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ORWELL VILLAGE - The gym-nasium on Nov. 11 Veterans Daywas filled with veterans and fami-lies of the Grand Valley Elemen-tary School students. A Celebrationof Pride and Honor was the themeof the special salute to veteransfrom the valley communities.

The program with third gradersperforming and singing patrioticsongs, poems and readings was co-ordinated by the CCFT team of

PHOTOS BY DORIS COOKThis group of veterans from the Grand Valley area communities stand as their names were calledduring a special Veterans Day program held at GV Elementary School last week.

GVES students honor veteransat special Veterans Day program

teachers including Joy Leirer,Cyndi Thomas and MarcellaTolnar. GVES principal EllenWiner welcomed the large crowdof families and veterans assembledas they waited for the third grad-ers to march into the gymnasium.

As the youngsters marched in,they looked around the room try-ing to spot parents or grandparentsor other relatives attending. Thenthey quickly assembled on the ris-ers at one end of the large gymna-sium.

Film slides of art showing

armed forces members from allbranches was shown on the wallas a backdrop for the service. CubScouts from Orwell formed a colorguard marching in with U.S. flagsplaced in front of the risers wherethe children stood for the musicperformance.

The National Anthem was sungby Alexis Mahaffey to begin the pro-gram by students. Their first song,“You’re A Grand Old Flag” directedby Leirer was a spirited start for theprogram.

See VETERANS page 4A

BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZGazette Newspapers

ANDOVER - Cameras flashedand videophones were held highlast Thursday as proud parentsand relatives recorded the sightsand sounds of the PymatuningValley third grade musical saluteto area veterans.

More than 50 third grade stu-dents, each clad in black pants orskirts and white shirts or blouses,filed onto the stage of the Veteran’s

PHOTOS BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZPymatuning Valley third grade students recite the pledge of allegiance as an introduction to theirveteran’s day musical performance.

PV Primary students honor veterans

Memorial Performing Arts Centerat 7:30 p.m. to present a musicaltribute to all veterans. The stagewas decorated with handmade red,white and blue paper flags. Someof the flags, crafted by the PV Kin-dergarten classes, floated downfrom their attachments along thestage, prompting spectator partici-pation to re-attach them.

Director John Hulburt beganthe presentation with a renditionof the history of the Pledge of Alle-giance, which the students recited.

The audience of more than 150rose from their seats to join in bothrecitation of the pledge and thesinging of the Star Spangled Ban-ner.

Hulburt identified the writer ofeach song and explained the his-tory behind the song prior to theperformance of each number.Songs selected included “There aremany flags in many lands,” “GodBless the USA” and “Coming toAmerica.”

See HONOR page 6A


ORWELL VILLAGE - Softwhite snowflakes fell the morningof Nov. 11 as nearly 200 residents,students, family members, OrwellVillage and area dignitaries gath-ered to dedicate a section of Route322 to Orwell area war veteransand especially one killed in theIraq War. The highway sign re-named the Sgt. Kurt D.Schamberg/Orwell Veterans Me-morial Highway was long in com-ing to fruition.

Orwell community dedicatesRt. 322 highway section honoring

Iraq War casualty and veterans

Member of the dead soldier’sfamily, aunt Katie Schamberg ofOrwell, and father ThomasSchamberg of Melrose, Massachu-setts with help from Orwell Ameri-can Legion Post Commander GaryMorris unveiled the huge sign asthe crowd applauded.

Schamberg Sr. is a former vil-lage mayor and retired teacher atGrand Valley schools. His son waskilled May 20, 2005 while fightingwith the 10th Mountain Corp unitnear Baghdad.

PHOTOS BY DORIS COOKMembers of Sgt. Kurt D. Schamberg’s family stand under the newhighway sign during dedication ceremony on Nov. 11. They includeKurt’s aunt, Kate Schamberg of Orwell, father Thomas Schamberg ofMelrose, Mass., brother Lance Schamberg and his daughter, alongwith Orwell American Legion Post Commander Gary Morris.

See DEDICATION page 5A

PHOTO BY DORIS COOKAndover Village Street Departmentemployee Mike Baker was busy on Tuesdaythis week putting up Christmas decorationsaround the square and in the park. The streetdepartment employees lend a hand alongwith volunteers of the Andover AreaChamber of Commerce for the SimplyChristmas event set Nov. 25-27.

By DORIS COOKGazetteNewspapers

A N D O V E RV I L L A G E - T h eAndover Villagesquare and park isgetting decoratedfor the Christmasseason even thoughthe Thanksgivingturkey is still in thefreezer. Villagestreet departmentemployees were outearlier this weekputting up colorfuldecorations in thepark and aroundthe street lamppoles.

The event issponsored by theAndover AreaChamber of Com-merce. Chambermember CherriBrenner said shehas a great com-mittee helping outthis year .

The event is setfor the weekend ofNov. 25, 26 and 27after Thanksgiving.The annual SimplyChristmas paradeis set for 6 p.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 26.

Andover Chambergearing up for SimplyChristmas celebration

See CHAMBERpage 9A

PHOTO BY DORIS COOKHelping assemble shoe boxes of gifts for needy children in thiscountry and overseas with Operation Christmas Child are volunteersMarsha Veverka of Garrettsville, her daughter Libbie, and LucindaByler of Bristolville. Byler is coordinator of the Mesopotamia TownHall drop-off site for donations through Nov. 21.


MESOPOTAMIA - A group of lo-cal area volunteers from Trumbulland Portage counties are fillingshoeboxes with various Christmasgifts as part of Operation ChristmasChild, says local coordinator LucindaByler of Bristol. Byler and MarshaVeverka of Garrettsville are headingup the months long gathering of do-nations of toys, books, hygiene items,school supplies and even toys for theOperation Christmas Child, a projectof international Christian relief andevangelism organization Samaritan’sPurse.

Operation Christmas Child sets upMesopotamia drop off site for donations

See DONATIONS page 3A

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ORWELL VILLAGE -Time flies when you arehaving fun. Just ask PamDobay, owner of Pam’sHair Magic. She and herstaff of stylists marked her30 years as a businessowner in the village.

The shop is located at 13South Maple Street closeto the Save-A-Lot Market.

“We celebrated my 30years here actually on Nov.1 for a week with special re-freshments for our custom-ers and discounts on haircuts and appointments. I’vealways been a supporter ofcommunity and areagroups like the schools. It’sa way of giving back to thecommunity for their sup-port,” Dobay said.

For the anniversary cel-ebration, Dobay and herstylists Ellen Fisher,Beverly Scott and HannahNoce did some redecorat-ing before Nov. 1. Thefreshly painted blue andwhite walls give a nostal-gic look to the shop inte-rior, Dobay said.

“This has always been abeauty shop even before Iopened 30 years ago.Hart ’s Barber Shop isaround in front and beenhere a long time. I’ve had

Pam’s Hair Magic styling salon marks 30 year anniversary

PHOTOS BY DORIS COOKPam Dobay, owner of Pam’s Hair Magic in Orwell Village, and two stylists, BeverlyScott and Hannah Noce (in chair) demonstrate some of the hair color techniquesthey specialize in for customers.

this collection of mirrorsand early beauty shopequipment. Finally I de-cided to put them up in theshop for decorations,”Dobay said pointing todecorative wall sections.

During the anniversaryweek, Dobay donated $85to Home Safe Inc., thecounty’s domestic violenceshelter for women, fromthe hair cuts done. Theyalso took donations of pa-per products and non-per-ishables for the shelter.

