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JAHS Senior Leadership spreads
cheer to Catholic Charities
Geneva High School
National Honor Society
taps new members
submitted photos
Sitting, from left to right, are Senior Leadership members Emily Smock, Courtney Fularz and Kaycee Fusco;
standing, from left to right, Frankie Fioritto, Lauren Buzzard, Natalie Hamski, Alyssa Irons and Emily Sukalac.
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
Photos by Jan Perala for Geneva Schools
Geneva High School’s newly minted National Honor Society members
are Sydney Van Hoy, Derek Studer, Brittani Kurt and Taylor Stoltz.
BY JAN PERALA
Geneva Area City Schools
tion’s preeminent recognition society for secondary school students
at a ceremony in the spring where
GENEVA - Geneva High School they will be feted by peers, parents,
paid tribute to four highly accom- grandparents, teachers and school
plished students in the Class of administration. They were intro2016 when they were tapped for duced at a recognition luncheon
membership in National Honor hosted by National Honor Society
Society in December. Sydney Van members after their surprise tapHoy, Derek Studer, Taylor Stoltz ping on Dec. 17.
and Brittani Kurt will be formally
See NHS page 9A
inducted as members of the na-
JEFFERSON - The Senior Leadership Club at Jefferson Area High
School spread some Christmas
cheer to Catholic Charities when
students attended St. Joseph’s
Church for the annual Catholic
Charities Christmas party.
“Each year I take 14 members
of my Senior Leadership group
and we deliver 100 toiletry gift
bags, decorate, help serve lunch,
sing Christmas Carols and spread
a little Christmas joy,” Advisor
Michael Barney said.
Barney said the group also
spends $500 from its proceeds it
makes during the annual PowderPuff game to purchase items to
distribute at the annual Christmas
dinner.
Catholic Charities Executive
Director Lynn Zalewski said the
attendees at the Christmas party
are individuals who are in the
organization’s Representative Payeeship Program, which provides
financial management for benefits
of individuals who are incapable of
managing their Social Security or
SSI payments.
“The benefit is typically a disability benefit as the majority of
individuals in the program have
a severe mental health diagnosis.
Our caseworker is responsible for
ensuring that all basic needs are
met from each individual’s benefit.
The program participants are often
vulnerable and are in great jeopar-
dy of exploitation,” Zalewski said.
Zalewski said the program
helps prevent homelessness and
ensures that rent and utilities are
prioritized and paid.
“An average benefit is a little
more than $700 per month, so,
as you might imagine, there is
very little left over after basic
needs are met. This is why the
Christmas party and the gifts that
the students prepare are so very
important. This luncheon may
be the only Christmas for some,”
Zalewski said.
In addition to preparing the gift
bags, the Jefferson students decorate the tables, serve the luncheon
and lead Christmas carols.
See JAHS page 8A
Jefferson Mayor gives Ashtabula City employees to receive
state-of-the-village address
1.5-percent raise in May 2017
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - Village of Jefferson Mayor Judy Maloney gave
her state-of-the-village address
during a Jefferson Village Council
meeting on Monday, Jan. 4.
“Again, the village has ended
the year within the self-imposed
15-percent cash carryover,” Maloney said. “The department heads,
administration and council are
very watchful in the spending of
taxpayers’ dollars.”
Maloney then shared a rundown of the major projects the village completed during 2015:
— The Pine Street and North
Market Street Ohio Public Works
Commission culvert replacement
project costing about $590,000
was completed with the planting
of 400 trees and 400 shrubs costing $20,000.
— The East Jefferson Street
culvert replacement project, estimated to cost $128,800, was
completed during 2015 by village
employees. The total finished costs
were $75,120. “Village employees
saved us $53,679 on the project,”
Maloney said.
— Paving of Susan, Beverly,
Uselma and South Market streets,
and chip and seal, amounted to
$183,000.
— Durapatcher repairs increased this year, saving over
$30,000 in street-repair costs. The
Durapatcher allowed the village
to make spot, full-depth repairs
before repaving or chip and seal
on: Susan, Uselma, South Market,
Spruce, Woodside, Frayer and East
Erie streets.
— Additional Durapatcher repairs were completed on different
village-owned parking lots and
streets in the village.
— Completed $13,935.21 of inkind work for the Jefferson Area
Local Schools District as part of
the village’s purchase agreement.
This total in-kind amount includes
$7,849.12 for the School Resource
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA - Ashtabula City employees will
receive a 1.5-percent raise in the spring of 2017.
During a meeting last month, Ashtabula City
Council passed ordinances authorizing City Manager
Jim Timonere to enter into three-year collective
bargaining agreements with the firefighters, police
and other union employees.
The agreements are with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local No. 165, Fraternal
Order of Police, Lodge No. 26, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,
Ohio Council 8, Local No. 1197. The contracts are
effective from May 1, 2015, though April 30, 2018.
Under the agreements, the affected city employees
will receive a 1.5-percent increase in pay effective
the first pull pay period in May 2017, according to
city officials.
“I commend the manager and finance director on
all their efforts to complete these contracts with the
unions. They have done an excellent job in keeping
the city fiscally responsible,” Council President J.P.
Ducro IV said.
Council also passed an ordinance giving the nonbargaining unit employees a 1.5-percent pay increase
in May of 2017.
See MAYOR page 4A
“The non-union contracts mirrored the changes
that were a part of the union contracts,” Ducro said.
Council also dealt with other legislation relating to contracts and agreements during the midDecember meeting.
Council passed an ordinance authorizing Timonere to enter into a contract with the Ashtabula
County Public Defender for the purpose of providing
indigent services for one year.
The cost is not to exceed $23,000, payable in four
quarterly installments of $5,750.
Council also:
— Passed an ordinance amending the traffic control map and file to prohibit parking between 10 p.m.
and 5 a.m. in parking spaces adjacent to South Park
on West 49th Street and West 50th Street.
— Passed an ordinance authorizing the city manager to enter into easement agreements with the
Ashtabula County Metropark Board for a recreational pathway over city properties and rights-of-way.
— Passed an ordinance authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with the Ashtabula
County Animal Protective League. The APL will
board dogs seized by officers and agents of the city
in the performance of their duties. The city shall pay
the APL the sum of $85 per dog.
— Renewed the agreement with Community Care
Ambulance for ambulance and medical transportation services for another four years, beginning Jan.
1, 2016.
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Citizens of the Year gather
Past Geneva Area
Chamber of Commerce
Citizens of the Year
gathered for a photo
during the Chamber’s
annual dinner at SPIRE
in December. Pictured,
standing, from left, are
Douglas Braun, James
Santiago, Tony Long,
Shirley F. Lehmann,
Evan Jahn, Jr., and Terri
Vincent; and sitting, left
to right, Myke Anderson,
Mary Kay Gersin, 2015
Citizen of the Year Henry
Metzler, Sue Ellen Foote
and David Foote, Jr.
Stephen Shinault awarded Doctor of
Chiropractic Degree from National
University of Health Sciences
LOMBARD, Ill. (December 31, 2015) - In a commencement ceremony held on December 17th, 2015, Stephen
Shinault of Ashtabula received the Doctor of Chiropractic
degree from National University of Health Sciences.
“We are very proud of Stephen, as National University’s
Doctor of Chiropractic program is one of the most demanding of its kind in the country,” says President Joseph Stiefel
of National University.
National University offers a wide range of degrees in
health sciences, including degrees in chiropractic and
naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, oriental medicine,
massage therapy, and biomedical sciences.
PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELL
New Lyme Township
stays the course
BY ANGELO VELOTTA
Gazette Newspapers
Edelman and [Fiscal Officer] Wendi O’Brien got
re-elected,” Stringfellow also
NEW LYME TOWNSHIP said of news from New Lyme
- In 2015, New Lyme Town- in 2015.
Looking forward into
ship stayed the course.
“Everything’s running to 2016, Stringfellow said,
smooth,” Trustee Mark “We don’t have the funds
available [for any major
Stringfellow said.
Throughout the year, the projects.]”
One thing he did mention
township just kept up with
and maintained all of the that he would like to tackle
next year is “cleaning out
basic duties of a township.
“Both [Trustee] Brian more ditches.”
Plymouth Township trustees
PV1 Christopher Morgan
reorganize for 2016
graduates from basic training
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP - The Plymouth Township trustees held their
organizational meeting on
Wednesday, Dec. 30.
During the meeting, the
Plymouth Township trustees set their regular meeting dates for 2016, Fiscal
Officer Maryann Stevenson
said.
“They will meet on the
first and third Tuesdays of
the month, except in March
and November when the
first meeting of the month
will have to be changed due
to the elections,” Stevenson
said.
The trustees elected
Dave Waldron as chairperson. Debbie Friedstrom was
elected vice-chairperson.
In other meetings, the
Plymouth Township Volunteer Firefighters Dependency Fund board met at 6:45
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, for its
organizational meeting.
U.S. Army Pvt. Christopher A. Morgan has graduated
from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied
the Army mission, history, tradition and core values,
physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in
basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare
and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading,
field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic
first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
Morgan is the son of Denise and James Morgan of Roaming Shores, Ohio.
He is a 2015 graduate of Shady Spring High School,
Shady Spring, W.Va.
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Ashtabula City Council honors
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ASHTABULA - Ashtabula City
Council honored different organizations
and businesses that have made a lasting impact on the community during its
meeting on Monday, Dec. 21.
Council first recognized Dr. Timothy Kalil and the Ashtabula County
Medical Center, represented by Tina
Stasiewski, Director of Marketing at
ACMC, for their work in bringing and
sustaining the city’s very successful
Walnut Beach “Bands-on-the-Beach.”
