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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 • 1BCounty News

BY ROBERT LEBZELTERGazette Newspapers

DENMARK TOWNSHIP– The future is up in the air.

That fact became evidentThursday at the NortheastOhio Regional Airport,where public officials, air-port authority members andothers heard plans for amassive $8.5 million run-way renovation and howcorporate jet travel has be-come more of a necessity.

Airport authority Presi-dent Dwight Bowden saidthe runway would get a newlook, be safer and wouldavoid environmental prob-lems.

Plans are to grind downand rebuild the runway, butat the same time move itslightly west of its presentlocation. Around the run-way will be built a safetyzone, in case a plane some-how ran off the runway.

Bowden explained afterthe meeting that to leavethe runway where it is andinclude the safety zone runsit into wetlands.

Under the Environmen-tal Protection Agency, ifwetlands are destroyedthere, the airport must cre-ate wetlands elsewhere, atup to $38,000 an acre.

Kevin Benacci, district outreach director for U.S. Rep.David Joyce, speaks briefly last week at Northeast OhioRegional Airport.

PHOTOS BY ROBERT LEBZELTERDwight Bowden, president of the Northeast Ohio RegionalAirport Authority in Denmark Township, speaks to agathering of public officials last week, discussing majorrenovations to the runway.

Robert Tanner Jr., vice president for government af fairs at NetJets, discusses his company’s challenges at a sessionat the Northeast Ohio Regional Airport in Denmark Township last week.

National and localair travel to change

“We will shift the runwayslightly to the west to mini-mize wetlands,” Bowdensaid.

Bowden said the runwaymust also be built to with-stand smaller, but muchheavier aircraft.

The local match for theproject is about $800,000,Bowden said. Much of thiswill come from trusts cre-ated to assure there are sus-tainable funds in reserve.

“We hope to complete itbetween now and 2016,”Bowden said. “That’s ourdesired timeline. We are inas good a position as we canbe.”

Robert Tanner Jr., vicepresident for governmentaffairs for NetJets Inc., gavea peek into the future of cor-porate jet travel. His com-pany provides private jetsand jet travel for industries.

Tanner said his jetsaren’t just for “fat cats,” butfor many middle manage-ment people who find it dif-ficult to travel commer-cially.

“Seventy percent of ourcustomers are mid-level cor-poration people. This is abusiness tool, very muchlike your cell phone,” hesaid.

Next Gen aircraft can’t

land at all smaller airports,but do utilize the local air-port.

He said companies utilizeits services to fly all over theworld, bringing money backto Ohio.

The future also meanstransferring navigationfrom towers to satellites,using the kind of GPS tech-nology people use in theircars and smart phones.

To do this, a new nationalairspace system called NextGeneration Air Transporta-tion System was created.

“Ohio could be the firststate to have all airportsconnected by Next Gen.That would be extraordi-nary,” Tanner said.

“The idea is to attempt tocreate entrance and exitramps in the sky for eachairport in the country,” hesaid. The process would“save millions and millionsof dollars.”

NetJets is the first com-pany to entirely replace 40-pound navigational deviceswith iPads.

Tanner said the companyflies four times more thanany commercial airline.

He said with offices inCincinnati and Columbus, itworks within the state.

“We partnered with Ohio

State University, givingthem $2 million to taketheir aviation program tothe next level,” he said.

Joseph Moroski, countycommissioner and liaisonwith the airport authority,discussed industrialist Rob-ert Morrison’s vision in1965 when he helped createthe airport. With some de-scendants in the audience,Moroski said, “It would bevery difficult if not impos-sible to do this today.”

He said areas withoutairports become stagnantand isolated from economicprosperity.

U.S. Rep. David Joyce, R-Russell Township, was sup-posed to attend the meeting,but was kept in Washingtonbecause of the crisis overfunding the governmentwhile the GOP attempts todefund Obamacare.

Kevin Benacci, his dis-trict outreach director inPainesville, pledged thefreshman lawmaker ’s helpon the transportation sub-committee.

He also predicted thefederal government won’tcrash this week.

“Hopefully they won’tshut down the governmentTuesday and my job is fur-loughed,” Benacci said.

BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

G E N E VA - O N - T H E -LAKE - Thanks to the sup-port of the community,Geneva-on-the-Lake is oneof the five finalists in RandMcNally’s “The Most FunTown In the U.S.” contest.

Over the summer, voterswent to bestoftheroad.comand cast their vote for thelakefront community in the“Best of the Road 2013” com-petition, which is a contestto be named the 2013 BestSmall Towns in America.Towns are eligible to win inone of six categories: MostBeautiful, Most Fun, MostPatriotic, Friendliest, andBest Food, plus a new cat-egory this year – Best forGeocaching.

Voting ended on Sept. 3,and now GOTL is one of fivefinalists in its category of“Most Fun,” along with JimThorpe, Pennsylvania;Lombard, Illinois; Corning,New York; and Nocona,Texas.

GOTL is described on thewebsite as a finalist for thefollowing reasons: “Here’sanother Most Fun finalist inboth 2012 and 2013. This

GOTL is f inalist in ‘Most FunTown in America’ contest

Lake Erie community’s sup-porters cite arcades,nightspots, and other attrac-tions along ‘the strip,’ as wellas water activities and areawineries. Several people alsonoted the local donuts (andpizza and ice cream).”

Now a committee will de-termine the winner in thecategory.

Finalist towns will bejudged based on a number ofcriteria, including:

• The number of votes re-ceived on bestoftheroad.com

• Overall fit and suitabil-ity of the town in the selectedcategory

• The town’s social par-ticipation on Facebook,Instagram and Twitter

• Video tour or photo tourplus written submissions bythe finalist towns

Winning towns will be an-nounced in mid-October.Winners will receive a fea-ture in the 2015 RandMcNally Road Atlas and afree custom iPhone app andonline travel guide promot-ing the town as a top desti-nation! Plus, the winningBest for Geocaching townwill receive a FREEGeoTour, courtesy ofGeocaching.com.


ASHTABULA - The 41stAnnual Ashtabula CountyCollege Fair and 2nd CareerConnection Expo will beheld 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday,Oct. 15, at Kent State Uni-versity at Ashtabula.

ACCESS is hosting theevent. The College Fair willbe held in the gymnasium,while the Career Connec-tion Expo will be held in theBlue-Gold Room. A Collegeand Career Planning Work-shop will be held at 5:30p.m., with the room to beannounced.

The college fair will givestudents a chance to speakwith representatives fromhigher education institu-tions from Ohio and sur-rounding states. All levels oftraining and education willbe exhibited, including tech-nical/career training, mili-

ACCESS to host 41st AnnualAshtabula County College Fair& 2nd Career Connection Expo

tary options and public/pri-vate colleges and universi-ties, organizers said.

Admissions representa-tives from over 60 highereducation institutions inOhio, New York, Michigan,Pennsylvania, West Vir-ginia and beyond will beavailable.

The Expo is a venue forlocal employers and busi-nesses to meet with partici-pants in an informal atmo-sphere to discuss the oppor-tunities for particular jobsand the education, training,skills and demands re-quired for those jobs. It is achance to make studentsmore aware of the local ca-reer possibilities and con-nect them to the resourcesthat are going to move themin the right direction to-wards a successful future,organizers said.

PHOTO BY CAROLYN BEHR-JEROMEThe first meeting of the Ashtabula County Autism Groupin Action was a huge success. Nearly 70 peopleattended. The Ashtabula Giant Eagle donated abeautifully decorated cake for the meeting. Pictured,back: Nicole MacKeller , Marquis Williams, JacobWescott, and Luke Mouyard. Front: Griffin Brobst, AbbyHartley, Michael Hartley, and Amelia Terbizan. For moreinformation on ACAGA, visit ashcoautismgroup.wix.com.

Autism Group in Action meets

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 • 3BCounty NewsOctober Dinner With a Doc delves

into mystery of menopauseHot flashes? Weight

gain? Headaches? Erraticheartbeat?

What are the real symp-toms of menopause? Why dothey last so long? AshtabulaCounty Medical Center OB/GYN Soldrea Thompson,MD, sorts out the facts fromthe myths as she discussesmenopause and how yourlife will change when “thechange” begins.

Reserve your seat at thetable for this special October10th Dinner With a Doc.

The discussion begins at6 p.m. in the ACMC FifthFloor Solarium. The cost ofthe Dinner is $15 and in-cludes an entree, pasta, veg-etable, beverages, dessertsand more.

Dr. Thompson is Fellow ofthe American Congress ofObstetrics and Gynecologists. She is also board certifiedby the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Pre-registration is required by Oct. 7. Register onlineat www.acmchealth.org.

Click on “Sign Up for Events” in the upper right corner.To register by phone, please call 440-997-6555.

Ashtabula CountyMedical Center OB/GYNSoldrea Thompson, MD

Henderson Memorial Public Libraryto hold Fall Bike Trail AdventureJEFFERSON - Henderson Memorial Public Li-

brary will hold the Fall Bike Trail Adventure at 10a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.

Open to all ages.Rendezvous at the Jefferson-Eagleville Parking

Lot at 10 a.m. for sign in, then you’re free to walk orbike the trail at your leisure. Stay as long (or as little)as you want.

The library will provide water and apples for yourbike trail adventure.

SUBMITTED PHOTOThe St. John School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted eight new members at a ceremony lastweek. In the front row are juniors Ali Rocco, Sarah Mudd, Evelyn Andersen, Caroline Kovacs, back row: seniorTaryn Siemers, and junors Michaelangelo Zullo, Zac Cimorellli and Sarah Fowler . National Honor Society wasestablished at St. John in 1954.

St. John inducts new National Honor Society members


ASHTABULA – In manyways, 1963 was a pivotal year.

It was the year PresidentJohn F. Kennedy went to Dal-las in an attempt to heals riftsin the Democratic Party, butit ended up causing a biggerhurt for the entire country.

It was the year the noviceRolling Stones decided onCharlie Watts as drummer,making the band complete


HARPERSFIELD TOWN-SHIP – It’s fall and Friday lo-cal people involved in the foodindustry harvested ideas onhow to market their productscloser to home.

The event at SPIRE Insti-tute was sparked by StateRep. John Patterson, D-Jefferson, who said he got theidea for the session in Feb-ruary after visiting the Cen-ter for Innovative Food Tech-nologies near Toledo.

“I’m looking beyond thebig industries that come andgo. I’m looking at the wine,the lakes, the agriculture,” hesaid.

David Marrison, OhioState University extensionagent, said the goal is to“keep consumer’s dollars inthe community.”

He said local food takesless energy to get here, reduc-ing the carbon footprint. It isless processed and more nu-tritious.

“What we can grow hereis more than what we can’tgrow here,” Marrison told thegroup that had interests infruits, vegetables, poultry,fish and beef.

“How come our schoolsaren’t using more localfoods?” Marrison asked.

He said the county haspigs who feed on acorns inwooded areas that would bein demand elsewhere.

