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Sister-to-Sister event empowersyoung women — See page 5A

Jefferson welcomes new membersinto NJHS — See page 17A

Warriors walk off withwin — See page 24A

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BY WILLIAM A. WESTGazette Newspapers

LENOX TOWNSHIP - JulieMiller was in her kitchen and look-ing toward her neighbor’s home af-ter the power went out, but shecouldn’t see anything but smokelast Tuesday.

She went to a different area andcould not see the barn/garage.Miller called 911.

“I think my barn is on fire, all Isee is white,” Miller said.

She placed the time of her callbetween 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m.

The Jefferson Volunteer FireDepartment responded to thescene, and the Rome Fire Depart-ment answered the mutual aidcall. Firefighters remained on thescene for at least two hours. Thebuilding was a total loss.

A John Deere lawn tractor anda small Case tractor were de-stroyed in the very smoky blaze.

“It was kind of my husband’scatch-all,” Miller said. “I do notknow what all was in there.”

Doug Miller, Julie’s husband,was not home at the time.

“He is out on his ATV some-where and left his phone home,”Julie said.

The structure was built in 1968.PHOTO BY WILLIAM A. WEST

Firefighters Kevin Squibbs and Dave Farina help put out a barn fire in Lenox Township last Tuesday.

Fire destroys garage in Lenox

Ashtabula SchoolBoard takes anothertry at passing levyBY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP - TheAshtabula Area City Schools Boardof Education passed a resolutionon April 23 to put another levy onthe August ballot.

“The enclosed resolution com-mences the process to submit afive-year levy to raise the annualamount of $2,720,554, which ifapproved, would be first collectedin calendar year 2013,” AACS BOEattorney Richard Manoloff wrotein a letter to the board.

AACS had a similar tax levy inthe March primary election, but itfailed. The board has decided to tryto pass the levy again as the dis-trict is also planning on furthercuts to the schools such as nolonger offering French at LakesideHigh School.

See LEVY page 3A

BY JAN PERALAGeneva Area City Schools

GENEVA - Present and futurecommunity leaders shared EaglePride as Geneva High School’sTop 100 students, those whoearned grade-point averagesranking them among the top 25in their respective classes, werefeted at the 17th annual Break-fast of Champions sponsored byGeneva Rotary Club.

The recognition breakfast washeld at the Banquet and Confer-ence Center at SPIRE. The Break-fast of Champions was estab-lished in 1996 by Geneva RotaryPast President and GenevaSchools Board of Education Presi-dent Ford Behm as a way to honorGeneva High School’s most accom-plished students, and an invita-tion to attend the event has be-come one of the most coveted hon-ors a GHS student can receive.

“Most people probably don’trealize how difficult it is for astudent to earn a top 25 rankingat Geneva High School,” saidPrincipal Douglas Wetherholt.“We have lots of high achieversat GHS, and the students hon-ored today are not just academi-cally excellent. They are stars onour sports teams, class officers,state science team members and

Rotarians honor Geneva High School’s topstudents at 17th Annual Breakfast of Champions

PHOTOS BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLSGHS junior Emily O’Dell is congratulated by her parents Brian andKanda (right) and grandparents Ted and Mary Ann Wilms (left) atthe seventeenth annual Breakfast of Champions on April 23rd at theBanquet Center at SPIRE Institute. Pictured with the family areBreakfast of Champions founder Ford Behm and Geneva Rotarypresident Terri Vincent.

speech contest winners, as wellas talented writers, artists andmusicians. These are studentswho devote hours of their timeto community service projectsand many hold down part-timejobs in addition to earning A’s intheir classes.”

Keynote speaker at the 2012Breakfast of Champions was lo-cal attorney and GenevaRotarian Richard Dana, who of-

fered commentary and factualinformation about four iconic fig-ures in Ashtabula County his-tory who overcame adversity toaccomplish greatness. Dana en-couraged the Geneva students touse their gifts make their marks,asking “What will your story bein Ashtabula County history?”

“I thought Mr. Dana’s speechwas very well done. It’s inspir-ing to know that such important

figures in history came fromAshtabula County,” freshmanhonoree Danielle Nicholson said.“It was a good feeling to lookaround at 99 other students andknow that they care about theirgrades as much as I do.”

Sophomore Matthew Seedsagreed.

“It’s an honor to be here at theBreakfast of Champions and toknow that people in the commu-nity care so much about studentsand recognize our hard work,”Seeds said.

At the conclusion of the pro-gram, Geneva Schools Superin-tendent Mary Zappitelli and Ro-tary President Terri Vincent pre-sented each Breakfast of Cham-pions honoree with a framed cer-tificate of achievement.

“We are proud to honor thesetalented students. Of all the thingsthat our club seeks to accomplishin the community, supporting edu-cation for Geneva students has al-ways been among our top priori-ties,” Rotary President TerriVincent said. “This program wasFord Behm’s excellent idea seven-teen years ago and now it has be-come an annual tradition. We areso happy that the parents of thesestudents joined us today to cel-

See ROTARY page 8A

Referendum onschool purchase willappear on ballotBY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - A decision hasbeen reached regarding a lawsuitsurrounding an attempt to place areferendum on the ballot about aplanned property purchase byJefferson Village Council.

Ashtabula County CommonPleas Court Judge Alfred Mackeydetermined last week that citizenswho attempted to place a referen-dum on the November 2012 ballotdid follow the proper steps.

“The judge ruled in our favor,”Ken Fertig said. “We have the rightto vote on this issue.”

Fertig was the plaintiff in thematter, although he represented agroup of citizens attempting toplace the referendum on the bal-lot. Fertig had filed a civil com-plaint against Village of JeffersonClerk/Treasurer Patty Fisher andVillage Administrator Terry Fingerabout the matter.

Fertig and his attorney, KyleSmith, sought a declaratory judg-ment from Mackey on whether thecitizens who attempted to place areferendum on the November 2012ballot followed the proper steps ornot.

See REFERENDUM page 3A

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BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - TheJefferson United MethodistChurch’s mission group H2Orecently came back from a tripto West Virginia. During thetrip, they helped repairhouses and give a helpinghand to their neighbors to thesouth.

“It’s an old mining town, sothey have houses from themining from years ago and a

Jefferson United Methodist Churchmembers repair lives in trip to West Virginia

Meet YourNeighbor

lot of them need repair,” DanDeArmor said.

They joined with the LewisCommunity FoundationChristian Community Center,which provided them with aplace to stay at an old restoredarmory.

“It’s the best place we’veever stayed. It was unbeliev-able,” DeArmor said.

The cost of the trip helpedto get wood and supplies forthe repairing of rotted outporches, floors, roofs and the

installation of a brand newbathroom in one home.

“We paid $150 a person togo down, and that helped withthe materials,” DeArmor said.

The foundation they wentthrough has money whichwas donated through an in-heritance.

“A rich woman died andhad mining money and leftthe church $16 million, andthey have that set aside tohelp redo the area,” DeArmorsaid.

The foundation is carefulnot to use all the inheritedfunds at once so they can con-tinue to restore the area infuture years.

Mission trips from aroundthe country are planned tohelp out the people of WestVirginia this year.

“Every year, they put aside$20,000 and charge the peopleto help with the cost of mate-rials,” DeArmor said. “They’vebeen doing this for about sixyears, and they have 19

H2O members and other community members who joined them on the trip pose for a final picture before theyhead home.

The resolution passedwas considered an emer-gency due to the upcomingMay 9 deadline at the boardof elections.

“The board finds, deter-mines and declares that therevenue which will beraised by all tax levies,which this board is autho-rized to impose, when com-bined with state and fed-eral revenues available tothis board, will be insuffi-cient to provide for theemergency requirements ofthis district,” the resolutionstated.

The district is trying tofigure out how to balance

LEVY From page 1A

its budget for the upcomingschool year and the follow-ing year, and school offi-cials are finding the cuts ineducation are having a pro-found effect on what thebudget will look like.

“It is therefore necessaryto levy an additional tax inexcess of the ten-mill limi-tation in order to raise theamount of $2,720,554 eachyear for five years for thatpurpose,” the resolutionread.

The resolution passed isthe first of two resolutionsneeded to have the levy onthe ballot.

“Two resolutions are re-

quired to place the emer-gency tax levy on the bal-lot,” Manoloff said.

The board of educationhad the letter fromManoloff at the meeting soeach member could under-stand the necessary stepsto have the levy in the elec-tion.

“Immediately followingadoption of the resolutionto submit (and no laterthan Friday, May 4), a cer-tified copy of the resolutionshould be delivered to theAshtabula County auditor,”Manoloff said. “The countyauditor then has five daysafter the resolution is filed

in which to calculate the es-timated millage required toraise the annual amountset forth in the resolutionand certify that calculationto the Board of Education.”

The levy is expected tobe a five-year, 6.4-millemergency property taxlevy for operating expenses.

The board is hoping thiswill be the last time thelevy will be on the ballotand the August results willshow a passing result.

Sadie Portman, reporterfor the Gazette, may bereached at [email protected].

REFERENDUM From page 1A

The referendum commit-tee and the village had beenat odds over council’s deci-sion to purchase the build-ing and property at the oldJefferson Elementary Schoolon 104 E. Jefferson St. for$300,000. The deal consistsof $150,000 in cash and anadditional $150,000 creditpackage for in-kind laborand improvements spreadover an unspecified period oftime. The village intends touse the property for the po-lice department, whichneeds the additional room.

After council voted on thematter late last year, a groupof citizens said they wouldseek a referendum on thematter to give citizens achance to vote on it in No-vember 2012. The citizenscollected enough signaturesand turned their petitionsinto Fisher, as they were re-quired to do.

But after doing so, Fisherand Village Solicitor JeromeLemire discovered what theybelieved was an omission bythe referendum committee.Fisher believed the commit-

tee failed to file a certifiedcopy of the ordinance withher before circulating its pe-titions, as required by OhioRevised Code section 731.32.Lemire told the court that itwas a question of whether ornot the people circulatingthe petitions followed theOhio Revised Code and fileda certified copy with Fisher.

It’s the clerk’s positionthat is was not filed, al-though the clerk did makeher own copy of the petitionswith the ordinance attached,Lemire said during a hear-ing about the matter.

The committee disagreed,and Fertig, represented bySmith, filed the lawsuit onbehalf of the committee.

In his judgment in favorof Fertig, Mackey cited theOhio Supreme Court casesState ex rel. Julnes v. SouthEuclid City Council andWelsh Dev. Co. Inc. v. War-ren County Regional Plan-ning Commission.

In this last case, theOhio Supreme Court de-cided whether a service ofSummons by a Clerk of

Courts upon an adminis-trative agency, togetherwith a copy of a Notice ofAppeal filed in the Com-mon Pleas Court, was suf-ficient to perfect an Admin-istrative Appeal. The OhioSupreme Court answeredin the affirmative.

Mackey also cited a casein the 11th District Courtof Appeals involvingKingsville Township Boardof Trustees v. KingsvilleTownship Board of ZoningAppeals. The court heldthat ordinary U.S. mailservice was sufficient inperfecting an Administra-tive Appeal.

“The intent in the Welshand Kingsville Townshipcases has to do with the ad-equacy of notice,” Mackeywrote. “Clearly the Defen-dants here had sufficientnotice that the Plaintiffhad complied with the pro-visions of RC731.32, andthat he had gathered thesignatures of a sufficientnumber of citizens whowished to exercise theirvote on the referendum.”

Mackey said Fertig didcomply with the Ohio Re-vised Code, and he de-clared the petitions sub-mitted to the Village ofJefferson to be valid.

An election will moveforward concerning thepurchase of the buildingand grounds, Mackey said.

Fertig was glad for thedecision.

“It’s good,” Fertig said.“I think the citizens shouldhave a right to vote on is-sues, especially an issue asimportant as that.”

Finger said Fisher waselected to keep an eye outfor the village, and, in heropinion, she determinedthat the process was notfiled properly. Everybodyinvolved had the best in-terests of the constituentsin mind, he said.

Finger and Mayor JudyMaloney confirmed thatthe issue now moves on tothe November ballot.

Stefanie Wessell, senioreditor for Gazette Newspa-pers, may be reached [email protected].

groups coming down this yearover the summer.”

H2O worked in a trailerpark where many of the floorshad rotted all the way to theground, so they spent daysrestoring the homes of severalfamilies.

“Everything was close to-gether and there were rollinghills which we had to work offof,” DeArmor said.

The town they visited wassouth of Charleston andabout 330 miles fromJefferson. It took the H2Omembers around six hours todrive to the town with 24members.

The group found much sat-isfaction in the trip and planson another trip next year.

“Next year the Sunday isEaster, so we have to workaround that, but we’re stillplanning our trip for April first

through sixth,” DeArmorsaid.

DeArmor said H2O is aspecial group and the tripsthey take really bind themtogether.

“We work together as agroup and you get to knoweach other and the people youwork for and you get closer toGod,” DeArmor said.

DeArmor said everyoneinvolved learned from eachother and it enriches theirlives.

“Our name means HelpingOthers, Healing Ourselves,”DeArmor said. “When youhelp others it just has an ef-fect on you. You forget aboutall your problems for a week.”


GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 • 4ACounty News

Ashtabula CountyGenealogical Society met

Ashtabula County Genealogical Society President TroyBailey and Jim Gilbert, publications of the ACGS, presenteda program on April 25 at the Geneva Public Library to as-sist researchers in using the 1940 Census.

Jim Gilbert explained that this newly-released censuscan be accessed at Ancestry.com at this time without a paidsubscription. However, the census is not indexed and asearch cannot be done using an individual’s name. If thesubject of the search lived in the same place in 1930 andagain in 1940, it is possible to find the district and enu-merator number from the 1930 census and then check thatsection of the 1940 report. It is still necessary to then searchthe entire district report page by page to find the person.When the indexing is completed—projected to be completein late June—it will once again be possible to sort by nameonly. Examples from Ashtabula County and other areaswere demonstrated.

Troy Bailey showed the audience how to sign in as avolunteer indexer. Volunteers are currently at work enter-ing the census information into a data base. More volun-teers are needed to complete this important task. Troyshowed the screens and easy steps needed to sign in atFamilySearch.org and selecting Indexing. The instructionsare clear and user friendly as is the program itself. Thereis an opportunity to give credit for the work completed toACGS which can benefit the Society by providing a semi-nar on genealogical research.

This program was sponsored by Archives.com and twomemberships to that site were awarded as door prizes.

The next program will by 1 p.m. Sunday, May 20, andwill be the annual Memorial Tea. Donations of books to theLibrary will be made in memory of deceased friends andmembers of ACGS. Donald Miller will appear as UlyssesS. Grant. April, 2012 was the 190th anniversary of Grant’sbirth. Refreshments will be served after these presenta-tions. The public is invited to attend this event withoutcharge.

— Submitted by Judy Wareham

BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA - TheAshtabula County Depart-ment of Job and Family Ser-vices and its communitysponsors are hosting the 5thAnnual Ashtabula CountySenior Conference entitled“Aging Gracefully: Mind,Body and Spirit”on Friday,May 11.

Last year, the event wasdifferent from those confer-ences held in the past be-cause participating seniorcitizens were able to take abus tour to four different re-habilitation/long-term carefacilities during the event.

“This year, it’s back to theway we used to do it,”Ashtabula County Depart-ment of Job and Family Ser-vices Program Administra-tor Martha Gillespie said.

The Senior Conferencewill be held at the KentState University atAshtabula Campus. EachSenior Conference has beenabout educating seniors onan issue they face and theservices available to them.Past topics include physicalrehabilitation, elder abuse,using or losing the brain andnavigating documents, suchas living wills.

This year’s topic is aboutaging gracefully, Gillespiesaid. She said the conferenceis designed to show seniorsthere’s still many things forthem to do.

“They’re just enteringanother phase of their life,”Gillespie said.

Gillespie said the confer-ence will include the airingof the documentary “Age ofChampions,” sponsored byThe Villa at the Lake. Thedocumentary is about se-niors participating in theSenior Olympics.

“It’s a wonderful docu-

Senior Conference to be held May 11mentary,” Gillespie said.

There also will be a spe-cial Wii demonstrationavailable for conference par-ticipants to try out, and theWii will be given out as adoor prize at the end of theevent. Seniors will be able tocompete at Wii bowlingagainst a man who suffereda stroke, lost mobility in thedominant half of his bodyand still bowls a 300.

“People need to come andsee if they can give him a runfor his money,” Gillespiesaid.

The conference also willinclude lunch, vendors andspeaker presentations. Theseniors will learn aboutwhat services are availablein their community. The con-ference is not just for seniorcitizens, but also for theirchildren, friends or care tak-ers.

The Senior Conferencewill open with registrationand a continental breakfastat Kent State University atAshtabula at 7:30-8 am.

The program will start at8 a.m. with a morning ses-sion for professionals withmind, Sue Curtis Ducro,PhD; body, Chris Kettunen,PhD; and spirit, Joan Steidl,MA PCC-S.

Senior registration andlunch will be from 11 a.m. to1 p.m. The vendor room willbe open to all, with the Wiidemo, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

From 1-4 p.m. will be theafternoon session for se-niors, with mind, Sue CurtisDucro, PhD; body, ChrisKettunen, PhD; spirit, JoanSteidl, MA PCC-S; and OffOur Rockers Band and theBlue Belles.

The three professionalguest speakers will presenteducational information toenlighten the public on“healthy aging.” The focuswill be to improve one’s

lifestyle and overall well be-ing that will assist in ahealthy body, mind andspirit.

Some issues to be dis-cussed include:

—How to keep mentallyfit at any age.