City officials then recognized the
businesses that have celebrated 10-plus
years in the city.
“A few meetings ago, we presented
a resolution to Michael’s Furniture in
recognition of their 74th year of doing
business, all of which have been on our
Main Avenue,” Council President J.P.
Ducro IV said. “Ashtabula Downtown
Development Association (ADDA),
Imagine Ashtabula (who is now a part
of ADDA), St. Peter’s Episcopal Church,
My Neighborhood Group and the Greater Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce
have worked tirelessly to promote our
downtown community, which had fallen
on hard times. With the restoration of
the former Hotel Ashtabula for Signature Health services, we have seen, and
without a doubt will continue to see,
a great resurgence in our downtown.”
Earlier in the year, after city officials learned of Michael’s Furniture’s
milestone, and milestones of a few other
downtown businesses, it was suggested
that other downtown area businesses
and organizations celebrating 10-plus
years also be recognized.
“By doing so, it will show the public
there has been, and continues to be, a
commitment to our downtown area that
may not be realized,” Ducro said.
Pastor Michael Meranda of Messiah
Lutheran Church, located on Route 20,
offered to take on the task of gathering
the needed information. He set out on
foot and spent the summer (and beyond)
visiting each downtown area address
from West 58th Street to Route 20,
collecting that information. Meranda
remained in close contact with Clerk of
Council LaVette Hennigan, reporting
his progress. In October, he presented
her with his findings.
Hennigan commenced with contacting those businesses that met the 10plus years timeframe.
Some of the businesses had representatives at the meeting to accept
resolutions in their honor. The other
businesses will receive their resolutions
once they have been reached.
Honored businesses and organizations include:
• Schoneman Inc., 16 years
Owners - Steve and Sharon Schoneman
• Casa Capelli Restaurant, 20 years
Owners - Oscar & Alexandra Tomasio
• Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County,
19 years
Executive Director Lynn Zalewski
• Christy Tobias Salon, 21 years
Owner Christy Tobias and Associate
Yvonne Klingler
• KeyBank, 22 years
Branch Manager – Michelle McClure
• Capitena’s Floral and Gift Shoppe, 26 years
Owner Gary Capitena
• Lakeside Pizza Inc., dba Domino’s, 29 years
Owner Robert McNicholas
• Outdoor Army Navy Store, 30 years
Owner – William Hyland
• FirstMerit Bank, N.A., 30-plus years
Branch Manager Mitchell Jones
• Chalk Box-Get Fit. LLC, 35 years
Owners David & Cathy Speelman
• Salvation Army Family Store/Adult Rehabilitation Center, 35 years
Head Administrator Major Unruh, Store
Manager Cheryl Golding and Senior Sales
Associate Cynthia Uhase
• Nassief Honda, 44 years
Owner Todd Nassief
• Paul E. Madar & Associates, Inc., dba
Madar Appraisal Company, 45 years
Owner Roberta Madar-Pruett
• Ace Parts Company, Inc., 75 years
Owner – Douglas Adams
• VFW Post 943, 83 years
Post Commander Robert Moore
• The Ashtabula Star Beacon, 83 years
Publisher Jaime Beacom
• The A. Louis Supply Company, 110 years
Owner Rick Coblitz
• Ducro Funeral Services and Crematory,
115 years
Owner Sue Curtis Ducro and co-owner J.P.
Ducro IV
• Franklin Blair Title Agency, 12 years
Owners Debra Blair and Michael Franklin
• Elmer J. Ford Insurance Agency, Inc.,
15 years
Owner Paul L. Ford
• Lofthouse Bookstore, closing after 15 years
Owners Ed and Sandy Loftus
• Bartone’s Reconditioning, 16 years
Owners Nicholas Anthony and Michael
Lee Bartone
• Steve’s Car Care, 16 years
Owner Steve Wheeler
• Styles by Ken & Company, 30 years
Owner Kenneth Vanek
• Bret J. Cimorell, Attorney at Law, 30 years
Owner Bret Cimorell
• Ultimate Appearance Inc., 31 years
Owner Jane Haines
• Greater Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce,
30-plus years
Director of Member Services/Office Manager Lori Johnston
• Warren Young PPL, 93 years
Owner Stu Cordell
Pierpont making pizzas for
volunteer fire department
BY ANGELO VELOTTA
Gazette Newspapers
PIERPONT TOWNSHIP
- Everybody loves a fresh,
homemade pizza!
And starting Friday, Jan.
8, 2016, the Pierpont Volunteer Fire Department will
hold its annual pizza sale.
The volunteer fire department has been holding this
pizza sale since back in the
1980s, and this year it is run
by Tom Marshall.
“We make dough, several people make dough, our
homemade recipe,” Sheila
Woodard said.
When talking about how
the pizza ordering will go,
Woodard said, “Well, starting
Friday at about 12:30 or one
o’clock, people will come in
and bake about 140 crusts.”
“Then around 5 p.m.,
we will open for orders to
be placed, customized and
baked - or they can take
them home unbaked,” Woodard added.
The Pierpont Volunteer
Fire Department will be
serving these homemade pizzas up from 5-8 p.m., or until
all of the pizzas are sold out.
The pizza sale will take
place every Friday in January starting the 8th, and
throughout February also.
All of the proceeds will
go to the numerous things
needed around the firehouse.
“You know how expensive gear is,” Woodard said.
“It’s $14,000 to $15,000 a
year insurance just for our
vehicles.”
When talking about the
community response, Woodard said, “We sell over 100,
which I think is really good.”
Now since everyone’s
mouths are watering, here’s
the ordering information.
Remember, starting Friday, Jan. 8, you can call the
non-emergency line only,
which is (440) 577-1190, to
order starting at 5 p.m.
And the pizza pickup will
take place at 6006 Marcy
Road in Pierpont.
The fundraiser again will
run from Fridays, Jan. 8,
through the last Friday in
February, the 26th, from 5
p.m. until sold out.
Come support your local
volunteer fire department
and enjoy a slice of homemade pizza!
Jefferson Recreation Director resigns
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - Jefferson Recreation Director
Allison Brown is resigning
from the position to accept
another job.
Jefferson Village Council accepted her letter of
resignation during its
meeting on Monday, Jan.
4.
Brown turned in her
letter to Village Administrator Terry Finger on
Dec. 29.
“She has been offered
and taken a new position,”
Finger said.
Brown wrote in her letter:
“Please accept this letter of resignation from the
position of Recreation Director, effective two weeks
from today. My last day at
[the] recreation center will
be Jan. 9, 2016.
“I have accepted a position with another company that will further my
growth and development in
my career. I have enjoyed
working at [the] Community Center and will miss my
colleagues and customers.
However, this new position
will challenge my growth
and further my career.
“During the next two
weeks, I am willing to help
you in any way to make
the transition as smooth
as possible. This includes
assisting in recruiting and
training my replacement.
Please let me know if there
is anything specific that
you would like me to do.
“Again, it has been a
pleasure working as a part
of the Village of Jefferson.
“Best regards, Allison
Brown”
Village officials have
scheduled a meeting next
week on Tuesday, Jan. 12,
to discuss the future plans
for the recreation department. The meeting will
also include a discussion
about potentially placing
a 1-mill levy for recreation
on the November ballot.
“I’ll fill in over there
until we get a new plan in
place,” Finger said.
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Village officials sworn in
Ashtabula Township announces
Christmas tree pick-up schedule
ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - The Ashtabula Township Road Department asks all residents who have
Christmas trees and would like them picked up to
remove all decorations, lights and any other items
attached to the tree and place them in the road right
of way.
The crew will pick them up in January, weather
permitting.
Christmas Tree Pickup
scheduled in Ashtabula
PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Judge Robert Wynn swore in re-elected Mayor Judy
Maloney, Councilor Lon Damon and Councilor Frank
Snyder during a Jefferson Village Council meeting on Judge Robert Wynn swore in re-elected Councilor Frank
Monday, Jan. 4. Pictured here is Damon signing the Snyder during a Jefferson Village Council meeting on
Monday, Jan. 4. Snyder is signing his paperwork.
necessary paperwork, with Wynn by his side.
Community invited to meeting on new Route 534 Corridor project
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
GENEVA - The Route 534
Corridor area will hopefully
soon be part of the largest
official cycling route network
in the world, according to City
of Geneva officials.
With this proposed project,
local and Ohio Department
of Transportation officials
are looking for community
members’ input on locations
and services.
Route 534 is slated to be
part of the proposed Route
30 in the U.S. Bicycle Route
System, a network of routes
that is being planned by
the American Association of
State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO),
and other federal and state
transportation agencies, according to Amanda White,
Geneva’s Zoning and Community Development specialist.
While the route is tentatively to be placed directly
on Route 534, there are possibilities to be explored, White
said.
“Now is the time for the
community to discuss how
best to create a safe, enjoyable
path that encourages physical
activity and exploration of the
many destinations within the
534 Corridor,” White said.
A public meeting aimed at
gathering community input
on cycling and pedestrian
needs as well as current conditions in the 534 Corridor
will take place in two sessions from 1-3 p.m. and 5 to 7
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the
SPIRE Institute.
The community input
meeting is being held by
the 534 Civic Improvement
Corporation Active Transportation Subcommittee, as
they work to draft the area’s
Active Transportation Plan,
White said.
White said attendees will
have an opportunity to provide input on the development
of future bicycle and sidewalk
routes in the 534 Corridor
and Geneva City area, as
well as view maps of current
conditions.
They can also leave written comments regarding concepts for future bike lanes and
sidewalks, and identify routes
with low traffic, good scenery
and connectivity to services
and amenities.