Marrison touts having lo-

Local food producers sink teeth into ideas

PHOTO BY ROBERT LEBZELTERDavid Marrison, Ohio State University extension agent forAshtabula County, discusses marketing local food at ameeting Friday at the Spire Institute in HarpersfieldTownship.

cal chickens and turkeysserved at local restaurants.Unfortunately, the nearestprocessing area is inTuscarawas County.

He suggested buildingcabins on local ponds to at-tract tourists. He notes thereare two corn maizes that at-tract visitors in the fall.

Marrison said these areways “to add value to ourproducts.”

Chefs at a Clevelandsteakhouse which touts hav-ing all food produced locallyrecently visited the county ina quest for grass-feed beef,Marrison said.

More is being done to spot-light the county’s agriculture.Marrison said each year firstgraders from all over thecounty will visit local farmsand learn things like how acow is milked. This year’s

class, by the way, will gradu-ate in 2025.

“Our goal is to take everyfirst grader and teach themabout agriculture,” he said.

Gwen Wolford, director ofgovernment relations for thecollege of food, agriculturaland environmental sciencesat OSU, said OSU is involvedin food production and safety,energy and the environment,education and food research.

For example, a combinedsalsa and barbecue sauce isbeing examined.

“We do hundred of mil-lions of dollars of research,”said Wolford.

They examine how togrow food in old parking lots,extending the growing sea-son, organic farming and al-ternative pest control.

She said they are involvedin “farm to school mobilemedia marketing,” makingcertain when people look forfood and attractions on theirsmart phones, the local foodproducers show up.

Jim Converse, farmer ’smarket manager for Lake-to-River Food Hub in Young-stown, attended, stating theclosest other such effort is inAthens.

He said he found the ses-sion “very helpful.”

“We are already doingsome of these things,” Con-verse said.

His organization is al-ready serving 12 school dis-tricts with five to six schoolsin each.

Legislative groupto discuss schoolfunding issues

COLUMBUS – State Rep.John Patterson (D-Jefferson)announced last week that heis launching the EducationFunding Caucus, a bipartisandiscussion group for membersof both the Ohio House andSenate that will seek to solveproblems related to fundingfor Ohio’s public educationsystem.

“As we return to sessionthis fall, there obviously re-mains much work to be done,”said Rep. Patterson. “Onearea of concern still trouble-some for all members of thelegislature, deals with issuesrelated to school funding. Anissue that is so wide-rangingand in-depth is difficult toaddress given the necessity topass a balanced budget withinthe first six months of a newlegislative session. The pres-sure to pass a budget is enor-

State Rep. Pattersonannounces formation of

Education Funding Caucusmous while the time to freelyinquire and vet potential so-lutions is short.”

“After consultation withcolleagues on both sides of theaisle and from both chambersof the Statehouse, I decidedthe best path forward willtake an effort that promotesreflective inquiry without theconfining constraints of time,”continued Rep. Patterson. “Iinvite all members of the OhioGeneral Assembly to join thiseffort, so we can explore to-gether a host of issues perti-nent to education. As our com-position and interests grow, Iforesee experts from aroundthe state and nation advisingand informing our group on aregular basis with respect toour pressing needs and con-cerns.”

The Education FundingCaucus will use its findings tomake recommendations forlegislation to the state’s leg-islature.

The first caucus meetingwill be held in late-Octoberand will be open to the public.

It’s the 50th year for arts center balland creating a sensation thatlives today.

It was also the year theAshtabula Arts Center had itsfirst big fundraiser, the The-atre of the Arts Ball, at theAshtabula Hotel.

Today, the hotel is on itsway back as the home of Sig-nature Health, the Stonestoured again this year, nobodystill knows for sure who killedKennedy, but the arts centeris again holding its ball, oneof the two big fundraisers for

the year, says executive direc-tor Beth Koski.

Koski and her committeehad their first meeting Mon-day in preparation for thisgolden celebration.

“It’s been a big event sinceit started 50 years ago at theAshtabula Hotel,” said Koski.

It was held at the hotel fora few years until it closed.The ball has been held atother venues, including theLodge and Conference Cen-ter at Geneva State Park.

Later it moved to theAshtabula Country Club andwhat is now Martini’s Res-taurant and Lounge on LakeRoad.

“They do a wonderful job.They work hard for us,” Koskisaid.

Until a few years ago, theevent was put together by theWomen’s Service League, butthat has been disbanded,leaving the arts center tohost the event on its own.

“We hope to have 200

people attend, but we aver-age 135 to 150,” Koski said.

The event will be heldDec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. for cock-tails, followed by dinner anddancing. A silent auctionwill be a big part of thefundraiser. Prizes includetrips, jewelry gift baskets,lottery wreaths and sportsand theater tickets.

The arts center hopes tobring in $12,000 to $18,000from the event, which helpsfund general operations.

The other big fundraiser isDining for the Arts, whichtakes place in April or May.

As for what special at-tractions will be includedfor the 50th year, Koski isn’tsaying. That’s not becauseit’s a big secret. The truthis, the ball is still in theplanning stages and thecommittee has yet to makeany decisions.

People interested in at-tending may contact thearts center.

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 • 4BFor the Record

Jefferson EMS09/22 08:30 Dehydration Special Treatment/No Transport09/22 18:39 Fall Victim (NO INJURY) Patient Refused Care09/23 22:35 Pain Transported09/24 20:37 Back Pain (Non-Traumatic) Transported09/25 14:26 Unconsious/Fainting Transported09/25 23:07 Poison/Overdose Transported09/26 15:25 General Medical Transported09/27 09:09 General Medical Transported09/27 18:45 Public Assist No Patient Found09/27 21:22 Minor Trauma/Injury Transported

Conneaut PoliceAt 12:21 a.m. Sept. 19, a

Broad Street resident reportedthreats.

At 12:58 a.m. Sept. 19, afight was reported on HarborStreet.

At 8:48 a.m. Sept. 19, a carstereo was reportedly stolenfrom a vehicle on HarborStreet.

At 12:18 p.m. Sept. 19, aWest Jackson Street residentreported that a tire on his ve-hicle was slashed.

At 2:16 p.m. Sept. 19, a do-mestic altercation was re-ported on Mill Street.

At 2:47 p.m. Sept. 19, van-dalism was reported to a va-cant residence on FurnaceRoad.

At 6:39 p.m. Sept. 19, aCleveland Court resident re-ported an assault.

At 12:07 a.m. Sept. 20, afemale reported that her bankcards, ID, and SSN card werestolen from her purse whileshe was at work at CSP onGore Road.

At 2:30 a.m. Sept. 20, aBroad Street resident reportedharassing phone calls.

At 3:26 p.m. Sept. 20, aBroad Street resident reportedan assault.

At 1:31 p.m. Sept. 21, aBroad Street resident reportedthe theft of a handgun and abank card.

At 5:20 p.m. Sept. 21, anassault was reported on Har-bor Street.

At 11:38 p.,m. Sept. 21, adomestic altercation was re-ported on Lake Road.

At 12:59 a.m. Sept. 22, aMonroe Street resident re-ported harassment.

At 1:43 a.m. Sept. 22, a do-mestic altercation was re-ported on Beaver Street.

At 4:26 a.m. Sept.22, a laptop computer was reported sto-len from a Harbor Street resi-dence.

At 8:56 a.m. Sept. 22, a do-mestic altercation was re-ported on Liberty Street.

At 9:25 a.m. Sept. 22, a win-dow was reportedly broken outof a vehicle on Nickel PlateAvenue.

At 2:37 p.m. Sept. 22, a win-dow was reportedly broken out

of a vehicle on Harbor Street.

At 4:51 p.m. Sept. 22, anassault was reported on Lib-erty Street.

At 6:15 p.m. Sept. 22, aNickel Plate Ave. resident re-ported harassment.

At 7:52 p.m. Sept. 22, elec-tronics were reported stolenfrom a Main Street residence.

At 9:59 p.m. Sept. 22, VeraMcCumber, Greg Washington,and Beth McNaughton werecited for disorderly conductafter an altercation amongthem on Hayward Avenue.

At 2:54 p.m. Sept. 23, anofficer was requested at UH -Conneaut Medical Center fora serious dog bite.

At 4:17 p.m. Sept. 23, a toolbox was reported stolen froma Liberty Street residence.

At 6:56 p.m. Sept. 23, anAdams Street resident re-ported a fraud.

At 8:30 a.m. Sept. 24, anassault victim was reportedlybeing treated at UH-Conneaut Medical Center fol-lowing an assault on Sept. 20.

At 10:30 a.m. Sept. 24, anEast Main Road resident re-ported his front window hadbeen struck with BB’s.

At 11:29 a.m. Sept. 24, ra-dio and iPhone were reportedstolen from a room at a Buf-falo Street church.

At 4:47 p.m. Sept. 24, aRockwell Street resident re-ported harassment.

At 8:14 p.m. Sept. 24, anEast Main Road resident re-ported harassment.

At 11:41 a.m. Sept. 25, theftof copper was reported onUnderridge Road.

At 4:16 p.m. Sept. 25, a do-mestic altercation was re-ported on Lake Road.

At 3:18 p.m. Sept. 25, aState Street resident reportedthe window of her vehicle hadbeen shot out with a BB gun.

At 3:58 p.m. Sept. 25, aHarbor Street resident re-ported threats.

At 4:29 p.m. Sept. 25,Steven Welty was arrested onBartlett Street on a warrantthrough the Ashtabula CountySheriff ’s Office and turnedover to their custody.

At 6:33 p.m. Sept. 25, aWashington Street resident

reported the windows of hishome had been shot with a BBgun.

Orwell PoliceSept 22• 3:30 pm - Disturbance onE Main St

Sept 23• 3:23 pm - Disturbance onN Maple Ave

Sept 24• 1:30 am - Driving undersuspension on E Main St• 3:15 am - Driving undersuspension on E Main St

Sept 25• 2:30 am - Theft from mo-tor vehicle report taken onPenniman Rd• 5:01 pm - Unwanted sub-ject complaint taken onDorsey Ave• 6:50 pm - Assault reporttaken at the township park• 10:30 pm - Theft complainton Carroll Ave

Sept 27• 5:31 pm - Traffic complainton S Maple Ave• 11:30 pm - Unwanted sub-ject on E Main St

Sept 28• 12:00 pm - Suspicious ac-tivity on Chaffee Dr• 6:24 pm - Animal com-plaint on E Main St• 7:56 pm - Suspicious activ-ity on N Maple Ave

Sept. 129:42 p.m. - 3000 block of North Ridge Road East in

Ashtabula Township. Larceny/theft. Caller advised that anex-boyfriend stole her house keys and is making threats tocome and assault her.


Ashtabula. Larceny/theft. Caller advised that a suspectstole his pain patches and some pain medicine. He knowsit was the female suspect because she sent him a text andsaid she was coming back for more.


Ashtabula Township. Larceny/theft. Theft of items from infront of the Dollar General store, including Power Aid. Ve-hicle is burgundy.

Sept. 2510:38 a.m. - 4000 block of Hoffman Road in Rock Creek.

Stolen car.

