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Grand Valley third grade pirates gather around the sailing ship Swan Song for it’s final voyage.
BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZ Gazette Newspapers ANDOVER-During Tuesday’s regular Andover Village council meeting a resolution was adopted to accept the bid of United Survey, Inc. to reline the sewers on South Main Street. The bid for $51,871 was the lowest of two bids received, said Village Administrator Joseph DiBell. The two bids were opened on Feb. 9. Discussion followed which resulted in a recap of which streets had completed sewer projects and which were still left to do. The general discussion prompted Mayor Bernard Baranowski to comment that Andover Village was a leader in the quality of its infrastructure. Baranowski reminded council members of the 20-year process to replace all the Village water lines and add a modern wastewater treatment plant. “The water used to be brown,” Baranowski said. “Years ago we had a council who took the bull by the horns and improved the infrastructure, the community owes them a big thanks,” Baranowski said. “We have been fortunate that we have moved in this direction,” said Baranowski. A permanent capital improvements plan adopted by council in 2011 has mapped out sewer projects through 2016. DiBell also reported a variety of work completed for the month. Repairs were made to the storm line at the recreation park, and streets were cold patched. At the wastewa-
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Pirates land at Grand Valley BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZ Gazette Newspapers ORWELL - It was a classic example of role reversal last week as Grand Valley third grade students taught teachers, parents and other adults “How to be a Pirate in seven easy songs.” Almost 70 students swaggered onto the high school auditeria stage
Rock Creek Rotarians gives GVES third graders dictionaries
that had been transformed into a scene from the high seas to present a rollicking musical. The stage was awash with detail and sparkling waves made of cellophane and netting. Two sailing ships with rigging and mast flying the black skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger flag were accented with a large treasure map and ships wheel. Bril-
liant and glittering blue waves topped with white caps served as a backdrop. Students sported head scarves, beads, boots, eye patches and sashes as they sang and performed seven individual numbers including: Ahoy there, Shiver me timbers, Raise the Jolly Roger, I spy, Lovely loot, Hoist the sail and Party, Me Hearty.
The all-important pirate spyglass was tucked into the belt or sash of each student for use during the “I Spy” number. Music Director Joy Leirer had both pirates and audiences giggling with delight as she said, “Hey everybody, look at my bootie,” during the “Lovely Loot” number.
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A special honor PV BOE rewards students and details programs BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZ Gazette Newspapers
ANDOVER - Five year old kindergarten student Lilly Luce on Monday received a special honor as she was named Jan. student of the month from the PV Primary School. Primary school principal Traci Hostettler said Luce was the first ever kindergarten student of the month. Kindergarten teacher Robin Holden called Luce a reading maniac and said her student was always willing to go home and work at her studies to improve herself. Luce said she likes everything about school but especially enjoys art projects. She dressed special in a dark blue velvet dress with sparkling accents to receive her plaque during the regular board of education meeting. LibrarPHOTOS BY DORIS COOK ian Susan Hill presented the plaque Grand Valley third grader Summer Poyer scanned the pages of her of behalf of the Andover Area Chamvery own dictionary as the Rock Creek Rotary Club members visited ber of Commerce. “This is the fun part of my day,” her class a week ago donating the books. Hill said. Luce, the daughter of William and By DORIS COOK morning on Feb. 9, GVES Princi- Melissa Luce of Richmond Township Gazette Newspapers pal Ellen Winer accompanied was cheered on by her brother, sisthem. She introduced the ter, parents and grandparents Nelson ORWELL VILLAGE - Third Rotarians and the purpose of their and Janice Johnson. graders at Grand Valley Elemen- visit. Receiving acknowledgement as tary School a week ago got a surThe area Rotary club in Grand high school student of the month was prise visit from Rock Creek Rotary Valley area has given the GV junior Allison Workman. She was Club members. The Rotarians in- School District third graders new praised by Principal Van McWreath cluding Beverly Martin, Sue dictionaries to keep as their very as a member of the 4.0 club, ranking Bones, and David Morrow came own as one of their many commu- at the top of her class. McWreath with dictionaries to hand out for nity projects over past years. said Workman carries an extremely each of the students. Morrow shared with the stu- rigorous class schedule. As they went into all the third dents also some of the other A report from those nominating grade classrooms during the early projects the club does for the Val- her for the prestigious award called ley communities. As the club members left each room, the children and teachers expressed their thanks, then began scanning the pages.
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PHOTOS BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZ
Five-year-old kindergarten student Lilly Luce receives a student of the month plaque from Susan Hill of the Andover Area Chamber of Commerce. her unique, eager to challenge herReceiving the middle school stuself and a student who leads by quiet dent of the month award was Wade example. Workman has also partici- Buckley, who was unable to attend pated in basketball, volleyball and the school board meeting. track. Following the awards, each school principal gave an update about upcoming events in their respective buildings, detailing a busy schedule. Superintendent Alex Geordan reminded everyone present that par-
PV Parent-teacher conferences will be held Thursday, Feb. 16 from 4-7 p.m.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
New manager settles in at Pymatuning State Park Ohio side By DORIS COOK Gazette Newspapers ANDOVER TOWNSHIP - Craig Morton is no stranger to state park administrative duties. For the past year he’s been the assistant manager at Pymatuning State Park and a familiar face to many area folks. As of last month he moved up as manager of the Ohio side park on Pymatuning Reservoir. Morton grew up in in the Chester and Munson townships of neighboring Geauga County. Morton graduated in 1972 from West Geauga High School in Chesterland. He earned an associate degree in forestry at Hocking College in 1976 and first worked at Holden Arboretum as grounds/maintenance foreman for several years. “It was a good experience and I enjoyed my time there. I moved on in 1979 to take a job at Punderson State Park in Newbury Township for eight years with the state’s ODNR park system,” Morton said. He also worked as manager at Headland Beach State Park in Lake County, then in January 1993 with his family including wife, Bonnie and two sons Morton took the manager’s position at Kelley’s Island State Park. “We were among 250 year-round residents on the island (on Lake Erie). It was quite different and interesting. Bonnie home schooled our kids and for the first five years we lived most of the year on the island, then winter months off the island. The manager’s house was not winterized those first few years we were
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Craig Morton, new manager at Pymatuning State Park in Andover Township, is by the park’s historic marker. He is no stranger to the area as in 2011 Morton served as assistant manager at PSP. there,” Morton said. “I don’t miss all those ferry trips to land that we took if you wanted to go shopping or see a dentist,” he said recalling his stint living on an island. The last five years at Kelley’s Island, Morton still managed the park staff after ONDR built a new manager ’s home (winterized) and put in some dormitories for students coming to study the island. Morton said it was one of his most interesting managerial jobs with ODNR. Over the past couple years the ODNR parks division has revamped its regional plan and gone to a district structure for administrative positions and park maintenance, Morton explained. The state has clustered its 14 parks and 17 nature areas into districts,
