholas Blood; Jasmine Brown*; Pamela Brown*; Lydia Coccitto*; Caitlin Cole; Tressa Culver; Rex Drummond; Thomas Edwards; Alexander French*; Jordan Geiser; Amen Gerics; Megan Glass*; Kaitlyn Harkabus; Jillian Heinonen; Sarah Herrmann*; Kayla Ingram; David Jacobs*; Daniel Johnston; Mathew Jury*; Beatrice Kellerman,*; Sarah Kinnear,*; Elizabeth Lane; Kayla Leap; Christina Lucas; Samuel Lundgren; Brandy Manfredonia; Haley McCarty; Michael Mirando*; Ashleigh Mitchell; Carissa Nardo; Ericka Nickels*; Gregory Parrigan; Mikahla Passmore; Brinda Patel*; Dhruvikaben Patel*; Maria Perkio*; Russell Ritari; Brooke Sanford*; Bailey Seacrist*; Victoria Simek; Alexa Thome; Mitchell Tuttle; Timothy Tuttle*; Mariah Walford; Russell Wanda; Christian Williams*; Alesha Zappitella; Angeline Zappitelli*

Merit Roll Grade 9 Devyn Adkins; Layth Alama; Alyssa Bennett; Matthew Boatright; Ashley Borgerding; James Campbell; Stacy Cevera; Amanda Chadwick,; Richard Fuller; Robert Hathy; Alexa Higley;

Morgan Holtzman; Tucker Ivey; Joshua Kay; Samantha Lynch; Marissa Malone; Taylor Martin; Zackery Martin,; Frederick McCall,; Hanna Merlene; Sean O’Meara; Christa Oxley; Rajkumar Patel; Brooke Phillips; Andrea Picard; Rylie Pryately; John Rokosky; Justine Snyder; Breana Sprinkle; Ashley Tobias; Brianna Toikkanen; Kayleah Venable

Grade 10 David Bohbot; Bethany Burdette; Kayla Burdette; William Chicatelli; Keeley Cole; Troy Colucci; Alison Connors; Amber Dickey; Brian Duris; Chris Georgia; Sabrina Graff; Casey Gurto; Brody Hart; Mikayla Herb; Emily Hoplight,; Shelley Joy; Amanda Kinnear; Taylor Ledford; Jonathan Lower; Damian Padilla; Mackenzie Phipps; Cameron Pierce; Jacob Snyder; Jacob Spees; Levi Stewart; Paige Trout; Bryan Valenti; John VanNorman; Dylan Wright; Kiersten Young; Dallis Waldo

Grade 11 Tayler Atkins; Brooke Bennett; Angela Bertolotti; James Blaser; Rashelle Caudill; Madeline Cole; Kyle Gibbs; Katy Griffey; Colin Johnson; Kimberly Krepps; Jessica Lynch; Matthew Makepeace; Nicholas Post; Joseph Roux; Joseph Rozalski; Ryan Baird; Heidi Camp; Angelina DiNickle; James Fisher; Beth Georgia; Kylie Mackey; Robert Mannion; Megan Rood; Rachel Thompson; Dustin Venable

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Conneaut Area City Schools are flying six Ohio flags donated to the school district by Ohio Rep. John Patterson (D-99) earlier this month. Since taking office in January, Patterson has been donating Ohio flags to all school districts in legislative District 99. Some have flown over the State House in Columbus.

Patterson believes it is important that Ohio flags fly beneath American flags at all schools.

Sierra Brink is CMS Youth of the Month

Grade 12 Kristy Anderson; Krystal Baldwin; Amber Barnhart; Shelby Beery; Joseph Borgerding; Haylee Catron; Ashleigh Coe; Analynn DiFilippo; Jessica Fees; Sierra Ford; Jesse Harper; Jordan Hinson-Ringer; Christopher Jarvi; Amber Joslin; Tayler Kantola; Charles Kunc; Brooke Lahnan; Brendan Long; Hannah Lower; Timothy Mason; Michael Nelson; Desirea Nugent; Courtney Ramey; Victoria Rivers; Emerson Rusk; Daniel Sackett; Nicholas Strader; Rebecca Tisdale; Jeffery Warren

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN

Conneaut Middle School eighth-grader Sierra Brink is the March Youth of the Month. Her nominating teacher, Tony Pasanen, calls the 4.0-student a good role model and a pleasure to have in class. Brink has played on the volleyball team and served as an office worker. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Brink. Brink and her mother were recognized at the Conneaut Rotary Club meeting on March 26.