—Coping skills to dealwith aging issues such as:severe illness, death of lovedones, increased medical ex-penses, depression and lone-liness.

—Recognizing the appro-priate time to seek profes-sional guidance.

—Exploring availablecommunity services.

On the speakers, SueCurtis Ducro, PhD, M.S., isa licensed psychologist andfuneral director with herfamily firm of Ducro Ser-vices. An advocate of lifelonglearning and fruitful activ-ity, she views age as a col-lection of experiences and re-tirement as merely a changein focus.

Chris Kettunen, PhD,MSN, is director of Nursingfor the Ashtabula County

Health Department and afaculty member of both theUniversity of Phoenix andIndiana Wesleyan Univer-sity Cleveland campuses,teaching in the Nursing De-partment.

Joan Steidl, MA PCC-S, isan assistant professor anddirector of the Human Ser-vices Program at Kent StateUniversity. She is a memberof the American CounselingAssociation, and the OhioAssociation of Spiritual,Ethical and Religious Valuesin Counseling.

The Senior Conference isa free event, and the lunchis free as well. TheAshtabula County SeniorLevy helps fund the event.

Interested participantsmust register. Registrationforms are available at thenearest senior center, or youcan request one from theAshtabula County Depart-ment of Job and Family Ser-vices, 4332 Main Ave.,Ashtabula, Ohio. For furtherinformation, phone (440)994-2027.


PLYMOUTH TOWN-SHIP - Despite the chillyweather, groups of studentsfrom schools throughoutAshtabula County gatheredat the Ashtabula Gulf lastweek for the 12th annualBotany Competition.

Participating schools thisyear included PymatuningValley High School, GenevaHigh School, Lakeside HighSchool, Edgewood SeniorHigh School, Saints Johnand Paul, the AshtabulaCounty Technical and Ca-reer Campus and GrandRiver Academy.

During the competition,the students carefullyhandled flowers and otherplants growing near theSmolen-Gulf Bridge as theytried to identify them basedon characteristics such asthe number of leaves, thesmoothness or roughness ofthe leaves’ edges and otherfeatures.

“They’re identifying wild-flowers,” co-coordinatorMary Howe said.

She said the studentslook up the features of theplant in “Newcomb’s Wild-flower Guide” to help themidentify the plant with boththe common and Latinnames.

Howe helped create theevent 12 years ago withBruce Loomis and BarrieBottorf. The Planning Com-mission had conducted astudy on green-space, andthe idea came about as a wayto get people interested invisiting the Gulf.

Although the competitiontook place at the AshtabulaGulf, a week earlier the stu-dents had practiced for it

along the Western ReserveGreenway Trail.

The students had to iden-tify 30 plants, Howe said.She said the competitionwas a bit tough this year, asplants that are normally out,weren’t, and clouds werepreventing some of the flow-ers from blooming.

“They learn to look at de-tails,” Howe said.

A-Tech senior Amber

Geneva High School junior Emily Orris, senior Leah Hassettand senior Katie Beacom identify wildflowers in theAshtabula Gulf during the 12th annual Botany Challenge.

County schools participatein annual Botany Challenge

PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELLAshtabula County Technicaland Career Campus seniorsMelinda Bailey and AmberLewis (both of the homeschool of Jefferson AreaHigh School) identifywildflowers in the AshtabulaGulf during the 12th annualBotany Challenge.

Lewis said her team prac-ticed for the competition bylooking at plants in thewoods next to the school. Herteammates take a horticul-ture class at A-Tech.

Geneva High School sci-ence teacher Eileen Dragonsaid she asked conscientiousstudents in her class to be onthe Botany Competitionteam.

The competition teachesthe students to look closelyat things, Dragon said.

“I think we look at somany things and don’t reallysee all the details,” Dragonsaid.

The students’ success willcome from being able to no-tice those minute detailsthat others don’t see, Dragonsaid.

Sponsors of the BotanyCompetition included theCleveland Museum of Natu-ral History, Gazette Newspa-pers and the AshtabulaCounty Parks Foundation.Donors included the Cleve-land Museum of NaturalHistory, the Jefferson Me-morial Foundation, GazetteNewspapers and the HoldenArboretum.

Winners will be an-nounced during a dinner atthe Jefferson First UnitedMethodist Church on Thurs-day, May 3.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 • 5ACounty News

BY BARBARA J. HAMILTONGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - It hasbeen 47 years since the fallof Saigon and the end of theVietnam War in 1975. Thewar, which actually beganin 1955, took the lives ofmany of American’s youngmen. Twenty-nine menfrom Ashtabula County diedin that land so far from ourshores.

A war memorial built tohonor those who died whilefighting in Vietnam will beunveiled and dedicated onMemorial Day, May 28,2012 at 12:30 p.m. immedi-ately following the conclu-sion of the parade and cer-emonies at Oakdale Cem-etery in Jefferson.

The monument will beplaced at the Cobra Viet-nam Era helicopter on thenorth side of Route 167 andto the north of OakdaleCemetery.

The idea for the monu-

Unveiling and dedication ofVietnam Veterans War Memorial

ment came about after theVietnam War Exhibit lastVeteran’s Day. When theJefferson Historical Societyboard learned that therewas not a place in thecounty where all those whodied in Vietnam were re-membered by name, theyset in motion an effort toerect a fitting monumentlisting the names of thosewho gave their lives.

Through the kind gener-osity and work of J.R. Hurstof Memorials by Behm,Geneva, and Ron Belding ofBelding Monuments,Geneva, a large graniteheadstone will be in placeby Memorial Day. Thenames of each man andhometown will be etched onthe front.

There are 29 namesetched on the stone listingthose men who died fromAshtabula County. TheJefferson Historical Societyencourages everyone to at-tend the ceremonies on Me-

morial Day to give thehonor due the men and thefamilies they represent aswell as those men who re-turned home.

The ceremony will openwith a prayer, the unveilingand dedication by theJefferson Historical Society,the reading of the names byVietnam War veterans, fol-lowed by the official ringingof a bell for each one andtaps. Parking will be closedin the veterans’ memorialparking lot for the cer-emony, but will be availablein the Oakdale Cemeteryand in the drive adjacent tothe township garage.

Mike Brooks, of Mike’sBikes, and owner of theland on which the helicop-ter and memorial stonesstand, leases the propertyto the veterans at no cost.

If you have any ques-tions related to the cer-emony, please call BarbaraHamilton, 576-9691, orNorma Waters, 576-2681.


ASHTABULA - “Transfor-mation through Education”was the theme of the annualSister-to-Sister Celebrationon Thursday, April 26, at theKent State University atAshtabula Campus.

The event for high schoolgirls included motivationalspeakers and break-out ses-sions on the college experi-ence, self-image and othertopics designed to empowerthe young women. The stu-dents also toured theAshtabula Campus.

Sponsors of the event in-cluded the Zonta Club of theAshtabula Area, Kent StateUniversity at Ashtabula andthe Ashtabula County Con-tinued Education SupportServices (ACCESS) Pro-gram.

“Sister to Sister is a pro-gram that was designed tomotivate and inspire youngladies in high school to pur-sue their interests, to pursue

Arletta Lower, who has been with Mary Kay Cosmetics for 22 years, talks to studentsabout self-esteem.

Sister-to-Sister eventempowers young women

PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELLYoung women at the Sister-to-Sister event at Kent State University at Ashtabula learnedabout “Transformation through Education.”

their dreams and to pursuetheir education after highschool,” ACCESS ExecutiveDirector Paula Ghiz said.

The program is specifi-cally for those high schoolgirls who aren’t quite surewhat they want to do afterhigh school - the girls whoneed that extra encourage-ment and guidance.

High school sophomores,juniors and a couple of se-niors from AshtabulaCounty schools were invitedto attend the event. Prior tothe event, ACCESS advisorsmet with the girls in guid-ance sessions.

The Zonta Club is in-volved because it’s the club’smission to support youngwomen, Zonta memberCheryl Edwards said.

“We feel this is a greatopportunity for us to letthem know that they havewomen in the communitywho want to give back tothem,” Edwards said.

About 60 girls attendedthe event, which featured

Melinda Kapalin as the key-note speaker. Kapalin, a life-long northeast Ohio resi-dent, has completed exten-sive research on her advo-cacy for children with dis-abilities. She is also a pre-vention/education specialistwith the Lake Area RecoveryCenter in Ashtabula, whereshe works to bring alcohol,drug and bully-preventionprograms to schools.

Other presenters in-cluded Arletta Lower ofMary Kay Cosmetics, KSUat Ashtabula Retention Spe-cialist Liz Driscoll and apanel of college students,including Melinda McNutt,Angella Bradley and KristaRyel.

Lower, who has been withMary Kay Cosmetics for 22years talked to the studentsabout projecting a positiveself-image.

Stefanie Wessell, senioreditor for Gazette Newspa-pers, can be reached [email protected].

Andover Bank branch robbedin Austinburg Township


AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP - TheAshtabula County Sheriff ’s Department isinvestigating a bank robbery that occurredat the Andover Bank branch on Route 45in Austinburg Township on Saturday.

“We had a lone male walk into the bankjust before closing,” Det. BrianCumberledge said.

Cumberledge said the suspect ap-proached the teller and produced a hand-written note demanding money in returnfor no one getting hurt. Cumberledge saidhe appeared to be wearing a costume wigand wearing black.

The teller gave the suspect an undis-closed amount of money, which the suspect

put inside his coat, and the suspect thenleft the bank on foot, Cumberledge said. Hesaid witnesses then saw him leave in adark-colored, sedan-type vehicle, headingsouth on Route 45.

“There was no weapon produced,”Cumberledge said.

Cumberledge said the suspect appearedvery calm and collected according to wit-nesses, even giving the teller a kind of“Cheshire grin” as he interacted with her.

Cumberledge said the Sheriff ’s Depart-ment has collected evidence in the crime,including videotape footage, that has giventhe department some leads on the suspect.

Stefanie Wessell, senior editor for GazetteNewspapers, may be reached [email protected].

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 • 7AAgriculture

Hello, Ashtabula County!As always, the month of Aprilwas a rollercoaster ride. Up,down and all-around. As weride our weatherrollercoaster into May, Iwould like to recap the North-ern Classic Steer & HeiferShow, Timber Selling Work-shop, and share informationan open house at 4-H CampWhitewood.

I am pleased to report the15th Annual Northern Clas-sic Steer & Heifer Show heldon Saturday, April 21, was ahuge success despite thechilly weather. We were verypleased to have 60 exhibitorsfrom three states showing 73animals at this show. Thiswas an excellent opportunityfor our local youth to practicetheir showmanship skills andto learn tips that will helpthem raise their 4-H and FFAbeef projects. Congratula-tions to Avery March of

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AGRICULTURALAGENT COMMENTSby David MarrisonOSU Extension Agent

Jefferson who won the Over-all Champion Steer at theshow. This is an impressiveaccomplishment due to thequality of animals whichwere shown from Ohio, NewYork and Pennsylvania. Iwould be remiss if I did notthank the Ashtabula CountyCattlemen’s Association Di-rectors for all their hard workon this event. It has been agreat educational event forour youth during the past 15years.

Reservations are now be-ing taken for AshtabulaCounty’s 4-H Camp Weekfrom June 24-30 for youthages 8-14 years of age. Our4-H staff and 4-H Camp coun-selors are already planningfor a great week. This year’stheme is “To Whitewood andBeyond.” Lots of great scienceadditions are being plannedfor this year ’s camp. Forthose folks who never havebeen to Camp Whitewood, Iam pleased to announce thatcamp will be hosting an openhouse in May to allow par-ents and children to check itout before signing up forcamp.

This open house will be onSaturday, May 12, from 1 to4 p.m. This is the perfect op-portunity for campers tocome see the facilities, meetother campers, ask questions,talk with counselors and staffand get really excited forcamp. Whether you’re al-ready registered or still won-dering if Camp Whitewood isthe place for you, join us forfree tours, snacks and campfun. Our Camp Directors andstaff will be ready to helpanswer your questions andeven help you register. Par-ticipants can also register towin a free campership! For

SUBMITTED PHOTOSReservations are now being taken for Ashtabula County’s4-H Camp Week from June 24-30 for youth ages 8-14years of age. Camp Whitewood will be holding an openhouse on Saturday, May 12, from 1-4 p.m to allow parentsand children to check it out before signing up for camp.

those who wish to attendAshtabula County’s week,make sure to register early asour 185 spots sell out quickly.In addition to our camp week,there are also additional 5weeks of camp directed byother 4-H counties during thesummer. More informationcan be found at:4hcampwhitewood.osu.edu/

Even with the high windsand the threat of snow in theforecast, we had 54 individu-als travel down to CampWhitewood last Monday,April 23, to participate in ourSelling Timber Workshop.This workshop helped par-ticipants learn the best man-agement practices when mar-keting timber from theirwoodlots. A lot of good infor-mation was shared. A re-minder that we will be offer-ing another woodland’s pro-gram titled “Improving yourWoodland” on May 2, 2012 atBig Creek Park in GeaugaCounty. Registration is $35per person and is due thisweek. Check out more details

at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu or by calling 614-688-3421.

To close, I would like toleave you with a quote fromSteve Jobs who stated,“Here’s to the crazy ones, themisfits, the rebels, thetroublemakers, the roundpegs in the square holes… theones who see things differ-ently — they’re not fond ofrules… You can quote them,disagree with them, glorify orvilify them, but the only thingyou can’t do is ignore thembecause they change things…they push the human raceforward, and while some maysee them as the crazy ones,we see genius, because theones who are crazy enough tothink that they can changethe world, are the ones whodo.”

Have a good and safe day!

Improving YourWoodland workshop

BIG CREEK PARK,CHARDON OH – Wednesday,May 2, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m., foresters from theOhio Woodland Stewards Pro-gram (a program of the OhioState University Extension) willpresent IMPROVING YOURWOODLAND, at BIG CREEKPARK, 9160 Robinson Rd.,Chardon, on understanding howyour goals and objectives relateto your woods and what a land-owner can do to ensure ahealthy and productive wood-land into the future. This classqualifies for five hours of con-tinuing education credit towardthe Ohio Forest Tax Law pro-gram. Dress appropriately for amorning (inside) and afternoonsession (outside).

Deadline to register is April26, 2012. Cost is $35. Makechecks payable to The OhioState University. Mail to OhioWoodland Stewards Program,SENR, 2021 Coffey Rd, Colum-bus OH 43210. To register, visitour website at http://www.woodlandstewards.osu.edu,call 614-688-3421 or [email protected].

This program is a combinedeffort with David L. Marrison,Associate Professor, Agriculture& Natural Resources ExtensionEducator for Ashtabula &Trumbull Counties of the West-ern Reserve E.E.R.A. andCounty Extension Director forAshtabula County, 440-576-9008 (Ashtabula County), 330-638-6783 (Trumbull County),http : / /www.facebook.com/Marrison.OSU, Erik Draper,Geauga County Extension Di-rector, Ag & Natural ResourceEducator, Burton, OH - 440-834-4656 and Kathy Smith, Exten-sion Program Director, Forestryand Ohio Woodland Stewardsprogram, Ohio State UniversityExtension, School of Environ-ment & Natural Resources,

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Community Horticul-ture Class to be heldon May 16 inJefferson

The OSU Extension and theAshtabula County Master Gar-deners are pleased to be offer-ing a Spring Community Classon Wednesday, May 16, from 7-9 p.m. at the Ashtabula CountyExtension office located at 39Wall Street in Jefferson, Ohio.We invite you to join theAshtabula County Master Gar-deners as they offer this specialspring class. Two topics will bepresented at this workshop.

The first presentation istitled, “More than Mums: FallColor in the Perennial Bed.”During this presentation, theMaster Gardeners will discussin detail more than 20 late-blooming flowers that will keepyour perennial beds in enticingcolor until well into October.Advice will also be offered onpreparing a perennial bed forplanting as well as special tipsfor inter planting in an estab-lished bed. The second presen-tation is titled, “ChangingZones: Microclimate Garden-ing.” During this presentation,the Master Gardeners will teachwhat, if any, impact the newhardiness zone changes willhave in our county and findspots in your garden for plantsyou thought you couldn’t grow.

There is a $3 per person reg-istration fee and registrationsare requested by May 10 as seat-ing is limited. Mail registrationand check payable to OSU Ex-tension to: OSU Extension, 39Wall Street, Jefferson, OH44047. More information aboutthis workshop can be obtainedat: http://ashtabula.osu.edu orby calling 440-576-9008.

Financial and taximplications of oiland gas leases/royalties workshopsto be held

OSU Extension in northeastOhio is pleased to be offering aworkshop to help landownersunderstand the financial andtax implications of oil and gasleases/royalties. This workshoptitled “Financial & Tax Implica-tions of Oil and Gas Leases/Roy-alties in Northeast Ohio” willfeature David Marrison, OSUExtension Associate Professor,who will discuss the financialand tax implications ofMarcellus Shale Leases.

This meeting will help par-ticipants become more aware ofthe potential tax implications ofleases and royalty payments.Don’t get caught blindsided bythe taxes which will be due.Learn which payments are sub-ject to ordinary income taxesversus capital gain; about thepercentage depletion deduction;and how signing a lease may af-fect your CAUV status. Learnhow the IRS handles oil and gaspayments. Learn what ques-tions to ask and receive finan-cial planning tips for managingthe potential income from thesewells.

