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THE GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012

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Harpersfield gives the beef at annual fire department fund raiser

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers

Jefferson BOE approves resolution to allow operating levies to expire

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - In discussions and information about the upcoming 11.9-mills emergency operating levy, Jefferson Area Local Schools officials have stated that if this levy passes, they will allow several existing levies to expire.

The JALS Board of Education put that intent in writing during its meeting on Tuesday, July 17. During the meeting, the board passed a resolution, based on the recommendation of Superintendent Doug Hladek, that after passage of the 11.9-mill levy on Tuesday, Aug. 7, the board will resolve to not renew any of the existing five operating levies upon their expiration.

The district currently has five operating levies of varying amounts that provide the local share of revenue to support the educational needs of the district, school officials said.

School officials explained that although the levy being sought on Aug. 7 is for 11.9 mills, the expiration of a levy at the end of 2012 reduces the increase in tax to 11 mills for 2013, and the expiration of another levy at the end of 2013 reduces the increase in tax to 9.9 mills for 2014.

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out the weekend with small items such as sweatshirts and themed baskets all being given on donation.

“Much of the donated raffle prizes, they didn’t HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP - The Harpersfield Volunteer Fire even have to go out and ask for it. People just Department held its annual beef gave it,” Julie said.

Some of the larger raffle items are bought by roast this past weekend with a great turnouts on Saturday and the department.

“We get donations for the raffle prizes, but Sunday.

“The longer it goes, the bigger the main big raffle prizes the fire department it gets. It’s one of those good buys,” Everett said.”

The beef roast’s larger raffle items this year things,” Trustee Cliff Henry said.

The Henry family has deep included a wooden lawn swing, deck chairs and roots with brothers Cliff and a children’s four wheeler.

Harpersfield Volunteer Fire Department saw Everett both serving as members of the fire department and Everett such volunteers as Ohio Rep. Casey Kozlowski following in his father’s footsteps and many others who are not a part of the fire department. as chief.

A blow-up bouncy house was featured for the children at See HARPERSFIELD page 8A the beef roast.

Everett’s wife Julie is a part of the women’s auxiliary and her father, too, was a one-time chief of the department.

Julie looks forward to the beef roast every year and said it is a time for community. “[Saturday] at 6:30 we were packed and at 11 o’clock when the band stopped, people just stuck around talking with their friends and neighbors and it was like they didn’t want the night to end,” Henry said.

The beef roast is the department’s biggest fundraiser and has raised enough money to buy several fire trucks. This year, funds will go to the department’s firehouse roof.

“We put a new roof on our buildings so the money will mostly go back into the roof,” Cliff said. “The goal this year is not buying a new piece of equipment but maintaining the facility that’s here.”

Each year, the beef roast yields a profit for the department.

“If we clear 50 percent of what we take in, then we did good,” PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMAN Everett said.

The Young and Blue band, a group of local blue grass students under the direction of Rick Campbell, Raffles are also held through- performs Sunday afternoon at the Harpersfield Beef Roast.

Austinburg Elementary students and teachers celebrate Excellent with Distinction rating

BY JAN PERALA Gazette Newspapers AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP Austinburg Elementary students clearly give a hoot about their education. Their hard work and determination earned the school an excellent with distinction rating on the Ohio Department of Education State Report Card this past year, so it was only natural that they invited a Great Horned Owl to the yearend assembly celebrating the culmination of their achievements.

The celebratory assembly brought Harvey Webster, Director of Wildlife Resources for the

PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS

Austinburg Elementary students clearly give a hoot about their education. Their hard work and determination earned the school an “Excellent with Distinction” rating on the Ohio Department of Education State Report Card this past year, so it was only natural that they invited a Great Horned Owl to their assembly to celebrate the achievement. Pictured with Tamarack, the Great Horned Owl, and Cleveland Museum of Natural History Director of Wildlife Resources Harvey Webster are fourth-grader Cole Vennis, secondgrader Lyndsie Szekly, first-grader Allyson Groening, third-grader Gabe Gemma and Austinburg Elementary Principal Kaye Haskins.

Cleveland Museum of Natural History to Austinburg Elementary with a few of his winged and fourfooted friends, including Tamarack, the Great Horned Owl. No small feat.

“This was a really excellent assembly and a great way to reward our students,” said third-grade teacher Judith Pearson. “One of my students, Austin Massen, was so excited about seeing the Great Horned Owl because he had just gotten a Ranger Rick Magazine that had an article about the owl.

Austin read it to the class to share more information with his classmates.”

ACHS museum is setting for wedding gown fashion show

BY DORIS COOK Gazette Newspapers GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE - A collection of wedding gowns from Jennie Munger Gregory Museum and personal wedding fashions collected by Susan Powers of Conneaut were the drawing card for a summer tea last weekend hosted by The Ashtabula County Historical Society.

It was held at the Munger Gregory house museum grounds. Powers, trustee of the Ashtabula County Historical Society and fashion history teacher at Ursuline

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Cork and GPS students earn all A’s all year

HMPL to host summer-reading party

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Henderson Memorial Public Library will wrap up its summer-reading program with a party for all involved.

The Henderson Memorial Public Library will be hosting a Hot Dog Roast for all of its summer-reading participants on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 5-7 p.m.

Miss Dee and Miss Bev have lots of fun activities planned, including games, water balloons, storytelling

PHOTOS BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS

Navigating to Excellence at GPS: The watchword at Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School (GPS) is “Navigating to Excellence” and a group of hardworking GPS students personify the motto. Fourteen students earned straight A’s on their grade reports each nine weeks throughought the 2011/12 school year. They are (seated from left) Christopher Ernst, Riley Figueroa, Matthew Korver, Kalub Kersey, Dylan Vincent and Dante Weber. Standing: Holly Distler, Mikayla Watts, Emily Ralph, Thomas Gala, Annika Dudik, Hannah Caudill, Ezra Miller and Emily King. They are pictured with Principal Michael Penzenik.

RIGHT: Brainy Bunch at Cork Elementary. A dozen Cork students earned all A’s on each nine week report card throughout the 2011/ 2012 academic year. The brainy bunch includes (kneeling from left) Dan Jackam, John Jackam, Audra Lininger, Rebecca Quirk, Jacob Robinson and Seth Goodrick.

Standing: Omar Pagan, Andie Stevens, Megan Pitcher, Kelli Rooney, Joseph Carley and Natalie Frank.

ROCK CREEK - Jefferson Area High School junior Travis Klein had the privilege of being a part of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Science Trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

“This is the first time I’ve worked with Cleveland Museum of Natural History,” Klein, of Rock Creek, said.

Klein was informed of the trip before the end of the school year as word got out of his love of the outdoors.

“My science teacher came up to me and asked if I liked the outdoors,” Klein said. “I said I did and she got me an application for the program.”

Klein was sponsored by Bruce Loomis, who assisted him in gaining funds for the trip up north.

The program was a week long while they explored the

Meet Your Neighbor terrain and helped build a tailored monarch butterfly habitat.

“The first three days we built a habitat for the monarch butterflies,” Klein said. “We planted various plants that the monarchs would go to in their normal habitat.”

The rest of their trip was filled with hiking and kayaking as they saw waterfalls and Lake Superior.

“We went on a 9.5-mile hiking trip on Chapel Hill,” Klein said. “There were really great sites.”

Klein said the days were not always easy, but the sites were well worth the strife.

“We then went on a six-mile kayaking trip and stayed the night at a campsite that can only be reached by the water,” Klein said.

Klein said he would never forget the beautiful scenery he encountered.

“By going hiking and kayaking, we got to see some really awesome views,” Klein said. “The Grand Island was amazingly beautiful.”

Klein has learned a lot and has new appreciation for nature and is now thinking about a career in biology or a related science field.

“I learned how to treat nature better and there is a rea-

son why everything’s here,” Klein said. “Even walking and pulling leaves off trees has an effect.”

Klein said it is an experience everyone should have once in their life, and he even has some suggestions for those thinking about making the venture.

“I would tell anyone to go on Grand Island and not to be afraid of any of the animals because they might seem big but they’re pretty harmless,” Klein said.

Klein said there is so much to do there and something for everyone to enjoy.

“Have an open mind, and if you don’t like one thing you’ll like the next,” Klein said.

Klein is happy he went on the trip and would suggest anyone thinking about applying next year to do so.

“I would do it again,” Klein said. “It was a great time.”

Village creates ‘criminal forfeiture’ fund

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

the fund is needed because of the drug-abuse cases the police department has been dealJEFFERSON - Jefferson ing with this year.

It’s required by the state, he Village Council passed a resolution creating a fund related said.

The fund, known as the to the forfeiture of criminal property during their meeting Criminal Forfeiture of Property Relating to Felony Druse on Monday, July 16.

Jefferson Police Depart- Abuse Fund, will hold and acment Chief Steve Febel said count for money received by

the village from fines and other financial penalties imposed upon violators of felony drug abuse statutes.

In other actions, council accepted Febel’s recommendation to hire Meghann Stell to the Jefferson Police Department as the police secretary.

On June 29, the police department interviewed five pro-

spective candidates out of the nearly 75 applicants for the job, noted Febel and Deputy Chief Dave Wassie in a memo to Mayor Judy Maloney, the Safety Committee and council.

“As a result of the interviews, we are recommending Meghann Stell be hired for the position,” Febel and Wassie wrote.

Jefferson sets up electronic-payment option for sewer bills

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

pay their sewer bills through automatic debit payments.

Residents can fill out a JEFFERSON - The Vil- form authorizing the village lage of Jefferson is hoping to to debit their checking acmake payment of sewer bills counts to make sewer paya little more convenient for ments, Fisher said.

“This is for convenience, village residents.

Fiscal Officer Patty Fisher for people who can’t make it said the village recently be- during office hours or don’t gan implementing a new pro- want to mail it in,” Fisher gram that allows residents to said.

Plymouth Township trustees change meeting date The Plymouth Township trustees will meet at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 8, for a work session with the Fire Prevention Officer, immediately preceding the Regular Meeting. Purpose of the work session is to review policies.

Also, the first regular meeting in August has been changed to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, due to the special election. (The community room is used as a polling place.)

Lenox Township trustees to meet July 26 A special meeting of the Lenox Township trustees, Attorney Mark Finamore and the zoning administrator. will be held on July 26 at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the litigation concerning Larson vs. Lenox Twp. and will proceed into an executive session with no actions being taken.

Local high school junior hikes through Michigan

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers

and a behind-the-scenes look at the library.

Miss Bev and Miss Dee will be serving hotdogs, chips and pop. There will also be a special treat to take home.

All summer reading grand prize winners will be chosen around 6:30 p.m.

Summer-reading participants can call the library at 440-576-3761 or stop in to register. The library would like to give a special thanks to Deli in the Rye and Jefferson Golden Dawn for their support and donations to the summer reading program.

The authorization is for sewer/refuse accounts only.

Payment is taken out three days before the payment is due, Fisher said. For example, the accounts were debited on July 10, with the payment due July 13.

Residents should have received a form to sign up for the service, if they wish, on the back of their latest

sewer bill. If they misplaced the form, forms can be obtained and filled out at Village Hall.

The forms ask for the residents’ name, phone number, utility account number and banking information, including the routing number and account number for their checking or savings account.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 4A

Teens attend Homesafe annual events Fair’s coming

ASHTABULA – Girls Rock, an annual event offered by Homesafe, Ashtabula County’s Domestic Violence Shelter, was a huge success!

The event, held June 15 at Geneva Middle School, had attendees from around the county rocking the day away with personal reflection activities, guest speakers, and Zumba.

According to Julie Sundquist, Outreach Coordinator, “It was great to see these girls come together as a group whether they previously knew one another or were simply meeting for the first time.”

The girls started their day with answering the question “Who Am I?” then moved into a scavenger hunt to learn about others in attendance, including the staff from Homesafe.

The girls then received a lesson on self-esteem from Renee Wheeler, LSW, UH Conneaut Medical Center, where they participated in activities that helped the girls reflect on their individual thoughts and feelings, and those regarding others. Lunch speaker, Johanna Orozco, survivor of teen dating violence, moved the girls with her story of surviving a tragic event and her journey moving forward as a teen educator to help prevent others from experiencing what she went through.

The day ended with a move and groove session of Zumba, offered by

Instructor Paula Knepp.

In-Spire, a new concept offered this year for guys age 12 – 18 also turned out to be a great day of fun and reflection. The event was held June 22 at Grand River Academy. The attendees were all on board for their first task of a bold billboard that displayed personal thoughts about themselves, which were shared among the group.

The guys were competing during activities and basketball competitions for prizes and big ticket items, such as passes to Waldameer.

Tim Boehnlein, Associate Director with the Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center in Cleveland, spent the day participating in competitions as well as providing the participants and Homesafe staff an inspiring story of survival from a life in family violence and how a young man became a star as an NBA player and went on to fight the battle against abuse. He offered great insight to the participants and led them in a discussion about role models and positive characteristics they see in them.

Sundquist continues, “During the planning process for this event, our community came together and provided sponsorship and donations to make this event an even bigger success. We would like to say a huge thank you to the following businesses and organizations: American Legion

Post #151, Anchor Insurance Group, Conneaut Telephone Company, Dominos Pizza (Geneva), French Chiropractic & Wellness Center, Giant Eagle (Saybrook), Geneva Middle School, Grand River Academy, Greg Sweet Auto Group, Ringer Screen Print, Inc., Snap Fitness of Ashtabula. Through the award of a mini-grant, each participant received a wealth of educational material made possible with funds from Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Northeastern Ohio, Inc. and your local McDonald’s® Owner/ Operators.

“This gift to Homesafe assisted efforts to educate youth and their parents with helpful information that can help save a life or learn to tell an adult if they witness warning signs. This event would also not have been possible without the support of staffSandra LaMarsh and Heather Downey, Victim Advocates; local volunteers, and guest speakers.”

Homesafe, Inc. is a private, not-forprofit community agency, committed to breaking the cycle of violence in Ashtabula County and its surrounding areas through the provision of emergency and non-emergency services. Its mission is to assure greater awareness of the problems of domestic violence and abuse through the education and empowerment of individuals, families and the community.

PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELL

The Ashtabula County Fair will return Aug. 7-12, bringing with it the elephant shows, midway games, French fries smothered in ketchup and vinegar and all of the pigs, cows, rabbits and more. In this photo, Jesse Wetherbee takes a ride on the elephant with grandfather Al Wetherbee. See next week’s edition of the Gazette for the three-section special edition dedicated to the fair.

‘Green Ball’ to benefit The Ohio Barn Survey Project comes to Ashtabula County County Metroparks and Arboretum

The Ohio Barn Survey Project began in 1999 in Miami County by Brenda Copeland. She started this project in Miami County but wishes to spread awareness about the history of Ohio’s barns throughout all of Ohio’s counties.

The mission is to promote the significance of Ohio’s barns through education and awareness and to document all existing barns in Ohio. All information obtained with these surveys are kept at the Troy local history Library in Troy, Ohio for the community to share. Their main goal is to have a digital state wide barn survey with data which could be utilized by the government to give grants to rehabilitate historic barns in Ohio.

Don Miller is a local Cleveland photographer who has volunteered his time to the Ohio Barn Survey Project. The mission is to photograph barns

ASHTABULA - Billed as “the most beautiful party of the year,” proceeds from The Green Ball will benefit two natural assets that enhance the lives of every resident of Ashtabula County: the Ashtabula County Metroparks and the Malek Park Arboretum. Dinner, music, dancing, and raffles among lush greenery will make for a gala evening on Saturday, July 28, at the Andrus Banquet Center in Ashtabula.

The Ashtabula County Metroparks was established in 1959 with the primary goals of creating historical and recreational parks as well as conservation areas.

The five-member Board works in partnership with Ashtabula County, city, village townships and other groups to promote countywide outdoor recreation, conservation and education. Among those who utilize and volunteer at the multiple parks are the Western Reserve Greenway Trail users, Bike Patrol, Grand River Trail Riders, and many other enthusiastic volunteers who staff the Boards, provide educational sessions, do fundraising and more.

The Conneaut Tree Commission initiated work to esSUBMITTED PHOTO tablish an arboretum at Malek Park in 1996. What beThe John McMahon barn on Route 166 in Footville has already been photographed

by Don Miller and has become a part of the Ohio Barn Survey Project. Photo courtesy gan with just twenty-six trees has grown each year with additional trees and shrubs and an informational kiosk of Don Miller. near the walking path where plants are plotted and throughout Ashtabula duce photographs worthy to about the process and about identified. Additionally, many generous residents have memorialized loved ones through donations of trees and County from early spring to print. the survey please contact late fall. These will not be If you would like to have Don Miller at 216-509- they are listed in the kiosk as well.

Ashtabula Living Magazine is hosting the Green Ball snapshots, it will take at your barn photographed 3702 or donmiller1000 to enhance efforts to conserve the green space in least an hours time to pro- and wish further details @hotmail.com Ashtabula County. Supporters may purchase an event and dinner ticket for $35 or purchase an event ticket with dinner and a raffle draw for $100. Guests will enjoy cocktails and dinner to the sounds of the North Coast Jazz Collective followed by entertainment by deejay Anthony Evans. Cash prizes from the raffle will include $2,500, $1,000 and $500 as well as other prizes.

Those who purchase raffle tickets will also be listed as event sponsors in a special section of Ashtabula Living Magazine.

The expansive parks system contributes to making Ashtabula County a great location in which to live and visit. To purchase tickets for the Green Ball, call Jenn KINGSVILLE TOWN- Man when the liner was to quickly serve soft ice at 216-420-3225 or Chris at 440-228-6088 or e-mail SHIP - The Kingsville attacked by a German sub- cream and they didn’t ashtabulaliving@yahoo.com.

Heritage Society’s annual marine hours after Britain work,” he explained. “This Ice Cream Social returns and France had declared year, by serving hard ice noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, war on Germany. cream, our service should Aug. 5, in Township Park Roseman’s appearance improve.” at Routes 193 and 84. is in addition to the Music will feature perThis year ’s event fea- Festival’s vintage car formances by Sherry tures an appearance by show, music in the gazebo, Cornell, Bev Newbold, and Florence Roseman who Drew Thomas’ famous sau- the Cross County Fair Board to meet July 25 survived a torpedo attack sage sandwiches, hot dogs ShoreLiners.

The Board of Directors of the Ashtabula County Agriof the passenger ship S.S. and, of course, the ice Vintage car owners are cultural Society will meet at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, Athenia on Sept. 3, 1939. cream. invited to display vehicles in the Concession Building at the Fairgrounds in Jefferson.

She will tell her story at “This year we will serve The Society will provide 1:30 p.m. The Broadview hard ice cream instead of dash plaques to the first Heights resident was 14 the soft variety,” said Heri- vintage car owners who P.E.R.I. to meet Aug. 3 years old and returning to tage Society President Ted show their vehicles.

The Public Employee Retirees, Inc. (P.E.R.I.) August the United States follow- Robishaw. “For several A Chinese auction is meeting will be on 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at the ing a visit to the Isle of years we tried many ways also part of the fun.

Edgewood Family Restaurant, 3010 State Road, Ashtabula, OH.

Kingsville Heritage Society Ice Cream Social set for August 5

Speaker, Music, Ice Cream, Chinese Auction

Upcoming meetings

County News Ashtabula County Senior Care Network seeks nominations

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

Maple St., Orwell; Geneva Senior Center, 62 West Main Street; Jefferson Community Center, 11 East Jefferson St.; Kingsville Public Library, 6006 Academy Ave.; and 55 Public Square, Andover, Ohio.

The purpose of the Senior Citizen Award is to: honor outstanding Ashtabula County senior citizens; recognize the vital role of seniors in society; and promote the productivity and enjoyment that should be a part of every person’s retirement years.

The winner will be announced as part of a special 13th Anniversary Recognition event to be held on Oct. 12, 2012, as well as participate in the Covered Bridge Festival and parade on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. More details about these events will follow.

Organizers ask that the community please take this opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of the Senior Citizens of our County.

For more information or to request an Award Nomination form, call Lisa Bruckman at (440) 9986750.

