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Vol. No. 140, No. 26
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Geneva holds
GHS student leaders hone soft
opening for
commemorative
skills at RYLA Camp
barn quilt
Index
A-Section
Bike & Build to pass
through Ashtabula - 4A
Photo by Gabriel McVey
Shea Theater undergoes
renovations - 14A
Photo by Jan Perala for Geneva Schools
Geneva High School students Emily Forman, Vanessa Frank, Hunter Brashear and Eric Schwegler polished
their leadership skills at the Rotary Youth Leadership Camp sponsored by Geneva Rotary. They are
pictured with Rotarian Richard Arndt.
Demshar Foundation
holds charity golf outing
and dinner - 18A
BY JAN PERALA
Geneva Area City Schools
GENEVA - Service Above Self is Rotary International’s watchword, and the members of the Geneva
Club transform altruism into action by reaching out
to the community through a wide array of programs
and by providing recognition and leadership opportunities for Geneva students.
The club recently sponsored attendance for Geneva High School seniors Hunter Brashear, Emily
Forman, Vanessa Frank and Eric Schwegler at the
Rotary Youth Leadership Camp (RYLA) at Baldwin
Wallace University and the four said they returned
with new perspectives and ideas to share.
“Camp RYLA was an amazing experience that I
will never forget,” Brashear said.
See RYLA page 11A
JALS BOE hires new treasurer
Religion - Page 21A
B-Section:
TMD WEK receives
Excellence in Value
award - 1B
Goodwill to host a photo
contest - 8B
Police Reports - 6B
C-Section
Sports: Pages 1-8C
D-Section
Tall Ships coming to
Lake County - 12-13D
Front Porch Swing Page 7D
Obituaries - Page 11,
14-16D
Legals - Pages 16-21D
Classifieds - 22-24D
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
Local School District beginning
Oct. 1, 2016, and ending on July
31, 2019, at a pro-rated salary of
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson $56,078 (with an annual salary of
Area Local Schools Board of Educa- $67,500).
tion hired a new treasurer during
Serving in the assistant treaits meeting on Tuesday, June 21. surer capacity will allow Stevens
With Treasurer Pat Smith re- to train under Smith for a month
tiring soon, the board decided to before she retires in October.
hire Brian Stevens as assistant
Stevens comes to Jefferson foltreasurer at a per diem rate of lowing his service as the Pymatun$259.62, effective Sept. 1, 2016, ing Valley Local Schools treasurer
through Sept. 30, 2016.
for the last three-and-a-half years,
Then at Smith’s retirement, and payroll coordinator before
Stevens will act in the capacity as that. He also has some previous
treasurer for the Jefferson Area experience at JALS, working as
an assistant treasurer for about
five years.
All board members were pleased
with the hire, with board member
Pat Inman noting that it was a
unanimous decision.
“I think we had a great interview process. I feel lucky that
Brian is going to join us,” board
Vice President Scott Ardary said.
Board President Phil Pawlowski said he was pleased that the
school district had so many good
applicants for the position.
“Brian was able to stand out in
the process,” Pawlowski said.
Roaming Shores Village Council commemorates
former Police Chief Randy Rasmussen
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
ROAMING SHORES – During its June 21st session,
the Roaming Shores Village Council issued a proclamation recognizing and thanking retiring Roaming Shores
Village Police Chief Randy Rasmussen for over 20 years
of service to the village and its residents.
Mayor John Ball broke with the published agenda
to read a special resolution honoring the extraordinary
services Rasmussen rendered the village during his
career there as chief of the Roaming Shores Village Police Department. Rasmussen and his wife Tina were in
attendance, occupying seats in the back row of council
chambers.
“Randy Rasmussen has dedicated his life to service
and protection of others as an Ashtabula County Sheriff’s
Deputy from 1992 to 1997,” Ball said. “[He served as a
security officer for the RomeRock Association beginning
in 1988, a police officer for the RomeRock Association and
See RASMUSSEN page 8A
Recently-retired Roaming Shores Village Police Chief
Randy Rasmussen (left) and his wife Tina Rasmussen
(right) are pictured during the reading of a council
resolution honoring his decades of service to the
village and people of Roaming Shores Village.
The Geneva barn quilt is easily
visible to eastbound traffic on
West Main Street (U.S. 20) near the
intersection of Main and Forest
streets in downtown Geneva.
Geneva Zoning Assistant Amanda
White said sponsors’ labels will be
placed in the small white squares
at the center of each of the quilt’s
16 panels.
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
GENEVA – The City of Geneva
held a “soft opening” for a barn
quilt installed on a West Main
Street building as a part of its
ongoing sesquicentennial celebration ongoing through the end of the
year. The quilt is the brainchild of
Geneva Zoning Assistant Amanda
White.
“This is a project that Amanda
actually brought forward as an
idea to incorporate as part of the
sesquicentennial,” Geneva City
Manager Doug Starkey said.
See QUILTS page 8A
Ashtabula Board
of Education
introduces
incoming
superintendent
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP –
The Ashtabula Area City Schools
Board of Education met June 22
in its regular monthly session to
introduce incoming Superintendent Dr. Melissa Watson, who
will take over duties from current
Superintendent Patrick Colucci on
Aug. 1 when Colucci leaves to take
over Buckeye Area Local Schools.
Watson worked for the past
two years as superintendent of
East Liverpool City Schools and
said the area is similar in terms of
demographics and economics and
plans to bring that background to
bear on her new responsibilities as
Ashtabula Schools superintendent.
“I’ve always had a heart for
working with city kids,” Watson
said. “Kids that maybe need a
little extra – I’ve just always had
a passion for that.”
Having worked in an area
Watson says strongly parallels the
challenges and opportunities she’ll
be facing in Ashtabula’s schools,
Watson said her first step will be
to familiarize herself with who
she’ll be working with to effect
her educational and management
philosophies.
See WATSON page 7A
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Gazette Newspapers • week of wednesday, June 29, 2016 • 3a
Car, tractor-trailer collide on SR 46, leaving one injured
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
NEW LYME TOWNSHIP – A
tractor-trailer with Pitt Ohio struck
a passenger vehicle last Wednesday
morning, June 22, when the car slid
through the intersection of State Route
46 and Tompkins Road in New Lyme
Township, leaving the car’s driver with
what Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper
Dan Keller described as incapacitating, but not life-threatening injuries.
At approximately 11:30 a.m., a
2008 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by
Charles Bocsa drove past a stop sign
at the intersection of Tompkins Road
and State Route 46.
“The Pontiac wasn’t able to stop
and was still proceeding at the speed
limit or at a great enough clip that
he slid through the intersection and
struck the side of the semi-truck right
in the gas tank,” Keller said.
Paul Deleone, the driver of the
tractor-trailer, locked up his truck’s
brakes when Bocsa struck him.
“The car rotated and struck the
tandem tires on that side and pushed
the semi-truck which caused the semi
to drive off the left side and strike the
ditch,” Keller said.
Keller responded to the accident,
as well as Jefferson Rescue – which
transported Bocsa to University
Hospitals Geauga Medical Center for
treatment.
“I’ve yet to speak with him regarding the crash,” Keller said. “We’ve been
very busy here in Northeast Ohio.”
Deleone was uninjured in the crash
and Kingsville Towing and Repair
removed the damaged tractor-trailer.
Traffic on State Route 46 was
stopped for several hours following
the crash while emergency personnel
responded to the crash and cleared the
wreckage from the road.
Roaming Shores Village Council meets
to discuss grant application progress
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
ROAMING SHORES – The Roaming Shores Village Council met June
21 in its regular monthly session to
discuss a slate of proposals and hear
Village Administrator Kevin Grippi’s
report – including an update on the
current grant applications to fund
the Monster II project to remedy an
out-of-place wastewater line in Lake
Roaming Rock and the Morningstar
III road project.
Grippi remarked on the positive
feedback he’d received and the attention the Monster II project grant application had received due to its name.
“It’s amazing how something as
simple as a name can make a difference,” Grippi said. “I have a really
good feeling this grant application
will be approved.”
The Monster II project is aimed at
remedying a wastewater drain line
running below the surface of Lake
Roaming Rock which boaters say
they’ve seen at or above the surface of
the water. Grippi said that while he’s
heard multiple corroborating reports
– no one has taken a photograph of
the line and he’s never seen it himself.
“I call it the Loch Ness Monster,”
Grippi said. “It’s where the name of
the project comes from. You’d think in
this day and age with all the cameras
people have on their phones someone
would’ve taken a picture – but no.”
Past attempts have been made
by village administration to place
weighed “saddles” on the plastic line
and sink it back to the bottom of the
lake, but to no avail. Grippi said the
line is badly in need of repair for
several reasons; firstly due to the
line’s elevation causing air to build
up in the high spots and the resultant
cavitation slowing or stopping drainage, secondly because should a boater
strike the line or if it simply breaks
under stress the resultant leak would
cause a public relations debacle.
“No one wants to buy a house on
a lake full of poo,” Grippi said. “We
have emergency plans in place for a
leak, but once that story got out, we’d
never recover.”
Grippi said the lake water has
been tested and no human fecal matter has been detected in Lake Roaming Rock.
In discussion with council following
his report, Grippi said that the Monster II project grant application stands
a good chance of approval at the local
level as well as the Morningstar III
road project and that there’s a second
chance with the Ohio small government grant program at the state level
– during which Roaming Shores would
have to compete with other, similarsize towns across the state.
A measure passed by council will
also shave $300,000 of the Monster
II project’s cost – in return for an
easement running the new, replacement wastewater line across a piece
of private property on Hayford Road,
the property owners will receive village water and sewer with tap-in fees
waived.
Grippi said the owners will see
increased property values due to the
new water and sewer utilities and the
village will save nearly a third of the
project costs – a win-win.
Council also held a second reading
and waived a third on a requirement
to annually test backflow prevention
devices on homes and businesses in
the village. These devices keep water
flowing into homes and businesses,
but do not allow backward flow –
keeping possible contaminants out of
the public water system.
During the old business section of
the council meeting, council deferred
discussion on proposed amendments
to council rules and pay rates for
mayor and council members until its
July 12th work session.
RomeRock Association (RRA)
Board of Directors President Tom
Sopko brought up an ongoing discussion regarding periodically keeping
a law enforcement officer present on
Lake Roaming Rock to enforce state
regulations on boaters.
“When [Ohio Department of Natural Resources] is on the lake, everyone
goes to the other end of the lake,”
Sopko said. “I’d like to have someone
at that end.”
Village Solicitor Kyle Smith and
Safety Committee Chair Ed Koziol
had expressed concerns at an earlier
joint meeting between council the
the RRA board regarding manpower
problems with the Roaming Shores
Police Department, compensation for
off-duty officers working Lake Roaming Rock as well as legal and training
requirements.
Smith also said after the officer
is tasked with enforcement on Lake
Roaming Rock, it may be wise to enact
local ordinances to ensure resultant
fines levied against violators go to the
village rather than the state.
Geneva City Council hears Shade Tree Commission report
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
GENEVA – The Geneva
City Council met June 27
in its regular bimonthly
session to hear reports from
City Manager Doug Starkey,
as well as a report from
Shade Tree Commission
Superintendent Tim Bittner.
Bittner said Geneva has
received its eighth award
from Shade Tree USA.
“A few things into that –
it’s not just planting trees,”
Bittner said. “We also take
care of hazardous trees, hazardous tree limbs and make
sure the trees are watered.
We issue a proclamation on
Arbor Day.”
Andover Bank donated
shade trees by the Harpersfield Covered Bridge and
Bittner said they deserved
special thanks for their
efforts at beautifying the
Ashtabula County Metropark there before moving on to the challenges his
commission faces.
“We’ve done a real good
job removing trees with the
money we have,” Bittner
said. “We’ve got a lot of
help from CEI removing
trees under power lines –
they don’t grind the stumps,
we’ve had to make that the
homeowner’s responsibility.”
Bittner said attempts
were underway to remove
trees threatening power
lines and replace them with
dwarf cultivars that will provide shade and beauty with
threatening to cut power to
portions of the city whenever
an ice storm strikes. Bittner
then solicited help from Geneva residents in assisting
the Shade Tree Commission
with its work.
“We need volunteers to
help map trees,” Bittner
said. “If you see bad trees,
those are things I need to
know. If we get people involved, they’re invested in
seeing the project through.”
Geneva resident Jim Santiago asked council if there
was anything they could do
to curb what he said was an
eyesore in the number of
junk vehicles in plain view
along Geneva’s streets.
“Is there an ordinance
you can pass regarding
abandoned vehicles in the
yard or vehicles for sale?”
Santiago asked. “With the
birthday celebration this
year, people are coming in
from all over and it’s a bit of
an eyesore.”
Geneva City Solicitor
Lauren Gardner said the
city’s options dealing with
unsightly or junk vehicles on
private property are limited.
“We do have something we
can do through the courts,”
Gardner said. “There are
specific things that make a
vehicle junk. What you’re
seeing is vehicles that, for
what I hate to say are technical reasons, aren’t junk. As
far as signage, there were
ordinances, but also some
Supreme Court cases that
make them unenforceable.”
Geneva City Councilman
David Per Due demurred.
“It’s time we did something to move some of this
junk out of here,” Per Due
said. “Some of these repair
places that have 15 or 20 vehicles and I know they don’t
work on 15 or 20 vehicles in
a day. For whatever reason,
no one wants to do anything,
but we need to.”
City Manager Doug Starkey gave a brief report on
projects ongoing under his
administration. Starkey said
the North Avenue bridge is
finally open, though ongoing
work means there are some
restrictions and the project’s
end will be July 26. Starkey
also called attention to a
recurrent problem with the
city’s wastewater treatment
plant.
“Our wastewater plant
is going through a project
cleaning out the digester,”
Starkey said. “We’d like to
ask people – whether they’re
labeled flushable or not – to
put these in the trash.”
During the June 20th Geneva City Council Meeting,
acting City Manager and
Wastewater Department Superintendent Gary Hydinger
has also asked residents not
to flush disposable wipes.
“If you watch TV, you can
flush a bag of dog food, you
can flush a dozen golf balls
– that doesn’t mean that’s
where it goes,” Hydinger
said. “These wipes belong in
the trash.”
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4a • Gazette Newspapers • week of wednesday, June 29, 2016
Trinity Presbyterian Church to host Bike & Build
riders benefiting Habitat for Humanity June 30
Blue visit
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A Great blue heron visits a pond in Lenox Township
on Sunday, June 26.
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Bike & Build is a nonprofit charity that organizes cross-country bicycle rides to benefit affordable housing.
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA – Ashtabula’s Trinity Presbyterian
Church at 1342 W. Prospect
Rd. will play host June 30
to Bike & Build, a nonprofit
charity that organizes crosscountry bicycle rides to benefit affordable housing, as
a part of the foundation’s
Northern Tier route beginning in Portsmouth, NH
and ending in Bellingham,
Wa., as it passes through
the region.
“They come right down
Route 20 – you can see their
route online,” Trinity Presbyterian Sessioner Pam Bloom
said. “Adventure Cycling
publishes maps and Route 20
is on the Northern Tier route.
Anyone who’s going to do a
cross-country trek and follow
that Adventure Cycling route
is going to come down Route
20. You can go online and see
people’s blogs about it.”
For the past six or seven
years, Trinity Presbyterian
Church has hosted the 30
riders with Bike & Build’s
Northern Tier trek. Bike
& Build has had annual
sponsored cross-country bike
treks whose principal aim is
to raise money for affordable
housing. Beginning with
three routes in 2003, Bike &
Build now has eight crosscountry and three regional
routes with roughly 30 riders each.
Last year Bike & Build
raised over $613,000 for gave
24,500 hours to Habitat for
Humanity and other affordable housing projects.
“What we provide is a
place for them to sleep, we
provide them dinner and
breakfast in the morning,”
Bloom said. “They sleep on
the pews, they park all their
bikes in the extra rooms.
It’s nice for them to have air
conditioning.”
Bloom also said volunteers from Trinity Presbyterian take riders to their
residences to shower, as
the church doesn’t have the
facilities for that.
Bike & Build riders are
mostly college-age men and
women who want to make
a difference and Bloom said
the groups have always been
impressive young people.
