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January 2016
Volume 2, Issue 1
January 2016
Newsletter
‘Above the Scroll’ Sponsor
Ashtabula Area City Schools has faced hardships: lower funding, the elimination of teaching positions and operating in an area with a high rate of poverty. Normally, these three strikes would lead a district on a path to failure. Ashtabula’s path has proven this idea wrong. We are on a path leading the district and its students to success.
This year, enrollment has increased! We have begun to focus on our early childhood education with the goal of inspiring students to begin to love learning at an early age. With this in mind, we have added all day kindergarten and implemented the Early Learning Center Preschool. During the past few years, Ashtabula Area City Schools has remained fiscally responsible, which has allowed us to bring back bussing. This has made it possible for more of our students to attend school on a regular basis, thus increasing their chance of success. We have also implemented new technology in hopes of creating more opportunities for our student to excel. The 5-year fiscal outlook ensures that Ashtabula continues to move in a positive direction.
Students, staff and community members are not the only ones recognizing the growth and success around Ashtabula. In a letter received September 24, Ashtabula Schools was commended for its positive changes by Jacqueline Gee, a graduate student in Cultural Foundations at Kent State University who holds a bachelor’s degree in education. She commended the district for continuing to inspire and promote educational achievement despite our hardships. When we receive compliments like this, it is a direct reflection of how well the entire Ashtabula staff is performing, despite the various challenges that schools and families face day to day.
When walking into one of our buildings, it is apparent there is a shared passion for learning by teachers, staff and students alike. This is one of our secrets to success. Each member of the Ashtabula Area School District are all “me’s”, but when we each do our part, we become an unstoppable force. The 2015-2016 school year is no doubt our best yet! We continue to move in a positive direction in order to take education to a higher level.
~Mr. Patrick Colucci, Superintendent
Lakeside High School named Fox8 Cool School
GREATER ASHTABULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
January 2016 2
Your HSA should be as close as your doctor.
Your KeyBank Health Savings Account stays where you open it – at your local branch. This ensures
you’ll always have the support you need from bankers who live and work in your own community.
Convenience, versatility, and savings
-Our HSA is an interest-bearing checking account that gives you the ability to make tax- free(1) withdrawals to
pay for trips to the doctor, filling prescriptions, or other healthcare-related expenses.
-Payments can be made conveniently using your KeyBank HSA checks, debit card or with cash transfers using
Online Banking and Bill Pay. There’s even an investment option(2) for your account that lets you invest your
HSA funds in a variety of non-deposit investment products.
We’re here to help
-Open your HSA at KeyBank today, and know we’ll be here for you tomorrow.
Go to www.key.com ~ Call Michelle McClure, Branch Manager at 440/993-2260 ~ Visit us 4717 Main Ave., Ashtabula
1) You will not be taxed on these withdrawals as long as they meet the necessary qualifications. Visit key.com/hsa to view IRS Publication 502 for a more detailed
list of qualified medical expenses. Be sure to save receipts for your tax records.
2) KIS and KeyBank are separate entities, and when you buy or sell securities you are doing business with KIS, and not KeyBank. Investment products are offered
through Key Investment Services LLC (KIS), member FINRA/SIPC. KIS is affiliated with KeyBank National Association (KeyBank).
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COMING UP THIS WEEK!
*Details on pages 4 & 5*
Premiere Fitness
WALK WITH A DOC Tuesday, January 19
4:00pm - 5:00pm Ashtabula Towne Square Food Court Topic-Benefits of Personal Training
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Ashtabula County YMCA’s 3rd Annual Dining to Donate at
Applebee’s
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:00am—9:00pm
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Catholic Charities 10th Annual
Men Who Cook
Saturday, January 23 6:30pm—9:00pm
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Ashtabula County Society for Human Resource Management (ACSHRM)
Workers Compensation Claims Management and Fraud Detection
January 27, 2016 ~ 11:30am-1:00pm (*Lunch provided) Greater Ashtabula Chamber ~ 4536 Main Ave., Ashtabula, OH
This Program has been pre-approved for 1.5 hours from HRCI & SHRM Certification!
*NEW for this Session - Eligible for Safety Council External Credit!!
The Workers Comp Supervisory Training Overview will contain components of a successful workers compensation program including— Accident Prevention, Post Injury Investigation & Analysis, Claims
Management, Early Return to Work.