Site Solver

Alumni Calendar Rowe ‘53/54 Rowe High School Classes of 1953/54 will meet for breakfast 9 a.m. April 2 and 16 at Perkins Restaurant, Conneaut Plaza. Guests welcome. Breakfasts held the first/ third Tuesdays of each month.

CHS ‘58 Conneaut High School class of 1958 will meet for a noon luncheon April 1 and May 6 at Perkins Restaurant, Conneaut Plaza.

CHS ’64 A “Spring Break” get-together is 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Pat’s Fireside. Spouses and guests welcome.

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN

Have you seen this Site Solver in Conneaut? Be the first to call its location to The Courier (440) 576-9125, ext. 116, starting 5 p.m. March 28 and you will win a donut and small coffee from Mooney’s Bakery, 213 Broad Street.

Last week’s Site Solver pictured the silver tanks out in front of Charlie Lewis’ car wash on W. Main Road.

Winner was Pat Jones.

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ALICE The school district hosted four parent information sessions at each building on March 21, 25, 26 and 27.

Attendees Tuesday night were surprised at the loud sound of the gunshot and the odor of gunpowder that lingered in the air for 10 minutes.

Unlike the current “lockdown” procedure where classroom teachers turn out lights, lock the door, and huddle in a corner, hoping the police arrive to disarm the shooter, the ALICE program teaches methods to slow down and distract the shooter to decrease his shooting time in order to give police more time to respond. ALICE aims to keep students moving, barricade the classroom door, throw things at the shooter if he enters the room and move around so that they will be more difficult targets. The students who keep moving slow down the shooter’s ability to hit his target.

Parents were told that each building will be equipped with a command station behind a solid door

LaECI None of these issues was mentioned in Tuesday’s press release issued by CCA. Owen said both wardens had the opportunity earlier this week to notify their staffs of the change. Sloan will be introduced to the community at 11 a.m. April 3 at the prison.

Sloan has had 17 years with CCA, joining the company billing itself as “America’s leader in partnership corrections” in 1996 at Bay Correctional Facility in Panama City, Fla., as human resource manager, training manager, and eventually business manager. He served as facility start-up coordinator for CCA’s Facility Support Center in Nashville, Tenn., before assuming the role of Assistant Warden at the Kit Carson Correctional Facility in Burlington, Colo., in 2001. He became warden at Bent County Correctional Facility in 2007.

Sloan holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of West Alabama and is an ACA-certified (American Corrections Association) Correctional Executive.

“It is a tremendous honor to work with the dedicated team at Lake Erie as we build upon the facility’s ongoing commitment to safety, security and quality rehabilitation programs,” Sloan said in the press release. “I am grateful to CCA for this opportunity and look forward to working with our government partner and the greater Conneaut and Ashtabula County community towards the shared goal of a safe, high-quality facility.”

Swenson noted in that release that Sloan is committed to operational quality and strong community service.

“His familiarity with the high standards of performance we and our government partners have come to expect from CCA will serve the facility well as we continue to build upon the important progress made un-

From page 1A that has a computer, cameras, a phone, PA system, and a person trained to use them.

Conneaut High School Assistant Principal Joel Taylor, another ALICE Team member, stressed that the school district is helpless if someone is willing to give up his life to commit such a crime, but the district can use lessons learned from Columbine and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct., to equip students and staff to make informed decisions to react to the situation. Depending on their situation, they may decide to go into lockdown, or, if the shooter is in another part of the building, they may decide to run.

Taylor said rally points will be designated outside each school building in the event of such a disaster and parents will be directed to pick up their children at those rally points. Parents will not be permitted at school buildings where a shooting has taken place.

One parent on Tuesday night asked whether the

From page 1A der Warden Goodrich’s leadership since last year’s transition of ownership and management to CCA,” Swenson said.

Owen on Tuesday praised Goodrich for achieving the American Correctional Association accreditation last fall and for beginning to make efforts to heal the fissure between the prison and the community.

Making few public appearances or overtures since CCA purchased the prison from the state of Ohio and appointed him warden, Goodrich in February appeared with a CCA corporate contingent before the city’s Public Safety Committee to respond to questions about prison safety and on March 5, convened the first Community Advisory Board breakfast in nearly a year.

He has invited the media to speak with him later this week.

