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CONNEAUT - American flagsare plentiful at South Ridge

South Ridge StudentsBack to the Books


JEFFERSON - MikeBambarger will file a formalprotest by Friday’s 4 p.m. dead-line in response to Monday’sruling by the Ashtabula CountyBoard of Elections that peti-tions he filed Aug. 9 as aConneaut City Council candi-date representing Ward 2 areinvalid.

“He was registered [to vote]at one address, and the addresson the petitions lists his new

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portunity to gather in freedom forthe occasion.

“Those who served us enable usto be free,” she prayed.

Then members of the New LeafUnited Methodist Church Hospi-tality Committee served the 50vets and guests pasta and greenbeans, prepared by Phil Garcia ofPhil’s Catering.

Eric Montgomery, board mem-ber of D-Day Ohio, Inc., in chargeof veterans’ affairs for the first timethis year, praised the veterans fortheir service to their country.

“I came to D-Day and have beenfilling sand bags in memory of myuncle who was killed atNormandy,” he said.

Montgomery invited the veter-ans to partake of the events fea-turing Allies and Axis troops andFrench Resistance to be takingplace in the next two days.

“The Germans were not badguys,” he said. “They just wore adifferent color.”

One unidentified veteran stoodup and urged his fellow veteransto tell their grandchildren whatwas happening in Conneaut.

“Tell them about this small sec-tion of America. By God, we needmore of it today,” he said.

Denise Salgado brought her fa-ther, Robert Pintar, who turned 87on Sunday, to the luncheon fromWickliffe. A former U.S. NavySeabee Petty Officer, Pintarhanded over a five-page handwrit-ten memoir of D-Day entitled, “AsI Remember D-Day.” Written in1999, the memoir was included inOliver North’s “War STories” in2006.

“I began to realize that time wascreeping up, and I wrote it for his-tory,” said Pintar, from his wheel-chair. “I wrote it so that people cansee what happened.”

Like most World War II veter-ans, Pintar said he was too busyraising a family after the war tothink about a memoir.

“People didn’t talk or brag aboutit. We just served our country,” hesaid.

The second annual Road to Vic-tory battle, a re-enactment of anAllied Airborne battle at an inter-section within occupied France, gotunderway at 5 p.m. where the roadfrom the bluffs intersects with theroad leading to the lower pavilion.

Airborne tactical training dem-onstrations filled the sky at 4 p.m.,as cranes lowered Higgins boatsinto Lake Erie for the next day’sstorming of the beach re-enact-ment.

Conneaut World War II veteranand former POW Chuck Marcy ledthe singing of the “National An-them at a battle honoring the505th regiment of the 82nd Air-borne Division that descended intoSainte-Mere-Eglise on June 6,1944.

That was the end of the officialmilitary events on Friday, butmany re-enactors headed for the

address,” explained AshtabulaCounty Board of ElectionsDeputy Director Carol Lovas,after the Board reviewed countyoffice-seekers’ petitions for theNov. 8 general election.

Lovas said that once a peti-tion is filed for a public office,it cannot be changed, supple-mented or withdrawn.

Although Bambarger techni-cally had 72 hours from thetime of the decision to the 4 p.m.Aug. 25 Conneaut City Council


CONNEAUT - Conneaut’s 2011D-Day Event went down as thebest in its 12-year history.

From the first World War II vet-erans’ lunch on Friday, to the Roadto Victory and Bridge Battles, thesharing of stories in the World WarII veterans’ hospitality tent, to theB-25 bomber flying so low it ap-peared to skim treetops, and therecord numbers of spectators andre-enactors — not to mention LanaTurner — Conneaut’s premiereevent was a winner.

Near perfect weather was theicing on the cake.

“It went well. Everything wassmooth. There were no issues,”said Bill Kennedy, a retired Armycolonel who headed up the local“Operations” this year.

When asked what was done dif-ferently, Kennedy praised hiscommittee’s hard work.

“No plan survives contact withreality, but we thought a lot ofthings through and had a lot ofbuilt-in redundancy as far as back-up plans. We had resources tothrow at problems. You don’t knowthey are issues until they start tounravel, and we had a lot of goodpeople to help fix them. And as anevent goes on, and people see it as

a success, more are willing to takea chance to venture in and help,and it gets easier,” he said.

Not that planning what is be-coming the country’s premiere D-Day re-enactment event is easy.

Few of Saturday’s 6,000 specta-tors witnessed the monthly plan-ning meetings and Internet confer-ence calls linking the local D-DayPlanning Committee with the D-Day Ohio, Inc., board members.

What they did witness, how-ever, was a skillful unfolding of anevent that continues to generate somuch excitement that D-Day Plan-ning Committee Chair LoriMcLaughlin reported that nearlyevery 2011 volunteer is alreadycommitted to 2012.

That includes Gazette Newspa-pers, which sponsored Friday’sfirst World War II Veterans’ Lunchat the Upper Pavilion of TownshipPark.

Many of the vets arrived bymilitary Jeep, driven up the hill byuniformed re-enactors.

“He’s the most handsome guy Iknow, the one who’s always had myheart,” said M.J. SchenckSamanka, CHS Class of ’70, as sheescorted her father, Rand, an in-fantry sergeant in the Army, to hisseat.

The Rev. Jan Walsh offered ablessing, thanking God for the op-

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANSecond grader Daymatrius Bucci, of Monroe, smiles from his cubicleat South Ridge Christian Academy. Classes opened Monday at SouthRidge for grades pre-K to 12.

D-Day 2011: a Winner on all fronts

Jennelle Gilreath added spice to the 2011 D-Day with her portrayal ofactress Lana Turner. Gilreath, of Tennessee, researches andimpersonates World War II celebrities. She was invited to D-Day inConneaut after appearing at a World War II event in Oak Ridge,Tennessee. Here she sings at the World War II veterans’ hospitality tent.

This World War II veteran was one of 50 people who attended the firstWorld War II Veterans’ Lunch at the 2011 D-Day Event at TownshipPark.

Allied soldiers in formation head to the beach to reenact the June 6, 1944 D-Day landing.

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Calendar

CableScheduleAugust 23-30, 2011

10.00 am Conneaut CityCouncil Meeting of 8-22

11.45 am DiscoverConneaut

11.50 am HometownHappenings/ Sports

12.15 pm ConneautLibrary Line

12.45 pm Rock the Stagefor the Cage

12.55 pm CCCA Concert:Believer’s Fire

1.45 pm Life is Better inConneaut

2.45 pm D-Day Conneaut- AXIS Sally

3.45 pm Malek ParkUpdate

4.15 pm Storybook Acres5.20 pm Rock the Stage

for the Cage5.30 pm Conneaut D-Day

20117.00 pm Conneaut City

Council Meeting of 8-228.45 pm Discover

Conneaut8.50 pm Hometown

Happenings/ Sports9.15 pm Conneaut Library

Line9.45 pm Rock the Stage

for the Cage9.50 pm CCCA Concert:

Believer’s Fire10.10 pm Life Is Better in

Conneaut10.35 pm CCCA Concert:

Believer’s Fire11.35 pm Malek Park

Update1.15 am Conneaut City

Council Meeting of 8-223.00 am Discover

Conneaut3.10 am D-Day Conneaut -

AXIS Sally5.15 am Conneaut Library

Line6.05 am Hometown

Happenings/ Sports7.00 am AM Live

RELIGIOUS SERVICES:St. Mary St. Frances

Cabrini: Sun & Wed 3pm /Mon & Thurs 1am

First United Church ofChrist: Sun & Wed 4pm /Mon & Thurs 2am

New Leaf United Meth-odist: Sun & Wed 5pm / Mon& Thurs 3am

Good ShepherdLutheran: Sun & Wed 6pm/ Mon & Thurs 4am

Ashtabula Pentecos-tal: Mon & Thurs 2:00 pm

GSLC CommunityS.E.N.I.O.R.S

WELCOME BACK!Fun, food, fellowship and

adventure … sounds great,doesn’t it? It is, and you’llfind it at the GSLC Commu-nity S.E.N.I.O.R.S. ministry! Join others with 50 or moreyears of life experience forhealth checks at 9:45 a.m.,,a short devotion, exercisingfor the brain and the body, atasty and nutritious lunch.

S.E.N.I.O.R.S. meets 10 a.m.the first and third Thurs-days of the month at GoodShepherd Lutheran Church,876 Grove Street. All wel-come.

September 1 — “Wel-come Back!” — Considerwearing something back-wards just for fun.

September 15 — “HatsOff” — Bring (or wear) a hat.It may be as conventionalor as crazy as you wish.

CHRC Seniors TogetherWeekdays 11 a.m. at 327

Mill Street. Free.Daily walking 7:30 a.m.

Aug. 25 - Craft DayAug. 26 - All-County Pic-

nic at Ashtabula CountyFairgrounds, Jefferson,10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Transportation by ACTSvan.

Aug. 29 & 30 - “Surprise”movie (No Bingo)

Ward 1 Councilman DaveCampbell is warning local resi-dents of a traveling ‘fly-by-night” paving contractor whois representing himself as anemployee of D&D Paving andoffering residents a paving“deal of the century.”Campbell says that D&D’sLance Draw handles his ownsales. Anyone approachedabout this type of misrepresen-tation is urged to contact theConneaut Police Department.

Conneaut Human Re-sources Center Executive Di-rector Debbie Newcomb letit slip at the Democratic SteakFry that she is going to be agrandmother. Her son, Cris —also a November candidate forschool board — and his Julybride, Katie, are expecting achild next spring.

New grandmothers havebeen in plentiful supply at theConneaut Human ResourcesCenter. Sally Kennedy,Health Director, becamegrandmother to CarolineMarie Diana July 27. Thedaughter of Becky (Kennedy)and Tim Diana of Moon Twp.,Pa., Caroline weighed 6pounds, 3 ounces. She has twobrothers, Andrew, 4, andPatrick, 6. Seniors TogetherDirector Marilyn Telega be-came a grandmother May 27,when grandson Roland Max-well Kent Howells was born toher daughter Melissa Telegaand Jim Howells of Pennsyl-vania.

A reminder that Conneaut

Salvation Army Voucher Coor-dinator Kathy Paden holdsoffice hours at the ConneautHuman Resources Center 10a.m. to 1 p.m. the first andthird Wednesdays of themonth.

The Red Cross Blood-mobile will be at New LeafUnited Methodist Church, 283Buffalo St., noon to 6 p.m. Aug.25.

Contrary to rumor, CityCouncil President TomUdell did not win a part in“The Avengers” movie beingshot in downtown Cleveland.Mike Breeze, however, did au-dition for the film back in July.Rumors that he landed a smallpart have not been confirmed.

Ashtabula County nativeJason J. Kelley, Toledo, willheadline a live Comedy/Musicnight in Conneaut on Oct. 1st.Owner of JL EntertainmentServices, Kelley coordinatesentertainment events in theMidwest and wants to dosomething for his home town.Stay tuned.