Organizers hope to hear
about the routes residents
currently use for cycling and
walking, in addition to any
barriers that may exist to
cycling within the city or to
cycling destinations.
Advisory council members
will be on hand to assist
attendees and answer questions, White said.
Rotarians plan for new year
BY WJ KEACH
Gazette Newspapers
ORWELL – Dan Koziol has been a
member of the Rotary for more than
two years, and president of the Rock
Creek/Grand Valley Rotary for eight
months. He said the groups will soon
be making plans for 2016.
“On Jan. 13, the five area clubs
are meeting at the Jefferson Library
[Henderson Memorial Public Library], 54 E. Jefferson Street. This
is what we call a cluster meeting
where all the clubs come together. We
will discuss the summer Bike Rally,”
Koziol said.
Koziol said the summer event is
likely going to be changed from May
to later in the summer, probably
June.
Koziol added that a Scholarship
Breakfast is planned for a date in
March yet to be determined.
“The Scholarship Breakfast is
going to be held at the Country
Neighbor, 39 South Maple in Orwell,”
Koziol said. “It’s a fundraising event
MAYOR
Officer and $6,086.09 for additional work requested by the
school.
— The original in-kind amount was $150,000. At the end
of 2015, the balance remaining is $76,599.67.
— Completed flooding improvements in the Elliott allotment between Beverly and Susan streets, amounting to
$48,819. Residents’ charges were $7,486.
— Continued all normal services: sidewalk snow plowing, repair, replacement, tree trimming, removal of leaves/
grass, brush, Christmas tree pick up, ditch cleaning, road
repair and others.
— Renewed the police-dispatching contract to be provided by the Ashtabula Police Department at the current
price of $30,000.
— Completed the first full year of occupancy of the former
elementary school building. The police department takes
about one third of the building. The police department also
utilizes the open floor space for the in-house training and
state-mandated training provided by outside paid instructors. The Meals on Wheels program by Community Action
continues to rent the kitchen area for 40 hours per week for
food preparation on a five-year contract. Journey Church
rents the main room for 24 hours per week. The Community
Center holds classes in the main room and the main room
is available for rent for large parties.
— Police enforcement remains at a high level to make
sure residents and visitors are safe in Jefferson.
— The Fire Department maintains a well-trained staff
of volunteer firefighters.
— The Wastewater Plant continues its exemplary opera-
to raise money for Grand Valley High
School seniors. It is to help with the
cost of college. We expect to grant
$500 to two students.”
The Scholarship Breakfast will
cost $10. The event will begin at 8
a.m., ending at 9:30 a.m.
The Rotarians meet every Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. To join the
Rock Creek/Grand Valley Rotary, or
for information about the Rotary or
the upcoming Scholarship Breakfast,
Koziol said he can be reached at (440)
862-6575.
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tion with praise from the Environmental Projection Agency,
while the newly issued operations permit requires two
improvements: eliminate chlorine treatment and eliminate
storm-water infiltration to prevent overflow into the stream.
— The village paid off the police building loan of $93,091
and paid $156,060 off the Mulberry Street construction loan.
The final payment of $33,100 will be paid in 2016.
— The village purchased two new police cruisers and
computers/radios at $72,122; a new dump truck, backhoe
and mower at $162,000; and fire turn-out gear at $10,800.
— “Our efforts working with Aqua Ohio (our water
supplier) continue to yield new improvements, including
replacing old water lines at South Elm Street and East Erie
Street which yield better flow rates for fire protection and
morning showers,” Maloney said.
— Aqua Ohio also donated a baseball backstop for Giddings Park for T-ball and pick-up baseball games.
— The village’s job base continues to improve with new
additions at Next Dimensions at 223 S. Spruce and ZehrcoGiancola Company, Inc., at 382 E. Erie St. ADA Solutions,
Inc. purchased the former Pickens building for expansion
purposes. King Luminaire purchased 70 acres behind its
current plant, which abuts Nassief’s property, for future
expansion and possible annexation. “All the downtown
business locations are occupied except the theater and Tom
David’s car lot,” Maloney said.
“I want to thank all of our employees for their dedication
and hard work that makes this village a safe and welcoming
place to live and visit,” Maloney said. “We are all looking
forward to another great year, 2016, in Jefferson.”
ASHTABULA - The City of Ashtabula began to pick up
live Christmas Trees curbside starting with the Harbor
area Sunday night, Jan. 3, during third shift. Trees in the
remaining Wards will be picked up the week of Jan. 11.
The Harbor route will include the areas from Walnut
Boulevard south to W. 19th St. (Carpenter Rd.) and west
of the Ashtabula River to the City limits. The Ward route
will encompass all other areas.
The trees should be placed on the tree lawn and must
have all decorations and lights removed.
If you have any questions, please contact the Public
Works Department at 993-7036.
Letters To The Editor
Thank you from the Jefferson
Unit of the Salvation Army
The Jefferson Unit of the Salvation Army would like to
sincerely thank everyone for their generous support during
our Christmas kettle collection. We were very blessed to
have received a total of $14,149, which will be used to assist
people in need in the Jefferson, Rock Creek and Dorset zip
codes throughout the year 2016.
We’d also like to thank both Jefferson Golden Dawn
and Thorne’s Bi-Lo for allowing us to set up kettles in
their stores. We were very blessed to have volunteer bell
ringers from the following churches: St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, Eagleville Bible Church, Jefferson United Methodist Church, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and their Knights
of Columbus, First Baptist Church, Dorset Baptist Church,
Jefferson First Congregational United Church of Christ,
Jefferson Church of the Nazarene, the Community Church
of God in Christ, Bethel Bible Church and First United
Church of Christ of Austinburg. Area clubs and groups
who also rang the bell were from the Forgiven Chapter
of Christian Motorcyclists Association, Cub Scout Pack
41, Boy Scout Troop 41, Jefferson Rotary Club, Girl Scout
Troop 891. Also, there were individuals and families who
stepped forward to take a turn ringing the bell.If anyone is
interested in learning more about how our Unit works, or
in serving on our volunteer Board, please feel free to call
our phone line, 576-ARMY.
God bless you all
Pastor Fred Grimm
Thank you for support
of HALO program
Thank you to all who helped make the HALO Christmas
program work so smoothly this year in the Jefferson area.
Thank you to all the volunteers who took applications and
helped sort and distribute gifts and to St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church and Pastor Fred Grimm, who offered their facilities
Thank you to all who opened their hearts and wallets to
help make a better Christmas for our fellow citizens: Eagleville Bible Church, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Jefferson
United Methodist Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dorset Baptist Church, Bulah
United Methodist Church, Jefferson Baptist Church Sunday
School class, Jefferson Rotary, Jefferson Police Department,
employees at the Jefferson Area Local School Board office,
Jefferson High School Band, the Ashtabula County Adult
Probation office, Speedway employees and customers,
Jefferson Gazette Newspapers employees, Jefferson Area
Junior High Student Council and NHS, Jefferson third
grades, JAHS Philanthropy Club, Cub Scout Pack 41, Jefferson Grange, Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson
Community Center and Senior Center, Andover Eagles and
many families and individuals.
A special thank you goes to the U.S. Marine Corps and
Toys for Tots who provide toys for all those children not
directly adopted.
Many of the families with children under 18 and several
adult households were helped by individuals or groups.
Those households that were not helped directly received
gifts and food through money donated and the county-wide
HALO program. There were 124 households helped in some
way this year.
Thank you to all!
Mary Howe
Jefferson-Area HALO coordinator
Winter scenes from around the Geneva area
photos by dee riley
Helen Fobes and Covered Bridge Queen Heather Hill
help serve hot dogs for the kids at a holiday party at
Jewel’s Dance Hall.
The oldest Eileen Kusar, 79 years old, holds the youngest,
Luigi’s Pizza shop has been Brandon Walser, 3 months, at a holiday party at Jewel’s
in business for about two Dance Hall.
months now and was
very busy feeding hungry
parade goers in Geneva.
Laura Maniccia gets a
pizza ready to go.
Site Solver
LEFT: Sam Rettinger
from Kingsville hitches
up Tony and Hawk
to pull his carriage
during a parade in
Geneva. Rettinger
owns Whispery Pines
Carriage Rides.
Austinburg Elementary students provide
creature comforts for furry friends at APL
photo by stefanie Wessell
Have you seen this Site Solver? Last week’s photo
was the KeyBank/Ashtabula Municipal Building on
Main Avenue. Vance Kean and Angela Knapp guessed
it. Guesses for this week’s photo can be sent in after 5
p.m. Jan. 6 to (440) 576-9125 ext. 107.
Photo by Jan Perala for Geneva Schools
Before the holiday break, students in Angela Knapp’s Austinburg Elementary classroom made sure that their furry
friends at the Ashtabula County Animal Protective League had their creature comforts as they waited for a family
to bring them home. The students organized a donation drive to provide the APL with pet food, treats, toys and
needed supplies. Helping to fill a care package with some of the bagged and canned pet food, chews, jerky
treats, squeaky toys and other pet needs they collected are (back from left) classroom assistant Rose McKiethan,
Preston Moran, classroom aide Tim Gran, Marisa Chambers, Billy Hipps, Adam Nicholson, Gavin Olive, Skyler Dimos,
Dustin Taft and teacher Angela Knapp.
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or bundling the cost of Cross Country into the school’s athletics
budget to begin with and spreading the deficit among all the teams.
Throughout January, the Gazette will present “A Year in
Review,” detailing the highlights of the year in the newspaper’s
Ashtabula and Geneva coverage area. This week’s review will cover
January through March 2015.