JEFFERSON - It’s that time of year again.

The Senior Care Network of Ashtabula County is accepting nominations for the 2012 Senior Citizen of the Year Award.

This is the 13th year for this annual award, and there are some special celebrations planned to honor outstanding senior citizens in Ashtabula County, organizers said.

Nominations will be accepted until Aug. 22, 2012.

Anyone who is 60 years of age or over and is a resident of Ashtabula County is eligible to be nominated.

Nominations must be submitted on the Senior Care Network Award Nomination Form. The one-page form is designed to help express how the nominee presents a positive image of aging.

Nomination forms are available in many locations throughout the county. Additionally, forms can be picked up or dropped off at any Community/Senior Center in Ashtabula County, including: Ashtabula Senior Center, 4632 Main Ave.; Stefanie Wessell, senior Conneaut Human Resources editor for Gazette NewspaCenter, 327 Mill St.; County pers, may be reached at Neighbor Program, 39 South swessell@gazettenews.com.

Ashtabula County Genealogical Society met July 18 TheAshtabula County Genealogical Society’s July 18, 2012 program entitled “Using Deeds in Your Genealogical Research” was given by Chris Staats at the Geneva Public Library. Mr. Staats is a genealogical researcher and writer.

He presented many reasons to review deeds in family searches. Auxiliary information regarding relationships is often included in deeds. This information may be used to meet the Genealogical Proof Standards to support conclusions. Proof can only be accepted when accurate source citations are maintained. In addition, deeds often tie children to a particular mother when the male landowner has been married more than once. Mr. Staats showed portions of deeds from his own family research that provided names of siblings, children, and spouses that appear to be the only source for this information.

Common parts of a deed include: date of the deed, grantor(s), grantee(s), types of deeds, consideration (or amount of money paid), amount of land and description, chain of title, dower release, witnesses, signatures (by mark or actual signature), and recording dates. For a better understanding of deeds it was suggested that a transcript be produced to make it easier to study since handwritten deeds can be laborious to read. An abstract can then follow containing only the pertinent facts and eliminating the legal boilerplate. Some deeds even include the occupation of the principals.

Early deeds often gave approximate measurements and used landmarks such as trees, streams, or fences to define the perimeters. In order to avoid lawsuits and misunderstandings, townships and ranges were established to simplify the division of land. Mr. Staats stressed the importance of local maps in locating ancestral properties.

Four primary sources to access and locate deeds were discussed: Courthouses or Recorder’s Offices, Family History Centers, some Libraries, and online in limited areas.

Cuyahoga and Stark Counties in Ohio now have deeds online.

This entertaining and informative program was wellreceived by ACGS members and guests.

The next program will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 at the Geneva Public Library and will consist of Alan Rabe “Talking About Family Search and What is in the Future.” Mr. Rabe oversees all Family History Centers in Northeast Ohio. All ACGS programs are open and free to the public and anyone interested in a particular topic or wishing to improve their knowledge of family history research is invited to attend.

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Geology hike will be at Camp Whitewood

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Explore some of the unique natural features of southwestern Ashtabula County at a guided geology hike on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 4-H Camp Whitewood, which is located near Windsor.

Guides for the hike will be Paul Ruez, Pat Biliter and Doug Dunn.

The camp is at 7983 S.

Wiswell Road, Windsor.

Participants must register in advance by emailing the Land Conservancy’s Kim Bihler at kbihler@wrlandconservancy.org.

For more information, call (440) 729-9621.

The Land Conservancy, which has preserved more than 420 properties and approximately 30,000

acres in northern Ohio, seeks to preserve the scenic beauty, rural character and natural resources of northern Ohio. The organization is based in Chesterland and has field offices in Painesville, Medina, Akron, Oberlin, Orrville, Cleveland and Orwell.

The 227-acre Camp

Whitewood was established in 1940 and is nestled between beautiful Warner’s Hollow and historical orchards. The unique campus is also home to Young Adventurers Day Camp, Grindstone Creek Lodge & Conference Center, and is an official stop on the Maple Tour in Northeastern Ohio.

Multi-Cultural Festival brings the world to Ashtabula

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA - Whether you’re Italian, Finnish, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, Brazilian, Irish, French, African, African American, German, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Swiss Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Greek, American or any other ethnicity, the second annual MultiCultural Festival has something for you.

The Ashtabula Downtown Development Association for the second year is holding a now two-day festival.

The success of the festival’s first year in 2011 was heard loud and clear as the ADDA decided this year to add an extra day.

The Multi-Cultural Festival celebrates the world’s diversity and unique qualities of every cultural.

Although there is a small event on Friday the 27th, a majority of the events are scheduled for July 28 and 29.

“The event kicks off Friday night with a free Jazz Concert at St. Peter’s

Episcopal Church at 7 p.m.,” Marty Cephas, event organizer and creator, said.

Saturday will begin once again with a parade.

“We are really promoting the parade and encouraging people to participate with flags, festive clothing or ethnic clothing, come on skates, bicycles, cars, motorcycles, floats,” Cephas said. “Lineup at 12:30 p.m.

Parade at 1 p.m. down Main Avenue.”

They have added a classic car show this year, which will be featured on Saturday and a motorcycle show on both Saturday and Sunday.

“Also new this year is a classic car show, with everyone welcome to participate Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and a motorcycle show. Bring your bikes to showcase Saturday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.,” Cephas said.

The festival will be larger this year with an extension past Main Avenue.

“The extended festival midway goes from Lake to Collins on Main Avenue,” Cephas said.

The streets will be blocked off as

people enjoy different cuisines such as Indian, Ethiopian, Mexican and Chinese.

“The festival is a lot of fun with ethnic foods, ethnic entertainment, street vendors and street performers,” Cephas said.

There will be demonstrations along with performances like the Native American traditional dances, salsa dancers and lots of world music.

“Entertainers from around the world and Ohio will be performing,” Cephas said. “We have Ukombozi who does Reggae, Mwatabu Okantah another Regga performer, Mame Daiko who is a Japanese drummer, Kuchipudi By Kalyani Veturi, Flavors of India, Luis Cameuendo, who will perform Songs of Equador [and] China Outreach, who will feature Year of the Dragon.”

The festival will start at noon on Saturday and go until 9 p.m. On Sunday the times are from noon until 6 p.m.

“Come salsa in the street or country line dance in the street,” Cephas said. “It’s the most unique downtown street festival in Northeast Ohio.”

Commissioners pass agenda items

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - The Ashtabula County commissioners held a relatively brief meeting on Tuesday, July 17.

During the meeting, the commissioners ordered the publication and requests for proposals for basic skills requisite for employment and pregnancy prevention programs for the the Ashtabula County Department of Job and Family Services.

Basic skills requisite for employment proposals will be received until 3 p.m. Aug. 9, and proposals for pregnancy prevention programs will be received until 3:30 p.m. Aug. 9.

— Su bmitted by Judy Wareham In other projects, the com-

missioners ordered the publication and bids for the Harpersfield Township booster station replacement project, an Ohio Public Works Commission project.

The project is estimated at $470,000. Bids will be received until 1 p.m. Aug. 6.

In other actions, the commissioners appointed Marie Lane to the Ashtabula County Law Library Resources Board.

Roger Corlett has submitted his resignation from the board, and Lane wishes to fill the balance of his unexpired term until Dec. 31, 2013.

Her term is retroactive to June 1, 2012.

The Law Library Resources Board is charged with the responsibility of

providing legal research, reference and library services to the county and to the municipal corporations, townships and courts within the county and managing the coordination, acquisition and utilization of legal resources.

Additionally, the commissioners appointed Jeffrey Ford and re-appointed Gary Coxon to the Ashtabula County Public Defender Commission.

Ford replaces Kyle Smith, whose term expired Feb. 8, 2012. Smith did not want to be re-appointed.

Their terms expire Feb. 8, 2016.

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

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Karen Schneider donates lift bridge watercolor to the Ashtabula Arts Center Local artist Karen Schneider recently donated “The Lift Bridge,” a large watercolor painting of the Ashtabula Lift Bridge, to the Ashtabula Arts Center where it hangs on display and can be viewed during regular business hours.

Schneider grew up along the banks of Lake Erie in Ashtabula and always loved the shore and the many views of the harbor district.

“The big oak tree, the lift bridge, the view of the harbor, the railroad yards, quiet tide pools, the scent of rain before a storm, sitting on the pier watching the moon rise, sailing... these are the blood-memory landmarks of my childhood,” says Schneider.

Growing up, Schneider received a foundation in the arts at the Ashtabula Arts Center, taking dance classes, piano lessons, and performing on the Straw Hat Theatre stage among other activities. Following high school, she went on to study art at the College of Wooster.

The Ashtabula Lift Bridge (also known as the West Fifth Street Bridge) is just one of many Ashtabula subjects she has chosen to paint. A familiar landmark to area residents, the Ashtabula Lift Bridge was

built in 1925 and was restored in 1986. The Strauss Bascule Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It still operates today, carrying the traffic of Route 531 across its span of the Ashtabula River and raising at regular intervals to allow boats to pass to and from Lake Erie.

“We are absolutely thrilled to accept this wonderful piece from Karen’s collection,” says Visual Arts Coordinator Meeghan Humphrey. “It is such a generous gift that will give pleasure to both our staff and patrons for years to come.”

The Ashtabula Arts Center Gallery summer hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. – noon. Visitors are welcome to stop in to view Schneider’s painting as well as the monthly, featured exhibit.

Admission to the gallery is free.

Anyone interested in seeing more of Schneiders’ work can view some of her pieces at Carlisles Home in the Harbor and at the Bascule Bridge Grille & Wine Bar, both located on Bridge Street in the Ashtabula Harbor district. You can also visit her website at SUBMITTED PHOTO www.karenwschneider.com.

Visual Arts Coordinator Meeghan Humphrey and artist Karen Schneider.

Author to sign books at Geneva Library Live for something more

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers

years old.…three times over and is enjoying Ralph, her husband of 45 years, and their golden years,” her GENEVA - Author Barwebsite’s biography says. bara Cozad will be conductCozard is a proud ing a book signing at the grandmother who resides Geneva Library on in Mineral Wells, West VirWednesday, July 25, from ginia, who has always had 4-6 p.m. a strong faith in heaven “Cozad, a resident of and God. Mineral Wells, WV, will be Cozard’s book, “Laughavailable to sign copies of ter from Heaven,” explores her book, Laughter From a child’s sense of humor Heaven,” Traci Jones, a and takes a look inside Tate Publishing representheir minds through childtative, said. hood mistakes, insight and Cozad is promoting her lessons learned while book, “Laughter from growing up while also lookHeaven.” ing at a higher power.

This is Cozad’s second “Submerge yourself into published book with her SUBMITTED PHOTO first book being, “Pearls Barbara Cozad will be signing this compilation of jokes, from Heaven.” her book, “Laughter from commentary, and Bible All of Cozad’s books Heaven” at Geneva Library verses to understand how easy it is to feel the have been published by today from 4-6 p.m. warmth of God radiating Tate Publishing.

“Children have a wonder- their innocence through learn- through His children,” Jones ful sense of humor and can ing, making mistakes and said about the book.

The book talks about a easily make us laugh,” Jones growing up.”

Cozard herself is a kid at mother and daughter saying said. “Barbara Cozad’s ‘Laughter from Heaven’ pro- heart and loves the wisdom their nightly prayers and the daughter ending her prayers vides a special insight into the found in children.

“Barbara Cozad is only 22 by saying “and all girls.” minds of young children and

When asked why she was saying this, the daughter replied, “Because we always finish our prayers by saying, ‘All men.’”

It’s these small stories that Cozad focuses on and shows God’s sense of humor through the mouths of children.

Cozad believe in God’s laughter and is excited about sharing the smiles with others through her new book.

“God does have a sense of humor and it’s time that we learn to laugh along with Him,” Jones said.

“Laughter from Heaven” is available in paperback at www.amazon.com, Publish America or directly through Tate Publishing.

For more information, go to Cozad’s website at http:// barbaracozad.tateauthor.com where her own personal blog is also available to read.

BY REV. JIM BREHLER First Congregational United Church of Christ of Jefferson

Divisiveness is not new, even to the church. Even in the earliest days of Christianity, tension and discord between the churches was evident. The scriptures allude to differences in the direction of the faith even between the apostles themselves—the most famous of which is the initial split between Paul and Peter regarding the mission to the Gentiles.

In each case, differences were overcome by focusing not on the non-essentials—those things tearing apart the unity—but rather, by focusing on the essentials, by living for something more, a unity of purpose.

I am reminded of the Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be quote, “In essentials unity, in reached at sportman@gazette non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.” Naturally, news.com. one could argue as to what is “essential,” but the scriptures tend to point to one thing: “love,” love of God, love of neighbor as ourselves. Love, JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Rotary Club has made I would propose, is our unity a $1,000 contribution to the Cleveland-based organizaof purpose. tion Girls for the World.

The United Church of Girls for the World seeks to empower girls as powerChrist has as its motto, “That ful agents for social change in their communities and they may all be one,” which is in the world, by building confidence and leadership taken from the Gospel of John skills.

17:20-21 in which Jesus says, Karen Hanson, the founder and director of Girls for “I ask not only on behalf of the World has presented a number of workshops focusthese, but also on behalf of ing on poor and underprivileged young women in Inthose who will believe in me dia, and has been invited to conduct workshops in Nicathrough their word, that they ragua and the Amazon region of Peru. may all be one. As you, Father, Rotary International is comprised of more than are in me and I am in you, 33,000 clubs in communities throughout the world. In may they also be in us, so that addition to its many local projects, the Jefferson Rothe world may believe that tary Club also supports the mission of Rotary Internayou have sent me” (NRSV). tional to encourage leadership development and trainThis is an important mesing around the world.

SUBMITTED PHOTO sage for us as we enter into For more information about either of these organiwhat looks to be one of the zations, visit http://www.girlsfortheworld.org and http:/ Jefferson Rotary Club President Chris Miller is pictured with most divisive and polarizing Karen Hanson, executive director of Girls for the World. /www.rotary.org. elections in years. The polarization of the nation has been compounded by what I see as the impact that the hyper-individualism of American valSherry Cornell will be singing in concert at the Dorset Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on ues has had even upon the Sunday, July 29. The church is located at 2471 Rte. 193 in Dorset, right next to the post Christian faith. office. The service is free of charge, and no offering will be taken.

You may disagree with me, Sherry is a lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio. She lives in Ashtabula with her husbut because of this hyper-inband Garth who is the morning announcer on WKKY radio. Together they host a weekly dividualism, I truly feel that Christian radio program called Country Sunday Morning. some in our faith have placed Sherry loves to sing all styles of Gospel music from contemporary to traditional and too much emphasis on perSouthern Gospel. Sherry believes she has been called by God to use her gift of singing sonal salvation and the next and feels blessed to have the opportunity to share the wonderful message about Jesus. life rather than the grace “What, Me Worry?” will be the theme of Sherry’s program. Come and join us for this given freely to us through salspecial time of worship in music. vation: reconciliation of God Sherry Cornell

Jefferson Rotary Club donates to Girls for the World

Sherry Cornell to perform July 29

with all of creation and this life.

There was an article posted on Facebook by Sojourners Magazine entitled, Ten Clichés Christians Should Never Use. In my mind, most of them pointed to the individualistic nature of western Christian faith that I am talking about, but one in particular really rattles me whenever I hear it: “Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?” To me, and you may disagree with me again, this statement reinforces the belief that faith and salvation are “all about me.”

Personal salvation becomes the goal promulgated by a theology of scarcity in which only a few are chosen, in which we are in competition with one another for obtaining God’s grace. It can lead to a legalistic view of faith, a view of faith that many of the Jewish leadership in Biblical times clung to, a view of faith that Jesus himself tried to reveal as a false trap that leads only to despair and fear, or worse, self-righteousness and arrogance.

It can also lead to an enumeration of who is in and who is out with the assumption that the keepers of the list know God’s mind better than the rest of us. It is an insidious trap that leads to a desperate attempt to rigidly adhere to a specific set of rules and laws that are often selectively chosen from the Bible.

Instead of encouraging unity in love, it promulgates division and discord. Instead of encouraging a community in Christ in which the stranger is welcomed in our midst, it builds walls of exclusion and fear.

My friends, as we get closer to the coming election, let us reach out in love. Let us approach those we are in opposition with and find common ground upon which to build a grace-filled future. Let us challenge our own candidates and causes to live out the truth, compassion and love of Christ. Let us tear down the walls. Let us have a unity of purpose in Christ.

May the love of God lift you up, may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with strength, may the peace of Christ set you free.

Agriculture

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 7A

Your weekly agricultural update to attend next month.

AGRICULTURAL AGENT COMMENTS

BY David Marrison OSU Extension Agent Hello, Ashtabula County!

Thanks to whoever read my column last week and did a rain dance. It was really nice to see the rain showers on Thursday. But to be greedy, we could use about one inch of rain per week for the next month. This would really help all of our local crops as they move to set yield. The 2012 drought has impacted the entire North Central Region this summer. So, some timely rains will surely help our farmers.

For some parts of the United States, it is already too late.

Thankfully, we still can pull out tremendous yields if we get the needed rain. A reminder that local farmers can keep track of OSU Extension’s recommendations for drought stricken crops at: http:// agcrops.osu.edu/. As we watch for more rain, I would like to update you on the success of our Summer Science Academy and provide information on some training sessions which local tax preparers may wish

I am very pleased to report the success of our Summer Science Academy workshops on July 13 and 20 at the Ashtabula County fairgrounds. Due to a generous grant received from the Morrison Foundation, we were able to hold two day long science workshops which allowed us to go in depth into our Science in Motion and Robotics curriculum. These workshops expanded on thetwo-hour exploratory sessions OSU Extension offered at our local libraries in June. The 55 youth who attended the July 13 session learned about science in motion by using catapults, mento rockets, bottle rockets and Estes Gnome rockets followed by a day of exploring robotics on July 20th. The students used Ohio’s new 4-H curriculum to learn how to program robots. The youth built brush and color bots, and programmed LEGO® and LETry® Addi robots. The program evaluations showed that the kids who participated learned a great deal about rockets and robotics! It was great to see how intrigued and excited the kids were about science. A special thanks to Abbey Averill and Levi Humes who gave leadership to the summer science academy. We sincerely appreciate the support which the Morrison Foundation provided our summer science academy. We already have some exciting ideas for the 2013 summer science academy!

Beginning January 1, 2011, all paid preparers must have a Preparer Tax Identification Number. Existing PTIN holders must pass a competency exam by the end of 2013. At-

Corn is tasseling and silking across the county. Rain showers are needed to help with grain yield

Abbey Averill from OSU Extensions helps load the Mentos for a Science in Motion experiment.

Sara Ritchie (Counselor) helps give instructions on how to build paper airplanes to demonstrate the principles of thrust and lift.

Levi Humes helps put the Estes rocket on the launch pad at the July 13 Science in Motion Day sponsored by OSU Extension

Danny Jackam works on a LETry robotic car at last Friday’s Robotic Workshop. torneys, Certified Public Accounts and Enrolled Agents are exempt from the testing requirement. In addition to a competency exam, IRS Registered Tax Return Preparers will be required to take continuing education in the future.

OSU Extension is pleased to announce that we will be offering assistance for individuals who are preparing to take the new Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP) competency test in 2012. We will be offering four one-day preparatory workshops across Ohio in Augustand September.

These workshops will be held on: OSU Extension Office (Bowling Green, OH)- August 28, 2012; Bridgewater Banquet & Conference Center (Powell, OH)- August 29, 2012; Kings Island Conference Center (Mason, OH)- September 5,

2012; and Geauga County Extension Office (Burton, OH)September 6, 2012.

Learn from our great OSU and IRS Instructors at these workshops and get study materials and on-line test bank as a bonus. There are three registrations options for the workshop. The first is $100 for the day long preparatory workshop only. The second option is $199 which includes the workshop, study guide and access to the 200 question test bank. The third option is $279 which includes the day long preparatory workshop, study guide, access to a 700 question test bank and unlimited practice exams.

The workshops are approved by the IRS Return Preparer Office for 8 hours of CE credit in the category of “RTRP Test Preparation.”