“Every year it’s an amazing group of young people,”
Bloom said. “They’re always
so energetic. I have to give
a talk at church on Sunday
and one of the things I’m
going to talk about is how
energetic and enthusiastic –
optimism is abounding. One
thing I always ask is how do
they interview and get such
great people year after year
after year? Someone told
me it’s not how they choose,
it’s more the type of person
who’d apply for this sort of
program.”
Rider contingents are
composed of riders and leaders, with rotating assignments in the group and with
periodic “breaks” to help with
local housing projects as well
as to get a feel for the local
community.
“Usually they have 30
and there’s four or so people
who’re in charge,” Bloom
said. “They only have a couple days ‘off’. The individuals, every day they have a
different job; it might be
laundry, they might have
to be the first one there to
unpack the van. They have
laundry days, they have
build days when they actually stay in one place a couple
days and help with a housing
project somewhere. Everyone gets just one tub that
they can bring with them
and everyone’s name is on
theirs – they’re only allowed
so much stuff.”
Geneva Sheds and U-Haul
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GENEVA - U-Haul Company of Massachusetts and
Ohio, Inc. is pleased to announce that Geneva Sheds
LLC has signed on as a UHaul neighborhood dealer to
serve the Geneva community.
Geneva Sheds at 1640
State Route 543 S. will offer
U-Haul trucks, truck sales,
trailers, towing equipment,
pre-tow inspection, support
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Hours of operation for UHaul rentals are 10:15 a.m.-5
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Reserve U-Haul products
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Ashtabula Library seeking
flea market participants
ASHTABULA - The Ashtabula Library is looking for
interested vendors for an outdoor flea market to be held
on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. The flea market will begin at
10a.m., end at 4 p.m., and is a rain-or-shine event. Participants must provide their own tables, chairs, and awnings.
For more information, please contact PR@acdl.info.
Geneva closes street
to host birthday dinner
GENEVA - Historical Geneva will be closing part of
its downtown area to host Dinner on Broadway as part
of the 150th birthday celebration for the city.
The five-course dinner, paired with Ohio wines, will
take place on Monday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m., in the middle of
North Broadway. The dinner is $85 per person plus tax.
Tickets can be purchased by phone (440-466-8668) or in
person at The Lakehouse Inn & Winery (5653 Lake Rd.
East. Geneva, OH).
A portion of the proceeds received from the dinner will
go to the Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) of
Geneva, OH. The CIC has played a very important part
in the growth of our city.
“CIC has continued with various projects throughout
the years to enhance the quality of life of the citizens and
to promote the area as a great place to live. Any funds
generated by this event will be designated to the north
east off ramp project at I-90 presently underway,” Tony
Long, President of the CIC.
The dinner will be hosted by Crosswinds Grille at The
Lakehouse Inn (Nate Fagnilli), with the assistance of chefs
from Bascule Bridge Grille (John Senger) and Briquettes
Smokehouse (Nate Rockwell). For this event the chefs will
be serving foods that are sourced within 50 miles of the
center of Geneva, OH.
Nate Fagnilli has a passion to support local.
“It just makes sense! Ashtabula, Lake and Trumbull
counties have always had a huge agricultural background
and produce a lot of food that is shipped to Cleveland. Five
years ago I made it my mission to impact local agriculture
and buy as much as I could year round. There are many
local farmers that need our support,” he said.
The one thing that Crosswinds Grille and the CIC have
in common is the support of our local community, which
makes this event a perfect match.
“We are really looking forward to this event. Not only
do we get to showcase the local farmers that we use and
work with on a daily basis but we get to showcase all the
work that the City of Geneva and the CIC have done to
the downtown area. It’s going to be an amazing event,”
Amber Sironen, Off-site event coordinator for Crosswinds
Grille at The Lakehouse Inn.
ABOUT CROSSWINDS GRILLE: Crosswinds Grille
is the area’s premier upscale casual, new American dining,
Farm-to-Table restaurant. Crosswinds Grille opened in
2004 and expanded to the current building in May of 2012.
The fifty seat, lakefront restaurant is open year round,
serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Crosswinds Grille
is located on Rt. 534 North, off of Rt. 90.
ABOUT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION: The Community Improvement Corporation
of Geneva (CIC) is a 501 (c )(3) non-profit corporation
dedicated to the maintenance and improvement of the
quality of life in the Geneva community. Their main focus
is to promote economic development, housing renovation,
downtown revitalization, and new housing projects.
Our Community
Check out a concert Ashtabula American Legion, VFW team
in the Geneva area
up for flag retirement ceremony
GENEVA/GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE - The Geneva area
will offer plenty of outdoor, music listening opportunities
this summer.
Concerts are offered in both the City of Geneva and the
Village of Geneva-on-the-Lake.
Geneva is holding Concerts at the Rotary Pavilion next to
the Geneva Community Center on Thursday evenings at 7
p.m. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy! Donations by passing
the hat. The concerts are sponsored by the City of Geneva.
Concerts include:
• June 30, Daryl, Daryl and Sheryl
• July 7, Blues Project 2016
• July 14, Northeasterly Winds
• July 21, Madison Jazz Project
• July 28, Madison Concert Band
• Aug. 4, Take II Band
• Aug. 11, Erie Heights Band
• Aug. 18, Blues Project 2016 (Community Social)
Geneva began its Summer Brown Bag Music Series
on June 15. All concerts start at noon Wednesdays at the
Rotary Pavilion next to Capo’s Pizza in Geneva. Grab some
lunch and listen to some great music all summer long.
• June 29 - Jim Fuller Solo Piano
• July 6 - Jeff Welsh Solo Acoustic
• July 13 - Nate Rockwell Solo Blues
• July 20 - Tyrone Hornbuckle
• July 27 - 21220 Project Classic Rock
• Aug. 3 - Daryl, Daryl and Sheryl
• Aug. 10 - Dan Wagner and Friends
• Aug. 17 - Dick Dana Solo Acoustic Folk
The Lakefront Concert Series returns to Geneva Township Park, Lake Road East, Geneva-on-the-Lake, on 7 p.m.
Tuesdays. Bring a lawn chair and stay to enjoy the beautiful Lake Erie sunsets. There is no cost, but donations will
be collected.
Concerts are:
• July 5 - The Blues Project 2016. Blues / Americana.
• July 12 - The Lost Sheep Band. Classic Rock.
• July 19 - The Magic Buttons. Polka / Waltz / Swing.
• July 26 - Erie Heights Brass Ensemble. Terror on the
High C’s.
• Aug. 2 - Madison Band. Concert Band Music.
• Aug. 9 - Larry, Daryl, Daryl and Sheryl. Rock ’n’ Roll.
• Aug. 16 - Linda Fundis.
Frank Adley of American Legion Post 103’s Honor Guard
consigns the first flags to the fire.
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA – The
American Legion Dewey
Howlett Post 103 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
943 came together on June
14 – Flag Day – at the
VFW Picnic Grounds in
Ashtabula Township for a
flag retirement ceremony
in which worn and dilapidated flags were retired
and burnt following a brief
ceremony.
“This is the only time
you can see a flag burnt
legally,” American Legion
Dewey Howlett Post 103
Commander John DiDonato said. “We have so
Photos by Gabriel McVey
The American Legion Dewey Howlett Post 103 Honor
Guard retires unserviceable flags prior to burning.
many of these [flags], bags
and bags of them. We were
trying to get the Boy Scouts
out here to help, but they
had something else and
they couldn’t make it.”
Legion Post 103’s Honor
Guard, led by Frank Adley, saluted as the flags
were retired during a brief,
scripted retirement speech
and an invocation. A series
of burn-barrels were lit
and several large bags of
flags were consigned to the
flames one by one following
long and honorable service.
Their substance may have
been consume, but the ideals they symbolize live on.
Concerts in Peleg
Sweet Park continues
ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - The Ashtabula Township
trustees will once again be presenting the Concerts in Peleg
Sweet Park this summer on the corner of State Road and
U.S. Route 20.
The concerts began on Tuesday, June 14, and will be held
each Tuesday through Aug. 9, which will be nine events
total. All the concerts will begin promptly at 7 p.m.
In the event of poor weather, the program will be inside
at the East Side Presbyterian Church across from the Gazebo. Refreshments will be available and restrooms will
be provided by the church. No chair will be furnished, so
please bring your own chairs if desired.
Schedule:
July 5 – Cruizin Crooners (4th of July Memorial)
July 12 – Sherry Cornell
July 19 – Donnie Monda/Back When
July 26 – Blues Project/James Fuller
Aug. 2 – Remember Then
Aug. 9 – Elvis
Geneva Library, Friends Group
and VFW Post #6846 to celebrate
new flag and flagpole
GENEVA - The Color Guard of the
Geneva VFW Post #6846 will lead a
ceremony for the Geneva Library’s new
flag and flagpole on Friday, July 8, 2016,
beginning at 7 p.m.
The VFW Post #6846 donated the flag,
while the Friends of the Geneva Library
raised the monies necessary to purchase
the flagpole.
The local music group, Erie Heights
Brass Ensemble, will provide music.
The sextet consists of a variety of brass
instruments.
Packaged snacks and beverages will be
available for purchase from the Friends
group. Guests are welcome to bring lawn
chairs and blankets. In the event of rain,
the ceremony will be held on Saturday,
July 23, at 7 p.m.
The Friends of the Geneva Library hold
a variety of fundraisers throughout the
year to help provide money for the Summer Reading Program and other activities.
The Friends group was the fundraising
force for the new flagpole, and the Geneva
Library gazebo, which was built in 2014.
For questions, contact the Geneva
Library at 466-4521.
Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 943 salute
Frank Adley is pictured during the Flag Day retirement as a colors ceremony is held – bags of retired and
unserviceable flags await burning.
ceremony.
Referendum ballot vote keeps RRA bylaw amendment intact
BY DORIS COOK
Gazette Newspapers
ROAMING SHORES - Rome
Rock Association members voted
426 to 80 to keep intact a bylaw
change, which restricts current and future RRA director
boards from spending in excess of
$500,000 for any proposed capital
projects without a majority vote
of consent by the lake community
property owners. The ballot refer-
endum was mailed out by the current RRA directors in May with
a deadline of June 7 for property
owners to return their vote.
The ballots were then counted
by association attorney David
King with representatives of the
lawsuit plaintiffs on hand, according to RRA board president
Tom Sopko.
Although the ballot legal wording may have been confusing, the
426 “no” votes were for keeping
the 2014 bylaw change and 80
“yes” votes were cast against the
bylaw change.
“The votes were counted in
David King’s office and all the
results are posted on our Rome
Rock Association website now,”
Sopko said.
In addition, the directors contemplate putting on the website
the details of the lawsuit filed by
a group of residents under the
name of Neighbors For a Better
Roaming Shores Inc. in March
2014. The lawsuit files are on
record at the Ashtabula County
Clerk of Courts office in Jefferson
and open to the public to view
as well.
The RRA directors, Sopko
said, also may put in writing any
background details relative to
why they passed the 2014 bylaw
change to protect the interest
of the private lake association
membership.
RRA directors continue finalizing plans to build new office
BY DORIS COOK
Gazette Newspapers
ROAMING SHORES - Architect and engineering prints
for the new Rome Rock Association office building are
moving along, according to
RRA directors and Operations
Manager Dan Mullins. The
building prints were updated
and re-submitted for final
approval in by early June to
Ashtabula County Building
Department officials.
At the RRA board of directors June meeting, Mullins
said that he submitted ground
site soil information also to the
county department as one of
the last steps.
The new office structure
will be constructed on Route 6,
at the corner of Evening Star
where the existing old office
building stands. It will be demolished first, then the new office constructed, he explained.
Bids will be prepared, then
advertising started to get contractors to bid on the project.
In his report to the board,
Mullins said that the RRA
maintenance crews readied
pools before the Memorial Day
weekend with some main pool
heaters replaced. Summer help
was hired, allowing part of the
maintenance crew to move over
to begin some lake dredging
operations.
Dredging barges are in the
water and during June some
of the lake bottom sediment
materials will be removed. The
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Our Community
Beach Glass Festival returns to the Ashtabula Harbor
BY DEE RILEY
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA - On Saturday and Sunday, the
Ashtabula Harbor shimmered with everything
beach glass and with a beach
theme. It was the eighth
year for the Beach Glass
Festival and the people
came to enjoy the wares and
the beautiful days.
According to the vendors,
in comparison to last year,
which was rainy, this year
was a great success. Record
numbers came out on Saturday and Sunday was nearly
as good with a little more
humidity.
Dean Lillvis from Adrift
said that he had many repeat customers.
“We have to have a place
for it. At many times it was
jam packed,” he said.
This was his second year
as a vendor attendant.
The farmers’ market set
up on Sunday. Debbie and
Garden from Geneva sells
her strawberries to the markets. She had an excellent
year for her crop and the
season should end in about
a week.
Rees Davis with Honey
Hollow Herbs is a produceronly market, all their products are home grown. They
will be at the market June
through October on Sundays
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain
or shine.
Outside of Rennick Meat
Market, the flute, concertina
and Irish wooden flute band
provided music. They support folk music and crafts in
Ashtabula County.
Stephanie Simmons and Janice Lilac Powell work as volunteers at Beaches.
Jim Miller learned to play
his Irish wooden flute by
attending a summer music
camp from an Irishman, Noel
Hill. His instrument was
made in Cincinnati. Miller’s
wife does silk screening,
makes pottery, and handles
the beach jewelry.
“I play the violin/fiddle.
I am not a violinist, I just
fiddle,” said Diane Stevens
from Concord Township.
Laura Fidel joins them
with her concertina.
The Sunday morning
pick-up band usually gathers in Ashtabula. They will
be playing at Music on the
River.
Beaches handles vintage
jewelry out of the Harbor
Nautical and Classic Finds.
“Our little passion started three years ago when we
decided to enter decorative
arts. Jan Powell was the
driving force with artistic
information. This is a wonderful collective place, we’re
all learning what people
like. This year we’re going
on line,” said Brenda Ellner.
Part of their proceeds
go to benefit children with
autism. They work with
volunteers and have no
paid employees. Ellner
is a retired social worker
from social services. Last
year they bought iPads and
Kindles for the children
and plan to do so again this
year. They get a lot of stuff
from donations every week
and supplement this with
vendors products for upscale
resale.
Briquettes set up a buffet
outside to “take off heat in
the kitchen,” said proprietor/
manager Nate Rockwell.
Natasha Rivic makes use of her time off from her job at
Briquettes with her friends at the festival.
Harbor Perk served up
plenty of smoothies, frappe
and iced coffees.
Jairus and Randi Banning from Cortland enjoyed
a card game of Munchkin
while relaxing on the stuffed
couch in the back.
“This is our favorite place
in the Harbor,” said Jairus.
They came to celebrate
their tenth anniversary
while staying at GenevaOn-the-Lake. This was their
get-a-way from the four little
ones at home.
The only food vendors
were Cunningham Sausages
and Lil Grandpa’s Kettle
Corn. The farmers’ market
offered ice cream. All the
restaurants had special offers for the hungry crowd.
With nearly seventy
vendors with all varieties
of beach items along with
glass, the choices were abundant and no one could say
that they lacked quality
or selection of wares. The
weekend ended with happy
vendors and customers.
photos by Dee Riley
Diane Stevens, violin, Laura Fidel on the concertina and Jim Miller plays the Irish
wooden flute while Jim’s wife watches their beach glass jewelry.
Jairus and Randi Banning from Cortland enjoy their anniversary at the Harbor Perk
and the Beach Glass Festival.
DeFina’s The Harbor Store’s cat Rosco acts as a watch cat while customers browse.
Brenda Ellner from Beaches shows their wares.
WATSON
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“The first thing starting
out is just getting to know
everyone,” Watson said.
“There’s a challenge to the
district, but there are a lot
of great things going on.
There’s an opportunity to
rally together and maybe do
even better.”
One of the challenges
facing Ashtabula’s school
district is a higher-thanaverage ratio of children
deemed “special needs,”
something Watson said was
also the case in East Liverpool and other economically-depressed city school
districts in the area.
“You look at the report
card, but that’s only one
piece of it,” Watson said.
“There’s a lot of people behind that, a lot of effort, a lot
of good things going on and
hopefully I can bring some
expertise in curriculum,
some knowledge, and support that.”