For the record, here are theofficial Conneaut Public Li-brary Sand Sculpture winners:First place - Frank and MaryBrown and daughters Star,Jasmine and Camille. Sec-ond place - Beeman Family -Desy, Krisee, Sherri, Ginoand Javon, assisted byMichael Bruno and An-drew Taylor; Third place -Logan family. All entrants re-ceived plastic shovels and

Dairy Queen ice cream cou-pons. Winners received tro-phies and gift baskets. Tro-phies were made by CindyPrather and StephanieGildone, of Conneaut Librarystaff. Fair warning that nextyear, the 2010 defendingchamps, the Bacon family ofAshtabula, plans to return.This year, they were on vaca-tion.

Betsy Bashore, CEO ofD-Day, Inc., called this year’sD-Day Event “phenomenal.”She was especially pleasedwith the level of local support,saying that the boats, air-planes and re-enactors alladded to its success. Thisyear’s show had 100 more re-enactors than last year and abigger crowd. “We’re proud ofwhat we’ve done,” she said,praising Bill Kennedy and LoriMcLaughlin for their leader-ship at the local level. She wasalso happy that the veteranswere pleased. “That means alot to our folks. We want themto be remembered for whatthey’ve done,” she said. Shealso praised Eric Montgomeryfor his expert handling of theveterans’ events.

Finally, although authorRichard Lucas sold out of his“Axis Sally” books, forms toorder his book are available atthe Conneaut Public Library.Lucas loved being a part of D-Day weekend and plans to beback next year. About 25people attended his presenta-tion Friday afternoon at thelibrary.

BY STEFANIE WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - SomeAshtabula County resi-dents reported feeling anearthquake Tuesday after-noon, Aug. 23, around 2p.m.

Officials with theAshtabula County Emer-gency Management Agencysaid they had receivedmany reports of the earth-quake being felt through-out the county.

“At this time, no dam-ages or injuries have been

5.9 earthquake in Virginiafelt in Ashtabula County

reported,” officials said.At this point, officials

believe residents werelikely feeling the effects ofan earthquake that struckin Virginia.

An earthquake with apreliminary magnitude of5.9 (originally reported as5.8) struck near Washing-ton, D.C., according to theU.S. Geological Survey. Theepicenter was in Virginia.

Besides northeast Ohio,the quake also was felt inPennsylvania, New York,North Carolina and even Il-linois.

CivicMeetings

Center Road RezoningHearing, 6 p.m. Aug. 30 atConneaut Human ResourcesCenter, 327 Mill Street

Conneaut Rec Board, 6p.m. Aug. 31

Conneaut City Councilwork session, 7 p.m. Sept. 6

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANConneaut Democrats introduced its 2011 local candidates at its annual Steak Fry Aug. 17 at Blue Belle Isle. Fromleft are Cris Newcomb and Joan Norton, candidates for Conneaut Area City Schools Board of Education; DougHedrick, City Council Ward 1 Candidate; Tammy Ledford, City Council Ward 3 candidate; Phil Garcia, City CouncilWard 2 candidate; and Ward 4 Council incumbent Tom Kozesky, who is running unopposed. A full story of the SteakFry will appear in the Sept. 2 Courier.


CONNEAUT - A Pub-lic Hearing is scheduledfor 6 p.m. Aug. 30, at theConneaut Human Re-sources Center, 327 MillStreet, to consider aConneaut Planning Com-mission recommendationto rezone two sections ofproperty along CenterRoad.

One proposal wouldrezone from the currentR-2, Urban ResidentialDistrict, to B-2, Highwayand Community Busi-ness District.

Affected lots abut thewest side of Center Road,beginning at the propertylocated at 473 CenterRoad (including Perma-nent Parcel Number 12-314-00-069-00) and endat the property located atPermanent Parcel Num-ber 12-314-00-004-01.

B-2 zoning principallypermitted uses include,but are not limited tosales, service; profes-sional and business en-terprises which rely onmajor thoroughfares forvisibility and access andderive the bulk of theirtrade from areas beyond

adjacent residentialneighborhoods; commer-cial recreational estab-lishments; restaurants;funeral homes and mor-tuaries; public uses; es-sential services and R-4principal permitted uses.

A second proposalwould rezone from thecurrent A-1 AgriculturalDistrict to a B-1 HighwayService Business Districta second section of thewest side of Center Road.This section begins at theproperty located at 649Center Road and ends atthe property located at699 ½ Center Road.

The property includesonly those lots abuttingthe described area, ex-cept for permanent par-cels specifically desig-nated otherwise.

B-1 Highway ServiceBusiness District zoningprincipally permitteduses include, but are notlimited to: sales, service;business enterpriseswhich rely on major thor-oughfare interchangesfor visibility and access;passenger-transporta-tion agency and terminal;shopping centers; motels;automotive service sta-tions; automotive repair;public uses; and essen-tial services.

A complete copy of therezoning request, zoningmap and zoning ordi-nance is available forpublic review at theConneaut CityManager’s Office and theOffice of the Clerk ofCouncil, 294 Main Street,Conneaut, Ohio 44030,(440-593-7413).

Items are also avail-able for viewing at theConneaut Public Library,304 Buffalo Street.

Those unable to attendmay submit written com-ments until 4 p.m. Mon-day, Aug. 29. They maybe sent to the Office ofthe Clerk of Council, 294Main Street, Conneaut,OH 44030 or e-mailed [email protected]”Only written commentssigned and identified viaaddress and telephonenumber will be consid-ered.

Questions pertainingto the public hearing maybe directed to Clerk ofCouncil Pam Harper at440-593-7413.

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rather than punishing re-peat offenders. He reasonedthat conditions have gottenworse in the city since the2006 IPMC was adopted.

Ward 2 Councilman DaveCampbell said he read andagreed with much of thecode, except the languageapplying a jail sentence toany violation. He said thecity should be taking “babysteps.”

“This law will be aroundlong after we will be, and Ithink that a jail sentence isexcessive,” he said. “Wemight some day have a lawdirector that plays hardball.I don’t mind a jail sentenceif the issue is health-related.Are you willing to tweak thissection?”

But Neil LaRusch, a codeproponent, remindedCampbell that if the city hadnot taken so many “babysteps” in the past, it mightnot be in its current condi-tion. LaRusch said he waslooking for votes to ensurethe passage of the 2012IPMC.

“This town needs help,and that’s what this code istrying to help,” he said. “TheFinance and OrdinanceCommittee recommendedthis, and people want some-thing to be done. Peopleabuse the code as it sits.”After Council President TomUdell cut off a potentiallyheated discussion betweenLaRusch and Lewis, at-largeCouncilman John Roachsaid the new code penaltiesapply to “repeat offenders,”and that the city’s having tocut lawns of homeownersfined, but still non-compli-ant, is costly to the city. Hesaid that assessing fines tohomeowner property taxes isnot doing the job.

“The only way to get somepeople’s attention is to levya criminal charge,” saidWard 4 Councilman TomKozesky. “Blighted proper-ties reduce everyone’s prop-erty values and it was think-ing like this that causedthem to do it.”

Ward 3 Councilman GregMooney is also opposed, sug-gesting that the city raisethe fees for high grass andweeds to $500, up from $200.

“The city can’t mow its

own lawns. I vote ‘no,”” hesaid.

Mooney also said hefeared some offenders wouldbe punished with jail out of“vindication.”

“It’s happened,” he said.“I voted for this in 2006,but...the city got vindictiveagainst me and that’s whyI’ve sat here for six years.”

But Law Director DavidSchroeder continued to pushthe new code, saying that itcontains six separate safe-guards to prevent unfair jailsentences. He said it differslittle from the 2006 versionof the code, which requiresa Code Enforcement Officerto personally notify violatorsto warn them to clean uptheir property.

“Only if they decline is itbrought to my attention,” he

said. Many cities sentenceoffenders of property codesto jail, and City ManagerTim Eggleston offered thatthe IPMC is “minimum.”

“If houses are notpainted, the wood rots andthe house will fall,” he said.

Schroeder said that sincecurrent code enforcement iscomplaint-driven, Planning& Zoning Manager DeannaGates spends most of hertime following up com-plaints. Every complaintfiled is kept on record.

No resolution wasreached. Udell said councilwill have time to researchthe issue before its thirdreading Sept. 12.

At the outset of the meet-ing, resident CharlesMichalos asked about themissing water meters re-

placed by Neptune last year.He asked if cardboard boxesin which Public Works Direc-tor Bob Mannion said the oldmeters had been stored hadbeen in an enclosed shed orleft outside, since a fewmeters are missing andMichalos believes were sto-len.

Later in the meeting,Finance Director John Wil-liams said the city wouldnot be charged for themissing meter. Egglestonsaid no one knows if themeter was working at thetime it was missing, andthat the situation is beingaddressed.

Michalos requested tospeak at the Sept. 6 worksession.

Council Consider IPMC — Again

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN Conneaut native Diana Spencer said she was honored Monday to have beenrecognized as Senior of the Month by Conneaut City Council. Believing the grasswas greener, Spencer left Conneaut after high school graduation to visit, andlive, in all 50 states — and twice in England. But when it was time to start a family,she returned home “so my children could experience that same easy, beautifulperiod during their childhood,” she said. A former accounting instructor at Kent State Ashtabula, Spencer keeps booksfor the Conneaut Human Resources Center, the American Legion and its Women’sAuxiliary, and the Conneaut Port Authority. The mother of Daniel and the lateLuke Petrick, and grandmother of two, she raises goats, chickens and ducks ather farm. She was formerly seen on stage with the Conneaut Capers. “I believeall the benefits that come from caring about the place where you live comeback to enrich your own life,” she said. With Spencer are City Council President Tom Udell (left) and Spencer’s Ward 1representative, Dave Campbell.

Diana Spencer is Senior of the Month


CONNEAUT - CT Con-sultants’ Shawn Aiken toldCity Council Monday nightthat he feels hopeful that thecity will receive a $240,000state grant next year to re-pair the broken 12-foot cul-vert on Dorman Road.

Aiken made his remarksat a special presentation. Herequested to address Coun-cil because he knew of itsconcerns about the closedroad and finding revenue torepair it.

When the culvert firstbroke in March, 2010, Aikentold Council he studied thesituation and applied for a$350,000 emergency repairgrant from the state to cover80 percent of the cost. It wasdenied.

After more study, he wasable to reduce the repair es-timates by counting onPublic Works crews to dothe work. Grant fundswould cover 60 percent ofthe cost.

Aiken recommends thatthe corroded culvert be re-

placed with a pre-cast con-crete box culvert measuring12x8 feet. Other culvertshapes are not suitable forhydraulics, he said, and themetal culvert broke due tocorrosion. A new steel cul-vert would be subject to cor-rosion as well.

