gazette 10-05-11

Grand River Academy opensnew lecture hall — See page 3A

THEGAZETTEVol. No. 135, No. 40 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011 Periodical’s Postage Paid 75¢

Beatitude House dedicated inAshtabula — See page 6A

BY JAN PERALAGeneva Area City Schools

GENEVA - Loyal Geneva HighSchool grads and fans insist thatthey bleed scarlet and gray, butGHS cheerleaders are betting thatthey’ll be willing to add anotherhue to their true colors to showtheir support for a life saving causeand put on their pink in support ofbreast cancer research.

October is Breast Cancer

BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA - McKinsey El-ementary and Plymouth Elemen-tary schools will be liquidatingtheir supplies come this weekend.

Computers, file cabinets, chairs,lockers and lots of other items willbe auctioned off at the now-closedschools.

“We even have buses that sit 65passengers with their 2010-2011certificates and they’re ready togo,” Barry Densmore, owner ofDensmore Auctions located inMadison, said.

The buses will be auctioned offonly at McKinsey, located at 1113Bunker Hill, on Saturday at noon.Plymouth Elementary School, lo-cated at 1002 Plymouth Rd. inPlymouth Township, will hold itsauction Sunday at noon.

“A ton of stuff is at Bunker Hill

AACS District prepares old schools for auctionand a quite a lot is at PlymouthSchool, too,” Densmore said.

The Ashtabula Area CitySchool Board of Education willreceive the revenue made from theauction.

“It’s a good way to sell a lot ofmerchandise in a short period oftime,” Densmore said.

Having an auction helps theschools get rid of items withouthaving to decide prices and buy alot of ad space.

“With an auction, you’ve deter-mined the value right in that mo-ment,” Densmore said.

Densmore said the auction’scrowd will depend on the day.

“Sometimes you can have sev-eral hundred or under a hundredpeople. It all depends on what aneed there is is,” Densmore said.

However, with school auctions,Densmore said they usually see anice crowd in attendance.

“We usually get a good turnoutbecause the merchandise is in ex-cellent condition,” Densmore said.

The people who come to buy atauctions can vary.

“Some people will come in withthe idea to reuse the items. Somepeople come to scrap for metal,”Densmore said. “It all depends onthe crowd and the day.”

Those wanting to bid on itemswill have to register with a validdrivers’ license and will be issueda bid card.

“We issue them a bid card,which is kind of like a temporarycredit card,” Densmore said.

Once items are bid on and won,each item won will be marked forownership.

“There will be a ticket on every-thing a buyer bought,” Densmoresaid.


GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE - TheGeneva-on-the-Lake Chamberheld its annual dinner last Thurs-day night, where one of the mostprestigious awards, the Citizen of

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMANMarge Milliken received theGeneva-on-the-Lake Citizen ofthe Year award and was shockedby the honor.

Milliken awarded GOTLCitizen of the Year award

the Year award, was given toGeneva-on-the-Lake Conventionand Visitors Bureau DirectorMarge Milliken.

Betty Sickenger presented theaward to Milliken and could notsay enough about the life Millikenbrings to the village.

“This person came to the lakefor a weekend, drank the waterand never left,” Sickenger said.

Milliken began her career as ateacher for disabled children inPerry and eventually did the sameline of work for Geneva Area CitySchools as well and developed a lifewith her family.

Milliken is now a widow whohas never let the death of her hus-band get her down.

“When her husband left her tooearly and too soon, she got bored,”Sickenger said.

The community has come toknow and love Milliken, and theirdisplay of affection was apparentas all in attendance gave her astanding ovation.

“Marge does anything and ev-erything all the time, everywhere.She gives countless hours of timeand money,” Sickenger said.

Sickenger said Milliken is theirown personal walking and talkingbillboard.

“She promotes this lake betterthan anybody else in this room onthis lake,” Sickenger said.

Milliken was shocked by theaward and very appreciative to allwho recognized her dedication.

PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLSGeneva High School cheerleaders and volleyball players are doing their parts to raise awareness aboutbreast cancer and to generate funds for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. GHS volleyball teams hostedVolley for the Cure last week and the cheerleading squad hopes to turn SPIRE Stadium into a sea of pinkwhen they stage a PINK OUT at this Friday’s football game. Fans are invited to support this life savingeffort by donning pink t shirts and sweatshirts for the game. Pretty in pink in support of the cause are theGeneva Eagle and (from left) senior cheerleader Deidra Inman, senior volleyball players Veronica Clutter,Lindsay Laurello, Aleashia Tapia and Audra Puckrin and senior cheerleader Mandi Galloway.

GHS cheerleaders and volleyball team organizeevents to support breast cancer research

Awareness month and GenevaHigh School’s Cheerleading squadwill lead Cheer for a Cure at thisFriday’s (Oct. 7) football game vs.Chardon at SPIRE Stadium.

They invite football fans to par-ticipate in a PINK OUT to supportSusan G. Komen for the Cure andbreast cancer research.

“We hope to see a stadium filledwith nothing but pink at the gameon Oct. 7,” said senior cheerleaderDeidra Inman. “Everyone is get-

ting with the program and think-ing pink. The entire football teamwill be doing their part by lacingtheir cleats with pink laces.”

GHS Athletic Director JenniferCrossley said, “A long list of busi-nesses and organizations have do-nated to this life saving cause. Thecheerleaders will be tossing out Pinkfootballs and pink megaphones andwe hope everyone will show theirsupport by wearing pink.”

See MILLIKEN page 2A See PINK page 2A

BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Plans to convertthe old Jefferson ElementarySchool property into the home ofthe Jefferson Police Departmentcontinue to move forward.

During a meeting on Wednes-day, Sept. 28, the Jefferson AreaLocal Schools Board of Educationdid its part by unanimously ap-proving the purchase agreementfrom the Village of Jefferson forthe old Jefferson ElementarySchool property located at 108East Jefferson St.

The village has offered$300,000 for the remaining par-cel of land and building at the oldelementary school site. The offerconsists of $150,000 in cash andan additional $150,000 creditpackage for in-kind labor and im-

provements spread over an un-specified period of time.

The property primarily will beused by the police department,who need the additional room,Village Administrator Terry Fin-ger said.

For the price, the village willreceive a 12,000-square-footbuilding on nearly four acres ofland, Finger said. The police de-partment would occupy the front3,500 square feet of the building.The existing police departmentbuilding would then be given tothe fire department.

The back part of the buildingwould be used for something notyet determined, Finger said.

Finger said there’s also an ad-vantage to the village owning theland, because it would connect twoparks.

Jefferson BOE accepts purchaseoffer for old school building

GHS crowns Homecoming royalty

PHOTO BY RICK ZACK OF RAPID PHOTOHank Burlingame was crowned the Geneva High SchoolHomecoming King, while Veronica Clutter was crownedHomecoming Queen.

See BOE page 2A

See AUCTION page 2A

Ashtabula County celebrates its

PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELLVisit Ashtabula County’s 18 covered bridges this weekend during the Covered Bridge Festival.Pictured is the Giddings Road Covered Bridge.

covered bridges this weekend


JEFFERSON - The leaveschanging from green to redand gold signal more than

merely the beginning of autumn.Ashtabula County’s painted

landscape also heralds the per-fect time to view the county’s 18covered bridges.

Autumn is ushering in an ar-

ray of colors as Ohio begins itsfall color transformation, saidCasey Burdick, Fall Color For-ester for the Ohio Departmentof Natural Resources (ODNR).

See BRIDGES page 5A

See thespecial4-pageHuntingsection— Inside this week

2A • GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS WEDNESDAY, October 5, 2011

JEFFERSON - Since 1980, Spiderweb, located at 133East Jefferson St. in the Village of Jefferson, has beenmaking a difference in families’ lives one person at a time.

Through various services, they inspire and encourageat-risk youth and their families to make healthy choicesand gain self-confidence to succeed through a support net-work of caring volunteers.

This week starts another year of after-school tutoringfor students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Volun-teers from the community will engage their students inactivities that will support and encourage them to improvetheir self-confidence in academics.

According to a recent study, the rate of volunteeringsaw an increase in 2009, the largest increase since 2005.Community members are volunteering their time for avariety of organizations. Volunteers are the backbone ofSpiderweb and without them; our services would be dras-tically reduced.

Spiderweb volunteersstill making a difference

Not everyone has a passion for helping children withschoolwork, but there are other ways that you can volun-teer.

The free clothes closet operates Monday through Fri-day yearlong and volunteers help sort, organize clothes,and assist clients in shopping. Cinderella’s Closet oper-ates the weeks prior to homecoming and prom time, vol-unteers help young women make gown choices, accessorizeand help do hair, nails and makeup.

Serving on Spiderweb’s board of directors is anotherway of volunteering. Spiderweb seeks those individualsthat have a compassionate caring heart with a strongsense of wanting to make a difference, to call for moreinformation.

Are you ready to make a difference in someone’s life?Call Spiderweb at 576-4547 for more information aboutvolunteer opportunities and about the services, they offerfor residents in Ashtabula County. The planned PINK OUT

is a sequel to a successfulVolley for the Cure thatraised funds for breast can-cer awareness last week.Eagles volleyball playersand GHS Athletic Boostersteamed up to sell T shirts,host a Chili Cook Off, a Bas-ket raffle and a variety offundraising activities withall proceeds directed tobreast cancer research.

“Thanks to the GenevaHigh School Cheerleadersand volleyball players fortheir continued dedication toraising awareness for Breast

PINK From page 1A

MILLIKEN From page 1A

“Thank you all. I had noidea you were going to do this,”Milliken said.

Milliken said she lovesGOTL and enjoys doing whatshe can to promote it.

“I tell you what, this is themost fun I’ve ever had,”Milliken said. “I love Geneva-on-the-Lake. I try to go to ev-ery single activity.”

Milliken said she cannot re-member missing a single din-ner theater performance heldat The Landing.

“I’ve been to every dinnertheater I think since the very

beginning,” Milliken said. “Ialways like to go on the firstnight so I can see all the quirksin it.”

Milliken was overcome bythe community honoring herand said she did not thinkthere was a better place onearth to live.

“I just love it. It’s the bestplace in the world to be and Ithank you all for this,”Milliken said.

Sadie Portman, reporter forthe Gazette, may be reached atsportman@ gazettenews.com.

Cancer,” said Dr. AmitabhGoel, University HospitalsGeneva Medical Center sur-geon and Clinical AssociateProfessor of Surgery at CaseWestern Reserve UniversitySchool of Medicine. “One ineight women will developbreast cancer in their lifetime and early detection isthe most effective way totreat breast cancer as it pro-vides patients with the high-est cure rates. The continuedinvolvement of the school inthis very important healthissue should make us allvery proud.”

The village would be ableto hold events there in thefuture like Village Days,flea markets and other ac-tivities because of the ampleroom and parking.

JALS SuperintendentDoug Hladek sees theagreement as a good thingfor both the school districtand the village and a con-tinuation of their goodworking relationship.

With the board of educa-tion accepting the purchaseoffer, the matter returned toJefferson Village Council onMonday, Oct. 3.

Densmore Auctions ac-cepts cash, credit or checkssince they have a new com-puterized system.

“Everything a buyerbought will have to be pickedup within a few days afterthe auction,” Densmoresaid.

Densmore said the auc-tion will move quick.

“We sell as fast as we can.I have 10 employees there tokeep things runningsmoothly,” Densmore said.

Densmore said althoughthose seeking to buy willprobably be scattered withthose wishing to sell it at sec-ond-hand shops and otherslooking for scrap metal, therewill be others among thecrowd looking for a piece for

AUCTION From page 1A

BOE From page 1A

During this meeting,council passed the first ofthree readings necessary tomove forward with the pur-chase.