Sept. 2610:45 a.m. - 1000 block of Van Winkle Drive in Plymouth

Township. There is a white van or SUV abandoned at theentrance of Sleepy Hollow. No plate could be obtained. Ithas been there for at least a half hour. It turns out thevehicle was stolen from Ashtabula City. The vehicle wastowed.

Sept. 274:26 p.m. - 4000 block of South Ridge Road East in

Ashtabula Township. Animal call. Report of property dam-age caused by a loose horse. A vehicle and house sidingwere damaged by a horse dragging a tire.

5:46 p.m. - 4000 block of Bentka Road in Sheffield Town-ship. Vandalism. Caller advises he found a BB hole in theside of his car. He has no idea where it occurred. He ad-vised he just wanted to have a report on file.

Ashtabula CountySheriff’s Department

Terrence M. Burr andMegan K. Baker, of

Conneaut

Douglas A. Curtis andJulie Anne Weber, of

Jefferson

Timothy W. Rockwelland Debra R. Kline, of

Rock Creek

Stephen D. Stewartand Devea A. Parks, of

Conneaut

Ralph ThomasRanowiecki, Jr., of

Burton, MI, and TaraA. Walt, of Holly, MI

James Fultz andAmanda L. Pahel, of

Jefferson

Bryce MarquiseMcMullen and

Rebekah SuzanneVolpone, of Ashtabula

Joshua Andrew Craneand Nichole Dawn

Stroud, both ofAshtabula

MarriagesMarriages

David Z. Laurenty, ofAustinburg, and

Ramona S. Gmistra, ofOrwell

Daniel A. Haines, Jr.and Jennifer A. Knight,

both of Brandon,Florida

David L. Gillespie andJeanne A. Ashcraft,

both of Conneaut

Jeffrey R. Lane andKrystina L. Hatch,both of Austinburg

James M. Distler andMary K. Field, both of

Geneva

Stanley J. Glasky, ofAustinburg, and Sarah

G. Deyermand, ofJefferson

Geneva Police• A Geneva man’s explana-

tion of a car crashed didn’t setwell with officers at 1:33 a.m.Sunday near Pleasant Cem-etery in Geneva Township.

Geneva police were dis-patched to the scene untilthe Ohio Highway Patrolarrived.

The suspect at the scenesaid he woke up after thecrash and was alone, butsaid he did not drive. He saidhe was with a “small Mexi-can girl” whose name he didnot know who promised asex act for $15.

The officer was skepticalas he had injuries to his headand arms and all of the bloodwas on the steering wheeland driver’s side, with noneon the passenger side.

Police said the suspectwas westbound, crossed theeastbound lane, while thevehicle was sliding sideways.

The suspect was taken toMemorial Hospital ofGeneva for treatment.

The OHP arrived to fur-ther investigate the crash.

• Police at 12:14 a.m.Monday were called to NorthBroadway and Woodlawnbecause two men were play-ing chicken with a train atthe CSX crossing.

Teen driversremain one ofOhio’s most at

risk groupsEducation and

enforcement arecritical to

increased safetyASHTABULA – Teen

drivers remain one of Ohio’smost at risk groups when itcomes to becoming involvedin a traffic crash. From 2010-2012, teen drivers were atfault in 100,871 trafficcrashes, resulting in 44,458injuries and 299 deaths onOhio’s roadways. Teen driv-ers were at fault in 10-per-cent of all fatal crashes dur-ing the same time period.

While crash causes mayvary, speed-related circum-stances accounted for 57 per-cent of crashes caused by teendrivers. That is why it is im-portant for teen drivers andtheir parents to be aware ofthe dangers new drivers faceand for these new drivers tomake safe and responsibledecisions while driving.

“No one else is in controlof the vehicle except for theperson behind the wheel,”said Lt. Jerad Sutton, com-mander of the AshtabulaPost. “That is why responsi-bility, awareness and safetyare so important for ouryoungest drivers.”

Teen drivers are inexperi-enced and at times can makepoor decisions. As a result, inAugust 2012, the Patrolpartnered with the OhioHigh School Athletic Associa-tion to launch a program toeducate Ohio high school stu-dents and student-athletesabout the dangers new-driv-ers face. The You Are In Con-trol program emphasizes theimportance of decision mak-ing and reminds studentsthat they are in control whenbehind the wheel.

While education andawareness are extremelyimportant, the Patrol alsoaims to change driver behav-ior through traffic enforce-ment. From 2010-2012, 62percent of the citations is-sued to teen drivers were forspeed-related violations and18 percent were for failureto wear a safety belt.

Teen drivers are encour-aged to plan ahead when trav-eling to or from school orschool events in order to elimi-nate rushing from one loca-tion to another. They are alsoreminded that safety beltssave lives and they should en-courage everyone in their ve-hicle to buckle-up, every time.

For a statistical map re-garding teen drivers and acounty-by-county break-down of where Patrol cita-tions have been issued,please visit http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/doc/TeenDrivers_Bulletin_2013.pdf

Airport Authorityto meet Oct. 8

The next regularmeeting of the AshtabulaCounty Airport Author-ity will be held Tuesday,Oct. 8, at 8 a.m. at theNortheast Ohio RegionalAirport, 2382 AirportRoad, Jefferson, Ohio.

Ashtabula CountyTownship Association

sponsors forum onproposed countycharter change

GENEVA – Have ques-tions about the proposedAshtabula County charter?The Ashtabula CountyTownship Association willsponsor an information fo-rum beginning at 7:30 p.m.Oct. 17, 2013, hosted by theTrumbull Township trust-ees at the Trumbull Town-ship Fire Department, 2442State Route 534, Geneva.

The League of Women Vot-ers will moderate the paneldiscussion on the pros andcons of the proposed charter.The forum will include a ques-tion-and-answer period.Questions may be directed toACTA President DebbieFriedstrom at 440-992-1156.

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GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 • 5BFor the RecordAshtabula County

Weekly Traffic Advisory***NEW***

Interstate 90 in the city of Conneaut(Until further notice) - I-90 eastbound and westbound

from just east of the Conneaut River to the PennsylvaniaState line has various lane restrictions for resurfacing. Thiswork is part of a $44.6 million project to replace the pave-ment on I-90 from just east of the Conneaut River Bridgeto the Pennsylvania state line. The entire project is sched-uled to be completed by late fall 2013.

State Route 193 in Dorset Township(Until further notice) - SR 193 between Allen Comp Rd.

and SR 307 is NOW OPEN. This work is part of a $430,000project to replace the bridge on SR 193 between Allen CompRd. and SR 307. The entire project is scheduled to be com-pleted by early October 2013.

U.S. Route 322 in the Village of Orwell &Orwell, Colebrook & Wayne townships

(Friday, September 27 – Monday, September 30 ) - SR 7between SR 167 and Marcy Rd. is closed through Monday,September 30 for a bridge deck replacement. The detour isSR 167 to SR 193 to SR 84.

(Until further notice) - US 322 has various lane restric-tions between the eastern Orwell Corporation limit andSR 193 for roadway resurfacing. This work is part of a $1.8million project to resurface US 322 between the easternOrwell Corporation limit and SR 193 and to replace a bridgedeck on SR 7 between SR 167 and Marcy Rd. The entireproject is scheduled to be completed by late October 2013.

State Route 534 in Windsor Township(Until further notice) - SR 534 just north of US 322 is

NOW OPEN. This work is part of a $400,000 project toreplace two bin walls on SR 7 and SR 534 in Ashtabula andTrumbull Counties. The entire project is scheduled to becompleted by late September.

***ONGOING***Seven Hills Rd. in Plymouth Township

(Until further notice) - The following routes may havevarious lane restrictions for sewer line repairs:

• Seven Hills Rd. between Runkle Ave. and SR 11.• Howard Rd. between Runkle Ave. and Jefferson Rd.• Jefferson Rd. between Crestview Dr. and Hubbard St.This work is part of a $700,000 project to replace Sewer

line along Seven Hills Rd., Hooward Rd. and Jefferson Rd.The entire project is scheduled to be completed by mid-October 2013.

West Ave. in the City of Ashtabula(Until further notice) - West Ave. between W. 30th St.

and W. 34th St. is reduced to one lane in each direction forbridge re-decking. This work is part of a $1.8 million projectto re-deck the bridges on West Ave. over W. 30th St. andover the Conrail railroad. The entire project is scheduledto be completed by mid-November 2013.

Interstate 90 in Austinburg, Plymouth andSaybrook Townships

(Until further notice) - The following lane restrictionsand closures are now in place:

• Foreman Rd. under I-90 is closed through early Octo-ber for bridge construction. The detour is Clay St. to SR 45to Austinburg Rd.

• Motorists traveling on I-90 westbound between ChapelRd. and just west of SR 45 should be aware of a bi-direc-tional traffic pattern. Although two lanes of traffic aremaintained in each direction, westbound traffic will be split.One lane of westbound traffic is crossed over onto I-90 east-bound, while the second lane remains on I-90 westbound.

• SR 11 is reduced to one lane in each direction over I-90 via a crossover condition.

• The I-90 westbound ramp to SR 11 southbound isclosed through mid-October. The detour is SR 11 north toSeven Hills Rd. to SR 11 south.

• The SR 11 southbound ramp to I-90 eastbound is closedthrough mid-October. The detour is SR 11 south to SR 46to SR 11 north.

• State Rd. over I-90 is closed through early October.The detour is Seven Hills Rd. to Jefferson Rd. to SR 46.

• The Western Reserve Greenway Trail has occasionaldaily closures between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

• I-90 eastbound and westbound between SR 11 and SR 45has various daily lane restrictions for roadway construction.

This work is part of a $68 million project to replace pave-ment along I-90 from just west of SR 45 to just east of SR11. The project also includes modifications to the I-90/SR11 interchange and repairs to seven bridges along I-90.

Ohio’s highways are essential to keeping and creating newjobs. With a mission to provide easy movement of people andgoods from place to place, the Ohio Department of Transpor-tation (ODOT) is responsible for maintaining one of the larg-est transportation networks in the nation. Guided by ethicalprinciples and accountability, ODOT works to improve safety,enhance travel and advance economic development. As a $2.8billion enterprise, the department wisely invests in its coreservices of snow and ice removal, annual construction pro-gram and highway maintenance operations.

For more information contact: Justin Chesnic at (330)786-2209 or email [email protected]

Yes, yes, yes we do...we have spirit!

ASHTABULA – The weekof Sept. 23-27 marked theAshtabula Area City Schoolsannual Spirit Week celebra-tion. From Crazy Sock Day toGreen and Gold Day, stu-dents on the elementary cam-pus, preschool and juniorHigh celebrated being Drag-ons with a variety of spiritthemed days and activities.

On Wednesday, 1,800 el-ementary students took partin pep assembly hosted bythe Lakeside Band, varsitycheerleaders and footballteam. Students gathered inthe center of campus wherethe monument stands andwatched the band paradethrough the loop followed bythe cheerleaders and footballteam.

Next, the cheerleaders ledchants and had the elemen-

tary students on their feet,doing the “Banana Cheer.”

