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ADDA reveals anew look forAshtabula’sdowntownBY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA - Ralph Bacon, agraphic designer and member ofthe Ashtabula Downtown Develop-ment Association, revealed hisplans for a new downtownAshtabula.

“I have been in the ADDA nowfor a couple of years as head of thedesign committee,” Bacon said.“One of the things that we’ve hadon our list to do is to develop someimages for a streetscape.”

The plans show a revitalizeddowntown with a clean look andmore resources for street fairs.

The plans show new historical-style light poles instead of the utili-tarian poles on the streets today.

“Primary, we need new side-walks across the board. Underthose sidewalks, we need to redoall the utilities, wiring and plump-ing and new light poles,” Baconsaid.

With the new lights they canalso save the city money by gettingefficient utilities. The poles can alsofeature plugs for vendors when theyhold special events such as theADDA Multi-Cultural Festival.

“We can put the lights at vari-ous intervals that can maybe cre-ate more light without using asmuch energy,” Bacon said. “A polemight just go on the corners andthen in the middle of the block.”

BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMEGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Forty-onemembers of the Jefferson AreaHigh School Model United Na-tions team traveled to Chicago tocompete against 103 otherschools in the Model United Na-tions University of Chicago Con-ference (MUNUC) Feb. 2-5. Over2,300 students from over 100schools, 17 states and seven coun-tries across four continents at-tended the event at the PalmerHouse Hilton in Chicago.

Since 1989, thousands of highschool students have gathered torecreate the legislative and deci-sion making process of the vari-ous branches of the United Na-

BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Family andfriends of 2011 Jefferson AreaHigh School graduate JordanTrenn are banding together toraise money to help cover hismedical expenses after a carcrash in early January.

JAHS Model UN placed eighthat Chicago conference

PHOTOS COURTESY OF NANCY CHAMPLINDr. John Patterson, Brad Kobernik, Rachel Edge, Garrett Puzio, Casey Hall, Alec McCartney, PhilSarbiewski and Kevin Ford traveled to Chicago recently for a Model UN conference.

tions and other similar intergov-ernmental bodies.

In a press release, BenSmithgall, Secretary-General ofthe Model United Nations for theUniversity of Chicago, stated“MUNUC has prided itself in be-ing able to educate high schoolstudents in the arts of publicspeaking, debating, negotiatingand collaboration.”

Jefferson’s team finishedeighth and was the top finisherrepresenting Ohio. JAHS alsohad five delegations earn awards.

“We are very proud of ourteam’s performance at such aprestigious international confer-ence,” stated advisor Dr. JohnPatterson. “Once more, Jeffersonstudents performed exceedingly

well under very rigorous condi-tions.”

Garrett Puzio and Kevin Fordrepresented China on the SpecialPolitical and DecolonizationCommittee and received verbalcommendation awards.

Puzio, a senior, admitted thatmuch his preparation happenedover Christmas break.

“Kevin and I got together towrite a position paper thatneeded to be turned in prior tothe conference,” Puzio said.

“It was a lot of work,” Ford,also a senior, added, “but a lot offun. I enjoyed meeting peoplefrom India and China.”

Also receiving verbal commen-

See JAHS UN page 6A

Fundraiserplanned tobenefitteenager hurtin car accident

SUBMITTED PHOTOJordan Trenn

On Thursday morning, Jan.12, 18-year-old Trenn was in-volved in a car crash just minutesafter dropping his youngerbrother Jeremy off at school.Trenn fell asleep at the wheel,and his vehicle hit a guardrailand flipped. The impact of thecrash ejected Trenn from his car,and the car landed on his legs.

“If it weren’t for the efforts ofan Ashtabula County school busdriver and several local residentscalling 911, in addition to a fewpassing motorists and theJefferson firemen literally push-ing the car off of him, he most cer-tainly would not have survived,”his aunt Lisa Howe said. “Thefact that the entire roof of the carwas sheared off and Jordan hadbeen ejected and was alive is initself a miracle.”

Since the accident, Howe saidTrenn has been fighting for hislife, trying to reclaim it as heknew it while suffering from aruptured aorta, eye damage andnearly losing a leg.

“He is going to have such along road to recovery,” Howe said.

After the accident, Trennspent 18 days in the intensivecare unit at the Cleveland ClinicFoundation for repair of his rup-tured aorta, orbit fracture of thenose, mandible fracture, roddingof his left femur and broken leftarm.

“It is unknown at this time ifhe will ever regain the sight inhis left eye,” Howe said.

Besides his other ongoing in-juries, Trenn also has sufferedtwo strokes, one on the left sideand the other on the right side.Howe said, at this time, they arewaiting to see how these strokesmay possibly affect his rehabili-tation.

On Thursday, Feb. 2, Trennwas transported to HealthSouthRehabilitation Hospital of Erie,where he will continue to receivecare and treatment, goingthrough scheduled physical andoccupational therapies.

“Jordan’s injuries are exten-sive and it is anticipated that thetreatment of these injuries, in-cluding a long rehabilitation, willamount to hundreds of thousandsof dollars in medical expenses.Jordan and his family need allthe help that they can get to notonly address these costs but alsoto ensure that the proper reha-bilitation treatments are acces-sible to help this vibrant youngman make a full recovery,” Howesaid.

See TRENN page 5A

Genevaproposes job taxcredit for localbusinessesBY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

GENEVA - The City of Genevais discussing a tax credit to be ap-plied to businesses operatingwithin the city’s limits.

“Hadlock Plastics is in the pro-cess of constructing a sizable ad-dition to their building, which isgreat news,” Jim Pearson wrote inhis city manager’s report. “Theyhave approached the city to askabout a job creation tax credit.”The council had looked at the pos-sibility of a tax credit last year andhad even approved a credit for oneof their districts but not for the cityas a whole.

“For the council members thatwere here last term, we hadstarted looking at this issue andactually had a draft presented tocity council last year,” Pearsonsaid. “The job creation tax creditwas established in the JEDD IIDistrict and we thought we couldmirror the credit in the city.”

Pearson said the council haddiscussed expanding the tax creditto the entire city, but the proposi-tion never materialized.

“Council at that time hadagreed that there was no immedi-ate request for any of the local in-dustries for the tax credit to beapplied to the city, and it kind ofgot tabled,” Pearson said.

Pearson and his administrationhave examined the possibility ofthe job creation tax credit and havedecided the credit will be appliedin three levels.

“We kind of settled in at threelevels,” Pearson said. “At $300,000in new payroll, a 50-percent creditwould be applied for five years,$400,000 it went to 60 percent andthen at $1 million it went to 75 per-cent.”

Pearson sees the tax credit as away to stimulate jobs in the cityand encourage businesses to hire.

“The establishment of new jobswithin the City of Geneva is vitalto the economic well-being and thegeneral welfare of the citizens ofthe city,” the draft of the proposedordinance says.

See ADDA page 2A

See GENEVA TAX page 2A

Altruistic and enterprising Austinburgstudents make a dif ference for environment

BY JAN PERALAGeneva Area City Schools

AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP -Capri Sun drink pouches are ubiq-uitous at school lunches. Kids lovethe fruit-flavored drinks for theirgreat taste and portability in indi-vidual foil pouches, but the popu-larity of the product ultimately cre-ates an avalanche of hard to re-cycle containers. After the drinks

PHOTO BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLSSmiles for Mother Nature. Austinburg Elementary recyclers (kneeling from left) Madalyn Brown, SebastianPowell, Dawson Schafer, Paige Williams and Ryan Downie. Standing: Mrs. Bordeaux, Devin Cerjan,Rachel Drees and Connor McNulty.

are consumed, the foil pouches,numbering in the billions by someestimates, fill dumpsters and floodlandfills.

But altruistic and enterprisingAustinburg Elementary studentshave discovered an eco-friendly so-lution to the inevitable recyclingproblem that transforms the drinkpouch waste into practical and fash-ionable products and provides po-table water and food for countries

in need. The students and teacherBridget Bordeaux have joined thedrink pouch brigade sponsored byinnovative recycler TerraCycle. Thecompany provides free collection ofhard to recycle materials like drinkpouches into affordable and eyecatching green products that havecaught the eye of consumers andretailers alike.

See AUSTINBURG page 8A

2A • GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS WEDNESDAY, February 15, 2012

BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

GENEVA - The City ofGeneva Council passed aresolution to sign an agree-ment with the Village ofRoaming Shores and the Vil-lage of Orwell to purchaseautomatic water meter read-ers (AMR).

“The utilities committeedid meet, and we talkedabout the AMR agreementwith Orwell and RoamingShores and it’s the recom-mendation of the committeeto allow the city manager tosign that,” Councilman TimMiller said.

The agreement will so-lidify the AMR partnershipbetween the three munici-palities.

“The parties agree thatCT Consultants will contactwith the City of Geneva toprovide project contract


ASHTABULA - TheAshtabula Downtown De-velopment Association isconducting its own survey ofthe downtown businesses tosee what people think ofdowntown Ashtabula.

“We wanted to see whysomeone would want toopen a business downtown,basically,” Rick Colbitz said.

Out of the 75 businessesthat were surveyed, so far14 have responded.

“This is a completely con-fidential survey. I have noidea who sent their surveysback, so I don’t know whothese 14 responders are,”Colbitz said.

Colbitz said he was hop-ing the surveys would showdowntown Ashtabula is do-ing all right.

“Each individual busi-ness says, ‘I am pretty suc-cessful, it’s the other guythat is not successful,’”Colbitz said.

The survey went out tovariety of businesses in thedowntown area.

“We looked at both theADDA members and busi-nesses who are non-ADDAmembers that did retail andcommercial types of busi-ness. We didn’t do banks, wedidn’t do churches and wedidn’t do non-profit organi-zations,” Colbitz said.

The surveys only askedtwo questions, what a busi-ness’ gross income was in2010 and again in 2011.

“We don’t have the finalresults yet. We just have thepreliminary results, but Ithink they are major pre-liminary results,” Colbitzsaid.

With the 14 businessesthat responded, a total of$40 million was earned in2010 and $41 million in2011.

“People will look at thevacant stores downtownand they are obvious be-cause they are big, but thereare 75 other businesses outthere in that area,” Colbitzsaid.

Colbitz said he is anxiousto see other businesses re-spond.

“My goal was to be ableto show the positive side ofAshtabula and I think that’sexactly what the surveysare showing,” Colbitz said.

Colbitz said if the ADDA

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMANRick Colbitz discusses aconfidential survey hemailed out last week tosee the rate of success inthe downtown area.

ADDA shows downtown Ashtabulabusinesses can be successful

can show the downtown is agood place to conduct busi-ness, then they can hopefullyrecruit more shops to open.

“If you want to open abusiness in an area, youwant to open it a placewhere you feel it is success-ful,” Colbitz said.

According to the surveyresults in at this time, 2010saw a 3.6-percent increasein sales.

“Some businesses wentup and others went down,but the top business wentup 34 percent. There wasone business that went upby 20 percent,” Colbitz said.

Colbitz said the biggestchallenge to the downtownis people’s perception of thearea, and the ADDA is fo-cusing on how they canchange the image.

“Downtown Ashtabula,although I wouldn’t call it athriving metropolis, is doingpretty well. It’s the stigmaand the perception that’sthe biggest problem,”Colbitz said. “Certainly wecould add a lot more and allof us want to do better, butwe’re not as bad as every-one wants to paint us to be.”

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

Ashtabula mandies in crash

ASHTABULA - Charles R. Barger, 41, of Ashtabula,died from injuries sustained in a car crash around 2:20a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, on Interstate 90 in HarpersfieldTownship, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol of-ficials.