“The bottom buckled,” hesaid.

“How soon can we get itdone?” asked Ward 2 Coun-cilman Charlie Lewis.

Aiken said the funds arenot likely to be awarded be-fore July 1, but since thegrant has not been denied atlower levels, including theDistrict, and is on its way tothe state level, he feels con-fident it will be approved. Hesaid the city will probablyreceive a letter of approvalin January, if it is not noti-fied in the fall that the re-quest was denied along theway.

“If we don’t hear anythingin a month, it’s because thegrant went through,” Aikensaid.

Aiken said that if thegrant is approved, the citywould be able to bid the

project in June and sign acontract in July.

“Can we do the work nowand reimburse ourselves?”Lewis asked. When Aikensaid that could not be done,Lewis replied, “They don’thave to live here.”

Repair funds for KeefusRoad, which partly collapsedearlier this year, are in-cluded in the grant request,Aiken added.

Aiken told Lewis that nomatter how much the cityrequested, the state grantwould pay for 60 cents of ev-ery dollar amount.

Aiken said the Bessemerrailroad right-of-way pre-sents a challenge. The rail-road might want a full-timeflagger to alert train trafficwhile the work is being done.

Aiken said it is unlikelythat the railroad tracks willcave in as the culvert contin-ues to deteriorate.

“The tracks run paralleland I don’t envision that asa threat,” he said. “If it wereto collapse, it could causeupstream flooding.”

Asked by Ward 1 Council-man Dave Campbell about a

“Plan B” option if the grantis turned down, Aiken saidthe city could reapply nextyear for the April, 2013,grant cycle.

Aiken said the culvert,defined by the state as a“bridge” because it ishigher than 10 feet, is toounpredictable to be open toeven foot traffic, as DormanRoad residents have re-quested.

“Unfortunately, when itstarts to go, it’s subject tocritical failure at anytime.It’s still falling in on its ownweight. Opening it wouldput people in danger,” heexplained.

Councilmen had ex-pressed concern about get-ting the road reopened af-ter Ohio Department ofTransportation represen-tatives attended the Aug.15 work session the meet-ing to explain road con-struction projects on I-90through Conneaut andbridge repairs. DormanRoad will be closed southof Gateway Avenue, for 30days, for I-90 bridge re-pairs Sept. 5.

Dorman Road Culvert Repair Coming in 2012?

by ALLAN MONONENGazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT -Conneaut Port Authorityhas hired George Distel toreplace retiring Port Man-ager Bruce Chapman.

Distel, formerly anAshtabula County Com-missioner and Ohio legis-lator, retired as head of theOhio Turnpike Commis-sion last year.

PA member Joe Raisiansaid the job opening at-tracted 18 applicants.

“Some were very im-pressive candidates. Thatreflects well on the town,”he said.

PA Chairman DenverSpieldenner agreed.

“We had some good can-didates, but George hadthe most ‘tools in his box,’”he said.

Chapman will assistDistel in the part-time po-sition starting next month,the Port Authority learnedat its Aug. 18 meeting inCouncil chambers

In the ramp report, theLagoon has 185 of 206docks rented and at PortConneaut Marina, all 98are rented.

New standards to be in-stalled on the east andwest breakwalls were dis-played. The solar-poweredlight atop the four foot-tallposts were purchased witha grant. The lights cost$250 each.

The Port Authority willbuy eighteen posts at acost of $230 apiece. Theposts have hooks to holdlife rings.

The Board approved abid by Ron’s Roofing tocover the building at 929Broad St. Price is $7875. A

George Distel Hiredas PA Manager

roof vent strip will also beadded.

The board approvednew dock rates for 2012.Rates will increase 3 per-cent in the lagoon, or byapproximately $25 formost dockholders.

PA member TomBelnap reported that theConneaut Lighthouselighthouse has been pur-chased. The new ownershave reportedly said therewill be restrictions on lo-cal use.

PA voted to purchase tentickets for an entire tableat the Ashtabula CountyGrowth Partnership ban-quet on Sept. 20. The PAwon a Best of Countyaward last year and is be-ing highlighted for theTeam NEO award thisyear. Tickets are $65 each.

Chapman reportedthat a dumpster was filledwith tires pulled from theinner harbor and hauledaway to a disposal site.

The PA-owned build-ings passed a recent in-spection for backflowpreventers.

At the D-Day eventAug. 19 and 20, the PAclosed the inner sandbararea due to FAA safetyregulations.

Discussion ensuedabout repairs to docks F, G,H. Chapman revealed costestimates over $600,000for pilings, docks, steelwall sheeting and fingerdocks.

Board members willfurther study the situationand proceed as financespermit.

The next Port Author-ity meeting is 7 p.m. Sept.21 in City Council cham-bers.


CONNEAUT – At itsAug. 22 meeting, theConneaut Salvation ArmyBoard learned Mondayfrom Sr. Barbara Morscher,treasurer, that $745.02 wascollected in the “Christmasin July” Red Kettle cam-paign late last month atone Kingsville and twoConneaut locations.

The amount was downfrom the $882 collected inthe 2010 summer campaign.

The Rev. Frank Gore,chair, said that the bulk ofthe collection came in smallbills and checks.

“There was not much do-nated in change,” he said.

The Conneaut SalvationArmy is expected to repeatlast year ’s successful“”Boots for Kids” programin which it partnered withConneaut K-Mart and in-

vited needy families to pickout winter boots for theirchildren at Conneaut K-Mart.

Names were obtainedfrom administrators atLakeshore Primary andGateway ElementarySchools.

“This way, we catch the‘working poor’ who mightotherwise fall through thecracks because both par-ents are working, but theydon’t make enough for the‘extras,’” he said.

Gore said that after thefamilies were served, K-Mart generously offered ex-tra boots, which were takento the primary and elemen-tary schools to be handedout by administrators on an“as needed” basis.

Bill Haushower, of theCleveland Salvation ArmyDistrict Office, said thatUnited Way of AshtabulaCounty praised the

Conneaut Salvation Army’sboots-for-kids program at arecent meeting.

Salvation Army serviceunits receive funds fromUnited Way of AshtabulaCounty.

Discussing this year ’s“boots” program, the boardstressed a need to servechildren in NorthKingsville and Kingsvilleand Pierpont, which arepart of the Conneaut Salva-tion Army Service Unit cov-erage area. Gore will talkwith the principal ofKingsville ElementarySchool about needs of thosestudents.

Gore said that in pastyears, the local SalvationArmy unit has helped pro-vide backpacks for theRight Track Back-to-SchoolDistribution, but this year,the teachers; union, andthe Church of God filledthat need.

In other news, Paden re-ported that 39 children at-tended the five-day NorthEast Ohio Salvation Armycamp in Carrollton in earlyJuly. Haushower saidAshtabula County childrenfilled 94 of the 400 slotsthis year. The camp, includ-ing transportation, is of-fered at no cost. OrlandoBrothers Golden Dawn pro-vided snacks and beveragesfor children on the trip tocamp.

The board will meet atnoon Oct. 17 at Good Shep-herd Lutheran Church todiscuss the Red KettleChristmas campaign. Goreplans to speak with theministerial association inKingsville to encourageKingsville churches to signup volunteer bell-ringers atOrlando’s Golden Dawnduring the Red Kettle cam-paign running weekendsNov. 18 to Dec. 24.

Salvation Army Collects $745 in Red Kettle Drive


CONNEAUT - ConneautCity Council Monday nightmoved to a third reading anordinance to adopt the 2012version of the InternationalProperty Maintenance Code(IPMC).

The major obstacle topassing an ordinance toadopt the code is the crimi-

nal 4th-degree misdemeanorpenalty for repeat offenders,which carries a 30-day jailsentence.

The 2006 version of thecode in effect in the city hasno such penalty, and someCouncilmen view it as ex-treme.

Ward 2 CouncilmanCharlie Lewis believes thecity should look at the causesof unkempt properties

See IPMC page 5A


Conneaut CommunityCenter for the Arts

1025 Buffalo St. (440) 593-5888

Fall Classes begin afterLabor Day. For more infor-mation and registration, callthe CCCA at 593-5888 orvisit www.conneautartscenter.org

Yoga – Seated Yoga:Wednesdays 10:30-11:30a.m. Yoga: Thursdays 7-8p.m.

Certified Yoga instructorLisa Piaser helps you enjoythe benefits of yoga: betterbalance, tone muscles andreduce feelings of stress. Theclass can be tailored to meetyour needs. Six-week sessionbegins Sept. 14.

Zumba – Mondays,Wednesdays 7 to 8 p.m.

This Latin-inspireddance-fitness program hasbeen rocking the Center thissummer. Instructor CaitlinCaitlin Dubsky is back.Gain strength and burn fat

while having fun. The nextsix-week session beginsSept. 7.

PM Workout – Feel theburn! Mondays, Wednes-days 6 to 7 p.m.

Instructor Sally Muccicreates a new routine everyseven weeks. Popular tuneskeep you moving tostrengthen, tone, and burn.Join this long-running exer-cise group and feel better byChristmas. New session be-gins Sept. 7.

A Prospectus and entryforms are available for theCCCA’s annual juried Pho-tography Exhibit at themain exhibit hall Sept. 2 to29. This exhibit promotescreative photography at anamateur and professionallevels, with awards in sev-eral categories.

Conneauts

Creative Writing

This summer, ConneautCreative Writing class met atKingsville Public Library.They have been working onpoems with five lines of fivesyllables each, inspired bystudent Elaine Worth Knee.Instructor Suzanne Byerlysays they call the poems “eee-double-u-knees.” Threesamples are published thisweek:

The lass, disarming,Had my mind swarmingWith thoughts alarmingMy hormones warming:Am I Prince Charming?

Tom Harris

Out of my windowI see begonias

growing on the sill.Red, pink, white blossoms

Smiling at me still.

Gitta Racinskas

green toad hops amongyellow daffodils

heat brings summer rainsflag waves proudly with

windmotorcycles race.

Debbie Pryce


CONNEAUT - It wasnearly two years in coming,but City Council approvedon Monday night, by vote of6-to-1, an ordinance to ac-cept a transfer of a sectionof Liberty Street Park fromthe Conneaut Area CitySchools.

The lone hold-out wasWard 1 Councilman DaveCampbell, who said the or-dinance could prove costlyto the city because itstipulates that the citywill “maintain” the Lib-erty Street tennis courts,used by Conneaut HighSchool for varsity tennismatches.

Campbell said a contrac-tor estimates the paving costof new tennis courts at$50,000.

“We don’t have the fundsto make it playable,”Campbell said. “And thewording is vague. It does notclarify ‘maintain.’ I can’t sup-port it.”

Campbell said he wasunder the impression thatthe schools would turn theparcel over to the city “with-out strings” because the city

had maintained it for morethan 40 years.

“There are strings. Leaveit at the status quo,” he said.