Four meetings have beenscheduled. The available meet-ings are May 18 or June 6 at theAshtabula County Extension of-fice from 10 to 11:30 a.m., May24 at the Trumbull County Ex-tension office from 9:30 to 11a.m., or July 13 from 10 to 11:30a.m. at the Trumbull CountyExtension office. The registra-tion fee for this program is $5per person. Registration fee isto help defray the cost of pro-gram handouts. Pre-registra-tion is require and space is lim-ited. Complete registration de-tails can be obtained by calling440-576-9008 or at http://ashtabula.osu.edu.

Have questions? County Extensionwebsite offers answers

JEFFERSON - Ashtabula County residents have ques-tions. And the Ashtabula County office of Ohio State Uni-versity Extension can provide the answers in a new online“Ask a County Expert” tool on its website, http://ashtabula.osu.edu.

The Ask an Expert tool is quick, easy and confidential,said David Marrison, Ashtabula County director of OSUExtension. Anyone can submit a question related to theeducational programs Extension offers directly on thewebsite using the feature. When someone submits a ques-tion, it goes first to four “wranglers” — personnel fromaround the state — who then route questions to an Exten-sion professional with the appropriate subject-matter ex-pertise.

The goal is to provide an easy way for people to get un-biased, research-based responses to questions they mighthave on a broad range of topics, Marrison said. The ques-tions answered will become part of the frequently askedquestions on eXtension (pronounced “e-extension,” onlineat at http://www.extension.org), a national network of Ex-tension experts from across the country.

Nine counties in Ohio helped pilot the Ask an Expertprogram beginning in 2009, said Jerry Thomas, leader forInnovation and Change for OSU Extension. Thomas hasbeen instrumental in developing the Ask an Expert tool.Ask an Expert offers Ohioans the chance to benefit fromthe expertise offered by a network of local, state and fed-eral Extension professionals, Thomas said.

To use Ask an Expert, just log on to http://ashtabula.osu.edu and click on the “Ask a County Expert”icon.

Blessing of the Bikes to be held May 5Mark your calendars! Coming on May 5 is the annual

Blessing of the Bikes. As the riding and vacation seasonbegins, it is an opportunity to take some time to ask God’sblessing and guidance in the coming months on the roads.

To offer thanks for blessings extended to us by our God,and prayers for those no longer with us, members of theBethany Evangelical Lutheran Church and the public willgather at 11 a.m. that Saturday morning in Bethany’s park-ing lot, located at 933 Michigan Ave. in Ashtabula. Open toeveryone, there is no cost but we are asking folks to bring afood item (or make a donation) for the local food pantry.Bikes of all types, including bicycles, tricycles, and stroll-ers are welcome! Coffee and donuts will be provided.

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Sat., June 9, 2012Shotgun Start at 9:00amHickory Grove Golf Course

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Side Games:Skins, Double Your $ Shot,

Putt Competition and a 50/50 Raffle

Entry Includes: Continental Breakfast, Entry Packet, Door Prize,Refreshments, Lunch at the Turn, Closest to the Pin, Longest andShortest Drives, Longest Putts and a Pulled-Pork Dinner withAwards after the Game.

All proceeds to benefit the Ashtabula County 4-H Foundation. The Ashtabula County 4-H Foundationis a tax nonprofit 501 c3 Corporation which allows your donation to be tax deductible.

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Pasta and strawberries anyone?An unlikely combination nevertheless, the stars of June’s

Cooking with Susan cooking demonstration are pasta andstrawberries. On Saturday, June 2, Susan Masirovits willshow class attendees how to make the world’s lightest freshpasta – plain, spinach and whole wheat. The various pas-tas will be featured in ravioli primavera, grated pasta soupand mushroom ragu.

Not to be outdone, the season’s fresh strawberries willshine in everything from strawberry fool and strawberrysemifreddo to strawberry melon salad and strawberrytiramisu.

As is the custom, participants will receive the recipesand samples of all the dishes, as well as Susan’s tips andadvice for preparing the menu.

The class will be held on Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m.to noon in the research room of the Society. The fee is $10per person and there is a class limit of 20. To reserve yourspace, call Susan at 576-7112.


H A R P E R S F I E L DTOWNSHIP - TheHarpersfield Ruritans areplanning for their AnnualChicken Dinner.

“The HarpersfieldRuritans will be having theirAnnual Chicken Dinner onMay 20 from 12:30 to 3 p.m.at the Harpersfield Commu-nity Center,” Ruritans Re-porter Gary Somnitz said.

The dinner is cooked bythe Ruritans and they pro-vide the dinner plus dessertand drinks.

“Dinner includespotato, vegetable, salad, des-sert, and drink,” Somnitzsaid. “Tickets are $9 foradults and $5 for children.”

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Harpersfield Ruritans planfor annual chicken dinner

or Jim Pristov at 466-4864for tickets.”

The Ruritans will use themoney raised to go forth formore community projectssuch as the picnic tables forthe Harpersfield CoveredBridge, which were con-structed by a local Girl Scoutlast year. The Ruritans alsohave an annual scholarshipthey give to local high schoolseniors to aid in the furtherof their education.

The Ruristans said theyhave great support from theHarpersfield Township resi-dents and said many peoplecome to the dinner each year.

The Ruritans thank thecommunity in advance asthe dinner is one of theirmain fundraiser for the year.

“Our Chicken Dinner isone of our main fundraisersfor our community events,including our high schoolsenior scholarship fund,”Somnitz said. “Communitysupport is greatly appreci-ated.”


GENEVA - The City ofGeneva renewed the lease ofKiwanis Park with theKiwanis Club of Geneva.

“We have had a lease therefor many, many years,” CityManager Jim Pearson said.“It’s for the use of the base-ball field.”

The Kiwanis Club uses thepark and helps maintain thepark’s beauty.

“Years ago when our rec-reation center was more ac-tive and there were morebaseball men’s leagues and soforth, it made a lot of sense,”Pearson said.

The park will still beowned by the city, but the clubwill use the park for the base-ball field. The lease will be for

five years, which starts May1 of this year and ends May 1of 2017, and the Kiwanis Clubwill pay $5 for the lease andhave agreed upon certainterms of the lease.

The city will not be able tolease the property out to any-one else without the approvalof the club.

The club also agreed to themowing of the field.

Pearson said he is in fullsupport of the lease and hasseen the lease agreementwork over the years theyhave agreed to the arrange-ment.

“We feel even though westill use it during the GrapeJAMboree and occasionallyhere and there, it would begood idea to have a lease andit will reduce some of ourcosts,” Pearson said.

City of Geneva agrees tolease with Kiwanis Club


GENEVA - The City ofGeneva is preparing to havea pavilion and park area con-structed in the lawn areanext to the city’s communitycenter.

With the new structure,the city is aware people maywant to use the pavilion forevents such as weddings andother celebrations.

In order to protect thestructure and park areafrom harm, the city dis-cussed developing guide-lines and policies for rentingout the pavilion at a citycouncil meeting on Monday,April 9.

“If there is a fundraiser orget together or weddingwithin the city, there needsto be certain conditions

New city pavilion will have policies in place for proper usewhich they need to abide by,”City Councilor HowardAnderson said.

The city officials said theywill research their policiesby looking at what otherarea communities have inplace already.

“I’m sure we’re not rein-venting the wheel here,”Anderson said. “There areother communities that havepavilions that have policiesin place.”

Anderson said he isaware of several policies inthe City of Ashtabula for allits pavilions and suggestedtaking a look at what hasand has not worked forAshtabula.

City Manager JimPearson sees a need toimplement policies.

“No matter if it’s a wed-ding or picnic, the policies

will be in place to protect thepavilion and surroundingpark,” Pearson said.

Some council memberswere not sure if the guide-lines would be necessary asthey could be changed atwill.

“Even if we make a com-plete book of rules for thepavilion, someone could stillcome into council andchanges them for their needsanyways,” CouncilorMichael Schupska said.

Council President JeffreyPiotrowski understood thepolicies might be changed,

but he still felt the need tohave basic rules for pavilionuse.

“I think we should have aset of guidelines so if, forexample, there is to be alco-hol, there is some revelationin place in terms of that,”Piotrowski said.

Overall it was decided thepolicies and guidelineswould provide boundariesfor the pavilion’s use andprotect the area from anysort of misuse.

“It’s a good idea to havethe guidelines in place forthe city,” Pearson said.

PHOTO BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZCarol Sirrine, board member of the Ashtabula CountyFarm Bureau, presents two children’s books to BevFollin, library clerk at Henderson Memorial PublicLibrary. The Farm Bureau recently donated the twoaward-winning children’s books, “Seed, Soil and Sun”and “How did that get into my lunch box?” to everypublic library in Ashtabula County.

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Sophomores: JacobBurgett, Christa Cash,Annaliesa Fistek, Ashley Free-man, Tyler Hunt, MeghanJohnson, Shannon Joseph,Joseph Loftus, Alyx Lynham,Kathleen McDonald, DanielMiles, Ryan Nappi, SamanthaNousak, Kateline Peck,Allison Penna, Elyse Pitkin,

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JEFFERSON - Peopleinterested in learning moreabout what can be done tostop human trafficking at-tended the “I’m not for Sale:a Stop Human TraffickingSeminar” on Sunday, April29, in the Village ofJefferson.

The League of WomenVoters of Ashtabula Countyand the Jefferson UnitedMethodist Church co-spon-sored the forum.

For some background,Ohio Attorney GeneralMike DeWine and the OhioLeague of Women Votershave encouraged a study onSafe Harbor House Bill262-a, which would providefor services for victims of

SUBMITTED PHOTOGuests learned about human trafficking during a panel hosted by the League of Women Voters of AshtabulaCounty and Jefferson United Methodist Women on Sunday, April 29.

Residents learn about human trafficking

human trafficking.The panelists included

Special Agent CharlieSullivan of the PainesvilleOffice of the FBI, BettySpencer of the Church andSociety Committee of theEast Ohio Conference ofthe United MethodistChurch and Sr. LauraWingert and Sr. BarbaraDaugherty of the Collabo-rative Initiative to EndHuman Trafficking.

They spoke about thelaw enforcement, statelaws and personal storiesinvolving human traffick-ing, both in the sex tradeand forced labor, League ofWomen Voters Vice Presi-dent and JUMC Peace withJustice Advocate MaryHowe said.

“We learned some of the

signs to look for: a victimbeing accompanied by acontrolling person or boss,not speaking on their ownbehalf, lack of control overpersonal schedule ormoney, inability to leavetheir job, physical signs ofabuse, etc.,” Howe said.

Ohio, because of its ex-tensive interstate highwaysystem and network oftruck stops, has seen a risein sex trafficking, particu-larly in minors. The FBIstarted its Innocence LostTask Force in Toledo sev-eral years ago, concentrat-ing on the Interstate-75and Interstate-90 corridor.The FBI found that, of 151victims of sex trafficking inToledo, 45 were children.Seventy-eight of the 151were from the Toledo area.

Interstate 90, whichruns through AshtabulaCounty, is one of the maintrafficking highways inAmerica, bringing theproblem to a local area.

“We learned that we allneed to be aware of ourneighborhoods and who iscoming and going; be morefriendly with our neigh-bors. We need to care aboutthe young people around usso that they do not fall vic-tim to those who would dothem harm,” Howe said.

Howe said if anyone seesanything suspicious, theHighway Patrol has a newtip line number, #677.

“All calls will be an-swered, investigated andpassed on to the appropri-ate law enforcementagency,” Howe said.


GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- Geneva-on-the-Lake recentlyheld its annual town hall meet-ing, and the new rental hous-ing inspection requirementwas addressed so residentsand rental property ownerscould understand what the firedepartment will be looking for.

“This is something that isnot new to anyone in terms of,there are issues with rentalhousing up here on how itlooks and the outward appear-ances on some of the houses,”Jim Hockaday, village admin-istrator, said.

This will be the first yearfor rental inspections but notthe first for the business in-spections.

“We have been goingaround doing the business in-spections for several yearsnow, and now we’re going toadd the rental housing inspec-tions,” Fire Chief Tim Millssaid.

Mills said they are lookingat the basic living conditionsof the property.

“It’s a very basic inspectionjust to make sure that anybodythat has a rental house is go-ing be in a livable environ-ment,” Mills said.

Things such as smokealarms will be required to bein all rental houses and busi-nesses and in working condi-tion.

“We are going to look forbroken windows, steps thathave handrails and are notbroken. We are going to make

Geneva-on-the-Lake will beginrental inspections

sure they have hot and coldrunning water and that theirtoilets flush, things like that,”Mills said.

The village officials saidsome rental properties havecaught the attention of resi-dents and tourists alike fortheir outward appearance andthey want to ensure the housesare still livable.

“We are going to start do-ing inspections so houses thatare dilapidated or need fixingup get what they need,” Millssaid. “It will all around makea better living environment.”

Places like the City ofGeneva have already had theinspections in place for severalyears now.

Mills said if they find some-thing that needs to be fixed,the owner will have ten daysto make the improvements.

“I take a look at things thatmight be wrong, and if theyhave ten things that need tobe improved, I will say let’s fixthe major ones first and therest we can work with you,”Mills said.

Motels will also be in-spected this year, but not bythe village.

“The motels are being in-spected, but they are not be-ing inspected by us,” Millssaid. “The state does the hoteland motel inspections.”

Mills and the village wantall their residents living in thebest conditions possible.

“Mainly we are looking forsafety issues,” Mills said. “Wetake a proactive approach andwork with all the residents andbusiness owners.”

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ASHTABULA - SaintsJohn and Paul MiddleSchool and High School stu-dents experienced CareerDay on Friday, with studentsin grades sixth through 12thgetting a chance to delve ina variety of career choices.

“We have roughly 43 dif-ferent career enrichmentspeakers that we’ve broughtinto the school,” NicoleChadowski, the school’sACESS advisor, said. “Theyare from across the countyand across the UnitedStates.”

For two years, Chadowskihas helped organize the day.

“It’s an all-day activity,and we are able to do threecareers and two enrichmentsthroughout the day,”Chadowski said.

Architects and physicaltherapists were just some ofthe professionals studentscould meet with.

“We looked at the up-and-coming careers such as spe-cial engineering and thingslike that, and maybe thekids didn’t think of lookinginto those areas and theymight not know a lot about[them],” Chadowski said.

Career Day has been heldfor seven years, and organiz-ers have seen changes in thecareer world.

“The students evaluatethe day. They tell us whatthey liked and what theywould like to see in the fu-ture,” Nicole Steele said.“That’s how we’ve tweakedthe day throughout the yearsto the science we’ve have

Career Day offers students a chance to explore their future options

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANKent State University atAshtabula Dean SusanStocker was the keynotespeaker at Saints John andPaul School’s Career Day.Stocker spoke of theimportance of going tocollege, something she didnot pursue until she hadalready raised her family.

Saints John and Paul School students look forward to Career Day every year as they get a chance to ask questionsabout what they might want to do in the future.

right now.”They are now focusing on

STEM careers. STEMstands for Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Medi-cal.

“We used to ask the kidswhat careers they wantedand now we’re gearing to-wards the STEM careers,”Steele said. “Those are thecareers that are up and com-ing for this group of gradu-ates.”

Steele said they evenasked to see where there isa need for more workers in aspecific area.

“We brought in careers inthe medical field that peopleare saying are needed, likespeech therapy and occupa-

tional therapy, and the dif-ferent rehabilitations likecardiac and physicaltherapy,” Steele said.

Career Day also expandsinto everyday life withstressful jobs. SSJP officialsfeel their students also needto know how to relax.

“We have an enrichmentpart of the day where we ex-pose them to activities theymight not have wanted to trylike Zumba and yoga, be-cause a lot of people areworking so long that theydon’t know how to relax,”Steele said.

Students are required tohave an internship beforegraduation and Career Dayoffers a way to network andsearch their options.

Students have reallytaken to the day and see itas a chance to experience alltheir future options.

“I’ve always known whatI wanted to go into eversince I was in junior high,but Career Day has alwaysbeen a way to explore dif-ferent ideas just in casesomething would happenwhere I’d have to change,”SSJP senior NicoleGiangola said.

Giangola is planning toattend college next fall andstudy graphic design.

Giangola said she cantake the knowledge shegains from Career Day evenwhen she goes looking at col-leges.

Giangola looks forward toCareer Day and said it has

given her a chance to knowwhat she does and does notwant to pursue in a career.

“It’s a really great expe-rience for everyone,”Giangola said.


Local studentsrecognized atYSU’s 2012

HonorsConvocation

YOUNGSTOWN, OH -The following local studentswere recognized at Young-stown State University’s2012 Honors Convocation:

• Adam D. Heavner ofJefferson, OH, received Tho-mas M. & Evelyn V.Stephens Scholarship

• Kayla M. Landis ofWilliamsfield, OH, receivedFrances A. Holiday Scholar-ship

• Holly Mate of Orwell,OH, received BernadineMarinelli Memorial Scholar-ship

Honors Convocation rec-ognizes YSU top academicstudents.

Pulitzer Prize-winner to speak atAshtabula Campus Commencement

Video session toshare fond memories

of Ashtabula HighSchool

A video session has beenset up for those that wouldlike to share fond memoriesregarding your school daysAshtabula High School. Thevideo memories will beshared on Channel 19 inmid-May. Taping is sched-uled for May 2-3 from 12:30to 3 p.m. The videographerwill have questions to helpget the conversation started.Please contact MaureenNovak at 813-8568 to sched-ule an appointment.

Pulitzer Prize-winningcolumnist and formerAshtabulan ConnieSchultz will deliver thekeynote for the Kent StateUniversity at Ashtabulaspring commencement.Ceremonies are Friday,May 4, at 7 p.m. in theCampus Gymnasium andare for ticket-holders only.

Schultz is a nationallysyndicated columnist forCreators Syndicate, and aregular essayist for ParadeMagazine. She won the2005 Pulitzer Prize forCommentary for columnsthat judges praised for pro-viding “a voice for the un-derdog and the underprivi-leged.”