The one-vehicle crash occurred when Barger wasdriving westbound on Interstate 90 and was ejectedfrom the vehicle after traveling off the left side of theroadway and striking a sign post and median barrier,according to a press release.

Barger was not wearing a seat belt.Barger was taken to Geneva Medical Center and

transferred to Metro Health Medical Center in Cleve-land where he later died, according to OSHP officials.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

City of Geneva agrees to sign with Roaming Shoresand Orwell for automatic water meter readers

documents and bidding ser-vices for the purpose of au-tomatic water meter read-ers,” the AMR agreementread.

The agreement sets theconditions of purchasing anddesigning the AMR.

“The contract documentsshall be designed to solicitseparate costs for each mu-nicipality,” the agreementsaid.

The agreement alsomakes key points about thecost of the project and howit will be allocated equallyamong the municipalities.

“The costs of engineeringand bidding services shallnot exceed $4,000 withoutthe consent of all parties,and the costs of engineering,as well as costs of bid docu-ments and contracts, shallbe divided equally betweenthe parties,” the agreementsaid.

The agreement states nomunicipality shall be re-sponsible for anothermunicipality’s cost of theAMR.

“Upon completion of con-tract documents and the ap-proval of each municipalityof the same, the City ofGeneva shall solicit design-build proposals according tothe law of the State of Ohio,”the agreement said.

The City of Geneva willplay a major role in the plan-ning of the AMR.

“The City of Geneva hasagreed to serve as theinitiative’s lead organizationand Jim Pearson, GenevaCity Manager, will be theproject manager,” the agree-ment said. “The main con-tact for Orwell will be Vil-lage Manager Jack Nettisand in Roaming Shores itwill be Village Administra-tor Kevin Grippi.”

Once bids for the AMRhave been received, theagreement says all munici-palities shall make a collec-tive arrangement on who thefinal bid will be awarded to,but Pearson will be the keycommunicator for theproject.

“All official communica-tion and formal notificationsregarding the partnershipwill be issued by the projectmanager through the City ofGeneva,” the agreementread. “This agreement endsupon the design-build pro-posal solicitation and vendorselection.”

The Geneva’s City Coun-cil unanimously passed theresolution for Pearson tosign the agreement.


Council deals with personnel actionsBY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Jefferson VillageCouncil dealt with several personnelactions during its meeting on Mon-day, Feb. 6.

In one action, council approvedVillage Administrator Terry Finger’srecommendation to hire Ashley Febelto fill the part-time, front desk sup-port position at the Jefferson Com-munity Center.

“We received and reviewed 22 ap-plications. Allison (Brown) inter-viewed eight (applicants), and Mayor(Judy Maloney) and I interviewedthe top candidate,” Finger said. “Allthree of us agreed that Ashley Febelis the best applicant to fill our cur-rent needs.”

In other actions, council passedthe first reading of an ordinance set-ting forth the pay for salaried, hourly

and part-time employees in the vil-lage.

The village’s budget for 2012 in-cludes a five-percent raise for all em-ployees, who have not had a raisesince 2008, according to minutesfrom a village finance committeemeeting. The village employees alsohave saved thousands of dollars bydoing in-kind work instead of hav-ing work contracted out, according todate supplied by Finger.

Some of the employees included inthe ordinance include: administrator,$58,378.32 per year; police chief,$46,108.24 per year; deputy chief,$41,779.92 per year; recreation/parkssupervisor, $29,972.04 per year; andfire chief, $7,226.30 per year.

Council also passed the first read-ing of an ordinance amending thecodified ordinance to provide for ayearly salary for the position of clerk/treasurer, a position currently held

by Patricia Fisher.Council intends to give the clerk-

treasurer a seven-percent raise, thentie the clerk-treasurer to the raisesgiven to the employees sometime af-ter the wage ordinance goes into ef-fect for 2012.

The proposed ordinance sets thesalary of the clerk-treasurer at$42,152.65.

Council will have two more read-ings of these ordinances.

In other personnel actions, coun-cil approved a motion to accept themayor’s recommendation to send Ptl.Anthony Wood to the lab course atthe Drug Enforcement Administra-tion in Quantico, Virginia, from Feb.27 through March 2, along with thecost of hotel, travel and meals.

Stefanie Wessell, senior editor forGazette Newspapers, may be reachedat [email protected].

The draft of the proposed ordinance says the credit mustalso have approved guidelines.

“To facilitate the program, the city intends to approveguidelines for [a] Geneva Job Creation Tax Credit Program,”the draft reads.

Pearson was looking for the support of the city councilto move forward with the tax credit.

“If council so desires, I will pursue with the law director

GENEVA TAX From page 1A

about putting it in a final format and have it before councilat the next regular meeting for a first reading,” Pearsonsaid. “I think this is probably a good draft at this point.”

The council agreed to have Pearson place the draftedordinance on the next council meeting’s agenda for approval.

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

ADDA From page 1A

The plans also examinenew plant life to brighten upthe street.

“The trees that are indowntown right now are atype of tree that keeps grow-ing and they get too big andthey have to go,” Bacon said.

Bacon said some peoplemay be upset to see the treesgo, but they will replace themwith trees more suited for thecity.

“We will plant smallerplant trees that are better forcity life,” Bacon said. “Theywould provide less leaf litterand they might even bloomin the spring.”

There was also a discus-sion of putting in benches aswell, with the possibility ofdecorating each bench indi-vidually using the Clevelandguitars and Chicago cows as

an example to offer a uniquestreet scene.

“We also have an opportu-nity for benches andtrashcans,” Bacon said.

Bacon also suggests aw-nings and banners on store-fronts.

“Being a graphic designer,I love to be able to see ban-ners on any Main Avenue,”Bacon said. “They provide ameans to communicate what-ever event is coming up, theyprovide a means of unifyingthe look of the street and theyreinforce a theme.”

Bacon said by revitalizingthe downtown streets, theycan bring in more people toshop and enjoy whatAshtabula has to offer.

“There is a lot of opportu-nity when designing a newstreetscape,” Bacon said.

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMANRalph Bacon, head of the Ashtabula DowntownDevelopment Association’s design committee,reveals his plans to revitalize downtown Ashtabula.

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.

ACMC proudly announces the addition of Cleveland Clinic cardiologist John Stephens, MD, to the full-time medical staff at Ashtabula County Medical Center.

Dr. Stephens earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, �� medicine. He completed his training at University of Michigan Medical Center and at William Beaumont Hospital. His clinical interests include acute coronary syndromes, structural heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, congestive heart failure, and preventive cardiology.

Dr. Stephens joins Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Perry Fleisher, MD, and ACMC cardiologist James Cho, MD, in providing patients in Ashtabula County with additional access to the latest technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease used by Cleveland Clinic, home to the nation’s #1 heart program as reported by U.S.News & World Report.

So when it comes to cardiac catheterization, and care for your heart, the best care in the nation is also the closest.

To arrange a patient referral or consult with Dr. Stephens, please call 440.994.7622.

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WEDNESDAY, February 15, 2012 GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • 3ACOMMUNITY


JEFFERSON - WilliamShakespeare is one of themost quoted authors in clas-sic literature.

His play Romeo andJuliet has been made into amusical (West Side Story)and a feature-length cartoon(Gnomeo and Juliet).

“To be or not to be” isprinted on everything fromT-shirts to bumper stickers.Almost anyone who took anEnglish course in high schoolhad to memorize somethingfrom Shakespeare.

BY ZACH ROBBINSJefferson Area High School

Walking from place to placeI met three old hags face to faceThey speak of untold fortunes

Thane of Cawdor, Glamis and even kingTo me this seems way out of proportion

More prophesies from these odd distortionsBanquo’s kin shall be kings

What confusing thoughts to me this bringsLater on, exhilarating news from Angus and Ross

I am no Thane of Cawdor like a bossThe truth is finally unfolding

What is going on inside my head is revoltingAn idea so repulsing

Ah Snap! Look lie it’s ganna have to go down

My Mind, full of fearMy thoughts, extremely queer

Lady Macbeth by my sideSaying “Kill him, let him die, let him die”

I’m not really sure how to confideWhat is this? A dagger floating before my eyes?

Duncan your end is nearBut it’s only the start of my demise

The deed has been done, now it’s time to sit back and watchas every cries and cries

Who killed him?Not I, Not I

It was the servants, chop off their heads and let them die, dieThey are the culprits, they are the ones

They fled in fear run, runMy story just begun

King Macbeth finally at your serviceNow bow down and serve us

Banquo and Fleance are still aliveKilling them is now a mustMurders who I fully trust

Take a blade to their necks and violently thrustWhat is this? Only half the plan executed?

My mind is now very pollutedThis is where I have to be instituted

Banquo’s ghost before my eyes very secludedYou nightmarish witches look what you did

Double, double, toil, and troubleFire burn and cauldron bubble

What happened? Where have I stumbled?these witches all a jumbledMore prophecies like before

One apparition, two apparition even morefirst apparition tells me to beware Macduff

Second says, none of woman born shall kill meHa, so I must be mactuff

Last but not leastA third apparition give me a final piece

Birnam wood has to move to Dusninane hillBefore they can find me and kill

This is not enough info, sillWill Banquo’s descendants still be royalty?

Show me his children’s and his grandchildren’s loyaltyWhat I see before my eyes

Is not the least but a frightful surpriseA line of kinds, how depressing these lies

Why witches? Why?Again, vanishing before my eyes

Macduff fled to EnglandLady Macduff extremely upset, not even a goodbye

Ross trying to get her to calm downCrying in shame with a complete frown

Leaves in the midst of a murderLady Macduff and her son now minced meat, like a burger

Malcolm and Macduff ready to fightThe time is now exactly right

An army from England has becomeAnd it’s ready for a battle to be won

Macduff now award of his wife and sonRevenge is now the one ting in his mind that runs

Lady Macbeth is now going completely insaneShe let out so many secrets in vain

England quickly approachingIf they get too close they will complete screw my mainframe

But ho can the Birnam woods move to DunsinaneAnd Malcolm is woman born, I shall not be containedI’m ready to fight, even if I die, I won’t go unnamed

Meanwhile tactics on England’s partHides their numbers very smartThe Birnam woods now moving

Along with Malcolm’s army evasiveness improvingIn the castle preparing for battle

There was a large screech and a rattleWhat was that? Lady Macbeth is now forever gone

But it is okay it would have happened a longIt appears the Birnam woods are no animate

That means I am now off to battle, time to eradicateMacduff we meet again, are you here to congratulate?

Or keep on sending me hate?Besides, you can’t kill me, you are of woman born

Let that sit in your brain and articulateHe said “I don’t mean to bacon,

But I am not from the womb, my mother had a C-sectionI am not a force to be reckoned

This is your last moment on Earth MacbethDo you have anything you want to detest?

I have not thought of a person any lessYou beat the most pathetic out of the rest”

from here on out, you probably know what was doneMacduff, pulled the plug, my time here was fun

Tyrant I am, but a new reign has begun.

JAHS seniors study Shakespeare

(A rap song inspired by Macbeth)

Village administrator gives updates on village projects

Zach Robbins types his rap summary of Macbeth.

Becca Banks recreated an entire scene from Macbeth.


JEFFERSON - Jefferson VillageAdministrator Terry Finger gave hisadministrator’s report to JeffersonVillage Council on Monday, Feb. 6.

Over at the street department, Fin-ger said village employees are workingon cold patching pot holes, berm recon-ditioning and other street repairs.

“Our Street Department employeesare continuing to trim new trees, asrequired by village ordinances,” Fin-ger said.

In other projects, Finger said ceil-ing repairs are being completed at theVillage Hall. He said these resultedfrom water entry during the roof re-pairs.