Drugs: Trends, Terminology, Paraphernalia and Concealment March 22, 2016, 11:30am – 1:30pm (*Lunch Provided)
Greater Ashtabula Chamber ~ 4536 Main Ave., Ashtabula, OH
Facilitator: Sgt. Michael N. Powell, Public Information Specialist with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Join ACSHRM in gaining a better understanding of— Signs & Symptoms of Abuse, How to Identify Paraphernalia, Terminology and How To Understand It, Drug Concealment Methods, Prescription and
Illicit Drug Use Facts, Tell Tale Signs for Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Concealment and Its New Forms, Ingestion Methods, Info to Sharpen Your Awareness And More Practices.
Please RSVP with Beth Dougherty at 440-992-3264 or by emailing acshrminfo@gmail.com.
Your RSVP is needed no later than three days prior to scheduled meeting.
You are welcome to send a substitute if you have reserved and are unable to attend.
The Nassief Auto Family has teamed up with Goodwill Industries, the Ashtabula County Animal Protective League and our 16 Ashtabula County Food Pantries to give away a New 2016 Hyundai
Elantra Sport! It’s the 4th annual Donate to Win donation drive. To enter, simply drop off a donation for any of these worthy organizations at either Nassief showroom in Ashtabula or Jefferson, any of
the 16 Ashtabula County food pantries, any of the 4 Goodwill locations or the APL in North Kingsville! Add pet food or people food to your shopping list.
One bag/donation = one ticket that could win you the new Hyundai!
Please visit www.nassief.com for more info.
January 2016 4
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF
ASHTABULA COUNTY’S
10TH
Annual Men Who Cook
Spend an evening sampling the culinary creations
of our local “celebrity” chefs! You are invited to
mingle and taste each of their favorite dishes.
After you are done sampling, don’t forget to
vote for your favorite chef.
When: Saturday, January 23, 2016
Where: Our Lady of Peace Community Center
1200 East 21st Street, Ashtabula
Time: 6:30 pm—9:00 pm
Tickets: $35.00 each or reserve a table of 8 for $315
Catholic Charities is located at 4200 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor,
Ashtabula
Telephone: 440-992-2121
Email: info@doyccac.org
THANK YOU TO OUR EXECUTIVE CHEF SPONSORS:
THE NASSIEF AUTO FAMILY Jefferson & Ashtabula
The Name Is Your Guarantee Since 1955!
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE BASIC NEEDS
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Ashtabula County YMCA Up-coming Events
3rd Annual Dining to Donate at Applebee’s
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
11:00am—9:00pm
Stop by the ‘Y’ to pick up a flyer that MUST be
presented to your server or Carside To Go Specialist.
Applebee’s will donate 15% of your check to the
Ashtabula County YMCA.
Dine in or carry out
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, February 7, 2016
1:00pm—3:00pm
Give-a-ways
Tours
Light Refreshments
Chair massages
Blood pressure screenings
Membership Specials
FMI contact Cheryl Johnson at 997-5321
Park Avenue Winery 4316 Park Ave, Ashtabula
February 12th
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Stamp and Sip class
COST: $25.00 *Includes a glass of wine and all the materials.
Led by Donna DiDonato.
Call 216-401-4941 to reserve your spot today.
Space is limited!
Park Avenue Winery New Hours beginning Feb. 1, 2016
Mon., Wed., Thurs. 12p—6p
Fri. & Sat. 12p—7p
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ACMC’s 11th Annual Heart-to-Heart Women’s Heart Health Awareness
Luncheon and Fashion Show
Saturday, February 6, 2016
The Lodge at Geneva State Park
Doors open at 10:30am for Health
Screenings & Shopping
Luncheon & Fashion Show at Noon
~ Table prizes for everyone ~Door prizes
Cost: $15 each or 2/$25 *RSVP’s and Prepay by January 29 is required
Call 440/997-6555 to make your
reservations today!
WALK WITH A DOC
Who: Angela Sicard, Personal Trainer When: Tuesday, January 19; 4:00pm - 5:00pm Where: Ashtabula Towne Square Meet at the Food Court Topic: Benefits of Personal Training
Premiere Fitness and ACMC are pleased to offer Walk with a Doc—a national non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage healthy physical activity in people of all ages, and reverse the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle in order to improve the heath and well-being of the country.
Angela encourages anyone in the community to join the walk. This is a FREE program and pre-registration is not required.