Lunch, program handouts, FastForward Study Guide, online test bank, and refreshments are included. Registration must be completed (post-

Katelynne Crouch of Cherry Valley programs a Lego Robot while Alex Trasher and Rowen Jenkins looks on at last Friday’s OSU Extension Robotics Workshop. Thank you to the Morrison Foundation for the grant for this program. marked or via web) by midnight, August 15. There is an additional $20 late registration fee. Registration is available on-line at: http:// go.osu.edu/RTRP . More information can be obtained by contacting the Ashtabula County Extension office 440-576-9008.

which states, “Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain” Have a good and safe day!

David Marrison is Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension. Mr. Marrison can be reached at or To close, I would like to 440-576-9008 share an anyomous quote marrison.2@osu.edu

Abbey Averill provides the background details of rockets at the July 13 Science in Levi Humes, OSU Summer Intern, teaches how to operate LETry Robotic Cars at last Friday’s robotics workshop.

Motion Workshop.

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Kist receives Girl Scouts Gold Award SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP - Emily Kist received the highest award in Girl Scouts on June 16, 2012.

The Gold Award recipient has to show leadership skills and choose an issue that she cares about and has a lasting effect on the community. Emily’s Girl Scout Gold Award was obtained at Lakeside High School’s library.

With the wonderful facility great for learning, Lakeside was missing a library. There was a room meant to be used as a library but over the years Lakesides sporting events and teams had won so many trophies they had nowhere else to put them but the “library.”

Emily saw this to be a problem. She wondered where the students of Lakeside High School, including herself were supposed to learn comprehension and vocabulary if we didn’t have a place to borrow books. After addressing the problem and getting approval from the principal at the time Sylvia Atkinson, Emily began many long hours of planning.

Emily and her mother Suzy Kist, Brittany and Debbie Tatakis, Ashley Buhl and Brandon Benjamin started to build the much-needed library. The impact she hoped to make was a place where students could do homework or read a book in a spacious quiet area, free of trophies that occupied the much needed space. The chance of students reading is higher if they have a place close to them where they are able to get books easily. The students of Lakeside High School benefited from her addressing this problem. Before the library was up and running she heard complaints every now and then about how great Lakeside would be if we got the library up and running.

Because of all the hard work they put into the project, she now hears many compliments, not complaints.

Emily stated, “I just sit back and smile because I am the reason for all the compliments.”

With the help of the Isabella Day Trust Fund, we now have books to fill the LHS library. Along with the books we also have a great librarian to keep the library running smoothly.

Emily Kist, Girl Scout Gold Award recipient attends Lakeside High School and will be a 2013 graduate. Emily is 10th in her class out of 297 students with a 3.85 GPA. Emily has been recently inducted into the National Honor Society and voted Vice President of this year’s chapter. She is also a level 8 in competing gymnastics, which she practices from 912 hours a week. Emily is also the captain of the Varsity cheerleading squad for both football and basketball.

Emily participates in the High School marching band and

HARPERSFIELD

Off to the Zucchini 500

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

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Emily Kist received the Girl Scouts Gold Award on June 16. symphonic band as a first chair trombone player. She recently performed over 30 hours of mentorship to help her pursue her career in the dental field. Emily loves Girl Scouts and is very dedicated. She achieved her Girl Scout Bronze award in 2005 and her Girl Scout Silver award in 2007. She was also fortunate enough that 10 years ago Emily celebrated the Girl Scouts 90 year anniversary in Washington, D.C., five years ago celebrated the 95th anniversary, and just last month was lucky enough to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts in Washington, D.C. She worked very hard to earn the Gold Award and feels so accomplished. Emily is extremely excited in earning this award that will help her all throughout her life. Emily’s parents are Dan and Suzy Kist. Her Grandparents are Patricia Jewell (the late Dennis Jewell) of Geneva and Betty Kist (the late John Kist) of Ashtabula.

age categories will be awarded Farmers’ Market cash vouchers. The overall longest and shortest runs will also receive special recognition, officials said.

The Jefferson Farmers’ Market is held each Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 32 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson.

The producers-only market in Jefferson features locally grown fruits and vegetables, as well as maple syrup, fresh flowers and more, throughout the summer. Vendors already include Franklin Tall Timbers with maple syrup and maple-syrup products, as well as Grandma’s Grain’ry with perennial plants, cut flowers and vegetables and Mark Meyer of the Jefferson Bird Feeder.

The market will continue until October. WIC and senior coupons are accepted by eligible merchants.

JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Farmers’ Market will have a special treat for visitors on Saturday, July 28.

The 7th annual Zucchini 500 returns to the Jefferson Farmers’ Market at 11 a.m. this Saturday.

This yearly running of the gourds will take advantage of the smooth surface of the St, Joseph’s Church parking lot. Last year’s results bested the old distance record by more than 10 feet and 2012 promises even more excitement, farmers’ market officials said.

Racers may bring an over-sized zucchini with them or buy one at the Market. The Market Committee will supply the wheels as well as decorations to turn the squash into a thing of beauty that can race down the ramp.

Mounted on the wheels, the veggie will be launched down a ramp in an attempt Stefanie Wessell, senior to set more new distance editor for Gazette Newsparecords.

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The children tried to walk to the top of the moving rope ladder, with some falling onto the padding while others made a successful Ericka Perko, Chrissy Perko, Elizabeth Robinson and Olivia Pasco are volunteers for walk there and back. the lemonade stand on Sunday’s Harpersfield Beef Roast.

“Everyone has to work together, so we support each other,” Julie said.

The fire department sees much support from both the Harpersfield and surrounding communities with people coming from Austinburg, Geneva and Madison.

“We get so much community support and not just Harpersfield. It seems like they come from all over the place,” Cliff said.

The reputation of the beef

roast has gained popularity, with the Chardon Fire Department coming out this year to see how they, too, could conduct one for its city’s bicentennial being held in August.

“We had people from Chardon come out to see how we do the beef roast because they’ll be doing it for a onetime deal and they said, we can’t do it like this,” Everett said.

The Chardon members saw the department use a spit and

said they would have to cook their beef in an oven and wished they, too, could have such a spit.

“Our spit was actually built by two of our firemen 38 years ago,” Everett said.

To Harpersfield, the beef roast is more than just food, it is a time to see old friends and for those who have moved away to come back home.

“For some many people, this is a reunion and it is. It is a homecoming,” Julie said.

“The people who have left know the third weekend in July they can come and they’re going to see all their friends.”

Julie sees the beef roast as one big weekend party.

“We just throw a big backyard party and we invite our friends and they invite their friends,” Julies said.

The department is proud of its community and everyone who comes together each year to make the beef roast a success.

“The main thing is that we need to thank all the people of the community that come out and work our booths and help Choices have to be made at the beef roast as the raffle us because we can’t do it without their help,” Everett said. prizes range from gift certificates to t-shirts.

RIGHT: Elizabeth Robinson gives lemonade to a thirsty beef roast patron.

Ron May throws out a pitch for the pitching contest behind the stage at the beef roast on Sunday.

Steve Graham watches as his kids play games at the beef roast.

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JUMC Vacation Bible School dives into the Bible

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - The Jefferson United Methodist Church began its weeklong Vacation Bible School on Monday with the theme of Operation Overboard.

“Operation Overboard is about diving deep into the word of God,” Pastor Meredith Coleman said.

The hallways are decorated with underwater posters, and scuba-diving equipment welcomes you as you walk through the halls.

“We’ve been preparing for about four months,” Coleman said. “We started asking for teachers and I’ve had wonderful people do the design and the posters and a bunch of cool stuff.”

The school runs through Friday and is conducted between 9 a.m. and noon each day.

“We have craft, music, snack, recreation, storytelling and mission,” Coleman said.

The first day the gymnasium was packed with children, and each day organizers expect more people to show up.

“I think we’re expecting about 100 kids and we’ll probably have more tomorrow,” Coleman said on Monday.

The children are asked to bring in school supplies that will be donated to Spiderweb for those who cannot afford to buy the required back-toschool items.

“We’re collecting school supplies for Spiderweb this year,” Coleman said.

Spiderweb will be holding an open house in August before school where the dona-

tions collected will be used as the children play games and win play money to “buy” supplies.

“The more we collect this week, the more the kids will be able to purchase,” Coleman said. “That’s kind of a cool secondary theme this year.”

Each day the children receive a new theme as they learn about the Bible.

“Today’s theme is, ‘Depend on God,’ and then each day has a new theme and we go from the Old Testament into the New Testament,” Coleman said.

JUMC invites anyone from any denomination to join them in the underwater Bible-themed adventure.

“We invite anybody and everybody,” Coleman said.

“We have preschoolers all the way up to sixth grade and we have seventh and eighth graders helping.”

Coleman said it is events like Sunday school that bring people back to church when they are older and perhaps have not been an active member of a congregation.

“I can’t tell you how many times they say, well, my parents never took me to church but my grandma took me to Vocation Bible School when I was a kid or I went to Sunday School a few times and that was enough seed planted,” Coleman said.

This is why Coleman sees the importance of nurturing every child who wants to attend the school.

“We see children not only from our church but from all over the community that just connect with Jesus and what’s real about church,” Coleman said. “It’s not boring. It’s fun and it’s good and

we’re growing.”

Coleman enjoys the Bible school every year, and on Monday she got one-on-one action with the children as she told the story of Noah, acting as his wife.

“Kids are just so much fun and it’s such a joy to share this with them,” Coleman said.

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

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMAN

During recreation time, the preschoolers play a version of freeze tag where they run around until they hear the “magic whistle” and must then stop where they stand.

Pastor Meredith Coleman reenacts the story of Noah, playing the role of Noah’s wife and telling the children how they had to clean the boat while they waited for Music time is complete with hand motions and choreography to add to the Operation the rain to stop.

Overboard theme song.

The children look through multicolored tissue paper as they decorate the outside of The Vacation Bible School sixth graders smile for the camera before they continue their rain shakers. their mission session.

Former Jefferson resident honored by peers PINEDALE - Two Pinedale Game and Fish employees, Des Brunette and Jill Randall, have been honored for their exemplary work and accomplishments by each being awarded the “Peer Recognition Award” for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Pinedale Region.

Jill Randall, a native of Jefferson, Ohio, started her Game and Fish career in 2003 as a BrucellosisFeedgrounds-Habitat biologist in Jackson. She was promoted to the Pinedale Habitat Biologist in 2005, and continues to serve in that position.

“Jill is a great team player with excellent interpersonal skills,” said Pinedale Regional Wildlife Supervisor John Lund. “Her unique ability to work with other agencies, conservation groups, and landowners has allowed her to accomplish a great deal for wildlife and their habitat in a relatively short amount of time.”

SUBMITTED PHOTO Randall has been instrumental in completing a numPictured is former Jefferson resident Jill Randall. ber of important wildlife habitat improvement projects,

including several prescribed burns to promote aspen along the Wyoming Range front, and a variety of mechanical and chemical sagebrush treatments benefitting both wildlife and livestock. Additionally, Randall has worked closely with area landowners and funding organizations to accomplish a number of conservation easements on key parcels of wildlife habitat within the Wyoming Range and Green River valley.

“In addition to her core duties as a habitat biologist, Jill has always been quite willing to help out other work units with their projects,” said Lund, noting her involvement in projects such as the Pinedale elk test and removal project, sage grouse surveys, mule deer mortality surveys, and hunter check stations, among others.

In her free time, Jill enjoys playing softball, making jewelry, and a number of outdoor pursuits with her husband, Mark, including hunting, hiking, kayaking, and horseback riding, to name a few. Randall is a Jefferson, Ohio native.

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Mendrala dresses County receives much-needed rain area residents’ hair to the nines

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMAN

Hair dresser Brian Mendrala stands next to friend and client Kathy Crandall. Mendrala just opened a shop on North Chestnut Street in Jefferson.

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers

for over 20 years.

Crandall was once a hair stylist herself and owned a shop in Orwell.

“Hair stylists are the hardest customers and he knows what he’s doing,” Crandall said. “I trust him with my hair.”

Each session takes about an hour and Mendrala teaches his clients how to maintain the look every day.

“I decided what the style will be and I teach them how they can get the same look on their own,” Mendrala said.

Some have asked Mendrala what brought him back to Jefferson, as he is a native.

“I grew up in Jefferson and a part of me always wanted to come back,” Mendrala said. “It’s so peaceful and scenic.”

Mendrala wants to bring a sense of class to the area and everything in his shop, from the Italian satin sofa to the floor-to-ceiling framed mirror, says classy.

Mendrala wants everyone to feel special and as if they are entering a party as they come through his doors.

“Coming to my studio is a whole experience that you can’t have anywhere else,” Mendrala said. “Everyone that comes here is treated special.”

For an appointment at Brian Mendrala’s Studios, you must book the appointment in advance.

“Miracles can be done, but you must book them three days in advance,” Mendrala said.

To book an appointment, call Mendrala at (440) 855-0076.

JEFFERSON - Brian Mendrala has opened up shop in Jefferson as the area’s only hair dresser, not stylist.

His shop is located on North Chestnut Street across from Tuxies Arcade.

Mendrala has been a hair dresser for over 20 years, practicing in Los Angeles and Arizona.

“I love seeing people happy and confident,” Mendrala said.

Mendrala is very adamant: he is not a hair stylist. A hair stylist is someone who will cut and style according to the client’s wishes.

“If you go to a hair stylist, you will look at a bunch of stock photos from books and magazines and you will pick out a hairstyle you think looks good. Not with me,” Mendrala said.

A hair dresser will look at a client and determine what will look good according to the shape of their face, their personality and even their day-to-day activities.

“As a hair dresser, I sit down with each client and find out what their likes and dislikes are. I get to know them and I feel their hair and its texture. I look at the shape of their face,” Mendrala said. “I decide how the hair will move.”

Mendrala has a national reputation for making clients satisfied with their hair.

“When people come to see me, they say it’s the best hair cut they’ve ever had,” Mendrala said. “I have a client who still comes to see me twice a Sadie Portman, reyear from San Francisco.”

One reoccurring client is porter for the Gazette, may Kathy Crandall, a Roaming be reached at sportman@ Shores resident and friend gazettenews.com.

JEFFERSON - Ashtabula County received some much-needed rain last week.

All of Ohio except for small portions of four southeastern counties near the West Virginia border is experiencing moderate drought this summer, as of July 17, according to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor.

With this kind of weather, it’s impacting not only people’s vegetable and flowers gardens, but the entire agricultural community.

Conditions for growers are extreme right now, the worst they’ve been in over 50 years, said Harold Watters, an Ohio State University Extension agronomy field specialist and coordinator of the university’s Agronomic Crops Team.

With projected yields for corn and soybeans statewide now at 65 to 80 percent of normal, it now comes down to making business decisions for many growers on how to get through this year, he said.

“The OSU Extension agriculture management team will start addressing how to make business decisions on how to survive a year with less income and get prepared for next year where we have higher hopes for better crops,” Watters said. “Our hopes that were high for this year have really fallen off with this continued dry weather.

County Extension Director for Ashtabula County David Marrison said the rain is needed to help all of the local crops as they move to set yield.

Out driving the roads of the county, people may have noticed corn tasseling

and silking across the county. Rain showers are needed to help with the grain yield.

“To be greedy, we could use about one inch of rain per week for the next month,” Marrison said. “The 2012 drought has impacted the entire North Central Region this summer. So, some timely rains will surely help our farmers. For some parts of the United States, it is already too late.”

Local farmers can keep track of OSU Extension’s recommendations for drought stricken crops at: http:// agcrops.osu.edu/.

Ohio State University Extension experts have developed two web sites dedicated to helping farmers, producers and consumers find ways to deal with the dry conditions and extreme heat, whether they farm, manage a nursery or simply want to keep their garden growing, said Don Breece, Extension’s assistant director for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Resources on the OSU Extension site http://agnr.osu.edu/managing-drought2012 include links to and information on: Crops; news releases; livestock and pasture; home and landscape; drought resources from other universities; Ohio Department of Agriculture; weather; water resources; disaster and drought assistance.

And people who want to access social media to learn and talk about drought can do so at OSU Extension’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ OHdrought12.

Drought will likely be an ongoing issue in the weeks to come, according to

Jim Noel with the National Weather Service. Noel’s weather updates are featured in the OSU Agronomics Crop Team’s weekly C.O.R.N. Rain totals for the second half of July will range from 0.50 to 1.50 inches on average. The normal rainfall amount is about two inches, he said.

With drought conditions forecast to continue at least through August, unless the state gets a significant amount of rain soon, it could be winter before soil moisture levels return to where they would be considered normal, said Jeff Rogers, state climatologist and a professor in Ohio State’s Department of Geography.

“Precipitation amounts have been running 50 to 70 percent of normal statewide for the last two months,” Rogers said. “According to the current calculations, it would take seven to 11 inches of rain to get us out of drought completely, which is hard to do because the summer conditions cause evaporation so quickly. But complete recovery of soil moisture will take seven to 11 inches, something that will likely take through winter to accomplish.”

Currently, topsoil moisture was rated 63 percent very short, 31 percent short and 6 percent adequate, with no surplus, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture Weekly Crop Report.

Statewide as of July 16, 47 percent of Ohio’s corn crop, 57 percent of its hay crop, 65 percent of its pastures, 48 percent of its peaches and 42 percent of its soybean crop were rated in poor or very poor condition, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Spiderweb plans Annual Community Open House

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Spiderweb is hosting its Annual Community Open House 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at its location at 133 E. Jefferson Street.

All children and families are invited to a family-oriented evening of carnival games, activities and refreshments, Spiderweb representative Sherry Cullers said.

“Children will have the opportunity to play different games that will test their brainpower skills, as well as having lots of fun. Children will earn fun money that can be accumulated and redeemed that night at the prize center for a wide variety of

school supplies. In addition, children will be able to decorate their own cupcake as part of the refreshments, and there will be face painting,” Cullers said.

Refreshments are provided in part from the harvest of “Our Hope Garden” that area children planted and tended all summer, Cullers said.

“This program allowed children to set goals and to see those goals achieved,” she said.

Spiderweb will also have on display a listing of volunteers that throughout this past year have contributed to their programs.

“Without the volunteers, Spiderweb would not be able to continue the work of supporting area families and

children. Being a small grassroots agency means relying on the community’s generous support, whether it be in giving of their time, talent or money,” Cullers said. “Spiderweb especially would like to thank those area churches who throughout the year have supported our programs and for this event donated school supplies as the prizes.”

Spiderweb provides programs and services to encourage children and teens to become healthy individuals.

Programs include: Education Motivation, an after-school and summer tutoring program; Clothes Closet, a free clothing distribution site; and Prevention, support/educational groups for at-risk youth.

Road projects underway in Jefferson

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON - Village of Jefferson workers have kept busy with road projects this summer.

The village recently completed paving South Sycamore Street and West Walnut Street, and now it turns

its attention to other streets.

“We were able to pave West Walnut and South Sycamore for about $36,000 less than the estimate,” Village Administrator Terry Finger said.

This savings was because less asphalt was used than originally estimated.

Finger said the village will

take that $36,000 plus part of funds that initially had been appropriated for the Market Street project (which has been put off until next year) to pave West Satin Street from South Chestnut Street to South Poplar.

The village also will use the funds to pave a portion of Dorset Street off of Route 307,

about 220 feet, Finger said.

Finger said village workers also have been out recently painting the yellow and white lines on village streets.

This work is being done at night, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., Finger said.

“We’re painting them at night because of the traffic,” Finger said.

BOE According to information provided by the school district, the annual increase in cost compared to 2012 is shown below: Year Millage Home Value Property Tax 2013 11.0 $100,000 $346.50 2014 9.9 $100,000 $311.85 The school board and administration also will not be seeking renewal of the other three levies when they expire.

Board members decide to pursue the levy after listening to school district residents during a meeting several months ago. During this meeting, the JALS Board of Education began to implement cuts to reduce expenses by $1.5 million for the 2012-13 school year. Many of these cuts involved the cutting of teachers and extracurricular programs at the school, which people in the audience did not want to happen.

