THE GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013
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Rotarians honor Geneva High School’s top students BY JAN PERALA Geneva Area City Schools GENEVA - It was a meeting of the minds as present and future community leaders gathered at the Lodge and Conference Center at Geneva on the Lake on Friday morning. Geneva High School’s Top 100 students, those who have earned grade point averages ranking them among the top twenty five in their respective classes, were feted at the 18th annual Breakfast of Champions sponsored by Geneva Rotary Club. The Breakfast of Champions was established in 1996 by Geneva Rotary Past President and Geneva Schools Board of Education member Ford Behm to honor Geneva High School’s most accomplished students, and an invitation to attend the event has become one of the most coveted honors a student can receive. “To be invited to the breakfast is an honor and it is nice to see students being recognized for their hard work and getting the opportunity to have breakfast with accomplished members of the com-
PHOTOS BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS
Sophomore Jodi Zell was among the 100 high-achieving Geneva High School students honored at the eighteenth annual Breakfast of Champions last Friday. Pictured with Zell are her father the Rev. Alexander Zell, who offered the invocation at the event, her mom Julie and (left) Geneva Rotary President Evan Jahn and Breakfast of Champions founder Ford Behm.
“It is always a great honor. As munity,” GHS senior and four-time students we always look forward honoree Clare Carlisle said. Clare’s twin brother Ford, also to the breakfast and strive to make the top 25. It’s great to see so many a four-time honoree, agreed. community leaders honoring education,” he said. Following the Invocation offered by Pastor Alexander Zell of Peoples Church, Breakfast of PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELL Champions founder Ford Behm The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce have named Jack and provided opening remarks. KeyMary Howe as the 2012 Citizens of the Year. Pictured, from left, are note Speaker for the event was 2011 Citizen of the Year Jerry March, Jack Howe, and Mary Howe. educator Charlie Rhyan. Rhyan’s comments were drawn from a vice Award; the Jefferson Historical BY STEFANIE WESSELL thirty two year career focused on Society with the Charles “Chuck” Gazette Newspapers improving the lives of young Lewis Community Service Award; people. JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Melanie March as the Youth of the Rhyan has served as a teacher, Area Chamber of Commerce has Year; and Frank Hall with the Good coach, athletic director, principal, named Jack and Mary Howe as the Samaritan Award. bus driver and superintendent. 2011 Citizen of the Year Jerry 2012 Citizens of the Year. Rhyan also served on a national The Howe family received the March presented the Howe couple board which partnered with award during the Chamber’s annual with their award. Microsoft and Toshiba geared to “Our 2012 Citizens of the Year are dinner on Tuesday, April 30, at the bring technology to the classroom. Jefferson Community Center. Other very active in their respective He has been a Sunday School awards also were given out that churches. Sometimes she refers to Geneva City Council President and Geneva Rotarian Jeffrey teacher and presided on the boards night, including Nancy and the late See HOWE page 7A Piotrowski serves up breakfast to future community leaders Brent of Young Life and Big Brothers/Big Ken Sweet with the Lifetime of SerMcFarland, Kim Brumagin, Emily Deering. Kaylee Madden and Tyler Sisters. Hobel at the eighteen annual Breakfast of Champions at the Lodge See ROTARIANS page 2A at Geneva on the Lake last Friday morning.
Ashtabula Senior Center to relocate
BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - The Ashtabula Senior Center will soon be relocating. The Ashtabula County Council On Aging Board voted to accept an offer made by Ken Kister, owner of MK2 PROPERTIES, LLC, to donate a building and property located at 4148 Main Ave., Ashtabula, for use as a senior center, ACCOA Board President Troy Bailey said. “Plans for renovation and update of the building and property for use by the Ashtabula Senior Center are currently in development,” Bailey said. Bailey said the board is working with an architect on restoration plans. He explained that the Council on Aging received a $247,000 federal grant to assist in the renovations. Former Congressman Steve
LaTourette helped secure the grant. The new property is located on Main Avenue, across from the old Slappy’s building and next to a florist. The building used to serve as a bank, Bailey said. He said the new property will give the senior center about 10,000 square feet of usable space. The senior center’s present location, at 4632 Main Ave., the old Shea’s Theater, only has about 8,000 square feet of usable space. Bailey said the current location has high maintenance costs and not enough space for the seniors. “Our operating expenses will be lower at this new facility,” Bailey said. Bailey said the board has no immediate plans for the use of the current property. “Hopefully we’ll be there in the fall,” Bailey said of the new location.
JALS seeks renewal of operating levy BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Voters of the Jefferson Area Local Schools district are being asked to renew a 4.5-mills levy for current operating expenses when they go to the voting booth on Tuesday, May 7. Superintendent Doug Hladek said this operating levy is used for operating expenses of the school district, such as salaries, supplies, purchase services, electric, gasoline for the bus, etc. The levy pays for the day-to-day operations of the school, JALS Treasurer Pat Smith said. Hladek stressed that the levy is a renewal levy, meaning voters are not being asked to support a new
tax, and their property taxes will not increase if they vote to renew the levy. The levy is actually 20 years old and was first approved by voters in 1993, Hladek said. Since then, voters have been asked to renew the levy every five years. Because of the way schools are funded in Ohio, this renewal levy can only provide the same revenue it generated in 1993. Meaning that even if home values increased in the district, a school district’s revenue remains the same as it was when the levy was first passed - in this case, the values and revenue of 20 years ago. Voting yes and renewing the levy will allow the district to maintain $595,477 per year of currently col-
lected tax revenue that the levy has provided since 1993, Hladek said. If the levy is not renewed, Hladek said the district will have to eliminate that amount from its budget. “The district will have to find a way to balance the budget,” Hladek said. This will result in further cuts to the district, and more than $2.25 million of programs and personnel already have been cut the past two years because of rising costs and the loss of state, federal and local revenue. Hladek said the district has been very fiscally responsible in meeting the demands of the cuts from the state and federal government.
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ROTARIANS At the conclusion of the program, Geneva Schools Superintendent and Rotarian Mary Zappitelli and Geneva Rotary President Evan Jahn presented each Breakfast of Champions honoree with a framed certificate of achievement. “We have lots of high achievers at GHS, and it is competitive to make the top 25,” Principal Douglas Wetherholt said. “But the students honored at the Breakfast of Champions are not just academically excellent. As I looked around the room, I saw a state ranked golfer, tennis, soccer and track stars. Eagle Scouts, school columnists, State Science Team members, the winner of the Rotary 4 Way Speech Contest, Miss Grapette and members of her court, class officers and three Hugh O’Brien Leadership Conference delegates. These students are talented actors, writers, artists, vocal and instrumental musicians and they devote hours of their time to community service projects and many hold down part time jobs. These students personify Eagle Pride.” 2013 Geneva Rotary Breakfast of Champions honorees: Freshmen: Noel Armstrong, Brittany Aveni, Logan Barmess, Hannah Bendelewski, Courtney Coffman, Shayla Cross, David DeLaat, Mitchell Felde, Tyler Hall, Courtney Harriman, Austin Hungerford, Cecelia Hunt, Taylor Isbell Stoltz, Laura Jackam, Brittani Kurt, Amanda Landon, Lindsey Mayle,
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Geneva Rotary President Evan Jahn presents Geneva High School sophomore Kyle Williams with a certificate of achievement at the eighteenth annual Breakfast of Champions. Williams, who is a three-year member of the Geneva Schools award wining State Science Team, earned a grade-point average ranking him among the Top 25 students in the Class of 2015. Makayla Novak, Erika Perko, Jacob Rogerson, Alyce Simoes, Zachary Stehura, Derek Studer, Hannah West, Thomas Weston. Sophomores: Annelise Baker, Brianna Berrier, Michelle Brick, Kimberly Brumagin, Anthony Cardaman, III, Emma Cigany, Sarah Culliton, , Emily Deering, Haley Dodge, Jason Downie, Tyler Hobel, Isaac Hraga, Megan Kern, Grace Lillie, Kaylee Madden, Taylor Maiher, Brent McFarland, Madeleine Miller, Danielle Nicholson, Michaela Parker, Joshua Roney, Alexander Smith, James Wiencek, Kyle Williams, Jodi Zell. Juniors: Jacob Burgett, Christa Cash, Vladislav Chipiga, Annaliesa Fistek, Ashley Freeman, Tyler Hunt, Shannon Joseph, Ekaterina
Kovshikova, Joseph Loftus, Alyx Lynham, Kathleen McDonald, Daniel Miles, Ryan Nappi, Samantha Nousak, Kateline Peck, Allison Penna, Elyse Pitkin, Anna Quickle, Matthew Seeds, Ariel Stehura, Joshua Swanson, Ronald Varckette, Zachary Watts, Mary Wessell, Abigail Williams. Seniors: Lyndsey Armstrong, Jacob Blakeslee, Alisabeth Cardaman, Clare Carlisle, Ford Carlisle, Hannah Casey, Alexandria Clarke, Gina Colosi, Giovanni DeJesus Gonzalez, Cameron Dodge, Shelby Domino, Anna Forman, Nicole Grimmett, Jacob Groce, Paige Huggins, Spencer Huggins, Julia Kibler, Nicholas Lamb, Alexander Logan, Caitlyn Long, Morgan Nazor, Christine Perko, Joseph Roney, Amy Scott, Joshua Smith.