Jan. 7
January
State-of-the-art Alzheimer’s treatment facility on track for
Saybrook
SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP - A $6 million, state-of-the-art Alzheimer’s treatment facility is coming to the old Dahlkemper’s in
Saybrook Township that will expand on programs already in place
at The Lantern of Madison care facility.
Saybrook Township Trustee Bob Brobst said this is extremely
important for the community.
“I’ve had quite a few people want to talk about it that have family
or other loved ones diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s. This
is going to help bring employment with 60 to 70 jobs, economic
growth and a tremendous help for people that are afflicted,” he said.
“I didn’t know how valuable having a facility like this was at
first. Then I began to learn far more people than I knew are affected
with these conditions. This is an extreme situation,” Brobst said.
Brobst said Jean Makesh, the man responsible for the project, is
known in his field not only nationwide but worldwide.
“The area’s original Alzheimer’s treatment center is on State
Route 528 in Madison inside the old NEO Hospital. Jean has really expanded on treating this disease,” he said. The current plan
involves completely remodeling the building at an estimated total
of $6 to $7 million.
Jan. 14
Ashtabula receives $38,000 grant for Walnut Beach project
ASHTABULA - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR) recently approved more than $2.8 million in NatureWorks
state grants to assist communities across Ohio develop and improve
public access to outdoor recreation facilities.
“These grants will allow communities to increase green space,
update playground equipment and picnic areas, and spend time
with their families, which helps improve the quality of life for everyone that calls our great state home,” said ODNR Director James
Zehringer.
In 2015, the ODNR NatureWorks grant program will provide
funding for 80 community-based projects to create and renovate
parks and outdoor recreation areas. The grants will support the
acquisition of more than 23 acres of green space, the development
or improvement of 21 playgrounds, 12 shelters and gazebos, seven
park restrooms, two spray-splash pads, a skate park and dozens of
other local improvement projects that will help make Ohio’s park
infrastructure more enjoyable for all Ohioans.
In Ashtabula County, the City of Ashtabula will receive $38,000
for new playground equipment, benches and trash receptacles for
Walnut Beach Park.
February
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March 4
Feb. 11
Gruber named Ashtabula Fire Chief
ASHTABULA - After having Captain Jeff Gianantonio fill in as
acting fire chief since last June, the City of Ashtabula has permanently filled the position as Lieutenant Shawn Gruber was named
fire chief by City Manager James Timonere on March 2.
Gruber is now in charge of the City’s 21 line members and
captain fire inspector.
Gianantonio filled in for former Chief Ron Pristeria, who had been
chief since 2006. Pristeria left the area to take a job in Evans, Colo.
“It feels good,” Gruber said of earning the position. “It’s a little
overwhelming. It’s definitely a different job than riding a fire truck.
We’re getting adjusted here.”
Gruber beat out one other candidate for the position.
Gruber wanted to make sure to give credit to Gianantonio for
doing a great job as acting fire chief.
“Captain Gianantonio had done it for a while, and he felt he didn’t
want to do it long term so he did us a huge favor when we needed
a chief,” Gruber said. “When it was all said and done, he wanted to
be back on the fire trucks.”
New Geneva City manager backs out
GENEVA - In a surprise announcement Monday evening, Geneva
City Council President Tim Miller stated the person who had been
offered the position of Geneva City manager had reversed their acceptance decision Monday afternoon and removed their name from
consideration.
“Mark Elliot, the man whom Council had extended the offer of
city manager to, decided to withdraw his name from the candidacy
this afternoon, citing personal reasons,” Miller said. “Council had
intended to announce this person as the new Geneva City manager
tonight but instead received this news just earlier today.”
Miller then made a motion for Council to adjourn to executive
session to discuss personnel. Council unanimously approved, leaving
a room full of residents to sit waiting while relocating to a different
area of the Geneva Municipal building. Executive session is a closed,
members-only meeting of Council members.
After returning to the council chamber, Miller announced that
because Assistant City Manager Jennifer Brown tendered her resignation and the current choice for city manager had withdrawn at
the last minute, Fire Chief Doug Starkey would be named interim
City Manager until further notice.
Feb. 18
Geneva Area City Schools Superintendent Mary Zappitelli resigns
GENEVA - Geneva Area City Schools Superintendent Mary
Zappitelli has announced her resignation, effective Aug. 1, 2015.
The GACS Board of Education met this week for a work session,
in part to begin their planning for the superintendent search. John
Rubesich and Tina Ray from the Ashtabula County Educational
Service Center will facilitate the search.
Zappitelli’s resignation is on the agenda for the Jan. 21st board
meeting. The vacancy will be posted the first week of February, and
will be closed mid-March.
Jan. 28
Feb. 25
Students, parents, teacher speak out to Geneva School Board
GENEVA - Students, parents and teachers spoke out about
concerns Wednesday night at the Geneva Area City Schools Board
of Education meeting, with the future of the varsity Cross Country
team as a recurring theme and the importance of athletics and sports
team funding in general taking front stage in much of the meeting’s
audience discussion.
Cross Country teammate Emily Deering said while she and all
her teammates have been “encouraged to participate in the process
at a higher level,” she felt still attending Board meetings was key
in continuing to learn.
“We’re seeking full funding for varsity Cross Country,” Deering
said. She asked the Board how other schools with similar budgets
afford everything they do, sports teams included.
Ideas for possible sources of funds suggested by team mates
included savings from energy conservation on school campuses,
sharing sports revenue among teams that cannot charge for meets
March
Laura DiGiacomo appointed to Ashtabula Municipal Court
ASHTABULA - Last week, Governor John R. Kasich announced
the appointment of Laura M. DiGiacomo of Ashtabula to serve as a
judge on the Ashtabula Municipal Court.
DiGiacomo will assume office on Feb. 17, 2015, and must run in
November 2015 to retain the seat for the remainder of the unexpired
term, which ends Dec. 31, 2019.
DiGiacomo is replacing Judge Albert Camplese, who has been
elected to the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas, Probate
and Juvenile Divisions.
“It is with honor that I have accepted the appointment to the seat
of Ashtabula Municipal Court,” DiGiacomo said in a statement. “I
am thankful for the opportunity that Governor Kasich has given
me. Governor Kasich and the [Ashtabula County Republican Party]
had a difficult decision to make as there were other highly qualified
applicants for the position. I am humbled by this decision and look
forward to continue my public service as the Ashtabula Municipal
Court Judge.”
Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority receives $725,174
in federal resources
ASHTABULA - The Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority
recently received $725,174 in federal funding.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the
of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs – last week announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Capital Fund Program has
awarded $39,446,320 to improve public housing infrastructure in
east and northeast Ohio.
Of that amount, 52 Ohio public housing authorities received
$72,912,128 in total funding, including the $725,174 for the
Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority.
This funding allows authorities to make critical improvements
to their housing units, including roof replacements and plumbing
and electrical system upgrades, along with asbestos and lead paint
removal. According to HUD, the U.S. loses nearly 10,000 public
housing units each year due to disrepair, making these investments
in critical repairs all the more important.
Jan. 21
in place now than waiting until a point in time where now all of a
sudden there’s a whole lot of entities it affects. At this point in time,
there’s only maybe five different entities it affects.”
Ashtabula Council votes down proposed bed tax
ASHTABULA - The proposed bed tax on Ashtabula lodging
establishments was voted down 2-5 during last Monday’s City
Council meeting.
If the motion had passed, there would have been a 3-percent
excise tax on any hotel in the city. As defined by the motion, a hotel
would be “every establishment kept, used, maintained, advertised or
held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations
are offered for a consideration to transient guests, whether in one
or several structures.”
Ashtabula City Council President J.P. Ducro voted in favor of
the proposed tax. He said he still feels the tax will eventually be
passed by council.
“I think it’s going to be something that will ultimately end up
being in place at some point in time in the city, as it is in most
communities,” he said. “I guess I’d rather be proactive in putting it
New 11-unit strip plaza coming to Ashtabula Township
ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - Residents will have more options
of businesses to patronize as a new 11-unit strip plaza will be built
starting this summer.
The plaza will be constructed on Route 20 west of Cook Road
and east of Metcalf Drive. It will be a 69,560-square-foot facility
built on 9.7 acres behind the Steak ‘N Shake.
The process for approving the construction began at the Zoning
Commission, which approved the project. Because there were variances having to do with the facility’s driveway, parking spaces and
driveway-aisle width, the next step was the Board of Appeals, which
by a unanimous 5-0 vote, give its approval.
The project is being put together by USA Management and
Development along with TDA Architecture, both of Willoughby.
The goal is to begin construction no later than mid-summer and
construct the facility in three phases.
March 11
March 18
Harpersfield Township Trustee Ed Demshar passes away
HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP - A pillar of the Harpersfield
Township community has passed away.
Harpersfield Township Trustee Ed Demshar, 73, died Tuesday
morning, March 10, at the Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland. Demshar had entered Hospice on Sunday after learning he had
inoperable lung cancer.
Demshar had served as a Harpersfield Township trustee for nearly
30 years, but his involvement in the community didn’t stop there.
He was a member of the Harpersfield United Methodist Church, the
Harpersfield Rotary Club and Friends of the Harpersfield Covered
Bridge Park.
He was a financial advisor for Prudential Financial Service for 43
years and served as a Geneva Police Department special patrolman
for 12 years, as well as worked for the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s
Department during the 1970s.
“It’s a great loss for us,” fellow Harpersfield Township Trustee
Jim Pristov said. “We’re going to miss him.”
March 25
Colucci’s new contract held up at BOE meeting
SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP - The approval for Ashtabula Area
City Schools Superintendent Patrick Colucci’s new contract will
have to wait until next month’s Board of Education meeting, as the
board tabled the vote at Wednesday night’s meeting.