With this levy, school district officials have said that it will restore those cuts and bring back all of those positions and programs that were cut because of the deficit.

The amount of money the board wishes to raise is $2,850,000 per year for 10 years.

During the board meeting on Tuesday, several resi-

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At least two residents said they had heard that even with the passage of the 11.9-mills levy, the board would still have to make $1 million in cuts the following year.

Hladek and JALS Board of Education Patricia Hoyson said that rumor was not true. The board is only looking at more cuts if the levy fails.

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

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“This was the B-E-S-T ever assembly,” said third-grader Struan McNevan.

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Three boaters saved from sinking vessel

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers GENEVA - The Ashtabula Coast Guard was out on the water this past Sunday after being contacted by a 911 dispatcher of a boat in distress.

“A Coast Guard boat crew rescued three boaters Sunday afternoon after their boat became swamped in Lake Erie, off the coast of Geneva State Park in Geneva, Ohio,” Coast Guard officials said.

The boaters’ names have yet to be released but their ages are known.

“Rescued were: a 61-yearold man; the man’s 34-yearold daughter; and the woman’s six-year-old son,” officials said. “All three are reportedly from Willoughby, Ohio.”

The boat was found about one mile off the shores of Geneva.

“The radio watch stander at Coast Guard Station Ashtabula, Ohio, was notified at 11:31 a.m. by a local 911 dispatcher, who reported a pleasure craft taking on water about one nautical mile offshore of Geneva State Park,” officials said.

The Ashtabula Coast Guard prepared their crew for the rescue and were out on the water searching for the vessel.

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Three boaters were saved about a mile off the shores of the Geneva State Park on Sunday afternoon. Everyone was wearing lifejackets and conducted proper protocol for an emergency situation. boat from Station Ashtabula,” officials said.

All three were wearing lifejackets as the Coast Guard has often suggested for just such an incident.

“Once on scene, the SPCLE crew found the three boaters in the water near the swamped pleasure craft. All three were wearing life jackets,” officials said.

The three boaters were taken by EMS to the nearest hospital for examination but appeared to be primarily in good health.

“The SPC-LE crew transported the boaters to the park and transferred them to awaiting EMS in good con-

dition,” officials said. “A commercial salvor was able to dewater the vessel and tow it to the park.”

The Coast Guard was pleased with the boaters’ actions as it may have just saved their lives.

“These boaters did everything right,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Lutz, executive petty officer of Station Ashtabula, and the coxswain, or operator, of the SPC-LE crew on this case.

“They were wearing life jackets, and they stayed with their vessel.”

Lutz stated even their course of standing on the partially sunken boat and

waving their arms to gain their attention were smart moves.

The Coast Guard hopes others takes notes of these survivors’ actions before their next trip on Lake Erie’s unpredictable waters.

“It can be hard to see people in the water,” Lutz said. “When the boat crew approached, the woman was standing on the bow of the partially submerged boat and waving her arms, making them easier to spot.”

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

Wine and Walleye Festival reels in for the fourth year

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers ASHTABULA - The Ashtabula Area Chamber of Commerce is once again ready to cast off the Wine and Walleye Festival this year on Aug. 24 for the fourth year in a row.

The three-day festival is for anglers and wine drinkers, with the walleye fishing contest on Saturday having $10,000 worth of prizes.

“Saturday morning the competitors will head out on the water at about 6:30 a.m. and then there will be a 5K at 9 a.m.,” Chamber President Jessica Forsythe said.

“The awards for the walleye contest will be given out on Saturday at 4 p.m.”

Forsythe noted there is something for everyone at the Wine and Walleye Festival.

“Everyone always comes down for the walleye, whether they are fishermen or just enjoying a nice glass of wine with their perch,” Forsythe said.

A full schedule is booked for the three-day event with the wine area opened for the whole three days.

“This year we are doing a car show on Friday night,”

Forsythe said. “There will be over 200 classic cars and we are going to close Bridge Street.”

Last year a smaller car show was held on Sunday but this year Sunday is booked with a whole new event.

“One of our new additions is an art show on Sunday presented by the Lake Artist Association,” Forsythe said.

Another hit from last year, the late night boat parade on Saturday is back for another go with the theme of Tropical Christmas.

“We’re really excited about the boat parade.

[There will be] 30 boats in the water and there will be three guests judges and Mark Allen from Star 97 will M.C. the event,” Forsythe said.

Fish Commish Joseph Misinec has been advertising around the county with the festival’s mascot, a big fish in a fishing boat called Wanda.

“Joseph Misinec puts on a lot of miles bringing Wanda around,” Forsythe said. “People think we have five or six Wandas, but there’s only one and she gets around.”

For those who enjoy fish, lots of seafood will be available as well as other options.

“We will have our fish fry of walleye, perch, shrimp and clams,” Forsythe said.

“Giant Eagle is selling ribs and other food and, of course, Bridge Street restaurants and merchants such as River’s Edge Diner, Brick Heads and Lift Bridge Landing will have other options available.”

Tickets for the event are $15 for a one-day pass in advance, or $20 at the gate, $25 for a weekend pass with advance sales only and a $5 non-drinkers’ access to wine area.

For people interested in half the gate admission price for the week, the chamber is still looking for volunteers.

“The forms are online or at the Chamber office for volunteers and they sign up for specific events or times available,” Forsythe said.

There are many perks to being a volunteer at the festival beyond the $10 discount for the wine area.

“Sign up before July 30 as a volunteer and get a tshirt, half off gate price of wine voucher and an invite

Geneva will see increase in water rates

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers

would be able to cover their increasing water rates,” Piotrowski said.

The initial idea to change the plan of increases actually came from the city’s water department officials as they thought of their residents.

“It was a comment that came out of the water department because the last time we did a water increase it was in a July,” Jennifer Brown, assistant city manager, said. “There was enough room in there and it wasn’t an immediately getting another increase in January right when you’re starting to get used to the new rates.”

The council thought perhaps a January to January plan would work better, but David Gilbert of the water department thought otherwise.

“I personally would rather go with September,” Gilbert said.

The city was scheduled to vote on the September to January ordinance at its last meeting on Monday but will now have to revise the ordinance to state September to September for three years and then vote on it at its next city council meeting.

“We need to modify the ordinance before voting on it at the next meeting,” Brown said.

The council unanimously agreed on modifying the ordinance.

GENEVA - City of Geneva residents will see a water rate increase come this September.

The city will be putting a 12-percent increase on water rates over the course of three years. “[At] the utility committee meeting a couple of weeks ago we had talked about starting the increase in water rates this year in September and then again in January in 2013 and then again in January 2014,” Jeffery Piotrowski, council president, said.

The council talked about how the original thought of increasing in September and then again the next January might be too much of an increase in a short amount of time.

“The thought is to start and either do September to September or January,” Piotrowski said.

Piotrowski said from the city’s stand point the September and January looks fiscally pleasing but to the residents it is another story.

“From a city stand point, the original plan somewhat makes sense because the last increase we paid for, but with the economy and people out of work and struggling, it seems to be too much too fast,” Piotrowski said.

The council agreed the gradual increase from year to year would be easier on Sadie Portman, reporter everybody’s pockets.

“The thought was just to for the Gazette, may be increase the rates a little bit reached at sportman@ so the water department gazettenews.com.

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11:37 a.m. - 1500 block of Roadmaster Avenue in Andover Township. Larceny/theft. A caller stated that while staying at this location over Memorial Day weekend, her then boyfriend to the volunteer thank you took her debit card while she slept and used it at the ATM to fish fry in September,” withdraw over $400.

Forsythe said.

The chamber is in need July 13 of 150 volunteers for the fes10:44 a.m. - 3500 block of State Road in Ashtabula Towntival. ship. Vandalism. Caller advised someone broke out his win“They can be anywhere dow, slashed his tires and scratched a slur into the hood of from Northeast Ohio,” the vehicle with a knife. He said the knife is on the ground by Forsythe said. “If they’re the car. His neighbor found animal feces on her vehicle. coming from out of town but they want to get in for half price, they are more than July 14 4000 block of State Road welcomed to do so and get South in Plymouth Township. their discounted ticket.”

Forsythe is excited for Larceny/theft. Caller reported the Wine and Walleye Fes- a theft of tools and ladder tival and sees it as a toast from the garage.

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Report of Ashtabula County has to offer from the fish, to the win- a theft of batteries from equip491 W. Parkway Dr. eries and vendors,” ment parked at the old Madison, Ohio Saybrook Elementary School.

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Roaming Shores announces Koziol as new councilor

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Roaming Shores Council announces Ed Koziol as the new councilor of the village after Chad Vavpetic stepped down last month.

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers ROAMING SHORES The Roaming Shores Village Council has named Ed Koziol as the councilor to replace Chad Vavpetic’s seat.

Vavpetic stepped down from his position due to time restrictions in his personal schedule.

The council was very understanding of Vavpetic’s stance and gave notice to the opened position.

The village received four applications for the position from Koziol, Nick Vavpetic, Marie Silbaugh and Mark Reighard.

“We received a total of four applications and we are thankful for the interest,” John Ball, mayor of Roaming Shores, said.

This is the second vacancy the council has had to fill in two months.

Although this was another chapter closed for the village, the council was appreciative of the response from the village.

Ball was grateful for the response they received and their strong dedication to the village.

“We would like to thank everyone who applied for the position,” Ball said.

The council took the time to review each application and they said it was a hard decision as each candidate would have brought something new and different to the table.

“It was not an easy deci-

sion and all four of the candidates were strong qualities we could use on the council,” Robert Cook, village council member, said.

Koziol has served as Rome Township fire chief and is considered a strong member of the Roaming Shores community.

Koziol has experience in dealing with both the village and the Rome Rock Association, which was another reason he was the council’s number one choice.

“We examined each application carefully and we ultimately decided on Ed Koziol as the best candidate for the position,” Cook said.

The council encourages all those who applied for the position to stay involved in the community and to possibly join their study groups and committees.

Reighard, who attended the metting Tuesday, July 17, was asked to join the utilities committee for his past experience with lift stations and other engineering areas.

“You would be a great asset to our utilities committee and I invite you to join us,” Cook said. “We would love to have you.”

Koziol was not at the Tuesday council meeting where the announcement was made as he was out on a business trip.

“Koziol was unable to attend this meeting, but I know he will be excited to hear of the decision and we look forward to adding him to our council,” Cook said.

Plymouth Township plans for ‘Meet Your Neighbor Day’

BY STEFANIE WESSELL Gazette Newspapers PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP - The Plymouth Township trustees, community groups and church representatives are planning for the annual “Meet Your Neighbor Day.” This year, the Meet Your Neighbor Day will be held on 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.

This free event offers many activities for all ages, including lunch, snacks, live entertainment, games and more.

The event will be held at the Plymouth Township Fire Hall and Community Room.

The Plymouth Fire Department, Plymouth United Methodist Church, Plymouth Township and East Plymouth Grange sponsor the event, which is open to past and present Plymouth Township residents.

There will be a tasty “Pot Luck” lunch at noon. Guests are asked to please bring a covered dish or dessert to share with friends and neighbors.

Service, meat and drinks will be provided.

The annual Pie Auction, with proceeds going to local charities, will be held after lunch. All pies for the auction need to be entered by noon.

Entertainment and games will fill out the afternoon.

“Come spend an hour or the afternoon, meet a new friend or catch up with an old one,” organizers said.

As part of the festivities, the Plymouth Brick Road Run/ Walk also will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18.

“Put on your running shoes! We once again will be holding the Plymouth Brick Road Run and Walk on Saturday, Aug. 18,” organizers said.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the race starting at 9 a.m. at the Plymouth United Methodist Church at 970 Plymouth Rd. Immediately after the run, there will be a fun walk for young and old.

For more info, contact Trustee Kevin Presley at 9982030.

A way with words GHS Schol 2012 Outstanding Promising Writers: Alyssa Nieset won the 2012 Geneva High School Academic Boosters Club Outstanding Writer Award.

Junior Alexandria Clarke won the Promising Writer Award. Both honors were presented by veteran GHS English teacher Carla Pasqualone.

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Geneva preps for school with supply drives

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers GENEVA - As the new school year approaches, the time for purchasing backpacks, pencils, crayons and other supplies has come, but for those who are less fortunate it can be difficult to check off every item on their child’s list.

Across the area, school supply collections are picking up, including High Tide Tavern located on Genevaon-the-Lake, which conducts a supply drive every year.

“Every July we start collecting from July first on,” Vickie Palinkas, a High Tide employee, said.

The supplies will be sent to Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School for teachers and students to use alike.

“They supplies will probably all go to Spencer,” Palinkas said. “We usually send them to Spencer every year.”

Last weekend High Tide Tavern had its Christmas in July party where lots of supplies were collected.

“We did our Christmas in July party last weekend and we have three boxes full,” Palinkas said. “We’ll get even more because we’ll collect all the way up to the start of school.”

High Tide employees get excited

every year as they collect the supplies and turn them into the school as collecting supplies are a great and easy way to help out Geneva’s area students.

“We turn them into the school right before the school year starts and they are really appreciative of the collection we get,” Palinkas said.

High Tide Tavern sees the event as a way to build up the community.

“It’s great to see the community come together for things like this,” Palinkas said. “We get a good response for the school supply collection each year.”

The list of school supplies for the Geneva Area City School District has been released and the following items include pens, pencils, glue, rulers, markers, notebooks, backpacks, colored pencils, hand sanitizer, Kleenex, scissors, erasers, folders, loose leaf notebook paper, markers, binders and highlighters.

With the economy and rising costs of going to school, it can be daunting on a parent who may not have the means to buy all their child’s school supplies.

“It’s great to contribute to the help of the kids. It’s not cheap to send them to school anymore,” Palinkas

said.

For those who are uncertain of what to purchase, monetary donations are also excepted.

“They can donate money and then we go out and finish it off,” Palinkas said.

High Tide Tavern encourages anyone able to donate to the cause and in making the schools a better place to learn.

“We will be collecting all the way through August and even after if people want to turn them in late, we will get them to the school,” Palinkas said. “Just come on in and drop them off.”

The tavern has no set goal on the amount they would like to collect but say they will keep collecting until the school bells ring.

“We want to collect as many as we can get,” Palinkas said. “We may have three boxes now but there’s plenty more coming.”

The City of Geneva is also conducting a school supply drive and items or monetary donations can be dropped off at the Geneva Public Library.

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

Roaming Shores and Geneva still on board with meters

BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers GENEVA - The City of Geneva and Roaming Shores are still holding to their agreement to install an automatic water meter system between the two municipalities.

The two met with the Village of Orwell and have decided to maintain their contract with each other and the automatic water meter system.

“I feel pretty confident after that meeting that we are back researching [and] looking at financing that package,” Jennifer Brown, assistant manager of the city, said.

However, Orwell, which was originally part of the contract, is expected to back out.

“I know Roaming Shores has expressed to us that they’re on board as well. I think Orwell may

back out,” Brown said.

Orwell officials reconsidered after learning they would have to replace all of their meter heads.

“It’s a two-wire system, and they won’t get that fine metering leak detection which was what initially caught their attention, but then they found out that they would have to change their meter heads,” David Gilbert, superintendent of the water department, said.

Orwell’s meter heads are less than 10 years old and officials did not see the advantage financially of replacing meter heads which are so new.

“They’re going to pursue other options,” Gilbert said.

With the more accurate and instant water usage checks, the automatic water readers have also been known to provide better service to the customers

with flexible billing cycles sometimes being available.

The water meters will also be more secure with the system and tamper detection for the equipment.

Other benefits include energy management, less financial burden and more ability to correct mistakes, less accrued expenditure and improved billing and tacking of usage.

Even without Orwell, the two municipalities will still have a price reduction on the system.

“The only thing it affects is the training,” Gilbert said. “They did a lump training that was divided up between the three communities. The aspect of the training goes up, but the infrastructure quote stays.”

Roaming Shores offcials, too, discussed the automatic water meter meeting at their last village

council meeting and they are ready to move forward.

“It was an encouraging meeting,” Kevin Grippi, village administrator, said.

Grippi said they feel confident as long as the City of Geneva is on board with the automatic water meters.

“Geneva and Roaming Shores working together will still be a big savings for the village,” Grippi said.

If Orwell leaves, the only thing that will change is the training costs and the removal of the municipality from the contract and Grippi was happy to report they would maintain their current plan.

“As of right now the water meter project is right on schedule,” Grippi said.

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

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Vote YES on Issue 4 Emergency Levy

August 7, 2012 – ‘It’s Your Choice’

BY DOUG HLADEK Superintendent Jefferson Area Local Schools Jefferson Area Local Schools will ask our community to vote YES on August 7 to approve a new 11.9 mill ($2.8 million) emergency operating levy. The levy collection will reduce to 9.9 mills when two current levies are allowed to expire.

With your YES vote, the Board of Education has pledged to restore $1.5 million in program and personnel cuts that were made for the coming school year. Also, the levy will prevent an estimated $1 million in cuts needed to balance the budget for the school year 2013-14.

With your YES vote, the following 39 staff reductions and 19 supplemental contract eliminations will be restored for this school year:

Teaching Positions 6 Elementary Teaching Positions 3 Kindergarten Teaching Positions 1 Elementary Art Teacher 1 Elementary Music Teacher 1 Elementary Physical Education 1 Elementary Computer 1 Elementary Gifted / Instrumental Music 1 ½ Secondary Guidance 1 Jr. High Reading Teacher 1 High School Math Teacher 1 High School English Teacher 1 High School Social Studies Teacher 1 High School Family and Consumer Science Teacher 1 High School Physical Education Teacher ½ High School Spanish Teacher

Activity Advisors Yearbook Newspaper Vocal Director Majorette Advisor Student Council High Student Council Jr. High Model UN Asst. Coach Drama

Non-Teaching Positions 2 Elementary Library Parapros 2 ERIC monitors

1 CLC monitor 1 Elementary cafeteria monitor 1 Maintenance 2 custodians 1 Bus Mechanic 2 Bus Drivers 3 cooks 1 crossing guard

Athletic Coaches Freshman Football Girls Freshman Basketball Boys Freshman Basketball Freshman Baseball Freshman Volleyball Jr. High Golf Jr. High Cross Country 1 Varsity Cross Country Jr. High Tennis Freshman Cheerleading Jr. High Cheerleading The Board passed a resolution to not renew any of the five current operating levies if the new levy is approved by voters. The tax collection will be reduced to 9.9 mills when two current operating levies are allowed to expire this year.

It has been eleven years since voters have been asked to approve new operating funds. During that time the school district has experienced reduced revenues and increased costs.

An operating levy can be used for any legal expenditure by a board of education, with most revenue used for expenses like personnel salaries, supplies, equipment, purchased services, and utilities.

Over the years, voters have supported renewing our current five operating levies that help provide a local share of revenue to support the educational needs of the district.

When a levy is renewed, it continues to collect at the original amount and does not increase revenue for the school or increase taxes for the community.

Last year, for school year 2011-2012, the Board of Education cut more than $750,000 from the budget to address shortfalls and increased expenses. For the coming school year 2012-2013 the Board has made reductions of $1.5 million. Another $1 million in cuts are projected for school year 2013-14.

The levy theme is “It’s Your Choice.” The Board is striving to be fiscally responsible, transparent, and responsive to opinions expressed in public meetings. In these meetings the Board was asked by voters to provide the opportunity to choose between restoring or implementing the cuts.

Vote YES on Issue 4!

County District Library to demonstrate new Early Literacy Station Ashtabula County District Library Youth Services Coordinator Barb Tack has scheduled a demonstration of the latest addition to the Library’s “early literacy” toolbox, an Early Literacy Station from AWE Digital Learning Solutions, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, July 31, in the meeting room of the main library on West 44th Street.

The ELS is a stand-alone computer, not connected to the Internet, containing a suite of 50 educational software titles designed to strengthen reading and learning skills in kids ages 2 through 10, and a successful grant proposal has enabled ACDL to put one at the downtown Library and one at the Geneva branch. Light re-

freshments will be served at the end of the presentation.

