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Twinsburg Tribune
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October 2015 • Vol. 4 - Issue 10
Showstopper
Young band leader energizes
high school music program
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Ryan Bonitz enters his third school year as Twinsburg High School marching and concert band director. Read story on page 4. Photo by K. Garred
In this issue
6 ........... Non-profit CIC gets lease with city
7 ........... Golf clubhouse could bid out in
September, Verizon plans cell tower
8 ........... School district gives teachers raise,
stipends in three-year contract
10 ........ Meet city council candidates
Interior Design & Remodeling Section
13 ........ Meet mayor candidates
15 ........ Meet board of education candidates
16 ........ Meet township candidates
17 ........ Local agencies slow to use state’s
budding spending database
18 ........ Lifetime resident, historian
has memories that go way back
21 ........ Schmook, Fantone step into new roles
for Twinsburg athletics
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Dodge fathers walk the Walk
by Kristin Wedemeyer Goss
It was standing room only in the Dodge
Intermediate School gym Sept. 16 as students and their male role models gathered
to hear testimonials from their peers at the
annual Father’s Walk.
Ron Burgess first participated in the
event five years ago and said it has grown
tremendously.
“Everyone comes to the table with a
different perspective,” Burgess said. “But
we share the fact that we made a con-
scious decision to come here and show
our support.”
Assistant Principal Iwanda Huggins
said the speakers are a key component
of the event.
“It’s important that our community of
male role models have an opportunity to
hear from others the impact they have
in children’s lives,” explained Huggins.
“Our children must see the men in our
community express their support and love
for them and their education.”
Gone are the dog days of summer
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The Twinsburg Water Park’s last day was
reserved for furry, four-legged swimmers,
including “Duke,” Ashley Etheridge’s
pooch, who chased balls into the refreshing
water, and police K9 “Yasso,” handled by
Patrolman Yamil Encarnacion. Photos by
K. Garred
T12 FATHER’S WALK
Toney Griffin enjoys time with his son,
Cameron, following the annual Father’s
Walk at Dodge Intermediate in September.
Photo by K. Goss
Gary Travis spoke about raising his sons.
“There are really no instructions on how
to be a dad. You just learn by being on
the job,” noted Travis. “The best part is
seeing their smiles, hearing their laughter
and, sometimes, witnessing their anger.
Nothing’s better than hearing, ‘I love
you, daddy.’”
After the indoor program, participants
headed out to the track for the one-lap
walk and talk.
“My most important role as a father is
to prepare my kids for the day that they
will be on their own. I teach them that
it’s important to take risks and not be
afraid to fail,” said Dan Sypen. His son,
Jake, added, “He is the best dad ever! He
takes me to his work every month, and he
makes the best Jello pudding.”
Huggins, who is new to Dodge this year,
is committed to the event.
“Fathers play a unique and important
role in the development of a student,”
said Huggins who cited research, which
shows that students who have a male role
model involved in their education perform better in school than those without
that support. ∞
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Our Lady of Guadalupe gets new organ,
seeks donations for Nov. 7 attic sale
by Kim Garred
Music from a new organ fills the sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Macedonia church that includes many Twinsburg
parishioners.
When its 18-year-old organ showed
signs of age, organist Don Grabowy knew
it was time for a replacement. The plan to
purchase a new one began early last year,
when the organ being used had become
unreliable.
“You do not want to be playing for a
wedding or a funeral and have the organ
just stop playing. That would be horrible.
We did not want to run the risk of ruining
Get gear at annual ski swap
Gently used ski and snowboard boots,
skis, snowboards and snow sport apparel
will be sold at the annual ski swap, sponsored by the Boston Mills-Brandywine
Ski Patrol from Friday, Oct. 16 through
Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Boston Mills Ski
Resort on Riverview Road in Peninsula.
More than 5,000 items will be for sale.
Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted.
For those who want to sell equipment,
items will be accepted for the swap starting
on Monday, Oct. 12, until Saturday, Oct.
17. All prices are set by the equipment
owners, with a 20 percent commission
returned to the nonprofit ski patrol as a
tax-deductible donation. Unsold items
must be picked up by 6 p.m. on Oct. 18.
For more details, visit bmbwavsp.org/wp/
ski-swap. ∞
Submit your holiday
bazaars by Oct. 2
Organizations are invited to submit information about their holiday
bazaars to ScripType Publishing.
A full listing will be printed in the
November issues of nine community
magazines.
To be included in this list, please
submit in paragraph form the event
name, the dates and times, address,
sponsoring organization and the
contact information for one person.
Email it to [email protected] no
later than Oct. 2. ∞
such important moments,” said Grabowy.
“We looked for replacement parts, but
the company that made the organ had gone
out of business and other organ companies
were unable to even find spare parts.”
The church purchased a Rodgers Infinity
Series Organ, which was installed in September. The $120,000 machine is custom
tuned for the church.
Volunteers, including about 45 members
of the church’s music ministry, have raised
about $47,000 toward the hefty purchase
price. Next month the volunteer army will
bring back a popular attic sale that netted
about $7,500 in 2014. Joyce Reeves, organized the sale and is the midst of planning
for this year’s event.
Donations are being accepted for the
second annual attic sale, set for Nov. 7,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the parish. No
clothing or shoes, computers, printers,
stereos or CRT “tube” televisions.
For more information, call Grabowy at
330-468-2194, ext. 29, or Reeves at 330963-3287.∞
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A new organ is music to the ears of Our
Lady of Guadalupe pastor the Rev. David
Trask (l) and organist Don Grabowy.
Photo by K. Garred
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Third-year director fine tunes Tiger band program
by Kristin Wedemeyer Goss
Football season is underway and the
Twinsburg Marching Tigers are in top
form – both on and off the field.
Last year, the Twinsburg band program
flexed its muscle with a superior rating at
the Ohio Music Education Association
Large Group State Contest – an honor
the band has not received since 2010
– and earned the highest score in band
history during the qualifying district
contest that led them there.
The community is taking notice, too.
“The band has improved dramatically,”
said senior tenor saxophonist Allison
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heard us sound.”
Band members credit their success to
Ryan Bonitz, who took the reins of the
Twinsburg City Schools band program
in 2013. Bonitz, a 2009 graduate of
the University of Akron with honors,
recently completed his Master of Arts
in music education.
“Music has given me so much in my
life and was a big part of my school
experience,” said Bonitz. “My desire to
become a band director came from wanting to help other people experience what
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playing an instrument can do for them.
I believe that the enjoyment of music is
something that can stay with someone
through their whole life.”
Raised in Wooster, Bonitz was interested in music from a young age.
“My parents told me that I was trying
to play the piano when I was 3 years
old after watching my dad play,” Bonitz
recalled.
Piano was his first instrument, but
Bonitz eventually dedicated himself
to the saxophone, which he played as
member of the fifth-grade band in the
Wooster City School District. Flash forward to college where Bonitz honed his
performance skills in the Akron Concert
Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Lab Band,
Jazz Ensemble and Sax Quartet. He also
marched with Ohio’s Pride, the University of Akron’s Marching Band.
Bonitz recently turned 30, and band
members cite his youth as a major asset.
“Mr. Bonitz stands out because of his
ability to connect with the students,”
said senior French horn player Cameron
Reed. “He understands the types of music and activities that we are into, and he’s
easy to bond with socially.”
