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THE GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Vol. No. 137, No. 8

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Rock Creek Elementary picks new Roadrunner winner

BY KIM PICKARD Gazette Newspapers ROCK CREEK - Summer Henery is proud and excited to be chosen as the January recipient of the Rock Creek Elementary School Roadrunner award.

She believes her parents, Chris Henery, Jr. and Janese Butler of Jefferson, will be proud and excited as well.

Summer ’s third-grade teacher Mrs. Patricia Hitchcock nominated her for the award because she is always very attentive and helpful in the classroom. She cares for and helps those around her on a daily basis.

“She is helpful to everyone, PHOTO BY KIM PICKARD no matter who it is. She pays attention all day long and an- Summer Henery smiles for the camera swers questions,” Mrs. with her teacher, Patricia Hitchcock.

Hitchcock explained.

Summer is a good example of Each month Rock Creek Elwhat a Roadrunner award winner ementary School presents the should be.

Roadrunner award to recognize Summer likes to get her home- students who demonstrate good work done after school and she citizenship, a willingness to work likes to read. She is currently hard and learn, or who make an reading Max the Missing Puppy effort to do a good job in their daily

by Holly Webb. In honor of receiv- work. ing the award, Summer was given Rock Creek Elementary School a Roadrunner t-shirt and three appreciates Cantini’s Village Marmini encyclopedias on Birds, ket in Rock Creek for its help in Weather and the Body. sponsoring this program.

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Old elementary school passes over to Village of Jefferson

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Possession of the old Jefferson Elementary School passed hands last week, as the Village of Jefferson now takes over ownership of the building from the Jefferson Area Local Schools District.

“We exchanged the keys on Feb. 7,” Superintendent Doug Hladek said.

The exchange puts an end to a sale long in the making. After citizens collected enough signatures to place the purchase on last November’s ballot, it officially passed by 10 votes.

Council worked out the deal PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELL with Jefferson Area Local Schools The sale of the old Jefferson Elementary School from the Jefferson Area Superintendent Doug Hladek and Local Schools to the Village of Jefferson has been made final. Pictured, other school officials. from left, are JALS Board of Education President Pat Inman, Superintendent See SCHOOL page 7A Doug Hladek, Acting Chief Dave Wassie of the Jefferson Police Department, Mayor Judy Maloney and Village Administrator Terry Finger.

From Washington to Obama, Levi Dubach has it covered

Prescription for success at Geneva Schools Science Fair

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Levi Dubach’s art will be displayed throughout the hallways of his school, Superior Intermediate.

BY RAENA SIDBECK Ashtabula Area City Schools

PHOTOS BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS

Geneva High School senior Anna Forman’s research project, Actually Accurate, illustrates that using a household teaspoon instead of a pharmacist’s dosing spoon to dispense medications could be a prescription for medical problems due to size differentials. Forman will put her conclusions to good use next fall when she begins a PrePharmacy course of study at the University of Findlay. In this photo, Forman (right) explains her procedure for volunteer judges Phil Schmidt and Mallory McBee, also a senior at GHS, who awarded her project a district qualifying score at the Geneva Schools local Science Fair last week.

GHS’s Chapter of NHS taps new members — See page 9A

ASHTABULA When Ashtabula Area City School sixthgrader Levi Dubach told his art teacher Sharon Beebe that he wanted extra homework to improve his skills, she was happy to oblige.

After that he asked if he, along with a few friends, could join her at lunch for additional art time.

“I introduced him to various materials, including charcoal. It was close to Presidents’ Day and

he said he wanted to draw a few portraits. I had no idea what that would lead to!” said Beebe.

What it lead to were hours of work, in between a science fair project and homework assignments, where each United States president was captured creatively at the hands of this budding artist.

“I enjoy working with charcoal.

I love the contrast of the black against the white paper. I don’t see it as a lot of work because I enjoy art so much,” said Levi. “I did some of the work at school but most of it at home. It’s pretty messy, but the

Kudos to Outstanding Students — Page 3A

end result was worth it.”

Levi’s parents, Larry and Karen Dubach, told Beebe Levi has been drawing since he could hold a pencil.

“I’ve always had great teachers.

Even teachers who don’t teach art, support my enthusiasm to draw.

But when it comes to art all of my art teachers, Mrs. Leombruno, Mrs. Rossi and Mrs. Beebe, have encouraged me and taught me how to follow my dream to create,” said Levi.

Levi’s art will be displayed throughout the hallways of his school, Superior Intermediate.

Swimmers honored at All-County Invitational — Page 15A

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 • 2A

Geneva’s Image Show Choir to share the Spotlight with alumni and friends at 2nd Annual Showcase of Music

BY JAN PERALA Geneva Area City Schools GENEVA - Geneva’s Image Showcase 2013 will feature toe-tapping tunes performed by members of the popular show choir who will share the spotlight with a group of talented friends, family, community members and alumni. The playbill will feature ensemble performances as well as soloists and an array of selections ranging from classical to pop.

Geneva’s Image (the GI’s) and their director Michelle Mather have invited a contingent of guest performers to share the stage at Geneva High School for the evening. They include Rob Covert and Josh Theilan (GHS Class of

1992) from the popular band “The Covert Operation,” Marching Geneva Band Director Gianna Colella and Tom Perko & Daughters, family to Geneva’s Image singer Christi Perko. Patrons and performers will have the opportunity to mingle at a reception following the concert.

The curtain will rise for Geneva’s Image Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Geneva High School Auditorium.

Tickets will be available at the door for $5 per person and $20 per family. For information or to purchase tickets, contact Michelle Mather at 466-4831 ext.

4614. Pre-sale tickets are recommended to ensure seating for this popular event.

PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS Geneva’s Image Show Choir vocalists Tyree Santiago, Abby Williams, Ariel Stehura, Rikki Metzler, Zack Rohrbaugh and Sterling Peoples will share the spotlight with musically talented friends, family and alumni at thesecond annual Showcase of Music on Wednesday, February 20th at Geneva High School. GHS Alumni Josh Theilan and Rob Covert (pictured second and third from left) of the Class of 1992 and popular band “The Covert count and more knowledge on

BY SADIE PORTMAN Operation” will be among the performers. how to use a computer.

Gazette Newspapers Culbertson said they start JEFFERSON - The with the simplest of steps to Henderson Memorial Public ensure everyone knows how Library is holding beginners to do even the very basic of computer classes throughout steps, such as turning on a computer. the year.

“Most people know how to The classes have already started in February, but they turn on a computer, but some will begin once again in people don’t even know how to do that. So we walk you March.

“It’s every Thursday this through step by step,” month and next month as Culbertson said.

The classes then teach the well,” Dee Culbertson, the library’s children director, students how to use their computer in everyday life. said.

“They setup an email and The February classes have already become a popular we browse the web and learn class for the library, with ev- how to make a simple docuery class filled to capacity, but ment,” Culbertson said.

Those wishing to sign up the March classes still have openings for those who wish for the classes can do so in person at the library’s circulation to sign up.

“People have already desk.

With a world based around signed up for this month, but we still have openings for technology, the library feels it is of great importance everyMarch,” Culbertson said.

With the success of the one knows how to use a comclasses, the library plans on puter.

“These are very important continuing the classes for several months as long as there skills for today’s world and it remains a need in the commu- seems like technology’s constantly changing,” Culbertson nity.

At The Ashtabula Clinic, your children’s health is Culbertson said if they had said. “The classes are free so more space, more classes it’s great to see people taking extremely important to us. would be offered each month. advantage of them.”

Culbertson said students “It’s been really a popular And so is the timeliness of their care. thing,” Culbertson said. “We leave knowing more about the could probably do it two or world around them and how three days a week if we had to connect with others using Whether your need is a well-child visit, annual a computer. time and space.” vaccines or treating children with chronic illnesses For more information on The classes are for everythe beginner’s computer one wanting to know the basuch as asthma or obesity, our skillful pediatricians sic workings of computers and classes or other activities held bring an extraordinary level of expertise and are for anyone, no matter how at Henderson Memorial Public Library, you can contact old or young they might be. compassion to your family’s care.

“It’s all basic computers,” them at (440) 576-3761.

Culbertson said.

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The Friends of Geneva Library will be holding a Used Book Sale The Friends of the Geneva Library will hold a two-day used book sale on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., both days.

The event will be held in the meeting room at the Geneva Public Library, 860 Sherman Street in Geneva.

Monies raised through this event will be used to benefit the Geneva Library and the Bookmobile.

The library will have a huge selection of good condition used books, magazines, videos and more. This is an excellent opportunity to replenish your reading material. The library’s special books will be available as well.

Don’t forget, the library is still collecting Coke products rewards codes for items in its raffles and reading prizes for the children. Geneva Library book bags will also be available, maybe even the new ones.

For more information, call the Library at 440-466-4521.

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 • 3A

Lakeside High School Academic Boosters give ‘Kudos’ to outstanding students

Jefferson Township trustees to meet with lands committee The Jefferson Township Board of Trustees will be meeting with the Building and Lands Committee of the Village of Jefferson on Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. The location will be the Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the extension of the Village’s sewer into the township.

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Pictured are first recipients of the KUDOS AWARD with LHS Principal Donald Rapose: Michael Beardsley; Tyler Bibell; Stephen Flaugher; Anthony Golen; Bianca Gonzalez; Florent Kololli; Courtney Koski; Felicia Leonard; Mark Mosier; Michael Pyne; Abby Ryan; Nikelle Sands; Michael Steen; Alexandra Stowers; Desirey Wells; Jade White.

SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP - The Lakeside High School Academic Boosters are piloting a new academic/student award for the 2013 winter/spring semester called “Kudos.”

It is designed to recognize students who are consistently striving for success. The Kudos student has an unwavering and strong work-ethic, is consistent in making good choices, shows a great deal of integrity and is a positive representative for Lakeside High School.

Students are nominated by teachers from each academic department. One Kudos student from each departments list is selected every two weeks. At the end of each month, Kudos students are given a selection of prizes to choose from as an award for their exceptional performance. Items such as small gift certificates, bath and body products and tickets to events have been donated by the athletic dept. and the academic boosters for this new award.

Business Expo returns to Jefferson on March 19

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

to attend, and door prizes and refreshments will be given away.

Business owners and staff JEFFERSON - The Business Expo will return to the also will have an opportunity Village of Jefferson on Tues- to network during the event, as a special business-to-busiday, March 19.

Jefferson Area Chamber ness networking portion of of Commerce members have the event will be held from been discussing the upcom- 2-3 p.m. The event opens to ing expo during their recent the public at 3 p.m.

Space is limited, so intermeetings.

This year, the Business ested businesses should reExpo will be held Tuesday, serve their spots now.

The cost of a table is $45 March 19, from 3-6:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Community for members and $55 for nonCenter, located at 11 E. members. Proof of liability insurance must be provided.

Jefferson St. During this event, guests Payment is required before will be able to visit with par- the event. Business name ticipating businesses and cards will be placed on each learn about the services they reserved table.

There is no charge for food have to offer, Chamber members said. The Business Expo vendors, however.

Tables are on a first-come, is open to all businesses, not first-served basis. There is a just those in Jefferson.

The Business Expo is free limited supply of oblong

tables. Set up can be done from noon to 2 p.m. on the day of the event, but no tape or hooks should be used on the walls.

The Chamber also is looking for businesses to donate door prizes or refreshments for the event.

Spots must be reserved by March 11. For questions, call Janet Wolff at 576-6940, ext.

5423; Rick Briggs, 576-9125, ext.

106; or Rich Machczynski, 576-5421.

Additionally, this year, the Citizen of the Year Awards Banquet will be held Tuesday, April 30. The dinner is being pushed back a little later in the year than usual because of the way the Easter holiday falls.

During the dinner, several awards will be given out, including two that residents can submit nominations for.

The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Citizen of the Year and the Youth of the Year.

The intent of the Citizen of the Year award is to recognize a resident of the Jefferson Area School District communities (or nonresident who works in Jefferson or has a significant presence in Jefferson) for his or her significant efforts and/ or service in 2012 and/or recent years, which advances the best interests of the Jefferson area as stated in the Chamber ’s Mission Statement.