“We weren’t ready to react to it, that’s all,” BOE President
Steve Candela said. “We just got the final form back from our legal
counsel and the board really hadn’t had a chance to really look at it.
We got it at the meeting and we’re not going to take action until all
the board members look it over and make sure everything’s as we
thought it was going to be.”
The next BOE meeting will be April 15, although the board has
until May 1 to approve the new contract for Colucci, who replaced
the retiring Joseph Donatone two-and-a-half years ago.
“There’s not big hurry to do it,” Candela said. “We’re going to
have an executive meeting to discuss different things personnel-wise
next week.”
Despite the delay, Candela said he doesn’t anticipate any real
issues with approval of the contract once the board has a chance
to review it.
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some planned and others already constructed.
“If we can get your approval to do a long-term lease to put the
tower there, it can provide coverage. Our company is willing to pay
$1,000 a month to the association over the first five years, then with
renewal options,” Gainar told the directors.
His firm already has commitments from Verizon and AT&T to
use the cell tower the firm will construct. It will be between a 200- to
250-feet steel tower set in a 25-foot deep concrete pad.
Throughout January, the Gazette will present “A Year in
Review,” detailing the highlights of the year in the newspaper’s
Jefferson coverage area. This week’s review will cover January
through March 2015.
Jan. 7
January
McCormack pleads not guilty
JEFFERSON - Don McCormack, former Jefferson Area High
School assistant girls basketball and head softball coach, pled not
guilty to seven charges against him on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
McCormack was arraigned by Ashtabula County Common
Pleas Judge Ronald Vettel. He did not make a statement during the
proceedings, only answering “Yes, sir” to questions from the judge.
He appeared with his attorney, John Fatica.
On Dec. 16, the Ashtabula County Grand Jury returned a sevencount indictment against McCormack relating to inappropriate actions he allegedly made while serving as coach in the school district.
The seven-count indictment charges Mr. McCormack with three
counts of Sexual Battery, each of which are third-degree felonies;
one count of Endangering Children, a felony of the third degree; one
count of Gross Sexual Imposition, a felony of the fourth degree; and
two counts of Sexual Imposition, each of which are misdemeanors
of the third degree.
Jan. 14
Council considers renaming Central Park
JEFFERSON - Jefferson Village Council is considering renaming Central Park.
During council’s meeting on Monday, Jan. 5, council reviewed
a letter from State Rep. John Patterson suggesting the name change
for the park, which is the new home of the Giddings Law Office and
the new Jefferson Police Department.
“Initially, I must share with you my pride in our village,” Patterson began in his letter addressed to Mayor Judy Maloney. “The great
care that is given to our public buildings, our streets and our parks is
something that we can all be proud of. It is always a pleasure to return
from Columbus knowing that our hamlet is in such good hands.”
Patterson then explained his suggestion about renaming Central Park.
“Though the current name is apt, with the relocation of the Giddings Law Library on its grounds, my wife remarked to me this past
summer that an even better name for the park would be ‘Giddings
Park,’” Patterson wrote. “As a former history teacher at Jefferson
Area High School (and one who appreciates the national impact
that Rep. Giddings made), I think this to be a proper, fitting and
lasting tribute to the one who was so instrumental as a leader in the
anti-slavery movement, as well as the founding of the Republican
Party, right here in Jefferson.”
Jan. 21
Jefferson BOE approves agreement with Smolen Engineering
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Area Local Schools Board of Education approved an agreement with Smolen Engineering for professional services for the Bus Repair Facility and Maintenance Office
Building upgrade project during its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
The cost of the agreement is $23,500.
Superintendent John Montanaro said this agreement represents
the next phase of the project, with the first phase being the roof.
“We did the roof of the building and the drainage,” Montanaro said.
This phase deals with the parking lot at the building. Montanaro
said Smolen Engineering will get together the bid documents and be
the manager on site. Montanaro said school officials will meet with
Smolen Engineering to go over how the project should be bid, and
go over what kind of alternates should be included so the project
may possibly be in parts.
Lake Erie Tower LLC negotiates placing cell tower on RRA
parcel
ROAMING SHORES - A Willoughby-based cell tower consulting company, Lake Erie Tower LLC, is negotiating with Rome Rock
Association to place a 250-foot-tall cell tower on a Rome Rock
Association-owned site.
Lake Erie Tower LLC President Ron Gainar spoke to RRA directors earlier this month about his proposal.
Gainar told directors he has property in the private lake association and is very aware of the problems to get cell phone service on
the lake area of Rome and Morgan Townships. His firm has looked
at several sites in the Shores Village area, but narrowed its interest
to the former Manzo property on Crosby-Cook Road.
This location, he said, was in the grid lineup for other cell towers
March 11
Jefferson Area Local Schools receives Auditor of State award
JEFFERSON - Auditor of State Dave Yost announced recently
that the Jefferson Area Local School District has received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report for the year ended June
30, 2014.
The school’s district excellent record keeping has earned it this
award, which it has received in past years as well. The Auditor of
State Award is presented to local governments and school districts
upon the completion of a financial audit that meets certain standards.
JALS implements system to alert parents of bus delays
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Area Local Schools District is
implementing a new system to help alert parents of delays with
bus routes.
Last week, the district announced that the Transportation Department is introducing an Ohio Alerts Text and Email Alerting System
for bus delays.
In recent Board of Education meetings, school board members
and Superintendent John Montanaro have discussed a shortage of
substitute bus drivers. The issue has been affecting other districts
in the county as well, and in December, the board voted to increase
the rate of pay for substitute bus drivers to $13 per hour, hoping to
attract more drivers. The rate put Jefferson in the middle of pay rates
for schools in the county.
The board was able to hire a new bus driver substitute in January,
but the issue persists.
With the shortage of substitute bus drivers, the district has sometimes had to alter or combine bus routes. When bus routes are combined, some students experience delays in pick up or arrival at home.
At the February board meeting, JALS BOE Vice President Phil
Pawlowski spoke of the need to find a way to alert parents about
these delays.
A solution has been found with the Ohio Alerts Text and Email
Alerting System. The district will use the system to improve communication with parents.
Parents/students can register to receive text or email alerts for
their desired bus at www.ohioalerts.org/jals. Users may simply click
the “Subscribe to Alerts” button on the left-hand side of the page
and select which alerts they’d like to receive. You can choose either
texting or email alert-methods.
With this site, parents can choose to receive updates for the bus
that their child rides. If there is a change involving the bus they signed
up for, they will receive an alert to inform them of possible delays.
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February
Megan Jacobs wins JALS District Spelling Bee
JEFFERSON - Two fourth graders and one seventh grader spelled
against each other last week to see who would be the top speller for
the Jefferson Area Local Schools District.
Each student beat out all other top spellers in their own school to
compete in the district Spelling Bee. After seven rounds of words,
seventh-grader Megan Jacobs prevailed as the winner.
Representing Rock Creek Elementary was fourth-grader Patrick
Beebe. Fourth-grader Luke Hernan represented Jefferson Elementary. Both boys had to compete with, and win against, fifth and sixth
graders to make it to the final rounds.
The three students had to spell words such as obvious, monstrous,
fiercely, wrestler, disaster, brighten, constrict and several others to
keep advancing in the final spell-off, which was held at the Jefferson
Elementary library.
Unfortunately for Patrick and Luke, the word tassel proved to be
their undoing when they spelled it incorrectly. Megan had a chance
to spell it right, and then went on to spell clumsiness for the win.
Feb. 11
Jefferson Rehabilitation and Wellness adds new equipment
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Rehabilitation and Wellness, 42
South Chestnut Street, added a new piece of equipment to its already
top-notch physical therapy business with the purchase of the Valedo
Therapy Concept last September.
The system consists of three devices. The ValedoShape, the
ValedoMotion and the Valedo for home use. ValedoShape is a noninvasive spine assessment device that enables computer-assisted
analysis and three-dimensional display of the patient’s spinal shape
and mobility. ValedoMotion uses two sensors that are attached to the
patient’s spine and allows them to play a gaming component where
the patient plays games and makes movements that their on-screen
avatar mimics. Valedo for home use allows patients to complete
additional therapy exercises in their own home.
“It was a capital purchase,” Jefferson Rehabilitation and Wellness owner Andrew Brown said. “It was quite an investment in the
business. “What (the Valedo Therapy Concept) allows them to do
is become more aware of their posture, become more aware of their
trunk stabilizer muscles and to be able to properly activate them.”
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college, the two will enter the military.
Approximately 25,000-30,000 students from across the country
annually apply for the scholarship, with only 2,500 being awarded.
“The fact we have two at our high school is amazing,” Jefferson
Area High School guidance counselor Lisa Newhart said. “It speaks
a lot to the students who were awarded the scholarship.”
Barn fire kills five horses in Rock Creek
ROCK CREEK - The horse trainer and rescuer went to bed about
11 p.m. Wednesday and all was well at the Morgan Valley Sport
Horses property at 2290 Windsor-Mechanicsville Road in Rock
Creek. A neighbor used their cell phone to call 911.
Kelly Felicijan was awakened a little after 1 a.m. Thursday by a
neighbor’s phone call telling Felicijan that her barn was on fire. She
and boyfriend Jake Williams tried desperately to save the five horses,
a goat and a cat that were inside the burning barn, but the flames
were too much. Felicijan and Williams gave up their rescue attempt
after suffering singed hair and eyebrows. The animals died in the fire.
March 4
March
Two JAHS students receive ROTC scholarships
JEFFERSON – A pair of Jefferson Area High School seniors have
been awarded Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships that will help pay for their college educations.