Over at the Jefferson Recreationand Community Center, Finger said anew shuttle bus for the seniors andcommunity center is available throughstate purchasing for $47,000 - not theanticipated $52,000.

“By purchasing through the stateprogram, we will not have to seek ourown bids,” Finger said.

In other news at the communitycenter, Finger said the JeffersonHealthcare Center, (Geriatric Center)donated several exercise machines tothe community center.

“They have been positioned at thecommunity center and are in service,”Finger said.

Elsewhere, in fire departmentnews, Finger said all financing re-search to purchase the replacement for

the #402 fire truck has been com-pleted.

“(The) order will be placed as soonas funding legislation is in place,” Fin-ger said.

During the meeting, council passedthe first reading of an ordinance au-thorizing Finger to secure and enterinto a financing contract for the prin-cipal amount, not to exceed, of$468,199 and enter into a contractwith Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. forone Arrow XT Pumper.

The proposed contract involves adownpayment from the fire depart-ment in the amount of $80,000.

Stefanie Wessell, senior editor forGazette Newspapers, may be reachedat [email protected].

Village Administrator’s report for the period ending Feb. 2, 2012 projects update

Jennifer Hall displays interpretation ofa verse from Macbeth.

PHOTOS BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROME

Nick Kobernikdesigned a modelfrom a scene inShakespeare’sMacbeth: Macduffcarrying Macbeth’shead.

Jefferson Area High SchoolEnglish teacher Becky Reesehas put her own twists on thestudy of Shakespeare. For overa decade, students taking herEnglish IV/ AP English coursehave completed a project aboutwhat they were reading.

“The students were giventhe assignment to choose anentire act or scene fromMacbeth and interpret itthrough any medium of art,”Reese said.

Students could still memo-rize the “Tomorrow” speech, butthey could also use their cre-ativity and strengths to showtheir understanding ofMacbeth. Over the years,Reese has received everythingfrom clay models to graphicarts displays telling the tale.This year’s class did not disap-

point.“I think their projects are ex-

cellent,” Reese said. “I am al-ways amazed at the creative dif-ferences and the new creationsthe students come up with. ”

Nick Kobernik made amodel out of PVC piping ofMacduff carrying Macbeth’shead at the end of the play.

“I wanted to do somethingoriginal. I saw a commercialthat gave me the idea and thengot the supplies from my dadwho works for a pluming whole-sale company,” Kobernik said.

Kobernik explained the bod-ies took about 45 minutes tomake and the faces about ahalf-hour.

Jennifer Hall took a mistakefrom an art project and turned

it into a masterpiece.“In Act I scene 7,

Shakespeare wrote ‘False facemust hide what the false heartdoth know.’ To me that meansto pretend to be what you’rereally not,” Hall said.

Becca Banks got creativewith cardboard and made amodel of Act IV scene 1 wherethe three witches gather arounda cauldron and chant “double,double, toil and trouble.”

Paige Clark also chose to fea-ture that scene by creating acookbook called “Wicked Cook-ing” that detailed the ingredientsthe witches were using.

Zach Robbins wrote a rapsong in which he covered not justa scene, but the entire play andhighlighted all the major points

in the story.“I felt like it would be really

neat to do a rap. I’ve done rap-ping in Conneaut but not inJefferson,” Robbins explained.

“It turned out really well,” hesmiled. “I used a pre-made beatthat Eminem and Dr. Dre did. Idon’t take credit for that, but Iwrote the words. (I) wanted tomake sure I got the most impor-tant parts. I took an hour everyday for about two weeks.”

Robbins went on to say howsurprised he’s been at the re-sponse.

“Everyone was extremelyhappy about the results. It mademe happy. I actually have a linkon my Facebook page for peopleto listen to it because I got a lotof requests for it,” he said.

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ASHTABULA - Stamps,tea cups and baseballcards are all items manypeople collect in theirspare time, but ShirleySickinger has a unique col-lection of key chains andhas been collectingkeychains since 1982.

“I would pick a keychainup every time I traveledsomewhere, and thenfriends started noticingand they would give mekey chains for my birth-day,” Sickinger said.

Sickinger said her inter-est in keychains began inhigh school when she sawa fellow classmate with astring of key chains at-tached to her book bag.

“When I first startedcollecting, I had three nailshanging in my bedroom onmy wall and one was trav-els, one for advertisementkeychains and one was fornovelty key chains,”Sickinger said. “I outgrewthat pretty fast.”

Sickinger even used tomake keychains for friendsin high school and eventu-ally sold them, but she saidafter making numerouskeychains for others, shenever made one for herselfto keep.

Although Sickinger isnot sure of the exact num-ber she now owns, she es-timates she has about8,000 keychains rangingfrom small board games toTupperware shapes.

Through the yearsSickinger has labeled andorganized her keychains soshe remembers the storiesbehind how she receivedthe keychain.

“I can look at mykeychains and tell you astory and many timeswithout even looking at thelabel,” Sickinger said.

Sickinger’s most prizedkeychains tend to be thosethat hold sentimentalvalue, l ike the bluekeychain that once be-longed to her grandma andothers from her father, whohave both passed away.

Meet Your NeighborShirley Sickinger finds more than a collection in keychains

Shirley Sickenger is pictured here among other Keychains International membersduring the last day of their biannual convention. On the last day, everyone placeskey chains they no longer want or need on a table and then all keychains areup for grabs.

Shirley Sickinger displays her keychains throughout herhouse and uses them as decoration.

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMAN

Shirley Sickinger hasfound a love ofkeychains andestimates toownaround8,000keychains.

Sickinger said she ownskeychains from the 1960sbut knows of key chains be-ing sold from the 1920sand some even being wortharound $1,000.

Sickinger is also a mem-ber of the Keychain Collec-tors International (KCI),an organizations withmembers in 33 states and16 different countries and101 members.

One member has about50,000 keychains and ishoping to be put in theGuinness Book of WorldRecords for owning themost keychains.

Sickinger saidkeychains are gainingpopularity, and the KCIhas developed a gamewhere members try to spotkeychains in televisionshows and movies.

“You’ll be surprised howmany keychains you willnotice on television andmovies and even commer-cials,” Sickinger said.

Sickinger said KCI be-comes a second family asthey are selective on whothey allow into the organi-zation. Once you are in,they talk to each other by

emails and even holdphone conversations.

Recently a young mem-ber of their organization,Branden Harig, passedaway and Sickinger saidshe will never forget hisunconditional kindness towhomever he encountered.

Harig even bought her akeychain she had seen inhis collection and had ex-pressed a liking to.

“We really are like afamily. Some members Icall once or twice a month,and Branden [Harig] was aspecial person who will bemissed,” Sickinger said.

Sickinger is now plan-ning for the biannual con-ference, which is beingheld this year on July 13,14 and 15 at the HamptonInn located in MiddleburgHeights, Ohio.

“They do conventionsevery other year and thisis the seventh year,”Sickinger said.

The convention is heldover a weekend, with Fri-day being filled with elect-ing officers and talkingabout business such aswebsite updates.

Saturday is full of pre-

sentations, with eachmember demonstrating avariety of keychain-relatedtopics.

“Each individual doessomething, they eitherbring in a small sample oftheir collection or they talkabout how they got intocollecting keychains or abig one is talking abouthow to display keychainsor an even bigger one, howto keep them clean,”Sickinger said.

Sickinger said Sundayis a day for trading as eachmember brings key chainsup for grabs and otherkeychains are held for auc-tion to help with the costof the convention.

Sickinger is also lookingfor anyone interested indonating keychains,whether they are businesskey chains or keychainsyou just want to get rid of,that will be used duringthe convention either inthe auction or put in agoody bag given to each at-tendant. Anyone inter-ested in donatingkeychains can emailSickinger [email protected].

Sickinger asks to put“keychain convention” inthe subject line.

Know any clubs, organi-zations or people whoshould be featured in the

Gazette’s new “Meet YourNeighbor” weekly feature?E-mail suggestions of thosein the Ashtabula-, Geneva-and Jefferson-area commu-nities [email protected].

ODOT to improve pavement andstructures on SR 167 and SR 307


JEFFERSON - The deedto the old Jefferson Area Lo-cal Schools Board of Educa-tion office changed handslast week, as JALS Superin-tendent Doug Hladek passedthe building over toJefferson Church of theNazarene Pastor RodneyKincaid.

Back in mid-September of2011, the Jefferson Churchof the Nazarene bought theproperty through auction for$90,000. The property con-sists of an approximately3,062-square-foot buildingsituated on approximatelyone acre of land.

The school administra-tive offices used to be housedin the building, but they nowhave been relocated to abrand new administrationbuilding on the the campusof the Jefferson Area Junior/Senior High School.

The church is locatednext to the old BOE propertyon 45 E. Satin St., which wasa factor in church officialspursuing the purchase.

The church uses the park-ing lot during its servicesand wanted to continue tohave access to it, Kincaidsaid.

“It was a must for us, justfor the fact of the parking,”Kincaid said. “We’ve beenvery fortunate to be able topurchase that.”

The parking lot will onlycontinue to be valuable tothe church, as its attendancecontinues to grow. Kincaid,originally from West Vir-

Pastor Rodney Kincaid, pictured with his family, has seen attendance at the JeffersonChurch of the Nazarene grow this past year.

SUBMITTED PHOTOSJefferson Area Local Schools Superintendent DougHladek passed the old Board of Education building overto Jefferson Church of the Nazarene Pastor RodneyKincaid last week.

Church of the Nazarene celebrates growth

ginia, came to the church inDecember of 2010 from PortSmith, Ohio, with his fam-ily, wife Shelly and threechildren.

“We have seen our atten-dance grow dramatically,”Kincaid said. “It’s been agood, healthy growth.”

Kincaid said attendanceat the church was about 140people when he arrived.Now, attendance reached213 people last month.

Kincaid attributes thegrowth to the philosophy ofthe church, which is to bemore people intentional, asopposed to ministry inten-tional.

“Ministries make thechurch go around, but thepeople are what run the min-istry,” Kincaid said.

He praised the leaders ofthe church, saying that if youdon’t have healthy peoplerunning the ministry, itwon’t be productive.

“As Dr. John Maxwellsaid, ‘Everything rises andfalls on leadership,’” Kincaidsaid.

Kincaid said the churchstrives to develop leadersand develop a mentorshipprogram, among other goals.

“And we’re starting to seethe fruits of that labor,”Kincaid said.

Kincaid said the churchboard and ministry leadersare being trained underone mindset, which has al-lowed them to start flow-ing together as a team. Hehas seen them grow asleaders, friends and dis-ciples.

The church also has beenengaged in activities to bringthemselves closer to eachother and God, such as a Big-gest Loser challenge andEngage the Word, which in-volved reading selected pas-sages of scripture for 40days. The reading schedulecan still be found atwww.jeffnaz.org.

Because of the growth inattendance, Kincaid said thechurch may add a secondSunday service down theroad.

For now, service timeswill change in March, withSunday School from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and worship at10:45 a.m.

“We wanted to expandour worship,” Kincaid said.“We were a little restrictedby time.”

The expanded time willespecially help in SundaySchool, as the children willhave more time to discussvideos they watch in theclass.

The Nazarene Churchalso has seen some improve-ments to the building overthe past year. As for otheruses of the new building be-

sides using its parking lot,Kincaid said nothing is con-crete yet.

“Our first and full intentwas to get the property,”Kincaid said.

To help pay for the pur-chase, Kincaid said they arein the process of selling theparsonage, where Kincaidcurrently lives with his fam-

ily. The church already hasa buyer for it, and Kincaidhas purchased a home inJefferson Township.

“We feel very blessed,”Kincaid said.