Watson’s area of focus is
in developing effective curriculum and she hopes to
bring that skill set to bear
in her new role.
“I have a lot of experience
in working with curriculum
and everything that goes
along with that,” Watson
said. “I want to be an instructional leader and not
just a manager of the district. I’ll really have to dig
in – there are a lot of things
behind that.”
While not exactly local –
Watson hails originally from
Painesville – she hopes to
bring some local knowledge
to bear against Ashtabula’s
problems as well.
“I grew up in Painesville,
so I’m a little bit familiar
with the area – not that
I’m attracted to lake-effect
snow,” Watson said. “Generally my experience has
been if you take teachers
that are good, supportive
teachers – and I understand
that’s what Ashtabula’s full
of – and work with them
and along with them, then
you can move those numbers. I’m hoping to bring
some involvement and some
knowledge of the area to
really expand on that and
help the teachers and help
the situation.”
The board also approved
a recommendation by Superintendent Patrick Colucci
to contract with Ashtabulabased Koski Construction
to rehabilitate the Lakeside High School parking
lot for $261,777. Director
of Operations Dave Boyer
said the project could begin
nearly immediately upon the
contract’s approval and the
board expressed pleasure
that the contract was given
to a local firm – which had
underbid four other Northeast Ohio construction firms.
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH.
Join your neighborhood experts for insights on health matters.
2016
JULY 2016
Unless noted, most classes, events and screenings are no cost.
If there is a cost, it will be noted. Register online today!
A N D O V ER
Lifelong Health Series
Smoothies for Summer
Kellie McGinnis, RN
Tuesday, July 12 | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
181 Main Street, Andover
RSVP/Info: 440-593-0364
Benefits of Cucumbers:
National Cucumber Month
Lori Slimmer, RN, MEd, CDE
Thursday, July 7
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
327 Mill Street, Conneaut
RSVP/Info: 440-593-0364
A SH TA BU L A
Get Connected
Walk with an Expert
Cindy McKinley
Monday, July 11 | 10 – 11 a.m.
Wednesday, July 6 | 8 – 9 a.m.
Ashtabula Towne Square
3315 North Ridge East, Unit 700,
Ashtabula
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0107
Safe Sitter Program
Lori Kingston, BSN, CCM
Monday, July 11
and Tuesday, July 12
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Must attend both days; $20 fee for class
1184 Lake Avenue, Ashtabula
RSVP/Info: Lori 440-992-3639 by July 6
Age Well Be Well
Dawn Dale, LPN
Tuesday, July 12
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ashtabula YMCA
263 West Prospect Road, Ashtabula
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0680
Breast Cancer Awareness
Benefit Cruise Night
Sunday, July 17 | 5 – 8 p.m.
Rain Date July 24
Lake Shore Park
1700 East 1st Street, Ashtabula
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0695
or 440-998-0680
C O N N EA UT
Summer Walk Program
Every Tuesday | 8 – 8:45 a.m.
Conneaut Township Park
Lower Pavilion, 480 Lake Road, Conneaut
RSVP/Info: 998-0107
UH Conneaut Medical Center
William H. Brown Room
158 West Main Road, Conneaut
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0107
Diabetes Support Group
Kellie McGinnis, RN
Thursday, July 21
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
J E F F E RS O N
Diabetes Education Program
Lori Ann Slimmer, RN, MEd, CDE
Thursdays, July 14, 21 and 28
4 – 6 p.m.
Jefferson Primary Care
38 Dorset Road, Jefferson
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0680
K I NG S V I L L E
Lifelong Health Series at the
Kingsville Public Library
Call the library for various clubs, programs
and classes; times and dates vary.
6006 Academy Street, Kingsville
RSVP/Info: 440-224-0239
ORWELL
327 Mill Street, Conneaut
RSVP/Info: 440-593-0364
Healthy Cooking
Kellie McGinnis, RN
GENEVA
Monday, July 11
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Get Connected
Thursday, July 7 | 1 – 2 p.m.
UH Geneva Medical Center
Private Dining Room
870 West Main Street, Geneva
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0107
Common Muscle & Sports Injuries
Wednesday, July 13 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
RSVP/Info: 216-767-8435 or
UHhospitals.org/HealthMatters
Holistic Medicine
Evan Howe, MD
Wednesday, July 20
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Geneva Community Center
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0680
Summer Walk Program
Every Thursday | 8 – 8:45 a.m.
Geneva State Park Trail
Crabapple Picnic Area
Padanarum Road, Geneva
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0107
39 South Maple Street, Orwell
RSVP/Info: 440-593-0364
F RE E HE ALT H S CRE E NI NG S
Free Mammogram Program for
Uninsured Women Ages 40 – 64
To find out if you qualify for
a complimentary screening,
call 440-998-0695.
Bone Density Screening
Wednesday, July 6 | 8 – 11:30 a.m.
Paula Covell
SPIRE Institute, 5201 Spire Circle, Geneva
RSVP/Info: 440-998-0107
Hearing Screening
Wednesday, July 27 | 8 – 9 a.m.
Ashtabula Towne Square
3315 North Ridge East, Unit 700,
Ashtabula
RSVP/Info: 998-0107
HE ALT H M AT T E RS S E RI E S
Family Health & Safety Day
Free health screenings,
education and demonstrations
Saturday, July 16
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Preregistration is required for select
health screenings. For more information
or to register, call 216-767-8435.
Our Community
RRA 50th Anniversary Quilt Summer days at Walnut Beach
committee completes project
Three members of the Rome Rome Association 50th Anniversary Quilt Committee hold the assembled special
project of 56 hand-stitched blocks done by the lake community families. Jeanie Gage (left back row), owner
of The Quilting Block store in Rome Township, along with lake association resident Nan Graham (upper right)
and Doris Karger (seated) then assembled all the design blocks. Dan Huff, a friend of the ladies and a master
carpenter, holds a corner of the finished quilt is making the special wood frame to preserve it. The framed
quilt will be hung at the RRA Clubhouse for the community’s July 4th holiday weekend 50th Anniversary
celebration, said Karger. The project began last year inviting Roaming Shores residents to design their own
block and are all varied.
Photo by Doris Cook
photos by dee riley
Remy, age 3, Xavier, age 6, and Aranna Tirado, age 2,
went with grandma Kim Freeman to see the pirate ship
finished last week at Walnut Beach.
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Events
Ongoing: Friendship meeting in Ashtabula Country Club III. 925
East 26th St., every Friday at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome!
Wedding Anniversary on Feb. 26, 2016. An open reception with light
refreshments will be held 1 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at the
Ongoing: The Pierpont Farmers’ Market began Saturday, June 18. Pierpont Volunteer Fire Department Red Recreational Building at
Market hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at 1071 Rt. 7 North 6006 Marcy Road, Pierpont, OH 44082. Please note the change of
(former Pierpont School yard) until the end of the season on Sept. location. For more information, call (440) 813-4766.
24. For info, call (440) 577-1255.
July 5-7 Jefferson: Cloverbud Fun Days: The Cloverbud Fun
July 1-3 Wayne Township: Annual Big Show: The Ashtabula Days will be held from 9 a.m. to noon July 5-7 at the 4-H Expo
County Antique Engine Club will be hosting its 35th Annual Big-3 Building on the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The
Day Show starting Friday, July 1, which is Senior Citizen and Youth cost is $35 per Cloverbud. Once again, there will be a special 4-H
Day at their Show Grounds at 4026 St. Rt. 322 in Wayne, Ohio. The summertime activity for kids ages 5 - 8. It’s Cloverbud Fun Days!
Plan now to make this year’s fun a part of your summer! The $35
Show runs through Sunday, July 3.
fee covers snacks, craft supplies and event insurance. Activities will
July 2 Ashtabula: Run to the Son: Christian Faith Academy Run include nature study, creative arts, songs, stories, games and much,
will hold the Run to the Son 5K Run and 1-mile Family Run/Walk. much more! The number of participants is limited to 40 so sign up
Each year, the private Christian school in Ashtabula hosts the event now! Pre-registration is necessary to insure adequate supplies and
to help raise funds for basic operating expenses at the school. Par- supervision for your children. You may register by using the form
ticipants may run or walk and all ages are encouraged to take part. attached or by calling the OSU Extension Office at 576-9008 for Cassie Bessant, an Edinboro University student and Nicole
The Run to the Son will take place Saturday, July 2, at the school. more information. Health forms are required prior to the start of the Foltz, a Kent State University at Ashtabula student, begin
Registration will also be at the school from 7:30-8:15 a.m., with the program. See you this summer!
their third year as life guards at Walnut Beach.
race starting at 8:30 a.m. The race fee is $20 with all proceeds going
to the school. Ribbons will be given to the top 3 male and female
in each of the following age groups; 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24,
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70+. The school is located at 4322 Park Ave, Ashtabula, 44004. If
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you have any questions, call 440-759-1983.
QUILTS
July 3 Pierpont: Open reception for Rollin & Diane (Adams)
A barn quilt is traditionally a trail of single, quilt-type
Spellman: Rollin and Diane (Adams) Spellman celebrated their 50th squares applied to the sides of multiple barns, outbuildings or homes – the sum of the single squares making an
overall quilt.
From
“It’s painted on a permanent surface – usually there
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are canvasses, but sometimes it’s painted directly on the
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barn,” White said. “There is an Ashtabula County Barn
the Village of Roaming Shores in 1990. Randy Rasmussen Quilt Trail – I think there are more than 48 throughout
has served as Roaming Shores Police Chief from 1997 to May the county. It’s nationwide and I think there are only three
of 2016 with dedication, love and commitment to protect the states that don’t have one.”
village, tourists, businesses, owners and residents.”
The Geneva barn quilt is different in that it’s composed
Ball lauded Rasmussen’s leadership style and dedication of 16 squares in a single application.
to his fellow villagers as well.
“It has squares just like a quilt square and usually a
“Rasmussen has provided a competent and easygoing barn quilt is only one square, but in this case we had 16
leadership style while maintaining the peace of the village squares, so it’s kind of a sampler,” White said.
and shown gentle but effective efforts to rehabilitate and
Once the idea got out, there were more than enough peoreform wrongdoers,” Ball said. “And handle unusual circum- ple who were willing and eager to take part in the project.
stances, including rounding up some unruly and delinquent
“There were numerous people from the Barn Quilt Comcows years ago at old pool four.”
mittee from the county, there were our employees, there
Rasmussen retired on May 12 after 34 years of public were other volunteers who came in, so really it was a group
service to Roaming Shores and Ashtabula County. Since his effort,” Starkey said. “It was kind of a ‘get in line.’”
departure, Sergeant Dan Bennett has been acting as chief
The application was a long and arduous process, accordof police until council can find a replacement.
ing to White.
Ball called Rasmussen a trusted and competent police
“It’s a time-consuming process,” White said. “You can
officer and thanked Rasmussen on behalf of the council and only paint one color at a time and each paint color took at
residents of Roaming Shores.
least four coats. You have to wait for each coat to dry, so
“The council and village of Roaming Shores congratulate that was laborious.”
and express gratitude and love to Randy for his 34 years of
Local volunteers and city workers cooperated to make
service,” Ball said. “And further wishes him the best of luck light work of it.
in the future. A job well done.”
“I’m the first one to admit one of the things our city is
Council and the residents in attendance then rose and blessed with is engaging people – they come forward and
gave Rasmussen a standing ovation celebrating over three help,” Starkey said. “One or two of our firefighters stopped
decades of service to their community.
by on an evening or something, so it was truly a group
RASMUSSEN
effort.”
White said one local artist made significant contributions
to the overall effort, but said city employees had made to
project possible as well.
“Jeff Scribben with Artistic Woodworks prepared the
canvases for us and he was very helpful in getting this
installed,” White said. “The fire department and streets
department for the city were wonderful about taking some
time and getting it installed.”
White said the reason for the soft opening is because
while the painting aspect of the installation is complete,
the labels for the quilt’s sponsors are still in the works.
“Usually there’s an unveiling with the Barn Quilt Association,” White said. “So that’s going to take place July
23, which is the community’s Art Day.”
Starkey highlighted Geneva Community Art Day and
other upcoming events celebrating Geneva’s 150th anniversary.
“There’s a pep rally down at Memorial Field Aug. 25,”
Starkey said. “The marching band will be coming through
town as they used to in the past before football games. We’re
kind of rekindling that – introducing all the players that
evening down at the field.”
Upcoming events celebrating Geneva’s sesquicentennial are:
• Aug. 15 – Dinner on Broadway
• Aug. 25 – Geneva Area High School football pep rally
• Sept. 9-11 – Christ Episcopal Church 150th Anniversary
• Oct. 29 – Evergreen Cemetery Ghoul Fest
• Nov. 11-13 – Veterans Photo Display at downtown
businesses
• Dec. 10 – Kiwanis Park Beard Run
Our Community
On Your Mark, Get Set, Read at Harbor-Topky Library
Magical Entertainer Jim Hathy shows “Niagara Falls in
winter.”
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA - HarborTopky Library kicked off its
summer-reading program on
Wednesday, June 22, with a
show by Magical Entertainer
Jim Hathy.
To go with the theme of
“On Your Mark, Get Set,
Read,” Hathy incorporated
sports into his show, as violinist Jamie even performed,
“Take Me Out to the Ball
Game” for one of his tricks.
During the event, children received book bags,
bookmarks, program sched-
ules and reading logs for the
summer-reading program.
The Harbor-Topky Library summer programs for
all students entering grades
K-6 will continue until Aug.
11. The program will include activity days, reading
days, craft days and more.
Registration is required,
so parents/guardians are
asked to stop in the library
or call 964-9645 to sign the
children up.
The schedule includes:
—Mondays, July 11, 18
and 25 and Aug. 1 and 8,
1:30-3:30 p.m. Remarkable
Reading Day. Read! Read
Kids at Harbor-Topky Library are delighted by Magical Entertainer Jim Hathy.
and record your remarkable
reading time in your reading
log. Come to Reading Day,
read together or on your own,
read in the reading circle
with the puppets, enjoy guest
readers and pick a prize for
every 30 minutes you read.
—Wednesdays, June 29,
July 6, 13, 20 and 27 and
Aug. 3 and 10, 1:30-3:30
p.m., Wonderful Wednesday
Activity and Event Day. Fun
activities and events. Magic
shows, Amazon Eric Show,
entertainment, Fun Fitness
Day, Lake Metroparks, animals, robotics, games and a
party day.
PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELL
—Thursdays, June 30,
July 7, 14 and 21 and Aug.
4 and 11, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Creative Craft Day! Be creative!
Make and take a different
craft each week.
The Terrific Trivia question will be posted Tuesday
through Friday on the bulletin board in the Youth Department. Read the question,
find the answer and enter
the drawing. Prize drawings
will be held on Fantastic
Fridays.
The Harbor-Topky Library is located at 1633 Walnut Blvd. in the Ashtabula
Harbor.
Violinist Jamie performed “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Children watch Jim Hathy’s magic show.
Michelle Barido assists Jim Hathy with a magic trick.
JCRC offering summer programming
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Community and Recreation Center is offering
plenty of programming for
children this summer.
Programs include:
—Summer Day Trips.
The Community Center offers various summer day
trips for children in grades
kindergarten through sixth.
Some of the destinations
include Living Treasures
Animal Park, Hinckley Reservation, Lake Farm Park,
the Erie Zoo, the Spillway,
Erie Children’s Museum and
more. Coordinator for these
trips is Cheryl Riggleman.
Financial aid is available
to those families that qualify.
July trips include:
—Observatory Park, 7-11
p.m. Wednesday, July 6.
A guided tour of the Planetary Trail that represents
planets of the solar system.
This night trip will allow
the group to visit the Planetarium after sunset, with
a night sky viewing (if skies
are clear) using a telescope.
$20.
—Living Treasures Animal Park, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday, July 11. Touch and
experience many close-up
interactions with some incredible animals. $30.
—Soap Bubble Chemistry, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 14, to Fairport
Harbor Lakefront Park and
Lakeshore Reservation. Children will have a bubbly good
time learning about bubbles
and creating their own. This
adventure includes a trip
to Lakeshore Reservation
afterward. $25.
—Walsh Spray Park and
Chapin Forest, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday, July 18. Come
and cool off from the hot
summer’s heat at the spray
park, followed by a visit to
Chapin Forest. $25.