Lucas Hitchcock and Emily Allen will be attending Kent State
University and the University of Cincinnati, respectively. Lucas will
major in criminal justice while Emily will major in nursing. After
Jefferson will look for cheaper salt in off-season
JEFFERSON - Village Administrator Terry Finger shared some
news about the Service Department during a Jefferson Village
Council meeting on Monday, March 16.
Finger said the village has purchased all of the salt it’s going to
buy until the fall.
“The bins are full,” Finger said.
Finger noted in his report that the village will shop for cheaper salt
during the off-season to stock up before the village’s late fall needs.
“Roads looked in good condition (on March 12),” Finger noted.
“As the frost leaves the ground, we will get the normal ‘spring thaw’
problems and will repair as needed.”
March 25
Two new automated external defibrillators donated by KEN
Heart Foundation
JEFFERSON – A grant procured through the KEN (Kids Endangered Now) Heart Foundation has resulted in the donation of two new
portable automated external defibrillators to the Village of Jefferson.
The defibrillators will be stored at the Jefferson Community
Center, 11 East Jefferson Street, and Central Park Hall, 86 East
Jefferson Street, where they will be ready to use during the senior
lunch and preschool programs.
The KEN Heart Foundation was started by Linette and Mark
Derminer in honor of their son Ken, who passed away at age 17 on
June 7, 2000, after going into cardiac arrest from an undiagnosed
heart condition while at football practice.
The KEN Heart Foundation had previously donated an AED to
the community center that hangs on the wall of the facility, while
the new one will be stored in its senior van.
“When I saw how many seniors we had there (at Central Park
Hall for Meals on Wheels), I inquired with Linette about getting
another defibrillator,” Jefferson Community Center Administrative
Assistant Randy Douglas said.
Linette Derminer and Douglas have been friends for the past
nine years, and Derminer donated one of her kidneys to him about
14 months ago.
Douglas said all staff members at the community center are
trained in CPR and in how to use AEDs. “She realized the need that
the community center had, and now that we’re serving seniors at
the senior lunch site that we didn’t have a defibrillator available for
them up here,” Jefferson Police Chief Dave Wassie said.
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photos by stefanie wessell
Devin Salinas, Danielle Furman, Makenna Stanich, Garett Bright, Ainslee
Scribben and Keira Patrick pose with holiday ornaments they made in Brady Talcott, Seth Vicente and Ben Gragton play games during the
Heather Adams’ class.
holiday parties at Jefferson Elementary School with the help of Jean Dreis.
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
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JEFFERSON - Students at Jefferson Elementary School Sean Anderson fishes for
enjoyed Christmas parties on Tuesday, Dec. 22, as they candy canes.
prepared for their holiday break.
The students enjoyed treats and played games during the
later part of the school day.
Hailey Kaszycki, Anna Smith, Michael Marunowski and Jacob Ward of Grace Taylor’s
class pose for a photo.
Adrian Sconiers shows off
Michael McGraw tries his hand at a ping-pong game his Santa he colored in
while Elissa Rought waits her turn.
Heather Adams’ class.
Jefferson Elementary students undertake community-service projects
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - Students
at Jefferson Elementary
School shared the holiday
spirit before going on Christmas break last month.
“We have every grade
level doing a community service project for the holidays,”
Principal Todd Tulino said.
Some of the ways the students helped the community
include:
— The sixth grade visited Jefferson Healthcare
Center on Dec. 22. Students
completed a quick craft and
performed a Reader’s Theater for the residents. Before
leaving the facility, students
sang Christmas carols and
distributed gifts. Gifts collected by students included
non-slip slipper socks, holiday hand soaps and lotions.
Items were wrapped by students before our visit.
To prepare for the visit, art teacher Sara Smith
helped students make
Christmas cards for the
residents and music teacher
Casey Tomlinson worked on
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— The fifth grade conducted a Toy Drive to benefit
the children of Ashtabula
County Children’s Services.
The students collected sponsors for a 100-word Spelling
Test. Students shopped in
Ashtabula to purchase the
toys, and Ashtabula County
Children’s Services came to
pick up the toys on Friday,
Dec. 11. Children’s Services
then dispersed the toys to
children.
— The fourth grade collected items for the Ashtabula County Animal Protective
League (APL). “The students
in fourth grade love ani-
mals and are very excited to
help them this year,” Tulino
said. “They have challenged
themselves this year and we
would like to reach an overall
goal of 1,000 items donated.”
— The third grade collected items for HALO (Holiday
Angels Loving Others) this
holiday season.
“This project is replacing
the gift exchange that normally happens during the
Christmas parties,” Tulino
said.
Some items collected included: Kleenex, paper towels, Clorox wipes, soap and
other similar items.
— The second grade again
completed a special community project to help needy
families in the Jefferson
area. Students asked friends
and relatives to sponsor
them on a weekly addition
100-facts test. The money
collected was given to the
Jefferson Police Department
to use in its Needy Family
Christmas Program.
“In the past 16 years, the
second grade has raised over
$24,000 for this project,”
Tulino said.
— The first grade collected donations for the
Ashtabula Harbor Cat Rescue, a non-profit, no-kill
shelter in Ashtabula that
takes in and houses stray or
unwanted cats until they can
find homes for them. They
collected dry or canned cat
food, kitty litter and cleaning
products.
“This is the fourth year
they have participated in
this project,” Tulino said.
— Kindergarten hosted
its annual “Holiday Happening” on Dec. 16. Students
invited a special someone
to attend school with them
and participate in decorating
tissue boxes in festive decor
for the holiday season. The
boxes were then delivered to
area nursing homes by the
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Pictured are the gift bags.
“This is not a field trip for my students, this is a life lesson my students get to witness in helping make someone’s
Christmas a little brighter,” Barney said. “I look forward to
this trip each year - all it takes is seeing one person smile
when they receive their Christmas dinner, present, or a
simple friendly conversation to know that we are making
a difference one person at a time.”
Barney said he cannot say enough good things about his
seniors that attend this yearly event.
“They really go the extra mile to make this occasion
special for those in attendance. To see them getting the
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Pictured at the December recognition luncheon to
welcome new members Sydney Van Hoy, Taylor Stoltz,
Derek Studer and Brittani Kurt are (clockwise from left)
Van Hoy, Brittani Aveni, Stoltz, Shayla Cross, Courtney
Harriman, Kurt, Studer, Noel Armstrong, Brooke Jewell,
Erika Perko, Kelsey Lillie, Hannah West and Laura Jackam.
Kennidie Rogers, Cassidy Patton, Dakota Furman and Not pictured are Paul Hitchcock and Mitchell Felde.
Amylee Zeller pose for a photo following the readers’
Students who earn the
theater presentation of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
right to membership in NaBY STEFANIE WESSELL
and family.
tional Honor Society (NHS),
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“The second grade has are selected because they
been working really hard,” personify the four tenets of
J E F F E R S O N - L a s t Adams said.
the organization: character,
month, students in Heather
Students wore hand- scholarship, leadership and
Adams’ second-grade class decorated shirts, as well as service.
performed a readers’ theater reindeer antlers and elves’
New members of Geneva
presentation of “How the ears as they read their parts High School’s chapter of
Grinch Stole Christmas” by of the children’s story by Dr. NHS are:
Dr. Seuss for their parents Seuss.
— Derek Studer is Geneva High School’s 2015/16
Homecoming King. He is a
varsity letter winner on the
Eagles’ Cross Country team
and was a regional qualifier
Geneva High School
in the fall. He is an Academic
National Honor Society
Letter winner and Breakfast
President Kelsey Lillie is Second-year NHS member Shayla Coss congratulates
of Champions honoree. He
pictured at the December Taylor Stoltz on being tapped for membership in the
plays the trumpet in the
recognition luncheon for organization.
Marching and Concert bands
newly tapped members.
and has performed in GHS
drama and musical theater Lady Eagles Volleyball and
productions. Derek has vol- Softball teams. Taylor is an
photos by stefanie wessell
unteered at an array of com- Academic Letter winner and
Michael Otto portrayed the
munity events, including the Rotary Breakfast of ChamGrinch during the readers’ Ainslee Scribben reads Rotary Run for the Grapes, pions honoree. She voluntheater.
The Community Christmas teers her time at community
her part.
Card Holiday Home Tour, events such as Austinburg
The APL, Adopt a Highway, Country Days, the Harpersand the Ashtabula Arts field Beef Roast and Fish
Center. He is considering a Dinners. She helps coach a
double major in Computer 10U softball team and asScience and Art and has his sists with the scorebook and
sights set on a career as a line judging at Freshman
Computer Programmer or Volleyball matches. Taylor
Film Animation designer. is the daughter of Rob Stoltz
He is the son of Jeff and and Clorice Dlugos.
Kathleen Studer
— Brittani Kurt is Senior
— Sydney Van Hoy is the Section Editor of the Gerecipient of the coveted Beth neva High School yearbook,
Cassidy Patton performs
Haeseler Memorial Award The Aquila. She is active in
during the readers’ theater Kennidie Rogers reads
presentation of “How the her part during a theater granted in recognition of Project Love and volunteered
Grinch Stole Christmas” by presentation of “How the leadership, spirit, sports- her time as the water girl for
manship on the Lady Eagles the Eagles Varsity Football
Dr. Seuss.
Grinch Stole Christmas.”