a plan in the making started about two years ago. Pymatuning State Park is part of the Northeast District, which includes Mosquito Lake, NelsonKennedy, Punderson, West Branch, Lake Milton, Quail Hollow, Guilford Lake, Geneva, Tinker ’s Creek, Wingfoot Lake, Portage Lakes, and Jefferson Lake. Former Pymatuning State Park manager Phil Vischosky is now down at West Branch area in the recent changes. “The district concept is fewer managers and covering more parks. Mark Broughton is our Northeast District maintenance supervisor. Mark has been with ODNR since 1994 and helps oversee the nature preserves and maintenance work in district parks,” Morton said, who has 30
years with ODNR. Before taking the assistant manager job at Pymatuning State Park a year ago, Morton, 58, was the park manager since 2003 at Grand Lake St. Mary’s Park and Lake Loramie in Auglaize and Shelby counties. “The state has been doing a massive dredging project at Grand Lake St. Mary’s now for several years. We had a good staff there. I was in charge of the dredging program and used the state’s two dredges to start the lake clean-up from the algae problems. Part of the problems stem from the time the lake was part of a wetlands area when it was developed. It kept me and the staff very busy. I have to admit it was a stressful job (at times),” Morton said. “I was looking to get back
to northeast Ohio and closer to my and Bonnie’s families. So coming to Pymatuning State Park is where I am very happy now. We have a good staff here, too. I have no plans to retire and love the jobs I’ve had with the park system,” he said. Morton oversees among his duties the park’s staff, which includes office account clerk/secretary Betsy Overly; a maintenance staff of fiver full-time and three to four summer employees; two wastewater treatment plant employees; a total of two full time housekeeping employees and 10 part-time housekeeping workers. “We also have a parttime campground coordinator, Julie Kazlowski plus four employees at the campgrounds,” he said. Some projects to be started soon at the Andover
state park site will be replacing roofs on the wastewater treatment plant and a maintenance department oil shed. Two cabins, which were torn down in 2011, will also be replaced in another year or two depending on state funding, he said. A future project includes the dredging slated to be done at the park’s northerly Padanaram boat livery area. Morton said again this project will depend on funds available. Dredging materials from this project will be land applied nearby to an area where the state timbered trees. Eventually the area is designated for an archery range, Morton said. The Ohio side of Pymatuning State Park has 331 campground sites plus 32 standard cabins and another 23 year-round cabins. In winter months the staff keeps busy with mostly weekend visitors staying in the cabins. “We also have three Yurts, a round design tenttype cabin taken down here in the winter months. They are quite popular with cold running water and a camp stove. Some of our other state park campsites also have the Yurts,” he said. Morton is already active with the Andover Chamber of Commerce’s Lake Festival committee. The Lake Festival is held at the Pymatuning State Park’s main beach area off Route 85. Morton said he’ll be working closely with the Andover Chamber committee on the Lake Festival event for it’s 30th year anniversary plans. Morton said he and the family live in the Orwell area and it’s an easy commute now to Andover for his new job as park manager.
The City of Geneva agrees to sign with Roaming Shores and Orwell for automatic water meter readers BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers
ager to sign that,” Councilman Tim Miller said. The agreement will soGENEVA - The City of lidify the AMR partnership Geneva Council passed a between the three municiresolution to sign an agree- palities. ment with the Village of “The parties agree that Roaming Shores and the CT Consultants will conVillage of Orwell to pur- tact with the City of chase automatic water Geneva to provide project meter readers (AMR). contract documents and “The utilities committee bidding services for the did meet, and we talked purpose of automatic waabout the AMR agreement ter meter readers,” the with Orwell and Roaming AMR agreement read. Shores and it’s the recomThe agreement sets the mendation of the commit- conditions of purchasing tee to allow the city man- and designing the AMR.
“The contract documents shall be designed to solicit separate costs for each municipality,” the agreement said. The agreement also makes key points about the cost of the project and how it will be allocated equally among the municipalities. “The costs of engineering and bidding services shall not exceed $4,000 without the consent of all parties, and the costs of engineering, as well as costs of bid documents and con-
tracts, shall be divided equally between the parties,” the agreement said. The agreement states no municipality shall be responsible for another municipality’s cost of the AMR. “Upon completion of contract documents and the approval of each municipality of the same, the City of Geneva shall solicit design-build proposals according to the law of the State of Ohio,” the agreement said. The City of Geneva will
play a major role in the planning of the AMR. “The City of Geneva has agreed to serve as the initiative’s lead organization and Jim Pearson, Geneva City Manager, will be the project manager,” the agreement said. “The main contact for Orwell will be Village Manager Jack Nettis and in Roaming Shores it will be Village Administrator Kevin Grippi.” Once bids for the AMR have been received, the agreement says all munici-
palities shall make a collective arrangement on who the final bid will be awarded to, but Pearson will be the key communicator for the project. “All official communication and formal notifications regarding the partnership will be issued by the project manager through the City of Geneva,” the agreement read. “This agreement ends upon the design-build proposal solicitation and vendor selection.” T h e G e n e v a ’s C i t y Council unanimously passed the resolution for Pearson to sign the agreement. Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman @gazettenews.com.
PAYO still taking Little League registrations ANDOVER Pymatuning Area Youth Organization (PAYO) is still holding summer ball program registration for area youth on three different dates: Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All registrations of youngsters aiming to play in the summer recreation programs are being held at Andover Public Library. There is a registration fee of $30 for Tball; $40 for softball/ baseball minors, majors and juniors; $50 for senior league; and $5 for multiple child discount. Parents or guardians signing up their child must bring the child’s birth certificate and proof of residence when registering and be prepared to pay the registration fee at that time. No late registrations will be accepted. For questions or more information call Krystal Drum at (440) 645-0418 or Nancy Gabriel at 843-8583948.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
He y Coach Hey PV approves fall sports contracts BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZ Gazette Newspapers ANDOVER The Pymatuning Valley Board of Education on Monday was planning ahead to the next school year as they approved fall supplemental activity contracts. High school football will be lead by head coach Neal Croston for the 2012-2013 season, assisted by Steve Urchek, Kevin Brown and Robert Palma. The golf team will hit the links looking for yet another NAC championship with coach Jeff Compan. Rob Wludyga has been named head volleyball coach with assistant and junior varsity coach Randy Ruebel. Girl’s soccer will be coached by Robert Blake with Jerry King serving as assistant volleyball coach. Keeping the runners in shape will be cross-country coach Tony Noxon. For middle school sports David Sharpe received a contract to coach seventh grade football. Andy Gray will take charge of eighth grade football. Volleyball will be led by
Jenna Sharkey in seventh grade and Danya Sharkey for eighth grade. Aaron Davis will coach middle school cross-country. In other personnel issues during the regular board meeting Doug Jones was employed as bus driver for a four hour route and Traci Rhoades was reassigned as a high school cook. The board of education also approved monthly bills and investments in addition to two contracts. A contract with Local School Government to compile basic financial statements fro PVLSD for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 at a cost not to exceed $2,000 was approved. A second contract was approved with Canter and Associates to audit the MSP cost report of PVLSD from Oct. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011 at a cost of $3,000. The board also approved generous donations from several individuals or groups including Ruth Mary Service, Charlene LeMaire, Christopher and Brooke Adametz and the PV Athletic Boosters. The Pymatuning Valley Board of Education will next meet on March 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the high school lecture room.