During this month andinto December Pam’s HairMagic customers can bringin donations of cannedgoods and other non-per-ishables for County Neigh-bor Center in Orwell.

“We will take the dona-tions up to the Monday be-fore Christmas. We still goto a number of hair stylingseminars to keep up on thelatest products and styles,”Dobay said.

This past weekendDobay and Noce were off toone class seminar on newbeauty products held inLansing, Michigan.

“We’ve always gone toclasses during the year tokeep up with our licenseeducation requirements,”she added.

“I used to help out withthe Orwell Chamber ’s

Grand Valley Festival as asponsor for the beauty pag-eants. Now I got Bev Scottinvolved this year. It’s justsomething we like to do tohelp out.”

She began as a sponsorfor the community festivalwhen her daughter, KristinKulp was in the local GrandValley schools. Kristin, 25,now works as a lab tech atUH Geauga Medical Center.

“Another service we dooffer to customers withlong hair. If they want todonate their locks we part-ner with Wigs for Kids inWestlake. The wigs are forkids who have undergonecancer treatment or otherrelated illnesses losingtheir own hair. We have abox ready to go in the mailto Wigs for Kids. We keeptrack of the donors andthey get a thank you fromthe company,” Dobay said.

The shop hours areMonday-Wednesday 9 to 5p.m., Thursday 9-8 p.m.,Friday 8 to 5 p.m., and Sat-urday 8 to 3 p.m. On Sat-urdays senior citizen cus-tomers get a 10 percentdiscount on their appoint-ments, Dobay said. Theshop staff also specializesin nails, ear piercing andmakeup consultations.Walk-in customers are alsowelcome, the owner said.

This mirror shelf holds some of the antique collections of Pam Dobay, owner of Pam’sHair Magic. Dobay put up some of her collections after redecorating the shop for the30-year anniversary celebration this month.

ANDOVER - A first an-nual “Veterans Day programand dinner was held on Nov.11 at the Andover UnitedMethodist Church. The eventwas sponsored by the fiveUnited Methodist churchesin the Pymatunig Valleyarea: Leon, Cherry Valley,Andover, Richmond andWilliamsfield. The event wasattended by well over 150individuals. It was a wonder-ful way to honor the local vet-erans, following the annualVeterans Day program by thethird grade classes from thePV primary school held at thePerformiong Arts Center onNov. 10 and also the morn-ing service in the Andoversquare on Nov. 11, also.

The Friday night dinnerand program was well at-tended by veterans from ev-ery branch of the service, saidRev. Vernon Palo of AndoverUMC. The evening’s programwas orchestrated by pastorsRev. John Germaine ofCherry Valley, Jason

Andover churches dinner honors area veteransHockran and Palo, lead pas-tors of Andover, Leon andRichmond.

Special music was di-rected by Tina Teter with a35 member choir singing“The Star Spangled Banner”,a rousing redition of “Saluteto the Armed Forces”, “Wethe People” and “BattleHymn of the Republic”.

The dinner was preparedby local caterer, BunkyJordon and served by mem-bers of the five churches. APOW/MIA Remberance wasshared by members EdnaMoore and Cindy Maloney ofthe former Andover VFWWomens Auxiliary. StateRep. Casey Kozlowski (R-99)of Pierpont read a specialproclamantion. Prayers andreadings were shared by thepastors.

A special thank you goesout to contributors for theevening dinner event includ-ing Ross and Eleanor Boggs,Bunky Jordan of Go Big Ca-tering, Frank and Connie

Romano of Andover SparkleMarket, Elaine and TerryOrahood of Pipers Meats Pro-cessing and the Andover Ro-tary Club.

Grand Valley HighSchool/A-Tech

Honor, Merit RollFirst Nine Weeks

2011-2012* Denotes All A’s

Honor Roll:Grade 11:Anthony LonghitanoJacob SweetserNathanael WengerdJacob Wilcom

Grade 12:Cody BylerShawn DavisDante GramugliaJenson Kassay*Justin MaccartneyCaitlin MooreDylan Pentek

Merit Roll:Grade 9:

Clayton ChunyoGrade 11:

Shane GreenJesse JamesJames LamarKelly PreskeTravis PellesLee Ann Stitt

Grade 12:Joshua Rigg

Area churcheshost communityThanksgiving

serviceANDOVER - The

Pymatuning Valley Min-isterial Association ishosting a communityThanksgiving service forarea residents on Sun-day, Nov. 20. The 6 p.m.service is being held atNew Lyme PentecostalChurch, Route 6 in NewLyme Township.

The Rev. JohnGermaine, pastor ofCherry Valley UnitedMethodist Church, isspeaker. A combined choirfrom all the area churcheswill participate for the mu-sic portion of the service.

There is ample park-ing at the host churchfor the event.

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ORWELL VILLAGE -Tucked away in her officeclose to the front receptiondesk, Country NeighborCenter’s new program coor-dinator, Carrie Lemmon isgetting settled in at the job.

The mother of two schoolage children, Lemmonsmiles as she talks about hergoals in the Orwell basedsocial services agency. Herson and daughter attendPymatuning Valley schools.

A Pierpont resident,Lemmon graduated fromAshtabula City HighSchool. She holds an asso-ciate degree in health careadministration from West-ern International Univer-sity, an on-line college.

Lemmon is a STNA cer-tified nurse aide andworked at Countryside Re-tirement Center inAshtabula, then moved intothe job as activities coordi-nator before coming toCountry Neighbor Center.She is also working on get-ting a bachelor degree in thehealth care field.

She applied for the CNjob this fall primarily as itwas closer to home.

“I was unemployed forawhile and looking for a job.I applied here and startedNov. 3,” she said.

“I love working witholder people and kids. I’dlike to see us partner withdifferent groups and do

PHOTO BY DORIS COOKCarrie Lemmon of Pierpont is Country Neighbor Center’s new program coordinator.She is looking forward to expanding programs for all ages at the social services agencyin Orwell Village.

Lemmon is Country NeighborCenter’s new program coordinator

some special programming.In December we are start-ing a jewelry making class.It will be held in the eve-nings once a month. It’sopen to the public at a smallcost. What people make willbe great even for Christmaspresents,” she said.

Her previous jobs andconnections with people inneighboring counties shouldbe helpful in future pro-gramming, Lemmon said.Several other classes are inthe works including cakedecorating and one onhealthy lifestyles.

The health program is“Living with Diabetes” withLori Gilhausen, R.N. fromAshtabula County Medical

Center coming as speaker.Partnering with the local li-brary and other groups inthe community is anotherpriority for her to develop,Lemmon said.

“I’m also tapping intopeople I know from the area,who can come and bringsome new programs forfolks here. I’m excited andwe are getting ready for theholidays at Country Neigh-bor. Our food service depart-ment is ready to take bak-ery and candy orders fromthe public,” Lemmon said.

She is already getting toknow most of the staff andvolunteers at CN Center.Lemmon welcomes sugges-tions for any type educa-

tional or social type pro-grams people would like tosee held at the center on S.Maple Street.

The staff is also gearingup for its annual CountryNeighbor Christmas distri-butions of food and gift bas-kets this month. To reachLemmon call the CN Centerat (440) 437-6311.

Health and communityservices, educational andnutrition programs, plusspecialized services forolder adults, caregiver ser-vices and socialization sup-port groups are among theCountry Neighbor Centeragency programs providedto south Ashtabula Countyresidents and families.

