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Calling allVietnamveterans

— See page 12A

The Bridges of Ashtabula County — See page 10A

BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Village ofJefferson officials continue to cleanup homes in the village thanks toa revamped property-maintenancecode passed this summer by villagecouncil.

“Implementation of the newlypassed property maintenance codeis being actively pursued,” VillageAdministrator Terry Finger said inhis latest report to Jefferson Vil-lage Council.

The revamped code came aboutthanks to numerous residents com-plaining about deteriorated prop-erties in the village. Some of thesedeteriorated properties are at thepoint where they are not inhabit-able, while others just lack main-tenance, Finger has said.

He said both types present ablight to the neighborhood.

“Our ordinance deals with theseproperties that are causingblighted areas,” Finger said.

The ordinance took effect inJuly, and already the village hastaken at least one property ownerto Eastern County Court.

“There are currently 12 proper-ties under review, and final notifi-

BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

GENEVA - The country’sshortest covered bridge was of-ficially dedicated in the City ofGeneva on Saturday as a part ofthe 28th Covered Bridge Festi-val.

The bridge now joins the long-est covered bridge located inAshtabula County as well.

“We truly have the long andthe short of it,” Betty Morrison,of the Covered Bridge Festival,said.

The Liberty Bridge wasmonumental not only in its size

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANOhio State Senator Capri Cafaro, pictured, pulls with Ashtabula County Commissioner Peggy Carlo asthey are they last to saw a piece of the log off at the end of the dedication ceremony.

Smallest covered bridgereceives a large dedication

but also by being a part of a cityproject instead of a county one.

“This is the first time that wehave worked with a city to builda covered bridge instead of thecounty,” Morrison said.

Geneva City Manager JimPearson gave credit to KevinGrippi for bringing the idea tohim, as well as making the ideainto a reality.

“It takes more than an idea tomake things happen like this,and Smolen Engineering underthe leadership of John Smolenand Kevin Grippi helped usbring this project to a successfulconclusion,” Pearson said.

Smolen, who is also a pastcounty engineer, said manypeople see covered bridges withtheir wooden frames as old fash-ioned, but he sees them as a veryreliable material.

“Salt does not harm wood, andwe know what salt does to steel.We know what salt does to con-crete, but salt does not harmwood. If it does anything it helpsit. It prevents the wood from rot-ting,” Smolen said.

Smolen was proud to get thecall from Pearson and Grippi asthey gave their idea to thecounty engineer’s office.

Jefferson actively enforces revampedproperty-maintenance code

cation of violations will be mailedat the rate of three a week begin-ning the first week of October,”Finger said.

Some of the offending proper-ties have been based on com-plaints, while others have beenfound by village officials as theydrive through the village streets.

Under the property-mainte-nance code, no property ownershall permit the following condi-tions to exist on his/her property:

—Any building or structure de-termined to be a danger or hazardto human life or other properties,as determined by an engineer, cer-tified building inspector or statefire marshall.

—Any building or structure in astate of disrepair, including but notlimited to: loose or missingshingles; broken or boarded win-dows and doors; missing siding orfalling walls; peeling paint; crum-bling foundations or any deteriora-tion that would create an eyesore.

—Accumulation of trash, rub-bish, debris, junk cars or parts ordilapidated and/or unusable per-sonal property such as dilapidatedand unusable household furnitureor other unsightly materials.

PHOTO BY BARBARA J. HAMILTONStanding next to a huge pumpkin grown by Chuck Ellsworth and on display at the AshtabulaCounty Fairgrounds during the Covered Bridge Festival were Shelby Anthony, 5, and MyrandaAnthony, 7, Ashtabula, and Silvie Konegni, 4, of Freedonia, New York.

The Great Pumpkin

See DEDICATION page 4A

PHOTOS BY JAN PERALA FOR GENEVA SCHOOLSGetting the Picture. Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary third-gradersDakotah Traven (front) and classmate Kane Thigpen got a clearpicture of a fractured arm on X-Ray as Radiology Technician CynthiaLaznik (pictured left) explained the image and the technology usedto create it. The students also formed a vision for possible futurecareers as they toured an array of departments in the hospital duringa career exploration field trip to the local health care facility. Thefield trip was sponsored by the Career Education Department atAshtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-tech) and wascoordinated by Kay Roller in collaboration with Lori Kingston -Community Outreach Manager at UH Geneva Medical Center andGeneva Area City Schools.

BY JAN PERALAGeneva Area City Schools

GENEVA - When third-gradeclasses from each building in theGeneva Schools district visitedUniversity Hospitals GenevaMedical Center last week, the kidslearned that keeping the daily op-erations of the hospital runningefficiently requires the expertise ofhundreds of people.

Teachers say that prior to thefield trips, most third graders as-sume that doctors and nurses arethe primary job holders at a hos-pital.

Arranged through a collabora-tive effort between the Career Edu-cation Department at theAshtabula County Technical andCareer Campus (A-tech), the Com-munity Outreach Department atUH Geneva Medical Center andGeneva Area City Schools,the career exploration field tripsprovide a behind the scenes per-spective for the students whichopens a window to their futures byexposing them to an array of em-ployment opportunities within thelocal hospital setting.

During their visits, the studentsexplored a series of educationalstations and departments withinthe hospital including patient ac-cess, cardiology, the laboratory,radiology/ diagnostic imaging, food

Third graders tour UniversityHospitals Geneva Medical Center

and nutritional services and theadministrative offices. At each sta-tion, UH Geneva Medical Centerprofessionals spoke with the stu-dents about their jobs, answeredquestions related to their work andexplained how the reading, math,writing, science and computerskills they are learning in theclassroom are applied in the work-place.

According to Kay Roller, CareerEducation Coordinator at A-tech,the trips are tailored to build ca-reer awareness by exposing theyoung students to a number of jobpossibilities of varying levels inone location and to illustrate realworld applications for the subjectsthe students study in school.

“The educational focus forschools today is STEM education:Science, Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics,” explainedRoller. “Students are exposed toeach of these areas during theThird-Grade Career Hospital FieldTrip. Students enjoy learningthrough a hands-on approach bythe staff at University HospitalGeneva Medical Center. Not onlyare students learning about ca-reers in the health field, but alsocareers that can be in a variety ofareas, such as Nutritional Serviceand Administration.”

Roller explained that third-grade teachers have found this tripto be valuable for the backgroundknowledge, hands-on activities,and Ohio Academic Standards con-nections.

See CODE page 15A

See VISIT page 2A

SUBMITTED PHOTOThis map shows the newly drawnOhio House of Representativesdistricts.


JEFFERSON - Voters inAshtabula County will be affectedby newly drawn state legislativedistricts when they go to vote instate races in 2012.

Under the new redistricting, themost obvious effect on AshtabulaCounty voters will be in regards tothe Ohio House of Representatives.

Because of the redistricting thatthe Ohio Apportionment Boardpassed in late September,

Redistricting moves part of AshtabulaCounty from 99th to 64th District

Ashtabula County is now splitamong two districts in the OhioHouse of Representatives, in-stead of entirely being located inthe 99th District.

Under the redistricting, the99th District will be composed ofportions of Ashtabula andGeauga counties. AshtabulaCounty will be split in two, witha slim portion of the southernhalf, along with portions ofTrumbull County, belonging tothe 64th District.

See MAP page 9A

2A • GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS WEDNESDAY, October 12, 2011

Jefferson modifies refuse-fee collection processBY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - The Vil-lage of Jefferson has modi-fied its refuse-fee collectionprocess because of a direc-

Tickets stillavailable

for murder-mystery dinner

JEFFERSON - On Oct. 22at 6 p.m., the Jefferson His-torical Society (42 EastJefferson Street) will be host-ing a murder-mystery dinner.

While open to the public,seating is limited to 24. Tick-ets are $15 and include a five-course meal, theopportunity to solve the mys-tery of who “killed” the chefand a chance to win two tick-ets on an Anderson bus trip.

Four actors and four ac-tresses are needed to takeparts (with no lines to memo-rize) to reenact the crime. In-terspersed throughout theevening will be a five-coursemeal including appetizers asbruschetta, pizza, and anti-pasto, soup (Italian weddingsoup with croutons), tossedsalad with Italian bread, veg-etable lasagna with meatballsand/or chicken penne Alfredowith broccoli and dessertswith beverages.

Succulent aromas aredrifting from New York City’spopular Italian eatery, but inthe kitchen something else isheating up...the cold-bloodedmurder of the chef.

Society President NormaWaters said, “This play, Pasta,Passion, and Pistols, soundslike a winner. This is thethird year that the Society hashad a murder mystery. Eachyear is better than the last. We all have fun trying to fig-ure out who the ‘killer’ is.”

For more information and/or reservations, please callMarlene Laidley at 576-7430.

tive from the AshtabulaCounty Auditor’s Office.

“Earlier this year, we re-ceived notification from thecounty auditor that wecould no longer put unpaidrefuse bills on the tax du-

plicate,” Village ofJefferson AdministratorTerry Finger recently ad-vised Jefferson VillageCouncil members.

To address this situa-tion, the village will imme-

diately modify the collec-tion process to facilitate thecollection from the five per-cent of its customers whoare delinquent in payingtheir refuse bills, Fingersaid.

The village will imple-ment the following actions:

—Accounts that go 60days past due will be noti-fied that they have 10 daysto bring the account cur-rent or refuse collection willbe discontinued.

—The account will be re-instated after the past duepayment has cleared thebank.

—Repeat offenders willhave to pay an additional$45 deposit to be rein-stated.

—Refuse that accumu-

lates at the curb or else-where on the property willbe considered a threat tothe health, safety and wel-fare of village residents andwill be handled under theexternal property mainte-nance code.

“We are allowed to cleanup and charge all such costsplus 20 percent to the prop-erty tax duplicate,” Fingersaid.

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

On the Beat. Austinburg Elementary third-graders A.J.Bowser and Hannah Glover visited the cardiac ultrasoundlab during a career education field trip to UniversityHospitals Geneva Medical Center. Explaining anultrasound image of a heart beating is RegisteredDiagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Resheal Parsh. Thefield trip was sponsored by the Career EducationDepartment at Ashtabula County Technical and CareerCampus (A-tech) and was coordinated by Kay Roller incollaboration with Lori Kingston - Community OutreachManager at UH Geneva Medical Center and GenevaArea City Schools.

