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By Josh Echt Chester Township police are investgating a situation involv- ing the alleged sighting of a sus- picious person on the grounds of St. Anselm School on Dec. 19. A concerned parent, who reportedly saw a person trying to enter the school around 7:50 a.m., contacted St. Anselm, a Chester Township school with 270 students in grades kinder- garten through eight. School officials contacted the police department right away, Police Chief Mark Purchase said. “The mom was in the process of dropping her child off early at school,” Purchase said. “She saw a suspicious person and believed it was a male.” The caller told police the male did not have a child with him and said he was trying to gain access to doors on the south side of the school, which were locked. The male was next sighted walking toward the front of the school and then walking toward the back of the building. “The school contacted us right away and we responded,” Purchase said. “We’re looking at it as a ‘suspicious person’ inci- dent. Nobody seemed to know who it was or what his intention was. Nobody was there. “When we get a call, it’s with- out delay. Better that we respond and determine it’s nothing,” he added. St. Anselm School Principal Joan Agresta said the school noti- fied parents about the situation later that morning via its “One Call” phone system. The system is often used to notify families about snow days and travel conditions during inclement weather. It contacts parents of stu- dents and leaves a pre-recorded message on their answering machines about the situation. Agresta also stressed the system helps dispel rumors and false information about a given situation such as Wednesday’s incident. “We know that rumors fly,” she said. “If you know people are going to question what hap- pened, then better to make the call instead of allowing them to draw their own conclusions. Those (conclusions) have been found to be inaccurate.” The police chief stressed the school never held a lockdown drill, contrary to area rumors that it had. As a precautionary measure, Purchase alerted nearby schools about the situation and advised them on how to proceed. “We just responded to a sighting of a suspicious person,” he said. “It’s still an ongoing investigation.” West Geauga Schools offi- cials were told about the situa- tion and police alerted town- ship-based Lindsey Elementary and West Geauga middle and Your Community Newspaper Since 1967 8389 Mayfield Rd. B-5, Chesterland, Ohio 44026 | P: 440.729.7667 | F: 440.729.8240 [email protected] | www.chesterlandnews.com VOLUME 46 No. 31 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Happy Happy to 2013 2013 Leavenworth Honored as Person of the Year By Josh Echt Kathy Leavenworth sat there, munching on a Nestle crunch bar, half-listening to a presentation about an award winner at the Geauga Park District Foundation meeting earlier last month. When the speaker started talking about accomplishments she was familiar with, she sat up and took notice. Then came the announce- ment: Leavenworth, a Russell Township resident, won the 2013 Emerald Leader Award, presented by Leadership Geauga County. “I was very surprised,” Leavenworth said Monday. “I had known about the award, but never expected I would win it. My first reaction was that someone else got it.” Leadership Geauga County, started in 1996, is a Chardon organization that provides lead- ership training for business owners and other community figures, said Executive Director Bob Faehnle. The organization recognizes community leaders who have enhanced the quality of life. Since 2001, Leadership Geauga has presented the Emerald Leader Award — Geauga County’s Person of the Year — annually to either a business, person or nonprofit agency. The winner is chosen due to his or her positive contributions through volunteerism, philan- thropy or innovation that helps the county, Faehnle said. Past award winners include Dick Moss, Kimm Leininger, Deborah O’Connor and Richard Frenchie. “Kathy has excelled in lead- ership and volunteerism in our county and state for many years,” Faehnle said. “Her com- mitment to community and gen- erosity with her time has been outstanding.” Faehnle said Leavenworth will formally receive recogni- tion March 2, 2013, at the Leadership Geauga County Emerald Ball, which will take place at Federated Community Center in Bainbridge Township. Leavenworth said she had some experience with Leader- ship Geauga in the past by help- ing the organization take root. She also helped start leadership organizations in Ashtabula and Cuyahoga counties. Faehnle, a former Chardon High School principal and Newbury Schools superintend- ent, said he has known Leaven- worth for several decades. “That was some 20-odd years ago,” he said. “She was on a committee related to the county school board at the time. I can’t remember the exact com- mittee, but I could see she was special.” The executive director would run into her often at Honored• Page 2 Suspicious Person Sighted at St. Anselm By Diane Ryder Chester Township Trustees had a scene reminiscent of recent Washington D.C. Congressional hearings Thursday, as two trustees questioned a contractor about whether a third trustee had approved an expenditure of more than $4,000 without con- sulting them. Snavely Construction repre- sentative Cliff Snavely told trustees his company recently discovered an old drainage pipe leading to a catch basin at the north end of the town hall park- ing lot was not straight as expect- ed and was blocked, causing gravel to clog the basin. “During this, we called (Trustee Ken) Radtke to come out to the site,” Snavely said, adding he told the trustee and Township Road Superintendent Rob Pealer that solving the issue would take more asphalt, more digging, more investigation and additional man hours. “We ran into a lot of things we didn’t expect there,” Trustee Mike Joyce said, listing setbacks including a drain pipe that was much smaller than expected and blockage from tree roots. Joyce said trustees had approved $13,000 for the repairs, but found out that Snavely want- ed an additional $4,700 for the extra work. “How did that get to be approved?” Joyce asked Snavely. “Nobody told us to stop,” Snavely replied, adding the asphalt plants were preparing to close for the season and officials had indicated to him the work needed to be done before that LEADERSHIP GEAUGA Leavenworth is shown with her granddaughter, Elora Leverentz. JOSH ECHT/CN St. Anselm Church reported a suspicious person to Chester Township Police on Dec. 19. Suspicious• Page 3 At Odds• Page 3 Joyce Radtke Chester Twp. at Odds Over Work Approval

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Page 1: Chesterland News January 3rd, 2013

By Josh Echt

Chester Township police areinvestgating a situation involv-ing the alleged sighting of a sus-picious person on the groundsof St. Anselm School on Dec.19.