Below: Assembled after the Veterans Dayprayer service in Andover public park on Nov.11 are the participants from area churches,veterans and members of Andover AmericanLegion Percy D. Hyatt Post 226. The groupincludes (from left) Rev. Vernon Palo, CarlMarshall, Curt Williams, Wayne Saxon,Donald Guseman, Robert Guseman, RichardSchertzer, Dick Wolfe, Rev. Robert Gears, andLegion Post Commander Robert Hitchcock.

Bugler RyanMcGinnis plays Taps

at the Nov. 11Veterans Day service

in Andover publicpark as ceremonyparticipants stand

near the park’smonuments.

Andover AmericanLegion Post 226hosted the short

memorial service.

Andover area ministers, Rev. Robert Gearand Rev. Vernon Palo each gave prayers forthe Nov. 11 Veterans Day observance held inAndover public square park.

Andover VeteransDay Park Ceremony

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Samaritan’s Purse ispart of the Franklin Gra-ham ministry, who is theson of world famous evan-gelist Billy Graham. TheOperation ChristmasChild, said Byler, is usingthe week through Nov. 21to gift fill decorated shoeboxes for some 400 chil-dren in overseas orphan-ages or street children inthird world countries.

“I’ve been with the re-gional project for the pastthree years. We are usingthe Mesopotamia TownHall as our drop-off siteagain this year. Marsha ishelping me package itemsdonated. The boxed giftsare then sent to Warren toSarah Billman, who is ourregional media coordinatorfor about six counties inNortheast Ohio,” Bylersaid.

On Tuesday this weekthe two women were busywrapping and filling shoeboxes. Byler said the toysare collected actually allyear, washed like new ifthey are donated slightlyused. Area churches andindividuals are welcome tohelp in the project. Theycan contact Byler at(330)646-8488 for informa-tion on how to help and thedrop-off site location if nec-essary.

“Mesopotamia TownHall use was donated forus by the township trust-

ees. We appreciate theirhelp,” she said.

The hall is located onstate Route 534 just southof Route 87 in the center ofMesopotamia.

The operating hours to-day (Thursday) are noon to7 p.m.; Friday noon to 7p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 6p.m.; and Monday, 7 a.m.to 9 a.m.; and Tuesday,Nov. 21 from noon to 7 p.m.

Samaritan’s Purse usesvarious transportationmethods to deliver the spe-cial holiday gifts overseasto children on six conti-nents, she said. Headquar-ters for Samaritan’s Purseis in Boone, NC.

Byler works in aMiddlefield-based childcare center and got in-volved with the charitableChristian based project.then enlisted members ofher own family to help outthis year. She also talkedwith friends to get in-volved.

Since 1993 OperationChristmas Child has hand-delivered 86 million giftsto kids worldwide, accord-ing to their Web site:www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.

For more informationon how to participate per-sons may call ToddEdwards, the regional di-rector of Ohio at (937)374-0761 or visit the Web site.

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Third grade students at GV Elementary School in Orwell file into the gymnasium on Nov. 11 for the Veterans Daycelebration program as families watch.

A history lesson of theAmerican flag was given byMadasen Dowling, DerekJackson and Katie Duffala.Other students DakotaGoforth, Ashton Zupancic,Laura Phillips, JonathanHall, Kristina Mullet, AlexBean, Jeremiah Johnson,and Tyler Herendeen eachspoke about how VeteransDay began after World WarI and first called ArmisticeDay. It later was changed toVeterans Day and declareda national holiday to com-memorate and honor thesacrifices of U.S. ArmedForces servicemen andwomen through the years.

Stories of U.S. veteransfrom the Ohio area wereread by Cyndi Thomas andseveral students. The fa-mous poem “In FlandersField” was also read.

Other songs including

VETERANS From page 1A

GV third graderAlexis

Mahaffey sangThe Star

SpangledBanner

nationalanthem to leadoff the Nov. 11Veterans Day

program at theschool

program.

Several thirdgraders leadthe group in

a patrioticsong in a

salute to allveterans

attendingthe Nov. 11program at

Grand ValleyElementary

School.

GV ElementarySchool musicteacher, JoyLeirer extended aword ofappreciation andthank you to allthe families ofstudents andveteransattending theNov. 11 VeteransDay specialprogram.

Grand Valley Elementary School Principal Ellen Winercalls out the list of area veterans attending the specialschool program honoring them on Nov. 11. A group ofthird graders handed out special thank you certificatesmade by the classes for the veterans attending.

“This is My Country” and“God Bless the U.S.A.”, anarrangement by noted artistLee Greenwood, were stir-ring portions of the program.Songs honoring all the ser-vice branches was includedwith veterans asked to standas the audience gave rousingcheers and clapped.

Principal Winer calledout the names of the veter-ans attending the specialprogram and thanked eachfor their service to the coun-try in time of war and peace.Students helped pass out tothe veterans a special thankyou certificate done by thechildren in art classes.

The program ended withhigh school musicianAmanda Cran playing Taps.Refreshments were served tothe huge crowd of familiesand veterans after the pro-gram concluded.

Local Students Recognized asScholarship Recipients at Thiel College

GREENVILLE, PA - The following local students wererecognized as scholarship recipients at the 2011 Thiel Col-lege Honors Convocation on Friday, Nov. 4:

• Zachary Markley, a senior from East Orwell, OH,received the Craig Shriver III Memorial Scholarship.

• Scott Hunkus, a senior from Kinsman, OH, receiveda Stewart Academic Scholarship, the Nathan WarrenHarter & Besse R. Harter Scholarship in Math and the Dr.William F. & Meta S. Zimmerman Scholarship Fund.

• Kasey Landis, a senior from Williamsfield, OH, re-ceived the Thiel Top Five Award.

Thiel College is a liberal arts, sciences and professionalstudies institution located in Greenville, Pa., that providesa great balance of academic challenge, personal and socialinvolvement, and exceptional value to its 1,100 students.For more information about Thiel College, visitwww.thiel.edu or call 800-24-THIEL.

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Welcome Santaand the holidayseason! Attend

the annualOrwell Tree

LightingCeremony on 6

p.m. Sunday,Nov. 27, indowntown

Orwell.Santa will

arrive on anOrwell firetruck.

Hot cocoa andcookies will be

served afterSanta hears allthe children’s

wishes.

Orwell Tree LightingWelcome Santaand the holidayseason! Attend

the annualOrwell Tree

LightingCeremony on 6

p.m. Sunday,Nov. 27, indowntown

Orwell.Santa will

arrive on anOrwell firetruck.

Hot cocoa andcookies will be

served afterSanta hears allthe children’s

wishes.

Andover’s Annual ThanksgivingCommunity Dinner

Andover’s Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner willbe held on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 12 Noon at theAndover Christian Church’s Family Life Center on StillmanAvenue in Andover, Ohio. This annual Thanksgiving Din-ner is sponsored by the following six area churches:

• The First Baptist Church of Andover• Andover First Congregational United Church of Christ• Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church• Pymatuning Community Church• Andover Christian Church• Andover First United Methodist Church

If you are alone or would like to share a Holiday mealwith others, come and enjoy the meal and fellowship.

For reservations/information and meals for shut-ins callCarol Baumgardner at 293-7844

Nov. 19 Andover: Chicken biscuit dinnerThe Andover Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 4035 is hold-

ing a chicken biscuit dinner with mashed potatoes, veg-etable, apple sauce and dessert on 3-7 p.m. Nov. 19. Costis $7 per person. Open to public. Carry outs available.Andover Eagles is located at 6210 Rt. 85 East inAndover. Benefits kids’ Christmas party.

Andover UM Church changesdates for food distributions

ANDOVER VILLAGE - There is a change of dates forthe November and December food distributions AndoverUnited Methodist Church.

