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Falcon Follies returns March 17-19
super Tuesday comes
to ashtabula county
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA COUNTY –
County voters had their say
in Ohio’s primary election,
part of the nationwide Super
Tuesday contest – generally considered to be the first
genuine test of candidates’
electability to nationwide
office. Voters scrutinized
local candidates and ballot
measures including one to
boost funding for Henderson
Memorial Public Library in
Jefferson Village as well.
In the hotly-contested
GOP Presidential primary Ohio Gov. John Kasich
convincingly bested frontrunner Donald Trump statewide. Trump, however, did
take a majority of voters
in Ashtabula County. The
overall vote was 883,552 for
Kasich, 682,381 for Trump
(46.7 percent to 36.1 percent).
In Ashtabula County, Trump
won 6,127 votes to Kasich’s
5,250 (44.3 percent to 37.9
percent).
The Democratic Presidential primary saw Hillary Clinton beat Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders both
statewide and in Ashtabula
County. Clinton’s overall vote
total was 649,990 to Sanders’
492,088 (56.5 percent to 42.8
percent). Ashtabula County
was decidedly not feeling the
Bern, handing Clinton 5,320
votes to Sanders’ 4,256 (55
percent to 43.9 percent)
Issue 2 would boost an
existing mill levy on property in Jefferson Village and
Township funding general
operating funds for the Henderson Memorial Library
(HMPL) from 0.5 mills to
1.5 mills. This would mean
an increase in overall annual operating funds from
$54,000 to $142,000. The
measure passed 940 votes
(64.7 percent) to 512 votes
(35.3 percent)
“We concentrated better
on informing people in HMPL
territory, Jefferson Village
and Township,” Library
Board of Trustees President
Ellen Cufr said. “This time we
did some advertising, we used
some signs, large and small,
we also used social media and
we held some social events
to inform public of our needs
and had a lot of fun. People
came to a pot luck we had and
we ate and fed people.”
“We have a strategic fiveyear plan to review the needs
of library as we go forward,”
Library Board of Trustees
Member John Broom said.
“The library has a 25-year old
boiler heating system, we’ll
probably have to replace it.
We’re also looking to renovate
space in there for more meeting space.”
Issue 3 would authorize
Plymouth Township to aggregate gas loads for the
unincorporated areas of the
township, allowing bulk purchase discounts for residents
See POLLS page 13A
Ashtabula Economic Development
Committee reviews final draft of
downtown redevelopment master plan
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA – Ashtabula
City Manager James Timonere
presented the Ashtabula Downtown Development Association’s
final draft master plan outlining
the nonprofit’s findings and suggestions for the revitalization of
Ashtabula’s historic downtown
area last week.
Ashtabula Downtown Development Association (ADDA) presented the 50-page plan as part of
an effort to secure grant funding
to restore, renovate and rehabilitate the Main Avenue and Park
Avenue areas of Ashtabula, long
plagued by shuttered businesses,
dilapidated buildings and vacant
storefronts.
“There’s enough in [the plan]
to get what we need to get done,
done,” Timonere said. “What we
need to insert into the master plan
is actual construction projects. It
needs meat in it.”
The plan outlined challenges
for Ashtabula’s downtown area,
including $61.3 million in retail
“leakage” as determined by an
OSU study. Retail leakage is defined as sales lost to other outlets.
The study determined the retail
leakage was due in part to I-90
making travel to other areas easier, and therefore more attractive,
options for shoppers. The ADDA
master plan called for attracting
convenience retail businesses to
Main Avenue, carrying items that
shoppers wouldn’t be willing to
drive far to get.
One of the challenges laid out by
the ADDA master plan is the fact
that most successful small- to midsize downtown areas are adjacent
to a college or university campus.
While Kent State does operate a
branch campus in Ashtabula, its
distance from downtown precludes
its inclusion as an economic driver
for the downtown area – as is.
See PLAN page 2A
Falcon Follies returns this week. Pictured is a skit from last year’s event.
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON – The Falcon
Follies players converged on the
Jefferson Area High School auditorium to go through a non-dress
rehearsal of the Follies’ first act
on March 10.
The rehearsals began with
some sound problems, quickly
dealt with, and transitioned into
a group dance number set to
“Uptown Funk,” led by co-director
Seanna Butler. The “high-impact”
dance number set to Elton John’s
“Island Girls” followed a Fantasy
Island-themed skit set between the
dance numbers.
The Falcon Follies are a fundraiser for Jefferson Area Schools,
and the Follies Players are all volunteers. Butler and her husband,
five-time director Jim Butler, have
file Photo
been involved with the Follies for
15 years.
“Proceeds will go to employees
of the school district to purchase
requested items that become the
property of the school,” Jim Butler said. “Since we began doing
the Falcon Follies, we’ve raised
$250,000 for the district.”
See FOLLIES page 6A
534 Trail committee holds open
house to solicit community input
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
GENEVA – The 534 Trail Committee held an open
house March 10 to solicit ideas from community members for consideration and inclusion in a grant proposal
to secure funds for the proposed trail from Harpersfield
Covered Bridge Metro Park to Geneva-on-the-Lake.
The proposed trail is part of an “active transport”
plan. Active transport is any method of movement
that’s non-motorized, such as walking, bicycling and
even roller skating.
“It’s good for the environment, good for the
economy and good for health,” Geneva Zoning and
Community Development Administrator Amanda
White said. “It’s important early on to really listen
to the community.”
Community members were asked to leave written
comments on one of several kiosks set up to gather
suggestions on the proposed trail’s route, possible
amenities as well as maps showing proposed routes
and a video highlighting the putative benefits the
trail will provide.
See TRAIL page 6A
Geneva high school students
qualify for district science Fair
BY JAN PERALA
Geneva Area City Schools
GENEVA - Geneva High
School students spent months
crunching numbers, analyzing data, documenting results
and imagining possibilities as
they prepared to explain their
research for volunteer judges at
Geneva High Schools’ Science
Fair.
The judges’ cards have been
tallied and 17 students have
earned the right to advance to
the next level of competition
at the Ohio Academy of Science’s District 15 Lake to River
Photos by Jan Perala for Geneva schools
District Science Fair hosted by
Geneva High School junior Amy Varckette was awarded a
Youngstown State University
district-qualifying score from volunteer judges Evan Jahn of Waste
this Saturday, March 19.
Management and GHS Biology student Brian Seeds at Geneva High
School’s Science Fair. Varckette, a singles player on the Lady Eagles
See SCIENCE FAIR
tennis team, focused her research on the relationship of the arc speed
page 12A
of a tennis racquet head and the player’s perceived strongest stroke.
2a • Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016
News from latest Jefferson Village Council meeting The Reserves Network’s Geneva
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - Several
resolutions and updates came
out of the most recent Jefferson
Village Council meeting on
Monday, March 7.
In one update, Village Administrator Terry Finger said
no action is eminent regarding
the deer herd near the Oakdale
Cemetery.
“We continue to monitor
for deer damage and have not
noticed any serious damage,”
Finger said in his report.
Elsewhere in his report,
Finger said the Street Department is dealing with clean up
on the street corners, sidewalk
edges and street berms caused
by snow plowing. The village
also has received its new dump
truck, which was on display
during the council meeting.
Finger also gave an update
on other departments. Journey
Church has indicated that it will
be moving its church service to
the building next to Hardee’s,
where Tom David Motors had
been. The church will be out
of Giddings Hall by the end of
May 2016, freeing up scheduling rights beginning June 1 for
open houses, wedding receptions and more.
Finger said the village has
contracted with Pat Bradek
to lend her professional services and management style
to continue the improvements
he started at the Community
Center.
“Pat is working her own
hours, as any other vendor
would do,” Finger said. “Pat’s
first assignment has been to
clarify the three buildings’
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PLAN
“Kent’s been talking about building dorms [at the
Ashtabula campus] for a long time,” City Council President
J.P. Ducro said. “What I’d like to see is for them to buy into
downtown and re-purpose some of these vacant rental units.
Then someone can open a small restaurant or a coffee shop
below them. They can run a shuttle from downtown to campus for students.”
ADDA’s master plan included a good deal of citizen input
for potential downtown redevelopment; two areas of principal
concern were security and parking. The plan specifically
states the importance of parking should not be overstated.
Security is addressed through a grant from Signature Health
and 10 other area businesses to employ private security composed of off-duty police officers and a cruiser and gasoline
supplied by the Ashtabula City Police Department.
The plan again and again refers to “placemaking” – that is,
creating a sense of Ashtabula’s downtown being not simply a
shopping destination, but also a civic center, entertainment
venue and social hub. The master plan outlines a long and
cleaning procedures.”
In other news, Finger said
that Memorial Field will be utilized by the Recreation Department, with the understanding
that the village crews will take
care of grass mowing.
“I have a signed contract
from the KEN Heart Foundation for use of the community
center on Sundays, commencing soon after they get their
permit for operations,” Finger
said.
In other village news, council held the second reading
of an ordinance declaring it
necessary to place a 1-mill
levy for the Recreation Department on the November ballot
and requesting the Ashtabula
County auditor to certify the
total current tax valuation
of the village and the dollar
amount of revenue that would
office is accepting Harvest for
Hunger donations this month
be generated by that new levy.
Council also passed the first
reading of another resolution
dealing with the levy.
Council is moving forward
with the levy after the Recreation Committee held discussions about it. The levy would
help provide finances for the
department, as the general fund
cannot subsidize the Recreation
Department as it has in the past.
In other matters, council
held the second reading of an
ordinance authorizing the sale
of a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria
to the highest and best bidder.
Council also approved Police Chief Dave Wassie’s recommendation that Ptl. Aaron
McCracken be taken off his
six-month probation, which he
has completed, and be given
a $.50 increase in pay per the
wage ordinance.
GENEVA - The Reserves Network, a regional staffing service
for the office, industrial, professional and technical markets, will be
collecting donations for the 2016 Harvest for Hunger campaign at
its Geneva branch from March 11-April 11.
Harvest for Hunger is one of the largest food and funds drives in
the country. Suggested food donation items include: canned soup and
vegetables, peanut butter, tuna fish, and cereal; suggested household
product donations include: laundry detergent, shampoo, soap, toilet
paper, tooth brushes and toothpaste.
Items can be dropped off daily from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. throughout
the month at The Reserves Network’s Geneva branch, located at 768
South Broadway Geneva, OH 44041.
“The Reserves Network is proud to be a part of this year’s Harvest
for Hunger campaign,” says Ryan Tennant, Branch Manager for The
Reserves Network. “This is an extremely important cause that in
some way touches each of us within our community. In addition to
the donations we will be making as a company, our hope is that our
office location will provide a convenient drop-off point for anyone
looking to make contributions.”
Harvest for Hunger provides critical resources to local hunger
relief organizations in twenty one counties in Northeast and North
Central Ohio. Last year, businesses, supermarkets, schools and individuals across the region came together and contributed enough
detailed process for balancing Ashtabula’s history and heri- resources to provide over 15 million meals.
Each of The Reserves Network’s eight Northeast Ohio office
tage, efforts aimed at preserving historical buildings and a
locations will be serving as donation drop-off centers throughout
pressing need for broad and deep redevelopment.
“I’ve said this plan is ‘what we want to do when we grow the month, including the company’s Corporate Headquarters in
up,’” Timonere said. “We have a good variety of projects Fairview Park.
For additional information, you can contact The Reserves Nethere, large and small. When we have a new business come
into the area, they can look at the plan and say, ‘I want to work’s Geneva office at 440.998.3605 or [email protected].
do that’ – they can pick and choose what they want to do.”
The ADDA master plan also outlined a $1.9 million
streetscape renovation plan aimed at giving a “facelift” to
the Main Avenue aged and (in some places) dilapidated
buildings to improve Main Avenue and Park Avenue’s attracResidents and businesses in Harpersfield, Geneva City,
tiveness to potential businesses. This plan is a cooperative
effort between the City of Ashtabula, ADDA and McKnight Geneva, Township, and Geneva-on-the-Lake can submit
Associates, a Cleveland-based landscape architecture firm. photos of their front door by March 20 to be judged March
The plan outlines in 30 pages suggestions for storefronts, 21-25 right on Facebook!
There will be three categories: Business, Residential, and
lighting, walkability improvements and general cleaning-up
to improve access and visual appeal for residents and firms Off-Broadway for those not directly on Route 534.
You can email your photos to Kari at kari@connect534.
interested in the area.
The ADDA master plan will now go before Ashtabula com or leave them on the Connect 534 Facebook page!
There will be a separate photo album and the winners
City Council and become part of the City’s grant application
process aimed at securing the needed funds to rehabilitate will be chosen by the amount of LIKES - LIKES only count
if the person LIKES Connect 534’s page and the photo.
the City’s downtown.
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Ican libraries issue 100 Book challenge
ROCK CREEK - More
than 400 Ashtabula County book lovers have accepted the 100 Book Challenge issued by the area’s
ICAN Libraries, including
Andover Public Library,
Kingsville Public Library,
Rock Creek Public Library,
Conneaut Public Library
and Henderson Memorial
Public Library in Jefferson.
Andover Public Library
Director Susan Hill explained that card-carrying
library patrons, ages 8 and
older, who register at any
of the ICAN libraries will
receive a special log to record the titles of the books
they read between now
and Dec. 31, 2016. Readers who log 100 titles will
receive the 100 Book Challenge T-Shirt or tote bag,
an invitation to a special
recognition reception and
a year’s worth of bragging
rights.
All formats of books are
countable toward the challenge total, with the exception of comic books and
magazines, and, according
to Hill, readers who have
taken on the challenge are
checking out novels, memoirs, biographies, short
story collections, e-books,
graphic novels and audio
A photo cutline misidentified the now-demolished
Treasure Island as being located in the city. The closed
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Rock Creek area sisters, Zoey, 9, and Iszabella Staley, 13, are already well on their way
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They are with Rock Creek Public Library Children’s Librarian Candice Consider and
some of the books they have or will read throughout the challenge.
January and say they will who plans to become an
books by the stack.
At Rock Creek Public complete their reading log English teacher. “A favorite
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were quick to accept the
“We are both always Friedman, but I guess I
100 Book Challenge in reading,” said Iszabella, have a lot of favorite books.”
Jefferson Finance Committee re-evaluates income-tax procedures
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - The
Finance Committee for
Jefferson Village Council
has reached a solution for
changes in its income-tax
procedures.
Last week, Ashtabula
County Engineer Tim Martin and Ashtabula County
Sheriff William Johnson
attended a council meeting, hoping to reach an
agreement with council
about how much income
tax will be collected from
their departments. At issue
was whether the village
would collect a 1.5-percent
income tax on 25-percent
or 100-percent of the wages
from the employees who
spend most of their time
outside of the village.