Laurel Wardell, senior flutist added,
“Because he is so young, Mr. Bonitz
really understands us as high schoolers.
He knows a lot more about pop culture
than our last director, and that really
helps to build his relationship with the
band.”
That, in turn, helped to ease the transition for the band – though there were a
few bumps in the road.
“Some of the upperclassmen didn’t
seem to want to adjust,” recalled Prendergast. “However, as those classes graduated, with them went the habits that the
previous director reinforced.”
Bonitz gives the students credit for the
relatively smooth transition.
“I am indebted to them because they
were willing to be open-minded about
a different educational approach, and
the results have been stellar so far,” said
Bonitz, who himself has learned to adjust
to some long-standing band traditions
like pregame games and chants.
Bonitz also gets kudos from students
for his directing style.
“He doesn’t make us play a long song
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Music students credit Twinsburg High School band director Ryan Bonitz with breathing
new life into the performance ensembles. Photo by K. Garred
over and over again, but focuses on perfecting small parts at a time, then put
them together,” explained Prendergast.
“It helps us not get completely sick of
the song by the time we perform it so we
don’t just play it on autopilot and still
pay attention.”
Bonitz’s emphasis on musicality and
expression has resulted in the band playing in a deeper, more defined manner,
according to Reed, who said the new
director’s style is “clear and emotional”
and encourages musicians to play with
“great feeling.”
Once football season is over, Bonitz
and the band take things inside and
switch gears to concert mode, which
Bonitz said is an integral component
in developing musicianship.
“Marching season is great, and I
always have a great time with the students. However, the skills and musicality that are learned in the concert season
make our students even better,” he said
Bonitz. “I believe that marching band
and concert band are the two halves of
the total educational experience for my
students.”
Last spring, the concert band showed
off its skills during a trip to New York
City with performances in Central Park
and on Fifth Avenue.
Impressed by the band’s achievements,
Twinsburg High School Principal Louise Teringo told Bonitz 2014-2015 was
“the year of the band.”
He, of course, believes every year
should be the year of the band and
wants to work hard to make that reality.
“We have talented students here in
Twinsburg, and my goal is to continue
to grow the band program. That’ll take
time, but I am up for the challenge.” ∞
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City Government
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Non-profit CIC gets lease with city
by Judy Stringer
Sept. 8 Twinsburg city council meeting
Twinsburg City Council unanimously
approved a resolution that allows the
mayor to lease office space at a city-owned
building to the Twinsburg Community
Improvement Corporation.
According to the terms of the agreement,
TCIC will pay Twinsburg $10 a month for
office space and priority access to a shared
community room at 9833 Ravenna Rd.,
the former offices of Twinsburg Township.
“The purpose is to give them an area
where they can conduct meetings, meet
with developers, meet with prospective clients and those kinds of things,” Economic
Director Larry Finch said.
During the public comment period,
Twinsburg resident and Ward 1 council
candidate Michael Turle said he is opposed
to the CIC lease because the building is
zoned public use and the CIC is a “separate
entity from the city.”
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Turle added, “There are three members
of council that serve on this Community
Improvement Corporation that are to vote
on this resolution. I see this as a conflict of
interest.” He also suggested outside counsel
be consulted on the CIC lease because
Law Director David Maistros in on the
board, too.
Maistros countered that one of the permitted uses of a public facility is civic and
that the non-profit CIC’s mission to “foster
the downtown development” falls into the
category. He also said there is no conflict
of interest because council members who
serve on the CIC board are not compensated for that service.
“Nobody on the CIC gets paid,” Maistros said.
“While [the CIC] is separate, it also does
have some connection to the city and the
promotion of municipal development,”
said Ward 3 council member Ted Yates,
one of the CIC board members.
Council President Bill Furey, also on the
CIC board, said he does not take conflict
of interest lightly and would abstain from
a different vote that evening because it
involved one of his customers.
In the case of the CIC, however, he and
other council members do not get any
benefit, Furey said.
Other legislative decisions included the
approval of an additional $40,000 for
renovations at the city’s dispatch center. According to Police Chief Christopher Noga,
the existing center is being gutted to make
way for upgrades. The project, which will
help Twinsburg link to Summit County’s
800 megahertz radio system, was estimated
to cost $700,000. The $40,000 is needed
to cover additional costs, such as preparing
a temporary location for dispatchers during
construction and for office furniture and
connectivity costs.
“Some things that came up while we were
working on the project caused me to come
back and ask for the additional funding,”
Noga said.
With Furey abstaining from the vote,
council approved a tax abatement agreement with WRWP, a Case Parkway maker
of wire harnessing assemblies. The city initially had proposed a five-year, 50-percent
property tax abatement on a $1.6-million
addition at the manufacturing site, which
was also approved by the school district.
WRWP, however, agreed to extend its
lease to 10 years, Finch said, so the city
would like to extend the abatement to 10
years as well. There is no change in the
abatement percentage.
Furey abstained from the vote because
WRWP is a customer of his.
In addition, council approved a mutual
aid agreement with Cleveland Clinic that
provides Clinic police officers the right to
exercise their police power at the Twinsburg campus and heard the first reading of
an ordinance that would allow city-owned
property no longer in use to be auctioned
online. Maistros said the city will still
provide council with a list of items before
they are offered online.
Trucks on Glenwood
Glenwood Drive resident Karen Clinton addressed council with concerns
about truck traffic on the residential
street. Clinton said she met with the
mayor and was under the impression
the city was going to present legislation
that would restrict tractor-trailers and
car carriers in residential areas. She also
questioned why a sign that prohibited
truck traffic on Glenwood recently had
been removed.
Noga said the ordinance that restricts
trucks on certain neighborhood streets
does not differentiate types of trucks
prohibited and is, therefore, difficult to
enforce.
“It may also cover a Ford F-350 or
one of those super-duty pickup trucks,’’
he said. “You can’t just pick and choose
which trucks I’m going to enforce and
which ones I am not going to enforce.”
Noga added that the Glenwood signs
were taken down because the city charter
does not list the street as one with trucktraffic restrictions, further complicating
enforcement. He currently is researching
the issue and will bring back a proposed
community-wide ordinance that is “legal
and enforceable,” Noga said. He will
also confer with the safety committee
on the legislation before bringing it to
council. ∞
Golf clubhouse could bid out in September,
Verizon plans cell tower
by Judy Stringer
Aug. 25 Twinsburg council work session
Perspectus Architecture Principal Jim
Wills told Twinsburg City Council that
construction of the planned clubhouse
at Gleneagles Golf Course may be
ready to be advertised for bids by the
end of September.
Willis said the planning commission and architectural review board
reviewed preliminary clubhouse drawings in August. There were some minor
changes requested, but the comments
were mostly positive.
“All in all, both meetings went very
well,” he said, “and I think they were
both encouraged and excited to get
the chance to review it early in the
process.”
The 19,000-square-foot clubhouse
is expected to cost about $1.5 million
and include a 225-seat banquet area,
locker rooms, pro shop, snack bar, 40seat indoor/outdoor restaurant with a
patio seating and a golf cart storage
area in the lower level. After a reconfiguration of the course, the banquet
room and patio the length of the back
will overlook the 18th hole and pond,
Willis said. Course attendants will be
able to oversee golfers making the turn
to the 10th tee from the pro shop.
Willis planned to return to the planning commission and architectural
review board for final approvals in
September.
