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Vol. No. 136, No. 13
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012
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Cuts coming to March named 2011 Citizen of the Year Geneva schools BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers
BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers GENEVA - The Geneva Area City Schools District is preparing for budget cuts in response to its failed school levy this past November. Board of Education members will be voting on proposed cuts that will be enacted next year if they pass the suggested cuts at next month’s board meeting. “Since the failure of our levy in November, the board has been looking at ways to continue to reduce expenditures,” Superintendent Mary Zappitelli said at last Wednesday’s school board meeting. The GACS district has made a number of cuts in past years, but Zappitelli said it is not enough without the assistance of the levy. “Even with systematic reductions being made each year, our expenses continue to outpace our revenue,” Zappitelli said. GACS officials had said before and after the levy’s failure to pass that reductions would have to be made, but after months of discussing how to balance their budgets, they have announced the possible cuts if the board passes the resolution next month. “Specifically, we are looking at reducing as many as 22 teaching positions throughout the district, (and) making further reductions in the classified staff, including but not being limited to reducing the hours of the 17 custodians from eight hours to 7.5 or seven hours a day,” Zappitelli said. Part of the kindergarten program will also be cut if the board passes the resolution. “We will not be instituting allday, every-day kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year,” Zappitelli said.
Other cuts include cutting all freshmen sports at the high school, which will also include cheerleading and cutting all cross country and swimming programs, as well as a variety of after-school programs at the high school. “We are continuing to explore options for busing, going to state minimum requirements, and (we) are looking at privatization to see what the savings would be,” Zappitelli said. At the middle school, such cuts as cutting all cheerleading, cross country, boys’ and girls’ golf and tennis are suggested on the resolution. The resolution also talks of restricting band and choir travel. GACS was one of the last schools in the county that did not have a PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELL pay-to-play program, but that, too, will change if the school district’s The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce presented Jerry March proposed cuts pass. The school board with its 2011 Citizen of the Year award on Tuesday, March 27. March would be instituting pay for partici- is pictured here with wife Virginia and daughters Jenna and Melanie. pation for sports for grades seventh through 12 and for high school music and drama. GACS officials are trying to cut programs as well as keep the school a viable institution for the area. Some of the changes that might be seen are smaller, such as the stopping of mailing school calendars. “(We are looking at) eliminating the district calendars that are The Lakeside Junior High mailed to each household at the beSchool eighth-grade science ginning of each school year,” Zappitelli said. classes, under the instruction GACS officials are still holding of Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Nagle hope for passing the levy, but with and Ms. Davis, are getting one levy failing, they have to face acquainted with the concept the possibility of cutting programs of plate tectonics. The until they have the means to fund them. students are peeling an “Also, the board approved the orange (a spherical first step in putting an emergency representing Earth) and the levy on the ballot that would raise peel represents the pieces of $1,600,000 a year for a period of 10 years,” Zappitelli said. Earth’s crust. The cracks in
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce presented Jerry March with one of its most prestigious awards during its annual dinner on Tuesday, March 27. In a room full of his peers at the Jefferson Community and Recreation Center, 2010 Citizen of the Year the Rev. Fred Grimm presented March with the 2011 Citizen of the Year award. “The 2011 Citizen of the Year is a Jefferson native who has dedicated his life to serving his country, his county and his community in significant ways,” Grimm said. A 1987 graduate of Jefferson Area High School, March went on to enlist in the Air Force and served in Desert Storm. He returned to Jefferson with his wife and family in 1997.
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LJHS students learn about plate tectonics
Jefferson Area Local Schools announces cuts for 2012-2013 school year BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers
district officials said in an announcement about the cuts. “The district’s administration has conJEFFERSON - Big cuts in per- tinued the process of laying out the sonnel and programming likely district’s financial situation for our will hit Jefferson Area Local staff and community that was beSchools next school year. gun last year. This includes moniEarlier this week, school dis- toring our current financial status, trict officials announced a lengthy projections for the future, the cuts list of budget cuts and reductions that must be recommended to keep that are being recommended to the the district solvent and the uncerBoard of Education as the first step tainties that face us as we make in meeting the district’s budget decisions, many of which are conshortfall. tingent upon decisions and circum“These cuts are necessary to stances beyond the district’s conmeet the Board of Education’s com- trol.” mitment to operate our school disThe recommendations came trict in a fiscally responsible way about as the Jefferson Area Local and to balance our budget for 2012- School Board members reiterated 2013. We must avoid creating debt their commitment to fiscal responwhich would create a bigger finan- sibility and having the school discial problem in the future for our trict live within its means. During schools and community. These cuts the Board of Education meeting on are very difficult and will impact Tuesday, March 20, the board inour staff and students in a pro- structed the superintendent to enfound way. It is our commitment act personnel and program cuts to provide the best educational pro- sufficient enough to balance the gram possible to our students with district’s budget. our available resources,” SuperinTo meet this budgetary goal, the tendent Doug Hladek said. district must reduce expenses by The expected 39 staff cuts and $1.5 million. 19 supplemental contract elimina“For a school district of our size tions will result in an estimated and in light of the already signifi$1.5 million reduction in expendi- cant reductions that the district tures for the school district during has made over the past few years, the 2012-13 school year, school dis- the cuts will be difficult and deep,” trict officials said. district officials said. “The Jefferson Area Local The proposed cuts will return Schools continue to grapple with the district to a half-day kindergarthe difficult reality of school fund- ten program from its current ing in Ohio. The upcoming 2012- whole-day model. Elementary stu13 school year continues to pose dents also will have reduced access significant budgetary challenges to library services, art, music and for the district. Factors such as physical education classes. cuts in state support, the end of In the junior high school, the federal jobs funding for education separate reading course would be and rising fuel costs have our eliminated under the proposed school district entering the 2012- cuts and the course content incor2013 school year with expenses porated into the English curricucontinuing to exceed our revenue,” lum and students will have less access to physical education. The separate junior high school guidance counselor position would also be eliminated.
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the peel represent the faults and it is the shifting of the plates which causes earthquakes and volcanic activity. Picture front to back are Alicea Solmari, Markale McKinney, Theresa Rivera, Nathaniel Pratt and Noah Eggleston. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Scientific Minds! Geneva Schools students qualify for District Science Fair
PHOTOS BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS
Front from left: Alyx Lynham, Katie Peck, Tyler Hunt, Kyle Williams, Mary Wessell, Danielle Nicholson and Brent McFarland. Back: Eric Logan, Chris Carrabotta, Dan Camplese, Mrs. Wendy Booth - Science Fair Coordinator, Lewie Wortman, Alanna Thomas, Adam Gruber, Nicole Brunsman, Julia Kibler, Christi Perko, Rachael Harrington, Jason Downie, Claire Dodrill, Annaliese Baker and Carlin Kern. Also qualifying for district competition were Abby Williams, Anna Forman, Harley Buckley, Mary Burless, Ryan Huang, Megan Gradomski and Nicole Grimmett, Sara Ellsworth and Mandi Galloway. BY JAN PERALA Geneva Area City Schools GENEVA - The Geneva Schools local science fair attracted nearly 200 young researchers who hypothesized about questions ranging from the purely practical to the whimsical. Sixth-grader Abby Dragon conducted an experiment which proved that it is scientifically pos-
sible to determine whether a person’s smile is genuine or fake. According to Dragon, it’s all about the facial muscles. Brooke Jewell, a Geneva Middle School eighth grader, wondered whether the scent added to hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial soaps had a deleterious effect on their effectiveness, and her research proved that scent renders both less efficient at removing
bacteria from skin surfaces. GHS freshman Jason Downie enriched the soil of soy bean plants with human hair to determine whether the plants could extract nutrients from the hair to aid their growth. Downie’s results indicated that hair helps plant growth. Other projects addressed the perplexing question of the fit
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Jim Smith wins bodybuilding competition Meet Your and title of professional bodybuilder Neighbor BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Jim Smith is an accomplished body builder and just recently won the 2012 Northern States Super Natural Bodybuilding and Figure Championships - the American and Canadian Challenge. Smith competed in the same competition in 2011 and was awarded first runner up. “I made a vow to myself that I was going to come back this year and I was going to win it, and I did,” Smith said. By winning overall this time around, Smith not only kept to his personal promise, he is now also a part of the professional body-building organization, International Natural Bodybuilding Federation/World Natural Bodybuilding Federation. “I won my pro-card on top of it all,” Smith said. “I can compete internationally now.” His training for competition involves a specific diet. “I start my diet about 12 to 16 weeks before a show,” Smith said. “I had to sacrifice a lot this time around.” Smith started the day after Christmas for the March 17 show. “It’s a very strict diet because you have to be very lean,” Smith said. Smith stays fit all naturally and never uses supplements to enhance his appearance. “These are all drug-free shows and you are drug
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Jim Smith competed in and won the the 2012 Northern States Super Natural Bodybuilding and Figure Championships - the American and Canadian Challenge on March 17. Smith had the privilege of getting professional photos taken of him to commemorate winning the title. Smith trains for 12 to 16 weeks before the competition to get his body back in show mode. The diet includes low sodium and carbohydrates as well as high protein. tested for any illegal drugs such as steroids,” Smith said. Smith said you win competitions by being dedicated to your health and body. “They judge you based on your muscle, your symmetry, definition and the whole works. The bigger guy doesn’t necessarily win,” Smith said. Smith enjoys bodybuilding and started weightlifting around the age of 14 years old and competed in his first show in 1989. “These shows give you a goal, so once you’ve set your mind to it, there’s no turn-
ing back,” Smith said. Smith does all his dieting and training without outside help. “A lot of times people hire trainers, but I do everything on my own,” Smith said. Smith says he has support, but for the most part bodybuilding is not a team sport and winning is a personal achievement. “It’s good to have support from your friends and family, but a lot of times, you’re on your own,” Smith said. Smith said the best revenge is to succeed, and winning this time around showed all his hard work
paying off. “I’ll be 47 here in three months, and I’ve been in the best shape of my life at almost 47, so you’re never too late to start,” Smith said. Smith won the heavy weight division in 1990 and took 15 years off to raise his two sons but came back with a vengeance in 2005. “It’s very challenging and it takes a lot of dedication,” Smith said. “Body building is not for everyone.” Smith is a personal trainer when he is not competing and teaches classes at the Jefferson Community Center every Tuesday and
Thursday from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Smith likes to be a good example to his students. “I try to eat good all year around, it’s not just for the show,” Smith said. “I have one day a week when I’m not competing when I can eat whatever I want.” Smith says being fit is not just for bodybuilders, and he likes to help people begin their transformation into healthy living.