Since 2013, council had
been collecting on 25-percent, but the new ordinance
was to have the village
collecting on 100-percent,
retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016.
The change came about
because of a change in Jefferson’s ordinance due to
new state mandates.
However, the affected
employees could be issued
a refund at the end of the
year if they could provide
a log showing how much
time they spent working
outside the village. Martin and Johnson said that
would be a hardship for the
employees.
After hearing from
Johnson and Martin last
Monday, council opted to
schedule a Finance Committee meeting for Monday, March 14, to review
their options.
Following the discussion
with Martin and Johnson
on Monday, village officials
opted to move forward with
a solution similar to what
had been in place since
2013, but with more safeguards in place for Clerk/
Treasurer Patty Fisher’s
records for auditing pur-
Correction
poses.
“I understand the concerns,” Finance Committee Chair Brian Diehl said
at the start of Monday’s
meeting.
Before moving forward,
Diehl wanted to clear up
statements made at the
last meeting.
“There was a comment
that it was about money
for the village. That’s not
the case,” Diehl said.
Diehl said it was a matter of the village taxing
appropriately - not over or
under, but appropriately.
Martin brought with
him a list of the employees
in the Highway Department, showing which employees were mobile, and
thus taxed at the 25-percent, and which were taxed
at 100-percent. If a worker
lives inside the village,
then they were automatically taxed at 100-percent.
He figured out which
employees worked only a
little time in the village
by using work codes that
would show, to some extent, what the employees
were doing and where.
While the work code
wasn’t a “log,” Martin said
it estimated that a highway crew employee spent
21-percent of his time in
the village, 17-percent for
the sign department and
only 7.5-percent for the
bridge crew.
“But at 25-percent,
those employees are overtaxed,” Diehl pointed out.
Martin agreed, but he
said if those employees were
asked, then they would
rather be taxed at 25-percent than made to keep a
log. But if those employees
were taxed at 100-percent,
then they would keep a log,
even if they didn’t want to,
Martin said.
Johnson agreed that
many of his employees
spent nearly all of their
time outside of the village.
If the village kept the tax
at 100-percent, then he
said he could find a way
for those road deputies to
do their check-ins in the
townships and not come
into the village at all, and
then the village would lose
all of that tax money.
“I’ve got people, all they
do is brief, drop their paperwork off and they’re gone,”
Johnson said. “They don’t
do anything else here.”
Martin proposed that
they come to an agreement
similar to what they had
before, with the 25-percent for those employees
spending most of their time
outside the village.
Fisher said that, for
auditing purposes, she
needs to know who those
employees are and what
their job involves.
Michael Hamper III, associate attorney of Solicitor
Jerome Lemire, said council may draft an ordinance
that can be added to the
code to address those kinds
of employees.
Diehl said that if an ordinance is drafted, it needs
to be clear that it can affect
both public and private employees, and not just those
employees being discussed
that night.
Council Rick Hoyson
said he would want a template with some kind of
validating process in place
- with the employee and
supervisor signing a statement affirming that the
employee worked no more
than 25-percent of their
time inside the village.
And with the affidavit,
a log would not be needed,
Diehl agreed. Diehl said
the signed statement would
attest that the employee’s
primary job takes them out
of the village.
“[Fisher] needs an audit
trail,” Mayor Jody Maloney
said.
It was decided that Fisher and Hamper, along with
Diehl if he wished, would
come up with an ordinance
stating that for those nonvillage resident employees who are mobile, then
25-percent would be taxed.
The ordinance would state
that the employee would be
at either 25- or 100-percent.
However, if an employee
believes they work a different amount of time inside
the village, they could keep
a log showing that, whether
it was 75-percent or even
less than 25, and receive a
refund back at the end of
the year.
Village officials stressed
that this would be an option for any employee in the
village who spends most of
their time elsewhere, such
as a truck driver for Metal
Sales, and not just county
employees. Village residents, however, will have
to pay the 100-percent, as
they both live and work
inside the village.
The ordinance will be
drafted and voted upon at
a future Jefferson Village
Council meeting.
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LEGAL NOTICE
The Ashtabula County Auditor
and Engineer will hold two public hearings, pursuant to Ohio
Revised Code 319.203, for the
purpose of modifying their standards governing conveyances of
real property. The hearings will be
held on March 21 and March 31,
2016, at 2:00 pm in the Ashtabula
County Engineer’s office.
These meetings are open to the
public and are intended to give
notice of the modifications as
well as allow for public comment.
Copies will be available at the
meetings, but to receive a copy
in advance please contact the
County Auditor’s office in person
or by calling 440-576-1437.
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4a • Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016
Sweet tradition helps raise funds for community at Chocolate Fest
Seven-year-old Keegan
Fields enjoys a cupcake
filled with Dr. Pepper from
the Ashtabula County
Medical Center’s booth.
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
GENEVA - Hundreds of
people gathered at the Geneva High School on Tuesday, March 1, for the Geneva
Rotary Club’s 10th annual
Chocolate Fest.
The Chocolate Fest is a
business expo with a twist
- vendors showcased their
business, but they also provided samples of chocolate
goodies for the guests. Booth
space was free for the vendors, so long as they brought
150 to 300 chocolate samples
for the guests. Guests paid
$5 per ticket to receive five
chocolate samples, and they
could purchase more tickets
for more samples.
“People love it,” Chocolate Fest coordinator Terri
Vincent said.
Vincent said the money
raised from the event goes
toward a community project.
Past projects have included
funding for youth soccer and
baseball fields, the pavilion
on Main Street and walking
trails.
This year, the funds will
go toward the University
Hospitals/Geneva Rotary-
Photos by stefanie wessell
Nancy Gottrom of Upscale
Eats was one of the many
vendors at the Chocolate
Fest. Gottrom is a custom
caterer who also teaches
cooking classes once a
month at Earth’s Natural
Treasures.
Life Skills/ Life consequences education program.
Lori Slimmer, community
health educator at University Hospitals, was on hand
to speak with guests about
the program.
“This is a nationally recognized program,” Slimmer
said.
Slimmer said the program starts in the third
grade and runs through
high school. The program is
being provided to students
to help with the war on
drugs and other problems
facing youth.
“It’s not your typical
‘don’t do drugs’ program,”
Slimmer said.
Slimmer said the program promotes health and
personal development, taking students through exercises dealing with their
health, decision making,
risk taking, substance abuse
and more.
Recently University Hos-
Geneva High School seniors Cecelia Hunt and Jerry
Valley volunteered at the Chocolate Fest.
pitals and Western County
Court Judge David Schroeder presented an assembly to 10th-grade students
about the consequences of
drug use. Ashtabula County
Prosecutor Nicholas Iarroci,
representatives from the
Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Brittany Ornelas and Luisa Sistek help serve chips and
Department and Coroner’s salsa and churros at Luisa’s Mexican Grill’s booth.
Office and a recovering adneeded for the instructional in this community,” Slimdict also participated.
University Hospitals books, as UH already has mer said.
Slimmer said it is the
presents the LifeSkills train- the outreach nurses on staff.
“We thought it was great hope that other Rotary Clubs
ing to other districts in the
county as well. The funds are that the Rotary stepped up follow suit.
spring events coming to austinburg Township
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
cated at 2775 St. Rt. 307 in
Austinburg Township, and
Skippy’s Sandwich Shop will
AUSTINBURG TOWN- hold its annual St. Patrick’s
SHIP - Spring events are Day Dinner.
A corned-beef and cabcoming to Austinburg Township, including the 10th bage dinner will cost $8,
annual St. Patrick’s Day while a reuben sandwich will
cost $6.50. Just the cornedcorned-beef dinner.
On Thursday, March 17, beef sandwich is $6, while
Shannon’s Mini-Mart, lo- sloppy Joe’s will be $3.50
Lakeview Federal Credit
Union raises funds for food
pantry, thanks to customers
each or two for $6. Sides,
like potato salad, coleslaw
or chips, are $1 each.
Austinburg Township
also has other events
planned for this spring, including an Easter egg hunt
sponsored by the Austinburg
Township Volunteer Fire
Department on March 26.
The Easter egg hunt will be
held at 10 a.m. in the park
behind the church.
Additionally, Shannon’s
Mini-Mart will hold its annual opening day party for
the Cleveland Indians on
April 4. This date also starts
the outside cart season.
Once the cart starts up
on April 4, Wednesdays will
be Seniors’ Day, with $1 off
sandwiches. Music also will
be performed outside.
On May 6-8, Shannon’s
Mini-Mart will hold a Mother’s Day flower giveaway.
The Boy Scouts will have a
flower and popcorn sale.
Starting on May 13,
Shannon’s Mini-Mart will
be offering a Flea Market/
Swap Shop on Fridays during the summer. Vendor
spaces are available, at $10
for a 10x10 spot. Call (440)
275-5111 to book one. Only
15 are available.
On June 3, Shannon’s
Mini-Mart will hold its 3rd
annual Kids’ Nickel Carnival.
Lastly, Shannon’s MiniMart hopes to have Amish
baked goods twice a week
this year.
Jefferson community center
to host spring craft show
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
submitted Photo
Lakeview Federal Credit Union decked the halls in
February with paper hearts to symbolize both the
donations and the community support.
Be ready... with 4 newspapers across
2 counties, not to mention our website
posting, it won’t take long to sell!
**Item must be $1,000 or less.
JEFFERSON - Each year, the Lakeview Federal Credit
Union joins with the Northeast Credit Union Chapter in
their candy bar sale fundraiser.
All proceeds of this sale benefit the food pantries found
within the Chapter District. This February, Lakeview
added something different. They decided to increase their
food pantry contribution dollars based on their member’s
sweet tooth. For each candy bar sold, they matched the
purchase, dollar for dollar, and donated directly to a food
pantry near their local offices. For example, in Jefferson,
they donated to the MANNA Food Pantry.
Lakeview decked the halls in February with paper
hearts to symbolize both the donations and the community
support.
Thanks to your purchases, Lakeview donated an additional $726 on top of the candy bar sale proceeds.
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Community and Recreation Center will host its
annual Spring Craft Show
on Saturday, March 26.
The Spring Craft Show
will be held from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the Jefferson
Community Center, located
at 11 E. Jefferson St. in the
Village of Jefferson. Admission is free.
The JCRC staff are expecting approximately 80
crafters to participate this
year.
Expected offerings from
this year’s vendors include
jewelry, wreaths, ceramics, primitive items, woodworking, candles, knitting,
crochet, cross-stitch, lawn
ornaments, baked goods,
kettle corn, soaps, lotions
and gift baskets, plus many
other specialty item.
A concession stand also
will be made available during the event.
Visitors also will have
the opportunity to win
items during the event.
The crafters have donated
items to be raffled off. Raffle
tickets will be sold and
names will be drawn for
random prizes during the
craft show. The winners do
not need to be in attendance
when their name is drawn.
“Come and enjoy good
times, great friends and
wonderful crafts,” organizers said.
All of the proceeds benefit the Jefferson Community and Recreation Center
and the Jefferson Senior
Center.
Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016 • 5a
All the right notes: Ashtabula County Choral Music Society finds a
Jcrc once again to offer
summer day Trips for kids new home in the Ashtabula County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Community and Recreation Center will be offering
fun, education-based activities
this summer, such as going
to the metroparks and other
destinations, for children in
grades kindergarten and up.
The cost for each trip
ranges from $20 to $30, and
siblings receive a 10-percent
discount. Parents must preregister and pre-pay at least
one week before each trip
by calling (440) 576-9052 or
stopping in at the JCRC, 11
East Jefferson St. Coordinator for all of the trips is
Cheryl Riggleman.
Most of the trips will depart from the JCRC at 9 a.m.
Return times vary.
Children must bring a
bagged lunch and be dressed
appropriately for the weather
and activity. Parents should
apply sunscreen, and children should wear tennis
shoes and bring extra drinking water. Children should
also bring extra clothes and/
or water shoes if appropriate.
Most trips are rain or shine.
June trips include:
—Spillway, Thursday,
June 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to Pymatuning State Park. Come
feed the fish at the Spillway.
Bring an extra loaf of bread
to feed them. The group will
walk the trails of Pymatuning State Park. $25.
—Erie Zoo, Monday, June
6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spend a
fun-filled day at the zoo. The
group will be doing a lot of
walking, so tennis shoes are
encouraged. $25.
—Crops & Critters,
Thursday, June 9, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m., to Lake Farm
Park. Children will learn
about vegetation, renewable
energy, sheepherding, and
the roles of bees and farm
animals. $25.
—Hinckley Reservation,
Monday, June 13, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. The group will adventure out on a nature pontoon
float where they will examine
aquatic wildlife followed by
creek exploration at Hinckley. $30.
—Pirate Adventure, Thursday, June 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
to Fairport Harbor. Argh!
Learn what it was like to be a
pirate! Then spend some extra
time at the beach. $25.
—Eagle Park Sprayground, Monday, June 20, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Sprayground and Swine Creek
Reservation. Cool off from
the summer heat by playing
in the sprayground, followed
by spending time in the trails
at Swine Creek Reservation.
$25.
—Habitats/Rocks & Rivers, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday,
June 23, to Rocky River Nature Center & Reservation. A
naturalist will help the group
investigate how animals live
in different Ohio ecosystems,
such as forests, meadows, and
wetlands. Rocky River Reservation will allow the group to
discover fascinating areas of
geology. $30
—Pioneer Waterland, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June
27. Join the group for a funfilled day at a water fun land
and other attractions. $30.
—ExpERIEnce, 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Thursday, June 30, at
the Children’s Museum and
Presque Isle State Park. Create. Explore. Imagine. Come
to a place that has been inspiring creativity and imagination in children. Education
in math, science, art, culture,
literacy and health.$25.
July trips include:
—Observatory Park, 7-11
p.m. Wednesday, July 6.
A guided tour of the Planetary Trail that represents
planets of the solar system.
This night trip will allow
the group to visit the Planetarium after sunset, with
a night sky viewing (if skies
are clear) using a telescope.
$20.
—Living Treasures Animal Park, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday, July 11. Touch and
experience many close-up
interactions with some incredible animals. $30.
—Soap Bubble Chemistry,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday,
July 14, to Fairport Harbor
Lakefront Park and Lakeshore Reservation. Children
will have a bubbly good time
learning about bubbles and
creating their own. This
adventure includes a trip
to Lakeshore Reservation
afterward. $25.
—Walsh Spray Park and
Chapin Forest, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday, July 18. Come
and cool off from the hot summer’s heat at the spray park,
followed by a visit to Chapin
Forest. $25.