Law Director DavidSchroeder told Council thathe had spoken withConneaut Board of Educa-tion President Nick Iarocci,who said the Board of Edu-cation would not amend theproposed contract. If the cityis not interested, the Boardcould sell the land.

“If they sell it, they sellit,” Campbell said.

Schroeder told Councilthat once the city takes own-ership, it will be able to dowith the property whateverit wants, as long as the ten-nis courts are maintained forhigh school tennis matches,per contract wording.

“If you own it, you haveto maintain it,” Schroedersaid. “The city would be re-sponsible for the mainte-nance of the Liberty Streetproperty, except for the nets,during tennis season.”

Campbell said he neverdisagreed about keeping thetennis courts ready for theteams during tennis seasonsin March, April and May andagain in the fall. Replacingthe courts concerns him.

Though Campbell recom-mended tabling the ordi-nance until conditions of theagreement were clarified tohis satisfaction, the rest ofCouncil disagreed, and putthe ordinance to a vote. Theordinance was in its secondreading.

Since it came to light thatthe parcel was not owned bythe city, the school districtbegan working during jointmeetings with City Councilto transfer ownership to thecity.

The school board is inter-ested in transferring theproperty because it believesthe city is in a more favor-able position to receivegrants to fund new tenniscourts. For the city to obtaingrants, however, it has toown the property. The cityand the schools agreed tosplit the cost of a propertysurvey.

At a Jan. 6, 2010, discus-sion of the Liberty Streetpark property during a jointschool board/ City Councilmeeting, Council was toldthat in 2002, the projectedcost of replacing six tenniscourts was $250,000.Conneaut Area City SchoolsSuperintendent Kent Hous-

ton estimated a current costof $400,000.

The school board alsosaid at that meeting that itwas “buying time” with thecourts until its proposed ath-letic facility is complete onMaple Avenue. Former CityManager RobertSchaumleffel said that it“made no sense” to invest $.5million in tennis courts atLiberty Street Park if in fouror five years, varsity tennismatches would be played ata new complex.

When City Council toldthe school board that LibertyStreet Park was being con-sidered as the site of a newfire station, Houston toldCouncil that if monies for anew fire station camethrough, the varsity tennisteam would play “away” un-til the new complex was com-pleted.

Former Ward 4 Council-man Dino Julio asked theschool board whether, uponthe city’s receiving a grantand replacing the tenniscourts, the parcel could bedeeded back to the schools.

Councilman Campbelldid not attend that meeting.Grant funding for the firestation did not materialize.

Council Okays Liberty Street Park Acquisition

SUBMITTED PHOTOPreparing for the Oct. 1-2Pie Festival by perfectingthe art of pie-baking are(from left) Esther Bartone,Tina Ray,Bonnie Buckholz,Richard Simmons, JanSimmons, MadelineDistlerath, Sue Swigunski,Lillian Monda and MardieTreen, group instructor. Thelast pie-baking lessons willbe held Aug. 31 at FirstCongregational UnitedChurch of Christ, Main &Buf falo Streets, for $10.Contact Treen at theKremer Home forinformation.

Pie Bakers Preparing for Festival

SUBMITTED PHOTOGirl Scout Troop #8022, their parents, and troop leaderscelebrated with a Western-themed Court of Honor onAug. 16. Troop members received badges and “bridged”to the next level. Felicia Kobernik received her adultleader badge after 12 years as a Girl Scout, and EmilyCallaghan received the Bronze Badge for her summerwork with alpacas and horses. Troop #8022 starts thenew year Sept. 20. New members are welcome. Meet-ings are Tuesday evenings at New Leaf United MethodistChurch. Troop members at the Court of Honor(front, fromleft) are Felicia Kobernik, Madison Jewell, Alexis Schultz,and Adele Wade; standing, back left, are Leader TammyKobernik, Abby Lago, Emily Callaghan, Alyssa Lago, andLeader Sharry Ingram.

Troop #8022 Court of Honor


CONNEAUT - To raisemoney for the DowntownCoaches Club, Chris Brechtof Chris Brecht State FarmInsurance and the Down-town Coaches Club are spon-soring a “White Out” atConneaut Municipal Sta-dium at the Conneaut HighSchool football home opener7 p.m. Sept. 2.

Encouraging the fans towear white, Brecht has pur-chased white T-shirts to besold at the gate for $5 inadult and children’s sizes.

Brecht, a former Spar-tans offensive and defensivelinemen, said the idea forthe “white out” came aboutlast season.

“The former footballcoach mentioned doing a‘white out’ with the Down-town Coaches Club and Itold him I’d help out,” Brechtsaid. “He mentioned theDowntown Coaches Clubdoes a lot for the team.”

The Downtown CoachesClub helps the team pur-chase equipment, uniformsand practice jerseys. It alsosells ads to cover the cost ofprinting football game pro-grams and sells them at thegame.

“They completely takecare of the programs,”Brecht said.

Brecht chose the Spar-tans’ Sept. 2 home game be-cause it is the first game ofthe season. All five CHShome games will be playedon consecutive Friday eve-nings, starting Sept. 2 andending Sept. 30.

Homecoming is Sept. 23.Brecht believes strongly

in the Downtown CoachesClub. The organization costsnothing to join, meets Tues-day evenings and is lookingfor new members.

“All proceeds from the shirtsales will go to the DowntownCoaches,” Brecht said.

To support the DowntownCoaches by purchasing ashirt, contact Brecht at 593-1191. Shirts are available athis State Farm office on Lib-erty Street.

“White Out” Returns Sept. 2to Conneaut Stadium

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANChris Brecht of State Farm Insurance and daughters Abby, 3, and Rachel, 6, show thewhite T-shirts to be sold for $5 at the second annual “White Out” fund-raiser for theDowntown Coaches Club. The shirts are to be worn at the first game of the 2011Conneaut High School varsity football season on Sept. 2.

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANConneaut’s Geoff Klein, Associate Director of UnitedWay of Ashtabula County, hugged Luanne Laasko atthe Conneaut Democratic Committee’s Steak Fry onAug. 17 at Blue Belle Isle.

Old Home Weekat the Steak Fry

OtherEvents:

Aug. 25, Sept. 1 - Lighthouse Cruis-ers’ Cruise-In, 6 to 9 p.m. at TownshipPark lower pavilion

Aug. 26 - Movie Night at KingsvillePublic Library’s Simak Welcome Center,7 p.m. “The Conspirator.” Free, with freepopcorn.

Aug. 26 - Family Dessert/Silent Auc-tion to help Kenyon family 6:30 p.m. atFederated Church, 1195 Main St., E.Springfield, Pa. Call 593-1487 for infor-mation.

Aug. 27 - Soup Kitchen, 11 a.m. to 2p.m, sponsored by St. Vincent dePaul So-

ciety. Free lunch.

Aug. 31 - Pie-baking lesson, @$10.Call Mardi Treen 593-6380

Sept. 2 - Swiss steak dinner, 4 to 7p.m., at Monroe Fire Hall, 4095 CenterRoad. Sponsored by Monroe Sirens.Adults $9, children under 12, $5.

Sept. 2 - “White Night” at CHS var-sity football home opener. 7 p.m. atMunicipal Stadium.

Sept. 9,10.11 - Second annual RibFest & Chili Cook-Off at Township Park.Entertainment, food. Benefit forConneaut Human Resources Center.

Sept. 11 - Casino Bus Trip, leaveConneaut K-Mart 8:30 a.m., depart 4:30p.m., to Allegany Casino. $35. Call Mikeor Tracy David 594-1338. Proceeds Su-san G. Komen Race for the Cure.


Pharmacy & Health

by Kerry GerdesGerdes Pharmacy

245 Main St.593-2578

At Home With.... Vickie Marcy

Vickie Marcy

Hi everyone! Are you get-ting tired of hearing howtime is going too quick andsummer’s almost over?? Youare? Well then, I won’t men-tion that there’s just a fewdays of August left and inless than two weeks we’ll beinto the month of September.And I really won’t mentionthat come September 1st I’llbe able to say “Hey, nextmonth is Halloween, andmonth after next is Thanks-giving!!” I know you don’twant me to mention Christ-mas yet, so my lips aresealed - not a word from me!

Ok, maybe just a fewwords: now really is the timeto plan where you want tostring lights and hang deco-rations because.....? Whowants to string lights anddecorate outside in the freez-ing cold and snow? Not me,I’d rather get it done, test thelights to make sure every-

thing is working right andleave them off until the dayafter Halloween. Remember,November 1st through Janu-ary 2nd is now the officialHoliday Season, so why notbe prepared? Too soon to talkabout the Holidays and win-ter, right? Ok, not anotherword from me, let’s get backto the season at hand: hotweather and another newschool year starting.

On days when the heatsaps your strength andleaves you with no energy,most of us don’t feel likecooking up a meal in a hotkitchen. I have a couple ofrecipes that will have you inand out of the kitchen in lessthan fifteen minutes, andyour family will think youspent all afternoon sweatingover a hot stove to fix thema great meal! Make the des-sert the night before andyou’ll have a fantastic din-

ner and dessert on the tablein less than twenty minutes.Enjoy!!

Lemonaide Pie4 cups vanilla ice cream,

softened6 oz. can frozen lemonade

concentrate, thawed1 graham cracker crust8 oz. container frozen

whipped topping, thawed

In medium bowl, mix icecream and lemonade concen-

trate until blended, fold inwhipped topping. Immedi-ately spoon into grahamcracker crust and freeze atleast 4 hours until firm. Letstand at room temperaturefor 10 minutes.

Saucy Pasta andChicken

1 cup shredded mozza-rella cheese

1 Large can chickenbreast

1 jar (24 oz.) Mushroom& Green Pepper ItalianSauce

1 lb. pasta, cooked anddrained

In a large saucepan, placechicken and sauce and cook10 minutes, stirring often.Combine sauce and pastaand serve with shreddedcheese sprinkled over top.

That’s going to do it forthis week, so until next time,stay safe and happy!

Leigh Syndrome:Avoid CertainMedications

Leigh syndrome is a rareinherited condition that af-fects the central nervoussystem. The condition typi-cally begins between 3months and 2 years of age,but may also occur in teen-agers and adults. Leighsyndrome is a type of mito-c h o n d r i a lencephalomyopathy.

Mitochondria are foundin nearly all cells in humans,and normally function toproduce energy. An abnor-mality in the mitochondriaprocess of energy productioncharacterizes these types ofconditions. Early signs andsymptoms of the conditioninclude decreased control ofthe head and motor skills. Adecreased appetite, vomit-ing, continual crying, andseizures also may occur.Over time, a person affectedmay develop weakness, de-creased muscle tone, andlactic acidosis.