“I love helping people keep physically fit,” Smith said. “I can’t sing or dance, but I love physical fitness and I’m good at it.” Know any clubs, organizations or people who should be featured in the Gazette’s new “Meet Your Neighbor” weekly feature? E-mail suggestions of those in the Ashtabula-, Geneva- and Jefferson-area communities to gazette@gazettenews.com.
Jefferson gets crafty at community center
Lakeside Junior High School ninth-grader Alley Pildner, Jefferson Junior High School eighth-grader Leah Kingston, Lakeside Junior High School ninth-grader Jen Balasz and Lakeside High School 11th-grader Jessica Schwentker organized a bake sale to help raise funds for their Relay to Life team, Cancer Extinguishers. They belong to a youth group at Plymouth United Methodist Church.
Ann and Clarence Ashburn set up a booth at the craft fair for Ashburn to sell his papier-mâché dragon heads.
The Jefferson Community and Recreation Center welcomed guests and vendors alike to its annual Spring Craft Show, held this past Saturday, March 24. BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Community and Recreation Center welcomed guests and vendors alike to its annual Spring Craft Show, held this past Saturday, March 24. A good-sized crowd attended the free event, which saw participation from dozens of crafters. A crafter new to the show this year was Pearl Konopa, of Jefferson. Konopa sold jewelry made from beach glass she collects along the beaches of Lake Erie. During the show, guests could watch her transform the glass and jewelry findings into wearable pieces.
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“This is just my hobby,” Konopa said. JCRC Director Allison Brown said the show had a lot of great vendors this year. “The crafters are happy to be here,” Brown said. All of the funds from the table rentals goes toward the recreation center, and the funds from the concession stand go to the senior center, Brown said. She said the craft show is one of the events the community center counts on every year. Not only were the usual handmade craft items for sale, but vendors also sold candles, jewelry, herbs and spices and more. One unique vendor was Clarence Ashburn, who calls himself the “Dragon Man.” Ashburn uses egg cartons to create papier-mâché dragon heads. “I just do this to stay out of trouble. It doesn’t always work,” Ashburn joked. With the craft show now over, the Community Center is preparing for its spring rummage sale, which will be PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELL held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pearl Konopa hammers out a piece of jewelry during Saturday, April 21. Jefferson-area residents the craft show in Jefferson on Saturday. are invited to donate items to the rummage sale, such as items they find during the spring cleaning of their homes. Stefanie Wessell, senior editor for Gazette Newspapers, may be reached at swessell@gazettenews.com.
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Blevins receives Lifetime of Service award BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Esther Blevins was honored for immeasureable work to the community during the Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner on Tuesday, March 27. During the dinner, the Chamber presented Blevins with the Lifetime of Service award. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Blevins worked as a licensed social worker. That commitment to bettering other people’s lives has extended to her personal life. Blevins is a member of Jefferson United Methodist Church and served as a junior high Sunday school teacher for approximately 10 years, according to information read by emcee Doug Hladek, who presented Blevins with the award. She led summer Bible school, served on the administrative board and currently recruits workers to help serve funeral dinners. She believes that, “If there’s something wrong with the church, don’t leave it – get in there and help fix it.” Her involvement in service clubs and organizations includes founding the Ashtabula County League of Women Voters in the 1960s and serving the Girl Scouts of the USA – Girl Scout Troop 111 for five years. Her public and civic ser-
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Esther Blevins, pictured holding the award and surrounded by her family, received the Lifetime of Service award from the Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March 27. vice includes serving on the Ashtabula County Planning Commission and Jefferson Village Council. She started the Jefferson Recycling Center and served many years as a poll worker for the Ashtabula County Board of Elections. As a co-founder of Spiderweb and as a social worker, she believed that there was an undeserved population of youth – those that were neither involved
in special programs at school or covered by other agencies serving “problem” juveniles – kids that needed guidance, tutoring, help with family issues, or even just some clothing, Hladek said. She had the idea of putting together a “web” of resources and volunteers, and with the help of church members and other local people, her idea became a reality that still operates in
Jefferson over 30 years later, Hladek said. She served on four State of Ohio boards in Columbus, and, most notably, was the only member of the public chosen by the governor to represent Lake and Ashtabula counties on the Ohio Low-level Radioactive Waste Committee, where she was the only member to attend all 12 hearings, Hladek said. She traveled all over Ohio, and out-of-
state, with the committee to study existing and potential waste sites and collect public feedback. Her oldest daughter, Lynne Peskoran, followed in her footsteps of public service as a township elected official. Her second daughter, Mary Spencer, has been an active member of Jefferson Methodist Church, including singing in the choir continuously since second grade and serv-
ing on on many church committees. Her son, Jim Buchan, has managed the family campground for many years. Most recently, she is becoming an advocate for the hearing-impaired by researching and testing new technology and even searching for grant possibilities to get new and better induction loop equipment into public buildings in our community, Hladek said said. Along with her first husband, Richard Buchan, they built Buccaneer Campsites from scratch starting when they moved to Jefferson in 1963, and it is still in operation almost 50 years later. The camp has provided a place for recreation, jobs for a number of county residents over the years, and as the site of the Village Peddler Festival for over 25 years, Hladek said. Blevins, along with Bobbi Rice, also was cofounder of the Village Peddler Festival. She also was co-founder of the May Country Festival with Marty Kampf. “She has worked tirelessly to promote Jefferson and tourism in Ashtabula County and to this day she tells people all about the great places to visit and events to attend in and around Jefferson,” Hladek said. Blevins thanked the Chamber for the award. “I couldn’t do it without the support of my family,” Blevins said.
Kobernik named Youth of the Year BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers
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Jefferson Area Local Schools Superintendent Doug Hladek presented senior Nicholas Kobernik with the Youth of the Year award on Tuesday, March 27.
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JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce handed out a number of awards during its annual dinner on Tuesday, March 27, one of them being the 2011 Youth of the Year. Every year, the award is given to a youth who has provided significant efforts or service to his or her community. This year, Nicholas Kobernik was named as the 2011 Youth of the Year. Kobernik is a senior at Jefferson Area H i g h School. He is a member of the school swim team, the
cross country team, Model United Nations, Senior Leadership, tennis team, Student Council, National Honor Society, Ashtabula YMCA Stingrays and the Jefferson Jazz Band. Some of his accomplishments, as read by Jefferson Area Local Schools Superintendent Doug Hladek, include participating in Ashtabula County Youth Leadership and attending the Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference. He received a special proclamation from the Sheffield Township trustees for representing the area at the Presidential Inauguration. In his service to the
community, Kobernik also has s erved a s a YMC A swim team mentor and participated in Swim for Diabetes. His fundraiser project, “Swim for the Hungry,” raised money and food donations that were split among local food banks, including Manna in Jefferson. Kobernik is a blood donor and works for the blood drive several times a year. He attends Mt. Carmel Church and has served as a CCD aide and Eucharistic minister. “Our Youth of the Year has represented Jefferson throughout his life in various clubs and organiza-
tions and is proud to be from Jefferson,” Hladek said. “He plans to attend college in the fall and is waiting for a scholarship from Navy ROTC before he makes his decision.” Kobernik thanked the Chamber and Hladek for presenting him with the award. “I’d like to thank my parents and my family,” Kobernik said. Kobernik said his family helped get him to all of the things he’s involved in. Stefanie Wessell, senior editor for Gazette Newspapers, may be reached at swessell@gazettenews.com.
Cool receives Community Service award BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce handed out a number of awards during its annual dinner on Tuesday, March 27, one of them being the Charles “Chuck” Lewis Community Service Award. This year, the Chamber presented the award to Beth Cool. “Our nominee for the Charles ‘Chuck’ Lewis Community Service Award is a very busy person,” read Doug Hladek, who presented the award to Cool with Lewis’ widow, Shirley. “This individual volunteers in the church nursery, helps with the Upwards Basketball program, serves on the finance committee and is very active in Women’s Ministries at the church.” Cool also helps chair an annual bake sale at the Ashtabula County Courthouse to benefit the American Heart Association and volunteers at Red Cross blood drives. She helps with various charity fundraisers in the community by donating items and also by working at them, Hladek said. Cool also is very in-
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Beth Cool received the Charles “Chuck” Lewis Community Service Award during the Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce’s dinner on Tuesday. Presenting her with the award was Lewis’ widow, Shirley Lewis, right. volved in the community in other ways. She serves as treasurer for the Jefferson Village Depot and distributes flyers for the Depot events and Jefferson Days. “She attends as many community activities as she can and encourages others to also attend,” Hladek
said. “She is always willing to help others by preparing meals, helping with yard work or babysitting.” Cool is a graduate of Jefferson High School and retired from the Ashtabula County Treasurer’s Office after 30 years of service. When she accepted the
award, Cool jokingly wondered how her family and friends would have gotten her to the awards dinner if she hadn’t already planned to attend. “I’m so flabbergasted,” Cool said. “I never expected to get nominated for anything like this.”
The Great Easter Egg Hunt is this Saturday BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Hundreds of brightly colored, plastic Easter eggs will decorate the football field at the Jefferson Area High School on Saturday, March 31. Rain or shine, that’s when Jefferson’s Great Easter Egg Hunt 2012 will be held. Sponsored by the Gazette and the Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce, Easter egg
hunt is a popular tradition in the community, giving children in four different age groups the opportunity to win candy and prizes, thanks to generous donations from Jeffersonarea businesses and industry. The Great Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31. Children will be split into four age groups, giving them an equal chance to fill their baskets with the plastic eggs. Age groups this year are: ages 1-2, ages 3-5, ages 6-8 and ages 9-11.
One lucky child in each age group will win a bicycle. If your child doesn’t walk away with the bicycle, don’t worry. There will still be plenty of other prizes they can win, as more than 3,500 Easter eggs will be loaded with candy and chances to win hundreds of prizes. Stefanie Wessell, senior editor for Gazette Newspapers, may be reached at swessell@gazettenews.com.