—Cleveland Zoo, 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 21.
Join the group for a fun-filled
day at the zoo. The group will
be doing a lot of walking, so
tennis shoes are encouraged.
$30.
—Squire’s Castle and
Concord Woods, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday, July 25. Get
out and enjoy nature while
exploring Squire’s Castle
and the trails. The group
will finish the day at Concord
Woods. $25.
—Kayak Adventure, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday,
July 28, to Fairport Harbor
and Hidden Valley. Learn
the fundamentals of kayaking. Kids will be kayaking
on sit-on-top kayaks and will
be provided with life jackets
and all necessary equipment. They will be on the
protected waters of Fairport
Harbor. Not recommended
for children not comfortable
with water. A trip to Hidden
Valley will follow. $25.
Letters of Interest being accepted
for Geneva City Council seat
The Geneva City Council will be accepting letters of
interest from qualified candidates for an additional vacant
position on Geneva City Council. Qualified candidates (see
Geneva City Charter Sections 4 and 5) interested in being
considered for appointment to the position must deliver
letters of interest to Phyllis Dunlap, Clerk of Council, 44
N. Forest St., Geneva, Ohio, 44041, by 4:30 p.m. Friday,
March 18. Letters of interest should include the qualified
candidate’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address
and a brief statement of credentials that the candidate
wishes Council to consider. Qualified candidates who do
not submit a letter of interest by 4:30 p.m. Friday, March
18, may be excluded from consideration.
BY MARTHA SOROHAN
Gazette Newspapers
KINGSVILLE – When
the Ashtabula County Choral Music Society joined
with Youngstown’s Stambaugh Chorus, Lakeside
High School Choir and the
Chautauqua, N.Y., Institute Choir in last Sunday’s
Lakeside Performing Arts
Center performance of Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem,” it
marked the culmination of
rehearsals in a brand new
space that it now calls home.
Since late January, the
Ashtabula County Choral
Music Society (ACCMS)
has been rehearsing at the
Ashtabula County Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center.
Soon, it will be headquartered there as well,
its offices moving from the
North Kingsville basement
of Artistic Director Kathleen
Milford.
“I want it known that we
and Ashtabula County Nursing Home are associates,
part of Ashtabula County,
not just some church,” said
ACCMS board member Dave
Speelman. “We are a county
organization housed out of a
county facility.”
The move is a longawaited step forward for the
25-year-old chorale, its singers hailing from throughout
Ashtabula County.
It marks the first time
that the non-profit Ashtabula County Choral Music Society, comprised of volunteers,
has had an official home.
For the Ashtabula County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, it marks the
first on-site partnership
with a county non-profit
organization.
“I’m so proud that we’re
able to bring this to residents in our area,” said nursing home Activities Director
Trish Lute. “It’s important
for us all to come together.”
Since its inception in the
‘90s, the Ashtabula County
Choral Music Society has rehearsed in different churches, including First Presbyterian Church and First
United Methodist Church in
Ashtabula, and North Kingsville Presbyterian Church.
Its concerts have moved
around county churches as
well. With the installation
of the Memorial Kimball
theater organ at Lakeside
Performing Arts several
years ago, the ACCMS now
has a permanent performing
venue.
Yet finding a permanent
office, one to call home, was
a key goal when the ACCMS
board sat down to develop a
Photo by martha sorohan
Ashtabula County Nursing Home’s Activities Director Trish
Lute and Ashtabula County Choral Music Society board
member Dave Speelman stand inside the future office
of the Ashtabula County Choral Music Society inside the
Ashtabula County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
strategic plan.
“It was part of our strategic plan, something we’d
talked about for the last
three or four years,” said
Speelman, of Ashtabula.
“Our goal was to find a site
to have our office, because
Kathy Milford said that after
20 years, she wanted the office out of her house.”
Finding office space on a
limited budget was a challenge for the non-profit organization.
“We started with churches,” Speelman said.
For a short time, North
Kingsville Presbyterian
Church offered the ACCMS
rehearsal space and a storage room, where ACCMS
kept its keyboard.
“But the files remained
in Kathy’s basement and
garage. Basically, ACCMS
was at her residence,” Speelman said.
Then ACCMS board
member Cheryl Ludwig recalled that when visiting her
late father, former Ashtabula High School teacher Dick
Horst, there was empty office space at the Ashtabula
County Nursing Home.
She met with Lute, who
was on board immediately.
Her facility was indeed interested in partnering with
the ACCMS.
“We’re already doing a lot
with the community,” Lute
said. “We’ve done things
with the Kingsville Public
Library – they offer com-
Job Workshop to be held at the
Henderson Memorial Public Library
JEFFERSON - The Henderson Memorial Public Library will be hosting a job workshop on Monday, March
21, at 1 p.m. Guest speaker is Paula Raffenaud of OhioMeansJobs Ashtabula County. This is a free program
and registration is requested by calling (440) 576-3761.
The subject is: “Why Am I Not Getting Hired?”
Topics will include:
• How and where are you searching for work?
• Are you applying for jobs for which you are qualified?
• The importance of networking
• The Job Application
• Creating the right resumes and cover letters
• How are you being perceived?
• Overcoming discrimination
• A few interviewing tips
puter classes here for residents — and we have TOPS
meetings here on Thursdays
because our residents could
not get to the meetings.”
The space Ludwig remembered turned out to
be an office that formerly
housed patient records.
“Now that we’ve gone
to electronic records, we
had no need for the room,”
Lute said. “It already had
a phone, Wi-Fi, and it was
close to the community room
that they could use for rehearsals. It was close to the
lobby, so residents are not
bothered.”
Ashtabula County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Administrator Arkaidy
Koltsov gave his blessing to
the plan to give ACCMS the
unused space.
Milford then visited.
“She said it was perfect,”
Lute said.
In time, the ACCMS
plans to hire part-time office staff.
“In our strategic plan, we
are working toward parttime office staff to answer
phones, and so on. That’s
our goal for 2016,” Speelman said.
With that piece in place,
the ACCMS has established
the nursing home’s community room as its new Monday
evening rehearsal venue.
Adjacent to the office, the
community room is large,
well-lit, easily accessible to
singers county-wide, and on
one floor.
All that is lacking is a
grand piano, but Milford is
optimistic that one will be
found.
On January 25, ACCMS
held its first Monday evening rehearsal to prepare for
Sunday’s concert, featuring
175 voices and accompanied
by Chautauqua Institute organist Jared Jacobsen.
Per its agreement with
the nursing home, the
Ashtabula County Choral
Music Society opened its
final concert rehearsals to
the ACRHC’s 114 residents.
Excited about a partnership linking the nursing home to the Ashtabula
County community, Lute is
no stranger to music. Her
mother, the late Lucinda
Hazen, who once sang with
Sweet Adelines, was so adept at the piano that she
could hear a song and play it.
“I play the guitar, just for
fun, and the clarinet,” Lute
said. “But I’m very excited
about this, exposing our residents to all types of music.
It’s a wonderful thing.”
Saying she is often accused of being “a dreamer,”
Lute envisions the partnership with ACCMS as the
start of other joint ventures
at the county-owned nursing
facility.
“As a not-for-profit, we
can partner in other ways.
Our residents and the community have a similar vision
in terms of what we have,
such as space, and how to
offer it,” she said. “We have
a lot of elderly people in
the area, and there is no
senior center in Kingsville
or Sheffield. People may
say they can go to senior
centers in Ashtabula, Jefferson, or Conneaut, but it’s
hard. It’s nice to have a local
place for cultural entertainment. We have two outdoor
courtyards. It can become a
beautiful thing.”
A reception to introduce
ACCMS’ new office and
rehearsal space to the community may be in the offing
once AACMS has the office
up and running.
Jefferson Historical Society will open
2016 season with a rummage sale
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Historical Society, 42 East
Jefferson St., will open its 2016 season with a rummage
sale on April 1 and 2.
On Friday, the hours will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
will be $1 bag day. Patrons will be able to stuff a bag for
one dollar. The hours for April 2 will be 9 a.m. to noon.
The sale is open to the public without an admission
charge. The building is handicapped accessible. There is
much off-street parking located behind the museum.
Friends and members of the Society have cleaned their
homes and closets and donated many good, usable items.
The Society is noted for its reasonable pricing.
For those who want a jump start to the rummage sale,
there will be a preview sale on Thursday, March 31, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost of admission to the preview is
$10 per person.
Included in this visit will be a sack lunch that may be
eaten at the museum or taken out.
To register, a check should be sent to the Jefferson
Historical Society at P. O. Box 574 Jefferson, Ohio 44047.
Please indicate if the lunch will be eaten at the museum
or taken out. For those staying at the museum, soup and
drink will be added to the sack lunch.
For more information on these events, please contact the
Jefferson Historical Society at 440-576-5333.
6a • Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016
Crooked Cuts to hold grand opening for
Austinburg home décor shop on April 2 and 3
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP – “People come in
and tell me ‘Crooked Cuts’
is a funny name for a hair
salon,’” proprietor Mary Ramey said. “Good thing that’s
not what we do here.”
The small combination
store and workshop actually sells rustic home décor
items, many made by Ramey
herself, as well as vendors
who lease space in the store,
and range from handmade
soaps, to antique clocks, to
garden benches and decorative windows and picket
fences.
“We call it Crooked Cuts
because I do all the woodworking here and I can’t cut
a straight line to save my
life,” Ramey said.
The shop, run by Ramey
and featuring her handiwork (all with decidedly
un-crooked cuts where they
count), has moved from its
former location on County
Line Road in Geneva to its
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White said the public information/community input
open house will be incorporated into a grant funds
application to finance the
project.
“There are federal TAP
(Transportation Alternatives Program) and Clean
Ohio [Trails] Fund money
for projects just like this,”
White said. “We have a lot
of people in this group who’re
really dedicated to making
this happen.”
The 534 Community Improvement Corporation is a
nonprofit working on the 534
trail since October 2015 and
includes local governments,
civic organizations and local
businesses whose aim is to
beautify the area, provide
transportation alternatives
and attract tourism.
“We’re hoping a lot of
people attend the meeting
and give their ideas,” he said.
“This could bring in a lot of
tourism into the area,” 534
Community Improvement
Corporation President Larrie Puraty said.
Meet Your
Neighbor
new location at 2806 State
Route 307, near the intersection with State Route 45, due
to expanding business and a
pressing need for more space
than the old shop could accommodate.
“We’ve been in business
16 months overall,” Ramey
said. “But we moved here
and we really like the location. We have more room for
our stuff and our vendors’
stuff.”
Ramey opened Crooked
Cuts to allow her to pursue
crafting full-time, as well as
to homeschool her daughter.
“I was a contract bus
driver for 13 years,” Ramey
said. “I’m still a substitute
bus driver, but I quit to
homeschool my daughter
and open my business.”
Ramey now runs Crooked
Cuts with a partner and
leases space to vendors who
offer everything from grapevine wreaths, handmade rag
dolls and stuffed animals,
fleece pillows, tie blankets
and throws, barn stars, pet
toys, catnip toys, dog bones
and bandannas, as well as a
new item Ramey is particularly excited over.
“We have these horseshoe
cowboys, a guy in Ashtabula
welds them for us,” Ramey
said, indicating a stylized
cowboy made from a pair of
welded-together horseshoes
with a wire lariat over its
head. Ramey gave it a gentle
push, setting it spinning.
“These are great, they can
spin for five or seven minutes,” she said.
Ramey was low-key about
her own work available at
Crooked Cuts.
“I make wine glasses
and soy wax candles, I also
make goat’s milk soap,” Ramey said. “We hope to have
enough [soap] made by April
2 and 3 to do a giveaway
for our grand opening, like
a get-one-free-with-a-purchase kind of thing. We want
to do a gift basket where every vendor donates an item
and we can do a drawing.”
Ramey’s soap is a favorite
for wedding shower gifts,
when she labels them “From
our shower to yours.”
For more information,
check out crookedcuts.com.
Great Lakes Ashtanga Yoga open
for business in downtown Geneva
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
GENEVA – 10 E. Main St.
in Geneva is the new home to
Great Lakes Ashtanga Yoga,
owned and operated by partners Jessica Humphrey and
Marque Garaux and touting
a modern-day take on classical yoga through mind, body
and spirit.
Ashtanga is Sanskrit
for “eight arms” or “eight
branches,” of which the
well-known yoga poses are
only the third branch in this
“whole yoga” style. Great
Lakes Ashtanga Yoga aims
to improve overall quality
of life through a variety of
approaches to the subject.
“Sunday through Thursday, we have classes in the
Mysore Style,” Humphrey
said. “The classes run from
5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and again
from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
on Monday and Wednesday. We also have evening
classes in that style from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday
and Thursday – Marque
oversees those classes.”
Mysore is an open style
for all levels. Students enter
and set up on their own and
the instructor observes and
assists students as needed.
More advanced students
go through more poses and
therefore require more time,
but less supervision – allowing the instructor to focus
more on students earlier in
their development.
“We help [students] hold
poses and support them if
they need it,” Garaux said.
“It’s on an individual basis
and students can come or go
as they need.”
Great Lakes Ashtanga
Yoga also has a led class
on Fridays from 5:30 a.m.
to 7 a.m. during which an
instructor walks students
through a full series of primary exercises, breaths are
counted in Sanskrit and
breathing and movement are
linked in unison.
Saturday from 9 a.m.
to 10:15 a.m. sees a deep
stretch class which is a slower, tension-reducing style led
by Humphrey. Humphrey
also oversees a restorative
yoga class Tuesdays from
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and
Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to
7:15 p.m.
“Restorative yoga is great
style for older people and
people who have injuries
that may limit their move-
FOLLIES
Butler said the Follies call for a lot of
preparation time as well as a quick turnaround time during the show itself.
“We try to arrange the skits based on
who’s going to be on, costume changes and
how elaborate the costumes are,” Butler
said. “But sometimes you have to go out
there in a double-layer costume and do a
quick, 30-second costume change.”
Ticket sales and ads placed in the Follies program raise some of the money for
the Jefferson Area Local School District, as
well as ads written and performed by the
cast between bits.
“Seven lucky businesses who pay $150
get an ad during the show,” Butler said.
“We write a skit to advertise their business. We’ve had a very positive response
in the past.”
Butler said the Falcon Follies have bePictured is a map of the proposed trail route. Open house attendees were asked for come a local staple.
“It’s a family-friendly show,” Butler said.
comments, as well as alternate routes for the 534 Corridor Trail.
ments,” Humphrey said.
“But it’s also a great style
for people who are stressed,
can’t sleep and need that
tension released so they can
relax, clear their head and
get some sleep.”