Also in 2005, Schultzwon the Scripps HowardNational JournalismAward for Commentaryand the National Head-liner Award for Commen-tary. She was a 2003Pulitzer Prize finalist infeature writing for her se-ries, “The Burden of Inno-cence,” which chronicledthe ordeal of MichaelGreen, who was impris-oned for 13 years for a rapehe did not commit. Theweek after her series ran,the real rapist turned him-self in after reading herstories. The series won theRobert F. Kennedy Awardfor Social Justice Report-ing, the National Head-liner Award’s Best of Showand journalism awardsfrom Harvard and Colum-bia universities.

In 2004, Schultz wonthe Batten Medal, which

honors “a body of journal-istic work that reflectscompassion, courage, hu-manity and a deep concernfor the underdog.”

Schultz is also a fellowwith the Vietnam Report-ing Project. Her 2011 se-ries, “Unfinished Busi-ness,” explored the long-term impact of Agent Or-ange in the U.S., and inVietnam. Recently, the se-ries won the AssociatedPress Managing EditorsJournalism ExcellenceAward in InternationalPerspective.

Schultz is the author oftwo books published byRandom House: “Life Hap-pens – And Other Unavoid-able Truths,” a collection ofessays, and “….and HisLovely Wife,” a memoirabout her husbandSherrod Brown’s successful2006 race for the U.S. Sen-ate.

Schultz is a native ofAshtabula and is anAshtabula High Schoolgraduate. She and her hus-band have four grown chil-dren and one grandson.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 • 14AEducation

BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMEGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - TheJefferson High School ModelUN team finished the year infine fashion, winning theYoungstown State conferenceon Friday, April 20, and tyingfor first at the WestminsterCollege conference on Mon-day, April 23. Jefferson placedfirst out of 12 schools fromOhio and Pennsylvania atYSU and tied for first out of21 schools at Westminster.

“Our students were excitedto improve on their NorthAmerica ranking,” stated ad-visor Dr. John Patterson. “Inthe Best Delegate.comrankings, we now stand in thetop 5 percent (51-75) of all

Jefferson Model UN takes twoschools in the U.S., Canada,and Mexico. Since the lastrankings were calculated, wefinished second at Kent Statein addition to these last twoconferences.”

Final rankings will be re-leased in late May or earlyJune.

At YSU, Tayler Johnstonand Paige Clark won a Presi-dential award representingthe U.S. in the General As-sembly. This award is givenby the chair of the council andis the highest award that canbe won at this conference,Johnston explained.

Members of the JAHSModel UN team also won sev-eral Delegate awards.

“The Delegate award isvoted on by members of the

council. They vote on thethree best contrives,” AshtonAllen explained.

Alan and her partnerAmanda Krause representedIraq in the General Assemblyand earned a Delegate award.

Krause said her favoritemoments of the conference in-cluded the debating.

“I just like the whole atmo-sphere (but especially) whenmy partner or I say somethingand call another delegate outand prove them wrong,” saidKrause.

Also winning Delegateawards were Melanie Marchand Joe Gillespie represent-ing Brazil in Security Coun-cil II; and Jen Hall, SummerPacholke and Alexis Pacholkerepresenting Libya in the Hu-man Rights Commission.

“Model UN is one of themost practical courses I’vehad in high school,” Hall said.“It’s right now. It’s about reallife things. For example, I’vebeen studying Human Traf-ficking and a church here intown (the Jefferson UnitedMethodist) is holding an in-formational meeting about it.”

Winning both Presidentialand Delegate awards wereAlec McCartney and NickKobernik representing the USin the Crisis Security Coun-cil; and Stacy Wayman, EvanMcNichols and Austin Norris

Allison Simon and CaitlynnStimson write down thoughtsduring Crisis SecurityCouncil committee sessionat Youngstown StateUniversity.

Ben Sapatka and Paige Clarke discuss strategy withAdvisor John Patterson in General Assembly 1 council atWestminster College.

Nick Hiltz, Audra Franley, Ariann Barile and Mason Taylorwork on a resolution paper for the Human Rights Councilat Youngstown State University.

PHOTOS COURTESY OFNANCY CHAMPLIN

Ariann Barile discussesstrategy with Advisor JohnPatterson before theconference at YoungstownState University.

representing Lebanon in Se-curity Council I.

“I am naturally good atticking off people and gettinginto their head,” McNicholsadmitted.

These conferences wrap upJosh Hollon’s first and finalyear in UN.

“I made the U.S. delegatecry during our debate onnuclear disarmament,”Hollon said.

Hollon and teammatesAbby Kovacs and AlexisMeany represented North Ko-rea in the General Assembly.The three earned both Presi-dential and Delegate awards.

Kovacs admitted that theiraward might have had some-thing to do with Hollon’sdress.

“Josh convinced another

delegation to sign our resolu-tion because they liked his‘hipster’ glasses,” she said.

At Westminster College inPennsylvania, not only didthe team score the mostpoints as a school, but alsothose students representingChina also earned a secondplace finish in the delegationcategory. Winning honorablemention awards wereMcNicholas and Kobernikrepresenting Colombia in theGeneral Assembly; and Hallrepresenting China in the1945 Historical Committee. Winning Best Delegateawards were Kovacs repre-senting China in the GeneralAssembly and McCartneyrepresenting China in the Se-curity Council.

“Westminster was a differ-

ent format,” McCartney ex-plained.

“Judges were in and out ofthe room during the confer-ence,” Kobernik said.

“We were the only schoolfrom Ohio,” Hall added. “Theyhave large UN programs andthe students are well trained.It was a challenge.”

“What a year it was,” stateNancy Champlin co-advisor.“We finished eighth at Chi-cago, second at Kent, first atYoungstown, and first atWestminster. Needless to say,we are very proud of our stu-dents.”

Each student receiving anhonor was sure to give creditto Patterson, or “Dr. P” as theycall him. “Model UN wouldn’tbe the same without him,”Johnston said. “I think I canspeak for everyone in UN bysaying that we don’t do UN forjust ourselves or because it’sfun. We do it for Dr. P.”

Allen agreed.“He has a strong passion

for everything he does andthat passion rubs off on thepeople he interacts with.That’s why our team is sogood. Everybody feeds off hispassion,” she said.

This concludes the ModelUN season for Jefferson.Their next event will be host-ing UN/USA at Jefferson inNovember.

Jerod Nunley, DavidSawdey, and Ashton Allenare pictured in GeneralAssembly 3 Council at atWestminster College.


SUBMITTED PHOTOMr. Isco and Mrs. Versaw’s seventh-grade scienceclass at Lakeside Junior High School are studying thebody structures of the frog. The purpose of this studyis to learn about the anatomy of the frog and how thedifferent parts function. The students can comparethese parts of the frog anatomy to other animals andeven man. Pictured left to right are Alexis Bryan andGabby Sorrentino getting ready to start the dissection.

LJHS learns about dissection

Saybrook and Lakeside Intermediate(Ashtabula High School) to holdfarewell celebrations

LJHS celebratesEarth Day

SUBMITTED PHOTOEarth Day originated on April 22, 1970. It is the mostcelebrated environmental event worldwide. It is a dayto remember and appreciate nature, learn ways to keepour planet clean and protect our environment.Pictured at Lakeside Junior High School wearing theirEarth Day t-shirts are (front, left to right) Mishele Matlockand Taylor Jenkins.Standing (in the back, left to right) are Taylor Nagle, KerriDickey, Dalton Blackmore, Kristen Keasling, and AlexisThompson.

SUBMITTED PHOTOWho said that big kids can’t have fun playinglittle kids’ games? Miss Zawicki’s seventh-gradeRead 180 class at Lakeside Junior High School isreinforcing the definitions of their vocabularywords by playing Vocabulary Musical Chairs. Thechairs are arranged in a circle. When the musicstops, the student must recite the definition of theword taped to their chair in order to stay in thegame. Pictured (front to back) playing this gameare Tiffani Baker, Kolt Ernst, and Miss Zawicki.

LJHS students playmusical chairs

Teachers are beginningto clear a few personalitems from their class-rooms, and some curricu-lum used earlier in theyear is being boxed up. Butthis isn’t the normal prepa-ration for summer vaca-tion in all the buildings ofAshtabula Area CitySchools. This is the finalphase of the remainingstudents and staff movinginto the final two newbuildings of at the Elemen-tary Campus.

Students will not returnto two intermediateschools, Saybrook Elemen-tary and Lakeside Inter-mediate (the formerAshtabula HighSchool) .These studentswill be moving to SuperiorIntermediate and Erie In-termediate housed on theElementary Campus onWade Avenue in the fall.

Before the transforma-tions begin, however, thetwo schools are planningproper goodbyes to build-ings where thousands ofschool children spent theirdays. School officials andvolunteers say the farewellcelebrations will honor allwho have worked andlearned in the buildingsand will be opportunitiesfor current and formerstaff and students andneighbors to share memo-ries. Tours of the buildingsand light refreshmentswill be held in each of thebuildings.

Here are the details onthe celebrations:

Saybrook Elemen-tary, Depot Rd.

Farewell: May 6, from 2to 4 p.m. Refreshmentswill be served.

Lakeside Intermedi-ate (Ashtabula HighSchool)

May 20, from 1 to 3 p.m.Refreshments will beserved.


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SAYBROOK TOWN-SHIP - A group of studentsand teachers from LakesideHigh School came backfrom a Junior LeadershipCamp and reported theirfindings at a recentAshtabula Area City SchoolBoard meeting.

“We really didn’t knowwhat we were getting into,”Michele Verdi-Enriquez,freshman science teacher,said about going to campwith her students.

Several staff memberswent to camp with 21 stu-dents. At camp, they par-ticipated in leadership-en-riching exercises.

“We were asked if wewanted to get involved inthis, and we really didn’tknow what was out there orwhat we were going to do,”Verdi-Enriquez said.

The students said somewent in as leaders and oth-ers emerged as leaders.

“I’ve been involved witha lot of different programs,but I get a little choked upbecause it was life chang-ing,” Verdi-Enriquez said.

Verdi-Enriquez sharedpersonal stories with herstudents as everyone had achance to open up duringthe two-day camp.

“The experience I hadwith these students willforever have a bond withthese students,” Verdi-Enriquez said.

Verdi-Enriquez wastouched by some of the ex-periences her studentshave already had in theiryoung lives.

“We opened up andshared things that we prob-ably wouldn’t normallyshare about in school,”Verdi-Enriquez said.

In the end, Verdi-Enriquez said the campshowed them, despite alltheir differences, everyonewas connected.

“We saw that we were allthe same. It didn’t matterif we were an adult or stu-dent. It didn’t matter if wewere from the west side or

Students emerge as leadersfrom two-day camp

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMANMichele Verdi-Enriquez stands with several of her studentsand staff who went with her to the two-day JuniorLeadership Camp, where they shared personal storiesand grew together as a group.

east side, the Harbor, Ply-mouth. It didn’t matterwhere we came from, wewere all the same,” Verdi-Enriquez said.

The students will also begoing to the junior highschool and talking withtheir younger peers andcame up with the name forthe program, CHANGE,with the letters standingfor communication, hon-esty, attitude, negotiation,growth and endurance.

The students also havebegun every Wednesday to sitat a different table duringlunch and speak with stu-dents they would otherwisenot have connected with.

The students, too, hadtime to share about theircamp experience and noneof them said they would bethe same.

“When I came homefrom camp, I was all bymyself and I just startedcrying because I was so in-spired by my experiences,”Regina Carlton, a studentat LHS, said.

The students said theyhad become a family withtheir camp friends.

“It taught me how to goabout making change andput me with a group of stu-dents who had the samegoal as I did,” Carlton said.

The students have al-ready impacted change inthe high school.

“We came back and wehad a meeting with thewhole staff, and I had men-tioned feng-shui, energy inthe room, and within aweek teachers were chang-ing their classrooms,” Tif-fany King said.

King said the studentsfelt such a strong supportfrom the staff when theywent back to the school.

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Verdi-Enriquez said shehas such respect and ado-ration for her students.

“I will forever love thesekids,” Verdi-Enriquez said.


JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Area LocalSchools recognized the Na-tional Junior HonorSociety’s new membersduring the induction cer-emony Monday night.

“To be in NJHS, you areexpected to be a leader, aperson of good character,an intelligent person and afriend to the community,”Emily Sukalac, presidentof NJHS, said. “Theseyoung students before youdisplay all of these quali-ties.”

Current membersplayed major roles in theceremony by introducingnew members and speak-ing on behalf of the society.

“We thank you for theteachers, parents andfamilies that allow thesestudents to excel in whatthey do,” member FrankieFioritto said during his in-vocation.

Not only was it a specialnight for new members,but it was for Jefferson’sNJHS chapter as well, asit celebrated ten years ofservice.

“I can’t believe that thisprogram has been in placefor 10 years,” Junior HighSchool Principal RickHoyson said. “I rememberwhen Mrs. Linda Hall be-gan the first one and whata wonderful idea it was torecognize students for alltheir accomplishments.”

Hoyson said Lois Free-man, who has since takenHall’s place as staff advi-sory to the NJHS, has donea wonderful job in continu-ing the program.

The students being in-ducted participated in such

Jefferson welcomes new members into NJHS

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANThe new Jefferson Area Local Schools National Junior Honor Society poses for a pictureafter being inducted. Pictured are Molly Barber, Spring Burlingame, Hollie Dalton,Justine Forman, Gretchen Litwiler, Trent Matthews, Mya Perry, Andrew Pickard, SusanPlatt, Madison Priestap, Autumn Rosipko, Austin Simmons, Kirsten Schwotzer, JoseySnyder, Zoey Spellman, Nikki Squarito, Mason Swiney, Gabrielle Wagner, Brooke Wilks,Morgan Brown, Shawna Dull, Courtney Fularz, Natalie Hamski and Hailey Johnston.

Lois Freeman, the NJHS staffadvisor, expresses herpride for the NJHS groupand the new inducteesduring the Spring InductionCeremony on Monday.

as activities as Girl Scouts,4-H, Manna Food Drivesand a variety of sports andvolunteer groups.

“It really is a celebra-tion of the hard work thatthese students who are go-ing to be recognized todayhave accomplishedthroughout this year asjunior high school stu-dents,” Hoyson said.

Hoyson also gave recog-nition to the parents andfamilies who supported thestudents on their road ofenrichment and commu-nity service.

“There’s a lot of hardwork put forth on the stu-dents’ part and on the par-ents’ part as well,” Hoysonsaid. “It’d be naïve to thinkthat these students’ accom-plishments happenedwithout the help of parentsand support families athome.”

Just this past year, theschool saw the persever-ance of the NJHS as mem-

bers helped raise money fornew flags to be flown infront of the school.

The students used theirannual Market Dayfundraising event to buynew flags.

“This group of studentsstepped forward and said,‘that’s something we’d liketo help do.’ It just goes toshow you the type of stu-dents we have in this orga-nization,” Hoyson said.

Freeman was veryproud of her students fortheir accomplishments andlooks forward to getting toknow the new inductees asthey continue NJHS’slegacy in Jefferson.

“I am very fortunate towork with such an out-standing group of kids inthe National Junior HonorSociety,” Freeman, said.“Currently in seventhgrade, eighth grade andninth grade, I have 55 stu-dents.”

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ognized for the good thingsthey have done,” Freemansaid.


JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Senior Center willhost a luncheon on Wednes-day, May 16, in honor ofOlder Adults Month.

The Ohio Department ofAging has announced thatMay is Older Adults Month! The theme this year is“Never too old to…”

The Jefferson Senior Cen-ter is celebrating this eventon 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednes-day, May 16, with a potluckluncheon and various activi-ties, including massages,food, games and fun,Jefferson Senior Center Di-rector Christina Blair.

“We will have various dis-counts offered to seniorsfrom our community’s areabusinesses. It’s sure to be aday filled with food and fun,”Blair said.

Seniors interested inbringing a dish for the pot-luck should register with the

Jefferson Senior Center to honor Older Adults MonthSenior Center by calling 576-9052. Lunch will be at noon.

Additionally, tickets arebeing sold for the 2012 Se-nior Citizen Prom, whichwill be hosted at theJefferson Senior Center, lo-cated at 11 E. Jefferson St.in Jefferson, on June 7.

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Conneaut Police• At 11:02 a.m. April 17, a Clark

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• At 4:13 p.m. April 17, a Bea-ver Street resident reported anunruly juvenile.

• At 4:42 p.m. April 17, an EastMain Road resident reported afraud.

• At 5:54 p.m. April 17, an un-wanted person was reported onMill Street.

• At 8:27 a.m. April 18, a do-mestic disturbance was reportedon Main Street.

• At 9;08 a.m. April 18, aWelton Road. resident reportedthreats.

• At 3:30 p.m. April 18, a Har-bor Street resident reported ha-rassment.

• At 3:54 p.m. April 18, a non-injury traffic accident was re-ported in the area of Parrish Roadand Route 20.

• At 8:14 p.m. April 18, a Har-bor Street resident reported aproblem with a neighbor.

• At 7:37 a.m. April 19, a SouthParrish Road resident reportedthat his juvenile step-daughterwas unruly. The juvenile wascited into Juvenile Court.

• At 11:32 p.m. April 19, an as-sault was reported at ConneautHigh School. The juvenile maleaggressor was cited into JuvenileCourt for assault.

• At 5:03 p.m. April 20, policefound a missing 6-year-old male,unharmed, walking on HaywardAvenue and returned him to hisparent.