A concerned parent, whoreportedly saw a person tryingto enter the school around 7:50a.m., contacted St. Anselm, aChester Township school with270 students in grades kinder-garten through eight.

School officials contactedthe police department rightaway, Police Chief MarkPurchase said.

“The mom was in the processof dropping her child off earlyat school,” Purchase said. “Shesaw a suspicious person andbelieved it was a male.”

The caller told police themale did not have a child withhim and said he was trying togain access to doors on thesouth side of the school, whichwere locked.

The male was next sightedwalking toward the front of theschool and then walking towardthe back of the building.

“The school contacted usright away and we responded,”Purchase said. “We’re looking atit as a ‘suspicious person’ inci-dent. Nobody seemed to knowwho it was or what his intentionwas. Nobody was there.

“When we get a call, it’s with-out delay. Better that we respondand determine it’s nothing,” headded.

St. Anselm School PrincipalJoan Agresta said the school noti-fied parents about the situation

later that morning via its “OneCall” phone system.

The system is often used tonotify families about snow daysand travel conditions duringinclement weather.

It contacts parents of stu-dents and leaves a pre-recordedmessage on their answeringmachines about the situation.

Agresta also stressed thesystem helps dispel rumors andfalse information about a givensituation such as Wednesday’sincident.

“We know that rumors fly,”she said. “If you know peopleare going to question what hap-pened, then better to make thecall instead of allowing them todraw their own conclusions.Those (conclusions) have beenfound to be inaccurate.”

The police chief stressed theschool never held a lockdowndrill, contrary to area rumorsthat it had.

As a precautionary measure,Purchase alerted nearby schoolsabout the situation and advisedthem on how to proceed.

“We just responded to asighting of a suspicious person,”he said. “It’s still an ongoinginvestigation.”

West Geauga Schools offi-cials were told about the situa-tion and police alerted town-ship-based Lindsey Elementaryand West Geauga middle and

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VOLUME 46 No. 31 Wednesday, January 2, 2013

HappyHappyto 20132013

Leavenworth Honored as Person of the YearBy Josh Echt

Kathy Leavenworth satthere, munching on a Nestlecrunch bar, half-listening to apresentation about an awardwinner at the Geauga ParkDistrict Foundation meetingearlier last month.

When the speaker startedtalking about accomplishmentsshe was familiar with, she sat upand took notice.

Then came the announce-ment: Leavenworth, a RussellTownship resident, won the2013 Emerald Leader Award,presented by LeadershipGeauga County.

“I was very surprised,”Leavenworth said Monday. “Ihad known about the award,but never expected I would winit. My first reaction was thatsomeone else got it.”

Leadership Geauga County,started in 1996, is a Chardonorganization that provides lead-ership training for business

owners and other communityfigures, said Executive DirectorBob Faehnle.

The organization recognizescommunity leaders who haveenhanced the quality of life.

Since 2001, LeadershipGeauga has presented theEmerald Leader Award —Geauga County’s Person of theYear — annually to either abusiness, person or nonprofitagency.

The winner is chosen due tohis or her positive contributionsthrough volunteerism, philan-thropy or innovation that helpsthe county, Faehnle said.

Past award winners includeDick Moss, Kimm Leininger,Deborah O’Connor and RichardFrenchie.

“Kathy has excelled in lead-ership and volunteerism in ourcounty and state for manyyears,” Faehnle said. “Her com-mitment to community and gen-erosity with her time has beenoutstanding.”

Faehnle said Leavenworthwill formally receive recogni-tion March 2, 2013, at theLeadership Geauga CountyEmerald Ball, which will takeplace at Federated CommunityCenter in Bainbridge Township.

Leavenworth said she hadsome experience with Leader-ship Geauga in the past by help-ing the organization take root.She also helped start leadershiporganizations in Ashtabula andCuyahoga counties.

Faehnle, a former ChardonHigh School principal andNewbury Schools superintend-ent, said he has known Leaven-worth for several decades.

“That was some 20-oddyears ago,” he said. “She was ona committee related to thecounty school board at the time.I can’t remember the exact com-mittee, but I could see she wasspecial.”

The executive directorwould run into her often at

Honored• Page 2

Suspicious Person Sighted at St. Anselm

By Diane Ryder

Chester Township Trusteeshad a scene reminiscent of recentWashington D.C. Congressionalhearings Thursday, as twotrustees questioned a contractorabout whether a third trusteehad approved an expenditure ofmore than $4,000 without con-sulting them.

Snavely Construction repre-sentative Cliff Snavely toldtrustees his company recentlydiscovered an old drainage pipeleading to a catch basin at thenorth end of the town hall park-ing lot was not straight as expect-ed and was blocked, causinggravel to clog the basin.

“During this, we called(Trustee Ken) Radtke to comeout to the site,” Snavely said,adding he told the trustee and

Township Road SuperintendentRob Pealer that solving the issuewould take more asphalt, moredigging, more investigation andadditional man hours.

“We ran into a lot of thingswe didn’t expect there,” TrusteeMike Joyce said, listing setbacksincluding a drain pipe that wasmuch smaller than expected andblockage from tree roots.