Humphrey and Garaux
came to Ashtanga yoga
through more conventional
classes; Humphrey through
the more fitness-oriented
power yoga style and Garaux
through physical therapy.
“I was a Marine, I had
a really messed up back,”
Garaux said. “I started doing
yoga and I started noticing
my pain was less, my movement was getting easier.”
A small stack of stones
called a cairn is a symbol of
the business.
“The cairn is a trail walking thing, so we went with
eight stones to symbolize the
eight branches of Ashtanga
yoga and to symbolize the
yoga practitioner’s journey,”
Garaux said.
“We also wanted to symbolize the water, so we incorporated the lake horizon,”
Humphrey said.
Last week, the Geneva
Area Chamber of Commerce
held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new business.
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“Friday and Saturday, we have a fairly full
house.”
Butler also said the funds raised by the
Follies go a long way toward helping teachers and coaches do their jobs.
“The event volunteers are trying to raise
as much money as possible,” Butler said.
“We have $10,000 in requests for classroom
and athletic items. We prioritize based on
true need, how much is what they’re asking
and is it long-term – an educational item
as opposed to a field trip that benefits x
number of students and then it’s gone.”
Falcon Follies tickets are available at
any Jefferson Area Schools office, North
Coast Electronics and the Gazette Newspapers offices in Jefferson Village. Tickets
are $4 for students and seniors pre-sale, $5
at the door. Adults are $6 pre-sale and $7
at the door. The Falcon Follies are set for
Thursday, March 17, through Saturday,
March 19, from 7:30 p.m. until final curtain.
Education
Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016 • 7a
Rock Creek, Jefferson students explore endangered animals, habitats
Pictured are Rock Creek fifth-graders: back row, Sam Wright, Bella Brecker, Avery
Nank and Zoey Hill-Braden; front row, Patrick Beebe, Nick Cermelj and Ben Cleveland
JEFFERSON/ROCK
CREEK - Christine Kovacs’
gifted reading classes at
Jefferson and Rock Creek
Elementary Schools have
been working through a unit
on animals.
“We recently watched
the Disney Nature movie,
Earth. The movie showed us
many different habitats for
all kinds of animals. Many
of the students had talked
about habitats and biomes
in their homerooms, so, we
decided to create out own,”
Kovacs said. “Each student
got to write about their biome, telling what made it
unique, and what animals
utilized it as their habitat.
We then took these papers,
and used the information to
build dioramas. I found that
my students have extensive
imaginations! They had
fun putting their words into
something tangible.”
In the movie, several of
the animals that are shown
are endangered.
“This topic always sparks
conversation! Our world is
changing, and some species
are having difficulty adjusting. Each students chose
an endangered animal to
do a report on, and then we
discussed ways that we can
help them,” Kovacs said.
Pictured are Jefferson Elementary fifth-graders, back row: Xzavior Yates, Tatum
Martinez, Ava Dreis, Riley Wood, Seth Wetherholt and Evan Valtman; middle row,
Anthony Smith and Sofia Glink; and front row, Darryn Azzano and Cole Brake.
Rock Creek fifth-graders Patrick Beebe and Ben
Cleveland work on their dioramas.
tures don’t become extinct.
Only a true smile will create
a new creature. Cloudlandia
is a land that is dry, wet,
stormy, and any other kind
of weather because it creates these types of weather!!!
Cludlandia is very important
to mythology. Without it
mythical creatures would
have nowhere to live and
they would become extinct.
Cloudlandia is also important to us because without it
we would have no rain, snow,
or any other kind of weather
meaning we wouldn’t have
plants for the herbivores.
Without herbivores there
are no carnivores. With no
carnivores there is no us.
Cloudlandia may be the
most important biome in
the world. Cloudlandia is
the home to many mythical
creatures. It provides many
Imaginary Habitats:
Cloudlandia – By Ava things for animals and us.
Cloudlandia is GREAT!!!!
Dreis
Cloudlandia is a place
The Multi-Biome – By
in the clouds where the sun
rises and sets in a perfect Darryn Azzano
The imaginary biome that
view. The creatures that live
in Cloudlandia are wolves I made up is the multi-biome.
with wings, dragons, pega- It has every climate, and
suses, fairies, and one mys- every animal because it’s a
terious man that lives in mix of every single biome.
a tower and studies these This is actually a real biome.
creatures. On the other side It’s named a different name
of the land there stands a though, it’s named Earth.
As I said, Everything
mountain, it’s the tallest
mountain in the world. The is the same, except all the
top of it pokes through the plants, animals, and the
clouds allowing animals to climate are all together.
stand on the mountain and So basically, everything in
eat the grass that grows. The nature would mess up. like,
carnivores don’t eat the grass The balance of food. There
however they eat the herbi- would be so many omnivores
vores. Sometimes in Cloud- and carnivores, that eventulandia the man stands by the ally, there would be no food
window watching fairies fly for any of them. then, that
by and he smiles. In Cloud- would lead to starvation for
landia it is said that when everyone, even humans. So,
one person smiles whether everyone else alive would
it’s on land or in the clouds have to become vegan. That
an animal is born. This man would cause a lot of problems
likes to smile so the crea- for people. Now remember,
this/these biome(s) isn’t/
aren’t the whole world. So,
only some people would have
to become vegan.
Don’t even get me started
on the climate. The climate
would be ridiculous, since
they are all stuck together.
the weather would be crazy
(like Ohio). It would be snowing and cold in one part of the
biome, and hot and humid
(again, like Ohio). But, there
is one animal that is not
extinct. This animal is immortal, and an omnivore. It
is also very rare. The mythical horse-squirrel!
Endangered Animals:
The Endangered Snow
Leopard – By Adrianna
Brass
The Snow Leopard is a
beautiful, gray leopard. The
snow leopard lives in the
mountain ranges of South
and Central Asia. A snow
leopard can jump as far as
50 feet. They use their long
tails for balancing, and they
also use them for blankets to
cover sensitive body parts
against the mountain chill.
Snow leopards eat blue
sheep (bharal) from Tibet
and the Himalaya. They
could kill animals three
times their weight. They
also eat small animals such
as marmots, hares and game
birds. One snow leopard in a
national park was found to
have eaten five blue sheep,
nine tibetan wooly hares,
twenty-five marmots, five
domestic goats, one domestic
sheep, and fifteen birds in
just one year.
These animals are endangered because of such killings driven by illegal trades
in pelts. Their body parts are
used for traditional Chinese
medicine. These animals are
contributing factors because
submitted Photos
Rock Creek fourth-grader
Mallory Ellefsen is pictured
Pictured are Jefferson Elementary fourth-graders Olivia
with her biome.
Beauvais, Maddy Gerhart, Kylie Newhart and Gabby
of their vanishing habitats. Barress.
I found these facts on Na- absorb heat from the sun. Fe- sources. Their fur stores
tional Geographic.com.
males like to build their dens heat, so they’re warm when
out of old snow instead of they swim.
Polar bears – By Xzavior new fallen snow. polar bears
Resources: Google, and
Yates
fur are all hollow and not wikipedia and endangered
Diet: Polar bears eat white their fur reflects light polar bears, polar bears
r i n g e d s e a l s , b e a r d e d from the sun and other light international.
seals,and walrus and beluga
whales. They may also eat
bowhead whales bird eggs
and vegetation.
Prey: Polar bears hunt
ringed seals by waiting for
them to come out of the ice to
breath. They may also hunt
walrus beluga bird eggs and
rarely plants.
How are polar bears
endangered: Polar bears
are endangered because of
climate change and illegal
poaching & predators.
Behavior: Polar bears
fight with brothers so they
can defeat other bears to
mate with females.
Communication: Polar
bears use body movement
and noises to communicate.
Examples of communication-head wagging means
they want to play. Chuffing
means they are distressed.
More about endangered polar bears: Polar
bears home are melting slowly because of global warming.
How can we help? We
can help by stop polluting
the water and air or stop
Photo by martha sorohan
poaching. Maybe we can stop
Heather Porter of Jefferson (right) portrays Shelby,
hunting their food sources.
and Sydne Nielsen of Madison plays Truvy, in
Size: Polar bears range
Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias” at Arlene’s
up to 4.4ft tall and 10ft tall
Broadway on Buffalo, 236 Buffalo Street in
when standing up.The polar
Conneaut. Performances are 7:30 p.m. March 18
bear is about 7 ft long. Polar
and 19. Tickets are $10 general and $8 students
bear eats about 4 pounds
and seniors. The play also features Babs Legeza,
each day.
Stephanie Gildone, Chris Stevens, and Courtney
Interesting facts: Polar
Smith. Director is Douglas Anderson.
bears have black skin to
Local actress on stage in
Conneaut’s ‘Steel Magnolias’
Education
8a • Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016
A tip of the hat to the Cat in the Hat at Cork Elementary
BY JAN PERALA
Geneva Area City
Schools
HARPERSFIELD
TOWNSHI P - B eloved
children’s author, Theodore Geisel, best known by
his pen name Dr. Seuss,
penned “The more that you
read, the more things you
will know. The more that
you learn, the more places
you’ll go.”
And young readers at
Cork Elementary School
took him at his word embarking on a weeklong odyssey celebrating their love
of reading and the birthday
of the author whose books
have inspired children of
all ages to share their love
of the printed word.
The birthday celebration for Dr. Seuss kicked
off Read Across America
Week, a nationwide celebration of reading sponsored by the National Education Association designed
to motivate children to
read, to instill love of books
and help young readers
master basic skills. The
annual program, now in its
twelfth year, coincides with
the March 2nd birthday of
Dr. Seuss.
Geneva Schools Superintendent Eric Kujala joined
the celebration in Cork
Elementary first-grade
teacher Alisa Schroeder’s
classroom, talking with students about favorite books
Photos by Jan Perala for Geneva schools
Geneva Schools Superintendent Eric Kujala visited Cork
Elementary recently to join first graders in Mrs. Alisa
Schroeder’s classroom as they celebrated Read Across
America Week and the birthday of favorite author,
Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss). Pictured: Braden Stark, Mr.
Kujala, Nathan Cunningham, Abby Green, Skyler Laymon
and Thomas Camacho.
Geneva Schools Superintendent Eric Kujala reads “And
to think I Saw it on Mulberry Street,” a favorite book by Dr.
Seuss, as first grader Tyler Buck listens with rapt attention.
and reading Dr. Seuss’
classic “And to think I saw
it on Mulberry Street” with
the group. During the week,
nearly a dozen parents and
teachers visited the class-
by children of all ages,
known for their fantastic,
whimsical characters, inventive vocabulary, and
word play, tongue twisting
rhymes and lessons in life.
Theodor Geisel graduated
from Dartmouth College
where he was the editor of
the college’s humor magazine, The Jack-O-Lantern,
a publication still printed
on the Ivy League campus
today.
Dr. Seuss became a
household name in 1957
when Geisel’s first bestseller, The Cat in the Hat, was
First graders in Mrs. Jeanna Webb’s class tip their hats to
penned at the request of a
the Cat in the Hat during Read Across America Week.
Dartmouth friend working
as an editor at a New York
publishing house. The story
about a mischievous cat
wearing a tall striped hat
was written using an established list of 220 new reader
words as an alternative
to the pedestrian reading
primers in use in classrooms across the nation.
The Cat in the Hat became
an instant best seller and a
prescription for success for
Dr. Seuss, catapulting him
to instant fame.
Dr. Seuss classics such
as “One Fish, Two Fish Red
Fish Blue Fish,” If I Ran the
Zoo,” Green Eggs and Ham”
First graders in Mrs. Alisa Schroeder’s first-grade classroom and “The Cat in the Hat”
celebrated Read Across America Week and the birthday have captivated readers
of Dr. Seuss last week. Geneva Schools Superintendent Mr. of all ages. “Oh, the Places
Eric Kujala visit the classroom to read with the students. You’ll Go” has sold more
Dr. Seuss is the prolific than 200 million copies and
room to read and array of
Dr. Seuss’ books with the author and illustrator of has become a favorite gift
more than 50 books beloved for graduates.
first graders.
Two bands at contest, two great performances
submitted Photos
The Symphonic band earned an overall rating of “1.” Directors in front are Mr. Paul
Kish, assistant, and Mr. Fred Burazer, Director of bands.
BY KIM PICKARD
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - For the first time
ever, Jefferson Area High School
sent two bands to district contest
this year, and both bands did an
outstanding job. The band students
were presented with a challenge
and they stepped up to meet it.
It is typical of high school bands
to split into two separate bands
after the marching band season:
Symphonic band and Concert band.
This gives the band directors more
opportunities to differentiate for
the various levels of skill presented
by the students.
The Concert band earned an overall rating of “2.” Directors in front are Mr. Paul Kish,
assistant, and Mr. Fred Burazer, Director of bands.
In years past, at JAHS, only the
Symphonic band went to contest.
However, this year, Fred Burazer,
director of bands, felt his Concert
band students might just be up for
the challenge.
On Friday, March 11, the Symphonic band earned an overall
rating of “1,” and the Concert band
earned an overall rating of “2.”
These are both good scores that are
the result of months of hard work
and commitment.
In commenting on the Symphonic band’s success, Mr. Burazer said, “It’s the result of a commitment to working a little harder
and getting a little bit better every
day, a lesson that I hope sticks
with my students after they leave
our school.”
As for the concert band, he
shared, “I’m so proud of them for
how far they have come! The students were just as happy as the
bands that got a 1. Great night
tonight!”
JAHS Academic Boosters
raffle items at Follies
BY KIM PICKARD
Gazette Newspapers
submitted Photo
The boosters will be raffling off a variety of items at the
annual Falcon Follies.
JEFFERSON - Under the leadership of President Bobbi Dalton, and
with the dedication and hard work of
its members, the Academic Boosters of
Jefferson Area High School is working
to raise much needed funds for the
organization. The Academic Boosters strives to recognize students who
have achieved academic excellence
during their school career and deserve
acknowledgement for their hard work.
As Mrs. Dalton explains, “All
money is used towards academic
achievement acknowledgment for the
students such as letters ‘JA’ with 4.0,
and ‘lamp of knowledge’ pins that students are proud to wear on their school
jackets, cords and stoles at graduation.
Also there are scholarships and fun
surprises for making honor roll every
grading period.”
This year they have also had ice
cream at lunch time for all students
who made Merit Roll and Honor Roll.
This year, the boosters will be
raffling off a variety of items at the
annual Falcon Follies. The Follies is a
yearly performance produced entirely
by volunteers for the benefit of the Jefferson Area Local school district. The
shows will be Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March 17-19. Each night
there will be at least one item available for the raffle.