JALS Budget cuts already have eliminated elementary band, elementary computer instruction, Family Consumer Science classes, select extracurricular and sports activities and other offerings. Cuts also have reduced guidance counselor services, high school academic offerings, bus routes, custodial services and more, Hladek said. The school district now only has one half of a guidance counselor, who also teaches health, instead of the three it had previously. This means students are not receiving as much guidance when it comes to scholarship applications and their plans for after high school. One of the biggest effects on the students have been the larger class sizes, JALS Board of Education President Pat Inman said. Teacher reductions have resulted in increased class sizes of 30 or more students in many elementary classrooms and 35 or more students in many junior/senior high school classes. Hladek and Inman said these larger class sizes have put stress on the students and have resulted in less individualized attention to the students. Voting yes on the levy will help prevent further program or personnel cuts in the district, Hladek said. “We are highly encouraging our voters to get out and vote,” Hladek said. Hladek also cleared up some misconceptions about the school district, including questions of whether anyone has received raises. For the past two years, the unions have agreed to a zero-percent salary increase. Hladek said the union also agreed to freeze step increases. A step increase is an automatic increase in salary based on previous experience. Some people also have asked why the school district purchased a bus instead of using that money for sports or other activities. Hladek said the money to buy the bus came from the permanent-improvement levy, which is earmarked for specific purposes only, including textbooks, technology and buses. The bus had to be replaced because every year the Ohio State Highway Patrol conducts in-
From page 1A spections, and the school district was told to take some of its older buses out of service, thus the need for the replacement bus. Inman shared a discussion she had with her mother about the levy. “My mother, who is going to be 93 next month, said to me, ‘I guess people are not valuing education,’” Inman said. Inman’s mother told her that when she was younger, the only way people could change their lives was through getting an education. “She said, ‘All I can see is, it seems to be hurting the kids,’” Inman recalled. “She and I both said, ‘as the schools go, so goes the community.’ Do people want to come to the Jefferson area? If the schools are going well, they do.” Levy Chair Philip Pawlowski said people might not always agree with the school district, but you can’t make improvements by throwing everything out. “We’ve supported the schools for decades,” Pawlowski said. For people to get hung up on small things and defund the schools over small issues doesn’t make sense, Pawlowski said. If people want to change things, they should attend the board meetings or run for a seat on the board themselves, not vote down renewal levies, he said. “To yank funds is a short-sighted view,” Pawlowski said. Michelle Fioritto, treasurer for the levy committee, agreed with Pawlowski that not everyone is going to agree with everyone else, but change takes time. She stressed the importance of going out to vote. “Every single vote is important,” Fioritto said. Smith said that she hasn’t been with the district for very long, but she already has noticed that the district does what is best for the kids and students. “When I look at anything, I think of our students and kids and how it will affect them,” Smith said. The renewal of the levy is necessary to maintain the current level of services at the district, Smith said.
GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 • 3A
JAHS students inducted into NHS
Third Annual Community Prayer Service today Today, Wednesday, from 7 to 8 p.m., Eagleville Bible Church is hosting the third annual Community Prayer Service at 1981 SR 45, Rock Creek. A teen hang-time will immediately follow for all youth and will include an hour games, food, and fellowship. All are welcome.
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Students at Jefferson Area High School recently were inducted into the National Honor Society. Advisor for the program is Scott Barber. Pictured are: row 1, Allison Simon, Andrea Eddy, Sarah Jeppesen, Tesla Stone, Sydney Baldwin, Ashton Adkins, Bernadette Geraghty and Kadi Scafuro; row 2, Giulia Giancola, Sarah Solarek, Jenica Kidd, Caitlin Sukalac, Megan Cowling, Tayler Johnson, Colleen O’Connor and Katherine DeVivo; row 3, LeeAnn Farr, Ashton Allen, Autumn Hayes, Bionca McCullough, Melanie March, Hannah Frederick and Dena LaPlante; row 4, Steven Houser, Kyle Ashburn, Audra Franley, Ariann Barille, Abigail Kovacs and Sarah Brook; row 5, David Chase, Conor Cicon, Troy Bloom, Andrew Picard, Nicholas Tripodi, Dylan Dean and Justin Butler. Missing from the photo are Nicholas Hiltz and Mollie Ballew.
Friends are ‘Uncorked for Books’ BY MELINDA FRANCIS Gazette Newspapers GENEVA – The Friends of the Geneva Library is hosting the third annual winery fundraiser, Uncorked For Books, Saturday, May 4, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Debonne Vineyard. The yearly event, that raises a significant amount of the group’s budget, will be held in the private pavilion at the Doty Road establishment. There will be a wine tasting, iced tea, an assortment of light appetizers, door prizes, a Chinese auction, a 50/50 raffle and a small gift for all in attendance. The band, Hat Trick, is scheduled Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased at Geneva Library or by calling Ruth Bogue at 440-5203497. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, Bogue said. Raffle items include a grill accessory kit; a rolling pin and cookie cutters; a mixing bowl set; a reading flex light and bookmark; binoculars; a toaster; a quilt; gardening supplies; an assortment of books; a wall
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Geneva voters asked to consider income-tax increase BY MELINDA FRANCIS Gazette Newspapers
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asked voters to increase it to 1.5 percent,” he said. The most recent request GENEVA – City residents comes as a result of the city will have an opportunity to being left in a tail spin over vote on Issue three next cuts made by the state. “There’s been a reduction week that, if passed, will allow the income tax to be from the state in local fundraised from 1.5 to 2 percent, ing, the repeal of the inheritCity Manager James ance tax, and a loss in personal property taxes. We’re Pearson said. This is the first time in 12 going to lose about half a milyears voters have been asked lion dollars each year,” he said. to approve a tax increase. The income tax is the fair“We did 1 percent in 1977. It was not until 2001 that we est for residents to help with
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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 • 4A
March Roadrunner organizes clean-up
Students will lag behind without computer instruction
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Rock Creek Elementary’s computer lab sits waiting for Jefferson Elementary’s computer lab is unused many the next class that has time to visit. days. BY KIM PICKARD Gazette Newspapers
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Monica Devine with her teacher Kathryn Dalheim. BY KIM PICKARD Gazette Newspapers
Animals. Mrs. Dalheim also said Monica always wants to help others. She is willing to assist any other students and enjoys peer tutoring. Even substitute teachers will comment on Monica’s helpfulness. She has a strong desire to “do her best work” and “wants to go the extra mile.” Monica has expressed her plan to be a teacher when she grows up. Mrs. Dalheim has noticed that Monica has picked up on modeling her teaching methods and has good questioning strategies. She likes to spend her time after school each day playing preschool with two younger friends, Blake and Jayden, to help them be “really, really smart.” Monica is the daughter of Jenie Morgan of Jefferson. Her favorite thing about school is hanging around with her friends and having fun. Her favorite books are No David!, the Magic Treehouse books, and Thunder Cupcakes. The monthly Roadrunner award is given to students at Rock Creek elementary who have shown extra effort or good citizenship. The award is sponsored by the school and Cantini’s Village Market in Rock Creek.
