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Be a part ofFalcon FolliesMeet thedirectors onTuesday, Feb. 7BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - You still havetime to be a part of the Falcon Fol-lies, an annual tradition in theJefferson-area community.

Every year, the Falcon Follieshelps raise funds for Jefferson AreaLocal Schools through three nightsof skits and entertainment put onby the community.

Organizers with the Falcon Fol-lies are gearing up for the 37thannual show. The 2012 Falcon Fol-lies will be held March 22, 23 and24 at the Jefferson Area HighSchool auditorium. The theme forthis year’s show is “The Great Get-a-way Adventure.”

Directors for this year’s showare Jody Anthony and Cindy But-ler. People interested in meetingthem are invited to the Meet theDirectors Night on 7 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 7, in the Jefferson Area Jun-ior High School cafeteria. A snowdate, if needed, will be Thursday,Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.

During this event, people alsowill be able to sign up to partici-pate in the Falcon Follies itself.

Additionally, Public RelationsCoordinator Bill Howe said thatads for this year’s show are nowbeing accepted. By purchasing anad, a business can help sponsor theshow.

BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

GENEVA - Winterfest is thisweekend, and although the festi-val has yet to officially begin, thepreparation has already begunwith the crowning of MissWinterfest.

Many girls crowded into theGeneva Community Center Sun-

Geneva’s Winterfest has a queen

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANThe Miss Winterfest finalists stand on stage waiting for the winner to be named. From left to right isDesdra Yan, Erica Erb, Remy Sigel and Kaitlyn Vanscayer. Erica Erb was named Miss Winterfest.

day afternoon hoping to becrowned Miss Winterfest in theircategory. There were four catego-ries, with Tiny Miss Winterfest,Little Miss Winterfest, Junior MissWinterfest and Miss Winterfest.

“Each one of these girls wouldbe deserving of the title of MissWinterfest,” Christine Harting,pageant director, said.

Harting herself has worked the

pageant scene, being a former MissGrapette and participating inbeauty pageants across the stateof Ohio.

Isabella Hannah was the onlycontestant in the Tiny MissWinterfest and was crowned with-out much debate as she walked onstage accompanied by her mother.

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BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMEGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Collegecan be expensive, soJefferson Area High Schoolsenior Jennifer Hall waslooking for ways to cut thatexpense.

“I was going through thebox of scholarships in theguidance office when I cameacross the entry informationfor the Voice of Democracycontest,” Hall explained.

“I am creative and like towrite, so I thought I couldgive this a shot,” she said.

That chance discoveryearned her a fourth-placefinish at the local level of thecontest, a second-place fin-ish at the district level andadvanced her to the state-level competition.

Since 1947, the Veteransof Foreign War (VFW) hasbeen sponsoring the annualaudio-essay contest, Voice ofDemocracy, offering a top prize ofa $30,000 scholarship.

This year’s topic was “Is therepride in serving our military?”Hall responded with a resounding“yes” and went to work on writingthe essay.

“I wouldn’t let anyone read itwhile I was working on it. I wantedsomething that would be memo-rable. My goal was to make mymom cry. If she read it and cried, Iknew it was good enough, “ Hallsaid.

After Hall’s mom read the es-say (and subsequently cried), Hallsought council from JAHS AdvancePlacement History teacher Dr.John Patterson. He suggestedcontacting the local radio stationto make a professional recordingof the speech. Patterson’s son,Jeremiah, did so in 2006.

With the help of Dave Hatfield,Production Director at the MediaOne studios in Ashtabula, Hall re-

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JAHS senior honoredfor VOD essay

Jennifer Hallcorded her essay. She then sub-mitted it to the Geneva VFW Post6846 in November where it wasjudged on originality, content anddelivery.

Hall placed fourth and was senton to the District 7 competition,which includes the area from Erie,Pennsylvania east to Cleveland,Ohio. There she placed second andqualified to go to the State of Ohiocompetition.

According to the VFW, one win-ner for every 15 advances to Dis-trict. District winners can thenadvance to the state competition.State winners receive an all-ex-pense paid trip to Washington,D.C. in March. That’s where theessays will compete in the finalscompetition.

“The results at the state levelare still pending, and I don’t knowexactly what I will be awarded atthe district level, “Hall explained.

The District 7 Ladies Auxiliaryis sponsoring a banquet to honorall district winners, but Hall willnot be attending. Instead, she willbe going to Chicago with the ModelUnited Nations team.

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Austinburg Elementary StudentCouncil members make a difference

PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA AREA CITY SCHOOLSAustinburg Elementary Student Council members and their advisor Jennifer Nappi are pictured withthe impressive cache of contributions to their donation drive for Homesafe and Samaritan House. Frontfrom left: Kasimir Boyd, Brooke Mottley, Lauren Wright, Kayla Lindberg and Erin Korn. Back: Ben Lampert,Bobby Horvath, Advisor Jennifer Nappi, Katie Keenan, Rachel Drees and Nicholas Drees.

BY JAN PERALAGeneva Area City Schools

AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP -It’s often the little things we do thatmake a real difference in the livesof others, and student council mem-bers at Austinburg Elementary sawthe axiom in action when they orga-nized a school-wide donation driveto collect sundry items to fulfill ba-sic needs for residents at AshtabulaCounty Samaritan House andHomesafe. Austinburg students andtheir families contributed itemsranging from soup to soap and thehundreds of small donations createdan impressive cache of canned goodsand dried foods as well as tooth-paste, toothbrushes and other basicwellness needs.

“I am so proud of these kids andtheir families for their generosity,”student council advisor JenniferNappi said. “This project only lastedthree days, but we will be deliver-

ing more than 150 tubes of tooth-paste and just as many tooth-brushes, bars of soap and bottles ofshampoo to Samaritan House andHomesafe. It just all added up. Wehave never collected this quantity ofitems in such a short time and thisis truly heartwarming, especially inthese hard economic times.”

“It is good thing we are doing,”said student council member KatieKeenan. “We are helping those whodo not have the basic things that weneed every day.”

“Yes,” agreed Erin Korn. “Thefamilies at Samaritan House andHomesafe will have shampoo andsoap for a year.”

For nearly two decades, Samari-tan House, the only homeless shel-ter in Ashtabula County, has openedits doors for those in need of a warm,safe bed, basic needs and suste-nance.

“We serve around 175 peopleeach year,” explained Samaritan

House Director Steve Sargent.“Right now we have 10 people inresidence including a single momand her two children. We are so ap-preciative of the efforts of these stu-dents. Their contributions will helpus help these residents.”

Homesafe, Ashtabula County’sdomestic violence shelter, providessafe harbor for those in need andalso guides victims through the le-gal system as needed.

“These kids are really amazing,”said Nappi. “This is our second com-munity service project. We gave over400 pounds of peanut butter andcanned food to Geneva food bank inNovember.”

Serving on AustinburgElementary’s Student Council arefifth graders Bobby Horvath,Kasimir Boyd, Katie Keenan, BenLampert, Rachel Drees and Nicho-las Drees, and Lauren Wright, KaylaLindberg, Erin Korn and BrookeMottley, all fourth graders.

Man hangshimself incounty jailBY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - An inmate atthe Ashtabula County Jail diedSunday, Jan. 29, at Hamot Medi-cal Center in Erie after hanginghimself Friday morning,Ashtabula County Sheriff Will-iam Johnson said.

The autopsy report likely willshow that Dwayne A. Crites, 38,of the 4800 block of Route 322 inWilliamsfield Township, died ofinjuries consistent with asphyxi-ation, Johnson said.

Johnson said Crites was dis-covered hanging in his cell Fri-day morning at around 6:30 a.m.,during routine bed checks. Hehad used his bed sheets to hanghimself.

The corrections staff immedi-ately took him down and beganCPR, Johnson said. He saidCrites, who wasn’t breathingwhen staff found him, was re-vived and breathing on his ownwhen the rescue squad arrived.

The Jefferson EmergencyRescue District squad respondedto the scene and transportedCrites to the Ashtabula CountyMedical Center. From there hewas then transported by helicop-ter to Hamot Medical Center,where he died Sunday after be-ing in intensive care.

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2A • GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS WEDNESDAY, February 1, 2012

BY JENNIFER HALLSeniorJefferson Area HighSchool

A few weeks after beingsent on tour overseas, a soldieropens a letter from his littlesister, Anna, back home. Theletter, written ever so carefullyin a brightly colored pinkmarker, reminds him of thesweet young innocence sheholds. She tells him about howschool is going and about howthe weather is getting colderand that she can’t wait for thefirst snowfall. All the things ayoung girl would be fascinatedby. She knows that he will begone for a long time, but stillAnna hopes he will be back intime for her Christmas recital.After all, she’s been practicingevery day, working on hersteps and twirls, hoping to cre-ate a magical performance forhim to watch.

“Stay safe for me bigbrother” are the last wordsthat the soldier reads before hegoes to sleep, clutching the pa-per close to him as a delicatereminder of the comforts ofhome. In the morning, it willbe swept away from him oncemore as his platoon is aboutto be transferred to a farawayplace.

The weather there is hotand dry; the heat forming acage that one cannot escape.Dust and chaos are every-where. People, so numerousthey take on the appearanceof ants, running and fleeing toget away, but there is nowhereto go; the gun shots come fromall directions. There are kidsin the streets crying, afraid togo back home. Dead bodies layscattered on the ground likerags. The situation is almostover whelming as the bad canhardly be deciphered from thegood. The soldier wishes nowmore than ever thateveryplace were as comfortingas his home, with every per-son having a loving sister andfamily waiting anxiously fortheir return.

One thing keeps this sol-dier going, willing to sacrificetime with his family, or to stayat home and sleep at ease inthe warmth of his bed. Thatone thing is the pride he hasin his service, because it iswithout a doubt strong andprecious. As long as he is able,the soldier will stand up anddefend this great country ofhis, so free and beautiful. Hewill stand for the young andthe old, the wealthy and thepoor, for as long as they remainclosely knit together underthis great quilt, the UnitedStates of America. Where oth-ers live in oppression and fear,under an umbrella of corrup-tion with little hope in sightfor the future, the soldier de-fends the righteous principlesthat lie forever embedded inour constitution, where allmen are created equal; andwhere these equal men holdcertain unalienable rightsnever to be violated, and wherehappiness may be pursuedand families are foreverstrong.

The sound of an explosionawakes the soldier from hisday dream as a building comescrashing down in the near dis-tance, spewing soot and smoke

Patterson, who is theUN advisor, explained,“Jen is sacrificing a trip toreceive her award to comewith us this weekend. Sheis a woman of commitmentand she committed to usfirst. That’s the quality ofperson that she is.”

Hall will be attendingthe Geneva Post dinner onFeb. 11.

“Everyone who placedwill be recognized at thatdinner,” she said.

According to SandyRoach, Voice of DemocracySpeech Contest Chairper-son for Post 6846, over 100students entered the con-test at the Geneva Post.“Normally, Jen would’vegone to the Jefferson Post,but the woman who orga-

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nized things there re-cently passed away,”Roach said.

No matter how she fin-ishes at the state level,Hall is grateful to all whohelped. “I want to thankthe VFW for posting thecontest and everyone whotook part in the judging,”she said.

Geneva’s KayleenaBrashear finished third atdistrict and is also advanc-ing to state. The first-place winner was fromCleveland, said Roach.

The VFW also spon-sored a written-essay con-test for younger studentscalled Patriotic Pen. TheVoice of Democracy is opento all high school studentsin grades 9 through 12.

Is there pride in servingin our military?

everywhere. Across the streethe spots a young boy, dressedin old and tattered clothing,crouched against a wall, hisface planted in his arms, try-ing with all his might to hidefrom the pain of this daily re-ality. An intrinsic force sendsthe soldier rushing to his aid,aspiring to do whatever ittakes to help the poor child.Adrenaline kicks in and si-lence surrounds him; debrisflies past in slow motion andtime comes to a near halt.What in reality is mere sec-onds feels like nearly a lifetimeof fear, anxiety, responsibility.Just strides away now, the boylooks up at the soldier, a fig-ure of hope.