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Warren business owner to open mattress outlet in Andover Village BY DORIS COOK Gazette Newspapers ANDOVER VILLAGE - A new business will soon be coming to the Andover Public Square business district. Gary Schrum of Warren, who owns a mattress and furniture store, has leased a portion of the Ray Brothers retail stores on the east side of public square. As of Jan. 24, Schrum had all his required village permits in order, said village zoning inspector Glen Slusher. “I’ve owned the PriceLess Furniture Store at Elm Road and East Market Street in Warren for 11 years. We are across the street from the Sunrise Restaurant. I am changing my Warren store into more of a bedding and specialty store. We have the exclusive distribution of the Posture Craft mattress lines out of Alabama where they are manufactured,” Schrum said. Plans are to open the outlet store in Andover Village by early next month, Schrum said. They will
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A new mattress and bed furnishings store is to move in soon to this east section of Andover’s public square. Warren business owner, Gary Schrum is leasing the renovated store area for a mattress outlet enterprise. carry all sizes of mattresses and also can order special size bedding for customers. Schrum said he had hoped to get in sometime this month, but was waiting for some new lines. The Warren based business owner said he goes to all the big furniture shows in the Midwest and south for his store stock inventory. “I sell new and used
quality furniture as well. My wife and I have been coming to the Andover area for a number of years. We have a seasonal lot at Bayshore Resort on S. Pymatuning Lake Road from April to October for some few years. I’ve thought for some time to open a store of this type in Andover area and am anxious to get in,” Schrum said.
Currently large window signs announce the Mattress Store is coming soon. Look for more activity to take place by early March at the store area on the corner of Route 85 and the square. The Ray Brothers of Colebrook Township this past year did a lot of remodeling to the interior and exterior of the retail building on the square.
GV School Board takes action on more staff cuts to close deficit By DORIS COOK Gazette Newspapers
two overlapping from afternoon to evening hours, Nye explained. ORWELL - The dreaded Other staff cuts include word of more cuts in staff one study hall monitor, two positions, both certified and library aides for the middle support employees, domiand high school, plus one ofnated the Monday night fice/paraprofessional aide. meeting of Grand Valley Then the board and Nye will Board of Education. Supercreate just two office aides intendent Bill Nye got prefor the middle/high school liminary approval to impleand elementary school. ment a reduction in staff for Under union contract the 2012-2013 school year GV Superintendent Bill Nye goes over some of the terms the revamped support following a half-hour long anticipated cuts in staffing and programs for the 20120- staff will be filled by seniorexecutive session with board 2013 school year needed to close a $500,000 deficit red ity rights of the present emmembers. line in expenditures. The board’s Feb. 13 meeting was ployee staff. With a 4.9 mills emer- dominated by discussions on the upcoming levy and cuts Nye said even if the levy gency operating levy on the because of financial reasons. passes, these cuts would not March 6 primary election be returned unless there is only a couple district resi- sufficient money in the genballot, Nye said the cuts in erty owners. “For the average home- dents. staffing and even education eral fund next year. Other The expected reduction in jobs being sliced in the reprograms will still be taken. owner whose property value A $500,000 red line hole in is $127,908 in the district, force (RIF) of staff will come duction in force action inthe budget for next school the cost for the new levy at the March board meeting. cludes eliminating the year must be closed, he said. amounts to 53 cents per day It includes the following po- Ashtabula County Technical The levy if passed is ex- or a cup of coffee,” said Lisa sitions for financial reasons: & Career Center (A-Tech’s) one teacher each in art, Career Based Intervention pected to generate $765,000 Moodt, district treasurer. She and Nye stated that physical education and mu- Program (CBIP) at the high a year over a five-year pefinancial information is de- sic at the elementary level; school level; one family inriod. District Treasurer Lisa tailed and available on the a computer intervention tervention specialist at the Moodt said in last talks with school district’s website. The teacher and special educa- elementary school and a Ohio Department of Educa- levy committee plans to tion/intervention specialist reading/language art tion officials this school dis- place ads in the local and at the middle school. teacher for the GV Middle In addition, Nye said School. trict and others in Ohio area newspapers before should not expect any more March 6. Nye said several there will be an elimination Asked if he expects any funding. A citizens led levy people have put levy infor- of eight 8-hour custodial po- retirement of present certicampaign is working to get mation and the need for sition and one 3-hour part fied or support staff employvoter approval on the 4.9 passing it are also on time custodial worker. Then ees by June, Nye replied, mill levy coming up for a vote Facebook, a social network- the custodial staff being re- “I’ve heard some rumors, ing site. duced by two employees will but nothing is definite. We next month. Of the several dozen be revamped to include only will be adjusting as we go Meetings of the committee are held at 6 p.m. every people attending the Feb. 13 eight 7-hour custodial posi- along.” Thursday night at the school board meeting, most of the tions. The custodial staff In addition, the school administration office, Nye crowd were teachers with now has three shifts, with day will be shortened next said. Valley area propyear 2012-2013 to seven erty owners, parents, periods with no study students and area hall for the students. residents are invited Teachers will be doing to these weekly meettheir planning period ings he said. outside the regular Meanwhile, a large school day, Nye added as stack of signs promotthe discussion focused ing the levy are at the on cuts anticipated. board office waiting to Over $1.2 million in be distributed by the cuts have already taken committee. Only a place over the last year, couple levy campaign officials said. GV union members including coemployees took no salchairman Richard ary increases under Jackson were at the their contract terms and Monday night meetcurrently pay a portion ing. PHOTOS BY DORIS COOK of their insurance preNye said the com- Grand Valley District treasurer Lisa Moodt (left) answers several miums. These cuts came mittee will be circulat- financial questions during last Monday night’s school board meeting. in 2011 to close deficit ing flyers informing Main topics involved more cuts to staffing and programs and a 4.9 gaps when a two previresidents about the mills emergency operating levy on the March 6 primary election ous levies failed on the levy and costs to prop- ballot. ballot.
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A number of Grand Valley’s teaching and support staff employees were at the Feb. 13 school board meeting in Orwell this week. Here they listen to where the reduction in force will be coming at all three schools even if the 4.9 mills operating levy passes on March 6.