“I look forward to [the move],” Goodrich said Tuesday afternoon. “This is just another assignment, and I am looking forward to a new challenge. It’s a whole new experience.”

Goodrich, who said the move will put him closer to his in-laws in Kansas and daughter in Bellevue, Neb., said he had enjoyed his 15 months at LaECI and is thankful for the staff and the public as well as the media.

“I think everything we needed to try to do thus far as our goals, with stratification, in 15 months, we accomplished. It’s getting better with day-to-day operations,” he said.

City Manager Timothy Eggleston, reached via telephone while on vacation on Tuesday, was not surprised to hear the news of Goodrich’s departure, which he said had been rumored for some time.

“I asked [Mr. Goodrich] about the rumors, and he said, ‘I heard that rumor, too,’” Eggleston said.

“We’ll work with him just as we have done with the rest.”

schools would consider having a designated teacher or custodian armed and trained.

Taylor and Conneaut Area City Schools Superintendent Kent Houston stressed that Columbine had an armed security guard on site, but he was on lunch break at the time of the shooting. In some districts, every custodian is armed, and in Texas, some carry palm-activated guns.

But Houston is not comfortable with armed staff, and Sgt. Poore pointed out that police are trained to take down anyone who has a gun.

“I would not want to add extra pressure on the police to have to tell the real shooter from a teacher or custodian,” he said. “If the police see someone armed, they are trained to take that person out.”

Poore also said the worst thing a parent could do is show up at a possible shoot-

ing site with a loaded weapon. School staff will be instructed that once a gunman is disarmed, they are not to pick up the gun, but kick it out of the way.

Lakeshore Primary School Principal Jim Kennedy stressed that the police are always at the school at the most active times—drop-off and pick-up and are also in the building regularly as visitors.

“The police are working with us hand-in-hand. They are here frequently during the day,” he said.

Police and safety forces have been working with the district, and have pass codes to get into the buildings as needed. They have floor plans of the school buildings and access to pictures on building cameras. Room numbers have been painted on school building windows, and $80 jamb locks, invented by a teacher from Pittsburgh, have been purchased for the

inside door of each room.

They prevent the door from being opened from the outside, even if a window in the door is broken out. In the meantime, ALICE instructs an adult in this situation to stand behind the door with an object such as a baseball bat to be used to hit at any hand attempting to open the lock.

Taylor ended the program by telling parents that students will begin ALICE training after spring break and that they will become as familiar with ALICE drills as they are with fire and tornado drills. He said that the good news is that school shooting events are rare.

Kennedy said students will be given age-appropriate information in a gentle manner.

“Chances of being hit by lightning are 28 times greater than that of being involved in school shooting,” Taylor said.

Yet there is an 85 percent

COUNCIL But for now, there is no funding in the budget for tree cutting or trimming on private property; if Tree Commission President Rod Raker or Assistant Public Works Director John Falcone determines that a tree lawn tree needs to come down, the homeowner will be financially responsible.

Because of that expense, Ward 1 Councilman Doug Hedrick and Council President Tom Udell voted against the ordinance. Ward 3 Councilman Rich McBride had stated publicly on numerous occasions, and again Monday night, that he had no problem with the ordinance because it is unchanged from prior ordinances. At-large Councilman Neil LaRusch stated, again, that the city’s finances dictate it choose between paving streets and trimming trees — a “no brainer” in his opinion.

“I still have discomfort and that will be reflected in my vote,” Hedrick said. “I appreciate all the hard work that went into this.”

“I’m still betwixt and between,” Udell said. “But even if this is tabled, what more is there to look into?”

Yet when the ordinance passed by a 3-to-2 vote, the third “yes” vote coming from Ward 4 Councilman Tom Kozesky, Udell was unsure whether it had actually passed, since three out of seven Council members does not constitute a “majority” of members.

Council Clerk Pam Harper, who works in the Law Office, was unsure as well.

After several minutes acting Law Director Carly Prather leafed through pages to find wording that said “a majority of members,” and, ruling that meant a majority of members present shall pass an ordinance, concluded that the measure had passed.

The most important piece of legislation on the agenda Monday night sought approval of a Professional Services contract for former Law Director David Schroeder. Schroeder, now judge of Western County

probability that another school shooting will occur in the United States in 2013.

“Casualty rates in schools have been 70 to 80 percent because we make the targets easy for the shooter,” Taylor said. “Police rates show that when a shooter is under stress, the casualty rate is 40 percent.”