Economic Director Larry Finch said
Crown Castle of Houston would like to
construct a cell tower on behalf of Verizon on city-owned property between
Ravenna and Chamberlin roads. Real
Gospel Missionary Baptist Church on
Ravenna Road has agreed to allow the
cell tower to be accessed through its
parking lot, Finch said. No member
of council presented any objections or
concerns about the tower.
Finch said he will return with legislation for council approval once the
plans are finalized. ∞
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School Board
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Teachers get 1.5-percent annual salary bump,
stipends in three-year contract
by Judy Stringer
Sept. 2 Twinsburg school board meeting
The Twinsburg Board of Education
approved a collective bargaining con-
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tract for teachers with four of the board
members voting in favor of the three-year
deal, which includes a 1.5-percent raise
each year and a stipend of 1 percent for
the current school year, .75 percent next
school year and .5 percent in 2017-2018.
Tina Davis, who is married to Cham-
berlin Middle School social studies teacher Brian Davis, abstained from the vote.
Ron Stuver, board president, and Rob
Felber, vice president, called the contract
with the Twinsburg Education Association (TEA) a “fair agreement,” saying
both sides made compromises over six
months of negations. TEA ratified the
contract one week earlier.
Stuver said the stipends are annual onetime payments that will not be added to
the employee’s base salary. The contract
also does not include “any changes to
the step index,” he said. Steps are pay
increases tied to years of service and educational benchmarks. Teachers will be paying more for their
health insurance under the new contract.
Their share of premium payments will
increase from 10 percent to 13 percent.
The former contract had raised premiums
from 6 percent.
“As all of us in the private sector have
witnessed, the deductible levels and outof-pocket costs that employees incur have
also increased,” Stuver said.
New language in the agreement requires
teachers to maintain a webpage on the
district’s site and use its Progress Book
tool to track assignments and grades. Benefits added include provisions that allow
teachers to take unpaid leave to care for
an elderly family member and to transfer
unused sick time to fellow employees.
Teachers also soon will have access to a
new wellness program. Twinsburg City
Schools Director of Human Resources
Belinda McKinney said she will present a
contract for an employee assistance program
to the board at a meeting this fall. The contract will give employees access to counseling services for a wide range of issues from
stress management to financial wellbeing.
“The good thing about working with
an employee assistance program is [that]
it’s to help the staff. It is not an ‘I gotcha.’
They can do self-referrals,” McKinney
said. “We want them to understand it is
confidential.”
Superintendent Kathryn Powers said
the employee wellness initiative aligns
nicely with the district’s mission to meet
the needs of the “whole child” – one of
four district goals for 2015-2016. Under
that goal, Twinsburg plans to make mental
and emotional health services more readily
available to students by bringing case management services into each of the schools.
This too will be delivered via a contract
with an outside vendor, according to Denise Traphagen, director of pupil services. The case manager, Traphagen said, also
would be able to help students in need
access community-based resources.
Other district goals for the school year,
according to Powers, include the developThe Twinsburg Tribune, October 2015
ment of a Business Advisory Council to
help educators better understand skill gaps
and the reestablishment of the Twinsburg
Education Foundation, which would raise
funds to provide scholarships for students
and classroom needs.
On the facilities side, Powers said Business Services Director Chad Welker will
create a long-term capital projects plan
this school year, based on the findings
of a recently conducted district-wide
facilities study. Welker shared details of
several summer projects including paving,
new cameras on all school buses, boiler
replacements at two buildings and turf
replacement at Tiger Stadium, which also
benefitted from upgraded wifi and freshly
painted concession stands.
On the academic side, teachers will get
a boost in professional development this
year thanks to two grants. Curriculum
Director Jennifer Farthing said a $45,000
grant from the GAR Foundation and
SMART Consortium will aid teachers in
math and science curriculum mapping at
Chamberlin Middle School and Dodge Intermediate School. A $15,000 grant from
the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
will be used to embed specially trained
literacy teaching coaches at Chamberlin
and the high school.
In addition, Fathering noted students
will spend less time in testing with the
state’s move away from PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) tests and replacement
with exams prepared by AIR (American
Institutes for Research). Fathering said
the new assessments will not cut as much
time from testing as the district would have
liked, but will give students and educators
some relief.
Other pay raises
The board unanimously cleared higher
hourly wages for substitute janitors, custodians and bus drivers. Pay for substitute
bus drivers will increase from $12.25 an
hour to $15.59 an hour. Hourly rates for
custodian/janitorial subs will increase
from $9.40 to $10.50. The new rate for
long-term custodian/janitorial subs will
be $13.70 per hour.
Stuver said the district began to look
into pay at other districts after noting
“very low substitute rates, which was
causing some difficulty locating subs for
these positions.”
He said, “The proposed hourly rates
put us closer to the average compared
to other nearby districts so we are by no
means close to the top of the sub scale…
It should make it a little bit easier for
the district to find substitutes of these
positions.”
In other meeting news, the board:
• hired Phil Schmook as head coach of
the boys varsity basketball team;
• adopted a resolution that prohibits
the use of drones at district-sponsored
activities, such as athletic games and
practices;
• approved a $16,000 contract with
Roth Bros Inc. of Youngstown for roof
repairs at several buildings;
• approved the sale of one bus; and
• approved the payment of change orders
totaling $2,800 for paving services at
Chamberlin and Dodge.
Despite several change orders, the paving projects – which included driveways
and parking lot upgrades at Chamberlin
and Wilcox Primary School – came in
$10,000 under budget, according to
Stuver. ∞
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Meet
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Candidates
Twinsbug City Council Candidates
Jo-Ann McFearin
Sam Scaffide
Bill Furey
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1. What are your qualifications or
McFearin: I am passionate about our
ences in life, law enforcement and busipersonal attributes that will help you
city and the residents. I am energetic,
ness ownership have given me the skills
as a council member?
enthusiastic, resourceful, a good listener
and knowledge necessary to continue to
and negotiator. I have worked with large
move Twinsburg in a positive, successful
Dismond: While receiving my mascorporations so I understand economics
direction.
ter’s degree in Educational Leadership,
and finance. I am a Cornell graduate,
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Turle: I am a lifetime resident, not only
where I studied adult education, consumarea as a social worker. I worked in
of Twinsburg, but of Ward 1. I know the
er economics and nutrition. I am ethical
collaboration with the Department of
people of the community, because I am
and have demonstrated my integrity. I
Human Services to ensure the safety of
one of the community. I understand the
am looking forward to representing my
children in their homes, medical needs
challenges and issues that face Ward 1
neighbors in Ward 3.
were met, and utility bills were being
because I have lived through them, and
paid for. I have continued to have a
Scaffide: With over 40 years’ experience
seen friends and family live through them.
passion for serving others and being a
successfully serving the taxpayers, my
I have real motivation to get solutions
positive influence on youth. If elected
knowledge and experience as an elected
we need.
city councilman at-large, I will continue
councilman and public service director
Walker: I am chair of the Twinsburg
do so in that capacity.
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Environmental Commission and member
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Furey: 17 years of Twinsburg city
over 11 years. Listed are some achievetheir issues and concerns. Current Ward I
experience, 12 years on city council, 3
ments: annual clean-up of Twinsburg and
councilman, 13 years city of Twinsburg.
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finance committee; Indiana Wesleyan
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emphasis on contract negotiation skills
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challenge facing the city?
