Gazette 08-10-11

Royal Courtcrowned atAshtabulaCounty Fair— See page 15A

THEGAZETTEVol. No. 135, No. 32 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011 Periodical’s Postage Paid 75¢

Lillie isMorganMartinAward

recipient— See page 8A

LakeCountyFairscheduleof events—Inside this

week’s edition

BY CRAIG L. HOFIUSGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - A score andmore of Northeast Ohio resi-dents traveled to YoungstownMonday and returned home mil-lionaires.

Twenty-two KraftMaid em-ployees played the Mega Mil-lions game at Speedway, 149North Chestnut Street inJefferson, and with the luck ofthe draw, won the $99 millionjackpot on Aug. 5.

Marie Kilbane, spokespersonfor the Ohio Lottery Commis-sion, said Monday that the win-ners chose the cash option andwill each receive about $2 mil-lion after federal and state taxwithholdings. The gross totalpayment is $65.4 million. Thenet amount split by the 22 win-

BY JAN PERALAGeneva Area City Schools

GENEVA - Cassandra Bakerwas a top student at Geneva HighSchool: earning the Best of ClassAward and serving as a class of-ficer, a Buckeye Girl’s State del-egate and captaining the AcademicChallenge team.

Her peers voted her “MostLikely to Succeed,” and their pre-science regarding her talents andabilities is reflected in Baker’s con-tinuing accomplishments today.Baker is now a student at Ameri-can University in WashingtonD.C., where she is a biology/pre-medicine major and, just as she didat GHS, Baker is taking advantageof every opportunity available toher.

BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA - On Sunday, themonument dedicated to LCpl.Kevin Cornelius, the AshtabulaMarine who died last year in Af-ghanistan at the age of 20, wasrevealed on the one year anniver-sary of his death.

“Kevin’s qualities are not hardto capture in our minds, but theyare hard to express to others,” FirstLt. Daniel Kapavik, Cornelius’ pla-toon commander, said.

The monument was placed inthe park formerly known as NorthPark, which has since been re-named in Cornelius’ honor asLance Cpl. Kevin M. CorneliusPark.

The day was a time to remem-ber Ashtabula’s fallen hero, andmembers of Kevin’s platoon, aswell as Cornelius’ brother, U.S.Army First Lt. Eric Cornelius,came and spoke on his behalf.

“The day he was killed, hewanted to be the first in the com-pound and he was the first of ourplatoon who ran up to it,” Kapaviksaid.

Kapavik was honored to speakat the monument’s reveal cer-emony and shared memories ofKevin.

“Through this park and thismemorial, I can think of no betterperson to represent the ideals andthe bravery of those who died forour country,” Kapavik said.

Monument unveiled inLCpl. Kevin Cornelius’ honor

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANThe Marines of LCpl. Kevin Cornelius’ platoon give a final solute asthe ceremony comes to an end and the Ashtabula Color Guardmakes its exit. See MONUMENT page 5A


JEFFERSON - Jefferson-arearesidents and others who regularlyuse Jefferson-Eagleville Road needto make alternate plans startingMonday, Aug. 15.

Jefferson Village and AshtabulaCounty Engineer crews plan tobegin replacement of the Jefferson-Eagleville Road culvert locatedabout 25 feet west of the WestJefferson Street and North PoplarStreet intersection on Monday,Aug. 15.

Terry Finger, Jefferson Villageadministrator, said that area ofJefferson-Eagleville will be closedfor about two weeks.

“Eagleville Road will be open atElliott Drive,” Finger said.

There will be a detour for trucktraffic servicing Wek Industries.

“The truck traffic route will beRoute 307 to Hickok Road; HickokRoad to Eagleville; and then eastto Wek Industries,” Finger said.

The administrator emphasizedthat truck traffic cannot go eastfrom Wek.

“Aqua Ohio is going to move itswater line. Dominion East Ohio istaking care of the (natural) gasline. It is relocating the gas serviceto clear the construction site,” Fin-ger said.

Jefferson Village earlier thisyear received approval of $38,640in funding from the Ohio SmallGovernment Capital ImprovementCommission for the Jefferson-Eagleville Road culvert replace-ment project.

The total cost of the project is$64,400.

The culvert that is presently atthe site was constructed out of cor-

rugated metal pipe and was prob-ably built sometime in the 1970’s,according to Finger.

“The bottom of the culvert isrusted out,” he said.

The water that flows throughthe culvert is a creek that runsbehind the house located at thesouthwest corner of the Poplar andWest Jefferson Street intersection.

“It’s a tributary of CemeteryCreek that feeds the Grand River,”Finger said.

The biggest cost associated withthe Jefferson-Eagleville culvertreplacement project is the pipe.

“It’s $250 a foot for the pipe. Theculvert will be reinforced concreteand will last many years, morethan the old pipe,” the administra-tor said.

The new culvert that will be in-stalled will be elliptical in shape.Finger said the pipe will be 58inches high, 91 inches wide and 56feet long.

“It will be in sections, each eightfeet long. There will be seven sec-tions,” he said.

All the work of the replacementproject will be done by village em-ployees, except for the job thatcounty engineer workers will ac-complish.

“They will be assisted by thecounty, which will use its track hoeto lift each of the seven concretesections off the truck that trans-ported them to the site and placethem in the ground.

The new culvert will improvethe flow of water underneathJefferson-Eagleville Road.

Ohio Public Works Commission(OPWC) money will be used for theproject.

Jefferson-Eagleville culvertproject set for Aug. 15

PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLS2009 Geneva High School graduate Cassandra Baker has her sightsset on medical school and has spent most of her summer vacationimmersed in medical research geared to help her find her future.Baker completed a four-week internship in Quantitative Sciences atHarvard University in June and throughout the month of Julyshadowed University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center surgeon Dr.Amitabh Goel. She will begin her junior year at American Universitythis fall.

GHS grad completes researchopportunities at Harvard andUH Geneva Medical Center

Baker spent four weeks thissummer at Harvard Universitystudying biostatistics and anotherthree weeks shadowing UniversityHospitals Geneva Medical Centersurgeon Dr. Amitabh Goel.

“My biology professor at Ameri-can University encouraged me toapply to the Harvard Summer Pro-gram in Quantitative Sciences atHarvard,” explained Baker.

Only nine students from acrossthe country were admitted to thehighly selective summer researchprogram.

“I am so grateful to have hadthe opportunity to attend the pro-gram at Harvard and really excitedto have the opportunity to shadowDr. Goel right here in my hometown. Dr. Goel is such an excellentrole model and took the time toexplain every procedure I ob-served. Both opportunities wereamazing learning experiences andhave helped me to decide my fu-ture,” said Baker.

See HARVARD page 7A

SUBMITTED PHOTOPictured in this photograph from the Ohio Lottery Commission (left to right) are Speedway employeesSandy Ball, Sky Coy, store manager Barb Pendleton and the Ohio Lottery’s Youngstown regional managerGreg Barber. Barber presented an honorary check to Speedway on Aug. 6 as the seller of the Aug. 5Mega Millions jackpot prize. Speedway receives a $99,000 sales bonus for selling the winning ticket.

KraftMaid Middlefield workerswin Mega Millions jackpot

ners is $45.1 million. Kilbanesaid the winners will each re-ceive payment in about fourweeks.

“There is the 25-percent fed-eral tax and six-percent statetax,” Kilbane said.

The winners submitted theirwinning ticket at the Young-stown Lottery Commission officelate Monday morning. Kilbanesaid that the winners, most whowork together doing logisticsand customer service-relatedwork at KraftMaid, told OhioLottery officials that they hadbeen playing together for quiteawhile. As a group, they saidthey were still in shock. Payingoff bills was at the top of theminds for each of the winner.The winners used the auto lottofeature to choose their winningnumbers, which were 6-24-28-

33-42 +19.Speedway receives a $99,000

bonus for selling the ticket.Jefferson Speedway is the 16thOhio retailer to sell a winningMega Millions ticket. Ohiostarted doing the Mega Millionsgame in May of 2002.

Three of the new millionaireslive in Ashtabula County andthe winners are:

* Jennifer Carpenter -Dorset

* Lynn Clifton - Rome* Joni Hardin - Jefferson* Arnette Badanjek -

Southington* Kathleen Holesko - New-

ton Falls* Germaine Bolden - Men-

tor

See JACKPOT page 7A

See CULVERT page 7A

2A • GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011

Alhstrom graduatesfrom basic training


JEFFERSON -Jefferson-area Local SchoolDistrict residents are a gen-erous lot, especially whenthey can help children.

The Jefferson LakeviewFederal Credit Union’smonth-long drive to gatherschool supplies for childrengoing off to Jeffersonschools Aug. 30 culminatedlast Friday in Stuff the Busat its office on South Chest-nut Street.

The Jefferson office wasjoined by other LakeviewFederal Credit Union officesin Ashtabula and Geneva, toseek donations of schoolsupplies from residents oftheir respective school dis-tricts.

“We had some good re-sults here. Many peoplewere saying it was a goodidea. Geneva and Ashtabuladid really well, too,” saidMary Jo Braden, JeffersonLakeview Federal CreditUnion branch manager.

“We had some really nicedonations. I would say thebus was pleasingly full. Wewere very happy with whatwe received,” she said.

The drive actually beganin early July at each branch.A colorful display featuringa depiction of a yellowschool bus was set up in theoffices with donation boxes.The boxes filled as Friday,Aug. 5 approached.

“As people were bringingit last Friday, we put it onthe bus. The donations were

I n s p i r a t i o n a lspeaker for women ofall ages KimHowdyshell will speakon the topic of her book,“Becoming Wives WhoPlease God.” Her focusis on growing your re-lationship with God,and discovering whatyou can do right now toimprove your life. Shewill appear on Satur-day, Aug. 27, at the an-nual retreat sponsoredby Jefferson UnitedMethodist Women.

The retreat, “ABeautiful Woman inChrist,” runs from 9:30a.m. to 3 p.m. and in-cludes lunch and will beheld at Blossom Farm,2946 Lampson Road,Austinburg. The $10 ticket includes child care, providedoff-site at the Jefferson United Methodist Church inJefferson. Reservations for the retreat and child care maybe made by calling the church, 576-4561, or by calling Blos-som Farm at 275-1638.

E-2 Airman Robert C.Wight graduated from BasicMilitary Training at LacklandAir Force Base, Texas on Aug.4, 2011.

He arrived at SheppardAir Force Base on Mondayand is in school now forM2A636 Aircraft Electricaland Environmental Systemsfor 91 days and will earn anassociate’s degree in AviationTechnology at Sheppard AirForce Base, Texas.

He is a 2010 graduate ofJefferson Area High School.He is the son of Carrie (Wight)Bradbury, Jefferson, and Rob-ert (Bob) Wight, Ashtabula.He is the step-son of GaryBradbury, Jefferson.

Author Kim Howdyshellto speak in Austinburg

SUBMITTED PHOTOKim Howdyshell

Wight graduatesfrom basic training

In TheMilitary

Air Force Airman Neil P.Ahlstrom graduated frombasic military training atLackland Air Force Base,San Antonio, Tex.

The airman completed aneight-week program that in-cluded training in militarydiscipline and studies, AirForce core values, physicalfitness, and basic warfareprinciples and skills.

A 2010 graduate ofEdgewood Senior HighSchool, Ahlstrom is the sonof Dennis Ahlstrom ofConneaut and TraciAhlstrom of Ashtabula

Lakeview Federal CreditUnion stuffs the bus

brought in later to get themout of the heat,” Bradensaid.

The branch manager willbe getting in touch withJefferson Area Local SchoolDistrict SuperintendentDoug Hladek soon to ar-range delivery of the sup-plies.

“The plan calls for sup-plies to be distributedevenly among the schools.There were also a lot ofthings that high school stu-dents could use,” Bradensaid.

She said that the Genevabranch of the Lakeview Fed-eral Credit Union was also

celebrating its fifth anniver-sary of operations at theSouth Broadway location.

“Geneva had a remotebroadcast by Star-97 FM,”

she said.Braden thanked the com-

munity for stepping up tohelp children by providingthe tools to get a good edu-cation.

“We thought it was a suc-cess. Thank you to theschool transportation de-partments for providing thebuses. The superintendentsat all the school districtshad to authorize use of thebuses,” she said.

The suggested donationswere number 2 pencils, col-ored pencils, erasers, 8 to 24pack Crayola crayons, 12-inch U.S. and metric rulers,scissors, bottle of Elmer’sglue, glue sticks, wide-rulednotebook paper, college-ruled notebook paper, blackfine line marker, pocketfolders, supply box, back-packs and tennis shoes.

“We will be talking aboutdoing it again. People cancontinue to donate schoolsupplies at all three loca-tions through the end of themonth,” Braden said.

Kozlowski tohost Meetand Greet inGeneva

GENEVA - State Repre-sentative Casey Kozlowski(R-Pierpont) will be host-ing a meet and greet at theGeneva Library on Tues-day, Aug. 16.

The event will be heldfrom 5 to 7 p.m. and willserve as an opportunity forconstituents of the 99thOhio House District tospeak with the representa-tive about their thoughtsand concerns about stategovernment.

The Geneva Library islocated at 860 ShermanStreet, Geneva, Ohio44041.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMAN

Check out!Gazettenews.comFor local news,sports, schoolhappenings,

religious newsand more!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011 GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • 3A

The Gazette (USPS 273-820) is published weekly byThe Gazette Newspapers, Inc. at 46 W. Jefferson St., Jef-ferson, OH 44047. Periodical’s postage is paid at Jeffer-son, OH 44047. POSTMASTER: Send address changes

to The Gazette, P.O. Box 166, Jefferson, OH 44047.