—Cleveland Zoo, 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 21.
Join the group for a fun-filled
day at the zoo. The group will
be doing a lot of walking, so
tennis shoes are encouraged.
$30.
—Squire’s Castle and
Concord Woos, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday, July 25. Get
out and enjoy nature while
exploring Squire’s Castle
and the trails. The group
will finish the day at Concord
Woods. $25.
—Kayak Adventure, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July
28, to Fairport Harbor and
Hidden Valley. Learn the
fundamentals of kayaking.
Kids will be kayaking on
sit-on-top kayaks and will
be provided with life jackets
and all necessary equip-
ment. They will be on the
protected waters of Fairport
Harbor. Not recommended
for children not comfortable
with water. A trip to Hidden
Valley will follow. $25.
—JCRC Flag Football
and Cheerleading. Later this
summer, the JCRC will be
taking registrations for flag
football and cheerleading.
The program is open to boys
and girls, ages 5-12. The cost
for the program is $35.
—Safety Town. Children
entering kindergarten can
attend Safety Town to learn
about safety education in the
world around them, including a miniature city layout
built to the scale of a small
child. They will meet with
Chief Dave Wassie from
the Jefferson Police Department, visit the Jefferson Fire
Department and Jefferson
Rescue, ride on a school bus
and learn about bus safety
and visit the kindergarten
classrooms. They will get a
visit from the Ohio Department of Watercraft to learn
about water safety. The cost
for this program is $20. Must
register by July 11. Coordinator for this class is Cheryl
Riggleman.
The JCRC is located at E.
Jefferson St. For more information or to register for any
of these programs, call (440)
576-9052.
Smolen-Gulf Bridge gets
Pow Wow camping guests
BY DEE RILEY
Gazette Newspapers
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP
- Members from the United
Eastern Nations Lenape
tribe set up camping all week
under the Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge.
After the Pow Wow in
Wayne Township at the
Antique Engine Club, they
wanted to spend some time
with the family for teachings, lessons and just plain
relaxing. Dragon Fly caught
some crawfish and taught
them how to serve them for
the meal. Red Wolf set out
her acrylics and oils to paint.
“I paint what comes to my Bonnie Morning Dove, Chief Quiet Wolf, Aggressive Eagle and wife Family Star with
mind. I sometimes mix medi- Happy Eyes sit around the table and enjoy the evening.
ums and take to Pow Wows. I
The township approved raccoons hauled away their
The dreamcatcher catches
usually make crafts, jewelry, the bad dreams in the web camping on the site. They bag of flour and apples. Livcraft sticks, and dream catch- while the hole in the center picked up trash from the ing with nature proved both
ers,” said Red Wolf.
lets the good come through river and the area while rewarding and an adventure.
“We are taking time to and usually contains spirit
recoup, chill out, practice beads. The double one that
crafts, teach our spiritual they made is said to be a his
lessons and lay back,” said & her flip over. If one has a
Morning Dove.
bad dream, it is flipped over.
Our Community
ACDL Bookmobile
returns to Ashtabula
Library, closing extended
ASHTABULA - Citing construction set-backs, the
Ashtabula Library will be reopening on Monday, July
25, at 10 a.m.
“It’s always wonderful when construction projects
come in on time. More often than not, that doesn’t happen, “ said ACDL Assistant Director Penny Neubauer.
“Ours has fallen a little behind; however, the contractor
has assured us that we will be open on Monday, July 25.”
In the meantime, the ACDL Bookmobile will return
on Mondays, July 11 and July 18, from 1-6 p.m. for
patrons’ convenience. Holds may be picked up from the
Bookmobile at that time.
The Ashtabula Library Grand Opening will be held
on Sunday, Sept. 11, from 1-4 p.m. All programming
at the Ashtabula Library will continue as scheduled.
Dr. Evan Howe is
the newest Reach Out
And Read partner
submitted photo
Drs. Evan Howe and Pamela Lancaster show some of the
books available to children who visit their office.
Pictured is a dreamcatcher sample of crafts made by
the Lenape Indian tribe.
photos by Dee Riley
Red Wolf sets up an easel to paint some scenery.
HVFD annual Beef Roast runs July 15-17
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
HARPERSFIELD
TOWNSHIP - A popular
festival returns to Harpersfield Township in July.
The Harpersfield Township Volunteer Fire Department will hold its 42nd Annual Beef Roast on Friday,
July 15, through Sunday,
July 17. The beef roast will
be held at the fire department’s Community Recreation Center on Cork-Cold
Springs Road, three miles
south of Interstate 90, west
of State Route 534.
Firefighters plan to roast
two-and-a-half tons of beef
over an open fire during
the festival, Publicity Chair
Julie Henry said in a press
release.
The slices of top rounds
of beef will be used to make
the main attraction at the
festival: roast beef sandwiches, featuring slices of
tender beef, Henry said.
The cooking crew will begin
early Thursday morning.
Complementing the
sandwiches will be French
fries, onion rings, ice cream,
pizza, popcorn, soft drinks,
lemonade and legal beverages.
There is no admission
charge to attend the fes-
Festival to raise funds
for fire department
tival, and parking is free.
There will be a variety of
games to appeal to both
children and adults.
The Beef Roast will kick
off on 5 p.m. Friday, July 15.
Entertainment will begin at
8 p.m., featuring the Lost
Sheep Band. Their repertoire spans several decades
and all genres of music.
On Saturday, the food
booths will open at noon,
with the rest of the festival
resuming at 5 p.m.
The Hoboes, a local polka
band, will perform in the
beverage pavilion at 6 p.m.
They have been an integral
part of the Beef Roast since
the very beginning.
At 8 p.m., the H20 Band,
featuring Bobby Hayes, will
take the stage. Their music
also appeals to all ages and
includes all types of music.
On Sunday, the final day
of the Beef Roast, festivities
will begin at noon.
The Black Sheep Pipe
and Drum Corp will return
for a moving tribute to
firefighters at 3 p.m. The
easy-listening sounds of
“Evergreen” will fill their
for the fire department and
to support the building and
operation of the Community
Center and grounds,” Henry
said. “With the help of the
Fire Department Auxiliary,
new windows and doors
were installed in the Community Center this spring.
This will help with heating
and cooling costs and makes
the hall much more energyefficient and attractive for
parties and events.”
Henry said that, using
fire levy funds, the township has replaced the equipment truck for the department. It is a refurbished
unit at a cost of $56,000.
It should arrive and be in
service before the start of
the Beef Roast.
“Please look for it on
display during the festival,”
Henry said.
The firefighters invite
everyone to show their support for the fire department
and enjoy a weekend of
family fun.
If anyone in the community would like to volunteer
some time in a booth, contact Chief Everett Henry at
(440) 862-5531.
air with musical selections
from 4-5:30 p.m. The Frank
Morovsek Polka Band will
fill the night with polkas
and favorite songs from 6
p.m. until the conclusion of
the festival.
At 10 p.m., a spectacular
fireworks display will bring
the weekend’s activities to
a close.
Joining the firefighters
to ensure the success of the
festival will be the Harpersfield Fire Department Auxiliary, the Harpersfield Ruritan Club and members of
the community who volunteer their time and talents.
“The goal of the fire department is to offer good
food and entertainment
that is suitable for the entire family,” Henry said.
“Games and entertainment
for the little ones have been
expanded and should keep
the kids busy for the entire
weekend.”
The beef roast is a major fundraiser for the fire
Stefanie Wessell, senior
department.
“All of the proceeds from editor for Gazette Newsprevious festivals have been papers, may be reached at
used to purchase equipment swessell@gazettenews.com.
JEFFERSON - Dr. Evan Howe of Jefferson is the
most recent physician to partner with the United Way of
Ashtabula County Reach Out And Read program. As a
Reach Out And Read partner, Dr. Howe will emphasize
the importance of early reading to parents when they
bring children for a checkup. He will also read to his
young patients right in the exam room and provide free
books to them. The United Way will cover the cost of the
books and other materials.
“Reading skills have a lifelong impact on health,” said
Dr. Howe, explaining why he is using a reading program
in his health clinic. “As a family physician, I see that when
parents read to young children, it increases their success
in school. Reading well and graduating high school also
have an impact on lifelong health. My patients need to be
able to read their prescriptions and health instructions
to embrace a healthy lifestyle.”
The United Way of Ashtabula County will spend
$40,000 dollars over the next year to improve the reading
abilities of Ashtabula County preschool children. Most
of the funding will go to the Dolly Parton Imagination
Library which provides a free book each month to children
who are under the age of five. The United Way became
an affiliate of the Dolly Parton program four years ago
and 1,303 children are currently enrolled. Reach Out
And Read is the other early reading program that will
receive funds.
Randy Jones, United Way executive director, said
the organization made a commitment to improving the
literacy skills of preschool children because it improves
educational outcomes for students and increases the odds
that students will go on to college and succeed.
“Research demonstrates that when children own books
and are read to by adults they do better in school. We are
pleased to provide free books to children and we will do all
we can to inform parents that they play the most important role in the education of their children,” said Jones.
As part of Reach Out and Read, Dr. Howe has also
partnered with Henderson Memorial Public Library.
Henderson will post their events in his waiting room, and
Dr. Howe will visit for story time at the library. He has
also installed a Little Free Library in the waiting room
he shares with Dr. Pamela Lancaster. Patients can take
or leave appropriate children’s books.
“Children are naturally curious,” said Howe. “I want
our office to become a stepping stone to exploring the excellent collection of materials and programs at Henderson Library and the early reading programs of the United Way.
All members of the community are invited to access the
waiting room whether they have an appointment or not.”
Our Community
Mural halted Hard at work
photo by dee riley
A mural painted by local artists caused controversy when the owner of the building
did not get a permit from Ashtabula City Planning and Community Development. John
Ginnard, owner of the eComm Café on Main Avenue, didn’t get a permit and the work
was halted before completion. The penalty could be up to a $150 fine.
Jefferson considering digital message board
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - Jefferson
Village Council held a brief
meeting on Monday, June
20.
During his report, Jefferson Village Administrator
Terry Finger mentioned that
the Jefferson Area Chamber
of Commerce likes the idea
of replacing the manual
copy bulletin board at the
gazebo with a digital LED
copy board that has the ability to change the message by
remote access.
Finger said he has con-
tacted a sign company that
has two demo units mounted
on a truck. The company is
willing to schedule a demo
on site.
The matter had initially
come up during a meeting of
the Chamber. The Chamber,
not the village itself, intends
to purchase the sign.
The Chamber has money
it received from the disbandment years ago of the Jaycees that it intends to use,
Chamber President Patty
Fisher said.
In other matters, Finger
gave an update on the restroom situation at Giddings
Park. Due to vandalism, the
restrooms at the playground
have been closed except for
special events. A port-apotty was placed at the park
for day-to-day use.
The security cameras
have not been active since
the move of the Jefferson Police Department, but Finger
said they will be reactivated
as soon as Vector Security
can schedule a time.
The village also is working on a checklist that will
be followed by anyone renting the hall. Renters will go
over the checklist before and
after their event.
Summer Reading Program underway at HMPL
JEFFERSON - The Henderson Memorial Public Library’s summer programming,
including the summer reading program, which has a theme of “Get in the game - read!”
this year, is underway.
The program, which runs through July 8, is open to all ages, and all events/programs
are free, Adult Programming Coordinator & Circulation Manager Bev Follin said.
Summer Storytimes also have been announced. Mother Goose, for ages 0-2, is Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; times for pre-schoolers, ages 3 to 5, are Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. and
Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.
Summer-reading events include:
• Brain Food for Kids: up to age 12: Wednesday, July 6, 3:30 p.m.
• Health For Life: ages 12 & up: Wednesday, July 6, 6 p.m.
• CLEVNET for YOU: ages 12 & up: Wednesday, June 29, 6 p.m.
• Brain Food for Kids: up to age 12: Wednesday, July 6, 3:30 p.m.
• Health For Life: ages 12 & up: Wednesday, July 6, 6 p.m.
• Summer Reading Party Finale - everyone invited: Friday, July 8, 5 p.m.
RYLA
The mission of the Rotary Youth Leadership program (RYLA) is to energize the next
generation of leaders by assisting students
with previously demonstrated leadership
potential to find new ways to be of service in
their in their school and community. During
the weeklong conference, students engaged
in interactive seminars and team building
activities and heard from a series of inspirational speakers.
“It was awesome! It was all about team
building,” Schwegler said. “The whole week
just felt like one day.”
Forman, Frank, Brashear and Schwegler
all said that the opportunity to form friendships with students who share similar goals
and aspirations was central to the experience. All said that they will continue to
network with their fellow RYLA delegates
in the future.
“I enjoyed meeting new people who have
the same mindset of wanting to better
themselves as leaders however they can,”
Brashear said.
Brashear served as Junior Class Vice
President. She is a District Level Winner in
the Voice of Democracy Speech Contest and
is a National Honor Society member. She is
a student columnist for The Gazette and is
a member of the GHS Yearbook staff. She
Photo by Bill Creed
This Pileated Woodpecker was working hard on the telephone pole in from of
the Gazette Newspapers office on Monday morning.
From
Page
1A
was a Youth Leadership Ashtabula County
delegate and plays Varsity Volleyball. She
is the daughter of Cathy and Ed Brashear.
Forman is a National Honor Society
member, a Varsity Tennis player and is
a member of the GHS Yearbook staff and
Steering Committee. She is active in Project LOVE. She is the daughter of Kelly and
Mike Forman.
Frank served as Junior Class Secretary,
is a National Honor Society member and a
member of the GHS Yearbook staff. She is
one of twelve students in Ohio to qualify to
present her research at State Science Day for
six consecutive years. She is the daughter of
Nancy and Karl Frank
Schwegler was Co-President of the Junior
Class and of Grow Geneva, a collaboration
between the City and Geneva High School
students. He is a Geneva’s Image vocalist,
a section leader in Marching Geneva and
has performed in and directed GHS Theatre
productions. He is the son of Kim and Stan
Schwegler.
“Every day of camp was filled with fun
activities that pushed to always do our best
and try our hardest,” Brashear said. “There
isn’t a second that goes by that I do not miss
Camp RYLA and I strongly encourage all students to take advantage of this opportunity.”
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Our Community
Father-and-son firm aims to restore Ashtabula’s
historic Shea’s Theater to its former glory
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
A SHT A B UL A – One
of the central questions
begged by the ongoing project to rejuvenate downtown
Ashtabula’s Main Avenue is
what to do with the historic
and much-loved Shea’s Theater. Local father-and-son
firm DMS Recovery Services aims to answer that
question.
“This project was chosen
because once we walked
into the theater, we couldn’t
stop dreaming of seeing
it back to its glory,” DMS
Recovery Services Marketing Manager Dom Apolito
said. “The architecture of
the entire area is incredible,
but there was something
special about Shea’s that
drew us in. The history
that still lives on in there
is incredible and we want
to bring that back to the
community.”
Shea’s Theater was built
in 1949 in what was then a
modern architectural style.
It houses a 1,500-seat amphitheater, as well as a concession area that DMS aims
to re-purpose into a bar and
grill while maintaining the Main Avenue’s historic Shea’s Theater – built in 1949 and currently under renovation by local father-and-son firm
theater in its classic retro- DMS Recovery Services. When complete, the new Shea’s Theater will reopen to the public as part of the ongoing
modern design.
work to restore downtown Ashtabula.
“The only re-purpose
“So far, there has been get the electrical turned on ideas for fundraisers and
that will take place is the performing arts, I saw the
concession area of the the- potential of the theater, but a lot of cleanup work and and once that happens the other events. We want the
community to be as involved
ater,” Apolito said. “The my father – my partner in some other improvements project will leap forward.”
Apolito has launched a as possible.”
entrance and concession DMS – didn’t agree. After here and there,” Apolito
The central idea on which
area will be turned into a spit-balling ideas for some said. “For the most part, GoFundMe account to help
bar/restaurant. However, time, we came to the conclu- the project has been consist- finance the project with a the restoration project hinges is making Shea’s into
the main body of the theater sion to restore the theater ing of gathering materials goal of $50,000 overall.
“It has been going for a a place for the Ashtabula
will be restored to be used as for something to be used by that we will need in the
future and also drawing up few weeks now and it is goit once was - for the commu- the community.”