The new dates are as follows:Thursday, Nov.17 from 10 a.m. to noon.Thursday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon.The church is located at 180 South Main Street (Route

7) in Andover Village.This distribution is for residents of the Pymatuning

Valley School District only. Please bring bags and boxes.

Conneaut Lake Park lightson for Christmas seasonCONNEAUT LAKE, PA. - The Christmas lights will

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The tradition continues this years thanks to the sup-port of people that pre-purchased “season passes” in ad-vance, said Greg Sutterlin, one of the partners at the HotelConneaut.

A $15 season pass will allow visitors to return and seethe splendor again and again this season. Persons can comeback every weekend to enjoy the festivities at the hotelthat are included with the pass.

Regular admission is $10 per car load for the visit to thelighted park. The discounted season passes will be avail-able through Sunday, Nov. 27. After that date the price is$20.

Passes and admissions are based on “per car load.” Checkby calling the Hotel Conneaut for all the special festivitiesgoing on through the holiday season.

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Snow did not hinder a large crowd of friends, neighbors and veterans to come outNov. 11 as Orwell Village officials and American Legion Post veterans dedicated thehighway sign on Route 322 through the village.

PHOTOS BY DORIS COOKLEFT: Orwell Village Mayor Larry Bottoms (left) greetsformer mayor Thomas Schamberg on Nov. 11 at theVeterans Day ceremony dedicating a section of stateRoute 322 honoring Schamberg’s son, Sgt. Kurt D.Schamberg. The young soldier died May 20, 2005 fightingin the Iraq War.

Members of the Orwell American Legion Post color guard place flags in holders forthe dedication ceremony on Nov. 11 for renaming state Route 322. It was held at thelawn at Orwell Township Hall.

Members of the Schamberg family, Kate Schamberg and Thomas Schamberg withhelp from Orwell American Legion Commander Gary Morris unveil the memorialhighway sign on Nov. 11. It honors Thomas Schamberg’s son, U.S. Army Sgt. Kurt D.Schamberg, who died fighting in the Iraq War.

Ashtabula County Commissioners Dan Claypool and Peggy Carlo were amongspeakers at the Nov. 11 Veterans Day dedication ceremony renaming a section ofstate Route 322 through Orwell Village honoring U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Behindthem are Orwell Mayor Larry Bottoms, former mayor Thomas Schamberg and his wifeJoanne, sister Kate Schamberg and State Senator Capri Cafaro.

Orwell Mayor Larry Bottoms welcomes the crowdestimated close to 200 assembled in the snowy weatheralong Route 322 to unveil a highway sign renamed tohonor a deceased soldier and all Orwell area veterans.

State Senator Capri Cafaro (right) presents a special plaque to Thomas Schambergand his sister, Kate Schamberg during the Nov. 11 dedication ceremonies in OrwellVillage.

Members of the Orwell American Legion Post fire a volleyof shots during the dedication ceremony on VeteransDay honoring the past sacrifices of all service men andwomen, who fought in all wars to preserve freedomaround the world.

Trumpet player Tim Carlson, Grand Valley schools banddirector, plays Taps as snow swirls around the crowdassembled for the new highway sign dedicated Nov. 11in Orwell Village.

As the snow continued tocome down Orwell MayorLarry Bottoms briefly wel-comed the crowd includingarea veterans and long timefriends of the Schambergfamily, who turned out. TheLegion color guard postedflags at a podium set in frontof Orwell Township Hall.

GVHS principal DougHitchcock brought in thehigh school senior class bytwo buses for the ceremony.Sgt. Schamberg was a GrandValley High School graduatebefore joining the U.S. Army.

Ashtabula County Com-missioner Dan Claypool toldthe crowd and Schambergfamily, “What do you reallysay about someone who gaveeverything.” The commis-sioner said it was the firsttime he’d ever been a partici-pant at a ceremony for a ser-viceman, who laid down hislife to preserve this country’sfreedom and for those over-seas.

Claypool along with Com-missioner Peggy Carlo pub-licly thanked all veterans onthis special day. State Sena-tor Capri Cafaro, who helpedget legislation passed in theOhio General Assembly to re-name the state highway hon-oring the young soldier, pre-sented a special plaque to theSchambergs.

Cafaro said the initialwork was started by formerlegislator DeborahNewcomb of Conneaut uponrequest from the Schambergfamily. Orwell’s mayor andothers prodded Ohio Depart-ment of Transportation offi-cials earlier this year to fi-nally obtain the signs.

American Legion Com-mander Morris took his turn

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at the podium. Before lead-ing the crowd in prayer, Mor-ris said, “We are gathered to-day, Nov. 11, 2011 for a grate-ful and patriotic duty, todedicate that portion of theroad known as U.S. Route322, located within the mu-nicipal corporation of Orwellin Ashtabula County only,shall be known as the Sgt.Kurt D. Shamberg OrwellVeterans Memorial High-way.”

He called it a perpetualmemorial to “our comradeswho served our country topreserve the many freedomthat we enjoy.” Morris in hisprayer said in part, “Pleasewatch over our brave servicemen and women that arescattered all over this greatglobe, working to keep ussafe, Lord, keep them safefrom harm, bring them homesafely to their families.Amen.”

A three-member squad ofAmerican Legion veteransfired off a 21-gun salute vol-ley of shots, followed by GVband director, Tim Carlsonplaying Taps.

Near the end of the cer-emony as snow continued tofall, Bottoms called on Tho-mas Schamberg for a fewwords. Schamberg emotion-ally expressed the gratitudeand thanks from his family toall attending, in particular theofficials involved in renamingthe highway section.

In speaking to the highschool students present inthe crowd, Schamberg chal-lenged them to serve theircountry well in the yearsahead. Many friends andstrangers lingered to chatwith the Schamberg familyand community neighbors.

Orwell American Legion Post Commander Gary Morris greets the crowd on the lawnat Orwell Township Hall as the post members participate in the new highway signdedication.

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ANDOVER-BrothersWill iam and WyattLipinsky on Thursday ea-gerly scanned the shelvesof the Pymatuning Valleyscholastic book fair, look-ing for their favoritetitles. Fifth grader Will-iam found the dog book“Saving Zasha.”

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PHOTOS BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZThe scholastic book fair held last week at the PymatuningValley Middle School put books into the hands of manyeager readers while raising funds for classroom booksand magazine subscriptions.

Volunteers Wanda Voelker (right) and Laura Frederick(left) staffed the scholastic book fair last Thursday duringparent teacher conferences.

Brothers William Lipinsky (right), fifth grade and WyattLipinsky (left), seventh grade, make their book selectionsduring the PV Middle School scholastic book fair.

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Wyatt hunted down thebook “Crocodile Tears” byauthor Alex Rider.

“I like the author andI am trying to read every-thing in his series,”Wyatt said.

Both brothers weretaking their last chance topurchase books on Thurs-day as the weeklong bookfair ended during theregularly scheduled par-ent teacher conferences.

Book fair chairpersonWanda Voelker said set-up for the annual fair be-gan on Nov. 2 with bothstudent and adult volun-teers unpacking boxes fullof books and setting updisplays in the middleschool library.

Voelker, who haschaired the fair for threeyears, said students wereescorted into the fair eachday during regular schoolhours. They could makeout a wish list of books to

take home to parents,then return another dayto purchase books. Volun-teers from PTO staffedthe fair each day.

Proceeds from the salewill be used to purchasebooks for the classroomsas well as magazine sub-scriptions for math, art,science and social studiesperiodicals. Several hun-dred books were sold dur-ing the event, requiring are-order of about 40 popu-lar titles, Voelker said.