Office located at:46 W. Jefferson St., Jefferson, Ohio 44047

Address editorial correspondence to:P.O. Box 166, Jefferson, Ohio 44047

(440) 576-9125 Fax: (440) 576-2778Email: [email protected]

THE GAZETTEUSPS 273-820

Local Delivery (1 year) .................................. $30.00Seniors - Local Delivery (1 year) .................. $25.50Out-of-Area (1 year) ..................................... $46.00Seniors - Out-of-Area (1 year) ...................... $39.10

Annual subscription rates non-refundable

Publisher ................................... John LampsonPresident ............................ Jeffrey J. LampsonGeneral Manager .................... William Creed

[email protected] Editor ......................... Stefanie Wessell

[email protected] .................................... Sadie PortmanReporter ....................................... Craig HofiusAdvertising ................................... Rick Briggs

LETTERS POLICYWe encourage letters to the editor on topics of interest to ourgeneral readership. Although letters should be of sufficientlength to express your idea, please limit them to 400 words orless. Letters should include your name, address, telephonenumber and hand written signature. We reserve the right toedit all letters for style, clarity and libelous content.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Questions? Call Us at (440) 576-9125

Advertising ........... Rick Briggs x106Classifieds ............ Traci Dean x101Subscriptions ....... x101Circulation ............ x102News ...................... Stefanie Wessell x107Sports .................... Byron Wessell x115

Printed on Recycled Paper

COMMUNITY


JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Depot will dedicatethe money raised from itsannual yard sale toward res-toration of its many historicbuildings

The sixth annualJefferson Depot yard salewill be held from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Aug. 19-20.

“We will have items in-side and outside theJefferson Depot,” JeanDutton, Jefferson Depotpresident, said.

The Depot is acceptingdonations of yard sale itemsfrom 12 to 5 p.m. Monday,Thursday, Saturday andSunday Those wishing todonate are being asked touse the East Walnut StreetJefferson Depot entrance.People can also call (440)576-0496 for pick up of theirdonations.

“We are hoping for a largecrowd. We do have space forother people to set up. Weask for a $15 donation for thespace,” Dutton said.


JEFFERSON - KimberlyGodfrey’s voice was heard bymany in Jefferson lastThursday starting at 12 p.m.as she was the featured per-former during the AshtabulaArts Center Brown Bag The-ater in Jefferson.

Godfrey was also joinedby other performers periodi-cally throughout the musi-

PHOTOS BY CRAIG L. HOFIUSKimberly Godfrey (left) sings a selection from the “Nextto Normal” musical accompanied by Alex Uhlir on pianolast Thursday for the Ashtabula Arts Center Brown BagTheater program in Jefferson. Brown Bag performancesare held on the Village Green next to the Jefferson UnitedMethodist Church.

Zach Adkins sings a different song from the “Next toNormal” musical as Kimberly Godfrey waits to join in lastThursday during the Brown Bag Theater in Jefferson.

Heather Helms (left) andKimberly Godfrey sing “ForGood” at last Thursday’sBrown Bag Theater in thevillage green on EastJefferson Street in Jefferson.

cal presentation on the Vil-lage Green next to theJefferson United MethodistChurch on East JeffersonStreet. Devon Powell, ZachAdkins and Heather Helmssang parts of the “Next toNormal” musical and othersongs. They were accompa-nied by Alex Uhlir on theelectronic piano.

Godfrey is a 2008 gradu-ate of Baldwin Wallace Col-lege Conservatory of Music.

After living in New York,she has moved back to Ohiowhere she is employed asthe Arts Center’s theater co-ordinator.

Godfrey directed thesummer production of“Footloose” for theAshtabula Arts Center,which opened July 8 andran for four weekends.

She performed Aug. 3 atthe North Park Gazebo forthe Ashtabula Brown Bag

Theater.Dennis Ford will perform

at 12 p.m. Thursday inJefferson for the finalBrown Bag Theater perfor-mance of the season.

Concerts are held in theJefferson United MethodistChurch in the event of in-clement weather.

Brown Bag Theater per-formances in Jefferson aresponsored by Gazette Pub-lications.

Kimberly Godfrey performs“On My Own” during theBrown Bag Theater lastThursday in Jefferson.

Kimberly Godfrey and Devon Powell sing a duet to wind up the program for lastThursday’s Brown Bag Theater in Jefferson.

Jefferson Depot Yard Sale benefitshistoric building renovation

The Victorian home,which is one of the buildings,was built in 1888 to provideliving quarters for the min-ister of the Methodist Epis-copal Church.

“This house was locatedin the village of Jeffersonnext to the Jefferson UnitedMethodist Church on EastJefferson Street. It cost us$20,000 to move it. Weneeded a house for our (De-pot) village,” Dutton said.

Two Jefferson-area resi-dents provided the fundsneeded to transport the 1888structure to the Depotgrounds.

“The $20,000 needed tomove it came from Maynardand Emily Walker. The do-nation was given in memoryof Wade O. Walker and BerylL. Walker,” Dutton said.

The Victorian home be-gan its short journey to theDepot grounds Oct. 1, 2002.Dutton said it was a slowprocess and took severaldays to complete.

“Fred Stringfellow, anarea resident, moved thehouse for us. We could not dig

for a basement because thehouse was so long and hadmany different angles. Weset the house on the groundat its permanent Depot loca-tion. The hole for the base-ment was dug out from un-derneath the house. The se-nior masonry department atthe Ashtabula County JointVocational School built thebasement. We had to fill-inthe former basement withdirt,” Dutton said.

Renovations of the Victo-rian home continue eachyear, but that, too, is slowbecause the Depot needsmoney to bring it back to itsoriginal late 19th centuryappearance.

“It is not easy to get ev-erything returned to the wayit was originally built.Things were added over theyears. Each minister had dif-ferent ideas about how hewanted the house to be,”Dutton said.

Work done to restore thehome to its original gran-deur includes knocking awall out in the foyer; strip-ping five layers of wallpaper

off the walls; replacing ceil-ing boards; replacing rottenwindows; removing wall-board covering the diningroom cupboards; paintingwoodwork; removing twolayers of plywood flooringand two layers of linoleumoff the kitchen floor.

Dutton said the homewas built with attention todetail by true craftsmen.

“Windows had to be handmade by a professional car-penter to fit the openings.We’ve been fortunate to havesomeone who could build theornate woodwork needed insome parts of the house. Weput in a new pantry becausewe knew it would have beentaken out when a bathroomwas built. We put in aclawfoot tub because that iswhat the house would havehad in 1888,” she said.

The 1888 Victorian homeis a two-story structure with11 total rooms.

Other buildings on theDepot grounds include thepharmacy, post office, school,church, tavern and generalstore.

Zach Adkins (left) and Kimberly Godfrey sing a duet fromthe “Next to Normal” musical during the Brown BagTheater program last Thursday in Jefferson.

Zach Adkins, KimberlyGodfrey and Devon

Powell (from left) team uplast Thursday at the Brown

Bag Theater in Jeffersonas a trio to perform

another song from the“Next to Normal” musical.


JEFFERSON - The pro-posed addition to theJefferson Police Depart-ment continues under con-sideration by the Village ofJefferson.

Changes in Ohio’s lawenforcement requirementsare the driving force be-hind discussions to con-struct an addition to theJefferson Village PoliceDepartment on EastJefferson Street.

Terry Finger, JeffersonVillage administrator, saidOhio Senate Bill 77 laysdown guidelines, which thedepartment cannot meetwith the size of the presentbuilding. The bill includesnew regulations for inter-viewing and interrogations.

“For instance, if an of-ficer is interrogating a sus-pect, it has to be video-taped. We also need tohave the capability of vid-eotaping a person report-ing a crime or a witness.We began talking about anaddition a couple of yearsago when we first heardchanges were coming fromthe state,” Finger said.

With the present physi-cal makeup of the policedepartment, there is noprivate room where theseprocedures can occur.

“The two things drivingthe addition are a room forinterviewing and interro-gating and a trainingroom,” he said.

Training of law enforce-ment officers throughoutthe year is required by thestate.

“Ohio wants officers to

Police department additionproject is moving forward

go through refreshercourses annually to stay ontop of things,” the admin-istrator said.

“Moving forward withthe project was approvedby Jefferson Village Coun-cil. Before an addition canbe done, money would haveto be appropriated by coun-cil,” Finger said.

Patty Fisher, JeffersonVillage clerk/treasurer, isgetting the financing inplace for the police depart-ment addition to present tocouncil.

“We will look at howmuch it is going to cost. Wewill ask ourselves if it canbe done this year or will ithave to wait?” Finger said.

The proposed additionis 960 square feet. It wouldhouse a formal evidenceroom, armory with twosafes for ammunition andguns, training room, lockerroom and storage room.

“The interview roomwould be placed in the ex-isting building. We defi-nitely need the room an ad-dition would provide. Wealso need a bigger space forevidence,” Finger said.

Drawings have beencompleted by Smolen En-gineering, Inc. of Jefferson.

The proposed additionwould be constructed offthe back of the present po-lice department structure.Finger said the peak of theaddition would run in anorth/south directionwhile the roofline of thepresent building runs eastand west.

Finger said an additionwould increase the effi-ciency of the police depart-ment.

Godfrey performs at Brown Bag Theater

PHOTO BY CRAIG L. HOIFUSThis drawing by Smolen Engineering of Jefferson showsthe new roof that will be constructed over the existingroof at Jefferson Village Hall on East Jefferson Street. Thenew roof will stop a leaking problemthat has occurredover the past several years.



JEFFERSON - SixtyJefferson-area kindergar-ten-bound children receivedcertificates of completionand several rounds of ap-plause last Friday duringSafety Town graduation inthe Jefferson CommunityRecreation Center.

Robin Thaxton, SafetyTown teacher, welcomed ev-eryone to the ceremony.

“The kids did really wellthis week. They were wellbehaved and learned manythings during Safety Town.A lot came already knowingsome information. The par-ents are good about it. Con-gratulations to you for teach-ing them so well,” Thaxtonsaid.

Safety Town was heldAug. 1-5 from 9:30 to 11:30a.m. and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.The children learned aboutthe police department, firedepartment, JeffersonEmergency Rescue District,Ohio Department of NaturalResources Watercraft Divi-sion, school bus safety and

Safety Town graduation ceremony held Aug. 5Jefferson ElementarySchool.

On Monday, Aug. 1,Thaxton said the childrenlearned about various signssuch as stop signs.

“The kids got to ride theirbikes around Safety Town.The village of Jefferson setup a little city in back of therecreation center. Eachgroup of children used a Bigwheel provided. There weresigns along the route. Thekids did really well. The po-lice started to get finger-prints and pictures for theKidprint program on Mon-day. We learned our song,‘Three Bright Lights’ Wepracticed it everyday,” shesaid.

Safety Town kids walkedto Village Central Park fromthe community center Aug.2 to learn about what andwhat not to do on the bus.Adult supervisors madesure the kids crossed thestreets safely. Bus driversBob Lister and PamHolcomb were there to greetthe children before takingthem to the elementaryschool.

“You are going to bestanding far back from thestreet. When you see the yel-low light, that means the busdriver is coming to yourhouse. You stay where youare. When you see the redlight come on, the driver willopen the doors. It is ready foryou to get on,” Lister said.

He told the kids thatwhen they start school, eachof them would be assigned aseat number.

The children also learnedhow to get off the bus.

The children went insidethe elementary school. Theywere shown kindergartenclassroom and the cafeteriaand met Todd Tulino, prin-cipal.

Safety Town children tooka ride in the police cruiser onAug. 3. They also saw firetrucks and visited theJefferson Emergency RescueDistrict.

“They saw a movie at thepolice department. Themovie was about safety. Thekids talked with EMS (emer-gency medical services) per-sonnel. They got bags withsafety information, coloring

books, pencils, a cup andstickers,” Thaxton said.

On Aug. 4, an Ohio Divi-sion of Watercraft officer vis-ited Safety Town.

“The kids called him Of-ficer Dustin. He brought aboat. The kids could get inthe boat. He talked withthem about safety in thewater. He brought lifejacketsand taught them how to usethem. He also brought a coldwater suit,” Thaxton said.

Before the children cameup to the front of the largeroom at the community cen-ter to shake Police ChiefSteve Febel’s hand, Thaxtonthanked everyone for theirhelp in making Safety Towna success, the police and firedepartments, JeffersonEmergency Rescue District,Jefferson ElementarySchool, Ohio Division of Wa-tercraft and Bi-Lo for provid-ing the paper bags.

“I thank the communityfor understanding that myfather passed away. I espe-cially want to thank LisaNewhart and Allison Brownfor standing in for me,”Thaxton said.


JEFFERSON - TheHenderson Memorial PublicLibrary Association has be-gun a search for two peopleto serve on the board oftrustees.

The association an-nounced the availability oftwo positions on the boardearlier this month as onemember has served themaximum allowed to serveon the board and the other’sfirst four-year term is up.

Fred Grimm, pastor of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church, vicepresident of the board andnominating chairman, saidthe maximum anyone canserve as a trustee is eightyears. He said that JohnBroom has been on the boardeight years. Grimm’s first

Henderson Library Associationseeks two board trustees

four-year term is ending sothat opens up the two seats.

Grimm, who is going torun again, said the libraryassociation board was thefirst one he was asked toserve on after he settled inJefferson.

“We are always inter-ested in getting people toserve on the board. We dohave people in the commu-nity here in Jefferson whoare willing to step up. Thereare many here who are will-ing to serve,” Grimm said.

He said that as nominat-ing chairman, he would liketo get three or four nomineesto choose from for the two po-sitions.

“We encourage people torun. Come into the libraryand pickup a nominationform. You have to be a mem-ber of the association to be

nominated and to vote,”Grimm said.

The chairman said it iseasy to become a member ofthe library association.

They can sign up at thelibrary. Dues are $10 for anindividual and $25 for a fam-ily for a one-year member-ship in the association, hesaid.