The Ashtabula Down- plans for what we want to ing very well,” Apolito said.
nity, local arts center and
town Development Associa- do and, more importantly, “The community assistance
the local schools as well.”
T h e p l a n t o r e s t o r e tion – which has spearhead- how. Through our cleanup, has been incredible, but
Shea’s was born the mo- ed efforts to revitalize Main though, we have found some getting it publicized has
ment when Apolito and his Avenue – commissioned a interesting items, such as been slightly difficult. We
father Dominic toured the survey as part of drafting an original plaque awarded hope that we can explain
historic Main Avenue build- grant applications to fund to the theater in 1950 and ourselves to the people of
efforts there. One of the sur- the original camera used in Ashtabula to show them
ing and saw its potential.
“We first got the idea vey’s principal findings was the theater’s operation. If what we plan on doing and
when we were walking a desire to re-open Shea’s anyone walking by sees the how they can help get their
front doors open, it means names attached to the resthrough it – before we even Theater for public use.
DMS Recovery Services work is going on! We try to toration. Our office will be
purchased it we were dreaming of what we could do with has been hard at work get- spend a few days out there a opening soon and people
it,” Apolito said. “Because I ting Shea’s Theater ready week working to get things can stop in and talk to us
ready. Our next step is to there, as well as bring us
have a background in some for its closeup.
community to gather, part
of what many community
revitalization organizations
and plans term “placemaking.”
“Restoration will include
bringing seats in, adding
lighting, as well as cleaning
up and restoring some of the
artwork that is remaining
on the walls,” Apolito said.
“There is also a current plan
to introduce a ‘Hallway of
Heroes’ to one of the floors
of the building to allow local influential figures and
local soldiers and sailors
to have their picture and a
biography hanging so that
the members of the community can experience who
has sacrificed from their
hometown. Coming from a
currently serving member
of the U.S. Army, this part
of the project is very near
and dear to my heart. Other
work will be ensuring that
all parts of the theater are
up to code, and are ADA
compliant to ensure everyone can enjoy the theater.
However, I want to make
sure that everyone donating
knows that the money that
is being donated is going directly to the theater, not to
the bar and restaurant. The
donations are specifically to
ensure that the theater is
restored – our other projects
will not be consuming any of
the donations.”
Donations toward DMS
Recovery Services can be
made at gofundme.com/sheastheater. Questions or suggestions can be directed to
facebook.com/dmsrecovery/.
DeLuia family wins
Summer Fun Package
OFFICE
maintenance crew is finishing up in Fishermen’s Cove,
then plans to move to nature’s Cove and then onto Sugar
Creek. Mullins also reported that a beaver, which caused
problems in Plum Creek was caught by a local trapper
for the department.
Board President Tom Sopko reminded residents to
return their referendum ballots by the June 7th deadline.
The ballot was part of the settlement in the lawsuit filed
two years ago against the RRA Board of Directors by
plaintiffs, Neighbors For a Better Roaming Shores Inc.
group. The crux of the lawsuit stemmed from an amendment passed in 2014 by RRA directors to restrict current
and future RRA directors from spending in excess of
$500,000 for any capital projects without a majority vote
of consent of lake community property owners.
During his report, Sopko stated that persons wanting
to use the swim pools for parties of 10 or more people
are requested to register first at the RRA office. He also
put out an invitation for someone in the community to
head up the Promotion Club as the current chairman
Sally Flash has resigned. The Flash family is moving
out of state.
Tim Langer with the Lake Management Committee
reported that the volunteer committee is continuing to
do lake water testing.
“We are doing toxins testing and E-coli testing and will
continue to monitor the lake quality with these tests. We
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use a lab in Chardon area for the reports,” said Langer,
adding that test results information will be on the RRA
website for the residents
Committee member Rick Gainar also reported on
Western Reserve Conservancy Inc., which has bought
land in North Bloomfield (Trumbull County) along what
is known as Snyder’s Creek, with the conservation intention of straightening the creek route. This creek feeds
into Lake Roaming Rock south of Route 6.
The Lake Safety Patrol has added a volunteer, who is
a Madison Township police officer, said Sopko. The officer
also lives in Roaming Shores and helps on the lake patrol
on weekends when possible.
In other business, 50th Anniversary Committee Chairperson Barbara Buckley gave everyone an update of the
three-day fun activities celebration.
Buckley said, “The Saturday night Luau dinner tickets
are selling fast. We have room for only 200. Signsations
in Orwell is making our big welcome signs to go up in
two locations. Everything is really finalized.”
During the public comment portion, Sopko noted that
parents bringing their children under 13 years of age to
the swimming pool should watch them. The RRA gate
guards are not lifeguards, he said, but only required to
check members registration cards to use the pool. Lifeguards are not hired for the several swimming pools in
the village, he said, nor has there been for some few years.
PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELL
The DeLuia family, of Roaming Shores, is the winner
of the Summer Fun Package through the Jefferson
Area Chamber of Commerce. For $5, people could
purchase a ticket for a chance to win a package
of six Pioneer Waterland & Dry Fun Park tickets,
six Waldameer Park and Water World tickets and
four tickets to an Erie SeaWolves baseball game
in August, with food vouchers. The value of the
package is $400. Chamber President Patty Fisher said
the Chamber raised $1,200 through the fundraiser.
Pictured are Skye, mom Samantha, Jordan, Madison
and dad Jason DeLuia, with Fisher presenting them
with the tickets.
Education
Enroll now for
Jefferson Safety Town
The Jefferson Community Center will be having
Jefferson Safety Town from Aug. 1-4 from 9:30-11:30
a.m. Children that are entering kindergarten are
encouraged to attend to learn about safety in the
community around them. Some events that your
child will participate in include a fingerprint ID card,
visiting the fire department and learning about bus
and water safety. The cost of safety town is $20 and
must be paid by July 11. You can register your child at
the community center. If you need more information
or have questions, please call the community center
at 576-9052.
Jefferson Community
Center visits Spillway
Children feed the fish at the Spillway.
Akron names spring 2016
President’s List recipients
AKRON, OH - Nearly 800 University of Akron students have been named to the President’s List. To qualify,
students must be undergraduate, enrolled full-time and
achieve a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
Chad McAfee of Ashtabula
David Ellis of Ashtabula
named to dean’s list at Olivet
BOURBONNAIS, IL - David Ellis of Ashtabula was
named to the dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University during the recently completed spring 2016 semester. To qualify
for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been
enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must
have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or
higher on a 4.00 grading scale.
UA students make the
spring 2016 Dean’s List
AKRON, OH - Congratulations to more than 3,400 students who made the spring 2016 Dean’s List! To be eligible,
recipients maintained a GPA of 3.500 - 3.999 and were
enrolled in 12 or more credit hours. Go Zips!
Reno Dannels of Ashtabula, majoring in Biomedical
Engr - Biomech/Coop.
Taylor Diemer of Ashtabula, majoring in Nursing - Preadmission.
Gabrielle Frasure of Ashtabula, majoring in Business
Administration.
Mason Lilja of Ashtabula, majoring in Chemical Engr
- Coop Edu.
Matthew Stolfer of Ashtabula, majoring in Mechanical
Engr - Coop Edu.
Melanie Anderson of Conneaut, majoring in English.
Dani Alexander of Geneva, majoring in Early Childhood
Education.
Ryan Burgess of Geneva, majoring in Computer IS Networking.
Crystal Jones of Geneva, majoring in Early Childhood
Education.
Christian Noreika of Huntsburg, majoring in AYA - Integrated Mathematics.
Amber Pomeroy of Jefferson, majoring in Middle Level
Edu-Sci/Soc St.
Jared Ford of Kinsman, majoring in Computer Engr Coop Edu.
Gregory Amentini of Middlefield, majoring in Computer
IS-Comp Ntwk Opt-Cisc.
Lucas Fulop of Middlefield, majoring in Corrosion Engineering.
Amanda O’Reilly of Middlefield, majoring in Mechanical
Engr - Coop Edu.
Jordan Pavlic of Middlefield, majoring in Chemical
Engr - Coop Edu.
Stephen Conklin of Montville, majoring in Biomedical
Engr - Biomechanics.
Wayne Ritchie of Orwell, majoring in Mechanical Engr
- Coop Edu.
Melinda Lastyak of Rock Creek, majoring in Art Graphic Design.
Taylor Maiher of Rock Creek, majoring in Accounting.
James Gally of Williamsfield, majoring in Land Surveying.
Zachary Jones of Williamsfield, majoring in Organizational Supervision.
submitted photos
The children at the Jefferson Community Center took a summer trip to the Spillway and Pymatuning State Park in
Linesville, Pennsylvania.
Other trips are planned for June and July. You can stop
by the community center or call 576-9052 for more
information.
The children saw the ducks and geese “walk on the fish.”
They enjoyed feeding the fish at the spillway.
The children played various games.
Education
They are Eagle Pride Personified
By Jan Perala
Geneva Area City Schools
GENEVA - To celebrate the history and heritage of Geneva
Area City Schools and to inspire current students by highlighting and archiving the stories and pathways of graduates,
staff, and friends whose lives have exemplified Eagle Pride,
an initial group of honorees has been nominated for inclusion
on the Eagle Pride Personified roster.
They are Dale Arkenburg, James Bissell, Arnold Bradshaw, Sheryl Kosicek Figliano, Ron Kimmy, Morgan Martin,
Thomas Martin, Frank Ovnic, Eddie Sezon, Wendy Snyder,
Barbara Stuetzer, Jeff Swanagan and Susan Taft. The group
includes distinguished graduates, educators and friends of
Geneva Schools. They are Eagle Pride Personified.
Photos and biographies of each of the honorees will be
published in this and future issues of the Gazette.
The Eagle Pride Personified Committee which includes
representatives of booster groups, local organizations, school
officials and interested community members, seeks additional
nominations of individuals whose accomplishments fit the
following categories.
—Distinguished Graduates – individuals who have made
significant achievements in their lives, and whose contributions have had community, state, national or global impact.
—Educators – teachers, coaches, or other staff members
who have demonstrated exemplary service and dedication to
the Geneva Schools community and students.
—Friends of Geneva Area City Schools – persons who have
made outstanding contributions through volunteer services
or other significant contributions to Geneva Schools.
Nominations may be offered by any person or group. Nomination forms are available through Eagle Pride Personified
Committee members, at Geneva High School and by emailing
the committee at Eagle.Pride@neomin.org.
Eagle Pride Personified
Wendy Snyder
Wendy Snyder is a 1996
Geneva High School graduate. She was a two-sport
athlete at GHS earning varsity letters in Volleyball and
Softball and was a member
of Student Council and National Honor Society.
Wendy earned a Bachelor
of Arts in Accounting from
Mount Union College in 2000.
She earned a Master of Business Administration from Tiffin University in 2004.
Wendy began her career as a Staff Accountant at S.R.
Snodgrass in Ashtabula. Joining the University Hospitals
Health Care System in 2001, holding several positions
prior to her appointment as Director of Finance for University Hospitals Geneva and Conneaut Medical Centers.
As Director of Finance at UH Geneva and Conneaut, she
was responsible for combined annual operating expense
budgets of $61 million dollars at the federally designated
critical access hospitals.
In 2012, Wendy was named Director of Finance for University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland. As
a key executive at the nationally recognized cancer research
and treatment center, part of University Hospitals Health
System - Case Medical Center, she manages an operating
expense budget of $93 million dollars.
Wendy is a LEADERship Ashtabula County alumnus
and has participated in a LEAN Health Care Training
Certification program. She is a member of the Healthcare
Financial Management Association. Wendy’s significant
level of accomplishment and responsibility at an early age
are the result of dedication, personal integrity and hard
work and make her an outstanding role model for Geneva
students.
Bog in Summit County. Under Jim’s direction, the Museum
protects more than 3,000 acres of unique natural habitat in
Ashtabula County including the only remaining sand barren
in northeastern Ohio, North Kingsville Sand Barrens and
Geneva Swamp Preserve in Geneva City and Township. The
Geneva Swamp is a sanctuary for scores of endangered and
threatened species and will soon become a living laboratory
for students at nearby Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary.
During Jim’s tenure, the natural areas holdings of the Museum have increased from eight to 50 preserves.
Sheryl Kosicek Figliano
Sheryl Kosicek Figliano is
a 1984 graduate of Geneva
High School, the daughter of
the late Frank (Sonny) and
Judy Kosicek and a doctor of
audiology. She received her
BA at the State University of
New York at Buffalo, her MA
at Kent State University and
her doctorate at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry,
School of Audiology. She
is the president and owner
James Kirk Bissell
of the Centers for Hearing
James Kirk Bissell grew
Care with seven locations
up on a dairy farm in Ausincluding Boardman, Austinburg Township. A 1965
tintown, Columbiana, HowGeneva High School graduland, Liberty, Pepper Pike
ate, Jim earned a degree in
and Salem. Dr. Sheryl, as she is known to many, strives to
plant ecology from The Ohio
provide superior care and compassion for all her patients.
State University in 1969. He
Since 1999, Dr. Figliano has directed teams of volunteers
earned a Master of Science
more than a dozen times to El Salvador, Dominica, Guatedegree at the University
mala and Mexico to provide hearing care to the country’s
of Wyoming and finished
poorest regions. She instituted a hearing mission in 2012
his M.S. thesis on the relain the Mahoning Valley which helps residents in Northeast
tionship of plants to geolOhio who have hearing loss and live in extreme poverty.
ogy within the upper Greys
Dr. Figliano was a 2006 recipient of the ATHENA LeadRiver in Western Wyoming.
ership Award which honors women and men for professional
In 2003, Jim received
excellence, community service and for actively assisting
an Honorary Doctorate in
women in their attainment of professional excellence and
Humane Letters from the
University of Akron and received the George Fell Award leadership skills.
Dr. Figliano is an active Boardman Rotarian having
in 2004 from the Natural Areas Association for lifetime
achievement in natural areas preservation. In 2009, Jim served as president from 2006-2007; she is a past interwas inducted into the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame. national chair and Paul Harris Fellow. Other community
Jim is Curator of Botany at the Cleveland Museum of organizations where Dr. Figliano volunteers her time inNatural History (CMNH), where he also serves as Director clude Kennels of Levi Dogs for the Deaf, Second Harvest
of Natural Areas and is in charge of managing the Museum’s Food Bank, past Salvation Army Board of Directors, Athena
Committee of Directors and international and local hearNatural Areas Program.
Jim has devoted his professional life to protecting the ing missions.
biodiversity of northeastern Ohio including Singer Lake
JALS BOE hires bus drivers, spots now filled
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Board of Education
approved a number of agenda
items relating to bus drivers
during its meeting on Tuesday, June 21.
Like districts across Ohio,
Jefferson has struggled with
filling its bus driver spots.
“We do have a bus driver
we’re hiring. With that hire,
I think we’re actually full,”
Superintendent John Montanaro said during the meeting. “We’re doing pretty good
so far.”
The board approved a
one-year limited contract for
Tracy Bevins as a four-anda-half hour minimum daily
bus driver for the 2016/2017
school year.
a one-year limited contract
for Kimberly Jepson as a
four-and-a-half hour minimum daily bus driver for the
2016/2017 school year.
the following bus drivers for
the 2016/2017 school year:
—Rodney Butcher
—Robin Detweiler
—Renee Dibble
—Staci Furkovic
—Ron Gau
—Laura Guthleben
—Pam Holcomb
—Kim Jepson
—Jessica Jewett
—Anita Kurpyl
—Darlene Osborne
—Lillie Reynolds
—Katie Thrasher
—Gayle Zirkle
Additionally, the board
approved the following substitute bus drivers for the
2016/2017 school year, per
the classified substitute rates
approved by the Board:
—Jason Brinker
—Mark Dalton
—Scott Francis
—Shelly Kincaid
—Zeff Marcy
—Dorraine Mills
—Thomas Scardina
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for the 2016/2017 school year:
—Seanna Butler
—Adam Harju
—Tina Hughart
—Patricia Myers
—Robin Spangler
For the summer, the
board approved the following supplemental contracts:
—Lillie Reynolds - summer bus driver for special
extended services – Special
Needs – (six weeks) Thursdays only; June 23 - July 28;
estimated seven hours daily
(Goodale Road, Jefferson)
—Lillie Reynolds / Katie
Thrasher (split) - summer
(van) drivers for summer
extended services – special needs; June 27 – July
28; Monday-Thursday (five
weeks) Reach and Teach
Summer Camp YMCA / Ex-
ploration / Transitions Lakeside Junior High; estimated
four hours daily
—Laura Guthleben - summer van driver for summer
extended services – special
needs – Estimated four hours
Tuesdays only – June 21 –
July 28 (six weeks) – Grand
Valley – Special Ed / Jefferson ESC – combination route;
estimated two-and-a-half
hours Thursdays only
—Rod Butcher - summer
(van) driver for summer
extended services – special
needs; July 5 to July 15 and
July 24 to July 30 – Camp
Sue Osborne (Perry YMCA
Outdoor Family Center);
estimated minimum three
hours daily.