But no sooner than the sol-dier was about to reach for theboy, a car bomb detonates justinches away, throwing a sea ofshrapnel into the air and in-stantly taking the life of thesoldier who meant so well.

Although he is scared andfearful, this is not an unusualsight for the young boy namedAhmed. The chaos in thestreets was the result of thenation’s people protestingtheir rulers, hoping only tohave a voice in their govern-ment. They should haveknown better than to try some-thing as foolish as this, for itloomed on as a nearly impos-sible task.

Now more than ever,Ahmed longed to share in thesame pride demonstrated bythis brave young man whorisked his life for the better-ment of another less able. Nowtoo, was the body of the soldierlying in the street, symbolic ofthe fact, that somewhere in theworld there is hope and free-dom- a life which Ahmed hasnow been inspired to fight forand find. He too, wants to livein the proud country of theUnited States of America.

Partway through Anna’srecital, the soldier’s angeltakes a seat in the back of theauditorium. The play is just asbeautiful as ever, with everymotion rolling ever so perfectlyas if it were magic. Only ifAnna could know that herbrother was indeed there tosee her, elegantly dressed inher holiday costume would therecital be any more perfect.

But as the soldier sits qui-etly in the back, he doesn’t re-gret a thing. He is honoredthat he made the ultimatesacrifice to protect the inno-cence of his sister and othersyoung boys and girls just likeher, and to protect their fami-lies and friends, and evencomplete strangers likeAhmed whom he will neverknow. It is thanks to the prin-ciples of our founding fathers,who believed so strongly inthe cause of the Americandream, that this was madepossible. He knows never totake for granted the strengthof our great democracy, wherewe can live under a wing ofsecurity and without a con-stant daily fear.

The soldier sacrificed notfor himself, but for Americaand its fifty united states, andas long as the flag still fliesbearing the red, white andblue we know so well, the sol-dier will sacrifice again andagain, because he knows thereis indeed great and everlast-ing pride in serving in our mili-tary.

Walk-on ads are limitedto the first six businesses ata cost of $125, Howe said. These ads become part of theshow, with each one actedout on stage.

To purchase a walk-on ad,people can call Howe at (440)998-2942.

Proceeds from the Falcon

FOLLIES From page 1A

Follies go to support variousacademic, athletic and extra-curricular activities at boththe elementary and second-ary school levels.

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


JEFFERSON - BevFollin has been a memberof the Henderson MemorialPublic Library staff since2005 and says she has al-ways had a deep love ofbooks.

Follin grew up in Indi-ana, just northeast of FortWayne.

“I was born and raised aHoosier, and it was basi-cally my husband’s job thatled us over here into Buck-eye territory,” Follin said.

Follin said her love ofbooks runs deep, as she stillhas fond memories of read-ing to her family.

“Little Bear was one ofthe first books I rememberreading to my mom,” Follinsaid.

Follin even made a gamewith her brother using herown books and playing li-brary.

“My mom laughs be-cause she said my favoritegame as little girl was play-ing librarian, and I wouldmake my brother checkoutall our books,” Follin said.

Follin even has sharedher love of reading with hertwo boys.

“My boys know that ev-ery Christmas they will re-ceive one book from momand dad,” Follin said. “Theyfind that they pick up booksmore than they had in theirearly adulthood.”

Follin said her sons evene-mail her about their lat-est read.

Surprisingly, Follin didnot start her career in a li-brary, as she found herselfworking a majority of heradult career in the automo-tive industry.

“All my life I had workedin the automotive industry,but my love was books, li-braries and people interac-tion,” Follin said.

Follin was coming on her

Meet Your NeighborBev Follin turned her love

of books into a career

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMANBev Follin can often be found with a book in her hand,and she has turned her passion into a career as she is alibrarian at the Henderson Memorial Public Library.

tenure at the company andwas thinking about her fu-ture when she was through.

“I picked up the paperand this little tiny librarythat was 15 minutes downthe road had an ad saying‘We need clerks,’” Follinsaid.

Follin prepared her re-sume and said as she wasgetting ready to send herresume, her dog jumped onher lap and sent the e-mailbefore she was ready.

“I e-mailed her rightback, and I said if you gettwo of these emails, I amblaming it on the dog,”Follin said. “The librarycalled me back in 10 min-utes and said ‘I don’t knowwho you are, but I want tosee you for an interview.’”

Follin got the job andhas been working in a li-brary ever since.

Follin has taken her ex-perience in Indiana and is

using it to better theHenderson Memorial Pub-lic Library as she workswith her fellow staff mem-bers to form two book clubsin the past month.

The first book club is ageneral club and the secondis just getting organizedand will be called Thrillsand Chills. The club willread and discuss mysteries.

Follin said althoughworking in the librarymakes her more accessibleto books, her reading hab-its have remained thesame.

Follin said many of herbooks at home are her fa-vorite books that she canread numerous times andstill find enjoyment.

“I am a book collector,”Follin said. “I am kind ofpicky on what is in myhome library because thoseare the books I want to readover and over and enjoy

them every time. There’ssomething new in it.”

Follin will admit she nolonger purchases as manybooks as she once had, butshe does check out morebooks than she used to.

“When I’m putting booksaway, a lot of time I will seethe cover and I will think‘interesting.’ I will read thecover and then I will saythis is going home withme,” Follin said. “The nextthing I know I have sixbooks going home with me.”

Follin also does her ownresearch on what to readnext.

“I am a browser, too. Myhusband will tell you I ama night owl and I will spendmy time looking online atwhat’s new, who recom-mends what book,” Follinsaid.

Follin said one of thebest things about being a li-brarian is sharing bookswith patrons and the dia-logue it brings.

“Some of the books Iprobably would have neverpicked up, but it’s word ofmouth through patrons,”Follin said. “They introduceme to new authors.”

Follin wants to keep ex-panding within the commu-nity with things such asfamily movie nights andbook clubs. They are al-ways opened to suggestionsfrom the community.

“It’s nice to see peopleusing the library,” Follinssaid. “Use us, take advan-tage of us, that is why weare here. Tell us what wecan do to help you.”

Know any clubs, organi-zations or people whoshould be featured in theGazette’s new “Meet YourNeighbor” weekly feature?E-mail suggestions of thosein the Ashtabula-, Geneva-and Jefferson-area commu-nities to [email protected].

The Cleveland Clinic Catheterization Lab at ACMC has been providing exceptional diagnostic catheterization services in Ashtabula County for three years – and is growing to serve you better.

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Seventh graders explore career opportunities


JEFFERSON - Accordingto a survey done byForbes.com, most kids wantto grow up to be a superheroor a firefighter.

To help the seventh-gradestudents at Jefferson AreaJunior High School realizetheir dreams, Englishteacher Mandy Paulchelhelped organize a CareerDay.

Although no superheroes(by DC Comics’ definition)attended, the students weregiven the chance to hear froma wide range of presentersfrom a local jeweler to, yes, afirefighter.

“Career Day is somethingMrs. Gambatese (the guid-ance counselor) and I decidedto do this year with the helpof Anne Starcher, who is aCareer Education Coordina-tor at A-Tech,” Paulchel said.

The speakers were as-signed a teacher and the stu-dents went through a regu-lar day hearing someone dif-ferent each class period.Some teachers, like LouMurphy and JeanineBartlett, also teach highschool health classes. Theirpresenters, both in thehealth-care profession, trav-eled to the high school and

spoke to the older students,too.

The purpose of this careerday, according to Paulchel,was to raise students’ aware-ness of real applications fortheir learning. Speakerswere asked to help studentsgain a positive view of thecareers and the importanceof learning the basic subjectsin school.

“They were asked to ex-plain a typical day to get thestudents to see a connectionbetween their job and how itmay affect the students,”Paulchel said.

Seventh-grader Seth Kingthought the whole day waspretty cool. King, along withall the other students, wasrequired to write down a fewthings about every presenta-tion.

“We had to tell threethings we learned, two ques-tions we still have and onething we found surprising,”King explained.

“Some of these kids saw10 people today. The ques-tions were to help them re-member what they saw,”Paulchel said.

King’s favorite? WillAnderson from Saybrook, afireman. The surprisingthing about firefighting toKing was that in Ohio alonethere were 180 deathscaused by fires, and 90 per-

cent of those homes did nothave a working smoke detec-tor.

King also saw DennisLawrence, former JAHSband director, Ticey Czup, apharmacist, Anne Hathy, aregistered nurse, CathyPriestap, a sonographer,Brett Cimorell, a lawyer, anda husband/wife team of Loriand Loreto Accettola. “Mrs.Accettola talked to us aboutowning a business, and Mr.Accettola told us about hiswork with computers andthe railroad,” King ex-plained.

King’s mother, Laura,teaches reading at JAJHS.

“I thought the whole daywas awesome, “ Laura Kingexplained.

“It was highly interestingand the kids were able to see,not just exciting moments,but the day to day. Myspeaker (Bobbi Dalton) wasable to talk about severalthings. She’d been in thearmy, a truck driver, a con-struction worker and thengot into nursing. She hadquite a few things to tellthem, the most important ofwhich was to start early. Shetold the kids try to figure outwhat they want to do earlyon. Maybe even job shadowsomeone in a career of inter-est,” she said.

Paulchel says the career

search doesn’t stop with Ca-reer Day.

“This is something we’dlike to continue each yearand throughout the year. Inthe spring, students have acareer project in which theyresearch a career they areinterested in and create aninformational brochure andtri-fold board on it,” she ex-plained.

Arranging such a success-ful day took much prepara-tion on the part of Paulchel,Gambatese and Starcher.Information was sent out tothe parents with informationabout Career Day and askingfor parent volunteers. Thefireman and the pharmacistare friends of Paulchel’s, andStarcher found the rest.

Other presenters includedBrian Cumberledge, a detec-tive, Jared Swinger, IT atACMSC, and Jim Hofstetter,jeweler.

According to Paulchel, theCareer Day was so success-ful, Gambatese might ar-range one for the eighthgrade later in the year.

So what does young Mr.Seth King want to be whenhe grows up?

“When I grow up, after to-day, I think I’ll start out as afirefighter and then go intothe Marines,” he smiled.

King’s mother is a formerMarine.

Bailey Boomhower takes part in ademonstration during Career Day atJefferson Area Junior High School

Saybrook resident and Euclidfirefighter Will Anderson shows how toput on a fireman’s uniform in StaceyDixon’s Social Studies class

PHOTOS BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMESeth King listens to Ticey Czup, apharmacist, during Career Day atJefferson Area Junior High School

Seventh-grade students in Laura King’s English class gather around Bobbi Dalton to learn how to put an IV into apatient.

BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - JeffersonArea Local School Districtofficials are now settled intotheir building, and the tran-sition went smoothly forthem.

Over the winter break inDecember, SuperintendentDoug Hladek and other staffmembers moved out of theJefferson Area Local SchoolsBoard of Education office on45 E. Satin St. and into anew administration buildingright on the campus of theJefferson Area Junior/SeniorHigh School, also just downthe road from the JeffersonElementary School. The8,000-square-foot adminis-tration building is off to theend of the football field at207 W. Mulberry St.

The move mostly wasmade all in one day, Hladeksaid.

The move is a positive onefor the school district in afew ways, like how the oldbuilding likely would haveneeded some more care andrepair to remain a buildingfor school purposes, Hladeksaid. Hladek said the districtwould have had to spend aconsiderable amount ofmoney to make the upgradesnecessary to keep the houseusable as a public building.

“The board of educationjust felt it was prudent tobuild on the new campus,”Hladek said.

The biggest bonus is hav-ing the new administrativebuilding on the same cam-pus as the schools, he said.He said the location will helpwith connectivity and havingthe buildings on the sameInternet network.

“It’s on the same campus,so it’s connected to the highschool with fiber optic cable,”

JALS administrators pleased with new building

PHOTOS BY STEFANIE WESSELL

Superintendent DougHladek stands in theconference room ofthe new administrationbuilding for JeffersonArea Local Schools.