Afterward, parent reaction was generally positive.

Carl Hall asked whether it would be better to equip teachers with something such as a fire extinguisher that could be sprayed at the shooter, while Tim Szalai, with children at both Lakeshore and Gateway — where an ALICE session was held Monday evening — said, “I’m good.”

Crystal Emus, who has one child at Lakeshore, did not agree with everything that she heard Tuesday night.

“But it is better to have something in place that can be modified in time,” she said.

From page 1A Court, is to be hired to complete the Moving Ohio Forward home demolition program in the city. Schroeder had been involved with the grant program prior to leaving office on March 15. The judgeship is a part-time job, leaving him time to continue in private practice.

City Manager Tim Eggleston reported that Schroeder would be paid $2,500 per month, plus expenses, in the position, not to exceed $10,000.

Eggleston also announced on Monday night that former Assistant Law Director Carly Prather will assume the position of Interim Law Director until he posts the part-time position and interviews for it.

Prather is welcome to apply.

Council also moved to a second reading an ordinance to drop the Acting Law Director ’s salary to $47,000, from $52,000, effective March 18.

Council moved to a second reading an ordinance to reappoint Jason Picard to the Conneaut Recreation Board for five years, from April 28, 2013, to April 27, 2018, and to create a grant to “foster economic development,” or establish tax credits for companies that meet certain criteria such as creating one to four jobs that meet wage requirements.

Council moved to a second reading an ordinance to amend compost facility regulations. Eggleston said he has been looking for a new location for the compost facility, which now sits near the East Side Industrial Park. He is seeking an area that could be gated, open specific hours, and have more control over the refuse accepted.

At the request of the Conneaut Port Authority, Council moved to a third reading a resolution to support the Port Authority’s application to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control for a D-5F Permit for a restaurant at the public dock it plans to reopen and manage this summer.

It also moved to a second reading Ordinance #23-13 in its third reading about

Solicitor and Itinerant Vendor permits. After ordinance amendments were unanimously approved by council, the ordinance automatically reverted to a second reading.

Council passed an ordinance on Street or Alley Vacation of the city’s codified ordinances. It allows the city to waive Ashtabula County survey fees of $300 and up that are charged those asking the city to vacate a street or alley.

Earlier in the meeting, Planning & Zoning Manager Deanna Gates reported that 33 letters have gone out to residents and 21 letters have gone out to commercial properties requesting their registration and payment to the city under the new Vacant Property ordinance.

She said that construction permits have been pulled for the new Dollar General Store at W. Main and Gore Roads, and that the process for the demolition of buildings on Washington Street for the construction of the new Dollar General downtown store is continuing as CT Consultants works on storm water management issues.

She also said that the high grass ordinance kicks in April 1. Homeowners this year will receive one letter warning them that their grass exceeds the minimum of six inches and if it is not mowed, the city will do it and bill them. She said the Planning Commission is reviewing the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

Public Works Director Bob Mannion reported to Council that he is “changing the face” of his department to upgrade its image. He said the city budget includes $10,000 for 48 loads of stone for country roads this year and has already gone through nine of them on Dorman and Keefus Roads and others.

“We’ll be back when the weather breaks,” he said.

Mannion said he also works with tree removal crews with Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI) if a homeowner re-

quests a tree be removed.

He said CEI will assist if the tree is blocking power lines or a transformer.

“If they say ‘no,’ then we send it to the Tree Commission,” he said.

Mannion — who announced he has been with the city 15.5 years — said 63 tons of road salt remain so far this year, and that crews are mixing it with grit to extend it and stem costs.

He said the city has replaced 320 stop signs, with more to go, and is filling pot holes in the harbor, and is working on the permanent closure of Old Mill Road.

When Udell complimented the hard work by the eight or nine men who comprise the Public Works staff, Mannion said, “We all work to get the job done.”

Sewage Treatment Plant Director Craig Pearce, with 24 years with the city in June, summarized sewer repairs, offering the city had “jetted” 24 miles of sewer line and plans to replace a line on Harbor Street with a 30-inch line. The city also plans a Mercury Exchange program at a Sewer Plant Open House in the summer, where residents may turn in mercury thermometers and receive a digital thermometer at no cost. He said the city is making plans to eliminate as much mercury disposal into the water system as possible due to its lethal effects on fish.