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to resolve conflicts to the benefit of all;
can continue to deliver the great services
trust city council in its entirety. There
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will transcend to our city. The biggest
challenge is ensuring funding so those
amenities remain current, consistent and
competitive.
3. Do you support putting the city’s
financial records online through OhioCheckbook.com? Why or why not?
Dismond: I support the city’s financial
records being put online; the residents
have the right to know how monies are
being spent.
Furey: Of course I do, being transparent
to our residents regarding finances can
only benefit our city.
McFearin: The city’s financial records
are currently available on the city website,
MyTwinsburg.com. The OhioCheckbook.com would be another way to get
financial information to the public. I
would support it with further clarification, as there are still some unanswered
questions.
Scaffide: Yes. This is public information. My concern is with payroll and
whether they will be publishing employee
deductions as well as how and who will
maintain the site. The city of Twinsburg
has been exploring the same type program
in house.
Steele: Unequivocally, YES! Residents
should know where their money is being
spent.
Turle: I would support our financial records online. This would provide absolute
transparency, and with that transparency
you have open government.
Walker: I will support the city’s financial records on line through OhioCheckbook.com, if they choose to participate.
The finance department does provide
monthly reports on the city’s website.
4. Do you support the city’s use of a
Community Investment Corp to guide
redevelopment around the square? Why
or why not?
Dismond: I do not support the CIC
in its entirety. Twinsburg is valued for its
rich historical culture and family living.
The city of Twinsburg sets itself apart
from other neighboring cities because
of its authenticity, which does not need
drastic changes which is what the CIC intends to do. I do not find re-development
necessary nor a priority for the city of
Twinsburg at this time.
Furey: The Twinsburg Investment
Corporation is one of several tools available to enhance economic progress in
the city, but we have not done a good
job explaining the process. The meetings
are open to the public, run similarly to
council meetings and are recorded to
provide transparency. See twinsburgcic.
com agendas, minutes and an overview
of the program. I support a cohesive plan
for development to the downtown area to
maximize city revenues and avoid future
tax increases to our residents.
McFearin: I am excited to see future
improvement and the creation of a destination in downtown Twinsburg. I see
the CIC as the best way to make that
happen. The community is welcome to
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Scaffide: Yes. Based on the size and
scope of this project, I believe it is necessary for the CIC to properly oversee the
negotiations with separate property owners and assembling of several properties
as well as choosing the right developer
that shares the city’s vision and plan for
the area.
Steele: The Community Investment
Corporation (CIC) can be a useful tool
for the redevelopment of the area around
the square. I believe that in order for the
CIC to gain the acceptance and trust of
all the residents of Twinsburg, the CIC
needs to change. I believe that the mayor’s
position should NOT be a member of the
CIC. I feel that at least one resident of
each ward should be added to the CIC’s
membership to aid in that transparency
and trust. I believe that additional ward
representation will help to ensure transparency surrounding the sale and development of public land.
Turle: I absolutely do not support
the use of a CIC for anything in the
city of Twinsburg. We currently have
all the tools necessary to re-develop our
square, promote growth and stimulate
our economy. These tools have not been
managed properly. The Twinsburg CIC
only adds another layer of bureaucracy to
the process of development and opens up
possibilities for unethical behavior among
the CIC board members. It is completely
unnecessary. We have everything we need
already.
Walker: I do support the use of the
Community Investment Corporation
(CIC) to guide redevelopment around
the square. Having served on Twinsburg’s Comprehensive Plan Committee and another community’s Ten Year
Master Plan with tremendous concentration on the downtown area, I want
downtown to be an economic driver
for the whole city. The CIC’s overriding goal is “to advance, encourage, and
promote the industrial, economic, commercial, distribution, research and civic
development of the city of Twinsburg.”
The CIC will safeguard community
development and promote businesses
in the downtown area and stimulate
economic development interests within
Twinsburg.
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city is in a strong financial position currently, but we need to be proactive in
seeking ways to spend responsibly and
maintaining an appropriate balance in our
general and capital improvement funds to
protect the city from a downward trend
in state and federal funding.
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3. Do you support putting the city’s
financial records online through OhioCheckbook.com?
Sorace: Yes, I believe that the city of
Twinsburg should make our financial
records accessible using this site. Any time
we, as a city, can be more transparent, we
show that we can be trusted. My administration will be more open and responsive
to our residents.
Yates: Yes. We are spending taxpayers’ dollars, and we have a duty to our
residents to spend their money conservatively and responsibly. As mayor,
my job will be to lead and serve this
community with integrity and absolute
transparency.
4. Do you support the city’s use of a
Community Investment Corp to guide
redevelopment around the square?
Sorace: I appreciate the intent of a
CIC to facilitate economic development.
However, selling city of Twinsburg-owned
property without advertising and without
competitive bidding is bad public policy.
If a project is good for the city, the citizens
of Twinsburg are capable of giving their
input and participating in meaningful
discussion. Allowing a developer to buy
city-owned land without competitive
bidding is dangerous and ripe for improper considerations. We are elected to
represent the constituents we serve and
should at least consider their input prior
to disposing of city assets.
Yates: Yes, I sit on the TCIC board
and believe it will have a positive impact
on the community and the initiation of
economic development and revitalization
of our downtown district.
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Twinsburg Board of Education Candidates
the district’s student-teacher
ratio of 22:1 is higher than
the Ohio average of 18:1 Do
you think steps need to be
taken to reduce class sizes?
Bucknell: I believe significant steps need to be taken
to lower our student-teacher
ratio. Having a more intimate and personalized learning experience is something
I believe is invaluable in the
formative years of children.
I believe it can create a better morale for both teachers
Brandon T. Bucknell
and students.
Name: Mark Curtis
Name: Matthew Cellura
Cellura: These ratios are
Age: 23
Age: 47
Age: 35
somewhat
misleading, as
Occupation: Sales and
Occupation: Educational
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sentation of what many of
Bucknell: I am looking forward to
1. Do you support pay-to-particiour children are experiencing on a daily
being an instrumental piece in figurpate fees levied on families of students
basis in relation to class sizes. Many of
ing out a solution to our issues at
in extracurricular activities?
our classes have significantly higher
Dodge Intermediate. I have spoken to
ratios than this, however many of our
Bucknell: I do not support any payfamilies, teachers and students about
buildings have no additional areas to
to-participate fees levied on our famithe problem and for a bevy of differing
lies for any extracurricular activities. I
reasons. There are issues with pipes,
believe that charging our children, and
water quality, and safety issues concerntheir families, a fee to participate in any
ing windows that do not open. I believe
activity that could help in their maturathat Dodge needs to be significantly
tion process is a failure on the part of
renovated or replaced at the right price.
our school district to do everything in
I also am in favor of continuing to be
our power to prepare our children for
active upgraders of all of facilities, but
success in the future.