They feel the studentshave learned so much morethan they could provide in aclassroom setting, andadditionally the tours havehelped young students alle-viate their fear of visiting ahospital, said Roller.

“I learned a lot about theheart when we were in theCardiology department. Thevalves were most interestingto see pumping and movingon the screen,” saidAustinburg Elementarythird-grader A.J. Bowser. “Ialso liked seeing the Lab.These seem like jobs I mightlike to do in the future and Icould save lives. I thoughtthe whole trip was really, re-ally interesting.”

Austinburg Elementaryteacher Lisa Koszey said thefield trips are an eye openerfor her students and valu-able in terms of exposure tothe wide array of careers

VISIT From page 1A

available in the local hospi-tal.

“The staff at the hospitalreally puts a lot of time andeffort into their presenta-tions and I was really im-pressed that the hospitalpresident took time to talkto each group,” she said.

“The third-grade toursare one of the highlights ofthe year for me,” UH Genevaand Conneaut Medical Cen-ters President Robert Davidsaid. “I enjoy explaining tothe students how our hospi-tals use math, science, spell-ing, English and even recesseach day. I give them real-life examples of each subjectand explain that the thingsthey are learning today willimpact them in the future. They really like the mathproblems I give them. Ourgoal is to make it fun forthem. Our employees covetthe opportunity to help edu-cate the students and teachthem how a hospital func-tions. It’s a wonderful pro-gram and we plan to con-tinue it in the future. KayRoller and her staff do sucha great job coordinating thiseach year.”

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WEDNESDAY, October 12, 2011 GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • 3ACOMMUNITY

BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMEGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Travel isa reoccurring theme forJefferson Area HighSchool’s new Spanish I andII teacher, Erin (Bissell)Adame.

Future plans involvetravel. Past plans involvedtravel. She’s been to Bra-zil , Morocco, England,Spain, Italy, France, Ire-land, Mexico, Monaco andCanada and has hopes togo to places she’s neverbeen.

With all the places she’stravelled to and hopes totravel to, Jefferson, Ohio,wasn’t in her travel plans.

When Adame, thenBissell, graduated fromJefferson Area High Schoolover a decade ago, she hadno plans of returning. Af-ter leaving JAHS, she at-tended Malone College tostudy Spanish.

“I love Spanish,” she ex-plains. “The culture, the his-tory, and the language.”

She spent some of hercollege time studyingabroad.

Not long after graduat-ing from Malone, shestarted her first job as atranslator at Case Chickenin Holmes County. Shewould interpret for the hun-dreds of Guatemalan em-ployees.

“I worked there three


JEFFERSON - Village ofJefferson officials have madetheir opposition to the pro-posed central collection ofmunicipal income taxesknown.

Jefferson Mayor JudyMaloney wrote a letter op-posing this action to OhioGov. John Kasich at the di-rection of Jefferson VillageCouncil. She shared this let-ter during a recent villagecouncil meeting.

“I am writing to you toexpress the Village ofJefferson’s opposition toyour proposal to implementa State of Ohio-controlledcentral collection of Ohiomunicipal income taxes,”Maloney wrote.

Maloney wrote that thevillage maintains its ownmunicipal income tax collec-tion system and has becomevery proficient at its tax col-lection efforts. She explainedthat its success in this areais greatly responsible for thevillage’s current fiscal goodhealth.

“Years ago, the villageutilized the services of theCentral Collection Agency ofCleveland for collection of itsmunicipal income tax. Thevillage terminated that rela-tionship because it appearedto be cumbersome and inef-ficient,” Maloney wrote.“Since taking the process ofmunicipal income tax collec-tion in house, the village has

Jefferson Area High Schoolwelcomes new Spanish teacherHola!

PHOTO BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMEErin Adame is the new Spanish teacher at Jefferson AreaHigh School.years and have many inter-esting (and funny) stories,”Adame said.

Next Adame travelled toNashville, where she workedas a nanny for three children.

“My employers were aneye specialist and a heartspecialist, and they took meeverywhere. We travelled alot,” explained Adame. “Iloved that job.”

So why did Adame returnto the Jefferson area?

“I got married. In fact, Iplanned my whole weddingfrom Nashville,” she said.

After marrying fellowJAHS graduate MikeAdame, she completed aprogram through Young-stown State University thatearned her a teaching li-cense as well as a master’sdegree in education. Thenshe went to work at SaintsJohn and Paul School andworked there for threeyears.

Being a teacher at JAHSis very different for Adamethan being a student.

While a student, she wasvery active in Model UnitedNations and ran with thetrack and cross countryteams.

As a teacher, Adamesays, “I have to look at thingfrom a completely differentangle. Now I really appre-ciate the great teachers thatI had when I was here.”

Those teachers includeJanice Smith (English),Nancy Stevens (Spanish),Dr. John Patterson (history/Model UN), Rick Hoyson(social studies) and GaryThaxton (cross country).

Adame hopes to motivateher students about Spanishthe way her teachers moti-vated her about their sub-jects.

Who knows? She mayeven take them on one ofher travels some day.

Jefferson officials oppose proposedcentral collection of taxes

seen a dramatic improve-ment of its municipal incometax collection results.”

Maloney wrote that shecan only imagine the ineffi-ciency that will be created inthe municipal income taxcollection process if Kasich’sproposal is implemented.

“Do we really want to cre-ate another state bureau-cracy? Doesn’t the State ofOhio currently have enoughfiscal problems?” Maloneywrote.

Maloney added thatKasich’s proposal wouldclearly violate the “homerule” rights guaranteed tomunicipalities under theOhio Constitution.

“It also violates the ruleof common sense. Frankly,the Village of Jefferson doesnot believe that the State ofOhio will do a good job of col-lecting its municipal incometax revenues. The currentpoor fiscal condition of thestate supports its skepticismof the state’s ability to effi-ciently and effectively collectlocal municipal incometaxes,” Maloney wrote.

In closing, Maloney askedthat Kasich reconsider hissupport of state-centered col-lection of municipal incometaxes.

“Put this bad idea to restbefore it goes any farther,”Maloney concluded.



JEFFERSON - JeffersonEmergency Rescue Districtofficials are asking voters tosupport a five-year, addi-tional 1-mill levy on the No-vember ballot.

Billed as issue 37 on theballot, the levy would be ineffect from 2012 through2016 if passed. The levywould be used for equip-ment.

“It’s open for anything,but we’re using it on the newsquad that we just pur-chased,” Jefferson Emer-gency Rescue District Direc-tor Jim Brueggeman said.

Brueggeman said the res-cue district also likely woulduse the funds toward newequipment like the newheart monitors on the squad,


ROCK CREEK - People inthe Rock Creek area - orpeople in the mood to visit thecommunity - have a few com-munity dinners coming upthat will allow them to enjoya good meal and support lo-cal organizations at the sametime.

Coming up on Saturday,Oct. 15, the Rock Creek AreaCommunity Center will hosta special Hungarian dinner at

Jefferson Emergency Rescue District seeks levy

PHOTO BY STEFANIE WESSELLThe Jefferson Emergency Rescue District purchased this ambulance earlier this year.Levies help pay for the expensive equipment.

which cost $30,000 each.“We try to keep the best

and most up-to-date equip-ment as possible,”Brueggeman said.

It’s rare for the JeffersonEmergency Rescue Districtto seek levies, and, in fact,the district has mostly re-duced or eliminated levies inthe past.

This additional levy isneeded because of the risingcosts in the industry.

“Everything is more ex-pensive now,” Brueggemansaid.

Brueggeman said the res-cue district has three ambu-lances, which cost $150,000each. The ambulance districtserves the Village ofJefferson and JeffersonTownship.

“People really like thisambulance service,”

Brueggeman said.Brueggeman said the

Jefferson Emergency RescueDistrict is the fourth busiestambulance service in thecounty.

“We do over a 1,000 callsa year here,” Brueggemansaid.

As for what the addi-tional levy will cost resi-dents, according to informa-tion from the AshtabulaCounty Auditor’s Office, thelevy would cost the owner ofa $50,000 a home $15.31 peryear; the owner of a $75,000home, $22.97 per year; andthe owner of a $100,000home, $30.63 per year.

In other news, a boardmeeting of the JeffersonEmergency Rescue Districtwill be held at 4 p.m. Thurs-day, Oct. 13.


Commissioners approve agreement with Morgan Township trusteesBY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - During their meet-ing on Tuesday, Oct. 4, the AshtabulaCounty commissioners approved anagreement with the Morgan TownshipBoard of Trustees regarding winter-weather conditions on a road in thetownship.

The agreement will allow theAshtabula County Engineer’s Office to

perform snow and ice removal serviceson Pioneer Hill Road in Morgan Town-ship.

As part of the agreement, the town-ship will pay the county each year aflat rate of $144 for the entire .12 mileof Pioneer Hill Road, with the paymentto be made on or near Oct. 15, 2011.

The agreement is in effect from Oct.15, 2011, through Oct. 15, 2012.

In other actions affecting MorganTownship, the commissioners ap-

proved change order #2 with C.I.R.,Inc. for the State Route 45 waterlinereplacement project.

The change order increases the con-tract amount by $7,193. Since this isthe second change order, the new to-tal of the contract is $167,856. Theoriginal contract was $157,393.

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

Community dinners planned for Rock Creek areaits location at 2987 High St.in Rock Creek.

The dinner will celebratethe Hungarian heritage withchicken paprikas, SzekelyGulyas (pork and sauerkrautstew) and cucumber saladwith sour cream.

For dessert, guests willenjoy palacsinta (Hungariancrepes) and many other des-serts.

The dinner will be heldfrom 5 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is$6 for adults and $2.50 forchildren under 12. Carry outs

will be available. Next month, the Rock

Creek Area Community Cen-ter will host its annual Ital-ian dinner on Saturday, Nov.19.

The dinners help supportprograms at the Rock CreekArea Community Center,which provides the commu-nity with educational, recre-ational and supportive ser-vices while preserving the his-toric Rock Creek ElementarySchool and its memories.

Other upcoming dinners in

Rock Creek include a home-made cabbage roll andmeatloaf dinner at the SacredHeart Church, located at 3409North Main Street (Route 45North) in Rock Creek.

The dinner will be heldfrom 4:30-7 p.m. Monday, Oct.17, and is sponsored by theSacred Heart Altar and Ro-sary Society.

The cost of the dinner is $8for adults. Children under age10 are $4 and children agethree and under are free.