Joyce said trustees hadapproved $13,000 for the repairs,but found out that Snavely want-ed an additional $4,700 for theextra work.

“How did that get to beapproved?” Joyce asked Snavely.

“Nobody told us to stop,”Snavely replied, adding theasphalt plants were preparing toclose for the season and officialshad indicated to him the workneeded to be done before that

LEADERSHIP GEAUGALeavenworth is shown with her granddaughter, Elora Leverentz.

JOSH ECHT/CNSt. Anselm Church reported a suspicious person to Chester TownshipPolice on Dec. 19. Suspicious• Page 3 At Odds• Page 3

Joyce

Radtke

Chester Twp. at OddsOver Work Approval

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various functions and saidLeavenworth was “easy to con-tact.”

“She was a great communi-cator and she epitomized whatleadership was about,” he said.“I will say, when she receivedthe award, she was totallyshocked.”

Leavenworth attended WellsCollege in New York state andlater received a bachelor’sdegree in interpersonal commu-nications from Cleveland StateUniversity.

In 1979, she was elected toWest Geauga Schools Board ofEducation and held that seat for30 years, 22 years as president.

During that time, shechaired various board commit-tees, levy committees and head-ed strategic planning for the dis-trict.

Additionally, she headed aconstruction committee thatsuccessfully oversaw a $20 mil-lion renovation to the district’sbuildings and infrastructure.

Longtime board memberSally Gillmore, who was electedto school board at the same

time as Leavenworth, saidLeavenworth understood theimportance of the renovationsto the district and worked hardto see the construction commit-tee succeed.

“We both came on board atthe same time,” she said. “Wewere elected in November 1979,but did not take office until thefollowing January.”

Gillmore said Leavenworthwas a “stabilizing” influence atWest Geauga. It took a fewyears, but the pair helped revisethe board’s culture and updatedits bylaws.

“Those bylaws hadn’t beenrevised in years,” Gillmore said.“We put together what was theforerunner of today’s bylaws.”

Leavenworth also foundedthe West Geauga EducationalFoundation in 1986 and theWest Geauga Performing ArtsFoundation in 2000.

The educational foundationfunds programs not covered bythe district’s core curriculum.

Additionally, she has servedas president of the NortheastRegion of the Ohio SchoolBoards Association and also onits board of trustees.

Leavenworth was an at-largemember of the state Board of

Education, appointed by then-Gov. Ted Strickland in 2009.

Currently, Leavenworthremains active in the county onvarious boards and committees,such as the Western ReserveLand Conservancy, GeaugaHumane Society RescueVillage, the Geauga ParkDistrict Foundation, the OhioLeague Conservation Votersand the National Council forthe Land Trust Alliance.

How does she find time tofit it all in her schedule?

The retiree said the schedulekeeps her busy, but she alsofinds time to travel.

Last spring, she went toSouth America and has been toPatagonia and Africa as well.Leavenworth also spends timewith her friends and family,including several grandchildren.

Gillmore said she considersLeavenworth more than just afellow board member.

“She’s more than that; she’sa friend,” she said. “If I were tosum her up in one sentence, I’dsay she’s an advocate for chil-dren.”

For information aboutLeadership Geauga County,contact Faehnle at 440-286-8115or email at [email protected].

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happened or the parking lotwould remain unpaved untilspring.

Radtke appeared to take adefensive stance when askedwhether he had taken it uponhimself to approve the addition-al work.

“I was unaware this was anitem on the agenda,” Radtkesaid.

He told the other twotrustees he wanted to ask thetownship’s legal counsel, SusanWieland, specific questionsbefore answering.

Joyce said he had askedWieland, who was at the town-ship hall on another matter thatafternoon, to remain for themeeting and be available if any-one had questions about theparking lot issue.

Wieland said she would beglad to answer any questionsshe could.

Radtke said he would preferto discuss the issue during aspecial meeting at a later date.

“It still has to be an openmeeting unless litigation isinvolved,” Joyce said.

Radtke said he was not pre-pared to discuss the issue rightthen.

“I was unaware that Snavelywas going to be here tonight,”he added.

Trustee Judy Caputo saidshe would like Radtke to pro-vide an outline of what he saidor did during and after the dis-cussion with Snavely at the jobsite.

“I know there were emailsgoing back and forth, but therewere no specifics,” Caputo said.“There was no communicationwith at least myself about what(the overrun) was going to be. Itwas not approved by the boardof trustees. I voted no because ithad to do with the protocol.”

Caputo and Joyce did not

question whether the extrawork was needed, but both saidtheir concern was that the workhad been approved withoutcalling a special meeting andgetting board approval.

“It’s beyond the scope of asingle trustee,” Joyce said.

He told Radtke the firsttime he was aware of the extrawork was when someone at thetownship hall told him “theyhad found a void and were fill-ing it in.”

Radtke asked who had saidthat.

“I believe it was (TownshipAdministrative Assistant) MaryLou (Florentine),” Joycereplied.

Radtke told Snavely, “I don’trecall your asking me to the site,but I did stop by out of my ownconcern. I was opposed to theexcessive expenditure (of theparking lot project) to beginwith.”

He added, “I was unawareyou guys were coming thisevening. And I’m not askingSusan Wieland questions now ina public meeting.”

He said he would askWieland his questions at a latermeeting.

“If I’m satisfied with theanswers, I’ll take it from there,”Radtke said.

Wieland said that, as anassistant county prosecutor, sherepresents the entire board, notindividual trustees.

Caputo told Radtke shewould like to be included in anydiscussions with Wieland, whichshould take place in front of theentire board.