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Students learn life lessons with man’s best friend BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - Saints John and Paul Elementary School students had a few special guests stop by their school last Friday. Author Sandra Phillipson has been writing for 12 years about her dogs Max, Annie, Trinnie, Tak and Ollie. “I have written eight stories but right now two are out of print,� Phillipson said. Tak and Ollie accompanied Phillipson on her trip to the school, as did her illustrator Jenny Campbell. “We had the students try some creative writing and also learn how to draw,� Phillipson said. Phillipson was inspired to write the children stories about her four-legged friends after Annie developed cancer and had to have her leg amputated. The books teach children how to deal with different issues. “They’re all true stories based off my dogs, but they are fictionalized because the dogs talk to each other,� Phillipson said. “They never speak to the humans in the stories, but they do speak to each other.� Phillipson’s three dogs, Max, Annie and Trinnie, have since passed away, but she still uses them as a way to teach children the importance of being kind to others. “I started out with two dogs named Max and Annie, and they’ve been gone now for quite a few years,� Phillipson said. Max and Annie have even been featured characters in the movie Miracle Dogs. P hillipso n tak e s h e r dogs to bring happiness throughout the area, even going to area hospitals. “The dogs are registered therapy dogs and have gone to the Cleveland Clinic,� Phillipson said. Phillipson was happy to have Campbell come along
Geneva Chamber receives big ticket items for Chinese Auction BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers
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Author Sandra Phillipson and illustrator Jenny Campbell came to Saints John and Paul Elementary School last Friday with their trusted companions and muses, Tak and Ollie. with her as Campbell, too, loves the interaction with the students and can teach the students another aspect of expressing themselves. “Jenny has illustrated four of the books, and she does the pet license plate for the State of Ohio and she also has illustrated other people’s books,� Phillipson said. Phillipson has been working for Campbell with half of her books and enjoys Campbell’s fun and detailed drawings. “We both live in Chagrin Falls and both of the artists I have worked with have lived in Chagrin Falls, so it’s nice to have that local connection,� Phillipson said. Phillipson and Campbell
have gone to a number of schools together, teaching children the importance of writing and drawing. “The project is 12 years old now, so we’ve visited approximately a little over 400 schools,� Phillipson said. The students at Saints John and Paul had been anticipating the arrival of Phillipson, Campbell and the dogs as they read the books in preparation.“They are literacy-based programs, so I’m not here to read to the kids. They read my books before I come,� Phillipson said. Phillipson said the children get to work face to face with her and Campbell and can use Tak and Ollie as visions for their work.
“We work with the kids to write stories and poems, and I do use the dogs as inspiration,� Phillipson said. Even though Annie and Max are the original inspirations, Tak and Ollie have now begun to take hold of the spotlight. “Tak is in three of my books, and Ollie’s in one, but Ollie got the title,� Phillipson said. Phillipson said she loves the school programs and the reactions she receives from the students. “The kids have a had a great time so far,� Phillipson said. “It’s been fantastic.� Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman@ gazettenews.com.
The Chinese Auction will also have grand prize items with tickets being sold at $1 a piece or six for $5.“We have a few silent auction and we will once again have the 50/50 and the grand prize items,� Foote said. The Chinese Auction is one of the biggest community events the Chamber holds.“We set up for over 300 people to attend,� Foote said. The Chamber is still accepting more donations but they must be in by March 29. “I would like to have all our donations in by this Thursday,� Foote said. Foote said donations keep coming. “I came in today and found three big bags of items, so someone went shopping this weekend,� Foote said. Some other auction items include a signed Cleveland Browns football, a portable music system, overnight stays at local bed and breakfasts, Cleveland Indians tickets and lots of gifts certificates. “There’s a lot of items that people across the board will be interested in,� Foote said. Foote said Geneva always has supported their cause. “It’s just overwhelming with all the donations that the Geneva Area Chamber members have donated to this,� Foote said. Foote said the Chinese Auction is more than just a day of fun and prizes. It’s also a day for the local students. “We all look toward the future of Geneva and towards the education of our children,� Foote said. “We’re still trying to take care of the kids.�
GENEVA - The Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its 15th annual Chinese Auction on Sunday, April 1, beginning at 1 p.m. with the drawing starting at 2:30 p.m. Donations have been piling up at the Chamber office, including a pedestal sink. “They say everything but the kitchen sinks, well, we have everything and the pedestal sink,� Chamber Executive Director Sue Ellen Foote said. Items such as a Kindle Fire and a color printer are all going to be featured at the auction. “Our office looks like a storage unit,� Foote said. “We’re getting a lot of donations and there will be more coming in this week.� The funds raised all go toward two $1,000 scholarships. “All the money raised will go towards the Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s high school scholarship fund,� Foote said. The Chinese Auction brings in more than enough funds for the scholarships each year, and Foote said the extra funds are kept in the scholarship account to ensure the scholarships will always be funded. “We made $6,000 for the fund last year, so we either want to make more or around the same amount this year,� Foote said. Tickets for the auction are an initial $5 for 10 tickets plus punch, coffee and desserts, with additional tickets selling at five for $1. A silent auction will Sadie Portman, realso be featured, with each raised bid required porter for the Gazette, may to be $5 more than the be reached at sportman@ gazettenews.com. last.
Students learn about the Japanese culture with help from the Ashtabula Arts Center BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers
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ASHTABULA - The Gifted and Talented Resource Room Program at Ashtabula Area City Schools went to the Ashtabula Arts Center on Tuesday, March 20, to get a hands-on Japanese experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meegan Humphrey has done this program with us for years, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really great for our students,â&#x20AC;? Rosemary Timonere, organizer of the program, said. Students from grades third through sixth throughout the district have been learning about Japan in their classes and had the opportunity to see their classroom lessons with live demonstrations and crafts. Students had a chance to participate in a Japanese Tea Ceremony, do fish painting, or Gyotaku, on a t-shirt, write in Japanese calligraphy, make kites, mold a clay tea bowl, fold paper dolls and samurai helmets and construct dragon masks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the kids have studied Japan, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a nice combination,â&#x20AC;? Timonere said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can see some of the artifacts of Japan and the culture. It kind of makes Japan come to life.â&#x20AC;? Kids in the gifted and talented program are selected to be in the class based on high cognitive ability, achievement scores on stan-
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Mark and Anthony Fusce work on clay bowls last Tuesday. Select students from the Ashtabula Area City Schools district were taught about Japan and had a final lesson at Ashtabula Arts Center. dardized tests and teacher recommendations. The class size of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program was much smaller than in previous years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We only have a class of eight this year. Normally we have a class of about 20,â&#x20AC;? Timonere said. Timonere said the smaller class size gave the students an even more intimate atmosphere at the arts center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is kind of nice to have the small class because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll really get to go around and do a lot of stuff,â&#x20AC;? Timonere said. Humphrey has been to
Japan and has first-hand experience on what it is like to live in the middle of Japanese culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meegan Humphrey uses Japanese artifacts from her travels to enhance her teaching of Japan,â&#x20AC;? Timonere said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every year she engages students in a variety of activities to help them appreciate the Japanese culture.â&#x20AC;? Timonere said students really have a valuable experience with the program as they learn to appreciate other cultures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students actually feel they are taking part in many of the activities Japanese students experience in their daily lives,â&#x20AC;? Timonere said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our gifted students are fortunate to engage in this experiential learning even at our local Arts Center.â&#x20AC;? Timonere looks forward to the Japanese lesson every year as she sees the value of world cultures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids really do enjoy this program and we are happy to have Meghan [Humphrey] deliver such a valuable lesson for our students,â&#x20AC;? Timonere said. Sadie Portman, reporter Meegan Humprey works with several students on the origami lesson at the Ashtabula Arts Center. Students in for the Gazette, may be the gifted and talents program had a chance to learn reached at sportman@ gazettenews.com. hands-on lessons about Japan.
WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2012
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Jefferson Area High School Model UN team finishes second at conference BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROME Gazette Newspapers
“Our first session started on Jan. 15. We officially didn’t know anything after that date JEFFERSON - Jefferson until they told us. Everything Area High School earned a they did tell us came off of true second-place finish at the events but they were fabri33rd Annual Lake Erie Inter- cated to fit whatever we were national Model United Na- debating,” Kobernik said. The topics debated intions Corporation’s (LEIMUN) Northcoast Con- cluded the North Korean ference at the Ashtabula nuclear crisis, the breakup of Campus of Kent State Uni- Yugoslavia, the Bosnian war and began a debate on versity. For three days, 12 teams Rwanda. Kobernik went on of students from Ohio and to say that the debates kept Pennsylvania competed in coming back to Yugoslavia, various simulations and de- which ended up being a crisis bates receiving Superior, Ex- event. Kobernik thinks what cellent, Good, Fair or Poor helped earn them the Superatings during the event. JAHS garnered three Su- rior rating was his writing perior and eight Excellent rat- ability and Barile’s speaking ings to give them 43 points to- ability. “Ariann is a very strong tal, just two points behind Lorain High School. The stu- speaker and never really dents who earned these rat- stopped talking. We also ings received awards along wrote the first successful paper that was passed unaniwith JAHS. Dr. John Patterson has mously,” he said. Barile was equally complibeen the Model UN advisor mentary of Kobernik. for 28 years. “He is a phenomenal “Once more our students distinguished themselves writer. We worked really hard with an outstanding perfor- preparing for the weekend mance. It’s a great honor to and decided right away that work with these young writing was his strength and adults,” Patterson said talking was mine,” she said. “We wanted to get an award proudly. One of the JAHS teams not just for us, but also for Dr. earning a Superior rating was P (Patterson). That drove us. Nick Kobernik and Arian Nick came up with our motto, Barile. The pair represented ‘An award is a must but an the Russian Federation in the Excellent just won’t do.’” Last year, Barile missed a Historical Security Council. Kobernik said their debates Superior rating in this event by 4-tenths of a point. focused on the year 1994.