• At 8:45 p.m. April 20, an Ev-ergreen Street resident reportedthat an unknown person threw aglass fish bowl through the reardoor of her residence.

• At 9:15 p.m. April 20, a StateStreet resident reported that heaccidentally struck his own resi-dence with his vehicle.

• At 9:50 p.m. April 20, a Har-bor Street resident reported hisjuvenile son was unruly and leftthe residence without permission.The juvenile later returned home.He was cited into Juvenile Courtfor unruly behavior and curfewviolation.

• At 11:05 a.m. April 21, a non-injury traffic accident was re-ported on I-90 near the 241 milemarker.

• At 2:15 p.m. April 21, aSandusky Street resident re-ported harassing phone calls/textmessages.

• At 9:43 p.m. April 21, a do-mestic disturbance was reportedon Lake Road.

• At 12:53 p.m. April 22, an as-sault was reported on BuffaloStreet.

• At 1:49 p.m. April 22, a non-injury traffic accident was re-ported in the area of Liberty andBuffalo Streets.

• At 11:47 a.m. April 23, aGrant Street resident reported thetheft of jewelry.

• At 6:08 p.m. April 23, a do-mestic disturbance was reportedon Main Street.

• At 11:30 p.m. April 23, a Lib-erty Street resident reported atheft of a bicycle.

• At 3:27 p.m. April 24, an Or-ange Street juvenile whosemother reported he was unrulywas cited into Juvenile Court.

• At 3:35 p.m. April 25, an M &R Food Mart employee reportedthat the front window of the storehad been damaged overnight, bya projectile, possibly a firearm.

• At 4:43 p.m. April 25, a LakeRoad resident reported harass-ment.

• At 5:57 p.m. April 25, an in-toxicated William Warhola wascited for disorderly conduct afterneighbors observed him actingsuspicious and creeping betweenhouses in the area of HarborStreet.

• At 7:51 p.m. April 25, a ve-hicle reported by a Whitney Roadresident to have been taken byher son without her permissionwas located by police and re-turned to her.

Geneva PoliceMonday, April 167:00 a.m. Stolen vehicle on

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April 2, Donald L. TingleyThe defendant entered a plea of guilty to and has been

convicted of operating a vehicle while under the influence,a felony of the third degree. The defendant shall serve aterm of one year in prison for the specification conviction.The defendant shall serve a term of two years in prison foroperating a vehicle while under the influence. The offendermay be subject to a period of three years, of post releasecontrol. The defendant has six days of jail credit. The de-fendant is ordered to pay a mandatory fine of $1,350. Thedefendant shall attend a mandatory alcohol and drug pro-gram. Bond is terminated.

March 29, Dylan M. RamkeyThe defendant is charged with one count of receiving

stolen property, a felony of the fourth degree. The courtdetermined the defendant was an indigent person. Thedefendant waived the twenty-four hour prior service ruleand the reading of the indictment. For plea, the defendantsays that he is not guilty. The date for trial will be setwithin the time limits. The defendant has zero days of jailcredit. Bond is set in the amount of $5,000.

March 28, Courtney AllenThe defendant is charged with two counts of theft, a

felonies of the fifth degree; and one count of receiving sto-len property, a felony of the fifth degree. The court deter-mined the defendant to be an indigent person. The defen-dant waived the twenty-four hour prior service rule andthe reading of the indictment. For plea, the defendant saysthat she is not guilty. The defendant has zero days of jailcredit. Bond is set in the amount of $7,500.

March 27, James M. BoucherThe defendant is charged with one count of duty to reg-

ister, a felony of the fourth degree. The defendant waivedthe reading of the indictment and entered a plea of notguilty. The defendant has 6 days of jail credit. Bond is setin the amount of $10,000.

March 23, Maurice MooreThe defendant entered a plea of no contest to two counts

of having weapons while under disability, felonies of thethird degree. The defendant is sentenced to 18 months inprison.

March 20, Dale L. TackettThe defendant was previously found guilty of two counts

of operating a vehicle while under the influence, felonies ofthe fourth degree. The defendant shall serve a term two yearsand 120 days. The defendant’s right to drive a motor vehiclein Ohio is suspended for three years. The defendant shallparticipate in an alcohol and rug addiction program. Thebond is canceled. The defendant has three days of jail credit.

March 29, Delshawn M. WellsThe defendant entered a plea of guilty to and has been

convicted of burglary, a felony of the third degree. The de-fendant shall serve a term of 18 months in prison. Thesubject may subject to a period of three years of post-re-lease control. The defendant has 26 days of jail credit. Bondis hereby terminated.

March 28, Shawndoe ProctorThe defendant has entered a plea of guilty to and has

been convicted of trafficking in drugs, a felony of the fifthdegree, and the forfeiture specification, trafficking in drugs,a felony of the fifth degree. The defendant is sentenced totwo years of community control, a fine of $200, basic su-pervised time of two years, and unannounced urinalysis.The defendant’s motor vehicle operating privileges will besuspended for a period of six months. The bond is termi-nated.

March 23, Gary M. CowellThe defendant has previously entered a plea of guilty to

one count of domestic violence, a felony of the fourth de-gree. The defendant shall serve two years under basic su-pervision of the probation department. The bond is can-celed. The defendant is granted 56 days of jail credit.

March 20, William D. DrassCounsel for the defendant moved to withdraw the former

plea of not guilty to possession of cocaine, a felony of thefifth degree. The defendant will be sentenced to two yearsof community control/intensive supervision. The defendantshall be sentenced to post-conviction drug court. If thedefendant fails to complete the requirements of the drugcourt program, he will be sentenced to a prison term of 12months. The defendant has 70 days of jail credit. Thedefendant’s driver’s license shall be suspended for sixmonths. Bond as previously set is canceled.

March 20, Lawrence E. Kirk, Jr.The defendant previously withdrew his former plea of not

guilty and entered a plea of guilty to four counts of endanger-ing children, felonies of the third degree. The defendant’soral motion to continue the sentencing hearing is overruled.The defendant shall serve three years for each of the fourcounts. Upon completion of the prison term, the offender shallbe subject to a period of post-release control for three years.The bond is canceled. Credit is granted for 45 days.

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Orwell PoliceApril 224:30 pm - Noise complaint on

Penniman Rd

April 233:23 pm - Suspicious activity

on E Main St

April 246:06 pm - OVI arrest made on

S Maple Ave8:02 pm - Property damage

report on E Main St

April 251:31 am - Welfare check on S

Maple Ave2:25 pm - Theft report taken

on E Main St3:05 pm - Suspicious activity

on E Main St3:40 pm - Assault report taken

on Grand Valley Ave West6:10 pm - OVI arrest on Sun-

set

April 2612:49 pm - Traffic complaint

on E Main St3:50 am - Traffic complaint on

Penniman Rd11:25 pm - Suspicious activ-

ity on Leffingwell11:59 pm - OVI arrest on S

Maple Ave

April 2712:08 am - Suspicious activ-

ity on Leffingwell

Andover Police04-2312:42 PM - Oak Street - Ani-

mal Complaint

04-241:56 PM - Gates Street - Un-

wanted Person6:45 PM - East Main Street -

Civil Dispute11:00 PM - Oak Street - Noise

Complaint

04-258:45 AM - Rustik Drive - Sus-

picious Vehicle4:25 PM - Public Square -

Theft

04-2711:15 AM - Gates Street - Ani-

mal Complaint12:20 PM - Public Square -

Criminal Damaging4:40 PM - West Main Street -

Customer Problem

04-297:19 AM - South Main Street -

Assist OSHP at St. Joseph Emer-gency Room

Jefferson PoliceApril 2911:04 p.m. Multiple calls of

harassment at the 40 block ofNorth Market Street made toa woman there. Each call wasfrom a different number andusing different voices. The po-lice were unable to trace thecaller.

4:54 p.m. Possible intoxi-cated driver at Speedway. Of-ficer reported to the scene andfollowed a car which fit the de-scription but could not seesigns of intoxication.

April 284:44 p.m. Suspicious vehicle

and person on South Chestnut

Ashtabula County Police Reports90 block of Erie Street

2:41 a.m. Male passed out on100 block of West Main Street

Sunday, April 1510:50 p.m. Suspicious activ-

ity on Lawn Street9:42 p.m. Hit and run on 300

block of Lawn Street7:37 p.m. Neighbor trouble on

100 block of North Avenue5:04 p.m. Threats made on

200 block of East Union11:14 a.m. Tree fell on wires

on East Main Street2:25 a.m Male in the roadway

on Route 534

Saturday, April 144:22 p.m. Crash with injuries

on Padanarum2:43 p.m. Crash with an injury

on Route 901:48 p.m. Fraud on 700 block

of Eastwood Street12:59 p.m. Criminal Mischief

on 100 block of Chestnut Street12:39 p.m. Suspicious activ-

ity on South Eagle Street12:13 p.m. Vehicle in the ditch

on North Avenue11:59 a.m. Criminal Mischief

on West Union10:23 a.m. Homeless person

on 200 block of North Broadway8:45 a.m. Suspicious items

found on Sherman Street5:30 a.m. Suspicious persons

on West Union12:52 a.m. Criminal damage

on 200 block of Lawn Street

Friday, April 1311:24 p.m. Unwanted person

on 300 block of East Main Street4:12 p.m. Unattended juvenile

on 200 block of Lawn Street2:33 p.m. Misuse of credit

card on 700 block of Red OakLane

12:01 p.m. Dog lock in vehicleon North Broadway

2:33 a.m. One vehicle crashon Austin Road

Thursday, April 126:08 p.m. Being followed b y

vehicle on Route 205:40 p.m. Kids tossing ball on

roof on West Liberty5:11 p.m. Kids in driveway on

200 block of South Eagle Street3:38 p.m. Gasoline in roadway

on North Broadway2:59 p.m. Suspicious activity

on Cedar Court2:26 p.m. Lost person on

North Broadway11:29 a.m. Theft of narcotics

on 800 block of Sherman Street9:30 a.m. Theft of narcotics on

South Broadway

Wednesday, April 1111:44 p.m. Suspicious per-

sons and vehicle on 200 block ofWest Liberty

8:44 p.m. Criminal mischief on100 block of Woodlawn Street

2:38 p.m. Fight and assault onLeslie Street

1:53 p.m. Found bike on WestMain Street

1:19 p.m. Drug paraphernaliaon 1300 block of South RidgeEast

4:03 p.m. Suspicious vehicleon 800 block of Sherman Street

Tuesday, April 108:12 p.m. Domestic arguing

on 200 block of South Broadway6:51 p.m. Possible ill dog on

700 block of West Main Street3:07 p.m. Theft on 700 block

of South Broadway1:37 p.m. Theft on 100 block

of Leslie Street

Ashtabula PoliceApril 1312:10 a.m. - block of 1900 W.

Prospect Rd. A theft of beer wasreceived.

02:34 a.m. - block of 5500Washington Ave. CCAN was as-sisted.

11:40 a.m. - block of 2200Park Pl. Caller reported a suspi-cious male.

01:30 p.m. - block of 5900Jefferson Ave. Caller reported atheft from his car.

02:40 p.m. - block of 12500W. 48th St. Caller reported anunruly juvenile.

02:49 p.m. - block of 5900Jefferson Ave. Caller reported anattempted burglary.

04:12 p.m. - block of 2100Michigan Ave. An animal com-plaint was received at MichiganSquare Apartments.

05:52 p.m. - block of 3100Glover Dr. Report of menacing.

07:20 p.m. - Topper Ave./E.48th St. Traffic offense.

08:18 p.m. - block of 1600 W.6th St. A theft was reported.

09:20 p.m. - block of 1700Blue Jay Cir. Disturbance.

09:51 p.m. - block of 1200 W.Prospect Rd. Female pink slippedby Community Counseling.

11:10 p.m. - block of 1000Alfred Dr. A report of an unwanted

person was received.

April 1406:56 a.m. - block of 5100 W.

29th St. A theft from auto was re-ported.

08:16 a.m. - block of 1525 E.46th St. Criminal damage re-ported.

10:38 a.m. - block of 1000Bridge St, Subject reported beingassaulted.

11:57 a.m. - W. 48th St./ParkAve. Report of a suspicious per-son.

03:30 p.m. - block of 1100 W.44th St. warrant served.

05:29 p.m. - block of 1100Allen Ave. Report of neighbortrouble.

08:28 P.M. - block of 5800Main Ave. A menacing complaintwas received.

09:55 p.m. - W57th St./McCreery Ave. Two subjects onbicycle were stopped and ar-rested.

10:21 p.m. - block of 5700Woodman Ave. A report of anunruly juvenile.

April 1505:18 a.m. - block of 6100 W.

57th St. Two subjects fled from avehicle driving recklessly. Afterconducting a track, one suspectwas apprehended by police K-9and stolen property was recov-ered.

07:45 a.m. - block of 1100Walnut Blvd. A theft from yard wasreported.

12:08 p.m. - block of 5500Madison Ave. Caller reported aburglary.

04:22 p.m. - block of 1200Walnut Blvd. A large disturbancewas reported.

05:03 p.m. - block of 1000Lake Ave. A juvenile complaintwas reported.

05:08 p.m. - block of 1700 W.6th St. A caller reported a juve-nile assault.

08:05 p.m. - Tannery Hill Rd./Cedarquest. A deputy requestedour assistance.

09:16 p.m. - block of 1000Bridge St. An assault was re-ported.

09:34 p.m. - Walnut Blvd./Point Park. Several vehicles.

11:03 p.m. - block of 1100Bridge St. A warrant was served.

11:09 p.m. - block of 5700Woodman Ave. Caller reports adisturbance.

April 1612:56 a.m. - block of 5500

Washington Ave. Caller reportsdisturbance.

07:24 a.m. - block of 1700 W.3rd St. Assist other agency.

12:56 a.m. - block of 5500Washington Ave. Caller reports adisturbance.

07:24 a.m. - block of 1700 W.3rd St. Arrest warrants wereserved for trafficking in drugs andconspiracy to trafficking in drugsat this location.

07:40 a.m. - block of 8600 W.41st St.

Arrest warrants for traffickingin drugs and subsequent consentsearch were conducted at thislocation.

08:09 a.m. - block of 5100Adams. Ave. Caller reports a run-away juvenile.

08:55 a.m. - Main Ave. Callerreports fraud.

08:56 a.m. - block of 1100 W.44th St. Departmental informa-tion.

10:07 a.m. - block of 1900 W.16th St. Caller reports a theft fromauto.

10:53 a.m. - block of 9300 E.6th St. Caller reports a distur-bance.

11:34 a.m. - block of 2200Lake Ave. Theft.

0:45 p.m. - block of 4200 MainAve. Caller reports a fight.

01:52 p.m. - block of 1600 E.Prospect Rd. Follow up investi-gation.

02:04 p.m. - block of 1100 W.44th St. Caller reports an assault.

05:59 p.m. - block of 2400Lake Ave. Caller reports a distur-bance.

03:29 p.m. - block of 3700Lake Ave. Caller reports a brokenwindow.

Street. A pick-up truck was re-ported swerving across theroad. Officer on scene could notfind the vehicle.

April 154:43 p.m. Burglary reported

by the complainant, who saidsomeone broke into her horsebarn by prying open the lockand hasp off the door. Nothingwas reported damaged or miss-ing in the barn.

See POLICE page 19A

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 • 19AFor the Record

JeffersonEmergency Rescue

04/23 05:18 Medical(General) Treatment / NoTransport

04/23 05:44 Hemorrhage/Laceration Transported

04/23 10:21 WeaknessTransported

04/23 15:54 UnknownProblems Standby Only

04/24 01:18 Public AssistStandby Only

04/24 05:08 Fracture/Dis-location Transported

04/24 17:31 Change inMental Status Transported

04/25 11:53 WeaknessTransported

04/25 17:39 Fall Victim(Injury) Transported

04/26 03:29 Medical(General) Transported

04/26 14:12 Fall Victim(Injury) No Treatment Re-quired

04/26 18:35 Unconscious/Fainting Canceled

04/27 10:36 RespiratoryDistress/Difficulty Breath-ing Transported

04/27 10:55 Public AssistNo Patient Found

Clean up WalnutBeach on May 12

The City of Ashtabula Park Board and the Lift BridgeCommunity Association are asking for community help witha Walnut Beach Clean Up on Saturday, May 12, from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will be picking up litter and de-bris throughout the park to help prepare for the summerseason. Rakes, shovels, and gloves are helpful but not nec-essary. Bags will be provided. Meet in the concession park-ing area. Rain or shine. Dress for the weather.

Timothy R. Legg toHeidi G. Slanina, both

of Geneva

Anthony T. Girard toRobin L. Evans, both

of Williamsfield

Thomas W. Sackett toGayle C. Drought,

both of Geneva

Scott L. Northrop, ofConneaut, to Alice H.Simonian, of Girard,

Pa.

Garner M. Cole toNicole R. Polkow,both of Pierpont

Alexander R. Koski toMichaela R. Bitner,both of Ashtabula

Mark David Kuhar toKathy L. Dusenbury,

both of Ashtabula

Michael J. Pyle, Jr. toMegan L. Chabot,both of Conneaut

Edward B. Justice toMegan A. Allega, both

of Jefferson

Kenneth J. Crowley toGeri L. Dudenhaver,

both of Conneautville,Pa.

Jeremy L. C. Lamson,of Kingsville, to

Katelin M. Pabody, ofConneaut

Mark A. Krengulec toSusan L. Johnson,both of Ashtabula

Marriages


JEFFERSON - Thanksto a grant, safety force de-partments will be out onextra patrols during promweekends in AshtabulaCounty.