“I will email my list of ques-tions,” Radtke told Wieland.

He said he would copy theother trustees with his ques-tions.

Wieland said OK, addingshe thought Snavely is waitingfor payment for the work hiscompany performed.

“Who pulled the trigger iswhat I’m looking for,” Joyce

said. “I’m interested in what, ifanything, was not done correct-ly. I want to know the truth ofthe answer. I just want to knowwhat efforts were done toapprove the expenditure.”

He added it’s going have tobe a board decision regardlessbecause it’s over $1,000.

“If there was any thoughtabout not getting paid, wewould have backed off,”Snavely told trustees.

He said his company wasdoing the original work at costand did not want to be stuckwith paying the extra $4,700 outof their own pocket.

“Is it safe to assume we’renot gonna get closure thisevening, then?” Joyce asked.

Caputo said she has ques-tions.

“I know the motion shouldbe done, but we need to meetcriteria with legal and with thestate auditor,” she said.

Radtke said he would havebeen prepared to vote for thepayment authorization if he hadbeen aware the issue was on theagenda.

“It was not an agenda item;it was last minute,” Joyce toldhim.

He apologized to Wielandfor asking her to stay for themeeting.

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The superintendent referredto another tense situation thatalso occurred last Wednesday atHudson High School in SummitCounty. The high school wasplaced on lockdown that morning.

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Ashley Renee Calella andMatthew Adam Longano wedon June 9, 2012.

The ceremony was held atSt. Rita’s Church and receptionwas held at Signature of Solon.

The bride’s parents, Rickand Renee Calella, of Solon,along with the groom’s parents,Tony and Karen Longano, ofChester Township, are happy toannounce the marriage of theirchildren.

The couple honeymooned inSt. Lucia and currently reside inTwinsburg.

Best wishes and love to thenewly weds. Calella-Longano

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Winterfest a SuccessChesterland Rotary and the

Chesterland Park Board held“Winterfest” on Nov. 24.

Chesterland Rotary hasbeen decorating the tree for 17years and hosted the event forsix years.

The park celebrated over200 years from being donatedto Chester Township by theDavid Hudson family.

Luminaries, penguins, light-ed trees, snow men, chimneyson the pavilions and a sleigh forphotos were on display through-out the evening.

Hot cider, hot chocolate andpopcorn was served to everyonewhile listening to carols andwaiting for Santa Claus.

Many thanks to the follow-ing contributors: Chagrin Valleynursery, Sugar Pines Farm,Monticello Nursery, RefoundTreasures, Tom Basista, JSNHome Inspections, WestGeauga High School WoodShop students, Apex LandManagement, Cher Rental,Danny Boys, Maple LeafCommunity Residence, BoyScouts, West Geauga Carolers,Girl Scouts, Turneys, Keith andDebbie Werbeach and theworking committee of Rotary.

The lighting display is cur-rently available to “walk thewalk” from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m.

BSWG Giveaway WinnersCongratulations to the

Businesses Supporting WestGeauga holiday giveaway win-ners.

First place: Bonnie Hoffman;second place: Martha Bryana;and third place: Gavin Shanes.

Member contributors incl-ude: Chesterland News, OurTown Café, The QuiltedThimble, Eddy Fruit Farm, AllAmerican Auto Wash, D&DMassotherapy, Ceramics & You,Arabica, Edward Jones,Georgio’s Oven Fresh Pizza Co.,Geauga Floor Care, Palma’sHair Design, Cardinal PhysicalTherapy, Store One/Chesterland Mini Storage,Howard Hanna/Lisa Thoresonand Merrill Lynch/AnthonyAnderson.

For membership informa-tion on this organization, con-tact Lisa Thoreson, 440-834-9800.

WG Kiwanis Club NewMembers

On Dec. 11, a Christmas din-ner and induction was held forthe following new members:

Chris Bukvic Chris and his wife Laurie

will be celebrated their 25thwedding anniversary Oct. 10.

“We moved to Chesterland23 years ago and never left."

He has worked at Kenna-metal Inc. for the last 19 years,and a year ago took a positionin the design engineering group.

"I enjoy golfing with friendseven though I am not verygood- it's all about being withfriends and having a good time.I also enjoy fishing, mostly wad-ing thru the rivers of northeastOhio for Steelhead Trout. Afterit's all said and done nothingbeats sitting in the hot tub witha cold beverage."

Geoff Palmer Geoff Palmer is the new

West Geauga Schools superin-tendent.

Born in Sandusky and agraduate of Sandusky St. Mary’sCentral Catholic and BowlingGreen State University for bothbachelor’s and master’s degrees.

He is married to wife Jodieand has three sons: Blake, cur-rently working for HuntingtonInsurance in Findlay, Ohio;Jude, a sophomore at theUniversity of Michigan andTory, a junior at West GeaugaHigh School.

His previous experience ineducation includes high schoolbusiness teacher, head basket-ball coach, technology coordi-nator, dean of students and highschool principal at various

schools in Northwest Ohio. He served nine years as

superintendent of Hopewell-Loudon Local Schools inSeneca County prior to accept-ing the superintendency of WestGeauga. He and his family arevery excited to be a part of theChester/West Geauga Schoolscommunity.

On Oct 2, an installation andinduction was held for the fol-lowing members:

Doug BalzanoBalzano is a firefighter and

paramedic, now retired after 33years in the fire service (13years in Cleveland, 20 years inWilloughby).

He is a state certified para-medic and fire safety officer aswell as a level one arson investi-gator.