Under Miscellaneous Business, Hedrick thanked Eagle Scout James LaBounty for new benches at the Liberty Street Park near the tennis courts.

“Take a look. It’s a nice improvement,” he said.

At the end of the meeting, after excusing Ward 2 Councilman Phil Garcia and At-Large Councilman John Roach, Udell apologized for the lengthy meeting that on the surface appeared to have accomplished very little.

“It’s a lot to go through, but we have to do things right,” he said.

Council will meet 7 p.m.

Monday, April 8, in regular televised session.

Sports Nassief looking to bring out the best in Heralds

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Ali Rocco practices for the Saint John Zachary Cimorelli, of SJP, warms up during Caroline Kovacs warms up for the Saint Matthew Pinelli practices for the Saint John Heralds tennis team.

Heralds tennis team.

John Heralds tennis team. a recent tennis practice.

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - Todd Nassief begins his second season as the Head Coach of the Saint John Heralds tennis program. Nassief basically restarted the Heralds tennis program as in was dormant in years past. Mike Andersen and Jen Allan are the assistant coaches for the Heralds tennis team.

Nassief himself has a long history in tennis as he started in seventh grade and was allowed to practice with two of Coach Walters teams at Harbor that were able to knock off Geneva. Nassief went on to play four years of varsity at Saints John and Paul before going on to play four years of varsity tennis at Elon University.

“I really like that I get to help kids and show them a sport of a lifetime. I want to motivate them enough to enjoy the sport and watch them improve. When they hit a

good shot and I see them smile it makes me feel good,” Nassief said on what he likes about coaching.

Nassief is also a USPTA teaching Pro and brings much experience to a young Heralds tennis program.

“We restarted the program and the kids are working hard. I have a wonderful group of kids and parents. It’s a wonderful coaching job,” Nassief said.

Being able to practice has been difficult because of the weather, but the Heralds are focusing a lot on fitness. The Heralds are also working a lot on technical footwork and individual form as much as they can. The Heralds are using foam balls and are able to get a lot of hitting in that way inside the gym.

Nassief welcomes back several letter winners beginning with juniors Matthew Pinelli and Emily Powers. Although Powers is currently out with an injury she suffered during the basketball

season. The Heralds also have five sophomores returning in Zachary Cimorelli, Ali Rocco, Caroline Kovacs, Evelyn Anderson and Sarah Fowler.

Joey Ferrante also lettered a year ago for the Heralds as an eighth grader. Also on the team this year are freshmen Jessie DiSalvatore and eighth graders Tony Massucci, Matthew Fowler, Maddie Kochevar, Emma Perry and Nathan Steadman.

The Heralds will be without two players from a year ago in Seve Candela and Tyler Hornbeck who were both lost to graduation. The Saint John Heralds varsity and junior varsity tennis teams were a combined 7-13 a year ago.

“We want to be mentally tough and keep fighting whether we are winning or losing,” Nassief said on goals for the team.

“I want to see a little bit of improvement from each player and fro them to enjoy the sport as much as I do,” PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL Nassief added.

Members of the Saint John Heralds tennis team listen to Head Coach Tom Nassief.

Shoot the Breeze Disc Golf Club looking for sponsors Practice Makes Perfect The club is now seeking tom designed sign placed on

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Light the Lift Bridge, Gazette Newspapers

Katrina Relief (with Red Cross), Animal Protective ASHTABULA - The Shoot League of Ashtabula County, the Breeze Disc Golf Club is Ashtabula Homesafe (for batentering their 14th year in tered women), Ashtabula existence and is based out of Communtity Action, Meals Lake Shore Park in on Wheels, Catholic ChariAshtabula Township. The ties of Ashtabula and Beatiprimary goal for the club is tude House of Ashtabula.

Just this past February to promote the heath and exthe club held their annual ercise benefits of disc golf.

The Shoot the Breeze Disc Ashtabula Ice Bowl and Golf Club has been engaged raised $517 for Meals on in numerous fundraising Wheels and participants doevents and providing funds nated 77 pounds of canned for the following causes: goods for Catholic Charities.

sponsors and donations for their upcoming Shoot the Breeze Open. The Shoot the Breeze Open will take place on June 1 & 2 at Lake Shore Park. The event draws players from near and far and is regarded as one of the premier disc golf events in Northeast, Ohio. All sponsors names will be included in the promotions, flyers and sponsors will also receive a commemorative stamped disc.