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GVHS philanthropy board seeks grant Letter To The Editor requests from Valley area non-profits Is it really “all about the children”? By DORIS COOK Gazette Newspapers ORWELL - For the second year in a row the Grand Valley High School youth philanthropy group is seeking monetary request applications from Valley area 501(3)C organizations. The teen group of selected students in the l o c a l h igh sch o o l is partnering with Ashtabula Foundation to help nonprofit organizations. School advisor for the group is Annie Peters, art instructor at GV High School. The GVYP board has recently sent invitations and information letters to Valley area groups, which are designated as non-profits to apply for the grant dollars. The students have been meeting for past months doing research and drafting the application forms sent out and brushing up on leadership skills. Organizations are asked to detail projects they need money for and which will benefit directly the residents in the Grand Valley area. The board members once they receive an application for any of the funds provided by Ashtabula Foundation will set up a meeting with that organization to discuss the projects, said Peters. This year the philanthropy youth board has $5,000 to distribute to nonprofits, which they deem as groups who benefit our
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This group of Grand Valley High School seniors and juniors comprise the Youth Philanthropy Board dealing with distributing funds to Valley area non-profits. They are (in front) Bailey Holmes, Kyle Hodge, Emily Nye, and in back Kristen Ellsworth, Christina Godfrey, Brady Nye and Nate Wengerd. community in a direct manner, she explained. Students on the board include seniors Emily Nye, Bailey Holmes, Kyle Hodge, and junior class members, Christina G o df re y, Kr ist en Ellsworth, Brady Nye, and Nathan Wengerd. The applications from non-profits are requested by Feb. 29. The board members will then meet together, research, investigate, interview and decide who among the applicants will receive a portion of the
$5,000. Last year Grand Valley Public Library and Country Neighbor Program Inc. were among the recipients of the grant monies from Ashtabula Foundation given to the Grand Valley youth philanthropy board. Peters noted that the process is not an easy task and the students spend many hours both inside and outside the classroom on this project. Once the application requests are received the board members will set up separate
meetings with the nonprofit organization representatives to discuss how they plan to spend any money received. Peters said the students on the board were both motivated and dedicated to learn about philanthropy with hands-on experience and give back to the community in a beneficial way. For more information, groups applying for the funds may contact board advisor Annie Peters at the high school office (440) 437-6260.
Dear Editor, Over the past year and a half, the Grand Valley community has been listening to the school levy committee and staff campaign for a new school levy. We, the taxpayers and voters, keep hearing the phrases “It’s all about the children” and “Let’s keep what we’ve got.” Did you know that: -76% of the school budget goes JUST for teacher salaries and benefits? - From 2005-2010 the teachers and administrators received nearly $600,000 in raises - Until this year the teachers and staff contributed NOTHING for health care including premiums, co pays and deductibles? [They will now pay 5% toward the premium, but still have no co pay or deductible.] We the taxpayers foot that bill which is nearly 3 million dollars a year. The teachers and staff, including Bill Nye, have received a 3% raise per year for the last 10 years; finally this year, they agreed to a wage freeze but continue to earn “step increases” for years of service and advanced education. Superintendent Bill Nye has mentioned on at least 3 occasions in his newspaper articles [in the Valley News] that since we built the new school [in 2005] we have not had to hire any more janitors and we have 1 less cook. Does Bill Nye really want us to believe it is the janitors and cooks causing the financial problems at the school? We cut high school busing and now charge the students $12 for a parking permit for the parking lot that the taxpayers and parents have already paid for! Where does that money go? And by the way, does the staff pay to park? Please go to www.buckeyeinstitute.org and see for yourself; then ask yourselves “is it really all about the children?”
Thomas F. Martin, Orwell
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GVHS interactive multi-media students win contest awards ORWELL VILLAGE Grand Valley High School’s interactive multi-media students recently took part in contests with the Business Professionals of America chapter. Their entries included the school’s broadcast team, digital media production and video production teams in the competition for northeast Ohio schools. The team members went
to Lakeland Community College on Feb. 10 to learn the results of the BPA contests and came away winners. Class instructor Kris Doran at GVHS said that all the students on the various teams placed well. Tyler Castle with the digital media production team placed first and will move on to competition at the state
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GVHS student Tyler Castle holds his first place award certificate and wears a medal won last weekend in the Business Professionals of America chapter competition. He competed in the digital media production category at Lakeland Community College.
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Business Professionals of American championship rounds in Columbus on March 15-16. The school’s Broadcast News production team of Kyle Orgovan, Jenson Kassay, Nate Wengerd and Matt Storer also took a first place award. They will be going on to Columbus the same two days as Tyler Castle to compete for the state award ranking. The team produces a morning news show at the high school during the week, according to Doran. Taking a third place win at the LCC competition was the video production team. Those members include Tyler Drenski, Christian Snyder, Alex Candow, and Anthony Longhitano. Business Professionals of America is the leading Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields. BPA has more than 51,000 members in over 2,300 chapters in 23 states. BPA is a co-curricular organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering curriculum based on national standards. Resources and materials are available on-line and designed to be customized to a school’s program.
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UPGRADES ter treatment plant the clarifier tank was drained, cleaned and inspected and maintenance on blowers was completed. Repairs were made to the Village Mack truck and reports to EPA were completed. During a discussion of financial issues and reports, Councilman Curt Williams drew special attention to a $12,000 drop in net Village income tax receipts. Fiscal Officer Cathy Williams report showed net receipts of $38,498.28 for January 2010 contrasted to $26,762.51 for January 2012. “I look at what’s coming up and we need to be proactive as our income decreases,” said Curt Williams. General discussion followed two veins, which were cost-cutting and increasing revenues. Williams questioned DiBell about employee overtime and the need to plow sidewalks on weekends. “Do we have a snow plan in effect,” Williams asked. “For the safety of the people, yes, we need to plow sidewalks on the weekends,” DiBell said. Mayor Baranowski said “Most municipalities do not plow sidewalks. This is a service this Village offers, and it’s a good service.” The vein of conversation concerning increasing revenues turned to the loss of Lock Machine, which recently moved to Orwell. “We need to be pro-active
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in this situation and see if we can help the building owner get someone in there,” Baranowski said. Police Chief Randy Gentry reported a quiet month of January with a total of 69 calls or complaints that included five arrests and 22 traffic citations. Council adopted a new handbook policy that would govern police volunteers. The policy would allow officers to volunteer a minimum of eight unpaid hours to the police department each month. “Í think this is beneficial to them and to us,” Gentry said. Zoning inspector Glenn Slusher said a specialty coffee and pastry shop has been issued a permit to move into the former Paul’s Bakery, most recently a tattoo shop, on the northwest corner of the square. The ordinance committee recommended that council wave occupancy fees for businesses moving into vacant buildings. Council approved the recommendation as a way of providing a more business friendly atmosphere to draw business to Andover. Other ordinance committee recommendations included allowing Zoning Inspector Slusher to issue a stop order on the spot instead of asking the police department to respond and also to cite habitual offenders to Mayor’s Court.
Andover Public Library engages in kids Valentine Friend-ZY
Nine-year-old Morgan Sharpe holds up her PHOTOS BY DORIS COOK valentine monkey made at Alex Holz and Hannah Robison use some coloring skills and scissor art in making Andover Public Library Valentine’s Day cards for their family as Andover Library children’s librarian, Betsy during a kids Valentine’s Paul held a Valentine Friend-ZY event this past week. Day party this past week.
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From page 1A Finding a comfortable place on the carpet to make her his dad is James Dewey at Andover Public Library. It was
Valentine’s Day card for the Valentine Friend-ZY is a Valentine’s Day Friend-ZY hosted and directed by Andriana Kolesar. It was a special event put on at children’s librarian Betsy Paul with the kids making cards and also playing Valentine Bingo games. Andover Public Library in time for the holiday.