Voting in favor of the mo-tion were Brian Diehl, KayAnn Brabender and LonDamon. Councilor KenFertig voted against themotion, while Rick Hoysonand Jerry March abstainedfrom voting. According tocouncil rules, the absten-tions go with the majority.

Council will take up thematter again during its nextmeeting.

sentimental value.“People who went to the

schools might want to buy apiece for memory sakes,”Densmore said. “Theseschools have been in thecommunity for a long timeand perhaps someone mightwant to buy a desk or lockerthey might have used.”

Densmore said the auc-tions are always a lot of funand interesting as the carni-val-like atmosphere takesover the buyers.

“There are so many differ-ent walks of life who cometo these auctions,”Densmore said. “It’s alwaysfun.”

Sadie Portman, reporter forthe Gazette, may be reached [email protected].

Ashtabula Senior Center offers AARP driving refresher courseASHTABULA - The Ashtabula Se-

nior Center is offering an AARP Driv-ing Refresher Course to be held onThursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at 8 a.m. tonoon at the Ashtabula Senior Center.

Normal changes caused by aging,perhaps bad habits developed overtime and new distractions are all rea-sons for participating in the AARPDriver Safety Program. AARP’s goalis to keep older drivers driving long

and safer not only for themselves,but for others as well.

This driving safety course is de-signed especially for drivers age 50and older to help people live more in-dependently as they age. AARPmembership is not required to takethe course and there is no test topass.

Classroom course participantsmay be eligible to receive a state

mandated, multi-year discount ontheir auto insurance premiums. Vol-untary discounts are offered in se-lect states. Please consult your in-surance agents for further details.

If you are interested in enrollingin the driving refresher course callthe Ashtabula Senior Center at 440-998-6750, cost for members $12.00or non-member $14.00 with checksmade out to AARP Driving course.

A Conversation with Pediatrician Jude Cauwenbergh, DO

You’re invited to join pediatrician Jude Cauwenbergh,

DO, for an evening of dinner and conversation relating

to back-to-school health issues, fall sports safety and

seasonal childhood illnesses.

The $15 cost per person includes dinner, soft drinks

and dessert. Reservations and advance payment are

required. Reserve your spot at the table by calling

(440) 997-6555 by Oct. 10.

Gratuity not included.

with a DocDinner

Thursday, Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. Casa Capelli Restaurant

4641 Main Ave., Ashtabula

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Burazer is new banddirector at JAHS

BY CAROLYNBEHR=JEROMEGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - FredBurazer has some pretty bigshoes to fill as the new highschool band director atJefferson Area High School.

He replaces DennisLawrence, who was withJAHS since 1983. A gradu-ate of Lakeview High School,Burazer came to JAHS sixyears ago.

“Jefferson was my first in-terview,” Burazer said.

It turned out to be his firstand only teaching job.

Hired in 2006, Burazertaught at Jefferson and RockCreek Elementary schools.He also worked with the highschool bands.

“Dennis was a mentor tome, especially because heknew he would be retiring,”Burazer said.

This year, Burazer has theband all to himself, but hehas tried to keep many ofLawrence’s traditions alive.The band does have a newperformance at the pre-gameof the football games: theyspell out J-A-H-S in lower-case letters. One senior tubaplayer then dots the “j.”

Another new addition tothe JAHS repertoire is a mu-sic theory class.

“We started with just fourstudents,” Burazer said. “Butwhen word got out that I wasoffering this class, our enroll-ment went up.”

He’s very excited aboutthe class and hopes it’ll besomething that JAHS cancontinue to offer.

“It’s the type of class thatsomeone could take each yearand still get something newout of it,” Burazer explained.

The class focuses on theanalytical side of music andon what makes music soundthe way it sounds.

The excitement Burazerhas is not just for this oneclass. He’s excited about ev-ery aspect of his job.

“I have a great job,” hesmiled. “This is my dream (tohave my own band.)”

That dream started inhigh school. Burazer playedsaxophone because it was theinstrument his dad played.

“He didn’t want to buy anew instrument, so I had toplay the sax,” Burazer said.

Saxophone isn’t the onlyinstrument Burazer plays,however. He also plays pi-ano, guitar, the Ukulele andthe Didgeridoo.

Strike up the band

PHOTO BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROME

Fred Burazer is the new highschool band director atJefferson Area High School.

“I have challenged myselfto learn all instruments,”said Burazer. “If I’m going toteach it, I want to know howto play it.”

The double-reed instru-ments like the Bassoon arethe few he doesn’t play.

Burazer’s dad may havegiven him his first instru-ment, but his high schoolband director was the maininfluence for his becoming ateacher.

He said he never thoughtof music as an option for a ca-reer, but he did want his ownband. His director really en-couraged him to follow hisdreams.

Burazer added that he ex-celled at music. He was in-terested in other things, likesports, but excelled at music.

In fact, he says he was a“nerd” when he was younger.

“I guess I still am a musicnerd and will be for a longtime,” he laughed.

He hopes to be at JAHSfor many years to come.

After graduating highschool, Burazer attendedYoungstown State Universityand studied music education.While at YSU and during hisfirst years at JAHS, Burazerused music as a way to traveland see the country. He hasplayed in fifteen to twentydifferent bands over theyears.

“Everything from rock tohip hop,” he said.

His favorite was a Latin-salsa band that he playedwith in Cleveland.

Burazer may be living hisdream at JAHS, but one ofhis proudest moments wasplaying music with his dadthis last summer.

“My dad hadn’t played hissax since the ’70’s,” he ex-plained. “And playing withhim was one of the most un-forgettable moments of mylife.”


JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Area Local SchoolsBoard of Education ap-proved a lengthy list of per-sonnel items during itsmeeting on Wednesday,Sept. 26.

In matters of certifiedpersonnel, the board ap-proved a one-year limitedcontract for Gary Trautmanas a gifted / intervention tu-tor at Rock Creek Elemen-tary for the 2011/2012 schoolyear, effective Sept. 13, 2011.

The board also modifiedSara Kreisher’s continuingcontract from Title I teacherto Title I teacher / coach ather present salary level, ef-fective Sept. 29, 2011.

The board then approvedthe following people as clas-sified substitutes for the2011/2012 school year:

—Debra Rowland, classi-fied substitute.

—Jeffrey Farver, busdriver.

—Terry Funtash, busdriver.

—April Graves, nurse’sassistant.

In other classified person-nel matters, the board ap-proved a one-year limitedcontract for PhyllisDumperth as a bus monitorfor the 2011/2012 schoolyear, effective Sept. 29, 2011.

The board also approveda re-assignment of DianaDickson-Sowry from her newassignment as a custodian toher former position in Trans-

Jefferson BOE approves personnel itemsportation as a bus driver,prior to completion of the 30-day probationary period, perher request and effectiveSept. 7, 2011.

The board also approvedcontracts for the followingpersonnel for the 2011/2012school year, as indicated be-low:

—Connie Keeney - Custo-dian (one-year limited con-tract); effective Sept. 19.

—Terry Luce - HeadMaintenance; effective Sept.29, 2011

In other matters, theboard approved a supple-mental contract as the Girls’Freshman Basketball Coachfor Jason Hagerdon for the2011/2012 sports seasons,contingent upon meeting theAthletic Department Guide-lines for fielding a team.

The board also approvedDanielle Locy as a JuniorHigh Clock Operator for thefall and winter sports con-tests for the 2011/2012school year.

Regarding volunteers,the board approved the fol-lowing as volunteer assis-tants for the 2011/2012sports seasons, contingentupon the minimum numberto field an athletic team:

—Jon Hall, girls’ basket-ball.

—Randy Ruebel, girls’basketball.

—Don McCormack, girls’basketball.

—Steven French, boys’basketball.

In resignations, the boardaccepted the resignation of

Terry Furman from hissupplemental contract asthe eighth-grade class advi-sor position for the 2011/2012 school year.

In non-athletic supple-mental contracts, the boardapproved the following forsupplemental contracts forthe 2011/2012 school year:

—Mark Pickard, audiovi-sual coordinator.

—Abram Bartunek,eighth-grade class advisor.

The board also approvedJames Butler, a non-li-censed, non-employee, for asupplemental contract asthe assistant spring play di-rector for the 2011/2012school year.

In other resignations, theboard accepted, with regret,the resignation of RoseSaylor from her position asa seven-hour cook atJefferson Junior / SeniorHigh School for the purposeof retirement, effective atthe end of the day on Oct.31, 2011. Ms. Saylor hasserved the district for 25years.

The board also acceptedthe resignation of MaryDumperth from her positionas a four-hour cook atJefferson Junior / SeniorHigh School, effective Au-gust 25, 2011.

The board also dealt withsome contract modifica-tions. They dealt with thefollowing certified person-nel:

—Alex Anderson – fromBachelor’s + 20 to Masters.

—Abram Bartunek –

from Bachelor’s + 10 to Mas-ters.

—Brenda Camp – fromMasters + 20 to Masters +30.

—Nancy Champlin –from Masters + 10 to Mas-ters + 20.

—Barbara Dwyer – fromMasters + 20 to Masters +30.

—Lois Freeman – fromMasters to Masters + 10.

—Patricia Hitchcock –from Masters + 10 to Mas-ters + 20.

The board also modifiedMichele Allega’s classifiedcontract from six-hour para-professional at Jefferson El-ementary to six-and-a-half-hours paraprofessional atJefferson Junior / SeniorHigh School; MaryDumperth’s contract from1.25-hour bus monitor totwo-hour bus monitor; andJodi Schmidt’s contract from2.5-hour bus monitor to 2.75-hour bus monitor.

The board also approveda leave of absence for StacyTalcott, effective approxi-mately Oct. 10, 2011 throughJan. 13, 2012, and a leave ofabsence for Mary Ford, effec-tive Sept. 13, 2011 until ap-proximately Dec. 1, 2011.

All hires and volunteersare contingent upon propercertification and successfulbackground checks, whereapplicable.

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


AUDSTINBURG TOWN-SHIP - The Grand RiverAcademy opened a newbuilding with an officialdedication on Saturday. TheRobert S. Morrison LectureCenter opened its doors forthe first time to students andthe public alike.

“The idea of the lecturecenter originally started in1998 by our facility consult-ant and he identified severalneeds at the time for GrandRiver Academy,” RandyBlum, headmaster of theacademy, said.

The science building, rec-reation center and mainte-nance facility all now havebeen done according to plansfrom the 1998 facility con-sultant.

“In 2002, the board oftrustees wanted to build onestructure to house the reccenter and lecture hall, butit was going to cost over $2million at that time,” Blumsaid.

The academy could notafford the price tag and letthe facility plans sit forawhile, but the idea wasnever far from their minds.

“In 2009, a gift from theMorrison Foundation en-abled the board of trusteesto consider finishing thislong-anticipated building,”Blum said.

Then another surprisearose when the cost for thecenter came in at 20 percentlower than expected. The

Grand River Academy opens a new lecture hall

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANRandy Blum, headmaster of Grand River Academy, was the first to speak at Saturday’sribbon-cutting ceremony as they opened up the Robert S. Morrison Lecture Center.

The ribbon was cut as a completion to the ceremony and those in attendance were welcomed to tour the building.

Many students came into see their new facility and hear about the journey to get the center completed. They werejoined by the many supporters of and donors to the academy.

academy knew they couldbuild the center and theirsupport had only grownthroughout the years.

The ground broke in Au-gust 2010 and the future ofGrand River Academy be-gan.

Now completed, the cen-ter offers a spacious lecturehall, along with plenty ofactivities for the boys intheir spare time.

“What a wonderful build-ing for Grand River Academyfor the boys to take man-dated and state testing, col-lege prep exams for presen-tations, award ceremoniesand hosting community pro-grams,” Blum said.