Carry outs are available.

Crazy Coupon Club takes first snip at the community centerBY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - TheJefferson Community Centerwill be starting the Crazy Cou-pon Club with their first meet-ing being today at 6:30 p.m.

Allison Brown came upwith the idea after people be-gan asking her how she couldsave so much money with hercoupons.

“I was talking with anotherlady and I was saying howmuch money I can save withcoupons,” Brown said.

Brown said couponing ismore than just a passing fadas it can save you hundreds ofdollars.

“With the economy beingwhat it is, it’s really great way

to save money,” Brown said.Whether you’re a beginner

or have been couponing foryears, everyone is invited.

“It’s really not a class. We’rereally just going to pass someinformation about websitesand places to go for deals,”Brown said.

The first meeting will be acollaboration of ideas for thefuture of the club.

“The first session is just abrain session. We’re going toshare ideas,” Brown said. “Ourfirst meeting will be a one-timeinformational session.”

The first meeting will be adeciding factor for severalthings, such as what theirgoals are and the best meet-ing times.

“We’re going to discuss the

best meeting times at our firstmeeting and things we wantto do and then go from there,”Brown said.

After the first meeting,there will a $5 a month fee toparticipate.

“We’ll meet twice a month,”Brown said.

Brown said everyone willable to exchange theircouponing secrets.

“It sounds funny, but it’skind of like a coupon supportgroup,” Brown said.

Brown said she has manycouponers ready to start up theclub and teach those withoutexperience how to catch thebest deals.

“Most of those who are com-ing are already couponers,”Brown said.

Brown said she looks for-ward to the club’s new begin-nings.

“I really hope it takes off,”Brown said. “It’s a great wayto get ideas of where the bestcoupons are and where someof the best local deals are aswell.”

Brown said with theeconomy the way it is,couponing can really take yourdollar the furthest.

“Families really can savemore dimes by couponing,”Brown said. “They can put thatmoney in a rainy day fund.”

Brown said once you startcouponing, it’s hard to stop.

“Couponing really is a wayof life for everybody involved,and we get the most bang forour buck,” Brown said.

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Covered Bridge Festival fun at the fairgroundsThe 28th annual Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festivalwas held Oct. 8-9 at the fairgrounds in Jefferson and featured

food, crafts, entertainment and materials available forself-guided tours of the 18 county covered bridges.

PHOTOS BY BARBARA J. HAMILTONWelcoming guests to try a sample of candy apples is left, Linda Orvos of Sweet AppleDumplings, Jefferson, Ohio. Visiting the booth were Susan Hohnhorst Smolen, ofPittsburgh, and her sister-in-law Dianne Smolen, of Toledo.

Three re-enactors with the 13th Virginia Calvary, the winning color guard in the parade,were, from left: Daniel Hall, Andover, in the impression of a Teutonic Knight, JoanneHall, Andover, dressed in the era of 1860s, and Brittany Zarczynski, Williamsfield, alsoin 1860 period clothing.

Displaying vintage buggies was Bob Pakkala of Austinburg. His buggies included acirca 1890 doctor’s buggy and a Canadian two bench wooden buggy with a canopy.

Demonstrating several methods of corn shelling andrating was Dave Cover of Fowler. His collection alsoincluded vintage corn planting equipment dating asearly as 1845.

Folks enjoyed the many sounds of the band, “God’s Country” of Madison, as they rested inside the 4-H building atthe fairgrounds.

RIGHT: The Andover PublicLibrary displayed their

Autumn Sampler Quilt fortheir raffle drawing on Dec.7. One of the members of

the Covered BridgeStitchers, the creators of the

quilt, was on hand in theOctagon Building at the

fairgrounds to sell tickets.

Fairgroundsgatekeepers Edand Shelby Jewetttake a break on ahay bale aftermany hours ofselling tickets andhanding outprograms.

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Fred Barringer and Kat Lily perform before the dedicationto the country’s shortest covered bridge.

The Grapettes make an appearance at the dedication ceremony Saturday and showreverence to the flag as the National Anthem is sung.

City of Geneva Manager Jim Pearson speaks about theproject to construct the bridge.

Geneva City Manager Jim Pearson gives a certificate to students and staff of A-Techwho participated in building the country’s shortest covered bridge.

State Rep. Casey Kozlowski speaks at the dedicationceremony about the City of Geneva’s accomplishmentby building the country’s shortest covered bridge.

The tradition of dedicating a new covered bridge in Ashtabula County is to cut a logwith a crosscut saw instead of cutting a ribbon. Jim Pearson and Mike Miller were thefirst of three teams to cut their piece of it.

Sue Ellen Foote sells shirts and other souvenirs to those at the Covered Bridge Festival in the City of Geneva.


G E N E VA - O N - T H E -LAKE - Geneva-on-the-LakeVillage Administrator JimHockaday said the villagehas received several grantsto help with their tourismnext year.

“We actually received aseries of grants to conduct acomprehensive plan that in-cludes a special focus in thedowntown and tourism,”Hockaday said.

The Community Develop-ment Block Grant Program’sDowntown Tier One Grantfrom the State of Ohio givesthe village a total of $15,000and another $5,000 will bereceived from AshtabulaCounty Civic DevelopmentCorporation.

“Their current campaignis to fund tourism and tour-ism-related projects, and wewere very fortunate as acommunity. As far as I knowwe’re the only community

GOTL receives funding for its general plangovernment to receive fund-ing for tourism,” Hockadaysaid.

Additionally, $10,000from the county RevolvingLoan Fund was awarded tothe village this year as well.

“The county commission-ers have waived the pay-ment and are essentiallymaking it a grant,”Hockaday said.

Hockaday said the fund-ing will go beyond just theimmediate needs of the vil-lage.

“This is not just what wewant to be next year. It’swhere we want to be in fiveyears and 10 years and 15years down the road,”Hockaday said. “It really iswhat we make of it.”

Hockaday encouraged allthe business owners of thecommunity to help planwhere the money should beallocated.“I would truly hopethat we utilize this opportu-nity. This is a big opportu-nity for our community,”

Hockaday said.The village will be devel-

oping a general plan whereall the funding they havereceived will be distributed.

“Our last general planwas developed in 1976,”Hockaday said. “Needless tosay, it’s a little rusty.”

Hockaday said it is not apurely governmental deci-sion.

“We need to kind of figureout what we want to do,”Hockaday said.

Hockaday said everyonein the community is invitedto give their slice of advice.

“This is a fantastic oppor-tunity. You’re not going tohave an opportunity whereyou have funding coming to-gether where you get to thisplanning exercise for free,”Hockaday said.

Hockaday wants every-one in the community in-volved, leaving no idea leftin the dust.

“This is something thatthe community and in par-

ticular the business commu-nity should get behind andembrace,” Hockaday said.

GOTL hopes the generalplan will become a commu-nity project.

“This is not up to just vil-lage hall. Village hall cannotdo all of this,” Hockadaysaid. “You are the village.You all are the village.”

Hockaday said it is thepeople who have madeGOTL a success.

“When people sayGeneva-on-the-Lake, you allare Geneva-on-the-Lake andyou need to participate in allof it and we need to executeall of it,” Hockaday said.

Hockaday invites every-one to their next meeting, tobe held on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.

“I’m happy to takeanybody’s input for theplan,” Hockaday said.

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

Pearson was at firsthesitant to bring the ideato the Geneva City Coun-cil, but council membersunderstood what thebridge could bring to thecity.

“Council knew that thisbridge, this culvert, wasthe worst rated bridge inthe town, and we were go-ing to have to close thisroad and figure out a wayto put a new bridge here,”Pearson said.

An Ohio Public WorksGrant is a major reasonwhy the shortest coveredbridge is now a part of theCity of Geneva.

Mike Miller, director ofthe Ohio Public WorksCommission, came down tohave a look at the bridgeand spoke at Saturday’sdedication.

“What a wonderfulbridge. Congratulations toall who were involved inthis project,” Miller said.

Miller said althoughthey are a state commis-sion, the Ohio PublicWorks Commission isabout the local flavor.

“All of our projects arelocally conceived. They’relocally initiated. They’relocally designed. They’relocally packaged to come tothe state of Ohio,” Millersaid.

The students of theformer Ashtabula CountyJoint Vocational School,now known as A-Tech,helped build the bridge.

Grippi had the idea toinvolve the students andwent to Jerome Brockway,superintendent of A-Tech,and told Brockway thiswould be a hands-on oppor-tunity the students wouldnever get anywhere else.

“It was an outstandingactivity and an opportu-nity for our school district,our instructors, our staffand especially our stu-dents to be part of a projectthat will be memorializedfor years and seen by hun-dreds of thousands ofpeople,” Brockway said.

Brockway saw a unifica-tion of government, theschools, public and privatesectors as they all cametogether to build thebridge.

“This stands as a sym-bol of what can be accom-plished when we all worktogether,” Brockway said.


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SUBMITTED PHOTOVisitors from far and wide vote for their favorite photos at Geneva Camera Club’sannual Grape JAMboree Print Show. Ballots are handed out on Saturday and winnersposted on Sunday. Results are sent to the newspapers and will also be available atthe Oct. 19 meeting at 7pm at Geneva United Church, 75 S. Broadway. October’sprogram is Living with Yosemite by J.J. Stewart. Assigned subject is Trees. Visitorswelcome. For more information, contact Pat/Monte Stoltz, 466-2919;www.genevacameraclub.org.

GENEVA - The GenevaCamera Club will hold itsmonthly meeting on Oct. 19at the United Church ofGeneva, located at 75 S.Broadway, at 7 p.m.

Members are encouragedto submit images for the Oc-tober assigned subject of“Trees.”

The program for the meet-ing will be “Yosemite,” pre-sented by James Stewartwho has worked at the parkand currently resides inGeneva. Mr. Stewart will bediscussing his methods usedfor photographing Yosemiteand discussing his book, “Liv-ing with Yosemite.”

People interested in at-tending the meeting to learnwhat the Geneva CameraClub has to offer may contactPresident Bill Lewis [email protected].

The Geneva Camera Clubwill be hosting a photo-graphic outing on Oct. 15. Members and perspectivemembers may join the clubfor a trip to the North Cha-grin Reservation to shoot fallcolors and wood ducks. Formore information, contactpresident Bill Lewis [email protected]

Geneva Camera Club PrintShow winners announced

GENEVA - The Geneva Camera Club held its

annual print show and raffle in conjunction with theGeneva Grape JAMboree.