Over the winter break in December,Superintendent Doug Hladek and

other staff members moved out of theJefferson Area Local Schools Board ofEducation office on 45 E. Satin St. and

into a new administration building righton the campus of the Jefferson Area

Junior/Senior High School.

Hladek said.The new building also has

an enhanced parking areathat can be used for footballgames and tennis matches,and the building is handicapaccessible, Hladek said.

Inside the building arehoused the superintendent’sand treasurer’s offices, aswell as food service and astorage room for food servicerecords, accounts payable,payroll, a conference room,break room and an 18-by-24-foot records storage room.

The board of educationmay eventually hold meet-ings in the conference room,but it also will be used forstaff development and spe-cial meetings.

Everything is on thesame floor, Hladek said, un-like their old office, whichwas an old house with differ-ent rooms being used as of-fices.

Records also were storedin various spots in the house,including in the basement,making the new storageroom much more convenient.The records room also has anarea set up where people cansit and look through therecords, also giving auditorsa spot to look through therecords when conducting anaudit at the school.

The school district was asfrugal as possible with themove, bringing the old fur-niture into the new building,Hladek said.

The district also receivedsome desks and other furni-ture from a warehouse saleat Huntington Bank, Hladeksaid. Non-profit organiza-tions were invited to takeitems from the sale, and theyonly had to pay a deliverycharge, he said.

“We’ve really tried to befrugal,” Hladek said.

That frugalness extended

to other aspects of the build-ing, which doesn’t just housethe administrative officesbut also men’s and women’srestrooms to be used duringsporting events, the MusicBoosters’ concession stand, aticket-taking area and a ten-nis storage room, as well asa mechanical/boiler room.

As for what will happen

to the old Jefferson Area Lo-cal Schools Board of Educa-tion office, back in mid-Sep-tember the JeffersonChurch of the Nazarenebought the property throughauction for $90,000. Theproperty consists of an ap-proximate 3,062-square-footbuilding situated on ap-proximately one acre of land.

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

At the time of the pur-chase, Jefferson Church ofthe Nazarene Pastor RodneyKincaid said the church hada vested interest in the prop-erty just by virtue of it be-ing located next door to it.

As it happened, twopieces of property came upfor sale next to the churcharound the same time,Kincaid said. The churchand the board had a partner-ship regarding the parkinglot, and if someone else hadbought the property, thatcould have negatively af-fected the church, he said.


The winner for the LittleMiss Winterfest was PaytonLivingston. The finalistswere Jaylyn Dietrich as firstrunner up, MadelynnMcKinney as second runnerup and Adriannah Rias asthird runner up.

The Young Miss Winterfestwinner was Brooke Mattley,with McKayla McKinney be-ing awarded first runner upand Sara Cararo as secondrunner up.

The Junior MissWinterfest winner was CarleyMattley. The finalist wereHeather Kieser as first run-ner up, Abby Dragon as sec-ond runner up, Leana Tinneyas third runner up, CorrineStevens as fourth runner upand Amelia MacWilliams asfifth runner up.

Finally Miss Winterfestherself was awarded to EricaErb. The finalist are as fol-lows: Remy Sigel as firstrunner up, Desdra Yan assecond runner up andKaitlyn Vanscayer as thirdrunner up.

McKayla McKinney is given flowers and a sash from MissGrapette Brandi Vokurka after being awarded first runnerup in the Young Miss Winterfest.

Payton Livingston is named Little Miss Winterfest Sundayafternoon and is crowned by Miss Grapette Brandi Vokurka.

Heather Kieser won a separate category for mostphotogenic, with Julie Hervath standing next to her afterwinning the Miss Congeniality contest.

The contestants for the Junior Miss Winterfest stand in line waiting for their turn to introduce themselves to thejudges.

Payton Livingston walks across the stage,giving the judges a final look before theymake a judgement.

Brooke Mattley is the winner for the Young MissWinterfest contest and receives a hug from thepageant’s coordinator.

Leana Tinney wins third runner up and is pinnedby Miss Grapette Brandi Vokurka.

Being the only contestant in the toddler in the Winterfest Pageant, Isabella Hannawon the top prize in the Tiny Miss Winterfest category of the pageant.

The Little Miss Winterfest contestants stand together after Payton Livingston is crowned.From left to right are Jaylyn Dietrich, Adriannah Rias, Madelynn McKinney andLivingston.

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Carley Mattley is awarded Junior Miss Winterfest. Mattleyhas also served on the Miss Grapette court last year.

McKayla McKinney gives a thumbs up to herparents after being named runner up for theYoung Miss Winterfest.

Remy Sigel was named first runner up for Miss Winterfest and will bein the Winterfest parade.

WEDNESDAY, February 1, 2012 GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • 5A

BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - ThreeJefferson Area Local SchoolDistrict students soon willhave the opportunity to ex-perience another culturefirst hand.

Robbie Eckart, a sixthgrader at Jefferson Elemen-tary School, JonathanNorton, a sixth grader atRock Creek ElementarySchool, and Audra Puzio, aneighth grader at JeffersonArea Junior High School, re-cently were chosen to partici-pate in the People to PeopleStudent Ambassador Pro-gram.

Through their participa-tion in the program, Robbieand Jonathan will spend 15days in Australia learningabout its people, culture andgovernment - and represent-ing the United States. Theyleave June 29.

Some of the planned ac-tivities include snorkeling atthe Great Barrier Reef, vis-iting the Opera House inSydney, visiting the SpelunkOlsen’s Capricorn Caves, in-teracting with Aboriginalpeople and immersing them-selves in daily Australianlife during a stay on a work-ing farm.

Audra will be whiskedaway to Europe to visitFrance, Greece and Italy for20 days, leaving June 25.She will be going to the EiffelTower and the LeaningTower of Pisa and learningabout saving turtles inGreece, among other activi-ties.

Robbie is the son ofWendy and Mike Eckart.Jonathan is the son of Dianeand Charlie Norton. Audrais the daughter of Theresaand Greg Puzio.

People to People, a globalclassroom experience pre-sented by the WashingtonSchool of World Studies andfounded by Dwight D.Eisenhower, is designed toprepare students for successin the global community byfostering an increasedawareness of the world andtheir role in it.

It’s a program that sendskids to different culturesaround the world, Jonathansaid.

“They really just take ev-eryone from every walk oflife,” Jonathan said.

Students have to be nomi-nated by either a teacher ora student ambassador toeven apply for the program,although the nomination isdone anonymously. Theyalso may have been chosenbecause of test scores.

Jonathan said he re-ceived a letter in the mailabout the program andstarted looking into it, as didthe other students. Robbiesaid they weren’t sure of theprogram at first, but then helearned that one of hisfriends had gone through itbefore.

All three students at-tended an informationalmeeting and also were inter-viewed by program officials.They also had to provide let-ters of recommendation.

Robbie said he was asked,among other questions,what he thought was the dif-ference between a touristand an ambassador.

“I said it would be better(as an ambassador) becauseyou were with a group,”Robbie said.

Audra said she was askedthings like, how would shefeel deal with homesickness?

“I would try to distractmyself and not think aboutit,” Audra said was her re-sponse.

As for their previoustravel experience, Robbieand Audra have been toCanada, but other than that,none of them have ever beenoutside of the United States.Jonathan has never been ona plane, so his first plane tripwill take him from Cleve-land to Los Angeles, andfrom Los Angeles on a 15-hour ride to Australia.

All of them are lookingforward to seeing how othercultures work and meetingAustralian students.

“Just experiencing theirdifferent cultures,” Audrasaid of what she’s lookingforward to.

The People to People pro-gram also has its own goalsfor the student ambassa-dors. People to People’s mainmission is to contribute to in-ternational understandingand world peace, accordingto People to People’s infor-mation packet.

But before they can go onthe trip, they must each

PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELLRobbie Eckart, Audra Puzio and Jonathan Norton will be flying overseas as part of thePeople to People Student Ambassador Program in June. They each need to raise$7,000 for the trip.

Audra Puzio is raffling off this quilt to pay for a trip toFrance, Italy and Greece. Tickets are $5 each, to beraffled on April 1, 2012.

Local students chosen for People to People program

raise $7,000. To do so, theyare all involved with differ-ent fundraising projects, in-cluding Robbie and

Jonathan hosting bakesales.

Jonathan also is sellingraffle tickets for a night out

at Old Firehouse Winery,complete with a wine andcheese tasting for fourpeople. The cost of the tick-

ets is $1 each or six for $5,and they can be purchasedby calling his mom Diane at344-5598 and leaving a mes-sage.

Audra is raffling of a 92-inch-by-72-inch quilt hermother, Theresa, made.Tickets are a $5 donation,with the drawing to be heldon April 1. Call Theresa at

576-1499 to buy a ticket.Audra also is planning a

fundraising dinner later inthe year.

Robbie and Jonathan areoffering A Valentine’s NightOut for parents on 5-9 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 11. Parentscan have their children ages10 and under watched byadult supervisors andJefferson Area High SchoolNational Honor Society stu-dents at the JeffersonUnited Methodist Church,125 E. Jefferson St., whilethey have a night out. Thechildren will enjoy dinner,crafts and a movie.

People must RSVP byMonday, Feb. 6, and there isa limit of 50 children. Thecost is $10 for the first childin the family, and $6 for eachadditional child. Call WendyEckart at 576-3609 or DianeNorton at 344-5598 to regis-ter.

On March 30, the two boysand their parents also areorganizing a Spring FlingDance at the JUMC from 6-8p.m. Fifth- and sixth-gradestudents are invited, and thecost will be $5. The dance willinclude pizza and a DJ.

They also are raisingfunds in other creative ways,like Robbie setting up plas-tic flamingos in people’syards and people paying tohave them removed or trans-ferred to someone’s yard oftheir choice.

Jonathan also is sellingpasta through Fun PastaFundraising. People can con-tact Diane Norton for moreinfo and a catalogue.Jonathan also is sellinghand-painted coffee cups,and they can contact hismother for more info.

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

JeffersonVolunteer FireDepartment’spancake breakfastis this SaturdayBY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - The com-munity can come out andsupport its local fire depart-ment when the JeffersonVolunteer Fire Departmenthosts its annual pancakebreakfasts this month.

The all-you-can-eat pan-cake breakfasts will be heldfrom 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun-days, Feb. 5 and Feb. 19, atthe fire station located at 8E. Jefferson St. in the Vil-lage of Jefferson.

The cost is $5.50 foradults, $3.50 for seniors, $3for kids five to 12 years oldand free for children fouryears old and under. Dineout or carry out is available.

Christina Edison andPhyllis Wayman are incharge if setting up thisyear’s pancake breakfasts.

The Chinese auction hasbeen scrapped for the year,and instead two raffles willbe held, Edison said. Edisonsaid a corn-hole set and a giftcertificate to J.R. Hofstetter,The Family Jeweler, areeach being raffled off.

Tickets are one for $1 orsix for $5. The raffle will bedrawn on Sunday, Feb. 19.

“All the funds we raise gotoward the firemen’s asso-ciation,” Edison said.

Edison said they buywhatever is needed aroundthe station with the funds,whether it’s a new tool ornew equipment.

Items purchased in thepast have included thingslike new reciprocating saws,which help the firefighterssaw through walls in a burn-ing structure.

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BY MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA TOWN-SHIP – Edgewood SeniorHigh School is adding a newscience elective to its cur-riculum in the 2012-13school year.

Forensic science, taughtby science teacher BethSimpson, was approved bythe Buckeye Local Board ofEducation at its 7 p.m. meet-ing Jan. 25 in the BoardRoom at Braden Junior HighSchool.

“We are adjusting our cur-riculum to 21st century-learning needs,” explainedSuperintendent Nancy Wil-liams.

The course is designed to“assist students in develop-ing their intellectual curios-ity, their ability to write sci-entific reports, good note-taking, good speaking skillsand personal integrity,” ac-cording to a description pre-pared by Simpson.