The Ashtabula CountySheriff ’s Department, alongwith the Ohio State High-way Patrol, will be out withextra patrols on high schoolprom weekends. The officerswill be enforcing Operationof a Motor Vehicle while Im-paired (OMVI) laws, seatbeltviolations and speeding vio-lations.

The extra patrols are be-ing made possible by a$36,711.29 grant throughthe Ohio Department of Pub-lic Safety’s Office of Crimi-

nal Justice Service for traf-fic safety.

“These funds are essen-tial in ensuring that we’redoing everything we possiblycan to keep our local commu-nity safe,” Lt. William R.Niemi, the Uniform DivisionCommander for theAshtabula County Sheriff ’sOffice, said.

Based on crash data, im-paired driving, speed and re-straint use are some of thepriorities for AshtabulaCounty, Niemi said.

“We are pleased to workwith our partners at thestate level to address thissafety issue,” Niemi said.


Sheriff’s Department out onextra patrols for prom weekends


JEFFERSON - A group ofanimal rights advocatesprotested in front of theEastern County Court onMonday, April 30.

The group was drawingattention to animal rightsand a man suspected of kill-ing his neighbor’s dogs.

On Monday, Walter Pace,66, of Colebrook Township,was charged with twocounts of prohibitions con-cerning companion animalsfor allegedly shooting twodogs on April 15, accordingto Eastern County Courtrecords and police reports.

The protestors carriedsigns proclaiming such

things as, “I have dogs andI vote” and “Honk if you loveyour pets.” Some of the pro-testers even had their dogswith them.

The protestors did notcause any confrontationwith Pace, although theysaid they are angry aboutthe reports that he allegedlyshot the two dogs.

Pace, through his attor-ney, Leo Talikka, pled notguilty to the charges onMonday before EasternCounty Court Judge RobertWynn. Wynn set a $5,000personal recognizance bond.


Animal lovers stage protest

SUBMITTED PHOTOGirl Scout Troops #80525 and #80466 of Saybrook Township celebrated “Earth Day” bycollecting trash along the Greenway-Rails to Trails on Sunday, April 22. Participatingare (left to right) Jessie and Josie Foster, Alyssa Hanna, Lily Simon, Lindsey and SarahPallutch, Emily and Abby Kist, Kristen Steed and Megan Pallutch.

Girl Scouts celebrate Earth Day

April 245:39 p.m. - 6000 block of

Gay Avenue in WilliamsfieldTownship. Report of a bur-glary. Complainant said hearrived home after beinggone for five days and discov-ered that guns and moneyhad been stolen.

April 259:43 a.m. - 3000 block of

Clay Street in AustinburgTownship. Report of a por-table air compressor andtools being stolen.


Footville-Richmond Road inRock Creek. Report of a lar-ceny/theft.


Vineland Avenue inAshtabula Township. Com-plainant said the subject hasbeen sending him texts in vio-lation of a protection order.

POLICE From page 18A

04:40 p.m. - block of 2000 W.13th St. Attempted Burglary –forced.

04:41 p.m. - block of 1700 W.14th St. Caller reports an at-tempted burglary.

07:23 p.m. - block of 5700Nathan Ave. Private propertycrash.

08:25 p.m. - block of 5100 E.16th St. A report of a disturbancewas received.

09:54 p.m. - block of 3800Lake Ave. a report of suspiciousperson was received.

10:28 p.m. - block of 1300 W.47th St. Assist CCAN.

April 1702:10 a.m - block of 1700

Columbus Ave. Criminal mischief.03:43 a.m. - block of 1900 Bob

White Dr. Disturbance.06:27 a.m. - block of 2200 W.

54th St. A report of a theft fromauto was received.

02:10 a.m. - block of 1700Columbus Ave. Criminal Mischief.

03:43 a.m. - block of 1900 BobWhite Dr. Disturbance.

06:27 a.m. - block of 2200 W.54th St. A report of a theft fromauto was received.

06:50 a.m. - block of 9000 E.16th St. A theft from auto was re-ported.

10:31 a.m. - block of 4800Benefit Ave. A fraud was reported.

11:56 a.m. - block of 1100 W.9th St. Assault.

05:26 p.m. - block of 1100 W.44th St. Inmate problem.

07:05 p.m. - block of 1500 W.8th St. An attempted suicide wasreported.

08:18 p.m. - block of 1800 W.

6th St. Unruly juvenile.10:22 p.m. - block of 5700

Madison Ave. A report of vandal-ism was received.

11:43 p.m. - block of 5700Jefferson Ave. A report of vandal-ism was received.

11:47 p.m. - block of 8200 W.52nd St. A report of vandalismwas received.

April 1801:13 a.m. - block of 1000

Bridge St. Domestic violence.04:31 a.m. - block of 2100 W.

9th St. Report of a domestic.

April 1903:02 a.m. - W. 19th/Michigan

Ave. a traffic stop was conductedand the driver was arrested forOVI.

08:43 a.m. - block of 1400 W.4th St. A caller reports a domes-tic dispute.

09:06 a.m. - block of 1700Bluejay Cir. Fel. Assault – nonfamily – weapon.

11:15 a.m. - block of 4000 W.44th St. officer request a report.

01:44 p.m. - block of 9200 W.51st St. Call reported a breakingand entering.

04:46 p.m. - block of 2400 OhioAve. Caller reported a burglary.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 • 22AReligionReligious Briefs

May 4 - Conneaut: Church DinnerNew Leaf United Methodist Church, Main & Buffalo Streets,

offers free community dinner 5 to 6 p.m. Fridays. May 4 menu ishamburg stroganoff with bow tie pasta and desserts.

May 11 - Kingsville: Soup LunchKingsville Presbyterian Church Soup Lunch is 11 a.m. to 1

p.m. Friday, May 11, with vegetable beef or ham & bean soupsand homemade desserts. Donation only. The church is located at3056 W. Main Road.

May 16: Conneaut - Soup LunchAmboy United Methodist Church Soup Lunch is 11 a.m. to 1

p.m. Wednesday, May 16. Chili plus one other soup, crackers, home-made desserts, beverage. Donation only.

Ongoing Ashtabula: Bible StudyA Bible study will be held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. for the

Remnant of Israel, non-denominational group. Come join themand have a coffee as they study the Bible from a non-denomina-tional point of view. The group meets at the McDonald’s locatedat 2424 N. Ridge Road East, just east off Route 11. For more info,visit theremnantofisrael.org or call 228-6157.

May 6 Jefferson: Hamilton Road QuartetThe Hamilton Road Quartet will be singing at the Jefferson

Church of the Nazarene, 55 East Satin St., Jefferson, on May 6during Sunday morning worship service, which begins at 10:45a.m. We will be collecting a love offering to help support thisministry. Please come and worship with us!

May 12-13 Austinburg: Plant and Shrub SaleThe Austinburg United Church of Christ will hold a plant and

shrub sale at its location on Route 307 West on 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, May 12, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13.

May 13 Ashtabula: Gospel musician Jerry GarciaThe Ashtabula Baptist Church, located at 5909 Shepard Rd.,

will host Southern gospel musician Jerry Garcia and have a freebreakfast and free gift for all mothers on May 13.

May 17 Geneva: Salad luncheonThe United Church, located at 75 South Broadway, Geneva,

will hold its annual Salad Luncheon on noon Thursday, May 17.Over 30 kinds of salads, meat, vegetables fruit and dessert, alongwith muffins and beverage for $8. Off Our Rockers Band will bethe entertainment. Tickets at the office or at the door.

May 18-19 Denmark: Rummage and Bake SaleThe Bulah Calvary United Methodist Church, located at 2070

Route 193, will hold a rummage and bake sale Friday, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. –12 p.m.

May 3 Pierpont: National Day of Prayer ServicePierpont Presbyterian Church will hold a National Day of Prayer

service at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 3. Speakers for this event: Rev.Earl Vautin, State Rep. Casey Kozlowski; County CommissionerPeggy Carlo; and Township Trustee Gaylord Millard. 2012 NationalDay of Prayer Theme is One Nation Under God. Based on Psalm33:12: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people Hechose for His inheritance.” The principle described here is true forindividuals, families, communities, and even entire nations; thosewho serve God will benefit from their close relationship with Him.Chairperson - Mrs. Shirley Dobson; Honarary chairperson - Rev.David Jeremiah. Come and join with us in recognizing the power ofprayer. Refreshments will follow in the church’s small dining room.

May 4 Ashtabula: Ham Loaf DinnerThe Trinity Presbyterian Church will hold a ham loaf dinner

from 4:40 – 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Faith in Action Caregivers ofAshtabula County.

May 4-5 Colebrook: Trash and Treasure SaleThe Colebrook United Methodist Church will hold a trash and

treasure sale on Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, from 8 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday, $2bag day. Clothes, household items, tools, toys.Lunch available, as well as a bake sale. To make donations, callDebbie at (440) 442-3209 or Mary at (330) 219-1237. Pick up avail-able. Proceeds benefit church and Praise Band.

ASHTABULA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF JOB & FAMILY SERVICES PRESENTS:

2012 SENIOR CITIZENS CONFERENCEFRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012 AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT ASHTABULA

AGING GRACEFULLYMay is Older Americans Month, and what a perfect opportunity to show our ap-preciation for the older adults in our community by offering them an afternoondedicated to their health and well-being. Since 1963, communities across the na-tion have joined in the annual commemoration of Older Americans Month.

Ashtabula County Department of Job and Family Services has the privilege of of-fering the 5th Annual Senior Citizens Conference. You are invited to attend the2012 “Aging Gracefully – Mind, Body and Spirit,” a conference geared specificallyfor the senior citizens of Ashtabula County.

This year we are pleased to have three professional guest speakers who will presenteducational information to enlighten the public on “healthy aging.” The focus willbe to improve one’s lifestyle and overall well-being that will assist in a healthy body,mind and spirit. Some issues to be discussed include:

• How to keep mentally fit at any age

• Coping skills to deal with aging issues such as:severe illness, death of loved ones, increased medical expenses,depression and loneliness

• Recognizing the appropriate time to seek professional guidance

• Exploring available community services

Lifelong participation in social, creative, and other physical activities has provenhealth benefits including retaining mobility, muscle mass, and cognitive abilities.Older adults are not the only ones who benefit from their engagement in commu-nity life. Studies show their interactions with family, friends and neighbors acrossgenerations enrich the lives of everyone involved. Please join us as we celebrate.

SCHEDULE

7:30-8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00-12:00 Morning Session for Professionals

• Mind ~ Sue Curtis Ducro, PhD

• Body ~ Chris Kettunen, PhD

• Spirit ~ Joan Steidl, MA PCC-S

11:00-1:00 Senior Registration and Lunch

11:00-1:00 Vendor Room Open to All

• Special Wii demo

1:00-4:00 Afternoon Session for Seniors

• Mind ~ Sue Curtis Ducro, PhD

• Body ~ Chris Kettunen, PhD

• Spirit ~ Joan Steidl, MA PCC-S

• Off Our Rockers Band and The Blue Belles

Wrap-up immediately following with evaluations and Door Prizes.

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERSMIND – Sue Curtis Ducro, PhD, M.S., is a Licensed Psychologist, certified as aGrief Management Specialist, and Funeral Director with her family firm of DucroServices. An advocate of lifelong learning and fruitful activity, she views age as acollection of experiences and retirement as merely a change in focus.

BODY – Chris Kettunen, PhD, MSN, Director of Nursing for the Ashtabula CountyHealth Department and a faculty member of both the University of Phoenix and Indi-ana Wesleyan University Cleveland campuses teaching in the nursing department.

SPIRIT – Joan Steidl, MA PCC-S, is an Assistant Professor and Director of HumanServices Program at Kent State University. She is a member of the American Coun-seling Association, and the Ohio Association of Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Val-ues in Counseling.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEMORNING SESSION – (Auditorium 8:00 - 12:00) is for professionals who workboth directly with and indirectly with senior citizens. The three guest speakers willexplore the benefits of living healthy, staying active and gaining insight on how todeal with the different issues that come with aging, grief of losing dear and closefriends and family.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will also be available for the morning session.

The morning session includes a Continental Breakfast, which will take place in theKent State University Blue and Gold Room proceeding the morning session.

VENDOR EXHIBITION – (Gymnasium 11:00 - 1:00) Businesses, health care fa-cilities, and non-profit organizations will be present to showcase their services of-fered to Ashtabula County seniors. In addition, a special Wii demonstration will beavailable for conference participants to try out.

A complimentary sack lunch will be available for seniors in the Kent State Univer-sity Blue and Gold room. While enjoying your lunch, there will also be an opportu-nity to view the documentary, “Age of Champions” sponsored by The Villa at theLake.

AFTERNOON SESSION – (Auditorium 1:00 - 4:00) This session will be a similarto the morning session except geared toward senior citizens and their adult chil-dren. Entertainment, which will be provided by Off Our Rockers and The BlueBelles, will take place at the end of the session. Door Prizes will be drawn at theend of the session.

SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO OUR CONFERENCE SPONSORSAshtabula County Department of Job & Family Services

ACMC Wound Healing Center • Ashtabula County Senior Services LevyComfort Keepers • Ducro Services • Iarocci Law Firm, LLC

Kent State University at AshtabulaRae-Ann Geneva Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Saybrook Landing Health and Rehabilitation • Villa At The Lake

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL 440-994-2027.

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 • 23ASports

BY BYRON C. WESSELLGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA – TheGrand Valley Mustangsfaced their first real test ofthe season as they visitedthe Edgewood Warriors in acounty baseball game.

Jeromy Rockafellowhelped the Mustangs start atwo out rally in the first in-ning with a double to leftcenter. Adam Moodt helpedhimself with an RBI single,making it 1-0 in favor of theMustangs.

Moodt started on themound for the Mustangs andworked around an error anda walk to Jimmy Wilson inthe first inning.

Tony Magda who startedfor the Warriors also workedaround a walk in his half ofthe second inning to StanleySirrine.

The Warriors tied thegame in the second inning asLou Wisnyai hit a one-outtriple and scored on a wildpitch. The Warriors put twomore runners on, but Moodtwas able to finish the inningwith a pair of strikeouts.Edgewood threatened toscore more in the bottom ofthe second inning as AndrewGraeb walked and KevinJoslin doubled.

Mitchell Lake gave theMustangs back the lead inthe third inning with a lead-off homerun. A.J. Hensonfollowed with a single, butwas erased whenRockafellow reached on a

Jeff Imbrogno bats for the Edgewood Warriors during arecent game against Grand Valley.

Mustangs win back and forth game

fielder’s choice. Rockafellowmade it to second on an over-throw and then went to thirdon a wild pitch. Adam Moodtgave the Mustangs a two-run lead with a sac-fly toscore Rockafellow.

Jeff Imbrogno hit his ownleadoff home run to start thebottom of the second inning.After a pair of walks toJimmy Wilson and TylerWawrowski the Warriors re-ceived a big RBI single fromDominic Saturday to onceagain tie the game.

Magda struck out the sidein the fourth inning as thegame was knotted at 3-3.

Moodt pitched around adouble to Bobby Dragon inthe bottom of the fourth in-ning as the game remainedtied.

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLThe Edgewood Warriors rush homeplate after a homerun by Jeff Imbrogno.

Tony Magda pitches for theEdgewood Warriors duringa game against GrandValley.

The Mustangs took thelead back in the fifth inningas Lake singled. Hensonmade it first and second af-ter reaching on an error.Jeromy Rockafellow putGrand Valley ahead with anRBI double. Moodt loadedthe bases with a walk, butthe Warriors were able to getout of the inning whenJimmy Wilson made a grabon a line drive and touchedfirst for the double play.

Edgewood tied the gameonce more in the fifth inning.Tyler Wawrowski and Satur-day hit back-to-back singlesto start the inning. AndrewGraeb then tied the gamewith an RBI single, makingit 4-4.

The Mustangs took advan-

tage of a pair of bloop hits byKyle Hodge and JoeSatterfield in the sixth in-ning. Sirrine loaded the baseson an error and Lake followedwith a two run single. GrandValley went on to score fourmore runs in the inning. TheMustangs made it 7-4 on anerror, before Rockafellow hitan RBI single. The Mustangsscored again on an overthrow,making it 9-4. Adam Moodtbrought in the final run of thegame on an RBI groundout.

A.J. Henson pitched thefinal two innings for theMustangs. Wisnyai had hissecond extra base hit of thegame in the seventh, butHenson was able to pitch outof the inning without givingup any runs.

Jimmy Wilson runs into thedugout after making adouble play for the Warriors.

Ohioans are encouragedto take advantage of “FreeFishing Days” on May 5-6and experience the great fish-ing Ohio has to offer. Forthese two days only, Ohioanglers may fish in any of thestate’s public waters withouthaving to buy a fishing li-cense.

During the rest of the year,anglers 16 years and older arerequired to have a valid fish-ing license to take fish, frogsor turtles from Ohio waters.An Ohio fishing license is oneof the best recreation bar-gains available, costing only$19 a year for residents.

Ohio residents born on orbefore Dec. 31, 1937, can ob-tain a free fishing license atany license vendor. Residentsage 66 and older who wereborn on or after Jan. 1, 1938,are eligible to obtain a re-duced cost senior fishing li-cense for $10. A one-day fish-ing license is also available for$11, an amount that later canbe applied toward the cost ofan annual fishing license.

Ohio offers free Fishing Days May 5-6Fishing licenses are availableat bait and tackle stores, out-door outfitters, major depart-ment stores, as well aswildohio.com.

Ohio’s Free Fishing Dayswere established in 1993 topromote fishing and allowOhioans to experience fishingbefore buying a license. Theoffer is open to all Ohio resi-dents and extends to all ofOhio’s public waters includingLake Erie and the Ohio River.