I will seek corporate sponsorships to
Cellura: No one wants pay-to-play
lessen the fiscal effect on our district’s
fees; however, given the current state of
budget.
public school financing and our shortCellura: I am in full support of makfalls, I am in favor of how Twinsburg
ing
the proper educational and financial
currently handles pay-to-play fees. I
decision
to ensure that our children
would continue to work to find alterand
staff
are
in the best learning envinative funding sources and, if possible,
ronment
that
we can provide. I am a
eliminate student fees prior to eliminatsupporter,
when
possible, of a multiing pay-to-play fees.
building
campus
where buildings are
Curtis: While I’m not a fan of this
in
a
centralized
location.
initiative, I do understand the board’s
Curtis: Our buildings are aging.
rationale behind implementing it. I
Upon reviewing the outcome of the
know that extracurricular activity
evaluations, if the data suggests, I feel
contributes to students having a well
building new is always better than
rounded educational experience, and
short-term fixes. Ultimately, school
the board has done some things to asbuildings should be built where the
sist families. I feel I have very concrete
environment is conducive to learning
strategies that may help further reduce
and remains consistent with technologithe financial burden to district families
cal advances. Exploring “campus style”
allowing more students to participate
structures would reduce transportation
in sports. expense and foster teaming amongst
2. Facilities are being evaluated.
faculty.
What new buildings or changes would
3. According to publicschoolreview.com
you support?
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place additional classrooms.
Curtis: Not necessarily. This average
is a statewide average, which includes
Ohio’s urban schools which aren’t comparable to midsized districts like Twinsburg. I am open to exploring reduction
in our student-teacher ratio while being
mindful of the financial impact it may
have on our district.
4. Name two changes that could be
made to improve the education of
Twinsburg students.
Bucknell: Two things that could
improve the education of Twinsburg
students are:
• An online learning portal;
• Elimination of academic and athletic
fees.
Cellura: We need a plan moving
forward for many of our aging school
buildings. We need to ensure that these
buildings provide the best environment
for our students to learn and our teachers to educate. This is a major priority
for me, and I would continue the work
that has been done towards this goal. We
need to continue to assess our weaknesses
and shortfalls in the education that we
are providing and make sure our administration and staff continue to recognize
and work towards fixing these issues so
that every student is receiving a quality
education.
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Curtis: Further reduction in time spent
on test preparation and administration and
maximizing instructional time will have
an immediate impact of student achieve-
ment for all Twinsburg Students. Exploring shared services with the ESC or other
districts allowing the district to focus more
resources directly impacting the classroom.
Two candidates run unopposed
Twinsburg Township
Trustee Candidate
Name: James C. Balogh
Age: 65
Occupation: Manager, Digital
Media Production, Akron
Children’s Hospital.
1. What do you think is your best accomplishment as a trustee of Twinsburg
Township?
Balogh: 1. Creating the position of
township manager. Each year, Rob
Kagler returns in grants many times
over his annual compensation. 2. The
“Tone-Up with the Township” recreation
program. 3. The creation of the township
community gardens. 4. In support of affected businesses, re-scheduled the start
of the Ravenna Road bridge project. 5.
A traffic signal at Ravenna and Old Mill
roads. Previously six fatalities occurred
here. Zero since. 6. Improving home
values. In 2014, three communities saw
values increase: Twinsburg Township,
Reminderville and Hudson.
2. Would you support putting the
township’s financial data on the state
online site Ohiocheckbook.com?
Balogh: Financial reports are public
records. Providing another public avenue
would be welcome.
Twinsburg Township
Fiscal Officer
Candidate
Tania L. Johnson
Age: 43
Occupation: Secretary/Fiscal
Officer
1. What do you think is your best
accomplishment as fiscal officer of
Twinsburg Township?
Johnson: My biggest accomplishment
as fiscal officer of Twinsburg Township
is having good clean audits since I took
office in 2008, which shows that public
monies are spent for proper public purpose and that monies are being properly
recorded to ensure that the Annual Financial Statement accurately reflects the
complete financial picture of the township’s treasury.
2. Would you support putting the
township’s financial data on the state
online site OhioCheckbook.com?
Johnson: Yes, I would support putting
the township’s financial data on the state
online site OhioCheckbook.com, as I feel
transparency of public funds is vital to the
public in order for them to see how their
tax dollars are being spent.
Local agencies slow to use state’s budding spending database
by Judy Stringer
When Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel
invited more than 3,900 Ohio cities, counties, townships, villages, school districts
and libraries to post their finances on a
new online spending database, North
Royalton City Schools was one of the first
to answer the call.
In the next few months, the district’s
spending records will be available at
OhioCheckbook.com alongside those of
277 local government agencies statewide
that have partnered with Mandel’s office
to publish their financial data on the site. “We have all the information on our
website,” said Greg Gurka, superintendent
of North Royalton Schools. “This is just
another way to get the information out to
our community.”
Other local governing bodies in the
ScripType Publishing readership area,
however, have been slow to follow.
Mandel launched OhioCheckbook.
com late last year with seven years of
state spending records accessible through
Google-style contextual searches, advanced
searches by agency or recipient and interactive charts that can zero in on images
of checks. Users can see expenses ranging
from $2 for a package of pencils to millions
of dollars worth of road contracts.
In a phone interview, Mandel said the
site is a first-of-its-kind, setting “the new
national standard for government transparency.” He noted that Ohio earned the
only A-plus from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in its 2015 review
of online financial transparency by state
governments.
Since the site’s launch, the treasurer’s
office has integrated 2015 state spending
and sent letters encouraging local governments and school boards to add their
records. Two hundred and eighty-eight
have jumped on board and another 375
have “expressed interest,” according to the
treasurer’s spokesperson Chris Berry, either
by returning a form that came with the
letter or by calling Mandel’s office directly.
North Royalton Schools is the only active
participant in the ScripType Publishing
readership area. Several others fall into that
“expressed interest” category, including the
cities of Brecksville, Hudson and Independence, Hinckley and Bath townships and
Nordonia Hills and Hudson City school
districts.
Jody Roberts, communications manager
for Hudson, said the city reached out to
Mandel’s office but has not yet seen a demonstration of the site’s capabilities. Roberts
added that Hudson is researching several
options, including OhioCheckbook.com,
as a vehicle to increase transparency and
boost the usability of financial information, much of which is already available
on the city’s website.
“We are taking a look at what’s out there
and what meets our needs best,” she said.
Other local governments also appear to
be taking a measured approach. Independence Director of Finance John Veres said
its “interest, if any, would be delayed until
at least 2016.”
In emails, Brecksville-Broadview Heights
City School District Treasurer Rick Berdine and Twinsburg City Schools Treasurer
Martin Aho said their districts are taking a
wait-and-see approach as well.
“The district lists any check issued over
$10,000 in our monthly financial report
that is posted on the district website,”
Berdine wrote, “and has done this now for
years, prior to the state’s online checkbook
program.”
Mandel said that while he applauds
local authorities that offer financial data
on their own websites, the outcome often
falls short. “Unfortunately, a lot of the local governments are putting the information in
a format that is not searchable,” he said.
“They are posting PDF files, they are posting static computer files.”
If a taxpayer wanted to know how much
their city paid law firms last year, for example, he or she would have to review each
month’s check register or financial report
and tally up attorney fees. The database
at OhioCheckbook.com allows users to
search by spending category and get that
answer in a few clicks. And information is
presented via interactive charts and graphs,
he said. “We do not know of any local government in Ohio posting [spending data] in
the level of detail or the ease in search
and navigation that we are,” Mandel
said. “... You can search and compare
in context.”
Mandel believes more local leaders will
sign on to the state’s spending database
once the first set of local data goes live
and “everyday citizens” see the value of
such data.
“I believe the Ohio taxpayers have the
right to know where the money is being
spent at all levels of government,” he said,
“and my vision is to create an army of
citizen watchdogs who can hold politicians
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Lifetime resident, historian has memories that go way back
by Marti Franks
What some people think of as history
are her memories.