The members of the Geneva Camera Club submit-ted over 100 images to be voted on by those attendingthe Grape JAMboree.

The public voted on the prints choosing theirfavorites in each of the following nine categories:

PICTORIAL1. Double Strike by Julie Copeman2. Glades Mill, Dee Riley3. Cleveland Light House, Rich McBride

NATURE1. Cedar Falls, Dee Riley2. Cardinal, Rich Mc Bride3. Rocky Mountain Sunrise, Bill Lewis

CREATIVE1. Train Museum, Dee Riley2. Mt.Carmel Festival. Dee Riley3. 10 seconds at sunset, Rich McBride

PEOPLE1. Blue Eyes, Rich McBride2. Take Charge, Rich McBride3. Cooling Off, Linda Bouck

ANIMALS1.Buddies, Linda Bouck2. Ostrich Rich McBride3. Determination, Julie Copeman

NORTHEAST OHIO1. SunRise, Rich McBride2. Ashtabula Harbor, Bill Lewis3. Pierpont Farm, Dee Riley

FLOWERS1. Stand Alone, Samantha Bouck2. Water Lilies, Bill Lewis3. Blooming Beautiful, Terry Lewis

BLACK & White1. McConnel’s Mill Scene, Dee Riley2. Tall Ships, Rich McBride3. This Old House, Sheryle Daly

COMPUTER MANIPULATED1. In the Clouds, Rich McBride2. Museum of Speed, Dee Riley3. Days End, Kathy Walker

The winner of the print raffle was Tiger Thomas,who will be presented with his chosen photo of BestBuddies by Linda Bouck at the October GenevaCamera Club meeting.

Geneva Camera Club to hold meeting

Historical Society to offer‘Cooking with Susan’ class

JEFFERSON - On Oct. 29 at 10 a.m., the Jefferson His-torical Society (located at 42 East Jefferson Street) will of-fer a Cooking with Susan class.

Susan Masirovits is just back from an Italian vacation,and she has collected some Italian recipes from the Liguria,Tuscany and Piedmont regions of the country.

Susan will demonstrate how to make white bean withsage and tomato with red onion and mint corstini, chest-nut trofie with pesto, potatoes, and green beans, braisedbeef in onion sauce, truffled mashed potatoes, apple cake,with assorted European chocolates to top off the meal.

Participants will be able to watch the preparation of themenu, taste the items offered, and learn some tricks of thetrade. The event is open to the public, with seating lim-ited to 20.

For more information and/or reservations, please callSusan Masirovits at 576-7112.

PHOTOS BY DEE RILEYBob Shimek, Kevin Presley, Bob Wood and Mike Wayman erected an eagle weather vane atop the education/information pavilion at the Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge.

An eagle for the covered bridge pavilion

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP - Lastyear, prior to the Ashtabula CountyCovered Bridge Festival, the educa-tion/information pavilion was finishedat Indian Trails Park.

The pavilion was created with allvolunteer labor and donations. Theprimary funding source came from theCivic Development Corporation.

Since the erection, other peoplehave come forward to make thecounty-wide gathering place a tributeto the community with the donationof a flag pole, park benches and nowan eagle weather vane.

The weather vane was installedlate into Wednesday evening with thehelp of dedicated volunteers Bob

Shimek, Kevin Presley, Bob Wood andMike Wayman to make sure that itwas ready for this year’s festival. Alocal family donated the vane inmemory of David Wood, who also vol-unteered his labor this last year.

Wayman commented that he sawan actual eagle fly over them whileputting the vane up.


ASHTABULA - TheTrinity PresbyterianChurch will be holding itsFall Festival this Satur-day.

“The Fall Festival willbegin at Trinity Presbyte-rian Church in Ashtabulaon Saturday, Oct. 15, from10 a.m. to 2 p.m,” MeghanDavis, secretary of thechurch, said.

The church said the fes-tival is not just open totheir parish but to all whowish to come.

“Everyone is welcome,”Davis said.

The church is alreadypreparing for the festivalas church members peelapples and begin bakingtheir famous dumplings.

“Sponsored by the Trin-ity Women’s Association,the festival features our fa-mous apple dumplings,warm from the oven andtopped with vanilla icecream for $2.50,” Davissaid.

Those who are unable tostay long are still encour-aged to come by and have

SUBMITTED PHOTOSEugene DiDonato (pictured from front left, clockwise), Shirley Best, Genny Wallace,Joyce Williams, Wanda Frisbie and Sherman Williams peel and core apples for Trinity’sFall Festival.

ABOVE: Martha Strong,(pictured left to right, front)Laura Lue Dougherty,Marion Luce and JillHuggins and Sara Ague(pictured left to right, back)and Mary Belding makelight work with many handswith the apple dumplingpastry for Trinity’s FallFestival.

Trinity Presbyterian prepares for festivalbite to eat.

“They are also availablefor carry out,” Davis said.

More than just dump-lings will be available asmany homemade itemswill be available in foodand crafts.

“Homemade soups,homemade sandwiches, afantastic bake sale,handcrafted greeting cards,beautiful handcraftedneedlework, a Craft Cornerand collectibles are fea-tured,” Davis said.

They are also taking inorders for their cabbagerolls but those orders mustbe made in advance.

“Homemade cabbagerolls can be preordered byOct. 12 by calling (440)993-7111,” Davis said.

The church said every-thing is priced for a cheapand fun afternoon.

“The prices are right fora great afternoon,” Davissaid.

The church is located on1342 West Prospect Road.


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SUBMITTED PHOTOLakeside students Lashai Moss, Sierra Pratt, Mallory Shimek and Paige Waldron will be organizing the dispersing ofthe dresses as a senior leadership project.

KHS students bring Kirtland andAshtabula Lakeside High School together

SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP -Kirtland High School senior MorganSeelinger, with assistance from class-mates Chloe Hart, Claire Lofgren andJena Schnur, have taken it upon them-selves to make a difference for otheryoung ladies by arranging the“Cinderella Dress Drive.”

This campaign set out to collectgently used gowns to be dry cleanedand sent to another area high schoolfor distribution to girls who are less

fortunate. After much preparationfrom arranging PA announcements atschool and events to putting flyersaround the school, dresses were col-lected from Sept. 19 through Sept. 30,2011.

Seelinger also took the initiativeto contact Kirtland resident and ownerof Premier Dry Cleaning, TimBlankenship. Mr. Blankenship gener-ously agreed to donate dry cleaningand delivery services so the dresses

will arrive in ready-to-wear condition.Lakeside students Lashai Moss,

Sierra Pratt, Mallory Shimek andPaige Waldron will be organizing thedispersing of the dresses as a seniorleadership project.

Administrators from both schoolshave been impressed and are thank-ful for the efforts of these young la-dies. They have taken initiative to helpothers selflessly, something theyshould be very proud of.

enue stream,” Zappitellisaid.

This is Zappitelli’s fourthyear as superintendent andshe said the district does anexcellent job at managingtheir budget.

“Since I have been hereand since before I got hereas superintendent, we havehad systematic reductions toexpenditures each year aswe go along,” Zappitelli said.

Zappitelli calls it “shav-ing” as they do what is intheir power to keep the dis-trict above water.

“Someone retires, per-haps we don’t replace them.We went from four elemen-tary buildings to three,”Zappitelli said. “We movedthe sixth grade over to thenew middle school.”

Zappitelli said the shav-ing process has been a bal-ancing act, with everyonetaking their part to help thedistrict.

“We’ve done multiplemeasures and the staff hasparticipated,” Zappitellisaid. “They’ve had wage de-creases. They are now mak-ing contributions towardstheir healthcare.”

Zappitelli said they’veshaved as far as they areable.

“We are to the pointwhere we have hit the endof the rope,” Zappitelli said.“Our expenditures have outpaced our revenue for atleast the last seven or eightyears.”

Zappitelli said the districthas been incredibly respon-sible with its money, butwith state cuts, they are leftwith nowhere else to turn tobut the citizens of Geneva.

“The schools have beenvery very fiscally tight withmoney for the last 18 years,”Zappitelli said. “I hate to seethis momentum end.”

Zappitelli said passing

Geneva schools campaign for $1.7 million levythe levy will keep Geneva’sbudget balanced, but theywill continue to find ways tosave money.

“If the levy passes, we willcontinue to do cost-cuttingmeasures each year andthroughout the year wher-ever we can to reduce ex-penses,” Zappitelli said.

The levy will fund the dis-trict past the ten years it willbe in effect.

“This is a ten-year levy,but it will keep us a float forapproximately five moreyears based on what weknow today,” Zappitelli said.

If the levy does not pass,the district will have toevaluate every aspect of itscosts.

“If the levy fails, every-thing is on the table,”Zappitelli said.

Transportation, classesoffered, class size, personneland pay to play will all pos-sibly be affected without thelevy’s passage.

“We’re one of the onlyschool districts left who donot have a pay-to-participatepolicy,” Zappitelli said.

A public meeting is sched-uled for after the election inthe high school’s auditorium.

“If it passes, we will becelebrating. And if it fails,that will be the public meet-ing where we go throughoutthe charts and we’re going tohave to make some hard de-cisions,” Zappitelli said.

According to theAshtabula County Auditor’sOffice, passage of the levywill cost the owner of a$50,000 home $75.79 a year;$113.69 a year for the ownerof a $75,000 home; and$151.59 a year for an ownerof a $100,000 home.



GENEVA - Geneva AreaCity Schools has begun itscampaign to pass a levy inorder to keep the districtfrom being forced to makemore cuts.

“Geneva Schools have aten-year, $1.7 million emer-gency operating levy on theballot on Nov. 8,” MaryZappitelli, superintendent ofGeneva Area City Schools,said. “It is issue 34.”

Zappitelli went to theCity of Geneva’s recent coun-

cil meeting, explaining theins and outs of the levy.

“This is the first new op-erating levy that has been onthe ballot in Geneva in 18years,” Zappitelli said.

Zappitelli wanted tomake it clear the district hasdone everything in its power

to keep a levy from hittingthe ballots.

“The problem is not thecommunity. The problem isthat the state has cut ourfunding and the state has cutour funding to the point thatwe can no longer make endsmeet with our current rev-

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According to the U.S. Constitution and Ohio Con-stitution, the Ohio Apportionment Board must alterthe legislative district boundaries every 10 years toreflect population shifts after each census.