PV junior Allison Workman receives the high school student of the month recognition plaque from Susan Hill of the Andover Area Chamber of Commerce. ent teacher conferences will be held again on Thursday, Feb. 16 from 4-7 p.m. School will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20 in observance of President’s Day. FFA week will be observed next week from Feb. 2124 with the traditional teacher appreciation breakfast on Friday. A high school blood drive will be held on Feb. 24 starting at 7 a.m. PV will once again host the county wide Scholastic Bowl competition at the Veterans Memorial Performing Arts Center on Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. “We are lucky enough to host that,” Geordan said. “This is one way to stress the importance of academics,” he said. The multimedia classes will attend Skills USA on Feb. 25. National Honor Society induction will be held on March 7 at 6:30 p.m. Winter sports awards are the following day, March 8 at 6:00 p.m. McWreath noted that high school attendance rate is up this school year. The current attendance rate is 94.5 percent, just .5 percent short of goal. McWreath said that rate is the best in years. “We are very pleased with this,” McWreath said Middle School Principal Andrew Kuthy gave a short recap of the Feb. 9 honor/merit roll recognition evening, which was sponsored by the PTO. He said 245 students out of a total of 409 or 60 percent of the student body received an award. Kuthy thanked Andover Video Shelf for donating one free video rental to each honor/merit roll student. “Congratulations to Andy (Kuthy) on his program, that is an impressive number of
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trustees approved appropriations of $257,634. Fiscal Officer Rita Woodard said the appropriations were down from previous years because of state and local government cuts. The audit and budget commissions briefly met and took no action. Roadman John Patterson, grounds maintenance Dave Lepard and town hall caretaker Julie Hamilton were each officially re-hired. Trustees also renewed contracts with Pymatuning Ambulance Service for am-
bulance calls and Wayne and Dorset Fire Departments for fire coverage. Andover Village Police Chief Randy Gentry, who is running for election as Ashtabula County Sheriff, spoke at the Jan. township meeting about his plans for the Sheriff ’s Department should he be elected. The next meeting of the Cherry Valley Township Board of Trustees will be held on March 8 at 8 p.m. at the Cherry Valley Town Hall on the corner of Route 193 and Route 6.
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Preparing for the 21st Century GVES students Pymatuning get BUGS awards
receive a diploma. PV students have many paths they can follow to be prepared for their next step. Opportunities have been created to place students in positions to be successful at evBy Alex G. Geordan ery transition point throughtheir school career. HavSuperintendent out ing students earn a high Pymatuning Valley school diploma is not enough. Students must be prepared Local Schools for success at the next level. The opportunities students that “measure” their learn- have at PV will give them a ing. At Pymatuning Valley choice as they transition to Pymatuning Valley Local Schools, we take all of these college or career of their School District has had a great assessments seriously, pre- choice. The world is a very differfirst semester. On the first day pare appropriately, and creof school in August the thought ate an environment for the ent place now than it was just five years ago. Many of the of a year (until June) is daunt- success of all students. At PV Schools we also be- jobs people are working in ing to students, parents and staff. Even though that first lieve that there is much, today were not in existence step is difficult, once it occurs, much more to school and when our current graduates the second step is not only learning than what can be started high school. As our easier, but each step acceler- assessed by paper and pencil world continues to change, ates until February where we tests given on a single day. the jobs our 8th graders, 4th When we talk about high ex- graders or Kindergarteners are all running. Our sprint to the last day pectations we include the will be applying for may not of school is created by our standardized tests, but our exist or how the job will be realization that time is “rela- focus is not on passing, but done will be vastly different. tive,” and there will never be excelling. Preparation for Knowing that change is not enough time to do everything “what comes next” is of much going to slow down, that could be done. Febru- more importance to our staff Pymatuning Valley Local ary, March, April and May and students. Whether you School District will continue see our students preparing are a Kindergartner or a Se- to develop programming that for and taking State stan- nior our objective is that you meets the needs of every studardized tests, ACT exams, will be successful at the next dent today, tomorrow, and and a myriad of assessments level, not just be promoted or into the future.
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Changing needs require that school also change how they must deliver instruction. PV Schools must begin a course that focuses not only on preparing students for the next level (a solid academic base), but giving students the opportunity to accelerate their learning through PostSecondary Enrollment Options, and dual credit high school and college credit classes. Through the use of technology, continually improving instructional practices, and continued implementation of 21 st century learning skills the students of PV Schools will receive a world class education. There are many challenges facing the staff and students of PV, but none that cannot be overcome. We look forward to continuing to work with all of our stakeholders as we find our way through the complicated world of education in the 21st century. As in the past we know that working as partners with our community gets results. We look forward to taking each step together in providing a quality education as we prepare our students to be to be leaders of the future. Have a healthy week.
Second Grade: KJ Crow, Hunter Reed, Samantha Pocse and Alex Sullivan. Third Grade: Aubrey Baker, Karissa Breedlove, Tyler, Byler, Luke Candow, Asher Cunningham, Drew D’Amico. Donald Edler, Hannah Graham, Jeremiah Guenther, Nathan Jaros, Jeremiah Johnson, Mackenzie Newell, Cooper Pilarczyk, Summer Poyer, Candice Rader, Evan Reese, Madison Roskos, Courtney Shinault, Jaret Takacs, Jordan Utt, and Matthew Wyland. Others Third Graders include: Devin Parker, Jacob Shreve, Robert Duke, Megan Yox, Isaiah Anderson, Dominick Carragher, Hayden Martin, Connor Kelley, Emily Rowland, Jonah Tuscano, Paul Shaw, Makenzie Brown, Riley Cunningham, Dakota Goforth, and Madison Yox. Fourth Grade: Michael Byler and Jacob Taylor.
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Winer also explained that in the front of each dictionary was the Rotary club’s 4-Way Test, used primarily at the high school level for a essay contest. She also told the youngsters that they can use the 4-Way Test in their daily lives as they grow up.
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RIGHT: Third grader Noah Jones at GV Elementary holds up his student dictionary gift from Rock Creek Rotary Club members, David Morrow, Sue Bones and Beverly Martin.
Rock Creek Rotarian David Morrow chats with a Grand Valley Elementary third grade class as fellow club members Sue Bones and Beverly Martin get ready to present students new dictionaries.
ORWELL - The following Grand Valley Elementary School students received awards for Bringing Up Grades (BUGS) awards for the second 9-week grading period.
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PV Primary Lunch Menu 2/16 Popcorn Chicken, Green Beans, Mixed Fruit, Bread & Butter 2/17 Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Pasta Salad, Fruit Slushy 2/20 No School 2/21 Chicken Fingers W/ Ranch, Oven Potatoes, Raisins, Bread & Butter 2/22 Mac & Cheese, Peas, Applesauce, Dinner Roll 2/23 Crispy Chicken Salad W/ Cheese, Bread Stix 2/24 Egg & Cheese Muffin, Hash Browns, Banana, Homemade Apple Crisps 2/27 Turkey, Bacon, Cheese Bagel Sandwich, Tossed Salad, Pears, Homemade Cookie 2/28 Chicken Fajita Over Rice, Corn, Ice Cream Cup 2/29 Corn Dog, Oven Potatoes, Orange Slices Grand Valley Elementary School Principal Ellen Winer tells this group of third graders they will be getting a gift of a new dictionary from Rock Creek Rotary Club members visiting their classes. Next to Winer is Rotarian David Morrow.