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

The Ohio Department of Transportation(ODOT) intends to improve pavement andstructures at various locations on StateRoute (SR) 167 and SR 307 in AshtabulaCounty.

On SR 167 just east of SR 193, a cul-vert will be replaced. During the culvertreplacement, a minimum of one lane oftraffic will be maintained in each direc-tion, except for a period not to exceed 14consecutive days when the road will beclosed. The official detour route is SR 193to SR 84 to SR 7.

On SR 307, between SR 46 in Jeffersonand SR 193 near Dorset, approximatelyseven miles of pavement will be resurfacedand minor bridge maintenance and guard-rail replacement will occur. A minimum ofone bidirectional lane of traffic will be main-tained at all times during construction.

The proposed project will not impact anycultural resources or suspect hazardouswaste sites, but will result in minor impactsto ecological resources. The project will notresult in substantial impacts to the envi-ronment either individually or cumula-tively. In compliance with Section 106 ofthe National Historic Preservation Act of1966, as amended (codified as 36 CFR 800),ODOT requests information regarding thepresence of any known cultural resourcesin the vicinity of the project. Cultural re-sources include prehistoric and historic ar-chaeological sites, historic bridges, historicbuildings, sites and districts.

Construction is expected to begin onthis $2.6 million project in June 2012.

Questions and/or comments regardingthe project may be submitted until March9, 2011.

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To help fundraise forTrenn and his family, arigatoni dinner in his honorwill be held from 5-9 p.m.Saturday, March 3, at theAshtabula American Le-gion, located at 1804 West19th St. in Ashtabula. Thecost is $8 per person, or $15per couple. The dinner willinclude a 50/50 raffle, bas-ket raffles and a Chineseauction. Tickets will be soldat the door.

An account for donationsalso has been set up in hisname at any KeyBank. Do-nations also can be made inhis honor at a fundraisingpage atwww.g ive forward .com/teamtrenn.

At the time of the acci-dent, Trenn worked as amanager at McDonald’s inAustinburg Township andhad just chosen to major inaccounting at Kent StateUniversity at Ashtabula.

Howe said Trenn wasjust starting to accomplishsome new goals in his lifewhen he suffered the acci-dent.

In April of 2011, duringhis senior year of highschool, Trenn was awardedthe Good Samaritan Awardby the Jefferson AreaChamber of Commerce foraiding a man who hadfallen on a sidewalk in Feb-ruary. Jordan not onlycalled 911 for help, but healso assisted the man backinto his home and stayedwith him until help arrived.

Howe sees Trenn surviv-ing the accident as a “payit forward” for his gooddeed that day.

“I believe that Jordanhas been given this secondchance at life to somedayhelp others again as todayothers are helping him,”Howe said.

TRENNFrom page 1A

SUBMITTED PHOTOFuneral Directors at Ducro Funeral Services prepare six boxes totaling nearly 100cell phones for shipping to Cell Phones for Soldiers to have the phones convertedinto free long distance calling minutes for soldiers overseas. Pictured from left:J.P. Ducro IV, Kathleen Shaffer, Stephanie Hall-Nesbitt, Jeff Hathy and BudWilliams.

Ducro Funeral Servicesstill collecting ‘CellPhones for Soldiers’

Ducro Funeral Services remains an of-ficial drop-off site for the non-profit or-ganization Cell Phones ForSoldiers.Ducro’s is one of nearly 800 ex-clusive Veterans & Family MemorialCare Providers nationwide participatingin this worthwhile program. In 2011,VFMC providers nationwide collectedenough old cell phones to provide ourtroops overseas over 1.2 million free call-ing minutes.

Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to turnold cell phones into more than 12 mil-lion minutes of prepaid calling cards forU.S. Troops overseas. By collecting50,000 cell phones each month througha network of over 3,000 collection sitesacross the country, the phones are sentto ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones forSoldiers for each donated phone – enoughto provide an hour of talk time to soldiersabroad.

Americans will replace an estimated130 million cell phones this year. Donatedunwanted phones can have a tremendousbenefit for our troops.

Cell Phones for Soldiers was foundedby teenagers Robbie and BrittanyBergquist from Norwell, MA with $21.00of their own money. Since then, the regis-

tered 501(c)3 non-profit organization hasraised almost $2 million in donations anddistributed more than 500,000 prepaidcalling cards to soldiers serving overseas.

“Cell Phones for Soldiers started outas a small way to show our family’s ap-preciation for the men and women whohave sacrificed the day-to-day contactwith their own families to serve in theU.S. armed services,” says the teens’ fa-ther, Bob Bergquist. “Over the past fewyears we have been overwhelmed by thegenerosity of others, but we have alsoseen the need to support our troops andcontinue to grow as more troops are sentoverseas for longer assignments.”

“We are so proud to support such aworthwhile organization,” said J.P. DucroIV. “Our funeral home reaches out to vet-erans and their families every day withmany special services, programs, andtributes.”

Ducro Funeral Services and Crema-tory, 4524 Elm Avenue, Ashtabula andGreenlawn Memory Gardens, 3140 E.Center St. (SR 20), North Kingsville areopen to receive your old or broken cellphones Monday through Friday from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 992-2191 with anyquestions.

CCRC to hostspecial events

In observance of theAmerican Heart Month, theCountry Club RetirementCampus will host specialevents.

These events include:• Fat Tuesday Chili Cook-

Off – Open to all, bring yourrecipe and compete forprizes! Tuesday, Feb. 21, at2:30 p.m.

• Senior Ladies Spa Dayand Lunch – Tuesday, Feb.28, at 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The Country Club Retire-ment Campus at Ashtabulais located at 925 E. 26th St.,Ashtabula.

HendersonLibrary isreplacingfines withpet foodBY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Dog, cat,kitten and puppy food cannow be dropped of at theHenderson Memorial Pub-lic Library, which will beconducting its Pet Food forFines drive starting Feb. 13and running through Feb.25.

All the donations will begiven to the local AnimalProtective League (APL).The APL has expressed in-terest in the Purina brandof pet food, but library offi-cials said they will takewhatever brands arebrought in.

“We’ve been doing Foodfor Fines for people and giv-ing the food donations tothe Manna Food Pantry fora few years now, and wewere doing some brainstorming when we thoughtof the food for the APL,”Library Director Ed Worsosaid.

Worso said it was duringtheir brain storming whena staff member came acrossthe APL’s need for food.

“We read somewhere theAPL was short on food, andwe thought this was theperfect way to help themout,” Worso said.

The way the drive worksis, for every pound of foodsomeone brings in, $1 istaken off your fines at thelibrary.

“We are taking a dollaroff your fines for everypound of food you bring in,”Worso said.

There is a maximum of$15 that can be taken off anaccount’s fines from over-due or lost materials.

Worso said even thoughthe drive has just begun,they started advertising forthe drive about a week agoand people have alreadybrought in their items toexchange for their fines.

“We’ve already got a cartfull of food and it’s going tokeep on growing,” Worsosaid.

Worso said they are re-ally happy to see the com-munity support the APLand they are going to docu-ment the growth of the do-nations.

“We’re going to take pic-tures as the Food for Finesgoes along and show thegrowth of the pile,” Worsosaid.

Worso said everyone isstruggling and they plan onconducting another Foodfor Fines again for theManna Food Pantry, but hesaid many times the ani-mals are forgotten.

“It’s an important thingto pay attention to duringthis time,” Worso said.“People need food and so dothe animals.”


Book Club tomeet at HMPL

JEFFERSON - Are youready to thrill and chill?

A book discussion groupfor those who love suspense,mystery and mayhem willmeet 5-6 p.m. Monday,March 5, at the HendersonMemorial Public Library.

The General GenreGroup will be meeting 6 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 23.

Call us for more info at(440) 576-3761 or email BevFollin at [email protected].

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Stacy Wayman, Paige Neely and Jennifer Hall aremembers of the Jefferson Area High School Model UNteam.

The Jefferson Model United Nations Team finished eighth at the Model United Nations University of ChicagoConference.

JAHS UN From page 1A

dation awards were AbbyKovacs and EvanMcNichols who representedChina on the UN Popula-tion Fund.

Kovacs, a junior atJAHS, explained she andMcNichols began preparingfor the conference threemonths ago. Kovacs saidChicago is one of her favor-ite places in the world andjust being there was rewardenough but she and Evandid set a goal to win anaward.

Senior Alec McCartneyreceived an honorable men-tion for his representationof Shanghai, China on theWorld Cities Summit. Thisis his third and final yearof UN. McCarney has wonawards for each of the othercountries he worked onover years: Mexico, France,Japan, Greece, the United

States, Palestine, and Tur-key. Although the awardsare exciting, McCartneysays the best part of theChicago trip was eatingdeep-dish pizza at Gino’s.

“It was delicious,” hesaid.

The following studentsalso received honorablemention status: MelanieMarch and TaylerJohnston, who representedChina on the UN Educa-tional, Scientific, and Cul-tural Organization; andStacy Wayman and JenHall, who representedChina on the UN Commis-sion on Human Rights.

Hall, a senior in her sec-ond year of UN, said, “Webegan preparing for thisconference and all of ourconferences within the firstweeks of school. We learnparliamentary procedures,

research and writing. Thetopics of MUNUC were re-leased in the fall.”

Jefferson students rep-resented China, Niger, theMalta Employers Associa-

tion, and the Xinhua NewsAgency in various commit-tees. Topics at MUNUC in-cluded “Arms Trading inFailed States,” “Poverty,”“Women’s ReproductiveRights,” and “Impacts ofDisease on the Production,Handling, and Cleaning ofFood.”

The lessons learned atMUNUC go beyond the con-ference or even Patterson’sclassroom.

“Dr. Patterson andModel UN have had a huginfluence on my post-highschool plans. I plan to ma-jor in political science andgo to law school. ThroughUN, I’ve realized my love ofnational and internationalissues and my love to ar-gue,” Kovacs said.

Hall will be attendingOtterbein University inWesterville, Ohio after shegraduates in June.

“I will be pursuing adouble major in BusinessAdministration and StudioArts with a concentrationin Communication Design,”she said.

“Model UN has becomea very important part of myhigh school experience,”Hall continued. “It’s truly alot of work, but the knowl-edge and skills learn arepractical and relevant tocurrent events. Our team

is really just like a big fam-ily. I’m glad I had an op-portunity to take part in itand I will miss is greatly.”

McCartney learned re-search, communication andpublic speaking skills inUN that will help him suc-ceed in college, too.

“After high school, I’mgoing to the University ofCincinnati to do a double-major in InternationalBusiness and Marketing,”he said. “Model UN is a lotof fun and very beneficial.I highly suggest anyJefferson student join it.”

Ford said he does notplan to study political sci-ence but UN has helpedwith his confidence andpublic speaking abilities.

Puzio, however, doesplan to continue with UNand study political scienceand theatre in college.

“I’m still trying to ex-plore my interests ,” he ex-plained, ”and not too sureon a school but would pre-fer CSU or YSU.”

Jefferson will be compet-ing in the North Coast Con-ference at Kent State Uni-versity in March.

JEFFERSON - DarleneBecker, a former Jeffersonresident now residing in Ft.Myers, was the winner of thegrand prize in the JeffersonRotary Club Valentine’s DayRaffle.

Jefferson Mayor JudyMaloney drew the winningticket at the Rotary Clubmeeting on Feb. 9.

The grand prize was a 14-karat, white gold diamondpendant on a 14- karat,white gold link chain, set byJim Hofstetter, of J. R.HOFSTETTER, the FamilyJeweler. A consolation prizeof a $100 gift certificate fromHofstetter ’s Jewelry waswon by Helene Jackson.