Then, the football playersran into the crowd, high-fiving the little dragons aftertheir names were announced.

Senior Nick Meola spoketo the crowd, “We are sohappy to be here today. Yoursupport means the world tous. We hope to see you all onFriday at Little DragonNight.”

Huron Primary teacherLisa Love said, “This is thesecond year we’ve had thepep assembly on our campus.It’s absolutely wonderful forall to be together, celebrating.I’ve already had studentstelling me that they can’twait to be in the band or playon the football team whenthey’re older. It’s an ex-tremely special event.”

Farewell reception for BishopElizabeth Eaton to be held Oct. 13

The public is invited to afarewell reception to honorBishop Elizabeth Eaton, pre-siding bishop of the Evan-gelical Lutheran Church inAmerica, on Sunday, Oct. 13,from 3 – 5 p.m. at MessiahLutheran Church, 615 W.Prospect Rd., Ashtabula,OH. 44004. For any ques-tions, call 440-992-9392.

On Oct., Eaton will be in-stalled as ELCA presidingbishop.

Eaton is bishop of theELCA Northeastern OhioSynod and is the ELCA’s firstwoman presiding bishop-elect. She was elected Aug. 14 at the 2013 ELCAChurchwide Assembly held Aug. 12-17 in Pittsburgh.

Prior to becoming synod bishop in 2006, Eaton servedas pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Ashtabula, Ohiofrom 1991-2006; interim pastor of Good Hope LutheranChurch in Boardman, Ohio; and assistant pastor of AllSaints Lutheran Church in Worthington, Ohio. She earneda Master ’s of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity Schoolin Cambridge, Mass., and a Bachelor’s degree in music edu-cation from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Shecurrently serves on a number of boards and committees.

Lakeside High School Varsity Cheerleaders show theirspirit during elementary campus parade

Majorettes Taylor Stadler and Kaitlin Mayberry get readyto lead the parade.

Michigan Primary student Devan Miller gets a hug fromfootball player Donald Vagi.

Teacher Laura Groce and students Ava Hernandez andJeanelle Bryan join the spirit parade.

Senior Nick Meola and Coach Frank Hall gather at thecenter of the elementary campus during the parade.

Elizabeth Eaton

Lakeside High School senior football players MalikCarlton and Garrett Vaught are pictured.

Alex Piper shows his spirit at the elementary campus pepassembly while meeting football senior Marcell Ballenger

SUBMITTED PHOTOSAn excited Emmalee Bilbrey high-fives Lakesidequarterback, Tyler Loftus.

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 • 6BCounty NewsChoral Music Society

rehearsals beginSingers are invited to join rehearsals of the

Ashtabula County Choral Music Society for the 2013-2014 season. Experienced singers in grades 7-12 arewelcome to sing with the Youth Choir on Mondays, 5-6:30 p.m., and the Chorale, experienced singers overthe age of 17, rehearse Mondays, 7-9 p.m. All rehears-als are held at the First United Methodist Church, 4506Elm Avenue, Ashtabula 44004. Auditions and pre-reg-istration is not required. Singers will be registered atthe first rehearsal.

Performance plans for the 2013-2014 ACCMS sea-son include 1) A Men’s & Women’s Choir Festival forschool and community choirs on October 26; 2) Musicfor the Nativity on December 15 at the First UnitedMethodist Church, Ashtabula (featured works: BrittenCeremony of Carols and Bach Cantata #142); 3) a mu-sical theater extravaganza Fiddler and More in March;4) Recitals presented by guest artists; and 5) a Collabo-ration Concert presenting the Mozart Requiem withGrand Valley High School Choir, guest soloists, and or-chestra on April 19.

The Ashtabula County Choral Music Society is a non-profit organization fueled by generosity of local patrons,advertising businesses, corporations and foundationswith a mission to present quality performances for audi-ences in Ashtabula County while providing singers witheducational and musical experiences. The Board of Di-rectors is currently conducting the annual financial cam-paign to gather patrons and business sponsors fromthroughout county. A grant from the Ohio Arts Councilwill also provide support for the 2013-2014 season.

For more information about singing, supporting, orattending concerts can be found by calling 440-224-2681 or accessing “Ashtabula County Choral Music So-ciety” on Facebook (page and/or group).

24th Annual Beef Banquetto be held in Lenox, OhioOSU Extension and the Ashtabula County Cattlemen’s

Association will be holding their 24th annual banquet onSaturday, Nov. 2, at the Lenox Community Center begin-ning at 7 p.m. Banquet activities will include a prime ribdinner; business meeting; election of two members to theAshtabula County Cattlemen’s board of directors; enter-tainment; door prizes; and fine fellowship.

Tickets for the banquet can be purchased from the Di-rectors of the Cattlemen’s Association. Directors are: GlennSmith, Lenox Township, Tim Gildersleeve, Jefferson Town-ship, Dr. Bryan Elliott, Andover Township, Bob Brown,Dorset Township and Rick Poff, Geauga County. Ticketsare $20 per person. Call the Ashtabula County Extensionoffice at 440-576-9008 for more information. Pre-reserva-tions should be made by Oct. 31, 2013.

ASHTABULA — Shoot the Breeze Disc Golf Club heldthe Sticky Fingers Disc Golf Event Saturday, Sept. 21,2013 at Lake Shore Park in Ashtabula. Two disc golf eventswere held including the “Birdie Bash” and a two-personscramble. The “Birdie Bash” was won by Chris Fowler ofColumbus; the only participant to hit an ACE in the com-petition.

In the Scramble event, the recreational division was wonby Michael Ray & Matt Silva, They shot a 48 from the redtees. The intermediate division went to Larry Bright &Michael Carletta who shot a blistering 45 from the whitetees, and the advanced division went to Tony Keller andJosh Threet, with an unbelievable 51 from the blues.

Disc Golf Club raises money for the homelessBeatitude House in Ashtabula receives money from Sticky Fingers Disc Golf Event

The real winner was Beatitude House of Ashtabula,who will be presented with a check for $668 to furthertheir mission to transform lives. Beatitude House provideshomeless women and children a place to live while theywork to gain stability and achieve permanent housing.During their stay, women focus on furthering their edu-cation, gaining employment and overcoming obstaclesthrough counseling and support services.

Beatitude House, sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters ofYoungstown, is committed to all disadvantaged womenand children. By creating homes, providing educationalopportunities, and fostering healthy families, they pro-vide them with the opportunity to transform their lives.

Opiate Summit - October 25, 2013 - 8 am – 4:15 pm

• Facing The Fight TogetherRegister online at Www.Larc.CcFor additional information, call 440-998-0722CEUS, RCHS & CLES Pending

• Ashtabula County Prevention CoalitionOpiate Summit - October 25, 2013 - 8 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

• SPIRE InstituteAgenda• 8 - 8:30 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast• 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. – Welcome by Miriam Walton –Ashtabula County MHRS Board• Representative John Patterson — “Facing the FightTogether: State and Local Partnerships”• 8:45 - 10:15 a.m. – Panel: “Ashtabula County: WhereAre We Now?” Judge Alfred Mackey, Common Pleas Court;Dr. Pamela Lancaster, County Coroner; Sheriff WilliamJohnson; Thomas Sartini, County Prosecutor; Judge AlbertCamplese, Ashtabula Municipal Court; Judge CharlesHague, Juvenile and Probate Court• 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. – Break• 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. – Breakout SessionsSession 1 – How Opiates Impact Business and Em-ployment: Brian Anderson, Executive Director, AshtabulaCounty Growth Partnership

Ashtabula County Prevention CoalitionSession 2 p.m. – The Paradox of OpiatesAngie Giltner,LSW, LCDC III

Session 3 p.m. – Family, Educator and CommunityTools for Identification and Prevention of OpiateAbuse: Bob and Jeannie Brandt, Robby’s Voice

• 12 - 1:15 p.m. – Lunch Panel: “Youth Awareness andPrevention”: Magistrate Edith Hough, Juvenile Court;Tania Burnett, LISW-S, Ashtabula County Board; EstelleTomasio, Prevention Specialist, Lake Area Recovery Center• 1:15 - 2:45 p.m.– Breakout Sessions

Session 1 – Opioid Dependence and the Current Stateof Treatment: Dr. Nykolai Pidhorodeckyj, Medical Direc-tor, Glenbeigh

Session 2 – Project Dawn: A Community OverdoseReversal Program: Megan Hatta, BS, RN, ClevelandMetroHealth

Session 3 – Family Support Options: The Elephantin the Room: Doug Wentz, Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinicand Cheryl Edwards, Nar-Anon• 2:45 - 3 p.m. – Break• 3 - 4 p.m. – Senator Capri CafaroPanel: “Pathways to Recovery: A Message of Hope”• 4 - 4:10 p.m. – Conclusion – Miriam Walton, AshtabulaCounty MHRS Board

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Savings Seeds Workshop on Oct. 16 in JeffersonOSU Extension and the Ashtabula County Master Gar-

deners invite you to attend a workshop titled, “SavingsSeeds” on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from 6:30 to 8p.m. at the Ashtabula County Extension Office located at39 Wall Street in Jefferson, Ohio.

The art of saving seed has been practiced by gardenerslong before there were commercial seed producers. In fact,most of the vegetables and flowers we have today owetheir existence to the fact that these early gardeners, withan eye for quality, saved the seed of their best plants,sowed them the next year, and in this way improved thespecies. In recent years, the responsibility for maintain-

ing and improving vegetable seed has been assumed byseed companies; however, it is still possible for home gar-deners to save their own seed. To do so successfully, theymust be familiar with the basics. Join us for an educa-tional session with Master Gardeners Maxine Painter andRose Mary Burns as they help you learn the basics of sav-ing from your flowers and vegetables.

There is NO registration fee for this class; howeverregistrations are requested so that adequate programhandouts can be made. Class is limited to the first 50 reg-istrants. First come, first served. Call 440-576-9008 formore details.

Auctioneer Gary Heaven and 2013 Ashtabula CountyFair King Craig Butler show off one of the items up forauction. Started in 1997, the Ashtabula County 4-HFoundation supports and enhances new and existing 4-H programs in the county; serves the youth of AshtabulaCounty by providing financial assistance for college,camps and conferences; and promotes the ideals ofyouth. To accomplish these goals, the 4-H Foundationrelies on donations. Two ways the organization raisesthese funds is through the Pig Roast and Live Auction anda golf outing in the summer.

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Western Reserve Farm Cooperativeserves the area’s farmers

BY AMY JONESGazette Newspapers

ASHTABULA COUNTY -Ashtabula County farmersare preparing to harvestbooming crops this year, anda common sight along therows of corn is a sign reading“Western Reserve Farm Co-op.”

With operations in 10counties in both Ohio andPennsylvania and fourbranches in AshtabulaCounty alone, the economicimpact of this company isclear.

It is for this reason thatWestern Reserve Farm Co-ophas garnered a nominationfor the Growth Partnershipfor Ashtabula County’s Com-munity Impact Award.