Blum said without thegenerosity of the donors, the

center would not be.“There’s a lot of donors

sitting in the audience to-night and I’d like to give aspecial thanks to the donorsbecause without your sup-port and the Morrison Foun-dation, we’d be standing inthe field getting rained onright now,” Blum said.

The center brings newopportunities former stu-dents did not have.

“This is a huge opportu-nity for them,” John DeCatosaid.

DeCato was proud to bea part of the ceremony andsees bright things for thefuture of the academy.

“In a quote from MiltonBerle, he said, ‘If opportu-nity doesn’t knock, build a

door.’ I think we’ve donethat. We’ve taken the oppor-tunity to build somethinghere to give opportunity tothe students and multiplegenerations to come throughthis school in the future,”DeCato said.

With a pair of scissor andthe applause of support, theRobert S. Morrison LectureCenter was officially opened,with Blum giving these finalwords before cutting the rib-bon, “We will officially openthe Morrison Lecture Centerfor probably 80 to 100 yearsof use by Grand River boys.”

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



JEFFERSON - WhenJefferson Healthcare Cen-ter Administrator GeorgeDubic began thinking ofways to motivate his staffto raise money for theAshtabula County HeartWalk, he probably didn’t re-alize at first that he wouldwind up with a whole newlook after it was all saidand done.

After brainstormingideas, Dubic decided hewould shave off his hair ifthe staff at the JeffersonHealthcare Center, locatedat 222 East Beech St. inJefferson, could raise$2,000 for the Heart Walk.

And not only would heshave his head, but hewould let the staff do thecutting.

“We’re a very competi-tive facility, and we werecompeting against otherhomes,” Dubic said.

The 2011 AshtabulaCounty Heart & StrokeWalk was held this pastweekend at the SPIRE In-stitute in HarpersfieldTownship. Every year, walkparticipants raise moneyfor the American Heart As-

Under the ‘razor blade’:Jefferson Healthcare Center raises $2,000 for Heart Walk

PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELLJefferson Healthcare Center Administrator George Dubicprepares to have his hair shaved off by his staff.

Jefferson Healthcare Center Administrator George Dubicpresented this symbolic check to Daryl Rakosy of theAmerican Heart Association.

Pam West uses scissors to trim Jefferson HealthcareCenter Administrator George Dubic’s hair.

Amanda Arthur takes her turn shaving JeffersonHealthcare Center Administrator George Dubic’s hair.

Anna Gill takes her turn shaving Jefferson HealthcareCenter Administrator George Dubic’s hair.

sociation.With the motivation of

shaving their boss bald, thestaff at the JeffersonHealthcare Center reachedtheir goal through a varietyof fundraising events, in-cluding rummage sales, 50/50 raffles, a cornhole tour-nament and more.

“The residents reallyliked the rummage sale,”Activities Director LauraHolmes said.

The staff were rewardedthis past Monday, as Dubicsat in a barber’s chair whilehis staff - and even a coupleof residents - shaved hishead. The residents alsogathered around to watchin delight.

“It’s a very expensivehaircut,” Dubic said. “I feela little bit of my dignity justoozing away with each cut.”

Daryl Rakosy of theAmerican Heart Associa-

tion was on hand to watchthe festivities and receive asymbolic check of $2,000from Dubic and his staff.

Rakosy said more than700 people participated inthe Heart Walk this week-end, raising $150,000.

“It’s a worthwhilecause,” Dubic said.


Resident Tom Martin takes his turn shaving JeffersonHealthcare Center Administrator George Dubic’s hair.

Residents watch in delightas Jefferson HealthcareCenter AdministratorGeorge Dubic has his hairshaved.

Jefferson HealthcareCenter residents and staffgathered to watch.

The residents and staff cheered as Jefferson HealthcareCenter Administrator George Dubic’s hair was shaved.

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ASHTABULA - Lastweek, the State of OhioControlling Board ap-proved $953,150 in CleanOhio Assistance Fundgrants for three Ohio com-munities.

The Clean Ohio Assis-tance Fund supportsbrownfield redevelopmentin Ohio’s urban areas andis administered by the Of-fice of Redevelopment,which is housed in theOhio Department ofDevelopment’s CommunityServices Division.

Among those communi-ties receiving Clean Ohiofunds is the City ofAshtabula.

“Clean Ohio has provento be a viable and success-ful program that supportscommunities as they workto revitalize blight and for-gotten properties,” saidWilliam Murdock, Chief ofthe Department’s Commu-

Ashtabula will receive fundsthrough Clean Ohio program

nity Services Division.“This is the first criticalstep to redevelopment.”

The Clean Ohio Assis-tance Fund is part of theClean Ohio Fund, whichrestores, protects and con-nects Ohio’s importantnatural and urban areasby preserving green spaceand farmland, improvingoutdoor recreation, andcleaning up brownfields toencourage redevelopmentand revitalize communi-ties.

The City of Ashtabula(Ashtabula County) willreceive a $263,131 grant toconduct a Phase II Envi-ronment Assessment onthe Tannery Hill property.The property, located at3906 Tannery Hill, totalsnearly 11 acres northeastof downtown and adjacentto the Ashtabula River.

The Phase II Environ-mental Assessment, whichwill determine theproperty’s environmentalsuitability and possible

need for remediation, willinclude the installation of95 soil borings, 16 shallowmonitoring wells and onedeep monitoring well. Theassessment also will in-clude nine sedimentsamples, an asbestos sur-vey, data evaluation andreporting.

The city is working toacquire the property andtransform it into a largeoutdoor recreational areathat includes a farmer ’smarket, pavilion and park-ing.

“The money going to theTannery Hill property is asignificant step forward toimproving and sustainingthis historic destination. Itis a benefit to the propertyand the community as awhole,” State Representa-tive Casey Kozlowski (R-Pierpont) said.

Also receiving fundswere the City of Young-stown (Mahoning County), who will receive a$198,986 grant to conduct

a Phase II EnvironmentalAssessment on the formerDavidson Metals property,and the City of Middletown(Butler County), who willreceive a $491,033 grant toconduct remediation ac-tivities on the former Mi-ami Packaging property.

The Clean Ohio Assis-tance Fund is an open-cycle program that pro-vides grant dollars forPhase II EnvironmentalAssessment andBrownfield Cleanup/PublicHealth Projects. To date,206 Clean Ohio AssistanceFund projects have beenawarded, totaling morethan $71.9 million. Of the206 projects, 60 were forcleanup projects, which le-veraged more than $1 bil-lion and are expected tocreate and retain 5,750jobs.



G E N E VA - O N - T H E -LAKE - The Geneva-on-the-Lake Municipal Golf Coursehas opened up for applica-tions as their old manager,Van Hicks, has retired aftereight years of serving thecommunity.

“Van left us in very goodshape,” GOTL Village Ad-ministrator Jim Hockadaysaid.

Hicks has grown the golfcourse from the bottom upand made the course the suc-cess it is today.

“I don’t expect the nextperson to be like Van,”Hockaday said.

Hockaday said they arelooking for someone with asales background and possi-bly management experience.

“We’re looking for some-one with prior manager ex-perience and someone whocan make sales,” Hockadaysaid.

The golf course has be-come a popular outlet notjust in the summer but inthe fall as well, and GOTLis looking to grow its mem-bership.

“We’re really hoping tofind someone who can sellgolf and someone who canfocus on sales,” Hockadaysaid.

The manager of thecourse will be required to domarket development, man-age all the staff in the clubhouse as well as groundscrew and the main idea ofselling golf.

“There is a notice outthere for applications andwe’ll be accepting applica-tions until Oct. 5,” Hockadaysaid.

Once the Oct. 5th dead-line comes to pass, the GOTLParks Committee will begin


GENEVA - The GenevaCommunity Center will beholding a quarter auction onOct. 9 to benefit breast can-cer research.

“We are going to donate allthe funds to cancer research,”Hope Swank said. “It will endup going to the Susan G.Komen fund.”

Swank said the ideastarted small and then grewinto a reality.

GOTL Municipal GolfCourse tees upworldwide applicants foropen manager position

the process of reviewing ap-plicants.

“I’m very pleased with theamount of applicants wehave so far,” Hockaday said.“We have a lot of qualifiedpeople interested in ourcourse.”

The quantity and qualityof applicants really excitedGOTL officials, andHockaday said they feel theywill easily be able to find acandidate who can takesHicks’ place.

The span of applicantshas gone worldwide for thegolf course manager.

“We got an applicationfrom Cape Coral, Florida,and I thought that would bethe farthest applicant wehave and then I just receivedone from Budapest, Hun-gary,” Hockaday said.

Hockaday hopes to havethe applications reviewedand a manager up and readyto go by the end of October.

“We really want to havethe position filled before thewe shut down the course forthe winter season,”Hockaday said.

Hockaday said althoughHicks has moved on, the golfcourse will remain open andhave the same atmosphereHicks created.

“People can expect thesame golf course eventhough Hicks is gone,”Hockaday said.

With the applicants’ in-terest spanning across anocean, GOTL officials arehighly anticipating thecourse to keep on makingstrides for the future.

“We’ve really got a greatgroup to choose from,”Hockaday said.


First Quarter Auction to be heldat Geneva Community Center

“A group of us friendswere talking and thought it’dbe a good thing to do,” Swanksaid.

This will be the first quar-ter auction held at the com-munity center. A quarter auc-tion is a combination of anauction and raffle.

“All of the attendees willbe asked to bring their ownquarters,” Swank said.“They bid according to theretail value of the item.”

If an item is worth be-tween $1 and $25, the bidderbids one quarter. Each timethe item passes another $25in value, another quarter isneeded for bidding.

“When the auctioneershows the item, she will an-nounce whether it is a one,two or three quarter item,”Swank said. “If you want tobid on the item, you put thenumber of quarters needed tobid into a cup on the table.”

Everyone entering theauction will receive a paddleand just like in BINGO, onecan purchase additionalpaddles to make more than

one bid at a time.“Each paddle has a num-

ber on it, along with pokerchips,” Swank said. “The auc-tioneer will draw a poker chipand announce that numberas the winner.”All chips areentered into the auction onceit starts, so there is a possi-bility of drawing a poker chipof someone who did not bidon the item.

“If it is your number butyou did not choose to bid, itis not your item and we drawagain,” Swank said.

Swank said she had notheard of a quarter auctionuntil she attended one be-tween four and five weeksago.

“The quarter auction isnew to northeast Ohio, sobefore the auction starts, theauctioneer will go over the in-structions,” Swank said.

Swank also said the auc-tioneer will take it slow thefirst few rounds so everyonecan get used to how a quar-ter auction is conducted.

“We’ll do a couple ofrounds and then stop to an-

swer questions,” Swank said.Swank said the auction

will be a fun time with a 50/50 raffle also offered, as wellas some educational points.

“We will talk aboutbreastfeeding and also havea bra demonstration to deter-mine the right fit for you,”Swank said.

Some of the women-owned businesses expected toattend include: Dove Choco-late Discoveries, UppercaseLiving, Safire Rose, Miche,My Essential Body Wear,Willow House, Avon, Scentsy,Thirty One Gifts, Party Lite,Silpada Designs, TastefullySimple, Mary Kay, LiaSophia, Pampered Chef andmore.

The doors will open at 4p.m. with the auction start-ing at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5 apiece and all are welcome toattend. For more informa-tion, call (440) 466-3773.


Use of Facebook addressed at council meetingBY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA - The issue of AshtabulaChief of Police Robert Stells using Facebookwhile on the clock was brought up atMonday’s Ashtabula City Council meeting bythe Citizens of Ashtabula Camera Commit-tee as they addressed the council about thetraffic cameras.