Lea Bissell grew up in the house that
Aaron and Moses Wilcox – the city’s
original twins – lived in with their wives
in the early 1800s. Her grandfather,
Charles Richner, opened Richner Hardware in a former tin shop. As a wife and
mother, she lived in a house built on land
once owned by a relative of one of the
town’s founders, Samuel Bissell.
Today, the 82-year-old resident, is the
historian of the Twinsburg Historical
Society and works to keep the town’s
history alive.
Some of her fondest early memories
are sitting in front of Richner Hardware
with her grandfather. The store was still
in the family until it closed last year.
It was a local stop for paint and rakes
with a myriad of tools and appliances.
The veterans would stop by for coffee
and conversation in the mornings. She
remembers her grandfather greeting
everybody who walked by.
“He knew everyone by first name,” Lea
said. “Twinsburg was much smaller then
and people walked by the store every day.
Everything is bigger now.”
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Lea Bissell, 82, collects photos and information on Twinsburg’s past – some
of which she knows about firsthand. She
sits before a photo of her late husband,
Don, with her son and grandson. Photo
by K. Garred.
Lea married Don Bissell in the early
‘50s. He had already served in the army
in World War II and spent time in
Germany behind enemy lines. A distant
relative of Samuel Bissell, Don was a native of Twinsburg too. His was a farming
family, and he and Lea built a house on
some of that land. At the time, the family
property also included the land where
Chamberlin Middle School and Dodge
Intermediate stand today, she said.
The couple raised a family in that
house, and Lea still lives there now. Don
died in 2014 after a long illness and just
before the couple would have celebrated
their 64th wedding anniversary. They
had four children, Bonnie Bissell Williams, Rich Bissell, Marty Bissell Curtis
and Fred Bissell. Bonnie and Rich still
live in Twinsburg.
Williams remembers that her father
went from dairy farming to crops, wheat
and oats, and then started an excavation business. They sold much of the
property.
Another prominent memory for Lea is
a trip to Germany with some of the men
from Don’s former army division. The
trip coincided with the turbulent time
when the East and West were separated.
“It was the only time in my life I was
afraid to sleep,” Lea said. “I was warned
not to take any pictures or the guards
would take my camera and I wouldn’t get
it back. We all sang ‘God Bless America’
as we were leaving. Those people lived
in fear for 45 years. People today don’t
appreciate our freedom.”
Lea said the city has grown dramatically over the years. The schools, for
one, have come a long way since she
graduated. Then, there were 21 people
in a graduating class and 285 in the
whole school system from kindergarten
through 12th grade.
“We were all in one building,” Lea
said. “There were 350 in my granddaughter’s class from Twinsburg High
School. Hard to believe that things
can grow that fast. Every time I see the
houses in Corbett’s Farm I feel sad. They
are beautiful, but they are so big and so
close to each other.”
Williams said for as long as she can
remember her mother has been interested in history, especially in preserving
Twinsburg’s past.
“She and my uncle, Larry Richner,
have collected over a thousand slides
of Twinsburg,” Williams said. “I am in
the process of helping her sort them to
put on a disc. It is a slow process. We
do about 200 at a time. That was my
Christmas present to her. ∞
tion. Lynn Sterling and Karen Conrad
were the auctioneers and kept the group
laughing and bidding.
“This is more than twice what we made
by Marti Franks
last year. The money is used to support
the garden club scholarship and other
projects,” said garden club
I have to start with a correction.
Co-President Sue Davis.
Last month I put Sally Morris in
The annual Twinsburg
the wrong theater and gave her the
Historical
Society Olde
wrong name. Morris played the
Tyme
Fayre
was a big
part of Joice Heth, former slave, in
success.
Audrey
Kancler
the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
reported
almost
$600
production of “Barnum,” not the
brought
in
over
the
two
Aurora Community Theatre.
days.
ACT was also the site of a staged
“The officers and trustees
reading of an original musical,
of
the Historical Society
“Where There’s a Will,” written
thank
the community for
by Tim Shaffer with additional
all
of
the
support,” Kancler
music and lyrics by Dustin Oliver T02 TOT
said.
“From
the exhibiand directed by Marc C. Howard.
Theater
supporters
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John
Webb,
Abby
Zerull,
Matt
Onion
and
tors
of
quilts,
afghans and
The show attracted 260 people
Jeff Criswell entertain with a number from “The Wizard of Oz” other handcrafted items,
over two days and included a lot
during a dinner celebrating the 20th anniversary of Twinsburg to the flowers, produce and
of Twinsburg actors, including
Community Theatre. Photo by K. Garred
canned goods in the barn,
Eve Phythyon, Kenny Fadeley,
to the seemingly endless
Andrew Gordon, Neil Rubin,
were ringing with favorite songs from the
stream of third-graders –
Mark Durbin, Claudia and Douglas Lilpast seasons. Shreve was thrilled.
thanks
to
the
extra-credit questionnaires
libridge, Joe Turner, Jeffrey Koudelka
“Thank you for an incredible, magical
created
by
teachers
at Bissell Elementary
and Jeff Hinkle. I know I missed a few.
and most memorable evening. As I said
– to those of you who have lived in TwinsThe Twinsburg Community Theatre
last night, I just planted the seed,” she
burg for years but decided it was time to
celebrated its 20th anniversary with a
said. “It was all of you who have nurtured
check out the museum ... thank you!”
Mexican buffet at El Campesino. Actors
it and helped it grow. I am ever so grateful
The local Chiari & Syringomyelia
and techies gathered to feast and share
to all of you for keeping my dream alive.”
Foundation chapter received $25,000
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at the Twinsburg
Hilton Garden Inn
on Aug. 6. Poznik is
the national chapter
coordinator for the
foundation. She lives
in Twinsburg with her
husband, Jim, and
three sons – two of T01 TOT
whom have variations Abby McPherson,6, and her big brother Jack, 8, craft noisemakon the disorder. Cal- ers at the recent Olde Tyme Fayre with the help of Lana Verbic.
vin, who has had 23 Photo by K. Garred
surgeries, is a senior
Valley National Park Ranger Pamela Maat the University of Akron. His brother,
chuga and costumed volunteers acted out
Brent, is a sophomore at UA. The founthe story of how so many people struck
dation’s goal is to raise awareness and
out for freedom.
provide money for research and programs
The “Daft Dudes & Craft Brews”
that educate patients, families and doctors
Facebook group was featured in a Plain
about the related diseases, which can cause
Dealer article recently. Andrew Gordon
damage to the central nervous system. The
and Joe Turner are the founders of the
5th Annual Dinner Dance For A Cure
Twinsburg-based group that schedules
will be held Oct. 24, from 6 to 11 p.m.
beer tastings around the Cleveland area.
at the Hilton Garden Inn. The evening
The first tour included six to eight parwill include cocktails, dinner, dancing,
ticipants but more recent events have
silent auction and raffle. The theme is
attract as many as 65. Since the article,
masquerade. Tickets can be purchased
the group has swollen to 85, many from
by contacting [email protected]. Orother communities. The gender divide is
ganizers are seeking sponsorships and
about 50-50, Turner said.
donations of raffle auction items.
“We knew our wives would enjoy it,
Brian McNair, math teacher and
and they do.”
