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Conneaut Spartan alumni cheerleaders showed at Friday night's Conneaut/Edgewood Alumni football game that they still have the right moves. They are (front row left)Adie Manniko, Alicia Duris, Heather Rood, (middle row left) Alexis Lick, Jeanne Gillespie, Autumn Glasser, (back row left) Sadie Duris, Stacey Webb and Kacie Schwartfigure. PHOTO BY BILL WEST by MARTHA SOROHAN and DEE evening to support the SPARC in 1937," Marcy reminisced. "UnMartha Tessmer, of Conneaut, holds the flag she sponsored in RILEY til that time, we played at Chestcampaign. memory of her father, James Clancy, at the Healing Fields of Honor Gazette Newspapers With alumni cheerleaders lined nut Street behind the school. Flag Day ceremony Saturday at Greenlawn Memory Gardens in up on the sidelines, 28 Spartans Thinking back, Steve Toth had North Kingsville. A complete story and more photos appears in CONNEAUT - Edgewood High and 25 five Warriors in uniforms eight bids out of the ten big schools. Section B of this week’s Courier. School alumni football team may provided by Alumni Football USA He was good." Conneaut’s alumni team was have walked away with a 35-0 vic- kicked off at 7 p.m. at Conneaut tory over Conneaut High School Municipal Stadium after local not so good at their first contest alumni Friday evening, but the World War II hero Chuck Marcy Friday night, but they fought hard, sustaining several injuries. by MARTHA SOROHAN Ash borer and proper tree pruning, game was a winner for the 1,200 sang the National Anthem. "I opened the field with Al Pape Gazette Newspapers fertilizing and weed whip damage. fans who came out on a chilly June See ALUMS pg 12A “Too often, people trimming CONNEAUT - Arbor Day will be trees leave stubs that can’t heal celebrated belatedly 11 a.m. to noon over, so the stubs die, and the trees June 21 at the Dorothy Shumake start to decay. The decay goes into Arboretum pavilion at Malek Park. the trunk. The open wound can’t Goodwill Assures Regular Servicing of Bins Presider Rod Raker, president of heal and will eventually kill the the Conneaut Tree Commission, tree, or make it unstable because By MARTHA SOROHAN has planned an ecological and edu- the core of the tree is gone,” Raker Gazette Newspapers cational program focusing on trees. said. Heading the topics of interest to The Emerald Ash borer is hardly CONNEAUT – Eric Schwarz, anyone with trees are the Emerald See ARBOR pg 12A new executive director of Goodwill Industries of Northeast Ohio/ Northwest Pennsylvania, told Conneaut City Council at its work session Monday evening that Goodwill wants to work with the city regarding regulation of its donation bins because without donations of clothing and houseRick Simmers and Bob Worstall, hold items, Goodwill Industries by MARTHA SOROHAN Deputy Chief of the Division of Oil & could not exist. Gazette Newspapers Gas Resources Management. “We feel we’re servicing them PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN But Ohio Department of Natural properly,” he said. “Donations are ASHTABULA - The Ohio DepartEric Schwarz, new executive director of Goodwill Industries of ment of Natural Resources (ODNR), Resources Public Information Office our lifeblood.” which oversees and regulates the Mark Bruce, and Church, were far Goodwill had made the re- Northeast Ohio/Northwest Pennsylvania, told City Council Monday state’s 200 functioning brine injection more cautious with post-meeting con- quest to address Council after night that Conneaut is under consideration as a site for a Goodwill store. His primary focus in speaking, however, was to address the wells, has agreed to consider holding clusions. See GOODWILL pg 10A issue of donation bins in the city. Church called it the “same-old a public hearing regarding permits for two more brine injection wells in same old” delivery of brine injection well information that had been Ashtabula County. shown earlier this year in a stateNo date has been set. “But their response has been posi- produced video for Conneaut cable tive,” said Ashtabula County Com- TV. Bruce said that while such hearmissioner Dan Claypool, who requested a hearing following permit ings are looked at by ODNR, ODNR SUBMITTED PHOTO applications for Ashtabula County’s follows through only if there is a 16th and 17th brine injection wells “strong desire,” and said no decision Winners in Saturday’s annual in Conneaut and Windsor Township. has been made regarding such a ses- Northeast Ohio Soap Box Derby at Broad Street hill were (from left) The news came from Claypool and sion in Ashtabula County. While public hearings on brine Jake Schreiber, Conneaut, Ohio Rep. John Patterson (D-99) following a 90-minute meeting -- from injection well permits are not re- Master’s Division; Maddy Hogan, which media were barred -- at quired by law, Patterson said he be- Stock Division; and Jordan ODNR’s Ashtabula Harbor office on lieves that ODNR officials had agreed Welton, Ashtabula, Super Stock. June 6 with Patterson and Claypool, to such a hearing before the June 6 All have earned a trip to the AllAmerican Soap Box Derby in along with Conneaut City Manager meeting. Claypool was surprised that Akron on July 26. Full coverage Tim Eggleston, Conneaut City Counof the Soap Box Derby is in Section cil President Nic Church, ODNR’s See ODNR pg 11A B of this week’s Courier. Legislative Liaison Brittany Colvin.
Arbor Day is Saturday at Malek Park
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TOWN TALK “Big Red Concessions” Tim Foster, summer concessionaire at Walnut Bleach in Ashtabula, is issuing an open invitation to local bands willing to perform for free. He supplies the power and the space; musicians provide the music. Groups do not have to call ahead and may perform any time during normal hours of operation 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Questions? Call Foster at 586-0303. TourismOhio signed a contract with a new vendor, AdRack, which will put travel brochures into the racks at the Travel Information Center on I-90. Ad-Rack has provided brochures in Ohio, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee since 1971 and services 350 locations. TourismOhio’s note that Ad-Rack will soon have a distribution center in the middle of Ohio may or may not prove helpful for getting information to Ohio’s sharpest corner. Ad-Racks is encouraging groups and organizations to get their brochures and materials to them in time for July 4 distribution. Omitted from last week’s picture of the new Lucas Device CPR machine donated to the city was the name of the presenter, Dan Ellenberger, of UH-CMC. Ellenberger was filling in for the hospital president, M. Steven Jones. Congratulations to Conneaut High School Hall of Fame inductees Guy Placido (football, 1950-52); Greg MicGill (basketball, track 1964-1966); Tony Lyons (basketball, 1993-95) and Pat Carr (football, basketball, track 1995 to 1998). The Trillium Center on Furnace Road is seeking volunteers for a workshop 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 20 to 22 on Alternative Building Technologies: Composting Toilets, Solar Showers, and an Outdoor Kitchen with a rocket stove. The Conneaut Lake Bark Park, Conneaut Lake, Pa., will offer a Summer Solstice Party 5 to 8 p.m. June 21, with food, games and old-fashioned fun for people and pets. Kites, croquet and bocce for adults, and musical sits, "egg," spoon and relay races for the dogs. Hot dog, potato salad, baked beans, ice cream just $3. Parking fee $2.
Township Park Won’t Improve Tennis Courts by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT Conneaut Township Park board decided during its May 14 meeting against refurbishing its tennis courts. The reason that what had been classified as a “Priority Project” was abandoned is the additional tennis courts being installed at the Conneaut Area City Schools’ SPARC athletic complex. The board determined that funds received from the Kathryn Gibson estate would be better spent on another project. Board chair Gary Coxon suggested having another “think tank,” and after further discussion, trustee Jim Supplee recommended considering a new metal roof on the concession stand and lower pavilion, rehabbing the slab/cement floor at the lower pavilion, or adding on to the shop building. Township Park Board Clerk Mary Reydak suggested that the wording of the Gibson will stipulated using the funds for capital improvements. The
board agreed to obtain figures on the projects with a timetable of completing them after Labor Day, depending on park reservations. With board member Vince Parlongo and Park Superintendent Bruce Mitchell also in attendance, the board talked about “dressing up” the area around Pearl Street and cleaning up park property south of Lake Road. Cement posts to be placed by the drive to the basketball courts are ready. The board noted this is a “better way to go than a split rail fence.” Following a brief executive session, the board agree to compensate Shaun Olekshuk, Superintendent’s Assistant, for the first 60 days at $9.10 per hour from the date of hire, with a review for additional incremental increase at the end of 60 days. The board also agreed to pay the Clerk/ Fiscal Officer $15,000 per year, effective June 1. The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. The board will meet 6:30 p.m. July 9 at Township Park board office, 480 Lake Road.
Last Saturday’s winning Ohio Classic lottery ticket for $73.3 million was sold at Grumpy Grandpa’s Git & Go on State Road, Ashtabula Township. Not only was it the first time someone had won the “roll-over” jackpot since December 7, 2011, but the jackpot set a record for the biggest Ohio Classic lottery. The previous high was $50.4 million in Oct. 4, 2011. As of press time, the winner had not been not identified. The winner has 180 days to claim the prize. The store received $1,000 for selling the winning ticket, but the city of Ashtabula receives nothing from the winnings. Laws give the feds 25 percent and the state 4 percent. But municipalities get nothing unless laws have been passed specifically stating Seniors Together that lottery winnings are taxed. No such laws are on the books Conneaut Human Rein Ashtabula. sources Center, 327 Mill St. Still looking for a 2014 calendar? The Conneaut calen- 7:30-10:30 a.m. Senior Soles dars, a joint Chamber/Tourism Board project, are now selling morning walkers for half-price, or $5. The calendars are filled with photos of 10:30 a.m. - Programs 11:30 a.m. - Senior Nutrition local locations. Call the Chamber 593-2402 lunch program The Vincina Protocol ALS Project "meet and greet" Noon to 12:30 - Social time 6:30 p.m. Friday evening at Emerine Estates Winery, 5689 Loveland Road in Cherry Valley, will include Mike June 19 - Kelly from OSU Helfinstine's sharing of his ALS journey with his late wife, Extension Office: “Nutrition” Vincina ("Squeak") who died earlier in March and his at- June 20 - Picnic at the Park with Healthy Start: Kelly of tempt to develop a protocol and treatment for the disease, UHHS “Summer Safety” also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease." Helfinstine suspects June 23 - Can You Name It? a toxic dump site in Conneaut could have contributed to his June 24 - Craig from ACMC’s Wound Center June 25 - Heidi of Continuum Health, June birthdays party wife's illness. June 26 - Craft Day Women are reminded of a sunset bike ride leaving 7 June 27 - Bingo June 30 - Magazine scavenger hunt p.m. Wednesdays from Township Park's upper pavilion.