Williams said that foren-sic science has gained popu-larity because of TV showssuch as “CSI,” “History’sCrime and Trials” and“American Justice.” Thecourse also offers students away to apply science to realworld applications.

Board member MarkEstock added that he viewsthe course as a way to pushcritical thinking.

The district’s Sciencecurriciulum next year wouldinclude seventh- and eighth-grade science, ninth-gradephysical science, 10th-gradebiology, 11th-grade chemis-

Edgewood to offer forensic science next year

Buckeye Local Schools Superintendent Nancy Williams presented to Buckeye SchoolBoard Member Mary Wisnyai a Certificate of Appreciation for Ohio School BoardsAssociation’s School Board Appreciation Month in January.

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANBuckeye Local Schools Superintendent Nancy Williams reads to the school board athank-you card from a fourth-grade class at Ridgeview Elementary School. The cardthanked the school board for giving them the “smartest teacher possible,” for parties,field trips, and learning materials that helped the school district earn an “Excellent”rating.

try, anatomy and physiology,or environmental science orforensic science in the regu-lar courses. Seniors maytake chemistry 2, Anatomyand Physiology, physics or fo-rensic science.

Students in high schoolhonors courses would takehonors biology and honorschemistry in ninth and 10thgrades, respectively. Juniorsmay choose from anatomyand physiology, AP biology/AP chemistry or chemistry 2,physics or forensic science.Seniors would choose fromanatomy and physiology, APbiology/AP chemistry, chem-istry 2, physics or forensicscience.

Forensic science would bea one-half credit course.

The board also approveda contract with Canter &Associates to perform anaudit of Medicaid proce-dures, which is a new re-quirement, according toBuckeye Schools TreasurerSherry Wentworth.

Teacher Alayna Santeepresented a report on thedistrict’s professional devel-opment program. Changesare necessary because thedistrict will test according tonational, not state, stan-dards starting in 2014-2015school year.

Teachers in grades K to 5will be trained in the newstandards in all areas, whileteachers in middle and highschool will be trained intheir content areas only.

“The expectations are go-ing to be different, so differ-ent assessments will be re-quired, with on-line testing,”

Santee said.Santee also described

new technology courses to beimplemented in the uppergrades next year. Seventh-and eighth-grade studentswill be offered Introductionto Computers and Introduc-tion to Office. Courses will beavailable for high school stu-dents in publishing, com-puter programming, Adobeapplications such as digitalmedia and editing,Photoshop and web design.

Santee explained stu-dents may take the coursesin any order after they havetaken Introduction to Com-puters.

The board accepted a$100 donation to theKingsville ElementarySchool library from Jim andCarol Phillips and family inhonor of their sister, BarbaraNieminen, a retired kinder-garten teacher at the school.

The board also accepteda $3,669.48 donation of asound system to theEdgewood Music Depart-ment, to enhance the soundsystem at the high Schoolauditorium, from the Buck-eye Vocal Music Association..

“We appreciate the dona-tions. They make a lot of dif-ference in what we can dowith kids,” said Board Presi-dent Jackie Hillyer.

The board approvedgranting a January, 2012,high school diploma toDwight Leroy Oakes.

In Personnel, the boardaccepted with regret the re-tirement of Dave Melaragno,Edgewood Senior HighSchool Athletic Direcor and

former English teacher, ef-fective July 1. Melaragnohas been with the district for35 years and once retiredand returned.

“He has done an amazingjob,” Hillyer said.

“Board member MaryWisnyai added that an ath-letic director’s job is not easy.

The board saidMalaragno had been “greatfor Ashtabula County girls”and recalled his winning1986 football team.

Family medical leave wasgranted to bus driverPamela Hamilton, effectiveJan. 12, for not more than 12work weeks; to Cyndi Graf,Business Affairs Secretary,Feb. 1 through no more thanApril 25; to Helen Mallory,Braden Junior High Schoolcafeteria manager, Feb. 9through no longer than May10; and Jessica Detec, mu-sic teacher, April 10 throughJune 6.

The board accepted theresignation of central call-incoordinator Ruth Powell, ef-fective Jan. 19.

It reassigned Resa Bilbiefrom Bus #5 to Bus #8 atKingsville ElementarySchool at a rate of $18.03 perhour.

Kelli Scafuro and HollyWhite were approved for af-ter-school intervention pro-gram at Kingsville Elemen-tary, and Tracy DeLuca,Carol Falcione, BernadineScarpitti, Joann Smith andJessica Veon were approvedfor after-school interventionat Ridgeview Elementary.

John Crooks was ap-proved as Assistant Boys

Track Coach, grades 7/8, forthe current school year effec-tive March 5. Boys assistantJV baseball coach for thecurrent school year will beDavid McCoy, starting Feb.12. Both received $2,581.28contracts.

Beth Williams was ap-pointed assistant boys’ ten-nis coach, effective March 5,at a contract salary of$1,290.64.

Eric Farmer, Jeff Farverand Robert Kellogg were ap-pointed substitute bus driv-ers.

In the school board’s re-port, Hillyer suggested thedistrict consider providingpre-school, which might saveintervention and retentioncosts down the road. Shesaid that while Head Startserves low-income and dis-abled students, workingfamilies receive no help andhave no resources to pay forpre-school programs. Pre-school appears to be on the“back burner” of the statebudget, she noted, eventhough more public schooldistricts are offering it, per-haps because Americanschools ranked 20th in theworld and concerned legisla-tors are looking at ways toboost test scores.

The board congratulatedthe women’s swim team fortaking first place for threeyears in a row at the meetat SPIRE on Jan. 22.

The board also learnedthat a state bullying bill isheaded to the Senate soon.The bill would add teachertraining and development onbullying. It adds school

buses as a place for bullying.Hillyer said bullying is

hard to deal with, especiallyin light of a recent court rul-ing that the First Amend-ment right of free speechprotects Facebook com-ments.

“People will say that kidsare kids, but it’s the obliga-tion of adults to teach kidsthat bullying is wrong,” shesaid.

The board discussed thenew teacher evaluation pro-cess being implemented bythe state as of July 30, 2013.Administrators would liketime for a “pilot run” in theupcoming school year due tothe tremendous amount ofwork involved. The newteacher labor agreementsmust include a TeacherEvaluation agreement.

The new evaluation willbe based on Ohio Standardsfor Educators, but the districtcan add its own touches.Evaluations will be based noonly on student achievement,but also on student growth.Teacher evaluations will beavailable to the public.

Earlier in the meeting,Kingsville Public Librarytrustee Dan Madden updatedthe board on library activi-ties, including JaniceChappell’s Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr., program andJan.25 Game Night. Theboard also approved appoint-ments of Shelly Lyle andDavid Yasenchack, both ofKingsville, to the KingsvillePublic Library Board ofTrustees. Lyle’s term expiresDec. 31, 2017, andYasenchack’s a year later.

ASHTABULA - RecentlyOhio State RepresentativeCasey Kozlowski toured theAshtabula Maritime & Sur-face Transportation Mu-seum (Aka: Ashtabula Mari-time Museum) on a histori-cal fact-finding mission.

While at the museum Mr.Kozlowski presented themuseum with a Plaque ofRecognition to the museumDirector Robert G. Frisbieand several museum volun-teers.

He said, “I saw your ar-ticle in the newspapers hon-oring the rededication of thepilothouse from the steamerThomas Walters beforeChristmas and felt you de-served recognition for thework you all have done. Inlieu of this, I want topresent a commendation tocommemorate those ef-forts.”

The Plaque of Recogni-

SUBMITTED PHOTOPictured, from left to right, Museum volunteer Jack Perskari, Ohio State RepresentativeCasey Kazlowski, Glenn Beagle, Director Bob Frisbie, Rudy Campbell and Judy Perskari.Not pictured is Anne Frisbie.

Kozlowski tours Ashtabula Maritime Museumtion states: “On behalf of themembers of the House ofRepresentatives of the129th General Assembly ofOhio, we are pleased to ex-tend special recognition tothe Ashtabula Maritime &Surface Transportation Mu-seum on the rededication ofthe pilothouse from thesteamer Thomas Walters.

“The Ashtabula Mari-time & Surface Transporta-tion Museum is deserving ofhigh praise for its efforts topreserve history. Built in1911, the pilothouse fromthe steamer ThomasWalters is on display at themuseum, and its rededicat-ion during its centennial isa justifiable source of prideand an excellent reflectionnot only on the museum butalso on its hard-workingstaff and volunteers and onthe Ashtabula community.

“In this modern era, in

which the durability ofgoods and values is oftenmeasured in months anddays rather than in yearsand decades, it is not onlyenlightening but also satis-fying to discover that somerepresentatives of the paststill stand for future genera-tions as a record of, and amonument to, previousachievements. TheAshtabula Maritime & Sur-face Transportation Mu-seum has certainly madepositive contributions to thestate, helping to display ex-amples of the rich heritageof bygone days.

“Thus, with great plea-sure, we commend theAshtabula Maritime & Sur-face Transportation Mu-seum on the rededication ofthe pilothouse from the Tho-mas Walters and extendbest wishes for ongoing suc-cess.”

After Rep. CaseyKozlowski’s tour, he took thetime to sit and talk withsome of the museum volun-teers. He said this helpedhim get a better under-standing of what all they do

to collect history and haveit displayed in an under-standable way for the tour-ists that visit the museum.Mr. Kozlowski wanted toknow if we could tell himwho we had visiting thisfine museum in this great

State of Ohio from acrossthe country and fromaround the world. He wastold that during the year themuseum had visitors from35 different states and fromnine countries.

He saw our plans to build

a large addition to the mu-seum. Our future planswere discussed with him ingreat detail. We presentedhim with documentation toassist him in future historicwork that the Ohio CulturalFacilities Commission ofwhich he is a member hasbeen doing.

As is the case with mostvisitors to the museum forthe first time, he wasamazed at the size of ourcollection.

We thank the OhioHouse of RepresentativesSpeaker William G.Batchelder and Representa-tive Casey Kozlowski formaking this presentationand taking the time out oftheir busy schedule to try tolearn what the Ohio volun-teers are doing to promotetourism here in northeastOhio.

—Submitted byAshtabula Maritime Mu-seum Director Bob Frisbie

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ASHTABULA - EclecticInspirations is now open onAshtabula’s Main Avenue.The store is filled withunique and high qualityitems ranging from an-tiques and collectibles tocrafts.

Tara Blackmore andJenny Turley began thebusiness together.

“We both have back-ground in antiques andcrafts,” Blackmore said.

Blackmore is fromFlorida and grew up in theAtlanta, Georgia area,where she spent time work-ing for an antique dealer,going to auctions and find-ing items.

Now with their own shop,Turley and Blackmore havebegun to find vendors fortheir store and they also sellitems on consignment.

“We have a variety ofthings, hence the nameEclectic,” Blackmore said.“We have somewhere be-tween 12 and 15 vendorsright now, but we are stilllooking for more vendors.”

Blackmore said they areconsidering buying items offpeople instead of puttingthem on consignment, butthat will be in a year or twoonce the shop has found itsfooting.

Now the customer cancome in and find everythingfrom a wooden antique buf-fet to handmade towels anddolls.

“We have beach glassjewelry, handmade scarfs,the Alpaca products, LIFEmagazines, newspapersfrom the 1800s and a bunchof Beatles collectables,”Blackmore said. “We have alot of things, but they are allquality products.”

The Eclectic Inspirations

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMANA variety of items can be found at the Eclectic Inspirations store now open onAshtabula’s Main Avenue, from antiques to crafts, all items are unique and of thehighest quality.

Eclectic Inspirations shineson Ashtabula’s Main Avenue

will take a variety of differ-ent items, but Blackmoresaid they always look at thequality of products first.

“We are looking for anytype of crafts, antiques andcollectibles, but we are verypicky about what we bringin,” Blackmore said. “Wedon’t want it to be a fleamarket.”

Blackmore said manypeople will bring items inand not even be aware ofwhat they have, which is themain reason why every itemis researched on both thehistory and Internet marketvalue.