Twinsburg High School Gospel Choir
There is no fee to join. There are couples
director has left the community for a new
and singles and people who don’t even
challenge. McNair is off to D.C. to teach
care about beer. They just like the food
eighth-grade math at the Sousa Middle
and fun.
School. McNair was a lifelong Twinsburg
“People are really good about sharing
resident. He graduated from THS and
the designated driving. We have even
returned after college to teach.
rented a bus. Since Andrew and I are the
“It is nice to branch out, since I have
founders, we feel a responsibility to taste
been here all my life,” McNair said. “I
as many beers as possible. So far I have not
have always wanted to teach in an urban
had to drive once,” Turner said.
environment. I am using all of the tools
Members have sent messages to friends
I developed in Twinsburg, but it is very
all over the county and Turner would
different. The majority of the students are
like to see more chapters spring up. The
on the poverty line. I wanted a challenge,
next outing is Sunday, Oct. 25, at the
and I am really enjoying it.”
Brew Kettle in Strongsville, where the
Those attending the reenactment of the
club also will make beer via a brew-onUnderground Railroad at the Twinsburg
premise system. For details on the club,
Library recognized a familiar face. Retired
go to brewitandreviewit.wordpress.com
Chamberlin Middle School teacher Dave
or Facebook.
Ciborek played the part of the intractable
There is always more than this column
John Brown. The event included a discuscan contain. I am already looking ahead
sion of the facts and myths from a time
to November. ∞
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by Jon Huff
For the first time in 26 seasons, Twinsburg High School boys basketball will
have a new coach. Longtime coach Bob
Pacsi announced his retirement on July
16. Last month, the school board approved Superintendent Kathryn Powers’
recommendation to fill the opening with
Phil Schmook, the former head coach at
Maple Heights High School.
“We liked the energy level shown by
Phil for the game of basketball,” Twinsburg athletic director Brian Fantone said.
“The basketball experience he brings as
head coach at multiple programs will be
beneficial. He is the type of person who
will give the kids opportunities yearround to get better. We like his enthusiasm and the experience he’s had.”
Schmook began coaching Maple
Heights in 2007 after stints at Amherst
Steele and Richmond Heights. He led the
Mustangs to Division I district semifinals
in 2014 and 2015. In his career, Schmook
has earned coach of the year honors in
the Lake Erie League and Chagrin Valley
Conference.
“My goal will be to help the Tiger athletes
to recognize the value of teamwork, pride
and sacrifice,” Schmook said in a statement
on the Twinsburg athletics website. “I will
encourage the Tiger athletes to practice
self-control and self-discipline both on the
court and in the classroom. I am looking
forward to joining the Twinsburg City
School District and moving the Twinsburg
boys basketball program to excellence.”
Schmook takes the program from Pacsi,
who finished his tenure with a 542-332
record. The Tigers won nine conference
championships and two district championships under Pacsi.
“Phil is excited to get in and put his
stamp on Twinsburg basketball as we look
to move forward,” Fantone said. “The idea
of the program and its history is important,
and that is something Phil spent a great
deal of time discussing with us. I think he is
looking forward to the challenge of building on the program with his own stamp.”
Like Schmook, Fantone is discovering
how to build on the Twinsburg legacy
with his own ideas. Formerly athletic
director for R.B. Chamberlin Middle
School, Fantone moved up to the high
school this summer.
“It was a huge positive, having already
been in the Twinsburg district,” Fantone
said. “Being the middle school athletic
director let me make the move with very
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little issue. I’ve been surrounded by wonderful people in the district, and the administration has been great. Everybody at
the high school has been very welcoming.”
Fantone steps in as Twinsburg settles
into its new conference. The Tigers
join old foes Hudson, Cuyahoga Falls
and Stow-Munroe Falls in the move to
the Suburban League from the defunct
Northeast Ohio Conference.
“The Suburban League has been a great
transition,” Fantone said. “It offers tons
of positives moving forward and allows us
to keep some of our traditional rivalries
with cities like Aurora and Hudson while
building new rivals.”
“The coaches do a great job putting
the kids in the best possible position
to succeed,” Fantone said. “Beyond the
daily work at the high school, they spend
time with the middle school and youth
programs. By the time the kids get to the
high school level, they are ready to take
the next step.” ∞
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When you want to improve
your smile, who do you trust?
by Dr. Violet Barbosa
Today, healthcare consumers are bombarded by advertising that promises gorgeous smiles. This makes
it difficult to know where to turn.
Much like you trust your skin to a
dermatologist and your heart to
a cardiologist, when it comes to
your healthy and beautiful smile,
the clear choice is an orthodontist.
Patricia Aaron who had a series
of bone grafts was not pleased
when a periodontist told her that
she needed braces at age 55.
Some of her gum surgeries could
Dr. Violet Barbosa have been avoided altogether if
she had started orthodontic treatSpecialist in braces
ment earlier. After completing her
for children,
orthodontic treatment, she told us,
teenagers and adults “When I met with Dr. Violet, she
explained that my treatment would
be complicated due to my age and the condition of my
bone. However, it is doable – so we began. Today, I’ve
got my smile back and it’s a killer.”
Dr. Violet earned her D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery)
degree from New York University College of Dentistry.
She then went on to the accredited orthodontic residency
program at Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine in New York to become an orthodontist. The
beneficiaries of her specialized training* are her patients.
It is important to know that where you choose to get
orthodontic treatment can impact the outcome. Orthodontists are specialists who focus their practice exclusively on orthodontic care. This sets them apart from
general dentists who diagnose, treat and manage overall
oral healthcare needs.
Want to improve your smile? Call 330-474-1317 and
schedule a consultation with Dr. Violet.
*Dr. Violet also holds degrees in dentistry and orthodontics from prestigious universities in India. She is a
former lecturer-consultant at Goa Dental College and
Hospital. She built a successful practice in Goa before
moving to the U.S.
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What Are You Doing
to Avoid Illness?
by Dr. Andrew T. Brady
Chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer,
obesity and diabetes are responsible for 7 out of every 10 deaths
in the United States. To put this
number into perspective, cancer,
heart disease and diabetes will kill
roughly 1.5 million Americans next
year, which is equivalent to 505
September 11th terrorist attacks.
Chronic diseases are diseases
caused by poor lifestyle choices,
Dr. Andrew
which means they are preventT. Brady
able. Yet 70% of Americans will be
diagnosed with a chronic disease
Chiropractic
in their lifetime. Many people try
Physician
to blame sickness on their genes
or old age. Our genes have not changed in the last
40,000 years, while the rate of chronic diseases has
skyrocketed in just the past 20 years. Less than 1% of
chronic diseases can be blamed on genetics – that’s
it. Blaming chronic disease on genes is simply not
scientific.
Many Americans have been reassured that they can
“manage” their chronic diseases with prescription
medications and more frequent doctor visits. Do you
think all of the 1.5 million people who will die from a
chronic disease this year were the ones that couldn’t
get their medications or didn’t have access to their
doctor? Obviously not. In our office, we often see
new patients who are taking upwards of 16 different
medications, many of which cause negative interactions with each other. There has to be a point where
you take a step back and ask yourself: “Are drugs the
answer to our chronic health problems?” The answer
is no. Drugs and surgery can be life saving when used
in a crisis, but they do not cure chronic diseases.