“We have a ‘Home is where the
heart is’ barn sign, then a Barn Daisy
painted sign...the flower planter box,
and a nice picture made from antique
jewelry donated by another academic
parent,” Dalton shared.
Tickets will be sold before each
performance with the items raffled off
at the end of the evening. Tickets are
1 for $1, 6 for $5 or 20 for $10. Along
with the raffle, the Academic Boosters will be supplying concessions for
each night. All proceeds will go toward
recognizing students.
Education
Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016 • 9a
Cork Elementary students are named to Honor Roll
Take a Science Safari wiTh The
JefferSon communiTy recreaTion cenTer
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - Take a Science Safari
with the Jefferson Community Recreation
Center.
Instructor Cheryl Riggleman is holding
a multi-week session of science fun called
the Science Safari.
“Science Safari is a program of indoor
and outdoor science activities each week on
Fridays, June 3 to July 29, from 12 to 2 p.m.”
Riggleman said. “Some science activities
being explored will be ice, rockets, water,
solid or liquid, mixtures and many more.”
The cost of the program is $90, which
must be paid by May 27 to secure a spot.
Call 576-9052 or stop by the Jefferson Community Recreation Center to register or if
you have any questions.
Lakeside Junior high
school honor/Merit rolls
2nd Nine Weeks,
2015-2016
Photo by Jan Perala for Geneva schools
Cork Elementary students who earned all A’s for the second nine-week grading period
have been named to the Honor Roll. Pictured (front from left) are fourth-graders Megan
Dobrzeniecki, Joseph Storey, Makenna Ferrante, Arianna Castrilla, Gabriel Dewey,
Daniel Brown and Jonathan Alley. In back: Fifth-graders Lilly Rhodes, Jacob Kendall,
Matthew Henry, Lauren Anile, Makenna Martin, Glory Kinnunen and Matthew Coffin.
Also on the Honor Roll but absent from the photo is Briana Braat.
Cork Elementary School Honor Roll/
Merit Roll/Good Citizens 2015-2016 Second Nine-Weeks
Good Citizens
KG AM Carly Reinke, Phoenix WestWinfield
KG PM Samuel Crosby, Ryliee Jordan
1S Madeline Todd, Cameron Yost
1W Ava Balazs, Shayne Miniard
2E Jillian Miniard, Chase Nicastro
2W Alexandra Into, Peyton McGrath, Dawn
Thompson, Nathan Williams
3B Lucas Barbo, Emily Buck
3J Travis Heintz, Makayla Henry, Leigha
Hoffacker
4A Lillyan Hinkle, Cole Hyde
4W Briana Benson, Daniel Brown, Hannah
Costello
5B Emily Crites, Makenna Martin, Samuel
Robinson
5H Logan Reinke, Lilly Rhodes, Delaney
Wiley
Honor Roll
4A Jonathan Alley, Megan Dobrzeniecki
4W Briana Braat, Daniel Brown, Arianna
Castrilla, Gabriel Dewey, Makenna Fer-
rante, Joseph Storey
5B Lauren Anile, Matthew Coffin, Glory
Kinnunen, Makenna Martin
5H Matthew Henry, Jacob Kendall, Lilly
Rhodes
Merit Roll
4A Bruce Bixel, Grace Dubsky, Elizabeth
Raymond,
4W Brianna Benson, Kaydence Canale,
Hannah Costello, Samantha Henry, Payton
Malovrh, Dylan Martinez, Caitlin Pastor
Caleigh Puffenbarger, Justin Sturm, Olivia
Vallance
5B Eric Allen, Hunter Arnold, Savannah
Cerjan, Jasmine Cully, Kayden Dibble,
Flynn Doherty, Hannah Gillespie, Mackenzie Glass, Michael Hupertz, Cooper Krieg,
Thomas Owens, Riley Park, Jesus Reynoso,
Samuel Robinson
5H Connor Anderson, Cameron Bilicic,
Dakotah Bradler, Makenna Cinco, Isabel
Crnic, Kiara Cuccaro, Alexis Dewey, Savannah Garrett, John Haeseler, Daniel Hall,
Anthony Kosicek, Zachary Lenart, Alissa
Marrison, Sue Ellen Mull Logan Reinke,
Alexander Soto, Delaney Wiley.
Austinburg Elementary fifth-grade students named to
Honor Roll for second nine-week grading period
Earning all A’s for the second nine-week grading period at Austinburg Elementary
were fifth-graders (seated) Haley Vennis, Anna Maxwell, Bella Tobie, Angelina Brown
and Alexandra Nugent. Standing: Noah Griffiths, Jack Cafaro, Owen Nipper, Austyn
Allen and Lauren Caswell.
Photo by Jan Perala for Geneva schools
Austinburg Elementary Merit Roll Second Nine-Weeks, 2015-2016
Maxwell Booth
Joseph Capo
Abigayle Christine
Emily Drees
Owen Emmett
Teagan Gilbert
Kaleb Kovacic
Camryn McNulty
Samuel Miller
Ian Morant
Natalee Morris
Evelyn Nadzan
Ryan Pandy
Larry Phelps
Cameron Platt
Serenity Rivera
Dylan Siler
Lily Simon
Nakira Sims
Austin Smith
7th-Grade Perfect At- McKenzie Smith
tendance
Michael Stancliff
Jacqueline Alferez
Ayla Thomas
Jonah Anservitz
Yoselin Valdes
Regan Campbell
Ashley Villa
Tivon Clark
Nino Villanueva
Kirsten Clason
Jacob Coffield
7th-Grade Honor Roll
Alejandra Collazo
Hailee Aguinaga
Eva DeCamillo
Jonah Anservitz
Joshua Firestone
Kassidy Baumgartner
La’Tiana Fleming
Starr Braessler
Marissa Forbes
Hailey Branscome
Rebecca Forbes
Sydnie Brown
Brandon Ford
Shianne Bryan
Chester Foster
Regan Campbell
Sharia Fourqurean
Shayla Christian
Alexander George
Kirsten Clason
Caleb Hommes
E’Shari Colvin
Alexianna Ibarra
Eva DeCamillo
Cody Jenkins
Arrieonna Derricoatte
Sydney Jenkins
Carrigan Detweiler
James Kane
Tyler Doyle
Destiny Kruczewski
Natalie Edgell
Michael Lawrence
Logan Eichele
Joshua Marple
Isadora Ennis
Makayla Martone
Gabrielle Ewing
Delaney Moore
Marissa Forbes
Emily Musgrave
Jenna Frabutt
Anthony Narducci
Austin Griffith
Lindsey Pallutch
Sidney Griffith
Megan Pallutch
Luis Guevara
Brianna Perez
Michael Hernandez
Kevin Pettit
Katelyn Hines
Amari Rhodes
Cecelia Hockenberry
Shannon Richards
Adrianna Hutson
Arrion Riddle
Alexianna Ibarra
Jetta Rosado
Sydney Jenkins
Na’Von Rosado
Kandra Josett
Lana Safi
Angel Kaiser
Dylan Sarell
Alixandra Kiphart
Austin Shaffer
Destiny Kruczewski
Tobias Shea
Isabella Lopez
Mandy Strong
Larisxa Lopez
Logan Summers
Marcus Lowery
Kaitlin Toth
Lindse Manning
Annagruen Trentham
Joshua Marple
Jaden Turner-Lawson
Makayla Martone
Aaron Williams
Madelaine McCrone
Lillian Williams
Makena McDermott
8th-Grade Perfect At- Teegan McFadden
Dominik McIntyre
tendance
Brayden Miley
Annabelle Adams
Dezirae Moore
Tamara Anthony
Jon’Nae Moore
Courtney Bessler
Iliana Mullen
Ashley Blankenship
Emily Musgrave
Hannah Boomhower
Lindsey Pallutch
Ethan Colbert
Megan Pallutch
Amya Cottrell
Athena Pantoja
Nicole Curry
Jaylee Perkins
Allison Cutlip
Amari Rhodes
Robert Delewski
James Rich
Hazel Eddy
Gavin Richardson
Cassidy Eland
Arrion Riddle
Kiley Fitzwater
Alexia Rivera
Anthony Fusco
Lilian Rodriguez-Cruz
Catherine Hand
Lana Safi
Hannah Hassett
Dylan Sarell
Laia Hull
Vanessa Serrano
Miya Huntsberger
Jada Siekkinen
Donte’ Jackson
Michael Soda
Lorenzo Jackson
Cameron Sorrentino
Christian Koski
Yuliana Padilla-Rios
Christopher Steele
Anastasia Pae
Tiffany Stright
Sarah Pallutch
Mandy Strong
Morgan Parada
Logan Summers
Dylan Patterson
Nathan Thompson
Shonanthony Rivera
Kaitlin Toth
Eric Robinson
Zachary Toth
Dakota Rodriquez
Chloe Velez
Dennis Shreve
Ethan Wannett
Jacob Coffield
Alejandra Collazo
Alysseah DeJesus
Keith Ecklund
Jocelyn Emerick
8th-Grade Honor Roll Halena Enricco
La’Tiana Fleming
Ethan Adkins
Sharia Fourqurean
Isaac Bell
Michael Fuller
Courtney Bessler
Daniel Garcia
Kylie Burke
Annmarie Gaylord
Ethan Colbert
Alexander George
Joshua Cole
Colbey Gifford
Raymond Coursen
Tamia Grega
Anastasia Culver
Brianna Guthrie
Allison Cutlip
Kaytlyn Hare
Angel Echeverria
Jamie Hathy
Cassidy Eland
Drake Henry
Morgan Flavell
Caleb Hommes
Anthony Fusco
Trey Juhola
Matthew Gaylord
James Kane
Isabella Golen
Michael Lawrence
Arturo Gomez
Delaney Moore
Keyarah Griffin
Angel Morris
Hannah Hassett
Anthony Narducci
Hannah Hopson
Brandon Otto
Juliza Hughes
Kevin Pettit
Ta’Liyah Hunt
Trevor Rexrode
Miya Huntsberger
Shannon Richards
Angelina Isco
Emily Robison
Donte’ Jackson
Alexis Kicielinski
Layrami Alvarado Roman
Christian Koski
Jetta Rosado
Logan Kucera
Samuel Runnion
Christopher Latorres
Jenna Schiddell
Natalie Lewis
Katheryn Schliskey
Maindy Li
Austin Shaffer
Michael Long
Tobias Shea
Kayla Loomis
Rayna Torrance
Jazmine Macks
JaeLeesha Trenn
Leah Mathers
Gabriella Vosseler
Melitza Matos
Mackenna Wilber
Joseph McNutt
Jordan Mellin
8th-Grade Merit Roll
Nikkita Melnik
Antonio Carlton
Timothy Michalski
Evan Craddock
Brodie Mlckovsky
Mykael Crews
Baretta Morales
Marissa DeAngelis
Amaya Morgan
Robert Delewski
Finley Morris
Alba DelValle
Garth Newhart
Brandyn Eisengart
Haylee Ostavitz
Lysle Ely
Echeverria Pacheco
Mikayla Flavell
Anastasia Pae
Anastasia Gonzales
Sarah Pallutch
Douglas Hager
Gryphon Phillips
Michael Hamilton
Jayvon Riddle
Catherine Hand
Sydney Rohm
Amya Hargrove
Countess Sandidge
Tristain Harris
Gabriel Schlosser
Zackary Herron
Dennis Shreve
Lorenzo Jackson
Lily Simon
Allison Jewell
Claudia Smallwood
Kaiya Kellerman
Austin Smith
Eloise Kelly
McKenzie Smith
Jesuenid Lebron
K e y a s h a S p r i n g - Ryan McClure
Fourqurean
Sean McKee
Sarah Stack
Abigail Moyer
Ean Summers
Morgan Parada
Kyle Sweeney
Dylan Patterson
Morgan Tackett
Maria Perez
Rachel Tackett
William Racey
Nino Villanueva
Jernell Ramirez
Bailey Walters
Eric Robinson
Joseph Wilfong
Dakota Rodriquez
Autumn Williams
Mark Severino
Katlyn Williams
Nakira Sims
Devin Sjoden
7th-Grade Merit Roll Michael Stancliff
Jacqueline Alferez
Nibresha Steele
Desiree Anderson
Briana Sturgill
Joshua Barragan
Alivia Sutherland
Elizabeth Blankenship Ayla Thomas
Elisabeth Bovee
Ashley Villa
Thomas Bragg
Kylie Warner
Cyrena Brown
Shelby Weir
Rosslyn Campbell
Emily Yoak
Lillian Williams
Russell Williams
Kiera Wyman
Alexa Zeman
10a • Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016
Jefferson community
center holding registrations
for Kindergarten Kickstart,
Preschool
BY STEFANIE WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Community Center
is holding registrations for
two of its programs - the
Jefferson Preschool and Kindergarten Kickstart.
The Jefferson Preschool
will be holding preschool
registration for the 2016-17
preschool year starting Monday, March 21, said Instructor Cheryl Riggleman.
Classes for four- and fiveyear old children are on
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays from 9:15-11:30 a.m.
or Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from 12 to 2:15
pm. Tuition for this class is
$100 a month, Riggleman
said.
Three-year-old children
can attend class on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 9:30 am
to 11:30 am. Tuition for this
class is $75 a month.
The school year runs September (starting after Labor
Day) through the third week
of May. There’s a $25 nonrefundable registration/supply
fee to register, Riggleman
said.
Parents/guardians may
stop by the Jefferson Community Center, Monday
through Thursday, 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m., Friday from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday
from 8 a.m. to noon for more
information. They may also
call the community center at
576-9052.
Jefferson Preschool is a
five-star rated Step Up to
Quality program, Riggleman
said. Step Up to Quality
(SUTQ) is a five–star quality rating and improvement
system administered by
the Ohio Department of
Education and the Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services. SUTQ recognizes and promotes learning
and development programs
that meet quality program
standards that exceed licensing health and safety
regulations. The program
standards are based on national research identifying
standards which lead to
improved outcomes for children. For more info about
Step up to Quality, visit
www.earlychildhoodohio.
org.
The Jefferson Community Center also offers Kindergarten Kickstart, which
is a program for children
entering kindergarten.
“It covers the early learning development standards.
It is a nine-week session of
kindergarten readiness that
runs on Fridays from 9:30
a.m. to 11:30 a.m., June 3
to July 29,” Riggleman said.
The program will focus
on various Early Learning
Development standards,
such as rhyming, letter identification and sound association, number sense and
counting, number relations
and operations, grouping
and categorizing, patterns,
shapes, social studies and
science.
The cost for this program
is $90 and must be paid
by may 27. Call or stop by
the Jefferson Community
Center to register. For more
information, call 576-9052.