The colorful keyboard of the Early Literacy Stations emphasizes the differences between the various groups of keys, and a mouse specially-designed for smaller hands allows even very young children to explore the screens and make their own discoveries within each program.

Software titles feature Arthur, Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street, World of Goo, Between the Lions, and other brands and characters familiar to many children through television, the Web, and books.

The programs are not “lessons” in a traditional sense but interactive activities in

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which the child participates in solving a problem or making a discovery. Virtually all the software employs animation, voice-over narration, soundtrack with music, and on-screen text in their various presentations.

There are suites of programs and activities for the youngest “pre-readers,” beginning and intermediate readers, musical programs that emphasize singing and rhyming games designed to heighten awareness of the connection between the letters of the alphabet and the sounds of our spoken language, classic stories like “The Tortoise and the Hare” and more contemporary favorites like “Just Grandma and Me” and “Little Monster at School.”

For older children there are games like Volcanic Panic, in which correct answers to math problems can lead to rescue from the eruption, History Explorer, in which success hinges on locating historical artifacts hidden on the screen, art studio programs which challenge kids to come up with their own creations in music, art and photography, and introductory versions of grown-up productivity software.

The acquisition of the stations is “another expression of the Library’s commitment to encourage parents and caregivers to make sure their

youngest children develop certain core skills they need to have in place by the time they start school,” says Library Director Bill Tokarczyk.

“It’s important that kids start school knowing already that reading goes from left to right and from the top of the page to the bottom, and that the letters amount to a code that stand for the different sounds in our language,” he says. “It seems like common sense perhaps, but it’s something we all have to learn before we can learn to read on our own, which of course is the cornerstone skill for all learning.”

The Early Literacy Stations are designed in consultation with educators and childhood development specialists to develop these skills in ways that seem to the children to be simply fun.

Recommended techniques for developing early literacy skills are demonstrated twice weekly at Storytime programs at each library—Monday mornings and Tuesday evenings at Ashtabula and Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings at Geneva.

The Library also buys an annual subscription to BookFLIX, an online service from Scholastic Publishers that features 100 pairs of “talking books” designed to build language and readings schools in beginning and “reluctant” readers.

Rock Creek Elementary students win awards, part two

Awards included the following acknowledgments.

Bowen, Lauryn Dean, Alexander Forristal, Colleen Hurst, Breanna Johnson, Logan Jones, Jonathan Norton, Brooke Noscal, Chace O’Meara, Bria Robinson, Angelica Sack, Montana Szuhay

Good Scholarship - Grades 4 - 6

Vocal Music Grades 4-6

Hannah Reid Kelsey Sidley Emily Forman Joseph Hamper Preston Hamper lszabella Staley Alexis Hardy Jacob Rollman Sophia Wilber Katie Cumberledge Alleah Eddy Emilie Burr Zachary Forristal Allison Krawsczyn Maverick Moore Sebastian Rose Thomas Colvin Brent Carroll Veronica Forman Leroy Miller Kelsey Ritter Alexis Arnett Kassidy Brinker Mathew Hardy Logan Sanson Clay Smock Breanna Johnson Montana Szuhay Sara Bowen Jonathan Norton Colleen Hurst Tabitha Banks Makayla Joles Alexius Payne Susan Howard Kaira Hughell Lilith Joems Dakota Ryan Christopher Turano Roselind Wright Madeline Hitchcock Cheyenne Kase Callae Moody Hadley Stewart Kate Brand Michael Hamski K. Josiah Palmer Frank Cicogna Olivia Platt Cassy Colvin Brooke Noscal Candace Burkhammer Chace O’Meara Bria Robinson Angelica Sack Jacob Reid Charles Deary Dylan Kato Tracia Bailey Austyn Hamper Alexander Forristal

Emilie Burr, Hope Thibeault, Joseph Hamper, Alexis Hardy, Katie Cumberledge, Maverick Moore, Zachary Forristal, Jordan Sanner, Allison Krawsczyn, Kate Brand, Callae Moody, Michael Hamski, Lilith Joerns, Cheyenne Kase, Logan Sanson, Hadley Stewart, Colleen Hurst, Breanna Smith, Chloe Pierce, Cassy Colvin, Bria Robinson, Breanna Johnson, Sara Bowen, Brooke Noscal, Alexander Forristal, Heidi Wickert, Jonathan Norton

ROCK CREEK - Students at Rock Creek Elementary received awards during their final days of school on June 6.

Instrumental Music Grade 5-6 Tabitha Banks, Kate Brand, Madeline Hitchcock, Makayla Joles, Cheyenne Kase, Ashley Kindler, Callae Moody, Gianna Musacchio, Lexius Payne, Kelsey Ritter, Hadley Stewart, Michael Taylor, Tracia Bailey, Sara

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Art - Grades 4-6 Emilie Burr Hailey Sistek Joseph Hamper Ryan Smith Madison Pierce Sophia Wilber Emily Cleveland Allison Krawsczyn Zachary Forristal Hannah Reid Gabriel Heath Sheridon Wilber Kate Brand Makayla Joles Veronica Forman Callae Moody Lilith Joerns Alexis Arnett Hadley Stewart Cheyanne Kase Dakota Ryan Tracia Bailey Breanna Johnson Charles Deary Logan Jones Bria Robinson Austyn Hamper Colleen Hurst Breanna Smith Candace Burkhammer Brooke Noscal Jordan Chittle Chace O’Meara Alexander Forristal Brittany Pierce Cody Hoffman Clay Smock

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For the Record Conneaut Police • At 6:40 a.m. July 12, a Spring Street resident reported a lawn mower was stolen off her property sometime during the previous night.

• At 1:07 p.m. July 12, a Main Street resident reported that items were stolen off her grandmother’s back porch.

• At 2:09 p.m. July 12, an assault was reported in the wooded area off of Welton Road commonly referred to as “Hagsback.”

• At 3:45 p.m. July 12, a domestic disturbance was reported on Main Street.

• At 4:55 p.m. July 12, a hitskip traffic crash was reported at the intersection of Main and Mill Streets.

• At 2:26 a.m. July 13, a vehicle driven by Dustin B. Paden was stopped on Mill Street. Paden did not have a valid operator’s license. He was cited, and a valid driver removed the vehicle from the area.

• At 7:15 p.m. July 13, a non-injury traffic accident was reported in the area of Route 7 and Gateway Avenue.

• At 12:55 a.m. July 14, officers stopped a Honda Passport after it drove over the curb on Harbor Street. The driver, Bryan Keith Blatz, was cited for not having a valid operator’s licensed and possessing an open container of Coors beer.

• At 2:23 a.m. July 14, Jeff Adams was cited for disorderly conduct after causing a disturbance in front of the Sportsline Pub on State Street.

• At 3:38 a.m. July 14, a juvenile male walking along Main Street was cited for curfew.

• At 7:15 a.m. July 14, a Sandusky Street resident reported the theft of bricks.

• At 8:32 a.m. July 14, gutters and a fence were reported stolen from a Poplar Street property.

• At 1:22 p.m. July 14, an Orange Street resident reported harassment.

• At 3:05 p.m. July 14, a domestic disturbance was reported on Rockwell Street.

• At 8:15 p.m. July 14, a non-injury traffic accident was reported in the area of Broad and State Street.

• At 9:46 p.m. July 14, a Madison Street resident reported harassment.

• At 9:07 p.m. July 14, Love’s Travel Center reported an intoxicated male was roaming around and had approached several patrons asking for a ride. Police arrived to find Bernard J. Rosipko standing near a sign with his arms raised in the air. Rosipko was arrested for disorderly conduct by intoxication.

• At 9:37 p.m. July 14, a domestic disturbance was reported on State Street.

• At 10:15 a.m. July 15, a non-injury traffic accident was reported on East Main Road on the viaduct bridge.

• At 1:15 p.m. July 15, a 15th Street resident reported harassment.

• At 1:46 p.m. July 15, a West Main Road resident reported harassment.

• At 3:12 p.m. July 15, a domestic disturbance was reported on Broad Street.

• At 6:10 p.m. July 15, a Main Street resident reported that someone smashed out several windows on his vehicle over the weekend.

• At 7:40 p.m. July 15, a Buffalo Street resident reported harassment.

• At 7:33 a.m. July 16, a non-injury traffic accident was

reported on I-90.

• At 12:26 p.m. July 16, an altercation between juveniles was reported on Cleveland Court.

• At 1:32 p.m. July 16, a break in was reported at the concession stand at CLYO on Center Street.

• At 1:53 p.m. July 16, a domestic disturbance was reported on West Main Road.

• At 3:40 p.m. July 16, an 8-year-old male was injured and transported to UHConneaut Medical Center CMC for treatment after finding a BB gun and accidentally shooting himself in the chin at his residence.

• At 6 p.m. July 16, an unwanted person was reported at a West Main Road residence.

The man was directed to leave the area and was advised that he would be arrested if he returned.

• At 8:36 p.m. July 16, Matthew L. Wofford was stopped after officers spotted him driving on Jackson Street, aware that he had no valid license and that he had a felony warrant through the Ashtabula County Sheriff ’s Office for Illegal Assembly of Chemicals for the Manufacture of Drugs. Wofford claimed he didn’t know about the warrant. After being cited for driving without a valid license, Wofford was picked up at the Conneaut police station by the ACSO. • At 8:43 a.m. July 17, a male reported that his vehicle was vandalized while parked at CW Ohio overnight.

• At 8:49 p.m. July 17, an assault was reported on South Liberty Street.

• At 10:16 a.m. July 18, jail inmate Walter Kaczoroski was found to have written on his cell wall threatening messages towards his mother and his arresting officers. The matter was referred to the Law Director.

• At 3:16 p.m. July 18, two juveniles were cited into juvenile Court after a fight on Orange Street. At 6:19 p.m., two more juveniles were cited into Juvenile Court after fighting on Orange Street.

• At 5:18 p.m. July 18, officers observed Robert Beville riding a bicycle on Jackson Street and asked if he had anything illegal on him. After he opened his cigarette packet and gave officers a “joint,” Beville was cited for marijuana possession.

• At 6:39 p.m. July 18, officers cited Andrew Michael Payne for disorderly conduct after an incident in the vicinity of Beaver Street and Hayward Avenue. An intoxicated Payne was playing basketball with another male when he began to argue with the man about the way he treats his girlfriend. Payne got upset and tossed the bottle, causing it to break, when the man and others in the neighborhood told him to go home, • At 7:52 p.m. July 18, a domestic disturbance was reported on Sandusky Street.

• At 9:15 p.m. July 18, Donna Severe was arrested on Furnace Road after striking her fiancé during an argument at their residence. The victim reported that Severe was upset because he refused to buy her crack cocaine.

• At 9:22 p.m. July 18, a Lake Road resident reported threats.

• At 9:50 p.m. July 18, police and EMS units transported to UH-Conneaut Medical Center a male who reportedly overdosed on heroin on East Main Road.

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 18A

Ashtabula Police July 12 11:01 a.m. - block of 3900 Station Ave. Report of a disturbance.

11:30 a.m. - block of 6200 W. 25th St. Report of a domestic dispute.

12:30 p.m. - block of 8300 Lake Ave. Report of a fight.

12:49 p.m. - block of 6300 Bardmoor Blvd. Vandalism reported.

01:02 p.m. - block of 1600 Union Ave. A parking violation was reported, one male was cited and one vehicle towed.

01:40 p.m. - block of 2200 Lake Ave. Unwanted telephone call, suspect is known to reporting party but not named.

03:49 p.m. - block of 4700 Main Ave. Report of theft.

05:43 p.m. - block of 3300 Center St. A lost I pad was reported.

17:57 p.m. - block 4100 W. 40th St. A report of a juvenile discharging a bb gun.

09:41 p.m. - block of 3100 Glover Dr. Caller reports the theft of her wallet.

July 13 02:52 a.m. - block of 3100 W. 53rd. St. A traffic stop was conducted. One arrest for OVI. 08:23 a.m. - block of 4700 Main Ave. Caller reports an unwanted guest.

10:27 a.m. - block of 3700 Lake Ave. Caller reports finding a bicycle.

10:58 a.m. - block of 2200 Lake Ave. Caller reports a disturbance.

10:59 a.m. - block of 1900 Bob White Dr. Caller reports a disturbance.

11:39 a.m. - block of 5600 Adams Ave. Caller is requesting a welfare check.

11:45 a.m. - block of 3100 Glover Dr. Domestic violence was reported.

12:20 p.m. - block of 5400 Samuel Ave. Caller reports a burglary.

01:17 p.m. - block of 5100 Main Ave. Suspicious person.

01:25 p.m. - block of 4900 Main Ave. Premise check.

01:46 p.m. - block of 7900 Center St. Fraud.

02:31 p.m. - block of 4200 State Rd. Caller reports a suicidal female.

03:00 p.m. - block of 4200 Ohio Ave. Caller reports a disturbance.

04:57 p.m. - block of 5700 Woodman Ave. A threats complaint was filed.

08:19 p.m. - block of 5800 Main Ave. A man was taken to ACMC for heroin overdose.

09:31 p.m. - block of 4000 Cleveland Ave. Animal at large.

10:24 p.m. - block of 8300 Center St. Runaways.

10:55 p.m. - block of 1000 Seymour Dr. Disturbance.

11:44 p.m. - block of 5200 W. 34th St. A report of a disturbance was received.

11:52 p.m. - block of 4300 West Ave. A report of a disturbance was received.

July 14 02:42 a.m. - Bridge St. Expired license plates.

06:45 a.m. - Main Ave./W. 44th St. Littering.

03:38 p.m. - block of 1700 W. 19th St. Vandalism was reported.

08:09 p.m. - block of 5800 Washington Ave. A report of domestic violence was received.

08:47 p.m. - block of 1100

Seymour Dr. A male was arrested on a signed domestic violence through the ACSO. 09:21 p.m. - block of 1300 Eleanor Dr. A man down was reported.

10”40 p.m. - block of 4000 W. 54th St. A female and male were both arrested for drug paraphernalia and child endangerment.

July 15 12:30 a.m. - block of 5000 Main Ave. A squatter was cited for trespassing.

12:30 a.m. - Park Ave/ Center St. A female was cited for DUS. Her vehicle was towed by Davis Towing.

01:23 a.m. - Main Ave./W. 50th St. A male was issued a citation for driving under suspension. The vehicle owner was issued a citation for wrongful entrustment.

One of the passengers was issued a summons for possession of marijuana.

01:57 a.m. - block of 5700 Woodman Ave. A report of aggravated menacing with a knife was received.

03:12 a.m. - W. 8th St./ Joseph Ave. Criminal mischief.

11:40 a.m. - block of 5300 Main Ave. An accident was reported.

07:13 p.m. - block of 1200 E. 17th St. A report of a hitskip was received.

08:02 p.m. - block of 4800 Strong Ave. Special detail.

08:11 p.m. - Hope Ave./W. Prospect Rd. Dus. 08:38 p.m. - block of 2200 W. 54th St. Burglary.

08:53 p.m. - block of 3300 W. 13th St. Driving under the influence of liquor-DUI. 09:32 p.m. - block of 1200 W. Prospect Rd. Public indecency.

11:09 p.m. - E. 21st St./St. Rt. 11 An arrest for OVI was made.

man with a knife.

10:15 p.m. - W. 10th St. St. Joseph Ave. Caller reports an intoxicated male bleeding.

10:46 p.m. - block of 5200 Stark Ave. Caller reports a juvenile problem.

11:09 p.m. - block of 1600 W. 3rd St. Disturbance.

Jefferson Police

July 23 • 3:43 a.m. A noise complaint was made for a female screaming on 79 East Jefferson Street. The people in the upstairs apartment number three were told to keep the noise down.

July 21 • 10:30 p.m. Police were called to come to the laundry room on 34 Eat Walnut were two marijuana plants were growing in planters.

The plants were photographed and placed into evidence. No suspect is known.

• 9:56 p.m. Police were dispatched to West Walnut Street over a domestic violence call. Blood spots were seen trailing from the doorway into the kitchen of the house. The complainant stated she was cooking dinner when the suspect came home and began yelling and hitting her. The suspect was arrested.

July 20 • 3:00 a.m. A female complainant contacted police in reference to drug activity on North Market Street. She stated drug deals were going on with two suspects selling heroin. No arrests have been made yet.

July 19 • 6:43 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported by an employee of Jefferson Dental who is in the middle of a divorce.

The female employee’s ex-husband was July 16 in the office and would not 12:42 a.m. - block of 1300 leave. Both left in separate Perryville Pl. Premise check. vehicles at the police’s sug06:09 a.m. - block of 8400 gestion.

W. 49th St. Grand theft.

08:30 a.m. - block of 1700 Geneva Police W. Prospect Rd. Caller reTuesday, July 17 ported a suspicious person 6:19 a.m. Threats of viowith a gun. lence and suicide on 900 09:19 a.m. - block of 4400 block of East Main Street Collins Blvd. Caller reported 4:44 a.m. Suspicious vea patient threatening sui- hicle on 800 block of South cide.

Broadway 09:59 a.m. - block of 3700 1:51 a.m. Suspicious male Lake Ave. Caller reported a on 300 block of North Broaddomestic. way 10:29 a.m. - block of 1000 W. 50th St. Caller reported Monday, July 16 a disturbance.

6:21 p.m. Intoxicated 12:05 p.m. - block of 3500 couple on 100 block of North Lake Ave. Caller reported a Crowell theft of a car they left the 4:47 p.m. Gas can in roadkeys in. way on South Broadway 03:24 p.m. - block of 2100 8:30 a.m. Check of missMichigan Ave. Caller reports ing juvenile on Swan Street damage to her door.

2:44 a.m. Tree in roadway 03:28 p.m. - block of 1000 on State Road Seymour Dr. Caller reports an attempted assault.

Sunday, July 15 03:34 p.m. - block of 3100 11:38 p.m. Male running Johnson Ct. Caller reports nude on 500 block of West criminal damaging.

Main Street 03:59 p.m. - block of 5000 9:33 p.m. Vehicle followW. 36th St. Caller reported ing girls on Centennial a suicidal female who was 5:20 p.m. Theft of laptop drunk. on 700 block of East Main 04:36 p.m. - block of 1200 Street E. 21st St. Subject in the 4:06 p.m. Runaway juvelobby reporting an assault niles on 700 block of South that occurred on July 13, Broadway 2012 at the festival.

7:50 a.m. Dumpster fire 06:32 p.m. - block of 8000 on West Main Street W. 48th St. Officer advised 6:23 a.m. Limbs on wires of lost property. on Route 84 06:45 p.m. - block of 3000 Glover Dr. Caller reports Saturday, July 14 burglary.

9:41 p.m. Pedestrian 09:51 p.m. - block of 4900 struck by vehicle on East Main Ave. Report of intoxi- Main Street cated persons in the park.