So, what can you do to avoid chronic disease? It
boils down to eating well, moving well and thinking
well. We need to adopt the lifestyle we were genetically engineered for. Our genetics are programmed
to express health and wellness, but you have to give
the body what it needs and take away the things that
are harmful.
What are you doing to avoid developing a chronic
disease? Need a place to start? Join me for a nutrition
seminar October 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the Hudson Library
to learn more about eating well. To reserve your seat,
stop in Heinen’s in Hudson or call (330) 655-5255.
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TOPS Club
TOPS Club (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
meets every week on Thursday with
weigh-in 5:45-6:15 p.m. and the program/
meeting 6:15-7:15 p.m. at Twinsburg Public Library Room 1, 10050 Ravenna Rd.
Visitors of all ages are always welcome for
any meeting and the first meeting is free.
Annual membership dues are $32 with
nominal weekly dues. ∞
Friends of the Library
The Twinsburg Public Library Friends
Shop bi-monthly sale is Oct. 10 and there
are great deals. It is never too soon to shop
for the winter holidays and the weather is
perfect for shopping.
The gift shop will be open too and there
will be plenty of “Friends” to help with your
purchases. This would be a great day to
become a friend of the Twinsburg Library.
It is a chance to show your support for our
wonderful library and to be able to get in
on the “early bird” entrance.
Members will be admitted at 9:30 a.m.
and the general public will come in at 10
a.m. If you are not a member, you may purchase a membership and take advantage
of the early entry that same day. Please
bring checks or cash; credit cards are not
accepted. All proceeds benefit the Friends
of the Library and their programs. ∞
Twinsburg Garden Club
The Twinsburg Garden Club’s next meeting
will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m.,
at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 10285
Ravenna Rd. After a brief business meeting,
there will be a PowerPoint presentation on
this summer’s 10“Featured Garden”winners,
who are all being invited to the meeting.
In addition, the “Garden of the Year” will be
announced by Kristen Beason. As in previous years, Beason said, “The grand prize is a
commemorative stone etched with the year
of the award, which the family can display
forever.”
Featured Garden winners (in alphabetical
order) are: the Akers family, the Bartel family,
Bill Blake, Sherry Fussner, Lois Helmick, the
Marder family, the McArthurs, Lou & Sara
Monczynski, Ken and Giz Roddie, and Bob
and Melanie Richards.
The signs will be collected at the end of the
season by Beason and used again next year.
For more information about the Twinsburg
Garden Club, contact either Co-president
Sue Davis at 330- 697-7818, davis4233@
roadrunner.com; or Membership Chair
Virginia Schmidt at 216-310-7413, virgtod@
windstream.net. Also check out our website
at twinsburg-garden-club.com. ∞
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Independence, Broadview Heights, Richfield, Bath and Hinckley for a total circulation of 58,800. Listings are limited to 20 words and residents,
not businesses or paid services. We must receive these by the 5th of the month. Please mail to: Country Bargains, c/o ScripType Publishing,
4300 Streetsboro Rd., Richfield 44286.
For Sale: Firewood. Chord and part-chord quantities; cut/split, ash, maple. Great price for pick-up.
Winter's coming, don't wait! 216-333-2838.
For Sale: 84-inch Thomasville sofa, cream pattern
fabric w/matching pillows and covers, VGC, $350.
80-inch oak curio, 7 shelves, lighted, like new,
$195. 216-333-2838.
For Sale: Full bed, mattress, box spring and frame.
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PRINTING/GRAPHIC DESIGN
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One-stop shop for all of your publishing and printing needs:
brochures, directories, flyers, magazines, newspapers,
post cards, presentation folders, programs, reports,
addressing etc. 330-659-0303
ELECTRICAL
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Residential & light commercial
Remodeling, basements, generators,
panel upgrades, landscape lighting.
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Clean, nice for a child, $80. 330-666-1948.
For Sale: New box spring set for king bed, $80.
can be split for two twin beds. 330-666-1948.
For Sale: 6-ft. air hockey game, $50. 58-inch oval
wood coffee table, $50. Presto digital deep fryer,
used once, $20. 440-237-1151.
For Sale: Doll clothes designed by Gloria. Fits
18-inch American Girl doll. Open house on Sept.
20, call for details. 330-225-4440.
For Sale: China cabinet, vintage, dark wood,
two-piece, four glass doors, great condition, $175.
440-717-1518.
For Sale: Oak oval dining room table and four
elegant chairs, $65. Computer desk and storage,
$25. 7-foot couch, green, $35. 330-327-5793.
For Sale: John Deere lawn tractor LX188 48-inch
deck, 17HP liquid-cooled engine, well maintained,
excellent condition, $1,200. Call: 330-338-7880.
For Sale: H.O. wood train board w/tracks. 54X43,
stamped landscaping, $25. Old pine desk, four
drawers, $25. 2 wood doors, $10 each. 440-5266954.
For Sale: 1988 Dodge Dakota V6 4x4 P/U, 49K,
4-speed automatic with a/c. No rust, many extras.
440-526-6826.
For Sale: Golf clubs, cart, shoes, bag, clothes,
socks; roller skates; magnetic mattress, back
pillow; cat carrier, litter box; toaster oven. 440457-2340.
For Sale: Oak table and chairs, two armchairs, four
regular chairs, four extensions for top, like new,
$500. (Cost $2,600). 216-347-0109.
For Sale: 1970 Ford farm tractor, model 2000,
3-cycle gas. 4-speed, 36 HP. Always kept covered,
$3,900. 330-714-9290.
For Sale: Professional used racquetball equipment. Beautiful bag, 4 racquets, balls, goggles,
ladies size 9 Adidas shoes, $50. 330-659-9579.
For Sale: Garden Railway set. 330-666-5364.
For Sale: 3-person hot tub with pump and filter.
Buyer most move it. Only $125, a good deal. Call
Steven: 440-838-1437.
For Sale: Harley Davidson motorcycle (project).
1984 FXR engine, custom. Frame, tank, fenders
already painted blue. Needs assembled, $5,000.
330-808-6344.
For Sale: Finally retired, clearning out books and
teaching materials. Call: 216-570-3823.
For Sale: Dining room set, table, two leaves, pads,
six padded chairs, china cabinet. Perfect condition,
$600. 330-606-4130 or 440-526-1071.
For Sale: Five office desks, cherry veneer, good
condition, $200, OBO. Call 216-538-1920 or 440838-1958.
Renovation Sale: 8 ft. x 12 ft. pale green sheers,
draperies; 8 ft. X 3 ft. 3-inch door, same. Asking
$200. Hardware include. 484-515-7810.
Wanted: High school student looking for unwanted
computers, servers, monitors or parts. Will pick up
for free. 330-639-7370.
Wanted: Cash paid for unwanted vehicles, etc.
Call: 440-654-8329.
Wanted: Model railroad enthusiast searching for
electric trains made before 1970 to add to his collection. 330-310-1016.
Wanted: Fishing tackle, boxes, lures, rods, reels;
any fishing equipment; outboard motors. Call Bill:
330-819-1115.
Wanted: Gun collector wants to buy hand guns,
rifles and shot guns. All brands, any condition.
Please call Woody: 330-819-3274.
Wanted: Brecksville collector buying antiques, collectibles, decor, one piece or entire basmt/attic, top
prices paid, clear the clutter. Frank: 216-403-5884.
The Twinsburg October, January 2015
Twinsburg Tribune
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