Regular aerobic exer-cise, such as walking orswimming, is recom-mended when possible. Al-

though there is no defini-tive treatment for this con-dition, creatine and L-car-nitine (Carnitine-300,Carnitor) supplementationmay provide a benefit topersons affected by Leighsyndrome, as these sub-stances are typically de-creased by the condition.Certain medications thatmay worsen Leigh syn-drome and should beavoided include valproicacid (Depakene), chloram-phenicol, metformin(Glucophage), barbitu-rates, and tetracyclines.

QUICK TIP OF THE WEEK:If your drains are sluggish, try this natural drain

cleaner: pour a pot of boiling water down your drainsonce a month or so to keep them free of grease buildupand odors.

Resident Allan Mononensuggested to Council thatthe closed bridge on Old MillRoad be open to pedestriantraffic.

“It’s a nice area for a park.Why close the whole road?We can clean it up and openup access to the bridge forfishing. Let’s all pull in thesame direction,” he said, go-ing so far as to paint a yel-low stripe down the middleof the road if the city pro-vided him with paint.

“When people come inand drive out of Conneaut,that ‘road closed’ sign is thefirst and last thing they see,”he said. “It would be a goodEagle Scout project. It wouldgive access to the public at acheap cost.”

When Eggleston in hisCity Manager’s report beganto talk about the motor ve-hicle carrier fund, Lewis saidhe heard that the certifiedtruck scales at Love’s TravelStop might accommodatethe city’s need to weightrucks, thus saving the ex-pense of buying portablescales.

But Lewis also said thatthe city could lose revenue ifit develops a reputation forweighing trucks.

“If we invest, we may findthat we have created ratherthan solved a problem,” hesaid.

Eggleston countered thatone officer is being trainedand that portable scales cango anywhere. “We can startwithout scales if the officeris trained,” Lewis said.

Schroeder will look intothe use of Love’s scales.

Finance Director JohnWilliams announced inter-est in refinancing bonds ata 3 percent interest rate,saving the city $92,998 ininterest over the current 5percent rate. Taxes woulddrop due to reduced millageto repay the bonds. Councilurged him to pursue it.

Campbell suggested thata traffic light be installed atI-90 and Route 7, followinga traffic fatality Aug. 7. CTConsultants’ Shawn Aikenremarked that he had ap-plied with ODOT for a lightthere, but was turned downdue to low traffic count.ODOT controls Route 7 be-cause it is a limited-accesshighway, he said. Lewis sug-gested lowering the speedlimit from 50 to 35 miles perhour.

Mooney also inquiredabout a gutted trailer thathas been sitting on ChestnutStreet, surrounded by yellowtape, for six weeks.

Every Councilman whoattended the D-Day Eventoffered gratitude to all in thecity who helped make it hap-

IPMC From page 3A

pen.Council will meet in 7

p.m. work session on Tues-day, Sept. 5, in Councilchambers.

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Religious Briefs

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

First Assembly of God389 W. Main Rd., Conneaut, 599-8852The Rev. George Fink, Pastor9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship

BAPTIST

East Conneaut Baptist Chapel393 Jennie St., Conneaut, 599-7665The Rev. Terry Kern, pastor9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Worship

KIngsville First Baptist Church (Am.)6003 St. Rt. 193, Kingsville, 224-1081The Rev. David Hines9:30 Sunday School10:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Worship

First Baptist Church of Conneaut370 State St., Conneaut, 593-5120The Rev. Jonathan Singer9:45 a.m. Sunday School/Children’s Church11 a.m. Worship

Lighthouse Free Will Baptist Church248 Buffalo St., Conneaut, 593-5260Pastor Tim Byers10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship

Old Time Baptist Church809 Furnace Road, ConneautRichard Elliot, pastor10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship

South Ridge Baptist Church924 Center Rd., Conneaut, 593-1481Dr. Roger Hogle, pastor10 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship Services

CATHOLIC

St. Frances Cabrini Church744 Mill St., Conneaut, 599-8570The Rev. Philip MillerMasses: 11:00 a.m. Sunday5 p.m. Saturday (April - Sept)Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m. Wed-Thurs

St. Mary Church744 Mill St., Conneaut, 599-8570The Rev. Philip MillerMasses: 8 a.m. Sunday (April - Sept)4 p.m. Saturday (Oct.-Mar.)Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m. Mon-Tues

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Church of Christ448 W. Main Rd., Conneaut, 599-7401Tim Kraus, pastor9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. Worship

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

First Congregatinal United Churchof Christ of ConneautMain & Buffalo, Conneaut, 599-8744Joyce Shellhammer, lay pastor10:00 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship

CHURCH OF GOD

Conneaut Church of God5327 Center Rd., Conneaut, 594-7136Carson Robson, pastor9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m Sunday Worship

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL

Family Fellowship641 Mill St, Conneaut, 593-3095Bob Tarasiak, pastor9:45 a.m. Prayer10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday Worship

LUTHERAN

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church876 Grove St. (@Lake Rd.), Conneaut599-8908The Rev. Franklin Gore8:30 a.m. Contemporary worship9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Trad. worship, nursery avail.

MESSIANIC JEWISH

Beit Lechem Congregation593-4518Trudy Hazen, pastorSat. 10 a.m. Shabbat

METHODIST

Amboy United Methodist Church554 W. Main Rd., Conneaut, 593-5901The Rev. Elaine Turner10 a.m. Worship & Sunday School

New Leaf United Methodist Church283 Buffalo St., Conneaut, 593-2525The Revs. Scott & Jan Walsh, pastors9 a.m. Contemporary Service11 a.m. Traditional Service

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

Kelloggsville United Methodist Church4763 North Monroe Center Rd. ConnThe Rev. Elaine Turner9 a.m. Worship9:15 a.m. Sunday School

Monroe United Methodist Church4302 Center Rd., Conneaut, 594-1165Jeremy Roseberry, pastor9:30 a.m. Worship11 a.m. Sunday School

State LineUnited Methodist Church7321 Bushnell Rd, Conneaut, 594-4267The Rev. David L. Blood, pastor9:30 a.m. Worship Services10:30 a.m. Sunday School

Wesleyan Methodist Church313 E. Main Rd., Conneaut, 599-7228The Rev. Wesley McIntire, pastor9:30 Sunday School10:45 & 7 p.m. Worship Service

NAZARENE

Kelloggsville Church of the Nazarene4841 St. Rt. 84, Kingsville, 224-1415Pastor Les Bolen9:30 a.m. Sunday School10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship

NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH

New Apostolic Church264 State St., ConneautThe Rev. William McNutt9 a.m. Sunday School10:30 a.m. Sun8 p.m. Wed Worship

NONDENOMINATIONAL

1st Azusa ChurchApostolic Faith Church of GodBuffalo & Jefferson Sts., Conneaut593-1576Elder Robert Lyons, pastorSunday worship: 11 - 11:45 a.m.Morning worship: Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Edgewood Alliance Church3137 E. Center St., N. Kingsville224-2111Senior Pastor Gary Russell9 a.m. Sunday School10 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Worship

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

Victory Fellowship253 Liberty Street, Conneaut593-2182The Rev. Barry Todd10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m Worship

PRESBYTERIAN

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

North KingsvillePresbyterian Church6546 Church St., Kingsville, 224-1491Ken Ayers, CLP, pastor10:00 a.m. Worship11:00 a.m. Sunday School

Pierpont Presbyterian Church71 St. Rt. 7 S., Pierpont, 577-1218Pastor Ed Diehl9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship

Church Directory

Conneaut First Assembly of God, 389 W. MainRoad, will hold Aug. 28 morning worship at 10:30 a.m.at the Upper Pavilion of Township Park with music anda message from Pastor George Fink. A potluck picnicwill follow the service. The public is invited.

New Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 BuffaloStreet, will hold worship at 10 a.m. Aug. 28 at the LowerPavilion of Township Park. The Rev. Scott Walsh, pas-tor, will preach on “Priorities and Burdens,” based onGalatians 6:1-5. A pot-luck lunch will follow.

First Congregational United Church of Christwill dedicate sanctuary skylights at 11 a.m. Aug. 28.Doors will open at 10:40 a.m. to view them. Greetersare Walter and Jan Cole. The Sacrament of the Lord’sSupper will be received. Pastor Joyce Shellhammer andPastor Emeritus Stephen Szilagyi will lead worship.Shellhammer’s meditation is “Restored and Renewed,”based on Judges 6-7. Harry Casey is organist and NorrisKelly is featured soloist. A chicken dinner will be servedin thanksgiving of the congregation’s efforts with theskylights.

Outdoor contemporary worship is 8:30 a.m. and tra-ditional sanctuary worship is 11 a.m. on Aug. 28, the11th Sunday after Pentecost at Good ShepherdLutheran Church, Grove Street and Lake Road. Greet-ers are Marti Lillie (8:30 a.m.) and Joanne Mechling(11a.m.) An old-fashioned potluck picnic follows 11 a.m.worship. Relay races start at 1 p.m., with Bingo, led bythe Chapins, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Corn hole and lad-der hole will be set up for non-Bingo players. Children’sgames are part of the fun.

Greeters at 11 a.m. worship Aug. 28 at First Bap-tist Church, 370 State St., are the McGhee and Porterfamilies and Dixie Onion.

Youth of South Ridge Baptist Church invite teensto “Octo-ball” from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the tenniscourts at Township Park. Food is provided at the freeevent.

CHURCH MEALSFree dinners, prepared by Dave Jones, are served

5 to 6 p.m. every Friday at New Leaf United MethodistChurch, 283 Buffalo Street. Following dinner, “Know-ing and Growing Together with God” will explore thebeginning of the universe up to the present day Hospi-tality Room. All are welcome.

Church Sign:“Smile!”Kingsville Presbyterian Church.


CONNEAUT - Forweeks, JoyceShellhammer, pastor ofFirst CongregationalUnited Church of Christ,has been planning the un-veiling of the newly refur-bished sanctuary sky-lights.

She had envisioned thecongregation’s gatheringbehind closed sanctuarydoors prior to 11 a.m. wor-ship. As the doors opened,she planned to turn towatch their faces as theysaw light streaming downfrom the new windows forthe first time.

Now that the weekendis here, and with the deathof her mother-in-law,Agnes Shellhammer ear-lier this week,Shellhammer has alteredher plans, but they are noless special.

The congregation is be-ing invited to step insidethe sanctuary at 10:40 a.m.Sunday to look at the newskylights before worshipbegins . Shellhammer andPastor Emeritus, the Rev.Stephen Szilagyi, will lead

Let There Be Light:First UCC To Dedicate Skylights on Sunday

for stained glass windowsof that age, and unique be-cause of the suspendedskylights and the type ofstained glass.

“These are non-typicalwindows because they aresuspended from the top.Regular stained glass win-dows are long, and are inthe walls,” he said. “Also,most stained glass that iscommonly made is orangeand amber, and the onlyreally expensive is Tiffany.I would not be surprised ifTiffany weren’t the manu-facturer of these windows.”