Nomination forms will be available soon.

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

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LETTERS POLICY the village received the money in mid-January, with the machine being ordered JEFFERSON - Jefferson on Feb. 8.

“Delivery of the machine Village Administrator Terry Finger updated council on should be three weeks after the progress of some the order was placed,” Finprojects in the village dur- ger said.

The village received a ing a Jefferson Village Council meeting on Tues- grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation day, Feb. 19.

Finger said the grant to help fund the purchase. award for the Duraco Council entered into a conDuraPatcher was not sent tract with Leader Machinin check form but as an au- ery Company LTD for the tomatic payment. He said purchase of a Duraco

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DuraPatcher, model 125DJT, at a cost not to exceed $62,000.

The DuraPatcher is machinery used for road repair.

Instead of men with shovels, tampers and hot mix, the DuraPatcher system cleans the area, applies a tack coat, sprays the emulsion/aggregate mix into the pothole with sufficient force to compact the material as it is applied and then follows with dry aggregate to prevent lifting.

In other updates, Finger said the old four-inch line and leaky valves were cut and capped (or repaired) around Feb. 15/16 for the waterline replacement project for Willis, Uselma, North Elm and West Walnut streets, completing that part of the project.

At the previous meeting, Finger had said final landscaping will take place in the spring, with final sidewalk replacements being done by village workers.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 • 4A

Forty-one A-Tech students earn Council passes ordinance certificates for perfect attendance of 2013 appropriations

BY JAN PERALA A-Tech JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - Forty-one A-Tech students have made their presence known on the Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus, missing not a single day of school last semester.

According to a well-known actor, they already hold a key to future success. Woody Allen famously quipped, “80 percent of success is showing up,” proving that even comedians understand that the importance of school attendance is no joke.

“There is so much importance attached to attending school each and every day,” A-Tech senior Joe Robinson said. “From seeing your friends, to taking a test or a final, showing up to school every day shows what a great work ethic you possess, as well as showing that you care about furthering your education. It was our decision to attend A-Tech, therefore you should want to be there every day, and I am happy every day I go to school!”

Robinson is immersed in his second year in A-Tech’s Public Safety Academy, where he is currently learning the ropes of fire safety and day to day class participation assumes life altering proportions.

The forty-one students whose class attendance this past semester was flawless were lauded at a special rec-

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

$98,463.01 is expected in the police department, and $188,066.50 for the streets JEFFERSON - Jefferson department. Some of the Village Council passed an general fund figure also ordinance of its appropria- represents $208,19423 for tions for 2013 during its administrative offices; meeting on Tuesday, Feb. $37,083.64 for mayor and council; and $72,962.60 for 19.

The ordinance provides clerk/treasurer.

The village recreation the appropriations for current expenses and other ex- fund makes up $170,903.36 penditures for the Village of the total enterprise of Jefferson for the fiscal funds, and the sewer imyear ending Dec. 31, 2013. provement fund is $289,450 The total of all appro- of it, among others.

Some of the figures in priations is $4,488,942.71, with $888,440.81 in the the capital improvement include general fund; expenses PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR A-TECH $1,131,447.32 in total en- $170,863.01 for the police Twins Pamela and Jasmine Brown were among the forty one A-Tech students who terprise funds; $11,415 in building loan; $114,566.94 received certificates for perfect attendance at a recognition ceremony last Friday total special assessments; for recreation capital; hosted by Dean of Students Paul Stofan (pictured left), Instructional Coordinator Gilda $29,500 in total debt ser- $584,074.44 for street conMcQuoid (right) and A-Tech Principal Jon Whipple. vice (broken down to $5,000 struction capital; and for the recreation bond and $366,900 for street storm ognition ceremony and ice Leenoshka Juan Flannery, Kristaly Montalvo $24,500 for the fire truck sewer drains capital, cream social last Friday af• Business Technology and La’Cole Parrigan loan); $1,112,202.19 in to- among others. ternoon hosted by A-Tech – Veronica Tackett • Electricity – Gerald tal special revenue funds; Council moved forward Principal Jon Whipple, Dean • Carpentry – Cory Scott $3,500 in total capital to suspend council rules for of Students Paul Stofan and Chapman • Graphic Communica- projects; $1,297,354.39 in the ordinance and adopt Instructional Coordinator • Computer Informa- tions – Sara Anderson, Tif- capital improvements; and the ordinance that night.

Gilda McQuoid. Celebratory tion Systems – Brandon fany Ayres, Krista Beddoe, $15,083 in total trusts.

Stefanie Wessell, senior ice cream sundaes were Boomhower, James Pamela Brown, Jasmine Of the $4,488,942.71 ac- editor for Gazette Newspaserved up by A-Tech Culinary Cunningham, Ryan Davis, Brown and Carly Tackett cumulated appropriations pers, may be reached at Arts students. Each perfect Luis Gonzalez, Levi Joerns, • Health Care Academy in the general fund, swessell@gazettenews.com. attender received a verbal Michael McArdle, Dustin – Brittany Chapman and Tifpat on the back, a unique cer- Thress and Evan Zubeck fany Chmielewski tificate, a pin and a perfect • Horticulture – Misty • Computer Networkattendance pencil. ing & Electronic Technol- Sacket Earning certificates ogy – Lane Randolph, Chris• Masonry- Joshua Rose for perfect attendance for topher Sitko • Power Tech – Michael the first semester were A• Cosmetology – Kelsie Bixby, Kyle Lake and Brett Tech students: McIlwain Blankenship • Auto Technology – • Public Safety Acad• Culinary Arts – Isaac The Architecture Review Board for the Ashtabula HarKenneth Anthony, Theresa Garriga, Cody Thomas emy – Joseph Robinson and bor Historical District will meet Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Harding and Jonathan • Early Childhood Edu- Ashley Seavey 5:30 p.m. at the Harbor Topky Library.

Lupold • Welding – Felipe cation – Katie Bogdan, • Auto Collision – Christopher Bush, Jillian Pacheco-Santos, Jr.

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Feb. 27 Ashtabula: Architecture Review Board

Feb. 27 Geneva: The City of Ashtabula plows through snow with road department Genealogical Society

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - A year ago, the City of Ashtabula was experience an abundance of road salt as the snow was scarce and the weather was unusually warm.

It just goes to prove what a difference a year can make as now the city is looking at its stockpile and has been forced to order more salt.

Fortunately, the city had made room in its budget in the case of needing more salt.

“The original 1,500 tons of salt that we had purchased is gone,” James Timonere, city manager of Ashtabula, said.

“We did have to purchase another 500 tons, but that is part of the budget that we had bud-

geted for this year.”

Timonere said the city has been working around the clock when the snow blows but has had the luck with most of the snow falling on the weekends and holidays.

When the snow falls on a nonbusiness day, the road department does not have to work a third shift.

However, Timonere said the road department still is clocking in its overtime.

“The men have been working quite a bit of overtime,” Timonere said.

Timonere said the top concern in winter weather is the main roads and keeping them as clean and ice free as possible.

“The guys have done a wonderful job of keeping the main

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roads opened,” Timonere said.

Timonere understands there has been some frustration with keeping the back roads clear but promises the road department is getting to them as fast as possible.

“I know that it does seem like we’re taking a long time to get to the neighborhoods, but we are getting to them,” Timonere said.

No matter what the road conditions are, Timonere said the winter weather of 2013 will keep coming and they will work with the snow as efficiently as possible.

The city is requesting all

those who are out driving in the winter elements to drive with care and keep a safe distance with other cars on the slippery roads, even after the roads have been plowed.

Timonere asked the city residents for their patience as they have made cutbacks to keep the budget in balance and the road department is working at full capacity.

“The road department has been out. They have been working and we ask for your patience as we get to your area,” Timonere said.

“All of the trucks have been out.”

Exercise science

The Ashtabula County Genealogical Society will meet at the Geneva Public Library, Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. The speaker will be Alan Rabe, who will demonstrate the new “Family Tree on Family Search.” This program is open to the public and free of charge.

March 1 Ashtabula: P.E.R.I. meeting The Public Employee Retirees, Inc. (P.E.R.I.) March meeting will be held on 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, at the Edgewood Family Restaurant, 3010 State Road, Ashtabula.

March 1 Harpersfield Township: Lenten Dinners The Harpersfield Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary will sponsor a series of Lenten dinners beginning Friday, Feb. 15. The dinners will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Community Recreation Center on Cork-Cold Springs Road. Patrons may choose breaded fish, shrimp, chicken or a combination of any two items, served with French fries, coleslaw, roll, beverage and dessert. Customers may dine in or carry out dinners will be available. Cost is $9.00 for adults, $8.00 for senior citizens and $5.00 for children under age 12. The dinner will be repeated on March 1, March 15 and March 29. Proceeds will benefit the fire departments fund to furnish the new station. For further information, call 466-1064.

March 8-9 Geneva: Book Sale The Friends of the Geneva Library will hold a two-day used book sale on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., both days. The event will be held in the meeting room at the Geneva Public Library, 860 Sherman Street in Geneva. Monies raised through this PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS event will be used to benefit the Geneva Library and the Danielle Nicholson’s science fair project, “Training to Bookmobile.

Increase Swing Speed,” used principles of physics to prove that an intense and precisely monitored method of exercise was effective in increasing club speed and shot distance. Nicholson’s (pictured right) research earned her trip to Lake to River Science Day next month and she will be putting her results to practical use on the Antique Roadshow with Barry Densmore of Densmore links. Nicholson was the 2011/12 Girl’s Golf State Auctions will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Champion and earned a top ten finish in the state last at Rae-Ann Geneva Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center, 839 fall. In this photo volunteer judges Jeremy Williams of West Main Street, Geneva. Free and open to the public.

Waste Management and Alyssa Cardamon, a GHS Please RSVP to pfaflik@rae-ann.net or by calling Pat Faflik senior, evaluate Nicholson’s project. at 440-466-5733.

March 9 Geneva: Antique Roadshow

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 • 5A

Recommended zoning Route 534 Corridor Study drives forth economic changes in Rock Creek development with possible new committee

BY SUE LUTZ Gazette Newspapers ROCK CREEK – With the second of the three required public readings to change the Village zoning map completed Monday, residents could soon find Rock Creek a potential home to “affordable” multifamily housing, regardless of the support of the community and even the majority of Rock Creek Council members.

While no official vote has been taken yet, during the public comments portion of the meeting Monday, two letter drafts were presented to Frank Fugate of Majors Crossing Limited Partnership to “express support” for proposed “tax credit fam ily development.”

Initially Fugate said he had hoped that Council would hav e already adopted the Planning Commission changes, but since that didn’t come to fruition, he requested letters of Council’s support to s u b m i t w i t h T h e Wod a Group’s application to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency.

Mayor Beverly Martin said the letters were just support “in principal” of bringing multi-family housing into Rock Creek, and not letters directly in support of the Woda Group’s project itself. But after further discussion, Solicitor McCombs said he disagreed.

Daniel Knight of Cedar Creek Development Company has attended all of the recent Council meetings involving the recommendations proposed by the Planning Commission.

He requested and was immediately presented with copies of the unsigned letter drafts.

If zoning changes are ev e n t u a l l y a ppr o v e d , Fugate explained that the development that is being planned for Rock Creek “is not subsidized housing” whereby government pays a portion of the monthly rent. The proposed housing for Rock Creek operates under income guidelines in the determination process.

Fugate also tried to assure the residents that it would perform extensive background checks of all prospective tenants.

Funding for the multifamily housing project, according to Fugate, would flow through a tax credit program administered by the state and would be a 30-year tax credit property.

Fugate described the development as having up to 40 “townhouse-style” units with garage, all of which would be “green, energy-efficient designs” that would result in future residents’ savings on utilities.

There are a total of three properties involved in the proposed zoning changes for Jefferson Street and Rome-Rock Creek Road. One is currently zoned commercial, but the other two are residential for single-family or duplex only. Zoning recommendations are to have all

three changed to allow for the construction of larger, multi-family buildings to be built.