John Ginnard, one of the committee’s or-ganizers, said the city is mismanaged andneeds to look at how they spend their time.

“The problem is a mismanagement offunds and a mismanagement of time, and agood example of a mismanagement of timewith the law enforcement is the head of thepolice force sitting on Facebook for hours onend while he’s on duty,” Ginnard said.

Ginnard said the city needs to reevaluatetheir day-to-day workings.

“Nowhere in his job description does it saythat he has the right to go onto Facebook andcontinually promote the cameras,” Ginnardsaid.

Ward 3 Councilor Ann Stranman said shehas noticed the complaints about Stell onmany of the local forums.

“I do go on some of the local internet fo-rums. I know about the accusations of theChief [Stell], saying he is spending too muchtime on Facebook while he is on duty,”Stranman said.

Stranman said they are manipulating thetime Stell spends on Facebook while he ison duty.

“I think it actually has been very limited.Most of the time it’s on his own time,”Stranman said.

Stranman said City Manager AnthonyCantagallo is well aware of the time spenton Facebook and sees it as part of his dutyas a representative of the police department.

“[Stell] has actually welcomed people tocontact the manager. I believe the manager

is aware of some matters when it is address-ing police and city business,” Stranman said.

Stranman said this is a citywide policedepartment issue, which is no different ifaddressed on the phone or on the internet.“It’d be the same as if someone was callinghim and asking him about it. He’d take thetime to answer them on the phone or takethe time to address them in person,”Stranman said.

Stell addressed council on the accusations.“That is me on Facebook, and I can as-

sure that the overwhelming majority of it ison my own time,” Stell said.

Stell said he is answering questions aboutthe department, which is part of his duty aschief of police.

“As I have mentioned before to a fewpeople who have asked, I’m just addressingpolice matters. I am discussing a programthat is important to us and in maintainingthe safety of the city,” Stell said.

Stell said he is addressing the traffic cam-era issue, a program which he helped ini-tiate.

“I fully see that as part of my job and aspart of my duties to keep the people prop-erly informed of what the police departmentis doing and why we’re doing it and whatwe’re about,” Stell said.

Stell said the time on Facebook has notbeen for his private use but to address mis-conceptions many people have about thecameras and other department issues.

“There has been a lot of misinformation,which happens on blog sites and I under-stand that,” Stell said. “I’ve tried to dispelsome of that and basically I’m going to con-tinue to inform people and answer questionsto make sure the proper information getsout there about the police department.”

Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette,may be reached at [email protected].

“Many maple and ash treesare welcoming us into thisyear’s fall color season,” saidBurdick. “The white ash areshowing dark purples whilethe green ash are glowing withvibrant yellows and golden or-anges. Various maples, espe-cially along the edges of woodsand in urban areas, are show-ing some early color; dogwoodsare also showing some awe-some dark reds.”

Ohioans and out-of-statevisitors who are waiting forpeak fall color are encouragedto head outside and enjoy thecrisp fall days leading up to it,Burdick said.

This weekend is a perfectopportunity for residents toview the fall leaves, as theCovered Bridge Festival willbe held this weekend, Oct. 8-9.

The 28th annual AshtabulaCounty Covered Bridge Festi-val will be held Oct. 8-9 at thefairgrounds in Jefferson and

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will feature food, crafts, enter-tainment and materials avail-able for self-guided tours of the18 county covered bridges. Ad-mission will be $4 for adults.Children under 12 will be free.

But the stars of the week-end are the 18 covered bridges.A host group will sell refresh-

ments and official CoveredBridge Festival souvenirs ateach bridge.

To learn more about thebridges or the festival, visit theCovered Bridge Festival’s Website at http://w w w . c o v e r e d b r i d g efestival.org.

Saybrook Township is acceptingpre-season reservations

Saybrook Township Park will accept “pre-season”reservations for the next summer season, beginningthe first Saturday in November, on a first-come, first-served basis. This year it will be done on Saturday,Nov. 5, between 9 a.m. and noon. On this one dayonly, to make your “pre-season” reservations you havethe option to call (440) 969-1106 or come into theTownship Offices located at 7347 Center Rd. (StateRoute 45) Ashtabula. After Nov. 5, you will be re-quired to contact the Park directly at 440-964-9177and leave your name, phone number, date requestedand the number of people you will have. Someonewill call you back in the next few weeks.

University Hospitals is pleased to welcome Dr. James F. Cunagin. He practices Family Medicine as part of Concord Family Medicine with his partner Carol L. Noall, MD. Dr. Cunagin has privileges at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center.

Board Certified in Family Medicine and Psychiatry, Dr. Cunagin received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed his internship and residency in Family Medicine at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Cunagin completed his residency in Psychiatry at University Hospitals, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Cunagin has special interests general family medicine, including caring for patients of all ages, from newborns to geriatrics. He has additional special interests in mental health, joint injections and skin procedures. He is currently welcoming new patients.

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ASHTABULA - The Be-atitude House is making itsfirst branch outside of theYoungstown area by creatinghousing for homeless womenand children in the old SaintJoseph’s School inAshtabula.

“This is very exciting forthe Ashtabula area and theBeatitudes House,” PatriciaMcNicholas, executive direc-tor of the Beatitude House,said.

The Beatitude House ismore than just homelesshousing as it offers a chancefor women to make a change.

“The Beatitude House of-fers the compassion and edu-cation needed to break thecycle of poverty andhomelessness for womenand children,” McNicholassaid.

The Beatitude House hasbeen a plan in progress for afew years, but last Wednes-day organizers held a dedi-cation as they transition thebuilding into a home.

“For the last three, threeand a half years, we havebeen working to bring theBeatitude House toAshtabula,” McNicholassaid.

McNicholas thanked thegrace of God for the good theBeatitude House hasbrought to communities andtheir continued growth inbringing hope to the home-less women of northeastOhio.

“The work is God’s, notours, and so many peoplehave answered the call to

Beatitude House dedicated in Ashtabula

Once the St. Joseph’s School is transformed into the Beatitude House, it will be the firstbranch to be developed outside of the Youngstown area.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANThe members who will be working at the Ashtabula Beatitude House stand and are recognized at the dedicationlast Wednesday.

come,” McNicholas said.Joe and Mary Kay

DelPrior, Father PhilipMiller, Father RaymondThomas and Barbara Fisherare just some of the namesinvolved in the project.

“Father Miller has beenpastor of this parish untilvery recently and has beenan incredible support,”McNicholas said.

John Byczkowski droveup from Cincinnati, Ohio asa representative from theFederal Home Loan Bankthat is helping to fund theproject.

Byczkowski is the assis-tant vice president at thebank and said their bankwas created for projects likethis.

“We were created duringthe Great Depression byCongress to get the housingmarket going again,”Byczkowski said.

Although they werestarted by Congress, thebank is privately owned,with only one conditionmade by Congress that theycontinue to keep.

“One thing Congress tellsus to do is we have to setaside 10 percent of our prof-its each year for affordablehousing,” Byczkowski said.

Byczkowski said they getlots of applications everyyear for affordable housingand the Beatitude Housewas chosen out of the appli-cations.

“This is one of thoseprojects, and there are nopolitics involved in the pro-cess,” Byczkowski said. “Wehave very strict guidelinesabout scoring applications.”

The Beatitude House blue prints were on display to beviewed as the old St. Joseph’s School is restored to beused as homeless housing for women and children.

The applicants areranked until all the moneyhas been given away. Usu-ally eight to 10 percent of theproject is funded by thebank.

“This is an usual projectin that we are giving abouthalf the money for theproject. This is about a mil-lion dollar project and we

gave them $500,000,”Byczkowski said.

Byczkowski said he lovesto go out and see the projectfrom start to finish.

“This is the fun part of thejob. It gets us out of the of-fice and we get to see whereour money is going,”Byczkowski said.

The bank funded 70

projects last year, andByczkowski said they al-ways see the communityprosper from them.

“There’s no doubt that thecommunity is going to bebetter for it,” Byczkowskisaid. “Projects like this arereally important and givepeople a chance to turn theirlives around.”

The Beatitude House isstill accepting donations andcampaigning for additionalfunding.

“Make a House a Homecampaign is giving the pub-lic more opportunities to do-nate and help with thiscause,” Ashtabula Ward 3Councilor Ann Stranmansaid.

Make a House a Homewill take any donations onecan afford to give.

“Ranging from $1,800 tocomplete an apartment,which is basically providingthe entire apartment withcabinets, $1,200 for win-dows, $600 (for) adopt anappliance, $300 for securityand then any amount thatanyone can donate can helpwith finishing touches,”Stranman said.

Stranman will be collect-ing money from the privatefunding.

Anyone wishing to helpdonate can contact the Be-atitude House at (330) 744-3147.

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


ASHTABULA - As theweather cools and more lay-ers are required, Born to Win,Incorporated is beginning itsannual Socks for Kids drive.

“This year on Nov. 18,2011, we are reaching out tothe youth of our communityand distributing Socks ForKids,” La Tonya Jackson,CEO and founder of Born toWin Inc., wrote in a letter.

The last day to collectsocks will be Nov. 11.

“When we have done thisin the past, it has been a hugesuccess and we want that tocontinue,” Jackson said.

Born to Win has seen suc-cess in the sock drive in pastyears, but the drive can onlybe accomplished with thecommunity’s help.

“We are asking for yourhelp! We will be distributingthese socks to the students atour elementary and interme-diate schools and even someday care centers,” Jacksonsaid.

Last year, the organiza-tion collected around 1,200socks and they wish to gainan even higher number thisyear.

“Our goal is for each childto be able to pick out twopairs of socks,” Jackson said.“We would also like to leavesome socks there for whenstudents may come to schoolwithout socks.”

With the elementary-school campus now in placeon Wade Avenue, Born to Winwill be serving a larger num-ber of children.

“After visiting one of ournew schools, Michigan build-ing K-3, I was then informedthat the total of studentswith the three new schools is

Born to Win kicksoff its Socks forKids campaign

approximately 1300 stu-dents, plus the students atLakeside Intermediate,”Jackson said.

It is estimated theLakeside IntermediateSchool has 676 students inattendance.

“I’m so excited about thisventure, with your help Iknow that this can beachieved. Let’s make a differ-ence for the children here inour community,” Jacksonsaid.

All sock donations can bedropped off at the HiawathaChurch of God in Christ, lo-cated at 3417 Hiawatha Av-enue in Ashtabula.

Born to Win will also beaccepting monetary dona-tions for the project.

“If you would like to makea monetary donation, pleasemake checks payable to Bornto Win Inc. and specify forSocks for Kids,” Jackson said

Those wishing to send do-nations via the post office canmail them to P.O. Box 294,Ashtabula, Ohio 44005.

For more information, callJackson at (440) 228-7227.

Jackson is proud to beable to keep children warmthis winter and is thankfulfor all the donations they areable to gather.

Jackson is already grate-ful for the donations thathave already been receivedand looks forward to gather-ing more socks as theweather begins to cool.

“Thank you for your sup-port in making this again ahuge success that will benefitthe youth of our community,”Jackson said.


AnnualUndergroundRailroad PilgrimageTour is Oct. 8

By MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA – At the ripeold age of 170, face lifts are tobe expected.

The latest one at theHubbard House UndergroundRailroad Museum inAshtabula Harbor involvesstripping the brick building ofyellow paint, cleaning and re-painting it.

“You kind of get into a mindset, and you just do it,” said

Face-Lift for the Hubbard HouseAaron Young, of Akron, me-ticulously guiding a paintstripper spray to each row ofbricks on the two-story home.

Overseeing the work byAmen Seal of Akron isHubbard House DirectorBetsy English.