Hirt has seen the in-sides of numerous beauti-ful cathedrals in the yearshe has been restoring themto their original beauty.

“You get done and youlook and see what you’vedone to restore or make thebeauty,” he said.

Like most of the historicbuildings he works in, thesanctuary of First UCC,fascinates Hirt.

“We removed five rows ofseats on each side of thecenter aisle, and discov-ered many of the screwsformerly holding the chairshad worn out,” he said. “Wewon’t put the old ones backin.”

Hirt said the First UCCjob was about two years inthe making.

“The congregationshave to work with us andthey always have a lot ofquestions, and we have toassure everyone associatedwith the project that wewill do a quality job. If youcan’t sell dependabilityand quality, you are notgoing to get the job,” hesaid.

In the stained glassbusiness for 20 years, Hirtsaid he was an ordinaryguy, “a motorhead” whowas into motorcycles, hotrods and worked at a gasstation before a brief stintin the military.

He tells the story ofhitchhiking home throughWest Virginia after leavingthe military, with just $30in his pocket, when a manasked, “Are you hungry?Do you want to earn somemoney?”

Hirt did, and ended uplearning the stained glasswindows trade.

“I put windows in,” hesaid. “And I ended up stay-ing there for two-and-a-half years.”

He worked part-time atstained glass repair untilthe opportunity came to re-do St. Peter’s Cathedral inErie in 1990. That was hisfirst two-year job.

“After that, it becamelife-sustaining,” he said.

For the past five years,he and Tirpak have en-joyed what he called a“good marriage” as he com-pletes church interiors andother Tirpak employeesrestore building exteriors.

“If you would have toldme this is what I would bedoing in my life, I neverwould have believed it,” hesaid.

He called the First UCCassignment a “small job,”however. He also considersit a “local” job because it iswithin a 100-mile radius ofErie.

One benefit of workingwith churches, he said, isthat workers are well-fed.

“When we were workingat First Presbyterian, inGirard, every day theywould send out pies, cakes,and cookies,” he said. “Andwhen we reinstalled win-dows Mt. St. Benedict inErie, we got a free lunchevery day. They loved ourwork.”

The work is very satis-fying, he said. And, tothank the churches, Hirtand his experts often leavea “calling card,” workingon an extra project not partof the contract. At FirstUCC, they intended toclean a “good shepherd”window in a gatheringspace at the top of thestairs to the balcony.

When not installingwindows, Hirt markets hisbusiness by leaving busi-ness cards in the frontdoors of old churches.

“You never know whenthey are going to need re-pairs,” he said. “And I alwaysget a warm greeting becausea stained glass salesmanusually doesn’t show up.”

All are welcome toSunday’s dedication.

SUBMITTED PHOTOSouthern gospel recording artist Mitchel Jon (center) posed with Judy Evans and herson, Bill, of Conneaut, at Jon’s Aug. 21 concert at Kelloggsville Church of the Nazarene.About 150 people attended the concert. Jon recently took part in the taping of BillGaither’s latest video, “Billy Graham Tent Revival” due for release in October.

Mitchel Jon Enthralls Crowd

Tenor Norris R. Kelly,who will sing Sunday at 11a.m. at First Congrega-tional United Church ofChrist, earned a Bachelorof Music degree in VoicePerformance from theOberlin College Conserva-tory of Music and a Masterof Arts degree from theUniversity of Denver.Studying under HowardHatton, Richard Berry,Sandra Neel, and RichardAnderson, Norris has beena soloist at Akron’s HolyTrinity Lutheran Churchand Trinity Cathedral inCleveland. Frequentlyheard in concert in North-eastern Ohio, he most re-cently was a soloist with

Norris Kelly To SingSunday at First UCC

the Summit Choral Society,Chagrin Falls ChoralUnion, and Opera PerTutti. Norris is a voice in-structor with the ClevelandMusic School Settlement.

Norris R. Kelly

An unidentified worker works atop the scaffolding to re-pair century-old skylights at First Congregational UnitedChurch of Christ at Main & Buffalo Streets.

PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHANMike Hirt, of Tirpak Building Restoration, oversaw the four-man crew of the skylight restoration project at First Con-gregational United Church of Christ. The new skylightsare being dedicated Sunday at 11 a.m.worship, and Conneaut na-tive, vocalist Norris Kellyhas been invited to sing for

the dedication service.A chicken dinner will be

shared following the ser-vice in thanksgiving for allwho helped with replacingthe windows.

“Being over 100 yearsold, they were deteriorat-ing,” Shellhammer said ofthe skylights. “Throughfund- raisers and the con-tributions of many, theproject was begun. Theproject was completed thispast week. The sanctuaryhas been closed this monthdue to large scaffoldingand seating being takenout to complete the project.Volunteers have workedmany hours to complete iton time.”

Also hoping to bepresent on Sunday isTirpak RestorationCompany’s Michael Hurt,of Erie, Pa. Hirt worked onthe windows for aboutthree weeks, starting onJuly 25, from his “40-footmobile studio,” a trailerparked in the First UCClot.

Inside the building,workers removed about tenrows of the auditorium-style seating and raisedscaffolding to reach andcarefully remove damagedskylight panels section-by-section, lifting them up offplywood and then downthrough spaces in the scaf-folding.

The six skylights to befully replaced were takenback to company head-quarters in Erie, whilethose to be repaired wentout to the mobile work-shop. Not all of them wereremoved.

Hirt takes special careand pride in working in hisunique occupation of work-ing with stained glass.

“We’ve done a lot of bigchurches because no oneknows how to work onthem,” he said.

Hirt says the skylightrestoration job at FirstUCC’ was both typical andunique.

It was a typical repair


Alumni Calendar

Rowe High School ’53/’54Rowe High School Classes of 1953 and 1954

will meet for breakfast 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6,at Perkins Restaurant, W. Main Road. Spousesand guests are welcome.

Conneaut High School Class of ‘’39Conneaut High School Class of ’39 will hold a luncheon

meeting noon Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Crazy Dave’s, 518 MillStreet. Spouses and guest welcome. Jim Green 593-4302.

BY BYRON C. WESSELLGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - The sec-

ond annual B.B. Classic washeld at the JAGS Complexon Sunday, Aug. 21. The B.B.Classic started last year asa Celebrity Softball gamewith 21 former area softballplayers.

The inspiration camefrom then 13-year-old BaileyBeckwith, who needed aplan to earn her a SilverAward for her Girl ScoutTroop 369.

The B.B. Classic alumnisoftball game also featureda home-run derby contest.

Players who participatedin the game last year wereRachel Mansfield, RhonaCarter, Annie Evans, SaraFrain, Courtney Francis,Hannah Francis, HeatherStoltz, Jackie Baird, AlexiCash, Kathy Douglas, Jenni-fer Obershaw, LynneMillard, Tammy McTrusty,Suzette Garvey, MindyMarino, Becky DeGeorge,Laura Pollander, Trisha

B.B. Classic held at JAGS Complex

SUBMITTED PHOTOMembers of the Green Team pose for a picture prior to the B.B. Classic.

Dreslinksi, Kim Triskett,Kelly Hneson, Krystal Forceand Beth Hooser.

Last year the playerswere divided into two teams,the Orange and the Blueteam. This year the colorschosen were Green andPurple.

The Green team con-sisted of Charity Riffle(Jefferson ’99), BeckyMalinowski DeGeorge (St.John ’90), Amy ShelatzDurkovic (Jefferson ’93),Kim Burch Hamilton (Har-bor ‘90), Tracie DeGeorge(St. John ’94), SherriWittenmyer Britton (St.John ’86), Trisha Dreslinski(Edgewood ’07), BethRubosky Hooser (Grand Val-ley ’01), Tammy WludygaMcTrusty (Jefferson ’82),Carolyn Behr-Jerome(Jefferson ’88) and MindyMarino (Harbor ’98).

The Purple team con-sisted of Sara Febel(Jefferson ’07), Alexi Cash(Edgewood ’07), StacyWurgler Hamilton(Jefferson ’92), Debbie Baird

Camp (Jefferson ’90),Darylynn Cole Howland(Jefferson ’84), Ashley Febel(Jefferson ’02), StephanieWard Marcy (Edgewood ’91),Stacey Febel (Jefferson ’05),Deanna Dietrich Cole(Jefferson ’87), JennyJerman (Harbor ’99), Shan-non Mellin (Jefferson ’98)and Michelle White Rawlins(Conneaut ’00).

The Green team was ableto come out on top with a 5-2 win over the Purple team. Three of the Green team’sruns came straight away inthe first inning when TracieDeGeorge hit a three-runshot to left field. StaceyFebel was able to keep thegame close for the Purpleteam with a two-run homerin the third inning.

However, the Green teamwas able to pull away for a5-2 win.

Carolynn Behr-Jeromepitched for the Green team,while Darlynn ColeHowland pitched for thePruple team.

Trisha Dreslinksi was

named player of the game af-ter going 3-for-3. She alsowon the accuracy throw con-test.

The B.B. Classic wassponsored by The Star Bea-con and raised $500 for theJAGS Complex.

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANConneaut High School senior Christian Green opted to perform community serviceby helping D-Day’s Eric Montgomery fill hundreds of sand bags at Township Park toconstruct walls of a Navy bunker. Green said he had already completed the 25community service hours required for graduation, but lost the form he was to turn in.Starting back at 0 hours, he recorded 10 service hours Aug. 17 and nine more Aug. 18.After helping clean up Township Park on Sunday, he was fairly certain he would havefulfilled the requirement by the end of D-Day weekend.

Serving the Community

derway 8:30 a.m. Mondaymorning.

Seated at rows of cu-bicles, students use desk-top American flags to signalwhen they need help from“supervisors” during theschool day.

Jonathan Pulaski, super-visor of the junior/seniorhigh module, said he is la-beled a “supervisor” be-cause the curriculum is con-sidered to be the teacher.

About two dozen stu-dents inside the large class-room were seated side-by-side at individual “work sta-tions” that allow them toprogress at an individualpace.

“We assess the students’individual levels during reg-istration, so some of ourninth grade students, forexample, may have alreadyearned three credits towardgraduation because they gotahead. It does not hold themback,” Pulaski said.

By the same token, it al-lows students to spend ex-tra time on the more diffi-cult subjects. When theyneed help from supervisors,they signal with the Ameri-can flag.

According to Pulaski,when students have math orscience questions, theyplace the flag atop the rightside of the cubicle divider.

Students who wish tomove to the resource centerin the middle of the room,or to the computer desksalong the walls, make thatrequest by placing the flagatop the front of the cubicle.

The different flag posi-tions help Pulaski deter-mine the order of respond-ing to the students.

“I know that a math or

science question could takea little bit of time, so I’ll re-spond to the simpler re-quests as I move toward thestudent with the math orscience question,” he said.