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Outdoor Learning Center Clean-Up is June 21 By MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT – Outdoor Learning Center founder Matt Crawford is looking for volunteers interested in spending the longest day of the year in the woods. He has scheduled the OLC’s first Volunteer Clean Up Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 21. The Center is located behind Conneaut Middle School, north and east of the wind turbine.“The trail is marked by a small mailbox. Volunteers will be asked to clean the trail, stain benches on the trail, and put up handrails on small foot bridges. “Thanks to a donation, I was able to purchase a posthole digger,” Crawford said. Crawford founded the trail three years ago to add a hands-on ecology component
to the curriculum at Day,” a fund-raiser with tours Conneaut Middle School and of the Outdoor Learning CenGateway Elementary School, ter. across the street, which also Registration is not neceshas a walking trail on the west side of the property. Crawford has received grant funding for his nonprofit project, which has enjoyed considerable community support in addition to support from teachers and the Conneaut Area City Schools. Community support has spilled over into Saturday’s Clean-Up Day. Keith Schreiber of Conneaut Dairy Queen will be donating ice cream Dilly bars, and Phil Garcia of Phil’s Catering will provide free lunch to volunteers at noon. Volunteers will also receive free T-shirts, courtesy of Chris Brecht State Farm Insurance. On Aug. 2, Crawford plans the second annual “Discovery
sary on Saturday. Simply show up ready to work. Tools will be provided but volunteers may bring their own. PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN
Outdoor Learning C e n t e r founder Matt Crawford is wearing one of the T-shirts that will be given to volunteers at Saturday’s Outdoor Learning C e n t e r clean-up from 9 a.m. to noon. Free lunch will be served to all volunteers.
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NK Looks At Green Road Speed Limit by ALLAN MONONEN Gazette Newspapers NORTH KINGSVILLE At its June 2 meeting at the Municipal Building, North Kingsville Village Council, Mayor Terrance McConnell announced that Kingsville Township Trustees were in favor of raising the speed limit on Green Road to 50 miles per hour. McConnell said that a Kingsville traffic study determined that the average speed on Green Road was 47 miles per hour. McConnell, however, is opposed to a higher speed
limit. “I’m not in favor of raising the speed limit on Green Road,” he said. “Forty-five is too fast. There are big ditches along the side of the road. I do want to consider other village roads, Harmon, Reed, Poore, to 35 miles per hours, however. Twenty-five miles per hour is too slow.” Council approved an ordinance to create the “Law Enforcement Trust Fund” to enable the Clerk-Treasurer to generate necessary revenue for that fund. Council passed a resolution that transferred $15,000 between accounts to provide
funds for the Police Department. The legislators approved a purchase order to Capp Steel for $1,600 to repair a golf course bridge. Capp was to try to have that completed by Friday, June 6. Car tires for the Police Department were purchased from GCR Tire for $1,780.32. Carl Million was hired for the Fire/Rescue squad. He must complete training. Ryan Lencl Masonry was contracted for $1,100 to repair a driveway approach on Gingertree Drive. The driveway was damaged during a previous project and the vil-
lage is responsible. In departmental reports, Police Chief High Flanigan said his department had responded to 72 complaints, with 694 man-hours, driving 6,627 miles. The Fire Department had one call, 18 man-hours, 26 volunteer hours, 92 training hours, and 41 miles driven. Fire Chief Brian Lehtonen thanked the Police Department for assisting during the Little League parade, which he described as “uneventful.” Rescue answered ten calls, with five transfers, requiring 13 man-hours, 13 vol-
unteer hours and 18 training hours. They drove 128 miles. The Street Department mowed and trimmed, graded roadsides, constructed cement footers and opened Sunset Park. At its May 21 meeting, North Kingsville Village Council approved resolutions to transfer $13,168 from the General Fund to the Street Truck Bond Fund to pay bonds, and $4,130 between accounts to pay the fire truck bond. Council approved a motion to pay O&P Oil $16,500 for fuel. The breakdown is $6,000, Streets; $1,100 Fire;
$900, Rescue, and $8,500 Police. Council purchased roadside mower tires from English Tire for $1,494. In a special meeting May 23, Council moved to second reading the approval of Medical Mutual as health care provider. A motion to purchase police radios, equipment and support from Spaulding Communications was approved for $13,510. Council met 7 p.m. June 18. It will meet 7 p.m. Monday, July 7, at the Municipal Building, 3541 E. Center Road.
Board of Tourism Selling Indians Raffle Tickets by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - The Conneaut Board of Tourism is sponsoring a Cleveland Indians ticket raffle fundraiser for a Sept. 6 overnight in Cleveland at the downtown Aloft Hotel, $100 in fun money and tickets to the Rock Hall and to the 1:05 p.m. Sept. 7 game against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field. Raffle tickets are being sold at all tourist events this season.
In other news at the Tourism Board’s June 3 meting at Buccia’s Vineyard, the board learned that the way-finding Sign Project update will cost around $21,000. City Manager Tim Eggleston is looking for grant money. The signs will direct visitors to tourist locations in the city once they are off the highway. The board learned that Eggleston has placed a stake where a “Welcome to Conneaut” sign may be placed on Route 7 just north
of Gateway Avenue. The interchangeable sign blades for the other three “Welcome to Conneaut” signs are stored at the Port Authority. No word yet, said Tourism Board Chair Connie Naylor, on when the sign advertising Conneaut beaches will be in place on I-90. The Ohio Department of Transportation is putting finishing touches on the road construction project and the blue signs will go up at the Route 7 exit upon its completion. The Tourism Board
agreed to contribute $250 toward the Don DeSantis Band World War II tribute concert at the Conneaut Arts Center on Friday, Aug. 22. The Tourism Board has reserved a space next to the D-Day Information booth for the D-Day Event Aug. 22-23 at Township Park. The Tourism Board continues to distribute Visitor Survey cards. Names of visitors who complete a card go into a drawing for a onenight’s stay at Dolly’s House on Furnace Road, plus a
basket of goodies. The cards were ready for the MS Bike Event June 8. The board agreed to participate in the “Ad-Rack” program sponsored by TourismOhio that will put brochures and tourist information at Travel Information Centers state-wide. The local group will send maps for placement at the TICs. The Tourism Board has plenty of Conneaut DVDs, “Beach Bum” shirts ($10), long-sleeved shirts ($18). or $20 for 2XL and 3XL.
This year’s board membership renewals include Pat Rowbotham, Joanna Bucci, Jeanette Speer and Tom Smile. Attending the June 3 meeting were members Naylor, Bucci, Speer, Linda Thompson, Judy Williams, Carol Drennen, Marj Kent, Phil Garcia, Linda Pryately, Glenda Lowe, Dolly Sherman and Peg Tuttle, and guests Rick Naylor and Fred Bucci. The next meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at Buccia’s, 518 Gore Road.
City Will Close, Clean Up Compost Site that he had talked to the person who used to run it and that the person might CONNEAUT – Making be interested in returning. “But we’ve got a month’s good on earlier threats, Conneaut City Council at work to sort,” Church said. Ward 2 Councilman its work session Monday evening agreed to tempo- Phil Garcia agreed that it rarily close the compost is time to shut down the compost pile, then reopen site on E. Main Road. The goal is to clean the it for fewer days and close site and get a handle on it at night. “It may take more than problems in the making for a month of manpower, but years. “We’ve done some work it’s a start,” Garcia said. there, but not enough,” “Tackle it a little bit at a said City Council Presi- time until it gets done.” Ward 4 Councilman dent Nic Church, who visited the site just prior to Tom Kozesky said a sign the 6 p.m. work session in should go up when the site reopens to educate the Council chambers. Church proposes closing public as to the definition the site for a least a month, of “compost” and what is long enough to give Public accepted. “Unfortunately, we just Works employees time to got behind the eight ball clean it out. “We need to go through and it’s out of control,” said all the stuff and separate At-Large Councilman Jon the tires and the trash,” Arcaro. Church and Eggleston said Church. “It’s a bad situation. All that work will meet at the site in the Public Works did a few near future to decide how weeks ago and it’s all back to shut it down. “It’s big and it’s nasty. to garbage bags and more.” Former Public Works It’s one of the biggest Director and At-Large things on our plate right Councilman John Roach now,” Church said. In other business, has lamented on several recent occasions about the Council discussed the nowdownhill spiral of the com- defunct skate park. An outpost site once the city of-town buyer at last stopped spending money week’s public auction is to on grinding the compost pick up the skate park equipment by the end of into mulch. Roach was not at Mon- next week. Eggleston recomday night’s meeting, and no one on Council could re- mended putting temporary member how long the com- orange fencing around the post site had been open un- property. “As long as we are movattended 24 hours a day. “I got here in 2011, and ing forward,” said Ward 1 no one was there then,” Councilman Doug Hedrick, said City Manager Tim who favored the Skate Park closing. “But we did Eggleston. Church told Council vote to close it ‘tempo-
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rarily.’ Are we going to turn it into a basketball court? Then let’s do it as quickly as possible and move on.” Arcaro announced that the D-Day Committee would like the city’s permission to make Lake Road from Chestnut to Wrights Avenue one way westbound from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, for the D-Day Event at Township Park. “We’re a chartered city. We’re allowed to change the speed limit for a special event,” he said. Arcaro said Lake Road will be used to load and unload tour buses to keep them out of Township Park, which turns into German-occupied France for the event. “It’ll make it safer,” he said. “The Township Park board is in favor.” The former police chief also asked Eggleston why Public Works employees removed a “No Winter Maintenance” sign from Old Mill and Welton area. He had rebolted it last week while voluntarily cleaning up a fishing area. “I went down a few days later and they had removed the sign but left the rusted poles,” he said. “I shook my head again. Why was the sign removed after I fixed it? But they should have removed the pole, too.” Council also discussed obtaining a schedule from Bob Barnett for putting salt brine on the city’s unpaved roads, now that Council agreed to send a letter approving the procedure. “It could be hit-or-miss
depending on the supplier,” said Eggleston. Eggleston also told City Council that city engineers CT Consultants are writing to Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) requesting they reevaluate the condition of state roads within city limits. Eggleston said that two Public Works employees are being trained on the department’s new tractor. Council also discussed more fully a budget appropriations amendment that was moved to a second reading at its June 9 meet-
ing. Council learned that the Fire Department has used $65,000 in overtime already this year. Finance Director John Williams said that Fire Chief Steve Lee has a hard time finding part-time firefighters since many have full-time jobs. Williams said, “I just want to get through to the fall. Maybe the overtime will come down,” Eggleston said that the city also learned that it is looking at a truck repair of up to $20,000 for what may
be a cracked engine head. Williams said CT Consultants also recommended the water plant’s intake valve be cleaned after all, to the tune of $70,000, reversing his suggestion last week that the procedure be postponed until next year. “So, I’ll cut capital improvements. There will be no truck replacement this year,” Williams said. Council will meet in regular televised session 7 p.m. Monday, June 23. Its next work session is 6 p.m. Monday, July 7.