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A crowd of more than 150 stands for the singing of the National Anthem during the PV third grade Veteran’s Dayprogram at the Pymatuning VMPAC.

Hulburt asked veteransor family of veterans in theaudience to rise and be rec-ognized as their branch ofthe service was honored dur-ing an enthusiastic choirmedley of armed servicesongs that included immedi-ately recognizable songsfrom the Marines, Army, AirForce, Navy and MerchantMarines.

“We are here to honor youand your service to our coun-try,” Hulburt said.

Audience member RobertHitchcock stood to be recog-nized for his service to theArmy as the choir sang, “Those caissons go rollingalong.” Hitchcock was sta-tioned in Frankfort, Ger-many during the Vietnam

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PHOTOS BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZPymatuning Valley third graders listen to instruction frommusic director John Hulburt as they prepare to enter thestage area of the Veterans Memorial Performing ArtsCenter (VMPAC).

Bob Hitchcock of Andover stands to be recognized forhis Vietnam War Army service during the Veteran’s Dayprogram held at the Pymatuning VMPAC.

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We would like to highlight several ways you can assist ayoungster in their math ability with the following article.One can increase the confidence level in students if theyunderstand these few points:

1. Although most problems have only one answer, theremay be many ways to get to that answer. Learning mathis more than finding the correct answer; it’s also a processof solving problems and applying what is learned to newproblems.

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ANDOVER VILLAGE -Several vacant acres on OhioStreet has been offered forsale to Andover Village if theprice is right. The acreage isadjacent to the village’s rec-reation park on ChestnutStreet, said village adminis-trator Joe DiBell.

Dibell told village councilat Tuesday night’s sessionthat the offer came from arealty company handling theland sale. The owner wants$38,000 for the two parcels,he said, but wanted to offerit first to the village.

Council President MyraBrown subbing for absentMayor BernardBaranowski referred thesale offer to the parks andrecreation committee tolook into, then come back tothe council with a recom-mendation. The committeecomprised of CouncilorsCurt Williams, MichaelOlesky and Kathleen Jonessaid they would meet today(Thursday) and discuss thefeasibility of buying theproperty.

Zoning inspector GlennSlusher said the property inquestion is wet in spots andwas timbered. He said to hisknowledge the two parcels

Andover Council mulls buyingadjacent land near recreation fields

PHOTO BY DORIS COOKAndover Village Council President Myra Brown presidedat the Nov. 15 council session subbing for Mayor BernardBaranowski, who was unable to attend. The council hadshifted its meeting to this past Tuesday instead of itsregular Nov. 8 meeting for lack of a quorum. Next toBrown is village attorney Richard Kotila.

have been for sale for sometime.

Several women residentsof the Andover Apartmentscomplex asked council andPolice Chief Randy Gentryto check on recent incidentsinvolving a male wrappingon doors in the middle of thenight. Gentry said the policehad responded to severalcalls received from theapartment residents on theincidents.

“I have heard about it af-ter the fact, but officers haveresponded when we got a callor two recently. We are tak-ing measures to deal with

it,” Gentry said, but did notindicate more informationfor security purposes.

He also advised theapartment residents to notopen their doors to strang-ers especially in the middleof the night,but should callAndover police immediately.At this point, Gentry said itappeared only women livingin the complex were beingtargeted by the unknownindividual.

In other action, the coun-cil placed on second readinglegislation to adopt a perma-nent capital improvementsplan using the village’s in-

come tax for 2012. A thirdreading of the ordinance willbe taken up at the Dec.11meeting.

Council passed as anemergency a resolution ac-cepting the proposal fromLove Insurance Agency Inc.for $19,980 for general liabil-ity and property damage in-surance coverage for the vil-lage for one year.

They also approved pay-ing bills amounting to$29,231.70 and accepted theAndover Union CemeteryBoard minutes of the Sept.11 meeting.

Chief Gentry presentedhis monthly report of policedepartment activities. Thedepartment handled 76 callor complaints, made sevenarrests and issued nine traf-fic citations. Gentry said theannual village HalloweenTrick and Treat night went“very well with no troublereported.”

DiBell said the street de-partment helped put up theChristmas holiday decora-tions over the last week inthe and around Andover Vil-lage square. Brown thankedDiBell and street crew forhelping get the work done forthe upcoming Chamber ofCommerce sponsored Sim-ply Christmas event set forNov. 25-27.

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The jolly old bearded man in red, Santa Claus andMrs. Claus will arrive riding on an Andover Fire De-partment truck. Other marching units are invited toparticipate in the parade as well.

The holiday couple will greet children and hear alltheir secret wishes at the park covered shelter, saidBrenner. There will be music performances at the shel-ter bandstand with emcee Jonathan Browning.

On Saturday after the parade children will receivegift bags filled with donations from local stores. Hotchocolate, coffee and treats will be served at the firestation.

Special performers for the Simply Christmas celebra-tion are instrumentalists Richard and Elizabeth Sesco,who are known as Phido.

The Andover Public Library along with area busi-ness places are also decorating their store fronts andwindows for the holiday season coming up. Followingthe parade is the countdown to lighting all the treesand other decorations around the square, said Brenner.

Another feature of the Simply Christmas in the lakecommunity is the annual Cranberry Christmas Bou-tique Walk with a number of local shops and one homeopening their doors for holiday visitors and shoppers,said Brenner. A special flyer can be picked up at theparticipating shops for people to get stamped and vali-dated for a chance to win prizes in the Walk drawing.

The nine locations for the annual CranberryChristmas Boutique Walk include the following:

• Cranberry Station Restaurant, 68 PublicSquare, Andover for dining and seasonal decorationsfor sale.

• Roses Farm and Lawn, 5565 state Route 7 southin Andover. The shop has Christmas trees, poinsettias,and other seasonal items including dog food, bird seed

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and other items.

• Andover Flower Basket, 144 Prospect St.,Andover Village offering unique ornaments, holidaydécor, fresh greenery and wreaths plus more.

• JD Electronics, 438 E. Main St., Andover, offer-ing home audio, video, TV, security, satellite sales andservice plus more.

• The Potpourri Gift Shop at 6159 Gibbs Road,Andover Township. The barn is filled with a mix of giftsfor giving or keeping, all made in the USA, seasonalthemes and every day handmade items for sale.

• Cranberry Christmas at the Brenner home, 6159Gibbs Road, Andover. Visitors will find a unique dis-play of handmade gift items, Christmas wreaths, cen-terpieces, snowmen, homemade cookies, candies, and alarge array of other gift items.

• Eclectibles at 4473 state Route 7 north of Andover.The shop owner offers a mix of old, new, and repurposedgifts, one of a kind and made in the USA along withlocal crafters, jewelry, antiques, linens, retro and moreitems. Something for all ages.

• Cherry Valley Furniture, 5391 Hayes Road, eastof Andover off Route 6. The store features large varietyof Amish crafted solid hardwood furniture for all rooms,large supply of bulk foods, spices, salad dressing, jel-lies and much more.

• The Willow Tea Shop, 55 state Route 7 north inPierpoint. Owner Jennifer Klingaman offers dozens ofspecial teas, some blended, Ohio made teapots, localcraft items, local honey and maple syrup, bath andbeauty items, locally made jewelry, tea books and someantiques. Open Nov. 27 from 11-3 p.m. Other hours areTuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Painting ClassesKINSMAN TOWNSHIP - Painting Classes at Kinsman

Free Public Library are gearing up for them holidays.Classes are held on Tuesday from 1 - 3 pm with emphasison watercolor and acrylic techniques. Join us to create fineart for gift giving. Students may also create their ownChristmas cards and gift tags.