Education
Geneva Middle school students
qualify for district science Fair
Judges awarded Geneva Middle School
eighth-grader Rebecca Quirk a perfect
score of 40 points for her science fair
research. Quirk tested an array of
beverages to determine which had the
most utilizable glucose and determined that
grape juice had the highest concentration.
Her project has potential to assist patients in
diabetes management. She is pictured with
GMS Science teacher Mrs. Emily Long, who
was a volunteer judge at the fair.
Photos by Jan Perala for Geneva schools
GENEVA - When Geneva Middle School hosted its
annual grade level Science
Fairs, young researchers
pondered questions ranging from the commonplace
to the cosmic, deriving
answers to common household problems, medical
issues and delving into
futuristic technologies.
Nine Geneva Middle
School eighth graders,
nine seventh graders and
seven sixth graders have
earned the right to advance
to competition at Lake
to River District Science
Fair next Saturday, March
19th .
Geneva Middle School
Eighth Grade District Science Fair qualifiers are:
Eighth Graders
• Isabel Bardzilauskas
– What will make a Wax
bean Plant Grow Tallest?
• Karlie Bradbury
– Does Aspirin or Flower
Food Keep Flowers Fresh
Longer?
• Mikayla Currence –
Preparing for competition at Lake to River Science Day are eighth-grade qualifiers Which Caffeinated Drink
(clockwise from left) Jacob Deligianis, John Jackam, Dan Jackam, Jacob Mirabell, Raises Pulse the Highest?
• Jacob Deligianis –
Isabel Bardzilauskas, Mikayla Currence, Becca Quirk and Karlie Bradbury. Also
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qualifying for District Science Fair but not pictured was Lauren Wright. Pictured with the
• Dan Jackam – Does
qualifiers are GMS Assistant Principal Alex Anderson and science teacher Emily Long.
the Color of Light Affect
Plant Growth?
• John Jackam –
Which drink has more
Electrolytes?
• Jacob Mirabell –
Flight Path of Aluminum
and Carbon Arrows
• Rebecca Quirk –
Which Drink has highest
amount of utilizable Glucose?
• Lauren Wright –
How does the ratio of Portland cement to aggregate
affect concrete strength?
Skyra Brown, Matthew Korver, Allison Frank, Alex Schroeder, Alaina Metzler and (in
back) Caleb Boland Nick Nappi, Kaylee Caswell and Christian Bradbury, seventh
graders at Geneva Middle School, earned district-level qualifying scores from judges
at the school’s local fair. Pictured with the qualifiers are GMS Assistant Principal Alex
Anderson and science teacher Emily Long.
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Geneva Middle School sixth graders who will present their research this weekend
at Lake to River District Science Fair are (from left) Owen Schroeder, Renee Tetlow,
Grace Moon, Alayna Lomas, Katie Mirabell, Riley Lopez and Jonah Sundquist. With the
qualifiers are GMS Assistant Principal Alex Anderson and science teacher Emily Long.
Seventh Graders
• Caleb Boland and
Nick Nappi – Rubik’s
Cube Speed
• Christian Bradbury
– Solar Pizza
• Skyra Brown – Which
Household Materials Have
the Greatest Impact on WiFi Signal Strength?
• Kaylee Caswell –
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When Dried?
• Allison Frank –
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best for Composting?
• Matthew Korver
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• Alaina Metzler – Who
Can Resist Conductivity?
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• Riley Lopez – Most
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• Katie Mirabell –
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Stress
• Grace Moon – Which
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Healthiest Radish Plants?
• Owen Schroeder –
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• Jonah Sundquist –
The Science behind Infinity Mirrors
• Renee Tetlow – The
Effect of Different Materials on Magnets
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SCIENCE FAIR
From
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1A
Geneva High School students who have qualified to present their research at Lake to River District Science Fair
this Saturday, March 19, are (seated) Noel Armstrong, Hannah West, Kaylee Thomas, Jamie Bradbury and Tabitha
Seames. Standing: Emily Forman, Olivia Pascoe, Brittany Rogers, Vanessa Frank, Amy Varckette, Ben Lambert,
Jennifer Pruden, Kyle Peck, Kaitlyn Carson and Ryan Downie. They are pictured with GHS Science Fair Coordinator
Mrs. Wendy Booth. Also a District Qualifier but not pictured is Dareion Marrison.
Natalie Frank, a GHS freshman and district qualifier,
explains her research project for GHS Principal Douglas
Wetherholt. Frank hypothesized that adding recycled
plastic to concrete would create a higher level of
durability. Her research indicated that adding recyclable
material strengthened concrete in addition to serving as
a boon to the environment.
• Kaitlyn Carson – Hydrophobic Sand and its Reaction to
Olive Oil
• Ryan Downie – Vitamins and Soybean Growth
• Emily Forman – Temperature Effects on Fingerprints
• Vanessa Frank – Organic Filtering with Animal Compost
• Natalie Frank – The Use of Recycled Aggregate in Concrete
• Ben Lambert – Most Effective Insulating Material for a
Music Room?
• Dareion Marrison – Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
• Olivia Pascoe – Which Liquid Slows Oxidation in Apple
Slices?
The district qualifiers pondered questions ranging from
the highly technical to the purely practical. Some derived
answers to the problems that perplex all of us in our everyday lives while others provided potential solutions to
futuristic environmental and medical issues. Geneva students investigated the effect of temperature on fingerprints,
vermiculture – the ability of earthworms to decontaminate
sewage, the most effective insulating material for a music
room, which floor covering materials harbor the highest
levels of bacteria, the ecology of soil mixtures and their effect on plant growth, the longest burning candles and the
effect of adding recycled plastic to concrete.
GHS seniors Hannah West and Noel Armstrong’s sophisticated research compared the CAT Scans of patients who
had suffered either a Type A or Type B aortic dissection to
derive a correlation between the two. Junior Kaylee Thomas
researched the effect of a swimmers body composition on
his/her speed in the water. Classmate Olivia Pascoe noticed
that apple slices in the popular chicken salad at a local
restaurant often oxidized too quickly and tested various
retardants to determine the most effective method of keeping the fruit fresh.
Vanessa Frank, also a junior, devised a potential solution
to the problem of algal blooms in Lake Erie by creating an
elaborate organic filtering system to reduce nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium in fertilizer run off. GHS sophomore
Jamie Bradbury’s research focused on vermiculture, the use
of earthworms to break down organic wastes in soil and
their potential as a green solution to waste management.
GHS sophomore Jamie Bradbury’s research focused
on vermiculture, the use of earthworms to break down
organic wastes in soil and their potential as a green
solution to waste management. She earned a perfect
score from judges at the local level and advances to
district competition. Jamie is pictured with GHS Physics
teacher Mrs. Anne Markijohn, who was a volunteer judge
at the Fair.
Geneva High School District
Science Fair qualifiers are:
• Noel Armstrong and Hannah West – Type A Aortic Dissections vs Type B
• Jamie Bradbury – Earthworm’s Use in Treatment of
Sewage
• Kyle Peck – A Soybean Plant’s Best Friend: Water or Soil?
• Jennifer Pruden – Which Floor Covering Harbors the
Least Bacteria?
• Brittany Rogers – Which Candle Burns Longest?
• Tabitha Seames – Musical Math
• Kaylee Thomas – Does Body Composition affect Speed
in water?
• Amy Varckette – Racquet Head Speed vs Strokes and
Consistency
Vanessa Frank, a GHS junior, devised a potential solution
to the problem of algal blooms in Lake Erie by creating
an elaborate organic filtering system to reduce nitrogen,
phosphorous and potassium in fertilizer run off. Science
Fair judges awarded her a perfect score for her research
and she advances to district level competition. She is
pictured with GHS Science Fair coordinator Wendy Booth.
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Groups raise funds at Roaming Shores plunge
Photo by stefanie wessell
Have you seen this Site Solver? Last week’s photo
was the OSU Extension Office in Jefferson. David
Boggs and Linda Licate guessed it. Guesses for this
week’s photo can be sent in after 5 p.m. March 16 to
(440) 576-9125 ext. 107.
Jefferson Grange to hold St.
Patrick Square and Round Dance
Photo by dee riley
The Jefferson Area High School group gets together before their turn comes at the Polar Bear Plunge in
Roaming Shores on Saturday. For more photos and the story, see next week’s Gazette.
JEFFERSON - Jefferson Grange 1311 will sponsor the
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7-10 p.m. March 26 at 50 S. Chestnut St., Jefferson, behind
Jeff’s Flowers and north of Auto Zone on the right side. The
event will include a decorated cake auction, cake walks and
refreshments. Admission is a donation of $3 per person. For
more info, call (440) 858-9786.
Ashtabula City Schools Superintendent comments on education model, ‘whole child’ approach
BY GABRIEL McVEY
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA
–
Ashtabula Area City
Schools Superintendent
Patrick Colucci said with
statewide proficiency
testing changing and the
demographic and other
challenges Ashtabula’s
students and the district
face, the Ohio Education
Department’s report card
for the district simply isn’t
indicative of the progress
student have made or of the
educational philosophy his
district employs.
“It is very difficult to
chase a test that has been
changing year to year,”
Colucci said. “There are
many variables from district to district. Who took
the test online, who took
the test with paper and
pencil, could every district
support online testing, and
formulas for scoring have
been in flux. The bottom
line for us is that we focus
on the best instruction for
our student and this is
what are doing for them.”
Ashtabula City Schools
had ramped up preparation and technology access
for students in an effort
to better prepare them for
the now-discarded PARCC
Assessment, a 12-state
consortium aimed at implementing federal ‘Common
Core’ standards for student
and educator evaluation.
“Success begins with
early preparation, so we
reinstated all-day, everyday kindergarten and we
have implemented a new
technology based program
called Lexia Pro at our preschool,” Colucci said. “We
have also purchased 800
iPads and distributed them
to the pre-kindergarten to
fourth-grade classrooms.
This is part of our expanding technology initiative to
move to closer to a one-toone device protocol for our
students. We will continue
to roll this plan out across
the district. In order to better support our freshman
transition to Lakeside High
School, we have started our
freshman academy. Our
comparison data from last
year thus far has proven
this strategy to be very
successful.”
Colucci also highlighted
expanded online education
options for Lakeside High
School.
“We are restructuring
our online program for college and career readiness,”
Colucci said. “Lakeside Online is being restructured to
be an improved, all-service
online academy to serve
students as an alternative
to traditional education.
The online school will offer
all the services and coursework of an (Columbusbased online charter school)
ECOT or K-12, but with
local support. Students
in the online school will
be able to participate in
band and sports as well as
participate in graduation
from Lakeside High School.
Students will be able to use
the online school for credit
recovery, special interest
elective courses, or as a vehicle to early graduation.”
Lakeside Junior High
is being reworked to better serve students there
as well.
“Lakeside Junior High
is revamping its schedule to offer five courses
for high school credit for
eighth-grade students as
honors courses, including a
blended learning pilot program and a pilot program
in conjunction with the
high school,” Colucci said.
“Students will have the
opportunity to gain early
high school credits in Sci-
POLLS
there. Plymouth Township has stated its intention to
consider joining the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC), the largest governmental aggregator in
the nation. An electrical utilities aggregation measures
passed by Plymouth residents in 2000 saved just under
a quarter million dollars for 669 households since the
measure passed. The measure passed 322 votes (57.4
percent) to 239 votes (42.6 percent)
Issues 5 and 8 are local liquor options, 5 for the American Legion Dewey Howlett Post 103 at 1804 W. 19th St.,
Ashtabula and 8 for Saybrook Corner Store at 5104 Lake
Rd. W., Saybrook Township. Both permit requests are for
a D6 liquor permit allowing the sale of intoxicating liquor
on Sunday between the hours 10 a.m. and midnight. Both
measures passed, Issue 5 62 votes to 39 (61.4 percent to
38.6 percent) and Issue 8 by 248 votes to 68 votes (52.5
percent to 47.5 percent).
The GOP primary for Ohio House of Representatives,
64th District pitted Richard Hlaudy and Martha Yoder.
Democrat Michael O’Brien ran unopposed. Yoder topped
Hlaudy in Ashtabula County 903 votes to 409 (68.8 per-
STEM class where students
will research cutting edge
discoveries and innovations
throughout the scientific
community and English
CSI where students will
be involved in research,
debate, drama, writing and
multi-media presentations.
Additionally, students in
both grades will be given
additional remedial opportunities as needed in
math and reading. All LJH
students will have licenses
to use Mathletics and Study
Island both at school and
at home.”
Colucci did address some
areas of improvement on
the report card.
“On the report card,
two of our biggest areas
of strength included our
gifted students and our
lowest 20 percent making
academic gains,” Colucci
said. “We are constantly
researching best practices
and instructional and nonacademic practices in order
ence, Career Exploration, to best serve our students
Algebra I, World Geogra- in the Ashtabula Area City
phy, and American History. Schools. We are not only
Honors students entering interested in the scores
seventh grade will be of- our students attain, we
fered a full complement of are more focused and inhonors core courses, as well terested in the people our
as an Exploratory Science students become.”
From
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1A
cent to 31.2 percent). Yoder also won district-wide, 7,070
votes to 3,936 (68.8 percent to 31.2 percent)
The Democratic Party primary for Ohio Senate, 32nd
District saw Kristen Rock face off against Sean O’Brien.
Republican Robert Allen ran unopposed. O’Brien edged
out Rock in Ashtabula County, 4,407 votes to 4,234 (59
percent to 49 percent) but scored a more convincing victory district-wide, 25,187 votes to 15,709 (61.1 percent
to 38.4 percent).
The Democratic and Republican parties held primaries
for Ohio’s 14th District, U.S. House of Representatives.
The GOP contest saw incumbent David Joyce face Matt
Lynch, the Democratic race was between Alfred Mackey
and Michael Wager. Joyce beat out Lynch in Ashtabula
County, 7,630 votes to 4,947 (60.7 percent to 39.3 percent)
as well as throughout the 14th District, 74,539 votes to
41,177 (64.4 percent to 35.6 percent). Mackey beat Wager
in Ashtabula County, but lost the primary district-wide.
Mackey won 4,771 in Ashtabula County to Wager’s 4,015
(54.3 percent to 45.7 percent) but overall Wager won
33,611 to Mackey’s 17,165 (66.2 percent to 33.8 percent).
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Pianist Avguste Antonov will
be guest artist for New Music
Guild Spring Concerts
Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016 • 15a
Upcoming Easter egg hunts
March 19 Rock Creek: Kids’ Easter egg hunt
The Morgan Hose Company Fire Department has teamed up with
the Rock Creek Grand Valley Rotary to hold a Kids’ Easter Egg
hunt on March 19 at 10 a.m., being held at the old Rock Creek
Elementary School.