John Swann, president ofthe Jefferson Rotary Club,would like to thank everyonewho purchased tickets tohelp support Rotary Clubprojects, and especially Jimand Sherry Hofstetter fortheir generous assistancewith this fund-raising event.

Becker wins Jefferson Rotary Club raffle

SUBMITTED PHOTOSJefferson Mayor Judy Maloney draews the winning ticket, while RotaryClub President John Swann looks on.

Pictured are Gary Yost, left, Kathy Housel and Sherry Hofstetter. Kathyis there to pick up the grand prize from Sherry, on behalf of her cousinby marriage, Darlene Becker. Gary Yost is representing the Rotary Club.


GENEVA - The GenevaArea Chamber of Commerceis holding its annual Busi-ness Expo this coming Thurs-day, Feb. 16, from 5:30-7:30p.m. at Geneva High School.

This year marks the 16th

year of the expo, and theChamber of Commerce looksforward to the communitytradition every year.

“Come out and browse atall the members’ tables oftheir good and services ondisplay. Representatives ofeach business will be there toanswer any questions,”Chamber Executive DirectorSue Ellen Foote said.

The expo will feature busi-nesses from across the areaand what they have to offer.

Door prizes and refresh-ments are offered and theexpo is free and opened to thepublic.

The expo offers commu-nity members a chance toview what the area has to of-fer.

The businesses and orga-

Geneva Business Expoto offer information

about area businessesnizations represented at theexpo range from chiroprac-tors and doctors to buildingsupplies, restaurants andauto repair.

Other non-profit organiza-tions such as the Friends ofthe Hapersfield Bridge havebeen known to make an ap-pearance.

“Many times people don’teven realize what the com-munity has to offer them.This is a way for them to seea wide range of businesseslocated right in the area,”Foote said.

Foote said sometimespeople feel they have to drivefar to get items or servicesthey need, but with the busi-ness expo, community mem-bers will be able to see storeswhat Geneva has to offer.

“There are many hiddenassets of Geneva,” Foote said.“Our businesses are a part ofthat hidden identity. Thereare so many services andproducts available in Genevaso people don’t have to driveout of town.”

Each year businesses alsodonate door prizes for the

public to bid on.Things like a free oil

change or haircut and bas-kets filled with goodies havebeen up for bid in past years,and Foote said this year theyhave even more to offer withtheir door prizes and raffleitems still being collected andcounted.

Foote said the night is alsoan opportunity for businessowners to network with oneanother.

“The event is also a greatway for businesses to net-work. Everyone benefitswhen we all work togetherand know each other,” Footesaid.

Foote is encouraging any-one who is communityminded and want questionsanswered by the people intheir own backyard to cometo the expo.

“Don’t miss this fun andeducational night,” Footesaid.



JEFFERSON - Let thewedding bells ring onValentine’s Day, as JudgeRobert Wynn of theAshtabula County EasternCourt performed five wed-dings on Tuesday.

Wynn said he likes toperform marriages and it isnice to be a part ofsomeone’s special day.

“It’s such a happy day,”Wynn said. “Sometimesthings happen in the courtsthat aren’t happy, but theseare happy times and wed-ding are fun.”

Wynn said holidays andthe month of June tend tobring in weddings at thecourthouse, and althoughfive weddings in a day is alot, it is not the record forWynn.

“The record is oneValentine’s Day when thecourt was over in the oldcourthouse and we had 15,”Wynn said. “By far the mostwe’ve ever had is 15, thatwas a record breaker.”

Wynn got to preside overJoseph Wooten’s and MariaBartlett’s wedding held at1:15 p.m. yesterday.

Wynn comforted

Cupid rings wedding bells on Valentine’s Day

Joseph Wooten’s son Joseph, Jr. and Maria Bartlett’s sonCorben watch as their mom and dad marry and theyofficially become brothers.

Bartlett when she wasovercome with emotion asshe was preparing to marryher best friend.

Wooten, 22, andBartlett, 26, came with amutual friend andBartlett’s son Corben andWooten’s son Joseph Jr.

Both of their sons arearound the same age, withJoseph Jr. just turning fourand Corben turning four inJune. They have grown tobe fast friends.

“We’ve known each for awhile, but we’ve been dat-ing for about five months,”

Wooten said. “It just clickedwhen we started talkingagain.”

As they waited for theirpaperwork to be completed,Bartlett and Wooten satnext to each other in thehallway with their two chil-dren.

“I am excited but a littlebut nervous, too,” Bartlettsaid as they were waitingto be married.

Bartlett said Wootenmade his proposal on whatshe thought was just an or-dinary night.

“We cooked a dinner to-gether and we put the kidsto bed and I had musicplaying and candles lit andthen I proposed to her,”Wooten said.

The couple said at firstthey had not even thoughtabout their wedding beingon Valentine’s Day, but nowthat their anniversary willalways fall on cupid’s day,they will never have a rea-son not to celebrate.

“It’s something to lookback on, and it’ll makeValentine’s Day interestingevery year,” Wooten said.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANJoseph Wooten and Maria Bartlett are married by JudgeRobert Wynn on Valentine’s Day at the Ashtabula CountyCourthouse.

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD

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

BAPTIST

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

INDEPENDENT

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. Quincy Worthington9:30 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

By Josh WoodEagleville Bible Church

Last night, I was up lateenjoying one of my indul-gences—Lakers basketball onDVR. Why on DVR? Becausemy wife cannot stand watch-ing basketball on tv for twoand a half hours. Well, she hadwatched her shows and goneto bed, and it was now “myturn”! I had been waiting forthis moment all day (thesimple things excite me)! Half-way through the second quar-ter, I received a text message.It was from my wife remind-ing me to cover up the leftoversfrom dinner and place them inthe fridge. Nonchalantly, I re-plied “ok” and went back to myzombie-like trance as KobeBryant was dodging and weav-ing his way through an enor-mously inferior set of defend-ers (not the Cavs, I like them,too).

It is not uncommon for mywife and I to text each other ifwe happen to be in differentareas of the house, especially

FACEBOOK ‘FRIENDS’since yelling would undoubt-edly disturb the slumberingmonsters we refer to as ourchildren. (Okay so they aren’tmonsters, but you try wakingup a three year old and aneight month old once they areasleep for the night and you’llunderstand what I mean!)However, I always find it in-teresting when I hear of fami-lies who communicate throughthese media avenues (texting,Facebook, Twitter, etc.) whenthey are sitting in the sameroom! This is something thatwas not even possible in mynot-too-distant childhood andit is now a common practice inour households. I’m not sayingit is right or wrong, just inter-esting. So what kind of roleshould social media play in ourlives?

A recent study showed that50 percent of teenagers wouldrather part with one of theirfive senses than lose the abil-ity to text or post on Facebook!Now that is dedication (or is itaddiction?)! “You can have myears, but not my iPod Touch!”

If I were to be honest though,I’m just as much of a tech-nutas the next guy. I would be lostwithout my smartphone! Sowhere does this leave us? Arewe destined to a future of su-perficial “lol’s” and “liking” ev-ery wall post that catches ourattention? Or should we cutourselves off from these thingsand only reside on face-to-faceconversations? The answer issomewhere in the middle, acombination of the two. I re-cently received a comment onmy Facebook from a guy whostated that, “Facebook friendsaren’t real friends.” The moreI thought about it, the moretruth I found in that state-ment. Facebook allows for“easy” friendship. It takeslittle-to-no commitment tomaintain and can be startedor ended at the click of amouse.

Let us not fall into thetemptation of having just“easy” friendships. Take thetime to step out of your busylife and routine to bless afriend or two as God leads. Al-

though Jesus does have aFacebook page (odd that hehas never friend requestedme), He communicates with usheart-to-heart, and that is howwe should relate with eachother.

Next time you go to the cof-fee shop, instead of hopping onthe wifi and browsing your lat-est tweets, invite a friend to gowith you and have a “real” con-versation and invest in theirlives. Social media has itsplace and is an effective meansof communication, but nothingcan replace the value of sittingacross the table from a goodfriend and sharing the joys,trials, and pains of life to-gether!

I have 1,145 Facebookfriends and I could easily add1,000 more. However, I wouldmuch rather have 1 “real”friend than a million “easy”friends. Wouldn’t you?

One who has unreliablefriends soon comes to ruin,

but there is a friend whosticks closer than a brother.

– Proverbs 18:24

GENEVA - The Rev. Jer-emy J. Gall, evangelist willbe the guest speaker at FaithFreedom Fellowship for aspecial day of healing andevangelism on Feb. 19 at 10a.m. and 6 p.m. at its facili-ties located at 205 West Lib-erty Street, Geneva, Ohio.

Rev. Gall’s primary focusis the spreading of the Gos-pel with the accompanyingsigns of salvation, healing,and miracles. Born in Cleve-land, Ohio, Jeremy sensedGod’s call on his life at anearly age. It was while at-tending The Cleveland Insti-tute of Art that God began toopen doors for ministry in lo-cal churches. After college,Jeremy and his wifeJoscelyne attended RhemaBible Training Center in

Feb. 17 Jefferson: Stuffed chicken breast dinnerThe H20 Mission Team at Jefferson United Methodist

Church, located at 125 E. Jefferson Street, Jefferson, willhost a stuffed chicken breast dinner on 4-7 p.m. Friday,Feb. 17, in Wesley Hall. Dinner includes stuffed chickenbreast, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad and dessert.Cost: adults, $6.50, and children under 12, $4. All proceedswill benefit the mission team, as they travel to West Vir-ginia in March for a work camp experience.

Feb. 19 Jefferson: Community Outreach

The American Baptist Youth of First Baptist Church,85 W. Jefferson St., announce a Community Outreach. Joinus on Sunday night, from 6 to 11 p.m. Youth and theirparents are welcome. Featuring Crossroadz Band and vari-ous soloists, the event will also include refreshments. APrayer Room will be set up for those who need prayer. Theevent is free. For more information, please contact ChuckHarton, Youth Leader, at the church 440-575-1631.

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.

Feb. 23 Saybrook Township: Free community dinnerOur free community dinner will be held on Thursday,

Feb. 23, from 5-6 p.m. in our Church Social Hall. Comeenjoy a free dinner, dessert and drink, served to you bymembers of Saybrook United Methodist Church, 7900 S.Depot Rd, Saybrook (across from Saybrook ElementarySchool). All are welcome!

Feb. 24 Geneva: Wild Game DinnerMen, are you hungry for some wild game? The Peoples

Church 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. The dinner begins at 5:30p.m. Author and Hunter Gary Miller will be the speaker.The last day to buy the tickets is Feb. 21.

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 classi-cal music and popular songs at St. Peter’s Episcopal Churchin downtown Ashtabula, 4901 Main Ave., on Sunday, March25, at 2 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public andwill be followed by a free and open punch and cookie recep-tion. Sponsored by the Fine Arts Concert Committee of theChurch. FMI, phone the Church at 440-992-8100.

Special Day of Evangelism andHealing at Faith Freedom Fellowship

Tulsa, Oklahoma, graduat-ing in June of 2000.

Immediately followinggraduation, Jeremy served asan instructor in the “healingschool” located on the Rhemacampus. After ministering ayear in Healing School, Jer-emy had the honor of servingas an associate minister ofRev. David Horton. FromJune of 2001 until April 2003Jeremy worked with Rev.Horton ministering in semi-nars and crusades aroundthe country. In April 2003,the Galls sensed God leadingthem to begin Jeremy GallMinistries.

Currently, they are trav-eling, preaching the Word ofGod, and proclaiming JesusChrist the same yesterday,today and forever. Every-

where they have gone, over20 states in the United Statesand five different countries,God has been faithful to con-firm His Word with signs fol-lowing.