“I was not going to let that happen this year,” she said adamantly. The second team to receive a Superior rating was Kevin Ford and Jennifer Hall. They represented the People’s Republic of China for Security Council I. “I give Jen all the credit. If she wasn’t there, I wouldn’t have gotten anything. We worked really well as a team, too. I wrote and listened and she talked,” Ford said. Hall went on to say the two were active in writing resolutions and got others to go along with them. “These are things that the actual countries would never have gone along with. We also did well in our emergency simulation about Syria,” Hall explained proudly. The third pair to receive a Superior rating was part of the United Nations Education Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO). Melanie March and Casey Hall, Jennifer’s younger sister, represented Japan. Once again, team members gave credit to their partners for the award. “I started off with a rally good partner,” March said. “I did a lot of the writing and she wasn’t afraid to talk. It helped to be able to balance things.” Casey said all the preparation the groups did leading up to the conference helped, too. “Every Friday before school we had to write a position paper and then a resolution. We then had to discuss that position with our classmates,” she explained. “Dr. P picks are partners for us. He usually tries to put together people that will bring out the best in each other. He’s a genius when it comes to putting us together,” March added. Students receiving Excel-
Jefferson Area High School earned a second-place finish at the 33rd Annual Lake Erie International Model United Nations Corporation’s (LEIMUN) Northcoast Conference at the Ashtabula Campus of Kent State University. lent ratings were as follows: Andre Picard, A-Team Delegate #5; Paige Neely, Press Corps-Correspondent #1; Audra Franley, Press CorpsCorrespondent #3; Mason The Jefferson Area High School Model UN team prepared Taylor and Sarah Solarek, for the conference for weeks. Historical Security Council for Brazil; Abby Kovacs and Evan McNicholas, Office on Drugs and Crime for Azerbaijan; Garrett Puzio, China in Security Council II; and Tayler Johnston and Rachel Edge, (Pakistan) UNESCO. The Jefferson Model UN has two more competitions next month. One competition will be at Youngstown State University and the other at Westminster.
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One of the JAHS teams earning a Superior rating was Nick Kobernik and Arian Barile. The pair represented the Members of the Jefferson Area High School Model UN Russian Federation in the Historical Security Council. team listen as a point is made during the conference. Pictured here is Nick Kobernik.
The Jefferson Area High School Model UN team competed at Kent State University at Ashtabula last week.
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Jennifer Hall, pictured center, represented the People’s Republic of China for Security Council I with Kevin Ford and earned a Superior rating.
For three days, 12 teams of students from Ohio and Pennsylvania competed in various simulations and debates receiving Superior, Excellent, Good, Fair or Poor ratings during the event.
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WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2012
Falcon Follies has a great getaway adventure over the weekend BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Falcon Follies had another year of fun, entertaining and community unifying skits this past weekend. Jody Anthony and Cindy Butler are sisters and both directed for the first time, choosing Great Get Away Adventures as the theme. Each song and sketch somehow reflexed the theme, whether in the title, such as the song and dance number Roam, or incorporated within a sketch’s dia-
logue. The funds raised from the show go back to Jefferson Area Local Schools for supplies and other teacher and student needs. Anthony and Butler were excited to see their hard work finally put forth. “The time sure goes by fast when you get to be a part of the planning process,” Anthony said. Anthony was happy to share the directing experience with her sister, who was the one who encouraged her to codirect. “I would like to thank my
Scott Treen is a waitress at a not-so-friendly restaurant during a sketch called, “There’s No Place Like Home.”
sister, Cindy Butler, for asking me to codirect this year’s show with her,” Anthony said. “I was a little nervous to accept at first, but glad that I did.” Butler spent eight years as a cast member of the follies show and loves being involved. “I joined the Falcon Follies cast in 2004 and have been loving it ever since,” Butler said. “Where else can you sing, dance and act a fool without being made fun of? In fact, we are encouraged to do so.” Butler was grateful for the experience of being director. “I’m so excited that we were given the opportunity to direct this year,” Butler said. “We have a great cast and crew which have made directing a lot of fun.” Although the Falcon Follies was full of fun, there was a moment saved to remember a dear friend of the follies, Harriet Mountain, who passed away. “The Falcon Follies lost a dear friend and fellow entertainer this past year,” cast and crew wrote in the pro-
gram. “Harriet Mountain entertained all of us for 10 years as an active Falcon Follies member and a Jefferson Blue Belle.” Mountain was known to be a proud member of the Jefferson community. “Harriet lived, worshipped and worked in Jefferson her entire life and graduated from Jefferson High School and continued to support the school as a Follies member,” the crew said. The follies cast and crew remember Mountain as someone who enjoyed life. “Harriet, we will miss your big smile and entertaining ways,” the crew said. The follies also announced next year’s directors as the mother and daughter trio of Becke, Katie and Jessica Schindler. In the end, the Falcon Follies ended another year with a big thanks to everyone who supported them and the audience who make the show a success every year. Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMAN reached at sportman@gazette An act advertising for Gazette Printing shows a man who news.com. was injured by reckless driving from Lindsey Lohan.
Fred Grimm finds an unexpected guest in his overalls A sketch called War of the during the song and sketch entitled Mississippi Squirrel ROSES was performed by Revival with Becky Loomis. Keith and Karen Rose to advertise for Kusar Farms.
ed Burke performs a tap dance.
Fred Burazer is transformed into Willie Wonka during the song “Pure Imagination,” complete with a per formance by the Oompa Loompas. The men of the follies form a kick line to start the second act of the Falcon Follies.
The Falcon Follies come on stage in walkers and gray hair to perform the piece Little Old Lady from Pasadena.
A final pose by the folly girls Heart of Rock ‘n’ Roll was a dance piece performed during Falcon Follies last Saturday completes the song and dance number Wildflower. night with choreography by Katie Schindler.
The folly girls perform “Roam,” a colorful dance number and first group dance of the evening.
The world roamed and played guitar around the Falcon Follies girls for their first number together.
WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2012
GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • 7A
First Baptist of Church announces Easter week services JEFFERSON - First Baptist Church of Jefferson announces Easter week activities: Thursday, April 5 – Maundy Thursday Communion Service, 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 6 – Walk of the Cross around Jefferson. The walk begins at First Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Before the Walk First Baptist Church of Jefferson has a Stuffed Potato Dinner available free to the public. Easter Sunday, April 8 – 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service at Oakdale Cemetery (the old part) 7:30 a.m. Breakfast at the church 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service
Holy Week Schedule for Christ Episcopal Church Sunday, April 1 – Palm Sunday 10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist with Passion Narrative Thursday, April 5 – Maundy Thursday 7:00 p.m. - Maundy Thursday Eucharist Service Friday, April 6 – Good Friday 7:00 p.m. - Good Friday Liturgy Sunday, April 8 – Easter Day 10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist The Rev. Dr. Thomas Jackson will be the celebrant for these services. Christ Episcopal Church is located at 66 South Eagle St. in Geneva.
Religious Briefs March 29 Saybrook: Free Community Dinner A free community dinner will be held on Thursday, March 29, from 5-6 p.m. in the 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 Saybrook Elementary School). All are welcome!
March 30 Rock Creek: Fish/Shrimp Dinner The Sacred Heart Church located on Route 45, just north of Rock Creek, will hold its annual fish/shrimp dinners. Adults are $8, children ages 4-10 are $4, and children under three are free. Carryouts available. Call for phone orders at 563-5255. Proceeds benefit our Adult Support Group.
March 31 Jefferson: Community Children’s Easter Celebration First Baptist Church of Jefferson announces its annual “Community Children’s Easter Celebration” on Saturday, March 31, starting at 1 p.m. Children through sixth grade will also enjoy games, stories, prizes, crafts, balloons, cookies and punch. The public is welcome and there is no charge. The “Community Children’s Easter Celebration” will be held at First Baptist Church, 85 West Jefferson Street, Jefferson.
Ongoing April Ashtabula: Lenten services Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, located at 933 Michigan Ave. in Ashtabula, has announced the following Lenten services: April 1 10:30 a.m. Palm Sunday worship service April 5 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday worship service April 6 7 p.m. Good Friday Tenebrae service April 8 9 a.m. Strata Breakfast April 8 10:30 a.m. Easter worship service All services are with Pastor Larry Mackey.
April 1 Ashtabula: Easter musical The Ashtabula Baptist Church, located at 5909 Shepard Rd., will host a special Easter musical presentation by Companions of the Lamb, God’s Gift of Love, at 6:30 p.m. April 1. A love offering will be taken.
Jefferson Historical Society’s Annual Spring Rummage Sale JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Historical Society will be having a rummage sale on Friday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturday, March 31, from 9 a.m. until noon. Hundreds of donated items from area residents’ attics, garages and estates can be purchased at the lowest prices of any sale you could attend! All proceeds go to support the historical society. Clothing will be accepted but will be used for a different fund raiser. Saturday is fill-a-bag-for-a-buck day A grocery bag can be purchased for one dollar and whatever fits in the bag is yours. The Society, located at 42 East Jefferson St. in the former Trinity Church, will also be sponsoring an exclusive preview sale, craft session and luncheon on Thursday, March 29. Attendees will be able to find out what to do with rummage or garage sale finds. Are you looking for a savvy way
CITIZEN As for his community service, March is a member of Jefferson United Methodist Church and serves as the church business manager and the Sound Coordinator. He has served on the Finance Committee, the Strategic Planning Team, and most recently on the Building Committee for the church’s 8,100-square-foot educational and administrative addition. “As his two daughters grew up, he was a great assistant for their activities. When they participated in 4H and Girl Scouts, he was the dad others counted on to be the gopher - picking up Girl Scout cookies, dropping off forms, meeting deadlines or whatever it took to keep things moving,” Grimm said. March also has served on the Jefferson Area Girls Softball Board as a longtime member and president, as well as a JAGS coach. He assisted at the Music Boosters and Athletic Boosters concession stands. “Our Citizen of the Year operates the scoreboard video screen for football games at Jefferson Area High School. He also works the scoreboard for soccer and basketball games. Currently, he and his wife are working hard to plan a memorable high school after-prom event later this spring,” Grimm said. March also helps out with numerous other school-related events. He served as the Ski Club advisor for many years, making it possible for youth to enjoy this winter sport, Hladek said. He also volunteered for many years as the
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to save? Could you make a candle from discarded crayons or a favor from a Styrofoam cup? Jan Baber, a local crafter, will show projects that anyone can make with a little bit of effort. Each participant will have a kit to take home to try making something from basically a throw-away. The program begins at 11 a.m. at the Historical Society’s research room. Following the demonstration will be lunch. Chef Susan Masirovits has a menu to please: vegetable crudités, Caribbean chicken salad with tropical fruit and guava dressing, sweet potato banana muffins, orange cake with vanilla sauce and toasted coconut and tea, coffee and punch. After the luncheon and craft session, the guests will be able to have the first chance to rummage and buy articles donated by Society friends. The preview is $10 per ticket. Reservations may be made by calling Susan at 5767112.