Varsity Tennis team where squad. She is an Academic
she is a three-year varsity Letter winner and Rotary
letter winner. She was a Breakfast of Champions
four-year member and Se- honoree. She is active in
nior Captain on the Varsity her church Youth Group
Cross Country and Indoor where she has volunteered
and Outdoor Track Teams. extensively helping with
She is an Academic letter activities and plays. Britwinner and Breakfast of tani will attend Cleveland
Champions honoree. Sydney State University in the fall
has volunteered her time at where she plans to major in
community events, including Secondary Education. Her
VFW events, Spire Institute career goal is to become a
events, GHS Freshman Ori- Math Teacher. She is the
entation, the Geneva Rotary daughter of Darline McGee
Chocolate Fest and the Com- and Daniel Kurt.
munity Christmas Card
Two-year Geneva High
Holiday Home Tour. Sydney School National Honor Soplans to become a Neonatal ciety members are: Kelsey
Nurse. She is the daughter of Lillie, Noel Armstrong, BritEd and Cari Van Hoy.
tany Aveni, Shayla Cross,
— Taylor Stoltz has her Mitchell Felde, Courtney
sights set on a career in Harriman, Paul Hitchcock,
Nursing. She is active in Laura Jackam, Brooke JewDanielle Furman, as Cindy Lou Who, and Michael Otto as Project Love and is a Var- ell, Erika Perko and Hannah
sity Letter winner on the West.
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St. Joseph Calasanctius Church to host pilgrims throughout 2016
Pilgrims often choose to sit or kneel in a pew, or light
a white candle to enter into prayer. Statues and stained
glass windows serve as reminders of Jesus’ life and teachings. They also focus on Mary and other saints who are
examples of faith.
St. Joseph Calasanctius was a Spanish priest who started the first public school in Rome, Italy. His schools added
math and science to the traditional teaching of humanities
and theology. In this theme, the main stained glass window
depicts Jesus welcoming and blessing children.
Visitors from near and far can join the community every
week for:
JEFFERSON - St. Joseph Calasanctius Church in Jefferson will be hosting pilgrims for the next year. The Roman
Catholic parish invites everyone to enter the doors and
experience God’s mercy.
On Dec. 8, Bishop Murray of the Diocese of Youngstown
declared the parish a destination for pilgrims as part of the
Year of Mercy. Pope Francis dedicated this year to focus on
the works of mercy and encourage more people to experience
healing. He has emphasized the church as a “field hospital.”
The doors of St. Joseph’s will be open every day in the
Year of Mercy. There is a visitor’s book and information at
the entrance.
— Mass on Saturdays at 4:30 p.m., Sundays at 11 a.m.
and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m.
— Reconciliation (confession) Saturdays at 3:30 p.m.
— Monk’s Meal (free) fourth Tuesday at 4:30-6 p.m.
The church offers many seasonal events for prayer,
learning, community and service. Visitors can find out
more in the bulletins in the church or at the website www.
stjoseph-standrew.com.
They can also visit the Rectory weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. at 32 East Jefferson St., Jefferson, or call (440) 5763651. Ask to add a name to the prayer circle, or register to
join the community.
Mark Your Calendar: Religious Briefs Biking in winter
First Baptist Church to sponsor a game day
First Baptist Church in Jefferson will sponsor a game day beginning Monday, Jan. 4. On Monday, we will select the game or games
to be played in the future. This is an effort to involve people to fellowship with others in our community. Your input is important. We
welcome anyone who wishes to escape the winter doldrums. Games
will begin at noon. Come for an enjoyable afternoon. Call the church
at 576-1631. We are calling ourselves the 55 Group.
First Congregational United Church of Christ announces schedule
The First Congregational United Church of Christ, 41 E. Jefferson
St., Jefferson, will have a 10 a.m. Worship Service and 11:15 a.m.
Faith Formation with Bob Boggs.
Jefferson Knights of Columbus to hold Basketball
Free Throw Contest
Jefferson Knights of Columbus will hold the annual basketball
free throw contest for boys and girls ages 9-14. The contest will be
held Sunday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Church Gym. If you
have any questions, call John Hogan at 440-645-3460.
Geneva-Madison Knights of Columbus announces
events
Brown Bag Bible Study meets at the Pierpont Presbyterian Church
The Pierpont Presbyterian Church holds a Brown Bag Bible Study
every Thursday at noon. Bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy Christian
fellowship. After lunch, guests open their Bibles to study Romans.
Open to the public. Call the church at (440) 577-1218 for more info.
Bible Study group continues to meet
A Bible study group meets 7 p.m. every Thursday in Geneva. Open
to the public - not affiliated with or promoting any particular church
denomination. Grab a coffee and join the group at McDonald’s in
Geneva, located on Route 534 north of I-90. Bring your Bible and any
questions you might have. View the website at TheRemnantofIsrael.
org or call (440) 228-6157.
The Grounds to hold Family Movie Nights
The Geneva-Madison Knights of Columbus will hold a Basketball Free-Throw Contest for boys and girls on Saturday, Jan. 9, at
South Elementary on East Main Street, Madison. 12-14 years old at
10 a.m.; 9-11 at noon. Contact Ralf Caswell for more information
at 440-655-8874.
Additionally, a Servants of Mary Shrine Mass & Chapel Blessing
will be held Saturday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. Rev. George Murry, SJ, Bishop
of Youngstown will be the main celebrant of a Mass at the Shrine
when the chapel will be blessed to allow the Blessed Sacrament to
be in repose there. The Servants of Mary Shrine is located at 6601
Ireland Road, Windsor.
Lastly, a Breakfast Buffet will be held Sunday, Jan.17, from 8
a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Geneva-Madison Knights of Columbus Hall, 6113
N. Ridge Road W., Geneva. Buffet includes: pancakes, French toast,
scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, sausage gravy, fruit cup, juice, and
beverage. Cost is $6 each; children 3-10 $3; under 3, free; maximum
$25 for family with children.
decorate dining tables and provide a special afternoon 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 each month at the
Jefferson United Methodist Church. Guests also enjoy a program
of music and a time of prayer. Anyone interested in either attending Table Talk or helping with it is welcome to call the church at
576-4561.
Ongoing
Table Talk Luncheon offered monthly at Jefferson
United Methodist Church
Once a month, a team of people gather to prepare a tasty lunch,
Family Movie Nights held the first Saturday of each month at
The Grounds in Geneva feature a free movie suitable for the whole
family and free popcorn. Doors open at 6 p.m., movie starts at 6:30
p.m. Food items for the Geneva Food Pantry will be collected at each
movie night. Inexpensive snacks are available for purchase. The
Grounds, an after-school teen center supported by the community,
is located at 304 E. Main St.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets in Jefferson
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meets at First Congregational UCC,
41 E. Jefferson St., in Jefferson on Monday nights at 8 p.m. Al-Anon
also meets at the Lutheran Church at 89 E Satin St., Jefferson, on Mondays at 8 p.m. They also have AA meetings on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
Weight Watchers meets in Jefferson
Weight Watchers meets at the First Congregational UCC, 41 E.
Jefferson St., in Jefferson, on Tuesday nights at 5:30 p.m.
Jefferson United Methodist Church invites public
to Christian Cafe
The Jefferson United Methodist Church, 125 E. Jefferson St., will
be providing a free, family-style, hearty home-cooked meal the first
and third Tuesday of each month from 4-6 p.m. All persons in the
area are welcome to come enjoy good food, and share conversations
in the warmth of Christian love.
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CONNEAUT -To help fill
the holiday break, Conneaut
held its third annual Holiday Tournament for local
schools.
The Spartans welcomed
county teams Edgewood,
Saint John and Grand Valley.
Edgewood and Grand
Valley faced off in the first
game of the doubleheader
Tuesday, followed by Saint
John and Conneaut.
In the opener, the Grand
Valley Mustangs ran out
to an 18-8 advantage in
the first quarter and never
looked back en route to a
57-29 victory
“We’ve been struggling
from the field a little bit. We
needed that shot in the arm.
The kids played well defensively, and we were able to
put the package together
and it paid off,” Grand Valley Coach Kim Triskett said.
Edgewood Coach Paul
Stofan also spoke after the
game.
“We didn’t get into our
offense. In most every possession we put up one shot,
didn’t get the rebound and
GV came right back on a
break,” Stofan said.
Abby Triskett led the
Mustangs with 15, Genesis
Foltz came off the bench in
the second half to pour in 9,
Dani Shreve and Cassandra
Gallo added eight points
each.
Shayla Ramos led Edgewood with nine, Iesha Niciu
added eight and Kaileigh
Sloan had six for the Warriors.
In the Conneaut/Saint
John contest , the issue was
in doubt until the final seconds as the Spartans held on
for a 35-31 triumph.
The game began slowly
offensively with the Spartans taking a 6-4 first quarter lead, and entering halftime ahead 14-10.
The Grand Valley Mustangs were the Conneaut Holiday Tournament Champions. Front row, left to right: Abby Takacs, Allie Holmes, Taylor Huffman,
Sydni Samsa, Megan Moodt and Cassandra Gallo. Back row, left: coach Kelly Zirzow, Abby Triskett, Genesis Foltz, Leeandra Culbertson, Dani
Shreve, Bridget Mitchell, Hannah Bentley and Coach Kim Triskett.
A basket by Tully Taylor
beat the third period buzzer
to put the Spartans ahead
25-20.
A three pointer by Lexi
Campbell and a bucket by
Brianna Oatman gave the
Spartans their biggest lead
at 32-22. But the Heralds
answered with a basket
by Madyson Paradie and a
three by Cheyenne Bosse to
cut the gap to 32-25.
A free throw by Campbell
and a basket by Hannah
Clark extended the lead to
35-28 but a three by Bosse
cut the deficit to 35-31 as
time ran out and the Spartans held on for the win,
35-31.
“These independent
games prepare us for the
rest of the season, “ SJ coach
Nick Iarocci said.