“I research any and ev-erything that people bringin because I want to stay ontop of the market and I wantto be able to tell people com-ing in exactly what theproduct is,” Blackmore said.

Blackmore said they arealso building a websitewhich will feature everyitem for sale in the store.

“I have a website and Iphotograph all of the itemsbrought in and then listthem on our website, whichis kind of an added bonus,”Blackmore said.

The Eclectic Inspirationsis also featuring classes forkids where they can learn tomake and appreciate artsand crafts.

“We are starting to docraft classes with kids fromages three to 10 on Satur-days and then we’ll haveGirls’ Club from ages five to15,” Blackmore said.

For times, call EclecticInspirations at 992-0336.The store is located at 4537Main Ave.

“If we see we need to add

to the classes, then we will,but right now it is just onSaturdays,” Blackmoresaid.

Blackmore recently metwith City Manager JamesTimonere and is becoming amember of the AshtabulaDowntown DevelopmentAssociation.

“I am going to get moreinvolved with the communityand getting this Main Avenueback to where I hear it usedto be,” Blackmore said.

Blackmore said peoplehave asked her why she didnot open the shop down bythe Harbor area, butBlackmore said she likes achallenge and she sees thearea’s potential.

“We have potential downhere. We just have to getmore people involved,”Blackmore said.


H A R P E R S F I E L DTOWNSHIP - TheHarpersfield Ruritan Club issponsoring a raffle to raisefunds for the new year.

“The HarpersfieldRuritan Club is sponsoringa Ruritan Grapevine Get-away Raffle,” Ruritan andHarpersfield TownshipTrustee Jim Pristov said.

Holder of the winningticket will have a chance toreceive an overnight get-away at a winery.

“The winner will receivean overnight stay for twoadults at the Vine View Innon South River Road inHarpersfield,” Pristov said.

The prize will also in-clude a wine tasting tourwithout the worry of drivinghome.

“Included is a wine tast-ing tour of up to four winer-ies with a designated driverand dinner at the GrandRiver Cellars Winery andRestaurant,” Pristov said.

If the winner wouldrather not take a tour of thewineries, there is a secondoption.

“As an alternative, thewinner can choose theGeneva Lodge Bed andBreakfast package with a$100 gift card for the Lodge,”Pristov said. “Certain re-strictions do apply.”

The HarpersfieldRuritans are not only offer-ing a valuable package towin, but the purchasing oftickets will not break thebank.

“Tickets are $5 per entry,”Pristov said.

The Ruritans see this op-portunity as a great way tohave a night away fromhome but within the comfortof all the resources the areahas to offer.

The Ruritans are proud tosupport their community

A ‘grape’ weekend can bewon through HarpersfieldRuritan Club raffle

through project like theirannual scholarships.

This year the Ruritanswill be giving out two addi-tional $500 scholarships,making the total number ofscholarships to be given outin 2012 to be six.

The Ruritans make schol-arships available each yearto Geneva High School se-niors who live inHarpersfield Township.

The Ruritans also partici-pate in numerous commu-nity functions. Last year theRuritans donated numeroushours to help out theHarpersfield- and greaterGeneva-area communities.

They even assisted in themaking of picnic tables forthe Harpersfield CoveredBridge Park, which began asa local Girl Scout’s project.

With raffles such as theGrapevine Getaway Raffle,such programs and projectsare made possible.

With $5 a ticket, there isno limit on how many tick-ets one can purchase and theRuritans encourage all to getas many as they can to havethe best chance of winning.

“Tickets can be obtainedby contacting Gary Somnitzat 466-9210 or Janie Sibellat 415-0646,” Pristov said.

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

Cub Scout Pack 41hosts Pinewood Derby

LENOX TOWNSHIP - Jefferson Cub Scout Pack 41 heldits annual Pinewood Derby race on Saturday, Jan. 28, atLenox Community Center.

Represented on race day were 41 Scouts from JeffersonPack 41 and nine Scouts from Rock Creek Pack 155.

Racers challenged one another on a four-lane aluminumtrack and were awarded trophies based on the average timebased on eight races.

The top finishers in Jefferson Pack 41 were: third place,Blake Burns; second place, Timmy Smith; and the first place“top” finisher was Brendan O’Brien. The alternate Scoutwas X’Zavion Williams.

Scouts were also judged in three cosmetic categories andthis year’s winners were: Best Paint Job, Nicholas Litwiler;Most Original, Kayne Pellegrino; and Most Unlike A Car, Johnnie Eckart.

All Scouts walked away with a participation trophy andmemories of a fun-filled race day!

Following the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby race was theGirl Scout annual Powder Puff Derby. Twenty-four girlsfrom Troop 369, Troop 277, Troop 583 and Troop 232 par-ticipated in this year’s Derby.

Top three finishers in the race were: third place, HaleyWhiting; second place, Elissa Rought; and first place, Me-lissa Dreis.

Cosmetic trophy winners were: Best Paint Job, JamieEbersole; Most Original Car, Annika Cowger; and Best100th Anniversary Theme, Mackenzie Devine.

All girls participating received a patch and hopes of re-turning to race next year!

Cub Scout Pack 41hosts Pinewood Derby

Racers challenged one another on a four-lane aluminumtrack and were awarded trophies based on the averagetime based on eight races.

Following the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby race was the Girl Scout annual Powder Puff Derby. Twenty-four girls from Troop 369, Troop 277, Troop 583 and Troop 232 participatedin this year’s Derby.

SUBMITTED PHOTOSRepresented on race day were 41 Scouts from Jefferson Pack 41 and nine Scouts from Rock Creek Pack 155.

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GENEVA - The GenevaPublic Library is holdingStory Time every Mondaynight starting at 6 p.m.

The Ashtabula DistrictCounty Library and GenevaPublic Library have a part-nership where they conductstory times every Monday,with the Ashtabula storytime beginning at 10:30 inthe morning.

The Story Time is for chil-dren of all ages but focuses

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMANThe children wiggle along with their beginning song about wiggle their body at the Geneva Branch of the AshtabulaCounty District Library.

Nursery rhymes take over story timeon pre-school level children.

Tina Conrad starts herstory time with a song aboutwiggling all around so thechildren release energy andare ready to listen.

The children get a chanceto learn new concepts andmake crafts.

During last Monday’sstory time, the children sangsongs before reading anddiscussing nursery rhymes.

Conrad started out with“Little Bo Peep” and endedwith “I’m a Little Teapot.”

The children learned howto do the motions thatcoordinate with thesong and rhyme of“I’m a Little Teapot.”

“How many of youknow the motions to‘I’m a Little Teapot?’”Conrad asked thechildren with severalof them raising theirhands.

The children thenhad a chance to makea sheep of Little BoPeep’s.

The story times forboth Geneva PublicLibrary and ACDLwill continue nextweek at the sametimes and all are wel-come to attend.

The children who attended story time enjoy Nursery Rhymes at the Geneva PublicLibrary and listened to a reading of Little Bo Peep and I’m a Little Teapot.

The Geneva Library’s Story Time begins with warming the children up as they wiggletheir feet and hands.

Tina Conrad reads Little Bo Peep tothe children during last Monday’sstory time. Those in attendancelearned about nursery rhymes.

Crites was in jail facingcharges of rape and two countsof gross sexual imposition.

Johnson said Crites was ar-rested and put in jail on Jan.21, and appeared for an ar-raignment hearing on Jan. 23.He appeared for a bond hear-ing on Jan. 25 and failed tomake bond, which had beenset at $100,000.

He was then found hang-ing in his cell on Jan. 27,Johnson said.

During his brief period injail, Johnson said Crites gaveno indication that he was con-templating suicide. If he hadshown signs, Johnson saidCrites would have been movedto a different cell where hewould have been monitoredmore closely.

Johnson is proud of how thestaff - who did revive Criteswith CPR - handled the situa-tion.

Three local municipalities prepare for a partnershipBY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

GENEVA - Orwell,Roaming Shores and theCity of Geneva are prepar-ing for a partnership thatwould create an automaticwater meter reading sys-tem for all three entities.

The three communityleaders gathered for a re-cent conference in RoamingShores where the details to

the contract were dis-cussed.

“The three entities wantto proceed,” Geneva CityManager James Pearsonsaid. “We’re just waitingand holding fire until weget a draft of the memoran-dum agreement betweenthe three communities.”

The automatic watermeter reading system is ex-pected to save them moneyas they will no longer need

an individual reading themeters separately. A com-puter system will be inplace to monitors the city’sand resident’s water usage.

By having all three com-munities work together tohave the system put inplace, they will split thecoast three ways, makingcost savings for everyoneinvolved.

“The way it is lookingnow we will begin the pro-

cess of doing all the legalwork and create specifica-tions and a bid sheet, whichwill be going out for pur-chase in July and an instal-lation late next summer,”Roaming Shores VillageAdministrator KevinGrippi said.

Although the plan al-ready has the municipali-ties saving money, Grippiattended a conference atthe Cuyahoga Community

College where he learnedthe state is making morefunds available.

“We think there is someadditional funding opportu-nities out there being madeavailable by the state,”Grippi said.

Around $35 millionwould be granted from Ohiofor communities and orga-nizations that are makingpartnerships. Since theagreement would involve a

partnership, the communi-ties could see additionalsavings in the cost of thesystem.

“I believe we could getsome additional funding forthe installation of thesewater meter systems,”Grippi said.

Grippi said they are nowwaiting on the legal side ofthe agreement and thereappears to be no issuesfrom any of the municipali-ties involved.

“We’re working hard toget that pushed through,”Grippi said.

Pearson told his citycouncil members he waslooking forward to themvoting on the agreementand sees the future of themunicipalities to bebounded by the final agree-ment.

“I think all three of theattorneys from the threecommunities are going tolook at it, and then I willbring it to council,” Pearsonsaid. “Once we have thememorandum, it should allproceed fairly quickly.”

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

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ASHTABULA - TheAshtabula Lakeside Elemen-tary Campus officials re-leased an update for thecompletion of the campus thisyear.

The school will finally beopening both the Erie andSuperior IntermediateSchools, housing gradesfourth through sixth.

“The two principals will beMrs. Cristine Rutz and Mr.James Beitel,” the AshtabulaArea City Schools (AACS) of-ficials said. “Mr. Beitel will bethe principal of Erie Interme-diate School and Mrs. Rutzwill be the principal of Supe-rior Intermediate School.”

With the opening of Erie

AACS officials prepare for transitionand Superior, Lakeside Inter-mediate and Saybrook El-ementary Schools will beclosed at the end of this schoolyear.

The schools will be mostlikely be up for auction whenthe new schools are complete.

AACS has alreadyplanned the layout of theschools with similar layoutsto Huron and OntarioSchools, which are already inuse.

Huron and Ontario werethe first schools to be completeon the campus and openedthis past fall.

Both Huron and Ontariostart with kindergartenclasses and hold up to thethird grade.

AACS officials are lookingforward to seeing the comple-

tion of the campus and arehoping to answer any ques-tions parents and communitymembers might have.

Erie and Superior Inter-mediate Schools will havemore resources available tothe students, even providinga playground for bothschools.

“Each building will haveits own playground and mul-tipurpose field,” AACS offi-cials said.

AACS has even gone asfar as planning the parkingfor the buildings, with busand car traffic to haveseperate entrances.

“Bus and car traffic will beseparated by using differententrances. Visitor parkingwill be available at eachbuilding,” AACS officials

said.Each building will also

house two computer labswith up-to-date technology.

“The two new buildingswill be connected via fiber-optic cable and will have com-plete and independent tech-nology packages,” officialssaid.

The schools will have widehallways and plenty of areafor the students to enjoy.

“Each building will haveits own academic areas, gym-nasium, media center, com-puter lab, administrativearea, kitchen andcafetorium,” officials said.

The schools will also havestate-of-the art learning facili-ties.

“Each building will have aseparate Science Lab. Lockers

will be available for grade sixstudents,” officials said. “Theywill have individual cubbiesin the classrooms to storetheir belongings.”