After reading and reviewing the unsigned letters from the Village of Rock Creek, Knight asked if Council had considered the previously aired concerns from the nearly two dozen people who attended previous meetings. Most of the people expressed concern over decreasing property values and increasing crime and traffic on already deteriorating roads.

Following the first meeting in which the Planning Commission brought its recommendations, Mayor Martin had promoted the project because she said it would eventually help with the village’s goals of upgrading its infrastructure. She also said unless more people move into the area, raising water and sewer rates again would be “almost unavoidable.” More working families moving into the village, however, would help absorb the costs.

Following a brief question and answer period, Council President Pam Forristal tried to assure Knight that a lot of consideration had been given. “ We u n d e r s t a n d t h e opinions were negative, but we’ve done a lot of research since then,” Forristal said. “It’s a tough decision, but they [residents who opposed the zoning map changes] could have also been here tonight speaking to us, but as you can see, they’re not.”

After more discussion, resident Jeff Crenshaw asked for clarification.

“Then once the Planning Commission makes a recommendation, i t ’s pretty much a done deal then?” he asked.

Solicitor McCombs explained that unless Council has a supermajority – or a minimum of five of the six Council members’ votes – Council could not effectively change the Planning Commission’s recommendations for the three ordinances. Even a vote of four members against it would not be enough to stop it because rules require a 75 percent vote to shoot it down.

However, Knight and Crenshaw asked since the presentation of the letters seems to show Council supports the ordinances as a whole, if a petition could effectively stop the ordinances. McCombs said there is basically a 30-day waiting period during which time referenda petitions – that meet all legal requirements—were received, they could delay the ordinance from being enacted until voters have the opportunity to vote in November.

A special meeting has been scheduled for the third and final readings of the three ordinances for the recommended changes to the zoning map will be held Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Rock Creek Village Hall, 3081 W. Water St., Rock Creek.

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers GENEVA - The City of Geneva, as well as Harpersfield Township and other local boards such as the Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce, are currently meeting to discuss the future of the Route 534 corridor.

The Route 534 corridor is a stretch of road from the Harpersfield Township Covered Bridge through downtown Geneva and to Genevaon-the-Lake.

The study was funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation and completed two years ago with a report given to the city and township in 2011.

Now there is talk of taking the study and making economic improvements to the corridor.

“On Wednesday, Feb. 6, our Route 534 Corridor Consortium met for the second time to discuss developing a structure from which the committee can work on the recommendations set forth by the Corridor Study,” Geneva City Manager James Pearson said.

The committee talked about the study and how

they should begin making the improvements suggested in the study.

“After looking at a variety of organizational structures that the State of Ohio provides through the ORC, it was decided by the group that forming a Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) would provide the most flexibility,” Pearson said.

By forming the committee, they will be able to take the next steps in improving Route 534 and making it attractive to not only their residents but tourists as well.

“The group also decided that the next step would be for each individual entity to go back to their boards and councils to talk about the process,” Pearson said.

Some of the improvements suggested in the study include repaving sections of the road, reconstructing sewer lines, improved access to GOTL beaches, additional lodging in Harpersfield Township near the SPIRE Institute; a tourist shuttle service and roadway improvements throughout the corridor; and a commuter rail service

between Geneva and Cleveland.

The CIC will be able to look at the suggestions and determine which will be completed first.

“Some are large projects, like the 534 sewer is under discussion,” Pearson said.

The CIC will be comprised of 15 members, with five from the City of Geneva. “[There was] a lot of discussion of trying to represent everyone,” Pearson said.

“There was a discussion that if we form this CIC that there would be representation from the private businesses and so on.”

Pearson said the CIC will first have to write out bylaws and they can go forth with revisiting the study.

Jeffrey Piotrowski, president of the Geneva City Council, said it is about time the study starts being put into action.

“We spent $250,000 of the city’s money to do this study, and we should really start getting some work done,” Piotrowski said.

Pearson said the CIC will go through the study stepby-step and then write down a list of improvements to be done first, all building up to

the largest portion of the project, the commuter rail.

“Some prioritization will be done. Even though the study had already done that, I think it will benefit to review all the terms,” Pearson said.

The group will meet again on March 6 where they will make their final judgment on whether or not to form the CIC. “We’ll know pretty much after that meeting on where we’ll need to go,” Pearson said.

The Geneva City Council agreed on the formation of the CIC and Pearson said he will go forth accordingly and report back after the March 6 meeting.

Pearson is ready to continue with the project and said he sees great growth in the future that will go beyond the city limits.

“There’s really nothing stopping us right now,” Pearson said. “I think everyone was really generally excited.”

Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman@ gazettenews.com.

Morgan Township trustees discuss purchases

BY SUE LUTZ Gazette Newspapers MORGAN TOWNSHIP Shortly after approving the permanent appropriations for its 2013 budget, Morgan Township trustees discussed two major equipment purchases that would put a big dent in its financial resources.

While the 2013 Mack truck is a “done deal,” Trustee Donald Dietrich has been researching prices for a new mower to replace the one Morgan and Lenox townships jointly own.

While prices vary, trustees had been eyeing a 121 horsepower Ford New Holland tractor for $51,000, with an additional $36,000 for accessories such as boom and flail mower attachments.

Trustees estimate the value of its current tractor as $8,000 to $12,000. Dietrich said he’s spoken with Lenox Township officials in an effort to arrive at an amicable buyout deal. If they could negotiate a deal, then Morgan Township would either be bought out by Lenox or vice-versa. The latter option would allow Morgan to either trade in the old mower unit on a new one, or sell it outright.

Dietrich said the town-

Distribution of 2013 Morgan Township Appropriations † General Fund .................................................... $ 62,212 Motor Vehicle Fund ......................................... $ 27,000 Gasoline Tax Fund ......................................... $172,675 * Roads & Bridges ........................................... $250,970 ** Cemetery Fund .................................................. $ 24,117 Fire District ....................................................... $181,600 Permissive Motor Vehicle Fund ................... $ 29,500 TOTAL ................................................................. $523,075 † Appropriations account for approximately 80 percent of the expected revenue for the 2013 budget. The remaining 20 percent of revenue is comprised of the 2012 carryover, plus anticipated receipts throughout the calendar year. *$75,000 of the Fire District Fund is set aside for future fire vehicle purchases **$22,420 earmarked for the first of five annual installments for the new Mack tandem dump truck ship paid approximately $30,000 to $35,000 about 30 years ago. Since that time Morgan and Lenox townships have shared usage, storage and ongoing maintenance expenses. But due to scheduling conflicts between the two townships, Dietrich said trustees have decided that equipment sharing makes efficiency “difficult.”

In an interview following the meeting, Dietrich said he’s not convinced the timing for buying new equipment is right, especially considering Morgan Township is about to receive its 2013 Mack truck any day.

After more than three months of waiting, Board of Trustees President Brett Bellas reported Morgan Township is anticipating the receipt of the new $103,000 Mack tandem-axel dump truck within the next week.

On top of the cost of the truck and chasis, trustees have earmarked an additional $6,500 expense to outfit the truck. Upon delivery, he said the truck will be then taken to J&M Welding, where it is scheduled to be retrofitted with as many usable parts as possible from the old Mack truck that was taken out of commission due

to a variety of safety issues.

In addition to stripping off the dump box, trustees are hopeful to reduce additional costs by reusing parts from the old Mack truck, including the central hydraulics that control the snow plow, spreader, etc.

Bellas said payments on the new truck will begin shortly, with the township due to make its first of two $11,500 installments in April.

Fortunately for trustees, the weather has cooperated during the absence of its principal plow truck. The roads have been kept clear with its two other trucks, and Bellas said there has been no incidents and they’ve “gotten through just fine.”

With the first payment on the 2013 Mack truck looming, following the meeting, Dietrich said after much research and discussion, he’s content exploring the options for a new mower, but for “sometime in the future.”

“We would like to get one, but I think everyone would agree that the township just can’t afford it right now,” he said.

Morgan Township Board of Trustees meets the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7 p.m. at Morgan Hose Volunteer Fire Department building.

Henderson Memorial Public Library invites community to an Oscar Night Party

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - It’s not just Hollywood that is home to glitz and glamor this week.

The Henderson Memorial Public Library invites the community to attend its “Oscar Night Party!” from 6-8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22.

The library is planning an evening

of special events in honor of the Oscars.

People are invited to dress like a star or dress down and walk the Red Carpet, cast their ballots for Best Movie and Best Actor/Actress and enjoy music, movie trailers, refreshments and door prizes, Youth Services Librarian DeeAnna Culbertson said.

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Henderson Library spreads love for Valentine’s Day story times

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers

gramming director, said.

With the holiday on Thursday, it was the perfect JEFFERSON - The time to speak with the chilHenderson Memorial Public dren about why we celebrate Library’s Toddler Story Valentine’s Day and the Time had a special day on many traditions behind the Thursday as they learned day.

The children discussed together all about the many things one does for Valentine’s Day. “Since it’s Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day such as tell today we’re going to talk someone you love them and about what we do on one little girl brought a Valentine’s,” Dee Culbertson, small Valentine she already the library’s children’s pro- received in the morning.

Dee Culbertson reads “Happy Valentine’s Day Curious George” to the children at Thursday’s Valentine’s Day Toddler Story Time.

“Many times on Valentine’s Day we receive cards or a piece of paper to tell someone you like or care about them,” Culbertson said.

The children continued to share some of the items they had seen during their Valentine’s Day morning.

“Many times on Valentine’s Day we see lots PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMAN of hearts and flowers,” Dee Culbertson sings “Wheels on the Bus” to get the Culbertson said.

After talking through the children excited about story time.

A special Valentine’s Day themed Toddler Story Time was had last Thursday as the children were read two stories and talked of what it means to celebrate the holiday.

ins and outs of Valentine’s Day and singing “Wheels on the bus,” the children were treated to two stories, “Happy Valentine’s Day Curious George” and “Panda’s Valentine’s Day.” “So today we’re going to read a Valentine’s Day about a monkey, Curious George,” Culbertson said. “He’s a curious little monkey.”

Toddler Story Time is

held every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Other library programs include Mother Goose Story Time 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday followed by toddler time from 11:30 a.m. to noon. On Tuesday they continue their after school fun group from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the PJ story time is every Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“We always welcome everyone to our story times,” Culbertson said.

For more information on the story times or other activities held at Henderson Memorial Public Library, you can contact them at (440) 576-3761.

Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman@ gazettenews.com.

Abby points out Curious George in the special Valentine’s edition.

Dee Culberson discusses the ins and outs of Valentine’s Day with the Toddler Story Abby and Zoe dance to “Wheels on the Bus” during the Henderson Memorial Public Time group before reading two holiday stories.

Library’s Story Time on Thursday.

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Jefferson Junior Grange surprises nursing home residents

Jefferson Elementary finds love through poetry

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMAN

Jordyn Ward, a third grader at Jefferson Elementary, used computer art to decorate her winning poem.

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BY SADIE PORTMAN SUBMITTED PHOTO Gazette Newspapers Pictured are Jefferson Junior Grange members, left to right, Jessica Myers and Mackenzie Herick with Fred Reuschling, JEFFERSON - The a 65-year member of Jefferson Grange #1311.

Jefferson Elementary School JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Junior Grange #357 surprised the residents of Jefferson Geriatric Nursing Home with Valentine’s Day cards on Saturday, Feb. 9.

Leader Marilyn Crabtree led the group in wishing the residents a Happy Valentine’s Day, aided by Wendy, the center’s recreation director.

Hannelore Smith and Barbara Christ helped introduce the group to the residents and Howard Christ was the photographer.

Some of the members were absent due to illness.

Everyone had a good time and gives thanks to the home for letting the Jefferson Junior Grange come over.

Geneva Business Expo is Thursday The 20th annual Business Expo, sponsored by the Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce, is 5-7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 21, at Geneva High School, 1301 South Ridge Rd. Rt. 84, Geneva This is free to the public! Bring a business card to drop in for the door prize drawing!

Ask other businesses to participate and bring a coworker to attend.