In the case of the U.S. House, the districts are ap-proved by the state legislature. However, the Ohio Ap-portionment Board has the authority to decide theHouse and Senate districts for the state legislatureitself, and the state legislative maps do not go to theGeneral Assembly for a vote.

The Ohio Apportionment Board includes the audi-tor, governor, secretary of state and a legislator fromboth the Republican and Democratic parties. This year,the board was composed of four Republicans and oneDemocrat in Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich, Re-publican Secretary of State Jon Husted, RepublicanOhio Auditor David Yost, Republican Senate PresidentTom Niehaus and House Minority Leader ArmondBudish, the sole Democrat and the only member to voteagainst adopting the maps.

This new map will mean that two Ohio House rep-resentatives will serve Ashtabula County after theelection in 2012, with residents having a different rep-resentative depending on where they live.

MAP From page 1A Under the newly drawndistricts, the 99thDistrict will be made upof the followingcommunities in Geaugaand Ashtabulacommunities:

Ashtabula CountyAshtabula CityAshtabula TownshipAustinburg TownshipCherry Valley TownshipConneaut CityDenmark TownshipDorset TownshipGeneva CityGeneva TownshipGeneva-on-the-Lake VillageHarpersfield TownshipHartsgrove TownshipJefferson TownshipJefferson VillageKingsville TownshipLenox TownshipMonroe TownshipMorgan TownshipNew Lyme Township

North Kingsville VillagePierpont TownshipPlymouth TownshipRichmond TownshipRoaming Shores VillageRock Creek VillageRome TownshipSaybrook TownshipSheffield TownshipTrumbull Township

Geauga CountyAquilla VillageChardon CityClaridon TownshipHambden TownshipHuntsburg TownshipMontville TownshipThompson Township

With the new map, aportion of Trumbull andAshtabula counties willbe part of the 64thDistrict. Thesecommunities include:

Ashtabula CountyAndover Township

Andover VillageColebrook TownshipOrwell TownshipOrwell VillageWayne TownshipWilliamsfield TownshipWindsor Township

Trumbull CountyBloomfield TownfieldBraceville TownshipBristol TownshipChampion TownshipFarmington TownshipGreene TownshipGustavus TownshipHowland TownshipJohnston TownshipKinsman TownshipMecca TownshipMesopotamia TownshipWarren CityWarren TownshipWest Farmington VillageSouthington Township

Residents in Ashtabula County cur-rently are all served by Rep. CaseyKozlowski in the 99th District. Re-quests to Kozlowski’s office aboutwhether he will fall under the 64th or99th district were not returned by theGazette’s print deadline.

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PHOTOS BY BARBARA J. HAMILTONTrying their hand at catching fish at the Harpersfield Covered Bridge were GarrettThompson, left, mother Corine Hamper and Preston Hamper.

Boy Scout Troop #41 of Jefferson hosted a food sales at the Doyle Road Covered Bridge. Helping make a variety ofcobblers and other foods were, from left: Robbie Eckart, Trent Mathews, Evan Capela, Charlie Deary and Kendall Batten.

Grabelsek Vineyards hosted a booth at the Harpersfield Covered Bridge, selling itemsgrown or prepared at their vineyards. Enjoying the sunshine and scenery were, fromleft, Marie Mannus, Geneva, Paige Mannus, Geneva, Laurie Tilson and DebbieGrabelsek

Helping at the booth inside the Netcher Road Covered Bridge was Pat Bradek, right,representing the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the bridge. On the leftis Kay Prochko, representing Covered Bridge Gardens. With her husband, MickProchko, they received the “Best of County” award for entrepreneurship.

Leroy and Debbie Hurst of Ashtabula prepare to take a walk through the South DenmarkCovered bridge.

The Kelloggsville Heritage Committee decorated and manned booths and displaysat he Root Road Covered Bridge. The proceeds from their efforts are used to decorateKelloggsville at special times of the year.

Motorcyclists from Lake County stopped by the Simply Cheesecake stand at the SouthDenmark Covered Bridge.

Folks stood in the shadow of the Harpersfield Bridge and dam while skipping stonesacross the Grand River.

Local residents and tourists alike touredthe bridges of Ashtabula County thispast weekend as part of the AshtabulaCounty Covered Bridge Festival.

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BY BARBARA J. HAMILTONGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - If you area veteran of the VietnamWar or a family member of adeceased veteran, you areencouraged to be a part ofthe Veterans Day Exhibit tobe held at the Jefferson His-torical Society.

The event will run Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday,Nov. 10, 11 and 12, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. each day.

The exhibit will be heldat the Jefferson HistoricalSociety, 42 East JeffersonSt., Jefferson, between thelibrary and St. Joseph’sCatholic Church.

Included in the exhibitwill be uniforms, hats, jack-ets, duffle bags, medals, let-ters, scrapbooks, souvenirsof Vietnam, maps, pictures,items used by the Vietnam-ese mountain people andother items.

Actual filmed footage bylocal veterans taken from ahelicopter and on the groundwill be shown throughoutthe three days.

Exhibits beyond the vet-erans’ information and itemswill include topics such asAgent Orange, Hanoi Jane,United States Involvement,World View of the War, TheVietcong, The Draft andother related topics.

Each veteran will havehis own space and is invitedto come for an hour, day orthe entire exhibit showing.If you only have your pic-ture, Historical Societymembers will enlarge it and


H A R P E R S F I E L DTOWNSHIP - This Sun-day will mark the 18thyear of the HarpersfieldRuritans’ Clam Bake, be-ginning with a clamchowder appetizer at1:30 p.m. and the dinnerat 2 p.m.

“The year I joined theRuritans was the firstyear of the clam bake,”Ruritan andHarpersfield Trustee JimPristov said.

Pristov looks forwardto another year of theclam bake, with a fullday of cooking and enjoy-ing a meal with friendsand family.

“We will start cookingat nine o’clock in themorning and continuethrough the clam bake,”Pristov said.

The Clam Bake willbe $20 for the clambake,$16 for steak, $11 for achicken dinner and $3 forchildren.

“Extra clams are ninedollars,” Pristov said.

The Ruritans enjoythe clam bake every yearand the money raisedwill go back into the com-munity.

“We’re raising moneyto go towards scholar-ships and other local or-ganizations,” Pristovsaid.

The Ruritans give tomany organizationsthroughout the year, in-cluding Boy Scouts, local4-H clubs and theKnights of Columbus.

“We have a number oforganizations we give themoney to,” Pristov said.

The Ruritans are hop-ing to sell more ticketsbefore Sunday.

“This year our num-ber of tickets sold is alittle low,” Pristov said.

Their number oneselling member usuallysells around 100 eachyear, but in his lateryears it has been harderfor him to drive and hisnumber is down to 31this year. The Ruritansare holding hope theywill reach their usualquota by Sunday.

“We usually sell about200 and we’d like to sellthat number again thisyear,” Pristov said.

Pristov is a pro at cook-ing clams as he used towork full time for EuclidFish and is still commis-sioned by them to cook.

“I’ve been doing clambakes since 1976,”Pristov said.

Pristov plans to getthe clams from EuclidFish again this year.

Calling all Vietnamveterans and families

PHOTO BY BARBARA J. HAMILTONTerry Moses, local Vietnam veteran, shows society members a woven map of Vietnam showing the major citiesand regions of the country. The map will be a part of the three-day Veterans Day exhibit to be held at the JeffersonHistorical Society.

frame it and include yourbasic information.

If you represent a Viet-nam veteran group, the so-ciety would like to includeyour information.

Historical society mem-bers will meet with you toview your items, label themand tastefully display them.All items will be secured andattended at all times.

School and senior citizengroups are encouraged to at-tend. The society will do itsbest to accommodate anysize group.

The building is handi-capped accessible and foodwill be available for a smallamount in the societykitchen.

This is the fourth year ofwar exhibits put on by theSociety. They have honoredthose who served in WorldWar I and II and the KoreanWar.

The three-day exhibit willbegin with a special cer-emony at nine on the morn-ing of the first day, Thursday.Everyone is invited to attendthe ceremony to be held at

the Vietnam era helicopteron Route 167 across from thecemetery.

The short ceremony willinclude special music, honorguard, prayer and placing ofa memorial wreath at thehonor monument. After theceremony, a free continentalbreakfast will be served bythe Jefferson Historical So-ciety.

If you have memorabiliayou would like to have dis-played or would like moreinformation, please call 576-9691 or 576-2681.

Harpersfield Ruritanscelebrate 18 years of

clams and community“We boil the chicken

and then we grill them,”Pristov said.

Pristov said he enjoysthe clam bakes and hasgone near and far to bringclams to many communi-ties in Ohio.

“I’ve been to a lot ofplace in the State of Ohiocooking clams,” Pristovsaid.

Pristov said this yearwill bring a personaltouch as his family helpshim cook.

“This year my son andgrandson will be cookingwith me, so we’ll havethree generations cookingand working together,”Pristov said.

Pristov encourages allwho plan to attend to callhim at (440) 466-4864 forreservations.

“I prefer they call so wecan have a count,” Pristovsaid.

Pristov said the bestway to ensure your mealis waiting for you is to callahead.

“I will have a few ex-tras, but I can’t guaran-tee them a dinner,”Pristov said.

Pristov said usuallymost people who buy tick-ets show up to the clambake.

“Sometimes there’s noshows, but generally notand I don’t want to doublesell tickets,” Pristov said.

On top of the clambake, a 50/50 raffle andChinese auction will alsobe held.

“Janie Sibell will berunning the 50/50 and theChinese auction, and shedoes just a fantastic jobwith it every year,”Pristov said.

Pristov is donatingsomething himself thisyear.

“I’ll be donating acouple of lobster tails anda New England clamchowder,” Pristov said.

Pristov said the prizesgathered are always topnotch and donated from avariety of places through-out the area.

“Usually Kelly’s Gar-den donates between 20to 25 mums for us to usein the auction,” Pristovsaid.

The Ruritans hope theclam bake continues inthe future with the samesuccess as in the past,with of course the roomfor growth.

“It’s a real communityevent and we look for-ward to it every year,”Pristov said.