JEFFERSON - Pianist
Avguste Antonov will visit
Northeast Ohio once again
under a New Music Guild,
March 19 Ashtabula: Pancake Breakfast and Easter Festivities
Inc. sponsorship, March
Pancake Breakfast and Easter festivities. Starting at 9 a.m. at St.
18-20, 2016, for the Annual
Peter’s Church, 4901 Main Avenue, Ashtabula. Easter Egg Hunt
Spring Concerts.
with My Neighborhood. All are welcome.
He will appear on the
Youngstown State UniverMarch 19 Geneva: Easter Fest 2016
sity campus at the Dana
Connect 534 will be sponsoring Easter Fest featuring face-painting,
School of Music’s 11 a.m.
a DJ, an Easter Egg Hunt, the Bookmobile and, of course, the Easter
Friday, March 18th, ConvoBunny! To be held March 19 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Memorial
submitted Photo Field. If you would like to volunteer or donate candy, please email
cation in Bliss Recital Hall.
Kari at [email protected]!
Later that day, he will Avguste Antonov
present a master class in percentage of older composiJefferson, Ohio, for local tions. Modern concerts now March 19 Jefferson: Great Easter Egg Hunt
pianists under sponsorship reverse this relationship, Join us for Jefferson’s Great Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 19,
at 11 a.m. at the Jefferson Area High School Football field, rain or
of Jefferson’s First Congre- presenting only one or two shine. There will be over 4,000 Easter eggs loaded with candy and
gational Church (UCC) with token new works. This prizes. Age groups 1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-11 are welcome. Four bicycles
the support of the Ashtabula practice does not serve to will be given away (one per age category). Proud sponsors of this
Arts Center. He will play support the living music of year’s event are The Gazette and The Jefferson Area Chamber of
a recital at 7 p.m. Satur- today. Antonov attempts to Commerce.
day, March 19, at the First rectify this imbalance in his
Congregational Church in recitals and recordings.
Jefferson.
He will perform George
The main concert of his Gianopoulos’ ‘Preludes 1
residency will take place at and 2’ from the ‘Twenty4 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Four Chorale Preludes.’
Saints Peter and Paul Cath- Gianopoulos is Assistant BY STEFANIE WESSELL
held. Sponsored by the Gaolic Church, Holy Apostles Manager of the Los Angeles Gazette Newspapers
zette and the Jefferson Area
Parish, 421 Covington Street Philharmonic. Antonov
Chamber of Commerce, the
in downtown Youngstown. will play several of RolJEFFERSON - Hundreds Easter egg hunt is a popular
There will be an after party lin’s works, including the of brightly colored plastic tradition in the community,
with refreshments served jazz-related ‘Blue Fantasy,’ Easter eggs will decorate giving children in four differin the basement Fellowship from the Hartshorn record- the football field at the Jef- ent age groups the opportuHall of the Church following ing; ‘Night Thoughts II,’ an ferson Area High School on nity to win candy and prizes,
the event.
intricate-but-short character Saturday, March 19.
thanks to generous donaAdmission is free to the piece based on Williams
Rain or shine, that’s tions from Jefferson-area
three concerts and the mas- Blake’s manuscript illumi- when Jefferson’s Great Eas- businesses and industry.
ter class.
nations of Edward Young’s ter Egg Hunt 2016 will be
The Great Easter Egg
Antonov last visited poem, Night Thoughts; and
Youngstown for recitals in ‘Romance,’ a fast paced
late August 2015 and also filigree surrounding the
was there to celebrate the Mexican folk song, Roman
release of his new CD, ‘An Castillo, and dedicated to
American Journey’ on New Bernardo Colunga, a com- Ongoing Geneva: Geneva Ministerial Association to sponYork City’s Hartshorn record poser friend from Guadala- sor Lenten services
label. Several of the compos- jara. Antonov will also pres- The Geneva Ministerial Association will be sponsoring a series
ers featured on the CD came ent Ohio composer Mathew of services for the Lenten season. Many of the local pastors and
to the Saints Peter and Paul Saunders’ ‘Venus,’ ‘Earthly their churches will be participating. Services are to be held at the
Church recital, as did Den- Hope,’ and ‘Stillness at the Methodist Church, Geneva, at noon. Good Friday Service will be
nis Daugherty, President of Edge’ from his ‘Starry Wan- at Park Street Christian Church.
Hartshorn Records. Four derers.’ Saunders is Or- Schedule for Lenten Services 2016: Services to be held at Methodist
Church – Geneva, Ohio – 12 noon
Ohio composers appeared chestra Director and Music (Good Friday will be at Park Street Christian Church)
on the CD, three of whom Department Chair at Lake- Pastor that signs up to speak – their church provides the luncheon
were New Music Guild, Inc. land Community College in Offerings collected will be divided - Half goes to the Food bank/
members. These includ- Metropolitan Cleveland.
half goes to the Grounds. Checks should be written out to United
ed three Youngstowners:
Antonov will feature sev- Methodist Church – not GMA
Samantha Hogan, a YSU eral ragtime related compo- —March 16 - Rev. Alexander Zell - Peoples Church
graduating senior, Richard sitions including University —March 23 - Rev. Raymond Baker - Faith Freedom Fellowship
Zacharias, a local composer of Michigan Emeritus Pro- —Good Friday, March 25 - Rev. John Munday - Park Street
from Struthers, and Robert fessor William Bolcolm’s Christian
March 17 Austinburg: Free Community Dinner
Rollin, Emeritus Professor ‘Graceful Ghost Rag’ and
of Music and former Chair
‘The Serpent Kiss;’ Greg- The First United Church of Christ, 2870 Route 307, Austinburg,
of Composition at the Dana ory Hutter’s ‘Farewell Rag’ will hold a free community dinner on Thursday, March 17, from
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
School of Music.
and ‘Redline Shuffle;’ and
Antonov’s unique appeal University of Colorado Pro- March 18 Rock Creek: Fish/Shrimp Dinner
lies in his strong advocacy fessor Carter Pann’s ‘The The Sacred Heart Church, located on Route 45, just north of Rock
for music by living American Bills,’ a portrait of his Michi- Creek, will hold its fish/shrimp dinner on March 18, from 4-7 p.m.
composers. This parallels gan colleagues Bill Bolcolm Adults, $8; children age 4-10, $4; and free for children 3 and under. Fried or baked fish, shrimp or combo. Choose from coleslaw,
the mission of the New Mu- and Bill Albright. The gos- applesauce, green beans, French fries, baked potato, macaroni and
sic Guild, Inc. Nineteenth pel song, “Lord I Want to cheese, coffee, tea or lemonade. Carry outs available. Phone orders
Century concerts normally be a Christian” as set by at (440) 563-5255. Proceeds to benefit the Adult Support Group.
contained approximately Vermont composer Brad Nix Dessert available for an extra charge.
75-percent works by liv- also appear on Antonov’s March 19 Dorset: Soup Luncheon
ing composers and a small programs.
A community soup lunch will be held from 12-2 p.m. Saturday,
March 19. Beef vegetable soup, bread, beverage and dessert will
be served at the Dorset United Methodist Church, 2800 Rt. 193,
Dorset. Everyone is welcome. Free or any donation.
March 19 Ashtabula: Pancake Breakfast and Easter Festivities
SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP - Spring will be welcomed in Pancake Breakfast and Easter festivities. Starting at 9 a.m. at St.
Saybrook with the Springtime in Saybrook Luncheon to Peter’s Church, 4901 Main Avenue, Ashtabula. Easter Egg Hunt
be given by the Spring Chicks using a “Flirtation with the with My Neighborhood. All are welcome.
Fifties” theme. The event will be held on Saturday, April March 20, 25 Plymouth: Services
2, at 1 p.m. at Saybrook United Methodist Church. The The Plymouth United Methodist Church will hold a Palm Sunday
ambience will be created with the music, decorations and service on Sunday, March 20. Scripture: Luke 19: 28-40. Message
“And all God’s people said AMEN!” On Friday, March 25, will be
a delicious lunch served.
a 6:30 p.m. Good Friday service.
Music will be presented by Valerie Marini, a local singer,
musician and entertainer. She has performed in many March 20 Geneva: Holy Week Schedule for Christ Episcovenues in Ashtabula, Northeast Ohio, Las Vegas and other pal Church
The Christ Episcopal Church has announced its Holy Week
areas.
schedule.
When speaking of her talents, she says, “My gift is my Sunday, March 20 - Palm Sunday; 10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist with
music, and my joy is sharing it.”
Passion Narrative
She is well received by people who have had the pleasure Thursday, March 24 - Maundy Thursday; 7 p.m., Maundy Thursof seeing her perform. Elvis impersonators will also be a day service
Friday, March 25 - Good Friday; 7 p.m., Good Friday Liturgy
part of the program.
A part of the entertainment is the popular Chinese Auc- Sunday, March 27 - Easter Day; 10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist
tion. Baskets full of interesting items are donated by the The Rev. Dr. C. Thomas Jackson will be the celebrant for these
Spring Chicks. Each basket has a minimum value of $50. services. Christ Episcopal Church is located at 66 S. Eagle St. in
Geneva.
Several are double that amount.
There are 128 tickets available at $15 each. They can March 20, 25, 27 Plymouth Township: Plymouth United
be purchased at SUMC’s office any weekday from 9 a.m. to Methodist Church announces Lent schedule
12 p.m. Profits from this program will go to a major church —March 20, Pastor Samara LaRusch Jenkins, 10 a.m. service,
“Palm Sunday Service,” SCRIPTURE: Luke 19:28-40, MESSAGE:
project.
March 19 Ashtabula Towne Square: Children’s Magic
Show, Easter bunny arrival
Visit the Ashtabula Towne Square for a Children’s Magic Show from
11 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 19. The Easter Bunny arrives at
noon at Center Court. Enter to win a plush Easter bunny.
March 20 Harpersfield Township: Ruritan Easter egg hunt
The Harpersfield Ruritan Club’s Easter egg hunt will be held Sunday,
March 20, at the Harpersfield Community Center, at 12:30 p.m.
There will be pictures with the Easter Bunny. Bring your cameras
and bags for the egg hunt, which will feature three age groups: 0-4,
5-8, and 9-12, with nine baskets per group. This free event is the
Ruritans thank you to the community for its support.
March 26 Geneva: Easter breakfast/Egg Hunt
On Saturday, March 26, the Geneva Kiwanis Club will hold its
annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Geneva Methodist
Church from 7 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The Easter Egg Hunt will begin
at 11 a.m. at Kiwanis Park. There are two choices on the menu: All
the pancakes you can eat served with two sausage links, or a large
serving of sausage gravy served with biscuits. Prices are: Adults,
$6; seniors, $5; elementary children, $3; and children under 5 are
free. There will be pictures with the Easter Bunny, Chinese Auction, and 50/50 drawing. The Easter Egg Hunt will start at 11 a.m.
at Kiwanis Park.
March 26 Ashtabula Township: Easter egg hunt
Lakeshore Park will hold its Annual Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 26. Open to children ages 1-8.
The Great easter egg hunt is this saturday
Hunt will begin promptly
at 11 a.m. Saturday, March
19. Children will be split into
four age groups, giving them
an equal chance to fill their
baskets with the plastic
eggs. Age groups this year
are: ages 1-2, ages 3-5, ages
6-8 and ages 9-11.
One lucky child in each
age group will win a bicycle.
If your child doesn’t walk
away with the bicycle, don’t
worry. There will still be
plenty of other prizes they
can win, as more than 4,000
Easter eggs will be loaded
with candy and chances to
win hundreds of prizes.
Stefanie Wessell, senior
editor for Gazette Newspapers, may be reached at
[email protected].
Mark your calendars: religious Briefs
Springtime in Saybrook
“God’s people said AMEN!”
—March 25, 6:30 p.m. service, “Good Friday Service,” Placement
of Symbols. Readings of:
Philippians 2: 6-11, John 13:1-17 and Mark 14: 12-26.
—March 27, 2016, 8 a.m. “Sunrise Easter Service,” Reading of
Luke 24: 1-12; Call and Response: “He is risen, He is risen indeed!”
10 a.m. service, “Easter Sunday Service.” Scripture: John 20: 1-12;
Message: “HE IS RISEN!”
March 24, 26, 27 Austinburg: Austinburg First United
Church of Christ announces Easter Week activities
The Austinburg First United Church of Christ, 2870 State Route
307, has announced its Easter Week activities.
—On Thursday, March 24, Maundy Thursday, we will meet at 7
p.m. for a communion service by candlelight.
—Community Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26 - Cocoa, Cookies
& Coloring to follow in the Church.
—On Easter Sunday, March 27, join us for these: 7 a.m. Sunrise
Service (outdoors); 8 a.m. Pancake Breakfast in the Fellowship
Hall; and 11 a.m. Worship Service in the sanctuary.
March 24-May 5 Jefferson: Circle of Hope Support Group
The Circle of Hope Support Group will meet on 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Thursdays from March 24 to May 5 at the St. Paul Lutheran
Church, 89 E. Satin St., Jefferson. Meeting dates are March 24,
March 31, April 7, April 14, April 28 and May 5. No group on
April 21. This six-week educational support group is for adults
adjusting to life after the death of a loved one. Pre-registration is
required. Please call Susan Hamme at (440) 997-6619 to register
by March 18 and for more information. Sponsored by the Hospice
of the Western Reserve.
March 26 Geneva: Easter breakfast/Egg Hunt
On Saturday, March 26, the Geneva Kiwanis Club will hold its
annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Geneva Methodist
Church from 7 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The Easter Egg Hunt will begin
at 11 a.m. at Kiwanis Park. There are two choices on the menu:
All the pancakes you can eat served with two sausage links, or a
large serving of sausage gravy served with biscuits. Prices are:
Adults, $6; seniors, $5; elementary children, $3; and children under
5 are free. There will be pictures with the Easter Bunny, Chinese
Auction, and 50/50 drawing. The Easter Egg Hunt will start at 11
a.m. at Kiwanis Park.
March 26 Rock Creek: Eagleville Bible Church plans
Easter events
The Eagleville Bible Church, located at 1981 Rt. 45, Rock Creek,
is planning Easter events. An Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival will
be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 26. Easter Sunday
Services: 8 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
For info, call 440-563-3407.
March 27 Dorset Township: Easter sunrise service
Dorset First Baptist Church and Dorset United Methodist Church
will be jointly holding an Easter sunrise service on Sunday, March
27, at the Dorset United Methodist Church, State Route 193 in
Dorset, beginning at 7 a.m. Breakfast will be served immediately
after the service. Everyone is welcome to join us.