Browse the variety of tables, enjoy some refreshments, food samples. Everyone gets a chance of winning one of the many door prizes. This is a great time to network, pick up brochures, handouts, register for individual business drawings, and talk to business owners and managers about their company.

Call the Chamber office with any questions at 440466-8694.

SCHOOL

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) celebrated Valentine’s Day with a question that has transcended through the ages, “What is love?”

By posing the question, they asked students to then write poems on what love is.

“The kindergarten (students) all drew pictures for us, but we got two poems along with the pictures,” Lori Volpone, contest organizer, said. “We got about 25 other poems that weren’t from the kindergarten.”

Volpone thought the contest would be a nice way to display the students’ creativity.

“This is my first year. I

decorate the bulletin boards so I just wanted something cute for them,” Volpone said.

The winners were kindergartener Tatum Bordeau, first-grader Kylie Sprott, second-grader Tatum Martinex, third-grader Jordyn Ward, fourth-grader Faith Blankenship, fifthgrader Crystal Wheland and sixth-grader Abby Skaggs.

“It was hard to grade them,” Volpone said. “Each student winner received a Subway gift card.”

The students said they had to really think about the question and for most of them it was hard to put into words what love was to them.

“It took me a pretty long time,” Kylie said. “I had to think about it.”

For Abby, she thought the question was beyond her

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

years so she really had to think about what she was going to write.

“I’m 12 years old. Love doesn’t mean anything,” Abby said.

Crystal agreed and said it took her a few days to of thinking before getting started on the poem.

“I thought, ‘how am I going to describe that?’” Crystal said.

Faith said she did not complete her poem until the day before it was due.

“It took me from the day I got the assignment until Feb. 14 to complete it,” Faith said.

Now that they have won,

LOVE!

[Untitled]

By Jordyn Ward Third Grade

By Tatum Bordeaux Kindergarten

Love is sweet. Love you should. Love is very very good!

You love me. I love you. You make me feel anew! I’m a drink.

Your a treat. We are very very sweet!

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By Crystal Wheland

From page 1A Fifth Grade

As part of the agreement, the village is paying $300,000 for the remaining parcel of land and building at the old elementary school site. The deal consists of $150,000 in cash and an additional $150,000 credit package for in-kind labor and improvements spread over time. School officials have said one of the first in-kind projects will be putting in a second, gravel access road at the new Jefferson Elementary School.

Hladek said the school district has received the cash amount, minus any necessary closing costs.

For the price, the village is receiving a 12,000square-foot building on nearly four acres of land. A new police department will occupy the front 3,918 square feet of the building. The existing police department building would then be given to the fire department.

The back part of the building would be used for something not yet determined, although the village has had interest expressed by groups and individuals interested in using it.

“I think the possibilities for this are endless,” Jefferson Board of Education President Pat Inman said.

The police department hopes to move into the building in the first part of April, Jefferson Village Administrator Terry Finger said.

Finger said students from the Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech) will be used to complete some work in the building, such as putting up partitions to divide the three rooms that will be used for the police department. There is hope that students also will be involved in masonry work of the exterior of the building.

With the sale of the building, Hladek said the school district anticipates saving about $10,000 in utilities, insurance and security costs from maintaining the empty building every year.

Hladek also said the district made arrangements with the village for some of the items left behind in the building, but the bulk of the items, like chairs, tables and desks, have been sold to a broker, bringing in more money for the district.

The winners of the “What is Love?” poetry contest are Tatum Bordeaux, Kylie Sprott, Jordyn Ward, Faith Blankenship, Crystal Wheland and Abby Skaggs, holding their winning pieces with principal Todd Tulino.

Not pictured is Tatum Martinez.

To me love is a Bird.

Blue as the Sea. To me love is a Rose.

Red as Blood.

To me love is a Snowflake.

White as Snow.

To me love is a Leaf.

Yellow as the Sun. To me love is the Seasons. for they have the most beauty of all. Without them there would be no love at all.

the students feel a sense of accomplishment.

“It feels like I’ve finally done something extraordinary,” Crystal said.

Both Crystal and Abby said when it was all said and done, their favorite part was decorating their poems.

“It was fun to put cute things on it,” Crystal said.

Abby said by adding drawings, she could add to her description of love.

“I loved the drawing part and putting in pictures to describe it,” Abby said.

For Faith, the fun part was contemplating and compiling ideas together on how to make her poem work.

“I like the thinking and how I could end it or start it nicely,” Blankenship said.

Love is nice and about friends.

Caring about people when they are sick And making them feel better, It never ends.

Love is about picking flowers.

People that are nice to each other hug for hours.

Love is about your parents.

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By Abby Skaggs Sixth Grade

[Untitled]

Love means to care about someone, not hurt them, Love means not to chase after someone, it means to already have that person by your side and respecting everything you believe in, Love means a feeling that you can never replace, you just have it and you love having it, Love is saving the last cookie in the jar, even when you really want it, Love is being with your best friend and knowing they have your back, Love is having a fight with you true love and they stop yelling at you and they turn the tables and wisp you off your feet and whisper in your ear, “I love you”, But most importantly what love means to me is when you can have a bad day, but when you come back home or see that special someone, that person lights up your whole world!

By Tatum Martinez Second Grade

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Love is family For without them I couldn’t be complete My heart would skip a beat When I hear their laughter I can’t help but smile In the rain or in the snow.

For them I would walk a thousand miles.

Mommy, Daddy, Sister too.

Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents too.

All of them I can’t live without.

And thats what love is all about.

By Faith Blankenship Fourth Grade Love is a warm feeling For most people it’s quite appealing.

Love is at first sight Or it happens overnight.

Love is anywhere in any way Love is around every day.

Love is hugs and kisses It goes for misters and misses That is what love means to me And lots of people agree If you like this the say Happy Valentine’s Day!

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By Kylie Sprott First Grade What love means to me Is being nice to everyone That’s what it means

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Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 84 • 866 East Main Street • Geneva, Ohio 44041 Phone: 440-466-8694 • Fax: 440-466-0823 Email: info@genevachamber.org • Website: www.genevachamber.org Welcome New Members

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Welcome the following businesses as new members of the Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce. Please consider them for your personal and professional needs.

Feb. 21, Chamber Business Expo at Geneva High School. Open to the public, 5-7:30 p.m., for table or FMI call 466-8694.

March 1, Harpersfield Lenten Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Harpersfield Community Center.

March 1-3, Ashtabula County Home Show at the Ashtabula Towne Square, during mall hours Fri. and Sat. 10a.m.-9p.m., Sun. 9-12. Daily drawings! FMI 466-8694.

March 5, 7th Annual Geneva Rotary Chocolate Fest at Geneva High School, 5:30-8 p.m., ticket sample 5 for $5 at door for chocolate samples. FMI call Terri Vincent for vendor space or for tickets 466-0016.

March 10, Daylight-Savings Time (set clocks forward one hour).

March 15, Harpersfield Lenten Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Harpersfield Community Center.

March 18, Chamber Spring Dinner, at VFW Post #6846, 76 Depot St. Social 6:30 p.m., Dinner 7 p.m., cost $25, sponsor NHS student $20. Geneva High School and Grand River Academy National Honor Society Seniors will be guests. Speaker Susan Stocker Dean of Kent State Ashtabula. Reservations call 4668694.

March 1-3, 2013 The Ashtabula County Chambers of Commerce is excited to announce that the 2013 Home Show will take place Friday through Sunday, March 1 through 3, 2013 at the Ashtabula Towne Square (Mall). We are now accepting applications for booth spaces for the three day show.

Grand Prizes and Door Prizes We understand the importance to our exhibitors of drawing customers to the show. Although we have always offered a drawing for prizes, we have decided to increase the value and number of prizes we will offer this year as added incentive to come to the show.

Grand Prize #1 - 2 separate $250 certificates that can be used at any of the Home Show exhibitors Grand Prize #2 - 2 separate $250 Ashtabula Towne Square gift certificates Prize # 3 - 10 - $50 Ashtabula Towne Square gift certificates.

Numerous daily door prizes! Not only will this increase traffic but will offer an opportunity for one or more of the exhibitor’s to earn a return on their investment in the show. For more information or an application call the Geneva Area Chamber at 440-466-8694.

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Annual Lenten Dinners March 1, March 15, and March 29 From 5-7 p.m. at Harpersfield Community Center on Cork-Cold Springs Road.

Menu: Breaded Fish, Shrimp, Chicken, or Combo with Fries, Cole Slaw, Rolls, Beverage, and Dessert.

Cost: $9 Adult, $5 Children (Carry-out available) Proceeds benefit the Harpersfield Community Center kitchen, and the offices at the new station.

Geneva Area Chamber Business Expo February 21, at Geneva High School from 5-7:30 p.m.

Free to the public! Door Prizes & More!

See pages 12 & 13 of this week’s Gazette for a complete list of exhibitors!

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2013 Board of Directors & Officers Officers President: Bill Widlits, Chestnut Homes I-Vice President: Kim Patrone, Quail Hollow Resort II-Vice President: Evan Jahn, Waste Management Treasurer: Douglas Braun, Lakeview Federal Credit Union Executive Director: Sue Ellen Foote

Board of Directors Jennifer Brown, City of Geneva Beth Cheney, Rae-Ann Geneva Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Jaime Cordova, SPIRE Institute Banquet Center and SPIRE Fuel Mike Goddard, Crawford Insurance Agency Cliff Henry, Harpersfield Township Brett Horvath, Geneva Area City Schools Renee Keener, Keener Accounting & Tax Service Shirley Lehmann, Northwest Savings Bank Tim Lenart, Individual Tony Long, JLS Computer & Accounting Service

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8 a.m. (1 Hour) Location: The Lantern of Madison in the Ballroom 2041 Hubbard Rd., Madison The cost to attend is FREE. Every member in attendance gets 30 seconds for their “commercial.” Members can bring any literature, flyers, etc. You can also bring a door prize to promote your business. Our moderator is Katrina March from French Chiropractic.

The meetings will be held the 4th Wednesday of each month at 8 a.m. The host is responsible for the coffee and morning refreshments. Call reservations to the Geneva Area Chamber by February 22, by calling 466-8694.

The next two Contact N Coffees are scheduled. March 27, will be at French Chiropractic Clinic, Madison and April 24, will be Geneva Shores, 60 West Street, Geneva.

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At: VFW Post #6846, 76 Depot Street, Geneva Cost: $25 per person Speaker Dean Susan Stocker, Kent State Ashtabula The social will begin at 6:30 p.m., and dinner will be at 7 p.m. For the 14th year our guests for the dinner have been the Geneva High School National Honor Society Seniors, and for the 8th year we have the Grand River Academy National Honor Society Seniors. We encourage you as a business owner to help sponsor a student. The cost to sponsor a National Honor Society student $20.

The dinner will be catered by Meola Catering. The menu is the following: ziti and meatballs, roasted chicken, sliced roast beef au jus, California Blend vegetables, scalloped potatoes, tossed salad, rolls, cake, punch, and coffee. Also available is a cash bar.

For reservations or to sponsor a student, call the Chamber (440) 466-8694.

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Geneva High School’s Chapter of National Honor Society taps new members

BY JAN PERALA Geneva Area City Schools GENEVA - Five Geneva High School seniors have been tapped for membership in Geneva High School’s chapter of National Honor Society (NHS), the nation’s most prestigious honorary organization for secondary school students. The newly minted NHS members were feted at a recent luncheon and will be welcomed into the organization at a formal induction ceremony for families and friends this spring at Geneva High School.

Newly tapped Geneva High School NHS members are: Cami Dodge – Dodge serves as Key Club President, has been a District Qualifying member of the Girls’ Varsity Golf team and runs track for the Eagles.

She is enrolled in the Post Secondary Options program at Kent State Ashtabula Campus and has her sights set on becoming a pilot in

Pictured are Emily O’Dell, Cami Dodge, Nick Lamb, Hanna Franco and Caitlyn Long. All are seniors at GHS. PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS Emily O’Dell is Geneva the future. She is interested earned her a spot on the cer team and is a Varsity Honors Program where he in attending Ohio State, Geneva High School Dis- Track letter winner. He is will study engineering. Nick High School’s 2012/2013 Penn State or Ohio Univer- trict Science team. Franco is the winner of the presti- is the son of Ron and Denise Homecoming Queen and is Miss Grapette first attensity. Cami is the daughter of an avid volunteer at the gious Bausch and Lamb and Lamb.