The cooperative wasfounded in 1934 as local co-operatives were sprouting upthroughout the state.

According to GeneralManager Mike Eastlake, itspurpose is to provide farmsupplies and services to itsmembers and patrons.

“In our case, ‘members’ arethose who have income fromagriculture, are actively deal-ing with the cooperative andhave purchased a share ofmembership stock,” Eastlakesaid.

It was in 1990 that theAshtabula County Coopera-tive was formed into what isnow known as the WesternReserve Farm Co-op, whichoffers feed, grain, agronomy,petroleum, lumber and re-tail, generating about $20million in total sales thatyear. Today, sales are about$100 million.

In an area struggling toprovide employment, an ex-panding company with jobopportunities is significant.Ashtabula County sits aboveboth the state and the nationin unemployment and reliesheavily on agriculture to propup its economy.

But nature often gets inthe way. Any given year canbring about calamity fromdrought, flood or wind to ex-cessive heat or cold. WesternReserve provides a variety ofservices to aid members ingenerating the best possibleenvironment for successfulgrowth. The co-op offers cus-tom application of fertilizersand crop protection materi-als, as well as soil diagnos-tics and samples. It also nowoffers a new program thatcustomizes a specific planutilizing GPS and grid sam-pling for any farm operation.

While the primary indus-try in the county has re-mained agriculture, over theyears needs have changedand Western Reserve haskept pace.

Eastlake says, “As agri-culture has changed, we havecontinued to adjust to meet

St. John School offers educational choice in Ashtabula CountyBY MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspaper

SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP- Notre Dame Sister MaureenBurke, President of St. JohnSchool, believes that theschool’s greatest impact onAshtabula County is not itsgiant leap last summer fromtwo locations in Ashtabula toa single facility on Depot Roadin Saybrook Township.

Rather, St. John’s half-mil-lion-dollar county investmentin moving to more centralcounty location represents itscommitment to offering edu-cational choice in AshtabulaCounty.

“There is a school that’sright for everyone,” Burkesays. “We have to work to-gether to provide good educa-tional opportunities for everychild who lives here.”

St. John’s merging of theMt. Carmel and Station Av-enue campuses into one K-to-12 building at the formerWindermere ElementarySchool had some staunch Her-ald alumni scratching theirheads.

With 100 percent of Her-ald graduates in the last fiveyears accepted at first-choicecolleges, and earning, on av-erage, $35,000 in non-need-based scholarships, academ-ics was not faltering.

The Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County hostedthe 25th Annual Best of the County Awards on Tuesday,Sept. 17, at SPIRE Institute. The event recognized busi-nesses and individuals that have all made contributions tothe economy of Ashtabula County.

For the next few weeks, Gazette Newspapers will runfeatures written on each of the companies for the maga-zine given out to guests that night.

The second category is the Community Impact Award.Nominated for this award were the Western Reserve FarmCooperative; Saint John School; and the City of Geneva forthe Arthur Louis Steel project.

The City of Geneva won the award.

St. John’s internships andmentoring programs sent stu-dents to work side-by-sidewith professionals atAshtabula County MedicalCenter, local companies, andindividual entrepreneurs toacquaint them with possiblefuture employment opportu-nities.

But going to the new loca-tion sent a signal to the restof Ashtabula County that theso-called “school that wouldnot die” is once again on themove.

The move paid off imme-diately. St. John saw a 10-per-cent enrollment increase inthe 2012-13 school year. Thisyear, 40 new students areamong the 300 who walkedthrough the doors on the firstday of the 2013-14 academicyear.

“We’re more centrally lo-cated now, really mid-way inthe county, half-way betweenLakeside and Geneva HighSchools,” Burke said.

Housed since its foundingin 1953 inside another build-ing vacated by AshtabulaArea City Schools — the origi-nal Station Avenue School —St. John has surmounted nu-merous obstacles over theyears.

The day before it was toopen its doors for the firsttime, the school building

caught fire. Students movedtemporarily to a ColumbusAvenue site as it was rebuilt.

After three robust decades,enrollment began to decline ashard times hit AshtabulaCounty. When Ashtabula’sthree parish elementaryschools merged to formAshtabula Catholic Elemen-tary School, and other paro-chial grade schools in thecounty closed, the RomanCatholic Diocese of Young-stown withdrew its support ofthe high school.

Rather than watch its de-mise, a group of parents andsupporters formed the inde-pendent St. John High School.After several years, however,the Youngstown Diocese re-claimed and restructured theschool to include grades K-12on two campuses, naming itSts. John and Paul in honorof Pope John Paul II.

Then, in 2010, followingthe lead of other diocesanCatholic schools, the Sts. John& Paul School board breathednew life back into the schoolby changing its organizationalstructure, drawing up a newstrategic plan, and hiring twonew administrators: Burke aspresident and Conneaut na-tive Nick Perkoski as princi-pal.

It also changed the nameSt. John School.

Then came the opportu-nity to purchase the DepotRoad building put up for auc-tion by Ashtabula Area CitySchools.

“It was Feb. 12, 2012, andalumni and friends said wehad an opportunity to buy theschool in Saybrook, and whatdid we think,” Burke said.“One part of the strategic planwas the school facility. Theboard had just looked at thecost to renovate the StationAvenue building, and hadconcluded that maybe itwould be cheaper to consideranother site.”

Within a month, school of-ficials met with the Young-stown Diocese. By March 25,the deal was sealed.

People told Burke she wascrazy when she announcedthat the new school wouldopen three months later.

But they underestimatedthe commitment of Heraldalumni.

“We had 200 volunteers inthe building last summer,”Burke said. “The footballteam and some of the dadseven moved the memorialpavers from the other build-ing. Kindergarteners werehere passing out rags andwater bottles. JoAnn Stiles, aour first physical education

Geneva, Arthur Louis Steel partnership in business results expansion, new jobsBY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

GENEVA - Earlier thisyear, a partnership betweenthe City of Geneva and theArthur Louis Steel Companyresulted in a long-antici-pated grant from the CleanOhio Council. This $388,455grant will be used to com-plete soil remediation to al-low for a future 24,000-square-foot plant expansionat the Arthur Louis SteelCompany.

The City of Geneva’s ef-forts in securing this granthas led to the city beingnominated for a CommunityImpact Award throughGrowth Partnership forAshtabula County. Thisaward recognizes the contri-butions non-business enti-ties can have in supportingdevelopment and growth.

Geneva already has re-ceived recognition for theproject, as the city andGrowth Partnership re-ceived a 2013 Team NEOEconomic Development PlusAward earlier this year.

The road to this projecthas been called a “study ofpatience” by Site SelectionMagazine, Geneva AssistantManager Jennifer Brownsaid.

“We didn’t give up on theproject,” Brown said.

For some background, theArthur Louis Steel Companyhas been in the steel fabri-cation business for over 60years and specializes in sup-ply of structural and miscel-laneous steel for industrialprojects.

ALS has provided fabri-cated steel to projects locatedin 40 states and 17 countriesworldwide and employs 67staff at three Ohio locations.Their headquarters inAshtabula and manufactur-ing facility, which have un-

dergone four expansionssince 1995, were at a pointwhere they were unable toexpand any further due tobeing landlocked.

In 1997, ALS purchasedthe former Corespan Build-ing in Geneva within theTrue Temper complex. Dueto increased businessgrowth, ALS was seeking toexpand manufacturingspace to meet the demand.

ALS wanted to expand onthe neighboring vacant 11acres, but the surroundingproperty had a legacy of en-vironmental contamination.Previously the Geneva ToolCo. owned this property andbegan manufacturing farmimplements. It was eventu-ally purchased by True Tem-per.

The site has been used fora variety of purposes, datingback to 1885. Prior to 1950,the site was used primarilyfor manufacturing, includingthe production of tools, fish-ing rods and golf clubs. From 1950 to 1980, the in-clusion of metal plating wasadded to the manufacture ofsports equipment. True Tem-per eventually closed in the1980s, according to informa-tion provided by City of

Geneva officials.Recognizing its role in

assisting with the future re-development, the City ofGeneva in August 2008 ap-plied and successfully re-ceived a VAP phase 1 grantto evaluate the environmen-tal conditions of this prop-erty.

This was the city’s firstventure in applying forbrownfield grant funds. Thestudy indicated the need fora phase II to be conducted.The city later applied for andsuccessfully received a fed-eral site assessment grant tohire a consultant to performa comprehensive evaluationand assist in obtaining CleanOhio Assistance Funds toperform the Phase II. Thecity was successful in receiv-ing these funds and com-pleted the Phase II on thissite in 2012.

These latest grant pro-ceeds are the final step in theprocess.

By pursuing these funds,the City of Geneva followedthrough on its comprehen-sive plan recommendationsof finding ways to redevelopits abandoned manufactur-ing sites and urban blightedareas. Completing the clean-

up activities and encourag-ing new investment throughthese redevelopment effortswill allow the City of Genevato expand its tax base, retainand create new job opportu-nities and remove any envi-ronmental contamination.

ALS’s Geneva locationwill retain 12 employees andproposes to expand its staffby ten additional members.The total project investmentis estimated at $1,800,000,which includes site clean-upactivities, acquisition ofland, construction of newbuilding and purchase ofequipment.

“This has truly been ateam effort. Many folks ral-lied together in order to findways to ensure we wouldn’tlose a fine homegrown busi-ness. I’m most appreciativeof both Matt and JT Kanicki,owners of Arthur LouisSteel, with putting theirfaith in the City of Genevain securing grant funds forthe clean-up efforts. The ad-ministration looks forwardto them moving ahead withtheir expansion plans,”Brown said.

Added Matt Kanicki, vicepresident of The ArthurLouis Steel Company, “TheCity of Geneva’s ability tosecure the funds needed toclean up the surroundingproperty has allowed us toproceed with expansionplans of our existing manu-facturing facility. Withoutthe hard work and commit-ment of the City of Genevaand in particular JenniferBrown, this project wouldhave never been possible.This investment demon-strates our commitment toour employees, the City ofGeneva, Ashtabula Countyand also represents what ispossible when local govern-ment and businesses part-ner together.”

the needs of those involved.The biggest change in agri-culture locally has been thedecreasing numbers in live-stock and the expanded useof cropland to raise cashgrains in lieu of feed for thelivestock. I’m not aware ofany other agribusiness ‘in ourtrade area’ that continues tooffer and provide the exten-sive line of products and ser-vices that we do.”

The co-op’s presence inAshtabula County is estab-lished in four branches - onein Andover, three inJefferson. The Andoverbranch’s focus is agronomyand grain. The branch sportsa new grain facility built in2011 and 2012 with a capac-ity of 585,000 bushels ofgrain. The services providedby this branch are utilized onover 100,000 acres of cropsand ultimately result in over$26 million sales annually.Approximately 25 year-round employees and 20 sea-sonal employees keep thisbranch operational.

The Jefferson branchessupply grain, petroleum andlumber. The petroleum andlumber operations serve thegeneral public as well as ag-riculture producers. Thecombined sales of these threebranches total over $22.5million.