ROCK CREEK - Rock Creek Elementary School has announced its newest Roadrunner Award winner. Monica Devine was nominated by her thirdgrade teacher, Kathryn Dalheim, for being a good citizen at her school. At recess Monica organized students to help her clean the playground, picking up litter that she saw lying around. She saw empty Powerade bottles and lots of food wrappers that had been left on the playground by children visiting the playground after school, or bringing food with them at recess time. Monica did not like to see all the garbage on her school’s playground and felt it was dangerous for the children. She had been learning about Earth Day and how to care for the environment during her time at the Redstone Schoolhouse, and knew the garbage was not good for the environment. “I feel really excited, and very proud of myself. It is an honor to be nominated for the Roadrunner Award,” Monica shared. In recognition of the award Monica received a Roadrunner t-shirt and a book called My Big Book of
JEFFERSON - The 2012-2013 school year saw many budget cuts that left Jefferson Area Local Schools students with larger class sizes and fewer educational opportunities. One of the classes that was cut at both Rock Creek and Jefferson Elementary schools was computer instruction for students in third through sixth grade. Janet Grout had been teaching elementary computer education in the Jefferson Area Local Schools district for approximately 10 years. Fortunately she was able to retain a position with the district when she was moved to the junior/senior high to teach computers there. When Grout taught the younger grades, third graders were introduced to Touch Typing, which was then reinforced in the following grades. This is a method of typing that teaches the student to type without looking at the keys, allowing for speed and accuracy. In a world where computers are prevalent, this is an essential skill. Grout explains, “Most occupations these days involve computer use. The faster and more accurate someone is while using a computer, the more efficient they will be.” And the more valuable to their employer, she said. Now students are not introduced to Touch Typing until eighth grade. By then, bad typing habits have already set in and are harder to eliminate. Students will type slower and with less accuracy throughout the rest of their school years
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and into the workplace, undermining their value as an employee. The other computer skills the Grout taught carried over into the regular classroom. She taught word processing, working with spreadsheets, using slide show programs, using graphics programs, understanding Internet safety and how to use the Internet. As students became comfortable with a variety of computer programs, the classroom teachers were able to integrate technology into the curriculum. And the earlier a student begins to learn these computer skills the more Grout could build on what they know and teach them even more. This knowledge is also essential, Grout believes, because, “almost any occupation will use a computer. The more experience a student has with a variety of computer programs, the quicker they will be to adapt to whatever new software they will have to use as an adult or as a student.” In today’s social and employment culture it is essential that students know how to use computers. “I find that in the high school there are many students who don’t have the Internet at home and even students who don’t have a computer at home. Without computer experience at school, these students will be at a huge disadvantage at school...to say nothing of a disadvantage when they start to look for a job,” Grout explains. The later they receive computer instruction, the further behind they will be. The classroom teachers have expressed their concern over the loss of computer instruction. Karen Gough, second-grade teacher, explained, “We are living in a technological world and even the second graders need to learn basics on computers. It is essential that they learn how to type, use a word processing document with all of its features, and navigate the Internet safely.” Ohio is one of 45 states that have adopted the Common Core Standards for education. The J e f f e r so n A r e a L o c a l Schools district will be required to see to it that students achieve those standards. Elementary computer instruction facilitated achievement in the areas listed for the acquisition of English and Language Arts. Students im-
prove reading skills when they are exposed to a wide range of materials for information and research. Using word processing programs allows children more freedom to express their thoughts and ideas in written form. Children are encouraged to practice proper language usage and better vocabulary when they can easily see their thoughts in print. Computer instruction also allows them to use a variety of media in their education that they would not have without it. The Common Core Standards will be harder for students to obtain without elementary computer instruction. The computer labs are still in place and they are available for the teachers
to use with their students. But as second-grade teacher Mary Ford shared, “I feel the children’s future is working on computers and we don’t have time to explore its use or abilities...especially because many children do not have computers at home to use and I have limited knowledge.” This is just one more example of what has been cut from the education of the Jefferson Area students. If the renewal levy up for vote on May 7th does not pass, another $600,000 worth of cuts will be made, with school officials saying that with those cuts, more educational opportunities for the children of Dorset, Rock Creek and Jefferson will be lost.
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This ad featuring the Crosley Shelvador ran in The Gazette this day in 1936. The Shelvador was innovative as it was the first refrigerator to offer shelving in the door to contain food and it was available to residents at J.G. Williams Electric Shop, located on the corner of where the Jefferson Community Center now stands. The Powell Crosley was patented in 1934 and although it did not excel others in performance, it became a sales leader because of what it offered the American housewife: she no longer had to reach so far into the cold ice box for food.
GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 • 5A
Professional Educator Profile:
Fred Burazer
Lost without the librarians
Meet Your Neighbor BY KIM PICKARD Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - For the past seven years, the Jefferson Area Local School District has been very fortunate to have band director Fred Burazer. Mr. Burazer spent the first five years in Jefferson teaching the fifth and sixth grade bands at Jefferson and Rock Creek elementary schools. After the retirement of Mr. Dennis Lawrence, the district hired him to take over as junior and senior high school director of bands. Fred also teaches the Stage Band class and assists with an online Advanced Placement Music Theory course. Next year he will utilize his musical expertise to teach the music theory class himself. Mr. Burazer received his bachelor’s degree in music education from the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University in 2006, one of the oldest music schools in the country. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in music education with Kent State University. He holds the designation of Highly Qualified for teaching music pre Kgrade twelve, according to the state of Ohio standards for licensing teachers. Fred is a member of the Ohio Music Educators Association and takes advantage of their resources and opportunities to continue his development as a teacher. He also involves his students in regional events such as Solo and Ensemble contest and High School Band contest. With the budget cuts made in the last year, Mr. Burazer’s job has gotten more demanding. The position that included elementary band director and high school assistant band director was eliminated. Mr. Burazer alone has had to carry the weight of training and organizing the 100 member marching band, conducting daily band practices beginning in the middle of summer, supervising the band in performing for all 10 football games home and away, changing the show several times throughout the season. He must also prepare the band for contest, work with individual student musicians on their solo and ensemble pieces, supervise the band through five different parades, four band nights, five different concerts and appearances, three or more different performances for the twentytwo member Stage Band, and get both the 60 member seventh-grade and 58 member eighth-grade bands ready for three of their own concerts throughout the year. Mr. Burazer must choose between at least 50-80 different pieces of music each year to supply the four different bands with new music for each appearance. Since students stay in the high school band for several years, it is necessary that he keep them challenged and excited with new music. Unlike many teachers who can use the same curriculum materials each year, Fred has to start fresh. He can build on the talents of the musicians he had the previous year, but he also has to accommodate the be-
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The library at Jefferson Elementary is dark most of the The Rock Creek Elementary time. unused. PHOTO BY KIM PICKARD Fred Burazer directs the high BY KIM PICKARD time encourages students, much-needed service to the school band during class. especially at the second- teachers at each building. Gazette Newspapers grade level, to read. Stu- From researching and orginning skill levels of his new JEFFERSON - “In the dents this year have missed dering materials, catalogstudents as well. nonstop tsunami of global out on the book talks and ing what was in stock, to Mr. Burazer has discovinformation, librarians being read aloud to by being available to help the ered that a lot of the published provide us with floaties someone else other than staff find and check out music available often doesn’t what they need for their and teach us to swim.” - the classroom teacher.” fit what he needs for his stuFormer Jefferson El- own classroom instruction Linton Weeks, National dents. Correspondent for National ementary Librarian Kathy or for special projects, the “I do a lot of my own arrangDalsky shared how she librarians were there to Public Radio. ing for my bands...oftentimes, The 2012 -2013 school would teach the students help. Keeping the library the song we want to play year has seen the libraries the four main sections of in order so materials are doesn’t exist for a particular of the Rock Creek and the library, book care, ABC easily found, spending ensemble, or it does exist but J e f f e r so n E l e m e n t a r y order and would do hours at the end of each it doesn’t suit the group. I try schools dark and mostly Storytime. She taught her year doing inventory, and to write arrangements of songs unused. After the last students the call numbers k e e ping tr ac k o f ho w that are educationally purround of budget cuts, the for each section and how to school library funds were poseful, but appropriate in diflibrarians for each build- use the numbers to find spent are just a few other ficulty for the ensemble,” Fred ing were moved to other what they want. She ways that Hale and Dalsky explained. positions. There are no li- taught about the different have served the students With the loss of the elbrarians for either school. genres in literature and and staff of the school disementary band program, As a result, the elemen- helped children to pick just trict throughout the years. Fred also has to plan ahead Both the Jefferson and tary students have not had the right book. for when he has seventhM r s . D a l s k y s h o w e d Rock Creek communities weekly instructional visits grade students who have to the school library and students how to use refer- are fortunate enough to never had band before. Withhave rarely been able to ence materials for research have their own public liout those first two years of check out books at all. The and reports, how to use the braries, but these cannot early instrumental instruconly books the children online catalog, the Dewey replace the benefit of havtion, those students will behave access to are the Decimal System and had ing access to a library at gin band at a lower skill level s m a l l c o ll e c t i o n s t h e i r them share what they read school. Many families are than students in previous not able to get to the pubteachers keep in the class- in classroom Book Talks. years. Over time the quality More importantly, lic library or parents are room. of the high school band will The collection of 10,000 Dalsky shared her love of not home after school to diminish. Fred supervises the to 12,000 books in the books: “...you can travel take their children. Young Artist Outreach proDalsky says, “That’s school libraries, covering a the world, solve a mystery, gram in hopes of preserving wide variety of topics, on laugh until your stomach where school libraries the quality of the band promultiple reading levels, hurts, research a project, come in...school libraries gram. This is a student-led built over many years of learn interesting facts can also contribute to improgram where high school careful research and selec- about people, places and proved student achieveband students spend time tion, is no longer readily things...just by opening up ment by providing up- towith sixth grade students who date instructional materiavailable to the students of a book!” had band in fifth grade but Barb Hale, former li- als aligned to the curricuJefferson and Rock Creek. miss having it this year. They According to the former brarian for Rock Creek el- lum and instructional work together on basic playschool librarians, the li- ementary, taught the same practices.” ing skills and share their enAlso, without exposure braries each have an ap- skills as Kathy Dalsky in thusiasm for music. proximate value o f her classes with students. to a library at school, chil“I think music is vital to $70,000, with possibly She feels strongly about dren may not feel comfortthe education of students at $40,000 spent on books the need for librarians at able in a public library, or any grade level,” Fred shares. know what to do. the elementary schools. and materials alone. “When you first learn music, As Hale explains, “The “These are skills the Without librarians, these the value is in communicawill need students need to be exresources are extremely students tion and language. Music underutilized. Classroom throughout their lives, posed to the resources in teaches us how to read betteachers may visit and look from elementary school, the school library as much ter by learning the language for materials, when they through high school and as possible. This gets them of music. Music teaches us can find the time, but the college. As adults, it pre- prepared to utilize the pubmath by counting rhythms. children don’t often have pares them for jobs they lic libraries also.” Music teaches us science by “They open up the world. must do in the workforce,” the opportunity to visit. dividing and blending sound Because knowledge is useWithout a librarian to Hale said. frequencies. Music teaches She believes that not less if you don’t know how give instruction about how us history, because some of to use a library, how to find having this instruction to find it, if you don’t even the most famous music ever things, and teach what is will put the students be- know where to begin to written was written hunlook.” — on librarians, available, the money spent hind. dreds of years ago.” Fred goes “Students need to know Patrick Ness, author, has been wasted. on to say that later on, music Second-grade teacher how to find materials not Carnegie Medal winner, teaches us about ourselves. It Mary Ford explained, “I only for pleasure reading 2012 challenges us to be perfect, The Common Core Stanfeel the excitement and joy but for research and reyet creative at the same time. and love of reading is lost ports,” Hale said. “Our jobs dards are curriculum Mr. Burazer believes that without the library. I have as school employees are to guidelines which have been the qualities of a good musibooks in the room, but they prepare the students for adopted by 45 states, incian are the same as the type are not as loved as the li- the future, and it’s getting of imaginative, innovative, inbrary books...even if they more and more difficult if ventive person that is going are the same book! The we don’t have the reto find a way to solve the children are also losing the sources to do our job.” world’s problems. “To all m y librarian instruction given as to how “Music teaches us about the library is set up, cat- friends, champions of others and how to not just egories and other things to books, true magicians in work as a group, but to create lend besides books. I also the House of Life. Without something as a group.” feel that having the re- you, this writer would be With Mr. Burazer as a sponsibility of borrowing lost in the dust.” - Rick band director, it is likely that Riordan, author of the and returning is lost.” many of his students will beKaren Gough, also a sec- Percy Jackson and the come the type of people who ond-grade teacher, says, “I Olympians series will know how to be creative The elementary school feel it is such a loss to all together, and strive to change students. Weekly library librarians also provided a their world.