April 9 Kellogsville: Women’s Retreat
A Women’s Retreat will be held at Kellogsville United Methodist
Church at 4763 N. Monroe Center Rd., Kellogsville, on Saturday,
April 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Open to all area ladies and teen girls. Topic: “Fruit that will last.”
Featured speaker: Erin Valenti, AP at Jefferson Nazarene Church.
Music, refreshments, fun and fellowship. Bring your Bible and a
friend. Handicap accessible. A freewill love offering will be taken.
Reservations required by April 2. Call Jean Thompson at (440)
858-2344 or JoAnn Richmond at (440) 224-1380.
Sports
16a • Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016
Photos by byron c. wessell
Seniors from Ashtabula and Lake County squared off in the annual Star Beacon senior
classic.
BY BYRON C. WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
ASHTABULA - The annual Star Beacon senior
classic for Lakeside, St.
John, Edgewood, Jefferson, Conneaut, Pymatuning Valley, Grand Valley,
Riverside, Perry, Madison
and Conneaut took place
on Saturday, March 12 at
Edgewood High School. In
the girls game the Ballers
defeated the Savages 80-66.
The Savages team consisted
of: Alycia Figueroa,
Brianna Prugel, of Riverside, shoots during the three-point
Ashley Stoneman (Lakecontest.
side), Maddie Martino, Jessica DiSalvatore, Mallory
Shellenberger (St. John),
Courtney Harriman, Lindsey Mayle, Shayla Cross,
(Geneva), Kelly Duthie,
Maria Gentry (Madison),
Alyssa Chadwick and Jessica Thompson (Conneaut).
The Savages were coached
by Nick Iarocci, of St. John.
The Ballers team consisted of: Martha Clark,
Gabby Sutyak and Reannan Blackmore (Perry).
Taylor Huffman (Grand
Valley), Kennedee Drnek
(PV), Emily Smock (Jefferson), Ashley Evans ( Edgewood) and Brianna Prugel
(Riverside). The Ballers
were coached by Kim TrisAshley Evans, of Edgewood, shoots in the three-point kett, of Grand Valley.
The game belonged to
contest.
Local High School seniors participate in the Star Beacon senior classic at Edgewood
High School.
the Ballers as a whole with
three players in particular
putting up impressive numbers. Emily Smock scored
18 of her 20 points in the
first half to really set the
tone for the scoring and
the outcome of the game.
Smock added ten rebounds
and a pair of assists. Martha Clark added 12 points
and grabbed 13 rebounds
in the game. Brianna Prugel scored ten points in the
first quarter and did most of
the scoring for the Ballers
in the second half with 13
more points.
Taylor Huffman added
eight points and 12 rebounds.
Lindsey Mayle led the
Savages with 21 points.
Kelly Duthie added 11
points, while Courtney Harriman added nine points all
on three-pointers.
Lindsey Mayle, Alycia
Figueroa, Ashley Evans and
Brianna Prugle competed
in the three-point contest.
Mayle beat out Figueroa in
the first round 9-6, while
Evans beat out Prugel 7-4
in the first round. In the
second round Mayle won
the competition by outshooting Evans 9-6.
MVP’s of the game were
Emily Smock of the Ballers
and Lindsey Mayle of the
Savages.
Lindsey Mayle, of Geneva, shoots during the three-point
contest.
Emily Smock, of Jefferson, shoots a free throw in a
basketball game between the Ballers and the Savages.
Eaters defeat Flyers
BY BYRON C. WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
Alex Wade, of Riverside,
shoots during the threepoint contest at Edgewood
High School.
ASHTABULA - The Star
Beacon senior classic between the Eaters and the
Flyers took place on Saturday, March 12 at Edgewood
High School. The Eaters
defeated the Flyers 98-88.
The Eaters teams consisted of: Dane Gustafson
and Zach Taylor, of St. John;
Sage Cantini, Jacob Adams
and Blake Payne, of Jefferson; David Albert and
Vince Primer, of Madison;
Alex Wade, Dan Lee Jr. and
Jeremy Jonata, of Riverside;
Jared Kingston and Reggie
Bryant, of Lakeside; and
Alex Gerdes, Justin Myers,
and Marcus Barrickman, of
Conneaut. The Eaters were
coached by Steve French, of
Jefferson.
Photos by byron c. wessell
Blake Payne, of Jefferson, and Mitchell Dragon, of
Edgewood, get ready to tip-off during the Star Beacon
senior classic.
Justin Myers, of Conneaut, and Jahmiel Ballenger, of
Lakeside, wait for a free throw attempt.
See EATERS Vs FLYERS
page 17A
Sports
Gazette Newspapers • week of wedNesday, March 16, 2016 • 17a
Joe Pete alumni Basketball Tournament
Photos by byron c. wessell
Justin Turk, of Grand Valley, shoots a free throw during the Joe Pete Alumni basketball
tournament.
BY BYRON C. WESSELL
Gazette Newspapers
JEFFERSON - The 2016
Joe Pete Alumni Basketball Tournament was held
at Jefferson High School
on Friday, March 11. All
proceeds go to the Joe Pete
Scholarship Fund and will
be awarded to local scholar
athletes who continue playing their college careers at
the collegiate level.
2015 Scholarships went
to: Alex Benedict-Lakeside,
Laura Strubbe – Lakeside,
Modesto Lebron-Lakeside,
Eli Kalil-Edgewood, Caroline Kovacs-St. John, Michaelangelo Zullo-St. John,
Danielle Nicholson-Geneva,
Deanna Comp-Jefferson,
James Jackson-Jefferson,
Jessica Vormelker-Grand
Valley and Chase ThurberPymatuning Valley. A total
of $6500 was award in 2015.
Volunteer Referees were:
Chuck Johnson, Bill Thomas, Doug Hladek, John Powers, Becky Olmstead, Ray
Heidecker, Wilson Santiago,
John Teske, Hobart Shiflet,
Mike Czup, Rawley Huskey
and Tom Conney.
Signed up in the Hall of
Fame Division 30+ were:
St John- Jim Chiacchiero,
Aggie Pugliese, Rick DeGeorge, Daryl Yates, Colin
Fagan, Dave Golen, Justin
Cafero and Curtis Turner.
Edgewood: Steve Kray, Ryan
Lencl, Brian Baird, Scott
Runyan, Adam Schumann,
Don Palm, Steve Hill and
Jason Read.
Jefferson- John Rodgers,
Randall Beach, Mike Seiffert, Alberto Arroyo, Aaron
Bowser, Nick Price and Lyle
Heath. Geneva – Matt Mallone, Sonny Schaef, Jody
Bowser, Chris Spade, Mark
Brace, Wes Vincent, Doug
Menough, Jeremy Burton,
John Clarkson, Tim Brown,
Matt Conacher, Marc Mallone and Ben Paxton. PVRyan Shontz, Jerry King,
Ricky Walters, Andy Gray,
Neil Croston, Chad Paul
and Brett Weiss. ConneautFrank Armeni, Nick Armeni, Teddy Johnson, Cris
Newcome, Denver Schaffer,
John Grimm, Steve Gerics,
Phil Hunt, Adam Lytle,
Mike Denunzio and Tom
O’Connell. Lakeside- Andy
Juhola, Dana Schulte, Keith
McGahha, Carlos Cancel,
Jamie Presciano, Olajuwon Cooper, Ken Vanyo,
Tim Tallbacka and Damien
Hunt. Grand Valley – Justin
Turk, Al Rubosky, Bill Nevison, Billy Nevison, Steve
Pandur, Brad Dolan, Bryan
Rodgers, Scott Redford and
Clint Nims.
Signed up in the All-Star
Division (18-29) were: St.
John- Alex Izzi, Keith Berrier, Ben Rivera, Joe Massucci, Ben Thomas, Ralphie
Pugliese, Alex Iarocci and
Ron Chambers. Jefferson
– John Namey, Zak Blair,
CJ Graff, DJ Caskey, Sam
Caskey, Lucas Hitchcock,
James Jackson, David Long,
Conner Cleveland, Robby
Scott and Justin Butler.
Conneaut- Cody Thompson,
Ryan Anderson, Alex Polchosky, Cody Blood, Kyle
Clancy, Anthony Chadwick,
Geoffrey Johnson, Kyle
Sprinkle and Jake Spees.
Geneva – Kieth Chadwick,
Tyler Erb, Alex Richey,
Pietro Demichele, Mark
Luoma, Chris Sholti, Ethan
Howard, Jeff Kohli and Vern
Thompson. Lakeside- Ron
Pristera, Cody Blizzard,
Harry Storey, TJ Bowler,
Billy Downs, Emilo Parks,
The Jefferson Falcons and Lakeside Dragons All-Star
division alumni team plays during the Joe Pete alumni
basketball tournament.
Daryl Yates, of St. John, looks for the ball inside as he is
guarded by Ben Paxton, of Geneva.
From
Page
16A
EATERS Vs FLYERS
The Flyers consisted of:
Matt Larned, Matt Moodt
and Austyn Spoon, of Grand
Valley; Mitchell Dragon,
Matt DiDonato, Jeff Gonzalez, Alex Wisnyai and Jake
Bleil, of Edgewood; Jeremy
Frederick, of PV; Michael
Fusco and Jahmiel Ballenger, of Lakeside; and Seth
Calhoun, of Geneva. The
Flyers were coached by Justin Turk, of Grand Valley.
Leading the Flyers in
scoring was David Albert, of
Madison with 13 points. Albert along with Alex Wade,
of Riverside and Justin Myers, of Conneaut, each connected on a trio of threepointers in the game. Dane
Gustafson, of St. John, added 11 points. Reggie Bryant
added ten points and eight
rebounds. Jacob Adams, of
Jefferson, and Alex Gerdes,
of Conneaut, each added
nine points. Blake Payne led
the team in rebounds with
ten and scored six points
The Geneva Eagles and St. John Heralds Hall of Fame division plays during the Joe
Pete alumni basketball tournament.
Derrick Krzys, Fred Spikes
and Ace Jones. PV- Steve
French, Corey Shontz, Brenton Harvey, Steve Savel,
Tim Cross, Aaron Cross,
Andrew Smith, Rich Blasack, Jake Lautanen and
Allen Bates. Grand ValleyZach Sirrine, Brandon Hart,
A.J. Henson, Josh Kovats,
Gave Kovats, Stanley Sirrine, Nate Pilarczyk, Jeromy
Rockafellow, Scott Rogers,
Nick Henderlight and Kyle
Orgovan.
The Grand Valley Mustangs and Pymatuning Valley
Lakers play in the Joe Pete alumni basketball tournament.
Seth Calhoun, Geneva, Jeremey Frederick, PV, Blake Payne, Jefferson and Vince
Primer, of Madison, play in the senior classic.
with one of the baskets coming on a dunk.
The Flyers were led by
Jahmiel Ballenger, of Lakeside, with 16 points. Ballenger along with Matt DiDonato, of Edgewood, each
connected on four, threepointers in the game. Matt
Moodt and Austyn Spoon,
both of Grand Valley, each
connected on three, threepointers. Seth Calhoun, of
Geneva, added 12 points
and six rebounds. Jeremy
Frederick, of Pymatuning
Valley, added 8 points. Alex
Wisnyai, of Edgewood, added 7 points.
David Albert was named
MVP for the Eaters, while
Jahmiel Ballenger was
named MVP for the Flyers.
In the three-point contest
Justin Myers (9) and Alex
Wade (7) moved on to the
second round over Spoon (4)
and DiDonato (2). Myers and
Wade would tie with nine
points to force another 30
seconds on the clock where
Wade out shot Myers 6-3 for
the three-point contest win.
Anthony Chadwick, of Conneaut, guards Tom Dunham,
of Edgewood, during the Joe Pete alumni basketball
tournament.
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Jerky
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1127 Bridge Street • Ashtabula, OH 44004
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1243 W. Prospect
848 Lake Avenue
2203 E. Prospect
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Ashtabula, Ohio 44004
440.992.0220
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1127 Bridge Street • Ashtabula, OH 44004
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Sheri and Dan Dawson
Dawson’s Bear Cave in the
Ashtabula Harbor recently
celebrated 4 years in business
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Crack of Daw n Fishing Charters
Capt. Daniel B. Dawson • 216-789-9565
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Open: Monday - Friday 10-7
Saturday 10-5 • Sunday 12-5
The Little Pie Shop
& Cafe
serving Breakfast & Lunch from 7am to 3pm daily
Pies Baked Fresh Daily
5050 Lake Road W. • Ashtabula
440-536-4095
Open 8am-5pm M-F
Foreign &
Domestic
Dawson’s Bear Cave is
owned and operated by: Sheri
and Daniel Dawson. They
have two sons and have lived
in Ashtabula County for over
30 years.
They are very pleased
with the progress and growth
of their business. They would
like to thank everyone for
spreading the word and continuing to help them grow.
It is you the customers that
help make us successful.
They sell a large variety of:
Jerky, Smokies, Beef Sticks,
Snacks, Chesses, Glass Jar
Items, etc. They have Dawson’s Bear Cave jerky and
beef sticks that are ALL Ohio
beef and no added MSG. Almost 90% of their products
are from Ohio and are still
under $8.00. They continue to add new products; so
stop in and see everything
they have to offer. They
also carry: locally made
Beach Glass Jewelry, Dip
Chillers and Dawson’s Bear
Cave T-shirts; during season
they even carry Local Maple Syrup and Honey. Their
current hours are: Tuesday
thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. then come May they
will go back to being open
seven days a week. Follow
them on Facebook; and see
all their up to date hours and
specials. You can also order
from their website: www.
dawsonsbearcave.com
As the saying goes: If the
Bear is Out; the Door is Open.
Dawson’s Bear Cave is
open year around and during
the summer months Daniel runs his own business:
Crack of Dawn Perch Charters
which operates out of the Port
of Conneaut and provides
charters seven days a week.
Conneaut offers some of the
Best Perch Fishing in the
world. All equipment & Bait
is provided for those who are
wanting to fish. Evening Sunset Cruises are also available;
this includes: a tour of the
Conneaut Harbor and you get
to watch a classic Lake Erie
Sunset. For the Sunset Cruises you may bring your own
wine & cheese; if you wish.
For booking a trip or wanting
more information about Crack
of Dawn Perch Charters or
Sunset Cruises just call Daniel
at 216-789-9565 or: e-mail
Daniel at: captdanielbilly@
gmail.com or check out their
website www.crackofdawn
charters.com.
Crack of Dawn Charters
Capt. Dan Dawson
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