Beginners through advanced skills are welcome. Each stu-dent will work at their own speed and connect with their owncreativity. Cost is $5 per class with supplies are provided forthe first class, then students will receive a materials list.

Ages 14 years through adult are welcome. Registrationis requested. Coming in January 2012, instructor Char-lotte Moore will have free art demos for anyone interested.

Victory Quilts of WW IIThere will be a quilt program at Kinsman library, “Vic-

tory Quilts of WW II”, presented by Linda Armstrong ofPymatuning State Park on Tuesday Nov. 15 from 6 - 7 p.m.If you have a quilt from the time period, bring it to sharewith the group. The program is free and open to the public.

Tai Chi classesThe Tai Chi classes at the Kinsman library are held on

Mondays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. New students are welcome.Learn to relax, stretch, and strengthen your body through

gentle movements that can be done sitting or standing. Ages10 years through adult are welcome. The cost is $6 per les-son or $25 per month. Keep your mind calm and your bodyrelaxed through the holiday season. Contact the library at330-876-2461 or www.kinsmanlibrary for more information.

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CHARDON-The popularfantasy The Lion, the Witchand the Wardrobe, whichwill be presented by GeaugaLyric Theater Guild this De-cember, follows the story ofthe four Pevensie childrenwho have been evacuatedfrom their London home dur-ing World War II.

In the country house ofthe Professor, the youngestdaughter discovers a ward-robe that leads to the en-chanted land of Narnia.

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LEFT: Lucy Pevensie (Casey Wilcox)discovers Narnia in The Lion, theWitch and the Wardrobe at GeaugaTheater, Dec. 2 – 18.

SUBMITTED PHOTOSFrom left to right: Diana Frankhauser (Susan), Noah Wohlever(Edmund), Casey Wilcox (Lucy), Andrew Kotlar (Peter), in The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe at Geauga Theater Dec. 2 - 18.

Tapager and her daughterKelly (Huntsburg), and sib-lings Johathan and MikaelaKlien (Burton), and Robertand Serena Tamburrino (RockCreek). Carrie Domonkos, whoplays Mrs. McCready, said sheis looking forward to “Meetingnew people, and spending timewith my girls!”

The diverse cast is com-prised of numerous talentedregional actors, includingchildren and adults, andthose both new and experi-enced on the Geauga stage.John Kolar plays Aslan, andhas been seen in several pro-ductions in Geauga. In therole of the White Witch isskilled actress BarbaraChirdon, new to performingin Chardon and travelingfrom Lakewood for this spe-cial production.

The Pevensie childrenwill be played by AndrewKotlar (Peter), DianaFrankhauser (Susan), NoahWohlever (Edmund), andCasey Wilcox (Lucy), all arefrom Lake or GeaugaCounty.

The Lion, the Witch andthe Wardrobe, sponsored byChardon Smile Center, runsfrom Dec. 2 through Dec.18.Friday and Saturday eveningperformances are at 8 p.m.and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tick-ets are $15 for adults, $13 forstudents/seniors, with a spe-cial holiday rate of $5 for chil-dren 10 and under.

The historic Geauga The-ater is located on ChardonSquare at 101 Water Street,in Chardon. For informationor to purchase tickets for theplay, visit www.geaugatheater.org or call the boxoffice at (440) 286-2255.

All the characters from the be-loved story will come to life onstage, including the mysteriousgreat lion Aslan, Father Christ-mas, Tumnus the Faun,fantastical animals and the WhiteWitch. Talented soloists will befeature holiday songs at the per-formances.

Angela Miloro-Hansen is di-recting The Lion, the Witch andthe Wardrobe in her main-stagedirectorial debut. This classic fam-ily favorite is based on the bookby C.S. Lewis, dramatized by Jo-seph Robinette, and produced byspecial arrangement with Dra-matic Publishing Company.

As has become tradition atGeauga Theater, many families areinvolved with this seasonal produc-tion. They include cast membersDonna Kane with her son Jack(Chardon), Tracy Detling and herson Paul (Montville), CarrieDomonkos and her daughters Erinand Rylee (Kirtland), Debbie

MIDDLEFIELD - Nowthrough Dec. 10 visitors to theMiddlefield area can pick uptheir holiday passport rackcard today at any of the 14participating Middlefield areashops who make up this year’sChristmas in the Countryevent. Visit each of the busi-nesses, get your passportstamped, enter their in-storeraffle, and check out their holi-day gift ideas. After getting theholiday passport stamped atall 14 shops, write your name,number and address on theback and leave it at the lastshop visited.

With this entry people havea chance to win one to threeHoliday gift baskets. Visitorscan start the passport adven-ture this week to locate theChristmas in the Countryshops and to get the passportstamped, but please come backthe first two weekends of De-cember and enjoy the openhouses, says Deborah Wenner,event coordinator.

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to 5 p.m. for most. Shops areoffering Christmas in theCountry Open House specials,refreshments, raffles andmore. Country Arts & Jewelryhas a Chinese raffle table setup selling tickets for thechance to win many great giftsand baskets from all overGeauga County. This eventwill be on going through Dec.10 from 10 to 5 p.m. daily.

Mary Yoder’s AmishKitchen will host a ChineseAuction on Dec. 3 with ticketsat $15 with box lunch and tick-ets. Tickets also available day

of event from 3 to 5 p.m. OnDec. 3 visitors can finish theevening by joining in on thefirst Holiday Wreath SilentAuction at Crossroads Coun-try Cafe.

Local and area businessesdonate decorated wreaths,which can be seen betweenNov. 29 and Dec. 3. On Satur-day at 6 p.m. is a social hourwith wine and hor d’oeuvreswith the auction starting at 7p.m. This event sponsored bythe East Geauga KiwanisClub.

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family style, and every mealsmells, tastes and feels like aholiday feast, don’t forget toshop their bakery and gift shop.

Warm up at J.M.J. Enter-prises (440-632-0780) wherethey offer a full line of alter-native heating fireplace in-serts, free standing wood/pel-let stoves, and more; CountryCollections Antique Mall (440-632-1712) stroll through 4.500square feet of formal, country,farm, & primitive furnishingsfor any collector; CountrysideFurnishings & Amish Gifts(440- 632-0248) featuresAmish hand-crafted furnitureand gifts that last a lifetime;Country Arts and JewelrySouthwestern Bead Shoppe(440-632-5343) is a shop filledwith treasures of unique, one-of- a-kind jewelry, crystals,pottery, and gifts, be sure tovisit the bead and jewelrymaking section; Rennaisanceand Rainbows Stained Glass(440-632-0800) creates cus-toms windows and doors,unique gifts, classes andstained glass repairs; Cross-roads Country Café (440-632-0191) offers home- style cook-ing, homemade pies and des-serts. They offer sit- downbreakfast, lunch and dinner.

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White House Chocolates (440-834-3133) creates deliciousholiday treats of milk choco-late, rich dark chocolates, andfresh hand-made fudge,truffles, and chewy caramels,chocolate covered pretzels, andSugar-free candies; Maggie’sDonuts (440-632-5222) offersthe best apple fritters, donuts,brownies and muffins. Enjoya cup of coffee or cappuccino;Amish Home Craft and Bak-ery (440-632-1888) serves upfresh bakery featuring fry pies,they also sell hand-woven bas-kets, placemats, rugs, woodenpuzzles, Amish-made quilts &gifts.; Sparrow ChristianBookshop (440-632-0011) is afull service Christian Bookstore offering Bibles, music,cards, gifts & laser printing.