Lastly, the board authorized Treasurer Pat Smith
to advertise for bids for up
to three 77-passenger buses.
Students reflect on the year
JEFFERSON/ROCK CREEK - Christine Kovacs said that, by my favorite teacher.
since it is the end of the school year, she had her students
in her Gifted Reading Classes at Jefferson and Rock Creek An amazing experience
Elementary schools reflect on what they learned this year.
BY MALLORY ELLEFSEN
“I am always curious to see what they remember most, so
I asked them to give me their top 10,” Kovacs said.
It is an amazing experience being in gifted. We do so many
things that will benefit us in our future. We also learn so
My top 10 favorite gifted events and moments!
many cool facts, and historical events. For example, have
BY SAKORA CAUDELL
you ever wondered how Egyptians made a living, if Albert
Einstein really had a brain smaller than the average size
1 - Walking through the door for the first time to meet
or even how chimpanzees eat and what they eat? Well, we
Mrs. Kovacs.
learned all about it in Mrs. Kovacs’ class. We even test some
2 - Making the shadufs. (By the way, we had a contest on
theories out. Like when we learned about a shaduf, a tool
who could fill a bucket first and mine won)
Ancient Egyptians used to get water out of the ground. You
3 - Having the Egyptian feast. (Most of the food was
could say it’s a little like getting water from a well with a
delicious)
bucket. We actually made our own to see what the Egyptians
4 - Watching the movie HOLES, which was my favorite
would’ve done. I’ve made new friends, and made cool crafts.
book I read this year.
This is an experience I’ll never forget.
5 - Watching the movie bridge to Terabithia, my second
1. Made fun crafts, like the Egyptian shadufs.
favorite book I read this year.
2. Learned about Albert Einstein and his real life story.
6 - Watching all of the Disney nature movies, like earth
3. Read meaningful books like Bridge to Terabithia.
and bears and chimpanzees and monkey kingdom etc.
4. Had an Egyptian feast.
7 - Making and watching all of our slideshows, like the
5. Created models of biomes, like the desert or a coral reef.
one with the funny animals.
6. Learned about African cats.
8 - Having random hilarious talks about something that
7. Found out surprising facts about the importance of
is usually stupid but funny.
pollination.
9 - Cracking open nuts with rocks like the chimps in the
8. Learned about the jungle, and chimpanzees.
Disney nature movie Chimpanzees.
9. Talked about educating books, and did reports on them.
10 - Writing all of the reports and opinions I was assigned
10. We’ve talked about important historical events.
Education
Students mimic chimpanzees
Pictured are Jefferson sixth-graders Abby Swiney, Aidan O’Neill, Kaytie Walkup, Kyli Francis, Beth Brail, Jordyn
Ward, Gianna Matrisciano, Alyssa Ferguson and Kylie Bates.
JEFFERSON/ROCK
Jefferson fifth-graders Cooper Carey and Ava Dreis are
CREEK - To finish up the
pictured with their almonds.
year, Christine Kovacs’
Gifted Reading Classes at
Jefferson and Rock Creek
Elementary schools decided
to mimic chimpanzees.
In the African rainforest,
chimpanzees eat a lot of
nuts. In the Disney nature
movie, Chimpanzee, Oscar,
a baby chimp learns how to
crack the shells of nuts.
It looks easy when the
grown-up chimps do it, but Jefferson fourth-grader
he has a hard time. We Gabby Barress is ready for
wondered, “How hard can her walnut snack.
it be?” So, we gave it a try.
Some kinds of nuts were much harder to open than others.
The kids also figured out that they could put their resources Pictured are Jefferson fourth-graders Grayson Campbell,
together by sharing rocks. Having a solid surface to work Gabby Barress, Kylie Newhart, Maddy Gerhart, Olivia
on was much better than pounding the nut into the ground. Beauvais and Wyatt Shaffer (back).
It was hard to resist the urge to smash the nuts with rocks;
we needed to just crack them so that we could get the nut
out. It would take a long time to get a full meal!
Here’s the students had to say:
“It was so much fun opening the nuts and we learned
so much about chimpanzees and how they eat and their
homes. I am happy I’m in gifted.” – Kaylee
“All I have to say after trying to crack open nuts with
rocks is: I’m SOOO glad they invented nut crackers!! Some
were fairly easy, while others were ‘next to IMPOSSIBLE!’
submitted photos
Even though it was challenging, it was really fun, [especially
Pictured are Rock Creek fourth-graders Mallory Ellefsen,
since we got to eat them.] It was also really cool thinking of
Kaylee Dietrich and Maggie Dolezal, opening their
the monkeys crack open nuts so easily, and we have such
pecans.
a hard time!!” - Magdalena Dolezal
Pictured are Jefferson fifth-graders Tatum Matinez, Luke
Hernan, Darryn Azzano and Xzavior Yates.
Rock Creek fourth-grader Sakora Caudell is pictured
with her walnut.
Pictured are Jefferson sixth-graders Gianna Matrisciano,
Jordyn Ward and chimpanzee - Beth Brail.
Rock Creek fifth-graders Zoey Hill-Braden, Sadie Funtash
and Avery Nank are pictured with their Brazil nuts.
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County Education
Demshar Foundation holds
charity golf outing and dinner
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
HARPERSFIELD
TOWNSHIP – The Paul
A. Demshar Foundation
and Scholarship Fund held
its third annual Charity
Golf Outing and Dinner at
Hemlock Springs Golf Club
on Cork Cold Springs Road
in Harpersfield Township
June 23.
The dinner, catered by
Ashtabula Harbor restaurant Briquettes Smokehouse, featured brief remarks by grant recipients
and the presentation of
two scholarships to local
girls - Lakeside High School
Senior Carolyn Garcia and
Grand Valley High School
Senior Rebecca Russell.
Garcia will be attending
the University of Akron in
the fall and said she wants
to go into a field where she’ll
be able to help others – possibly medicine - and Russell
will be attending Cleveland
State University, where she
plans to major in information systems.
Former Chardon High
School assistant football
coach Frank Hall and the
Coach Hall Foundation
gave brief remarks following the scholarship awards.
Hall is well-known as the
hero of the Chardon High
Now she’s on Facebook,
she’s on Etsy, she’s had a
lot of success.”
Local youth activist and
anti-drug speaker David
Miller thanked the Demshar Foundation for their
participation in the launch
of One Step, Inc. - an afterschool facility to be housed
at the disused Saint Mary
Catholic Church on State
Road in Conneaut.
“It’s Christian-themed,”
Miller said. “They’ll have
their choice of activities and
we’ll sit down to a familystyle dinner together. But
the best part is – no devices.”
Keynote speaker and
Photo by Gabriel McVey A s h t a b u l a A r e a C i t y
Grand Valley High Senior Rebecca Russell (left) and Schools Athletic Director
Lakeside High Senior Carolyn Garcia (right) each received Mike Cochran – a former
a $2,000 Demshar Foundation scholarship at the 3rd Annual coach and assistant coach
at Youngstown State and
Paul A. Demshar Charity Golf Outing and Dinner.
Ohio State – spoke on the
School shootings, a man shar Foundation for their importance of positivity
who, during the 2012 cam- assistance in funding a and providing a positive
pus shooting – unarmed youth program aimed at example to young people.
– chased gunman Thomas promoting entrepreneur“I’ve had the opportunity
“T. J.” Lane III from the ship – making particular to be a part of seven nationschool building, thereby note of an invention by a al championships at the colsaving lives. Hall thanked young girl of a pillow that legiate level,” Cochran said.
the Demshar Foundation slides onto a seat belt, al- “It’s always been a dream
for their efforts to fund a lowing passengers a more to be with special people.
school resource officer in ev- comfortable way to nap That’s one thing I teach the
ery Northeast Ohio school. during a long ride.
young people today.”
“She didn’t know how to
Big Brothers Big SisCochran said the most
ters of Northeast Ohio Pro- sew when she started this important thing to impart
grams Director Tia Law- project,” Lawrence said. “So to young people is to associrence thanked the Dem- her sponsor taught her how. ate themselves with people
who are passionate about
what they do.
“We don’t teach young
people how important it is
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BEREA, OH - The following local college students have
been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester
at Baldwin Wallace University, according to Stephen D.
Stahl, Provost. Students who receive at least a 3.6 GPA for
seven or more graded hours in a single semester are named
to the Dean’s List.
• Lyndsey Armstrong of Ashtabula, a graduate of
Geneva Secondary School, majoring in biology.
• Troy Colucci of Conneaut, a graduate of Conneaut
High School, majoring in sport management.
• Taylor Daub of Conneaut, a graduate of Conneaut
High School, majoring in music therapy.
• Paige Heidrich of Geneva, a graduate of Lake
Catholic High School, majoring in music education and
vocal performance.
• Rachel Metcalf of Jefferson, a graduate of Edgewood
Senior High School, majoring in international studies.
• Alyssa Nieset of Geneva, a graduate of Geneva High
School, majoring in creative writing.
• Caitlin Sukalac of Jefferson, a graduate of Jefferson
Area High School, majoring in biology.
• Morgan Thompson of Conneaut, a graduate of Edgewood Senior High School, majoring in psychology.
• Sage Verdi of Conneaut, a graduate of Edgewood
Senior High School, majoring in creative writing.
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list for Spring 2016. Undergraduate students who obtain a
4.00 GPA while maintaining 15 or more credit hours during
the spring qualify to receive this honor.
The following local students were named to the Spring
2016 President’s list:
• Dustin Budy of Ashtabula
• Brittany Cole of Orwell
• Deanna Comp of Jefferson
• Michealia Skleres of Andover
• Maura Hunt of Conneaut
• Ryan Martin of Rock Creek
• Maria Rood of Geneva
• Alyssa Faulhaber of Middlefield
• Jessica Knee of North Kingsville
• Martina Drugovich of Geneva
• Alexis Brown of Huntsburg
• Gillian Dunn of Ashtabula
• Benjamin Bruening of Montville
• Jason Reinhart of Kinsman
• Kurtis Kovalak of Andover
• Erin Selzer of Dorset
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Kent State announces Spring 2016 graduates
KENT, OH - Kent State University awards nearly
4,800 degrees, with more than 1300 accompanying
institutional honors, and including 2885 bachelor’s degrees, 908 master’s degrees, 49 doctoral degrees, 896
associate degrees and 5 educational specialist degrees.
The following local students are graduates:
Associate of Applied Science.
• Danielle Olson of Andover graduates with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Kayla Santiago of Ashtabula graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Jeffrey Crowther of Andover graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Douglas Schira of Ashtabula graduates Summa Cum
Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration
from the College of Business Administration.
• Kimberly Hunt of Andover graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Thomas Jackson of Ashtabula graduates with an
Associate of Applied Business.
• Arimys Kalil of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor
of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Bianca Vera Gonzalez of Ashtabula graduates with
Distinction with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Amber Acierno of Ashtabula graduates with a Master of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Carrie Mallow of Ashtabula graduates Magna Cum
Laude with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of
Communication & Information.
• Elyssa Walker of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Amanda Steele of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Devan Bassin of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Business.
• Kathryn Rhea of Ashtabula graduates Cum Laude
with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and
Sciences.
• Joseph Boomhower of Ashtabula graduates with an
• Sarah Orlando of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor of Science from the College of the Arts.
• Stephanie Yopp of Ashtabula graduates with an
• Ryan Kinney of Ashtabula graduates Summa Cum
Laude with a Bachelor of Science.
• Christina Lavallie of Ashtabula graduates with a
Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies.
• Mariah Gantz of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor of Science from the College of Education, Health
and Human Services.
• Aundria Miller of Ashtabula graduates with an
Associate of Science.
• Stephanie Titus of Ashtabula graduates with an
Associate of Arts.
• Cheri Stuper of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Angela Lewis of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Erin Pope of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate
of Applied Science.
• Corey Mitchell of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Blaise Beach of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor
of Arts from the College of the Arts.
• Sara Bukky of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Katie Beacom of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor of Science from the College of the Arts.
• Brittany Norman of Ashtabula graduates with a
Bachelor of Arts from the College of Communication
& Information.
• Ashley Collins of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Allison Collins of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Science and an Associate of Applied Science.
• Katie Stanton of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Rebecca McCoy of Ashtabula graduates with an
• Edward Farrar of Ashtabula graduates with an
• Ricquelle Wheeler of Ashtabula graduates with an
Associate of Arts.
• Melanie Collins of Ashtabula graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Kevin Severino of Ashtabula graduates with a
Bachelor of Science from the College of Applied
Engineering, Sustainability and Technology.
• Megan Haught of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the College of
Public Health.
• Brittany Dell of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Shelly Kleja of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Chayla Rosado of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Courtney McClintock of Ashtabula graduates with
an Associate of Applied Science.
• Courtney Stroeter of Ashtabula graduates with an
• Alana Candela of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Brandon Osborne of Ashtabula graduates with an
Associate of Arts.
• Christopher Valentic of Ashtabula graduates with
Distinction with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Sarah Ozimec of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Arts.
• Marc Strong of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor
of Science from the College of Applied Engineering,
Sustainability and Technology.
• Gregory Foglio of Ashtabula graduates with an
• Christopher Konieczko of Ashtabula graduates with
Distinction with an Associate of Science.
• Tonja Libbey of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of
Business Administration.
• Eric Taggart of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Business.
• Keisha Cumba Carrasquillo of Ashtabula graduates
with an Associate of Science.
• Nicole Virostek of Ashtabula graduates with an
• Diana Liszewski of Ashtabula graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Brandy Arnold of Ashtabula graduates with an
• Shannon Dombrowski of Ashtabula graduates with
• Sharon Jones of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Karin Siebeneck of Ashtabula graduates with a Master of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Kayla Jones of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Arts.
• Leah Jones of Ashtabula graduates with an Associate of Arts.
• Jasmine Brown of Conneaut graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Leandra Sears of Conneaut graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Madison Lepore of Conneaut graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Benjamin Stillman of Conneaut graduates with a
Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and
Sciences.
• Alexandria Gilmore of Conneaut graduates with an
• Michael Turner of Dorset graduates with a Bachelor of Science from the College of Communication
& Information.
• Brie McGirr of Geneva graduates with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Communication &
Information.
• Jenna Harper of Geneva graduates with Distinction
with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Nicolo Manacapilli of Geneva graduates with an
• Stephanie Emmett of Geneva graduates with a Master of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• William Hancock of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Sarah Baker of Geneva graduates with a Bachelor
of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Andrew King of Geneva graduates with a Bachelor
of Integrative Studies from the College of Arts and
Sciences.
• Julie Newmeyer of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Rebecca Hasenauer of Geneva graduates with an
• Leslie Lencoski of Geneva graduates with a Bachelor
of Business Administration from the College of Business Administration.
• Jennifer Leonard of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Sarah Cooper of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• James Sulecki of Geneva graduates with a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Leon Hunt of Geneva graduates with a Bachelor of
Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Hannah Franco of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Kathleen La Riche of Geneva graduates with a Master of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Kimberly Loyd of Ashtabula graduates with a
Bachelor of Integrative Studies from the College of
Arts and Sciences.
• Nicholas Pellegrino of Geneva graduates with
an Associate of Applied Science and a Bachelor of
Science from the College of Applied Engineering,
• Paige Campbell of Ashtabula graduates with an
Associate of Arts.
• Jason Reigert of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Arts.
• Jamie Baird of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor
of Science from the College of Education, Health and
Human Services.