Ribbon-Cutting at Angela's Cafe
PHOTO BY ALLAN MONONEN
Angela's Cafe celebrated its opening at 268 Lake Road, with a ribbon-cutting 4:30 p.m. June 10, hosted by the Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce. Open 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, the restaurant offers breakfast and lunch, specializing in Southern food such as fried chicken, collard greens, smothered pork chops and corn bread. Take-out is available by calling 593-6060. Pictured are Jeff Wilson; Angela Thibault, proprietor; Wendy DuBey, Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce executive director, with grandson Nick Llamas; and Chamber representatives June Penniman, with Ben Penniman, and Corrie Wojtowicz and Mary Prior.
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Bert, Carol Drennen Awarded for Exemplary Service by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Kent State University Ashtabula’s May 9 commencement was a special affair for Bert and Carol Drennen. Carol Drennen, M.S.N., M.S., R.N., received recognition in the commencement program announcing her retirement from KSUAC as Senior Program Director of Nursing and Allied Health, while her husband received the 2013-14 Community Service Award from the Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc., for 30 years of community service. Carol began her career at Kent State Ashtabula as Nursing Program Director in January, 2003. Promoted in 2006 to Senior Program Director of Nursing and Allied Health, she was responsible for the direction of the nursing, occupational therapy technology, radiologic technology, and respiratory therapy programs. Also serving as program administrator for the Associate Degree in Nursing on four KSU campuses, Drennen led the program to receive full accreditation in 2012 and continuing accreditation in April,
2014. New programs instituted during Drennen’s tenure at KSUAC include the Registered Nurse-toBachelor of Science in Nursing degree completion program, paramedic-toregistered-nurse program option, Athletic Trainersto-Physical Therapy Assistant program option, mammography certificate program, and the respiratory therapy technology degree. Drennen’s 40-year nursing career began when she earned a Diploma of Nursing from Akron City Hospital School of Nursing in 1971. She went on to receive a BSN from The Ohio State University in 1985 and two masters of science degrees from Gannon University: one in Health Services Administration and a second in Nursing. Throughout her nursing career, she has worked in clinical, administrative, consultative and educational positions. Her areas of expertise are pediatrics and mental health nursing. Before joining Kent State Ashtabula, she was an administrator at the former Brown Memorial Hospital, including Chief Executive Officer. In the community, Drennen has served on the
boards of United Way of Ashtabula County, Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce, Conneaut
and the advisory committee of Ashtabula Regional Home Health Services. She has served as a judge for the Ashtabula County Mentorship Program and a “Community member of United Way’s Community Investment service is Committee. definitely its own Bert Drennen was honored by the 15-member reward It doesn’t Ashtabula Area College matter what your Committee, Inc., formed in 1957 as a liaison between skill set is. It the community and Kent State University doesn’t matter Ashtabula. During May commencehow much ment exercises, the comexperience or mittee presents the Outstanding Community Sereducation you vice Award to recognize outstanding contributions have. There is a to education through leadplace out there ership, vision, resources and commitment within somewhere the area served by the Ashtabula Campus of Kent looking for a State University. volunteer just like Drennen has spent 29 of his 30 years in community you.” service as a board member -- Bert Drennen, 2014 of the Conneaut Arts CenCommunity Service ter. He was a member of Award recipient from the Conneaut’s Design Review Ashtabula Area College Board, the Bicentennial Committee Committee, Conneaut Area Chamber of ComBoard of Tourism, merce, and a parent volunHomesafe, Community teer and levy campaign C ouns el i ng C ent er, committee member with Conneaut Human Re- Conneaut Area City sources Center, Conneaut Schools. A graduate and commitCommunity Foundation,
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Bert and Carol Drennen were honored during Kent State University’s Ashtabula Campus commencement on May 9. tee member of LEADERship Ashtabula County Leadership for 25 years, including president, Drennen is also a member and past president of the Conneaut Rotary Club. A member of the Conneaut Public Library board, the Conneaut Education Foundation and the Conneaut Area Historical Society, he is a past member of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee for the Ashtabula County Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Drennen was named Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce 1996 Citizen of the Year.
A Youngstown native who grew up in Conneaut, Drennen attended The Ohio State University and worked for ten years at the Ohio Historical Society’s archeology and historic preservation offices before returning to Ashtabula County to work in property management. He and Carol have a daughter, Caitlin, and sonin-law, Jimmy, who live in suburban Cleveland. Upon accepting the Outstanding Community Service Award, Drennen said that his parents mod-
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First place winner: Conneaut Public Library Winter Story-Writing Contest “The Polar Express” by Judy Pew There is man who longed to have grandchildren. In fact, he couldn’t wait. It seemed the first grandchild couldn’t wait, either, and would be born a month early. The man and his wife flew 3,000 miles overnight to be present at the birth. As the beautiful baby was placed in the grandfather’s arms for the first time, the new parents lovingly announced that the baby will forever share the grandfather ’s name: Kenneth. To celebrate the miracle, the baby’s mommy and daddy presented the grandparents silver charms engraved “Little Kenneth.” A heart charm for the
grandmother’s necklace and a key chain charm for the grandfather. As little Kenneth learned to speak, he called the grandfather, “Papa,” and the bond between them grew strong. Papa carried the boy’s love in his heart and because they lived so far apart, he lovingly carried the “Little Kenneth” charm with him every day for four years. The grandfather was eventually blessed with more grandchildren. These cousins of little Kenneth spent Thanksgiving with him, and upon their 3,000mile return, were met by the grandparents and spent the cold, snowy day in the festive city. It was the first big snowstorm of the year. Six to eight inches of snow began falling during the Christmas
parade and continued while the family was thrilled by the holiday magic of the fairy godmother, the magnificent toy soldier who waltzed with the babies, the cuddly bigger-than-life snowmen and the bears...but, no Santa. He was at the North Pole! The next day the grandfather was shocked. The “Little Kenneth” charm was missing from his key chain. The grandparents looked everywhere -- in the coat, in the car, in the drive and the house. The charm could not be found. The grandfather was sadder than he’d ever been. The grandfather kept busy. Football games, theater, dinners with friends, even a trip to Houston, but he kept looking. Still, the “Little Kenneth” charm
could not be found. The one thing the grandfather looked forward to was a trip with his grandchildren on the Polar Express. As the steam engine, loaded with pajama-clad children, left the snow-blanketed colored lights of the station, the wintry cold gave way to the cozy warmth of the coach and coats were removed and placed overhead. The magical train rumbled through the wooded valley on the way to the North Pole. A wonderful, gentle elf read the story while smiling helpers passed out chocolate chip cookies and hot chocolate. Through steamy windows, little ones searched the dark forest for animals as the moon shone brightly on the river. The train passed skiers on the snowy mountain
where little Kenneth’s daddy had skied as a boy. The train crossed bridges and passed little villages twinkling in the distance. Yes! The Polar Express did reach the North Pole! The toy factory was busy and the elves greeted the train with smiles and waves. Best of all, Santa came right into the train car and sat with the grandfather’s family. The children’s faces were filled with awe when Santa gave each one a bell. As the train whistled good-bye to the North Pole, and the children clutched their bells and sang Christmas carols together, the gentle elf approached little Kenneth’s grandmother and took her hand. In it, she gently placed a bell. She
closed the grandmother’s fingers around the bell, squeezed the grandmother’s hand, and gave a wink. No other grandmother received a bell. Now the snow-blanketed colored station lights grew closer and the children began to bundle up in coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and boots. Kissing his grandchildren, the grandfather retrieved his coat from overhead, put it on, and put his hand in the pocket. His face began to glow and a tear formed on his cheek. When he was able to speak, he murmured, “It’s a miracle.” In his pocket was the “Little Kenneth” charm! This is an absolutely true story. It shows that the bond can never be broken. It’s in the grandfather’s heart.
CHS Band Matured During Sean Smith’s Tenure Smith Heading to Ithaca College grad school by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Former Conneaut High School band director Sean Smith is looking forward to the Fourth of July parade. For the first time since arriving in Conneaut six years ago to take the band director’s job, he will be watching it from the comfort of his front porch. When Smith resigned his position earlier this month to begin graduate school in wind conducting at Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y., he earned his first summer off in a dozen years. A free summer might have come sooner if Smith had stuck to his original plan to stay at Conneaut for two
years. But by staying six years, Smith established consistency and growth in the high school’s instrumental music and marching band programs. “I was the eighth band director in 15 years,” he said. “ And when I came, the band had only 23 members. I had never asked about that before I came. But it was my first job, and it was way awesome. It was just fine.” Smith’s first order to business was for Conneaut students to revise their thinking about marching bands. “Bands in Ohio are different from those in Illinois,” said the Naperville, Ill., native. “In Ohio, bands are very marching band-centric, while in Illinois, they’re concert band-centric. In my high school, we had a class in concert band every day. If the con-
cert band is good, then you’ll have a good jazz band, marching band and others that are offshoots. But in Ohio, most schools focus on marching band.” That included Conneaut, where marching band was held during a class period. Smith ruffled a few feathers when he announced at the start of his second year that that would change. “We had kids who were attending the Vo-Ed, or on the drill team, and couldn’t work it in during the day, so it was FILE PHOTO all after school. Instead, we Though Conneaut High had concert band during the School Band Director Sean day. At first, they were upset, Smith resigned several but it’s worked,” he said. “In weeks ago to begin fact, this year when I suggraduate school studies in gested switching back, they wind conducting at Ithaca were upset. I now have parCollege, he will remain a ents say that they like concert Conneaut resident. He band concerts. It had never ocheads to graduate school curred to me that they wouldn’t.” in Ithaca, N.Y., in August.
Though Smith’s life now centers around music, he did not decide on a musical career until high school. “I almost quit band after the eighth grade,” he said. “My parents gave me the option of playing football or joining the marching band in high school. I had to make the choice. So I chose band and the trumpet.” In Naperville, I choosing band meant auditioning for one of six high school bands that accommodated 4,000 students. The 150-member seventhand eighth-grade band was also by audition. “It was very competitive. I was at the bottom of my section, and it was no fun,” Smith said. “The first year in high school, I was in the secondlowest band, but I eventually worked up to the top,” But some of the music we did was
repeated my sophomore year at Baldwin-Wallace.” Smith’s first chance to direct the band as a high school sophomore was a careerchanger. He then asked the band director for directing lessons. “I was the only one, and it was great,” he said. “That’s when I knew. It took me awhile.” Smith purposely chose Baldwin-Wallace because, as a small college that offered only undergraduate directing degrees, it would afford him more individual attention. “I got to be a conducting apprentice at B-W,” Smith said. Despite attending college in Berea, Smith knew nothing about Conneaut when he applied for the high school band director’s job.