People could conceivablybecome a member and pickup a nomination form thesame day.

Grimm said two-thirds ofboard members need to beresidents of the Village of thetownship of Jefferson.

“The board is a good ex-perience. It is not a lot ofhours of work and you arecontributing to the well-be-ing of Jefferson,” Grimmsaid.

Once the nomination

form is filled out, people re-turn it to the library on EastJefferson Street. Forms arebeing taken through the endof August.

“The nominating commit-tee sits down, goes throughthe forms and picks the topthree we think would begood board members,”Grimm said.

When the candidates forthe two positions are final-ized, biographical informa-tion on each of them ismailed to association mem-bers. There are 77 individu-als and families in the asso-ciation.

Members will vote to de-termine the new board trust-ees at the annual associationmeeting at 2 p.m. Sunday,Nov. 13 in the HendersonMemorial Public Librarymeeting room.


JEFFERSON - Twomonths remain on thesidewalk replacementseason in the Village ofJefferson.

Terry Finger,Jefferson Village admin-istrator, said last weekthat the village streetdepartment is continu-ing to replace sidewalks,primarily on WestJefferson Street andWest Walnut Street.

“We can do sidewalksup until October,” Fingersaid.

The street depart-ment workers do all thework preparing a side-walk for replacement.The village has a con-tract with AshtabulaConcrete, Inc, whichpours the concrete onceall the work to preparethe ground and theforms are done.

There are times whenother projects that needto be done take priority.One of those times iscoming up as the plancalls for the street de-partment crew to beginwork on replacing theculvert on Jefferson-Eagleville Road on Aug.15. This project shouldtake two weeks to com-plete.

Some recent sidewalkreplacement has oc-curred on West WalnutStreet.

“Our plan was to con-tinue on West JeffersonStreet. We got a callfrom some West WalnutStreet residents. Theyasked for their sidewalksto be done,” Finger said.

The crew has donetwo different propertieson West Walnut Street.

“There are potentially

New sidewalkprojects continue

in village10 more properties onWest Walnut Street forsidewalk replacement.We will be contactingproperty owners beforewe do it,” the adminis-trator said.

Cost to the village in-clude tearing out the old,deteriorated sidewalk,forming the new and lay-ing down sand.

“Following the pour ofconcrete and hardeningof the surface, the formsare removed and the vil-lage crew levels theground next to the newsidewalk. The ground isthen seeded,” Fingersaid.

He said the new side-walks are importantfrom a safety stand-point.

“Both West WalnutStreet and WestJefferson Street areheavily traveled,” Fin-ger said.

Since beginning ear-lier this summer, the vil-lage has used nearly halfof the money it allottedfor sidewalk replace-ment.

“We budgeted $30,000.We have $16,000 left,”Finger said.

The administratoralso spoke briefly aboutanother project that isdesigned to remediate aproblem with the leak-ing of the village hallroof.

The village plans toconstruct a new roof overthe existing roof. Thecost is less than the$25,000 threshold thatrequires projects to beadvertised for bid.

“We are starting toget quotes back fromcompanies. We are get-ting pretty close to start-ing work on the villagehall roof,” Finger said.

Diagnosis1 game of “It,” 1 sprained ankle for mom.

TreatmentEmergency room X-ray, ice compresses, wrap.

OutcomeMother-son bonding time

back on schedule.

When play turns to pain, know that we’re close by with seven

emergency and urgent care facilities throughout the region, including

the only Level I trauma center at St. Elizabeth Health Center, and

the first Level III trauma center at St. Joseph Health Center.

Whether you have a minor sprain or a more serious condition,

you can be sure that help is always right around the corner.

Andover - Austintown - Boardman - Howland - Youngstown Warren, Eastland Avenue - Warren, Tod Place

Incredible care. Incredibly close.www.HMpartners.org


The Ashtabula FireDepartment hung anAmerican flag over theceremony on Sunday.

The Marines from LCpl. Kevin Cornelius’ platoon attended the ceremony, with three of them speaking their thoughtsand memories of Cornelius a year after his death in Afghanistan.

Julie Lattimer, AshtabulaCity Council member anda veteran herself, reads theproclamation that waspassed last year to nameNorth Park in LCpl. KevinCornelius’ honor.

The crowd stands around the yet-to-be-revealedmonument and a picture of LCpl. Kevin Cornelius isplaced beside the monument.

U.S. Army First Lt. Eric Cornelius speaks on his brother’sbehalf during Sunday’s ceremony.

The Marines of LCpl. Kevin Cornelius’ platoon unveil the monument.

Kevin was known for al-ways volunteering to be firstand having the drive to keepgoing when things got tough.

“On the battlefield, Ididn’t just want [Kevin], Ineeded him,” Lance Corpo-ral Adam Benner said.

However, Kevin was morethan just a good soldier. Hewas a man who knew how tomake people laugh with per-haps a break dance routineor joke.

“Off the battlefield, every-one knew him as a funny goto guy who could make ev-eryone laugh or smile,”Benner said.

Kevin was knownthroughout his platoon as anall-around good person whohad your back.

“He didn’t just do his jobwell - he did it with style,”Benner said.

For many, Kevin’s losswas more than just the lifeof a soldier. It was the life ofa brother, son and friend.

“Kevin will live forever inme and rest of the men whoknew him. His ability to suc-ceed above the rest willnever be forgotten,” Bennersaid. “Kevin is a true hero.”

First Lt. Eric Corneliuswas overcome with thecommunity’s support in notonly the death of his brother,but in keeping Kevin’smemory alive.

“This monument here isAshtabula’s monument be-cause it is the citizens in thiscommunity who made it pos-sible. It was the citizens herethat donated the money, thatdid the fundraising thatmade it possible for us to putthis remembrance of Kevinin this park today,”Cornelius said.

Many donations weremade for the monumentfrom community organiza-tions.

“I think that’s testamentto the support that we havein northeast Ohio,”Cornelius said. “I am veryhumbled by everyone whoturned out today and every-one who helped out andmade this possible.”

The monument is inKevin’s name and honor, butit is also dedicated to allthose who have died in thewar on terror.

“This is our connection tothat global war on terror.[Kevin] is our sacrifice,”Cornelius said.

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

MONUMENTFrom page 1A

The Ashtabula Color Guard stands next to the monument that was revealed Sundayin honor of fallen Marine LCpl. Kevin Cornelius.

The Ashtabula County Young Marines bow their heads as the opening prayer is spoken.

The Marines from LCpl. Kevin Cornelius’ platoon salute as the Color Guard enters during the opening of the unveilingof the monument.

Ashtabula Area City Schools Board of Educationand Superintendent Joseph F. Donatone

Cordially invite you to attendThe Dedication Ceremony of

Ashtabula Lakeside Elementary CampusHuron, Ontario & Michigan Primaries

Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 1:30pmOntario Primary, 2300 Wade Ave., Ashtabula, OH

Refreshments following the dedicationHuron and Michigan Primaries.

Tour of Primaries 2:30pm to 4:30pm

“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seedsof today.” ~ Native American Proverb



ASHTABULA - For 75years, police officers inAshtabula have put on a fishdinner for the community.

This year, the dinner willbe held from 2-8 p.m. Thurs-day, Aug. 25, from 2-8 p.m.

“It was originally acitywide get together thatthe Ashtabula Police Depart-ment started,” Jeff Bradley,secretary and treasurer ofthe FOP Lodge 26, said.

Once the Ashtabula Fra-ternal Order of Police (FOP)Lodge 26 was formed, theycontinued the policedepartment’s tradition andturned the fish fry into theirannual fundraiser.

“Eventually when the


ASHTABULA - The com-mittee formed to start a dogpark in the City of Ashtabulamet for the second time onMonday, Aug. 8.

The committee is nowlooking at land owned by theDucro family. Although theland is too high for the cityto buy, the Ducros have of-fered to lease the land.

“We would execute thislease for a series of years thesame way we did it SmithField,” Ashtabula City Man-ager Anthony Cantagallo said.

Patty Ducro came to themeeting and offered food forthought for the committee asthey begin to plan the park.

Ducro suggested consid-ering whether or not tocharge a fee and if a regis-tration would be required forpark use.

“You have to take intoconsideration that somepeople will come to the parkjust to watch the dogs,”

Ashtabula dog park seesbeginning phases come to light

Ducro said.Ducro wanted to know if

volunteers would be moni-toring the park, if securitywould be offered and whowould maintain the park.

Cantagallo said the citywould provide a few servicesfor the park.

“The city would have twofunctions. Their first func-tion would basically be gen-eral maintenance. The sec-ond function would be thatwe would do all the mowing,”Cantagallo said.

Tables would also begiven to the park by the city.

“The city has about 28well built trestle tables,which are picnic-like tableswhere the seats are bolted tothe table,” Cantagallo said.

Receptacles will be pro-vided for owners to clean upafter their dog, along withbiodegradable bags.

There was also talk aboutputting in a concession standfor both dogs and owners.

“I was thinking of icecream this afternoon, but

you could buy treats for thedog,” Cantagallo said.

There are several begin-ning factors that must betaken into account for thedog park to be functional,which include building afence and having water foun-tains. The total cost to in-stall both the fence and wa-ter fountains will come to$21,300.

Cantagallo suggested twoways to get the money. Oneis to get the money fromAshtabula’s parks and recre-ation board.

“Our park board has somemoney and they get moneyevery year,” Cantagallo said.

The park board haslocked funding at about$42,000 a year to spend onthe local parks.

The second option is toget donations from localbusinesses and associations.

“I would have no problemgoing to these associationsand telling them we’re try-ing to put this dog park to-gether, could you donate?”

Cantagallo said.Cantagallo said if 21 or-

ganizations donate between$750 to $1,000, the dog parkwould almost have its com-plete funding and they couldgo to the parks and recre-ation board for the remain-ing amount needed.

“If we can put somemoney in the pot, then wewon’t have to ask the parkboard for a big chunk andthey will be able to put somemore money into some otherpark,” Cantagallo said.

Cantagallo said he hasmade agreements with thewater company to providewater to the community gar-den and said he would dis-cuss with them about donat-ing to the dog park. Althoughthe initial installation costswill still stand, it would pre-vent water from becoming afinancial issue in the future.


Ashtabula FOP to celebrate its 75th fish fryFOP came to be they took itover,” Bradley said.

The annual fish fry is amajor fundraiser for theFOP as well as a communityevent. This year the dinnerwill take place at ElksLakefront Lodge #208, lo-cated at 3115 Lake Rd Westin Ashtabula.

“The fish fry will be at theElks Club in Ashtabula righton the shore,” Bradley said.

The FOP sees manypeople come from across thecounty, with some travelingeven further to sit back andenjoy fresh fish while sup-porting a good and localcause.

“The out-of-towners willreally like sitting and eatingby the shore,” Bradley said.

Since it is the 75th anni-

versary of the fish fry, theFOP would like to providethe guests a memento totake home from the event.

“We’re thinking aboutgetting ceremonial plasticcups for the attendees tocommemorate the event,”Bradley said.

The Ashtabula police willbe attending the event aswell, as they serve withhonor for the FOP cause.

“We have members of theFOP, both active and retired,who will be serving and Hil-Mak will prepare the fish,”Bradley said.

Draft beer and soft drinkswill also be available, as wellas a cash bar. Because of al-cohol being available, onlythose 21 and over will bepermitted at the dinner.

“There will be a $15 do-nation for all-you-can-eatfish, pasta salad, chips andsome other foods that willthere,” Bradley said.

All those with paid tick-ets will be entered into adrawing at the door. Thefirst prize will be $100, thesecond and third will receive$50, and the third and fourthboth will get $25.

Tickets are available atthe door, or you can purchasethem at the Ashtabula policeoffice by the records roomwindow, Monday throughFriday, from 6 a.m. until 4:30p.m.



GENEVA - The GenevaArea Ministerial Associa-tion is preparing to open acoffee house for teens toshare in company and intheir faith.

“On Sept. 11, 2011, wewill be opening a coffeehouse for teens called, ‘TheGrounds,’” Pastor Matt Th-ompson wrote in a letter. “Itis located at the old Star-Video store on Route 20 inGeneva.”

The Grounds will pro-vide a safe haven for teens.

“Our mission is to pro-vide ‘a safe grounds of en-couragement for the com-munity provided by God’speople,’” Thompson said.“In other words, we want tohave a safe, healthy, whole-some, encouraging place forour tenns to hang out!”

Thompson and theassociaiton feel today’sworld provides many temp-tations for teens and theywould like to conteractthose negatives with a posi-tive environment.

“There are so many un-healthy, negative environ-ments in today’s world thatwe feel it is imperative totheir futures to give theman alternative that harborshigh standards and moralsand a positive atmospherewith healthy relationships,”Thompson said.

However, even thoughthe coffee house will be pri-marily for teens, there willbe open hours for the pub-lic.

“We are proposing open-ing from 6-10 a.m. to thepublic and from 2 [p.m. to]closing for teens and youngadults,” Thompson wrote.

The Geneva Area Minis-terial Association has re-ceived a great responsefrom the surrounding ar-eas.

“Already, American

Teen coffee house

brewing in GenevaAlert has committed to[providing] a security sys-tem, video surveillance andour computers and soundsystem, as well as a finan-cial contribution,” Thomp-son said.

With a final goal in mindof about $20,000 in equip-ment and other assets, theassociation feels they havea good start but are stilllooking for more donationsto ensure a successful open-ing.

“God has blessed us somuch already by providingapproximately $20,000worth of equipment and fi-nances to get us up and run-ning, however, we still havea way to go,” Thompsonsaid. “Our total goal is$45,000 to be opened by theSeptember date.”

Everyone who donateswill be honored once theGrounds is opened.