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The Horticulture and Landscaping Program prepares graduates to confidently enter careers in the nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and landscaping industries. See your school counselor or call Miss Amanda Wight at 440-576-6015, Ext. 1115,and schedule your visit to the A-Tech Horticulture and Landscaping Program.
2/17 Shepard Pie, Veggie Stix, Bread & Butter, Cherry Pie 2/20 President’s Day – No School 2/21 Chicken Patty, Tator Tots, Peaches • Elementary Choice: Hot Dog 2/22 Cheese Pizza, Salad, Pears 2/23 Swedish Meatballs Over Noodles, Carrots, G-Force Bar 2/24 Toasted Cheese Tomato Soup, Celery Sticks, Applesauce, Peanut Butter Fudge 2/27 Hot Ham & Cheddar On Bun, Seasoned Wedges, Pineapple • Elementary Choice: Hamburger 2/28 T e r i y a k i Chicken Over Seasoned Rice, Peas, Fortune Cookie, Apricots 2/29 Mini Corn Dogs, Tri-Tators, Apple
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Scrambled Eggs, Toast Banana/Chocolate Bar No School Brown Sugar Or Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal, Toast Ham & Cheese Bagel Yogurt Parfait W/ Granola Waffle Stix, Sausage Choice Of Cold Cereal, Toast Pillsbury Frudel Ham & Cheese Bagel
PV Middle School Lunch Menu 2/16 Popcorn Chicken, Green Beans, Mixed Fruit, Bread & Butter 2/17 Foot-Long Hot Dog W/ Cheese Or Sauerkraut, Baked Beans, Pasta Salad, Fruit Slushy 2/20 No School 2/21 Chicken Finger W/ Ranch Or Frank’s Red Hot, Oven Potatoes, Raisins, Bread & Butter 2/22 Mac & Cheese, Peas Applesauce, Homemade Dinner Roll 2/23 Crispy Chicken Salad W/ Cheese, Bread Stix 2/24 Egg & Cheese Muffin, Has Browns, Banana, Apple Crisp 2/27 Turkey, Bacon, Cheese Bagel Sandwich, Tossed Salad, Pears, Homemade Cookie 2/28 Chicken Fajita Over Rice, Corn, Ice Cream Cup 2/29 Corn Dog, Oven Potatoes, Orange Slices
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Ham & Cheese Bagel Egg, Sausage & Cheese Muffin No School Ham & Cheese Bagel Egg, Bacon Breakfast Pizza Ham & Cheese Bagel Pillsbury Mini Berry French Toast Choice Of Cold Cereal, Toast Ham & Cheese Bagel Pancakes & Sausage
PV High School Lunch Menu 2/16 Build Your Own Sub Day, Oven Potatoes, Peaches 2/17 Spaghetti W/ Meatballs, Tossed Salad, Pears, Fresh Baked Garlic Bread Stix 2/20 No School 2/21 Scalloped Potatoes W/ Ham, Mixed Veggies, Pineapple, Garlic Cheese Biscuit, Yogurt 2/22 Cook’s Choice, Homemade Cookie 2/23 Popcorn Chicken, Oven Potatoes Or Green Beans, Peaches, Bread & Apple Butter 2/24 Mac & Cheese, Peas, Applesauce, Homemade Dinner Roll 2/27 Pizza Bar, Fresh Cucumbers W/ Dip, Pears, Pudding Cup 2/28 Meatball W/ Cheese, Oven Potatoes Or California Blend Veggies, Grapes 2/29 Buffalo Or Crispy Chicken Wrap W/ Cheese & Ranch, Celery W/ Dip
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Assistant Director Cyndy Thomas elicits giggles from both the pirates and the spectators during last week’s “How to be a Pirate” musical at Grand Valley.
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Third grade students from Grand Valley primary school follow a treasure map as they sing about lovely loot during last week’s musical production.
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Assistant Director Cyndy Thomas told the audience, “We had a tremendous amount of fun with your children.” Marcella Tolnar, who was in charge of set design, staging, costumes and props, danced on stage in a white pirate blouse and red kerchief complete with many layers of beads. The large crowd of spectators pointed still and video cameras at the stage and applauded enthusiastically as the curtain closed. At the end of the 20-minute program, Director Leirer received a small bouquet of flowers and said, “It is my sincere hope that the economic climate will change and we can continue to produce these programs.” Overcome with emotion she quoted Bob Hope, “Thanks for the memories.”
Marcella Tolnar dances on stage with the third grade students during one of seven songs in a 20-minute pirate show.
Music director Joy Leirer sends her third grade pirates Aargghhh! Seth Breedlove gets into the pirate theme with on a treasure hunt during a lavishly produced pirate his colorful outfit. themed musical production.
This group of scallywags takes turns at the microphone during a musical number.
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ODOT to fix road surfaces and bridges in Pancake Town USA southern Ashtabula County townships gets ready to serve AKRON - The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) intends to improve pavement and bridges at various locations on SR 166, US 6, and SR 45 in Ashtabula County. SR 166 will be resurfaced from the Ashtabula County line to the intersection with
Things to See, Places to Go in the Valley areas PV High School FFA holding benefit dinner The Pymatuning Valley High School FFA chapter is holding a benefit spaghetti dinner on Friday, Feb. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. It will be a benefit for the Crites family of the Andover area to help with recent death and medical related problems the family has suffered. Cost for tickets are $5 and any checks donated can be made payable to Lisa Crites. The FFA chapter added that any donations to the family are welcomed, according to FFA advisor Karen Cooley.
SR 534 in Trumbull Township in the vicinity of Footville. Also, on SR 166 the bridge over Spring Creek will be replaced and the roadway approach will include wider shoulders. Minor culvert maintenance will be performed near the intersection with Dawsey Road. During the bridge replacement, a minimum of one lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction, except for a period not to exceed 30 consecutive days. The official detour route is SR 528 to US 6 to SR 534, while the local alternative detour route is Trask Road to Dawsey Road to SR 534. For the culvert maintenance and resurfacing work, a minimum of one bidirectional lane of traffic will be maintained. In Orwell Township and the Village of Orwell, SR 45 will be resurfaced from the Ashtabula County line to approximately one-half mile north of the US 322 intersection. During the resurfacing work, a minimum of one bi-
directional lane of traffic will be maintained.US 6 will be resurfaced between SR 534 and the Grand River in Hartsgrove and Rome Townships, Also on US 6 minor bridge maintenance will occur. At the bridge over the Grand River, the superstructure and bridge deck will be replaced and other minor bridge/roadway maintenance will be performed. Minor bridge maintenance will take place on US 6 crossing the Pymatuning Creek in Cherry Valley Township. During the bridge work over the Grand River, a minimum of one lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction, except for a period not to exceed 45 consecutive days.The official detour route is SR 534 to US 322 to SR 45, while the local alternative detour route is Windsor-Mechanicsville Road to Johnson Road to SR 45. For the other minor bridge maintenance and resurfacing work, a minimum
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Diocesan Council of Catholic Women to meet in Warren The Board of the Youngstown Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will meet Saturday, Feb. 18 at St. William Parish, Champion, which is located at 5411 Mahoning Ave., N.W. in Warren. The meeting is open to all Catholic women in the Youngstown diocese and opens at 9 a.m. with light refreshments and conversation. The meeting will end at 11:30 a.m. and there is no charge to attend.