• Kristina Minick of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Buddy Candela of Ashtabula graduates with a
Master of Liberal Studies from the College of Arts
and Sciences.
• Kenneth Piper of Ashtabula graduates with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of
Business Administration.
• Felicia Frasher of Austinburg graduates with an
Associate of Arts.
• Audra Puckrin of Austinburg graduates with a
Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and
Sciences.
• Victoria Watson of Conneaut graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Science.
• Angel Wassie of Conneaut graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Arts.
• Sebastian Liviola of Conneaut graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Jade Snyder of Conneaut graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Emily Kline of Conneaut, an Honors College Scholar
graduates Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine
Arts from the College of the Arts.
• Taylor Blair of Conneaut graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Kerri Lago of Conneaut graduates with Distinction
with an Associate of Arts.
• Matthew Merlene of Conneaut graduates with a
Master of Education from the College of Education,
Health and Human Services.
• Ashley Drew of Conneaut graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Cody Brown of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Arts.
• Kristen Gilbert of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Mallory Avila of Geneva graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Maria Rood of Geneva graduates Cum Laude with
a Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and
Sciences.
• Jenna Cottrell of Jefferson graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Jessica Gray of Jefferson graduates with a Bachelor
of Science in Education from the College of Education,
• Jonathan Rohm of Jefferson graduates with an Associate of Applied Business.
• Nathan Westfall of Jefferson graduates with an
Associate of Arts and a Bachelor of Technical and
Applied Studies.
Applied Science.
• Rebecca Scribben of Jefferson graduates with an
• Katie McIntyre of Jefferson graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Thomas Thurlow of Jefferson graduates with a Master of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Amanda DeRosa of Jefferson graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Diana Bucher of Jefferson graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Chase Stowe of Jefferson graduates with a Bachelor
of Science from the College of Applied Engineering,
• James Gochneaur of Jefferson graduates with an
• Lyndsay Carr of Jefferson graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Mandy VanWinkle of Jefferson graduates Magna
Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts from the College
of Arts and Sciences.
• Taylor Nunisto of Kingsville graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Valerie Howland of Kingsville graduates with a
Master of Library & Information Science from the
College of Communication & Information.
• Lillian Messner of Kingsville graduates with a
Bachelor of Science from the College of Communication & Information.
• Kimberly Buser of Kingsville graduates with a
Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies.
• Jason Reinhart of Kinsman graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Applied Business.
• Ashley Harvey of Kinsman graduates Cum Laude
with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Communication & Information.
• Kelsie Gray of North Kingsville graduates Cum
Laude with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of
Architecture and Environmental Design.
• Jessica Knee of North Kingsville Summa Cum
Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the
College of Nursing.
• Sarah Ritchie of Orwell graduates with a Bachelor
of Science from the College of Education, Health and
Human Services.
• Bette Beck of Orwell graduates with Distinction with
• Annmarie Armstrong of Orwell graduates with
Distinction with an Associate of Arts.
• Genevieve Ganelli of Orwell graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Juliana Hamilton of Orwell graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Tiffany Barnhart of Orwell graduates with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Laura Rexford of Pierpont graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Rachaelle Garcia of Pierpont graduates with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• IJada Class of Roaming Shores graduates with an
• Steven Arsulic of Roaming Shores graduates with
a Bachelor of Science from the College of Education,
• Taylor Craft of Rock Creek graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Summer Pacholke of Rock Creek graduates with a
Bachelor of Arts from the College of Architecture and
Environmental Design.
• Julie Hall of Rock Creek graduates with Distinction
with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Rhett Calhoun of Rock Creek graduates with a
Bachelor of Science from the College of Communication & Information.
• Marykathryn Carlson of Rome graduates with an
• Jamee Colucci of Jefferson graduates with a Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Kerstin White of Rome graduates Cum Laude with a
Bachelor of Business Administration from the College
of Business Administration.
• Randi Williams of Jefferson graduates with an Associate of Applied Science.
• Seth Bixel of Rome, OH graduates with a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing from the College of Nursing.
• Destinie Hill of Jefferson graduates with an Associate of Science.
• Alexander Jones of Williamsfield graduates with
an Associate of Arts.
• Ashley Parnaby of Jefferson graduates with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Jason Noxon of Williamsfield graduates with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Nikki Gale of Jefferson graduates with a Bachelor of
Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Jonathon Thompson of Windsor graduates with an
Associate of Arts.
• Megan Scribben of Jefferson graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Science and an Associate of
• Thomas Ferroni of Windsor graduates with Distinction with an Associate of Science.
Lifestyles
Barn Yard Pickers to bring a touch of the rustic to Harpersfield’s wine country
Meet Your
Neighbor
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP – State Route 307 is the
backbone of Northeast Ohio’s
wine country, and a new business at the intersection of
Route 307 and Harpersfield
Road aims to provide a bit of
down-home countrified flair
to locals and tourists passing
through.
Barn Yard Pickers will
open July 2 under the aegis
of co-owners Christina and
Richard Craine as a new
locally-owned and operated
business that will provide a
one-stop shop for artists and
tourists looking for something in the rustic style.
“It’s antiques, rustic, vintage items, a lot of handmade stuff,” Chrstina Craine
said. “The handmade stuff is
mostly made by my daughterin-law and myself.”
Craine said she and her
family have long made a project of “picking” from farms,
barns and country estates
to salvage, renovate and repurpose items and making a
business of it was their end
goal all along.
“We’ve been talking about
this for about eight years now
and I got up on a Sunday and
said, ‘let’s do this,’” Craine
said. “When we go out to
pick farms or barns or entire
estates – most of the stuff is
LAKE
picked up in our travels and
people call us and say they
have an estate or a barn.”
The Barn Yard Pickers
name comes from that hobbyturned-family business.
“We do lots of picking,
that’s where we got Barn
Yard Pickers,” Craine said.
“Sometimes we get a lot
of stuff and sometimes we
don’t.”
The decision to open in
Harpersfield Township was
partly a business move and
partly an investment in the
Craine’s home community.
“Harpersfield is home to
us,” Craine said. “We knew
we wanted to be in Harpersfield, we knew we wanted to
be around the wine people
and there’s a lot of wineries
here and get that group of
people because they seem to
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Craine and her daughterin-law as well as some local
vendors round out the selection.
“We do some older furniture – we’ll refurbish it, paint
it and change out the hardware,” Craine said. “We’ve
made some jewelry and tried
to get some glass for people
who collect glass.”
Barn Yard Pickers opens
July 2 and operates Wednesdays 3-8 p.m., Thursday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., closed Mondays and
Tuesdays.
The new shop at 1337
Harpersfield Rd. can be
reached at (440) 813-0612 or
on Facebook at facebook.com/
Barn-Yard-Pickers.
be the people who are interested in this sort of thing.”
Barn Yard Pickers is a
family affair that aims to
appeal to a wide array of
interests.
“It is just the two of us,”
Craine said. “My daughterin-law and my son helped
quite a bit and we’ve had a
lot of friends and family help
out. But it’s mostly just us.”
The shop contains a dizzying array of salvaged items
from farm and barn and appealing to anyone looking for
a bit of the countryside in
their home or garden.
“Our interests as far as
our picking goes – we like
the farm, we like the feed and
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animals,” Craine said. “So The Ashtabula Lions Club installs two new members on June 21, 2016. Lion President
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along those lines but also
some things for those people
who are. Lots of little things,
we tried to make sure we had
enough stuff for everybody’s
interest.”
Barn Yard Pickers interior
is festooned with signs, barn
stars and other vintage farmyard and country store items.
“We have lots of various
items – there’s just so much
stuff; mop buckets, signs – we
have a lot of signs – a lot of
stuff that’s related to wine
because of the wineries,”
Craine said. “We try to do a
little project corner so people
who want to do projects who
go on Pinterest or Etsy a lot
can get their windows or their
doors and we have barn wood
available for them.”
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Hampton Inn Ashtabula awarded 2016
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award
AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP - Hampton Inn Ashtabula has received a 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award. Now in its sixth year, the achievement celebrates
hospitality businesses that have earned great traveler reviews on the online TripAdvisor
site over the
past year.
To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least
four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.
“We are proud to be recognized by TripAdvisor with a Certificate of Excellence Award,”
said Brandy Conaway, general manager of Hampton Inn Ashtabula. “This honor is a testament to our dedication to exceptional customer service. We appreciate our guests giving
us excellent ratings on this site and helping us to achieve this recognition.”
Located at 2900 GH Drive in Austinburg, Hampton Inn Ashtabula offers amenities
including On the House breakfast each morning and Hampton’s On the Run(tm) Breakfast
Bags, available Monday through Friday. Additionally, it provides free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour
business center with complimentary printing and a fitness center.
Each guestroom includes the brand’s signature Clean and fresh Hampton bed(r). Designed as an extension of the guestroom, properties feature a Perfect Mix Lobby, with a
variety of seating and lighting options for both leisure and business travelers.
Hampton by Hilton properties participate in Hilton HHonors(r), the only hotel loyalty
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Site Solver
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Site Solver? Last
week’s photo was a
flag on Main Avenue
in Ashtabula. Linda
Licate correctly
guessed it. Guesses
for this week’s photo
can be sent in after 5
p.m. June 29 to (440)
576-9125 ext. 107.
Religion
Religious Briefs
munity Dinner on 4:30-6:30 p.m. July 21 in the pavilion behind
church. Join us for food and fun. There will be games for the kids Community dinners at Saybrook United Methodist Church: he
Saybrook United Methodist Church’s free community dinner is still
and face painting.
the last Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. at the church.
July 24 Austinburg: Blessing of the Animals/Worship in The
Park: First United Church of Christ, Austinburg, 2870 Route 307, Table Talk Luncheon offered monthly at Jefferson United Methwill hold a Blessing of the Animals/Worship in The Park on 10 a.m. odist Church: Once a month, a team of people gather to prepare a
Sunday, July 24. Bring your favorite pets and animals for All Things tasty lunch, decorate dining tables and provide a special afternoon
Bright and Beautiful. No animal will be refused in God’s peaceable for those who are shut-ins or nursing home residents. This ministry
is called Table Talk, and it’s held at noon the second Tuesday of
Kingdom. Coffee Hour included.
each month at the Jefferson United Methodist Church. Guests also
Ongoing
enjoy a program of music and a time of prayer. Anyone interested
Worship on Wednesday at Saybrook United Methodist Church: in either attending Table Talk or helping with it is welcome to call
Worship on Wednesday (WOW) Services will be held outside at the the church at 576-4561.
church gazebo every Wednesday except June 22, July 27 and Aug. Brown Bag Bible Study meets at the Pierpont Presbyterian
31. Services are held at Truesdell Park (Routes 45/20) on June 15 Church: The Pierpont Presbyterian Church holds a Brown Bag
and Aug 24. WOW will be held at the Saybrook Tonwship Park Bible Study every Thursday at noon. Bring a brown bag lunch and
(featuring the Jimmy Fuller Band & The Blues Project. All WOW enjoy Christian fellowship. After lunch, guests open their Bibles to
services begin at 6 p.m.
study Romans. Open to the public. Call the church at (440) 577Summer worship at the 1st United Church of Christ Austinburg: 1218 for more info.
The 1st United Church of Christ Austinburg announces Summer Bible Study group continues to meet: A Bible study group meets
Worship hours on 10 a.m. June 5 through Labor Day. The church is 7 p.m. every Thursday in Geneva. Open to the public - not affiliated
located on Route 307 just west of Route 45.
with or promoting any particular church denomination. Grab a coffee
Park services through Saybrook United Methodist Church: and join the group at McDonald’s in Geneva, located on Route 534
Beginning June 5 until Sept. 11, the Saybrook United Methodist north of I-90. Bring your Bible and any questions you might have.
Church service will be held at the Saybrook Township at 8:30 a.m. View the website at TheRemnantofIsrael.org or call (440) 228-6157.
First United Church of Christ, Austinburg, to hold recycling
event: The First United Church of Christ, Austinburg, invites you
to join them in a community recycling event on every third Saturday
of the month, from 9-11 a.m., July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17 and Oct.
15, at the church, 2870 Route 307, Austinburg. Accepted items are
#1 and #2 plastics (water, soda, milk and detergent bottles) rinsed
with the cap removed; rinsed aluminum cans; paper board (cereal
boxes), remove and discard liner, flatten box; and mixed paper –
newspaper, magazines, office paper and junk mail. Sorry, no glass
or steel cans accepted.
June 30 Austinburg Township: Children’s Story Hour: First
United Church of Christ, Austinburg, 2870 Route 307, Austinburg,
will hold a Children’s Story Hour at noon Thursday, June 30. Children are invited to join us for a story, craft and lunch.
July 3 Jefferson: First Congregational United Church of Christ:
The First Congregational United Church of Christ, 41 E. Jefferson
St., will have a 10 a.m. Worship with Supply Pastor: Rev. Kate
Walsh. Greeters: Paul and Linda Harley. 11:15 a.m. Faith Formation, Bob Boggs.
July 3 Jefferson: Farewell to the Rev. Kate Walsh: The First
Congregational United Church of Christ, 41 E. Jefferson St., will
gather for worship at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 3, and say goodbye and
wish the Rev. Kate Walsh many blessings as she will be leaving us
to continue her work in the EOA/WRA. Kate has been the pastoral
Supply minister since January 2016. Jefferson Service Unit of the Salvation Army can help with school clothing
JEFFERSON - Need help with your children’s school
clothing or shoes?
The Jefferson Service Unit of the Salvation Army may
be able to help if you live in the Jefferson, Rock Creek or
Dorset zip code areas.
Eligibility will be determined on the basis of annual
income. For example, the income of a family of four (two or
three children) cannot exceed $30,000. That of a family of
two (adult and child) cannot exceed $20,000.
Applications will be taken at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,
89 E. Satin Street, on Wednesday, July 20, from 10 a.m.
to noon and on Thursday, July 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. and on
Friday, July 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. Proof of income and residence (such as a utility bill) must be presented at this time
as well as the original Social Security card for each child.
Those eligible to receive assistance will be notified by
July 3 Plymouth Township: Independence Sunday Program:
The Plymouth United Methodist Church will have an Independence
Sunday Program on July 3, with special guests “Abe and Mary Todd
Lincoln,” played by John and Marion King.
July 8 Geneva: Gospel Singing: The Evangel Temple Church of
God, 3011 S. Myers Rd., Geneva, will hold gospel singing on 7
p.m. Friday, July 8.
July 10 Jefferson: First Congregational United Church of Christ:
The First Congregational United Church of Christ, 41 E. Jefferson
St., will have a 10 a.m. Worship with the Rev. John E. Werner.
Greeters: Paul and Linda Harley. 11:15 a.m. Faith Formation, Bob
Boggs. Sermon: “Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That!” On Sunday,
July 10, at 10 a.m., the church will welcome its new settled pastor,
Rev. John Werner! He will begin his journey with the church with
a special summer series. Please come to worship this Sunday and
welcome the church’s new settled pastor.
Geneva’s Christ Episcopal Church
to host Summer Yard Sale
July 11-15 Austinburg Township: Vacation Bible School: First
United Church of Christ, Austinburg, 2870 Rt. 307, will hold its
Vacation Bible School from 6-8:30 p.m. July 11-15. Surf Shack:
Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love. Registration forms availGENEVA - Christ Episcopal Church at 66 S. Eagle St. in
able at austinburgfirstucc.org.
Geneva is hosting a one-day yard sale in the lawn beside the
July 17-21 Geneva: Vacation Bible School: The Vacation Bible church on Saturday, July 9, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. At least 12
School will feature Ocean Commotion “Diving into Noah’s Flood” families are participating with items that include antiques,
at New Life Assembly of God, 1961 LaFevre Rd., Geneva. The collectibles, wooden furniture, books, kids’ stuff, china,
program is for children ages 3-12 with an adult class also, from glassware, baked goods and lots more! There will also be
6:30-8:45p.m., July 17-21. The nursery will be open for the little sandwiches and soft drinks for sale. The public is welcome.
Christ Church is located across the street from Pairings.
ones of parents attending class. Doors open at 6:15 for games and
registration. For more information, call 440-466-6093 or visit www. Money raised by the church at the sale will help fund Christ
Church outreach programs, such as helping the Geneva
newlifegeneva.com.