9:29 p.m. Possible intoxi10:08 p.m. - W. 19th St. cated driver on South BroadLake Ave. Caller reports a way

5:26 p.m. Shoplifter on 700 block of South Broadway 5:19 p.m. Intoxicated person on 400 block of North Broadway 2:10 p.m. Accident with injury on Route 534 12:29 p.m. Unwanted persons on 200 block of North Broadway 3:23 a.m. Fight in progress on1100 block of South Broadway 2:30 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on 700 block of Centennial Friday, July 13 6:41 p.m. Semi leaking fuel on South Eagle Street 2:24 p.m. 911 hang up on 1000 South Broadway 12:50 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Pleasant Avenue 11:42 a.m. Accident without injury on 800 block of West Main Street 11:06 a.m. Criminal mischief on North Eagle 8:20 a.m. Theft on 1000 block of South Broadway Thursday, July 12 10:50 p.m. Threats on 100 block of Woodlawn Street 9:16 p.m. Fight on 100 block of West Main Street 3:11 p.m. Criminal mischief on Surry Lane 1:56 p.m. Vandalism on 700 block of West Main Street 1:35 p.m. Erratic driver on Route 20 10:46 a.m. Suspicious vehicles on Roosevelt Drive 9:46 a.m. Unattended juvenile on Lockwood Street 7:37 a.m. Accident with injuries on Route 20 Wednesday, July 11 8:25 p.m. Criminal mischief on 200 block of Greenridge Drive 7:23 p.m. Abandoned vehicle with dog inside on 400 block of North Broadway 5:34 p.m. Theft from wallet on 100 block of Commerce Place 10:36 a.m. Crash with injuries on Route 20 Tuesday, July 10 11:43 a.m. Crash with injury on Eastlawn and Centennial 5:01 a.m. Abandoned vehicle on 1000 block of West Main Court

Orwell Police July 15 10:27 am - Domestic violence complaint on Carroll Ave July 16 12:45 pm - Animal complaint on W Main St 8:31 pm - Disturbance on Noe Ave 9:20 pm - Domestic dispute on N School St July 18 4:50 am - Suspicious person on Robert Ave 5:10 am - Suspicious vehicle on Leffingwell Dr 6:00 pm - ATV complaint on N School St 10:45 pm - Suspicious activity on N School St July 19 4:45 am - Assist OVFD on First St July 20 7:00 pm - Suspicious activity on E Main St 11:19 pm - ATV complaint on Grand Valley Ave E July 21 12:18 am - ATV complaint on N Maple Ave 10:03 pm - Disturbance on S Maple Ave

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 19A

Ashtabula County Court News charged under count one of the indictment, burglary, a May 23: The defendant felony of the second degree, moved to withdraw the and of the offense as May 18: The defendant’s former plea of not guilty to charged under count three May 18: The defendant’s sentencing hearing was the charges in the indictof the indictment burglary, sentencing hearing was held.

The defendant enment and entered a written a felony of the second deheld.

The court finds the tered a plea of guilty to plea of guilty to one count gree. The court further finds of illegal assembly/posses- defendant entered a plea of count two of the indictment the defendant is not ameguilty to and has been contheft, a felony of the fifth sion of chemicals for the nable to community control manufacture of drugs, a victed of the lesser in- degree. The defendant has and that prison is consistent cluded offense as charged been convicted of count two felony of the third degree. with the purpose. It is orPursuant to plea negotia- under count one of the in- of the indictment theft. dered that for conviction of dictment, attempted agSentence as follows: Count tions, the State Of Ohio has the offense as charged unagreed to dismiss counts gravated assault a felony two for the conviction of der count one, a felony of the of the fifth degree.

The detheft, two years community two and three of the indictsecond degree, the defenment. It is the order of the fendant is sentenced to two control. The defendant dant serve a term of two complete the court that the defendant’s years of community con- shall years in prison, and for the pleas of guilty to count one trol, intensive supervision NEOCAP program, upon conviction of the offense as of the indictment is ac- for the first six months fol- completion the defendant charged under count three, cepted by the court and en- lowing release from will be placed on intensive a felony of the second detered of record. Sentence as NEOCAP, basic supervised supervision. The defendant gree, the defendant serve a follows: Count one for the time for the remainder of shall obey the laws of the term of two years in prison. conviction of illegal assem- the two years of commu- State of Ohio and the It is also ordered the senbly or possession of chemi- nity controls. She will be United States. The defen- tences shall be served conby the dant shall not leave the cals for the manufacture of supervised secutively with each other. drugs, three years incar- Trumbull County Proba- state without permission. The defendant will be subtion Adult Program office The defendant shall not ceration. Count one shall ject to a period of three run concurrently with the while at NEOCAP up to six possess nor consume any years post release control. months. unannounced urialcohol or drugs unless presentence imposed under The defendant is not to inAshland County Court of nalysis. The defendant scribed by an M.D., D.O., or gest or to be injected with a shall be gainfully emdentist.

The defendant Common Pleas.

The drug of abuse and submit to defendant’s driver’s license ployed. No fine or restitu- shall not enter bars, tav- random drug testing. Defention is ordered pursuant to erns, or establishments is suspended for six months. dant is ordered to pay all The mandatory fine of this offense. Bond is termi- where alcohol is served as court costs, no monetary a primary source of income. $5,000 is waived. Bond is nated.

The defendant shall un- fine or restitution imposed. canceled. Costs are assessed dergo drug and alcohol Bond is terminated. against the defendant. evaluation as directed by her supervising officer. No Anthony J. fine shall be imposed, however, payment of court costs Riccelli for which judgment is renJune 11: A sentencing dered and execution may hearing was held. The court issue. Bond is canceled. finds the defendant has been convicted of count one of the indictment, theft, a Floyd Wooten felony of the fifth degree.

May 21: The defendant’s His sentence is as follows: sentencing hearing was Count three, theft, the deheld. The court finds the fendant is sentenced to two defendant has been con- years community control/ victed by a jury upon trial intensive supervision, for a of the offense as charged period of 24 months and under count one of the in- shall report monthly to his dictment rape, a felony of supervising officer. The dethe first degree, and has fendant shall obey the laws been convicted of the of- of the State of Ohio and the fense as charged under United States. The defencount two of the indict- dant shall pay restitution ment, unlawful sexual con- in the amount of $750. The duct with a minor, a felony defendant shall pay a fine of the third degree. The in the amount of $500. The court further finds the de- defendant shall pay court fendant is not amenable to costs while under supervicommunity control and sion and the defendant that prison is consistent shall remain gainfully emwith the purposes. It is or- ployed. Bond is canceled. dered that for the conviction of the offense as PHOTO BY DORIS COOK charged under count one of Conneaut Chamber of Commerce Executive Director the indictment the defenWendy DuBey (right) poses with Fireball Run film series dant serve a term of six executive producer J. Sanchez during a briefing years in prison of which Sunday to discuss the Sept. 23 Fireball Run Rally stopzero years is a mandatory over lunch at Conneaut Township Park’s Upper term. It is further ordered Pavillion. Conneaut is one of 15 cities from that for conviction of the ofIndependence to Bangor, Me., hosting a stop for the fense as charged under 40 character-driven road rally teams along the 2,500 count two of the indictmile route. The rally supports the Race to Recovery ment, the defendant served of America’s Missing Children and will be streamed term of five years in prison. and filmed in its entirety by Universal Studios in The sentences shall be Orlando, Fla., and filmed as an epic movie adventure. served concurrently. It is The public is invited to the Sept. 23 event in Conneaut. further ordered the defendant not ingest or be injected with a drug of abuse and submit to random drug 07/15 00:30 Respiratory Distress/Difficulty Breathing Transported testing. The defendant is 07/15 04:11 Diabetic Problem Treatment / No Transport ordered to pay all prosecu07/15 08:31 Dizziness Patient Refused Care tion costs and any fees per07/15 09:38 Dizziness Transported 07/15 11:27 Major Trauma/Injury Treated, Transferred to Air Medical mitted. No monetary fine is 07/15 17:56 Back Pain (Non-Traumatic) Treated, Transferred Care imposed and no restitution is ordered. Any right to 07/16 15:13 Public Assist No Patient Found bond is terminated.

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Maura Lucille McKenna was born 1:59 a.m. on June 3, 2012. She is the first-born child of Kathryn (Donley) and Kevin McKenna of Overland Park, Kansas.

Grandparents are Roger and Belinda Donley, formerly of Ashtabula County, and Lawrence and Debora McKenna of Maryland.

Great grandparents are Richard and Lucille Donley of New Lyme, Ruth and Albert Baker of Austinburg, and Ada Sheridan of Florida and Gerry and Helen McKenna of Chevy Chase, MD. Great-great-grandparents are Rhea (Donley) Papish of Venise, Fla., and Edna Pinkerton of Onalaska, WA.

Marriages Thomas A. Mckimming III and Kimberly S. Milbrant, both of Ashtabula

James M. Rosier and Jennifer F. Graham, both of Geneva

Steven J. Lott and Anna M. Osborne, both of Pierpont

Nicholas G. Manyo III and Bonnie R. Hill, both of Ashtabula

Jason A. Norris and Emily L. Schroder, both of Houston, Texas William G. Nigh and Mary P. Shallenbarger, both of Ashtabula Keith W. Perks and Jeri S. Armstrong, both of Rome Christopher M. Hise of Geneva and Janet L. Swift of Youngstown Matthew S. Davis of Kinsman and Christy L. Hamilton of Andover Robert R. Gillespie of Ashtabula and June W. Tackett of Jefferson Matthew E. Lundi and Nicole M. Robertson, both of Ashtabula Alford R. Wright and Megan E. Erdman, both of Springsboro, Pa. Eric E. Hudson and Erica A. Vanek, both of Rock Creek

Levi A. Thompson and Rhonda L. Long, both of Geneva Stephen E. Crites Jr. and Claudia A. Molina Sanchez, both of Geneva Gary F. Mclaughlin and Jeanette M. Salisbury, both of Conneaut Kenneth M. Ball of Canton and Mary Jo Geissler of Ashtabula Milford E. Artman and Dana R. Hammond, both of Conneaut Edward J. Watts of Tarentum, Pa., and Christy M. Philpott of Vernon, Pa. Angelo Velotta of Mentor and Kimberly N. Laser of Ashtabula Terry J. Ostrander and Jennifer R. Schmerer, both of Kingsville

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Religious Briefs July 23-27 Dorset: VBS The Dorset United Methodist Church and the Dorset Baptist Church will cosponsor “Flight School,” a Vacation Bible School for children going into kindergarten through the seventh grade. The theme is based on I Timothy 4:12.

The VBS will be held on July 23 – July 27, 2012, from 68:30 p.m. at the Dorset Community Center. For more information or to pre-register, please call 293-7867 or 2937903.

July 23-27 Jefferson: VBS Jefferson United Methodist Church sponsors Vacation Bible School. “Operation Overboard,” Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27, 9 a.m. to noon, at 125 E. Jefferson St. All children Pre-K through sixth grade are welcome to spend the week with us as we learn, grow together, share experiences and God’s love. Please call the church office to register your child. Registrations will be taken that first day, but we’d appreciate advance notice if possible. Please call the church office – 576-4561 for more info or to get a registration form.

July 25 Ashtabula: Free community dinner The Ashtabula Baptist Church, 5909 Shepard Rd., will hold a free community dinner for July 25 from 5-6:15 p.m. with Companions of the Lamb Band to follow at 6:30 p.m.

July 26 Saybrook Township: Free community dinner A free community dinner will be held on Thursday, July 26, 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 the new location of Saint John’s School.) All are welcome!

July 27 Jefferson: Rummage Sale First Congregational United Church of Christ’s Church Belles, women in fellowship, service, and giving, is having its annual Rummage Sale on Friday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, July 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall, 41 East Jefferson St., Jefferson. The sale will have a huge assortment and many bargains. Come early.

Aug. 4 Geneva: Psychic Fair Friends Temple of Spiritual Truth Psychic Fair on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Motel 6, Rt. 90 and 534. Psychic readings, spirit messages, tarot cards, spiritual healings, vendors. All proceeds to benefit the church building fund.

Aug. 5 Ashtabula: Madison Community Band The Madison Community Band will be in concert on Sunday, Aug. 5, at Faith Lutheran Church, 504 Lake Avenue, Ashtabula at 6 p.m. The concert is open to the public and there is no charge. Bring your lawn chairs; in case of inclement weather, the concert will be inside.

This year’s featured trumpet soloist is Director Brian Lago. He will be playing “Dramatic Essay” by Clifton Williams.

The Madison Community Band is a summer band and is comprised of volunteer musicians from Northeastern Ohio who enjoy getting together to practice and provide 3 or 4 concerts in the area. The band is open to anyone who plays an instrument and would like to join.

ACHS College, enlightened some 50 women and a few daughters on where today’s wedding traditions began with England’s Queen Victoria.

The fashion show and tea was held under several large tents at the museum facing the Lake Erie shoreline. A gentle breeze and sunny skies was the perfect backdrop for Powers’ program.

She spoke and traced the history of how wedding gown fashions and related women’s clothing since the 1800s to the early 1900s up through WWII cycles in style.

“I hope you learn a lot about fashion history today.

Some of the gowns you see here set on the lawn are from Ashtabula County women’s weddings,” said Powers.

One gown of white cotton lawn with lace trim was donated from the late Norma Dodge of Colebrook estate.

Donor was Dr. Karen Hansen of Willoughby, a close friend of the Dodge family and their daughter, the late Georgia Dodge of Orwell.

“The Dodges were like grandparents to me. I always considered Georgia my aunt even though we were not related. I found Norma’s wedding dress when I was executrix of Georgia’s estate after she died. She wrote a news column like her mother did for years for the Gazette Newspapers,” Hansen said.

Powers during her presentation said, “Wedding gowns are somewhat mystical, magic and a symbol of love and romanticism.

When Queen Victoria got married a lot of wedding traditions began with her.

The first well known wedding gown designer was Charles Frederick Worth.

Victoria was the first Royal to wear a white wedding gown. All women at the time wanted to also have white for their gowns in the late 1800s.”

From page 1A Powers has been working this past year restoring much of the clothing collection donated and stores at the JMG Museum. She and her sister-in-law, Diane Powers put together the collection for the July 21 tea event. Thee two women in addition to setting up a display outdoors of different era gowns also set up displays relating to wedding traditions, old and new, inside the house museum for tours on Saturday.

Powers urged family members especially the younger set to journalize much of the information available on wedding gowns passed down through generations. During WWII, Powers told the audience that in wartime, many brides chose not to have lavish gowns because of cost mostly and instead wore a dress or suit with a simple hat.

One of Powers’ own collection gown, a 1940’s design, was found in an antique shop.

“I spotted a piece of lace under a rolled up carpet.

When I unrolled it, here was this beautiful wedding dress. I washed it in special soap and steamed it. It has turned out well and wonder why it was in the carpet. I wish I knew more about the gown’s history,” Powers said.

ACHS board President Cher Shepherd, trustees and volunteers served light refreshments for the guests.

They also conducted tours inside the museum house following Powers’ talk.

The special wedding gowns and displays inside the house museum will be up for part of the summer for more tours. The historical society does tours by appointment only at Jennie Munger Gregory Museum.

Call (440) 466-7337 for information on tours or check out the society’s website at: www.alshcohs.com.

PHOTOS BY DORIS COOK

ACHS trustee Susan Powers gives the history of an assemblage of wedding gowns from the society and her own personal collection at the July 21 fashion show and tea. Powers is wearing a 1910 Irish lace and chiffon gown from her collection.

This trio assembled the display of vintage wedding attire for the July 21 fashion show and tea held at Jenny Munger Gregory Museum house at Geneva-on-the-Lake. They are Cassie Powers, her mother and ACHS trustee and commentator Susan Powers, and sister-in-law, Diane Powers.

An 1860’s-era bodice of a wedding gown from the Jenny Munger Gregory Museum collection was set up on the porch of the building as guests on July 21 toured the building.

Aug. 26 Jefferson: Pot luck picnic and cook out First Congregational United Church of Christ, located at 41 East Jefferson St., Jefferson, will have an outdoor service on the front lawn (weather permitting) followed by a pot luck picnic and cook out after the service in honor of the church’s 181st anniversary.

Sept. 23 Jefferson: Blessing of Animals First Congregational United Church of Christ, located at 41 East Jefferson St., Jefferson, will have an outdoor service on the front lawn (weather permitting) with a Blessing of the Animals.

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This gown of white satin and pleated bodice was one Ursuline College fashion history teacher, Susan Powers found wrapped years ago in an old carpet in a shop. She bought it for $10 and restored it showing it among some of her collection for the July 21 wedding gown show at JMG Museum.

Dr. Karen Hansen of Willoughby stands by the wedding dress of her late friend, Mrs. Norma Dodge of Colebrook donated to Susan Powers’ collection. The Dodge gown was typical of a summer wedding dress made of cotton and lace trimmed overskirt.

This elegant turn of the century wedding gown on the mannequin was part of a display inside the ACHS museum for the July 21 fashion show and tea fundraiser.

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 21A

Excitement Building for Morgan Township faces thinner budget in 2013 SUE LUTZ amount of time Brand and viewed, approved and re- tion in tax revenues due to Conneaut Windmill Run BY Trustees devote to research- turned to Trustees, it be- declining property values, Gazette Newspapers

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CONNEAUT - Windmill Run committee members report that registrations are picking up this week for the third annual 5K run/walk and 1.5-mile walk that gets underway 8 a.m. Saturday from the Conneaut Community Center for the Arts, 1025 Buffalo Street.

This year, a 7:45 a.m. “Kids Fun Run,” for ages 10 and under, has been added. Kids will receive participation prizes.

Register at the CCA for the 5K walk/run, the 1.5-mile walk or the Kids’ Fun Run. Routes were measured with a precise “measuring wheel” to confirm distances.

The 5K Run/Walk route takes participants west from Buffalo Street and Park Avenue through Lakeview Park, several north Conneaut streets, and north on Broad Street down the hill to the wind turbine.

The 1.5-mile walkers will start at Erie and Sandusky

Streets, walk through Township Park, east on Lake Road and north on Broad to the wind turbine east of the Public Dock.

Water and fruit will be available.

Registrants will sign up according to age group and committee members will note times at the finish line.

First- and second-place male and female participants, overall will receive prizes, as will the top male and female finishers in each age group.

Age groups are 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-59, 60 and over.

Registration fees are $20 for the 5K Run, $15 for the walk and $10 for the kids run.

Three beneficiaries of the event are the Conneaut High School Music Boosters, Conneaut Human Resources Center and the Conneaut Community Center for the Arts.

The race will be held rain or shine. For information, call the CHRC (440) 593-5273.

ing potential purchases, doMORGAN TOWNSHIP – ing price comparisons and While the 2012 Morgan other cost-saving tactics.

In addition to the general Township budget was lean, declining real estate tax rev- fund, the roads and bridges enue and local government fund is also being reduced by assistance have Trustees about 1 percent to $132,900, facing an even thinner wal- a cut of about $1,360 for let in 2013. The 2013 pro- 2013. Corresponding expenjected income and expense ditures, however, are exreport revealed during last pected to rise by almost week’s meeting shows de- $6,000 due to an increase in clining property values, area highway project expenses foreclosures and delinquent and salaries.

The cemetery fund is extaxes have taken another pected to remain relatively bite out of the pie.

Fiscal Officer Jean Brand unchanged for 2013, with said revenue generated by overall revenue and exreal estate taxes, local gov- penses of approximately ernment assistance and $22,800.

The fire district fund revother miscellaneous income have steadily been on the enue for 2013 will also redecline. As a result, the up- main essentially the same as coming year’s general fund the current year – about was reduced by 3.8 percent $98,000. Expenditures, howto $35,262. Corresponding ever, will increase to general fund expenditures $118,010 due to an addimust also be cut, Brand said. tional $22,260 in fire protec“We were prepared for the tion spending next year. local assist money to go Brand said the increase inapproximately down because a few years cludes ago we received a formula $20,000 that is earmarked telling us in advance,” she for capital outlay for future said. “But it’s more difficult equipment purchases. The difference will come from the to predict expenses.”

Brand said Trustees have anticipated 2012 carryover.

The revenue and expense been working together to be more conservative on expen- report will be submitted to local congregations in Geneva, ditures and “tighten the the auditor, but it’s just conOhio, in other countries and belts even more.” One of the sidered an estimate, Brand throughout the United States. biggest changes has been the said. Once it has been rePastor Seenarine ministers with compassion, power, and the Gifts of Prophecy and Healing.

The church is challenged as JEFFERSON - Henderson Memorial Library and Jefferson they are ministered to from the Word and then in personal Historical Society have combined to offer a progressive book adventure. On Saturday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. the doors of both ministry around the altar.

Pastor Raymond Baker organizations will open to the public to hear, discuss, and enjoy states, “We are excited, believ- Hollister Noble’s book ”Woman with a Sword.”

Noble’s ”Woman with a Sword” is an intriguing historiing that God is preparing hearts and He desires to bless cal novel set in the Civil War era. Its Jefferson connection people’s lives. It is a new is Benjamin Wade, who plays a part in the life of Anna Ella season…if you need some Carroll. The novel has adventure, strategy, the meeting answers…a miracle healing of minds, and a subplot of romance.

Anna Ella Carroll was an atypical 19th century woman. touch from God…please atSome even considered her to be President Abraham tend.”