Students use table-topChristian flags to indicatethey need help with a reli-gion assignment.

Both Pulaski andteacher’s assistant MissieChaney are in constant mo-tion all day.

“One day last year, I de-cided to wear a pedometerand by the end of the day, Ihad walked nine miles,”Pulaski said.

South Ridge ChristianAcademy founder and ad-ministrator Dr. Roger Hoglereported 50 campus stu-dents at the 37-year-oldAcademy as of Monday, anincrease in enrollment fromthe close of the 2010-2011school year in May. Theacademy also has about 150home-schooled studentswho participate in sports,music and other extra-curriculars.

Hogle said that the Acad-emy took a hit when thestate approved on-linelearning programs, at nocost, several years ago, butthat some students who leftto take advantage of the freeprograms are now back.

He is not sure why.“All I know is that stu-

dents are coming back toour home-school program,and overall, it’s very prom-ising. The total Academy en-rollment is about 200. Wehad more contacts todayand I believe that as thepublic school systems getgoing, we will probably havemore inquiries. We usuallydo,” he said.

STUDENTS From page 1A

Christian Academy on Cen-ter Road, where the 2011-2012 academic year got un-

SUBMITTED PHOTOConneaut TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) donated to the Right Track Back-to-School Distribution held at the Conneaut Human Resources Center Aug. 16. TOPSmembers Marj Kent (left) and Dolly Sherman (right) present the donation to MaryYoung, Right Track director. TOPS welcomes new members. Meetings are 6 p.m.Thursdays at Marcy Family Center on Harbor Street.

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PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANConneaut Middle School seventh graders Alex Rivera(left) and Matthew Mohney have spent mornings thepast month at football practice at the CMS footballfield under coach Tony Pasanen.

All Geared Up

by Kent HoustonSuperintendent

Good news!District Finances

Over the last 3 years wehave diligently worked tobalance the budget. In 2008,after failing our 5th straightlevy attempt, we clearlystated our goal - make itthrough fiscal year 2011without going back to thevoters for additional localfunding. Our district fi-nances currently show us inthe black for the 2011 fiscalyear. We have reached thatgoal and still managed tomaintain our excellent aca-demic rating at ConneautHigh School!

Maintaining ourchallenging anddiverse curriculum tomeet the needs of 21stcentury students

CACS does more withless than any other school inAshtabula County. We havebeen able to shift staff andtheir salaries. Thus all thecurrent offerings will still beavailable in the 2011-2012academic year. That in-cludes the expanded offeringof our Advanced Placementcourses, senior level sciencecourses, the expanded musicand choir curriculum, andexpanding the computer of-ferings to include grades K-12.

Food Service Update:“NO INCREASE INPRICES”

Breakfast and lunch willbe available as usual in theschool cafeterias. All priceswill remain the same for thethird straight year! Throughsound fiscal management,Pam Anderson has the caf-eteria in a position where weare running in the “black.”The price of a student lunchthis year will be $2.75 atConneaut High School andConneaut Middle School,$2.50 at Gateway Elemen-tary School and LakeshorePrimary School. The cost ofbreakfast will be $1.50 atCHS and CMS and $1.25 atGES and LPS

Stadium UpdatesCARE for Kids continues

in their fundraising efforts.The money donated by thiscommunity group goes forthe recreational and athleticneeds of our school and com-munity. The school systemspends all of its generalfunding on educational pro-

State of the Conneaut AreaCity Schools, 2011-2012

graming. Without the dona-tions from CARE, the schooland community would beunable to have these facili-ties. This group has raisedover 1 million dollars in pri-vate funds for the “SPARCcomplex.” The acronymSPARC stands for “A socialplace for athletics recreationand community.”

Get involved by purchas-ing “preferred seating” at thestadium. Call Joel Taylor,Conneaut Area City SchoolsAthletic Administrator at440-593-7220

Bad news!District Finances

In fiscal year 2012 weproject an approximate 1.4million dollar deficit. In thepast few years, the CACSBOE has made many diffi-cult decisions in these tryingfinancial times. With thefailure of 5 straight operat-ing levies, the communityhas clearly stated that weneed to reduce expenses andmake cuts. With these cutscome difficult decisions.This board has agonizedover each and every cut, al-ways trying to weigh what isin the best interests of ourchildren. Our core value isand always will be “what isbest for kids”

BusingFor the third straight

year, busing remains re-duced to state minimum lev-els. We offer busing to stu-dents from kindergartenthrough eighth grade wholive outside the two “roadmile” distance of theirschools. That means no bus-ing for any student who lives

with in the two “road mile”radius, and no busing for anyninth through twelfth gradehigh school student. I will letyou know that not one singleschool board memberwanted to reduce busing. Itwas strictly a financial deci-sion to balance the budget.

State and FederalGrant reductions

Over the summer, ourgrant funding has been cutby approximately $629,000.We pay about 40 staff mem-bers out of various grantfunds. So with these cuts wehave had to:

1. Transfer six teachers’full salaries to the GeneralFund

2. Transfer about 20 par-tial staff salaries to the Gen-eral Fund

3. Eliminate positions of

six reading tutors we hadhoped to rehire.

What Do Your WantThe School System toLook Like?

Like everyone, we againfind ourselves in a budgetcrunch. The cuts increasethe intensity of our financialsituation. In our quest forhigh academic achievementfor all students, we are —again — being forced to do“more” with “less.”

Soon, the community willhave another decision tomake. What do they wanttheir school system to looklike? We have two options:support us or tell us to finda way to cut more.

Yours in Education,D. Kent Houston

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANLakeshore Primary School Principal Jim Kennedy (right) says he’s ready for the firstday of school on Monday, thanks to support from secretaries Connie Coxon (left) andPam Glenn. Taking over this year as LPS principal, Kennedy will lead a “Prime Time”assembly 8:20 a.m. Aug. 29 for Lakeshore first and second graders. Kindergarten stu-dents will have “CRAWL” readiness tests Aug. 29 and 30, with their first full day ofclasses on Aug. 31. Once pre-school classes begin, Lakeshore will house 415 stu-dents. About 16 new students registered at Lakeshore since the school office reopenedthis month.

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANNew Conneaut Area City Schools substitute and coach Jeff Raisian received hisTB shot from Conneaut’s co-Director of Nursing Jody Slayton, R.N., at the HealthDepartment last week. The shot was a condition of his employment. Slayton sharesher duties with Louise Cleveland, R.N. TB shots and other low-cost immunizationsare available by calling the Health Department at 593-3087.

Lakeshore Primary Ready to Go! TB or Not TB?

SUBMITTED PHOTOParents and staff will enjoya new, freshly-sealed andpainted parking lot atLakeshore Primary School.Lakeshore’s was the onlyparking lot crack-filled,and patched with asphalt,this year, of the schooldistrict’s five buildings. Thework was done by D&DPaving.

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANConneaut High School will seek its seventh consecutive“excellent” rating from the state when doors open forthe 2011-2012 academic year on Monday, Aug. 29.

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(32813) 7:30 amGATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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W UNDERRIDGE RD 7:24 amGATEWAY AVE 7:28 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL




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JACKSON ST & WASHINGTON ST7:11 am

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15TH ST & HARBOR ST 7:23 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL


(388) 7:40 am

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8:07 amJACKSON ST & MILL ST 8:12 am15TH ST & HARBOR ST 8:15 amLAKESHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL


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(388) 7:40 am

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ST 7:23 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL


(388) 7:40 am

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amPARRISH RD & UNNAMED7 7:14 amTOWNSEND AVE & W MAIN RD 7:18

amMAIN ST & MCKINLEY AVE 7:22 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL



AM ROUTE 15 B MIDDAY ~ PA - S/H - BUS 18START BUS GARAGE 10:55 amLAKESHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL

(389) 11:00 am241 SALEM ST 11:06 amBAILEY RD & MIDDLE RD 11:09 am944 MAIN ST 11:14 am163 WEST ST 11:15 amKING ST & W MAIN RD 11:17 am446 W MAIN RD 11:21 am1464 LAKE RD 11:26 amLPS FRONT LOOP 11:33 am


START BUS GARAGE 7:08 amHARBOR ST 7:11 amMAIN ST & MILL ST 7:17 amLIBERTY ST & SCHOOL ST 7:20 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL



AM ROUTE 16 B MIDDAY ~ PP - H/S - BUS 19START BUS GARAGE 11:12 amE MAIN RD & MIDDLE RD 11:13 am416 E MAIN RD 11:16 amFURNACE RD & HATCHES

CORNERS RD 11:23 am5232 MIDDLE RD 11:28 amMIDDLE RD & RICHARDSON RD

11:32 am4289 CENTER RD 11:37 amKEEFUS RD 11:48 am475 MILL RD 11:57 am566 MAIN ST 11:59 am202 W MAIN RD 12:03 pmCHESTNUT ST & MADISON ST 12:07

pmBROAD ST & DEPOT ST 12:09 pmGARDEN ST & HARBOR ST 12:12 pmLAKESHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL

(389) 12:15 pmSTOP BUS GARAGE 12:23 pm

PM ROUTE 17 B ~ S/H =LPS - BUS 14

START HIGH SCHOOL LOOP 3:07 pmLAKESHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL

(389) 3:10 pmBUFFALO ST & JACKSON ST 3:26 pmMADISON ST & ORANGE ST 3:29 pm

LAKE RD & PARKVIEW DR 3:19 pmLAKE RD & SUNSET DR 3:20 pm1165 LAKE RD 3:24 pm28 PARRISH RD 3:26 pm1170 LAKE RD. 3:27 pm1177 LAKE RD 3:29 pm1244 LAKE RD 3:30 pmROBB RD & SALISBURY RD 3:33 pmBRANDON ST & LAKE RD & PARKER

DR 3:35 pm1425 LAKE RD 3:37 pm1440 LAKE RD 3:38 pmLAKE RD & MARGOR DR 3:40 pm555 GORE RD 3:48 pmGORE RD & N AMBOY RD 3:49 pm334 GORE RD 3:52 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:59 pm

PM ROUTE 05 ~ S/H =CMS - GES - LPS - BUS

07START BUS GARAGE 2:33 pmCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL

(32813) 2:40 pmGATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

(388) 2:50 pmLAKESHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL

(389) 3:10 pmDEAN AVE & SANDUSKY ST 3:13 pmHARBOR ST & RUSSELL ST 3:16 pmDEAN AVE & HARBOR ST 3:20 pmERIE ST & HARBOR ST 3:23 pmERIE ST & SANDUSKY ST 3:26 pmCONNEAUT PARK & LAKE RD 3:30

pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:36 pm

PM ROUTE 06 ~ S/H =CMS - GES - BUS 20

START BUS GARAGE 2:33 pmCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL


(388) 2:50 pm(JD’S) LOCUST DR & W MAIN RD

3:01 pmEDGEWOOD AVE & W MAIN RD 3:05

pmHIGHLAND AVE & W MAIN RD 3:07

pmN AMBOY RD & W MAIN RD 3:10 pmS AMBOY RD & W MAIN RD :10 pmBRIDGEVIEW LN & S AMBOY RD

3:13 pmJOANN DR & S AMBOY RD 3:15 pmJANET DR & JOANN DR 3:17 pmDIBBLE RD & W MAIN RD 3:22 pmKEEFUS RD & W MAIN RD 3:24 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:32 pm