The locality of employ-ment, ownership and impactare key factors in the nomi-nation for the CommunityImpact Award.

While Western Reservereaches into Pennsylvaniaand deeper south thanAshtabula County, the im-pact in each branch is hugeto the local economy - and notjust for farmers, but for ev-eryone.

No membership is re-quired to deal with and uti-lize the services of WesternReserve because it exists tomeet the needs of the com-munity.

According to Eastlake,“Over the years, we havestrived to meet the ever-changing needs of our mem-bers and patrons. We havecontinually been able to servethe largest producersthroughout our area, whilealso being available to servethe smallest. In addition, wehave adapted to our tradearea, and have added busi-ness operations that have al-lowed us to deal with moreof the residents throughoutthe area, that has also ben-efited our cooperative. Andthe accomplishments havecome as a result of localpeople - board members andemployees – identifying theneeds of our local membersand patrons, and them goingabout serving those samepeople. So I do believe ourgrowth has come from our ‘lo-cal roots.’”

Best of the County: Community Impact Award

The City of Geneva and Growth Partnership for AshtabulaCounty received a Team NEO Economic DevelopmentPlus Award for the expansion of Arthur Louis Steel Co.They are pictured with Growth Partnership for AshtabulaCounty staf f.

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teacher now a senior citizenwith two prosthetic legs, wason a ladder painting lockers.To see them together? It justshows what you can do.”

The 22 classrooms, officesand a new board room wereready by the Aug. 25 deadline.

But work was far from fin-ished. A new cafeteria wasbuilt and dedicated lastspring, with considerable as-sistance from Ron Kister, anon-alum who told Burke hehadn’t seen so many peoplepull together since the schoolburned. The senior class wasso happy with the new addi-tion that it held its prom therelast spring.

“Many other businessesgave donations to help buildthe new cafeteria. They saidit was all about giving back,”Burke said.

Next on the list is a newgymnasium.

Ron Raymond, of ChagrinFalls, another non-alumnusimpressed by the number ofpeople working together tomake a difference, announceda $500,000 gift toward thegymnasium at a spring$2,000-a-plate fund-raisingdinner in Cleveland hosted byrenowned St. John alumnusUrban Meyer, head footballcoach at The Ohio State Uni-versity.

“It was an electric night,”Burke said. “I’m a sports fan— I have six brothers — andwe all admire Urban. And Icouldn’t have scripted hisspeech. His message was un-believable, balancing faithand commitment. He wasmagnanimous with his timethere, gracious to all, posingfor photos.”

Until the gymnasiumopens its doors next fall, St.John football, volleyball andbasketball teams will be leas-ing space at SPIRE Institute.

“We see it as a way ofpartnering with anothercounty world-class facility,”Burke said, adding added thatSt. John is consulting withSPIRE’s architect.

With every project, theschool board has signed onwith local contractors in orderto keep money in AshtabulaCounty.

“And they helped giveback,” she said. “Many havedonated.”

Another St. John partneris Saybrook United Method-ist Church, located across thestreet.

It has offered not only its

sanctuary as a school chapel,but its pre-school Sundayschool classrooms just in case,since St. John’s all-day everyday kindergarten enrollmentis full for the first time inthree years.

Moreover, St. John is at-tracting students from out-side the city of Ashtabula.They hail from Jefferson,Madison, Geneva, Conneautand even Ledgemont.

Burke, whose 30 years inCatholic school administra-tion had been limited to ur-ban and suburban schoolsuntil coming to AshtabulaCounty, views the school’smetamorphosis as a blessingfrom God.

In fact, the Mentor resi-dent with a Ph.D. in Educa-tion had once been teased byher brother as a “schoolcloser” because of the shutter-ing of her former assignment,Regina High School, in SouthEuclid.

“That’s a little different,”she said. “There are otherchoices for Catholic educationin Cleveland. It’s not like thathere.”

Burke took a year off afterRegina’s closing to care for afamily member.

“I wasn’t assigned any-where when I heard about theposition [at St. John]. I prayedabout it, met with the board,and here I am,” she said.

Burke said St. John’s newgovernance model that helpedpropel the changes, withpresident and principal, is agrowing trend in Catholiceducation.

To help manage its growth,St. John recently hired KeithCorlew as Director of Enroll-ment Management and Mar-keting. Christy Kovacs hasbeen Director of Advance-ment, Alumni and Donor Re-lations for several years.

“I also take Heralds on theroad,” Burke said. “We’ve metwith alumni in Chicago, Co-lumbus, Washington D.C.,and Pittsburgh. We realizethey all can’t come back, sowe’ll go wherever they are.”

Burke says “it will be awonderful problem to ad-dress” if the new St. JohnSchool outgrows its 400-stu-dent capacity.

“St. John is not a building.It’s a community, and we’vebrought tiny pieces of our his-tory and heritage to thisbuilding,” she said. “The pub-lic schools are shutting down,but we’re still here.”

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BY DEE RILEYGazette Newspapers

GENEVA - It all startedoff with a blessing of the fes-tival by President DaveJohnson.

Jeff Tanchak from WOIONews took over the introduc-tions and acted as spokes-person and announcer formost of the activities.

50th Anniversary of the Geneva Grape JAMboreeis jammed with record crowd and record weather

Al Fabel, Ron Gilbert and Bill Hazelton operate thegrinder for the grape juice to be sold for the HarpersfieldRuritans Club. PHOTOS BY DEE RILEY

Saturdays Sr. Baby Contest for 2 - 3 year olds was wonby Preston Ramirez for the most grapiest and Emily Forbesfrom Ashtabula for the most original.

Mike Hemmelgarn makesup a balloon character forEthan Taylor, age 5, fromGeneva as they wait for theparade to begin anSaturday. Mike is a strollingentertainer and puts onstage shows.

“Superman” one-year-oldVincent Kosar takes firstplace for most original in theBaby Contest on Sunday.

Delaney Marrison and her mother Jen, from Austinburg,get a surprise when the statue moves. They were visitingthe Art Show before the parade started on Saturday. JoyUnspeakable Productions supplied the mime for theJAMboree.

The color purple domi-nated the streets ofGeneva as thousands camefor the food, entertain-ment, rides, crafts, an artshow, contests and thehuge parades on both Sat-urday and Sunday.

A record of Queens andtheir courts filled the townto show support and cel-ebrate the 50th year of theGeneva Grape JAMboree.This included all the pastGrapettes and also other

queens from all over Ohio.They could be seen squaredancing, helping with thecontests and lending a handwhere needed.

The daily grape stompingcontests included five chil-dren and five adults to pul-verize a tub of grapes intojuice. They didn’t seem wor-ried about purple feet butremarked about the grapesbeing cold.

The HarpersfieldRuritans Club set up a handgrape grinder and used vol-unteer grinders to produce

160 to 165 gallons of juice onSaturday alone.

“We were sold out by 7p.m.,” said Ron Gilbert. “Westarted selling at 10 a.m. Welove the kids to grind and itgives them a good educa-tion.”

The Geneva GrapeJAMboree is held the lastweekend each year in Sep-tember to celebrate the har-vest of the grapes. With athriving and growing wineindustry in this special LakeErie location, the Jamboreespirit is growing.

The 2013 T-Shirt designwinner , Olivia Griffin, is fromGeneva and in the eighthgrade. This soon-to-be 14year old said that she wassurprised and honored tobe chosen because therewere so many others with alot of talent.

Sunday’s parade float carries the current Miss Grapette and her court.


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JEFFERSON - The congre-gation at the Jefferson Churchof the Nazarene welcomed anew family life pastor to itsservices on Sunday, Sept. 22.

That Sunday marked Fam-ily Life Pastor KeithMartinez’s first service at thechurch. Martinez comes to theJefferson Church of theNazarene from the NazareneChurch in the Sandusky area.

“I’ve been in the Sanduskyarea for 25 years,” Martinezsaid.

Martinez is making thetransition into being a full-time pastor. He is leaving afull-time position at BSNSports and his four-year posi-tion as an associate pastor atthe Sandusky Church of theNazarene.

“I knew that God was call-ing me into it. I heard that veryclearly in my heart,” Martinezsaid of making the transitionto the church.

Martinez said he began theprocess of becoming a pastorsix years ago, going throughthe steps to become ordained.Four years ago, Martinez andthree other people werebrought in as part-time pas-

New family life pastor joins Jefferson Church of the Nazarene

Pastor Rod and Shelly Kincaid and Pastor Keith and BethMartinez.

Family Life Pastor Keith Martinez with his family, wife Bethand children Keith II and Jenna. SUBMITTED PHOTOS

tors at the Sandusky church.Now, Martinez comes to the

Jefferson Church of theNazarene, located at 55 E.Satin St. in Jefferson.

“The door opened,”Martinez said. “I knew that Iwas called into full-time min-istry.”

Martinez said that when heand his wife, Beth, met PastorRodney Kincaid and his wife,

Shelly, they connected right offthe bat. Kincaid approachedMartinez about the positionafter hearing about him whiledoing area reports for his dis-trict.

“We just really felt this waswhere God was leading us,”Martinez said. “As I listenedto him describe the position, alot of it connected with me.”

Martinez said his position

primarily involves comingalongside the youth pastor andchildren’s pastor and leadersto help them in their ministryand provide leadership forthem.

There are a lot of youngcouples at the church with

young children, and Martinezsaid his role is to help themwith life and the challengesthey face.

“To come alongside them, tolead them. It’s about their re-lationship with the Lord,”Martinez said. “And at the

right time, I will take some ofthe administrative responsi-bilities from Pastor Kincaid tofree him up for other things.”

Martinez said one of his fa-vorite things about the posi-tion is seeing people grow theirrelationship with the Lord.

“In life, there are peoplewho are really bound downwith various struggles, and Ilove helping them get throughthese things, and finding outon their own that there’s a wayto have joy in the good timesand bad times,” Martinez said.

Martinez joked that hisbiggest challenge is convertingPastor Kincaid, a West Vir-ginia Mountaineers fan, intoan Ohio State Buckeyes fan.

“Every time I see him, he’sin West Virginia gear,”Martinez said.

Martinez said on his firstSunday, he fooled Kincaid intothinking he was giving himOSU gear by presenting himwith a present wrapped inscarlet and gray, but insidewas a West Virginia jersey.

“I think we’re going to havesome fun with that,” Martinezsaid.

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The St. John Heraldsshowed why they were a 14-1heading into their matchagainst Hearts for Jesus withtheir comeback win.

The Heralds were downtwo games heading into thethird game against Hearts ofJesus. The Fighting Heraldswould be triumphant in thethird game as they bouncedback and won 25-15.

A pair of early kills byBrianna Foster gave Heartsfor Jesus a 5-2 lead in the firstgame. Rachel Dix helpedHearts for Jesus increasetheir lead to 7-2 lead with fourstraight service points. EmilyPowers was able to put theHeralds right back in the mixwith five service points of herown to take an 8-7 lead.