“The house was paintedabout a dozen years ago afternearly 50 years of neglect,” shesaid.

The yellow color, which sur-prised residents accustomed tothe red brick, was chosen byTim Hubbard, descendant ofthe Hubbards whose under-ground railroad stop wasknown as “Mother Hubbard’sCupbroad.”

“He found chips of yellowpaint during an archeologicaldig,” she said.

The west and north sidesof the home are being strippedand repainted this year; theother two sides will be treatednext year.

The work precedes a majoraddition of a gift shop at thehistorical site.

“The original house hadtwo more wings, one a summerkitchen and a mother-in-lawsuite. We want to add on tohave more display area,” shesaid.

English said the expansionis self-funded, meaning withinthe Hubbard House’s budget,and ground will be brokenlater this year or next spring.

“That is why we are paint-ing now – to be ready for theground-breaking,” she said.

Visitors at Saturday’s Un-

derground Railroad Pilgrim-age driving tour, which startsfrom the Hubbard House at 10a.m. Saturday, will see thework close-up.

Similar to the 2003 pilgrim-age trip, this year’s tour willstop in Conneaut at theHarriman Lake House andSouth Ridge Baptist Church.at the Hazel Kibler Museumin Girard, Pa., with lunch atThe Depot.

Heading west for home,drivers may see the JohnBrown, Jr., house on Route 307and the Cherry Valley Hotel.

Maps will be provided.“There will be no van this

year,” English said.For more information, call

the Hubbard House at (440)964-8168.

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Each year Spencer School graduates gather to sharememories and renew friendships at the Spencer AllClasses Reunion. Among the attendees this year were fivemembers of the Akehurst family.

Tom Akehurst traveled from Texas for the festivitiesand Barbara Jean Akehurst Hunter came north fromSouth Carolina to join relatives from Geneva and Madi-son at the gathering at Geneva Township Park. Picturedfom left are: Tom, ’56 grad, from S.C.; Cecily (Akehurst)Rockhill, ’57 grad from Geneva; Neil (Akehurst) Dixon,’58 from Geneva; Barbara Jean (Akehurst) Hunter, 1st-6th grade only from TX; Paula (Akehurst) Doland, 1stgrade only, from Madison.

The Spencer All Classes Reunion welcomes studentswho attended the school from 1938-1961 and planning isalready underway for next years’ gathering.

For information about the Spencer All Classes Reunion,please contact Charlotte Hunt at 466-8033.

Five members of Akehurst familyattend Spencer All-Classes Reunion

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JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - The Boy Scouts are cook-ing again at the Doyle Road Bridge this year duringthe Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival.

Each year during the Covered Bridge Festival,Jefferson Boy Scout Troop 41 hosts the Doyle RoadBridge to increase awareness of scouting in the com-munity, raise funds to run the troop, help boys go tosummer camp and afford the costs of scouting.

Troop 41 is not a “rich boys club” and they are deter-mined to help every scout participate in all their ac-tivities. The Covered Bridge fundraiser is one of thebest opportunities for the scouts themselves to workhard and keep the troop functioning.

The troop is offering several new opportunities atthe bridge this year. For anyone interested in Boy Scoutmemorabilia, there will be close to a hundred discon-tinued merit badge handbooks and other guides avail-able for a donation. Many of these are dated from the1920s, 30s and 40s. This is great chance for scoutingenthusiasts to add to their personal collection or to re-sell.

Also, new this year are the “Jelly Ladies,” Terry andVi, from Gatherings Ashtabula County. Gatherings sellsOhio premier wine jellies and more. They will be sta-

The Boy Scouts will once again be helping at the Doyle Road Bridge.Doyle Road Bridge is just one of 18 bridges in Ashtabula County.

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Boy Scouts are back at the bridge

tioned at the bridge near the troop selling their waresto any who stop by to visit. Come and see what can bedone with all those wonderful Northeast Ohio grapesand wines!

It is Boy Scout popcorn time and there will be a vari-ety of popcorn products for sale at the bridge. The scoutswill be offering a sample selection from their annualpopcorn sale catalog and you will be able to purchasethe packaged popcorn and take it with you. All popcornwill be in resealable bags or boxes and easy to carry.Proceeds from the sold popcorn will go to help buy newtents for the troop.

Speaking of tents, the scouts of Troop 41 have beensleeping in old, leaking tents for several years now. Of-ten, after a monthly campout another tent is “retired”and deemed unusable. The troop does not require scoutsto provide their own tents and has repaired many ofthe current tents. Even so, soon there will not be enoughtents left for the scouts to use. During the weekend ofthe festival parents of the scouts will be holding a “Centsfor Tents” yard sale just down the road, south of theDoyle Road Bridge. Multiple families have donateditems to be sold that day with all proceeds, everything,going to buy tents for the troop. The troop hopes to raise

$3,000 to purchase in bulk twelve high quality, durable,all-weather tents. Stop by and see what treasures youmay find and help the scouts have new tents to sleepin.

As always the scouts will have their usual, popularvariety of hot food and beverages available. From bowlsof chili, chili dogs and walking tacos, to fresh-madedutch oven fruit cobblers and cider, to baked goods andcoffee, the scouts will be offering all ready-to-eat foodfor only a donation. Covered Bridge souvenirs will alsobe available for sale to benefit the Covered Bridge Fes-tival.

The Doyle Road Bridge, originally constructedin1868, is a beautiful bridge of Town Truss design. Thisbridge has seen Jefferson Boy Scout Troop 41 offer foodand drink to hundreds of people over the years duringthe festival as they tour the 18 covered bridges inAshtabula County. Be a part of the experience at theDoyle Road Bridge on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and enjoy the beautyof the fall season while helping one of the best youthorganizations in the country; the Boy Scouts of America.

— Submitted by Kim Pickard


G E N E VA - O N - T H E -LAKE - The Geneva-on-the-Lake Chamber met forits annual dinner celebrat-ing the end of another suc-cessful tourist season.

“It’s been a tremendousyear for us all, a little wet,but it’s been a great yearfor us,” GOTL Village Ad-ministrator Jim Hockadaysaid.

Hockaday said everyyear GOTL continues tomake strides.

“We had several busi-nesses who have made sev-eral eye-catching improve-ments,” Hockaday said.

Hockaday gave his topthree businesses whomade the best improve-ments over the past year inno particular order.

“You really have to givea big round of applause tothe Lake House and Win-ery,” Hockaday said. “Theyhave a done a tremendousjob.”

Hockaday said you can-not help but take a peekevery time you drive by.“Iabout wreck my car everytime I drive because I’mtrying to look at whatthey’re doing,” Hockadaysaid. “They’re doing just abeautiful job.”

A business formerlyknown as the Euclid Boatsand Cottages has alsocaught Hockaday’s eye.

“It’s a one-million per-cent improvement and it’sa welcomed improvement,”Hockaday said.

Hockaday finally men-tioned the Pickled Pepper,which also received thehonor of Business of theYear.

“We had an empty storefront there and it’s nice tosee something going inthere,” Hockaday said.

Hockaday said the im-provements made within ashort time span are simplyamazing.

“It was about a year agowhen you guys got theproperty,” Hockaday said.“They’ve done some greatthings.”

Hockaday jokingly men-tioned the store’s brightcolors, but said in all hon-esty, the store has broughtgreat business toGOTL.“They took it froman empty store front to areally, really bright yellowand green building, but itreally is a wonderful busi-ness. It’s clean. It’s com-fortable. It ’s familyfriendly,” Hockaday said.

Hockaday said the Pick-led Pepper is just anotherbusiness really represent-ing the atmosphere of thecommunity.

GOTL Chamber awards business owners for their hard work and dedication

Duane Bennette received the award for GOTL BusinessPerson of the Year. Bennette owns several stores in thevillage and is known for his generosity.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANGeneva-on-the-Lake Village Administrator JimHockaday goes over the year in review and discussesthe awards he is about to present.

Tim Mills stands with his award for Business of the Year. Mills is also the GOTL fire chief.

“It’s been just a wonder-ful asset, and it’s nice tohave a new business comein and one that looks likeit has some positive energyand doing very very well,”Hockaday said.

Tim Mills, who owns thePickled Pepper, also hasthe duty of GOTL firechief.

“I think our council hasmentioned several timeswhat a wonderful job Timhas done to our fire depart-ment,” Hockaday said.

Hockaday said at onetime the village always gotmutual aid from the sur-rounding communities.

“Now it’s almost gettingto the other way around.We made several mutualaid calls to other commu-nities,” Hockaday said.

Mills shows his pride inthe village with the littlethings, like making surethe village is kept beauti-fied.

“The CDC bought theflowers and the hangersand so forth, and we endedup a little bit short andthese guys dug into theirpockets and they made upthe difference,” Hockadaysaid.

Mills was known towake up early to makesure the flowers weren’tdry.

“Every morning by sixin the morning, Tim wasout there watering theflowers,” Hockaday said.“That’s the kind of thing

that makes a tremendousimpact.”

The GOTL BusinessPerson of the Year isDuane Bennette.

“There’s not a person inthis room who probablydoesn’t know DuaneBennette,” Hockaday said.

Bennettee, like Mills, isknown for his work aroundthe community.

“He is probably one ofthe hardest working andmost generous guysaround,” Hockaday said.

Hockaday said you can-not help but be impressedby Bennette.

“You do everything. Idon’t know what it is youdon’t do,” Hockaday said,addressing Bennette.

Hockaday said he ownsmany establishments andeven began Thunder on theStrip.

“One of the biggest con-tributions he’s made isThunder on the Strip,”Hockaday said.

Hockaday said theevent continues to grow.

“We celebrated fiveyears this year of Thunderon the Strip, and each yearit’s gotten better and bet-ter,” Hockaday said.

Thunder on the Striphas grown to be one of thevillage’s most profitableweekends.

“It used to be the week-end up here where everybusiness was closed andnow it’s the heaviest week-end of the year,” Hockadaysaid.

Hockaday said withoutBennette. Thunder on theStrip would not be.

“I think Duane reallydeserves a lot of credit forthat,” Hockaday said. “It’snot just about being a goodbusiness but growing theseason and growing every-body else’s business.”

Hockaday said Bennetteis someone whose successmultiplies around him.


The family of Matthew Dietrichwould like to thank everyone for the

thoughtful cards, flowers, and the monetary gifts,

all the food and help. Also, the kind words and

especially all the prayers.

The Donald O. Dietrich Families,Kathy, Aaron, Cody & Elizabeth

You Are Invited To TheJefferson

End Zone Club

REVERSERAFFLE

Sat., Oct. 15, 5:30pm-Midnightat the Lenox Community Center

$25 PER PERSONYou will have a chance

to win $1,000!Price includes: open bar, meal & dancing.

There will be a Chinese Auction,Silent Auction & a Class Basket Raffle.

All proceeds will go to the9th Grade, JV and Varsity Football

Programs. You can purchase ticketsat any home game at the

End Zone Club booth, or by callingKevin Orvos at 440-319-9298.


By Rev. Jerry Bentley, PastorFirst Baptist ChurchJefferson

...Built on the foundation of the apostles and proph-ets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone…we arebeing fitted together...growing into a holy temple…builttogether into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. Ephesians2:19-22

Foundations, buildings, living, holy temple and JesusChrist, what do these have in common? Foundations arewhat support buildings. They have to be firm and securein order for the structure to withstand the forces of na-ture and for it to last through time. Listen to Jesus asHe compares the difference between a solid and sandyfoundation. Matthew 7:24-27.

Buildings are in fact inanimate, that is they have nolife, yet Paul states that “we are being fittedtogether...growing into a holy temple.” To shed light onthis idea see 1 Peter 2:5, “ye also, as living stones, arebuilt up a spiritual house.”