He was a member of theLake County HazardousMaterials/WMD Team.

The group is made up ofmembers from various firedepartments throughout thecounty. Monthly drills are con-ducted at various locations inthe county including large com-mercial and manufacturingbusinesses.

The Lake County team isone of only three agencies inthe State of Ohio that hasachieved Level One Haz-Matresponse capability rating.

Balzano was also a memberof the Technical Rescue TaskForce — designed to regionalizeand coordinate specialized res-cue response throughout thecounty.

Beyond his work, he is prob-ably best know to the localyouth as the assistant freshmanfootball coach for nine seasonsat West Geauga and is currentlythe lacrosse coach for the pastfive seasons.

Balzano has been happilymarried for 26 years to wifeKay.

They have four children:Greg, 24, an RN at ClevelandMetroHealth Medical Centerand head lacrosse coach forWest Geauga; Alyssa, 22, who

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Businesses Supporting West Geauga Holiday Giveaway first, second andthird place prizes.

While making all of his holiday stops, Santa Claus recently paid a visit toall of his friends at the Metzenbaum Center. Each year, the West GeaugaKiwanis Club makes this event possible for the residents of Metzenbaum.Santa presented a special gift to each resident. He was helped by Keyclubbers Alex Wolfhope, Jenny Hink and Alexis Gervasi. The West GeaugaKiwanis Club wishes everyone a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year.

Members from the community enjoyed the Chester Township Winterfestand tree lighting on Nov. 24.

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Second place BusinessesSupporting West Geauga HolidayGiveaway winner Martha Bryan.

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Operation Santa SleighToy Drive

Your efforts to help out thechildren and families of GeaugaCounty were nothing less thanoutstanding.

Saturday afternoon, whenwe closed the doors on the toytrailer, we knew right then andthere that you had answered thecall.

I, for one, can’t think of abetter way to fall asleep at nightthen when you know you mayhave helped out a family thatcould certainly use it.

Based upon what happenedon Saturday, all of you deservemany peaceful nights of rest.

On behalf of every memberof this department and themany families that will beimpacted by your generosity, Ioffer up a sincere and heartfeltthank you.

There were many storiesfrom Saturday, but the one thatalways hit home was when wemet a young child, who took his

or her own money and bought atoy for another child.

When they walked up andhanded over the gift, there isthat brief moment where theirmom and dad tell us how theirson or daughter bought this giftfrom their own allowance,babysitting money or moneythat they received as a gift.

I wish I knew who wasprouder, the child, the parentsor the police officers.

I had the occasion to experi-ence another group and thestory goes a little like this:

It was the night before ourtoy drive and my family and Ihad just finished up, our shop-ping at Walmart.

As we paid for our toys andmade our way to the exit, Istarted to see all of these peopleI knew. They were all lining up,empty shopping carts in hand,they split in teams and weremaking a plan.

I gave a quick look andlooked once again; it was theKiwanis Club of West Geauga,

friends from Chesterland. They all wanted to help and

had joined Santa’s plan, theywere helping our cause andlending a hand. (Okay, okay it’sthe best I could do).

This is all very true and Iwould like to sincerely thankthe members of the WestGeauga Kiwanis Club. Thisorganization stepped up in aserious way and purchased$1,500 worth of toys for our toydrive.

This event has become avery big deal for the membersof the police department andour families and we could nothave done any of it withoutthese friends from around thetownship: Tom & Ron Basista(West Geauga Plaza), Zeppe’s,The Chesterland News, SalLaPuma (LaPuma’s Bakery),Drug Mart and McDonald’s.

On behalf of every memberof the Chester Township PoliceDepartment, we would like towish you and your family a safeand happy holiday season.

Mark A. PurchaseChester Township Chief of Police

has an accountant/businessdegree from North CarolinaWesleyan; Jeff, 21, currently astudent at Walsh University innursing and goalie for theirlacrosse team and Scott, 18, asenior at West Geauga HighSchool going to Belmont AbbeyCollege on a lacrosse scholar-ship.

Doug McKinneyMcKinney grew up in Erie,

Pa., graduated from theUniversity Of Pittsburgh with abachelor’s degree in LifeScience and moved toCleveland in 1979.

He is a professional recruiter.He joined United Consul-

tants and was top salesman/recruiter three years running.

McKinney then joinedTechnical Employment Servicesfor three years as agency man-ager/part owner, before startingExclusive Search Consultants, atechnical executive staffing firmhe started in 1986, which he stilloperates.

He enjoys softball, otherprofessional supports and work-ing out.

Word of caution — be pre-pared when he shakes yourhand.

In his application, theanswer to the question "What

prompted you to join Kiwanis?"was, "Being asked."

He knows many of the mem-bers, but all it took was for oneto ask.

What does he see as themost important need in thecommunity?

“Advance in state of the artfacilities, amenities, restaurantsin the community as a whole.Continue to reach out to youth,letting them know how muchlife they really have to live.”

On May 5, an Induction washeld for the following members:

Tammy RandallRandall and husband,

Wayne, moved their family toChester Township a little overfive years ago.

She was attracted to the areabecause of the parks andwildlife, and the overall beautyof the area.

Randall has been employedat Progressive Insurance Corp.since 1990, with over 14 years inmanagement.

She is the mother of fourWest Geauga students: Paige,17; Morgan, 13; Wayne Jr., andGrace, 8 year old twins.

Hobbies include gardening(flower and vegetable), scrap-booking and family time.

Randall enjoys packing thekids up and taking road trips tovisit various tourist destinations

around the state. Community volunteerism

includes serving her secondyear as the PTO president ofWest Geauga Middle School.