Caitlyn Long is a mem- dant. She is a varsity letter Deanna Dodge and Gary Animal Protective League Morgan Martin Awards for and plans to attend Ohio Excellence in Science. Nick ber of Marching Geneva and winner on the Eagles Girls Dodge.

Hannah Franco is a State University. Hannah is was a delegate to the Rotary Jazz Band as well as Jazz Basketball, Soccer and member of Project LOVE the daughter of Don and Youth Leadership Seminar. Impact, a program for gifted Track teams and is active in He plans to attend Case high school musicians. 4-H and Girl Scouts. Emily and has been on the Deanna Franco.

Nick Lamb served as Western Reserve University Caitlyn is the daughter of is the daughter of Brian and Envirothon team. Her reKanda O’Dell. search project recently captain of the Eagles’ Soc- or the University of Akron Tom and Jennifer Long.

Patrick Colucci makes the grade as AACS superintendent tinue our push for excellence on our academics. We just had three schools that were rated ASHTABULA - Patrick excellent for the first time and Colucci has officially been our performance index is the named superintendent of the highest it’s ever been,” Colucci Ashtabula Area City School said. “We want to continue our academics.”

District.

Colucci will also be focusColucci, a 1982 alumni of Harbor High School, was ing on the safety of the school with Alertunanimously voted to take grounds over for Joseph Donatone, Lockdown-Inform-CounterEscape, or ALICE, training. who retired in December.

“We’re looking at creating Since Donatone’s departure, Colucci has served as in- a safe and caring environterim superintendent for the ment. We are going to condistrict and before that he tinue training our staff in was the district’s assistant su- ALICE training,” Colucci said. perintendent.

The district will also be foNow Colucci is looking at the future and continuing the cusing their efforts on financdistrict’s success in academics. ing as they have not passed a “We certainly want to con- levy in over 12 years.

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“We’re always looking to find ways to be effective and efficient with our funding,” Colucci said. “We have to work with what we have available and that’s what we’ve been doing.”

Colucci recognizes challenges ahead but said he has had training throughout the years for this position by the assistance of Donatone.

Colucci said Donatone has been an excellent example of how to efficiently and successfully run the district.

“Mr. Donatone was a great mentor with allowing me the opportunity to do superintendent duties and responsibilities as his assistant and make those tough decisions,” Colucci said. “Stepping into

this role, that time I spent under him working as his assistant really has allowed me to have a smooth transition.”

Colucci will also be taking his past experience with AACS and putting them to full use.

“I’ve been in charge of curriculum and instruction and we’ve been doing some really good things with them and I’m going to continue,” Colucci said.

Although Colucci’s vast experience and dedication to AACS might have made him seem like the number one choice for the new superintendent, Colucci said he did not count on anything until it was made official.

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Colucci is proud to be from Ashtabula and wants to use his position as superintendent to restore Ashtabula to greatness.

“To be able to be in my hometown, in my home district and be a product of this district and to lead it, that’s a dream come true. The opportunity here is a tremendous opportunity,” Colucci said.

Colucci wants to work with community members and organizations to continue to make the school and area succeed.

“I want to work with all the community agencies here and build these partnerships and relationships so that we can unite,” Colucci said.

Colucci is very grateful for all the support he has received and looks forward into bringing AACS and the Ashtabula area into a new age.

“The bottom line is we do what’s best for our future and that is our kids. We do what’s right and best for them every day and that’s what I ’d like to do,” Colucci said. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity and the challenges and I think together with the community, we’re going to do some great things.”

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City of Geneva reads into the future of AMRs

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers GENEVA - The City of Geneva and the Village of Roaming Shores were in negotiations last fall to try and collectively purchase automatic meter readers for their water departments.

The automatic meter readers, or AMR, are considered to be a way to save the municipalities money by not having to travel to individual meters as it will all be programmed to one data base.

The combined water meter reading system will not only save money in billings by not having the expense of periodic trips to each physical location to read a meter, but it will also help with troubleshooting and analyzing.

The system can also improve on accurate meter readings with no more estimates and the exact water usage is kept in check.

However, all progress on the project stopped last December after the company,

Dramatics, which they were working with, was sold to a German company.

Both municipalities stepped back and decided to wait and see where the company was heading before signing any agreement.

Now the company is reporting back with good ratings and quality products. “We’re getting some good reports on the company since they’ve done some restructuring,� Pearson said. “If council doesn’t have any objections I’d like to bring it back to the top of the list.�

Pearson has been working with the Water Department Superintendent David Gilbert to ensure if the city invests in the AMRs Dramatics will remain in business and the meters will hold up to their reputation. “Superintendent Gilbert has had the opportunity to put more time into the AMR project,� Pearson said.

Although the company had financial issues last fall which resulted in the selling of the company, Pearson

thinks they are back on track and the meter has been known to be of high quality even before the company was sold.

Pearson does not believe the new management has affected the quality of the meters. “Both Superintendent Gilbert and I have been making phone calls to communities that have recently purchased the AMR system from Dramatics,� Pearson said. “They all seem satisfied with the product.�

Although Pearson feels the AMRs may be back in Geneva’s future he would still like to meet with the company before making a final decision. “We feel at this point we should engage Dramatics and bring them here to discuss their product in more detail,� Pearson said. “I will keep City Council and the Utility Committee informed on the progress.�

Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman @gazettenews.com.

Lakeside students study the Revolutionary War Mrs. Carrie Perry and Miss Amber Nowakowski’s eigth-grade Social Studies classes at Lakeside Junior High School are researching the progression of American History from the days of settlers entering the now U.S. Territory, through the Revolutionary War, to the beginning stages of the formation of our democratic government.

The students were assigned a project to help enhance their understanding of The Articles of Confederation. They were to compose a SUBMITTED PHOTO song that contained the inforPictured left to right singing their song is Cyle McCaffee mation of who wrote the arand Robert Walker. ticles, the reason it gave the government limited powers, and why it failed.

This assignment encouraged the students to collaborate and creatively learn about their history. Each group had fun presenting their information by singing their song to the class.

Rock Creek Elementary draws up holiday displays

The many faces of Abraham Lincoln line the second-grade hallway.

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BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Ne wspapers ROCK CREEK- From hearts for Valentine’s Day to beards for Presidents’ Day and dreams for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Rock Creek Elementary School has been busy creating artwork which reflect the many winter holidays.

The kindergarten classes learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his famous, “I Have a Dream� speech. In response, the students put to pen their dreams, along with creating their own Martin Luther King, Jr. bust.

Some of their dreams included becoming Batman, learning the trades of hairstyling and becoming a police officer.

Their dreams have now

been displayed all throughout the kindergarten hallway with the words “Kindergarteners Have a Dream� in the center of their work.

The second graders had two art projects they worked on. One was for Presidents’ Day where they learned about Abraham Lincoln.

To show what they learned, they created a timeline of Lincoln’s life on his top hat with a face they could color wearing the hat. “The Lincolns are just my favorite,�

Loretta Panzarella, the school’s secretary, said.

The Lincoln display was placed across another second-grade art project in which they created snowmen and then wrote stories about them.

Some snowmen spent

their days sledding down hills while other snowmen were mimicked after cowboys. “Snowzing the snowman was the fastest snowman in the South Pole,� Ethan Berei wrote.

The fourth graders also had a chance to become creative as they drew pictures of houses and businesses they had imagined.

Some owned hardware stores and beauty salons while others opened up restaurants and cafes.

Walking through the halls of Rock Creek, the teachers have proudly displayed their students’ hard work and talent. “We have a lot of creative kids at our school,�

Panzarella said. “It’s great to see their work displayed in the hallways.�

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Just like a snowflake, not all snowmen are the same, with this bearded creation made by a Rock Creek Elementary School second grader.

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Ashtabula natives score a priceless experience at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers It was three years ago this month when the Vancouver Winter Olympics came to Canada and North America.

The world’s eyes focused in on their athletes and the many sports they competed in.

From skiing to ballroom dancing, medals were given out to the best of the best.

The 2010 Winter Olympics would show a majority of medals going to the United States of America with a total of 37 medals followed by Germany with 30 and then Canada with 26. However Canada would receive the most gold medals with 14 gold going to the great nation of the north.

However, throughout it all, Ashtabula had two residents who would never forget their part as drivers for the athletes of the Olympic Village.

Pete Ives and Gary Slaybaugh, both employees of Anderson Coach and Travel, would have the privilege of driving the mountainous terrain of Vancouver shuttling athletes to their final destinations.

Neither one imagined they would be witness to history as they were asked to take on the special job.

“Actually they called to see if I would be interested and the next thing I know I’m going,” Slaybaugh told media at the time.

The two drivers would play an important role as they would shuttle athletes and spectators to arenas across the village. They

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Pete Ives and Gary Slaybaugh were drivers at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and had a chance to experience history in person. would be the only ones allowed to drive a vehicle in the village.

“There is no spectator parking at any of the venues.

If you don’t ride the bus, you don’t get there,” Slaybaugh said.

For Slaybaugh, this was his first Olympics but not for Ives, who had experienced the 1980’s Olympics.

“I was at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid,” Ives said.

Ives had a passion for skiing and was excited to see the athletes of the sport he had a great passion for skiing at a young age.

“He said he also serves on the national ski patrol and

Peak and Peak Ski Resort in New York,” the article reported.

Ives and Slaybaugh proved it does not matter where you’re from or what profession you excel in, you never know where life will take you.

Slaybaugh commented on how much he enjoyed the experience and serving his part in making the 2010 Olympics run smoothly.

“Just like every day. They will point and we will go,” Slaybaugh said.

Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman@ gazettenews.com.

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Jefferson Elementary School boxes off for success

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) are putting a new twist on the collecting of box tops this year as they rally the students with a Lego-based theme of “Let’s Build Our Savings.”

“Kim Richmond [PTO president] does box tops all year, but the top boy and top girl will get a Lego kit and then the other top runners up will get a McDonald’s gift card and then the top class gets a pizza party from the box top profits,” Wendy Eckart, PTO vice-president, said.

The box tops and Campbell soup labels collected by the school can then be cashed.

“Last year we collected a little over $5,000,” Richmond said. “You have to motivate them.”

However, Richmond wanted every student to be rewarded for their efforts and last year came up with the concept of a Chinese Auction where the students can exchange their box tops for tickets.

“Because the prizes are based off of who turns in the most box tops, those that maybe bring in 10 aren’t in the running for the top prizes when you have people bringing in 150 at a time,” Eckart said.

“For every five box tops or Campbell Soup labels they get two tickets, so even kids with only five box tops with two tickets, could potentially walk away with a prize.”

For Richmond, the box top collections are a great way to motive the students to care about their school and whether it’s holding a Chinese auction or having visuals posted in the cafeteria to monitor their progress, the students enjoy being a part of the fundraiser.

“The kids can see their progress and they get excited,” Richmond said.

Eckart said the success of the auction was so big last year, they think students are holding off on many of their box tops until April when the auction will take place.

“Last year it was huge,” Eckart said.

“We think the kids this year are hoarding their box tops for the Chinese Auction this year.”

The PTO is now collecting donations and anyone willing to donate can contact the school.

“We have many themed baskets for the kids,” Eckart said. “We are going to put together a couple of adult baskets as well, like a bottle of wine or a gift certificate to a restauran,t and those will be available in the mail room.”

Radio Shack, Bi-Lo, Drug Mart and Tuxies are just some of the local businesses that have already contributed to the auction.

“The community has put stuff in and all the students took a letter saying if you’d like to toss in a bag of candy or a DVD we will then create theme baskets,” Eckart said.

Even the school’s principal Todd Tulino has donated an interactive robot which will be auctioned off on its own.

“Everybody’s going to want a talking robot,” Eckart said.

The last day to donate items will be March 28 and the PTO has a goal of 20 baskets.