Over the last two years,they have ministered exten-sively in Russia, one trip cov-ering 13 major cities. DuringNovember and December2011 they spent most of theirtime ministering for Rev.Rick Renner at Good NewsChurch in Moscow, Russia;preaching in the church andteaching for the third time atGood New’s Seminary. Whilein Russia, they also con-ducted miracle campaigns intwo other cities, Tombov andPskov.

Jeremy, Joscelyne, daugh-ter Eden, and son Coen reside

in Ashtabula, Ohio.“It doesn’t matter if you live

in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Au-gusta, Georgia or Cleveland,Ohio. People only need onething. They need Jesus!...Onlya living, miracle working Jesuscan help suffering and hurtinghumanity. Only Jesus, in allof His power, can make anylasting difference in theworld,” Gall said.

Pastors Ray and Edithencourage the public to at-tend – especially if they havefamily members that needsalvation or if they need amiracle from God. We areexcited to share with the cityof Geneva and AshtabulaCounty the marvelous waysGod is working, settingpeople free. A love offeringwill be taken.



JEFFERSON - Stu-dents and staff came to-gether at Jefferson AreaJunior High School tohelp out a fellow Falcon.

Jordan Trenn, a 2011graduate of Jefferson,

SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Falcon Junior High Student Council collected donations for Jordan Trenn: Lizzie Pellegrina, Hailey Johnston,Leah Kingston, Christie Parker, Carley Truckey, Mikey Roberts, Josey Snyder, Courtney Fularz, Molly Barber andMya Perry.

Junior High Student Councilraises money for Jordan Trenn

was recently seriously in-jured in an automobile ac-cident and has been hospi-talized ever since. Studentcouncil advisor StaceyDixon organized the event.

The response was over-whelming. Friday morn-ing the halls of JAJHSwere filled with hats andPJ’s.

“Our kids are awe-some!” Dixon exclaimed. “Iam so proud of our stu-dents and I’m honored towork with such a generousstaff. In one morning weraised over $500! So manystudents and staff mem-bers donated much morethan the $3 we asked. Ican’t tell you how many

times I heard ‘keep thechange’ when someonehanded a $5 or $10 bill.”

Jordan’s brother, Jer-emy, is a freshman at thehigh school and was veryhumbled by the generos-ity of people who don’teven know his brother.

“Wow! Thank you,”Jeremy said.


ASHTABULA - JoyceLitmyer and MarshallBlount represented Dr.Jeff Wheeler of Kent StateUniversity of Ashtabula’seconomic class at theAshtabula Downtown De-velopment Association’sannual meeting lastWednesday.

The class took a surveyof 75 businesses in thedowntown area.

“This is an enriching ex-perience, being able topartner with the ADDAand building our commu-nity, strengthening andbettering it,” Blount said.

The surveys were to ex-amine the area’sStrengths, Weaknesses,Opportunities andThreats, or SWOT.

Wheeler has been illand was unable to presentthe complete results, butthey were partly discussed.

“He has a lot of informa-tion to share with every-body, but his stats class iscompiling all this informa-tion,” Litmyer said.

Wheeler has the an-swers to all the surveyquestions and once he is inbetter health, the final re-sults will be revealed tothe ADDA.

“When the presenta-

ADDA looks forward toKent State’s survey results

PHOTO BY SADIE PORTMANJoyce Litymer and Marshall Blount discuss the survey theyare still compiling. They conducted a SWOT assessmentof Ashtabula’s downtown with the help of the ADDA.

tions is ready, you’ll bevery proud of it and youcan be proactive in gettingthe ball rolling,” Blountsaid.

However, Litmyer andBlount were able to givesome details of theirproject.

“We were given a task tosurvey the downtown mer-chants of Ashtabula,”Litmyer said. “This surveyhad specific questions thatwe were to ask the mer-chants.”

The survey results areconsidered to be unbiased,as they surveyed a numberof merchants and asked

questions pertaining tospecifics of the businesses.

“Everything that wasgiven to us, we compiledthat information and wetook the top four answersto our questions and wepulled out a commonthread that was revealed,”Litmyer said.

The common threadswill be used to describe theeconomic climate of down-town Ashtabula and ex-pose areas that need im-provement and areas theyare succeeding at.

“We want to take yourweaknesses and turn theminto strengths and take

your threats and turnthem into opportunities,”Litmyer said. “When weare finally able to give ourpresentation in full, wewill be able to reveal thoseresults better.”

The students did give aclue as to what the surveyswould show, as they saidlocal government seemedto be a common complaintamong the businesses.

“That was almost in ev-ery survey we took, there’ssomething in it about thelocal government, but youguys are in a new era,”Litmyer said.

The survey was con-ducted before the Novem-ber elections.

“When this survey wastaken, it was before the elec-tion and we did make notethat there has been a newadministration elected in,”Blount said.

The ADDA is excitedabout its partnership withKent State of Ashtabulaand looks forward to see-ing the final results.

“We are going to try toreschedule both the SWOTassessment and the actualsurvey results,” LyndaAnnick, president of theADDA, said.


ScriptureClass to be

offeredA scripture class by Fr.

Arthur J. King, OMI on St.Paul ’s Letter - FirstThessalonians will be heldThursdays, March 1, 8, 15and 22 in the South Con-ference Room at JeffersonHealth Care Center, 222East Beech St., Jefferson,from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Register by calling (440)576-2050. Use the southdriveway to the rear ofbuilding and the northdoor.

Fr. King has taughtclasses in the Jeffersonarea through his Continu-ing Religious Studies forAdults program since1976. He retired from full-time ministry and residesin Jefferson.

At big box stores such asWal-Mart and Target, shop-pers can purchase colorfulbackpacks, messenger andtote bags, spiral notebookcovers, clipboards and bind-ers and a plethora of otherproducts upcycled fromCapri Sun pouches as well asOreo Cookie packages,Dorito bags and Kraft cheesewrappers. According to theTerraCycle website, CapriSun pouches are also trans-formed into plastic paversand lumber.

“Last year a student,Abigail Clark asked meabout starting a recyclingprogram at Austinburg El-ementary,” explained Bor-deaux. “I asked her to dosome research and told herthat once she presented theinformation: what shewanted to recycle, how, etc.,that I would then help herto begin a recycling program.After discussing the re-sources that were availableand what we would be ableto maintain, Abby presentedthe idea of recycling CapriDrink Pouches throughTerraCycle. Once a week thestudents collect the emptypouches which are collectedin the cafeteria and the fifth

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graders clean, dry and countthe pouches, and packagethem into a box that isshipped free of charge toTerraCycle to be turned intonew products. TerraCycleoffers several options to earncredit for collecting thesepouches, and we have de-cided to give back to others.We are earning points to givecountries in need clean wa-ter and chickens to produceeggs for food.”

According to TerraCycle’swebsite more than 64,615 lo-cations worldwide havejoined the drink pouch bri-gade collecting 124,950,725units and raising$2,493,317.00.

“It is a good thing we aredoing because instead of fill-ing up our landfills, we aregiving water to other coun-tries by reusing Capripouches that we are recy-cling,” said Austinburg stu-dent Mitchel Quinn.

Classmate Nick Stoltzagreed.

“I think it’s cool becausewe are recycling and we aregiving countries in need sup-plies like chickens for eggsor water,” he said.

And then, of course, thereare those cool backpacks!

BY JAN PERALAGeneva Area City Schools

GENEVA - “Geneva’s Im-age Showcase 2012" will fea-ture music by members ofthe popular show choir whowill share the spotlight witha group of talented friends,family, community membersand alumni of the singinggroup. The playbill will fea-ture ensemble performancesas well as soloists and anarray of selections rangingfrom classical topop. Geneva’s Image (GI’s)and their director MichelleMather have invited a con-tingent of guest performersto share the stage for theevening. They includeAlexandra VanAllen (GHSalumni ’07), Mike Riffe(GHS alumni ’95), KimberlyGodfrey, GI’s choreographerTheater Director at theAshtabula Arts Center, andJim Sanderlin, a newGeneva resident and musicminister of a local church. Areception following the con-cert will allow patrons tomeet the performers.

Geneva’s Image soloists

Geneva’s Image Show Choirto present showcase of music

Geneva’sImagesoloistsKayleenaBrashear,Joshua Lillieand AbbieBrady willshare thespotlight withmusicallytalentedfriends,family,communitymembersand alumniof the highlyregardedshow choirat “Geneva’sImageShowcase ofMusic” onFriday, Feb. 24. They are pictured with Ashtabula ArtsCenter Theater Director Kimberly Godfrey who isgroup’s choreographer.

of the classical genre includeKayleena Brashear singingPer la gloria d’adorarvi byGiovanni Bononcini, AbbieJean Brady singing Alma delcore by Antonio Caldara andpianist Ariel Stehura play-ing Etude in E Major, Opus10 #3 by Chopin

GHS soloists of the musi-cal theatre genre will beCayla Conrad singing Some-one Like You from the musi-cal Jekyll and Hyde, CyndiKelner singing Fine, FineLine from the musical Av-enue Q, Joshua Lillie sing-ing Empty Chairs andEmpty Tables from the mu-sical Les Miserables.

GHS contemporary solo-ists include a duet of RikkiMetzler and Joshua Lilliesinging “On Fire” made popu-lar by the artist Switchfoot.

The event will take placeon Friday, Feb 24, at 7 p.m.in the GHS Auditorium.Tickets are $5 per personand $20 per family. For in-formation or for tickets, con-tact Michelle Mather at 466-4831 ext. 4614. Pre-saletickets are recommended toassure a seat.

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The store supportedHyland and his family often children who went tocollege with the profitsraised from the store.

The Outdoor Army NavyStore is still family ownedand run by Gene’s son, BillHyland, who began runningthe store’s operations in 1982.

In 1985 the store movedto its current location on4420 Main Ave. in down-town Ashtabula.

“We’re proud to have anArmy Navy Store in thisarea,” Hyland said. “There’sa lot that have gone away.”

Hyland said since 1995,about one in three ArmyNavy Stores have closedtheir doors.

“Fortunately, we’re kindof a general store, too, andwe carry a lot of differentthings that help keep us vi-able,” Hyland said.

Hyland said they listen tothe community and respondto what items they seek.

“We try and respond towhat the community needs,”Hyland said.

The Outdoor Army NavyStore, as it says in its title, hasa full stock of military items.

“We carry a lot of T-shirtsand sweatshirts from theMarines, the Army, theNavy, the Air Force,” Hylandsaid. “We carry the patches,the pins, the bumper stick-ers, the coins they’re lookingfor and the flags.”

The Outdoor Army NavyStore carries everyday uni-forms as well, but not thedress uniforms.

“Our core is really workand military, and militarycan even fall into the fireand police departments,”Hyland said.

The store carries a vari-ety of other items for theoutdoors man, includingcamping equipment, shoesand high quality gear.

Some of the more popu-lar brands include Carhartt,Dickies, Wolverine, Caro-lina, Red Wing, Timberlandand Converse.

“We have the outdoor andfishing stuff for the outdoorenthusiast, and we’ve got allkinds of knives for both thecollector and the outdoor en-thusiast,” Hyland said.

The Outdoor Army NavyStore even sets up tents in thebasement of the store.

“It’s nice to have a tentset up on display and say‘this is what it looks like’instead of getting a boxand not knowing whatyou’re going to get whenyou open it,” Hyland said.

If a tent a customer is in-terested in is not set up fordisplay, Hyland said theyare more than happy to setit up for you to see.

Hyland said many of hiscustomers return whenwinter weather approaches.

“Every winter, our busi-ness always goes up and ithas everything to do with,unfortunately, there’s snowout there,” Hyland said.

With the winter snow fi-nally on the Ashtabula area,Hyland encourages all thoselooking for winter gear tomake a stop into the store.