A Holy Temple is a place where the presence of God isfound such as the great Temple of Solomon. God liter-ally dwelt in the Holy of Holies. But both Peter and Paulprofoundly teach that we are being fitted together as liv-ing stones into a living temple. And since we as believ-ers have the Holy Spirit indwelling, the words of theApostle Paul to the church at Ephesus are profound andappropriate for us today, especially in the midst of thegood, bad and ugly of life.

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Life

Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which we are be-ing built. It is important to note that the verb here is anaorist passive participle ‘having been built.’ It meanswe did not, but God did, and is stating a fact that we arebeing built upon Christ and the Apostles permanentlyfor all eternity to the glory of God. This is significantespecially in a world full of sin. How cool is this? I amimpressed and certainly glad to be a part of the livingtemple of God. To be a part - accept, believe and confessto God.


JEFFERSON - TheJefferson United MethodistChurch’s organization, Help-ing Others and Healing Our-selves, or as they are alsoknown as, H2O, went acrossthe county on a two0day jour-ney to help those who neededwork on their houses.

“We worked on the housesfor two days both Friday andSaturday,” Lee DeyErmandsaid. “We went all over thecounty from Conneaut toOrwell.”

Those who were helped didnot have the means, eithermonetarily or physically, tocomplete things such as yardwork, house repairs and roof-ing.

“There were about 40 to 50people who helped with theproject. We just split up into twogroups and went out to differ-ent projects,” DeyErmand said.

The two groups were splitaccording to certain skills

H2O showers the county with help for those in need of house repairsmembers could perform.

“The roof jobs were a spe-cific group of people who knewwhat they were doing and therest (went) from house tohouse doing landscaping andother odds and ends,”DeyErmand said.

DeyErmand said everyonewas excited to be a part of theproject and they received agreat welcome from all whowere involved.

“It went over real well,”DeyErmand said.

However, H2O crews stillhave a few more projects tocomplete and they are plan-ning to finish some over anextended weekend in October.Others will be finished on theirown time.

“We have approximately 10more projects to go that we’retrying to get to and finish,”DeyErmand said. “All of thelandscaping was completed.They’re pretty much all repairjobs.”

H2O feels the communityprojects went over so well they

are planning to continue theircharity.

“We’re going to get togetherat the end of the month to startplanning for next year,”DeyErmand said.

DeyErmand said the com-munity really stood behindthem, including supporting adinner where funds wereraised.

H2O has not yet crunchedthe final numbers to see wheretheir finances on the projectstand, but they will know onceall the unfinished projects arecompleted.

“We’re still working on howwe made out financially, andwith several projects still need-ing completing, we won’t knowexactly how we made out,”DeyErmand said.

Overall, H2O members feelproud of the work they havedone and they even invitedextras to come celebrate theend of the project on the finalSaturday night.

“We invited some of thepeople whose houses we

worked on to come and eatwith us on Saturday,”DeyErmand said.

DeyErmand said this is thefirst community project andH2O is used to going on weektrips across the United States.He was pleasantly surprisedat how close they all got in theshort amount of time theyspent together.

“I was happy at how thethree days went. I made a lotof new friends,” DeyErmandsaid. “It was better than Ithought it would be.”

DeyErmand said the en-ergy they felt has spilled overas they plan for next year’sprojects.

“A lot of people were realhappy and we’re ready for nextyear,” DeyErmand said.

There is one change thatwill probably be made and thatis the days worked.

“Hopefully next year wewill expand the days worked,because there was not enoughtime. We need at least anotherday,” DeyErmand said.

Oct. 7 Ashtabula: Ham Loaf DinnerOn Friday, Oct. 7, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the

Trinity Presbyterian Church will be hosting a Ham LoafDinner. On the menu will be: Ham Loaf, Scalloped Po-tatoes, Green Beans, Jello Salad or Applesauce, Rollsand Butter, Beverage and Dessert. Tickets are $8.50for adults and $3.50 for children ages 4-10. Tickets canbe purchased at the door or from Faith in Action Volun-teers at 440-964-5506. Faith in Action for the past 15years have provided a service to the Senior citizens inAshtabula County through the generosity of volunteers.Proceeds to benefit Faith in Action VolunteerCaregivers. The church is located on 1342 W. ProspectAve.

Oct. 7 Saybrook Township: Swisssteak dinner

Saybrook United Methodist Church invites you to aSwiss Steak Dinner on Oct. 7, 4:30-7:00 p.m. at thechurch on 7900 Depot Rd. The cost is adults, $10, chil-dren (under 10), $5, and no charge for children underage three. The dinner includes: Swiss steak, mashedpotatoes, vegetable, applesauce, rolls, home-made pieand beverage. Carry outs are available. Bring an ap-petite!

Oct. 9 Ashtabula: Concert at St.Peter’s

The Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory studentPercussion Ensemble and its faculty advisor Prof. JoshRyan will perform a concert of classical and world mu-sic selections at St. Peter Episcopal Church in down-town Ashtabula, 4901 Main Ave., on Sunday, Oct. 9, at2 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public andwill be followed by a free “Meet-the-Artists” punch andcookie reception. In addition to the usual percussionchamber music, the ensemble will also perform solomarimba, Afro-Cuban and West African music. The con-cert is sponsored by the Fine Arts Concert Committeeof the Church. FMI, call the Church at 440-992-8100.

Oct. 12 Dorset: Annual Harvest DinnerLeon United Methodist Church will host an Annual

Harvest Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. Adultsare $8, age 6-12 are $4, and under 6 are free. Carryoutavailable. Bake Sale, Quilts and Crafts also included.The church is located at 3599 Stanhope-Kellogsville Rd.Dorset, OH. Three miles north of US Rt. 6 at the inter-section of Stan-Kell and Leon Rds.

Oct. 13 Ashtabula: DinnerOn Thursday, Oct. 13, the Men’s Group of the Plymouth

United Methodist Church will be sponsoring a Chicken andBiscuit Dinner from 4 –7 p.m. Adults are $7 and childrenare $5. Ages two and under eat free. Carryouts are avail-able. The church is located at 970 Plymouth Rd., Ashtabula.Call 998-0260 for more information.

Oct. 13 Rock Creek: DinnerOn Monday, Oct. 17, from 4:30 – 7 p.m., the Sacred Heart

Church will host a Homemade Cabbage Roll and MeatloafDinner. Adults are $8; Children under age 10 are $4.00and children age 3 and under are free. The church is lo-cated on Rt. 45, just North of Rock Creek. Carry outs avail-able. Sponsored by Sacred Heart Altar & Rosary Society.

Oct. 14 Ashtabula: Flu shotsThe Ashtabula City Health Department will be giving

flu shots from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bethany Evan-gelical Lutheran Church, located at 933 Michigan Avenuein Ashtabula.

Oct. 15 Pierpont: Pancake breakfast A pancake breakfast will be held Oct. 15 from 7:30 to

10:30 a.m. at Pierpont Presbyterian Church, located at Rt.7 in Pierpont, Ohio. Sponsored by Youth Group.Price: Donations

Oct. 16 Geneva: Resolving EverydayConflict

Are you tired of fighting? Please join us Sunday eve-nings at 6 p.m. for an eight-week DVD series called “Re-solving Everyday Conflict” at the Peoples Church, 300 SouthRidge Rd. East (Route 84) in Geneva. Call 466-2020 formore info. The dates of the sessions are: Oct. 2, 16, 23, 30,Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27.

Oct. 17 Rock Creek: Dinner Sacred Heart Church in Rock Creek is holding a pub-

lic dinner featuring a homemade cabbage roll andmeatloaf on Monday, Oct. 17, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tick-ets are $8 for adults, $4 for children under 10 years,children age 3 and under admitted free. The event issponsored by the Sacred Heart Altar & Rosary Society.The church is located on Route 45, just north of RockCreek Village.

Oct. 17 Saybrook Township:Bloodmobile

The Bloodmobile is coming to Saybrook United Meth-odist Church, 7900 Depot Rd. (across from Saybrook El-ementary School) on Monday, Oct. 17 from 1-6 p.m. Give apint and save a life!

Oct. 27 Saybrook Township: Freecommunity dinner

Our free community dinner will be held on Thursday,Oct. 27, from 5-6 p.m. in our Church Social Hall. Comeenjoy a free dinner, dessert and drink, served to you bymembers of Saybrook United Methodist Church, 7900 S.Depot Rd, Saybrook (across from Saybrook ElementarySchool). All are welcome!

Oct. 27 Ashtabula: Blue MassThe Annual Knights of Columbus Ashtabula Coun-

cil #360 Blue Mass honoring our area safety forces willbe held on Thursday, Oct. 27, with a 7 p.m. Mass at Mt.Carmel Church, East 21st Street in Ashtabula. Publicreception to follow Mass and Ceremony in the School caf-eteria. Public invited to attend. For more information,contact Byron Landolfi, 964-7886.

Religious Briefs


JEFFERSON - With thesound of a bell and an emptyseat awaiting you, you mayjust meet your soul mate onNov. 18.

The Jefferson Commu-nity and Recreation Centeris holding their first everSpeed Dating event.

The speed dating will beheld in two sessions withthose ages 31 to 45 havingthe 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. slotand those between the agesof 21 to 30 getting the laterhour of 8 p.m. until 9 p.m.

“It’s really popular rightnow as an avenue to meetsingles and it’s fun,” Chris-tina Blair said.

Those attending will berequired to show ID and thecost of admission will be $20per person.

“There will eight min-utes between each person,and if a connection is met,there will be time after-wards to mingle,” Blair said.

Jefferson Rec Center hopes to make

love connections at speed dating eventThe ladies of the event

will be the ones perma-nently in their seats as thegentlemen skiparound fromtable totable whenthe eight-minute bellis rung.

“There willbe fun littlequest ionnairesand conversationsat each table so youdon’t have to worryabout awkward meet-ings,” Blair said.

After all therounds havebeen made,there will betime to talkwith thoseyou havemet.

“We’re go-ing to have mu-sic, snacks, wine and bever-ages for the singles to enjoytogether,” Blair said.

Blair said another great

aspect of the night is whenthe hour is complete, thereare plenty of places to walk

to if a matchis made.

“If youreally hitit off with

s o m e o n e ,t h e r e ’ s

Josephine ’sand other close

restaurants andspots you can walk

together to,” Blairsaid.

Blair said speeddating is a fun

and fast-pacedway to meetmany peoplewho mightshare thesame in-terests allat once.“It’s re-

ally a fun al-ternative versus the tradi-tional ways of meeting upwith other singles,” Blairsaid.

The event can also justbe an outlet to meet peoplewho are single and friendsyou might not otherwisehave known.

“It’s a good quick way tomeet singles all at onetime,” Blair said.

The JCRC will acceptwalk ins the night of butdoes prefer to have a headcount before.

“If at all possible, we sug-gest signing up before the18th,” Blair said.

A second speed datingnight will also be held onNov. 25 for the ages of 55through 65.

The 56 to 65 year oldswill meet the first hour be-tween 7 and 8 p.m. and the46 to 55 year-olds will meetthe second hour of 8 and 9p.m.

All area singles are wel-comed.

For more information orto reserve your spot, contactthe Jefferson Communityand Recreation Center byphone at (440) 576-9052.

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here!Call (440)576 - 9125


ASHTABULA - A “peacestone” was given to theCity of Ashtabula in Julyafter community membersinitiated the firstMulticultural Festival.Now a decision is neededon where to permanentlyplace the stone.

“We were approached tomake suggestions as for thepossible placement of thepeace stone, which was do-nated to the AshtabulaDowntown Development As-sociation and the city,” EarlTucker said at Monday’sAshtabula City Councilmeeting.

The Parks and Recre-ation Board put forth twosuggested locations.