“It’s so much fun and the kids really enjoy the auction,” Richmond said.

Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman@gazettenews .com.

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Blanket the world with love Heart project honors loved ones, benefits Church World Service Blankets. First United Church of Christ, Austinburg, is helping the Church World Service blanket project and honoring loved ones at the same time.

During the month of February a heart is being displayed on a CWS blanket displayed in the church sanctuary for each $5 donation in honor or memory of a loved one. Blankets are given to those in need in the USA and abroad, offering comfort and support to those affected by disaster.

Pictured are: Jacob Deligianis and his sisters Sophia and Olivia Bailey pinning on their hearts.

Who’s got your back?

JOSH WOOD Youth Pastor Eagleville Bible Church

When I was playing soccer in college we had a few games that meant a little more than the others each year. These rival games would get circled on the team calendar each year.

It didn’t mean that we didn’t do our best to win the other games; we just knew that these were the games that were “must wins.”

One of these opposing teams had a player that was head and shoulders above his teammates, both in skill level and physical stature. As a defender, I prided myself in the ability to defend the rival team’s best player and to not allow them to score. I wasn’t always successful, but I gave it my best. This particular team was great, solely beSUBMITTED PHOTO cause of their greatest player.

Together, with the support of my teammates, we were able to shut him down and win the game. We won that game because of one thing…support.

As I was defending him, my teammates had my back.

When I got beat, they stepped in and covered for me. On the pickup.”

Turner said all pickups contrary, his teammates were and delivery must be ar- accustomed to just sitting raigned at least a day ahead back and watching him domiof time so all orders must be nate other teams’ defenses. made by Feb. 21 by calling When he needed their supeither 992-7523 or 992- port, they were nowhere to be found.

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In life it is critical for us to The church is excited to share their food with those have a proper support system. around them and would like A trapeze artist does not climb to thank everyone ahead of to the top of a tower and venture out on the tight rope with time for their support.

“We appreciate everyone the intention to fall. However, and their support and may the net is there at all times God bless them all,” Turner just in case. Support is something we don’t think much said.

Miracle Temple Church about, until we need it and it of God in Christ is located isn’t there. Ever slept on a at 923 East 16th Street in lumpy mattress? Ever worn a pair of shoes with a hole in the Ashtabula.

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BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - On Feb. 22, the Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ in Ashtabula will be holding a special barbeque.

The church has held barbeques in the past but none in the middle of winter.

“We did one last year but we did it in the summer,” Joanne Turner said. “This is our first time doing it in the winter time.”

The barbeque will be $10 a plate and will include coleslaw, ribs, cake and refreshments.

“We’re just doing barbeque ribs with a barbeque dinner or just the slap of ribs,” Tuner said.

The barbeque will all be

homemade and cooked fresh with all the proceeds going back to the church.

“It’s going to our Good Shepard fund. It represents our pastor and goes back to the church,” Turner said.

The barbeque will begin bright and early at 8 a.m. and proceed until all the food has been eaten.

“Whatever time it’s all gone, that’s when we stop,” Turner said. “Just bring your appetite.”

All the funds will be used to better the church and provide more to their followers.

The barbeque also provides an avenue for the church and its members to break bread with their neighbors and share their faith and love with those around them.

“We get to meet more people and then you get to witness people,” Turner said.

“We get to meet people from all over.”

The church would also like to ensure everyone can enjoy their famous barbeque so for those who cannot stay at the church at eat, they can order a pickup and receive the meal in their car.

“We’re going to have everything at the church and even if they can’t get out of their cars, we can take orders over the phone,” Turner said. “When they come to pick it up we can bring it out to them in their car.”

The church will also be taking out delivery.

“We also do deliver,” Turner said. “Call us ahead of time for delivery or

Religious Briefs

First Baptist Church of Jefferson Ohio is pleased to announce the licensing of Pastor Chuck Harton

Feb. 22 Rock Creek: Fish/shrimp dinner The Sacred Heart Church will hold a fish/ shrimp dinner on Feb. 15 and 22 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 4-7 p.m. Dinner is fried or baked fish, shrimp or combo. Choice of any of the following: coleslaw, applesauce, green beans, French fries, baked potato, macaroni and cheese, coffee, tea and lemonade. Adults, $8; children age 4-10, $4; and children three and under, free. The Sacred Heart Church is located on Route 45, just north of Rock Creek. Carry outs available.

Phone orders at (440) 563-5255. Proceeds to benefit the church’s adult support group.

Desserts available at extra charge.

Pastor Chuck Harton JEFFERSON - First Baptist Church of Jefferson Ohio is pleased to announce the licensing of Pastor Chuck Harton.

Chuck Harton will graduate from the American Baptist Ohio Leadership Academy’s three-year course in May. The American Baptist Churches of Ohio have licensed him for ministry. Chuck is a graduate ofMadison High School and a member of the First Baptist Church of Jefferson, Ohio.

keep that object from falling, slipping, or sliding. It is the act of keeping something in place…keeping it where it belongs. As we venture the road of life, there will be many things that come along that could potentially throw us off course. We have an innate bent to do things that are wrong.

This is our sin nature. It’s kind of like that old car you used to drive that no matter what, always wanted to drift from one side of the road to the other. Since we have this sin nature, it is important that we build a healthy support system. A system that will help keep us on track and will help put us back on that same track when we get off of it.

A healthy support system has to start with a healthy relationship with God! Without this relationship, everything else is worthless! Next comes accountability. This can come in many forms, but most importantly must be something that is there to keep you from falling into sin. We each have our own sins that we struggle with the most.

In Hebrews, this is called the “sin that easily entangles.” Whether your accountability is in the form of your spouse, a close friend, or strict guardrails, it must be effective in keeping us from these areas of struggle. The final part of a healthy support system is the Body of Christ.

We were created to be a part of a community.

Each of us needs to have weekly fellowship with a body of like-minded believers. By belonging to a local church, we gain a wealth of support. You have people to laugh with when you’re happy, cry with when you’re sad, and call on when you need help.

A Christian who doesn’t belong to a local church is like a single chain link. On it’s own, it’ll struggle to find purpose; but when connected with other chain links, it can make a world of difference!

His passion is for youth ministries and he is currently the Youth Pastor at the First Baptist Church in Jefferson. Pastor Chuck is currently volunteering his time in service to the Lord.

He will perform his first marriage when he presides over the wedding of a family member in May. The Lord has seen Chuck through adversity and helped him achieve this level of service. Chuck was saved in February 2001 at the age of thirty-

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seven. He was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis disease in 2006. Chuck gives God all the credit for motivating him to dedicate his life to ministry.

Chuck says, “Without God’s miracles strengthening me I would never be able to serve at this level.

God gives me the strength to get out of bed and walk and serve him. When you have a disease like MS you realize how blessed you are to be able to serve the Lord.”

East, Geneva) invites you to the 11th Annual Wild Game Dinner on Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $15.

Call the church office to reserve your ticket-466-2020.

Feb. 28 Saybrook Township: Free community dinner Our free community dinner will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 5-6 p.m. in our Church Social Hall. Come enjoy a free dinner, dessert and drink, served to you by members of Saybrook United Methodist Church, 7900 S. Depot Rd, Saybrook (across from St. John School). All are welcome!

Feb. 22 Jefferson: Stuffed chicken breast dinner

March 10 Ashtabula: Telos String Quartet

The H20 Mission Team invites you to a stuffed chicken breast dinner from 4-6 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22, at Jefferson United Methodist Church, 125 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson.

Dinner includes stuffed chicken breast, homemade mashed potatoes, garden salad, vegetable and homemade desserts.

Beverages. Adults, $7. Children under 12, $4. All proceeds will benefit the team’s upcoming trip to West Virginia, where they’ll be repairing homes of people in need.

The Telos String Quartet, an awardwinning student ensemble from the Cleveland Institute of Music, will perform a one hour concert of classical music and popular music encore favorites featuring works by Barber, Debussy, and Mendelssohn on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in downtown Ashtabula. The concert is free and open to the public and a free and open “Meet-the-Artists” reception follows the recital. Sponsored by the Fine Arts Concert Committee of the Church.

FMI phone 440-992-8100 or visit www.stpetersashtabula.org. Address for GPS/MapQuest: 4901 Main Ave., zip 44004.

Feb. 23 Geneva: Wild Game Dinner The Peoples Church (300 S. Ridge Rd.

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Edgewood moving in a different direction; releases Coach Iarocci

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA – Fresh off a state football playoff berth for the first time in school history, the Edgewood Warriors will be moving in a different direction after the release of Head Football Coach Dom Iarocci.

Coach Dom Iarocci was let go as head coach of the Edgewood Warriors football team after an evaluation over two months ago on Dec. 14, 2012. The news still comes as a surprise to many high school football followers in the area, especially in the Buckeye School District.

Iarocci was the head football coach for the Warriors for the past three seasons and was an assistant coach prior to that under Joe Kearney.

“I want to thank Edgewood for the opportunity to coach there. I especially would like to thank the coaches, players, fans, booster club, cheerleaders and band for their great support,” Iarocci said.

“I love my players, and myself and my coaches put our hearts and souls in building the program,” Iarocci added.

Iarocci comes from a long line of great football coaches as he started in Madison under George Opron and Jack Hribar and was part of a 10-0 season in 1973 as the offensive coordinator. Iarocci also was the offensive coordinator at Ashtabula under Jim Orr for back-to-back 9-1 seasons in 1988 and 1989. Iarocci went on to be the head coach at Saint John for nearly a decade and also worked with Coach Hassett at Geneva and eventually under Joe Kearney at Edgewood.

Iarocci has already been approached by coaches in the area offering him positions on their staff, but Iarocci is unsure about coaching again at the moment.

“It takes the heart and soul out of you to have two administrators tell you they’re

going in a different direction. Plus, I wouldn’t want to coach against the Edgewood players,” Iarocci said.

As a football coach, Iarocci knew the amount of time, energy and dedication it takes to run a football program. He spent three weeks of his vacation time to run his two-a-day program over the summer.

“I loved doing what I was doing and was looking forward to just coaching,” Iarocci said on nearing a possible retirement.

Things seemed to be going in the right direction as Edgewood went to the state play-offs for the first time in school history.

On top of that, nearly 20 seniors were expected to come back next season to keep the program heading in the right direction.

Iarocci was blindsided by his evaluation, in which out of 36 questions, 17 were marked excellent, 12 were marked acceptable, two were marked in-between acceptable and needs improvement, and five were marked needs improvement. Zero of the questions were answered with a 1, which denoted any assessments deemed unacceptable.

One of those areas for improvement was to attend clinics, seminars and to stay abreast of current techniques and methods.

Just a week prior to the evaluation, Iarocci said he was given a press release to attend a football clinic. Another area of concern dealt with public relations and cooperation with newspapers, radio, T.V. booster club, parents and the general public.

Iarocci went into the evaluation fresh off of getting complimented at the Annual Touchdown Club Dinner. He recently gave the superintendent a helmet signed by himself and all of the players. The Ashtabula Township trustees presented him with a plaque honoring him and the high school on their successful season. The football team was asked to be in the Christmas parade and the Edgewood School Board hon-

ored him and gave him a certificate for his accomplishments.

He also dealt with the experience of playoff week, where Iarocci and the players had to go through the uncertainty of if they were even going to be allowed to participate.

“Handled himself well during a very difficult time with the playoff situation we were presented,” the evaluation listed as an area of strength.

Over 400 fans lined the parking lot to send off the Warriors football team. Nine buses traveled down to the game to show their support.

Some other areas of concerns dealt with the coaching staff in helping other coaches become better coaches and holding regular coaching meetings for the entire staff (712.) Furthermore, an area marked for improvement was preparing for daily practices with staff so maximum instruction is presented, utilizing all opportunities for instruction and plans for contests.

Iarocci said in past seasons, his coaching staff was cut down from 10 coaches to only six, but he also held Sunday morning meetings for his coaching staff.

For these reasons, Iarocci had a problem with his evaluation.

“I worked for some hall-of-fame coaches and yet I was evaluated by two guys who in my opinion have no idea how to evaluate a coach or a football program in Principal Karl Williamson and Athletic Director Steve Kray,” Iarocci said.