“This was real fun for us.
I am proud of the way the
girls stepped up when our
main scorer Cheyenne Bosse
was out with foul trouble in
the first half.
Cheyenne picked us up in
the second half. We played
the right way, we just didn’t
finish,” Iarocci added.
Bosse led the Heralds
with 11, Reilly DeGeorge
added ten.
Lexi Campbell led the
Spartans with 11, Brianna
Oatman added seven and
Hannah Clark put in five.
“Brianna Oatman hit a
big shot that gave everyone a big lift. Everybody
played hard. We don’t have
a main scorer, so we have
two rotations in the first
half. Then see who has the
hot hand in the second half.
Give Saint John credit, they
didn’t quit,” Spartan Coach
Tony Pasanen said.
In the consolation game
Saturday, Edgewood met
Saint John.
The team matched baskets as the Heralds led 18-16
at the half. Baskets by Bosse
and Madyson Paradie beginning the last period gave the
Heralds a 28-24 advantage.
A three pointer by Amanda Amsdell pulled the Warriors back to 28-27 until a
bomb by Paradie restored a
Herald lead at 31-29 in the
final minute.
Amsdell added another
three and four free throws
give the Warriors a 36-31
lead. Shayla Ramos made a
hoop at the buzzer for the final 38-31 Edgewood victory.
“We were down for most
of the game. We found a
way to win. That will help
us mentally as we move forward. Amsdell played well
down the stretch,” Stofan
said.
Edgewood improves to
2-10. Saint John is 3-6, 3-1 in
the Lake Effect Conference.
In the title bout Conneaut
and Grand Valley matched
up.
GV won the first quarter,
Conneaut the second. Then
third and fourth quarter
scoring runs by the Mustangs put the game out reach
as GV took the win 43-28.
The visiting Mustangs
ran out to a 13-5 first quarter advantage. Then the
Madyson Paradie, of St. John, looks to pass during a girls basketball game against Conneaut.
Abby Takacs, of Grand Valley, prepares to inbound the ball versus Edgewood.
Cheyenne Bosse, of St. John, prepares to inbound versus
Conneaut.
Lady Spartans tightened up
their defense,controlled the
boards and Jessica Thompson hit a three at the buzzer
to cut the deficit to 15-12 at
the half.
A 12-4 GV run in the third
stanza extended their lead to
27-16. A three by Thompson
and baskets by Emily Martin
and Lexi Campbell brought
the Spartans back to 29-21
but that the the closest the
hosts would be.
Baskets by Allie Holmes
and Cassandra Gallo along
with three pointers by Tournament MVP Abby Triskett
and Leeandra Culbertson
broadened the Mustang lead
to 37-21 in the final minutes.
“The kids all played well.
We took really good shots
in the first half. They just
didn’t drop. I told them at
halftime that if we took good
shots they would fall,” GV
Coach Kim Triskett said.
“We’ve won four games in
a row, the girls are starting
to gel. I am really proud of
the way they’ve played in the
last four games,” Triskett
added.
Abby Triskett paced the
Mustangs with 17. Cassandra Gallo added nine and
Abby Takacs eight.
Jessica Thompson led the
Spartans with nine. Lexi
Campbell and Emily Martin
had four each.
Grand Valley improves
to 7-4, 3-3, Conneaut slips
to 3-7.
“The girls are working
hard. We have no problem
with the effort. But we are
not shooting very well right
now. It’s a process, it’ll take
time,” Pasanen said.
Pasanen also spoke to the
recent story that Conneaut
is asking to join an athletic
conference in Pennsylvania.
“It makes sense, they’re
close. Conneaut will still be
eligible for all Ohio tournaments,” Pasanen said.
The All-Tourney team
had GV’s Abby Triskett as
MVP. Others named to the
team were Cheyene Bosse,
Saint John; Iesha Niciu,
Edgewood.; Lexi Campbell,
Conneaut and Cassandra
Gallo, GV.
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Sage Cantini, of Jefferson, looks to drive during a
basketball game against Edgewood.
BY ANGELO VELOTTA
Gazette Newspapers
The Edgewood Warriors
picked up a huge win at
home Tuesday night over the
previously undefeated Jefferson Falcons by the score
of 64 to 54.
Right off of the get-go, the
Falcons (6-1) started tough.
At one point, Jefferson took
an early 8-3 lead, and then
at one point took a larger
22-7 lead.
For Edgewood (5-5), the
problem going on early was
being out of rhythm. The
Warriors struggled to hold
onto the ball versus a very
aggressive Falcon defense.
This also caused Edgewood
to play too fast, and miss
opportunities to score.
At the end of the first
quarter the Warriors did
manage to comeback a little,
but Jefferson still maintained a ten point advantage
up 25-15.
With the momentum all
in the Falcons favor, the
Warriors needed to kick
things up a notch, and that
they did.
The Edgewood defense
pushed Jefferson to play
too fast now in the second
quarter and the Falcons
kept turning the ball over.
Fortunately enough for the
red-and-black Falcons, at
first Edgewood wasn’t capitalizing. But as the second
quarter waned on the whiteand-red Warriors found their
rhythm offensively.
Mitchell Dragon kicked
the ball out to Matt DiDonato two plays in a row for
two huge three pointers with
three minutes and 58 seconds left in the second quarter. And then with things
still going the Warriors way,
Dragon connected on a long
three of his own with four
seconds left to cut the score
for Edgewood only down two,
36-34 at halftime.
The Warriors won the
second quarter of play 1911, a big turnaround from
the first quarter. The third
quarter continued at about
the same pace for Edgewood
as the second quarter, getting a few more much needed
sparks.
The first of those sparks
was when Marcus Ernst
slammed a home a dunk to
pull the Warriors down only
four, 39-35 with five minutes
and 54 seconds left to go.
The second of those
sparks came from a fired up
Jeff Gonzalez, senior #50,
who put back his own missed
Edgewood head coach John Bowler talks it over with his
shot for a successful and one team Tuesday night during a time out.
attempt, giving Edgewood
Jake Bleil, of Edgewood, goes up to block Jon Jackson,
their first lead 44-43 with
of Jefferson.
two minutes and 48 seconds
left in the third quarter.
“Playing hard is a real
thing, hustling is so important,” Gonzalez said.
The third much needed
spark came from big man
junior #10 Marcus Ernst
who connected on a big three
pointer with one minute and
four seconds left in the third
quarter.
Edgewood won the third
quarter of play 14-9, now
taking their first lead at the
end of a quarter by the score
of 48-45.
Jefferson fought to come
back in the fourth quarter getting off a lot of field
goal opportunities, but just
not connecting. This com- #1 Mitchell Dragon looks to inbound the ball for Jeff Gonzalez plays defense for Edgewood against Blake
bined with the fiery play of Edgewood Tuesday night.
Payne, of Jefferson.
the home Warriors enabled
“Good momentum for us, I who scored 16 points, had put up 20, and I thought reEdgewood to win the game game and season.
In talking about switch- know what to expect from us six rebounds, two steals and bounding wasn’t too bad, we
64-54, a huge 10-point win at
ing up their style he said now, a real good momentum one assist in a good effort. just didn’t convert,” French
home for the holidays.
Before the game was over “We fast broke, don’t settle game. A team win, every- Brevin White, who had 17 added.
“It’s a long season, you’re
Gonzalez connected on a big for threes. Fifteen-for-sev- body who played tonight points, includes two threes,
basket and got a turnover on enteen was key, games we’ve contributed. I am really four rebounds, three steals going to fall, you gotta learn.
defense with three minutes been losing by two, three, pleased,” Bowler said hap- and one assist; and Blake Just get into practice, nothPayne scored nine, with six ing drastic,” he said looking
and eight seconds left in the four points, we’ve been miss- pily.
Matt DiDionato also add- rebounds, one steal and one forward to the rest of the
ing free throws,” Bowler said
fourth quarter.
season.
“It gives us so much con- of the team’s stellar perfor- ed 10 points, including two block all for the Falcons.
As a team Jefferson was
The Falcons struggled
fidence,” he said of the big mance at the line Tuesday three pointers, one rebound,
win. “We know we can play.” night. “We got in foul trou- three steals and one assist, at the free throw line going 22-for-57, with 25 team turnovers and 15 fouls. EdgeGonzalez finished with ble, whole team stepped up. Mitchell Dragon scored eight 7-for-16 as a team.
“I think we played the wood went 22-for-54, with 25
11 points, going three-for- Searles made some big time points, two threes, three rethree from the free throw rebounds out of nowhere,” bounds, three steals and two same way the whole time,” team turnovers and 18 fouls.
Earlier the junior varsity
assists; and freshman #33 Jefferson head coach Steve
line, with seven rebounds, Bowler added.
Senior #2 Justin Searles Ricky Baldwin scored four French said. “No free throws, game was won by Edgewood
one assist and two blocks, all
for the Warriors in a great scored six points with 10 re- points, had two rebounds nothing at the rim. The 49-41. The lead scorer for the
bounds, one steal, one assist and one block all for the tempo, we couldn’t extend Warriors was Dalton Dragon
hustle effort.
the lead. It’s just on us, turn- with 13, and for the Falcons
Warriors.
Another player with a and one block.
As for Jefferson, they ing the ball over,” he said. was Sam Chaney with 10
“Marcus has a nice floor
big performance on Tuesday
night was Marcus Ernst, game,” he also mentioned. were led by #31 Sage Cantini “I like our depth, guys can points.
who had 23 points, going
five-for-six from the free
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refaced the entire restaurant last “Since we have bigger rooms,
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The restaurant also is more large following of groups that
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What won’t change is the ing the possibility of a patio.
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