Her introduction to theKiwanis included participatingin building an inclusive play-ground at Lindsey Elementaryschool.

As a parent of a specialneeds child, Randall has a fastgrowing passion for positiveadvocacy for children who needjust a little extra help.

When learning about what itmeans to be a part of Kiwanis,the mission of building astronger community and sup-porting the kids, Randall foundit to be an organization thatshe’s proud to join and support.

Kit McKinneyMcKinney has lived in

Chester Township 48 years andgraduated from West GeaugaHigh School and worked at theU.S. Post Office for 13 years.

She grew up showing horses,barrel racing and rodeos. Shehas worked fairs and festivalsher entire life. Sixtenn yearsago, she bought five food con-cession trailers and hit the roadhard.

McKinney is a fun, dedicat-ed and hard working personwho volunteers for Feed MySheep (10 years); Clay EddyFields and Aktion Club.

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Members of the community and Chester Township Police Department gathered together Dec. 8 for the annualOperation Santa Sleigh Toy Drive.

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Preparing For CollegeWest Geauga High School is

hosting a series of ACT andSAT practice tests and follow-up sessions. 

All tests will be given onSaturday mornings from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. in room 124.

Follow-up sessions will begiven on Tuesday or Thursdaynights from 7-8:30 p.m. 

Students will receive apersonalized score that showsstrengths and areas for improve-ment during the follow-upsessions.

The cost for one test and

follow-up session is $10 for WestGeauga students and $15 fornon-West Geauga students.

Students may take as manytests as they like. 

ACT practice tests: Jan. 12,with a follow-up session on Jan.24 and March 9, with a follow-upsession on March 19.

SAT practice test:  April 20,with a follow-up session on April30. Students should arrive 15minutes early and should bring#2 pencils and a calculator.

West Geauga students shouldregister and submit payment inadvance of the test at the WestGeauga High School guidanceoffice.

Non-West Geauga studentsshould register in advance byvisiting or calling the WestGeauga High School guidanceoffice.

Checks should be made outto the West Geauga EducationalFoundation.

Tests are proctored by theHuntington Learning Center incooperation with the WestGeauga Educational Found-ation.

Call Mrs. Linda Todaro, 440-487-1663, for more information.

Toddler/Parent Play &Learn Group

Notre Dame Preschool,13000 Auburn Road, Chardon,is sponsoring a Toddler/ParentPlay & Learn Group.

Children ages 18-36 monthsare invited to come with aparent for stories, songs, music,finger-plays, crafts and a snack.

Classes will be offered 1:15–2:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8:15–9:30 a.m. Thursdays.

The six-week session beginson Jan. 23 for the Wednesdayclass and on Jan. 24 for theThursday class.

Cost for the session is $90.For more information, or to

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Saint Anselm School fifth graders Meredith Mallon-Jeffrey, Keira Oyen andKatie Colagiovanni play their flutes in the school band's annual Christmasconcert on Dec. 11. Students in the intermediate and advanced bandsplayed different holiday songs first for the school, then had their encoreperformance for parents later that night. Band is directed by Thomas Trost.

St. Anselm School kindergartners Gavin Sheppard and Piper Simon putpieces of hay into the class manger. This advent, kindergarten studentsare adding a piece of hay for each kind and loving act they do- they aretrying to fill their hearts with love and prepare a soft and cozy bed forBaby Jesus.

Mother Mary, portrayed by Lauren Corwin, feeds Baby Jesus during NotreDame Preschool's recent nativity play. Baby Jesus was actually Lauren'snew baby brother, David. Also pictured (left to right) are Gabriel Dolan,Lucas Dolan and Micah Tager. As infants, they all played baby Jesus duringthe nativity play when their older siblings attended Notre DameElementary Preschool.

Daisy Girl Scout Troop 1819, which represents first grade at St. AnselmSchool, used a portion of its proceeds from the fall product sale to pur-chase food and toys for the animals at Rescue Village to put under theirChristmas tree. Standing at the Rescue Village tree from L to R: GraceOstrosky, Allison Kaseda, Kathryn Van Burik and Emily Kaseda, (front row)Elizabeth DeChellis and Katie Reynolds.

Students at Saint Anselm School invited veterans they know personally to be honored and graciously thanked fortheir service to our country this past Veteran’s Day. The students began the day with an honorary Mass dedicatedto the veterans led by third graders. The veterans were shown around the school by student ambassadors. After,they were delighted to watch a PowerPoint presentation composed by the eighth graders. The veterans weregiven a chance to share with the eighth graders their personal stories of when they had served in the U.S. military.The commemorative celebration ended with a luncheon provided by Dino’s Restaurant.

Notre Dame Preschool children were surprised by a visit from Santa Clausduring their Christmas party. Elyse Rhodes found it hard to contain herexcitement.

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WG SwimmingThe West Geauga boys swim

team had its perfect recordagainst Independence brokenon Dec. 11, when the boys raninto a fast and deep group ofBlue Devils who soundly beatthem 99-70, claiming all but twofirst-place finishes.

The Wolverines had beatenIndependence six straight timesgoing into the meet.

The Wolverine girls, on theother hand, had lost the firstfour times they swam againstIndependence, but have deci-sively turned things around inrecent years, winning 103-66 thistime for their third straight winand their widest victory marginever over the Lady Blue Devils.

The meet left both the girls

and boys teams with 2-1 overallrecords this season.

The Wolverine girls led allthe way as they nabbed eightfirst-place finishes.