Walkers will enjoy a refreshing and rejuvenating walk with Angela and other wellness professionals will provide support to the walkers and answer questions during the walk. Premiere Fitness - Get FIT, Stay FIT
ASHTABULA, OH and CHARLOTTE, NC– BASF Corporation and Gabriel Performance Products, LLC, a U.S. based
specialty chemical company, finalized a transaction transferring the highly recognizable Versamid trademark to
Gabriel, and exclusively licensing the polyamide curing agent technology in the U.S. Versamid polyamide curing
agents are used for two component solvent-borne epoxy applications.
“The Versamid product line is well known within the industry and this acquisition strengthens Gabriel’s position
in the epoxy curing market,” said Seth Tomasch, CEO of Gabriel Performance Products. “It is an excellent
complement to our mercaptan product line, and we look forward to serving customers who formerly looked to
BASF for epoxy curing agent solutions.”
The transaction with Gabriel follows BASF’s announcement in July that they will close the Dimer and Polyamide
Resins unit at the Kankakee, Illinois site, exit the business, and divest intellectual property including trade-
marks. BASF continues to operate the Kankakee site, which supplies products for the Nutrition and Health and
Care Chemicals Divisions of the company. BASF intends to work closely with Gabriel to transition customers
through March 2016. BASF will continue to manufacture, market and sell PUR technologies through the back
license.
NEWS RELEASE
January 2016 6
Focusing on Abilities ~ Changing Lives ~ Strengthening Our Community
Vocational Guidance Services (VGS) is a highly acclaimed, successful, private,
not-for-profit, 501(c )(3) vocational rehabilitation agency with 126 years of
dedicated experience serving individuals with disabilities or
other barriers to employment.
Our services include Work Evaluation, Work Adjustment, Skills Training,
Job Placement, and other specialized services including adult basic education,
community-based work experience, and developmental service programs.
VGS changes lives and strengthens communities with services that enhance
personal abilities, break down barriers to employment,
and help individuals realize their potential.
Our Mission:
Preparing People with Barriers to Employment for a Brighter Future
Vocational Guidance Services’ Painesville Center
1 Victoria Square, #280 Painesville, Ohio 44077
P. 440.350.3651 | f. 440-350.7258 www.vgsjob.org
State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
Registration #79-10-0671T
A Neighborhood Law Firm With Almost A Century of Combined
Experience.
At Kurt Law Office, LLC, our firm delivers the legal help people need when they are facing challenging issues. Whatever your problem is, we can help provide the solutions you are looking for. Contact our Ashtabula
team of Tina M. Scibona, Nicholas R. Sidoti, or Alexander J. Petraglia for your free 30 minute consultation.
Effective January 18, 2016 our Ashtabula County office will be located at: 30 West Walnut St. ~ Jefferson, Ohio 44047
WINTER SPECIAL: Wills prepared for only $75 per person when you mention this ad.
LAKE COUNTY Wickliffe Office 30432 Euclid Avenue, Suite 101 Wickliffe, OH 44092 Phone: 440-516-1010 Fax: 440-516-1011
GEAUGA COUNTY Chardon Office 137 Main Street, Suite 1, Chardon Square Chardon, OH 44024 Phone: 440-279-0660 Fax: 440-279-0661
Also located at:
January 2016 7
Heart Health Day
From Prevention to intervention
LaMalfa Centre 5783 Heisley Road - Mentor, Ohio 44060
Saturday, February 6, 2016 9:00am—1:00pm
You are invited to attend our FREE cardiovascular seminar featuring leading physicians. You will get valuable information from interactive physician
panels and keynote speaker, Michael Cunningham, MD, program director, interventional cardiology.
Topics Include:
Electrophysiology ~ Heart Surgery ~ Vascular disease ~ Pediatric cardiology ~
Heart disease/Heart failure ~ Onco-cardiology
Admission is free, but space is limited. Doors open at 8:00am.
Call 877-597-6348 before January 29 to register.
Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH
Join your neighborhood experts for insights on health
matters.
2016 Health Matters
Held 6:00pm—7:30pm the second Wednesday of each
month at participating locations.
There is no charge to attend, but space is limited.
Reservations required.
Wednesday, March 9 Healthy Lungs, Healthy Life
Wednesday, February 10
Heart Health, Part Two:
Staying Heart Smart
Register online at UHhospitals.org/HealthMattersRSVP or
call 216-767-8435 between 9am - 5pm.