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library is usually dark and cluding Ohio. These standards list five main areas of importance for the acquisition of English and Language Arts skills; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language, Media and Technology. Elementary library instruction played a key role in students achieving in these areas. The librarians encouraged the love of reading and facilitated an increase in reading skills. The more a child reads, the better reader and writer they become, the better they are at vocabulary and language usage, grammar and spelling. When they share and discuss books they become better speakers and listeners. When they use the library computers to search out a book they want to read, they become familiar with using technology and media. Without library instruction, school officials believe Jefferson students will struggle to meet these Common Core standards and basic literacy will become more difficult to achieve. There are many reasons for the shortage of funds in the area schools. Whatever the reason, when cuts are made, the consequences are always the same: the children suffer and fall behind, officials said. Literacy is the foundation of all education. Libraries are where literacy thrives. When a decrease in funds necessitates removing library instruction and limits access to the school library, it undermines the literacy potential of the students of the Jefferson Area school district. Hale insists, “If you can read, you can learn to do anything.” Without school librarians, the children of the Jefferson Area School District will be reading, and doing, less and less. “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the cost is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” - Walter Cronkite
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Poultry Fest offers Tree planted in retired police chief’s honor high-standard birds
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Peter Forinash of Ohio Heritage Farm in Geneva, holds a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, one of the 14 different breeds of poultry he raises. BY MELINDA FRANCIS Gazette Newspapers
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GENEVA – Ohio Heritage Farm and Girard Nurseries will host Poultry Fest Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 6839 North Ridge East. “Basically we’re having 15 or so vendors from all over Ohio who show birds,” said Peter Forinash of Ohio Heritage Farm. “When they show birds, they have to be bred to a standard and can not be mixed. They’re much higher quality and they will be vending chicks and adults.” Free seminars will be held as well. Seminars include: 11 a.m. - Raising a backyard flock 1 p.m. - NPIP Rep and OBA 2 p.m. - Raising water fowl 3 p.m. - Ashtabula 4-H – Showing poultry 4 p.m. - Breeding Poultry Local 4-H groups will also have an opportunity to take advantage of the sale before the general public, Forinash said. Several groups have already signed up. Quality is the main reason they have organized the event: to get better stock into the hands of 4-H kids. “We want them to have an opportunity to have a better choice of stock instead of just what comes from a hatchery,” Forinash said. Vendors will be offering a high number of different egg laying chicken and duck breeds that are true to standard. Also available will be ornamental birds such as geese and peacocks. “Ornamental birds are for looks while duck eggs are great for baking. Many high-end restaurants use duck eggs in their baking because of the high degree of oil,” Forinash said.
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BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Each year, the Village of Jefferson celebrates Arbor Day by planting a tree in honor of someone who has impacted the community. This year, the tree was planted in honor of retired Jefferson Police Chief Steve Febel. Febel retired this past year after 33 years of service. Twenty-two of those years were spent as chief of the Jefferson Police Department. Febel remains a parttime officer to assist the department. Because of Febel’s contributions to the local schools, the village and Jefferson Area Local School officials came together to plant the tree. On Friday, village council members and officials, school administrators and board of education members and students from the Green Team planted the oak tree in a plot of land near the parking lot of the Jefferson Area High School. “We’d like to thank you for all your years of hard work,” Green Team officer Dylan Dean said. “There are not words strong enough to express our appreciation.” Superintendent Doug Hladek said they picked the spot especially for retired Chief Febel because it overlooks the school campus, much like how Febel overlooked the campus. “Chief Febel, you’ve been a loyal Falcon all your life,” Hladek said. Not only did Febel graduate from the school district, but he also once worked as a school bus driver and mechanic. He also coached several sports teams. “We thank him for all the service that he’s done,” Hladek said. “As a parent and as a law officer, we know you gave your heart and soul to these kids.” Febel said he was very honored and humbled to have the tree planted in his honor. He thanked his parents, Joann and Peter, for how they raised him, and he also gave credit to his wife for sticking by him all these years. Febel also talked about his children, who also are graduates from the school district. On Arbor Day, individu-
Retired Jefferson Police Chief Steve Febel poses for a photo with his parents, Joann and Peter, and students at Jefferson Area High School.
Retired Jefferson Police Chief Steve Febel was honored with a tree planting in his honor at Jefferson Area High School. Pictured, from left, are seniors Blake Perry and Troy Stitt, Superintendent Doug Hladek, JAHS Principal John Montanaro, Febel and Jefferson Junior High School Principal Rick Hoyson. als and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, during 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872, and an estimated one million trees were planted that day. Last year, the village planted a tree in honor of the late Stu Case in front of the First Congregational United Church of Christ. Stefanie Wessell, senior PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELL editor for Gazette Newspa- Retired Jefferson Police Chief Steve Febel watches as pers, may be reached at Jefferson Area High Schol seniors Blake Perry and Troy swessell@gazettenews.com. Stitt finish planting a tree in his honor.
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Melanie March named 2012 Youth of the Year clude membership in the National Honor Society, Yearbook Staff and Senior JEFFERSON - The Leadership Club; enrollJefferson Area Chamber of ment in Post-Secondary Commerce has named Education classes; participaMelanie March as the 2012 tion in Model U.N. from seventh through 12th grade; Youth of the Year. March received the serving as class president for award during the Chamber’s 10th through 12th grade; annual dinner on Tuesday, and serving on student counApril 30, at the Jefferson cil in 10th and 11 grade. She also plays French horn in the Community Center. Jefferson Area Local marching and concert bands. Hladek said March also Schools Superintendent Doug Hladek presented has been involved in varsity March with the award. cheerleading; soccer; softMarch is a senior at ball; the Powder Puff footJefferson Area High School ball team; and Ski Club as and the daughter of Jerry co-advisor. “Our Youth of the Year and Virginia March. Before presenting March found time and energy to be with her award, Hladek involved in service and spoke of her extensive list of church activities outside of school to develop character,” accomplishments. Her achievements in- Hladek said.