“There will be a ‘Wall ofFame’ in the coffee houserecognizing all individualsand organizations whopartner with us, as well asa very special thank youlisting in the local paperonce we’ve opened,” Th-ompson said.

Thompson and the asso-ciation have much confi-dence in their communityand feel they will be able tomeet their goal in time forthe Sept. 11th opening.

“Our prayer is tostrengthen and unify ourcommunity for the good ofthe people by working to-gether to provide a safe en-vironment for our futureleaders,” Thompson said.

For those interested inmaking a contribution toThe Grounds, they can con-tact Thompson by phone at(440) 415-5465 or ShannonDean by email at [email protected].



ASHTABULA - NickTressler, Ashtabula residentand teacher, feels city offi-cials are making decisionsthat no longer affect the cityproductively.

“For a number of years Ihave repeated over and overto my students, you don’t livein my grandfather’s court.This means things havechanged and life decisionsthat my grandfather madecould not serve today’s

Resident wants to see youth back in Ashtabulapeople,” Tressler said.

Tressler said he sees thefailing of cities as one ofAmerica’s biggest faults.

“I speak as a believer incities as [a] focus in creatingcivilization,” Tressler said. “Ifind little fault with the ar-gument that says the biggestthing destroying Americalately is the move out of thecities.”

Tressler sent AshtabulaCity Council a two-pagedocument outlining about100 questions he wants an-swered.

“[The questions] need tobe answered if Ashtabula isnot going to fall intooblivion,” Tressler said.

Tressler received one re-sponse.

“I can come up with threereasons for that, all of whichare insulting,” Tressler said.

Tressler expressed thathe was tired of pettinessamong city council.

“Every meeting I have at-tended has featured sniping,‘gotchas,’ instant responsesand gratifications to friendsand families who make

phone calls. Much of tonightcould have been done bynotes and emails and the oc-casional phone calls,”

Tressler said.Tressler said the people of

the city have moved beyondcouncil and are making de-cisions on their own. How-ever, Tressler said this doesnot mean the council shouldturn a blind eye to the citi-zens.

“They are not necessarilyhere, but they are not nec-essarily not paying atten-tion,” Tressler said.

Tressler said he seesnothing being done to investin the future and he sees thecity losing many of its youngassets.

“I live in what is probablythe oldest house in town, andyou’ve done nothing to inter-est my children into probat-ing my will,” Tressler said.

Tressler wants the city tobe aware of what is going oninside and out.

“We’re not analyzing

what’s wrong with the cityand what has happened tocities in the last 20 years andwhere cities are going in thenext 20 years,” Tressler said.

Tressler said his childrenare not interested in comingback to Ashtabula and oncehe is gone, his house will beboarded up and empty.

“I realize that I may beunusual in that I have no in-terest in my real estatevalue,” Tressler said.

Tressler said it is hischildren’s generation that

the city is losing and they arenot seeking out ways to at-tract the youth back toAshtabula.

“You need to stop askingyourself what can I makeNick do and start askingyourselves what can we doso that the children are in-terested in probating thewill and claiming the deed,”Tressler said.

Tressler wants to seechanges to the city and saidhe stills has hope in positivechanges for the future ofAshtabula, but he has yet tosee these changes become areality.

“You have to make deci-sions based on making[people] want to move intotown, and I’m not impressedand my children are not, ei-ther,” Tressler said.


“You have to make decisions basedon making [people] want to moveinto town, and I’m not impressedand my children are not, either.”

– Nick Tressler, Ashtabula resident and teacher

Aug. 28 Ashtabula:Big Bands on the Beach

Big Bands on the Beach, on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011from 4-6 p.m., at Walnut Beach, Ashtabula, will fea-ture the Tony Esposito Big Band performing swingtunes from the 1930s and 1940s, Eric Slayton sing-ing the National Anthem, and the Ashtabula VFWPost 943 raising the flag. Swing Dance Competitionwith audience participants. Free and open to thepublic. Bring lawn chairs, parasols. Restrooms andConcession available. Rain or Shine. Sponsored bythe City of Ashtabula.

22 Exciting High School Programs tochoose from to help start you on yourway to a successful career!

Workforce Development classes andprograms to learn new skills, enhanceyour career, provide industry andbusiness training.

www.atech.edu

440-576-60151565 State Route 167

Jefferson, Ohio 44047

The Ashtabula County Technical & Career Center Board of Education and its staff are

dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal employment opportunities without regard

to sex, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, pregnancy, handicap or disability.

Call 440-361-4363 toSchedule an Appointment

254 South BroadwayGeneva, Ohio 44041www.countrydrvet.com

NOW ACCEPTINGNEW CLIENTSAND PATIENTS!

Styling

Broadwayon

SALON

152 South BroadwayGeneva, Ohio

440-466-5851

Where Everyone is a Star!

Full-Service

Salon

We Welcome

Stephanie Clark &

Nanette Wallace

$500 OFFAny Service Over

$5000 With Them

• Transmissions • Clutches• Differentials • Transfer Cases

• Power Takeoffs

Transmission

Free EstimatesMon. - Fri. 8-5; Sat. 8-1

440-293-6376

Service All Makes & ModelsOver-the-Counter Parts Sales

Free Towing Available


CULVERT From page 1A

Jefferson Village Coun-cil approved the resolutionat its June 20 meetingthat authorized Finger toproceed with the project.

The resolution also au-

* David Hostetler - Middlefield* Thomas Bolden - Whitmore Lake* Beverly Kaser - Garrettsville* Jennifer Brown - Chardon* Marjorie Langreder - W. Farmington* Kahemba Butler - Warren* ChastityLewis - Niles* Margaret Lindic - Burton* Denise Moss - Garrettsville* LaDawn Cramer - Garrettsville* Donald Rosette - Aurora* Susan Durman - Huntsburg* Kimberly Wallace - Middlefield* Cheryl Getzy - Concord* Michael Weaver - Burton* Dennis Wolford - Southington

Kilbane said the winners could have remainedanonymous by choosing to set up a blind trust by hir-ing lawyers.

“The winners lawyers and Ohio Lottery Commissionlawyers (would) work together,” Kilbane said.

“This can be good for the community, a moralebooster,” she said.

JACKPOT From page 1A

HARVARD From page 1A

“I have been planning for a long time to apply to medi-cal school, but my interests are broad and range from re-search to clinical medicine. Pathology is a field that espe-cially interests me, but research allows MD/PhDs to seethe big picture.”

At Harvard, Baker worked with professors and gradu-ate students from the Harvard School of Public Health andHarvard Medical School in an intensive study of biostatis-tics, epidemiology, health and social behavior and the useof quantitative methods for biological, environmental andmedical research.

Working with two other students, one from Harvard andone from University of Colorado, Baker completed anepidemiology study assessing the impact of a vaccinationcampaign on a widespread cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe.

“At UH Geneva Medical Center, I learned so much shad-owing Dr. Goel. These are experiences you just can’t get ina classroom,” said Baker. “By actually spending time inthe hospital setting observing the day-to-day procedures,you really get a sense of what you can see yourself doing inyour own practice someday.”


ASHTABULA - The U.S.Coast Guard rescued fourpeople after their ship,Sweet Fish, hit the breakwall in the Ashtabula Har-bor before sunrise on Mon-day, Aug. 8.

People on a passing boatsaw the shipwrecked vesseland contacted the CoastGuard.

“A boatcrew from Sta-tion Ashtabula immedi-ately launched in a 33-footSpecial Purpose

Craft-Law Enforcementboat, and five minutes laterarrived at the site of the ac-cident, where they foundthe captain and three pas-sengers aboard the vessel,Sweet Fish, in their lifejackets,” Coast Guard offi-cials said.

Wearing life jackets isalways suggested by theCoast Guard, and althoughthe boat did not sink, pre-caution is always sug-gested.

“The boat crew broughtthe three men, ages 66, 53,and 24, and woman, 48,aboard the SPC-LE andtook them to a public dockin Ashtabula, where emer-gency medical technicianswere waiting. EMTs evalu-ated the woman, who com-

Boat wrecks on the Ashtabula break wall

plained of head, neck, backand foot injuries, andtransported her to a localhospital for further evalu-ation. The three men re-fused medical treatment,”officials said.

It has not yet been deter-

SUBMITTED PHOTOThe boat Sweet Fish was found in Ashtabula harbor’s break wall

mined what caused thecrash, but Coast Guards-men from Marine SafetyUnit Cleveland are investi-gating the incident.

“The Ohio Departmentof Natural Resources willalso be assisting with the

investigation,” officialssaid.

The Coast Guard has ex-perienced three accidentsinvolving the break walls inLake Erie over the pastweek, including an incidentlast Tuesday that resulted

in a fatality.“We can’t stress enough

how important it is forboaters to be familiar withthe areas where they’re op-erating, especially in timesof low light or limited vis-ibility,” said Lt. Thomas

Pequignot of the CoastGuard Sector Buffalo inci-dent management division.“Navigating by sight alone,without the help of nauti-cal charts and other navi-gation equipment, is in-credibly risky and puts ev-eryone aboard in danger.”

After an investigationtakes place, it will be deter-mined what actions arenecessary for the captain ofthe boat. Some investiga-tions result in the revokingof one’s boat license.

“Charter operators car-rying passengers for hireare required to possess aCoast Guard license. Whenan individual who pos-sesses a Coast Guard li-cense is involved in a ma-rine accident, the CoastGuard normally investi-gates,” officials said.“Based on the investigationfindings, the Coast Guarddetermines whether anyaction is appropriate totake against theindividual’s license.”

No other informationfrom the investigation hasbeen released, and all pas-sengers on the Sweet Fishhave remained anonymous.


ASHTABULA - Did youknow that the AshtabulaMaritime & Surface Trans-portation Museum has awebsite with a webcam? It’slocated at www.ashtabulamarinemuseum.org.

Contact Director BobFrisbie if you need a copy ofinstructions on how to movethe camera to view the 10addional set camera stops [email protected].

You might have missed aboat wreck captured on thecamera if you weren’t awareof the site or don’t go on it!Using the museum webcam,the picture below showswhat you missed...picturedis a captain who was new tothe harbor on an Ashtabulacharter fishing boat that leftthe Ashtabula Harbor in thedark and on a foggy morn-ing on Aug. 8 at 4:30 a.m. Ashort time later, they endedup on the rocks of theAshtabula breakwall.

There were slight injuriesto those on board, but luck-ily nothing serious.

The boat was removed

Maritime Museum’s webcam captures boat wreck

Pictured is a close-up view of the damage.

SUBMITTED PHOTOSThe Ashtabula Maritime & Surface TransportationMuseum’s webcam caught a photo of a boat wreckedon the Ashtabula breakwall.

This photo taken by Director Bob Frisbie shows the damage done to the boat.

from the wall by about 6:30p.m. It was floated andpumped as it was towed tothe Sutherland Marina,

where it was plucked fromthe water and placed on dryland. The additional two pic-tures provided by Bob

Frisbie show the damage.The Ashtabula Maritime

Museum is located at 1071Walnut Blvd. in Ashtabula.

thorized the administra-tor to enter into any agree-ments as may be neces-sary and appropriate tobegin and complete theproject.

Aug. 28 Pymatuning StatePark: GPS Kayak Program

GPS Kayak program will be held at the EnvironmentalClassroom - Jamestown Marina on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 9a.m. We will set our GPS units for various locations arounda designated area of Pymatuning and then paddle to thedestination. A limited number of kayaks will be available toborrow from the park. You may bring your own kayak andgear. You may also bring your own GPS, or a limited num-ber of GPS units will be available to borrow. You must reg-ister for this program by contacting the Park Office at 724-932-3142. Registration is limited and open until Aug. 23.

TRAILER SALES

6710 N. RIDGE WEST • GENEVA, OHIO440 466 -1914JMS CUSTOMSJMS CUSTOMSJMS CUSTOMS

INTRODUCING

THE 2012

ATVTrailer

Off-Road

ATVTrailer

Available with Hydraulic PumpsHeavy-Duty All Steel Construction

Wide Variety of Tire OptionsSee This Model at the Ashtabula Co. Fair!

GENEVA AREAFIREWORKSCOMMITTEE

& the Geneva-on-the-Lake Kiwanis Club

Wish to thank the many supporterswho made our July 4th, 2011

Fireworks Our Best Ever!

$500 + Co-SponsorsGeneva-on-the-Lake Convention & Visitor’s Bureau

Village of Geneva-on-the-Lake

$100 + DonorsAJZ Enterprizes

American Legion HallPost 124

Cosmic Kone

Fraternal Order of Eagles

Geneva Kiwanis Club

King Arthur’s Court

Lakehouse Inn

Mary’s Kitchen

Old Mill Winery

Preferred Produce

Sport Center

VFW Post 6846

Duane & Betty Feher

Father Tim O’Neill

Adventure Zone

Classic Chevrolet

Difference Makers

Geneva Area Chamber

$50 + PatronsAllison’s Mini GolfSwiss ChaletUncle Tom’s CottagesMolly Porter

Crawford InsuranceThe LighthouseWest Virginia CottagePat Vensel

Griff iths FurnitureThe Pickled PepperGary Himes

$25 + ContributorsCentral Hardware • Karran Shop, Inc. • Larry & Annette Brunner

Marty & Katy Fenlason • Joyce & Pat Otto-Morgan • Comfort SupplyRapid Photo • Jim & Judy Burdette • Cindy & Larry Herda • Peg DealSteve & Beth Partick • Phyllis Zala / Robert Lee • Heritage Hill Farm

Michael & Belinda Blank • Sandy & Theo King • Richard & Barb Pruden

Geneva-on-the-LakeKiwanis Club

Lakefront Restaurant

Lollipop Shoppe

Old Firehouse Winery

Pera’s Motel

Ross J. Lomas1927 House

Surf Motel

Zeppe’s Pizza

Ed & Mary Ann Graf

Special Thanks To:The Geneva-on-the-Lake Fire & Police Departments, Marge Milliken, LindaHumphrey, Jefferson Gazette and The Geneva-on-the-Lake Golf Course


Hours Of Ope• The Fair Opens at 8:00a• Exhibit Buildings Open

each day and close a(except Sunday ~ 9:00

• The Midway Opens at day.