AACS officials also arelooking forward for studentsto use the gymnasiums, whichwill be accessible for physicalfitness classes and assem-blies.

“Both gymnasiums willhave bleachers for spectatorsto observe athletic and otherevents,” officials said.

Both Erie and Superior’sconstruction seem to be aheadof schedule, with much of theexterior work being com-pleted.

Officials look forward toholding a public open housebefore the start of the 2012-2013 school year.

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First Assembly of God2300 Austinburg Rd., 275-7720Pastors Don and Debra Hammer9:30 Sunday School10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship

Faith Community A/G Church5835 Route 166, Rock Creek,474-1851Sen Pastor: Rev. Brian L. Wright Sr.9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. SundayServices

New Life Assembly of God1961 La Fever Rd., GenevaPastor Harry Pishcura, 466-609310 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Sunday Services

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Central Missionary Baptist Church930 Clay Road, Dorset, 858-2460The Rev. Dave Chappell, Pastor10 a.m. Sun School11:30 a.m. Worship

KIngsville First Baptist Church (Am.)6003 St. Rt. 193, Kingsville224-1081The Rev. David Hines9:30 Sunday School10:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Worship

First Baptist Church (American)4353 Park Ave., Ashtabula, 992-9836Rev. Doug Wright9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:45 a.m. Worship

First Baptist Church of Jefferson85 W. Jefferson St., Jefferson576-1631Rev. Jerry Bentley, Pastor9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship

First Baptist Church of Dorset2471 Route 193 N., Dorset858-9623Ed Pickard, Pastor10 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship Service

Fundamental Baptist Church (Ind.)2219 Allen-Comp Rd., Dorset858-2609Pastor Michael Allen11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Worship Services

Geneva Baptist Church - SBC903 West Main St., 466-1481Pastor Richard L. Thompson9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Worship Services

Lighthouse Baptist Church2929 Carpenter Rd., 964-0222Senior Pastor John Jones10, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday Worship

People’s Baptist Church3837 West Ave., Ashtabula992-9582Rev. Louis F. Grandberry11:00 Morning Service

The United Church75 South Broadway, Geneva 466-2824Pastor Bob Cunningham11:00 a.m. Worship

BIBLE

Bethel Bible Church877 E. Beech, Jefferson, 576-5949Pasot Joseph LaingSundays at Jefferson Comm. Center,11 E. Jefferson Street9 a.m. Bible School, 10 a.m. Worship

Eagleville Bible Church1981 Rt. 45 North, Rock Creek563-3407 www.eaglevilleonline.comPastors Bill McMinn, Chris Christianand Josh Wood8:30; 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship

Fellowship Bible Church EVCA417 West 46th, Ashtabula, 992-2500Pastor Ed Christian,Pastor Duke DiPofi9:15 Sunday School10:30 a.m. Morning Worship

First Grace Gospel Church5730 Adams Ave., Ashtabula997-8191David Adams, pastor9:30 a.m. Sun. School, InformalService10:45 a.m. Bible Hour7 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer Time

CATHOLIC

Assumption Church594 West Main, Geneva, 466-3427Father Melvin Rusnak4:30 p.m. Saturday Mass9 & 11 a.m. Sunday Mass

Sacred Heart Catholic Church3049 St. Rt. 45, Rock Creek, 563-3010Pastor, Rev. David WeikartMass times: 6 p.m. Sat 11 a.m. Sun (Sept. - May) 8 a.m. Sun (June-Aug.) 12 Noon Wed &Fri

Mother of Sorrows1464 W. 6th St., Ashtabula, 964-3277Father Joseph Ruggieri5:30 p.m. Saturday Mass10 am Sun Mass (11:45 am Spanish)8 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday Mass

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church1200 E. 21st St., Ashtabula998-4111Father Joseph Ruggieri5 p.m. Saturday Mass8 a.m. & 12 noon Sunday Mass8 a.m. Wednesday Mass

St. Andrews Church3700 St. Rt. 193, Kingsville224-0987Rev. Stephen M. Wassie9 a.m. Sunday Mass

St. Joseph Church32 East Jefferson St., Jefferson576-3651Rev. Stephen M. Wassie8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday MassSat. 4:30 p.m. Mass

St. Joseph Church3330 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, 992-0330Father Philip Miller4 p.m. Saturday Mass9 a.m. Sunday Mass8 a.m. Monday & Friday Mass

St. Joseph Mission- Our Lady of Miracles4317 West Ave., Ashtabula997-7121Father Philip Miller10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass

St. Nicholas ByzantineCatholic Church1104 E. 15th St., Ashtabula964-3536Father Andrew Gretchko4:30 p.m. Divine Litergy

CHRISTIAN CHURCH

First Christian Church6920 Austinburg Rd., Ashtabula993-7056Rev. Richard L. Well9 a.m. Contemp Service & SundaySchool10:30 a.m. Traditional Service

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARYALLIANCES

People’s Church300 S. Ridge Rd. E., Geneva466-2020Rev. Jim Walker10:45 a.m. Worship

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Geneva Church of Christ1007 S. Broadway, Geneva, 466-76899:20 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. Worship

Rock Creek Church of Christ2965 High St., Rock Creek 563-95289:30 a.m. Bible Study, all ages10:30 a.m. Cont. Worship &Children’s Church

Church DirectoryWest Avenue Church of Christ5901 West Ave., Ashtabula992-0737Michael D. Williams, Minister9:30 a.m. BIble Class10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Worship

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

AustinburgFirst United Church of ChristRts 45 & 307, Austinburg, 275-5125Rev. Allison Milligan, Pastor,275-1129 (Pastor’s Office)11 a.m. Worship and Sunday Schoolwww.austinburgucc.org

First CongregationalUnited Church of Christ41 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson576-4531Pastor James E. BrehlerSunday Worship at 10 a.m.

Unionville United Church of Christ6870 S. Ridge Rd., 428-2235On Rt. 84 east of County Line Rd.Rev. Robert Cunningham9:30 a.m. Sunday worship

Unionville United Church6970 S. Ridge Rd., Unionville466-2824Pastor Bob Cunningham9:30 a.m. Worship

CHURCH OF GOD

Ashtabula Church of God2244 Harbor Ave., 997-3410Rev. Jay Rock10 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. worship

Church of God in Christ3417 Hiawatha Ave., Ashtabula997-39229:30 a.m. Sunday School11:30 a.m. Ceremony & Worship

Jefferson Church of God2701 St. Rt. 46, Jefferson, 992-6267Rev. Leon J. Alexander10 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship

EPISCOPAL

Christ Episcopal Church65 S. Eagle St., Geneva, 466-370610:30 a.m. Worship

Holy CrossCharismatic Episcopal Church341 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, 964-8089Pastor Nicholas Rizzo10 a.m. Adult BIble Study10:30 a.m. Worship

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church4901 Main Ave., Ashtabula, 992-8100Rev. David Evans, Interim Pastor8 & 10 a.m. Sunday Worship

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Ashtabula Baptist Church5909 Sheppard Rd., Ashtabula,228-9423Pastor Dan Evans10:30 a.m. Worship Service

Park Street Christian Church97 Park St., Geneva, 466-46019:30 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. Worship7:30 p.m. Wed Bible Study

Second CongregationalChurch of Christ319 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, 964-9640Rev. Peter Pritchard10:00 Sunday School11:00 a.m. Worship

Well of Hope Chapel4254 E. Center St., N. Kingsville593-3159The Rev. Tim Ranyak, pastor10:45 a.m. Sunday Services

JEHOVAH’S WITNESS

East Ashtabula Congregation5614 Poplar Ave., 992-363710 a.m. Public Meeting & Watchtower

LUTHERAN

Bethany Lutheran Church933 Michigan Ave., Ashtabula964-3157Pastor Larry Mackey10:30 a.m. Worship9:15 Sunday School

Beautiful SaviorLutheran Church-LCMS4896 N. Ridge W. Ashtabula466-455410:30 a.m. Worship & Children’s Church

Faith Lutheran Church-ELCA504 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, 964-90879:30 a.m. Sunday School10:45 a.m. Worship

Messiah Lutheran Church - ELCA615 Prospect Rd., Ashtabula992-9392Rev. Dr. Michael Meranda5 p.m. Saturday Holy Communion9 & 11 a.m. Sunday Holy Communion9:45 a.m. Adult Forum11 a.m. Sunday School

St. John’s Lutheran Church - LCMSP.O. Box 500, Geneva, 466-24739:30 a.m. Sun. School & Adult Bible Class10:30 a.m Service

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church89 East Satin St., Jefferson, 576-4671Rev. Fred Grimm8 & 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship9:15 a.m. Sunday School

Zion Lutheran Church - LCMS2310 W. 9th St., Ashtabula, 964-9483Pastor Mark Berg9:15 a.m. Bible Class10:30 a.m. Worship10:45 Children’s Church

METHODIST

Ashtabula First UnitedMethodist Church4506 Elm Ave., Ashtabula, 993-3806Rev. John M. Germaine, Pastor9:30 a.m. Sunday School10 a.m. Sunday Worship(10:45 in winter)

Bulah Calvary United Methodist2070 Route 193 N., Jefferson858-2651Pastor Aletta Burkholder10 a.m. Sunday School11:15 a.m. worship

Dorset United Methodist Church2800 St. Rt. 193, 858-2831Rev. David Miller, Pastor9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:45 a.m. Morning Worship

Gageville United Methodist Church4063 St. Rt. 193, Kingsville, 224-0165Rev. David L. Blood, pastor11 a.m. Worship

Geneva First UnitedMethodist Church89 South Broadway, 466-2817Rev. David & Rev. Suzanne Hill8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Worship9:15 a.m. Sunday School

Harbor United Methodist Church322 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, 964-9240Rev. Sandra Dennis9:30 a.m. Sunday School (all ages)11 a.m.Worship

Jefferson United Methodist125 East Jefferson St., Jefferson576-4561Pastor - Meredith Coleman8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday Worship9:40 a.m. Sunday School for all ages

Leon United Methodist Church3599 Stanhope-Kelloggsville Rd, DorsetPastors Jason Hockran & Quincy Wheeler10 a.m. Worship11 a.m. Sunday school

Rock Creek CommunityUnited Methodist Church3210 N. Main, 563-3291Rev. David Miller, Pastor9 a.m. Worship,10:15 a.m. Sunday School

Saybrook United Methodist Church7900 South Depot Rd., Ashtabula969-1562Rev. Jeff Stoll9:15 a.m. Sunday School8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Worship Services

South HarpersfieldUnited Methodist Church5524 Cork-Cold Springs Rd., Geneva466-4778Pastor Shirley A Stoops-Frantz9:30 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship

MORMON

Church of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints571 W. Seven Hills Rd., Ashtabula993-36169:30 a.m. Sacrement10:45 a.m. Sunday School11:30 a.m. Priesthood & Relief Society

NAZARENE

Ashtabula First Church of theNazarene1820 S. Ridge Rd W., Ashtabula992-0246Rev. Michael Legg9-10 a.m. Sunday School10:10 a.m. Morning Services

Edgewood Church of the Nazarene3025 N. Ridge E, Ashtabula, 997-5645Pastor Kevin Ellis9:45 a.m. Sunday School10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship

Geneva Church of the Nazarene710 Centennial, Geneva, 466-47119:30 Sunday School10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship

Jefferson Church of the Nazarene55 E. Satin St., Jefferson, 576-6556Pastor Rodney Kincaid8:30, 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday Worship10 a.m. Sunday School

Kelloggsville Church of the Nazarene4841 St. Rt. 84, Kingsville, 224-1136Pastor Jerry Webb10 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Worship

NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH

New Apostolic Church2305 W. 19th St., AshtabulaThe Rev. William McNutt9 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. Worship8 p.m. Wed Worship

NONDENOMINATIONAL

Alive Community Church4527 Elm Ave., Ashtabula, 992-7684Pastor Darren GollonFellowship 9:30 a.m., Service 10 a.m.