The Outdoor Army NavyStore has everything fromcoats and boots to high qual-ity winter camping gear.

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JEFFERSON - The Fal-con Follies are back with anew theme of Great Get-away Adventures for its37th year of shows.

Falcon Follies will beheld on March 23 and 24at 7 p.m. in the JeffersonArea Senior High audito-rium and cafeteria.

The yearly event, whichputs on skits and musicalnumbers for the commu-nity in order to raise fundsfor the Jefferson Area Lo-cal Schools, also has twonew directors, Jodi An-thony and Cyndi Butler.

“I hope everyone is asexcited as we are,” An-thony said.

The variety show has itsfirst and second acts al-ready planned out, andparticipants are ready tosurprise the communitywith original performancesand popular songs from the1970s, ‘80s, ‘90s and today.

“We had a list of songs,and we just picked the oneswe liked the best andwould work best with theshow,” Butler said.

The show is also filledwith skits based on adver-tisers who buy a walk-onad in the show.

Advertisements in theprogram are also availableand include up to four pa-

Falcon Follies gets ready for Great Getaway Adventures

The crowd gathered in the Jefferson Area High School cafeteria to fill out theiragreement to participate in this year’s Follies.

Past Follies participants get together and talk about the new year of skits, musicalnumbers and other fun activities planned for the March 23-24 shows.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANSeanna Butler gives out the sign-up sheets for those who attended the Meet DirectorsNight, the first meeting of the 2012 Falcon Follies.

Jodi Anthony and Cyndi Butler, the two directors of theFalcon Follies, introduce the theme of Great GetawayAdventures.

tron tickets, depending onthe size of ad that is pur-chased.

Anyone can also becomea patron of the Falcon Fol-lies for $10 with one linein the program and oneticket. All advertisementsand patron names are dueby March 9.

The theme of Great Get-away Adventures camesurprisingly easy to thefirst time directors.

“We pretty much hadthe theme about a monthafter last year ’s Follies,”Butler said. “We were

thinking about it beforebecause we knew wewanted to direct.”

Butler said she is look-ing forward to directingeven if she may have a fewbutterflies in her stomach.

“I’m kind of nervous withthis being my first time di-recting, but I think it’ll beall right,” Butler said.

Butler said Falcon Fol-lies has a history with thecommunity, and the funthe cast brings to the au-dience always showsthrough.

“We want everyone in-

volved to have a good timeand everyone that comes tosee the Follies, we hopethey enjoy the show,” But-ler said.

Although Butler andAnthony are new to direct-ing, they are not new to theFollies.

“I’ve been involved withthe show since 2004 andJodi [Anthony] has beeninvolved for even longer,”Butler said. “I look forwardto it every year.”

Each year the teachersof Jefferson Area LocalSchools fill out request

forms for ways they’d liketo use the funds raisedthrough Falcon Follies,and between $5,000 to$6,000 is given to teachersto fund special programsthroughout the school year.

Ticket are availablethrough advanced sales atthe Gazette Newspaper ’soffice, RadioShack, theschool’s office orStutzman’s News Room.For advanced sales, ticketprices are $6 for adult, and$4 for students and seniors.

Tickets will also beavailable at the door for $7

for adults and $5 for stu-dents and seniors.

The Falcon Follies willbegin rehearsals on Feb.27, and those still inter-ested have time to sign upand are encouraged to con-tact Seanna Butler at(440) 858-5175.

“I hope everyone likes itand we are looking forwardto having fun,” Anthonysaid.


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University Hospitals is pleased to welcome Dr. Steve Hunyadi Jr. He will be practicing Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) in Madison and Ashtabula. Dr. Hunyadi has privileges at University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center and University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center.

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Geneva AreaChamber of Commerce

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Email: [email protected] • Website: www.genevachamber.org

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I-Vice President:Bill Widlits,Chestnut Homes

II-Vice President:Kim Patrone,Quail Hollow Resort

Treasurer:Douglas Braun,Lakeview FederalCredit Union

Executive Director:Sue Ellen Foote

Board of Directors

Jennifer Brown,City of Geneva

Beth Cheney,Rae-Ann GenevaSkilled Nursing &Rehabilitation Center

Jaime Cordova,SPIRE InstituteBanquet Centerand Fuel

Mike Goddard,Crawford InsuranceAgency

Cliff Henry,HarpersfieldTownship

Brett Horvath,Geneva AreaCity Schools

Evan Jahn,Waste Management

Renee Keener,Keener Accounting& Tax Service

Shirley Lehmann,NorthwestSavings Bank

Tony Long,JLS Computer &Accounting Service

Richard Phinney,Rosemary’s Pizza

Darrell Ramsey,HDT EP, Inc.

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Hospice provides palliative end-of-life care, caregiver support, and bereavementservices throughout northern Ohio. In celebration of the individual worth of eachlife, we strive to relieve suffering, enhance comfort, promote quality of life, foster

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MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND 19th ANNUALGENEVA AREA CHAMBER BUSINESS EXPO

Free and open to the publicThursday, February 16, 2012 • 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Geneva High School in the commons area1301 South Ridge Rd., Geneva

Exhibitors will be showcasing their products, and services.Stop by to see what is offered here in the Geneva area.

Door Prizes-Refreshments-Free Give-Aways'Cost for table: $60 Members, and $90 Non-Members

The Business Expo allows Chamber businesses to showcase their busi-ness and promote their services and products. This is a great networkingopportunity. People are always amazed at what they didn't know about manyof our businesses here in the Geneva area. Donations of door prizes and re-freshments will be greatly appreciated. Table location will be on a first-come,first-served basis. Payment is required before the event. Call the Chamberwith any questions.

CHAMBER SPRING DINNERMonday, March 19, 2012

At: VFW Post #6846, 76 Depot Sreet, Geneva • Cost: $25 per personSpeaker is Casey Kozlowski, State Representative - 99th House DistrictThe social will begin at 6:30 p.m., and dinner will be at 7 p.m. For the

13th year our guests for the dinner have been the Geneva High School Na-tional Honor Society Seniors, and for the 7th year we have the Grand RiverAcademy National Honor Society Seniors. We encourage you as a businessowner to help sponsor a student. The cost to sponsor a National Honor Soci-ety student is $20.

The dinner will be catered by Up Scale Catering. The menu is the fol-lowing: ziti and meatballs, roasted chicken, sliced roast beef au jus, vegetablemedley, scalloped potatoes, tossed salad, rolls, cake, punch, and coffee. Alsoavailable is a cash bar. For reservations or to sponsor a student, call the Cham-ber (440) 466-8694.

WINTERFEST CHILI COOK-OFF CONTESTThe Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 7th Annual Chili

Cook-off during Winterfest, in the Depot Street parking lot in downtownGeneva. The Chili Cook-off contest consists of three different categories. Eachof the winners received $100 cash and a trophy. The winners were: commer-cial and tasters choice category was Briquettes Smokehouse Restaurant,located at 1104 Bridge Street, Ashtabula; the non-profit category was GenevaFire Department Explorers, and the individual/private category was Scottand Michael Richardson from Madison, Ohio.

There were a total of 26 contestants. Because of the nice weather therewasn't any need to set up tents. The chili ran out fast, most of the chili wasgone between 1:30 and 2: 00 p.m. The contestants had a good time and manywere saying they'll be back to compete again next year!

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTSFeb. 16, Chamber Business Expo at Geneva High School. Open to the public, 5-7:30p.m., for table or FMI call 466-8694.

Feb. 20, Presidents' Day, No school Geneva students.

March 2-4, Ashtabula County Home Show at the Ashtabula Towne Square, duringmall hours Fri. and Sat. 10a.m.-9p.m., Sun. 9-12. Daily drawings! FMI 466-8694.

March 7, Ashtabula County Profiles Breakfast, 8a.m., at the Kent State University Ash-tabula Campus in the Blue-Gold Room. The Evolving Role of the Ashtabula CountyEducational Service Center", John M. Rubesich, Superintendent, Ashtabula CountyEducational Service Center. Reservations are due each Monday prior to the breakfast.Call Mary Collins (440) 964-4312, or email [email protected]

March 7, Lakehouse Inn & Winery, 5653 Lake Rd., Geneva-on-the-Lake will host aribbon cutting and open house from 5-7 p.m. for their new spa and South Side Eventroom. FMI call 466-8668.

March 11, Daylight-Savings Time (set clocks forward one hour).

March 13, Geneva Rotary Chocolate Fest at Geneva High School, 5:30-8 p.m., ticketsample 5 for $5 at door for chocolate samples. FMI call Terri Vincent for vendor spaceor for tickets 466-0016 or 969-1211.

March 19, Chamber Spring Dinner, at VFW Post #6846, 76 Depot St. Social 6:30 p.m.,Dinner 7 p.m., cost $25, sponsor NHS student $20.. Geneva High School and GrandRiver Academy National Honor Sociality Seniors will be guests. Speaker CaseyKozlowski, State Representative 99th House District. Reservations call 466-8694.

April 1, 15th Annual Geneva Area Chamber Chinese Auction, at Geneva High School,tickets $5. per person. Starting 1 p.m., Drawing 2:30 p.m., Grand Prize and 50/50 tick-ets at event. Donations and tickets call 466-8694.

April 2-till April 10, Spring Break for Geneva students.

April 4, Ashtabula County Profiles Breakfast, 8a.m., at the Kent State University Ash-tabula Campus in the Blue-Gold Room. "Next Generation Technology for your homeand business", Ken Johnson, President and General Manager, Conneaut TelephoneCompany. Reservations are due each Monday prior to the breakfast. Call Mary Collins(440) 964-4312, or email [email protected]

April 8, Easter

April 10, Geneva students resume classes after spring break.

April 20, 7th Annual Senior Service Health Fair, at Geneva Community Center, 9a.m.to 1p.m.. Free to the public. FMI call Rae-Ann Geneva 466-5733.

April 24, Free Community Appreciation Pancake Breakfast, hosted by Rae Ann Geneva,7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., 839 West Main St., FMI call 466-5733.

May 12, 13th Geneva Area Community Day, 12-4 PM at Geneva Memorial Field, FunFamily Day! FMI 466-8694.

June 20, Chamber Golf Outing at Powderhorn

September 24, Chamber Fall Dinner

October 24, Chamber Candidates Night

December 5, Chamber Annual Dinner

ASHTABULA COUNTY HOME SHOWMARCH 2 - 4, 2012

The Ashtabula County Chambers of Commerce is excited to announce that the 2012Home Show will take place Friday through Sunday, March 2 through 4, 2012 at theAshtabula Towne Square (Mall). We are now accepting applications for booth spacesfor the three day show.

Brand new for 2012

We are very excited to offer something new for the 2012 Home Show. We under-stand the importance to our exhibitors of drawing customers to the show. Althoughwe have always offered a drawing for prizes, we have decided to increase the valueand number of prizes we will offer this year as added incentive to come to the show.

Grand Prize #1 - $500 certificate that can be used at any of the Home Show exhibi-tors

Grand Prize #2 - $500 Ashtabula Towne Square gift certificate

Prize #3 - (10) $50 Ashtabula Towne Square gift certificates.

Not only will this increase traffic but will offer an opportunity for one or more of theexhibitor's to earn a return on their investment in the show. For more information or an

application call the Geneva Area Chamber at 440-466-8694.

15TH ANNUAL CHINESE AUCTION APRIL 1, 2012 (SUNDAY)

SPEND APRIL FOOL'S DAY AT THE AUCTION!To have a successful auction we need donated items.

You will receive a tax deductive receipt for yourdonation. Please drop off at the Chamber office, or callto make arrangements for pick-up.