“The parks board decidedto pick two places. Their firstchoice was Point Park in theHarbor and the secondchoice was South Park,”Tucker said.

South Park was thoughtto provide the best location.

Ashtabula takes suggestions for peace stone’s location“We went on the basis

that we were asked to makea recommendation, that wasours and it’s up to everyoneelse to decided where itgoes,” Tucker said.

Ward 3 Councilor AnnStranman said she agreedwith the South Park loca-tion.

“Because this was do-nated to the Downtown De-velopment Association and itcoincided with the Multi-Cultural Festival, I think afew of us expressed we’d liketo see it in South Park tokeep it in the downtownarea,” Stranman said.“There’s not really anythingover there right now.”

Stranman said two oftheir downtown parks arealready unofficially dedi-cated as memorials to thosewho have fought for ourcountry. “Cornelius Park andVeterans Park across from ithave kind of become dedi-cated to the soldiers andmaybe South Park can be-come an unofficial peacepark,” Stranman said.

Stranman said the stonemeans so much and it is anhonor to have received it.

“It really is a wonderfulthing that we got this dona-tion,” Stranman said.

It was suggested theplacement of the stoneshould be decided soon.

“The members of theADDA, specifically MartyCephas, have encouragedme to encourage council tomake a decision because theorganization that gives thepeace stone likes to see thepeace stone go up as soon aspossible and ADDA wouldlike to get it out of their pos-session and put up,” Clerk ofCouncil LaVette Hennigansaid.

Ward 4 Councilor JulieLatimer said she thoughtSouth Park was nice if theyneeded an immediate loca-tion for it, but perhaps ifthey have time they shouldconsider placing the stone bythe Ashtabula MunicipalBuilding.

“I know one of the de-scriptions was having it on

the corner [by the municipalbuilding], just a little placefor a bench and some flow-ers and bush, but I don’teven know how big it is,”Latimer said.

Stranman said shethought it would be nice tolook into seeing if the cornerlocation would work.

“If you’d like, I could askADDA if they would like toconsider that location and ifthey could keep [the stone]in their possession or per-haps they’d like to give it tothe city so they don’t have tokeep charge of it,” Hennigansaid.

The council ultimatelydecided to wait until the nextmeeting to decided the peacestone’s location.

“It’s a placement. It’ssomething permanent and Ithink if there’s another op-tion it should be considered,”Latimer said.


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JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Area Local SchoolsBoard of Education has suc-cessfully sold another prop-erty.

During a meeting onWednesday, Sept. 28, theJefferson Area Board of Edu-cation unanimously voted toaccept the public auction bidof $90,000 from theJefferson Church of theNazarene for the Board ofEducation Office property lo-cated on 45 East Satin St. inJefferson.

Church of the Nazareneofficials successfully bid onthe property during a publicauction on Saturday, Sept.17.

With the new schools andbuildings in the district, theproperty is no longer neededfor school purposes. Theproperty consists of anapproximatly 3,062-square-foot building situated on ap-proximately one acre of land.There also is a parking loton the property, which hasbeen shared by the church.

The church is locatednext to the property, whichwas a factor in church offi-cials pursuing the purchase.

Jefferson Church of theNazarene Pastor RodneyKincaid said the church hada vested interest in the prop-erty just by virtue of it be-ing located next door to it.

As it happened, twopieces of property came upfor sale next to the churcharound the same time,

Jefferson BOE approves sale of property

PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELLThe Jefferson Area Board of Education recently unanimously voted to accept thepublic auction bid of $90,000 from the Jefferson Church of the Nazarene for the Boardof Education Office property located on 45 East Satin St. in Jefferson.

Kincaid said. The churchand the board had a partner-ship regarding the parkinglot, and if someone else hadbought the property, thatcould have negatively af-fected the church, he said.

“Right now, we are justcelebrating the fact that wegot it,” Kincaid said at thetime of the purchase.

He said there are no im-mediate plans for the prop-erty, although according tothe agreement, the churchcan take possession in 30

days.School officials intend to

move into their new boardoffice on the grounds of theJefferson Area High Schoolin October.

In other news, the boardapproved a license agree-ment with the Geneva AreaRecreational, Educationaland Athletic Trust / SPIREInstitute for the use of theiraquatic center for theJefferson Area Junior / Se-nior High School swim team.

The board also approved

an out-of-state overnightfield trip to the University ofChicago Model UN Confer-ence in February.

The board also approvedthe corporate membership tothe Jefferson CommunityRecreation Center for the2011/2012 school year. Thecost for this membership is$25.



JEFFERSON - With fallnow here, Village ofJefferson residents haveonly one more week to enjoytheir fresh fruits and veg-etables at the farmers’ mar-ket.

In its seventh season, theJefferson Farmers’ Markethad a new location and timethis year, as it was held inthe parking lot of St. JosephCatholic Church, 32 E.Jefferson St. in the heart ofdowntown Jefferson from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.

For its last market of theseason, vendors will cel-ebrate with a customer-ap-preciation day.

“We will be having freeglasses of cider for all of ourcustomers,” farmers’ marketorganizer Susan Masirovitssaid.

The producers-only mar-ket featured the best of lo-

Farmers’ marketis in its final week

cally grown fruits and veg-etables this past summer, aswell as maple syrup andfresh flowers. The marketalso featured musical enter-tainment every week.

For the final market,three vendors will be there:Franklin’s Tall Timberswith maple syrup products,the Bird Feeder with a va-riety of fruits and veg-etables and Grandma’sGrainery with fresh veg-etables and flowers.

“Giving the growing sea-son, (the farmers’ marketwent) pretty good,”Masirovits said. “We weresmall, but all three vendorswere happy with theirsales.”

Masirovits said they’realready looking forward tonext season.

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


JEFFERSON - Staff atthe Jefferson Senior Centerand Jefferson CommunityRecreation Center are col-lecting donations for theirwinter rummage sale.

“We are accepting dona-tions up until the day be-fore the event,” SeniorCenter Coordinator Chris-tina Blair said. “All pro-ceeds benefit the JeffersonSenior Center andJefferson Community Rec-reation Center.”

Fundraisers like thisone are just one way thesenior center and JCRCcan make up for a decreasein funding they experi-enced this past year.

Jefferson CommunityCenter Recreation DirectorAllison Brown said theJefferson Senior Centerhas experienced deep bud-get cuts this past year.Brown said the senior cen-ter was cut $20,000, as itlost funding through acouple of different sources.

Rummage sale tobenefit Jefferson

Senior Center, JCRCThe rummage sale will

be held at the JeffersonCommunity Center, lo-cated at 11 E. Jefferson St.,on Saturday, Nov. 19.Doors open at 9 a.m., andshoppers are invited tocome out and see whattreasures await them.

Besides the rummagesale, Blair said there willbe hot coffee, cocoa andbaked goodies, as well asconcessions, availablethroughout the day.

The Jefferson Commu-nity Center also will haveits first annual reverseraffle on Nov. 12. The costis a $25 donation for aticket.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m.The ticket includes dinner,beverage and dessert.There will be a Chineseauction, silent auction,bingo, side boards and a50/50 raffle. To purchasetickets, call 576-9052.


Historical Society to hostmurder-mystery dinner

JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Historical Societywill offer an unusual diningexperience for guests in mid-October, when they find thatdinner can be “murder.”

On 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct.22, the Jefferson HistoricalSociety will serve up a five-course meal and amystery. This is the Society’sthird annual gathering tosolve a ”who did it?” murdermystery.

“Aromas of succulentpasta will drift through anItalian New York City eatery,but in the kitchen there iscold-blooded murder,” thedescription reads. The vic-tim is Chef Anthony Verona.

The murder-mystery din-ner will involve some audi-ence participation. Are yougood at collecting clues andcoming up with solutions? Do you like to act? Then theHistorical Society invitesyou to participate.

There are no lines tomemorize, and four men andfour women are needed toplay the parts of the charac-

ters in the game, HistoricalSociety members said.

Even if you just want agood meal, there is a placefor you at the dinner, whichwill be served by HistoricalSociety members.

Cost of a ticket is $15 forthe play, Pasta, Passion andPistols, the meal and achance to win two tickets foran Anderson bus day trip.

Get your tickets soon, asseating is limited to 24guests. For more informa-tion or to secure a ticket, callMarlene Laidley at 576-7430.

The Jefferson HistoricalSociety is located inside theold church at 42 EastJefferson St. in Jefferson.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANThe Citizens of Ashtabula Camera Committee held signsoutside of the Ashtabula Municipal Building encouragingcitizens to vote yes on Issue 54, which would require apolice officer to issue the ticket when a camera catchesa traffic violations.

Tanya Leatherman and Mary Graves have been a partof the committee to stop the traffic camera use sincethe beginning and are continuing their support until theNovember election.


ASHTABULA - The Citi-zens of Ashtabula CameraCommittee achieved one ofits goals by getting to voteon the use of traffic camerasnow installed around theCity of Ashtabula.

“It’s going to stop the cam-eras from being used for ci-tations,” Mark Leatherman,chair of the Citizens ofAshtabula Camera Commit-tee, said.

The committee stood out-side of the Ashtabula Mu-nicipal Building beforeMonday’s city council meet-ing with signs telling thosewho passed by in cars or onfoot to vote yes on Issue 54.

“People are going to thinkto vote ‘no’ for no cameras,but that’s not the case,”Leatherman said.

However, the committeeis not just ending their fightafter the traffic camera vote.They plan to carry on theircrusade and address otherissues facing the city.

“The traffic cameras isjust the first of many thingsthat we’re going to changehere in Ashtabula,”Leatherman said.

The Citizens of AshtabulaCamera Committee feel theyare the voice of the people ofAshtabula. They want to en-sure they are heard even af-ter the camera issue hasbeen voted on on Nov. 8.

“Right now we’re Citizensof Ashtabula Camera Com-mittee, but after this drive,we’re going to be known asAshtabula Better CityDrive,” Leatherman said.“We’ll be doing issue pas-

Traffic committee plans to address otherAshtabula issues after November

sages and that will not startuntil November.”

The first issue the newcommittee plans to addressafter November is the abil-ity for citizens to recallelected officials, an opportu-nity not yet available.

“The main drive thatwe’re going to be doing nextis getting the city charterchange to give the voters ofthe City of Ashtabula theright to recall,” JohnGinnard said.

Ginnard said the citizensshould have the right to keepthe council members incheck and having the abilityto recall them if they are notperforming up to their expec-tations should be an option.

“The citizens do not havethe right currently to recallelected members of counciland the city,” Ginnard said.

Ginnard said the citizensof Ashtabula are no longerstanding by and their com-mittee has given the citizensground to stand on.

“The City of Ashtabula isgoing to hopefully learn thatthe citizens are no longercomplacent,” Ginnard said.

Ginnard would like to seethe Ashtabula City Councilheld accountable.

“They are going to answerto the electors who put themin office, and therefore thatis why we want to do a drivefor the right to recall,”Ginnard said.

The committee under-stands this must be takenstep by step, which is whytheir main focus right nowis removing the ability to usethe traffic cameras to issuetickets.

See VOTE page 13A

Oct. 15 Ashtabula:Taste of Finlandluncheon

The annual Taste of Fin-land luncheon sponsored bythe Finnish American Heri-tage Association will be heldon Saturday, Oct. 15, at12:30 p.m. at BethanyLutheran Church. Reserva-tions are required by Oct. 10and tickets are $10 per per-son. The limit is 60, so con-tact Betty Hietikko or ElsaShepard soon for your reser-vation.

May Colling, local histo-rian, will present a previewof her upcoming book on theHarbor area and W. 8th St.in particular. This is alsothe annual meeting of thegroup.