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2010 Citizen of the Year the Rev. Fred Grimm presented Jerry March, left, with the 2011 Citizen of the Year award. sound coordinator for the Jefferson Players high school theater productions and significantly improved their sound quality with his interest and expertise in sound production. “He has a long history of public service in civic activities. He has been on the Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival Board, serving as treasurer. He has also served on the Jefferson Village Cemetery Board. Most recently, he has been elected to Village Council, an office he enthusiastically embraces,” Grimm said. March also is active with the Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce, especially as-
sisting with the annual Christmas Parade. “He enjoys working behind the scenes, too, and cooks breakfast at the Jefferson Grange grill every morning during fair week,” Grimm said. On top of all his community service work, March also is owner of his own cruise travel business, Cruise with Jerry, and exemplifies good citizenship for the Jefferson community. As he accepted the award, March joked that he suspected something was up when his wife, Virginia, told him to change his clothes before going to the dinner.
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“I couldn’t do this without my wife,” March said. “Thank you.” March said they “switched jobs” sometime after their children, Jenna and Melanie, were born, with Virginia going off to work while he became a stay-at-home dad, which allowed him to become involved with many of the activities he’s participated in. “I’m very humbled to be honored among all the other recipients,” March said. March said he enjoys getting out of the home and doing things, and he never volunteered for any of the activities expecting any recognition.
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WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2012
Four teachers to resign Awana Grand Prix at end of school year held in Jefferson
BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - Four teachers with Jefferson Area Local Schools will resign or retire at the end of the school year, effective June 30, 2012. Members of the Jefferson Area Local Schools Board of Education accepted, with regret, the resignations at their meeting on Tuesday, March 20. Teachers resigning at the end of this school year include: • JoEllen Bryer, a second-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School who has 22 years of experience. • Suzanne Hayes, a first-grade teacher at Rock Creek Elementary who has 37 years of experience. • John Patterson, a
teacher at Jefferson Area High School who has 29 years of experience. The board also approved the supplemental resignation of Patterson as the 2012/ 2013 varsity boys’ cross country coach. • Donna Wilhelm, a first-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School who has 38 years of experience. The board also accepted, with regret, the resignation of bus driver Robert Lister, effective March 23. In other matters, the board renewed two administrator contracts. The board renewed the contract for Rock Creek Elementary School Principal Larry Meloro for one year, effective July 1, 2012, as per administrative schedule. The board also approved the contract for Jefferson Area High School Assistant Principal Jeremy Huber for three years, ef-
fective July 1, 2012, as per administrative schedule. In other matters, the board approved the following volunteers for the 2011/2012 school year, as indicated below:
• Jeff Agnew, boys’ tennis. • John Frangowlakis, varsity baseball. The board also approved the following as spring ticket takers for the 2011/ 2012 school year: Karen Rose, Annette Janson, Robin Thaxton and Shirley Lister. Lastly in personnel matters, the board approved Lisa Severino and Stephanie Moss as classified substitutes for the 2011/2012 school year. Stefanie Wessell, senior editor for Gazette Newspapers, may be reached at swessell@gazettenews.com.
Public invited to comment on Ashtabula Harbor Dredging Project ASHTABULA - Maintenance dredging of the Ashtabula Harbor federal navigation channel and its potential to impact Lake Erie water quality will be the focus of an April 9, 2012, Ohio EPA public meeting. The information session and public hearing will begin at 5 p.m. at the Harbor-Topky Memorial Library, 1633 Walnut Boulevard, Ashtabula. Ohio EPA is holding the meeting to accept comments concerning a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers application to dredge up to 230,000 cubic yards of harbor bottom. Approximately 165,000 cubic yards of the material would be disposed at Pond 5C in the Elkem embankment in Ashtabula Township. The remaining 65,000 cubic yards would be disposed at the existing open-lake area in Lake Erie. Anyone wanting to discharge dredged or fill material to waters of the State must first obtain a water quality certification from Ohio EPA and a permit from the U.S.
In the Sparks, kindergarten-second grade, competition, the winners were Cooper Goodge, Ryker Fletcher and Zoey Staley. BY BARBARA J. HAMILTON Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - The 2012 Awana Grand Prix Race was held on Friday, March 22, at the Jefferson First Baptist Church. A new race track and computer-generated scoring and speed program aided in the winner selecArmy Corps of Engineers. Ohio EPA’s re- tion. view is to ensure the project will comply Nearly 50 elementary age with Ohio’s water quality standards. children and 15 leaders parThe proposed project may result in a ticipated in the Awana Prochange from the current water quality gram sponsored by the First conditions of Lake Erie, but cannot vio- Baptist Church and Bethel late Ohio’s water quality standards that Bible Church, both of protect human health and the environ- Jefferson. ment. Ohio EPA will consider the techThe annual car race alnical, economic, social and environmen- lows the children to start tal aspects of the project before deciding with an unfinished car and to issue or deny a water quality certifi- then proceed to trim, color cation. and design their individual Anyone interested in being placed on cars. a mailing list for this project or submitThe winners for best deting written comments concerning the application should write to: Ohio EPA, DSW Permits Processing Unit, P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049 or dswcomments@epa.state.oh.us. The public comment period ends April 16, 2012. The application and related materials are available online.
sign in the Sparks, kindergarten-second grade, category were Cooper Goodge, Ryker Fletcher and Zoey Staley. Winners in the best design for the third through sixth grades, known as the TNTs for Truth In Training, were Megan Jones, Sam Wade and Eileen Goodge. Top speed winners were first place: Alyssa Rembacki, with 184.6 time, second place: Joshua Haskell, and third place: Bella Austin. Preschool children in the Cubbies group brought Hot Wheels to race and each received an award. The Awana Program for children was established 60 years ago and is now in 12,000 U.S. churches and 5,000 churches in 109 countries on six continents.
Awana stands for “Approved Workman Are Not Ashamed” based on the Bible verse, ll Timothy 2:15. The Jefferson Awana program, which started with Bethel Bible Church, has been actively going for more than 25 years. Several years ago, the church partnered with First Baptist, which hosts the program at its building. Awana meets from September through the middle of April every Wednesday evening at 6-8 p.m. The evening consists of scripture memorization, teaching, awards, games and refreshments. The program is open to all children. For more information, call the First Baptist Church or Bethel Bible Church or go to www.awana.org.
PHOTOS BY BARBARA J. HAMILTON
The top three winners in the Speed competition at the Awana Grand Prix were left, third place, Bella Austin; second place, Joshua Haskell; and first place; Alyssa Rembacki.
Get tickets now for luncheon for administrative professionals BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Community/Recreation Center once again is organizing a luncheon in honor of Secretary’s Day/Administrative Professional’s Day. “I feel like last year’s luncheon was a success, and I am so excited to be organizing yet another year of fun activities,”
JCRC Director Allison Brown said. The luncheon will be held Wednesday, April 25, at the Jefferson Community Center, located at 11 E. Jefferson St. The luncheon will last approximately an hour and a half, running from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person and reservations must be made by Friday, April 15.
Employers and their administrative staff are invited to come enjoy a fun afternoon at the center, Brown said. The luncheon will include a catered lunch, door prizes and individual gifts for everyone in attendance. Forms and payment should be mailed to the Jefferson Community Center. To obtain a form, stop in at the center or call (440) 576-9052.
Boater Education required for Ohioans born after 1981 COLUMBUS, OH – The mild winter and lack of frozen waterways has produced a rare sight for Ohio in midMarch – fishermen in boats chasing walleyes on Lake Erie. Even with the traditional start to the summer boating season (Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28) more than two months away, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Watercraft and its boating partners are already busy providing boating education courses to thousands of Ohioans. Ohio law requires anyone who was born on or after Jan. 1, 1982, to show proof they have successfully completed an approved boater safety education course before operating any powered watercraft greater than 10 horsepower.
More than 12,000 Ohioans annually complete an approved boating safety education course. “Educated boaters are safer boaters and statistics show recreational boating deaths have declined since Ohio enacted its mandatory boater education law,” said Rodger Norcross, chief of ODNR’s Division of Watercraft. The Division of Watercraft and its boating partners, including U.S. Power Squadrons, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and other local community organizations, together are offering more than 80 approved boating safety education classes through the end of May, with more classes being offered during the summer months. Boating safety officials say
the time to take a boating safety education course is before the summer boating season begins. Having the knowledge, proper skills, following basic safety tips such as wearing a life jacket while boating and obeying all boating rules goes far in ensuring boaters and fishermen stay safe on the water. For a list of available boating safety education classes in Ohio and to register for a class, visit the Division of Watercraft’s website at www.ohiodnr.com/watercraft or call toll-free in Ohio at 8774BOATER. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at www.ohiodnr.com.
WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2012
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Wearing their Hearts on their Sleeves for Chardon BY JAN PERALA Geneva Area City Schools
SCIENCE of swimsuits versus time and bacteria growth in water bottles. “I thought the projects were excellent this year,” GHS Science Department Chairman John Barbo said. “We had a group of experienced judges at our fair and they were also impressed with the quality of the research.” Judges awarded scores of 36 and above to thirty Geneva High School students and 25 Geneva Middle School students for their research qualifying them to advance to district competition this Saturday, March 31, at Lake to River Science Day on the campus of Youngstown State University where thousands of dollars in sponsored awards and scholarships will be up for grabs.