The first 18 sponsors for this event will also receive a cus-

one of the 18 teepad signs located throughout the park.

The signs will be left in view for one year minimum. Sponsors are $100 or $150 of suitable merchandise. Deadline for donations is April 15, 2013.

Please call Larry Jennings (Shoot the Breeze Disc Golf Club President) at 440-228-1363 to donate or for any questions. Interested parties can also visit the website: http://www.shoot thebreezediscgolf.com.

for Saint John Heralds

Open Practice & Enduro At Sharon Speedway To Take Place March 30 Sharon Speedway was forced to postpone this past Saturday’s (March 23) scheduled open practice and “Springduro 150” Enduro until this Saturday, March 30. An unseasonably cold and wet March hasn’t enabled track crews to be able to get on the 3/8mile surface to date in addition to the parking areas being unusable left track officials with no choice but to postpone.

March 30 will utilize the same event times with the open practice from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. followed by the Enduro at 2:30 p.m.

“Between the continual rain, snow and cold conditions this month, it just hasn’t allowed us to get the track ready,” explained General Manager Dave Willoughby. “This week’s weather was really the nail in the coffin and with more snow on the way there’s just no way to get the track and grounds ready even though Saturday’s weather doesn’t look too bad. We obviously need to provide safe conditions for both the racers and fans.

Hopefully we’ll get some dry, warmer weather next week.”

Thirty-four cars to date have pre-entered for the “Springduro 150” Enduro that will pay $1,000 to-win. Past winners include Andy Sweetland in 2010 and Tim Gillette in 2011 and 2012.

Both racers are entered. William Hurrelbrink and Aaron Hill will lead the field to green for the 150-lap affair. Entries are still being accepted. The entry form can be found on the website

under driver info then registration at SharonSpeedway.com.

Racers of any and all divisions are welcome to participate in the open practice. In 2011, the first year a practice was held with the Enduro, 40 cars turned out despite frigid temps around 30 degrees. Last year’s temperature was some 30 degrees warmer and brought out 66 cars for practice on the Sunday make-up date!

Grandstand admission for Saturday is $7, while pit passes are $20. The “Steel Valley Thunder” regular season gets underway on Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m. featuring the Governor Insurance Agency DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds, Barris Supply RUSH Late Models, Summit Equipment Modifieds, Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars, HTMA/Precise Racing Products Econo Mods, and the Deforest Used Parts Mini Stocks.

Sharon Speedway is owned by the Blaney, Weller, and Kirila Families and is a 3/8-mile dirt track located on CusterOrangeville Road in Hartford, Ohio near the intersection of Routes 7 & 305. For more information, check out the website at www.sharonspeedway.com or call 330-772-5481. Become a fan of Sharon Speedway on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ sharonspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ sharonspdwy.

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL

Alicia Ngiraingas throws to Liv Cimorelli during a Saint John softball practice. Read the full preview on the Heralds softball team in next week’s editon.

Sports

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Zappitelli rounds up senior year

PHOTO BY ALLAN MONONEN

Angie Zappitelli poses for a picture as she gets ready for her final softball season at Conneaut.

BY ALLAN MONONEN the Star Beacon.

Gazette Newspapers “Softball is a good way to finish senior year,” CONNEAUT - Angie said as the spring Conneaut senior Angie softball season apZappitelli will end her proaches.

“Senior year has been high school sports career stressful, I have four AP this spring.

A three sport athlete, courses, (advanced placeshe will compete on the ment) amd two CP Lady Spartan softball courses. (college prep) I have a lot of homework, squad.

Angie has won three but I think the hard work letters in volleyball as a will pay off next year,” hitter; three letters in bas- Angie added.

The daughter of Mike ketball as a post player and three emblems in and Dawn, she has two softball as a pitcher/first sisters, Lexi and Maddie.

Angie plans to attend baseman. She has played summer travel softball college next year, either with the Valley Extreme. John Carroll or Mount Angie has been named Union.

“I plan to major in Exto several county teams in ercise Science and eventuthe three sports.

An active student, ally earn a PhD in PhysiAngie is a member of the cal Therapy,” Angie said.

“I will have a lot of good National Honor Society, participated in Academic memories here,” Angie Challenge and Yearbook said as her scholastic caand is a school reporter for reer winds down.

Tyson Promoted to Lake Erie Program Administrator The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently selected Jeff Tyson as the Lake Erie fish management program administrator. Tyson has worked in ODNR Division of Wildlife fish management for nearly 20 years.