Iarocci said what he regrets most about being let go is not being able to have a chance to say goodbye to the team and his players.

“I’m going to miss them very much. The kids and coaches were part of my daily life throughout the year, starting in February with weightlifting. They are a great group of kids and every player was like a son to me. The fans and booster club were always

great to me, too,” Iarocci said.

There’s always two sides to a story, and for the Buckeye School District and Edgewood High School officials, they said they want to go in a different direction with the head football coach position.

Overall, the evaluation and the ultimate release of Dom Iarocci was summed up: “The Edgewood Warriors football team had a successful season. At this time, the administration feels that the program needs to move in a different direction to keep the program developing into a perennial playoff contender. We thank Coach Iarocci for his years of service to Edgewood Senior High School and our student athletes,” the general evaluation of Iarocci’s performance read.

In a recent phone call, Edgewood High School gave the following statement: “We’re very appreciative of his efforts this past season and his coaching staff. The kids put in a lot of effort and they worked hard in the offseason. The district is moving in a different direction to bring in someone new with different approaches. We’re proud of our team and we’re looking into a different direction,” Edgewood’s Athletic Director Steve Kray said.

The Warriors are currently in the process of filling the head football coach position.

“We want to provide them with someone with different approaches to help their success continue,” Kray added.

For Iarocci, many questions are still left unanswered as he has received countless letters, emails and calls asking why he was let go, and all he can replay is “I don’t know.”

Will a fresh start help the Warriors continue their new found success on the gridiron, or will the Warriors find themselves humming the tune of, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone?” Time will tell.

Swimmers honored at All-County Invitational

BY KIM PICKARD Gazette Newspapers HARPERSFIELD - On Feb. 2 at the All County Invitational at the Spire Institute, hosted by Jefferson Area High School, the senior swim team members from all participating teams were recognized before the meet. Their parents escorted the swimmers across the pool deck while the name of the senior swimmer The seniors from Jefferson were Issac Northrop and Jacob Falke and their school was displayed on the The seniors from Edgewood were Lto R: Brandon Kluge, Savannah Krekelberg, Jessica scoreboard. They were Reed, Ella Ronconne, Seria DeCola, Kim Cowles. handed a rose to present to their parents and their high school accomplishments were shared with the crowd.

There were three schools competing at the meet but two swimmers came alone to test themselves against school teams.

Senior Emily Orris swam exhibition representing Club Geneva and swam in the 200 yard Freestyle and the 100 yard Butterfly. Joe Ray from Grand Valley high school swam the 50 yard Freestyle and 100 yard Freestyle.

Joe took first place in PHOTOS BY KIM PICKARD The Lakeside senior swimmers werem left to right, Devyn Blackmore, Triston Miller, both events.

Senior Emily Orris swam representing Club Geneva.

Emily Gehring, Ben Howell, Ethan Beitel, Maddelyn Crawford.

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Falcons claw Warriors

Jefferson Lanes Bowling Scores ***Stars Of The Week: William Throckmorton 300; Dave Frawley 812; Scott Swanson 300/801*** Sunday Night Mixed League 1) 31-11 ............................................................................................................. Team 3 2) 28-14 .......................................................................................................... Damifino 3) 25-17 ................................................................................................... Dawg Pound 4) 24-18 ................................................................................... The Young & The Olde 5) 22-20 ................................................................................................ The E Express 6) 18-24 ............................................................................................................ Team 4 7) 16-26 ............................................................................................................ Team 7 William Throckmorton 300 231 225; Joey Vidovic 203; Keith Panzarella 200; Nick Miklacic 215; DJ Caskey 218 220 239 222 224; Sam Caskey 210 212 220; Eris Cottrell 203 214; Rich Cottrell 200 230 234; JT Throckmorton 213 213 255; Joe Throckmorton 214 232 234; Ron Elwood 214; Joanne Caskey 230; Brittany Linger 231 197

First Nighters 1) 24-11 ........................................................................... Three Hot Chicks & Rooster 2) 20-15 ......................................................................................... Taco Bell Supreme 3)20-15 .............................................................................................................. Team 5 4) 16-19 ............................................................................................ Duchess Shoppe 5) 14-21 .............................................................................................. Power Financial 6) 11-24 ............................................................................................ Taco Bell Express Greg Puzio 201 214 225 235; Paul Kenyon 201 202; Rebecca Kenyon 181; Doreen Cole 176; Janet Hellmer 170 170; Ann Kenyon 171 174 175; Rose Cole 185

Wednesday Afternoon Ladies PHOTOS BY ALLAN MONONEN

Keegan McTrusty, of Edgewood, readies to inbound the ball during a game against Jefferson.

BY ALLAN MONONEN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP -The Edgewood Lady Warriors faced off with county rival Jefferson Wednesday. Jefferson shot well from outside to take an initial 18-9 lead, extend that to 30-17 at the half and go on to a 61-42 victory.

“Sarah (Busch) hit a couple three’s early, that opens up the inside,” Falcon coach Rod Holmes said.

Helping out the Falcon offense, they shot well from the line, making 6/11 to add to their lead.

After the break, Jefferson flew out and pushed out their lead to 51-29 after three periods.

“The third quarter’s been our Achilles heel all year long, it’s not that we come out poorly other teams just run it down our throat.We get stops but we don’t have the confidence in our ability to score. That’s the bottom line, we don’t have confidence in ourselves.

We have to be confident to weather Taylor Diemer,12 fires up a three from the corner for the the storm.It’s only a few minutes of Warriors as they hosted the Falcons. spurts, we ‘re up and down. Sometimes we’re good, sometimes we’re not Lane added six and Ronnie Brady, five. Haley so good,” Warrior coach Dave McCoy said.

Holden, Alyssa Johnson, and Gia Saturday had Edgewood battled back to win the final period, four points each. Julie Rich, and Cortney with Taylor Diemer hitting a couple threes but Humphrey had two points apiece and Carrie the gap was too large to fill as the Warriors fell Pascarella made a free throw. by the final 61-42.

Jefferson improves to 9-13, Edgewood drops On the scoresheet, Sarah Busch led the Falto 3-18. cons with 19, including three threes.

In the JV contest, the Falcons held on for a “The things about me being able to hit threes 35-28 win. is my follow through. It’s important (to score) beKaycee Smock led Jefferson, 9-13 with ten cause I know I am one of the better offensive points. people on the team. Every shot I take is imporAshley Evans had eight for Edgewood, 4-15. tant,” Busch said.

Monday the Warriors ventured to Cortland LeeAnn Farr helped out with a double/double, Lakeview. Edgewood fell behind early as the Bull18 points and 11 rebounds, Jessica Becker added dogs went on to a 75-26 win. seven, Emily Smock, five, Lindsay Becker and “We fell behind early and dug a hole we Deanna Comp three each.

Colleen couldn’t get out of,” Coach McCoy said.

O’Connor,Sarah Brook and Ariann Barile had two Taylor Diemer had 8 and Carrie Pascarella points apiece. scored six for the Warriors.

Taylor Diemer led the Warriors with 14. April

Local wrestlers take District Champion Titles MENTOR - Hunter Ryan (Rock Creek) and Mitchell Skleres (Andover) were each crowned District Champions at 84 and 96 pounds respectively. The two wrestlers took the their titles at the OAC Junior High District Wrestling Championships at Brecksville, Ohio on Sunday, Feb. Hunter Ryan and Mitchell Skleres both wrestle for the Lake Catholic Wrestling Club from Mentor and will now participate in the OAC Junior High State Wrestling Championships on March 9,10 in Youngstown, Ohio at the Covelli Centre. Also, placing 7th and earning a State alternate spot was SUBMITTED PHOTO Gunnar Ellis (Andover) for Hunter Ryan and Mitchell Skleres are pictured with Head coach Steven Lake Catholic at 90 pounds. Bagnowski after the event.

1) 24-18 ........................................................................................................ Cool Cats 2) 23-19 ......................................................................................................... Tri Hards 3) 22-20 ................................................................................................ Gutter Dusters 4) 15-27 ........................................................................................................ Par Three Patty Fink 163 178; Wilhelmina Finlaw 178 178

Friday Senior League 1) 18-10 ............................................................................................................ Team 9 2) 17-11 ........................................................................................................... Mindless 3) 17-11 .......................................................................................................... The 3 A’s 4) 16-12 ......................................................................................... Over The Hill Gang 5) 14-14 ................................................................................................ The Gardeners 6) 14-14 ............................................................................................... The Go Getters 7) 14-14 ........................................................................................... The Trouble Team 8) 12-16 .......................................................................................................... Team 10 9) 9-19 ............................................................................................................... Birdies 10) 9-19 ..................................................................................................... Pin Busters Janet Hellmer 173; Merle Ann Pfleger 173 178 178; Bob Leskovic 213; Ken Watts 200

Divine Roofing Wednesday Ladies League 1) 34-15 ..................................................................................................... Gray’s Auto 2) 31-18 .............................................................................................. Jefferson Lanes 3) 29-20 .................................................................................................... Crow’s Nest 4) 28-21 .................................................................................... Country Mold & Miche 5) 25-24 .............................................................................................. Treen Insurance Peggy Brown 180; Sharlene Hall 171 173; Tonya Fultz 181; Lynn Millard 193 204 209 223-636; Marilyn Wright 172 175 183; Tammy Stills 172 173; Missy Harton; Lea Mullen 172; Lisa Bertolo184 173; Janet Barnet 179

JCI Construction Wednesday Night Men’s League 1) 37-12 ............................................................................................................. Team 3 2) 36-13 .................................................................................................................... JCI 3) 32-17 .................................................................................................. Scoop’s Team 4) 29-20 .......................................................................................... Great Lakes CDJR 5) 24-25 ..................................................................................................... Frank’s Men 6) 22-27 ...................................................................................... Casey’s Construction 7) 16-33 ................................................................................................................ Tifigo Dave Frawley 297 267 248/812; Chris Sonoski 245 255; Troy Layman 225 227 234; Ron Garvey 231 246; Chuck Borsukoff 227 228 268/700; Joe Miller 228; Jim Valtman 227; Jason Lemmon 233; Nick Miklacaic 234

Thurday Night Mixed League 1) 24-11 ................................................................................................... Alley Invaders 2) 22-13 ............................................................................................. Sum Ting Wongs 3) 21-14 ...................................................................................................... Low Ballerz 4) 21-14 ...................................................................................................... Blondes + 1 5) 19-16 ............................................................................................................... 4 Play 6) 19-16 ...................................................................................... Gillettes Rte 8 Marine 7) 18-17 ......................................................................................................... City Hicks 8) 17-18 .................................................................................................... Soggy Dogs 9) 10-25 ...................................................................................................... Gutter Ballz 10) 4-31 ....................................................................................................... Jaded Pins Ed Hall 237; Ron Garvey 227 257; Pete Schumann 234; Chad Gillette 225; Casey Karbacka 191; Laurel Garvey 182; Sandy Ketola 191; Suzette Garvey 181; Samantha Van Buren 191; Renee Frawley 192