Bread of Life MinistriesAshtabula Plaza, 2257 Lake Ave.998-BOLMPastor Karen Bales, 858-948410 a.m. Sunday & 7 p.m Tuesday

Breaking Thru at the Crossroads3277 St. Rt. 167, Jefferson, 293-4421Pastor Enos Ali, Co-Pastor Launa Ali10-11 a.m. Sunday School11-11:25 Sunday Brunch11:30 Sunday Service

Edgewood Alliance Church3137 E. Center St., N. Kingsville224-2111Senior Pastor Gary Russell9 a.m. Sunday School,10 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Worship6 p.m Wed. Bible Study

Int. Gen. Assmbly Of Spiritualists5403 S. Ridge W., Ashtabula 969-1724Classes: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday11 a.m. worship - Guest speakerevery Sun.

Lenox Federated Church2610 Lenox-New Lyme Rd, Jefferson576-9932Pastor: Ken Zaebst9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:45 a.m. Worship & Teaching

The Peoples Church of theChristian and Missionary Alliance300 S Ridge E, Geneva, 466-2020www.peopleschurchgeneva.comPastor Rev. Alexander Zell9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship

Open Door Community Church5802 Cemetery Rd, Kingsville224-2675The Rev. Greg Evans, pastor9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. Worship

Unitarian UniversalistsFellowship of Ashtabula CountyAsh Senior Citizens Center,4632 Main St., Ashtabula, 964-543211 a.m. Service

PENTECOSTAL

Apostolic Faith Body of JesusChrist of the Newborn Assemblies772 Griggs Rd., Ashtabula993-8339Bishop Charles D. Keyes Sr.

Faith Freedom Fellowship205 West Liberty St., Geneva466-8282Pastors Raymond & Edith Baker10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Praise andWorship

Grace Christian Assembly906 Joseph Ave., Ashtabula964-8592Elder Gerome Sing9:45 a.m. Sunday School11:30 a.m. Worship

Pentecostal Community Church5348 Peck Rd., New Lyme576-0384Pastor Scott C. Ardary10 a.m. Sunday School/Worship6 p.m. - 1st & 3rd Sun., EveningService

PRESBYTERIAN

East Side Presbyterian Church3440 Edgewood Dr., Ashtabula993-7546Reverend S. Shane Nanney9 a.m. Sunday School10 a.m. Worship

The First Presbyterian Church4317 Park Ave., Ashtabula993-3731Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Long, Pastor9:30 a.m. Sun. School10:45 a.m. Worship

Kingsville Presbyterian Church3056 W. Main St., Kingsville224-1023Rev. Bonnie Habbersett10 a.m. Worship and SundaySchool

North KingsvillePresbyterian Church6546 Church St., Kingsville224-1491Ken Ayers, CLP, pastor10:30 a.m. Worship

Pierpont Presbyterian Church71 St. Rt. 7 S., Pierpont577-12189:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship

Rome PresbyterianRoute 45, Rome TownshipMary Jo Foust, Commissioned Lay Pastor11:10 a.m. Worship (May-Sept)

Trinity Presbyterian Church1342 W. Prospect Rd., Ashtabula993-7111Rev. Arvid Whitmore9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. Worship

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

Berean Seventh Day Adventist874 Center St., Ashtabula 992-8796Pastor Gregory JacksonSat. 9:30 a.m. Bible StudySat. 11 a.m. Divine Worship

The GloryWay Quartetwill be singing southern gos-pel music at the Dorset Bap-tist Church at 11 a.m. onSunday, Feb. 5. The churchis located at 2471 Rte. 193in Dorset, right next to thepost office. The service is freeof charge, but a love offeringwill be taken.

The GloryWay Quartethas been spreading God’sword through song for over10 years, presenting fourpart harmony at its best! They have appeared withmany of the top groups in theindustry including the DoveBrothers, Dixie MelodyBoys, the Spencers , DannyFunderburk, and the ChuckWagon Gang.

They are on the WindingCreek Recording Label , andare represented by CapitolArtist. The group’s most re-cent CD is “I Feel Like Trav-eling On.”

Feb. 3 Jefferson: Spaghetti and MeatballsA spaghetti and meatballs dinner, plus salad, rolls, bev-

erage and cake, will be served Friday, Feb. 3, from 4 to 7p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 89 E. Satin St.,Jefferson. Adults cost $6, children 12 and under $3.Carryouts and baked goods will be available. Proceeds tobenefit world, national and local needs.

Feb. 5 Dorset: GloryWay QuartetThe GloryWay Quartet will be singing southern gospel

music at the Dorset Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Sun-day, February 5. The church is located at 2471 Rte. 193 inDorset, right next to the post office. The service is free ofcharge, but a love offering will be taken.

Feb. 10 Kingsville: Soup lunchSoup lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kingsville Presbyte-

rian Church, 3049 Route 84. Donation.

Feb. 21 Ashtabula: Pancake SupperShrove Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 5 – 7 p.m. at Trinity Pres-

byterian Church, 1342 W. Prospect Rd., Ashtabula (cornerof Samuel Ave. and W. Prospect). Dinner includes pan-cakes, sausage, fruit, and beverage. For questions, contactthe church office at 993-7111. Proceeds from free-will do-nations will benefit the family of Ayden Aponte, a youngmember of our church family who is battling a re-occur-rence of acute myeloid leukemia.

GloryWay Quartet to perform at Dorset Baptist Church

SUBMITTED PHOTOPictured, left to right, starting with Justin Crank, Kevin Lyons, Gary Lyons, and Bob Christy.

Religious BriefsFeb. 24 Geneva: Wild Game Dinner

Men, are you hungry for some wild game? The PeoplesChurch of Geneva invites all men to participate in the WildGame Dinner on Feb. 24. Tickets are $15 and will not besold at the door. Call the church office (440-466-2020) tobuy your tickets. Everyone is invited to come and be fed byGod’s Word on Sundays at 10:45 a.m. We are located at 300South Ridge Rd. East, Geneva.

Feb. 24, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Rock Creek: Fish/Shrimp Dinner

The Sacred Heart Church located on Route 45, just northof Rock Creek, will hold its annual fish/shrimp dinners.Adults are $8, children ages 4-10 are $4, and children un-der three are free. Carryouts available. Call for phone or-ders at 563-5255. Proceeds benefit our Adult SupportGroup.

March 21 Ashtabula: Omer String QuartetThe Omer String Quartet, a student ensemble from the

Cleveland Institute of Music, will perform a recital of clas-sical music and popular songs at St. Peter’s EpiscopalChurch in downtown Ashtabula, 4901 Main Ave., on Sun-day, March 25, at 2 p.m. The concert is free and open to thepublic and will be followed by a free and open punch andcookie reception. Sponsored by the Fine Arts Concert Com-mittee of the Church. FMI, phone the Church at 440-992-8100.


ASHTABULA - A spa-ghetti dinner will beheld for Aubrey Rayneon Saturday, Feb. 4, atthe Zion LutheranChurch in Ashtabula be-ginning at 4 p.m. andlasting until 8 p.m.

Aubrey is a threeyear old with stage onebilateral vesicoureteralreflux, and she will needto have surgery. Al-though the family doeshave health insurance,the company will notcover the total cost.

“I am assisting witha fundraiser for a needyfamily. A three-year-oldlittle girl needs surgeryand [the] insurancecompany won’t pay,”Jesy Van Dyke said in aFacebook message.

The family has beengoing back and forth toRainbows and BabiesChildren Hospital inCleveland for treat-ments, and Rayne willbe having surgery onFeb. 15.

“Bills are piling up atRainbow Hospital inCleveland,” Van Dykesaid. “We are putting to-gether a spaghetti din-ner for them and a Chi-nese auction.”

The Chinese auctionwill begin at 7 p.m. andtickets can be pur-chased at the event.

For those who cannotstay but would like tohelp, there is a take-outoption available.

“They are also doingto go food pick ups aswell for those who can’tstay but want a great

Spaghetti dinner to beheld for three year old

in need of surgerymeal at a wonderfulprice,” Van Dyke said.

Many donations havebeen made for the dinnerand auction.

“[We] managed to col-lect donations of 50pounds of spaghetti sofar,” Van Dyke said.

However, there arestill some items neededsuch as rolls, bottled wa-ter, tomato sauce, saladand containers ofparmesan cheese.

The dinner will cost$7 for adults, $2 for kidsbetween the ages of fiveand 10 and children fourand under are free.

The family is receiv-ing help throughout thecommunity during thishard time.

“A few people are col-lecting cans to recycle tosend whatever moneythat brings in to Rain-bow as well,” Van Dykesaid.

The family is very ap-preciative of all who canhelp, whether it is volun-teering, buying a mealor picking up a few cans.

In order to give backto the community, thefamily has decided toask all those who arecoming to the dinner tobring with them at leastone nonperishable item.

All items collectedwill be given to the Giv-ing Tree-O box at thechurch that provides forthose in need.

“Thanks for your timeand hopefully help,” VanDyke said.

Sadie Portman, re-porter for the Gazette, maybe reached at [email protected].


Baldwin – Wallace CollegeDean’s List: Summer SemesterPallavi Iyer – Rome

Amanda Bannister – Geneva

Jenna Burnett – Jefferson

Sarah Claypool – Jefferson

Amber Dumperth – Jefferson

Anissa Miranda – Andover

Nicole Smith – Geneva

Ronald Woodburn – Ashtabula

Tina Stuart – Jefferson

Julia Mansfield – Jefferson

Kelsey Amidon – Ashtabula

Richard Bargielski – Ashtabula

College NewsArea residents make the Dean’sList at The University of Toledo

TOLEDO, OH - The following local residents were amongmore than 3,000 students from The University of Toledowho made the Fall 2011 Dean’s List for their academic ac-complishments:

• Kyle Martin, a Criminal Justice major and residentof Jefferson, OH.

• Cassaundra Santiago, a Nursing major and resi-dent of Jefferson, OH.

• Zachary Schaden, a Information Technology majorand resident of Middlefield.

• Kaitlyn Forristal, a Psychology major and residentof Rock Creek.

• Brittany Brest, a Psychology major and resident ofWindsor Township.

• Lara Downing, a Linguistics major and resident ofKinsman Township.

The Dean’s List recognizes full-time undergraduate stu-dents who earn a 3.5 or above GPA for the semester.

Students invited to apply for VolunteerismAwards from the Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area

The Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area invites applicationsfor our annual Volunteerism Awards.

A senior girl from each of the county high schools will bechosen based solely on

volunteer activities. Applications will be accepted fromFeb. 1 – March 16. For more information or to receive anapplication, students can contact their guidance counseloror Zonta at zonta5ashtabula @yahoo.com.

A-Tech students experience real world simulationBY JAN PERALAA-Tech

JEFFERSON TOWN-SHIP - Learning by doing isan integral component of theA-Tech experience, where im-mersion in inquiry basedlaboratory style educationtranscends the classroomwalls.

A-Tech’s annual RealityDay, a collaborative effort be-tween the school’s Career Edu-cation Department and theOhio State University Exten-sion Office, helps students tonavigate the often tortuouspathways of a real world lifeskills, employment and budgetbalancing simulation.

Students participating inReality Day negotiated theprocess of filling out collegeand job applications, initiat-ing a job search, preparing forinterviews, opening a check-ing account, creating a bud-get and defraying expensesincluding taxes, insurance,home and vehicle purchases,groceries and child care as

well as expected budgetbites such as traffic ticketsand car repairs. Reality Day’s culminating activity was aninteractive session with a con-tingent of community volun-teers from the sectors of busi-ness, finance, retail, educa-tion and governmentwho talked one on one withstudents and provided vitalinformation necessary for sur-vival in the real world.

“The Reality Day programis a real eye opener for stu-dents,” said A-Tech CareerEducation Coordinator AnneStarcher, who coordinated theevent. “After the students paytheir expenses, they are oftenshocked at how little of theirpaycheck they can actuallykeep. They also see clearly theinescapable reality that theirfuture earning potential is di-rectly proportional to the edu-cation they are receiving to-day.”