Geneva Area City School Science Fair District Qualifiers Perfect Scores at Geneva Schools Local Science Fair 10th grade, Katie Peck, What Can Landfills Give to Plants? 9th grade, Danielle Nicholson, Minimum Deviation Perfect Scores Geneva Middle School 8th grade, Cecelia Hunt, Heat Gain and Retention in Man Made Materials 8th grade, Hannah West, Where do most aortic aneurisms form? 8th grade, Brooke Jewell, Scented or Unscented 7th grade, Vanessa Frank, High Flow vs Low Flow 7th grade, Rebecca Cybulski, Is there such a thing as perpetual motion? 7th grade, Kyle Semmelroth, Keep it cold, Stop the Mold
GHS Senior Alanna Thomas & Claire Dodrill, Fizzle It Up Senior Sara Ellsworth & Mandi Galloway, Get Pumped Up Senior Carlin Kern & Ryan Huang, A Swinging Motion Juniors Daniel Camplese & Lewie Wortman, Now You See It, Now You Don’t Juniors Nicole Brunsman & Megan Gradomski, H2Octaves Juniors Harley Buckley & Mary Burless, Saddle Suds Juniors Christi Perko & Julia Kibler, The Mpemba Effect Juniors Anna Forman, Actually Accurate? Juniors Adam Gruber, What Makes a Good Aerodynamic Design? Juniors Nicole Grimmett, Cath, Split, Explode ! Sophomore Alyx Lynham, Approach of Microorganisms Sophomore Abby Williams, Better Safe Than Sorry Sophomore Tyler Hunt, Do Road Deicers Affect Cowles Creek Salinity? Sophomore Mary Wessell, Improving the Antibacterial Effects of Garlic
PHOTO COURTESY OF ELESHIA PITCHER, EAGLES SOFTBALL COACH
In this photo snapped at Mel Harder Field, Chardon softball players wear t-shirts presented to them by the Geneva Eagles softball team and imprinted with the words Geneva and Chardon - Two Teams One Heartbeat. The Chardon and Geneva players are pictured together in a show of solidarity and solace. Chardon players gave each of our girls a red ribbon to pin on their shirts.” “It felt really good to be able to do something nice for them, they’ve been though a lot and to see them be so car-
ing to one another was a big eye opener for me,” Eagles senior Sydney Betonte said. “It makes you appreciate things more. Those girls deserve the best.” Teammates on the
Geneva Eagles Softball squad are Sydney Betonte, Kim Brumagin, Brandy Catanese, Megan Clark, Caroline Cross, Becky Depp, Sarah Depp, Mandi Galloway, Nicole Grimmett,
Kaylin Hansen, Kylie Hansen, Erica Jackson, Meghan Johnson, Kayla Kamppi, Cindy Kelner, Julia Kibler, Sonya Leishman, Sydney McCaleb, Breanna Mills, Amy Pitcher, Monica
Scharf, Kristen Schupska, Abbey Scoville, Mary Wessell, Camryn Zapp and Dani Zapp. The team is coached by Eleshia Pitcher, Tim Leonard, Don Podluzne and Steven Protz.
From page 1A Freshman Anneliese Baker, What’s My Name? Kiki vs Bauba Freshman Chris Carrabotta, Is it Natural? Freshman Jason Downie, Soy Beans and the Effect on Human Hair Freshman Eric Logan, Round and Round Freshman Kyle Williams, Does Warping Words Eliminate Stroop Effect? Freshman Brent McFarland, Alternative Deicer Freshman Rachael Harrington, Difference in PHOTOS BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS Fraternal Twins Geneva Middle School eighth graders Hannah West, Cecelia Hunt and Brook Jewell and seventh graders Kyle Semmelroth Vanessa Frank and Rebecca Cybulski earned perfect scores for their research projects at the Geneva Schools Science Fair. Geneva Middle
School District Science Fair Qualifiers 6th graders Emily Harriman & Alexis Hraga, Does the Cost of Nail Polish Effect Quality? 6th grader Abby Dragon, Fake and Real Smiles 7th grader Asia Dudik, EMF Effect on Cell Phone Use 7th grader Dareion Marrison, Memory Reten-
tion 7th grader Christiana Crites, Does Music Tempo Effect Heart rate? 7th grader Brian Seeds, Wax on Wax Off 7th grader Holly Engel, Bacteria Bottles 7th grader Hunter Brashear, Incandescent vs Fluorescent Light Bulbs 7th grader Kyle Peck, Which Man Made is a Plant’s Best Friend? 7t h g r ader Er ic
S c h w e g l e r, D e v e l o p i n g Studer, Forest Invaders 8th grader Ben Gruber, Film 7th grader Adam Microwave or Not 8th grader Lindsay Drugovich, Arsenic in a Mayle, Do Boys or Girls Vineyard 7th grader Amy Varckette, Dip Spray or Paste 7th grader Kaylee Thomas, Fit of Swimsuit vs Time 7t h g r ader Ky la Snodgrass, Panic manic vs Beyond the Zone 8th grader Derek
Remember Better? 8 th gra der N oel Armstrong, The effect of Temperature on Luminescent Lights
Judges awarded freshmen Danielle Nicholson and sophomore Katie Peck earned perfect scores of 40 points for their research projects at the Geneva Schools local science fair. Nicholson’s reserch called “Minimum Deviation” determined which 6 iron was the most accurate club for her use on the links, a subject she knows a little something about. Nicholson is the 2011/12 Girl’s Golf State Champion, bringing home the gold medal last fall. Peck’s research focused on the effect of landfill soil on plant growth. Peck has parlayed her scientific research into a perfect score from judges at State Science Day, publication of her research abstract in The From left to right: Kyla Snodgrass, Eric Schwegler, Kaylee Thomas, Rebecca Cybulski, Ohio Journal of Science, an invitation to present her Holly Engel, Derek Studer, Kyle Semmelroth, Ben Gruber, Abby Dragon, Hannah West, research at an Ohio Academy of Science Poster Session, Cecelia Hunt, Asia Dudik, Alexis Hraga, Emily Harriman, Noel Armstrong, Lindsay Mayle, a $15,000 per year renewable science scholarship worth Kyle Peck, Adam Drugovich, Hunter Brashear, Darion Marrison, Brooke Jewell, $60,000 to Ohio Wesleyan University and last summer into two selective science internship opportunities. Christiana Crites, Brian Seeds. Not pictured: Amy Varckette and Vanessa Frank.
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Local Coast Guard urge boaters to undergo JALS CUTS safety inspection before going on to Lake Erie BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - As the weather has been warmer lately, many feel they are ready to take a ride out on their boats. The local Coast Guard suggests before making a trip out on Lake Erie to have your boat inspected for safety. “Just like routinely changing the batteries in a home’s smoke detector or checking tire pressure and fluid levels in a car before a road trip, boaters should make a habit of ensuring they have all the required safety equipment and that it is in working order before the first boating trip of the season,” Coast Guard officials said. Last weekend, six vessels were required to be docked for having safety violations on their boats. If the owners had gotten a safety inspection, the Coast Guard officials said they would have saved time and money as they were given fines for the violations.
The Coast Guard boat owner ’s driveofficials said more way,” officials said. Once a boat has than one of the vespassed an inspection, sels were not carrythe owner receives a ing enough life jackdecal stating the boat ets for everyone on is under safety comboard. pliance for 2012. “Checking your “ A d d i t i o n a l l y, gear ahead of time many insurance agennot only saves you the cies offer discounts for cost of a potential vessel owners who Coast Guard civil undergo annual vessel penalty, but far more safety checks,” offiimportantly it could cials said. also save your life if If a boat does not something goes pass, all the owner wrong,” said Frank needs to do is fix the Jennings Jr., recreSUBMITTED PHOTO suggested violations. ational boating and “If a vessel does not water safety program The Coast Guard issues decals for boats manager for the 9th that pass the free safety check. The pass the safety check, Coast Guard District. safety check takes between 15 and 30 a citation or notice of “Boarding officers minutes, and if any violations are found, violation is not issued. don’t enjoy terminat- the boater is not fined but instead is given Instead, mariners are ing someone’s voyage details on how to fix the problem areas. provided a written report detailing how to early, but it’s much checks are offered by the better than telling family Coast Guard Auxiliary, are correct any discrepancies,” members their loved ones performed at the vessel, officials said. Vessel safety checks may didn’t survive a boating ac- and take about 15 to 30 cident.” minutes to complete, de- be scheduled through the The Coast Guard offi- pending on the size of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. To cials said safety checks do vessel. Depending on avail- find the closet location for not take long and ensure ability of inspectors, VSCs a safety check, go to http:// you are up to date. can be conducted anywhere cgaux.org/vsc/. “The Coast Guard also “Free vessel safety — from the marina to the recommends boaters take advantage of the many boating education courses offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary,” officials said. “Topics include boating safely, sailing and boating skills and seamanship, navigation by chart and GPS, paddlesports safety, operating a personal “Hopefully as time goes watercraft, and boating of our fundraising that we do into one big event,” on it will become a self-sus- safety courses designed for taining entity,” Reigert children.” Reigert said. Descriptions of the Cooper and Reigert said. courses, as well as where to know the first few years of Sadie Portman, reporter find them, are available at the festival will be getting the weekend off the ground for the Gazette, may be http://cgaux.org/boatinged/. at but hope the future of reached Sadie Portman, reporter Eaglefest will be long last- s p o r t m a n @ g a z e t t e n e w s for the Gazette, may be .com. ing. reached at sportman@gazette news.com.