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Grand Valley Public Library has movie day on Feb. 18 The Grand Valley Public Library in Orwell Village will have movie day this Saturday, Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m. The movie, “Dolphin Tale in 3D”, is free to the public. It stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson and Morgan Freeman and is based on a true story of winter. The library is located at the corner of E. Main and N. School streets in the village.
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College News Area resident is accepted to Ashland University ASHLAND - The following area high school senior has been accepted to Ashland University for the fall semester of 2012. Angelina Huber of Thompson Township in Geauga County has been accepted. Huber is a senior at Madison High School.
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tradition. In 1950, the Burton Volunteer Fire Department served 29 people at the first pancake Sunday. What began that Sunday has gone on to become a tradition in Burton every March since 1951. Years later, the BurtonMiddlefield Rotary Club trademarked the town as “Pancake Town USA.” Today, the Burton Fire House, the Burton-Middlefield Rotary, Century Village Museum, and other groups continue to serve these annual March Sunday breakfasts. Over 20,000 guests come to Burton for pancakes each year. Burton has been known for its all-you-can-eat pancake breakfasts using the area’s homemade maple syrup. Visitors not only enjoy fabulous pancakes and maple syrup, but profits contribute to community organizations. Much of the area’s maple syrup is made at the Burton Log Cabin where dedicated volunteers tap trees, collect sap, boil syrup, and make a variety of maple candies. “Historically, the Burton Chamber of Commerce opened the cabin to show people and teach them about the maple syrup making process,” said Curt Johnson, cochair of the Burton Log Cabin Committee. Maple syrup and maple products and other unique gifts are available for purchase at the Burton Log Cabin, which is operated by the Burton Chamber seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Candy making and syrup boiling demonstrations are performed often and can be viewed on most March weekends and various other times by chance. “Sap is collected from over 1,150 maple trees in the Burton area. Visitors may go to the cabin to watch the maple syrup and candy making process. Come and enjoy a maple stir,” says Mike Blair, former board member and volunteer. The original part of the cabin was built in 1931 as a replica of Abraham Lincoln’s birth home in Kentucky. The Burton Log Cabin and Sugar Camp is located in the Burton Historic District. On March 17,18,24, and 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the “Maple Madness Tour” will also be held. It provides a visitors to tour area sugarhouses and farms to learn how maple syrup is made. Visitors can pick up a map of the area syrup production farm sites at the Burton Log Cabin for this free event. For complete location listings and directions visit w w w. o h i o m a p l e producers.com. “This maple syrup tradition continues to promote tourism bringing visitors to our local, unique shops and restaurants,” said Marie Lovas, former president of the Burton Chamber of Commerce and current co-chair of the Burton Chamber Promotions Committee. “We are promoting tourism every day the cabin is open.” The Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club holds its pancake breakfasts at Berkshire High School every Sunday in March from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for only $8 for adults and $5 for children. They also offer three different types of omelets for just a little extra.A craft and collectible show is also at the Berkshire HS in the large gym, every Sunday in March. The Century Village Museum at the south end of the Burton Square blends their wonderful historic village atmosphere with pancake breakfasts, The museum’s Crossroads store is open for guests to buy many items from apple butter to unique gifts. Since 1951,the Burton groups have served over 503,938 hungry guests. Dedicated volunteers have made over 1.66 million pancakes, cooked nearly 133,414 pounds of sausage, and poured 1,139,924 cups of coffee. This year, the Red Maple Inn, a B&B business, is featuring a theater package with Geauga Lyric Guild Call Red Maple Inn by calling (440)834-8334 or visit www.redmapleinn.com. To learn more of Burton and the tradition of Pancake Town USA and the unique local retail businesses, visit: w w w. b u r t o n c h a m b e r ofcommerce.com or www.pancaketown-usa.com.
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Pymatuning Valley woman Meet Your works each day helping others Neighbor By DORIS COOK Gazette Newspapers
from Logan. “Jack was one month from being 18 and both our sets of W I L L I A M S F I E L D parents had to sign papers to TOWNSHIP-For Joy White, let us get married. I had quit mother and grandmother, school in the 10th grade, then helping others is something got my GED when we moved more than a job or passion back to Logan. Jack and I she holds close. A breast can- were so in love. We were marcer survivor of 25 years, ried 35 years until he was White believes there is a pur- killed in an industrial accipose to how one should trea- dent,” White said. sure each day. The couple with son, “I try to look on each day James moved first to the as I get up. I’m breathing and Cleveland area where Jack it’s a good day,” said White, a took a job with a window homemaker care employee manufacturing firm in for Country Neighbor Pro- Bedford. They later moved to gram Inc. in Orwell for the Ashtabula County. past year. “Jack was working at For over 25 years she’s Presrite Co. in Jefferson worked as a nurse’s aide or a when he was killed in the incertified STNA taking jobs in dustrial plant accident there this part of northeast Ohio 24 years ago. James was goafter moving north to Ohio ing to Pymatuning Valley from her home state of West school and graduated from Virginia many years ago. here and the county Joint “I grew up in Logan, West Vocational School (A-Tech toVirginia with four brothers day),” White said. and two sisters in our family. A widow for the past 24 My dad worked in the deep years, White said she doesn’t coal mines in West Virginia dwell on the past and has no for 25 years. We moved desire to marry again. around a lot as a kid when “I dated some, but never my dad would get a job min- found anyone I could love like ing somewhere better,” she I did Jack. I got busy with recalled. jobs caring for the elderly, Her laugh is infectious as which I just love to be around she talks about getting mar- older people. You learn a lot ried at just about 17 years old if you listen to them,” she to longtime school sweet- said. Before her husband died, heart, Jackie Ray White also
Andover UM Church hosts community Valentine’s theme party on Sunday ANDOVER VILLAGE - The Andover United Methodist Church will host a community Valentine’s theme dinner and music party this Sunday, Feb. 19. The church is located 181 South Main St. The evening program is open to the public It will begin with a youth gathering at 5 p.m. followed by a covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. At about 6:45 p.m. featured vocalist Abbey Gregory and band of Painesville will provide the evening’s entertainment. Gregory will also speak and sing for the youth gathering at 5 p.m. The 17-year-old vocalist has been singing since she was little girl. For more information persons may call church pastor at (440) 293-7025.
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the couple bought a house in Williamsfield out in the country. It reminds her of the West Virginia countryside where she grew up. White said she’s always been active in school and community groups when her son was in school. She served in the school PTO and although she had no daughters, White took on the job as Brownie Troop leader some years ago with a girlfriend. She was also a Cub Scout den mother for her son James when he was in scouts. “The Girl Scout troop was looking for a leader. My best friend signed us up and said I’d help her. I ended up being the leader most of the time,” she said joking. Her son and his family live back in Paden City, WVA not too far from Charleston. White spent Thanksgiving with her son and two granddaughters last year. “We get together three to four times a year. My sister, Mary White Brown and her husband Calvin live in Cherry Valley. It was through her that I got involved with Community Care of Andover, a service group helping people in the PV area. Mary and another sister of ours also are cancer survivors and we count ourselves lucky each day,” White said.