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These activities include Youth LEADERship Ashtabula County; Ashtabula County Mentorship Program at the Spire Institute; Covered Bridge Festival volunteer; Jefferson United Methodist Church Youth Group; Sunday School volunteer teacher; missions in Ashtabula County and Philadelphia; membership in the Conference Council on Youth Ministry for East Ohio Conference for three years; 4-H Camp counselor for three years at Camp Whitewood; Election Board worker; Salvation Army bell ringer; Jefferson Grange Fair Food Booth volunteer; participating in many service projects through various organizations, including planting flowers at JUMC
for 4-H; presenting a 4-H Style Review at Jefferson Healthcare; making baskets for the 4-H pig roast and auction; sponsoring individuals through HALO and helping at HALO gift distribution; walking dogs at APL’s mall location for Girl Scouts; and collecting food for Manna pantry. “And just because that might not be enough to keep our Youth of the Year busy, she spent time as a Sandwich Artist at Subway and worked as a babysitter, providing wonderful care for two young children on weekends and weekdays during the summer,” Hladek said. Hladek said March loves to travel, read, bake, and is working on her SCUBA certification. “She plans to attend col-
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Pictured, from left, are Jefferson Area Local Schools Superintendent Doug Hladek and Melanie March. lege in the fall and, judging from her past experience and achievements, she has a bright future ahead,” Hladek said.
HOWE themselves as a ‘Metholic’ couple, since he is active in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, and she is active at Jefferson United Methodist Church,” March said. March shared with the audience some of the accomplishments and service the Howe couple have received or contributed to the community, including Mary serving as the Sunday School superintendent at Jefferson United Methodist Church for many years and organizing the first Living Gift Market, in which each Sunday school class sponsors fundraising to purchase an animal through Heifer Project
Said March as she received her award, “I’d like to thank my family and my parents for always pushing me to do my best.”
From page 1A International. Howe also served on the original Ashtabula County Habitat for Humanity Board and recently served a second term. She encouraged Jefferson United Methodist Church to provide all of the manpower and finances to build a Habitat home here in Jefferson, and two homes were built through the church’s leadership. Besides her many churchrelated activities, Mary also has been an active member of the Jefferson Food Co-Op, providing people with an opportunity to order healthy, organic and other hard-to-find foods.
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She also has been a member of the Ashtabula County League of Women Voters since 2001 and has helped organize and administer the Ashtabula County High School Botany Competition . “She helped start Christian Cafe ten years ago,” March said. “On most nights both of our Citizens of the Year are there to bus tables and work in the kitchen.” As for Jack, he serves as a Eucharistic Minister and leads a coffee and scripture time twice a month. He organizes nursing home visitation teams, takes Communion to nursing home residents, orga-
nized trips to Fairmount Temple in Beachwood for their Seder meal and acts as a youth leader and faithful member of the parish. He has been active in the Patrick Sorohan Adult Guardianship program, March said. Jack also has been an active Hospice volunteer. “He has participated in the Ramp Exchange program through Faith in Action Caregivers to provide wheelchair ramps for people in need,” March said. “The ramps are built in a series of components so when their need is over, the components can be easily removed and recycled to
another person in need.” Jack also is a board member of H2O Mission Team, a county-wide ecumenical movement to provide home repair services for those in need. A Cub Scout Den Leader from 1987-1991, he was instrumental for many years in running the double elimination Pinewood Derbies, March said. Together, the Howes have headed up the HALO program through Catholic Charities. “The couple has raised two sons who are following their parents’ example and contributing to a better world. Evan is ready to begin practice as a family practitioner and Nathan is
a United Methodist pastor in Niles,” March said. As they received the award, Mary Howe said she was fortunate and decided to be a stay-at-home mom, which allowed her the opportunity to volunteer her time to causes and organizations. She talked about how volunteering is a group effort, and she thanked her fellow volunteers. “Thank you,” Jack Howe said. “It’s quite an honor and humbling.” Howe said Jefferson is a wonderful community to live in, and he likes interacting with all of the people who live there.
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LHS presents Broadway dinner SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP - On Saturday, May 11, the Lakeside Theatre Company will present the Broadway Dinner at Lakeside High School. The Lakeside Commons will once again be transformed into a dinner theater complete with a professional stage, sound, lighting, and will feature some of the best talent in the school performing popular hits from Broadway. This year ’s Broadway Dinner will feature over 60 high school students either performing on stage or playing in the Jazz Ensemble. The show is produced and directed by Mrs. Andrea Tredent and the Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of Ms. Michelle Falcione. “The event is a great experience for the students, because it gives so many of them the opportunity to take center stage,” says LHS Choir Director Andrea SUBMITTED PHOTO Tredent. “Many students This year’s Broadway Dinner will feature over 60 high school students either performing on stage or playing in the have been working on songs Jazz Ensemble. The show is produced and directed by Mrs. Andrea Tredent and the Jazz Ensemble is under the for months. The students pick the songs they want to direction of Ms. Michelle Falcione. perform and then we work
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individually or in small groups after school to learn the music and choreography.” Broadway songs included in this year’s Dinner Theatre include selections from Shrek, Hairspray, Les Miserables, Wicked, The Sound of Music, and many other wonderful musical productions. Throughout the evening, various acts entertain the crowd; in addition, the Lakeside Jazz Ensemble provides entertainment during the main course while the cast serves the audience. Phil’s Catering will be providing the dinner buffet, and will also include salad, bread with dipping oil, and a dessert. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the dinner show beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased individually or as a table of ten. Only 200 tickets will be sold and reservations will only be taken until May 3rd. You do not want to miss this fun and unique and event. For more information or to make reservations call 440-993-2540.
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“The Business Technology program has increased my confidence and allowed me to learn new skills to gain employment.”
~A-Tech Business Technology student Markus Jones
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Lakeside Junior High School is proud to announce their Students of the Month for March. Pictured in the back row, left to right, are Kolt Ernst, Alexis Smith, and Jacob Dixon, and front row, left to right, are Alexis Bryan and Nathaniel Joseph.
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The Business Technology program allows students to acquire the necessary professional, academic, and social skills required for entry into business, industry, or college See your school counselor or call Mrs. Amanda Schumann at 440-576-6015, Ext. 1115, and schedule your visit to the A-Tech Business Technology Program.
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***Stars Of The Week Sid Leary 300 -815 & Suzie Garvey 227 -631***
Sunday Night Mixed League 1) 71-27 ..................................................................... Team 3 2) 65-33 .................................................................. Damifino 3) 62-36 ............................................................ Dawg Pound 4) 56-42 ................................................................ E Express 5) 50-48 ..................................................................... Team 4 6) 44-54 ........................................... The Young & The Olde 7) 36-62 ..................................................................... Team 7 Joe Throckmorton 264; DJ Caskey 248; Jt Throckmorton 243; Micki Jones 170; Brittany Linger 166; Teressa Meadors 153
First Nighters 1) 69-29 .......................................... 3 Hot Chicks & Rooster 2) 58-40 ................................................... Taco Bell Express 3) 58-40 .................................................. Taco Bell Expreme 4) 46-52 ...................................................... Power Financial 5) 36-62 ...................................................... Duchess Shoppe 6) 27-71 ..................................................................... Team 2 Ann Kenyon 201; Kurt Ross 188; Rebecca Kenyon 187
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Toni Stranman pitches for Lakeside during a game against Geneva.
1) 67-31 ................................................................. Cool Cats 2) 45-53 ................................................................. Tri Hards 3) 43-55 ........................................................ Gutter Dusters PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL 4) 41-57 ................................................................ Par Three Kristen Schupska pitches for the Geneva Eagles during Suzanne Meighen 170; Wilhelmina Finlaw 168; Cappy Childers 158 a game against Lakeside.
GENEVA - The Geneva Eagles softball team used an eight run fourth inning to get past the visiting Lakeside Dragons 11-1. The Eagles improved to 5-1 on the season and 4-0 in the PAC. The Dragons fell to 1-8 on the season and 0-3 in the PAC. Kristen Schupska picked up her first win of the season with six innings of work giving up one run on two hits, one walk and one hit by pitch. Schupska struck out eight hitters in the win. Brianna Leonard started on the hill for the Drag-
ons and was replace after only three inning sof work after giving up two runs on four hits and five walks. Toni Stranman relieved Leonard in the fourth inning and pitched the rest of the game. Amy Pitcher seemed to be on base all day for the Eagles with three hits and three runs scored. Alysaa Donato contributed two hits and two RBI’s. Both Taylor Stoltz and Kaylin Hansen scored two runs for the Eagles. Becky Depp had the only extra base hit of the game with a double for Geneva.