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Conneaut Public Library Events
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June 19 - Chicken & Biscuit dinner 4 to 6 p.m. at State Line Log Cabin, Route 84 & State Line Road. Sponsored by State Line United Methodist Church. Donation.
The 2014 Summer Reading program, “Fizz, Boom Read!” kicks off 1:30 p.m. Monday with guitarist/banjoist Tom Sieling presenting, “Take A Tromp Through the Swamp and a Break By the Lake.” During the rest of the six-week program that concludes with a Super Science Family Picnic on July 28, SUBMITTED PHOTO kids turn into Junior Mad Scientists who enter Dr. This dog robot, “Sparky,” Bookenstein’s super secret mad will be one of the highlights Conneaut Public science laboratory to conduct of sensational experiments each Library’s science-based Boom, Read!” week. Earn prizes for reading “Fizz, through the summer, create cool Summer Reading Program crafts, hear electrifying stories, that begins June 23. and play games at the Super Silly Science Carnival. Program registration ends June 20. Mad Science of Northeastern Ohio will present a show for the Super Science Family Picnic Thursday, July 31, at the Conneaut Human Resources Center. The Summer Reading Program is open to children four years old and attending pre-school, through students entering fifth grade in the fall. The Pollywog Reading Program is for ages birth to age three with a parent or caregiver. Call 593-1608 for more information. Conneaut Public Library will draw for two tickets to Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra. Each time you stop in the library, you may enter your name in the drawing. You choose the concert date and pavilion or lawn seats. Drawing date is July 3. Want to win a Kindle Fire HD? The “Literary Elements” Adult Summer Reading program offers an entry into the drawing for every book read June 9 to July 31 by adults 18 and over. You may also fill out a comment card to rate the book and offer an opinion. Comment cards will be posted in the library. No registration required. Reading suggestions available at the front desk.
Kingsville Public Library Events 6006 Academy St., 224-0239 The Kingsville Public Library five-week Independent Summer Reading Program runs June 23 to July 18 for children ages 5 to 12. Pick up a reading log at the library, read the required number of minutes, return the log and spin for prizes. Prizes include restaurant and iTunes gift cards and more. The program kicks off with a Scholastic Book Fair June 23 and 24. Kingsville Public Library has announced its 2014 Summer Movie Schedule. The series opens at 9 p.m. Sunday, June 29, with “The Lego Movie” (PG); 9 p.m. July 20, “Rio 2,” (G); 8:30 p.m. Aug. 10, “Divergent,” (PG-13); and an early pre-theater release showing of “Mr. Peabody and Sherman,” at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 24. Bring a blanket or lawn chair plus bug spray. In case of rain, movies will be shown at the Simak Welcome Center.
Conneaut Arts Center 1025 Buffalo St. (440) 593-5888
The Conneaut Arts Center is offering two-hour "Barn Quilt" classes in July and August. Instructor Chris Angerman will teach design and artwork in daytime or evening classes that are limited to six students. Classes are 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, July 22, and Wednesday, July 23. Evening classes 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 and Wed., Aug. 6. Class fee $20 includes a 2x2-foot primed board, paint, tape and brushes. Students bring #2 pencils or mechanical pencils, ruler, yardstick (metal preferred); 24-inch quilt ruler, simple adult patterns (available via Google), and Pink Eraser. Call 593-5888 to register.
June 19, 26 - Cruise-In 6 to 9 p.m. at Township Park’s lower pavilion. Sponsored by Lighthouse Cruisers. June 20, 27 - AA, open, 8 p.m. at Amboy United Methodist Church, 554 W. Main Road. June 21 - Clean-Up Day 9 a.m. to noon at Outdoor Learning Center behind Conneaut Middle School, Gateway Avenue. T-shirts, DQ dilly bars and lunch by Phil Garcia given to all volunteers. June 21 - Cornhole Tournament, 10 a.m. at Family Fellowship Foursquare Gospel Church. Two-person teams $20. Hot dogs, chips and pop available for small donation. Sign-ups 10 a.m. June 21 - Arbor Day Ceremony, 11 a.m. to noon at Malek Park pavilion, Parrish Road, with tour of park and arboretum. June 21 - Conneaut Community Kitchen, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall, 253 Liberty Street. Free soup, bread and dessert. June 22 - “Heart to Heart” support group for families with addicted members. 6 to 8 p.m. at Corpus Christi Parish Hall, 744 Mill Street. June 23 - Summer reading kick-off program “Take A Tromp Through the Swamp and A Break By the Lake,” with banjoist Tom Seiling 1:30 p.m. at Conneaut Public Library, 304 Buffalo St. June 25 - Free dinner 5 to 6 p.m. at Family Fellowship Foursquare Gospel Church, 641 Mill Street, with hog dogs, baked beans, dessert, beverage. June 28 - Mary’s Kitchen, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Conneaut Human Resources Center, 327 Mill Street, with free soup, bread, dessert. Ministry of Corpus Christi Parish.
Overactive Bladder in Women Overactive bladder (OAB) is a medical condition described as having all-of-a-sudden urges to urinate and possible involuntary loss of urine. It can also include needing to urinate more often than normal, or awaking from sleep more than once by Kerry Gerdes a night to urinate. The symptoms of OAB happen Gerdes Pharmacy because of involuntary con245 Main St. tractions of urinary bladder 593-2578 muscles. It tends to occur more commonly in older and obese women. Treatments are available to reduce or remove symptoms. One overthe-counter product is available. Oxybutynin patches (Oxytrol) deliver medication through the skin. Oxybutynin (Ditropan) is also available in tablet form but is prescription only. Doctors may prescribe other anticholinergic medications such as tolterodine (Detrol), trospium (Sanctura), darifenacin (Enablex), solifenacin (Vesicare) or fesoterodine (Toviaz). Mirabegron (Myrbetriq) is the most recent drug approved to treat OAB. It is works on beta receptors to relax bladder muscles. Another option is adsorbent pads or underwear (Depend or Poise brands). These do not improve symptoms, but can remove the embarrassment of involuntary leakages. It would also be helpful to start a daily bladder journal to keep track of daily fluid intake, number of trips to the restroom in a day, and OAB symptoms.
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June 28 - Jam Fest 4 to 9 p.m. at Evergreen Lake Park, 703 Center Street. Proceeds CLYO. June 29 - Benefit rigatoni dinner, Bake sale, Chinese Auction, for Keaton Kelner 3 to 6 p.m. New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo St. $7. Carry-out available. June 29 - Jane Altrogge and Jan Borgner artwork demonstration 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Conneaut Arts Center, 1025 Buffalo Street. June 29 - Contra Band (Motown) 7 p.m. at Conneaut Arts Center, 1025 Buffalo Street. Free outdoor concert. Bring lawn chair or blanket. Concessions available. June 29 - “The Lego Movie” (PG) 9 p.m. at Kingsville Township Park, part of free Summer Movie Series sponsored by Kingsville Public Library. Bring chair, bug spray. Concessions available. July 2 - Fourth of July Festival opens 4 p.m. at Lakeview Park. Pageants 5 p.m., Round 1 of DQ-Conneaut Idol at 7 p.m.
Trillium Center Youth Wilderness Program CONNEAUT - The nonprofit Trillium Center on Furnace Road is offering a free Youth Wilderness Program that includes basic first aid, wilderness survival skills, and short introduction to first aid plants. The five-day program is taught by community members Leah Wolfe, MPH, herbalist and community health educator; Ian Hamilton, a survival skills and earth living instructor with a passion for youth mentoring; Charles Schiavone, firefighter and paramedic; Dragonfly and Spirit Walker VanPelt, mem-
bers of the United Eastern Lenape Nation; Bryan Bailey, medicine council member of the United Eastern Lenape Nation; and Ryan Tattrie, firefighter and paramedic with Conneaut Fire Department. Limited to 12 youth ages 13 to 17, the program runs Saturday, July 19; and July 23, 27, 30 and Aug. 2. The program will conclude with a public demonstration and graduation ceremony on Aug. 2. Visit trilliumctr@gmail .com for applications. Application deadline is July 12.
Free breakfast and free lunch are served weekdays by Ashtabula County Children Services to anyone under 18 at the Conneaut Human Resources Center. Breakfast 9 to 9:30 a.m. The next “Paint and Pairings” classes, mixing wine and lunch noon to 12:30 p.m. with painting, are 6 to 9 p.m. July 8 and July 22. Classes Parents may sit with their children, but may not eat. fill quickly. $35 non-CAC members/$31.50 members. The free Summer Right Summer Youth Theater classes for grades 3 to 8 be- Track program for children in secTuesgin July 15. Classes held 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs- ond through fifth grades 12:30 to 3 p.m. days through Aug. 19 with performance on Aug. 20. Learn days, Wednesdays and Thursdays is underway. The program, theater production skills, such as stage presence, memo- which includes guest speakers and local field trips, runs through rizing, line delivery and playing a character. $45 CAC mem- July 24. Kids may eat lunch at noon and stay for Right Track. Call 593-5273 to register. bers/$50 non-members. Summer outdoor concerts begin at 7 p.m. June 29 with the Contra (Motown) Band. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Stop inside the CAC for an artists’ demonstration by Janie Altrogge and Jan Borgner from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. . Their June display, “Images,” closes that evening.
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Have you seen this Site Solver in Conneaut? Be the first to call its location to The Courier (440) 576-9125, ext. 116, starting 5 p.m. June 19, and you will win a “Buccia’s Conneaut, Ohio” wine glass from Buccia Vineyard, 518 Gore Road. Last week’s Site Solver was part of the “Conneaut Telelphone” inscription on the Conneaut Telephone building. Winner was Sandy Ogren.
CAHS Meets June 24 The Conneaut Area Historical Society will present a video, "Conneaut Memories," at its next meeting 7 p.m. June 24 at Villa At the Lake, 48 Parrish Road. Refreshments, social time and 50/50 raffle follow. The public is invited.
Golf Outings June 21 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Golf Outing/Pig Roast Four-person scramble at Windy Hill Golf Course, Monroe Township, with 7 a.m. registration and 8 a.m. shotgun start. $65 per person includes 18 holes with cart, refreshments, hot dogs on the turn, entry into the poker game, grab bag and skills competition, pig roast dinner. First place prize $500. Mystery place prize $200. Dinneronly tickets for non-golfers $20. Call 599-8970. June 28 - Harry Church Memorial Golf Tournament Second annual Harry Church Memorial Golf Tournament at Windy Hill Golf Course, Monroe Township, with 18 holes, cart, hot dogs at the turn, door prizes, dinner. Shotgun start 1 p.m. July 11 - Conneaut Rotary Club Golf Tournament Four-person scramble July 11 at Village Green Golf Course, North Kingsville. Registration 10 a.m., shotgun start 11 a.m. $60 per person for 18 holes with cart, beverages, hot dogs at the turn, steak dinner, and prize bags.