He previously served as the Sandusky Fisheries Research Unit fisheries biology supervisor.

“Jeff brings a wealth of Lake Erie fisheries management experience to his new position,” said Rich Carter, ODNR Division of Wildlife executive administrator of fish management and research. “Jeff is a talented biologist with great interpersonal skills that will allow him to effectively communicate about Lake Erie fish management.”

Tyson replaced Roger Knight, who retired in 2012. Tyson will lead the Sandusky and Fairport Harbor research stations on Lake Erie fisheries research.

Tyson was hired by the ODNR Division of Wildlife in 1994 as a biologist for the Sandusky Fisheries Research Unit. He was promoted to fisheries biology supervisor at the same office in 2003. He was also a hatchery technician in Missouri prior to moving to Ohio.

Tyson lives in Marblehead. Originally from Missouri, Tyson received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fisheries from the University of Missouri.

Warriors remain young

BY ALLAN MONONEN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - The Edgewood Lady Warriors have begun their preparation for the upcoming softball season. Coach Steve Cunha begins his fourth season at the helm.

Cunha will be assisted by Joel Laughlin, Steve Diemer, Lisa Steadman and Pam Dreslinski.Tricia Kato will be the junior varsity softball coach.

Cunha will work with a young team, with only two returning senior letter winners, Gabriela Patete and Keegan McTrusty. Senior Julie Rich will also help.

Other returning letter winners are: junior Gia Saturday and sophomores Taylor Diemer, Mo Lynch, Ashten Noce, Taylor Rowe, Courtney DiDonato, Haley Holden and Kate Crooks.

The young pitching should be a team strength, with Taylor Diemer, Saturday and Patete handling the mound duties. The defense is young but maturing.Mo Lynch will catch and handle the pitchers. Coach Diemer summed up the squad.

“These kids have played travel ball all their lives, they don’t get intimidated,” Coach Diemer said.

PHOTOS BY ALLAN MONONEN

Edgewood sophomores Kate Crooks, left and Sam Blashinsky begin their sprint work during softball practice.

Taylor Diemer, left and Ashten Noce, run sprints for the Edgewood Warriors softball team.

“We try to tune-up fundamentals, so if kids have to move up (to varsity) they know what they are doing,”

First year JV coach Tricia Kato said.

The teams begin the spring schedule on Friday,

April 5. Varsity travels to Lake Catholic, the JV will host LC at the Warrior field.

Catchers Mo Lynch, foreground and Ashten Noce, in back work with the pitchers as the Edgewood Warriors Edgewood Warriors pitchers Gia Saturday, foreground softball team practices indoors. and Taylor Diemer, in white, warm up during practice.

Warrior baseball in action

BY ALLAN MONONEN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - As the spring sports go into action, Bill Lipps embarks on his second year as Edgewood baseball coach.

Lipps will be assisted this year by Dave McCoy. “This will be a year of transition,” Lipps said, “We lost nine seniors, seven starters, hopefully we are just reloading.”

Senior lettermen Lou Wisnyai and Alex Vencill will lead the squad. Several junior lettermen return in Andrew Graeb, Joey Zappitelli, Erik Hodges, Nick Johnson, Connor McLaughlin and Tony Magda.

Coach Lipps looks at this season’s squad and figures a

team strength should be pitching.

“We have a lot of experience on the mound. Magda, Zappitelli and Vencill won ten of our sixteen games. We have older and younger kids in the mix,” Lipps said.

“We have very good team chemistry. The kids like each other, they’re a really nice group to be around,” Lipps said on the team chemistry.

“In the batting order one through nine, we return only two guys. We graduated a lot of seniors. We will have to try to put pressure on the defense, run the bases well, use the whole field, play National League ball. The kids are not afraid to move runners over, go deep into the count and take the extra base,” Lipps added.

“Defensively, we want to be strong up the middle. Lou (Wisnyai) will be in center, at shortstop will be Matt DiDonato, at second, Connor McLaughlin,and Erik Hodges will be at catcher.

Hodges is a good high school catcher, a smart kid who does a pretty good job,” Lipps said on the teams defense.

The season will begin, weather permitting, on Tuesday, April 2. The team is hosting a doubleheader with Grand Valley, at 11:00 am and with Ledgemont at 1:30.

“Give the kids credit, even with cold and snow outside, they come and do their work in the gym,” Lipps added.

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