These 14 shops will offerold-fashion holiday servicealong with the charm and hos-pitality of yesteryear. The 2011Christmas in the CountryHoliday Open House Tour sup-ports the Shop with a Cop andMiddlefield Cares( Food Pan-try) by buying a raffle ticketat any of the in-store raffles for$1 each or six for $5. For moreinformation call Debbie atCountry Arts and Jewelry(440-632-5343) or www.TourGeauga.com 1-800-775-TOUR* or 440-632-1538.

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If you’ll be travelingthis holiday season, youmight be looking for waysto make the time in tran-sit seem to pass morequickly—and really, noth-ing does it quite like a goodaudiobook. Here are a fewsuggestions from amongthe thousands of titlesavailable from AshtabulaCounty District Library.

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come up with a restaurantand decide on its name, cui-sine, location – all the thingsthat tie into the business as-pect of a restaurant. The lastday we gave our presenta-tions in front of a panel ofjudges. We were scored oncreativity, how well wespoke, and completeness. Athousand dollar scholarshipwas awarded to each indi-vidual from the winninggroup, which just so-hap-pened to be mine! It was agreat experience, and Iwould encourage anyone andeveryone to go. The profes-sors were all so very kind,

and knowledgeable. Becauseof this experience I plan onattending KSU in the Fall of2012.”

A-Tech’s Business andMarketing ManagementProgram is open to seniorsat participating highschools and is designed toprepare students for the rig-ors of college coursework.The hybrid program is com-prised of scheduled classtime as well as broad spec-trum internship and jobshadowing opportunities.For additional information,contact A-Tech at (440) 576-6015.

Seniors in the Masonry II program at Ashtabula CountyTechnical and Career Campus (A-Tech) demonstrated skillswhich form the cornerstone for their future careers by buildingthe foundation for an imposing structure on the grounds of thehistoric Blakeslee Log Cabin in Plymouth Township. A-TechMasonry and Carpentry students collaborated to construct abarn on the Blakeslee Log Cabin grounds, a site steeped inAshtabula County history, literally from the ground up.

“These kids are very talented and they did an outstandingjob on the barn,” said Barrie Bottorf of the Ashtabula CountyHistorical Society which maintains the site. “This barn, whichis badly needed to display and store a large cache of artifactsdiscovered at the Blakeslee Log Cabin site, is a monument totheir craftsmanship.” The barn’s carefully crafted stone foun-dation and its siding, already weathering to silver, blendseamlessly with the rolling wooded site’s historic log cabinwhich was built in 1810. “I told the students that if they needjob references in the future, I’d be glad to write for any ofthem,” said Bottorf. “I would hire any one of them.”

A-Tech Masonry students have had a hand in numer-ous community projects including work at the Dorset Cem-etery and Community Center, and the school’s carpentrystudents recently completed construction of Geneva’s Lib-erty Bridge, the nation’s shortest covered bridge.

BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA - SaintsJohn and Paul will hostworkshops for children ingrades fourth through sixth,all of which are opened to thepublic.

“Saints John and Paul ishosting a Passport to Discov-ery Series of workshops opento any area students ingrades four through six,”Christy Kovacs said. “Thenext workshop is ‘Hot off thePress,’ celebrating the new-est edition of Diary of aWimpy Kid book series.”

The Diary of a Wimpy Kidbooks are a series created byJeff Kinney, with his firstinstallment of the series be-ing released in April of 2007.

The first book describedlife in the middle school

PHOTO AND ARTICLE BY JAN PERALA FOR A-TECHBuilding Foundations for the Future. Ashtabula CountyTechnical and Career Campus (A-Tech) Masonry IIstudents put the finishing touches on the stoneworkfoundation of the barn they helped build on the groundsof the Ashtabula County Historical Society’s Blakeslee LogCabin site. Pictured from left are Brandon Davidson, NickMacKnight, Will Campos, Zach Wassie, Joey Vidovic,Derrick Coleman, A-Tech Masonry instructor Kevin Orvos,Dillon Starcher, Gary Nichols and Phillip Flowers.

A-Tech Masonry Students Build Foundationfor Barn at Blakeslee Log Cabin Site

years and the hardships ofgrowing up.

Kinney has since releasedfive more books in the series,with the latest being releasedon Nov. 15 of this year.

The Diary of a WimpyKid’s success has growneven more since the firstmovie under the samename debuted on March 10,2010.

Thanks to book series likeDiary of a Wimpy Kid andthe Harry Potter series, chil-dren from around the coun-try have shown an interestin reading, and now SaintsJohn and Paul are usingKinney’s series to encouragestudents to continue read-ing.

“On Wednesday, Nov. 16,from 6:30-8:30 p.m., MissAngela Ackley, intermediateLanguage Arts teacher, willhost a Diary of a Wimpy KidNight in the gymnasium ofthe elementary school, 2150Columbus Avenue in

Ashtabula,” Kovacs said.The day will be filled with

fun activities based on theDiary of a Wimpy Kid series.

Those already in SaintsJohn and Paul will be admit-ted free of charge.

“It’s free for current stu-dents of Saints John andPaul and for children andgrandchildren of Heraldalumni,” Kovacs said.

They still encourage stu-dents from other areaschools to participate aswell.

“Students in gradesfourth through sixth fromother area schools may at-tend for a nominal fee of $5,payable at the door,” Kovacssaid.

For more information onthe workshop or to register,call (440) 997-5531.

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

Wednesday, Nov. 16,from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Saints John and Paul tohost a ‘Diary of a Wimpy

Kid’ themed workshop

pre-teen along on the expe-dition, you could do worsethan provide an introduc-tion to the JamesPatterson young adult se-ries through “MaximumRide: The Angel Experi-ment,” the first of what isexpected to be an eight-part series by the time thelast novel comes out nextsummer. The MaximumRide series follows the ex-ploits of The Flock, six ge-netically-altered kids who,among other unusual tal-ents, are able to fly. As themembers of The Flock are98 percent human and 2percent avian, their en-emies The Erasers are parthuman and part wolf, andthe action of “The AngelExperiment” centersaround the rescue of theyoungest member of TheFlock, whom the Erasershave kidnapped and takenback to The School, whereall of them were createdand from which they es-caped to live in freedom.

And if you’re looking forsomething the whole fam-ily might enjoy, try “Deweythe Library Cat,” by VickiMyron, the librarian whodiscovered a kitten aban-doned and nearly frozen todeath in her l ibrary’sbookdrop. The cat survivedto become a felinephotographer ’s model,friend to many library staffand visitors and a fixtureat the library for nearlythe next 20 years.

There are more than athousand audiobooks fromwhich to choose from thecatalog at AshtabulaCounty District Library. Ifyou’re looking for enter-tainment to accompany along journey this holidayseason, there’s certain tobe something that’ll suityour tastes.

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MEADVILLE, PA. - ThePA Route 6 Alliance pre-sented its Lifetime Achieve-ment Award to CrawfordCounty Commissioner Mor-ris Waid on Nov. 3. The Life-time Achievement award ispresented to a person oragency who exemplifies out-standing leadership and ad-vances the Alliance’s missionthrough heritage develop-ment.

Commissioner Waid wasrecognized based on his de-termination to help advancethe Route 6 efforts in Penn-sylvania. Waid has served asa director of the PA Route 6effort since the initial steer-ing committee.

He offered his county’sservices as treasurer duringthe initial feasibility studyand planning process. From2003-2008, he served as vicepresident of the PA Route 6Heritage Corporation.