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Safety First at Lion’s Club Safety Town by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers
Town in Conneaut for over 50 years. During five half-day sesCONNEAUT - It is not ofsions, kids learn about road ten that Conneaut Police Ofsafety, fire safety, water safety, ficer Joe Schor gets to ride on school bus safety, and more, the “big green machine” big concluding the week with a wheels while on the job, but visit from Ronald McDonald, for the past two weeks, as an a field trip to Station 3, and officer at Lions’ Club Safety ice cream cones at Town, he has done just that. McDonald’s. Getting down on the level A highlight of 2014 Safety of the five- and six-year-olds Town was a visit by retired circling on tricycles around Ashtabula Township 37-year the miniature Conneaut in firefighter Frank Bernato. the Cabrini parking lot on In a little over 10 minutes Mill Street helps him see the on Tuesday morning, Bernato world through their eyes, taught the kids the proper “They love it,” Schor said, way to wear water wings of his riding and of the Safety (above the elbow), the proper Town program in general. fit of a life jacket (it should not “They teach me what they do. Retired Ashtabula Township slip off if one’s hands are held It’s a good time. It’s the softer Firefighter Frank Bernato straight up above one’s head) side of my job.” demonstrates water wing and the importance of learnThe Conneaut Lions Club safety with Rylee Mooney, ing to swim -- and never has been sponsoring Safety a Safety Town participant. swimming alone. He also reminded kids to stay out of dirty water, especially after heavy rains. “If I gave you $50, would you drink this?” he asked a teen volunteer, shaking her head, as he held up a plastic bottle filled with murky water. Kids have also spent the week singing as director Madeleine Plosila accompanied them on guitar, and reciting back to her safety-related poems, such as, “Remember when you cross the street, use eyes and ears and then your feet.” An average of 60 children, all entering kindergarten in the fall, attended each of two Safety Town sessions this year. But not all hailed from Conneaut. “We’ve had kids from Jefferson, Geneva, West Springfield, and Fairview, Pennsylvania,” said Plosila, a retired teacher and long-time Safety Town director. “The other communities don’t offer it. One woman from Geneva brought her child because she PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHAN grew up here and rememSafety Town volunteer Jen Gallagher keeps a careful eye bered how much fun she had on Aurelia Huya, 5, at Lions Club Safety Town at Cabrini at Safety Town.” Safety Town is also popuparking lot.
lar with teens who need Community Service hours for Conneaut High School graduation. “I like working with the kids,” said Jen Gallagher, volunteering for her fourth summer. “It’s fun and it’s nice to be able to teach them.” So many teens volunteer, in fact, that this week, the
Retired Ashtabula Township Firefighter Frank Bernato demonstrates life jacket safety with three Safety Town participants. To be completely effective, life jackets should have neck pillows to keep the head up in case one is unconscious. Retired Ashtabula Township firefighter Frank Bernato dressed up Safety Town teen volunteer Alyx Ruffo in proper summer attire, from a hat to oversized sunglasses, a life vest, and sun screen. He is holding up a bottle of murky water as a reminder not to swim in dirty water. ratio of teen volunteers to children was less than 2:1. One of Schor’s favorite exercises comes later in the week, when he watches the children on tricycles and pulls them over for rule infractions such as speeding and not staying on the right side of the road. “Speeding on a tricycle is going so fast that they take their feet off the pedals,” he said. And so far, he said that no one has cried upon being “pulled over.” On site at Safety Town from 8:30 a.m. until noon, Schor said that Safety Town is a popular site with out-oftown visitors.
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Conneaut High School 4th Quarter Honor/Merit Roll Honor Roll * denotes 4.0 GRADE 9 Arnold, Charlotte Barnes, Cimarron * Bennett, Evan Brink, Sierra * Brown, Donald Carraher, Mackenzie Cochran, Vivian Conley, Shelby Davis, Brandi* Dudas, Breanna Gullo, Christine Hall, Danielle * Heinonen, Erik * Higley, Tehya Kehoe, Jacob * Laitinen, Adam * Maurer, Daniel * Misic, Kayla * Mittelstadt, Ben Nagy, Eric Nelson, Alexis * Oatman, Brianna Renninger, Jasper Rogers, Kennedy * Romanski, Hope Ryan, Mercedes Vasavada, Ghata GRADE 10 Blenman, Kaylee * Bogdan, Erykah Furman, Silvia Higley, Alexa Holtzman, Morgan Jewell, Jason * Kardohely, Lauren * Ledlow, Aaron Lett, Courtney Lundgren, Lucas Malone, Marissa McCartney, Shelby O'Meara, Sean Oxley, Christa
Patel, Meet Snyder, Justine * Toikkanen, Brianna Tuttle, Justin * Watson, Jordan * Withrow, Summer
Blackwell, Megan * Blankenship, Kelsie Brink, Shae Bucci, Emilee * Cevera, Ryan Corp, Kyleigh Cropek, Dustin Cunningham, James Daub, Taylor Evans, Seader Georgia, Beth Gerdes, Scott * Griggs, Samara * Grimm, Cody Horwood, Lauren * Johnson, Colin LaBounty, James Lemak, Jodi * Lett, Elizabeth Lick, Alexis * McLaughlin, Anne-Marie Morici, Dylan Nelson, Robert Nickels, Dylan Oatman, Ryan * Owens, Priscilla * Popek, Raechel * Post, Nicholas * Rice, Christopher * Robson, Jamie Roux, Joseph Rozalski, Joseph Schwartfigure, Kacie * Tessmer, Megan Vichosky, Nathan Vitamvas, Destinie * Wojtowicz, Alexis *
GRADE 11 Brown, Mason Burdette, Bethany Camp, Brittany Cobb, Kyra * Cole, Angela Cole, Keeley Dickey, Amber * Duris, Brian Durnell, Liana * Ferguson, Jeremy Ferguson, Jessica * Fetterhoff, Katelyn * Forward, Emily Georgia, Chris Gibson, Andrew Gibson, Brooklynn * Graff, Sabrina * Hall, Kira * Jenkins, Kimberly Jones, Alexzandria * Kay, Carly * Ledford, Taylor Nelson, Brenna Owens, Isabell Phipps, Mackenzie * Platz, January Porfilio, Jenna Rogers, Michaela * Schreiber, Carly * Shields, Annagrace * Snyder, Austin VanNorman, John Whitbread, Courtney Winston, Sarah Zappitelli, Alexis *
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Conneaut High School Class of 1958 Picnic will be held 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the upper pavilion of Township Park. Bring a covered dish to share and drinks. Guests are welcome. Monthly lunches resume Oct. 6. (No luncheon July 7.)
Summer High School Reunions Conneaut High School Class of 1999 Conneaut High School Class of 1999 will host its 15-year Class Reunion 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, at the Conneaut Moose Lodge and is looking for classmates. Register at www.classof1999.com. Contact Stephanie Nesbitt (440)599-7686, on Facebook, or email at shallfd@hotmail.com. Conneaut High School Class of 1979 Conneaut High School Class of 1979 will hold a casual 35-year BYOB Pizza Party reunion 6 p.m. July 19 at the Conneaut Arts Center, 1025 Buffalo Street. $15 per person. Send reservations to Dana Raisian, 587 Harbor St., Conneaut, Ohio 44030. Conneaut High School Class of 1974 Conneaut High School Class of 1974 will celebrate its 40-year reunion 6 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at the American Legion Hall (downstairs), Broad Street, Conneaut, with buffet dinner and cash bar. $25 per person. Reserve by June 15 with Mona Lauer at (440) 593-5161,.
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Wishful Thinking Free Summer Food Program Underway By MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT – Children who have relied on free breakfasts and lunches at school during the academic year are guaranteed free breakfasts and lunches this summer as well. Again this year, Ashtabula County Children Services is offering breakfast at 9 a.m. and lunch at noon to everyone in Ashtabula County who is under 18 years of age. Meal sites are located all over Ashtabula County. The local meal site is the Conneaut Human Resources Center, 327 Mill Street. Enter by the north (Right Track) door. The program began Monday. As may be typical with start-ups, response was a little slow. “We had 11 for breakfast,” said Ashtabula County Children Services summer emPHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN ployee Renae Picard. Erik Cunningham, 13-year-old Conneaut Middle School Picard was about to say student, playfully donned the mortarboard of his brother, that 26 children had shown James, CHS Class of 2014, following commencement up for lunch, but the words exercises May 31 at Garcia Gymnasium. Cunningham said his brother’s girlfriend, Krista Beboe of Jefferson, grabbed the hat first, and he followed, then placed it on his own head.
were hardly out of her mouth before 10 more children showed up, six of them in one group accompanied by an adult. Picard and fellow workers Mary Ann Alleman and Kevin Thomas, both of Ashtabula, served balanced lunches of milk, strawberries, carrots and a wrap. Breakfast had been cereal, milk, juice and graham crackers. “Sometimes for breakfast we also offer pop tarts, muffins or cereal bars,” Picard said. Some of those who came to the meal site on Monday told Picard they were unaware that the meal program had started up. But it is now in full force. “It’s okay. We’re starting out easy,” Picard said. Alleman said children had been lined up at the doors of the building before doors opened for lunch at noon. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join their children, but may not eat. Ashtabula County Children Services has added a sec-
Summer News from Conneaut High School from the last school attended. Work Permits and tranCONNEAUT: Summer scripts may be obtained duroffice hours of Conneaut ing office hours at the high High School will be 8 to school (593-7216 or 59311:30 a.m. Mondays 7212) or by appointment through Aug. 11. with the Conneaut Area Office staff will assist City Schools Administration with new student registra- Office (440) 593-7200. tions, work permits, and Calling in advance is rectranscripts. ommended to make sure the Students new to the office will be staffed. Conneaut Area City The Parking Lot lottery Schools must bring to the will be held 8 a.m. Aug. 14 enrollment appointment a for seniors; 9 a.m. Aug. 14 Birth Certificate, immuni- for juniors; and 10 a.m. Aug. zation record, Social Secu- 14 for sophomores. rity card, custody papers if New student orientation applicable, two proofs of for freshmen and students residency such as utility new to Conneaut High bills, current photo ID of School will be held 10 a.m. parent registering the stu- Aug. 20. dent, IEP information if apClasses for the 2014/15 plicable, and official with- school year will begin 7:20 drawal grades or transcript a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26.