K&S Auto Body Friday Men’s League 1) 7-0 .................................................................................................................. Team 1 2) 5-2 ............................................................................................ New Vision Eye Care 3) 5-2 .................................................................................................. Organized Chaos 4) 5-2 ............................................................................................................ Diamond C 5) 5-2 .................................................................................................... Brown Sprinkler 6) 5-2 .............................................................................................. Seldom Rest Ranch 7) 4-3 ..................................................................................................................... C&S 8) 3-4 ................................................................................................. Reed Active Wear 9) 2-5 ....................................................................................................... Scoop’s Team 10) 2-5 .......................................................................................... Wild Side Bar & Grill 11) 2-5 ................................................................................................. Jefferson Lanes 12) 2-5 .......................................................................................... Carpet Store & More 13) 2-5 .............................................................................. Fleming & Billman Directors Scott Swanson 300 289/801; Mike Johnson Sr 228 23 4259; Real Deal 247 268; Davey Johnson 226 236 257 264; Mike Johnson Jr 239 247 258 268/715/744; Frank Cole 245 247; Brad Perala 258 257 228/725; Greg Brown 235 246/705; Rich Becker 232; John Zerucha 234 255/712; Dave Lehnert 228; Steve Spang 226 246; Jason Spang 234 243; Shawn Burns 251; Pat Talcott 246; Jack Furman 233 235 260/701; Andy Beckwith 233; Josh Pal 232 246; Scott Perala 225 257; Lumber 235244 256/700; Jon Dalton 244 280/727; Beaner 234; James Moore Sr 248; James Moore Jr 231 233 239; Jason Erwin 258; Doug Moyer 225; Henry Covetta 237 258; Luis Barajas 237; Randy Sidley 227 235; Tim Furry 246; Ron Garvey 244; DJ Caskey 266; George Abraham 235; Spaf Mcmahan 229; Steve Farkas 235; Anthony Farkas 248; Todd Hirshimaki 231; Larry Dogherty 233; Al Wintz 243 268/720; Chris Barnum 229; Gary Novak 231; JeffMarnicio 229 237 238/704; Dave Frawley 226 226 237; Chuck Anthony 231 247/ 700; Kyle Mcgirr 245; Steve Wimer 252; Chris Knieren 238 250; Bob Fenton 241; Ryan Wintz 257

Saturday Jr’s league 1) 48-15 ............................................................................................................ Team 4 2) 45-18 ............................................................................................................ Team 6 3) 29-34 ..................................................................................................... Jazz Hands 4) 24-39 ................................................................................................ Gutter Dusters 5) 23-40 ............................................................................................................ Team 3 6) 20-43 ................................................................................................................. DJT Jacob Cusano 193; Jerrod Burns 165; Joey Miklacic 164; Sydney Millard 161; Shyann Blasiman 151; Sarah Webker 141

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Madison escapes Lakeside points, before eventually closing the gap to two.

Brett Monty paced the Blue Streaks in the opening quarter with seven points, including a three-pointer to go with three rebounds.

Stephen Ortiz also had a big quarter for Madison with six points. Aaron Petruccelli, Jordan McClure, Brandon Smith and John Dahlhausen all added two points apiece as Madison built a ten point lead. The Dragons matched the Blue Streaks early on as they The Lakeside Dragons hosted the Madison Blue Streaks in a recent basketball game. were only down 8-7 after a few minutes of action.

Marcell Ballenger led the

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Dragons with four first quarGazette Newspapers ter points. Nick Meola, ASHTABULA – The Tristan Bradley and Emonte Lakeside Dragons hosted Parks all added two points, the Madison Blue Streaks while Sayvaughn Morgan on Friday, Feb. 15 for a PAC hit a free throw. Monty was basketball match-up. The able to end the first quarter Blue Streaks streaked out to with a deep buzzer beating an early lead as they lead three as he dribbled the ball 21-11 after one quarter of down the court with only a action. The fast start helped few seconds later. The shot the Blue Steaks hold the which extended the lead to Dragons off down the stretch ten points might have been as they came away with a the difference in the game.

The Blue Streaks scored 62-60 victory. The Dragons tried to turn things around 19 more points in the second PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL quarter as they outscored Tristan Bradley, of Lakeside, guards Aaron Petruccelli, of in the second half as they went into halftime down 17 the Dragons 19-12. Stephen Madison, during a PAC basketball game.

Falcons finish fourth

Ricker Maple took the 132lb title for the Jefferson Falcons after finishing first at sectionals.

Rocky Tripodi, of Jefferson, finished third overall at sectionals at 170lbs as he is shown wrestling against Harvey.

Kyle Downs plays defense for the Lakeside Dragons during a game against Madison.

Jerel Lower shoots a free throw for the Lakeside Dragons during a game against Madison.

Ortiz and John Dahlhausen each had big quarters for the Blue Streaks as they combined for 17 of the 19 points in the quarter. Ortiz led the way with nine points, including a three pointer. John Dahlhuasen contributed eight points and four rebounds as Madison went up 17 points. Brett Monty scored the other two points for the Blue Streaks as he picked up three steals in the quarter. Odero Ajamu led the Dragons with four rebounds and a pair of put-backs for four points in the second quarter. The Dragons also received two points from Jerel Lower, Sayvaughn Morgan, Tristan Bradley and Kyle Downs.

The Dragons battled back in the third quarter as they outscored the Blue Streaks 16-9 and were able to bring it back to a ten point game.

Emonte Parks led the Dragons with five points, including a three-pointer to go with three rebounds. The Dragons also got a three-pointer from Tristan Bradley. Kyle Downs contributed three points and

three rebounds, while Nick Meola added three points, two steals and two rebounds. Sayvaughn Morgan rounded out the scoring in the quarter with two points and five rebounds.

The Dragons continued to trim the lead in the final quarter, but were never able to overcome the Blue Streaks. Emonte Parks connected on three, three-pointers in the final quarter for the Dragons, but it would not be enough. Tristan Bradley also started to heat up for the Dragons with eight points, including two, threepointers. Sayvaughn Morgan added two points, while Nick Meola and Marcell Ballenger each hit a free throw. Brett Monty and Stephen Ortiz would help the Blue Streaks hold off the Dragons as they combined for 12 of the teams 13 points in the quarter. Both players would score six points and grab three rebounds in the quarter. Jordan McClure added a point off a free throw as the Blue Streaks won 62-60.

Lakeside Junior High Wrestlers Advance to State

Joey Baitt, of Jefferson, took second overall at 126 as he wrestling against Lake Catholic.

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Jerry Scott, of Jefferson, wrestles against Dakota Brininger, of Geneva, during a 132lb sectional match-up. Scott finished fourth overall, while Brininger finished third.

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Blake Perry, Jefferson, helped the Falcons finish fourth overall as a team as he placed third overall at 182lbs.

Perry is shown wrestling against Russell Wanda, of Conneaut.

Jeremy Brady, Jefferson, wrestles against James Hawk, of Geneva, during a 195lb match. Hawk took third, while Brady finished fourth.

After competing at Steubenville High School in Districts, Lakeside Jr. High 8th graders, Patton Sidbeck and Michael Coup advanced to ‘state’ and will compete at the Covelli Center in Youngstown, Ohio on March 9 - 10.

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Lakeside Junior High School Students of the Month

Pajama Day raises funds for United Way

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The “Students of the Month” were chosen at Lakeside Junior High School for meeting the ROAR expectations – Respect, Outstanding, Always safe, and Respectable. Pictured left to right back are Thelma Rodriguez, Tarah Lejman, and Ross Gifford. Front left to right is Morgan Weir and Nathaniel Joseph.

DISCOVER WHAT YOUR A-TECH HAS TO OFFER Start exploring on Thursday, February 28, at the annual A-Tech Spaghetti Dinner & Open House!

A-Tech Culinary Arts student Teyonna Vaux

Please join us on Thursday, February 28 for our Open House from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and our Spaghetti Dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Adults - $4.75

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To raise money for the United Way, the seventh and eighth graders at Lakeside Junior High School were offered a “Pajama Day.” Anyone who wanted to wear pajama pants to school on Friday could do so by donating one dollar to benefit the United Way. The students raised over one hundred fifty dollar for this charity.

Picture in their pajamas, left to right back, are Alexis Bryan, Freya DiPiro, and Gabby Sorrentino. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Angela Miller, Aimee Forinash, and Brianna Camplese.

Layers of the Earth The students in Mrs. Amy Nagle, Ms. Shelly Davis, and Mrs. Kaye Thomas’s 8th grade science classes at Lakeside Junior High School are learning about the layers of our Earth. The students were all given an orange and asked to compare it to our Earth, naming its attributes.

It is a sphere, the rind is like Earth’s crust, there are sections in the orange and Earth is divided into sections, and like Earth there is a center or core. After the students peeled the orange and concluded their investigation, they but the pieces of rind SUBMITTED PHOTO back on to the orange with Pictured left to right are Kolt Ernst and Joe Ford holding tooth picks to give them a their oranges. better understanding of the tectonic plates. The students ate their oranges when the lesson was completed!

LJHS students win contest

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Children 12 & Under - $3.75 During this event, you will have the opportunity to meet our staff, enjoy a delicious, student-prepared meal, and tour our classrooms and labs. * All proceeds benefit A-Tech Scholarship Fund.

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

The seventh-grade Lakeside Junior High School class is challenged by Mrs. Saundra Castrilla to compete against each other in uniquely creating the winter sports certificates to be awarded to the athletes at the sports banquet. The winners of this contest are pictured (left to right) Alexandria Ehasz (wrestling certificate), Devin Penny (boys basketball certificates), Ashley Platt (cheerleading certificate), and Marisa Blizzard (girls basketball).

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BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - At the Chalk Box, every child is a champion.

The Chalk Box has a proven history of success, as just this season alone, owner Cathy Speelman said Chalk Box competitors have received more than 300 scores of 9.0 or better in Amateur Athletic Union competitions throughout northeast Ohio.

The Chalk Box, located at 5521 Main Ave. in Ashtabula, offers gymnastics classes for youth ages two and up and fitness and aerobic classes for adults. The Chalk Box also offers tumbling skills classes, Tae Kwon Do, competitive team opportunities, an arthritis class for senior citizens or people with limited mobility and more.

But it’s not just about winning at the Chalk Box. The 35-member staff at the Chalk Box is dedicated to improving self-esteem and coordination in children and adults.

“While we don’t believe that a child must become a champion gymnast to benefit from our facility, we are proud that we have trained some excellent gymnasts in our years here,” Speelman said. “‘Every child is a champion’ is the motto we have used for years, and we strive to make every child successful.”

The Chalk Box was founded in December 1980 by Beverly Windle to provide a caring atmosphere for the instruction of children and adults. Chalk Box has touched the lives of more than 150,000 children in its years of business, with more than 500 children entering its doors for classes each week.

“We appreciate the support the community has shown over the years,” Speelman said.

Programs at the Chalk Box begin with children as young as two years old - no “potty training” necessary. The Chalk Box also offers classes for children ages three to five.

Once the children are in grade school, they are separated by gender because of the different events they must learn.

“If an older child does not have an interest in working on the equipment, we offer a class devoted strictly to tumbling,” Speelman said.

For youth interested in competitive gymnastics, the Chalk Box offers team opportunities for boys and girls.

The Chalk Box currently has 92 competitive gymnasts who range in age from six to 17.

“We maintain a low student-to-teacher ratio so that each child receives personal attention and they don’t have to wait forever for their turn,”

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Schecter Guitars • Evans Drum Heads Musical Sales and Accessories PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMAN The Chalk Box offers classes for children of all ages. Here is the toddler class as they are learning the beginnings of gymnastics.

Speelman said. “Our teachers have been specifically trained to instruct the sport, including spotting and safety.”

The Chalk Box also offers a fitness program open to anyone of junior high age and up. A variety of times and class formats are offered. The Chalk Box offers free babysitting on weekday mornings for participants.

“The Chalk Box has always been concerned about the ‘child’ or ‘adult’ as an individual. We know our families and consider the Chalk Box as an ‘extended family’ for class members and staff as well,” Speelman said.

Additionally, the Chalk Box holds Tae Kwon Do classes and a stability-ball toning class taught by Master Craig Clinton (an internationally ranked Master instructor) and a senior arthritis exercise class twice a week.

Clinton also teaches KickFit classes, a non-impact workout, two nights a week.

“Our gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do and aerobics instruction is top notch,” Speelman said.

New this year is a Mommy and Me Class offered on Mondays from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Tuesdays 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m., Wednesdays 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

A self-defense class will begin on April 12 through May 17. Anyone interested can sign up now.

In January 2012, the Chalk Box added Zumba classes taught by a certified instructor. The addition was made based on its popularity in the community, as the Chalk Box strives to listen to what programs the community wants.

Gift certificates to the Chalk Box are available for merchandise or classes.

Merchandise includes gym apparel, simple gym equipment, ice packs, wraps and more.

For more information on classes, contact the Chalk Box at (440) 992-9619 or visit the website at www.chalkbox gymnastics.com.

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