Junior Natalie Poremba andsophomore Kirstin Boni eachswam a perfect meet with fourfirst-place finishes to take topscoring honors for the West Ggirls.

Poremba won the 100-yardbutterfly and backstroke eventsand Boni, the 200-yardIndividual Medley and 100-yardfreestyle.

The two teamed up withsenior Libby Watson and juniorAbby Owens to take a victoryin the 200-yard medley relay.

Poremba was part of thewinning 400-yard freestyle relaywhile Boni anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay to bringhome a close victory, just 0.15seconds ahead of theIndependence foursome.

Even in the events they did-n’t win, the West Geauga girlsused their depth to out-pointIndependence.

In the 200-yard and 50-yardfreestyle swims, the LadyWolverines scored second-,third- and fourth-place finishesto claim the events 9-7 for WestGeauga.

Scoring in the 200-yard free

were sophomores KayleighSpotts and Courtney Kirchnerfollowed by freshman SarahBielek, who was swimming herfirst-ever race at this distance.

Doing the honors in the 50-yard sprint were Libby Watson,sophomore Jenna Ebersbacherand senior Julia Petrac.

For the Wolverine boys, sen-ior Gabe Nock and sophomoreRyan Gleske claimed the onlytwo first-place finishes, with vic-tories in the 100-yard butterflyand 100-yard breaststroke,respectively.

Sophomore Adam Whiteprovided wingman support inboth of those races, coming insecond in the butterfly andfourth in the breaststroke tohelp tip the score in each ofthose events in the Wolverines’favor, 10-5 in the butterfly and9-7 in the breaststroke.

The only other event of theday where the Wolverinesoutscored the Blue Devils wasthe 200-yard freestyle.

While Colin Jenrzejekclaimed first-place for Indepen-dence, he was followed to thewall by three Wolverines —Nock, Ryan Zuzek and MitchellOwens — whose combinedscores claimed the event 9-7 forWest Geauga.

Leading scorer for the boyswas Nock with 12 points.

Tragedy Sparks SafetyPrecautions

Following the tragic eventsof Sandy Hook ElementarySchool in Newtown, Conn., Iwould like to assure our com-munity that the safety of thestudents and staff of WestGeauga Schools is a top priori-ty.

Over the past several years,the district, in conjunction withlocal law enforcement, hastaken many steps to enhancesecurity measures at our build-ing.

A short list of theseimprovements include: elec-tronic lock systems withbuzzer/camera entry in eachbuilding, utilized law enforce-ment to conduct safety auditsfor our facilities, trained ourstaff in emergency and crisis sit-

uations and conducted fire,weather and emergency lock-down drills in cooperation withour local safety agencies.

With each drill and nationalcrisis, we review and adjust cri-sis plans and procedures, alwaysincorporating the latest recom-mendations for school safety.

Please feel free to visit thedistrict web page, www.westg.org, and click on the WestGeauga School District SafetyInformation link for a list ofresource links you might referto for guidance as you helpyour child cope with this tragicevent.

If you have any questions orconcerns, please do not hesitateto contact a school office or thecentral office.

Our thoughts and prayers goout to all those grieving.

Geoff PalmerWest Geauga Schools Superintendant

Jan. 13: Terry PlutoGuest Speak

Plain Dealer sportswriterTerry Pluto will speak atMayfield Church, 7747 MayfieldRoad, Chester Township, duringthe 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.services.

He will sign copies of his newfaith book after each service.

Bring a friend to church andjoin for breakfast after eachservice.

The second annual bookgiveaway will also be happeningthis same Sunday after eachservice.

The books, CDs and DVDswill be free.

To donate to the RussiaMission team, baskets will beavailable.

Call 440-729-4006 for moreinformation.

Jan. 14: Getting to theHeart of CatholicIdentity7 p.m.

"Getting to the Heart ofCatholic Identity" is aninteractive session exploringthese questions: Have you everwondered what is unique,valuable and foundational toour being Christian in a"Catholic way?" What is at theheart of Catholic Christiancommunity, spirituality, mora-lity, witness and service?

The presenter is Fr. NormDouglas, currently the Chaplainat Akron University, who alsostaffs Heart to Heart Ministry.

This Cluster Come and Seesession will be held at St.Francis of Assisi Schoolcafeteria.

There will be opportunityfor table discussion and ques-tions following presentation.

No admission; everyone iswelcome.

Refreshments will be served.

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Cardinal Physical TherapyCD&J’s Landscaping, LLC

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Chesterland Chamber of CommerceChesterland Mini Storage

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Debbi Paterno Graphic DesignDebord’s One Hour Heating & Air

Eddy Fruit FarmEdward Jones Investments/Allyn

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The Geauga West Library islocated at 13455 ChillicotheRoad. For more information onthese programs or to register, call440-729-4250 or register in per-son.

STORY T IMESRegistration begins Jan. 2. Winter session runs from

Jan. 14 through Feb. 22.Age group specific times are

as follows:

BabytimeBirth to age 2 with caregiver.Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. or

10:30 a.m.Thursday, 10 a.m.

ToddlerAges 2 and 3 with caregiverMonday, 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.

PreschoolAges 3-5Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. or 2 p.m.

TrailblazersGrades kidergarten to sec-

ond.Monday, 6:30 p.m.

Library eBooks andeReadersJan. 13, 1-5 p.m.

Bring Kindle, Nook, iPad orother device to the library, let alibrarian show how to borroweBooks from library.

Half-hour appointments are

scheduled for individuals orsmall groups with the same kindof device.