Reilly DeGeorge put theHeralds up 14-11 with threeservice points. However,Hearts for Jesus battled backbehind the serve of CaraBartley. The first game wouldthen be tied at 14-14, 15-15,17-17, 18-18, 21-21, 22-22, and23-23. A kill by Alivia Cimorelli

Heralds battle back for win

made it 21-19 in favor of St.John, but the Hearlds wouldtie the game up twice morebefore pulling away for the 25-23 first game win.

It was more of the same inthe second game as RachelDix served for seven straightpoints and seven more servicepoints from Julia Bestorquickly made it 16-7. TheHeralds tried to comeback

behind kills from MackenzieStenroos and DeGeorge, butit was too little too late as theyfell 25-13.

Emily Powers sparked theHeralds in a pivotal gamethree with eight service pointsfor a 10-3 lead. It would be thespark the Heralds were wait-ing for as it propelled them toa comeback win.

Caroline Kovacs helpedthe Heralds increase theirlead with four service points.The spiking duo of Stenroosand DeGeorge then steppedup as they went on to win thethird game 25-15. JordanScott served the final twopoints for the win.

The Heralds were able tobuild momentum going intothe fourth game as they won25-18 behind strong seniorleadership in Emily Powers,Mackenzie Stenroos andAlivia Cimorelli.

The Heralds would stayperfect in the LEC as theywon the fifth game 15-11 toimprove to 8-0 in the league.

The St. John Heralds hosted Hearts for Jesus in a recentvolleyball game at SPIRE.

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLReilly DeGeorge gets readyto serve for the St. JohnHeralds during a gameagainst Hearts for Jesus.

Alivia Cimorelli prepares toserve for St. John during arecent volleyball gameagainst Hearts for Jesus. Thank you.

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ASHTABULA - TheAshtabula County BoysCross Country meet wasn’tas close as Edgewood wasable to put up a low scoreof 49 compared to a 63 fromsecond place Lakeside. TheWarriors were aided by thetop two finishers as Chrisand Josh Lemay dominatedthe race once again. ChrisLemay led the way with atime of 17:07 and hisbrother Josh was right be-hind him with a time of17:23. The Warriors wereable to take the team cham-pionship as they had fiverunners finish in the top 20.Noah Morgan (12), TylerPocsics; (17) and CoryStewart (19).

Lakeside finished sec-ond overall with a score of

All-Ashtabula County Boys Cross Country

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLChris Lemay and Josh Lemay, of Edgewood, finished firstand second respectively in the All-Ashtabula CountyBoys Cross Country Meet.

Darren Haydu, of Geneva,finished sixth in the All-Ashtabula County BoysCross Country Meet.

Chet Mientkiewicz, of PV,finished fourth in the All-Ashtabula County BoysCross Country Meet.

Will Taggart took third placefor the Lakeside Dragons inthe All-Ashtabula CountyBoys Cross Country Meet.

Brandon Scribben runs forthe Jef ferson Falcons boyscross country team.

63. Will Taggart led theDragons with a third placefinish and a time of 17:57.The Dragons had one moretop ten runner in CalebHenery with a time of18:40. Josh Hotz finished ineleventh place for the Drag-ons and Brady Bunnell (20)and Mike Krengulec (23)were also in the mix.

PV had three runnersfinish in the top ten in (4)Chet Mientkiewicz, (7)Corry Mintkiewicz 18:30and (8) Rory Gallatin 18:35,but it was not enough toovertake Edgewood orLakeside.

Jefferson also had tworunners in the top ten, butwas well out of the teamstandings. Steve Houserhad a top five finish with atime of 18:16. BrandonScribben finished 8th over-all with a time of 18:41.

All-Ashtabula CountyBoys Cross Country

1. Edgewood 49; 2. Lakeside 63; 3. PV 65; 4. Jefferson109; 5. Geneva 115, 6. Grand Valley 150

TOP TEN1. Chris Lemay (E) 17:07; 2. Josh Lemay (E) 17:23; 3.

Will Taggart (L) 17:57; 4. Chet Mientkiewicz (PV) 18:04;5. Steve Houser (J) 18:16; 6. Darren Haydu (G) 18:28; 7.Corry Mientkiewicz (PV) 18:30; 8. Rory Gallatin (PV)18:35; 9. Caleb Henery (L) 18:40; 10. Brandon Scribben(J) 18:41.

CONNEAUT18. Jacob Edwards; 41. Levi Stewart.

EDGEWOOD (49)1. Chris Lemay 17:07, 2. Josh Lemay 17:23; 12. Noah

Morgan 18:58; 17. Tyler Pocsics; 19. Cory Stewart 19:19.

GENEVA (115)6. Darren Haydu 18:28; 13. Brandon Bryant; 29. An-

drew Hanchosky 20:02; 33. Zach Watts 20:37; 38. BenGruber 21:35.

GRAND VALLEY (150)14. Tim Steimle; 21. Craig Anderson 19:35; 27. Seth

Dillon 19:55; 30. Joe Godfrey 20:04; 59. Ryan Grimm 23:25.

JEFFERSON (109)5. Steve Houser 18:16; 10. Brandon Scribben 18:41; 16.

Paul Bogdan; 25. Jarred Gifford 19:48; 27. Curtis Morris.

LAKESIDE (63)3. Will Taggart 17:57; 9. Caleb Henery 18:40; 11. Josh

Hotz 18:51; 20. Brady Bunnell 19:25; 23. Mike Krengulec.

PYMATUNING VALLEY (65)4. Chet Mientkiewicz 18:04; 7. Corry Mientkiewicz

18:30; 8. Rory Gallatin 18:35; 15. Aaron Cross; 31. Jack-son Bogardus 20:33.

Edgewood hosts All-Ashtabulajunior high cross country meets

The Ashtabula County girls junior high cross country meet was held at EdgewoodHigh School. Kristen Van’tVeer finished

first for the Lakeside Dragonsin the junior high crosscountry meet.

Kyle Flowers finished first forLakeside in the junior highboys cross country meet.

Erica Carlson finished fifthoverall for the Grand ValleyMustangs, while AdeleBogardus finished sixth forthe Pymatuning ValleyLakers in a junior high girlscross country meet.

Dylan Phillips, of GrandValley, finished third in thejunior high boys crosscountry meet.

Richard Price, of Jefferson,finished second in the juniorhigh boys cross country meet.

Jacob Evans, of Braden,finished fourth overall in thejunior high boys crosscountry meet.

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLBailey Roberts (front finished third) and Abby Carlson (backfinished second), both of Edgewood, finished second andthird overall in the junior high cross country meet.

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GENEVA – The GenevaEagles volleyball team ac-complished a lot in their 25-15, 25-21,9-25, 25-21 winover the South Rebels onThursday, Sept. 26. TheEagles were able to win arematch against South whobeat them earlier in the yearand by doing so were able toimprove to 6-2 in the PAC tostay alive for the leaguechampionship.

Overall, the Eagles are13-4 on the season and canshare the league champion-ship with a win over River-side this Thursday.

The whole line-up helped

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLChelsea Scafuro gets readyto serve for the GenevaEagles during a volleyballmatch against South.

The Geneva Eagles back row prepare for the serve duringa volleyball match against South.

Olivia Scott serves for theSouth Rebels during agame against Geneva.

Nicole Nugent and Krista Curtis, of South, prepare for theserve during a match against Geneva.

Geneva keeps Championship hopes alive

the Eagles win the openinggame and the momentumcarried them the rest of thematch. Megan Cool, SarahJuncker, Emily Ball andChelsea Scafuro all had killsin the first game to helpGeneva come away with the25-15 win.

South had a chance to tiethe match up as they led 18-15 in the second game. How-ever, the Eagles battled backto tie the game at 18-18 andwent ahead on an ace serveby Chelsea Scafuro. The

Eagles kept rolling behind apair of kills by Emily Balland went on to win the sec-ond game 25-21.

South was able to put thefirst two games behind themand went on to win the thirdgame easily 25-9. The Eagleswere down big in the thirdgame and elected to focustheir energy on the fourthgame.

The fourth game wasevenly played mid-waythrough until Kirstie Ottotook over for the Eagles. Otto

picked up two kills and ablock to put the Eagles up17-14. Megan Cool thenstopped up for the Eagleswith a kill and a block.

Jillian Livorse was able toget the serve back or Southafter winning along volley,making it 19-17 in favor ofGeneva. Morgan Tippie, ofSouth, and Emily Ball, ofGeneva, then traded kills.Ball later had another kill forthe Eagles blocked out ofbounds by the Rebels to putGeneva up 23-18. KristaCurtis tried to help Southremain in the game with anice play as they got to within23-20. However, another killby Ball helped the Eagles goon to win 25-21.


ASHTABULA - KarenBarrientos took first place inthe All-Ashtabula CountyCross Country meet with atime of 19:45. Barrientosbattled it out with JessicaFinley, of GV, who finishedin a close second place witha time of 19:48.

A pair of Geneva runnerswere able to take third andfourth place as EmilyDeering finished with a timeof 20:18 and teammateHailey VanHoy finished witha time of 20:52. The Dragonswere also able to have tworunners finish in the top asCarlie Watt finished at 21:38.

However, the overallteam championship went tothe Edgewood Warriors witha score of 46 as they wereable to pack five of their run-ners in the top 12.

Edgewood wins All-Ashtabula meetThe Warriors were paced

by Shelbie Sporcich in sixthplace with a time of 22:28.Her teammates weren’t farbehind her as AndreaZuccaro finished in seventhwith at time of 22:20.

Edgewood then placed10-12 as Kate Crooks, Sa-vannah Spring and AngelNewman ran together.

The Dragons just missedout on a team championshipwith a score of 49. Lakesidehad their top five runnersfinish in the top 15.Barrientos and Watt bothfinished in the top five, whilethe Dragons also placed 13-15. Abbie Volpone, MeganAbrams and Shyanne Coo-per rounded out the top 15.

The Eagles finished thirdoverall with a team score of58 and had four runners inthe top 15. The Falcons andMustangs rounded out thetop five team scorers.

All-Ashtabula Girls Cross Country1. Edgewood 46; 2. Lakeside 49; 3. Geneva 58; 4. Jefferson

111; 5. Grand Valley 165

TOP TEN: 1. Karen Barrientos (L), 19:45; 2. JessicaFinley (GV), 19:48; 3. Emily Deering (G), 20:18; 4. HaileyVanHoy (G), 20:52; 5. Carlie Watt (L), 21:38; 6. ShelbieSporcich (E), 22:28; 7. Andrea Zuccaro (E), 22:30; 8. ColleenO’Connor (J), 22:48; 9. Emma Hanchosky (G), 22:50; 10. KateCrooks (E), 22:55.

CONNEAUT: 18. Danielle Hall 23:54; 35. Alexis Millard;36. Alyssa Chadwick.

EDGEWOOD (46): 6. Shelbie Sporcich 22:28; 7.AndreaZuccaro 22:30; 10. Kate Crooks 22:55; 11. Savannah Spring22:54; 12. Angel Newman 23:04.

GENEVA (58): 3. Emily Deering 20:18; 4. Hailey VanHoy20:52; 9. Emma Hanchosky 22:50; 15. Breanna Nichols 23:39;26. Holly Engle 24:38.