• Closing hour of the Fai

Tuesday, August 16th7:30 P.M.

U.S.A. East Truckand Tractor Pulls

MainGrandstand

$5.00Admission

Admissio• General Admission is $• Children Age 12 and U

are FREEPARKING IS FRE

ADMISSION TO THE FAIR IS FRON TUES. & WED. UNTIL

Harness RacingSaturday & Sunday • 1 P.M.MAIN GRANDSTAND • FREE

Moto-X RacingThursday, August 18

7:00 P.M.Main Grandstand • FREE

Available at This Year’s Fair!

by JAN PERALAGeneva Area City Schools

GENEVA - Grace Lillie isthe recipient of the 36th an-nual Morgan Martin Memo-rial Award, which is grantedto the top eighth-grade sci-ence and math student atGeneva Middle School.

“This is a very specialaward, and each year thescholarship committee care-fully considers candidatesfor the award,” explainedpresenter Brian O’Dell, amath teacher at the school.“This year was an unusualscenario, though, becauseGrace Lillie stood out headand shoulders among a num-ber of really outstandingcandidates.”

The multitalented Lilliereceived the Mary StaskoZimomra Math Awardgranted to the top seventh-grade math student last yearand this year earned theDirector’s Award for the Out-standing Band Student for

PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLSGrace Lillie is the recipient of the 36th annual Morgan Martin Memorial Award grantedto the top eighth-grade science and math student at Geneva Middle School. Graceis pictured with Geneva Middle School Principal Steve Candela.

Geneva Middle School’s Grace Lillie is 36thAnnual Morgan Martin Award recipient

PHOTO COURTESY OF THEMARTIN FAMILY

Morgan Martin

the second consecutive year.As a seventh grader, she wasco-winner of the Outstand-ing Science Student Award.She was a Geographic Beefinalist and a JournalismContest winner at the KSUEnglish Festival.

Annually since 1976,Thomas Martin of Pottsboro,Texas, and Beth Martin Jalliof The Villages, Florida, andGeneva on the Lake havesponsored the Morgan Mar-tin Memorial Award inmemory of their late father,an innovator and leader in

local industry and civic af-fairs.

Martin attended GenevaSchools and graduated fromCase School of Engineering,now Case Western ReserveUniversity, with a degree inmechanical engineering.Martin was an executivewith Molded Fiber GlassCompanies, a civic leaderwho served on Geneva CityCouncil and an advocate foreducation, serving the com-munity on the Geneva AreaCity Schools Board of Edu-cation. Martin was a de-

signer of the fiberglass bodyfor the original ChevroletCorvette.

“Dad understood the im-portance of education in thefields of science and technol-ogy,” said his daughter Beth.

She said he would be soproud of this outstanding re-cipient.

The Morgan Martinawards provide recognitionfor students who not onlyexcel in science and math,but exhibit an interest intechnology, curiosity and cre-ative thinking ability.

GENEVA - August is Na-tional Immunization Aware-ness month, and the Commu-nity Outreach Department atUniversity Hospitals GenevaMedical Center will offer a pro-gram detailing CDC recom-mendations for adult vaccina-tions including tetanus, influ-enza, shingles and pneumo-nia.

The program will be pre-sented by Rosemary Scardino,RN-BC, CCM, at SPIRE Insti-tute on Friday, Aug. 12, at 11a.m. A light snack will beserved.

To register, please sign inat the SPIRE Institute officelocated in the Fields and

UH Geneva Medical Center OutreachDepartment sponsors Immunization

Awareness Program at SPIRE Institute

PHOTO BY JAN PERALAGeneva resident and GaREAT Strider June Koval has herblood pressure checked by Rosemary Scardino, RN-BC,CCM of University Hospitals Geneva and Conneaut MedicalCenter’s Community Outreach Department which isoffering free health screenings at SPIRE Institute. Scardinowill present an immunization awareness program calledAre You Up to Date? Vaccinate at SPIRE on Aug. 12.

Courts Building (closest build-ing to Route 534).

The UH GMC CommunityOutreach Department willalso offer free health screen-ings in the lobby at SPIRE,which include blood pressure,cholesterol and blood sugarchecks. Free educational handouts will be available.

Scheduled Health Screen-ing dates are Wednesday, Aug.10, and Wednesday, Aug. 17,from 8-10 a.m.; Friday, Aug.26, from 3-5 p.m.; and Tues-day, Aug. 30, from 5-7 p.m.

SPIRE Institute is locatedat 1822 State Route 534, justnorth of the Geneva/I-90 inter-change.

Seen Tuesday at the Ashtabula County Fair


Of Operationens at 8:00am each dayings Open at Noonnd close at 10:00pm

nday ~ 9:00pm)y Opens at Noon each

r of the Fair is 11:00pm

dmissionsmission is $6.00 Daily

ge 12 and Under

ARKING IS FREE.

THE FAIR IS FREE TO EVERYONE& WED. UNTIL 3:00PM.

4-H LivestockAuction

Friday, August 19 • 6:00 P.M.Livestock Arena

Lake County FairDemo Derby

Sunday, August 21 • 7:00 P.M.MAIN GRANDSTAND • $5.00

PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLSBrent McFarland was named the Outstanding Eighth-Grade Science Student at Geneva Middle School, CeceliaHunt (left) earned the award at the seventh-grade level and Isabel Rossi at the sixth-grade level. The three arepictured with GMS Science teachers Emily Long (left) and Michelle Gillespie.

Geneva Middle Schoolnames science starsBY CRAIG L. HOFIUS

Gazette Newspapers

DORSET TOWNSHIP- The Dorset Townshiptrustees, volunteer firedepartment, Dorset Bap-tist Church and DorsetUnited Methodist Churchhave joined together in2011 to sponsor the com-munity picnic on Satur-day, Aug. 20.

“The community picnicwill begin at 5 p.m. at thecommunity center,” saidCaroline Tupper, DorsetTownship fiscal officer.

The community picnicwas revived last year af-ter several years of nothaving a community get-together. Many residentscame to socialize withtheir friends and neigh-bors and enjoy a goodmeal.

In case of inclementweather, the location ofthe picnic wil l switchfrom outside to inside.

Tupper said while mostof the cooking wil l bedone outside as the sunshines down on Dorset,some would require use ofthe kitchen stove insidethe community center.

Dorset Township resi-dents who plan to come tothe community picnic arebeing asked to bring acovered dish to share withtheir neighbors.

The trustees, volun-teer f iref ighters andchurch members wil l

Dorset Township planscommunity picnic

have plenty of games forthe kids to play in addi-tion to the playgroundequipment on thegrounds of the communitycenter.

It was a unanimous de-cision last summer thatthe picnic should be a tra-dition of this southeast-ern Ashtabula Countycommunity.

Dorset Township resi-dents walked into thecommunity center lastsummer and came upontables set up against thesouth wall of the kitchen,filled with a wide varietyof food.

Gas grills will be set upoutside to cook the tradi-tional picnic foods.

Food, fun, door prizesand fire truck rides willfill the event that lateSaturday afternoon.

In other news fromDorset Township, Tuppersaid that the trusteeshave decided to do twomiles of paving and threemiles of seal coating.

The roads that will beworked on have not yetbeen decided. Tupper saidAshtabula County Engi-neer Tim Martin wil ldraw up the specifica-tions.

The next meeting ofthe Dorset Townshiptrustees is scheduled for7 p.m. Aug. 15 in theDorset Community Cen-ter on State Route 193North.

Seen Tuesday at the Ashtabula County Fair



ASHTABULA - TheAshtabula County DistrictLibrary has been encourag-ing children to learn allsummer long with its sum-mer-reading program.

This year, the theme isPlaces Around the World.Each week, a differentcountry transforms thelibrary’s meeting room.

“We’ve been to Italy,Mexico and Australia, ’Barb Tack, program direc-tor, said.

This past Tuesday, thechildren went to China asthe entered the library.Tack said it varies week toweek on how many peopleshow up, but they usuallysee somewhere

between 10 and 20 chil-dren with their parents.

“I always prepare for20,” Tack said.

The children experi-enced China, with Tackreading them a Chinesefolklore and making craftspertaining to the countrysuch as lanterns, the Chi-

Ashtabula County District Library makes children worldAshtabula County District Library makes children worldAshtabula County District Library makes children worldAshtabula County District Library makes children worldAshtabula County District Library makes children world-----class travelersclass travelersclass travelersclass travelersclass travelers

nese flag and dragons.They also got a chance to

taste foods from across theworld, with foods such asbamboo shoots and choco-late-covered Chinesenoodles.

Tack encouraged thekids to try a little bit of ev-erything.

“If you don’t like it,that’s okay,” Tack told thechildren. “It’s always fun totry new things.”

This is the last week forthe program, but on Mon-day, Aug. 15, at 11:30 a.m.,a grand finale will be heldoutside on the library’slawn if the weather’s niceand in the meeting room ifit rains.

“There will be prizesthat we give out,” Tacksaid.

The prizes will drawnfrom the names of peoplewho attended the summerprogram.

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

Sophia Novak makes a Chinese flag during Tuesday’slesson at the Ashtabula County District Library.Hannah Kile shows off her authentic Chinese garb to Barb

Tack.

Jen Kulko helps her son Jordan make a paper dragonas he learns about China’s culture.

Tilia McLaughlin comes with Alex’s Learning Center tothe library every week to learn about different places ofthe world.

Tristin Kile makes a paper dragon along side his sister Hannah. The children tracedtheir hands to make the dragon scales.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANJulie Knowlson helps Talia McLaughlin and Santo Sanabria make Chinese lanterns.

LEFT: Micah Barnes, astudent at PymatuningValley Middle School,showed his SilverSebright chicken at thefair on Tuesday.

The AshtabulaCounty Fairkicked off onTuesday, Aug. 9,and willcontinuethrough Sunday.Generaladmission is $7,but kids under14 get in freetoday,Wednesday, forKids’ Day.

PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELLBenjamin Wade, of Orwell,created this ship out of Legos.

Scenes of the Ashtabula County Fair

A 4-H’er walks her horse out of the ring following a horse show at the Ashtabula CountyFair. Horse shows will occur daily at the fair at the Saddle Horse Complex.

Cody Chambers, of Andover, prepares to show his dairy beef feeder at the fair onTuesday. This is his first year showing the breed.

Do you likewhat you see?You can ownthese photos!Check out

Gazettenews.comfor local news,sports, schoolhappenings,


GRAY’S AUTOSALES

1320 Rt. 46 N. Jefferson576-3848

“The Home of the Nice Man!”Robert Bealer --Owner

440-576-1900Fax: 440-576-5422

"Our Business Is A Wreck"1496 State Rt. 46 North Jefferson, Ohio 44047

CertifiedCollisionRepair Center

SPIESHECKER

Featuring:Spraybake

Paint Booth & Oven

440-576-4786

Bose Sound SystemComputerized ScoringBumpers Every Alley

PROFESSIONALSERVICES DIRECTORY

To Place Your Advertising, Call 576-9125

GENESISCOMPUTERIZEDLAZER UNIBODY

MEASURING SYSTEMHUNTER ALIGNMENT

SYSTEM

DARREN RYAN1484 STATE ROUTE 46 NORTH, SUITE 3JEFFERSON, OHIO 44047

Office: 440-576-3466Fax: 440-576-3468E-Mail: [email protected] Claims Reporting: 800-374-1111

Haase Enterprises

Since 1990

AU

ST

INB

UR

G

Peter Haase

O: 440-275-1537

C: 440-344-6884

General Contractor

Residential • Commercial

BASEMENT RENOVATIONS

EXCAVATING

CONCRETE

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

GENERALHOME IMPROVEMENTSRemodeling • Maintenance • RepairsFree Estimates • No Up-Front Costs

We Welcome Small Jobs • Senior Discounts

Geneva, Ohio • Mike 440-813-8004


A new name for quality education:

ACJVS becomes A-TechJEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - The former Ashtabula

County Joint Vocational School is now the AshtabulaCounty Technical and Career Campus, or “A-Tech.”

“We realized our name did not portray the excitingcareer education options we provide,” said Superinten-dent Dr. Jerome Brockway. “We are not just a voca-tional school, and we haven’t been for years. Our stu-dents were hampered as they faced prospective employ-ers and colleges who wondered what a joint vocationalschool is.”

There are only a handful of schools in the countrystill using “joint vocational” as part of their names.

A-Tech offers the full program of academic courseshigh school students need to graduate.

The new name, A-Tech, more clearly includes the fullrange of students served:

• Students preparing for an ever-widening list oftechnical careers

• Students preparing for college• Adults needing to update or develop their job skills• Anyone who learns best in a “hands-on” environ-

ment

The school hopes this new name will help commu-nity members better understand the quality educationaloptions available to them at A-Tech.

The school held off printing and other related projectsin order to incorporate the new name for the 2011-12school year. Students received their introduction to thenew name at an Open House on Sunday, Aug. 7. Eachstudent received a car window cling, T-shirt, and mag-net with the new name and logo.

Gardner graduates fromGraceland University

LAMONI, IA — As we prepare to welcome the Fall2011 class at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa,we celebrate our graduates for the 2010-11 academicyear. Michael Gardner of Austinburg, Ohio, was part ofGraceland University’s Class of 2011. Nearly 3,000alumni and friends of Graceland gathered in Lamoni,Iowa to celebrate the school’s 114th CommencementConvocation. A total of 709 graduates this year repre-sented 38 majors. There were 324 Master’s degrees and400 Bachelor’s degrees conferred. The graduates hailedfrom 43 states and 15 countries.