Eaglefest to take flight in late spring, early summer BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers GENEVA - The Geneva Area Little League and Midget Football League heads Jay Reigert and Joe Cooper are in the middle of planning a new festival for the community that would also serve as a fundraiser for their programs. “We are hoping to possibly start a little festival and block party and this will be for the little league and midget football leagues and we are partnering up with the (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and the (Fraternal Order of Eagles) clubs,” Reigert said. The festival will be called Eaglefest and would be two days full of entertainment and great food. “We are looking into having a few bands throughout the day, selling food, selling some beer and alcohol and then, of course, we will have some gaming as far as card tournaments,” Reigert said. The leagues spend much of their time trying to find new and fresh ways to raise money. “After being on the board for both midget football and little league baseball for the last couple of years, we have been going over ideas for fundraising,” Reigert said. Reigert said the leagues want to keep the cost to play down and currently only charge about half of the actual playing price. “It costs about $160 per child to play in Little League, but we only charge $65 a child,” Reigert said. Reigert said they are constantly trying to raise funds to keep the league going through raffle tickets and several other fundraisers they hold throughout the year. “We are constantly trying to find new ways to fundraise,” Reigert said. “It’s a constant burden that we’ve been attempting to do.” The idea of the festival was inspired by another local festival. “We want to model it off the Harpersfield Beef Roast,” Reigert said. “They make a large sum of money each year.” Cooper and Reigert realized there was a gap in Geneva’s annual festivals and were hoping the fundraiser would fill in the hole. “An idea came up after thinking about it, the city does a Winterfest for the winter months, Ghoulfest in the fall and then in late summer, of course, we have the Grape JAMboree,” Reigert said. “There wasn’t anything in the spring or early summer.” The festival would rep l a c e th e i r ye arlo n g fundraising campaigns. “We’re hoping this festival can supplement most of the income and replace all
In the high school, the family and consumer science program also would be eliminated and access to other elective course offerings reduced. These cuts would also increase class sizes across the district. Teaching positions that are proposed to be cut include: —Six elementary teaching positions. —Three kindergarten teaching positions. —One elementary art teacher. —One elementary music teacher. —One elementa ry physical education. —One elementary computer. —One elementa ry gifted/instrumental music. —One and a half secondary guidance. —One junior high reading teacher. —One high school math teacher. —One high school English teacher. —One high school social studies teacher. —One high school family and consumer science teacher. —One high s chool physical education teacher. —Half high school spanish teacher. Some activity advisors also are proposed to be cut, including for the following: yearbook, newspaper, vocal director, Majorette advisor, student council high school, student council junior high school, Model UN assistant coach and drama. Proposed non-teaching cuts include: —Two elementary library paraprofessionals. —Two ERIC monitors. —One CLC monitor. —One elementary caf-
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eteria monitor. —One maintenance. —Two custodians. —One bus mechanic. —Two bus drivers. —Three cooks. —One crossing guard. The sports department also would be affected by the proposed cuts, including the elimination of the following athletic coaches: freshman football; girls freshman basketball; boys freshman basketball; freshman baseball; freshman volleyball; junior high golf; junior high cross country; one varsity cross country; junior high tennis; freshman cheerleading; and junior high cheerleading. District officials made the proposed cuts using the financial information that is known at the time. “Additional revenue, either through negotiated contract agreements or from increased local, state or federal support, can reduce our cuts while any additional loss in revenue or costs above current projections can necessitate additional cuts,” district officials said in an announcement about the cuts. “It is important to note that as drastic as the announced cuts may seem, without additional revenue further cuts will be necessary in the 2013-2014 school year.” In addition to the above reductions, school district administrators have committed to a two-year wage freeze, including forgoing any move on their salary schedule as a result of increased seniority. “There are a lot of challenges at the state and federal level right now and the financial situation facing schools is very difficult,” Treasurer Bonnie Brockway said. Moving forward, district officials said they will continue to explore additional opportunities to better use resources, reduce costs or enhance revenues. Some areas of exploration include, officials said: —The reduction or elimination of a budget shortfall in food service operations. —The reduction of working hours for some service positions in order to reduce payroll while preserving services. —Sharing services and resources with other school districts, the Ashtabula County Educational Service Center and other agencies in the region. —Seeking additional revenue through the passage of an additional school levy. —Adjusting elementary enrollment between the buildings to equalize class size. —Further tightening of building and district supply budgets. These recommended cuts will be voted on by the Jefferson Area Local Schools Board of Education at its meeting on 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Jefferson Area High School Library.
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A-Tech Early Childhood Education Teachers in Training are State Qualifiers
A-Tech Business and Marketing Management students compete in Columbus
BY JAN PERALA A-Tech
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Pictured are A-Tech Business and Marketing Management students Devan Preston and Dan Reed. JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - Ashtabula County Technical and Campus (ATech) Business and Marketing Management students Devan Preston and Dan Reed competed at the Ohio DECA Career Development Conference held in Columbus, March 16 and 17, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus. Devan and Dan were entered in the Entrepreneurship Written Event. For the competition they created a new business that included a Smartphone entertainment application called Mobile OH! The Entrepreneurship Written Event involves the development of a proposal to start a new business, a self-analysis (including the willingness to take risks), an analysis of the business situation, a description of the way the business will operate and detailed plans for financing the business through its first three years of operation. The Entrepreneurship Written Event provided the partici-
pants with the opportunity to prepare a written proposal for a new business. The project consists of two major parts: the written document and the oral presentation. The body of the written entry must be limited to 30 numbered pages, including the appendix , but excluding the title page and the table of contents. The oral presentation may be a maximum 15 minutes in length includes approved visuals used by the students. The team was judged on the effectiveness of their public speaking, presentation skills and how well the participants responded to questions. Devan and Dan placed in the Top Ten in the State of Ohio and just missed qualifying to the International Career Development Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Instructor Gerry Allen said, “I am very proud of the job they did and the professionalism they showed during the conference.”
Information night for a booming profession Kent State University at Ashtabula will hold a Health Informatics Information Night on Tuesday, April 10, at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. in the Campus Main Hall Blue and Gold Room. Kent State Health Informatics Professor and former hospital system administrator Michael Bice will provide information on careers in health informatics and the master degree, continuing education and certificate programs at Kent State. The event is free and open to the public. Health informatics is the science that defines how health information is captured, analyzed, transmitted and managed. It is altering the way medical communities access, share and safeguard information. For further information, please contact Professor Bice at 330-672-0026, or mbice3@kent.edu.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - Great teachers have a gift, a certain indefinable quality that transcends description, but almost everyone can list attributes intrinsic to teachers who have inspired them, and those lists invariably will include a profound dedication to making a difference in the lives of others. According to Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech) instructor Christina Sisk, three teachers in training in her Early Childhood Education class personify the quintessence of this altruistic attitude. Amarilys Maldonado, Niki Nunley and Karly Wisnyai were the force behind an indepth service project which has made a difference in hundreds of lives and earned qualification for state level competition for the class at the Ohio Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Conference in April. Using a multi-faceted approach, Maldonado, Nunley and Wisnyai teamed up to devise ways to make a difference in the lives of others with their project called “Show Love and Change a Life.” The trio spearheaded a campaign rallying A-Tech students to band together against bullying, raising awareness through the sale of “Ban Bullying” wristbands and organized a collection to benefit Samaritan House, Ashtabula County’s homeless shelter. But according to Wisnyai, the group focused their efforts on brightening the days of seriously ill children hospitalized at area health care facilities. “We collected more than 300 stuffed animals and delivered them to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland,” Wisnyai explained. “Our class also made up care packages containing coloring books and toys and other items kids love for the pediatric cancer unit at Akron Children’s Hospital and we decorated the hallways in the pediatric wing at Ashtabula County Medical Center.” Wisnyai, Maldonado and Nunley also organized an effort by their Early Childhood Education class to create and mail more than 200 holiday cards to children hospitalized at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Maldonado, Nunley and Wisnyai’s three dimensional project display and compelling
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A-Tech Early Childhood Education students Karly Wisnyai, Amarilys Maldonado and Niki Nunley are the force behind a class service project which has qualified for state level competition at the Ohio Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Conference in April. oral presentation qualified the team for state level competition in the Chapter Service Project Display division at the Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference to be held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus on April 19 and 20. “I am very proud of how hard my entire class worked to make decorations for ACMC and raise money to create care packages for Akron Children’s Hospital and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital,” Sisk said. “The group has pulled together to make a difference but without the leadership skills of Amarilys, Niki and Karly, none of this would be possible. These three girls have worked diligently coming up with ideas and activities, which have consumed hours of their personal time. Their compassion and selflessness is an inspiration to me.” A-Tech’s Early Childhood Education Program prepares
JEFFERSON - Please join the staff at the Henderson Memorial Public Library on Thursday, March 29, from 5-7:30 p.m. for its annual Art Contest Open House and Public Judging. Art entries will be displayed in the library for public viewing until April 20, 2012. On the night of the Open House, attendees will get one ballot per age category to vote on their favorite piece in each of seven age categories. Please support the area youth and the arts by attending and casting your vote. Refreshments will be served. For more information, you may contact the library at 440-576-3761.
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at Edinboro University where she will study Early Childhood Education. Maldonado will also pursue advanced training in Early Childhood Education at Kent State Ashtabula. Nunley said she is sorting out several offers of employment including an attractive offer of a position as a PreSchool teacher in Kentucky.
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JAHS Choir Music Dinner Jefferson students are Theater surpasses goal rewarded for food drive success BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Elementary School held a food drive for the Manna Food Pantry all last week. “The students worked really hard and were really excited about bringing in food this week,” Shauna Tucker, the Title One instructor and organizer of the drive, said. Manna Food Pantry is located in Jefferson at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church. The program began in the 1970s with all the churches in the Jefferson area unifying to help the less privileged of the community. Tucker was not sure the exact number of donations they received but said it was a lot as kids brought forth food every day beginning on Monday, March 19. “We have boxes overflowing with food. It’s really amazing,” Tucker said. “The kids really went all out in their donations.” With the economic climate of the area, Manna has needed more and more donations to keep its program going. Manna survives on such charitable donations from the school and even Henderson Memorial Public Library, which participates in a food drive every year. All last week students came to school with cans and boxes of food and other non-perishable items for local families in need. The students were told of the importance of donating food to the less fortunate, but they also got a perk since every student who made a donation was allowed to wear pajamas to school last Friday.“As a reward, our students were allowed to wear pajamas to school, and some of them came in with bathrobes and everything,” Tucker said. “It’s great to see how excited they are to be able to wear pajamas to school.” It was not just the students who had a chance to participate in the pajama
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Pictured are Tiffany Strope, Alex Sarna, Ryan Martin and Brittney Teter, who are members of the JAHS choirs. BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROME Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Area High School choirs recently put on a musical dinner theatre event at the Jefferson Church of the Nazarene. Choir director Kelli Olesky was thrilled with the results. “Our goal was to raise $2,000 and we surpassed that!” Olesky said. The total raised was $2,700, and the money will go to the Music Booster’s Association. Olesky went on to say that
the choir members really worked hard. “I am especially proud of Ryan Martin, Abby Kovacs, Tiffany Strope, Brittney Teter, Shayna Hanson, Alex Sarna and June Cooper. They didn’t stop all night. I’m also grateful to everyone who donated items,” she said. Olesky is one of the teachers in the Jefferson Area Local School District poised to lose her job under the proposed cuts by the JALS Board of Education. District officials have attributed the cuts partly to Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s budget cuts.