CONNEAUT - The popular Summer Recreation Program for students in third through eighth grades -- Gateway Elementary and Conneaut Middle Schools -- begins Monday, June 23, at Lakeshore Primary School. Summer Recess Program. The program runs 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday from June 23 to July 17. Students participate in a wide range of supervised indoor and outdoor activities. "We invite your child to have fun in a safe, supervised and organized environment," said Lakeshore Primary School Principal Jim Kennedy, who has overseen the program for many years. "We will be planning fun activities for your child to participate
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ber Annette McBride, who is assisting with benefit dinner publicity. "The mom CONNEAUT - A benefit works -- she's a nurse at rigatoni dinner prepared by Lake West Hospital in "Crazy Dave" Jones will be Willoughby -- and the dad held 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, works -- at Infinity ReJune 29, at New Leaf sources in Jefferson -- and United Methodist Church, they have insurance, but 283 Buffalo St., to help with the medical bills are piling medical expenses for up and they don't qualify Keaton Kelner, grandson of for assistance.They want to Greg and Mary Jo Braden do the right thing and have of Conneaut. always been responsible, The event will also fea- but they are getting burture a Chinese Auction and ied." Bake Sale. McBride said that beKelner, 21-month-old cause the little boy has not son of Andrew and been diagnosed with a speKourtney Kelton, has faced cific disease, such as cancer numerous hospitalizations or cystic fibrosis, the famand undergone multiple ily does not qualify for help surgeries since he was four from non-profit organizaweeks old. tions such as the Cystic Fi"The problem is that the brosis Foundation. little boy is just 21 months "There is not a specific old and has had so many di- group to help them out. No agnoses but nothing is spe- one can stand behind to cific," said New Leaf mem- help them. I made a couple
of phone calls when I first got involved, but groups such as Little Heroes or A Kid Again concentrate on kids with life-threatening illnesses. This is not a 'lifethreatening" illness. We're just trying to help the family." McBride says the community has been responding since word of the event began to spread. McBride, called the array of Chinese Auction items "amazing." "We have an Adirondack chair, Scentsy basket, a football signed by Phil Simms, Super Bowl MVP of the New York Giants and #1 analyst on CBS, a shop vac donated by Home Depot, homemade bird houses, wreaths, Waldameer tickets, a Movie Night Out, a gift certificate to the Chalk Box, and more," McBride said.
The drawing will take place at 6 p.m. "We are almost overwhelmed with the generosity. Now we just need to get people to the dinner," McBride said. McBride added that Kelton's parents are rarely able to attend church together due to their son's condition. One of them stays home with Keaton and the other brings their daughters to church. Benefit dinner tickets are $7 and available at the door. The meal includes beverages and coffee. Gluten-free is available. A full story on Kelton's condition is found in Section B of this week's Courier. Those interested in donating to the Chinese Auction of bake sale may email keatonsbenefit@ gmail.com
Coopers To Sing June 30 Raise the Roof Event is June 29 H u s band-wife southern gospel duet, Stacy and Gina Cooper of Reign Song will make their northeast Ohio debut at the 10:45 a.m. June 30 worship service at Kelloggsville Church of the Nazarene, 4841 Bushnell Road (Route 84). Known for their dynamic vocals, tight harmonies, wonderful spirit and high-energy stage presence, the award-winning couple performs an average of 300 concerts annually in churches across the country, gospel cruises, at Dollywood, the Billy Graham retreat and at the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, Ky. A free-will offering will be taken.
The Council for Dynamic Rural Ministries (CDRM), comprised of rural United Methodist Churches in Ashtabula County, will host the second annual Hope Fund concert from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at Gageville United Methodist Church, 4063 Route 193, Kingsville. The first half of the concert, from 2 to 4 p.m., will feature the Good Life Singers from the Ashtabula Arts Center, the Final Cut, and the Golden Street singers. Dinner will be served 4 to 5 p.m. From 5 to 7 p.m., the Seeds of Faith singers and
GOODWILL: learning of possible city legislation to curb haphazard dumping at numerous clothing-and-household item donation boxes around the city. Council assured Schwarz that it wants to regulate, not ban, the dropoff sites. “It’s good to know you’re not banning bins,” he said. Schwarz distributed to Council not only pamphlets explaining Goodwill’s mission and success stories – it hires and trains the handicapped – but copies of legislation drawn up by other communities with regard to donation bins. City Manager Tim Eggleston told Schwarz that the Planning Commission has been working on this issue and is considering allowing one bin per 1,500 people in a community. “Each entity could have five bins in the community, but only three bins would be allowed on one property at a time,” he said. “We need to get more control over dumping.” Schwarz said Goodwill Industries knows full well the problems cities are encountering. “We’ve collected 200 tires from our donation bins. Some people have been real generous,” Schwarz said.
It schedules regular weekly bin pick-ups for all its bins, including three in Conneaut. “We also target areas with good visibility so that the problem doesn’t happen,” he said. Schwarz warned that not all collection bins are placed by non-profit agencies. “Textiles now have value in the global community. Not all of these bins are even local,” he said. Schwarz said that he and a fellow Goodwill employee drove around Conneaut and took photos of garbage surrounding some collection bins. They talked to owners of properties where bins had been placed and even called some “800” numbers posted on the sides of the bins. . “We got no response,” Schwarz said. “But when there’s a problem, the property owner could impound the bin. Let them take it.” He said further that competing organizations simply do not have the resources of Goodwill to service their bins. Some purposely place their bins next to those of Goodwill. Schwarz also that business owners with bins on their properties may call Goodwill at any time, more often than once a week, to request bins be serviced.
operatic tenor Norris Kelly, of Conneaut, choir director of First Congregational United Church of Christ, will sing. Funds will be raised for CDRM congregations which face unexpected structural repairs. The 2013 concert raised money to help with roof repair at Monroe United Methodist Church. "We are a connectional system, and continue to work together in mission, being the hands and feet of Chris," said Samara Jenkins, former pastor at Monroe and newly appointed pastor of Plymouth United Methodist Church.
From page 1A Eggleston said that legislation under consideration in the city would require property owners to state in writing their approval for a donation box on site. “The property owner would be responsible if there is a problem,” he said. “We’ll comply,” Schwarz said. “We want to be public-friendly. We’re just glad to know you’re not banning the bins.” It was at this point in the presentation that Schwarz said that Conneaut could be in the running for a Goodwill store. “We’re testing the market to see if Conneaut could support a store,” he said. His jurisdiction, which includes all of Ashtabula County, Erie and Crawford
Counties in Pennsylvania, and parts of Geauga and Lake Counties in Ohio, has four Goodwill stores. Data show it could support up to 10, and he said his board has delivered a directive to expand in the Erie, Pa., market. The amount of goods donated in a community can translate into a store. ““The Goodwill brand is taking off. It’s different from the past. We have to prove volume can support a store,” he said. Councilman Jon Arcaro praised Goodwill for a “good job” with collections, unlike Planet Aid. “Unfortunately, they decided to put their bins next to yours,” he said. “You could impound the bins if they are not managed properly, but I assure you that it won’t happen with Goodwill,” Schwarz said.
Family Fellowship Hosts Corn Hole Tournament June 21 Start practicing your corn hole skills for the Corn Hole Tournament June 21 at Family Fellowship Foursquare Gospel Church, 641 Mill Street. Sign-ups are 10 a.m. Tournament open to two-person teams. Registration fee $20 per team. Hot dog, chips and pop will be available for a small donation. Cash prizes will be awarded. Advance registration is not required. Proceeds will go toward community outreach. Call the church at (440) 593-3095
Church sign: “To avoid a breakdown, take a break for rest and prayer.” --North Kingsville Presbyterian Church.
Religious Briefs The Rev. Scott Walsh, pastor, will preach on "Sold” at 9 a.m. contemporary and 11 a.m. traditional worship June 22 at New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street. Scripture is Matthew 26: 47-56. Guest musicians are Matt Church and Sue Nickels. Free brunch 8:30 to 10:50 a.m. People in Prayer for Progress 10 a.m. June 21 at New Leaf South on Gateway Avenue. Junior and senior high youth outdoor work 3 to 5 p.m. June 22 at New Leaf South. At 11 a.m. worship June 22 at First Baptist Church, 370 State St., interim pastor Brian Ewig will preach. Greeters are Carol Blevins, Audrey Corcoran and the Sheneman family. Greeters for 10 a.m. worship for June 22 at First Congregational United Church of Christ are Vi Vuller and Donna Kauffman. Pastoral assistant Keith Nitschke will preach on “Kids, We’re Going to Church.” Sue Randall is the liturgist. Nancy Snyder will sing “Amazing Grace.” Keyboardist is Jim Fuller. Terry Simpson will preach at 11 a.m. worship June 22 at Amboy United Methodist Church, 554 W. Main Road. The Rev. Kenneth Anderson, of Cleveland, will preach at 8:30 a.m. outdoor contemporary worship and 11 a.m. traditional sanctuary worship on Pentecost Sunday, June 22 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grove Street at Lake Road. Bible study, based on Max Lucado’s text, “You’ll Get Through This,” is 9:45 a.m. Sundays through June 29. The church Golf Outing/Pig Roast is 8 a.m. June 21 at Village Green Golf Course. Call 5998908.
Church Meals State Line United Methodist Church will serve a Creamed Chicken & Biscuit dinner 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the State Line Log Cabin, Route 84 & State Line Road. Donation only. New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street, free Community Dinners 5 to 6 p.m. Fridays. June 20: ham & scalloped potatoes, with vegetables, homemade rolls, dessert. Family Fellowship Foursquare Gospel Church, 641 Mill St., will serve a free meal 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, of hog dogs, baked beans, dessert and beverage. Meals served the last Wednesday of the month. Benefit rigatoni dinner 3 to 6 p.m. June 29 at New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street. $7. Gluten-free and carry-out available.