Five-term, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa pre-sented the commencement address. Groundbreaking forGraceland’s $13.8 million expansion and renovation ofregional performing arts center, the Shaw Center, alsotook place commencement weekend. Forty-eight newstudent apartments and a new fitness center are alsobeing built this year on the Lamoni campus for a totalof $20 million in construction.

College News

Reminder that farmers, landownersmust sign up by Sept. 1

CONNEAUT – Aloterra Energy is encouraging farmers

and landowners to sign up quickly to grow giantMiscanthus, a non-invasive, perennial grass used for en-ergy production. With a Sept. 1, 2011, deadline to sign upfor the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) and acre-age being determined on a first-come, first-served basis,time is running out. Aloterra stresses the importance oflocal residents applying to grow Miscanthus to keep BCAPfunding in the region.

Aloterra recently received USDA approval for fundingto grow Miscanthus through the establishment of acreagein northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania as one offour Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) project ar-eas.

“Aloterra is encouraging interested landowners not tomiss out on an opportunity to help stimulate their localeconomy and produce an energy source that will benefitour future and reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” saidScott Coye-Huhn, Aloterra’s director of business develop-ment.

The 2008 Federal Farm Bill created BCAP, a federallyfunded initiative that encourages the development of re-newable energy sources. This funding allows Aloterra toachieve its goal of producing next-generation, renewableenergy opportunities as a vertically integrated energy sup-ply company. Aloterra will combine the benefits of growingMiscanthus as a renewable energy source with the BCAPincentives that encourage farmers to grow a biomass crop.Under current guidelines, BCAP will reimburse farmersup to 75 percent of planting costs and pay an annual rentpayment while farmers wait for their crops to mature. Oncethe crops mature, farmers will be eligible to receive two

Aloterra Energy announcesdeadline to grow Miscanthus

File Photo

years of matching payments for their tonnage, up to $45per ton beyond the selling price.

Aloterra’s project area along the Ohio-Pennsylvaniaborder has guaranteed BCAP funding for 5,344 acres in2011, which will go to the first farmers to sign up inAshtabula, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties in Ohioand Crawford, Erie and Mercer counties in Pennsylvania.Each project area has a projected goal of growing 50,000acres of the Miscanthus biomass crop.

Producers in Ohio and Pennsylvania who want to par-ticipate in the program or find out more should contactScott Coye-Huhn at 440.666.2053 [email protected]. Aloterra also encouragesproducers to stop by their booth at the Ashtabula CountyFair in Jefferson, Ohio, on Aug. 9 – 14, 2011, to learn moreinformation.

Approved producers who want to participate in BCAPwill be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Produc-ers will need to sign an agreement with Aloterra to obtaininitial approval and will finalize enrollment in BCAP bytaking the signed agreement to their local FSA office.

Miscanthus giganteus is a warm season, perennial grassthat is non-invasive and drought- and pest-resistant, andneeds less fertilizer than food crops. A Biomass Crop Op-tions and Supply Chain Feasibility study performed byMissouri Biomass Farmer Supply Chain Consortium andfunded by the Missouri Agricultural and Small BusinessDevelopment Authority (MASBDA) found that these quali-ties lead to minimal run-off into water systems, causing itto be well-equipped for growing on barren land. The grassis also extremely efficient in sequestering carbon from theair. Miscanthus giganteus has been used as a source of heatand electricity in Europe for more than 10 years. It hasalso been converted into biofuel products such as ethanoland, compared to other ethanol inputs, produces more over-all mass.

Christ ian FaithAcademy, located at4322 Park Avenue indowntown Ashtabula,is now taking applica-tions for new studentenrollment in gradespre-K through eighth.

CFA is a member ofthe Association ofChristian Schools In-ternational. It is recog-nized by the Ohio De-partment of Educationas a non-chartered,non-tax supported

Christian FaithAcademy now acceptingenrollment applications

school.Christ ian Faith

Academy does not dis-criminate against anyindividual on the basisof sex, race, color or na-tional or ethnic origin inits admission of stu-dents to the school, inhiring practices, or inits distribution of tu-ition assistance.

For more informationabout their multi-gradeclassroom program, call(440) 998-3887.

Hutchinson named to EdinboroUniversity Dean’s List

Stephanie Hutchinson, a student at Edinboro Uni-versity of Pennsylvania, is on the Dean’s List for Spring2011. She is dual majoring in Elementary and SpecialEducation and is an active member of Sigma Alpha Iota. Proud parents are Tom and Kim Hutchinson andbrother Zach.

Joseph Tredent, director ofBands for Lakeside HighSchool, is seeking out musi-cians.

Not just any musicians, butalumni of Ashtabula, Harborand Lakeside High Schoolbands. The LHS MarchingBand is hosting its 8th AnnualAlumni Band Night, Friday,Sept. 2, in conjunction with theschool’s first home footballgame of 2011.

The Alumni Band Nightwas started by retired LHSBand Director E. CharlesHeusinger, formerly the direc-tor of Harbor High SchoolBands prior to the consolida-tion of Ashtabula Area Schools.

Heusinger had the idea ofembracing the traditions ofHarbor and Ashtabula HighSchools by inviting alumniback to once again take thefield with their instruments toentertain the football crowds.He also brought back retiredAshtabula High School Band

Calling all alumni!Director Hector D. Martinez,affectionately known as“Marty,” to conduct the event.Heusinger and Martinez di-rected the two powerful bandsthrough tradition-rich timesthat produced many fondmemories for the students,now long since graduated.Martinez will once again donhis old black and gold director’suniform of Panther days goneby to conduct the alumni.

Tredent finds AlumniNight fun for the alumni, butalso important for his currentstudents.

“They see the pride in thealumni, they hear of the his-tory and it teaches them whereLakeside came from,” Tredentsaid.

Tredent thinks it is impor-tant not to lose the historicalaspect of the Ashtabula andHarbor bands. “Many of ourband parents and boosters areold Panther and MarinerBand members. We wantthem to know they are forevera part of our band, its tradi-tion and legacy,” Tredent said.

Tredent even has old Har-bor and Ashtabula band uni-forms in a historical display atthe high school.

Tredent states alumni havestarted a page on Facebook inwhich they share stories, oldphotos and alumni informa-tion.

“It’s become quite popular.There are over 160 membersalready,” Tredent said.

It is open to all Ashtabula,Harbor and Lakeside alumniand even former directors. Thepage can be found on Facebookat “AHS/HHS/LHS AlumniBand.”

Tredent would like to inviteall former members, instru-mentalists, majorettes,flagline and directors to jointhis year’s event. Rehearsalswill be held at Lake HighSchool Band Room on Tues-days throughout August on the9, 16, 23 and 30 from 7-8:30p.m. No marching will be re-quired.

If interested membersneed an instrument, one maybe provided. Usually theband and alumni play two tothree tunes and a medley ofthe AHS, HHS and LHSFight Songs. Come out andenjoy the show.

Your Hometown Lumber & Supply Center

Serving You Proudly Since 1934

Check Out Our Kitchen & Bath Cabinet Showroom Featuring Wellborn And Kraftmaid Cabinets. Look Us Up On The Web At www.wrfc.com

SOFTENER SALT

RESINKLEEN PELLETS

40# $4.79

RUST OUT PELLETS

40# $5.19

PURINA MILLS

CROSSROADS 12% SWEET FEED

50# BAG

$8.59

SPRING VALLEY PROFESSIONAL

25-3-10 W/ IRON LAWN FERTILIZER

BIG 50# BAG $22.99

COVERS 12,500 SQ FT

Greens Up Your Lawn!

BLACK OIL

SUNFLOWER BIG 50# BAG

$2.00 OFF

Everyday Low Price!

PMI - SELECT

DOG FOOD 40 LB BAG

$14.99 REG $16.99

COMPARE TO DOG CHOW!

BUCKEYE NUTRITION

CAT FOOD 40# BAG

$22.99

ALL IN STOCK

FLY SPRAY 10% OFF

OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICE!

S U E T

ALL IN STOCK FLAVORS 11 oz CAKES

.99¢ EACH

TimberTech PREMIUM COMPOSITE DECKING Earthwood Evolutions

PACIFIC TEAK & PACIFIC WALNUT

$2.99 LN. FT. 25 YR LIMITED FADE AND STAIN WARRANTY

MASTIC TRADE MARK

VINYL SIDING WHITE ONLY

DOUBLE 4 AND DUTCHLAP 4.5

$45.50 SQ.

ALL IN STOCK

TREATED LUMBER

10% OFF REG RETAIL PRICE

COMPARE THE QUALITY! COMPARE THE PRICE!!

EZ SHEAR DUST FREE

FLOORING & SIDING CUTTER

NOW

$225.00

SAVE $40.00

Radiance Railing By TimberTech

NOW 10% OFF

REGULAR RETAIL PRICING

-20, 2011

16003 E. HIGH ST. MIDDLEFIELD 440-632-0271 HOURS: M-F 7-6, SAT 8-2

161 E. JEFFERSON ST. JEFFERSON 440-576-3010 HOURS: M-F 8-5, SAT 9-2


The Race(Hebrews 12:1)

I was not a big fan of running when I was younger.As a matter of fact, I despised it! Running track inHigh School was not at the top of my list of sports totry out for. Running short or long distance was notappealing to me unless a football was part of it. Butas I have grown older I’ve come to appreciate run-ning. I was running about three miles a day, five daysa week for about five months. All of this stopped whenmy back went out. My doctor told me that with mycondition, I should not run anymore. It was too “highimpact” for my back so I bought an elliptical machineand I exercise with it now.

When I was able to run I found that about 15-20minutes into the run I was ready to quit. But I wouldpush my way through mentally and after that I wasable to finish the run. It was as if I had to breakthrough a barrier or remove a weight that was hold-ing me back but once I released it or broke through itseemed like smooth sailing to the finish line.

In the book of Hebrews Paul uses the imagery ofrunning a race when it comes to our walk with Jesus.Hebrews 12:1 reads, “Therefore, since we are sur-rounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us alsolay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,and let us run with endurance the race that is setbefore us”! I have seen so many people accept Jesusas their personal savior and take off running. Mostof the time, though, they are running by themselves!This is not the way Christ set things up nor is thiswhat Paul suggested in this passage. Paul states,“since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of wit-nesses,” implying that we are not alone but being en-couraged/mentored by those who have been down thisroad before us. What happens to those who take offalone is they start to struggle. They become weigheddown with “issues” or “sins” that seem to hard to letgo of or release. They quit!

I found that when I was running I wanted to havethe lightest close and shoes on! This was so I could bemore at ease and accomplish what distance or time Iset for myself. If we take this analogy that Paul givesus in this passage we can see three important thingswhen it comes to running this “RACE” of life withJesus!

1. We need Mentors! (a cloud of witnesses)This is not a new concept that has been discov-

ered and now is making its way through the churchas the latest fad. What we are seeing is a reintroduc-tion into the church and being taught as one of thebasis for a spiritually healthy church. My encourage-ment today is for us to be mentoring someone as wellas being mentored by someone. In this race of lifewith Jesus we should not be running alone. Christwants to use his people to reveal himself to others.We can be Jesus to someone and someone can be Jesusto us through being a mentor.

2. Get rid of Hindrances/Sin! (Lay aside everyweight, and sin)

As a runner you want to be as light and arrow-dynamic as possible so you can run without being hin-dered. The same is true with our race in life withJesus! We should want to be as “hindrance free” aspossible so we can, not just run the race but finish it.Paul talks about these hindrances in Col. 3:8 But nowyou must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Jesus sayssomething along the same lines, Luke 21:34 Butwatch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed downwith dissipation and drunkenness and cares of thislife. We want to be able to run this race with the bestpossibility of finishing and finishing well.

3. We must Persevere! (let us run with endurance)In this race of life with Jesus we find that not ev-

erything goes as planned and road blocks are in theway. Paul uses the Greek word (hypomony) that isdefined as “patient endurance!” We must perseverethrough those moments when it gets difficult. Thosemoments when we feel like quitting let us rememberit’s a race that does not require us to finish first, JUSTFINISH!

My prayer, today, is that if you have not enteredthis race of life with Jesus, start today! If you havestopped in the middle of the race and quit, start backup! If you are in the race of life with Jesus and it isgetting hard, don’t quit! If you are in the race of lifewith Jesus, enjoy it! What a race it is!

BlessingsPastor Rod Kincaid - Lead Pastor

Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers, whatever is true,whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever ispure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, ifthere is any excellence, if there is anything worthy ofpraise, think about these things.

Children attending Vacation Bible School at JeffersonFirst Congregational United Church of Christ were able to“See God’s Treasures.” Throughout the week, the childrencollected used eye glasses to be given to people in othercountries. They talked about God’s love and how that loveis shown to each one of us.

Dr. Bill and Marlo Campbell are members of the Con-gregational Church and are also members of VolunteerOptometric Service to Humanity (VOSH)/Ohio. VOSH isan organization that travels worldwide, giving eye examsand dispensing eye glasses.

Jefferson First Congregational United Churchof Christ is collecting used eye glasses

SUBMITTED PHOTO

On the last morning of VBS, the students watched aslide presentation given by the Campbells. The picturesshowed people of Peru, Africa, Romania and many othercountries lining the streets waiting for a turn to have aneye exam. The pictures showed the joy on the faces of somany people as they received their glasses and new vision.

The children will continue to collect used eye glasses atthe church. There is also a collection site at the JeffersonCommunity Center.

For more information, contact the UCC office at 576-4531.

JEFFERSON - The Hamilton Road Quartet will be per-forming at the Jefferson United Methodist Church on Sun-day, Aug. 21, at the 8:30 a.m. worship.