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

SUBMITTED PHOTOSaint John and Paul gets ready to crown the king and queen as their 2011 HomecomingCourt members include (seated, left to right) Emily Kochevar, Genevieve Wheeler,Ashley DiMare and Carolee Zullo; and (standing, left to right) Michael Valentic, TylerHornbeck, Ben Thomas and Ben Williams. The Crowning of the Homecoming King andQueen will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at the homecoming bonfireat the high school. The Heralds will play their homecoming football game vs. ClevelandSt. Joseph on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. at SPIRE Institute.

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“The third gradetours are one of the high-lights of the year forme,” UH Geneva andConneaut Medical Cen-ters President RobertDavid said. “I enjoy ex-plaining to the studentshow our hospitals usemath, science, spelling,English and even recesseach day. I give themreal-life examples ofeach subject and explainthat the things they arelearning today will im-pact them in the future.”David is pictured out-side his office withGeneva Platt R. SpencerElementary third-grad-ers Nathan Reese andAlexis Jahn and theirteacher Trisha Dodd.Geneva Schools’ thirdgraders toured an array of departments in the hospital during a career explorationfield trip to the local health care facility. The field trip was sponsored by the CareerEducation Department at Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-tech)and was coordinated by Kay Roller in collaboration with Lori Kingston - CommunityOutreach Manager at UH Geneva Medical Center and Geneva Area City Schools.

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I joined a CSA (CommunitySupported Agriculture) thisyear run by a local farmer inJefferson. The spring was sowet that the farmer was notable to get his plants in theground as early as he wouldhave liked to. He apologizedthat the first couple of bags ofvegetables we received in Junewere not nearly as full as hehad planned because of thelateness of the planting, prom-ising that he would make it uplater in the year. The lastcouple of bags were overflow-ing just as he promised as hisfarm really began to bear fruit.

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The Marriage of Three

PHOTO BY DEE RILEYThe unity mass draws Ashtabula catholics from three churches to combine and form Our Lady of Peace.

ASHTABULA - The Rev. GeorgeMurry, Bishop of Youngstown, hands overthe mass to Rev. J. Thomas as he was in-stalled as the priest of Our Lady of Peace.

A Friday night mass honored the

merging of the three Ashtabula catho-lic churches, Mt. Carmel, St. Joseph,and Mother of Sorrows.

The merger was necessary becauseof a shortage of priests. All three

churches will continue their massesbut with a new name and one priest,Rev. J. Thomas, with the assistance ofone seminarian and the Hispanic masswith Ernesto Rodriguez.

I think Fall is one of myfavorite seasons because of thebounty it brings when the har-vest gets into full swing. All thehard work and planning (andpraying) that the farmers doreally begins to pay off as thefruit and vegetable stands getloaded up with produce. Someof the people I know that havewine grape vineyards havesaid that the harvest looks tobe the best in years. Now thatthe rainy weather has ended,they are struggling to get allof their grapes. Can you imag-ine how disappointing it wouldbe if all of the work that goes

SUBMITTED PHOTOSaints John & Paul School held a Pet Blessing at theelementary school campus on Columbus Avenue lastweek in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saintof animals. Seminarian Daniel Finnerty of Our Lady ofPeace Parish blessed all of the pets brought by familymembers. Shown pictured are Connor, Barb and KatieKovach with their dog.

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into making a farm or vine-yard productive resulted innothing being harvested?What would you think abouta vineyard that had lush greenvines but absolutely no clus-ters of grapes to harvest? Itwould be all show and no fruit!

In this story from the Gos-pel of Matthew, Jesus wastalking to the Pharisees andSadducees who made a greatshow of following all of thelaws passed down to themwithout producing any fruit,without bringing the Kingdomof Heaven to earth. This is stilla message for us today: weshould be careful about follow-ing all of the rules of our faithwithout producing any tan-gible results, without showingfruit. Accepting Jesus into ourhearts as our Lord and Savioris so much more than simplymouthing the words or attend-ing showy worship services.Accepting Jesus into ourhearts should be evidenced inthe fruit of a changed life, a lifeoriented towards the love ofGod and the love of neighbor.We are called to be a peoplewho produce the “fruits of thekingdom” and not just beshowy vines that look nice butproduce nothing. Think aboutthis as you till the soil and fer-tilize it this year with Biblestudy, worship, service andcommunal prayer in your re-spective churches. Thinkabout what fruit comes fromthe nurturing of your faith ina gathered community inChrist. Remember that it isfrom this fruit that more seedswill be planted to ensure anabundant harvest! Let us allmake our lives be the fruit ofthe kingdom in Jesus Christ!

Peace be to you all!– Pastor Jim Brehler,First Congregational

United Church of Christ

Producing Fruit!

PHOTO BY DEE RILEYCapri Dufour and Mikiayala Rizzo help DebbieFazenbaker release 12 doves for the celebration ofthe three churches uniting in Ashtabula. The number12 was chosen to represent the 12 apostles.

“Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and givento a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom.” - Matthew 21:43

Oct. 12 Dorset:Annual Harvest Dinner

Leon United Methodist Church will hostan Annual Harvest Dinner on Wednesday,Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. Adults are $8, age 6-12are $4 and under six are free. Carryoutavailable. Bake Sale, Quilts and Crafts alsoincluded. The church is located at 3599Stanhope-Kellogsville Rd. in Dorset, threemiles north of US Rt. 6 at the intersectionof Stan-Kell and Leon Rds.

Oct. 13 Ashtabula:Chicken Dinner

On Thursday, Oct. 13, the Men’s Groupof the Plymouth United Methodist Churchwill be sponsoring a Chicken and BiscuitDinner from 4 –7 p.m. Adults are $7 andchildren are $5. Ages two and under eatfree. Carryouts are available. The churchis located at 970 Plymouth Rd., Ashtabula.Call 998-0260 for more information.

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

the Sacred Heart Church will host a Home-made Cabbage Roll and Meatloaf Dinner.Adults are $8; Children under age 10 are$4.00 and children age 3 and under are free.The church is located on Rt. 45, just Northof Rock Creek. Carry outs available. Spon-sored by Sacred Heart Altar & Rosary So-ciety.

Oct. 14 Ashtabula: Flu shotsThe Ashtabula City Health Department

will be giving flu shots from 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at the Bethany EvangelicalLutheran Church, located at 933 MichiganAvenue in Ashtabula.

Oct. 14-15 Denmark:Rummage and Bake Sale

Rummage, Bake Sale and Soup to goat Bulah Calvary UMC, 2070 Route 193,Denmark. Friday, Oct. 14. From 9 a.m.to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15,from 9 a.m. to noon. A lot of treasuresand treats.

Oct. 16 Geneva:Resolving Everyday Conflict

Are you tired of fighting? Please join usSunday evenings at 6 p.m. for an eight-week DVD series called “Resolving Every-

day Conflict” at the Peoples Church, 300South Ridge Rd. East (Route 84) in Geneva.Call 466-2020 for more info. The dates ofthe sessions are: Oct. 2, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6,13, 20, 27.

Oct. 17 Rock Creek: Dinner Sacred Heart Church in Rock Creek is

holding a public dinner featuring a home-made cabbage roll and meatloaf on Mon-day, Oct. 17 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets are$8 for adults, $4 for children under 10 years,children age 3 and under admitted free. Theevent is sponsored by the Sacred Heart Al-tar & Rosary Society. The church is locatedon Route 45, just north of Rock Creek Vil-lage.

Oct. 17 SaybrookTownship: Bloodmobile

The Bloodmobile is coming to SaybrookUnited Methodist Church, 7900 Depot Rd.(across from Saybrook ElementarySchool) on Monday, Oct. 17 from 1-6 p.m.Give a pint and save a life!

Oct. 23 Denmark:Halloween Trick or Treat

Bulah Calvary UMC, 2070 Route 193 inDenmark will celebrate Halloween on Oct.23. Come and join us at 12:30 p.m. for HotDogs, Sloppy Joes then Treats from theTrunks. A lot of fun for the kids.

Oct. 27 Ashtabula: Blue MassThe Annual Knights of

Columbus Ashtabula Council #360 BlueMass honoring our area safety forces willbe held on Thursday, Oct. 27, with a 7 p.m.Mass at Mt. Carmel Church, East 21stStreet in Ashtabula. Public reception to fol-low Mass and Ceremony in the School caf-eteria. Public invited to attend. For moreinformation, contact Byron Landolfi, 964-7886.

Oct. 27 Saybrook Township:Free community dinner

Our free community dinner will be heldon Thursday, Oct. 27, from 5-6 p.m. in ourChurch Social Hall. Come enjoy a free din-ner, dessert and drink, served to you bymembers of Saybrook United MethodistChurch, 7900 S. Depot Rd, Saybrook (acrossfrom Saybrook Elementary School). All arewelcome!

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YOUth LEADERship Ashtabula County launched its2011-2012 year with two events. The first was orienta-tion for parents and students held on Sept. 6 in the Au-ditorium at Kent State University at Ashtabula.

The class met for the first time and reviewed theirexpectations for the upcoming year.

Following orientation, the class gathered on Sept. 7for their opening retreat at Sheldon Calvary Camp inConneaut. The goals for the day included team build-ing, trust development, and leadership discussion. Theday was facilitated by YOUth LEADERship SteeringCommittee members Neil Johnston and P.J. Williamson.

LEADERship is proud to announce the 2011-2012class:

SUBMITTED PHOTOFirst row: Samantha Patterson, Morgan Nazor, Brenna Powers, Brie McGirr, Alyssa McIntyre, Liz Kovacs, Giulia Giancola, Brandy Manfredonia, Carissa Nardo. Second row: Maria Kovacs, Brenna Kubeck, Courtney Koski, Jacob Gruber, Sara Herrmann, Victoria Simek, Michael Nardo, Alyssa Andes, Sarah Jeppessen, Jillian Heinonen, MarcoOrlando, Deziraye Rhodes. Third row: Hatcher Pennington, Ben Howell, Kailie Johnson, Kayla Sizemore, Angie Zappitelli, Sarah Cooper, Ericka Nickels, Brooke Sanford,Analynn DiFilippo, Melanie March, Clare Carlisle, Steve Orlando. Fourth row: Ford Carlisle, Nick Senita, Adam Gruber.

Children willreceive free books,door prizesBY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA TOWN-SHIP - On Saturday, Oct. 22,the Ashtabula County Lit-eracy Coalition will supportthe National Family Lit-eracy Day with a countywideliteracy event at theAshtabula Towne Squarefrom 12-2 p.m.

Families are invited tothe event, billed as “Fall Intoa Good Book.” The event willbe held at the Center Court,behind the food court.