Food Pantry, supporting the church’s teen mom’s program
July 21 Austinburg: Community Picnic in the Park/Free Com- and extending the church’s veterans’ outreach effort.
munity Dinner: First United Church of Christ, Austinburg, 2870
For more information, call the church office at 440 466Route 307, will hold a Community Picnic in the Park/Free Com- 3706 on Tuesdays or Fridays.
mail. They will be able to spend a specific amount at the
Walmart in Ashtabula. Shopping is to be done within a
certain time frame, dates listed in the letter of notification.
For further information, call 576-ARMY.
This local unit of the Salvation Army relies on the generosity of our community. If you’d like to make a donation
to support their work, please mail your check to: Salvation
Army, c/o St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 89 E. Satin Street,
Jefferson, OH 44047. If you’re interested in learning more
about how our local unit works, please call them at 576-2769.
Jefferson First Baptist Church
to hold Vacation Bible School
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson First Baptist Church,
85 W. Jefferson St., will hold Vacation Bible School from
5:30-8 p.m. July 11-15, with a theme of “Get Moovin’ to a
Fun Time!”
The VBS will include devotions, music, crafts and games.
A light meal will be provided at promptly 5:30 p.m. The VBS
is open to kids going into kindergarten through seventh
grade in the fall of 2016.
It’s barnyard fun! Wear your bandanas and mosey on in
for a fun-filled week. The final night will be Friday, July
15. Meet some barnyard friends. Tennis shoes are required
daily for safety.
We will be having a fun competition between the boys
and girls. The group bringing in the most weight in coins
gets a surprise at the end of the week.
Donations are being accepted to support Operation
Christmas Child. Our own representative, Yvonne Woodworth, will give a brief presentation on the first night.
Pre-registration is suggested by calling the church at
576-1631, or come to the carnival from 2-4 p.m. July 9.
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CURT VARNER
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AUTO CARE
We take care of YOUR CAR...
as if it were our own.
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87 W. ASHTABULA ST.
JEFFERSON
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Portable Welding & Metal Works
Railings • Gates • Blacksmith
440-645-9362
4420 Main Ave. • Downtown Ashtabula
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440-992-8791
Nelson Sand & Gravel, Inc.
3642 St. Rt. 7 N., Andover
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Lantern
Beverage & Car Wash
“Your one stop party shop”
Dave Blashinsky
122 North Chestnut St.
440-576-9225
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B and R Tree Service (330)Lawn369-9435
Rolling
Stump Grinding
Free Estimates
Fully Insured
voicemail
Closed Sundays
Custom-built storage barns
built to your size and needs.
Buy direct — no dealers involved!
8x8 ...............$1,375
8x12.............$1,675
10x12 ..........$1,875
10x16 ..........$2,250
12x20 ..........$2,950
12x30 ..........$3,800
RENT TO OWN OPTION AVAILABLE
Ray & Brenda Glover, Owners
UPS • COPY & FAX
HOME AUDIO • VIDEO • TV • SECURITY & MORE
SATELLITE SALES & SERVICE • CROSLEY APPLIANCES
JIM & DONNA
1478 St. Rt. 46, Ste A, Jefferson
440.576.0003 • Fax: 440.576.0028
E-Mail: jim@j-delectronics.com
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Everyone Goes to Pizza Joe's!
1890 becomes “ALIVE” as you enter
the gates into the historic 19th century
Jefferson Depot Village
(1) 9-Cut Specialty Pizza
& (1) 9-Cut Cheese Pizza
Farm Cooperative
Pets • Livestock
Lumber • Building Materials
161 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson, Ohio
440-576-3010
www.wrfc.com
SHHH!
We have a Sweet
Surprise in the Works
Bonnie Smith
Owner/Operator
36 North Chestnut
Jefferson, OH 44047
440-969-4120
SUBWAY CATERS
to you!
Costumed interpreters let you peek into the past
in all the restored buildings and on the grounds.
Fashion Show Saturday at the
“Church in the Wildwood”
Lenox Cornet Bandwagon • Sunday 1:30 p.m.
Dixieland Band • Sunday 2 p.m.
July 9 &10
Just give us a call
and we’ll cater to you!
JEFFERSON
135 N. Chestnut St.
576-3004
WINDOWS - DOORS - SIDING
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Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jefferson Depot Village
147 East Jefferson Street, Jefferson, Ohio
(440) 576-0496 or (614) 507-5246
www.jeffersondepotvillage.org
Admission: $7.00
Children under 6 FREE • Free parking
CAN’T MAKE IT THIS WEEKEND?
1890 Tours
2909 State Rd.
Ashtabula
440-998-2707
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Live Here. Work Here. BANK HERE.
Stuff the Bus!
August 5th • 1-5pm
Groups welcome.
Call (440) 576-0496
or (614) 507-5246.
583 S. Broadway
Geneva
440-415-9900
99
51 N. Chestnut St., Jefferson, OH
Sun.-Thurs. 10:30-10pm • Fri. & Sat. 10:30-11pm
440-576-1111
Jefferson Delivery Hours:
Daily 11am-Close
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Nizen Motor Parts
& Home Hardware
57 East Jefferson St.
email nizenmotorparts@hotmail.com
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toll free 1-800-362-9213 • fax (440) 576-7605
Your Full-Service
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4 Complete Auto Repair
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4 Exhaust Repair or Replacement
4 Cooper Tires and Deka Batteries
4 Transmission Service
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BP of Jefferson
4 S. Chestnut St., Jefferson, OH 44047
Larry Bagley - Owner
576-1931
HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. • Sat. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Travel back in time to the 1890s while costumed tour
guides reenact the living history amidst restored buildings.
Open Saturday and Sunday 1-4 p.m. plus Monday and
Thursday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. or call for an appointment.
345 S. Chestnut St.
Jefferson
440-576-4382
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Follow the circuit-rider pastor, arriving Saturday morning
on horseback, for the 11 a.m. church service.
Pump-organ concert, make & take crafts, early skills,
dying & spinning, basketry, candle making, pottery,
herb garden tours, Lenox Bandwagon music,
storytelling, games, school & recess.
for only
Or email duttonjg@
hotmail.com
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VIDEO SURVEILLANCE EQ
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ALL SATELLITE SALES & SERVICE
JIM & DONNA
440-576-0003 • 440-576-0028 (f)
1478 State Rt. 46 N Ste. A, Jefferson
FOR ALL YOUR AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS!
BARRY’S
AUTO REPAIR
General Auto Repair • Light Truck Repair
Licensed
Dealer
369 Footville-Richmond Rd.
Jefferson, Ohio
(440) 576-8852
344 S. Chestnut Street, Jefferson
Open 7am-9pm • 7 Days A Week
Store 576-9122 Pharmacy 576-6258 Video 576-7557
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JEFFERSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
P.O. Box 100
Jefferson, OH 44047-0100
www.jeffersonchamber.com
Ph: 440-576-0133
------------2016 OFFICERS & BOARD OF CONTROL------------President, Patty Fischer, Clerk Treas., Village
Vice President, Pat Bradek
Rec Secretary, Mary Jo Braden, Lakeview
Treasurer, Dawn Fedarko, KeyBank
Membership, Heather Kovacic, JoAnn Whetsell, Bill Creed, Robert Callahan, Chris Miller and Scott Landis
Do you have
questions
about Medicare
or the
Affordable
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We Have Answers.
Home or Office
Consultations
NO OBLIGATIONS!
Happy 4th of July
Now Enrolling
Ashtabula County Technical & Career Center
WFD /Adult Fall Programs Beginning
in September 2016
Call 440.576.6015 for more information and to reserve your spot for one of the Orientation dates listed below.
* Attendance is required to complete the enrollment process. *
Workforce Orientation
June 22
5:30 p.m.
July 13 & 20
5:30 p.m.
August 17 & 24 5:30 p.m.
Location: “A” Complex – Room 104
Farrell
Insurance Agency
July 7
July 21
August 18
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
* Meet Instructors & Staff * Learn about Financial Aid * Tour the Labs *
Visit us at: www.atech.edu
Mike Farrell, Agent/Consultant
440-576-0839
farrellinsurance@hotmail.com
www.farrellinsurancequotes.com
Cosmetology Orientation
Adult Evening Part-time Instructor openings available.
All current positions pay $20/hr.
Automotive
CNC
Cosmetology
High Pressure Boiler Operator
HVAC
Hydraulics
Industrial Electricity
Microsoft Office
Nail Technology
Pneumatics
Interested or want to find out more?
Please contact: Ken Porter 440.576.5505 Ken.Porter@atech.edu
The Ashtabula County Technical & Career Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disabilities,
or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
1565 State Route 167 – Jefferson, Ohio 44047
www.LakeviewFCU.com
Ashtabula 998-2707
Jefferson 576-4382
Geneva 415-9900
Live Here,
Work Here,
Bank Here.
Medical Administrative Assistant Program
Certified Patient Care Technician Program
The primary goal of this course is to provide you with basic
knowledge of administrative functions in a medical office.
Completion of this course will prepare the student with
basic office skills for an entry level position as a Medical
Administrative Assistant.
This program prepares you for an entry-level position as
a Patient Care Technician. Emphasis is on technical skills
necessary to perform personal care to complex patients,
implementation of selection portions of care plans including
respiratory services, and rehabilitation services.
Prerequisite: STNA Preferred.
Hours: 600
Tuition: $4,700
Days: Monday - Thursday
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Dates: 09/06/16 - 05/22/17
Hours: 600
Tuition: $4,800
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Dates: 10/03/16 - 06/08/17
942 State Route 46 North
Jefferson, Ohio
Gated With
Concrete Driveways
Highly Visible Location
Unit Sizes: 5x10, 10x10,
10x15, 10x20, 10x30
We Also Sell Moving
Boxes And Supplies!
440-576-2971
Jefferson
Family Health Center
234 N. Chestnut St.
M-W-F: 11 am to 8:30 pm
Sat: 9 am to 6:30 pm
State Certified Hours: 1500
Tuition: $9,600
Includes Ohio State Board of
Cosmetology application and license fees
Now Recruiting for 2017 LPN - Licensed Practical Nursing
• College Credit offered by Franklin University
The LPN to RN Diploma Program at A-Tech offers a unique educational environment
that understands the learning needs of the LPN and can facilitate your educational
transition to the role of the registered nurse. The close interaction with faculty, small
group atmosphere, superior technology and supportive environment is the ideal
setting for you to reach your professional goals.
Licensed Practical Nursing is an eleven month program emphasizing general nursing
skills including medication administration. This program prepares students to take the
state licensing examination. Employment opportunities in practical nursing continue to
be abundant. The license can be transferred to any state.
Automotive Technology
Auto Body Introduction
Industrial Electricity
Prepare for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
Certificate Exam. This program includes both classroom
and lab instruction.
An introduction to the art of auto body repair. Students
learn types of tools needed, small dent repair, plastic fill,
sanding, and the use of paint guns, paint and primers and
finishing. Basic MIG welding included.
This is a 300 hour program to prepare students for
an entry-level maintenance position. Students learn
electrical concepts, AC/DC motor controls, circuit
theory, electrical troubleshooting, and PLCs.
Hours: 60
Tuition: $560
Days: Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dates: 09/20/16 - 11/23/16
Hours: 300
Tuition: $3,800
Days: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 6:00 p.m.- 10:15 p.m.
Dates: 09/07/16 - 06/05/17
Intro to Machine Trades
HVAC
Industrial Welding
This course will introduce you to a number of the machines
and processes used in the industry. Students Learn:
Milling Machines, Lathe Work (including Threading),
Surface Grinding, Shop Math, Measurement and Tools.
Qualify for employment in various heating and air
conditioning shops and businesses. Students learn
residential and light commercial HVAC, refrigeration, heat
pumps, HVAC field service and troubleshooting.
Hours: 95
Tuition: $750
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.
Dates: 11/10/16 – 02/09/17
Hours: 300
Tuition: $3,800
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
Dates: 09/06/16 - 06/06/17
• College Credit offered by Franklin University
Industrial Welding is a complete welding program offering
training in stick, MIG, and TIG processes. You also learn
Oxyacetylene cutting, Plasma cutting, Blueprint reading,
Basic math, Pipefitting, Fabricating.
Hours: 300
Tuition: $4,250
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
Dates: 09/06/16 - 06/08/17
Submit articles for the newsletter by the third
Thursday of the month to schindler.jessicad@
gmail.com or call 440-812-1848
Real Estate
Service Since 1908
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REALTORS - APPRAISERS
ASHTABULA
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225 Broad St.
A collaborative event with the
Jefferson Historical Society
that will explore the culture
of slavery, slavery auctions,
and a chance to meet Joshua
Giddings in person.
July 25th at 6PM
“Discover Ashtabula County’s
Underground Railroad
Connections”
WATER TREATMENT,
POOLS & SPAS,
SALES, SERVICE
& INSTALLATION
895 Route 46 N
Jefferson, Ohio
440-576-5421
Other events include
Christmas in July for kids,
movie night, Friday morning
stitching club, and our
summer reading party finale
with prizes and food.
Basic Computer class will be
offered again in a three-part
series, beginning July 30th.
1) Meet your PC
2) Manage your PC
3) Master your PC
www.atech.edu • 440-576-6015
1565 State Route 167
The Ashtabula County Technical &
Career Center does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, sex, disabilities,
or age in its programs and activities and
provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and
other designated youth groups.
EDWARD R. CURIE
VICKIE TAYLOR
BROKER/OWNER
Miller
Realty Co.
The
of Jefferson, Ohio
JEFFERSON
34 S. Chestnut Street
44 N. CHESTNUT ST.
JEFFERSON
JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!
576-2811
The Covered Bridge Festival
would like to thank everyone
who stopped by and visited
with us at Village Days.
We hope to have the mini
bridge set up at the Conneaut
4th of July festivities.
Stop in at the office on business days from 9:30-3 to
check out the new souvenirs
coming in.
We will have the 2017 calendars available soon!
Membership in the Jefferson
Area Chamber includes
membership in NOACC,
Providing Superior Business
Benefits to Chamber Members
for over 10 Years, for details
visit www.noacc.org.
Free Anthem Health Insurance Quote:
www.chambersaver.com/noacc
1-800-895-9390
BIG event at
Henderson in July:
Hours: 1500
Tuition: $10,750 (subject to change)
Days: Monday - Friday
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Dates: September 2017
Hours: 1403
Tuition: $14,000 (subject to change)
Days: Tuesday - Friday
Time: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Dates: 2016-17 - 08/09/16 - 08/16/17 OR 2017-18 - 08/08/17 - 08/22/18
INFINITY RESOURCES, INC.
www.TheJobsNetwork.com
The Henderson Library will
be closed July 3-4 for the
4th of July holiday.
Crystal
Clear
Water
Time: 2:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Dates: 09/06/16 - 12/14/17
Class of 2016
ACMC
Express Care
Conneaut
Family Health Center
354 W. Main Rd.
Mon-Sat: 9 am to 8:30 pm
• College Credit offered by Franklin University.
This program thoroughly prepares you for the Ohio State
Board of Cosmetology exam and includes all lab skills and
classroom theory knowledge.
LPN to RN Diploma Program
Hours: 1090
Tuition: $8,250
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
Start Date: 09/19/16
HERITAGE
MINI STORAGE
Cosmetology Program
Upcoming
Henderson
Memorial
Library Events
Haines
Memorials,
LTD.
Lauri
Haines Allen
A Reputation for
Quality Care
• Skilled rehabilitation — state-of-the-art programs
• Long-term care
• In-house dialysis
• Serene and peaceful setting
1640 State Rt. 46 N.
Jefferson, OH 44047
Our family taking care
of your family
Bus: 440-576-2637
Fax: 440-576-2638
hainesmem@suite224.net
www.hainesmemorials.com
222 E. Beech Street
(440) 576-0060
Farm Cooperative
Pets
Livestock
Lumber
Building Materials
161 E. Jefferson St.
Jefferson, Ohio
440-576-3010
www.wrfc.com
Priceless
Mattress
A GREAT LAY
131 N. Chestnut
(Next to Subway)
440-576-3301
10am-5pm Tues-Sat
Closed Sun & Mon
Take the Ride...
You Will be
Pleasantly
Surprised!

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