Come hear this wonderful southern gospel quartet! Hamilton Road began in 2002 as a group of guys who wouldsing now and again at their church, located on HamiltonRoad. Early on God touched them with a desire to minis-ter. They found that by sharing their gift with churches,they would share their gifts of love and prayer with thequartet. Singing the Gospel is as much a blessing for themas it is too those they sing for.

They continue to work hard to perfect their music. They

Hamilton Road Quartet to perform Aug. 21are always seeking new songs that touch them spirituallyand speak to them artistically, but they also have a deeppassion for those who came before them in gospel musicand adore traditional southern gospel songs as well. Theystill practice at the same church where they all met.Hamilton Road may be where they started their journey,but it is certainly not where it will end.

“We’ve been honored to host the Hamilton Road Quar-tet at our church for several years, now, and it’s always awonderful, Spirit-filled time,” shares Pastor MeredithColeman, Senior Pastor. “We cordially invite the wholecommunity to come hear them!!”

Religious BriefsAug. 13 Jefferson:Multi-Market for Missions

Jefferson United Methodist Church is sending a group ofmissionaries to Uganda in early 2012 to work with Active Bless-ings in helping abandoned children. This Multi-Market forMissions will help support the trip and is a crafters/vendors/flea market to be held 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, July 2,Aug. 13 and Sept. 24. People can reserve a vendor space for afee by contacting the church at 576-2971.

Aug. 14 Jefferson:Vespers Second Annual Cruise-In

The Vespers Second Annual Cruise-In will be held from 5-8p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at Jefferson First Baptist Church, lo-cated at 85 W. Jefferson St., Jefferson. Dash plaques to thefirst 50 entries. Bring your vehicle to show (any year or condi-tion), or just come and enjoy. Refreshments, floats, sundaes,music, family games, fellowship and devotions. Bring a lawnchair and the Fellowship Hall will be open for shade. For moreinfo, call 576-1631.

Aug. 22 Saybrook Township:Blood Mobile

The Blood Mobile is coming to Saybrook United MethodistChurch, 7900 Depot Rd. (across from Saybrook Elementary

School) on Monday, Aug. 22, from 1 until 6 p.m. There is a criti-cal blood shortage. Please donate and save a life!

Aug. 25 Saybrook Township:Free community dinner

Our free community dinner will be held on Thursday, Aug.25, from 5-6 p.m. in our Church Social Hall. Come enjoy a freedinner, dessert and drink, served to you by members of SaybrookUnited Methodist Church, 7900 S. Depot Rd. Saybrook (acrossfrom Saybrook Elementary School). All are welcome!

Aug. 28 Dorset: Leon United MethodistChurch Sesquicentennial Celebration

Leon United Methodist Church Sesquicentennial Celebra-tion will be held Sunday, Aug. 28. Service at 10 a.m., lunch atnoon, open House 1 - 4 p.m.

Memorabilia will be on display. Guest speaker at the morn-ing service will be Rev. Dave Scavuzzo, D.S., musical guests:Debbie Vendely and Joe and Carrie Martin. Special music atthe Open House by Sherry Cornell at 1 p.m. and the CrossCountry Shoreliners at 2 p.m.

Buffet style lunch and 150 balloon release at noon. Join usfor a memorable day, at 3599 Stanhope-Kellogsville Rd, Dorset.3 miles north of U.S. Route 6.

READ ALL ABOUT IT...Every Week in Your Local Community Newspaper

Local Features, High School Sports, Features, Headline Stories and Editorials! ~ There is something to suit every taste!AWARD-WINNING COMMUNITY NEWS

PLEASE START MY SUBSCRIPTION TO

❏ GAZETTE ❏ ASHT. CO. GAZETTE

❒ $30 per year ❒ $57 for 2 yrs.❒ $25.50/year Sr. Citizen ❒ $48.50 for 2 yrs Sr. Citizen

Out of County - ❒ $46 per year ❒ $87.50 for 2 yrs

1-800-860-2775 P.O. Box 166, Jefferson, OH 44047

TheGazette

Jefferson Area

GazetteGeneva • Ashtabula

The AshtabulaCounty

$3000Per Year

Out Of County $4600Per Year



JEFFERSON - SeveralJefferson-area residentsarrived at Henderson Me-morial Public Library lastThursday for the SummerReading Program finaleparty for fun, fellowshipand see if they won.

Betsy Paul, HendersonMemorial Public Librarychildren’s librarian, an-nounced the girl, boy andfamily winners of theSummer Reading Pro-gram that evening, whichwas followed by refresh-ments.

The girl and boy win-ners of the Summer Read-ing Program are brotherand sister. The girl winneris Snigdha Cingiredd andthe boy, Suhas Cingiredd.Taking family honors inthe program is theTaggart/Furman family.

The girl and boy win-ner each received achildren’s atlas, fictionbook, four-inch beach ball,water bott le , bubbles,puzzle, bookmarks, penciland eraser.

The family winner re-ceived an adult Oxford At-las, four bubbles, fourbeach balls, adult fictionbook, four kids ’ book-marks, a reading pin, flagpin, photo album, blanket,refrigerator magnet, pensand more bookmarks.

Paul drew names fordoor prizes at the end ofthe evening. Winners gottheir choice of items dis-played on a table in thecommunity room of the li-brary.

Two months ago onThursday, June 9, arearesidents stopped by thelibrary from 2 to 8 p.m.and registered for theSummer Reading Pro-gram, the theme of whichwas “One World, ManyStories.”

Children and their par-ents could attend pro-grams each week thatshowed how people fromother countries l ived,worked and played. Oneprogram per week waspresented at the library.Some weeks featured twoprograms.

Children who signed upfor the Summer ReadingProgram learned aboutAfrica, Mexican culture,

PHOTOS BY CRAIG L. HOFIUSBetsy Paul (left), Henderson Memorial PublicLibrary’s children’s librarian, stands next to thegirl winner of the Summer Reading Program,Snigdha Cingiredd, during the finale party lastThursday at the library.

The Taggart/Furman family pictured here is the HendersonMemorial Public Library Summer Reading Program family winner.In the front row are Josh Furman, Danielle Furman and BrandonFurman and in the back row is Andrew Myers (right). Betsy Paul,the library’s children’s librarian, is standing next to Myers.

Henderson hosts reading finale partyJapan, United States ofAmerica, Scotland, Aus-tralia and China.

The Summer ReadingProgram rules weresimple and easy to follow.Children and their fami-lies could read any book,magazine, graphic novelsor books on CD or tape.Partic ipants were di -rected to number thethings read and writedown the title and authorof each item and recordthem on a reading recordsheet. Individuals couldalso include any booksthat were read to them byan adult, caregiver or anolder brother or sister.

In order to receivecredit for everything read,a parent or guardian hadto sign the reading recordsheet.

The deadline to submitthe reading records to thelibrary was July 28.

Suhas Cingiredd (right),boy winner of theHenderson Memorial PublicLibrary’s Summer ReadingProgram, is congratulatedby Betsy Paul, children’slibrarian during theprogram’s finale party lastThursday at the library.

Do you likewhat

you see?You can ownthese photos!

Check outGazettenews.comfor local news,sports, schoolhappenings,


Jefferson Gazette Only

Don’t Miss OutOn All The Fun!

The 2011-2012 ABC LanesBowling Season is Being Organized Now!

Strikes Outthe Competition!We are the only bowling center that

pays $30000 to any bowler who rolls

a 300 game in league competition!

LEAGUE MEETINGSMonday, August 15th at 6:30pm

The Monday Night Business Ladies’ League

Is Back! 6:30pm Monday Nights

(4 Ladies Per Team)

YOUTH LEAGUESSign Ups will be Saturday, August 27, Starting at 11:00am

Leagues will start Saturday, September 10th

Any youth bowling with us during both their junior & senior years of high school,

may be eligible for our college scholarship. Ask for details!

COSMIC BOWLINGEvery Saturday Evening from 9:00pm - Midnight

$10.00 Per Person – All You Can Bowl For 3 Hours!

Enjoy The Lights, Music & Fun!

AUGUST SPECIAL Open Bowling August 21stOpen Every Day At 6:00pm

$2.00 Per Game – Includes Shoes!

For More Information On Leagues, Prizes & Scholarships, Stop By And See Us

GREATFORGROUPS!

Don’t Miss OutOn All The Fun!

ABC Lanes, 340 West 44th St., Ashtabula, OHOr Call 440-993-7586

The 2011-2012 ABC LanesBowling Season is Being Organized Now!

Coming In

September!

NEW

LEAGUE!

Wednesday, August 17th at 6:30pmF & R Vending Company League (5-Man Teams)

Keglerettes (4 Ladies Per Team)

Thursday, August 18th at 6:30pmBeltone Hearing League (5-Person Team)

$2,000 Added Prize Money for League Champion • $1,000 for Runner-up

Sunday, August 21st at 6:00pmKing & Queens Las Vegas League

(Mixed 4-Person Team)

Starting In OctoberASHTABULA COUNTY’S FINEST

Vegas League

Police, City, County & State Employees, Fire

Department & Ambulance Personnel

(4-Person Teams)

Call 993-7586 For Details

NEW

LEAGUE!

Friday, August 19th at 7:00pmBud’s Garage League (4-Person Team)

Friday, August 26th at 6:00pmFriday Senior Mixed League

(4-Person Teams)


HARDWAREKINSMAN8598 Main Street, Kinsman, Ohio 44428

(330) 876-1088CALL US!

WE OFFER A FULL LINE OF HARDWARE & SERVICES!• Propane Fill Station• Screen Repair• Chain Saw Sharpening• Rental Program• Banjo Valve & Fitting

Distributor• Full Paint Department

• ADS Drainage Pipe• Outdoor Supplies• Ammunition• “NEW” Lucas Oil Products• Fishing Tackle

& Supplies

We Handle a CompleteLine of John Deere

Farm & Lawn Equipment

6401 St. Rt. 87, Kinsman, OH 44428

[email protected]

Office: 330-876-3191 Fax: 330-876-8257

6192 Warren Rd., Cortland, Ohio 44410PH: (330) 924-2555 • F: (330) 924-2152

Cortland Tractor Sales Co.

HOURS: M-F 8-5 / SAT 8-12

New Holland • Woods • Landpride • Kinze • StihlGreat Plains • Meyer • Knight • Honda

J & S Heating& Cooling

563-3985Prompt,

professional service

since 1976OH Lic. #12168

295 East Main St., Andover, OH • 440-293-7183

ANDOVERDAIRYQUEEN

I'm Lovin' It

McDonald's® of Andover350 E. Main St., Andover, OH 44003 • (440) 293-6233

Opens at 5am - Closes at 11pm Accepting credit cards

Visit us on Facebook orwww.radioactivenow.com

Monday - Friday

9am-7pm

Saturday 9am-5pm

The Great Outdoors Store, LLC

6287 ST. RT. 193NORTH KINGSVILLE, OH 44068

440-224-0111 PHONE

6669 State Route 85Andover, Ohio 44003

Breakfast Buffet $899Saturday & Sunday 8:00am-Noon

440-293-5551

IN-STORE BAKERY & DELITry Our Famous Fresh Store-Made Italian Sausage

FRESHMEATS

Ice • Pop • Snacks • Charcoal • Ohio Milk PricesFresh Produce Daily • Cigarettes • Hot Foods To Go

COLD BEER & WINENow Sold Sundays & Holidays

at State Minimum Prices

ANDOVER SPARKLE MARKET97 Public Square, P.O. Box 297, Andover, Ohio 44003

OPEN 7 DAYS WEEKLY • 8 AM - 9 PM DAILY; SUN 8 AM - 6 PM

COLD BEER & WINENow Sold Sundays & Holidays

at State Minimum Prices

AndoverTIRE SALES & AUTO REPAIR

Call (440) 689-0003

We Specialize in Quality Tires for:Passenger Cars • Light Trucks • ATVs • Lawn Mowers • Golf Carts • Utility, Boat Trailers

Quality Service at Competitive Prices!Tires • Batteries • Brakes • Oil Changes • Front-End Alignments • Shock & Struts

5144 Rt. 6 W., Andover, OH 44093Hours: M - F 8am to 5pm

256 W. Main St. •�PO Box 453 • Andover, OH 44003Phone: 440-293-6934 •�Fax: 440-293-4628

Our Team of Body Specialists Can HaveYour Vehicle Looking NEW Again!

Gene Nipple, Jr., Owner, 40 YearsInsurance Work Welcome! • Remember, It’s Your

Choice Which Shop Performs Your Insurance Repairs.“Quality Body

Work Since 1970”

2011 Calendar of Events for theAshtabula County Antique Engine Club

Club Website: www.ashtabulaantiqueengineclub.com

Grounds located at 4026 St. Rt. 322, Wayne, OH(3.5 miles east of Rt. 11, between Rts. 193 & 7)

22ND ANNUAL ★ WAYNE, OHIO

Located at Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club on St. Rt. 322

AUGUST 19TH & 20TH

Ray Hoover Bluegrass Memorial Award Presented Saturday Night

SHOWTIMES

Friday 6PM ‘til MidnightSaturday Noon ‘til Midnight

Gates open Thurs. 1PMGates close Sun. Noon

FRI. $10/person ★ SAT. $15/person ★ Weekend: $25/person ★ 12 & under free

FEATURING:Red Dust Mountain BoysPrater BrothersBluegrass MountaineersMatheson Family PrideCopus HillJunior Blankenship Band

Emcee: Jim Stif fler

No alcohol in stage area.No pets in stage area or under

pavilion. Pets on leash.A.C.A.E.C. Food Pavilion

Free Camping (no hookups)Don’t forget lawn chairs!

Show goes on rain or shine!Not responsible for lost orstolen articles. No refunds.