Local participating locations: UH Conneaut Medical Center,
UH Geauga Medical Center, UH Geneva Medical Canter
January
Tech Thursdays– 2p - 5p: Get tech help from Reference staff. No appointment necessary. (Ashtabula) One-on-One Wednesdays– Tech help by appointment only at 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. (Geneva) Geneva Storytime– Mondays at 6pm and Tuesdays at 10:30am Ashtabula Storytime– Tuesdays at 6pm
Wednesday, January 20 at 4pm– Teen TAG: 6th - 12th Grades, “Heads Up” (Ashtabula) Thursday, January 21 at 2:30pm– Teen Squad: Movie Day (Geneva) Monday, January 25 at 4:30pm– Mad Mondays Gets SLIMED: 3rd - 5th Grades. Make two kinds of slime! (Ashtabula)
February
Monday, February 1– AARP Tax Aide begins - through Monday, April 11; by appointment only (Geneva) Tuesday, February 2 at 6pm– Friends of the Geneva Library (Geneva) Thursday, February 4 at 2:30pm– Teen Squad: Game Day, 6th - 12th Grades (Geneva) Wednesday, February 10 at 4pm– Teen TAG: Chinese New Year Party, 6th - 12th Grades (Ashtabula) Thursday, February 11 at 2:30pm– Teen Squad: Craft Day (Geneva) Thursday, February 18 at 4:30pm– Creative Kids Club: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade; Hear a penguin story, make a frosty penguin craft, eat ice cream, of course! (Ashtabula) Wednesday, February 24 at 4pm– Teen TAG: Summer Reading planning, 6th - 12th Grades; snacks provided (Ashtabula) Thursday, February 25 at 2:30pm– Teen Squad: Movie Day (Geneva) Monday, February 29 at 4:29pm (not a typo!)- It’s Leap Day!, 3rd - 5th Grades; will read Leap Year, create frog origami, play leap frog and have a green snack. (Ashtabula)
ASHTABULA COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY & GENEVA PUBLIC LIBRARY
2016 SCHEDILE OF EVENTS
January 2016 8
Greater Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce
Advocating for business by engaging our members and connecting our communities to improve the economic vitality of
Ashtabula County.
Member Benefits/Services
- Business Referrals
- Insurance Discounts
- Payroll Options
- Workers Compensation, COSE
- FedEx Discounts
- COSE Energy Choice Savings
- OfficeMax Discounts
- Professional Development
- Networking Opportunities
- Email Blasts
- Member to Member Discounts
- Sponsorship Opportunities
- Conference & Meeting Room Space
- Grand Openings & Ribbon Cuttings
- Literature Display
- Newspaper & Media
- Recycling Rewards Program
- Certificate of Origin Services
2016 Board of Directors
Officers
Chairman Tina Stasiewski, Ashtabula County Medical Center
Vice Chairman/Chairman Elect Tim Kehres Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEO
Vice Chairman Denise Cousins
Treasurer Jen Bogardus, Snodgrass of N.E. Ohio, Inc.
Past Chairman Holly Mayernick, Infinity Resources Board of Directors
Patrick Colucci, Ashtabula Area City
Schools
Patti Donato, Media One
Joseph Ferrari, Cristal
Daisy Hall, The Lodge & Conference
Center at Geneva-on-the-Lake
Bryce Heinbaugh, Insurance Exchange
Navigators
Bill Hyland, Outdoor Army/Navy Store
Andy Juhola, Molded Fiber Glass
Angela Kendall, Elite Employment Center
Trevor Sprague, Ashtabula County Family
YMCA
Jim Savel, Andover Bank
Chamber Staff
Julie Sundquist
Executive Director
Lori Johnston
Manager, Member Services
Good Morning Ashtabula! Up-Coming Schedule
*Events held at hosts location unless otherwise noted.
01/21/16
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEO (at Chamber)
02/18/16
Holly’s Hearing Aid Center
03/17/16
Ashtabula County
Nursing & Rehab Center
Visit our webpage at: ypacashtabula.com for event information
& details!
E-Newsletter info to know…*2016 Inserts are due by: 4/6, 7/6, 10/5 *Email in word or publisher format to: jsundquist@ashtabulachamber.com
’Above the Scroll Sponsorship’ opportunity is $25.00. -This is a great way for others to see your business happenings first! -Sponsorship opportunities are available every quarter. Contact the Chamber office to reserve your spot.
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