“I think Reality Day was agood way to see how fast andhard life can hit you,” said jun-ior Toby Almy, who is study-

ing Precision Machining at A-Tech. “I chose being a ServiceEngineer for my career, be-cause it was something I canactually work up to with thecourse of study I am taking at

A-Tech. It is ajob that payswell so I couldmake endsmeet. But inlife so manysituations canhappen. Youjust neverknow. So it’s im-portant to un-derstand a bud-get and have aplan.”

Reality Dayc o m m u n i t yvolunteers andthe real lifeskills theyhelped A-Techstudents mas-ter are:

—MichelleChamberlain ofC o m m u n i t yFirst CreditUnion – creat-ing a budget.

—BarbaraPascarella andT h o m a s

PHOTOS BY JAN PERALA FOR A-TECHA-Tech junior Toby Almy takes notes as Greg Sweet ofGreg Sweet Automotive Group explains the process ofpurchasing or leasing a vehicle during Reality Day. OhioState University Extension Office Program Assistant AbbeyAverill (pictured) helped to coordinate the real worldsimulation event.

Muniak of Huntington Bank- opening andbalancingchecking & savingsaccounts.

—Greg Sweet of GregSweet Automotive Group –acquiring a vehicle.

—Linda Koob of A-Tech -child care.

—Paula Ghiz of ACCESS- college admissions and fi-nancial aid.

—Regina Richardson ofCommunity Action- accessinggovernment assistance

—Charlotte Baldwin ofPrudential Select Realty –purchasing a home.

—Judge Robert Wynnof Eastern County Court –satisfying a speeding or park-ing ticket.

—Renee Liberator of Wal-Mart - job interviewing skills.

—Josh Baker of GlazierInsurance- understanding in-surance needs.

—Paula Raffenaud andLatreice Grady of AshtabulaCounty Job Source - job ap-plication process.

—SSG Jonathon Bennett- Army recruiting.

—Shari Hamburg of theOhio Bureau of Motor Ve-hicles - obtaining an OhioDriver’s License and ID Card.

Pet Food for Fines at HMPLJEFFERSON - From Feb. 13-25, the Henderson Memo-

rial Public Library will be accepting food donations ben-efiting the Ashtabula County Animal Protective League inexchange for fines.

For each pound or can of puppy, kitten, dog or cat foodbrought to Henderson Memorial Public Library, the librarywill waive $1 in fines, up to a maximum of $15 per person.

The food will be donated to the county APL.Some things to consider:• Purina brands are preferred, but not required.• Bring food items to the front desk.• Each pound donated equals $1 in fines/fees.• Actual cost will not be considered in waiving fines.• Only unopened, pre-packaged food will be accepted.• No food in damaged packaging.• No perishable food.• Food will be accepted for overdue fines as well as lost

and damaged items, up to $15 per person.• This only applies to Henderson Memorial Public Li-

brary materials.

Reunion planners ask forassistance from the community


ASHTABULA - A group is formingto begin planning a native Ashtabulareunion. They met for their first meet-ing in January.

“There were three of us at the or-ganizational meeting for the NativeAshtabula Reunion Celebration, JesyVan Dyke, Gary Povlis and myself[Rae Perskari-Smith],” Rae Perskari-Smith said.

The group hopes to gain more at-tention and welcomes all to come toits next scheduled meeting.

“We are having another meeting onFeb.11, which is a Saturday, at 2 p.m.at Ashtabula Towne Square,”Perskari-Smith said.

Perskari-Smith said the three whocame to the first meeting created afoundation for the reunion planning.

“Even though there were only threeof us, we did accomplish some things.Hopefully more people will attend thenext meeting so this event does not fallon only our shoulders,” Perskari-Smith said.

At the first meeting, the group ac-complished an itinerary of the week-end yet to be determined.

“Friday will be a Meet and Greetat a local bar/restaurant, possiblyMartini’s, but we will do checking asto the best place for this,” Perskari-Smith said. “Melvin Spring will be incharge of registration.”

Many events are planned for Sat-urday, giving everyone in attendanceplenty of options.

“We talked about a golf tourna-ment, a possible baseball game withodd years against even years so thatthe older crowd doesn’t get slaugh-tered, shopping on Main Avenue andBridge Street with possible merchantsales especially for this event, winetours and/or fishing,” Perskari-Smithsaid.

The three who attended the firstmeeting have already begun to makecontacts with local attractions.

“Gary [Polvis] is checking on theJolly Trolley and wine tours,”Perskari-Smith said. “I am checkingon entertainment in Cornelius Parkand looking into a possible Street Fair

in the Harbor.”The group is also hoping to gather

interest from local organizations.“Jesy [Van Dyke] will be contacting

the [Ashtabula Downtown Develop-ment Association] and the Lift BridgeAssociation for participation also,”Perskari-Smith said.

Sunday will provide a final day ofcatching up with old friends and meet-ing other Ashtabula natives.

“On Sunday we would have a pic-nic at Lake Shore Park,” Perskari-Smith said. “I will be contacting themthe first of February to reserve thepavillion by the State Road entrance.”

Sunday will also include a classiccar show and musical entertainment.

The reunion has strong footing, butthe group would like more help fromall who are able.

“So, how does this sound to all ofyou? Any other ideas, feel free to throwthem out to us. But, we definitely needmore helpers,” Perskari-Smith said.

Sadie Portman, reporter for theGazette, may be reached [email protected].

Part of life is dealing with unexpected, and sometimes unwelcome,surprises. Like traffic tickets. Judge Robert Wynn of Eastern CountyCourt volunteered his time at A-Tech’s real life simulation, RealityDay, explaining for students the process of satisfying a trafficticket. Junior Mackenzie Compton (left) and A-Tech AmbassadorKarly Wisnyai said that although they hope they will not need to usethe information Judge Wynn provided, they will file away theknowledge...just in case. Pictured with the group is A-Tech CareerEducation Coordinator Anne Starcher (standing).

Shores Village student onWilkes University Dean’s List

WILKES-BARRE, PA- Wilkes University ProvostReynold Verret announces the Dean’s List for the Fall 2011Semester. The university extends its congratulations toMichelle Knight, of Roaming Shores, Ohio to be namedto the Dean’s List.

To be named to the Dean’s List, students must obtain aminimum 3.4 GPA and carry at least 12 credits.

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JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Area High Schoolis “Going Green”!

At its monthly meeting,the Green Team, the JAHSclub that promotes recy-cling, discussed upcomingprojects, including a pre-sentation to Superinten-dent Doug Hladek.

Team advisor StacyHinkle explained that theclub has received a $600grant from the JeffersonMemorial Foundation forthe third year in a row.

“We also were given a$500 donation from Mr.(Michael) Barney and Se-nior Leadership,” she said.

This gives the group asizable amount to work within upcoming projects. Italso allows them to help re-cycling needs around theworld.

“In December, we do-nated $200 to Active Bless-ings for a community gar-den in Uganda, Africa,”Hinkle explained.

Team member GiuliaGiancola made a presenta-tion regarding t-shirts.

“Ariann Barile and I de-signed a Green Team T-shirt together. We wantedto send a message that ‘Go-ing Green’ is a new revolu-tion,” she said.

The shirts, made of re-cyclable materials, are be-ing printed by AGSscreenprinting on Route 46in Jefferson. They are $15and will be on sale untilFeb. 10. The slogan on theback reads ” Initiate, In-volve, Inspire.”

Giancola hopes all stu-dents and teachers willpurchase a shirt regard-less of their involvementwith the Green Team.

For three years, theGreen Team has been mak-ing JAHS and the sur-

Go green at JAHS

PHOTOS BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMEAt a recent Green Team meeting, Giulia Giancola and Jackie Piscsalko reveal thisyear’s T-shirt design.

Ally Heinz collects recycleditems for the Green Team.

rounding community alittle greener. Each yearthey have done somethingto celebrate Earth Day andeach week they recycle pa-per in the junior/seniorhigh schools. Hinkle ex-plained that special recy-cling bins were purchasedand placed in teachers’rooms, as well as in therooms with copy machines.

Until recently, the Greenteam had to take all the re-cycling to the center onMarket Street in Jefferson.

“We just got a recyclingdumpster for paper andcardboard,” Giancola ex-plained.

To raise awarenessabout recycling, the teamalso makes weekly an-nouncements on the PAsystem at the school.

“One of our goals is toinform the students as wellas the community. An-other is to beautifyJefferson by planting flow-ers, trees, and shrubsaround town,” Hinkle said.

The Green Team startedout as a vision by 2010

graduate David Perfetto.In an e-mail, Perfetto ex-plained that his desire torecycle started as a child.His grandparents were theonly ones he knew that re-cycled. When he was older,he questioned his parentsabout recycling.

“They gave me poor ex-cuses that all added up tolaziness,” he explained.

Perfetto went on to sayas soon as he got hisdriver ’s license, he wentout and bought a good-sized can to use for recy-cling. His parents eventu-ally started recycling, too.That’s when he decidedthat if he got his parentsto do it, maybe he could getothers to do it, too.

“I looked online to findways to help spread theword. I came up with aclub of some sort. I talkedto my teachers and the onethat wanted to do it wasMiss Hinkle. We workedon a mission plan to pro-pose to the principal. Heagreed and the rest is his-tory,” he said.

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GENEVA - Ray’s AutoRepair, located at 220East Main Street inGeneva, has almost beenin business for two years,offering customers thebest rates without sacri-ficing the quality of work.

“We opened our doorsalmost two years ago. It’llbe two years in June, andwe’ve had pretty steadilybusiness,” Ray Knight,owner of the shop, said.

Ray and his wife Robinare very familiar with thecar world and at one timebought, repaired and soldold cars.

Everything form anoil change to installing anew engine can be doneat Ray’s Auto Repair.

“We do basic me-chanics, we do engineinstallations, transmis-sions, brakes, suspen-sions, brake lines andwe work on all makesand models,” Ray said.

Ray has seen a varietyof cars come through hisdoors, from Audi cars tothe classics.

“We have worked oncars from the 1920s allthe way to the 2012,”Robin Knight said.

Ray said they are be-ginning to see a repeatof customers who trusthim to work on theirclassic car.

“We have several cus-tomers who bring in theirold classics in the springand we look over thembefore they go out for theshow season,” Ray said.“I’ve worked on a 1937Ford, 1926 Oldsmobiles.We’ve had lots of differ-ent cars come throughour doors.”

Ray has worked oncars all his life and knowshow to give you the bestrepair with the lowest ef-fect on your wallet.

“We keep our rateslow,” Ray said. “It reallydoesn’t cost the cus-tomer a whole lot to gettheir car fixed.”

Ray is finding manypeople who would nor-mally be thinking oftrading their car in arenow continuing to drivetheir car.

“A lot of people noware fixing up their oldcars,” Ray said. “Nor-mally five years agothey would have tradedtheir car in.”

Ray said with theeconomy, many peopleare more willing todrive their car until theend of its life.

“We get many carsthat come in that are re-ally close to being wornout. We try to fix themup and keep them goingso you can keep on driv-ing,” Ray said.

Ray said one of theways they keep pricesdown is by looking forgently used parts.

“I sometimes will findthem a nice used motor,and it will cost them a lotless than going to an-other automotive shopand buying a motorbrand new,” Ray said.

By purchasing partsfrom used vehicles, Ray’sAuto Repair can keepyour car on the road andyour bank account full.

“We try to find thecheapest way to fix yourcar without sacrificingthe quality,” Ray said.

Recently Ray’s AutoRepair added a waitingarea in the back of theshop.

“We can accommodatecustomers. When theyneed us to work on theircar, we now have a wait-ing area,” Robin said.

Ray’s Auto Repairvows to keep your carrunning and to alwaysbe upfront and honestwith their customers.

“We are very honest,”Robin said. “If some-thing needs fixed, wewill fix at the lowest rateand your car will con-tinue to run smoothly.”

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SUBMITTED PHOTORay’s Auto Repair, located at 220 East Main Street inGeneva, has almost been in business for two years.


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