Friday Senior League 1) 69-22 ................................................ Over The Hill Gang 2) 60-31 ........................................................ The Go Getters 3) 54-37 .................................................................. Mindless 4) 54-37 .................................................................. The 3 A’s 5) 45-46 ........................................................ The Gardeners 6) 45-46 ..................................................................... Team 9 7) 42-49 ..................................................................... Birdies 8) 31-60 ................................................................... Team 10 9) 28-63 ................................................... The Trouble Team 10) 27-64 ........................................................... Pin Busters Fred Inman 215; Bob Hellmer 213; Ken Watts 208; Karl Woodin 205; Janet Hellmer 200 180; Nancy Radar 174
Divine Roofing Wednesday Night Ladies 1) 79-33 .............................................................. Gray’s Auto 2) 75-37 ........................................... Country Mold & Miche 3) 69-43 ....................................................... Jefferson Lanes 4) 59-53 ............................................................. Crow’s Nest 5) 54-58 ...................................................... Treen Insurance Tonya Fultz 224; Peggy Brown 207; Lynne Millard 206 180; Tammy Stills 202 198; Marilyn Wright 189; Kathy Stuart 185; Pat Kanack 184
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1) 81-31 ........................................................... Scoop’s Team 2) 77-35 ..................................................................... Team 3 3) 76-36 ........................................................................... JCI 4) 60-52 .............................................. Casey’s Construction 5) 57-55 .................................................... Great Lakes Cdjr 6) 49-63 ............................................................ Frank’s Men 7) 48-64 ........................................................................ Tifigo Real Deal 279 245; Steve Nettles 268; Howard Burkhart 260; Dave Frawley 248 256; Rich Becker 225; Jr Valtman Kaylin Hansen plays shortstop for the Geneva Eagles 232; James Valtman 247 248/711; Nick Miklacic 226; Troy Layman 229 during a recent home game.
Thursday Night Mixed League 1) 66.5 -38.5 .................................................. Alley Invaders 2) 60-45 ..................................................... Sum Ting Wongs 3) 60-45 .............................................................. Blondes + 1 4) 57-48 ....................................................................... 4 Play 5) 52-53 .............................................................. Soggy Dogs 6) 50-55 ............................................................... City Hicks 7) 49-56 ............................................ Gillettes Rte 8 Marine (cardboard, plastic, paper, etc.) as long as it contains 8) 47.5-57.5 ....................................................... Low Ballerz the hunter’s name, date, time and county of the kill. Go 9) 43-62 ............................................................ Gutter Ballz to the Turkey Hunting Resources page at wildohio.com 10) 40-65 ............................................................. Jaded Pins for more information on changes to the game check proDan Alexander 251; Ron Elwood 248; Dave Frawley 227; cess. Suzie Garvey 227 202 202/631; Tonya Fultz 228; Laurel All hunters must report their turkey harvest using Garvey 207; Nancy Sidley 193 196; Shannon Mack 182 the automated game-check system. Hunters have three options to complete the game-check: K&S Auto Body Friday Men Online at wildohio.com or ohiogamecheck.com; 1) 54.5-22.5 ........................................................ Diamond C Call 877-TAG-ITOH (877-824-4864); 2) 51-26 ....................................................................... C & S Any license agent. A list of agents can be found at 3) 48.5-28.5 ................................................. Jefferson Lanes wildohio.com or by calling 4) 48-29 .................................................... Organized Chaos 800-WILDLIFE (800-945-3543). 5) 45-32 .................................................... Reed Active Wear Game-check transactions are available online and by 6) 45-32 .............................................. New Vision Eye Care telephone seven days a week, including holidays. Land7) 42-35 ........................................................... Scoop’s Team owners exempt from purchasing a turkey permit, and 8) 40-37 ............................................. Wild Side Bar & Grill other people not required to purchase a turkey permit, 9) 39-38 .............................................. Carpet Store & More cannot use the phone-in option. 10) 35-42 ............................................... Seldom Rest Ranch The ODNR Division of Wildlife will update the total 11) 32-45 ................................................... Brown Sprinkler turkey harvest numbers on Monday, April 29, Monday, 12) 28-49 ........................................ Fleming & Billman Dir May 13, and Monday, May 20, at wildohio.com. The tur13) 25-52 ................................................................... Team 1 key harvest numbers will be listed by county as well as Sid Leary 300 279 236/815; Ronnie Kaydo 279 249/721; statewide. Frank Cole 279 268/713; Scott Perala 268; Mike Johnson Ohio’s first modern day wild turkey season opened Jr 267 234/723; Shawn Burns 244 254 254/752; Brad Perala in 1966 in nine counties, and hunters checked 12 birds. 245 248/709; Brad Brininger 246; Dave Lehnert 255; Greg The total number of checked turkeys topped 1,000 for Brown 236 254; Nick Miklacic 236; DJ Caskey 235; Scott the first time in 1984. Turkey hunting opened stateSwanson 226; Troy Layman 241; Jon Dalton 225 246; Bob wide in 2000. Fenton 226; Ryan Sidley 255; Chuck Anthony 226; Randy Watch Governor John Kasich and ODNR Director Sidley 236; Jeff Marnicio 226; Pat Talcott 243; Jason James Zehringer share a message to hunters for the Lemmon 234; Merle Tingley 244; Doug Moyer 242; Mike start of wild turkey season here: http://bit.ly/ Johnson Sr 233 243; Gary Novak 226 236 249/711; Chris WildTurkeyHuntingWelcome/. Knieren 232; Lance Velez 244
More Turkey Hunters Successful on Ohio’s Opening Day For the opening day of Ohio’s 2013 spring wild turkey season, hunters harvested 2,762 wild turkeys, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The 2013 opening day total is a 24 percent increase from the 2012 opening day tally when 2,227 turkeys were killed. This year, Ashtabula County had the most checked wild turkeys of the opening day with 114 turkeys. Ashtabula County also had the largest number of turkeys harvested during the 2012 opening day. Ohio’s spring turkey season began Monday, April 22, and closes Sunday, May 19. The spring turkey season is open statewide except for Lake La Su An Wildlife Area in Williams County. Find more information in the 20122013 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations, available where licenses are sold, and at wildohio.com. The ODNR Division of Wildlife estimates that more than 70,000 people will hunt turkeys during the fourweek season. Legal hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until noon from April 22 to May 5. Hunting hours May 6-19 will be one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Ohio’s wild turkey population was estimated at 180,000 prior to the start of the spring season. Only bearded wild turkeys may be killed during the spring hunting season. A hunter is required to check their turkey by 11:30 p.m. on the day of harvest. Hunters with the proper permits may kill a limit of two bearded gobblers during the four-week season, but not more than one wild turkey per day. A new tagging procedure implemented this year allows hunters to make their own game tag to attach to a wild turkey. Game tags can be made of any material
Sports ODNR Anticipates Good Fishing at Lake Erie in 2013 Lake Erie anglers should enjoy diverse fishing opportunities in 2013, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). “When you consider the mix of species and sizes that are seasonally available to Ohio anglers, we are optimistic about the fishing prospects this year,” said Jeff Tyson, Lake Erie fisheries program manager for the ODNR Division of Wildlife. “Weather is always a wild card at Lake Erie, but if conditions are similar to those in 2012, anglers should have excellent seasonal opportunities this year to catch walleye, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, white bass and steelhead.” Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch fisheries are managed through an interagency quota system that involves Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction regulates their catches to comply with quotas and minimize the risk of over-fishing these species. Quotas for the upcoming fishing season are determined through consensus agreement by these jurisdictions through the Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which were recently announced for 2013. The walleye daily bag limit is four, and the yellow perch daily bag limit is 30 per angler in Ohio waters until April 30. The daily bag limit will be six walleye from May 1 through Feb. 28, 2014. From March 1, 2014, through April 30, 2014, the daily walleye bag limit will be four. A 15-inch minimum size limit is in effect during the entire season for walleye. The yellow perch daily bag limit is 30 from May 1 through April 30, 2014, with no minimum size limit.
Walleye Ohio walleye anglers in 2013 will catch fish mostly from the 2010, 2009, 2007 and 2003 hatches. Walleye from the 2011 hatch continue to show good growth based on 2012 fall surveys and many individuals will be near or over the 15inch minimum size limit during the 2013 fishing season. Walleye from the moderate 2010 hatch will range from 1722 inches, while walleye from the 2007 hatch will range from 18-25 inches. The 2003 and 2007 hatches are likely to carry most of the Central Basin fisheries. These walleye will complement the larger 22- to 30-inch fish from the strong 2003 hatch. Large walleye from strong hatches in the mid1990s will provide “Fish Ohio” opportunities (greater than 28 inches).
Yellow Perch Expect good perch fishing in 2013, with the largest fish in the eastern areas of the Central Basin. Perch anglers should encounter fish ranging from 7- to 13-inches from the 2011 through 2007 hatches in this year’s fishery, with major contributions from the 2007 and 2008 year classes. Fish from the large 2003 year class are still present, particularly in the central basin, and will provide some of this year’s trophy perch opportunities.
Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth bass fishing in 2013 is expected to be fair. Bass catch rates in 2012 were the highest observed since the mid-1990s. Smallmouth bass caught should be excellent size (14 to 22 inches, weighing up to 6 pounds). Bass fishing is best in areas with good bottom structure, which is the available habitat across much of the entire Ohio near shore area. All black bass (smallmouth and largemouth) must be immediately released from May 1-June 28. Beginning June 29, the daily bag limit for bass is five, with a 14inch minimum length limit.