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ODNR: ODNR was willing to come up and meet. “Because they had not responded to the county commissioners’ [letters of] objection to the proposed brine injection wells in Conneaut and Windsor Township, I thought it was good of them to come up,” he said “We’d requested a public hearing so our residents can ask questions and get explanations about wells by people who issue the permits. We have people in other townships who have concerns about wells. I’d offered to host and moderate it at the Commissioners’ Office.” Patterson said that he and Trumbull County Rep. Sean O’Brien have shared constituents’ concerns about brine injection wells with ODNR Director James Zehringer, though fully aware that, by law, ODNR cannot withhold a brine injection well permit as long as proper procedures have been followed. “If the permit is properly spelled out, and ODNR’s engineers determine after going over all the safeguards that everything is okay, they have no choice but to grant a permit,” Patterson said. “If it’s grossly inaccurate, they may reject it. But if it’s in somewhat decent shape, the business would be contacted and given another chance. When it’s complete, the clock runs. It’s a fiveday public permit publication period and 15-day public comment period. So essentially, if the applicants make a request, they have to be given the permit. That’s the way the law reads. Of course, if the company is not bonded or it’s not a proper lease, the permit can be denied.” But Patterson noted that the law also permits a public
From page 1A meeting if there is “unique knowledge” about the situation that the agency might need to know in reaching a decision. “‘Unique knowledge’ is the key,” he said. “If things are brought out [in the hearing] that would lead the [ODNR] chief to have reservations, he would have the ability to deny the permit. But the hearing is more of a process to allow the citizens to hear from ODNR and to allow ODNR to hear the concerns of the people. So they agreed to set something within strict guidelines in the commissioners’ hearing room.” Patterson went on to say that Ohio’s injection well standards mirror those of the federal government, and that Ohio is one of the few states paid $170,000 by the federal government to administer and oversee brine injection wells. “Keep in mind that’s nowhere near enough to monitor the program. It costs $1.2 million to run. The rest of the money comes from fees,” Patterson said. “If we let the feds do as they do in Pennsylvania and Michigan, we’d have nowhere near the program that we do now. Ohio has nine full-time well inspectors. Environmentally, it would be a lot worse if we had fewer inspectors in the field.” Patterson said that the June 6 meeting indicated to Claypool that the Ashtabula County Commissioners’ objections had been heard. “Danny had approached ODNR twice,” he said. “He wanted them to at least respond. They do record comments that people send in, but they don’t have to respond.” Patterson is further convinced that ODNR is trying to work with Ashtabula County.
“In Friday’s meeting, I raised questions about wells in particular that I hope will lead to some legislative proposals,” he said. “But we must approach this in a respectful atmosphere. They’ve given us this opportunity. If people have issues, they should come and listen, then talk to their legislators. ODNR enforces the laws that legislators make.” Though Patterson said the ball is in Claypool’s and ODNR’s court, Claypool said he is relying on Patterson to continue to work with ODNR. “I believe there will be a positive outcome,” Claypool said, “I believe after considering it, ODNR will grant our request for a public hearing. No one wants Ashtabula County to be a dumping ground.” Bruce, however, said that ODNR does hold open houses and informational hearings with regard to brine injection wells, since a formal “public hearing” is statutorily defined and is held only if written public comments warrant. Conneaut residents did weigh on the proposed brine injection well on Route 7 but apparently, the comments were not strong enough for ODNR to hold a public heaing. Bruce also saidx that as of June 6, ODNR was still waiting for additional information on the brine injection well permit from Bob Barnett of American Energy. On June 9, that information was received. “We have to review it, then make a decision,” he said. “We are steadfast, so we don’t set timetables. We take as much time as is necessary to review the application, the specifics of the well, geological forma-
tion, seismicity and more.” Church told Conneaut City Council on June 9 that he thought the meeting had accomplished little more than presenting repetitive information on the “safety” of brine injection wells. “They said nothing about public hearings [here] because people get threatened at them and are chased away,
so they did away with them,” he said. “They said they may write up rules on how to handle them in the future.” Church said that ODNR listed “truck traffic and roads” when he asked the “cons” of brine injection wells. And Church also said that ODNR noted that states that issue their own
injection well permits do so much more quickly than states where well permits are issued by the EPA, a process that takes about three to four years. “In Ohio, we do it in three to four months,” Church said. “And if everything is kosher with the application, the state must issue a permit.”
CHS BAND: But because the band was small, and the program lacked consistency, Smith was able to develop his own style. “Some students worried a lot about how they looked while marching, but I told them that without good music, you’re just people on a field. If you have good music, it hides the other imperfections,” he said. Smith’s changes also included stepping back from the high-step “OU”marching band style that had characterized the Conneaut band. “It wasn’t for me,” he said. “But we talked about it. They march in the glide step, without any lift.” Smith also developed a “leadership program” for band leaders from every section, some years requiring auditions and some years not. But what he steadfastly refused to do was require auditions for section seat positions. “Because of my own experience in band, I don’t do ‘seats,’” he said. “That system is a de-motivator. In my band, kids move around.” Smith has watched the band grow by leaps and bounds over the last six years. “The playing ability has
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risen dramatically,” he said. Smith says that he, too, has changed over the years. “I’ve settled down. I’m not as high-strung,” he said. “And I was so demanding and dictatorial. I’m still demanding, but more relaxed. I try not to take myself too seriously. Kids change how you look at things after six years. The first year, I knew nothing, and thought I knew a lot. Now that I’m walking away, I know I know nothing.” Looking ahead to his future studies, Smith said that wind conducting, which evolved during the 70s and 80s, differs little from regular conducting. “Orchestras have strings and winds have percussion. The difference is the music. There’s greater repertoire. It’s not ‘better,’ just different,” he said. Smith became acquainted with the Ithaca College faculty during a Summer Symposium. “They called me about the Master’s of Music in Wind Band conducting,” he said. “But it’s a complicated process. First you have to apply to the college and get accepted, then apply to the Music School and get accepted. I
had to send in videos of me conducting, then go to campus for tests, ear training, interview, and then a 10-minute audition with their ensemble.” Still, until August, he is savoring his first summer off in 12 years. “When I was hired, I started working in June to prepare for the Fourth of July parade. Band camp was in July, and school started in August. I didn’t even get to go to my 10-year high school reunion because I was so busy. But now, in grad school, I’m excited to go back to school because I’ve always liked to learn. And I’ll even get to go home for Thanksgiving because I won’t have to lead the band in the Christmas parade.” Smith will be staying in the community, however. He will marry Toni Raisian in Erie, Pa., next March, and Conneaut will remain their permanent home. Raisian works with Wildfire Dance. After earning his master’s degree, Smith could pursue a Ph.D. and teach college. But another avenue would be leading a military band. “I always wanted to join the military,” he said.
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Man Arrested on Warrant by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - David Maund, Jr., was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Albion, Pa., on June 12. According to police reports, officers at 8:55 p.m. were notified by the Albion Police Department that Maund may be in Conneaut. Maund had felony warrants out of the Albion Police jurisdiction. Conneaut and the
Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office were looking for Maund when he was spotted by a Conneaut officer near Mill and State Streets. When ordered to stop, Maund fled southeast, scaling a hedge at Pizza Hut. The officer pursued him on foot, then deployed his Taser at Maund, effectively ending the chase. After a brief struggle, Maund was taken into custody, and transported to the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office jail.
Police Called to Two Parks curfew and released to a guardian. Charges were forwarded CONNEAUT - Two sepa- to the Law Director against rate incidents necessitating Parrigan and Payne. That evening, at Dean involvement by Conneaut police occurred June 9 in city Avenue Park, a juvenile male was arrested after alparks. According to police re- legedly showing a toy gun ports, officers were called and making others believe 1:28 a.m. to Hayward Av- that it was real. Officers became involved enue Park. Gary Parrigan and An- at 7:33 p.m. They confiscated drew Payne were found the toy and charged the juthere with a juvenile female. venile with disorderly conThe female was cited for duct and inducing panic.
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Man Arrested Over Domestic Incident by MARTHA SOROHAN Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - Ricky Sabo was arrested June 4 following a domestic incident on Main Street. According to police reports, officers were called 1:54 p.m. to the residence, where a man was reported to be on top of a woman, striking her. En route, dispatch advised that the subjects were separated. Officers arrived to find a female exit the home yelling, "She struck him." Then Sabo came out of the house screaming and yelling. He said, "She hit me." While attempting to speak with him, a female who was actively bleeding from her right eye exited the home. She had numerous lacerations on and around her neck, back and shoulder area. When the two began to argue and yell at each other, both were placed in handcuffs for officer safety.
A witness advised that the two had engaged in an argument and, when Sabo got into the female's face, she struck him. The female said she and Sabo became upset and he pushed her to the floor, got on top of her and began striking her in the face. Sabo was arrested and placed in the patrol car. En route to jail, Sabo continued to yell and thrash about in the rear seat, using obscene terms regarding the arresting officer, Detective Colby, and Conneaut Municipal Court Judge Thomas Harris. He also stated, "My sister hit me three times and she bit off more then she could chew so I beat her ass. " Once at the station, Det. Sullivan and Police Chief Chuck Burlingham assisted in booking Sabo into the facility. He continued to be disgruntled with the arresting officer and refused to cooperate during the booking process.
ARBOR: a new topic, but Raker plans to offer tips about delaying its effects. “I will talk about ways to help the tree help itself and keep growing so that even if the borer does start in on it, the tree will be able to grow past the problem,” Raker said. Raker will also talk about the bronze borer that invades white birch trees. “The secret is to plant a white birch that is resistant to the borer, but short of that, keeping the tree growing so fast over the borer that it grows over the problem,” he said. The Arbor Day ceremony will include an overview of Tree Commission news, such as the Anderson family’s recent donation to Malek Park, Conneaut’s designation as “Tree City USA” for the 30th consecutive year, the
From page 1A Conneaut Port Authority’s moving mulch, and recognition of arboretum donations from Clara King, Bob Turner, Glen Turner and Kathy Sorensen, as well as plans for the future. The ceremony will be fol-
lowed by a guided tour of the arboretum and Malek Park. Comfortable walking shoes are advised. “Some of the curves and interesting, grassy walkways where people can walk
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The Arbor Day ceremony is 11 a.m. June 21 at Malek Park on Parrish Road.
ALUMS: “It was a rough score,” said Chris Brecht, who organized the event with Chris and Bridget Stiltner. “But it was the first game [for Conneaut alumni]. Everyone from the schools and SPARC enjoyed it.” Though Brecht had hoped to raise $15,000 for the SPARC athletic complex -Social Place for Athletics, Recreation and Community -- Friday night’s event raised about half that. Brecht had pushed pregame ticket sales, of which SPARC received half the proceeds, but sold about 640. The other half of the estimated 1,200 spectators purchased $10 tickets at the gate. All gate sales went to Alumni Football USA, which handled advertising, liability insurance, and provided athletic equipment. But Brecht was still receiving donations Monday morning. A draw in addition to the football game was the bigticket-item Chinese Auction. Tickets were sold inside the gate and pulled during the fourth quarter.
on the grass and enjoy the beds are completed now, so we can show them,” Raker said. An annual public Arbor Day ceremony is required for a city to earn the “Tree City USA” designation.