GRAND VALLEY (165): 2. Jessica Finley 19:48; 31.Hannah Gage 25:24; 42. Taylor Whitely 26:05; 44. LeahLynch 27:18; 45. Lauren Harrison 27:51.

JEFFERSON (111): 8. Colleen O’Connor 22:48; 19. LeahKingston 24:04; 27. Shannon Perkins 24:49; 28. SamanthaKingston 24:51; 29. Dee Comp 25:17.

LAKESIDE (49): 1. Karen Barrientos 19:45; 5. CarlieWatt 21:38; 13. Abbie Volpone 23:29; 14. Megan Abrams23:26; 15. Shyanne Cooper 23:40.

PYMATUNING VALLEY: 17. Saydi Lappe 23:49; 25.Abby Hamilton 24:37; 43. Kaylee Lloyd 26:06; 49. AllisonCrouch 29:38.

VolleyballGeneva 25, 25, 9, 25South 15, 21, 25, 21

Madison 25, 19, 25, 25Lakeside 23, 25, 19, 19

Riverside 25, 25, 23, 29North 17, 9, 23, 27

PV 25, 25, 25Southington 15, 18, 9

Grand Valley 25, 25, 25Bloomfield 11, 7, 23

St. John 23, 13, 25, 25, 15Hearts of Jesus 25, 25, 15, 18, 11

Jefferson 25, 25, 25Champion 10, 16, 14

Perry 27, 25, 25Orange 25, 15, 21

St. John 25, 25, 25Edgewood 17, 16, 11

Jefferson 25, 25, 25PV 14, 22, 19

St. John 25, 25, 25Horizon Science Academy 10, 8, 3

Jefferson 25, 21, 25, 22, 15Liberty 18, 25, 20, 25, 5

Riverside 25, 25, 25Lakeside 19, 13, 7

Madison 25, 29, 25, 25North 22, 31, 23, 19

GV 25, 25, 25Southington 17, 17, 14

Edgewood 25, 25, 26Conneaut 21, 22, 24

Geneva 22, 25, 25, 25Hathaway Brown 25, 10, 14, 14

GV 25, 25, 25PV 20, 20, 23

Conneaut 25, 25, 25Southington 20, 19, 7

West Geauga 14, 25, 25, 19, 15Geneva 25, 17, 16, 25, 13

Girls SoccerEdgewood 2, Jefferson 0PV 4, Maplewood 1Geneva 1, Riverside 0Newton Falls 7, Jefferson 0Edgewood 2, Bristol 0PV 5, Lordstown 4Geneva 3, Edgewood 1

Boys SoccerEdgewood 3, Grand River Acad-emy 1Geneva 8, Riverside 0Lakeside 5, Grand River Acad-emy 2Berkshire 2, Grand Valley 1Geneva 8, Conneaut 0Grand Valley 2, Bristol 0

Boys GolfPV 164, Lordstown 192St. JOhn 189, Lawrence Acad-

emy 212Grand River Academy 198,Harvey 241Lakeside 158, ClevelandHeights 180

Boys GolfSectional TournamentChagrin Falls 317, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 333,Gilmour Academy 333, Perry336, Independence 344,Orange 347, Hawken 358,Streetsboro 364,Beachwood 370, Wickliffe 373,Benedictine 374,Conneaut 384, Jefferson 394,Edgewood 405,Cardinal 429, John Hay 444

TennisLakeview 5, Jefferson 0Chardon 3, Lakeside 2Geneva 5, Madison 0Perry 3, Chardon 2Geneva 5, North 0Lakeside 5, South 0Geneva 3, Beachwood 2

Girls GolfGeneva 183, Madison 227,North 263Lakeside 219, South 247,Conneaut 250

FootballGeneva 49, Lakeside 6Madison 43, Chardon 26Riverside 55, North 21Liberty 16, Jefferson 14Conneaut 41, PV 14Edgewood 63, Ledgemont 20Gilmour Academy 34, GV 6West Geauga 25, Perry 15

FYFLLower Perry Pirates 43, LowerMadison Blue 0Lower Jefferson Black 28,Lower Buckeye Red0Upper Jefferson Red 14, UpperPerry Red 6Upper Geneva Red 21, UpperMadison Blue 2Upper Madison Silver 6, UpperConneaut Blue 0Lower Madison Black 18, LowerConneaut Blue 8Lower Jefferson Red 8, LowerConneaut Gold 6Lower Geneva Red 21, LowerMadison Silver0Lower Madison White 7, LowerBuckeye Grey 6Upper Madison White 23, Up-per Buckeye Red 19Upper Geneva White 42, UpperBuckeye Grey 0

PHOTOS BY BYRON C. WESSELLKaren Barrientos, of Lakeside,finished first overall in the All-Ashtabula County Girls CrossCountry Meet.

Jessica Finley, of GrandValley, finished second inthe All-Ashtabula CountyGirls Cross Country Meet.

Saydi Lappe runs for thePymatuning Valley Lakersgirls cross country team inthe All-Ashtabula meet.

Emily Deering, of Geneva,finished third in the All-Ashtabula County GirlsCross Country Meet.

Local Scoreboard

GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 • 14BAgriculture

Hello, Ashtabula County!OSU Extension and theAshtabula CountyCattlemen’s Association arepleased to announce theirannual Fall Beef Tour willbe held on Saturday, Octo-ber 19, from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. at Ferguson CattleCompany. The farm is lo-cated at 3160 Lenox-NewLyme Road in Lenox Town-ship. Northeast Ohio beefproducers will not want thechance to tour this reallynice Simmental cow opera-tion.

Each year, theCattlemen’s Associationpicks a farm in northeastOhio that has implementedsome really neat manage-ment ideas. And this year isno exception. JohnFerguson purchased thislong-time beef farm fromthe Bob Cotterman familyin November, 2007.Ferguson Cattle Companycurrently has 125 BroodCows and has built a na-tional reputation throughthe sales of high qualitybreed heifers, bulls and clubcalves. This summer thefarm had the Grand Cham-pion Simmental Bull at theOhio State Fair. This beefoperation understands thebenefits of using good genet-ics.

During the tour, partici-pants will take a wagon tourof the farm to see how the70 acres of paddocks aremanaged for rotationalgrazing, view a 20 acre all-

Don’t think of fall as theend of the flowering season– there’s more to come if youplant some fall-bloomingperennials. These will com-plete your flowering seasonwith a colorful flourish.

My absolute favorite ofthese perennials is the Japa-nese anemone (Anemonehybrid) which grows be-tween two and four feet high.The picture associated withthis article is a Japaneseanemone called HonorineJobert. The leaves are lobedand attractive, and theblooms sit at the end of ahigh stem above the foliage.

They like rich soil, a biton the alkaline side. Theywill also bloom in partialshade, which makes themexcellent for a woodland gar-den. Mark them before theydisappear in winter – theyare late risers in the spring.Once established. theyspread from the root system.

My second favorite fallperennial is another importfrom Japan: Yellow Wax-Bells (Kirengeshomapalmata). This shrub-likeperennial grows betweentwo and four feet high andprefers a damp, shady, acidicenvironment. Yes, it evenblooms in full shade!

Garden Reflectionsby Ash. Co. Master GardenersOhio State University Extension

Complete your floweringseason with a colorful flourish

The foliage is large andattractive, similar to mapleleaves, and, as fall ap-proaches small peony-likebuds will appear. Eventually(and it will be a fair lengthof time) pendulous yellowwaxy bells will follow. Keepthis perennial shelteredfrom the wind and free ofslugs, and you’ll have abeautiful, unusual plant.

Sedums are almost theperfect plant (the not perfectpart is that deer like them).They have short succulent-looking foliage that looks

nice through the summer,blooms in the fall, and looksgood under the snow if youallow the blooms to stay onthe plant.

Sedums grow in full sun-shine, and are not pickyabout moisture except thatthe soil should be well-drained. And you can findsedums in almost any color.The most common variety is‘Autumn Joy’ which bloomspink and then turns to a cop-per shade.

And, of course, we can’tforget about the perennialaster. The flowers are likedaisies and range in colorfrom white to pink to blue topurple. The main types ofasters are the New York (As-ter novi-belgii) and the NewEngland (Aster novae-angliae).

The New York ones gen-erally tend to be shorter (afoot or so) than the New En-gland ones (three feet ormore). And they actually likeclay soil! Plant them in asunny, well-drained spot andthey will reward you withcheery fall color.

Fall is a wonderful fleet-ing season. Add to its enjoy-ment by planting some late-blooming perennials.

In 2013 the AshtabulaCounty Master Gardenerswill be writing about plants,insects, and gardening prac-tices with which some read-ers may be unfamiliar. Themembers of the group en-courage you to send ques-tions that you would likeanswered in this column to39 Wall Street, Jefferson,Ohio 44047.

SUBMITTED PHOTOAster and anemone

Annual Fall Beef Tour coming Oct. 19

Participants in the Fall Beef Tour will meet the Ohio StateFair Champion Simmental Bull.

purpose paddock, and seehow automatic waterers &ponds have been strategi-cally placed so that no cowhas to walk over 600 feet toget water.

Participants will learnmore about the manurestorage barn which wasbuilt through a federal pro-gram offered by the Natu-ral Resource ConservationService. The farm also har-vests over 100 acres of al-falfa and mixed hay whichis made into dry hay andbaleage. Over the years, thebarn and lot areas havebeen upgraded and madeuser friendly. See how cattleare handled for herd healthand how a special showcattle area has been devel-oped.

And as tradition, an all-beef hamburger and hotdogmeal will be served compli-ments of the AshtabulaCounty Cattlemen’s Asso-ciation at the conclusion ofthe wagon tour approxi-mately at 1 p.m. This mealhas become a tradition ofthe OSU Extension fall beeftours.

All beef producers are in-vited to attend. No reserva-tions are needed and thistour will be held rain orshine. Don’t miss the oppor-tunity to visit this outstand-ing operation. A completeprogram flyer and addi-tional information can beobtained by accessing theAshtabula County Exten-sion web site at http://

ashtabula.osu.edu or bycalling the AshtabulaCounty Extension office at440-576-9008. I hope to seemany of you at this tour

To close today’s column,I would like to share a quotefrom - Mohandas (Ma-hatma) Gandhi who stated,“Happiness is when whatyou think, what you say, andwhat you do are in har-mony.”

Go Tribe and have a goodand safe day!

David Marrison is Exten-sion Educator, Agriculture& Natural Resources, OhioState University Extension.Mr. Marrison can be reachedat 440-576-9008 [email protected]

AGRICULTURALAGENT COMMENTSby David MarrisonOSU Extension Agent

SUBMITTED PHOTOSAt the Fall Beef tour , attendees will learn how theFerguson’s make high quality baleage.

Ferguson Cattle Company will be hosting this year’s Fall Beef Tour.

At the fall beef tour , participants will learn more about this NRCS Manure Storage Barnwhich allows Ferguson Cattle Company to store manure during the winter months.


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