Steelhead Steelhead anglers should enjoy another year of great fishing in 2013 in Ohio’s Lake Erie open waters and in tributaries. Peak summer steelhead action on Lake Erie can be found offshore from June through August between Vermilion and Conneaut, with catches measuring 17 to 29 inches. Most Lake Erie anglers troll for steelhead in deep waters using spoons with dipsy divers or downriggers until fish move close to shore in the fall. The daily bag limit remains at five fish per angler from May 16-Aug. 31, and two fish per angler between Sept. 1 and May 15, 2014. A 12-inch minimum size limit is in effect throughout the year.
White Bass White bass continue to provide excellent seasonal fishing opportunities in the Maumee and Sandusky rivers and in the open lake. The 2013 catch will be dominated by fish from the 2010 and 2011 year classes. Fish from 2005 could be as large as 16 inches. Anglers should focus on major Western Basin tributaries during May and June and near shore areas of the open lake during the summer. There is no white bass daily bag limit or size limit.
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Lakers host Invitational
BY ALLAN MONONEN Gazette Newspapers
ANDOVER TOWNSHIP It was a beautiful day for running at the PV Invitational Saturday. Sixteen schools and a large gathering or parents and fans watched the competitors run, jump and throw. Ashtabula County schools did well. Edgewood won the boys division with Jefferson third and PV sixth. Lakeside ran fourth in the girls, with Edgewood fourth, Jefferson fifth and PV seventh. “It was so nice to come out on a bright, sunny day. We had some great performances by Connor Lynch in the 300 hurdles, Brandon Kluge in the 800. James Lyles stepped in as a replacement in the 4/10 relay as we finished second,” Edgewood coach Jim Sanchez said. “Give credit to the coaches, Joe Gerics, distance; Beth Simpson, throws, Stephanie Simmons, sprints; they get the guys prepared. We put it all together. The kids work their butts off,” Sanchez added. Several Ashtabula county athletes gave fine performances. Girls Results Shot Put: First Place, Courtney Humphrey, Edgewood; Second, Geena Gabriel, PV; Third, Brady Nye, GV; Fifth, Lee AnnFarr, Jefferson;Sixth, Shyquesta Pollard, Lakeside Discus: Second, Humphrey, Edge.Fifth, Jillian Dick, Edg; Sixth, Brady Nye, GV; Eighth, Farr, Jeff. High Jump: First, Kelly Preske, GV; Second, Hayley Allen, Jeff.;Third, Alexis benedict, Lakeside; Fourth, Kat Hall, PV; Fifth, Michelle Gaggiano, Edg. Long Jump: First, Geena Gabriel, PV; Fifth, Laura Strubbe, Lake. 100 meter run: Third, Karneisha Partridge, Lake.; Sixth, Gabriel, PV; Eighth, Sarah Jeppesen, Jeff. 200 ; Fifth, Mikahla Passmore, Conn.; Sixth, Partridge, Lake.; Eighth, Taylor Hawkins, Edg. 400: Second, Passmore, Conn; Fifth, Savannah Spring, Edg.; Seventh, Kristen Berus, Lake. 800: Fourth, Carli Watt, Lake; Fifth Rebecca Dillon, PV 1600: Second, Watt, Lake.; Fourth, Colleen O’Connor, Jeff.; Sixth, Spring, Edg, Ninth Keely Cole, Conn. 3200: First Karen Barrientos, Lake.; Relays: 4/100: Second, Jefferson, DeVivo, Jeppesen, Heather Hamilton, Shannen Bartone Third, PV, Gabriel, Morgan Lower, Savannah Kirby,
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Sarah Jeppesen of Jefferson edges out Geena Gabriel of PV for second place in the 4/100 relay Kelsea Brown 4/200: Second, Jefferson, Bartone, DeVivo, Hamilton, Jeppesen Third,, Lakeside, Berus, Benedict, Strubbe, Aerianne Johnson 4/800: Second: Lakeside, Berus, Barrientos, Watt, Abby Licate Girls Pole Vault, First KayDee DeVivo, Jeff.; Fourth, Ally Workman, PV; Fifth Allison Massaro, Edg.; Sixth Jamie Schiedel, Lakeside 100 Hurdles: Third, DeVivo, Jeff. Fifth, Heather Hamilton, PV, Eighth Tori Cox, Lakeside 300 Hurdles: Sixth, Autumn Hall, Edge; Eighth, Tesla Stone, Jeff. Boys Results Guys Results Shot Put: Second, Nathan O’Connor, Jefferson. Fourth, Alex Oscar, GV, Fifth, Matt Fitchet, Edgewood. Seventh Bryce McMullen, Lakeside Discus: Second, O’Connor, Jefferson ,Fourth Oscar, GV; High Jump: David Chase, Jefferson; Second, Quintin Ratliff, PV; Third, Kameron Manhard, Edgewood; Seventh, Cole Farr, Lakeside Long Jump: First, Ratliff, PV; Third, Manhard, Edgewood; Sixth, Zach Oscar, GV Pole Vault: First Jacob Hamilton, Jefferson; Second Ryan Harte, PV; Third James Lyles, Edgewood; Fourth Zac Hutchinson, Edgewood.’ Eighth Lucas Hitchhock, Jefferson 100: First, Otis Conel, Lakeside.; Second, Ratliff, PV; Fifth, Riis Smith, Edgewood; Eighth, Tori Cox, Lakeside 200: First, Conel, Lakeside; Second, Ratliff, PV; 400: First, Conel, Lake.’ 800: First, Brandon Kluge, Edge.; Eighth, Rodney Bell PV
Other Species Largemouth bass fishing efforts and catch rates have increased significantly. Bays, harbors and main lake shorelines offer excellent fishing for panfish, as well as largemouth bass. Anglers may also catch an occasional northern pike or muskellunge in vegetated areas. Anglers are reminded that fishing conditions on Lake Erie can change hourly and adjustments are often necessary to improve success. Anglers should take into account factors such as water temperature, cloud cover, water clarity, boat traffic, wave action, structure, currents and the amount of baitfish in the area. Anglers are also reminded to carefully monitor Lake Erie weather and to seek safe harbor before storms approach. Updated Lake Erie fishing reports are available at wildohio.com or by calling 888-HOOKFISH (888-466-5347). Information is available from ODNR Division of Wildlife staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Fairport Harbor station (440-352-4199) for the Central Basin and at the Sandusky station (419-625-8062) for the Western Basin. Autumn Hill of Edgewood runs the 300 hurdles.
KayDee DeVivo of Jefferson was the Girls Champ in the pole vault.
Otis Conel of Lakeside won the 100, 200 and 400. 1600: Second, Chris LeMay, Edge.; Fourth Josh LeMay, Edg.; Eighth, Andy Picard, Jeff 3200: Third Chris lLeMay, Edg 4/100 Relay: Second, Edgewood, Smith, Connor Lynch, Jacob Cardona, Mike DiDonato; Third, Jefferson, Joey Babic, Hamilton, Conor Cicon, Derek Parke; Fourth,
PV, Matt Silvers, Josh Young, , Wade Buckley, Ryan Harte; Fifth GV, Jake Vormelker, Peter Trapp, Jason Hart, Darrien Miller 4/200: First, Edgewood, Cardona, Lynch, Smith, DiDonato; Third, Jefferson, Jon Simon, Jerry Scott, Cicon, Hamilton; Fourth, PV, Silvers, Buckley, Ryan, Harte Fifth, GV, Trapp, Hart, Vormelker, Miller 4/400: Second, PV 4/800: First, Lakeside, Brady Bunnell, Caleb Henery, Chad Whetro, Brandon Lopez; Fifth, Jefferson, Kendrick Maple, Andy Picard, Brenan Scribben, Matt Kantor; Sixth, PV, Chad Mientkiewicz, Corry Mientkiewicz, Rory Gallatin, Rodney Bell 110 Hurdles: Second, Jon Pendleton, Edg; Fifth Joey Babic, Jeff.; Seventh Levi Stewart, Conn 300 Hurdles: First Connor Lynch, Edg.; Third, Scott, Jeff.; Fifth, Jason Hart, GV; Sixth, Pendleton EDG.; Eighth, James Jackson, Jeff.