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Joanne Rocco have been theowners of Comfort Supplysince the store’s beginnings in1976. Sherry Pay (Al’s daugh-ter) has been operating thestore since she was 14 yearsold, when the store opened.Al’s other daughter, Jennifer,has been running the officeand working in the store for15 years. Sherry’s daughter,Kristy, also works in the store,and Al’s son, Scott, andSherry’s husband, Larry, areservice technicians.

The store’s only non-familyemployees, Paul Pustotnik, a ser-vice technician, and Jeff Bancroft,sales, both have worked at Com-fort Supply for so long that theyfeel like family.

Consumers could shop atthe big box stores, but theywon’t get the same advice andexperience they can get atComfort Supply. If customerswant to do-it-themselves, em-ployees will gladly explainwhat they need and how to doit. Employees can answermost technical questions, andwith the service business be-ing in the same building as thestore, customers have access toservice technicians who willtalk directly with them to an-swer any questions.

Comfort Supply has beenat the same location inGeneva for 34 years, and theowners have discovered thatGeneva is a wonderful townto have a business.

The residents of Genevavisit the store, saying theywant to keep their money intown, which is a great way tokeep Geneva growing. Overthe years, some businesseschange, some have been herea while, but the businessesand residents all support eachother. You don’t get that kindof loyalty in most towns.

Comfort Air services mostmakes and models of equip-ment. You should have yourfurnace or air conditionerchecked annually to loweryour utility bills and keepequipment running efficiently.

These services will keepresidents from a no-heat situa-tion in the frigid months or ano-cool situation in the swelter-ing months of summer, as wellas protect the environment.

Fall specials also are justaround the corner.

Installing a higher efficientfurnace or air conditioner willresult in lower utility bills,which could pay for itself ina few years. It is a great in-vestment in a home.

Comfort Supply, located at7 South Broadway in Geneva,is open Monday through Fri-day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. The store can be reachedby telephone at (440) 466-3268.

Sadie Portman, reporter forthe Gazette, can be reached [email protected].

GENEVA - Comfort Supply,located at 7 South Broadway inGeneva, has been serving theresidents of Geneva for 35 years,opening its doors in 1976.

Comfort Supply sells fur-naces, hot water tanks, wellpumps and plumbing partsfor those over-the-counter, do-it-yourself projects. The storealso sells complete furnaces,boilers, heat pumps, rooftopsand air conditioning systemsfor residential and light com-mercial applications.

Comfort Supply also has aservice business, Comfort AirConditioning & Heating Com-pany, with five service vans forheating and air conditioning.

To help answer questionsabout the products, ComfortSupply carries literature on allof its heating and air condi-tioning systems.

Furnaces also are on dis-play, and customers can comein, take the door off a displayfurnace and see exactly whatthey are buying before theymake a decision. The store alsohas humidifiers, air cleaners,well pumps, tanks and faucetson display.

Employees also will gladlyexplain to customers the differ-ences between the brands andoptions and make their deci-sion work for the customers’specific needs and application.

Brands carried at ComfortSupply include Trane andArmstrong furnaces, heatpumps and central air condi-tioners; Myers well pumps;Gould, Pro-Source and Well-Mate bladder tanks; BradfordWhite water heaters; andMoen and Delta faucets.

Comfort Supply is excitedto have recently picked up theArmstrong brand, which offersa 95-percent efficient, variablespeed, two-stage gas furnace ata very affordable price.

With more than 10,000items stocked in the store,customers have many op-tions. If an item is not in stock,Comfort Supply can normallyget items stocked through itsdistributors in a day or two.

Comfort Supply is wellknown in Ashtabula Countyfor its ability to special orderfurnace and plumbing parts formany brands. Comfort Supplyprovides customers with theprice and availability of anyspecial order upfront, beforethe part is ordered, so there areno surprises at pick-up. Cus-tomers can even order thephone with a major credit card.Parts are also shipped to otherstates through the store’s Website at comfortsupplyco.com.

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Students learn about options at College Fair

BY CASSANDRA NAGYGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA TOWN-SHIP - In today’s currenteconomy, it’s never too earlyto start thinking about post-secondary education.

This past Sunday at theAshtabula Towne Squarefrom 2 to 4 p.m., AshtabulaCounty Continued Educa-tion Support Services (AC-CESS) hosted its 39th An-nual College Fair.

The mall’s main con-course bustled with college-information seekers and col-lege/university representa-tives. The event introducedjust over 60 schools withtheir bright and vibrant-col-ored tables, vivid postersand pamphlets available tothe interested parties. The

public could casually perusethe aisles of schools askingquestions and gaining infor-mation from school repre-sentatives.

ACCESS Program Direc-tor Paula Ghiz said that thiswas the third year that theevent has been held at theAshtabula Towne Square.Prior to this, it had beenheld at Kent State Univer-sity Ashtabula Campus.

She explained that be-cause of the location switch,it enables a wider turnoutof ages.

“Before it was just avail-able to a set grade level,”Ghiz said. “Having the Fairat the mall allows anyonewho’s interested to showup.”

Ghiz’s underlying mes-sages was the importance of

planning ahead.“I think it’s really impor-

tant for students to look atan earlier age,” Ghiz said.

Ghiz also relayed thathaving a college fair open tothe public provides the im-portant task of getting par-ents out and involved withtheir child’s education.

And it was obvious thatthe rain wasn’t a deterrent.Schools came from as far asNew York, Pennsylvania,Indiana and Michigan.

The event also hadavailable, in the mall’sCommunity Room, threeset times for Special Infor-mational Sessions. The ses-sions allowed those inter-ested to engage more per-sonally with a representa-tive on topics such as:choosing a college, complet-

ing applications and payingfor college, as well as perti-nent information geared to-ward Free Application forFederal Student Aid(FAFSA). PowerPoint pre-sentations and an openquestion-and-answer fo-rum were the focus of thesessions.

The College Fair hostedby ACCESS is a programwhose goal and missionstatement is to increase thenumber of AshtabulaCounty students and citi-zens continuing their formaleducation beyond highschool. They offer free fi-nancial aid, college plan-ning, scholarship and careerexploration. Visit www.ohiocan.org/ashtabula andwww.accessashtabula .orgfor more information.

ASHTABULA - The Ashtabula County Home SchoolGroup is a network of families that come together forevents and outings. Their group is about 250 familiesstrong. Some families home school by traditional meanswhile others choose e-schools or public on line programs.

Their group’s coordinator, Vicki Sockman’s, goal is toorganize outings and develop programs for theirhomeschooling families. They are constantly looking forthe next Ashtabula County project or program to get in-volved in and explore!

“Last Friday each family came away with a unique ex-perience. Some of us were surprised by the number of ship-wrecks on Lake Erie. Others were captivated by the work-ing models and railroads. I think the big hit with the

Area home-school students visit Maritime Museum

SUBMITTED PHOTOSThe Ashtabula County Home School Group visited the Maritime Museum.

The Ashtabula County Home School Group is a network of families that come togetherfor events and outings.

children was the Pilot house. My daughter (promoted tocaptain) is still telling everyone how she sank the Titanic! As we were leaving I heard one of our students quizzinganother by asking if they were turning to the port side orstarboard! Thank you for your educational adventure atthe Ashtabula Maritime Museum! We had a wonderfultime. We will definitely be telling people that they need tovisit our wonderful Maritime Museum,” Sockman said.

Director Bob Frisbie said, “These comments wereshared with us at the Ashtabula Maritime & SurfaceTransportation Museum located in the Ashtabula Harboron Walnut Boulevard by Ms. Sockman. They show howmuch the students enjoyed their tour and how they feltafterward. The parents as their teachers can build on

what we shared. We enjoy having students learn whatwe have to offer. We wish more students and other schoolswould follow this example.”

“Our museum wants to thank the group for touring withus and giving us this opportunity to inform them aboutthe local history. Too few of area young people and alsomany adults have no idea how much of our nation’s his-tory is saved right here in Ashtabula County at each ofthe museum’s,” Mr. Frisbie said.

Throughout this summer, several “Home SchoolingFamilies” who were traveling from all across our countryand Canada on vacation came in to also tour our museum. They use this as part of their teaching lessons. As a fam-ily they seem to have fun and all learn at the same time.

PHOTO BY CASSANDRA NAGYStudents browse materials about various colleges during the annual College Fair at the Ashtabula Towne Square.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOPictured, left to right, from back, Danny Taulbee andKolt Ernst; and front, Tiffani Baker and Alexis Bryan.

Mr. Isco’s seventh-grade science class at LakesideJunior High School has been exploring the steps of Sci-entific Method.

The students get the opportunity to reinforce the in-structional material by participating in a hands-on ex-periment in the science lab.

Students such as Tiffani Baker and Alexis Bryantested two different foil shaped boats to see which shapecan hold the most pennies before sinking.

They will be analyzing their results to see if theirhypothesis is correct before forming a conclusion.

Students learn aboutScientific Method

SUBMITTED PHOTONorthwest Savings Bank took donations and contributedto buying supplies for the students of the Ashtabula AreaCity School District. Seen with some of the suppliespurchased is Northwest Bank employee, Tonya Burke andkindergarten students Rylee Richards and ZackaryPalmer.

Northwest Savings Bankgives to local schools

“We want to get this onedone first and go to the nextone,” Ginnard said.

Ginnard said he hopesthe city council will now re-alize the citizens are aware.

“It is about the city coun-cil listening to the citizensand understanding thatbusinesses as well as thecitizens of Ashtabula havethe right to do business inthis town,” Ginnard said.

The committee said theyare expressing themselves ina visible form so everyonecan see the citizens will nolonger sit and watch theircity without action.

“We are going to take con-trol back of the city, and thecity council is going to an-swer to the people who putthem into office,” Ginnardsaid.

In the end, they hope toimprove the city they love.

“We want to better ourcity,” Ginnard said.


VOTEFrom page 9A

Christian FaithAcademy tohold fundraiser

Christian FaithAcademy will hold afundraiser from 5-9 p.m.Oct. 15 at the Armory,2710 State Rd. inAshtabula. There will behors d’oeurves, silentauction and dinnercatered by Albino’scatering. Reserve ticketsby Oct. 6. Call (440) 998-3887.

The Saybrook Township Drop-Off Day will be Saturday,Oct. 15, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Saybrook Town-ship Cemetery on Center Road.

Items are to be brought to the southernmost drive ofthis cemetery. Drivers should follow the signs to the drop-off point.

We do not accept garbage or trash but will accept itemssuch as old appliances, furniture and mowers.

Drop-off Day in Saybrook TownshipItems that are considered hazardous waste will not be

accepted, such as tires, solvents, paints, oils, household gar-bage or fuels.

Proof of residency in Saybrook Township may be requestedat time of drop off, so please bring your license or utility bill.

Please call the office if you have a specific item you wantto verify will be accepted or for any other questions. Call969-1106.

ACMC Women’s CancerAwareness Luncheon

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Valued by our community.Now recognized by the experts.

UH Conneaut Medical Center and UH Geneva Medical Center Named national top performers by The Joint Commission – the leading health care accreditor in the U.S.

University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center and University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center

are honored to accept The Joint Commission’s recognition of quality medical and surgical care.

This national measure of excellence demonstrates our commitment to being the most outstanding

patient-focused practices in the area. Thank you to our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff,

without whom this honorable distinction would not have been possible.

To learn more about this prestigious recognition, visit

UHConneaut.org/surgery or UHGeneva.org/surgery.

At University Hospitals, our mission is you.

UH Conneaut Medical Center158 West Main RoadConneaut, OH 44030440-593-1131UHConneaut.org

UH Geneva Medical Center870 West Main StreetGeneva, OH 44041440-466-1141UHGeneva.org

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