He also served as commit-

Crawford County Commisionerrecognized by PA Route 6

Alliance for lifetime achievement

SUBMITTED PHOTOCrawford County Commissioner Morris Waid receivesLifetime Achievement Award from PA Route 6 AllianceExecutive Director Terri Dennison.

tee chairperson for the MileMarker programs.. Morris ismost known for driving the400 plus miles several timesto make meetings, even inice storms. He has been achampion of Route 6, pre-senting the initiative atCCAP and advancing thecause.

The PA Route 6 Alliance,formerly known as the PARoute 6 Heritage Corpora-tion, is the managing entityfor the PA Route 6 HeritageCorridor, a state designatedheritage area. The Alliancefocuses on efforts to pre-serve, enhance and promotethe transportation heritageof one of the nation’s firsttranscontinental highways;to sustain and enhance thesmall rural communitieslinked by the highway; andto preserve and enhance thenatural, scenic beauty of oneof America’s favorite “roadtrips.”

PA Route 6 Alliance presents Heritage Partnership AwardMEADVILLE,

PA - The PARoute 6 Alliancepresented itsfirst annualHeritage Part-nership Awardto AmaraGeffen, the di-rector of theCenter for Eco-nomical and En-vironmental De-velopment andprogram direc-tor for the Artsand Environ-ment Initiativeat AlleghenyCollege.

The Alliancestated thatGeffen has beenkey in continu-ing one of themost innovativepartnerships be-tween her stu-dents andPennDOT – the“Sign Art Project on Route 6”.

The art project includes two installations “Read Betweenthe Signs” and the “Sign & Flowers”, which are all madefrom recycled road signs. The projects are located at theinterception of Rt. 6/ 322 and Rt. 102 in Meadville.

“The sign art project is one of the most recognizable com-munity art projects along Route 6. It has been featured inmany publications and continues to be one of the visuallandmarks along the PA Route 6 Artisan Trail,” PA Route 6

Alliance execu-tive directorTerri Dennisonsaid.

D e n n i s o nsaid the Heri-tage Partner-ship Award ispresented to agroup, personor organizationthat has dem-onstrated excel-lence in historicpreservation,cultural preser-vation, inter-pretation, and/or educationthrough cross-corridor think-ing and inter-agency coopera-tion.

The PARoute 6 Alli-ance is themanaging en-tity for the PARoute 6 Heri-

tage Corridor. As a state heritage area, the Alliance focuseson efforts to preserve, enhance and promote the transpor-tation heritage of one of the nation’s first transcontinentalhighways; to sustain and enhance the small rural commu-nities linked by the highway; and to preserve and enhancethe natural, scenic beauty of one of America’s favorite “roadtrips”.

For more information on PA Route 6, check out theirwebsite at www.paroute6.com.

SUBMITTED PHOTOJim Hepler, Crawford County Maintenance Manager for PennDOT and AmaraGeffen in front of “Read Between the Signs.”

ACCESS plans Alumni Days

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Recognized atThiel CollegeGREENVILLE, PA - Local

students were honored asmembers of Alpha Chi, ThielCollege’s highest academichonorary society, at the 2011Thiel College Honors Convo-cation on Friday, Nov. 4. Thisannual event honors studentsfor their scholarships and aca-demic achievements from theprevious academic year. Localstudents earning the AlphaChi distinction include:

• Kasey Landis, a seniorfrom Williamsfield, OH.

• Scott Hunkus, a seniorfrom Kinsman, OH.

Alpha Chi is a nationalhonorary fraternity that rec-ognizes those students whohave achieved high academicstanding. Membership is opento juniors with a grade pointaverage of 3.7 and a classrank in the top five percentand seniors with a grade pointaverage of 3.6 and class rankin the top 10 percent.

Thiel College is a liberalarts, sciences and professionalstudies institution located inGreenville, Pa., that providesa great balance of academicchallenge, personal and socialinvolvement, and exceptionalvalue to its 1,100 students.For more information aboutThiel College, visitwww.thiel.edu or call 800-24-THIEL.

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ACCESS Advisors ineach of the high schools inAshtabula County areplanning an event to bringcollege awareness to stu-dents in grades 9-12.“Alumni Day” brings stu-dents who have graduatedhigh school and are now inor recently graduatedfrom college back to theiralma maters to speak tostudents about their expe-riences.

The event also tries to

include those who havepursued the military, en-trepreneurship, skilledapprenticeships, etc. Theevent will take place in ei-ther December or Januarywhen college students aretypically home for winterbreak.

Alumni who may be in-terested in participatingin the event at their localhigh school can contactthe ACCESS Advisor atthe school or call PaulaGhiz at ACCESS (576-3125).

BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

GENEVA - Fourteen-year-old Malverie Coles hasbeen missing since Nov. 4,and her mother Marie Pillarhas begun her own searchparty for her daughter, writ-ing posts on Facebook andother social networks to findany information that mightbe out there on herdaughter’s disappearance.

“I last saw her on Novem-ber the third,” Pillar said.“She was home at eight[p.m.] and she went to herroom for the night.”

Pillar said she thoughther daughter was watchingT.V. and getting ready forbed.

“I went to wake her up forschool in the morning andshe was gone,” Pillar said.

Pillar said her duffel bagwas missing, but she is notsure what was placed in thebag.

“Malverie has a lot ofclothes, so I’m not sure whatall is missing,” Pillar said.

Malverie has run awaytwo or three before, but Pil-lar said never for this lengthof time.

Search for missing Geneva girl goes viral“I would go and file a re-

port on her and then I’d goand find her at a friend’shouse, but I’d always findher,” Pillar said.

Pillar has talked with herdaughter’s friends and hasyet to make contact with herdaughter and she has begunto worry.

Pillar says she thinkssomeone knows whereMalverie is, but no one istalking.

“Everybody claims theyhaven’t seen her,” Pillarsaid.

Pillar is pleading for anyinformation from friends,classmates or anyone elsewho might have seenMalverie.

“If anybody knows herwhereabouts, please callme,” Pillar said.

Malverie does not have acell phone and Pillar is nowhearing rumors of Malverieleaving town.

“I’ve heard rumors thatshe may have taken off toNew York,” Pillar said.

It has now been over 12days since her daughter waslast seen, but Pillar says thepolice have yet to issue anAmber Alert.

SUBMITTED PHOTOMalverie Coles has beenmissing since Nov. 4, andher mother Marie Pillar isasking all those withinformation to contact heror the police.

“In order for us to issuean Amber Alert, the childmust have been abducted,”Geneva Police DepartmentOfficer Joe Carroll said.“There is certain criteria wemust follow in order for usto issue an alert.”

Carroll said right now,Malverie Coles has been en-tered into the database ofthe police.

“We enter any missingchildren into our computer.[Malverie] is entered intothe computer as a missing/runaway,” Carroll said.

Carroll said he urges any-one with information to con-tact the police departmentor, if she is in a place otherthan Geneva, to locate thepolice department closest toher location.

“If they know she’s in aspecific place, they can con-tact that specific police de-partment because theymight be able to get to herbefore we can,” Carroll said.

Pillar is taking it uponherself to find Malverie, us-ing any and all resources shecan.

“It’s become a communityeffort now,” Pillar said.

Pillar has a message for

Malverie.“Call me,” Pillar said.Pillar would like at the

very least to be reassured ofMalverie’s safety, as she saysshe is worried sick.

“I’m worried for hersafety,” Pillar said.

Malverie has dark brownhair with hazel eye, is 5’8”and weighs about 115pounds.

Anyone with informationis asked to call Pillar at (440)466-3939 or the Geneva Po-lice Department at (440)466-1112.


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