Great fishing existsaround the state andthroughout the year. An esti-mated 1.3 million people fisheach year in Ohio. In latewinter and early spring, an-glers reel in excellent catchesof steelhead trout and wall-eye from northern Ohiostreams. Spring also meansgreat saugeye and crappiefishing. During the summermonths, the fishing heats upon Lake Erie for yellowperch, walleye and small-mouth bass, while anglers onthe Ohio River enjoy excel-lent striped bass fishing.

The “Free Fishing Days”weekend offers Ohioans of allages the chance to experiencethe fun of fishing. For anyonetaking a young angler, there’snothing more rewarding thanteaching a kid to fish. Hereare some helpful tips:

Keep it simple. Considerthe child’s age and skill level.If this is their first time, shorefishing is recommended.

Kids like to catch fish. Thesize of fish doesn’t matter tokids. But catching a fish—any fish—does. Choose apond, lake or stream wherethey will easily be able tocatch a few fish.

Use simple tackle. A goodrod and reel for kids costs be-tween $15 and $30. A spin-cast reel is easy to use and,after a few practice casts, kidsusually have mastered it.

Bring along a camera.Children love to show off pic-tures of their “big catch.”

Keep the trip fun andshort. Let the child have agood time, even if it meanstaking a break. Take time out

to enjoy the time together.Be patient. Plan on spend-

ing some time untanglinglines, baiting hooks, landingfish and taking pictures of bigsmiles and wiggling fish.When people concentrate allof their attention on theiryoung angler, they will likelybe developing a fishing buddyfor a lifetime.

ODNR ensures a balancebetween wise use and protec-tion of our natural resourcesfor the benefit of all. Visit theODNR website atwww.ohiodnr.com.

Ohio’s young hunters productiveduring special two-day turkey huntAshtabula youth lead state with 73

wild turkeys checkedCOLUMBUS, OH - Young hunters across Ohio again

experienced success during the annual youth spring tur-key season, held Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, accord-ing to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR)Division of Wildlife.

Hunters age 17 and under harvested 1,632 wild turkeysduring the special two-day season, compared to 1,490 wildturkeys last year.

Counties reporting the greatest number of wild turkeyschecked were Ashtabula-73, Muskingum-60, Tuscarawas-53, Carroll and Monroe-49, Highland-48, Washington-46,Jackson-42, Harrison-41 and Knox and Trumbull-39.

All participants were required to possess a valid Ohioyouth hunting license and youth spring turkey permit, aswell as be accompanied by a non-hunting adult 18 years ofage or older. The young hunters’ turkey season was openstatewide with the exception of Lake La Su An State Wild-life Area in Williams County, which required a special hunt-ing permit.

The youth spring turkey season is one of four specialyouth-only hunting seasons designed to offer a safe andproductive early hunting experience for young hunters.Special seasons are also set aside for upland game, white-tailed deer and waterfowl hunting opportunities.

Details on youth hunting opportunities and huntingseasons can be found in the 2011-2012 Ohio Hunting Regu-lations, available where licenses are sold. It can also beviewed online at wildohio.com.

ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protec-tion of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit theODNR website at www.ohiodnr.com.

Ohio’s spring turkeyseason underway

Ashtabula County leads harveston opening day

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters harvested a prelimi-nary total of 2,227 bearded wild turkeys on the first dayof the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open state-wide through May 20, according to the Ohio Departmentof Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In 2011,a preliminary total of 2,646 wild turkeys were killed onopening day.

Top counties for wild turkeys killed on Monday were:Ashtabula-93, Coshocton-79, Tuscarawas-78, Muskingum-74, Guernsey-69, Adams-62, Highland-57, Knox-56, Brown-55 and Clermont-54.

The Division of Wildlife estimates that more than 70,000people will hunt turkeys during the four-week season. Le-gal hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise untilnoon from April 23 to May 6. Hunting hours May 7-20 willbe a half hour before sunrise to sunset. Ohio’s wild turkeypopulation was estimated at 180,000 prior to the start ofthe spring season.

Only bearded wild turkeys may be taken during thespring hunting season. A hunter is required to check intheir turkey by 11:30 p.m. on the day of harvest. Hunterswith the proper permits may take a limit of two beardedgobblers during the four-week season, but not more thanone wild turkey per day.

Hunters must report their turkey harvest, but they areno longer required to take their turkey to a check stationfor physical inspection. Instead, hunters have three optionsto complete the new automated game check:

Online at wildohio.com or ohiogamecheck.com;By telephone at 877-TAG-ITOH (877-824-4864). This

option is only available to those who are required to have aturkey permit to hunt turkeys; and

At all license agents. A list of these agents can be foundat wildohio.com.

Game-check transactions will be available online andby telephone seven days a week including holidays. Licenseagents’ locations will be available for turkey check-in dur-ing normal business hours. Hunters can call the licenseagent for specific hours of operation. All turkeys must bechecked in by 11:30 p.m. the day of kill.

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Girls TrackChardon 95, Lakeside42

• SHOT PUT — 1. Reiahard(C) 25-4; 2. Allgood (L) 24-7; 3.Glasere (C) 23-8.

• DISCUS — 1. Glaser (C) 88-10; 2. Cyvase (C) 80-2; 3. Reighard(C) 78-11.

• HIGH JUMP — 1. Glaser(C) 4-6; 2. Benedict (L) 4-6; 3.Allgood (L) 4-4.

• LONG JUMP — 1. Pratt (L)16-9; 2. Kalis (C) 14-10; 3.McFarland (C) 12-4.

• POLE VAULT — 1.Tetonetti (C) 8-0; 2. Allan (L) 7-6;3. Lemon (C) 7-6.

• 3200M RELAY — 1.Lakeside (Kristen Berus, LornaSand, Karen Barrientos, GabyMollick) 10:43; 2. Chardon 10:47.

• 100M HURDLES — 1.Whitney (C) 18.28; 2. Cox (L)18.65; 3. Whetro (L) 20.12.

• 100M DASH — 1. Grippe(C) 12.96; 2. Tatonetti (C) 13.09;3. Surine (C) 13.46.

• 800M RELAY — 1. Chardon1:56.14; 2. Lakeside 1:58.46.

• 1600M RUN — 1.Stanzberry (C) 5:35; 2. Tehel (C)5:40; 3. Fuersd (C) 6:00.

• 400M RELAY — 1. Chardon52:62.2; 2. Lakeside 56:17.

• 400M DASH — 1. Ferrante(C) 1:02; 2. Berus (L) 1:06; 3.Benedict (L) 1:08.

• 300M HURDLES — 1.Lotez (C) 53.12; 2. Whitney (C)54.30; 3. Wolfe (C) 57.81.

• 800M RUN — 1. Watt (L)2:39; 2. Bailo (C) 2:42; 3. King (C)2:48.

• 200M DASH — 1. Cyvas (C)28.18; 2. Johnston (L) 28.68; 3.Bailey (L) 29.20.

• 3200M RUN — 1. Kyle (C)

12:15; 2. Garleck (C) 12:16; 3.Dehl (C) 12:46.

• 1600M RELAY — 1.Lakeside (Kristen Berus,Courtney Bailey, Sierra Pratt,Alexis Benedict) 4:36; 2. Chardon4:40.

Boys TrackChardon 96, Lakeside 41

• SHOT PUT — 1. Wells (L)41-8 ; 2. Ritt (C) 41-4 ; 3. McHenry(L) 36-7.

• DISCUS — 1. McHenry (L)126 ; 2. Farr (L) 104-11 ; 3. Ritt(C) 104-9.

• HIGH JUMP — 1. Farr (L)6-0; 2. Bannon (C) 5-8; 3. Readdy(C) 5-6.

• 3200M RELAY — 1.Chardon 8:31; 2. Lakeside 8:44.

• 110M HURDLES — 1.Mack (C) 16.28; 2. Hunt (L) 16.58;3. Urchuck (C) 17.31.

• 800M RELAY — 1. Lakeside1:39; 2. Chardon 1:40.

• 1600M RUN — 1. Kawalwc(C) 4:29; 2. Luinbory (C) 4:35; 3.Krees (C) 4:42.

• 400M RELAY — 1. Chardon46.58; 2. Lakeside 47.06.

• 400M DASH — 1. Mlack (C)54.96; 2. Ackley (L) 55.18; 3. Mor-gan (C) 1:05.

• 300M HURDLES — 1.Hunt (L) 44.05; 2. Urkeck (C)44,15; 3. Practzel (C) 46.77.

• 800M RUN — 1. Jordan (C)2:04; 2. Hall (C) 2:13; 3. Henry(L) 2:14.

• 200M DASH — 1.Laubenthal (C) 25.40; 2. Guerra(C) 25,56; 3. Jackson (C) 26.24.

• 3200M RUN — 1. Elswick(C) 9:34; 2. Kawarc (C) 9:51; 3.Lopez (L) 10:02.

• 1600M RELAY — 1.Chardon 3:41; 2. Lakeside 3:49.

Dragons Host Chardon in Track Meet


ASHTABULA – TheEdgewood Warriors baseballteam showed their resiliencein coming back to defeat theJefferson Falcons 4-3 in a re-cent county match-up. TheFalcons went up 3-0 to start

Ryan Hayes bats for the Jefferson Falcons during a gameagainst the Edgewood Warriors.

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLAndy Santiago looks for the sign for the Jefferson Falconsduring a game against the Edgewood Warriors.

Bobby Dragon fires homefor the Edgewood Warriorsin a win over the JeffersonFalcons.

Warriors walk off with winthe game, but Bobby Dragonwould shut their offense downfor the rest of the game. AndySantiago would start on themound for the Falcons as bothpitchers went the distance.

Meanwhile, the Warriorswould inch closer and closer tothe Falcons as the game wenton and eventually took the

lead in their final at bat.The Falcons put three runs

on the board quickly in thefirst inning as Joey Piscsalkosingled up the middle with oneout. Andy Santiago drew awalk and both runners ad-vanced on a passed ball. RyanHayes followed with a two-rundouble down the right fieldline. Johnny Knight added tothe lead with an RBI single,making it 3-0.

The Warriors tried to an-swer in the bottom of the firstinning as Zach Popely reachedon an error and Bobby Dragonsingled. Scott Davidson madeup for his previous error atthird by stepping on third basefor the force out and thenthrowing to first to completean inning ending double play.

Jefferson had few base run-ners after the first inning asAndy Santiago and KyleAshburn drew walks in thethird and fourth inning respec-

tively. The only other base run-ners in the game were due toan error and a lone single byBrett Powers in the seventhinning.

Santiago pitched out of ajam in the third inning as theWarriors had three base run-ners but failed to score. JimmyWilson reached after being hitby a pitch, Andrew Graebwalked and Kevin Joslinsingled for the Warriors to noavail.

Edgewood put their firstrun on the board in the fourthinning as Tyler Wawrowskisingled and went to second onan error. Graeb drew his sec-ond of three walks asWawrowski went to third on awild pitch. Wawrowski laterscored on a throw down to sec-ond base, to cut the lead to 3-1.

The Warriors cut into thelead again in the fifth inningas Jeff Imbrogno startedthings off with a deep doubleto center field. Jimmy Wilsonput the Warriors down 3-2 af-

ter an RBI single.Popely reached for the War-

riors to start the seventh in-ning on a tough play to thirdbase. Bobby Dragon followedwith a double to make it sec-ond and third with no outs.The Falcons elected to putImbrogno on with an inten-tional walk to load the bases.Jimmy Knight picked up hissecond RBI single of the gameto tie the game at 3-3.Jefferson looked to get out ofthe inning as they had a forceout at home plate andSantiago picked up astrikeout. However, Graebcame through with his thirdwalk of the game this time ona bases loaded walk to bringin the winning run.

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Alexis Benedict ran theanchor leg for the LakesideDragons as they won the1600m relay.

Sierra Pratt, of Lakeside,hands the baton of f toteammate Courtney Baileyin the 1600 meter relay.

Dylan Ackley gets ready to run in the 1600m relay forthe Lakeside Dragons.

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Boys TrackPymatuning Valley 131,

Mathews 28, Southington 13

SHOT PUT — 1, Siefert(M) 39-9; 2, Feydo (P) 35-1;3, J. Smith (P) 34-10; 4, Hilt(P) 34-25.

DISCUS — 1, Siefert (M)131-1; 2, Feydo (P) 101-6; 3,J. Smith (P) 98-2; 4, D. Smith(P) 95-7.

HIGH JUMP — 1,Cumanescu (P) 5-8; 2, Ford(M) 5-8; 3, Hogan (P) 5-4; 4,Link (P) 5.

LONG JUMP — 1, Ratliff(P) 21-2; 2, Comanescu (P)18; 3, Link (P) 17-11.5; 4,Fordeley (M) 17-10.

3200M RELAY — 1, PV-A(Nick Mezinger, ChetMientkiewics, TylerGruskiewicz, Rodney Bell)10:42.6; 2, PV-B 10:57.3.

110M HURDLES — 1,Link (P) 19.85; 2, MadaneNugent (P) 20.82; 3, Hogan(P) 21.3; 4, Wonderling (P)24.18.

100M DASH — 1, MattSilvers (P) 11.58; 2, Davis (M)

Lakers Sweep Track Meet

12.02; 3, Nick Stasiak (P)12.41; 4, Amenh (P) 12.73.

800M RELAY — 1, PV-A(Stasiak, Nick Holt, Nugent,Silvers) 144.06 ; 2,Southington 1:46.87.

1600M RUN — 1,Gruskiewicz (P) 4:53.5; 2,Bell (P) 5:13.7; 3,Mientkiewicz (P) 5:21.1; 4,Ford (M) 5:29.7.

400M RELAY — 1, PV(Stasiak, Comanescu, Sil-vers, Ratliff) 49.00; 2, PV52.34; 3, Southington 52.63;4, PV 54.03.

400M DASH — 1, Ratliff(P) 53.24; 2, Comanescu (P)56.00; 3, Holt (P) 57.52; 4,Davis (M) 58.53.

300M HURDLES — 1,Hogan (P) 48.05; 2, Link (P)49.96; 3, Bell (P) 50.13; 4,Gallatin (P) 54.17.

800M RUN — 1, Mezinger(P) 2:17; 2, Cummins (S)2:19.5; 3, Roman (M) 2:20.3;4, Kovalak (P) 2:36.

200M DASH — 1, Silvers(P) 24.14; 2, Davis (M) 24.7;3, Zulna (S) 25.38; Fordeley(M) 26.30.

3200M RUN — 1,

Nick Stasiak runs for thePymatuning Valley Lakersin the 400 meter relay.

BY ALLAN MONONENGazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT - The Spar-tan baseball team droppedtheir first contest toLakeside, 7-1 but recoved towin the second game.

Austin Dibell pitched ex-tremely well today. Hepounded the strike zone forsix strong innings, the de-fense made plays and we hitenough to win,” LakesideCoach Andy Kiphart said.

“Their pitcher did a finejob, he kept us off balanceand we couldn’t get going onoffense. CJ pitched a goodgame, we gave them four un-earned runs,” ConneautCoach Walker Graher com-mented on the game.

Lakeside scored twice intheir second at-bat. AlexDiCamillo walked, KhalilChatman singled and FrankClayman doubled themhome. The Dragons addedanother run in the third asDwight Thompson singled,Jereme Smith singled andDiCamillo hit a sac fly.

Lakeside tallied twicemore in the fifth, Thompsonwalked, Nick Meola doubledand Smith singled. Lakesideadded two more runs in theirseventh which made the fi-nal score 7-1. Meola walked,Smith singled and Chatmandoubled them home.

DiBell took the win whileCJ Rice suffered the loss.

Conneaut bounced backin the second game. Afterscoring one run on a wildpitch in the first inning, theSpartans broke the gameopen in the second.

Catcher Cody Martinstarted the two out rally witha single. Michael Mirandosingled and Troy Coluccibanged out an RBI double.Pitcher Dylan Morici thendoubled and Jared Walkerreached on an error. JoeyBorgerding walked and thensingles by Christian Will-iams and Justin Blood endedthe uprising at 7-0.

“In the second game wehad some back to back hitsand made

something happen on thebase paths,” Coach Graheradded.

The Dragons fired back in

their third as hits by AustinBeal and Jared Zeman senthome baserunners, 7-2.

Conneaut countered intheir fourth as Martin con-nected on a two run double,making it 9-2.

Lakeside threatened fur-ther in their fifth as NickMeola doubled and singlesby Beal and Shawn Gilbertdrove in a run. The Dragonsadded one more run in thesixth, but Spartan hurlerDylan Morici stiffened andretired the remainder of theDragons for the win.

“We didn’t field the ballin the first two innings inthe second game, gave themextra outs and they made uspay for them,” CoachKiphart commented.

“We’re a solid team butdefense has to be steady, wecan’t give them extra outs,”Graher added.

Morici took the victory ingame two, Beal was the los-ing pitcher.

Conneaut improves to 6-6, Lakeside slips to 8-10, 2-6, PAC.

In Friday’s home contest,the Conneaut Spartansbaseball team defeated astrong team from KennedyCatholic, 7-0. JoeyBorgerding fired an out-standing game, striking outeleven batters while walk-ing only one.

“We had three completegames pitched this weekend.This was Joey’s best pitch-ing performance, he pitchedahead of every hitter.Kennedy was a good team,”Graher said.

Spartan hitters put sevenruns across the plate.Christain Williams doubledand scored on an error in thesecond. In the fourth Will-iams singled and advancedon a passed ball. JustinBlood singled and laterscored on an error.