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Jefferson Elementary School students were allowed to wear pajamas last Friday as an award for gathering donations for the Manna Food Pantry food drive held all of last week. Pictured are Stormy Meade, sixth grade, Jake Butler, fifth grade, Destiny Wentz Sweitzer, fourth grade, Emma Martuccio, third grade, Kaitlyn Shahan, second grade, Serenity Bray, first grade, and Jack Furman, kindergarten. fun, as the teachers and even the principal brought in their nighttime outfits. The students had smiles on their faces as they were able to wear slippers, heart- and car-stamped pajama pants and matching shirts while also knowing
they had helped local families eat. Tucker said the students at Jefferson Elementary are very generous. “We are really proud of our students,” Tucker said. “We are happy to see them learn the value of charity
at a young age.” Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman@gazette news.com.
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~A-Tech Building Maintenance Technology student Cory Sheneman
The Building Maintenance Technology Program serves as a real world classroom where students learn skills for success in interior, exterior, and facility grounds maintenance. See your school counselor or call Miss Amanda Wight at 440-576-6015, Ext. 1115, and schedule your visit to the A-Tech Building Maintenance Technology Program.
1565 State Route 167, Jefferson, Ohio 44047 . 440-576-6015 . www.atech.edu The Ashtabula County Technical & Career Center Board of Education and its staff are dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal employment opportunities without regard to sex, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, pregnancy, handicap or disability.
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• Jefferson Elementary School Tuesday, April 17, 2012 and Wednesday, April 18, 2012 • Rock Creek Elementary School Thursday, April 19, 2012 Make your appointment by calling your school office from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Monday, March 19, through Friday, March 30. Important: During this call, please be prepared to give your child’s full name, mailing and street address, home phone number, cell phone number, date of birth, and the names and work phone numbers of parents/custodian/guardians. You need to bring your child to the registration appointment and your child’s: 1. Birth Certificate 2. Immunization Record – State law requires: 5 DTAP, 4 IPV, 2MMR, 3 Hepatitis B, 2 Chicken Pox (Complete Immunization Record is required at the time of registration.) 3. Proof of Residency Bring your most recent electric or other utility bill – must have your name, address and date on it. (If you are living with a relative or friend, bring their most recent electric or other utility bill – must have their name, address, and date on it.) 4. Legal document showing proof of custody if a divorce or separation is involved. Developmental Screening: A series of tests will be given to your child. The areas screened will be: Language Arts, Math, and Speech/Language. The screening program will not exclude any children from school that are of legal age. However, it will help parents make informed decisions about their child’s school career. Allow approximately 45-60 minutes for your appointment. Additional Services: Jefferson Safety Town Registration – sponsored by the Jefferson Community Center Rock Creek Safety Town Registration – sponsored by Rock Creek Elementary School PTO It is important that you register your child on one of these dates so that we can plan classes now for the fall.
WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2012
GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • 13A
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Massengill Insurance 143 S. Chestnut Street 576-9010
The Hanger 1056 St. Rt. 46 North 576-6231
Andover Bank 150 North Chestnut or 120 South Chestnut 576-2265 • 576-5050
Gazette Newspapers 46 W. Jefferson St. 576-9125
Carpet Store & More 131 N. Chestnut 576-5000
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Pizza Joe’s 51 N. Chestnut 576-1111
Custom Quality Collision 1496 St. Rt. 46 North 576-1900
Hofstetter Jewelers 53 N. Chestnut 576-2936
Old Reserve Realty 1 Lawyers Row 576-6985
Thorne’s BiLo 344 S. Chestnut St. 576-9122
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Gray’s Auto Sales 1320 Rt. 46 North 576-3848
Golden Dawn 43 E. Jefferson St. 576-5830
Radio Shack 226 N. Chestnut St. 576-4517
Classy Consignments 26 N. Chestnut St. 576-5281
Barry’s Auto 369 Footville-Richmond Rd. 576-0051
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Lakeview Federal Credit Union 345 S. Chestnut 576-4382
Mugs 18 S. Chestnut St. 576-7743
Cutting Edge 15 E. Ashtabula 576-2887
Buckeye Title 28 W. Jefferson St. 576-3916
Shannon’s Mini Mart 2776 Rt. 307, Austinburg 275-5111
14A • GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS
WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2012
JEFFERSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE www.jeffersonchamber.com Ph: 440-576-0133
P.O. Box 100 Jefferson, OH 44047-0100
------------2012 OFFICERS & BOARD OF CONTROL-------------
Real Estate Service Since 1908
President, Pat Bradek of Subway
Vice President, Janet Wolff, WEK Manufacturing
RecSecy, Mary Jo Braden of Lakeview
CorrSecy, Rayne Burr, Buckeye Title Corporation
Treas., Peggy Stadler of KeyBank
Patty Fisher, Clerk Treas., Village
JoAnn Whetsell, Ken Forging
Bill Creed, The Gazette
George Dubic, Jefferson Healthcare
Jerry March, CruiseOne/Village Rep.
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CHAMBER ACTIVITIES & MEETINGS
REALTORS - APPRAISERS
EDWARD R. CURIE JAMES A. REUSCHLING
Regular chamber meeting: Tues., April 3, 2012 at 7:30 am, sponsored by Jefferson Healthcare Center and being, held at The Jefferson Healthcare Center. Andover Bank will be May’s meeting sponsor.
BROKERS/OWNERS
The Ashtabula Home Show was a great success, So say the Vendors!
Miller Realty Co.
The
A special Thank You to our Volunteers for all their continued support and help in this annual event. A special thank you goes out to Rich from Crystal Clear Water Inc. for organizing and coordinating this event for the Chamber.
of Jefferson, Ohio 113 N. CHESTNUT ST. JEFFERSON
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Business Expo was held Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 3-6:30 at the Jefferson Community Center. It was a great day, warm, sunny, couldn’t have asked for much better weather. There were door prizes and refreshments. Thanks goes out to all our vendors as well as the committee who helped organized this event especially Janet Wolff, Rick Briggs and Rich Machczynski for all their hard work and extra help with this event. Looking forward to next year!
576-2811 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
Come, bring your family and Join in on the fun at
The Great Easter Egg Hunt! All Day Long
Sponsored by *The Gazette and *Jefferson Chamber of Commerce & made possible with the generous donations of the Jefferson Area Businesses & Industry. There are 4 age groups ranging from 1 through 11. Over 3,500 Easter eggs loaded with candy and Hundreds of Prizes. Held March 31st 11:00am at Jefferson High’s Football Field.
Jefferson
OTHER MEMBER NEWS Citizen of the Year Banquet: The annual affair was held March 27, 2012. Details of this event will follow in next months Newsletter. The details were not available at time of print. The event was held at the Jefferson Community Center from 6:00 to end of events, approximately 8:30-9:00. Can’t wait to see the outcome of this year’s event to find out who the “Citizen of the Year” and/or “Youth of the Year” is. Mary Jo Braden of Lakeview Federal Credit Union was in charge of this event.
Open for Breakfast Every Day 135 N. Chestnut St. Jefferson, OH
440-576-3004
Jefferson Community Center news: They are continuing to offer unique and special programs. The programs run continuously and they are always adding new and exciting ones. There are activities, games, arts, crafts, science programs and more for the children to get involved in! You can call 576-9052 for additional information!
GLAZIER INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
David Vadzemnieks Fundraiser:
Serving Our Community Since 1936
A spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held for David Vadzemnieks and Family on Saturday April 14th from 4-8pm at the Ashtabula Armory, 2710 State Rd., Ashtabula, OH. David, a Millennium employee and a volunteer for the Springfield Fire Department, was seriously injured while on his way to work on the morning of June 7, 2011. David sustained a traumatic brain injury and is now continuing his recovery at home. Dinner will be served by donation only, dine-in or carry-out. Checks may be made payable to the Vadzemnieks Family. Please join this community sponsored event, organized by Millennium Inorganic Chemicals and Lakeview Federal Credit Union. For more details you can contact Mary Jo at 576-4382.
PHONE (440) 576-2921 or 1 (800) 322-1661 41 WALL STREET JEFFERSON, OHIO 44047-1138 jbaker@glazierins.com James A. Baker, Agent
Do you have an event or activity coming up? Let our members know by supplying the information to Rayne Burr, Correspondence Secretary. She will get the word out to everyone! You can reach her at 576-3916 or 319-0788. Her e-mail is baccounting@embarqmail.com. Submit articles for the newsletter by the third Thursday of the month to baccounting@embarqmail.com
Petros Design
Free Anthem Health Insurance Quote:
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Quality Laser Etching Endless Possibilities Pictures on Marble and Granite
Membership in the Jefferson Area Chamber includes membership in NOACC, Providing Superior Business Benefits to Chamber Members for over 10 Years, for details visit www.noacc.org.
Personalized Gifts Awards • Home Decor Kathy Housel, Owner 942 St. Rt. 46 North Jefferson, Ohio
440-576-7625 petrosdesign@embarqmail.com
Old Reserve Realty
Haines Memorials,
JIM CASE REALTY, INC.
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1 Lawyers Row Jefferson, Ohio Phone 576-6985 Carol Fulwiler, Owner/Broker
Lauri Haines Allen
We’re Proud To Be A Part Of Jefferson’s Past, Present And Future
Equal Housing Oppor tunity
1640 State Rt. 46 N. Jefferson, OH 44047
Bus: 440-576-2637 Fax: 440-576-2638 hainesmem@suite224.net www.hainesmemorials.com
Crystal Clear Water
WATER TREATMENT, POOLS & SPAS, SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION 895 Route 46 N Jefferson, Ohio
440-576-5421
Buckeye Title Corporation Serving Ashtabula and Lake Counties Since 1946
28 West Jefferson Street Jefferson, Ohio 44047 440-576-3916 440-576-9366
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