YOUth LEADERship class launchedwith orientation and opening retreat

Conneaut High School: Alyssa Andes, AnalynnDiFilippo, Jillian Heinonen, Sarah Herrmann, BrandyManfredonia, Michael Mirando, Carissa Nardo, ErickaNickels, Deziraye Rhodes, Brooke Sanford, VictoriaSimek, Angeline Zappitelli.

Edgewood Sr. High School: Kailie Johnson, Marco Or-lando, Stephen Orlando.

Geneva High School: Brie McGirr, Clare Carlisle, FordCarlisle, Sarah Cooper, Jacob Groce, Adam Gruber,Alyssa McIntyre, Morgan Nazor.

Grand River Academy: Hatcher Pennington.Grand Valley High School: Brady Nye.Jefferson Area High School: Guilia Giancola, Sarah

Jeppesen, Melanie March.

Home Schooled: Serena Tamburrino.Lakeside High School:Ben Howell, Courtney Koski,

Samantha Patterson, Nick Senita, Kayla Sizemore.Sts. John & Paul High School: Elizabeth Kovacs,

Maria Kovacs, Brenna Kubec, Brenna Powers.YOUth LEADERship is one of LEADERship

Ashtabula County’s core programs. LEADERship’s mis-sion is to encourage, educate and stimulate individualsof all ages to become familiar with, interested in andengaged in all facets of civic endeavor that affect countycitizens.

For more information about YOUth LEADERship,please contact Debbi Waring at 440-998-3888 [email protected]

National Family Literacy Day event topromote literacy in Ashtabula County

During the event, childrencan listen to story time, watcha puppet show and enjoy spe-cial games and activities.

Children in pre-kinder-garten through fourth gradewill receive free books anddoor prizes, while supplieslast. Information about fam-ily literacy programs andspecial events being con-ducted throughoutAshtabula County also willbe passed out.

Parents are welcome tobring their cameras and takephotos during the event.Readings or activities will beheld every half hour, on thehour.

The Ashtabula CountyLiteracy Coalition, which isorganizing the event, hasbeen in existence since 1990.

Funded through anABLE State LeadershipGrant from the Ohio Boardof Regents, the Coalition’smission is to promote andadvocate for literacy inAshtabula County.

By handing out free books,the Coalition hopes to putbooks into the hands of chil-dren of families that, in somecases, might not be able toafford “luxuries” like books.

The event is sponsored bythe Ashtabula County Tech-nical and Career Center/Adult Basic and LiteracyEducation/ABLE Program;Andover Public Library;Ashtabula Area CitySchools/ESOL Program;Ashtabula County DistrictLibrary; Ashtabula CountyEducational Service Center;

Ashtabula County HeadStart; Ashtabula TowneSquare; Conneaut PublicLibrary; Gazette Newspa-pers; Harbor-Topky Memo-rial Library; Henderson Me-morial Public Library; KentState University –Ashtabula; Kingsville PublicLibrary; Media One; and theStar Beacon/Newspapers inEducation Program.

For more information,contact ABLE Program Co-ordinator/Recruiter BeckyWayman-Harvey by tele-phone at (440) 576-5599 orthrough e-mail at [email protected].


SUBMITTED PHOTOA-Tech Health Care Technology students DonielleYendriga, Leanne Newhouse, Rebekah Daniels andHarley Katz presented a check to Renee Palagyi (center)from the American Red Cross.

A-Tech studentsdonate to Red Cross

Students from the HealthCare Technology program atthe Ashtabula County Tech-nical and Career Campus (A-Tech) wanted to do some-thing a little different for acommunity service project.

The class decided to raisemoney to purchase Pet CPRmanikins for the AshtabulaCounty American Red Cross.

Through their fundraisingefforts, students in the pro-gram raised $1,000.

Renee Palagyi, Executive

Director of the AshtabulaChapter of the American RedCross, thanked the studentsfor their efforts.

“Their efforts will allowus to offer Pet First Aid andPet CPR to AshtabulaCounty. I hope the studentsrealize that they are respon-sible for allowing familymembers to gain trainingwhich will result in bettercare of pets and help to savethe lives of our precious fam-ily pets,” she said.

UpcomingSSJP events

Saturday, Oct. 22:Saints John & Paul Schoolwill hold its annual Ath-letic Reverse Raffle onSat., October 22. Ticketsare $100 per couple andinclude dinner and achance to win the $3,000main board prize. Doorsopen at 5 p.m. at the highschool. For more informa-tion or tickets, please call997-5531.

Wednesday, Oct. 26:

Saints John & Paul Schoolwill hold a Living Rosaryprayer service at 1 p.m. atOur Lady of MountCarmel Church on Colum-bus Avenue in Ashtabula. All are welcome to join inpraying the rosary, espe-cially Herald alumni fromthe classes of 1957, 1958,1959, 1960, 1961 and1962.

Wednesday, Oct. 26:

Saints John & Paul Schoolwill host a Red CrossBlood Drive on Wednes-day, Oct. 26, from 7:45a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at thehigh school.

Wednesday, Nov. 2:Saints John & Paul Schoolwill celebrate All Souls DayMass at 7 p.m. at Our Ladyof Mount Carmel Church. Special prayers for de-ceased Herald family mem-bers and friends will be of-fered.

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Hannah Hostetler touches up her pink lipstick prior todancing during the half-time show Sunday at ClevelandBrowns Stadium.

PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHANEdgewood Senior High School varsity cheerleadersposed for a group shot at the Media Tent Sunday atCleveland Browns stadium. They are (front, left) KaylaWarner, Lara Eley, Miranda Donato, Kailie Caudill,Morgan Lilja; and (back, left) Kayla Perry, HannahHostetler, Hannah Coon, Taylor Chapman, Randi Myers,Kai Johnson.

Edgewood cheerleaders Lara Eley and Randi Myers werecounting down with the clock until it was time for thehalf time show, “Get Loud With the Browns,” in which theyparticipated.

By MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA TOWN-SHIP – As the game clockcounted down to half time atCleveland Browns Stadium onSunday, the anxiety levelswent up for the varsitycheerleading squad fromEdgewood Senior High School.

Having survived a danceaudition and months of re-hearsals in Berea, the 11-member squad was just aboutready to step onto the field atCleveland Browns Stadium aspart of the “Get Loud With theBrowns” half-time show fea-turing 200 Greater Clevelandarea cheerleaders in brightpink T-shirts to usher inBreast Cancer AwarenessMonth.

With the start of the secondquarter of the ClevelandBrowns/Tennessee Titansgame, nerves kicked into highgear. Led from seats in thewest-end bleachers downramps to the bowels of the sta-dium, the girls entered aheated, carpeted dressingroom to change and warm upfor the five-minute dance num-ber they spent months re-hearsing.

“I’m nervous,” said juniorLara Eley, of Ashtabula Town-ship, confident of a Browns vic-tory at the game’s outset. “Iwasn’t nervous until I got hereand saw all these people.”

The cheerleaders had met8 a.m. Sunday at the Flying J,at Route 45 and I-90, to cara-van to the Stadium. There,shortly after 9 a.m., they hada tailgate party with friedchicken, hot dogs, hamburg-ers, pasta salad and chips anddip, provided by their parents,and huddled against the chillywind in the parking lot northof the stadium.

“We were freezing. We gotin the truck because it was socold,” said sophomore RandiMyers, also of AshtabulaTownship, who rose Sunday at6 a.m.

But by the time the girlsgathered in the white mediatent outside the stadium at 11a.m., they forgot about thecold. And when they got downto the dressing room shortlybefore half-time, the heatedspace seemed almost balmy.

Within minutes, all 200girls were identically dressedin Browns-issued gray calf-length athletic pants, pink T-shirts, ankle socks, whitesneakers, and Clevelandbrowns ribbons to tie their hairfrom their faces.

And they all wore requiredbright pink lipstick.

“People bought the lipstickfor this game,” said Myers,identifying shades of “Passion-ate Pink,” and “Lilac Dream.”

Though most squads ap-plied the lipstick – their badgeof honor – the moment theystepped onto Stadiumgrounds, the Edgewood squad,for the most part, saved it forthe second quarter andtouched it up in the dressingroom. As they took off theircoats and jackets, cheerleadingadvisor Kathy Pape cluckedover them like a mother hen.

“Remember…. lots of show-

Cheerleaders in the pink atCleveland Browns Stadium

manship, lots of smiles, andwarm up your bodies. You’vebeen sitting a long time,” shesaid, urging them to get downon the floor and stretch. “Anddon’t forget to double-knotyour shoes.”

All the while, the women incharge faced the challenge ofshouting last-minute direc-tions over the chatter of 200high school cheerleaders.

“You’ll be out there fiveminutes and you’ll all look thesame. No earrings. No candyor gum. Nothing blue or blackpeeking out from the bottomof your shirts!” one shouted.

Choreographer KarenJones, of Lakewood, head of

Fabulous Cheer and Dance,remained calm and collected.This was her sixth cheerleaderhalf-time show featuring hun-dreds of high school girls.

“There’s months of plan-ning, and it’s always workedout,” she said.

Then it was time walk intwo single-file lines to theramps leading to the field. Atthe “two minute” warning,girls and chaperones were ush-ered onto the track behind theTitans’ bench. When playersand cameramen and coachesleft the field, it was time.

The girls rushed onto thefield in perfect formation, lin-ing up along the yard lines. Asthe music began, they danced,turned, twirled and shookbrown-and-orange poms intothe air. Never missing a beat,their enthusiasm in high gear,they made it appear as if theyhad done it a million times be-fore.

All too soon, it was over.Giddy with excitement, no

longer cold, each Edgewoodcheerleader was greeted byPape with a hug at the side-lines.

Back in the dressing room,the Browns mascot stopped inand posed with all 216 girls for

a group picture.Edgewood cheerleader

Hannah Hostetler was stillsmiling as she put on warmerclothes before returning to herseat during the third quarter– and redeeming a coupon fora Value Meal from the conces-sion stands. Despite hernerves, she had rememberedevery dance step.

“It was amazing,” she said.“It’s such an honor and I’m justa freshman.”

Jones called it the bestcheerleading show yet atBrowns Stadium. It was thefirst to be held during the regu-lar season.

“I choreographed it simplerthis year, and it turned outbetter,” she said.

“Teamwork,” she replied,when asked what quality shesought when selectingcheerleading squads duringauditions. “And good vocals.