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Joy White stands by her auto where she puts on many miles a day helping elderly clients for Country Neighbor Program Inc. in the Grand Valley and southern Ashtabula County areas. As president of Community Care of Andover, White gives much of her off time to civic endeavors. Asked how Community Care of Andover got started, White said, “My sister, Mary and Myra Brown and I and Patty French along with Jim Roethler, who was editor at the time for Pymatuning Valley News got together to put on a dinner for a family needing help with medical expenses. That was the start and it just grew from that over the years.” “If all communities had something like Community Care it would really help. Sometimes I get tired and think I can’t do this anymore.
Then when you see a grown man cry when you’ve helped his family, then it’s all worth it. I’m currently serving as president of Community Care of Andover and we have so many wonderful volunteers,” White said. As to her work in helping care for elderly people in her current job with Country Neighbor, White said, “I love taking care of the older folks. They always told me when I was a STNA and aide to not get attached to our people we work with.” “I’m still just a hillbilly
from West Virginia. If I could I might move back there, but I don’t think I will. Some of my brothers live in the Logan area, but part of my family is here in Ohio. I have friends here. I meet this group from Andover and around this area at Andover McDonald’s two or three times a week,’ she said. White said she has a 10year-old Pomeranian dog, Sparky, who keeps her company after working all day. “When I was visiting with my brothers and their families about eight years ago, I said I wanted to get a German shepherd to be sort of a watch dog as I live in the country. Then my one brother said he had just the dog for me. We went to this family near Logan and all these tiny little dogs were running around. I asked him where was the shepherd. I ended up taking this little dog home with me,” she said smiling. White said she and a few volunteers with Community Care of Andover will be busy next month serving a big dinner for the Ashtabula County Builders Association in Jefferson. It’s all for a good cause as CCA gets a hefty donation for their dinner work and it comes back to help others in times of need.
Ducro Funeral Services still collecting ‘Cell Phones for Soldiers’ Ducro Funeral Services remains an official drop-off site for the non-profit organization Cell Phones For Soldiers.Ducro’s is one of nearly 800 exclusive Veterans & Family Memorial Care Providers nationwide participating in this worthwhile program. In 2011, VFMC providers nationwide collected enough old cell phones to provide our troops overseas over 1.2 million FREE calling minutes. Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to turn old cell phones into more than 12 million minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. Troops overseas. By collecting 50,000 cell phones each month through a network of over 3,000 collection sites across the country, the phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone – enough to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers abroad. Americans will replace an estimated 130 million cell phones this year. Donated unwanted phones can have a tremendous benefit for our troops. Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, MA with $21.00 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised almost $2 million in donations and distributed more than 500,000
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Funeral Directors at Ducro Funeral Services prepare six boxes totaling nearly 100 cell phones for shipping to Cell Phones for Soldiers to have the phones converted into free long distance calling minutes for soldiers overseas. Pictured from left: J.P. Ducro IV, Kathleen Shaffer, Stephanie Hall-Nesbitt, Jeff Hathy and Bud Williams. prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas. “Cell Phones for Soldiers started out as a small way to show our family’s appreciation for the men and women who have sacrificed the dayto-day contact with their own families to serve in the U.S. armed services,” says the teens’ father, Bob Bergquist. “Over the past few years we
have been overwhelmed by the generosity of others, but we have also seen the need to support our troops and continue to grow as more troops are sent overseas for longer assignments.” “We are so proud to support such a worthwhile organization,” said J.P. Ducro IV. “Our funeral home reaches out to veterans and their
families every day with many special services, programs, and tributes.” Ducro Funeral Services and Crematory, 4524 Elm Avenue, Ashtabula and Greenlawn Memory Gardens, 3140 E. Center St. (SR 20), North Kingsville are open to receive your old or broken cell phones Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 992-2191 with any questions.
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MIDDLEFIELD TOWNSHIP-Since 1999 Countryside Furnishings at 16403 Nauvoo Road in Middlefield Township has been offering a selection of Amish handcrafted furniture and accessory décor items to customers in Northeast Ohio communities and beyond. Now that furniture is even going global to customers, according to co-owner John Kuhns. His partner in the store operation is son-inlaw, Raymond Yoder. Kuhns says he’s shipped furniture to customers in England, Utah, Arizona, California, Colorado and even a bedroom set to a Kuwait customer overseas in the Middle East. Other customers have come from all around northeast Ohio and the Pittsburgh, PA area to buy items at the store. The bedroom sets carried in the store range in different styles and woods, which attract local residents as well as those from out of the county. One fivepiece set added two years ago has been a good seller, Kuhns said and been sold off the floor or can be special ordered. He described it as a Shaker-style, five piece set for $2,000. Kuhns said the orders come in a regular basis for this particular set. This particular set includes a headboard, footboard, chest of drawers, dressers, mirror and night stand. “I’ve never seen anything sell like that. It’s a good set, sturdy and wellbuilt with clean lines. It looks good, and you get everything. It’s high quality at a very, very good price,” he said. “Lots of our customers know us from a friend or word of mouth from a satisfied customer,” Kuhns said. A large selection of dining room furniture in various styles and woods plus upholstered couches and chairs are also stocked and popular with the store customers, who come to the furniture store in the country. Countryside Furnishings has more than 9,000 square feet of show room space to highlight the Amish handcrafted furniture made locally in Ohio in Holmes County, or in
northern Indiana by Amish crafters, Kuhns said. “We try to add different pieces to the floor show room. It’s a revolving thing. We change chairs, sofas, bedroom sets throughout the year,” he said. “We try to update items carried.” In addition to traditional furniture, the store has a nice selection of desks, curio cabinets, hutches, dining sets, musical clocks, wood coat racks, tables, decorative wall art, book cases plus more. Kuhns said that people have continued to buy furniture, even with the bad economy. “The ones that are buying come in and buy good quality furniture,” he added. But those buying shouldn’t expect the furniture quickly. Other than a sales of furniture pieces off the show room floor, Countryside Furnishings orders every piece created on-demand. Kuhns said it takes about eight to 10 weeks to get the furniture special orders delivered to his store for customers. His store draws customers from Lake, Trumbull, Ashtabula, Geauga, Cuyahoga counties, Pennsylvania and other nearby areas. The items sold in the store are all made in the U.S. as well as from Holmes County and northern Indiana. The store owners have added a website for their business a year or two ago at www.countrysidefurnish ings.com. “People can look us up and see what we have to offer. It has helped bring more people here,’ Kuhns said. The store owners will have this spring a limited supply of special outdoor furniture for porches or patios made from a plastic composite material, which resembles wood. He said this type of outdoor furniture weathers all season better than wooden outdoor furniture. Countryside Furnishings is located on Nauvoo Road between state Routes 528 and 608 (Old State Road). Store hours are Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Sundays. Customers can call the store at (440 632-0248.
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