The public is invited, and Lincoln’s silent cabinet member. In the 1860’s only men an love offering will be taken occupied cabinet and military positions. How could a woman command such intelligence to influence a war? for the Seenarines.

Rev. M. Mark Seenarine to be guest at Faith Freedom Fellowship GENEVA - The Rev. M. Mark Seenarine and his wife Cynthia will be guests at Faith Freedom Fellowship, 205 West Liberty St., on Sunday, July 29, at 10 a.m.

Founder of Harvest Time Ministries, Rev. M. Mark Seenarine bring 40-plus years of pastoral experience to the Evangelistic pulpit in 2009.

A native of Trinidad W.I., Pastor Seenarine came to the Lord at the age of 15 after being raised in a Hindu home.

Feeling that call of God on his life, he pursued his education at Open Bible Institute in Trinidad, W.I. before coming to the United State to be an Evangelist and Pastor.

For many years Pastor Seenarine has ministered to

comes the foundation of the actual budget for 2013.

“What’s more important is the certificate of estimated resources, which is done at the end of our fiscal year,” Brand said. “That is a true picture of where the township is at for the year’s end and gives a more accurate view of the projected expenses for the next year.”

Thus far with regard to revenue and expenditures in 2012, Brand and Brett Bellas, board president, said the Township is where they thought it would be. But with looming issues with one of its Mack trucks, Township officials are uncertain if a large purchase would throw a big wrench in the budget.

“Previous boards didn’t put any significant monies away for future purchases of roads and bridges equipment,” Bellas said. “But at some point in time – which is what we’re running into now, equipment breaks down and you realize that you’ve got a real problem.”

The Board continues to explore options for replacing the Mack truck, which is especially needed during the winter months for clearing the roads and ensuring public safety.

Unemployment, a reduc-

and fewer businesses in operation in the township make any new levies or tax increases out of the question, Brand and Bellas said.

With initial estimates for a new Mack truck coming in at the $104,000 to $106,000 range, Trustees are looking into ways that it can replace a 20-year-old truck that was recently taken out of service due to mechanical and safety issues.

In the meantime, Bellas said it’s “not all bad news.”

The Township has taken advantage of the clear, dry weather and it’s been a very productive summer, as far as the roads and bridges department is concerned, and numerous residents have even thanked the Township.

“Three crossover pipes have been replaced on Latimer Road and all roads in Morgan Township have had liquid dust control put down, as of now,” Bellas said. “And ditching on Knowlton Road is now underway and should be completed in about a week or so.”

Bellas added that plans are then to proof roll Tische Road and find problem areas before installing new drains and applying chip and seal.

But as always, much depends on Mother Nature, he said.

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Society President Norma Waters stated, “I have enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys mystery, cultural differences, and local history. Anna Ella certainly disproved the theory that the woman’s only place was entertaining in her own home. This combining of forces with the library is a first for the Society. Let’s hope it will be successful so that it will not be our last.”

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Competitive Cheerleading Tryouts Grand Valley wins championship final Saturday at SPIRE Institute Girls of all ages welcome

BY MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP — Try-outs will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28, for the area’s first competitive cheerleading squads for girls ages “Pee Wee” through high school.

Cheerleader advisors Kathy Pape, Edgewood Senior High School, and Debbie Wilson, Geneva High School will join personnel from the national organization AmeriCheer to serve as audition judges.

The idea for local competitive cheerleading teams came after Pape and Wilson put their heads together during the 2012 high school basketball season.

“We knew that competitive cheerleading would be a nice outlet and a good program to start at SPIRE,” Pape said. “So Debbie took the idea and ran with it and got it going.”

The competitive cheerleading season will begin in late fall. Once teams are selected, practices will be scheduled to start in September. Practices will be held at SPIRE. Pape said there is no limit as to the number of girls who will be accepted.

“If they have the ability, they will make the team,” she said. “We are looking for a variety of ages and skills.”

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The Grand Valley 10 and 11-year old All-Stars consist of: Clayton Takacs, Ryan Busser, Logan Newell, Scotty Ellsworth, Jacob Glavickas, Neno Czerwinski, Freeman Noe, Bradley Busser, Joe Gallo and Nick Noe. The team is managed by Ray Busser and coached by Terry Haydock and Scott Ellsworth.

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Girls of all ages and abilities, such as these participants in BY BYRON C. WESSELL a mini-cheerleading camp in Conneaut, are invited to Gazette Newspapers audition for new competitive cheerleading teams being The Grand Valley 10 and 11-year old Allformed at SPIRE Institute. Try-outs are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday at SPIRE. Girls should plan to stay all four hours. Stars shook off an 11-7 loss to Jefferson to win their championship game. Grand Valley Auditionees should wear to pay the $25 audition fee was able to recover for a 14-4 win over T-shirts and shorts or other and sign paperwork.

Jefferson to advance to the State ChampionThe audition fee will be ship on Saturday, July 28th in Clyde, Ohio. comfortable clothing allowing freedom of movement, applied to the program costs There will be a fundraiser to help raise and cheerleading or athletic of girls who make the teams. money for the Grand Valley 10 and 11Girls and their parents year old District 1 champions on Thursshoes.

They should plan to stay are reminded that the comfor the entire four hours. The mitment requires traveling first 90 minutes will consist to out-of-town competitions.

A second try-out will be of learning choreography and other material. Girls do held Aug. 26 at SPIRE. SPIRE Institute is lonot need master any of their cated at 1822 S. Broadway own material.

“The girls do not have to (Route 534), just north of ISigns directing have anything made up,” 90. cheerleading team hopefuls Pape emphasized.

Individual try-outs follow. will be posted at the complex “This is all new. It is part entrance.

Questions may be reof a process,” Pape said.

Parents/guardians must ferred to Pape at (440) 265accompany their daughters 0083.

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL Jacob Glavickas bats for Grand Valley during a recent All-Star game.

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The fundraiser will center on a 13 and 14 year old All Star softball game featuring the boys verses the girls on Thursday, July 26. The game starts at 6pm at the Orwell Community Park. However, the night will kick off with earlier activities at 5pm. Some of the activities schedule include : a skills challenge, a bake sale, a 50/50 raffle, a DJ and more.

“Any contribution you could make would be greatly appreciate to help with lodging, meals and TShirts to be worn in the Little League parade this Saturday in Clyde,” a news letter read.

Neno Czerwinksi hits for Grand Valley during a 10 and 11-year old All-Star game.

Spire Institute hosts send-off of USA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team to London Paralympic Games Geneva, Ohio – July 11, 2012 – SPIRE Institute will be hosting a send-off event on Saturday, August 25, at 12:00 p.m. at SPIRE Institute to help send the USA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team to London as they head to the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Team USA is training at SPIRE, one of the largest athletic competition and training complexes in the world, in preparation to take on the world in London. The send-off will follow the team’s final practice the morning of the 25th, which will be open to the public.

The send-off event will give our Paralympians support as they head to face the best wheelchair basketball athletes in the world. Olympic gold medalist swimmer, Diana Munz, will be present to speak about her gold medal experience and give inspiration to the Paralympians looking for the same success. Also speaking is a special individual from the Cleveland Cavaliers to help send the team to London in true Cleveland style. Following the event, the gourmet chefs at SPIRE Fuel will prepare small snacks and refreshments available for everyone.

As the wheelchair team departs SPIRE, there will be a procession led by law enforcement to Cleveland-Hopkins Airport.

There, the Paralympians will be greeted by Ohio boy and girl scouts, civic groups and individuals looking to wish the Wheelchair Basketball team the best of luck one last time as they set off on their quest for a gold medal!

To get involved in the send-off, please contact Davis Trosin at 517-879-8227 or dtrosin@spireinstitute.org. Media, please sign in with Davis Trosin at the SPIRE

front desk.

Schedule of Events 9:00-10:30 a.m.- Final Scrimmage 12:00 p.m.- Send-off Event at SPIRE 12:45 p.m.- Departure from SPIRE 1:45 p.m.- Arrive at Cleveland Hopkins Airport Price: Free of charge Location: SPIRE Institute, 1822 S. Broadway, Geneva, Ohio 44041 About SPIRE Institute SPIRE Institute, in Geneva, Ohio, integrates sports and education, training and wellness with a focus on the development of the whole self. It features 750,000 sq. ft. of Olympic grade facilities under roof, acres of outdoor fields and a multi-sport stadium complex. SPIRE and its nationally renowned coaches offer residential high school and post grad academy programs, summer and holiday camps, and weekend training sessions in soccer, track & field, volleyball, swimming and basketball (with more sports to follow). Junior athletes train alongside collegians, professionals, wounded veterans, Olympians, Paralympians and masters level athletes.

SPIRE features athletic development programs with Michael Johnson Performance, mental skills training, sports medicine, nutrition and wellness programs, and a variety of customized high school and collegiate academic options. SPIRE can simultaneously host clubs, leagues, tournaments and championship events, in multiple sports, no matter the weather or the season.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 23A

Jefferson Majors wins Championship

Jacob Johnson (center) won the Home Run Derby competition at State. Johnson poses with coach Ryan Cotton and Manager Randy Cotton.

SUBMITTED PHOTOS Jefferson won their first game this past Saturday with a 76 win over Kenton. Jefferson played again on Tuesday. The Jefferson Major league district one championship all star team consists of: Christian Marte, Jason Vance, Jacob Johnson won the home run derby competition Mason Swiney, Jacob Johnson, Ethan Moore, Chase Wilber, Vaughn Johnston, Robert Niemi, Brent Cotton, Corey Wheeler, Spencer Jones, James Miller and Josh Fink. that took place at state.

Become A Volunteer Youth Fishing Instructor & Help Kids Connect with the Outdoors AKRON –Ohio Division of Wildlife will host a free workshop where attendees will become certified Passport to Fishing instructors.

The workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Wildlife District Three, 912 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron.

The workshop is free but pre-registration is required; call Ken Fry, Division of Wildlife at (330) 245-3030.

Participants will be required to participate in a background check.

By becoming certified, volunteer instructors, attendees will help connect students with the outdoors. Resources available to instructors include grants, equipment, brochures, and training.

Passport to Fishing was developed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and adopted by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation. Workshops teach volunteers the basics of fishing and how to run a four-station fishing program with a fishing event.

These instructors then go back to their communities, with a written curriculum and training aids, to teach youngsters and beginning anglers the basics of fishing.

Jefferson moves on to championship game

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

Alex Forristal pitches for the Jefferson All-Stars during a game against Madison.

Nathan Jacobs bats for Jefferson during an All-Star game against Madison.

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL

Garrett Boczar runs to first for Jefferson during a game against Madison.

Michael Hamski bats for Jefferson during a recent AllStar game.

Ryan States picked up the win for Jefferson during a game against Madison.

MADISON – The Jefferson 10 and 11-year old All-Stars rallied for a 8-6 win over Madison to advance to the championship game against Grand Valley.

Madison struck first in the opening inning as Frankie Bober made it to second on an error. Owen Myers followed with a popup that allowed Bober to tag up and move over to third.

Alex Dragas brought in the first urn of the game with a sharp RBI single, making it 1-0 in favor of Madison.

Owen Myers worked around a walk to Zach Forristal and a single to Brandon Park in the first inning to keep the game at 1-0.

Alex Forristal pitched out of some trouble of his own in the second inning. Patrick Pshay and Ryan Tuttle each singled and advanced a base on a passed ball. Madison had runners on second and third with one out, but Forristal picked up a lineout and a ground out to end the inning.

Myers had no trouble in the second inning as he picked up a one-two-three inning, including a pair of strikeouts.

Madison threatened in the third inning as Myers walked and Dragas singled him over to third. Madison scored two runs on an error as Lane Calvert was able to make it to second on the play. Ethan Scott increased the lead with an RBI single, making it 4-0.

Jefferson started a rally in the third inning as Garrett Boczar and Alex Forristal hit back-to-back singles. Zach Forristal followed with an RBI single, making it 4-1. Ryan States cut the deficit in half with an RBI groundout. Brandon Park reached on an error to bring in Zach Forristal as Jefferson trailed by only one.

Myers was able to pick up the second out on a strike out before being relieved by

Lane Calvert. Calvert ended the inning with a strike out of his own as Madison lead 4-3.

Ryan States pitched a one-two-three inning as he relieved Forristal in the fourth inning. States picked up a pair of strike outs during the quick inning.

Calvert started the fourth inning with two quick strikeouts, but Boczar sparked Jefferson with a two out single. Alex Forristal picked up his second it of the game with an RBI double to tie the game. Forristal later scored on a passed ball to give Jefferson a 5-4 lead.

Calvert went on to strike out the side in the inning, but Jefferson was able to take the lead for the first time.

Madison would tie the game back up in the top of the fifth inning, as Owen Myers hit a lead off single.

Dragas moved Myers over on a ground out. Myers went to third on a passed ball and eventually scored on an RBI groundout by Calvert, making it 5-5.

Jefferson would regain the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning as they scored three runs. Ryan States started the inning after reaching on an error. States was able to score after two passed balls and an overthrow to give Jefferson a 6-5 lead. Nathan Jacobs hit a one out double and went to third on a passed ball. Mike Hamksi made it first and third after a walk. Jacobs scored on another passed ball as Hamksi was able to make it to third on the play.

Madison threatened in the final inning as Derek Gildersleeve picked up a lead off walk. States fell behind 3-1 to the next batter, but battled back to record a strikeout. Zach Forristal made a great play at second base to get the second out on a fielder’s choice. Jordan Turkall gave Madison hope with an RBI single, but was thrown out attempting to go to second base. Jefferson won 8-6 to move on in the tournament.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 24A

Over 1,500 athletes age 50+ to participate Free baseball clinic in Ohio Senior Olympics, July 21-29

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

CLEVELAND - The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission will host the 2012 Ohio Senior Olympics sponsored

by Aetna this July 21-29 where over 1,500 athletes ages 50 and older will compete in 19 medal-contending sports.

The Ohio Senior Olympics is an openstate qualifying event for the 2013 Summer National Senior Games and will take place at various venues across Northeast Ohio resulting in an estimated economic impact of over $600,000. Competition events are free for spectators.

Schedule of Events include: Saturday, July 21: Archery: Case Western Reserve University - Van Horn Field - 2138 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44016.

Competition Time: 1:00pm Thursday, July 26: Golf: Little Mountain Country Club - 7667 Hermitage Road, Concord, Ohio 44077 Competition Time: 8:00am (Shotgun Start) Tennis: CSU - Malaga Tennis Center - 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 440106 Competition Time: Singles - 9:00am (Singles will start at 9am with Doubles to follow, and then Mixed Doubles) Racquetball: CWRU - Veale Center 2138 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44016 Competition Time: Singles - 9:00am (Singles will start at 9am with Doubles to follow) Cycling (20K Road Race & 10K TT): Howe Meadow Park - 4040 Riverview Road, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Competition Time: 20K – 9:00am (10K Time Trials will start One Hour after the Last finisher of the 20K Road Race) Ohio Senior Olympics Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Description: The Ohio Senior Olympics Hall of Fame began in 2007 to recognize the accomplishments of the many athletes competing in and promoting Senior Olympics at the local, regional, state and national level. A new class is inducted into the Hall of Fame each year via nominations from among the many hundreds of athletes competing in Senior Olympics.

Location: Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore, Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012 Time: Dinner at 6:00pm, Presentation at 6:30pm Price: $30/person – includes dinner, soft drinks, and dessert (Cash bar). Email bmccrodden@clevelandsports.org.

Friday, July 27: Badminton: CSU - Woodling Gymnasium - 1983 East 24th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Competition Time: 9am (Singles will start at 9am with Doubles to follow, and then Mixed Doubles) Bowling (Singles Only): Freeway Lanes - 28801 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092 Squad A Competition Time: 10:00am and 1:00pm Cycling (40K Road Race & 5K TT): Howe Meadow Park - 4040 Riverview Road, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Competition Time: 40K - 9:00am (5K Time Trial will start One Hour after the last finisher of the 40K Road Race) Race Walk 1500/5000: CWRU - Case Field - 1632 E. 115th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44016 Competition Time: 1500m - 8:00am (5000m will follow) Softball: James “Nike” Day Park 12200 West Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, Ohio 44130 Competition Time: 9:00am Swimming: CSU - Robert Busbey Natatorium - 2451 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Competition Time: 9:00am Table Tennis: CWRU - Veale Center - 2138 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44016 Competition Time: 9am (Singles will start at 9am with Doubles to follow, and then Mixed Doubles) Tennis: CSU - Malaga Tennis Center - 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 440106 Competition Time: 9:00am Saturday, July 28: Basketball: CSU - Woodling Gymnasium - 1983 East 24th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Competition Time: 9:00am Bowling (Doubles Only): Freeway Lanes - 28801 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092 Same Gender Competition Time: 10:00am Mixed Gender Competition Time:

ASHTABULA - There will be a free baseball clinic on August, 18 from 2-5pm. The free clinic will feature teaching from a former Cleveland Indians play and will be hosted at G.O. Ministry at 3703 Station Ave. Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 (former Thurgood Marshall Elementary School).

Former Cleveland Indians players, Jim “Mudcat” Grant, Joe Charboneau and Kevin Rhomberg, along with local coaches, will be teaching baseball skills to any child ages 7 through 13.

Interested parties can visit www.fieldoffaith.net to print out a pre-registration form or by email goministry ashtabula@gmail.com.

Pre-registration is available at any Andover Bank office located in Ashtabula, Austinburg, Andover, Conneaut, Geneva, Jefferson and Madison along with Sports & Sports and G.O. Ministries. You may also obtain a registration form by mail by calling Julie Cole at 440-221-771 or email at playgroundrubbermulch@yahoo.com.

The clinic is limited to the first 200 kids and the first 50 registered get a free t-shirt. There will also be a dinner following the clinic at 5:30 with an auction of sports memorabilia, autograph session with Jim “Mudcat” Grant, Kevin Rhomberg and Joe Charboneau. Mudcat Grant will be the featured speaker. The dinner is only $20.00 per ticket and limited to the first 100 people. ALL proceeds to benefit G.O Ministry. Contact mcole@andoverbankohio.com for dinner tickets.

Sunday, July 29: Dinner tickets may be purchased at any Andover Bank Basketball: CSU - Woodling Gymnasium - 1983 East 24th Street, Cleveland, location or call Marty Cole @ 440-293-7605 or email mcole@andoverbankohio.com.

Ohio 44115 Some of the sponsors for the event are: Andover Bank, Competition Time: 9:00am Sports & Sports and Thomas Fence. The free clinic also would not be possible without the volunteer participation Sunday, August 5: Triathlon: Mentor Headlands State of Jim Grant, Joe Charboneau and Kevin Rhomberg and Park - 9601 Headlands Road, Mentor, many others.

Ohio 44060 Competition Time: 7:30am The 2013 Summer National Senior Games will welcome athletes ages 50+ from across the United States to participate in 19 medal-contending sports from July 21-August 1, 2013 in various games will follow ASA rules venues across Northeast Ohio. A Year BY BYRON C. WESSELL and bat regulations. Players of Vitality community programming Gazette Newspapers may only play for one team. series presented by Medical Mutual of GENEVA - The Geneva First place will receive a troOhio will also encompass the event, promoting active lifestyles and healthy liv- Grape Jamboree Softball phy and $125. Second and ing with activities and educational op- tournament will be held the third place will also receive portunities. Kicking off in July 2012 and weekend of September 29- trophies.

All payments must be leading up to the Games, the series will 30. The softball games will include mostly free activities and spe- be held at the Kiwanis Park paid by the end of the meetcial events for people over age 50. For and Cork. An organizational ing and payment can be more information on the 2013 Summer meeting will be held Thurs- made out to Geneva RecreNational Senior Games, please visit day, September 27 at 7pm at ation. Participants can also the Recreation Center (44 mail payment to City of www.cleveland2013.com.

North Forest Street, Geneva Recreation DepartGeneva). The meeting will ment 44 North Forest St. go over all of the game rules Geneva, Ohio 44041.

The first 16 teams who and the game times. There is a $125 fee for each team. pay will be entered into the The tournament will be a tournament. For more infordouble elimination and balls mation contact Myke Anderwill be provided. The softball son 440-466-9139.