From page 1A Though the game was scoreless going into halftime, when Conneaut cheerleading camp participants performed, EHS began pulling away in the third quarter. Brecht said that the Spartans lost the game due to age and inexperience. “Edgewood has been playing alumni football games for four years. They’re more experienced, and they have a lot of young guys,” Brecht said. “What I’ve been told is that by the second half, the team with more experience and younger players tends to pull away.” In addition, Conneaut’s starting quarterback Chris Stiltner -- who suggested the idea of an alumni game to Brecht -- was injured early on. “He stayed in the game, but didn’t stay on as quarterback,” Brecht said. Brecht also revealed that not all Edgewood alumni players had been Warriors. “You have to have 25 players to field a team, so schools are always looking for players,” Brecht said. “Some schools don’t have a team every year. I know Jefferson and Lakeside will play at the end of the month, and Lakeside is looking for players, so guys from Edgewood will play for them. Edgewood [on Friday] had guys from Lakeside playing with them. So if a school is short, they see if anyone
wants to help out.” Brecht said he expects another alumni game next year, but can’t say if it will return to Conneaut. “All the guys who played were excited, and said they’d play next year,” he said. “But whether they’d play Edgewood or another school, that’s up to whatever school. We’d love it to be Edgewood. But we can’t even say it would be at Conneaut. The way it works is that the first team to field 25 guys gets to host. You can talk to another school, and play on an annual basis, but if we have it next year, it would be fair if Edgewood hosted it. They would get the proceeds, unless we sold tickets in Conneaut in advance.” Brecht also said that playing an alumni game without the assistance of a group such as Alumni Football USA would be difficult. “We could run our own event, but the schools would have to let us use their equipment. It puts them at serious risk. Their equipment could be damaged, lost or stolen. So I don’t know that that would be a legitimate option. Some of the guys who play a lot of alumni games have their own equipment. So a big chunk of cost is to rent the equipment - the pants, the pads, the helmets, which can cost up to $200 apiece. We haven’t asked the schools, but it would be quite a commitment on their part.
DRENNEN: eled community service. “My mother was president of the PTA and a trustee on her church board. My father was president of the Rotary Club and served on the public library board. So community service came naturally to me,” he said. “When Carol and I moved to Conneaut, we were both eager to get involved in our community. But we had kind of an unwritten understanding that we would not volunteer for the same organization at the same time. We were fortunate in that I was selfemployed and could arrange my schedule to volunteer, and Carol was em-
ployed by UH-Conneaut Medical Center and KSUAshtabula, both of which encourage community involvement by their senior leadership staffs. So I would like to thank Carol, because she is as deserving of this award as I am.” Drennen also encouraged new KSUA graduates to become involved in their communities. “Community service is definitely its own reward,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what your skill set is. It doesn’t matter how much experience or education you have. There is a place out there somewhere looking for a volunteer just like
We could do it without Alumni Football USA, but there is a value to using them.” Brecht added that the Conneaut/Edgewood Alumni game was Alumni Football USA’s first game of the season in the Ohio/Pennsylvania region. “They were happy with the turn-out and the numbers, and they thought we did a great job, considering a majority of fans were from the Conneaut side,” he said. “They were complimentary of the field and stadium and said it was one of the best surfaces they’d played on. They liked the Chinese Auction, and in fact, one of them bought tickets. They said they’d love to do it again. They were good to work with.” Brecht said that everyone overall was happy, except for the score. “The event brought awareness to SPARC,” he said. “People have talked about going on the SPARC web site and making an online contribution. But it’s really too soon to begin conversations about next year. It was a good night for a game.” Alumni game programs containing photos and information about both schools’ football histories are available for $3 at Chris Brecht State Farm Insurance, 256 Liberty Street.
From page 5A you.” Drennen ended his speech on a humorous note. “Over the years, I have noticed that every nonprofit, every volunteer or service organization and every board of commission has one need in common. They are looking for a guy with a truck to haul stuff,” he said. The goal of the Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc., is to ensure a maximum quality educational program in Ashtabula County. Since 1990, it has funded $200,000 in scholarships to KSUA and administered $400,000 in student aid from outside sources.
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BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers CONNEAUT - The Conneaut Spartans hosted the Edgewood Warriors in a recent alumni football contest. On the roster for the Edgewood Warriors were: Matt Lockwood, Josh Franke, Justin Rodriquez, Peter Mackey, Ricky Kaydo, Chris Chesnes, Rey Tirado, Shea Knight, Corey Mitchell, Collin Moscorelli, Al Holley, Ryan Pope, Cole Baldwin, Jonathan Bruner, Larry Culp, Raymond Braat, Aaron Lawrence, Brent Reinhart, Brandon Porter, Mathew Widlets, PHOTO BY ALLAN MONONEN Robert Bailes, Matt Burch, Jordan Newsome, Tyrone World War II veteran Chuck Marcy sings the National Barnes, Justin Wiley, John Anthem at the start of Friday night’s Conneaut/Edgewood Mitchell, Rob McEndree, Alumni football game. At right is Chris Brecht.
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The Conneaut Spartans alumni football team gets ready to run a play during a game agaisnt Edgewood.
Shea Knight, of Edgewood, looks to the sidelines for the play during an alumni football game against Conneaut.
Herdy Christian, Chris Bednarski and Termaine McCabe. The Conneaut Spartans alumni roster included: Aaron Bowers, Nick Slayton, John Burke, Chris Stiltner, Justin Sanford, Aslan Shearer, Isaac Case, Jeff Pataky, Brandon Hale, Robert Slayton, Kyle Butcher, Pat Carr, Denny Distelrath, Gary Tantari Jr., Vincent Lucas, C.J. Rozalski, Jack Sabo, Chuck Rozalski, Jason Coe, Scott Kessler, Art Luke, Dan Thompson, Billy Post, Matt Tantari, Mark Robertson, Zachary Webb, Russell Vig
and Anthony Lott. Neither team would score in the opening quarter as both teams were forced to punt the majority of the time. The Warriors finally got on the board in the second quarter after a touchdown run by Herdy Christian for a 6-0 lead. Conneaut tried to answer at the end of the second quarter as Chris Stiltner found Aaron Bowers for roughly a 40-yard pass as time expired. Peter Mackey, of Edgewood, and Kyle Butcher, of Conneaut, also had good runs in the first half for their respective teams. The Warriors got back on the board in the second half as Shea Knight found Termaine McCabe for a touchdown. Shea Knight ran in the two-point conversion to make it 14-0. The
Warriors would continue to pile up the points in the second half as Knight found Peter Mackey for a touchdown. After an interception by Al Holley the Warriors got on the board again as Knight found Ricky Kaydo in the end zone. McCabe got the two point conversion for a 28-0 lead. Chris Bednarski recovered a fumble for the Warriors to set them up once again. Shea Knight would once again find Peter Mackey for a 32-yard score, upping the lead to 34-0. Conneaut would have one big play left in them as a halfback pass to Aaron Bowers went for about 50yards. The two teams would trade interceptions down the stretch as Peter Mackey picked one up for Edgewood and Chris Stiltner had one for Conneaut.
The Edgewood Warriors alumni football team gets ready to run a play during a game against Conneaut.
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Seniors play in one last game BY BYRON C. WESSELL Gazette Newspapers JEFFERSON – The senior baseball classic was played at Haven’s Complex this past weekend as 16 players were divided into two teams. The Erasers consisted of: Ethan Pawlowski, Steve Houser, Brandon Kovach Connor DiGiacomo, Nick Meola, Victor Tuttle, Justin Adams and Travis Hurst. The Deuces or Team Two consisted of: Caleb Garcia, Mike Teed, Joey Piscsalko, Ryan Zindash, Joey Zappitelli, Cole Erdel, Erik Hodges and Phil Yan. Several players pitched and caught in the game some for the first time. Cole Erdel started on the mound for the Deuces as the Erasers quickly went up 40. Steve Houser drew a one out walk and Brandon Kovach singled to set up Connor DiGiacomo. Victor Tuttle, of Lakeside, pitches during the senior baseball classic. DiGiacomo came through with a two-run double. Nick Caleb Garcia reached on a Pawlowski made it second also reached on an error in Meola followed with an RBI strikeout. Mike Teed cut the and third with a double. The the inning and this time triple. Victor Tuttle then lead to 4-1 with an RBI Erasers made it a 5-2 game Ryan Zindash was able to capped the inning with an double. Teed went on to steal after a sac-fly RBI by Bran- reach on a bunt single. Teed RBI groundout. third base and scored on an don Kovach. Erdel escaped cut the lead to 6-5 after scorVictor Tuttle started on RBI groundout by Joey the inning without giving up ing on a wild pitch. Cole the mound for the Erasers. Piscsalko. any more damage. Erdel gave the Deuces their The Deuces were able to get Erdel hit the lead-off hitConnor DiGiacomo first lead of the game with a two runs back in the bottom ter Travis Hurst in the sec- worked around a walk to two run single, making it 7of the sixth inning after ond inning and Ethan Erik Hodges and a single to 6. Caleb Garcia to keep the The Erasers got to Phil Deuces scoreless in the sec- Yan in the fifth inning to ond inning. take an 8-7 lead. Connor Mike Teed entered to DiGiacomo started the inpitch for the Deuces in the ning with a double. Nick third inning and pitched a Meola gave the Erasers back one-two-three inning. the lead with a two-run Ethan Pawlowski pitched homer. Travis Hurst was the third frame for the Eras- later stranded in the inning ers. after hitting a triple. Joey Piscsalko singled Justin Adams and Steve and scored on an RBI triple Houser pitched in the fifth by Joey Zappitelli to cut the and sixth innings for the lead to 5-3 in the bottom of Erasers. Ryan Zindash the third inning. pitched the sixth inning for Joey Piscsalko later en- the Deuces. Caleb Garcia tered to pitch the fourth in- helped the Deuces come ning for the Deuces. An RBI back in the fifth inning with double by Steve Houser a double. Mike Teed was hit made it a 6-3 game. by a pitch and Joey Piscsalko Brandon Kovach relieved drew a walk. All three runPawlowski in the fourth in- ners scored on a two-run ning. Caleb Garcia reached single by Ryan Zindash. on an error to start the in- Joey Zappitelli put runners ning and Mike Teed bunted on the corners after being hit for a single. Garcia would by a pitch. Zindash made it later score on an overthrow, 11-8 after scoring on a demaking it 6-4. Joey Piscsalko layed steal. Zappitelli was
Mike Teed, of Conneaut, bats during the senior baseball classic.
Justin Adams, of Geneva, plays second base during the senior baseball classic. later caught stealing third base. Cole Erdel also walked and scored in the inning, making it 12-8. The Erasers came back once more in the sixth inning as Ethan Pawlowski tripled and scored on a passed ball. After a walk to Steve Houser, Connor DiGiacomo made it 12-11 with an in-the-park home run. Nick Meola kept the
Cole Erdel, of Jefferson, pitches during the senior baseball classic.
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Joey Zappitelli, of Edgewood, plays shortstop during the senior baseball classic.
Players and coaches gather after playing in the senior baseball classic.
inning going with a bunt single and scored on another in the park home run off the bat of Victor Tuttle. The Erasers held a 13-12 lead heading into the final inning. Mike Teed tied the game at 13-13 in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI triple. Joey Piscsalko ended the game with a sac-fly RBI for the win at 14-13.
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