Edgewood varsity cheerleaders Hannah Coon and TaylorChapman stretch their muscles prior to the NFL half-timeshow Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Clean tumbles. It all entersinto it.”

The Edgewood cheerlead-ers had so impressed Jonesduring weekly rehearsals inBerea that Jones placed themfirst for the performance, nearthe front of the group. ThoughTV viewers missed it, Papereceived a video to share withthe squad.

Many Edgewood parentswere in the stands Sunday.For each game ticket they pur-chased, the Buckeye AthleticBoosters received a smallprofit and made a donation tothe Susan G. Komen Founda-tion.

The Edgewood cheerlead-ers hope to be invited againnext year.

“It was an experience be-yond belief. It’s not often thatyou get to go out on the foot-ball field at half time. It’s beenvery special,” Pape said.

—Conditions that wouldencourage rodents.

When Finger goes to en-force the code, he notifies theproperty owner of the viola-tion by written noticethrough certified mail or bydelivering the notice person-ally. Depending on the of-fense, the property ownerthen has a certain timeframe to clean up the prob-lem. If the property ownerfails to make the repairswithin the time frame, thevillage administrator canorder for them himself, atthe property owner’s ex-pense plus an administra-tive fee of 20 percent. Theproperty owner then has 10days after receiving the billto pay it. If it is not paid, itwill be certified to theAshtabula County Auditor’sOffice.

If the property owner dis-agrees with the violation, he/she can appeal within 10days of receiving the noticeto the Zoning Board of Ap-peals. If the property ownerdisagrees with the rulingfrom the BZA, then he/shehas 28 days to appeal to theAshtabula County CommonPleas Court.

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ASHTABULA - TheAshtabula City Council Ward1 seat was brought to a head atthe Ashtabula Candidates’Night sponsored by theAshtabula Downtown Develop-ment Association and LiftBridge Community Associationlast Thursday, with DemocratRick Balog debating with Re-publican Tina Stasiewski.

Balog is currently serving asthe Ward 1 council memberand is defending his currentposition in the Nov. 8th election

Balog spent 31 years on theAshtabula Fire Departmentbefore retiring as chief. Duringhis tenure, the department re-ceived $350,000 in federal andstate grants to purchase equip-ment.

“I’d like to continue thattype of success,” Balog said.

Balog said changes must bemade to the Ashtabula govern-ment.

“We have challenges to over-come,” Balog said.

In the end, Balog said hethinks Ashtabula is great placeto live.

“I believe in Ashtabula. It’sa great city. A great place toraise your family and wonder-ful place for tourists to visit,”Balog said.

Stasiewski is not a native toAshtabula but chose to live inthe city when her job at theAshtabula County MedicalCenter required her to residein the county.

Stasiewski said many

Ward One seat up for grabs in November election

people do not think much oftheir hometowns, but they aremistaken not to look past theireveryday life routine.

“They don’t see the jewelthat this community is,”Stasiewski said.

Stasiewski has her Bach-elor of Arts in communicationsand English, and she believescommunication is the backboneto everything in this world.

Stasiewski wants to see thecity change for the better.

“I want to make a differ-ence,” Stasiewski said.

Stasiewski would like to getrid of committees and have citycouncil meet twice a month tovote on issues and twice amonth to meet as a work ses-sion.

“Things tend to not happenor things tend to happen notfast enough because issues getstuck in a committee struc-ture,” Stasiewski said.

Several questions wereasked of both candidates after

Rick Balog and Tina Stasiewski

they gave their bios, includingquestions on the issue of thetraffic cameras installedthroughout the city.

Stasiewski said she seesboth sides of the issue andthought it was now up to thepeople to decide.

“I personally am glad it willbe on the ballot and once andfor all we can put the issueaside,” Stasiewski said.

Balog was not on city coun-cil when the issue was passedand said many people see it asa cash grab for the city, an opin-ion that was not his own.

“I don’t see it as a cash grab.I see it as the best ticket youdon’t have to get,” Balog said.

Balog said no matter whereyou are, people are constantlyunder surveillance.

“Your privacy is invadedevery time you fill your gastank or go to Wal-Mart,” Balogsaid.

A question was asked aboutthe city’s relationship with the

schools and how they wouldsupport the schools within thecity.

“If they reach out to me, I’lltalk to them. And if I needsomething from them, I’ll talkto them,” Balog said.

Stasiewski felt school issuesneeded to remain in the schoolsand vice versa.

“I believe that school busi-ness is school business and citybusiness is city business,”Stasiewski said.

Stasiewski said the way thecity can support the schools isby having safe and clearedstreets and keeping crimedown.

When asked about keepingin touch with the community,the candidates had differentreactions. Balog gave out hisnumber.

“You’re welcome to call meany time,” Balog said.

Balog then said his emailwas also really easy to remem-ber, with it being [email protected].

“Contact me. Call me,”Balog said.

Stasiewski said since shewas not an elected official, herphone number would not begiven out, but she did give outher email, [email protected].

“I would have an open doorpolicy,” Stasiewski said.

Stasiewski she is open todiscussing all issues with any-one who wants to know more.

She said it’s important tohave open communicationwhenever and wherever youcan.


JEFFERSON - In honorof the one-year anniversaryof his death, Jefferson AreaHigh School will celebratethe memory of Rob Needhamon Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Next Tuesday will markone year since the school dis-trict lost a friend and col-league in Needham, 55, whowas a special educationteacher with the JeffersonArea Local Schools District.

In honor of his memory,the school will rememberhim by celebrating thethings he loved the most.

Students and staff at theschool are being asked towear either Notre Dame,Cleveland Browns or OhioState gear that day.

To raise money for addi-tional library materials inNeedham’s memory, staffmay wear jeans that day fora $2 donation. The studentsalso will be able to raisemoney for library materialsby paying a $2 donation towear hats that day.

A staff potluck will beheld during the lunch peri-ods in the senior high stafflounge, and principals will

JAHS to rememberRob Needham

FILE PHOTORob Needhambe grilling hamburgers andhot dogs for the staff in theparking lot near the AD of-fice entrance (C hallway),weather permitting.

Additionally, theJefferson Area High Schoolband will play during thelunch periods, and a memo-rial plaque in honor ofNeedham will be on displayin the library.

A photo CD memorializ-ing Needham’s life also willbe playing in the library thatday.


Jefferson receives most nominations for Senior of the Year AwardBY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - TheAshtabula County Senior ofthe Year Award was handed outlast Friday at a luncheon heldat Casa Capelli, withJefferson’s own Don and KayJohnson taking home the title.

Five Jefferson residentsalso reached a milestone, hav-ing the most nominations outof every community entered.Betty Burlingame, StewartCase, Don and Kay Johnson,Durward Newhard andDonald Taft all received recog-nition at the luncheon for theirabove-and-beyond communityaction.

Each nominee was given aspecial speech in their honor.

“She is an inspiration to notonly me but to everyone herkind heart touches,” ChristinaBlair said of Burlingame.

Burlingame is a walkingadvertisement for the JeffersonCommunity Center, coming toevery class she can and mak-ing sure others know to attend.

“She is always there with asmile,” Blair said.

Burlingame is know for hersmile and hugs.

“Betty is an inspiration anda positive representation ofwhat life can be like for a se-nior citizen at any age,” Blairsaid.

Case, although being a re-

tired pharmacist, continues togive his time and assistancewhenever possible.

Glen and Katie Brogman,Case’s neighbors, nominatedhim for the honor.

“I really appreciate him asa neighbor because he alwaysmakes a few extra swipes withhis mower on our lawn. It maynot seem like much, but wedon’t have a riding lawn mowerand it is a very big deal,” theBrogmans wrote.

Case is known for his well-kept lawn and making yardsaround him look just as nice.

“He also goes down and cutsthe grass at his church,” theBrogmans wrote in their nomi-nation letter.

Case is also a key commu-nity center member. He isknown for his contagious posi-tive attitude.

“Stewart seems to havefound the prescription for posi-tive aging and has not stoppedgiving back to the communityhe loves,” the Brogmans wrote.

Newhard is known as anactive member of the Veteransof Foreign Wars JeffersonChapter and still participatesin the color guard.

“Newhard’s interest in re-maining active into his senior

years is obvious to anyone hemeets,” Blair said.

Newhard is still employedat Thorne’s Bi-Lo, a position hehas upheld for 15 years.

“Durward’s face is familiarto all who come throughThorne’s as the friendly man al-ways willing to give a helpinghand,” Blair said.

Newhard is always volun-teering and making sure thosearound him are taken care of.

“Durward has stayed posi-tive each day of his 88 years,”Blair said.

Taft is another active andvivacious senior from Jeffersonwho served for the post officebefore his retirement.

“Donald is definitely apeople person. He is very help-ful and cares for anyone aroundhim,” his nomination lettersaid.

Taft keeps in contact withmuch of the community he gotto know from delivering mailall those years.

“No one is stranger to him.He will go out of his way to givesomeone a ride and attends alot of calling hours in supportof the family,” the letter said.

Taft is also known for hisvolunteer work at GO Minis-tries in Ashtabula.

“At 71, Donald is always onthe go and willing to give ofhimself to help others when inneed,” his bio read.

Don and Kay Johnson werenominated together since as amarried couple it is hard to findone without the other. Togetherthey were one of three nomi-nees to get the Senior of theYear Award.

“They are a team to me.Whenever I see them, they aretogether,” their nomination let-ter said.

Both have spent countlesshours volunteering and dedi-cating their time to the commu-nity.

“Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnsonare partners in fellowship andservice,” the Johnson’s bio read.

Don is a deacon for the

Catholic Diocese and has alsogiven time to the prisons wherehe serves as a minister whileKay has worked with disabledchildren.

“There are few people whereyou can feel how the spiritworks and they are one for me,”their nomination letter said.

They are often seen atCarington Park, where theyprovide spiritual needs to itsresidents.

Although not all of theJefferson nominees receivedthe award, Senior Care Net-work officials who put on theceremony said all nominatedpeople deserved recognition fortheir achievements and stridestoward making everyday countand all their communities abetter place to live.

Betty Burlingame listens as Christina Blair reads hernomination letter to all in attendance at the Senior of theYear luncheon.

PHOTOS BY SADIE PORTMANDonald Taft hears his nomination letter read. He is knownas the friendly volunteer seen at both GO Ministries andlocal soup kitchens.

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