1:00pm Horseshoes: Chesterland Township Park - Chillicothe Road & Mayfield Road, Chesterland, Ohio 44026 Competition Time: 9:00am Pickleball: CSU - Malaga Tennis Center - 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Competition Time: 9:00am (Singles will start at 9am with Doubles to follow, and then Mixed Doubles) Shuffleboard: CWRU - Veale Center - 2138 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44016.

Competition Time: 9:00am (Singles will start at 9am with Doubles to follow) Softball: James “Nike” Day Park 12200 West Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, Ohio 44130 Competition Time: 9:00am Track and Field : CWRU - Case Field - 1632 E. 115th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44016 Competition Time: 8:30am (Please see page 6 for ORDER OF EVENTS) Volleyball: CWRU - Veale Center 2138 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44016 Competition Time: 9:00am

Geneva Grape Jamboree to feature softball tournament

10th Annual Charity Golf Outing for Special Olympics approaching

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON – The Law Enforcement Torch run and 10th Annual Charity Golf Outing for the Special Olympics will take place on Saturday, September 8. The Golf Outing will take place at Hickory Grove Golf Course located at 1490

Fairway Drive, Jefferson, Ohio.

The four man scramble will begin with a shot gun start at 9am. Registration for the event will begin at 8am.

The golf outing includes 18 holes plus a cart, a continental breakfast, hot dogs at the turn, a steak dinner and beverages.

First place will receive $400, fifth place $200 and tenth place

$100.

The donation for the event is $60 per person. All tickets must be paid for no later than September 1.

For more information or to purchase tickets contact: Sharon Bradley 440-993-1201.

In case of inclement weather dinner will be served at 1pm and a voucher for future use will be presented to each participant.

MADISON – The Madison-Perry Area Chamber of Commerce 43rd annual golf outing will take place on Monday, September 10. The golf outing will begin with a shotgun start at 9am. Registration, practice tee and continental breakfast will run from 8-8:45am.

The outing will take place

at Erie Shores Golf Course and will feature a four-person scramble. The cost of the golf outing is $75 per player and includes golf, cart, continental breakfast and an all American cook out lunch.

There will be several contests including, skill prizes, giveaways, raffle prizes and a super raffle.

A pre-pay super ticket including mulligans and more prizes will be available for

$20. Lunch can be purchased without participating for $20.

Hole sponsors are available for $75 and will have a sign at the hole with company name, a listing in the program and a listing in the chamber newsletter. An event sponsor sign is available for $150 and will again feature the sign, the listing in the program and the listing in the newsletter.

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA - The 6th Annual Warren Andrews Bocce Tournament will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the bocce courts located at the Sons of Italy, the East Ashtabula Club, and Walnut Beach. The finals will be held on Sunday, August 5, at the Sons of Italy Courts.

The tournament attracts Other sponsors available teams from the Ashtabula are luncheon sponsor for area as well as from Cleve$250, a snack sponsor for land, Wickcliffe, Warren and $250, a golf cart sponsor for Youngstown, OH. Teams $400 which will feature busi- also travel from Erie and ness name and logo on all other neighboring cities in golf carts and listing in pro- Western Pennsylvania. The 4-person teams will compete gram and newsletter.

Anyone interested in do- for a first place prize of nating a prize or gift certifi- $1,500 and a total purse of cates will also be listed in the approximately $5,000.

The tournament is held golf outing program and in the newsletter. For more in- each year to raise funds for formation call 440-428-3760. the Warren Andrews Scholar

Madison-Perry Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

6th Annual Warren Andrews Bocce Tournament approaching Athlete Scholarship. A $2,000 scholarship is awarded each year at the Ashtabula County Touchdown Club event at its annual awards dinner in early December. Last year’s scholarship winner was Frankie Clayman, of Lakeside.

4-person teams who are interested in participating should contact Mark Andrews at 998-6835 or by emailing him at mandrews@ andrewspontius.com. The entry fee is $150 per team.

This year the tournament has a new sponsor, the Presque Isle Downs & Casino. The casino is giving each participant a $20 free slot play coupon for use at the casino. The casino is also donating a Get-away-Package including overnight accommodations, meals and free slot play valued at $700.00, which will be raffled at the event.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 25A

Dragons knock off Falcons in Alumni game

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL

The Jefferson Falcons line-up for a play during an Alumni football game against Members of the Lakeside Dragons alumni footbal team get ready to stop a two-point conversion.

Lakeside.

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers

would have been a first down gave the Dragons back the ball. Tyrone Barnes recovered the fumble for Lakeside as he was able to get things done on both offense and defense.

Terrence Henton had back-to-back short runs for Lakeside, before Sam Hill picked up a sack making it fourth and 15. Scot Shilling then picked the first of his two interceptions as he picked off the ball on the two-yard line.

The Falcons were unable to accomplish anything backed up in their own endzone and were forced to punt the ball. Jacob Hommes delivered with a fifty plus yard punt.

Derrell McCaleb picked up a eight yard run to start the next drive for Lakeside.

The drive would come to an end on the next play as Sam Hill and Nate Nelson applied pressure and Shilling came away with his second interception.

Jefferson looked to move the chains again as Tobie connected with Hommes for a 25-yard pass. The Falcons would shoot themselves in the foot again as Darnell Thompson recovered a fumble for Lakeside on the next play.

McCaleb picked up some more big yards on the ground for Lakeside as they looked to build on their lead. Cooper once again found his favorite target in Barnes for a 44-yard pickup. Zach Kuper and Randall Beach saved a touchdown, but the Dragons were set up first and goal. Herdy Christian eventually scored his second touchdown for Lakeside, Olajuwon Cooper, of Lakeside, drops back for a pass during an alumni football game. making it 26-6.

14 in their win against Edgewood.

However, the Dragons ASHTABULA – The proved to be a tougher foe Lakeside Dragons and as they increased their lead Jefferson Falcons played in to 20-0 and kept the Faltheir second alumni foot- cons at bay. ball game in 2012. The The Dragons scored the Dragons were coming off an first touchdown of the game 18-0 win over Cochranton, on a touchdown run by PA, while the Falcons won Herdy Christian. Jefferson a thrilling game against was able to stop the twothe local Edgewood War- point conversion, but riors. Lakeside improved to Lakeside was up 6-0.

2-0 in their alumni games Lakeside got the ball and Jefferson evened their back and Cooper connected record at 1-1. The Dragons with Barnes on a 30-yard built an early lead against touchdown pass. Terrence Jefferson in the opening Henton converted on one of quarter as they lead 14-0. the Dragons two-point conIt was a familiar sight version attempts, making it for the Falcons who were 14-0. down 14-0 before battling Lakeside picked up a back to tie the game at 14- blocked punt early in the

second quarter and was able to capitalize. Derrell McCaleb scored his first touchdown of the game, putting Lakeside up 20-0.

Jefferson answered on their next possession as Jacob Hommes picked up a first down. The Falcons were eventually shut down on their next three plays, but Michael Tobie converted a fourth down conversion with a nice run.

Jefferson continued to run as Matt Tucker picked up a first down to set-up the Falcons near the end zone.

Michael Tobie eventually dived in for a score, making it 20-6.

Jefferson was driving to start the second half, but a costly fumble on what

Scot Shilling (2) and Colton Slater (1) play defense for Jefferson during an alumni The Lakeside Dragons and Jefferson Falcons react after a touchdown by Michael Tobie. football game.

Lakeside looked to get the ball back quickly as Jefferson faced a third and six. Jefferson failed to convert on their next play, but a late hit gave them an extra set of downs.

The Falcons tried to make a game of it as Tobie picked up eight yards on the ground and Matt Tucker picked up eight more for a first down. Jefferson continued to run as Hommes picked up another first down on a 13-yard carry.

Lakeside would then stiffen their defense as they forced Jefferson into a fourth and 22. Jefferson elected to go for it and their decision paid off as Tobie connected with Scot Shilling for a 44yard touchdown. The Falcons were now within two scores as Tobie easily converted the two-point conversion, making it 26-14.

Jefferson tried for an onside kick but, John Mitchell was there to scoop up the ball for the Dragons.

The Dragons kept their foot on the pedal as Henton picked up five yards on a short pass. Cooper then connected with Henton again this time for a 47yard touchdown, putting Lakeside up 32-14.

Jefferson tried to answer as they drove down inside the five yard line. Tobie connected for a pair of thirtyyard passes. The first pass went to Hommes as he hung on to the ball after a hard hit. Tobie followed that pass with a 30 yard pass to Tucker.

The Falcons tried to use the size of Kevin Bush as

Tobie threw up a jump ball in the endzone, but Shahee Siler came away with the ball and sprinted down the sidelines. Tobie saved the touchdown with a tackle, but Lakeside was well on their way to the victory.

McCaleb picked up a pair of first down runs to help the Dragons get into scoring position once again.

Patrick Haywood picked up a first down on a screen pass, before Terrence Henton scored the final touchdown for the Dragons as they won 32-14.

Tyrone Barnes was named MVP for the Dragons and Scot Shilling was named MVP for the Falcons.

Kevin Bush runs off the field for Jef ferson during an alumni football game.

The Lakeside Dragons huddle up during an alumni football game against Jefferson.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 • 26A

Jefferson forces elimination game

BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers ORWELL – The Jefferson 10 and 11-year old All-Stars defeated Grand Valley to force an elimination championship game. Grand Valley won the first meeting between the first two teams to drop Jefferson into the loser’s bracket.

Jefferson battled back by defeating Madison and moved on to face Grand Valley. Grand Valley had the upper hand as they only had to win one of two possible games. Jefferson took the first game to win 11-7.

Alex Forristal drew a lead off walk for Jefferson and went to second on a passed ball.

Ryan States hit a one-out RBI to bring in the first run of the game.

Grand Valley answered in their half of the first inning as Clayton Takacs singled and stole second. Ryan Busser moved Takacs over to third on

a groundout. Logan Newell followed with an RBI triple to tie the game at 1-1. Newell gave Grand Valley the lead after scoring on a passed ball, making it 2-1.

Mike Hamski sparked Jefferson with a single and a stolen base in the second inning. Owen Blanchette followed with an RBI single up the middle to tie the game at 2-2. Jason Mayes was later hit by a pitch and both runners moved up on a passed ball.

Alex Forristal hit an RBI single to give Jefferson back the lead at 3-2. Ryan States kept the inning going with his own RBI single, making it 42. Jefferson continued to threaten as States went to third on a passed ball and eventually scored, making it 52 in favor of Jefferson.

Bradley Busser hit a oneout double for Grand Valley in the second inning and went to third on a groundout. Clayton

Takacs brought Busser in on an infield single Ryan Busser walked in the inning and Grand Valley was able to score two runs on an error to tie the game at 5-5. Logan Newell made it all the way to third on the play and scored on a passed ball, making it 6-5 in favor of Grand Valley.

Mike Hamski started things for Jefferson once again in the third inning after being hit by a pitch. Hamski stole a pair of bases, but Takacs struck out the next three hitters to end the inning.

Grand Valley threatened in eh third inning as Jacob Glavickas walked and Neno Czerwinksi was hit by a pitch.

Nathan Jacobs truck out the side to get out of the inning for Jefferson.

Alex Forristal singled and stole second base in the fourth inning for Jefferson. Zach Forristal made it first and second with a walk and Ryan

States singled to load the bases. Park gave Jefferson back the lead with a big threerun double, making it 8-6.

Park went to third on the throw home. Scotty Ellsworth relieved Takacs with no out and a runner on third base.

Ellsworth struck out the first batter he faced, but Hamski made it 9-6 with an RBI double. Jefferson tacked on a couple more runs in the inning after Mikayla Tasker reached on an error allowing Hamski to score. Tasker was eventually able to score on a passed ball, making it 11-6.

Clayton Takacs reached on a dropped third strike in the fourth inning for Grand Valley. Takacs stole second and went to third on a passed ball, but was later picked off. Jacobs would strike out the next hitter and get a groundout to end the inning.

Zach Forristal walked in the fifth inning and stole a pair

of bases. Grand Valley would get out of the inning with a double play as Ryan States flew out and Logan Newell made a great throw home to tag out Forristal.

Scotty Ellsworth hit an inside the park home run in the fifth inning, making it 11-7.

Jacobs settled down to get the next two outs on strikeouts.

Zach Forristal relieved Jacobs due to his pitch count and ended the inning with a ground out.

Ellsworth started the sixth inning with a strike out before Hamski drew a walk for Jefferson. Hamski was later doubled over to third by Blanchette as Jefferson looked to add to their lead. Ellsworth was able to work out of the inning with two more strikeouts as he struck out the side.

Grand Valley looked to make some noise in their final at bat as Bradley Busser and Orion Klingensmith both

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELL

Nathan Jacobs pitches for Jefferson during an All-Star game against Grand Valley. reached. Jefferson then turned a triple play to end the game on a line drive out. Forristal threw the ball to first to get the second out and Jefferson was able to get the third out as the runner left the bag at second base.

When play turns to pain, know that we’re close by with seven emergency and urgent care facilities throughout the region, including the only Level I trauma center at St. Elizabeth Health Center, and the first Level III trauma center at St. Joseph Health Center.

Whether you have a minor sprain or a more serious condition, you can be sure that help is always right around the corner.

Diagnosis Treatment Outcome 1 game of “It,”1 sprained ankle for mom.

Emergency room X-ray, ice compresses, wrap.

Mother-son bonding time back on schedule.

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Truck Night At Yankee Lake Trucks Gone Wild Returns!

Upcoming Events BE PART OF A NATIONALLY SOLD VIDEO!

Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28

Friday Gates Open at 6pm. Mud Flies at 7pm.

Saturday All-Day Event! Gates Open at 2pm. Mud Flies at 3pm.

TRUCKS GONE WILD RETURNS! DAY 1 of taping Trucks Gone Wild at Truck Night at Yankee Lake!

MEGA TRUCKS RETURN! Tug-O-War Show Down – 3 Classes (8,500lbs., 6,500lbs., 5,000lbs.) $20 Entry Fee with 100% payback to winners. Plus Truck Night will be throwing in an extra $600 in prize money and CompuCopy $300. We’re working on more sponsors so the pot can grow!

$175 + % of Payback to 1st place in each class $75 + % of Payback to 2nd place in each class $50 + % of Payback to 3rd place in each class

Friday - Gates Open at 6pm Mud Flies at 7pm Saturday - Gates Open at 2pm Mud Flies at 3pm

DAY 2 of taping Trucks Gone Wild at Truck Night at Yankee Lake!

MEGA TRUCK Tug-O-Wars!

Pull the V-Treads out on the Tug Pad for the Ultimate Mega Truck Tug-O-War. Over 30 contestants last year. Battle for a spot on Trucks Gone Wild’s next DVD. Come out and meet Matt Steele of SPEED TV’s Truck Universe and Trucks Gone Wild! Be on hand to participate in our 3 Mud Pits, Mud Drags, Swamp Track, Swamp Trail, Cement & Dirt Tug-O-Wars, Large Rock Crawl and Maniac Mountain. Be sure to try out the 3-Mile Off-Road Trail... featuring Hill Climbs!

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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------------President, Pat Bradek of Subway RecSecy, Mary Jo Braden of Lakeview Treas., Peggy Stadler of KeyBank JoAnn Whetsell, Ken Forging George Dubic, Jefferson Healthcare Real Estate Service Since 1908

Vice President, Janet Wolff, WEK Manufacturing CorrSecy, Rayne Burr, Buckeye Title Corporation Patty Fisher, Clerk Treas., Village Bill Creed, The Gazette Jerry March, CruiseOne/Village Rep.

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REALTORS - APPRAISERS

EDWARD R. CURIE JAMES A. REUSCHLING BROKERS/OWNERS

Miller Realty Co.

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CHAMBER ACTIVITIES & MEETINGS Regular chamber meeting: Tues., August 7, 2012 at 7:30 am, held at Jefferson Healthcare Center July 3, 2012 chamber meeting: Our chamber meeting will be held at the Deli-in-the Rye. Ken Forging will host the meeting and we will be treated to a special breakfast to be served consisting of Kim's Strata, Breakfast assortment of sweet rolls, fruit compote, juice, coffee and tea to celebrate our nation's birthday. So if you haven't been to a chamber meeting now would be a good time to introduce yourself and your business. Hope to see you there.

113 N. CHESTNUT ST. JEFFERSON

Job Fair Planned: Sponsored by Country Neighbor & State Representative Casey Kozlowski as a way to bring job information into the southern part of Ashtabula County. There will be job interviewing and resume building workshops as well. The fair will be held on August 1st from 9-5 at the Grand Valley High School gym. For more information, questions, or to confirm your business please contact the point person for the fair, Carrie Lemmon of Country Neighbor at 440-437-6311 or you can e-mail her at programcoord@countryneighbor.org.

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

Chamber Directories: If you haven’t received your Jefferson Chamber Directory, they are available for pickup at the Jefferson Branch of Andover Bank. For directions or information, you can call 440-576-2265.

of Jefferson, Ohio 576-2811

BUFFALO CHICKEN

JULY ED FEATUR

Golf Outing: The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Outing will be held Friday, September 14th at Hickory Grove Golf Course in Jefferson. It will be a 4-person amateur scramble and limited to 25 teams. Registration is at 9:00am with a 10:00am shotgun start. Cost is $35 per golfer for chamber member sponsored teams and $40 for non-chamber member sponsored teams. (Carts included). There are also hole sponsorship and door prize opportunities available.

Team sponsor checks are payable to: Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 100, Jefferson, Ohio 44047.

For hole sponsorships and door prizes, please contact Tim Leehan at 576-0002 or email tleehan@venturelandtitle.com

Free Anthem Health Insurance Quote: http://www.chambersaver.com/noacc/

Jefferson

OTHER MEMBER NEWS

Open for Breakfast Every Day

“Stuff The Bus” at Lakeview Federal Credit Union On Friday, August 3, 2012!

We are inviting the public to join us in helping children of Ashtabula County by donating new school supplies and personal items.

135 N. Chestnut St. Jefferson, OH

School buses will be at all three Lakeview locations from 1-5pm

440-576-3004

Ashtabula Office: 2909 State Road, Ashtabula Jefferson Office: 345 South Chestnut Street, Jefferson

GLAZIER INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Serving Our Community Since 1936

PHONE (440) 576-2921 or 1 (800) 322-1661 41 WALL STREET JEFFERSON, OHIO 44047-1138 jbaker@glazierins.com James A. Baker, Agent

Petros Design LLC Quality Laser Etching Endless Possibilities Pictures on Marble and Granite Personalized Gifts Awards • Home Decor

Geneva Office: 583 South Broadway, Geneva Collection Boxes will be available in all Lakeview Offices, starting July 5th.

Any questions, please contact the Jefferson Office at 440-576-4382.

Covered Bridge Update: 40% off sale on everything, except the throws, they are 25% off, while supplies last. Located in old court house, 25 W. Jefferson, Call 440-576-3769 or 576-1411 hours Tues - F 9:30-4:30. Support our Covered Bridges by joining in on the Picnic in the park fundraiser which will be 7/28/12 11:-6 at Harpersfield Bridge, north park. This event includes games, food, activities, duck race, raffle and lots of fun!

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS: August 7th thru 12th Ashtabula County Fair, Fairgrounds August 11th & 12th Wild West Weekend, AC&J Scenic Line August 17th & 18th Annual “Yard Sale at the Depot” To benefit restoration projects. 9-4pm. Donations can be dropped off or picked up. 440-576-0496.

August 25th Cornfest, Jefferson Historical Society, 440-576-2681 August 25th & 26th Railroad Days, Steam Engine. AC&J Scenic Line. 440-576-6346

Old Reserve Realty

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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

Kathy Housel, Owner 942 St. Rt. 46 North Jefferson, Ohio

440-576-7625 petrosdesign@embarqmail.com

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.

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

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WATER TREATMENT, POOLS & SPAS, SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION 895 Route 46 N Jefferson, Ohio

440-576-5421

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28 West Jefferson Street Jefferson, Ohio 44047 440-576-3916 440-576-9366

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