For More Info, Call: Jim Peska (330) 442-3377 or Jim Peska, Sr. (330) 876-6645

Junior Blankenship

FAIR

ANNUAL

Sept. 3 & 4

Sponsored by the Andover United Methodist ChurchHours: 10am to 4pm $3.00 donation for show

Vendors offer a wide variety of hand-crafted itemsFor more info, call Margaret Harvey at 440-293-6997

Antique Auto & Truck Show36th Annual AACA Lakelands Region

with Swap Meet, Car Corral & Flea Market

Sunday, September 11, 2011Ashtabula County Antique Engine Grounds, Williamsfield, OH

A donation will bemade to the

Admission to Engine Grounds $2.00Children under 12 free

Registration Show Vehicles $6.00NO sale signs on show field. 1/2 price reg. forproduction vehicles produced prior to 1935.

REGISTRATION 9AM - 1PMDJ NOON - 4PM

Plaques to the first 100 vehicles50/50 drawing & door prizes

Flea market space size: 20’x30’(flea market or car corral $10)

Gates will be open Saturday evening5-6pm for flea market setup.

Gates will open 9am Sunday morningfor the entrants & public. The Engine

Club will provide food & displays.

For more info, contact John Hulburt440-293-5232 or [email protected]

No alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs on the grounds.Not responsible for accidents or damages.

TROPHIES: BEST OF SHOWAND ENGINE CLUB CHOICE

Class A 1939 & earlierClass B 1940 to 1954Class C 1955 to 1964Class D 1965 to 1986Class E 1987 to presentClass F Modified cars 1954 & earlierClass G Modified cars 1955 to 1975Class H Modified cars 1976 to 1990Class I Modified cars 1991 to presentClass J Modified trucksClass K Commercial vehiclesClass L ImportsClass M Motorcycles

All judging is done by the entrants.Awards are at 4pm. Must be present to win.

S E P T E M B E R 1 71-Day Show and2-Day Flea MarketHours: 10am to 4pm$2.00 donation forshow (Saturday only)

Show • DisplaysFood • CraftsFlea Market


By DORIS COOKGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Almost afull grandstand of fairgoerswatched patiently as theYouth Parade of 50 entriesincluding floats, wagons,horse riders and lots of 4-Hclub participants came byTuesday night into the racetrack. As the parade camethrough so did all the 52 teencandidates vying for the hon-ors of being selected as thisyear ’s Jr. Fair king andqueen, fair prince and prin-cess.

Each of the candidateswere announced and led tochairs in front of the standsby last year’s royal couple,Kng Logan Nye and QueenAshley Meaney. The re-ceived flowers and specialfair T-shirt.

Picked as the 2011 Jr.Fair queen was CourtneyFox, a June graduate ofConneaut High School. TheJr. Fair king is Cody Fetters,

Ashtabula County Fair royalty court get picked at fair opener17, of Jefferson . The newlycrowed Jr. Fair princess isAlesia Lambert, 13, ofJefferson and Jr. Fair princeis Josh Butler. Both aremembers of the DenmarkPioneerss 4-H Club.

Josh’s older brother Jus-tin Butler, the 2010 fairprince gave his brother agentle hug as he handed outthe trophy to him. Josh hasseveral animal projects atthis year’s fair, he said.

As Courtney’s name wascalled out she momentarilygasped. Asked later if shewas surprised winning thequeen title, the pretty bru-nette replied, “Yes I was sur-prised. There were so manygirls going out for the crown.I was nervous too.”

Her parents are MaryJane Cole and Mike Fox ofConneaut. Courtney saidshe raised a dairy heifer anda steer along with rides herstandard bred saddle horse,Fino in the fair shows. Sheplans to attend University of

Findlay to major in pre-vet-erinary medicine.

Cody attends Jefferson

High School and son of Bradand Jodie Fetters ofJefferson. He is a member of

PHOTO BY DORIS COOKSmiling for all the crowd are winners of the Ashtabula County Jr. Fair king and queen,Jr. Fair prince and princess competition held Tuesday night. The group includes firstrunner-up for the Jr. Fair queen is Julie Miller of Roaming Shores, Queen Courtney Foxof Conneaut, King Cody Fetters of Jefferson, Jr. Fair Princess Alesia Lambert of Jeffersonand Jr. Fair Prince Josh Butler of Denmark Township.

the Kids & Cows 4-H Cluband on the Jr. Fair Board.

Grand Valley High School

June graduate Julie Millerof Roaming Shores Villagewas selected as first runner-up to the Jr. Fair queen.Julie is the daughter ofSteve and Vicki Miller. Sheis a member of the RhythmRiders 4-H Club and will at-tend Ohio University thisfall.

One queen candidateHarley Buckley arrived atthe stands riding with afriend on his Harley motor-cycle. One other candidatehad rode up in a horse drawncart driven by her dad.

The Belgian horse pullingthe cart got startled by fairnoises, then calmed down asit neared the stands.

All the queen candidateswore formal attire. Somewore high heels and a fewhad on riding boots undertheir skirts. Seanna Butler,co-chairperson for the past15 years of the Youth Paradeand royal court contest, saidafterwards the five teenswere going to be busy overfair week.

“They hand out prizes,trophies and help out inmany of the fair contests.Tonight (Tuesday) their firstjob is helping at the 4-HStyle Review Show at theExpo Center.”

Jefferson Community Center, Wright familysponsor 10 swimming lesson scholarships

JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Community RecreationCenter and the Ashtabula YMCA are partnering with theThomas D. Wright II Learn to Swim Scholarship Fund tohelp 10 deserving children take beginning swimming les-sons.

Has your child been wanting to take swimming lessons?If you meet the income guidelines, are a student at JeffersonArea Schools and will be taking swimming lessons for thefirst time, you should apply.

Application forms are available at the Jefferson Com-munity Recreation Center. Ten swim scholarships will beawarded.

This is a six-week class that will meet once weekly. TheJefferson Community Center will have a schedule of classesoffered at the Y. You will be able to register through theJefferson Community Center. For more information, call thecenter at 576-9052.

BELOW: Jefferson Area HighSchool Marching Band waspart of the Youth Parade.

LEFT: Pierpont 4-Hers enjoythe ride on their decoratedfloat in the Junior Fair YouthParade on Tuesday night.

Elephant Encounter owners and trainers, Bill and CindyMorris of Gibsonton, Fla. take a bow with their twoelephants, Cora and Shannon as the wind up one of theTuesday night shows at Ashtabula County Fair in Jefferson.The couple will do shows daily all during fair week.

QDA is Ohio’s premier online K-12 public school. Students receive a computer and all materials at no cost.

QDA offers a selection of accredited, research-based curriculum that meets or exceeds state standards.

www. q d a e n r o l lm e n t . o r g

Enrollment seminars will be in your

area. Please visit our website to find

a seminar closest to you!

for 2011-2012


Jefferson Merchants

Isn’t It Time For You to Meet Your

Jefferson Merchants

WINDOWS - DOORS - SIDING• PATIO ENCLOSURES

• FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED• FULLY LICENSED & INSURED

• GET THE BEST FOR LESS

QUALITY ATAFFORDABLE

PRICES

BARRY'SAUTO

REPAIRGeneral Auto Repair • Light Truck Repair

Licensed Dealer

369 Footville-Richmond Rd., Jefferson

(440) 576-8852

& PHARMACY344 S. Chestnut Street, Jefferson

Open 7am-10pm • 7 Days A Week

Store 576-9122 Pharmacy 576-6258 Video 576-7557

JEFFERSON - Den-tistry these days meansmore than having teethcleaned, cavities filled,and teeth extracted.

Cosmetic dentistry isgrowing by leaps andbounds.

All dental needs maybe met by the PainesvilleDental Group, whoseslogan is, “gentle andconfident touch.”

The Painesville Den-tal Group prides itself oncutting edge practices,technology, and - mostimportant - friendly,hometown, one-on-onecare.

The 40-year-old prac-tice has a staff of 26,including six dentists, withlocations in Lake, Geaugaand Ashtabula counties.

In Jefferson, PainesvilleDental Group is located at78 N. Chestnut Street(Route 46 N).

The Jefferson staff in-cludes Christopher R.E.Phillips, DDS from CaseWestern Reserve Univer-sity; and Casey Ham-mond, DDS from TheOhio State University.

Both are affiliatedwith the Northeast OhioDental Society, OhioDental Association andthe American DentalAssociation.

Painesville Dentalserves the entire family.Services include crowns,or caps that are put onteeth that have lost partof their structure; teethwhitening, including theuse of veneers and lami-nates to restore naturaltooth color after a life-time of drinking coffee,tea, colas, spicy foods,etc.; dental implants, thenewest alternative to re-placing missing teeth;and root canal treatmentand re-treatment, whenan initial root canal fails.

Root canal is treat-ment of the third, anddeepest, layer of a tooth,underneath the enameland dentin layers.

In terms of teeth whit-ening, a newer, populartreatment involves theuse of veneers or lami-nates, a thin shell ofporcelain or resin bondedto the surface of the teethto change their shape,shade and position.

This improves the cos-metics of your teeth andsmile, and/or replacesand restores the lost toothstructure where indicated.

Painesville DentalGroup meets alldental needs

✔ Complete Auto Repair✔ Tune-Ups ✔ Brakes ✔ Shocks✔ Exhaust Repair or Replacement✔ Cooper Tires and Deka Batteries✔ Transmission Service

BP of Jefferson, Inc.4 S. Chestnut St. • Jefferson, OH 576-1931

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.Sat. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. • Sun. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Your

Full-Service

Station

Larry BagleyOwner

Lawrence (Larry) Bottoms

Painesville Dental alsoworks on inlays andonlays, which are lab-made restorations placedon teeth when a cavity orlost tooth structure is toolarge to be restored by asimple filling.

The process of mak-ing an inlay is similar tothat of a crown.

Another area of exper-tise is problems causedby “TMJ,” or temporo-mandibular joint. Thisjoint, which connects thelower and upper jaw ofthe skull, is one of themost complicated in thebody, and when out ofalignment, can causepainful problems.

The Painesville DentalGroup also applies teethsealants. Sealants are thinlayers of resin that areapplied to the pits, fis-sures and grooves ofmolars to prevent decayon these surfaces.

Sealants are consid-ered important becausethe majority of tooth de-cay begins on the groovesand pits of chewing sur-faces on the back teeth,especially the first fewyears after teeth erupt.

Sealing the surfaceswith composite resinshelps prevent these kindsof decay. Sealants will notnecessarily prevent alltooth decay, however,because decay may alsohappen on surfaces be-tween the teeth.

The importance ofregular brushing andflossing cannot be over-looked.

Painesville DentalGroup believes thateducating patients is asimportant as treatingthem.

Answers to questionsabout treatment andother dental concerns areavailable on PainesvilleDental Group’s web site,www.painesvilledentalgroup.com.

“One thing that hasseparated us from the oth-ers is our emphasis oneducating our patientsabout their treatment op-tions and oral healthissues,” the web site states.

Painesville DentalGroup’s Jefferson officehours are 8:40 a.m. to5:30 p.m. weekdays and8 a.m. to 1 p.m. most Sat-urdays. New patientsare being accepted. Callfor an appointment at(440) 576-7040.

16 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson, OH

576-3030

Mention this coupon when ordering. Coupons cannot be combined.

Sales tax charged where applicable. Delivery charge where applicable.

Deep Dish extra. Limited time offer.

$1449

Dinner &Dessert

1 Large 1-Topping Pizza &2pc Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes®

©2011 Domino’s IP Holder LLC. Not valid with any other offer. Valid with coupon only at participating stores. Cash value 1/20¢.

Prices may vary. Tax may apply. Minimum purchase required. Delivery charge may apply. Limited delivery areas.

CODE:DAD

WELCOMING NEW PATIENTS

Contracted With Aetna PPO, Cigna PPO, Delta Dental Premier, And Guardian

Other Locations To Serve YouPainesville Dental Group

128 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, OH(440) 354-2183

Dental Group of JeffersonDr. Christopher Phillips • Dr. Casey Hammond

78 North Chestnut Street, Jefferson, Ohio

(440) 576-7040

Chardon Smile Center301 Center Street, Chardon, OH

(440) 286-2474

ACCEPTING MOST INSURANCES

73 N. Chestnut Street ★ Jefferson, Ohio440-576-2255

FREE DELIVERY TO LOCAL JEFFERSON BUSINESSESDURING LUNCH 11AM-1PM MONDAY-FRIDAY

Ice Cream

32 Flavors of Hershey’s Ice Cream1, 2 & 3 Scoop Cones ★ Double-Scoop ShakesWe offer 12 fresh sub sandwiches on a hand-stretched Italian

or whole wheat roll, along with 3 combos, including:

Our Sub & Shake: Jr. Sub andAny Double-Scoop Milk Shake

$500Hot Dogs ★ Nachos ★ Snacks

Custom QualityCollision, LLC

Robert BealerOwner

440-576-19001496 St. Rt. 46 North • Jefferson, Ohio 44047

“Our Business is a wreck!”

• I-Car Gold Class Certified• Laser frame straightening• Computerized paint matching• Spraybake paint booth GOLD

CLASSPROFESSIONALS

• Hunter 4-wheel alignment• Guaranteed Repairs • Rhino Linings Dealer

440-576-528126 N. Chestnut St.Jefferson, OH

Anita Krulic — Owner

Shop Smart

Classy Consignments, Inc.

We Have SomethingFor Everyone!

Come to ClassyConsignments for YourBack-to-School Needs!

Buy 2 Footlongs & 221oz. Drinks and Receive a

FREE

135 N. Chestnut, Jefferson

FAIR WEEKSPECIAL

At Jefferson Subway Only

KID’S MEAL

440-576-3004

Documents

Gazette 08-10-11