Program designed for adults.

WinterfestJan. 20, 2 p.m.

Winter games and funincluding an indoor snowballfight and "Walk Like aPenguin."

Program designed for thewhole family.

Adventures in CandyLandJan. 31, 7 p.m.

Enter the game world ofCandy Land and play the giantversion of the game.

Program designed for gradeskindergarten through fifth.

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Gates Mills Library is locat-ed at 1491 Chagrin River Road.For more information on theseprograms or to register, call 440-423-4808, or register in person.

Look and Feel Your BestThrough Color Jan. 5, 2-3:30 p.m.

When you wear colors thatenhance your natural coloring,you look younger and healthier.

Join Dawn Waldrop as sheshares how to discover one’sbest colors.

Registration required.

Art Reception: BettyJean Skufca Oil PaintingsJan. 6, 2-5 p.m.

The Friends of The GatesMills Branch Library featuresan artist in the library every twomonths.

Betty Jean Skufca will befeatured starting Jan. 3 and theshow will run for approximatelysix weeks during library hours.

Artwork can be viewed dur-ing library hours.

Skufca’s work has been onexhibit both locally and nation-ally.

A free artist reception willbe held 2-4 p.m. Jan. 6.

Light refreshments offered.

Tuesday BookDiscussion Jan. 8, 7-8 p.m.

Join to discuss “Sunday'sChild” by Tom Lewis.

Everyone is welcome.

Wednesday Night BookDiscussion Jan. 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Join to discuss “Where theWild Things Were” by WilliamStolzenberg. Everyone is wel-come.

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Family Storytime Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

Join for a program ofrhymes, songs, fingerplays andstories for children not yet inkindergarten.

Registration not necessary.

Baby & Me/ToddlerStorytime Thursdays, 10 a.m.

Join for a program ofrhymes, songs, fingerplays andbooks for babies from birththrough 35 months old andcaregivers.

Registration not necessary.

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Margaret A. KacianMargaret A. Kacian passed

away on Nov. 23, 2012 inCharlottesville, Va. at the age of 92.

She was born in Cleveland,Ohio on Sept. 13, 1920, to Frankand Anna Kinkopf and moved rthe death of her husband of 60years, Michael L. Kacian.

They were longtime resi-dents of Chester Township.

Preceding her in death wereher parents and husband; broth-ers John Kinkopf, formerly ofMayfield Heights; and JamesKinkopf, formerly of MunsonTownship; son-in-law Fred W.West III of Charlottesville; andgrandson Will West.

Survivors include daughterand son-in-law Janice L. andRichard F. Dobre of ChagrinFalls; June A. West, Charlottes-ville; grandsons Nathan M. Westof Charlottesville and F.Benjamin West of Paris, France;and sister Jane Riley of San

Francisco, Calif. During World War II, while

her husband was serving in thePacific in the U.S. Navy,Margaret worked at theVictoreen Instrument Companyin Cleveland.

Neither she nor the smallteam of women she workedwith knew they were workingon a top secret program knownas the Manhattan Project.

Margaret received a certifi-cate of distinction from theArmy Corps of Engineers,Manhattan District and the WarDepartment.

Signed by then Secretary ofWar Henry Stimson, the certifi-cate recognized her service toher country and her work onthe Atom Bomb that broughtthe end to the war.

Margaret enjoyed spendingher later years in Charlottes-ville. Her home overlooked theShenandoah Mountains and

Monticello, the historic home ofThomas Jefferson.

She marveled at the gardensthroughout the city.

For her 90th birthday,friends and family celebratedher life at a garden reception athistoric Pavilion VII, TheColonade Club, on The Lawnand the University of Virginia.

Most of all, Charlottesvilleallowed her to spend more timewith her beloved grandsonswhom she affectionatelyreferred to as “Handsome #1”and “Handsome #2.”

Services were private andinternment is at ChesterTownship Cemetery.

Lois D. Meinch Lois D. Meinch, age 80,

passed away peacefully Dec. 21,2012 in Seminole, Fla., after ashort illness.

Lois was born Dec. 10, 1932in Allentown, Pa.

She taught first and secondgrade at Northview/LindseyElementary in Chester Town-ship for more than 20 years.She inspired many throughouther life.

She was the loving motherof Kurt (Cindy) Meinch, Linda(Glenn) Marx and JohnMeinch, and devoted grand-mother of 10 and great grand-mother of seven.

She was preceded in deathby her grandson, Grant Marx.

Private graveside serviceswill be held at a later date inAllentown, Pa.

The family suggests memori-al contributions be made toMake A Wish Foundation, 6060Rockside Woods Blvd., Suite315, Independence, OH 44131.

Designate contributions inLois’ memory.

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Margaret Mueling, ChairChester Township Zoning Commission

NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLICHEARING ON MOTION PROPOSING

TO AMEND THE CHESTER TOWNSHIPZONING RESOLUTION R. C. 519.12 (D)

Notice is hereby given that the ChesterTownship Zoning Commission will conducta continuation of the public hearing on amotion, which is an amendment, identifiedas number Z-2012-1, to the ChesterTownship Zoning Resolution at the ChesterTown Hall, 12701 Chillicothe Road, at7 o’clock p.m. on January 2, 2013.

The motion proposing to amend the zoningresolution will be available for examinationat the Chester Town Hall from 9 o’clock a.m.to 4 o’clock p.m. from December 5, 2012,through the end of all public hearings.

After the conclusion of the public hearing,the matter will be submitted to the Board ofTownship Trustees for its action.

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