The Geneva Area Chamber will hold its14th Annual Chinese Auction on Sunday, April 1,2012 at the Geneva High School. The purpose ofthe auction is to raise funds for the Chamber'sScholarship Fund for Geneva High School stu-dents. This is a fun family event, and it is for agood cause. The Scholarship Foundation is501(c)(3), and you will receive a tax deductive re-ceipt for your donation. Some examples of theregular auction and door prizes are restaurant cer-tificates, specially filled baskets, golf passes, sportstickets, sports items, plants, tools, toys, and muchmore. At the auction, tickets will be available forthe grand prize, and for a 50/50 raffle. Last yearthere were 233 regular auction items, 18 grandprizes, 61 door prizes and 8 silent-auction items,and the 50/50 raffle was $565. Please drop off do-nations at the Chamber office, or call to have yourdonation picked up.

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JEFFERSON - Planningthe perfect wedding can takemonths or even years. Cablechannels have highly popularreality shows about the wed-ding planner, the weddingdress and even the bride(zilla).

Little girls dream of theirwedding day while their fa-thers dread the price tag. Awedding is a big event.

The students in AprilSherick’s Family Relationsclass at Jefferson Area HighSchool found out how muchwork goes into planning awedding by planning one oftheir own in just a few weeks.

“Part of the standards forthe Manage Transitions classis building and maintainingpersonal relationships. Thisalso includes long-term mateselection and how to build astrong family. Students havebeen working hard the lastcouple weeks learning aboutthese lessons while planninga mock wedding,” explainedSherick.

In 2003, a mock weddingwas suggested and because itfit perfect into the lessonplans, Sherick gave it a try.The class has been doing itever since.

Each year, the date of thewedding varies and this yearit fell on the first day of Feb-ruary, the month of love.

As stressful as the prepa-rations were for Sherick andher students, everyone waspleased with the results. Afew students had never beento a wedding, let alone planone.

Sherick said, “I think thekids like to get dressed up, al-though they won’t admit it.”

Unlike most weddings, thebride and groom weren’tbrought together because oftrue love. It was more of anarranged marriage. Usuallyvolunteers put their names ina cup and the bride and groomare picked from those. Thechosen couple then picks theirmaid of honor and best manfrom the rest of the volun-teers. However, only threeboys were in this year’s classand Alex Cash was the onlyvolunteer.

Cash, who had never beento a wedding before, admittedthat he had cold feet eventhough it wasn’t a real wed-ding. He actually consideredrunning, but Dr. JohnPatterson, who officiated,helped calm him down.

Cash went on to explainthat he and his bride, TristaDodrill, did the traditionalvows word for word. Therings, however, weren’t thetraditional diamond or gold.Instead, they were blue sugarRing Pops.

Dodrill said she was ner-vous, too.

“I was afraid of trippingwhen I walked down theaisle,” she explained.

Instead of her father,Dodrill’s younger brother,Coltyn, walked her down toher awaiting groom. Dodrillsaid her brother admitted tobeing nervous, but did a goodjob anyway.

The bride and groom took

Wedding bells at JAHS

PHOTOS BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMECodi Synder, from left, Bionca McCullough, Coltyn Dodrill, Trista Dodrill and MelissaMeighan anxiously await the journey down the aisle.

Troy Stitt, Joey Babic, Greg Spang and Alex Cash looked handsome in their weddingattire.

Natasha LaGrange and Alexis Northrop portrayedmother and grandmother of the bride.

Heavner, Courtney Kessler,Jenica Kidd, HayleeMcCracken, AngelicaMoriarity, Raquel Mook,Samantha Mutschler,Courtney Nielson, ValeriePrice, Christa Reeve andMallory Severa.

Bethany Justice was partof the decorating committee.

“Our colors were blue andsilver to match the brides-maids dresses. I was in chargeof picking up the flowers fromJeff ’s Flowers (in Jefferson),”Justice said.

Mikayla Lingo, who wasalso on the decorating com-mittee, said she was supposedto be in a wedding when shewas six years old but didn’tmake it down the aisle.

“I guess I got scared andcried and wouldn’t go to any-one but my uncle,” she ex-plained.

After the ceremony in theschool’s auditorium, studentswent to the cafeteria for thereception.

“The Food and Relationsclass is ninth period. We setup seventh and had the cer-emony eighth. It all happensreally quickly and the kidsonly miss one other class,”said Sherick.

The reception included do-nated food and drink, thebridal dance, and, the cup-cakes.

Leo Beaver, who was in-vited by Spang, said, “Thecupcakes were definitely thebest food. The wedding wasshort, though.”

Sherick explained that stu-dents were graded on work-ing together, calling busi-nesses, the ceremony and re-ception, the cleanup andthank you notes. Each stu-dent had to complete a postevaluation and was assessedon their knowledge of the les-son plans.

Those plans included “Se-lecting a Partner”: theories ofmate attraction, identifyingattitudes about marriage anddanger signs in a relationship;“The Engagement”: purposesof an engagement period,types of contracts, customsand ways to manage stress;and “Building a Strong Mar-riage”: qualities of a strongmarriage, marriage satisfac-tion cycle, relationship skillsand resources for keeping amarriage strong.

Dr. John Patterson officiated.

The happy couple: Trista Dodrill and Alex Cash.

care of the “something old,something new, somethingborrowed, something blue”tradition together. Dodrillwore an old dress borrowedfrom fellow JAHS studentAlexis Northrop. Cash wasdressed in a new black tuxedo,blue vest and tie from EB andCompany in Ashtabula.

“Mr. Brown was great andreally helped me out,” Cashexplained.

The rest of the weddingparty was made up of bestman Greg Spang andgroomsmen Joey Babic andTroy Stitt. Maid of Honorwas Codi Synder, whileBionca McCullough and Me-lissa Meighan were brides-maids.

Meighan explained she re-ally enjoyed the experiencebecause she hopes to be awedding planner some day.She said she learned thatplanning a wedding can befrustrating but in the end itall is worthwhile.

Each student in the classmust help with set up, cleanup and thank you cards andare assigned to specific du-ties. For example, the wed-ding party wrote their ownvows and wedding toasts.Those in the invitation groupdesigned and made the invi-tations. They also made the

placemats with the names ofthe businesses and peoplewho donated.

Sherick stressed that theFamily Relations Class mockwedding would not have beenpossible without the gener-ous donations from localbusinesses. Those busi-nesses were Jeff ’s Flowers,Golden Dawn, Pizza Joe’s,Thornes Bilo, Hardees,Chops Grille, Coca-ColaCompany, J.R. Hofstetter,Deli in the Rye, and Subway.

“We are very thankful for

the area business that areable to help out. Usually weborrow the dresses from abridal shop, but they weren’table to provide dresses. Thegirls had to find matchinghomecoming dresses,”Sherick said.

Instead of the usual wed-ding cake, Sherick’s Healthyand Safe Foods classes bakedcupcakes and made the icing.

“I am fortunate that I amtaking a cake decoratingclass in Mentor for the next12 weeks. I leaned basicdecorating and then taughtthe students, “ Sherick ex-plained.

Someday Sherick hopes toteach the students to decoratewell enough so they can make

and decorate their own wed-ding cake.

The guests for the MockWedding included the otherstudents in the Family Rela-tions class, teachers and stu-dents from other classes.Those not on the class rostercould only come if they wereinvited and if they had per-mission from their eighth-and ninth-period teachers.

“We all had to dress up orwe weren’t allowed to go,” saidSamantha Allega, who wasinvited by Dena LePlante.

Others students in theFamily Relations class wereKhyrie Campbell, MikaylaConroy, Sarah Dotson, An-drea Eddy, Mary Forbes,Caleb Harris, Chirstina

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Rose is the son of KarenAllison of Ashtabula.

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Did you know that manychildren start school lack-ing certain basic skillsthey’re going to need beforethey can master the firstmost basic skill for learn-ing: reading on their own?And did you know there’s aprogram which can teachyou how to help the pre-schooler in your life, just bythe way you talk with themand sing to them play withthem? It’s called EveryChild Ready to Read.

Here I am out of spacealready and I haven’t evenmentioned the Auto RepairReference Center, the Coop-erating Collection of theFoundation Center whichwill help you match yournon-profit’s great idea witha foundation which mightbe willing to fund it, thefederal, state and localcodes and ordinances avail-able, the local history col-lection, NoveList, whichcan help you find your nextfavorite author… and prob-ably a few more “resources”I’ll think of after deadline.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOEdgewood High School’s Child Development class gathers to display just a few of the items they collectedand donated to Homesafe, Ashtabula County’s Domestic Violence Shelter. The class received aneducational session regarding Healthy Relationships/Teen Dating Violence presented by Julie Sundquist,Outreach Coordinator/Victim Advocate with Homesafe. February is Teen Dating Violence Awarenessand Prevention month. Show your support by wearing PURPLE.

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From the Superintendent’s Desk: News From Our Schools

BY DOUG HLADEKSuperintendentJefferson Area Local Schools

In 2011, Jefferson AreaLocal Schools applied and re-ceived a Race to the Topgrant offered by the Ohio De-partment of Education. Raceto the Top is a $4.35 billioncompetitive grant programestablished by the AmericanRecovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 (ARRA) intendedto provide significant finan-cial support to states that areleading the way with ambi-tious yet achievable plans forimplementing coherent, com-pelling, and comprehensiveeducation reform.

In January 2011, Ohio wasawarded a $400 million grantto be spent over four years.Ohio’s plan calls for the stateby 2014 to:

• Increase the high schoolgraduation rate by 2 percent-age points to 88 percent,

• Reduce by half the gapsbetween white and non-whitestudents’ graduation rates,

• Reduce by half perfor-mance gaps between whiteand non-white students on

state and national assess-ments,

• Reduce by half the gapsbetween Ohio and top-per-forming states on nationalreading and math assess-ments, and

• Double the projected in-crease in college enrollmentfor students age 19 andyounger.

Ohio then created a grantopportunity open to all ofOhio’s public and charterschool districts. More thanhalf of Ohio school districtsand two-thirds of public com-munity/charter schools vol-untarily agreed to participatein this statewide reform ef-fort.

The teachers in theJefferson Area local Schools

accepted the challenge in join-ing the RttT initiative and arecommitted to change and will-ing to take risks. Participationin the RttT initiative requiresa significant expense of timeand effort in support of schoolreform and building an edu-cational system equipped tomeet the challenges of thetwenty-first century.

The Jefferson Area LocalSchool District has beenawarded $181,462.00 overfour years to support its ini-tiatives including staff train-ing, communications, andembracing technology as aneducational tool. Grant re-sources will also be used toimplement Ohio’s new statestandards for language arts,mathematics, science and so-cial studies, and to imple-ment a program of rigorousformative and summative as-sessments.

The initiative will usedata to make sound educa-tional decisions for every stu-dent, prepare students forOhio’s next generation ofstate assessments, andgroom students to graduatewith a sense of purpose and

well prepared for college,work and life.

A reminder that our highschool thespians are hard atwork learning their lines forthe presentation of “TheTrails of Robin Hood” to beperformed at our beautifulauditorium on Feb. 24 and25. Show times are at 7 p.m.each night and the public isinvited to come and enjoy theevent.

On March 6 voters will beasked to renew two Perma-nent Improvement Levies forthe school district. One is a1.5-mill levy and the other a1.0-mill levy. The levies areused for buses, textbooks,technology, equipment, andfacility maintenance andwere first approved in 1987and 1992.

Thank you for supportingour schools. Check the districtwebsite calendar or watch forannouncements about ouractivities atwww.jefferson.k12.oh.us., orvisit your schools. For moreinformation about yourschools, contact me at theBoard of Education office(576-9180).



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