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Vote YES for Renewal Levy on May 7 Ashtabula Area City Schools Change of location for and Construction Bond Refinancing faced with emergency levy Produce to People event BY DOUG HLADEK Superintendent Jefferson Area Local
Schools Vote YES - Voters of the Jefferson Area Local Schools are asked to say YES and renew a 4.5 mill levy for current operating expenses on May 7. No new taxes are being proposed. Supporting renewal levies will NOT increase taxes to property owners. Voting YES will renew a levy first approved by voters in 1993 and renewed every five years since its inception. Voting YES to renew this twenty year old operating levy will continue to provide the same revenue generated in 1993 by the levy. Voting YES on the renewal levy will NOT increase taxes. NO new taxes are being proposed. Construction Bond Refinancing - In the summer of 2012 and again in April 2013, the Jefferson Area Local School District took advantage of the current favorable low interest rates to refinance $16.47 million of its outstanding tax-exempt construction bonds. This refinancing, like refinancing one’s home mortgage, saved the District and you, the taxpayers, more than $1.9 million over the next 20 years. The refinancing also structured the savings to maximize the lower interest rates and generate higher savings each year for the next 11 years to help taxpayers in this more challenging economic environment. The interest rate on the District’s outstanding debt is now half of what it was before the refinancing. In the process of refinancing the District’s 2005 bond issue, the District applied for a credit rating from Stan-
dard & Poor’s Corporation. Like your personal credit score, the higher the District’s credit rating, the lower the interest expense the District pays on its debt and therefore, lower taxes to be paid by you, the taxpayer. The District received a high rating of “A+” due to its focus on cost management by reducing expenses by $2.25 million over the last two years in order to weather changes in state funding levels which equal about half of the District’s total revenue. The District spends less per student today than it did in 2009 and $729 per student less than its peer schools. The credit rating agency noted this as a very strong attribute of the District. Other key attributes noted by the rating agency included a median household effective buying income at 105% of the national level and real estate market values per resident in the District equal to $58,630. The District also has a low total debt burden in comparison to peer schools in Ohio. Refinancing its bond debt helped to lower that debt burden on our taxpayers and helped maintain the services the District provides to our students. Our staff is working hard to provide the students of the Jefferson Area Local Schools the best education possible in a safe, caring environment. We thank our community for their past support and ask residents to please vote YES for the school issue on May 7. Check our website calendar or watch for announcements about our activities. For more information about your schools contact me at the Board of Education office (576-9180) or visit the district website www.jefferson.k12.oh.us.
BY MELINDA FRANCIS Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA – Voters in the Ashtabula Area City Schools district will have an opportunity to bring back busing in the May 7 election as they consider a 6.2mil emergency, five-year tax levy. Sally Bradley, linkage coordinator for Closing the Achievement Gap, said she and the rest of the levy committee members are, “thinking positively,” about the election. “A passing levy means great things to our area,” Bradley said. “This is really the levy to bring back the school busing.” Additionally, in the event the levy passes, pay to play would be eliminated beginning September, 2013; the district will be able to maintain the length of the current school day; and the arts, music, and physical education programs would remain intact, she said. If the levy fails, she added the current pay to play would increase from $250 per year to $250 per activity. “We're working really hard to get the parents out to vote. The future of this community is
our schools...it's about the kids,” Bradley said. The Ashtabula County Real Estate Manager Dennis DeCamillo said that for every $100,000 of valuation, it will cost homeowners $195.30. This figure is without any reductions and does not take into consideration owner occupied properties, which get a two-percent reduction. Owner-occupied properties would see an additional $189.88 while owner occupied with a Homestead reduction would be $142.41, he added. Superintendent of Schools Patrick Colucci said he, too, is optimistic about the outcome. “In our district this levy is critical, that's why it's called an emergency,” he said. “It really is crucial to our students and their future academic success.” Although the state does have legislation before it that would give some money back to the schools, Colucci said that their district can't count on what may happen. “There's a lot that has to be done before we'll see anything,” he said. “We can't rely on what may happen.”
Issues to appear on Geneva-area ballots GENEVA – Residents of Geneva on the Lake face a replacement levy of 1.5 mills. If passed, the continued tax will go to maintain roads and bridges for the next four years. Village Administrator Jim Hockaday said the previous levy ran from 2009 through 2012 and was based on 2009 home valuations. If passed this levy at the same millage will be based on 2013 valuations. The current levy generates $28,141. The estimated money coming from the more recent valuations would be $41,630. Hockaday said that money covers 10.5 miles of paved roads and 4.7 miles of gravel road. “We have 78 streets we maintain with this money. Divide it out...that’s $533 per road,” he said. Hockaday said that was not very much money. Harpersfield Township residents will vote on a 1-mill renewal levy for five years and Geneva Union Cemeteries District has an additional .5-five year levy on the ballot.
Geneva Ministerial Association to hold prayer service May 2 The Geneva Ministerial Association, under the direction of Rev. Raymond Baker will hold its annual National Day of Prayer Service on noon Thursday, May 2. Many pastors from the Geneva and Harpersfield churches will pray for the community and the Geneva High School Band under the direction of Gianna Colella and the Geneva VFW will also be participating in the program. The entire city is invited to come and be a part of program and take part by praying for your community.
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The volunteers of Geneva are excited to announce a new location for the Produce to People event coming up on Saturday, May 11. The new location is the Geneva Platt R. Spencer elementary school at 755 Austin Rd. in Geneva. Event coordinator Henry Metzler explained, “We had a tremendous response to the first produce give-away last month and the Geneva Fire Department generously allowed us to use their fire training facility. But with such a response, parking was a little congested and our traffic flow wasn’t the best. The Geneva School System really came to our rescue when we explained the problems we were having.” Mr. Metzler said over 500 people were fed with produce picked up last month and they expect even more people to come out this month now that the word has spread that the program has started again. Mr. Metzler said the produce distributed each month varies but a great selection is available and usually includes some bread items. People attending
must fill out a form stating they are living in the Ashtabula County area. “There is no cost for the items the people receive, although there is a cost of $100 each month to operate the program,” Mr. Metzler said. “The school system doesn’t charge a fee for using their facility, but there is a cost of $100 to drop off the food each month.” Those wishing to help defray this cost can make a donation there or send it in care of the Food Pantry at 62 West Main Street, Geneva. Mr. Metzler wanted to clarify that the produce program is not a part of the Food Pantry operations, so if donations are sent to the Food Pantry, they must be clearly marked “Produce to People.” The Produce to People program is manned by volunteers in and around the Geneva area. “Those wishing to receive produce should bring their own bags or boxes and not arrive until around 9 a.m. Produce will not be distributed until 10 a.m. sharp.” Mr. Metzler said. “Rain or shine.”
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Briquettes Smokehouse in Ashtabula has a new location at 1033 and 1035 Bridge Street. BY MELINDA FRANCIS Gazette Newspapers
Bridge Street. “We’re in our second place now,” Rockwell said. With the new venue comes ASHTABULA – Although certainly not their first foray an extended menu that ininto Ashtabula County cook- cludes melted sandwiches ing, restauranteurs Nate made with the smoked meats Rockwell and John Senger are that locals have come to love, happy and excited to say their a full liquor license that allows nearly four-year-old eatery, for top shelf bourbons, and Briquettes Smokehouse, has three times the seating. There moved. The Bridge Street ha- is space for more than 100 paven for authentic Southern trons now, Rockwell said. Well into their second food is now located just across the street, into a much larger week, Rockwell said the receplocation, at 1033 and 1035 tion shown by patrons has been very enthusiastic and the entire place has filled at least once during every seating. “It’s been great,” he said.
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Their namesake is rooted in the pride they had in their choice of fuel when first opening the establishment. Most places use gas instead of charcoal as it takes too long to heat up and gas can be difficult at best. “We were excited to use charcoal so we named it after the briquettes we used. We now use lump coal, but not at first,” he said. Hours of operation can occasionally change as they continue to offer catering, he said. For updated information, visit www.briquettessmoke house.com or call ahead at 440-964-2273.
Superintendent’s Message email sent by Susan Ross, a State Consultant, about our Building Leadership Team at Lakeside High School, “You Superintendent of Schools are doing amazing work and Ashtabula Area City Schools I haven’t seen anything like it in any high school that I I just want to remind ev- have had contact with! You eryone about voting on May are to be congratulated!” 7, 2013 and how important These are just a few of the the passage of our Emer- highlights received this year gency Levy will be to the stu- based on the hard work, dents of the Ashtabula Area dedication, and involvement City Schools. The Ashtabula of our students, staff, adminArea City Schools District istration and parents. Are has been making tremen- we perfect, absolutely not? Is dous strides in academic there much work to be done, achievement that have been absolutely? This may sound foundational and research cliché but it takes a village based. Here are a few facts. to raise a child. Our Value Added Rating I know how great was the best in the county Ashtabula can be and I want and our District was rated 67 our children to have the out of 832 school districts. same great memories of Value Added Rating mea- their hometown as I do. We sures the growth of the stu- all can make this happen dent academically over one together. Let’s become a moschool year. This year we also bilizing force that we can achieved our highest Perfor- pour into the next generamance Index Rating in the tion and fill our children’s history of our school district. mind, heart, and soul with a Performance Index is a mea- message of hope. We encoursure of how well students are age all community members achieving on the OGT/OAA to visit our schools; everyone tests. For the first time ever, is welcome at their convewe had three schools receive nience. Please feel free to a rating of “Excellent”. Michi- contact me at 440 992-1202 gan Primary was named by or email me, patrick.colucci the Ohio House of Represen- @neomin.org, with any questatives a Reward School for tions, concerns, or comsubstantial gains in student ments. I am always willing performance in the areas of to meet and listen. reading and math. Also, here Thank you for your time is an excerpt from a recent and support.
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