Conneaut added two runsin the fifth as CJ Rice struckout but reached first on apassed ball. Morici singledand scored on a fielder’schoice, 5-0.

In the sixth MikeMirando doubled, Ricereached on an error andJared Walker singled himhome.

SPIRE Michael Johnson PerformanceDirector Bryan McCall named to Ohio

NSCA Advisory BoardGENEVA – SPIRE Institute’s Bryan McCall has been

invited to join Ohio’s first National Strength and Condi-tioning Association Advisory Board, governed by the NSCAand under the direction of Tom Palumbo, Ohio State Asso-ciate Strength and Conditioning Coach.

The NSCA is an international nonprofit educational as-sociation founded in 1978, serving nearly 30,000 membersin 52 countries. The NSCA develops and presents the mostadvanced information regarding strength training and con-ditioning practices, injury prevention and research find-ings. Headquarted in Colorado Springs, CO, the NSCAserves as a valuable resource for its members, the fitnessindustry, general public and the media. The annual NSCAOhio State Clinic will be held on May 19.

Spartans split double-header

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLKyle Comanescu participates in the high jump for thePymatuning Valley Lakers.

Tyler Gruskiewicz runs in the1600m run for thePymatuning Valley Lakers.

Jared Smith follows throughon his shot put attempt forthe Pymatuning ValleyLakers.

Shauna Soderstrom startsthe 400m relay for thePymatuning Valley Lakers.

Rebecca Dillon, of PV, runsin the 1600 meter run duringa recent track meet.

Gruskiewicz (P) 11:51; 2,Chet (P) 11:59; 3, Cory (P)12:14; 4, Habosky (S) 12:57.

1600M RELAY — 1, PV(Gruskiewicz, Holt, Hogan,Mezinger) 4:01.05; 2,Mathews 4:30.

Girls TrackPV 88, Mathews 36,

Chalker 22

SHOT PUT — 1. GeenaGabriel (PV) 28-10; 2. ErinWalker (C) 26-9; 3. TaylorLipinsky (PV) 23-4; 4. AbbyPfrenger (PV) 23-2.

DISCUS — 1. SussaneSilvernail (C) 71-7; 2. AbbyPfrenger (PV) 69-2; 3. TaylorLipinsky (PV) 65-6; 4. Crys-tal Smith (PV) 63-10.

HIGH JUMP — 1. Kirby(PV) 4-4; 2. Hartzell (PV) 4-0.

LONG JUMP — 1. GeenaGabriel (PV) 16-8; 2. HannahSuttles (M) 15-6 1/2; 3.Sunnie Hudak (M) 13-10 1/2; 4.Michaela Skleres (PV)13-.

3200M RELAY — 1. PV14:58.

100M HURDLES — 1.Poilikrar (M) 19.09; 2.Marshall (M) 19.8; 3. Watson(C) 19.9, 4. Horsely (C) 20.99.

100M DASH — 1. GeenaGabriel (PV) 13.31; 2. Suttles(M) 14.1; 3. Soderstrom (PV)14.3; 4. Lather (C) 14.36.

800M RELAY — 1.Mathews 2:01.3; 2. PV2:05.08; 3. Chalker 2:07.9.

1600M RUN — 1. Dillon(PV) 6:09.77; 2. Hamilton(PV); 3. Holford (M) 7:00.41;4. Crouch (PV) 8:23.41.

400M RELAY — 1. PV(Soderstrom, Gabriel, Kirby,Skleres) 55.1; 2. Mathews56.81; 3. Chalker 59.39.

400M DASH — 1. Skleres(PV) 1:06.39; 2. Arbogast (C)1:08.39; 3. Sherwood (C)1:09.53; 4. Soderstrom (PV)1:10.99.

300M HURDLES — 1.Ponikra (M) 55.07; 2. Watson(C) 56.00.

800M RUN — 1. AbbyPike (PV) 3:04.1; 2. HannahWonderling (PV) 3:07.5; 3.Melanie Stilson (PV) 3:07.8;4. Abby Pfregner (PV) 3:09.6.

200M DASH — 1. Balston(M) 28.34; 2. Skleres (PV)29.170; 3. Airbagast (C)29.173; 4. Soderstrom (PV)30.22.

3200M RUN — 1. AbbyHamilton (PV) 14:37.

1600M RELAY — 1. PV5:28.98 (Stilson, Pike,Wonderling, Luphold).

SoftballLake Catholic 11, Edgewood 4Perry 27, Chagrin Falls 0Geneva 5, Lakeside 1Chardon 5, Madison 4Andrews 5, SSJP 4Aurora 7, Perry 3Conneaut 8, Lakeside 4PV 10, Badger 0PV 3, Lordstown 2Geneva 10, Riverside 1Jefferson 22, Lakeside 0Jefferson 17, Lakeside 6Conneaut 10, North 4Conneaut 9, North 3Perry 9, Madison 6

BaseballLakeside 7, Conneaut 1Conneaut 9, Lakeside 4Gv 9, Cardinal 1GV 12, Cardinal 3Perry 9, VASJ 5North 15, Riverside 3Kenston 8, Perry 0SSJP 15, Horizon Science 10PV 11, Badger 1GV 14, Lordstown 2University 4, Riverside 1Chardon 12, Madison 1Lakeside 8, Geneva 7Edgewood 4, Jefferson 3South 10, Geneva 9Lake Catholic 7, Riveside 2GV 11, Bristol 1PV 10, Lordstown 1GV 10, Edgewood 4

Lakeside 15, University 7Riverside 11, Geneva 0Jefferson 10, Newton Falls 6

Boys TrackJefferson 81, Hubbard 75, Memo-rial 7Unversity 84, Geneva 53Chardon 96, Lakeside 41Riverside 80, South 57Orange 61, Perry 61PV 131, Mathews 28,Southington 13

Girls TrackPV 88, Mathews 36, Chalker 22Orange 72, Perry 65Geneva 115, Hathaway Brown 22Chardon 95, Lakeside 42Riverside 76, South 61

TennisGeneva 5, North 0Gilmour Academy 5, Perry 0Conneaut 4, GRA 1South 3, Lakeside 2Geneva 4, CVCA 1Wickliffe 3, Edgewood 2Geneva 5, Madison 0Lakeside 3, Chardon 2Aurora 4, Perry 1Lakeside 5, GRA 0Madison 3, Euclid 2Geneva 3, Kenston 2Edgewood 3, Madison 2Howland 4, Lakeside 1

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PAINESVILLE, OHIO –Lake Erie College head men’sbasketball coach Cliff Huntannounced the addition ofthree players to its 2012 re-cruiting class today (April 17)bringing the total number ofnewcomers to four.

The group represents a verytalented collection of playerswho were all members of solidhigh school programs and areunusually prepared for Divi-sion II college athletics,” saidHunt. “We are excited to addthis group to our roster thatgraduates only two seniors, andreturns our top four scorersfrom last season.”

Forward Roy Alexander(Columbus, Ohio/WalnutRidge) and guards Andy Bosley(Columbus, Ohio/ OlentangyOrange) and AJ Henson(Orwell, Ohio/Grand Valley)will join the Storm for the 2012-13 season. Center SteveWalczak (Galena, Ohio/Olentangy) signed with LECduring the early signing periodin November.

Alexander, a 6-5 forward,averaged 13.4 points per gamehis senior season and wasnamed first-team All-Colum-bus City League, third-teamAll-Central District and honor-able mention All-Metro. Hehelped Walnut Ridge HighSchool to 21-2 record and wasranked in the top 50 players inOhio by Prep Spotlight.

“Roy is as talented of aplayer as any recruit we havehad at Lake Erie,” said Hunt.“His athleticism and skill set atthe three spot allow him to playbig against post players andstep to the perimeter againstguards. A very unselfish player,Roy is another athlete who is aperfect fit for our style of playand our approach to the game.We project Roy to have an op-portunity to be an immediateimpact player for us as a fresh-man.”

Bosley, a 6-3 guard, aver-aged 17 points and seven re-bounds per game at OlentangyOrange High School whileearning first-team All-CapitalDivision, first-team All-District11, second-team All-Central

Lake Erie adds three to2012-13 recruiting class

District and honorable mentionAll-Ohio. He is OlentangyOrange’s all-time leader in re-bounds and field goal percent-age and led the squad to anOhio Capital Conference Capi-tal Division championship. Inthe classroom, he is a memberof the Honor Roll.

“Andy is a very athleticguard who we project to playboth wing spots,” said Hunt. “Avery good shooter, Andy willadd shot making ability to ourteam along with his ability tofinish at the rim. We really likehis unselfish approach to bas-ketball along with his very goodunderstanding of the game.Andy is a great fit for us andwe believe he has a chance tocontribute immediately.”

Henson, a 5-10 guard, is anexceptional student as a mem-ber of the Honor Roll and Na-tional Honor Society at GrandValley High School. He was atwo-sport star at Grand Valley,as Ashtabula County BasketballPlayer of the Year and theAshtabula County FootballPlayer of the Year. In basketball,Henson has been named first-team All-Ashtabula County infour seasons, first-team All-Northeastern Athletic Confer-ence for three seasons and first-team All-Northeast Lakes Dis-trict, special mention All- Ohio,and the Ashtabula County Bas-ketball Foundation Player of theYear twice. He is AshtabulaCounty’s all-time leading scorerwith 1,681 career points.

“AJ comes to Lake Erie offof an impressive athletic careerin both basketball and football,”said Hunt. “In basketball, AJ isthe ultimate tough-mindedpoint guard who does whateverhas to be done to make his teambetter and give them the bestchance to win. We are excitedto have AJ in the program andwe are confident his toughness,smarts, and athletic ability willhave a tremendous impact onour team.”

Walczak, a 6-10 center, av-eraged 14.0 points, 8.0 re-bounds and 2.1 blocks as a se-nior at Olentangy High Schoolafter signing with Lake Erie inNovember.


ASHTABULA – TheLakeside Dragons softballteam hosted the ConneautSpartans in a recent countymatch-up. The Spartanswent on to win the game 8-4,but the Dragons kept it closeearly on.

The Spartans opened upthe game with a pair of runsin the top of the first inning.Lydia Coccito started thingsoff with a walk. Tori Simekmoved her over on a sacrificebefore Lexi Zappitelli drew awalk. Angie Zappitelli thendelivered with a big two-rundouble to stake the Spartansto an early lead.

The Dragons strung to-gether three straight hits tocut the lead to one in the bot-tom of the second inning.Rosie Messner doubled andA’Dria Mathews followed witha single. Briana Leonard cutthe lead in half with an RBIsingle up the middle.

The Dragons took the leadin the third inning as KristaJohnston started the inningwith a walk. Megan Richeysingled and both runners ad-vanced on a groundout byKoree Runyan. Messner pro-ceeded to drive in two runswith a single to put Lakesideup 3-2. Mathews continuedthe hitting with a single, butthe Dragons stranded a pairof runners.

The Spartans took thelead back for good in thefourth inning. AngieZappitelli led off with adouble. Taylor Kantola washit by a pitch and DaniHeinonen singled to load thebases. Emilee Bucci broughtin a run on a bases loadedwalk to tie the game at 3-3.Conneaut then took back thelead with a two run single byKayla Brennan, making it 5-3.

Conneaut added a runwhen Coccito singled and

Spartans rally past Dragons

Rosie Messner bats for the Lakeside Dragons during arecent game.

Brianna Leonard pitches forLakeside during a softballgame against Conneaut.

Bucci scored on an overthrow,making it 6-3. The Spartanscontinued to build on theirlead as Simek drove in an-other run on a sac-fly. LexiZappitelli then capped theinning with an RBI single,upping the lead to 8-3.

Brianna Elliot came on torelieve Leonard in the fourthinning. Elliot went on to pitchthe rest of the game as shegave up singles to Heinonenand Coccito, but the Spartansalready had all the runs theyneeded.

Lexi Zappitelli started thesixth inning with a pair ofstrikeouts, before the Drag-ons threatened with threestraight singles.

Elliot, Johnston andRichey would all single forthe Dragons, with Richeydriving in a run with hersingle. Zappettelli pitchedout of the inning without anymore damage and the Spar-tans went on to win 8-4.

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLKoree Runyan plays third base for the Lakside Dragonsduring a game against Conneaut.

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GENEVA - The smell ofpancakes, sausage and ba-con came from Rae AnnSkilled Nursing and Reha-bilitation Center as itopened its doors for a freecommunity breakfast lastTuesday morning.

Rae Ann was happy toonce again open its doors tothe community and invite ina few welcomed guests tobreakfast.

“It’s been a really niceturnout today,” MelindaBurk, a nurse at Rae Ann,said.

Burk was serving food toresidents and the commu-nity during the morningrush and said within thefirst hour and a half, about50 to 60 people enjoyed theirbreakfast.

Burk said she enjoys thebreakfast every year.

“I have been participatingin the breakfast for a fewyears now,” Burk said.

Burk had a chance to seepatients who had completedrehab at their center.

“A lot of people who havebeen in here for rehab sothey can come back and theyvisit with the residents andstaff,” Burk said.

Burk said it is nice to seesome of her patients move onin progress from the firsttime they step foot in RaeAnn.

“We like to see our pa-tients progress, and it’s anice way to share a meal and

Rae Ann cooks up breakfast for community

ABOVE: Rae Ann residentsand residents from Legendin Madison came togetherfor a shared breakfast lastTuesday morning. Sitting atthe table are Vicki Wade,Marty Urbanic, RosemaryUline, Geneva Kelly, HelenGrant and Karen Liason.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANRae Ann Skilled Nursingand Rehabilitation Centeropened its doors lastTuesday morning for thecommunity to come andenjoy breakfast. It was anopportunity for friends andfamily to meet and spendtime with the local facility.

Melinda Burk prepares aplate of pancakes andsausage for one of theresidents who is eating withfriends.

catch up with the commu-nity,” Burke said.

Some of the current resi-dents’ families took advan-tage of the breakfast as away to share a meal withtheir loved ones.

“The residents have achance to interact and someof their families come andtake part as well,” Burk said.

Even some of Rae Ann’slocal affiliates came throughtheir doors, too.

“We were invited fromthe Rae Ann activities direc-tor and we also came lastyear,” Vicki Wade, the ac-tivities director of LegendAssisted Living in Madison,said.

Wade said the breakfastis just one of the manyevents Legend and Rae Anndo together.

“We do a lot of things to-gether because of our homesbeing affiliated,” Wade said.

Wade said both facilitieshelp each other out by rec-ommending patients. Wadesaid the breakfast is a wayfor the two facilities to onceagain reconnect with eachother.

“With us doing assistedliving and Rae Ann doingskilled nursing, we kind ofshake each other’s handswhen you live in a close knitcommunity, especially whenyou know the facility itself,”Wade said.



JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Area Local SchoolsBoard of Education has offi-cially moved forward withplacing a levy on the specialelection in August.

“The board last weekmade a decision to put a sig-nificant levy on in August,”Superintendent DougHladek said.

Last Monday, boardmembers passed a resolu-tion of necessity to levy a taxto provide for the emergencyrequirements of the schooldistrict.

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

After passing that resolu-tion, Treasurer BonnieBrockway took the resolu-tion to the Ashtabula CountyAuditor’s Office to certify themillage.

The board then voted onthe millage during a meet-ing on Wednesday, April 25.

Hladek said the schoolboard is seeking an 11.9-mills levy.

Board members said theydecide to pursue the levy af-ter listening to school dis-trict residents during ameeting two weeks ago. Dur-ing this meeting, the JALSBoard of Education began toimplement cuts to reduceexpenses by $1.5 million forthe 2012-13 school year.

Many of these cuts involvedthe cutting of teachers andextracurricular programs atthe school.

Hladek said that the in-tention of the board is tohave other levies expire inthe school district, that waythe school district isn’t ask-ing voters to approve andrenew levies every year.

For example, school dis-trict officials said that a 2-mill levy that is expiring thisyear will not be renewed,which will reduce the effec-tive millage by .91.

Additionally, they saidthat a 4.50-mill levy that isexpiring next year will not berenewed, which will reducethe millage by an additional1.10 mills.

“At this time, the districtwill be at 9.90 mills, as op-posed to the voted 11.90mills that we are asking topass,” district officials ex-plained. “We are basicallyasking to pass a 9.90-milllevy versus an 11.90-milllevy.”

The expiration of theselevies will lower the effectivemillage of the 11.9-mills levy,Hladek said.

Hladek said that theboard heard from residentsthat they don’t want thosecuts to be made. If the levy ispassed, those cuts would berestored and the district alsowill stave off having to makeanother $1 million in cuts thefollowing year, he said.

Jefferson tohold Clean-UpDay on May 5


JEFFERSON - The Vil-lage of Jefferson will hold itsannual Clean-Up Day onSaturday, May 5, beginningat 7 a.m.

According to informationprovided by the village, allitems must be at the curb bymidnight Friday.

Accepted items include:old appliances, furniture,carpeting, televisions andother household items.

There are some restric-tions, however. Village offi-cials said appliances musthave the doors removed. Ap-pliances containing a cool-ant, such as Freon, musthave the coolant removedand have a sticker indicat-ing that a certified techni-cian removed it.

Other excluded itemsinclude:

—No brush, limbs, logs oryard waste will be picked up.

—No pipe or metal pieceslonger than four feet.

—No rocks or dirt.—No flammable, toxic or

other hazardous materials.—No containers weighing

more than 50 pounds.—No single item over 150

pounds.—No engine blocks or

other heavy automotiveparts.

—No rubber tires.—No construction or

demolition materials.—All loose materials and

small pieces must be in con-tainers or bagged.

—Any other items the vil-lage feels are unreasonable.

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