(389) 3:10 pmCLINTON AVE & MILLARD AVE 3:12

pmCLINTON AVE & WHITNEY RD 3:16

pmCLARK ST & WHITNEY RD 3:20 pmCLARK ST & LAKEVIEW AVE 3:22 pmCCC 283 BUFFALO STREET 3:25 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:28 pm





(389) 3:10 pmE MAIN RD & MIDDLE RD 3:15 pmBAILEY RD & MIDDLE RD 3:17 pmHALL ST & MIDDLE RD 3:19 pmBAILEY RD & FURNACE RD 3:21 pmFENTON AVE & FURNACE RD 3:23

pmE MAIN RD & THOMAS DR 3:28 pmE MAIN RD 3:30 pmE MAIN RD & FURNACE RD 3:32 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:34 pm





(389) 3:10 pmDORMAN RD & HIGH ST 3:17 pmHIGH ST & LONGVIEW AVE 3:22 pmLONGVIEW AVE & WELTON RD 3:25

pmOLD MAIN RD & SALEM ST 3:28 pmROWE ST & SALEM ST 3:31 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:34 pm




(388) 2:50 pmRUSSELL ST & SANDUSKY ST 3:02

pmGROVE ST & RESIDENCE ST 3:05

pmLPS FRONT LOOP 3:08 pm16TH ST & CHESTNUT ST 3:12 pmCHESTNUT ST & JACKSON ST 3:18

pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:24 pm


- BUS 07START BUS GARAGE 7:04 amHARBOR ST & RUSSELL ST 7:09 amDEAN AVE & HARBOR ST 7:13 amERIE ST & HARBOR ST 7:16 amERIE ST & SANDUSKY ST 7:19 amDEAN AVE & SANDUSKY ST 7:22 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL




- BUS 20START BUS GARAGE 6:49 amEDGEWOOD AVE & W MAIN RD 6:57

amHIGHLAND AVE & W MAIN RD 6:58

amN AMBOY RD & W MAIN RD 7:03 amS AMBOY RD & W MAIN RD 7:03 amBRIDGEVIEW LN & S AMBOY RD

7:05 amJOANN DR & S AMBOY RD 7:08 amJANET DR & JOANN DR 7:10 amDIBBLE RD & W MAIN RD 7:17 amKEEFUS RD & W MAIN RD 7:19 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL


(388) 7:40 amEND BUS GARAGE


- BUS 02START BUS GARAGE 7:02 amCLINTON AVE & MILLARD AVE 7:07

amCLINTON AVE & WHITNEY R 7:13 amCLARK ST & WHITNEY RD 7:17 amCLARK ST & LAKEVIEW AVE 7:19 amCCC 283 BUFFALO STREET 7:23 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL




- BUS 05START BUS GARAGE 7:02 amE MAIN RD & MIDDLE RD 7:03 amBAILEY RD & MIDDLE R 7:06 amHALL ST & MIDDLE RD 7:08 amBAILEY RD & FURNACE RD 7:10 amFENTON AVE & FURNACE RD 7:12

amE MAIN RD & THOMAS DR 7:17 amE MAIN RD 7:20 amE MAIN RD & FURNACE RD 7:22 amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL




- BUS 24START BUS GARAGE 7:07 amROWE ST & SALEM ST 7:08 amOLD MAIN RD & SALEM ST 7:11 amDORMAN RD & HIGH ST 7:14 amHIGH ST & LONGVIEW AVE 7:19 amLONGVIEW AVE & WELTON RD 7:22

amCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL




START BUS GARAGE 7:03 amRUSSELL ST & SANDUSKY ST 7:08

amGROVE ST & RESIDENCE ST 7:11

amLPS FRONT LOOP 7:14 am16TH ST & CHESTNUT ST 7:17 amCHESTNUT ST & JACKSON ST 7:23



(388) 7:40 am

AM ROUTE 10 B ~ H/S= LPS - H/S - BUS 01

GES FRONT BUS LOOP 7:55 amHARBOR ST & STATE ST - BURDICK

8:00 amHARBOR ST & JACKSON ST &

MARSHALL ST 8:04 amLAKESHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL



START BUS GARAGE 7:05 amBACK SIDE OF CABRINI -

SANDUSKY ST 7:10 amHARBOR ST & SANFORD ST 7:18 amCARNEGIE ST & HARBOR ST 7:22



(388) 7:40 am

AM ROUTE 11 B ~ H/S= LPS - BUS 16

GES FRONT BUS LOOP 7:55 amMAPLE AVE & STADIUM AVE 8:00 amPARRISH RD & MULBERRY ST. 8:04

amCUMMINS AVE & MAIN ST 8:07 amCHESTNUT ST & STATE ST 8:13 amLAKESHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL



START BUS GARAGE 7:08 am

MONROE ST & ORANGE ST 3:33 pmCHESTNUT ST & MONROE ST 3:35

pmLIBERTY ST & SCHOOL ST 3:37 pmMAIN ST & STATE ST 3:40 pmMAPLE AVE & WHITNEY ST 3:43 pmWEST ST & WILBER ST 3:46 pmMAIN ST & MCKINLEY AVE 3:47 pmCENTER ST & MAIN ST 3:50 pmGES FRONT BUS LOOP 3:57 pmEND BUS GARAGE 4:04 pm


06START FROM BUS GARAGE 2:33 pmCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL



(389) 3:10 pm2549 MIDDLE RD 3:38 pm2812 MIDDLE RD 3:40 pmHILLDOM RD & MIDDLE RD 3:43 pm7182 HAMMONDS CORNERS RD

3:49 pmHAMMOND CORNERS RD & SWEET

RD 3:53 pm5997 ROOT ROAD 4:00 pm6279 ROOT RD 4:02 pmMIDDLE RD & ROOT RD 4:05 pmMIDDLE RD & RICHARDSON RD 4:08

pmRICHARDSON RD & STATE LINE RD

4:11 pm6430 RICHARDSON RD 4:16 pm6028 RICHARDSON RD 4:19 pmBUSHNELL RD & MIDDLE RD 4:25

pmBUSHNELL RD & MIDDLE RD 4:26

pmBUSHNELL RD & FURNACE RD 4:29

pmPITTS RD & STATE LINE RD 4:32 pmFURNACE RD & PITTS RD 4:34 pm5574 FURNACE RD 4:36 pmFURNACE RD & HATCHES

CORNERS RD 4:39 pmHATCHES CORNERS RD & MIDDLE

RD 4:42 pmMIDDLE RD & WEAVER RD 4:47 pm6421 WEAVER RD 4:49 pm6280 WEAVER RD 4:51 pm6181 WEAVER RD 4:52 pmCENTER RD & WEAVER RD 4:54 pmEND BUS GARAGE 5:06 pm


09START FROM BUS GARAGE 2:33 pmCONNEAUT MIDDLE SCHOOL



(389) 3:10 pm2442 ADAMS RD 3:36 pmADAMS RD & SCRIBNER RD 3:40 pm5574 SCRIBNER RD 3:43 pm5689 HILLDOM RD 3:47 pmADAMS RD & HILLDOM RD 3:49 pm4814 HILLDOM RD 3:52 pmSHEFFIELD MONROE RD &

STANHOPE KELLOGGSVILLE RD3:56 pm

ROOT RD & STANHOPEKELLOGGSVILLE RD 3:58 pm

SCHOOL ST & STANHOPEKELLOGGSVILLE RD 4:02 pm

5064 ROOT RD 4:07 pmADAMS RD & ROOT RD 4:09 pm5385 ROOT RD 4:11 pmCENTER RD & ROOT RD 4:14 pmCENTER RD & MONROE CENTER

RD 4:17 pmBUSHNELL RD & CENTER RD 4:28

pmBOBEY RD & WEAVER RD 4:32 pmBOBEY RD & WETMORE RD 4:34 pmW SIDE OF CENTER RD & HATCHES

CORNERS RD 4:39 pmE SIDE OF CENTER RD & HATCHES

CORNERS RD 4:39 pmEND BUS GARAGE 4:49 pm





(389) 3:10 pmE UNDERRIDGE RD & FURNACE RD

3:21 pm822 MIDDLE ROAD 3:24 pm941 FURNACE RD 3:28 pmMIDDLE RD & S RIDGE RD E 3:35 pmCENTER RD & S RIDGE RD E & S

RIDGE RD W 3:38 pmCENTER RD & UNDERRIDGE RD &

W UNDERRIDGE RD 3:42 pmHORTON RD & W UNDERRIDGE RD

3:44 pmHORTON RD & S RIDGE RD W 3:47

pmKEEFUS RD & S RIDGE RD W 3:50

pm375 S RIDGE RD W 3:53 pmCREEK RD & KEEFUS RD 3:58 pmDANIELS AVE & S PARRISH RD 4:01

pmCENTER RD & DANIELS AVE 4:05 pmCENTER RD & GATEWAY AVE 4:08

pmCENTER RD & MILL RD 4:11 pmEND BUS GARAGE 4:17 pm





(389) 3:10 pmLAKE RD & OBRIEN DR 3:15 pm

Conneaut Bus Schedules




(388) 2:50 pmCARNEGIE ST & HARBOR ST 3:00

pmHARBOR ST & SANFORD ST 3:03 pmBACK SIDE OF CABRINI -

SANDUSKY ST 3:07 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:17 pm




(388) 2:50 pmJACKSON ST & WASHINGTON ST

3:01 pmDEPOT ST & WASHINGTON ST 3:06

pm15TH ST & HARBOR ST 3:12 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:17 pm




(388) 2:50 pmCHESTNUT ST & MADISON ST 3:01

pmMADISON ST & WRIGHTS AVE 3:06

pmADAMS ST & SANDUSKY ST 3:09 pmBUFFALO ST 3:14 pmLAKESHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL

(389) 3:21 pmJACKSON ST & MILL ST 3:31 pmLOCUST DR & W MAIN RD 3:35 pmHIGHLAND AVE & W MAIN RD 3:40

pmN AMBOY RD & S AMBOY RD & W

MAIN RD - NORTH SIDE 3:43 pmBRIDGEVIEW LN & S AMBOY RD

3:45 pmJOANN DR & S AMBOY RD 3:47 pmJANET DR & JOANN DR 3:49 pmDIBBLE RD & W MAIN RD 3:54 pmKEEFUS RD & W MAIN RD 3:56 pmPARRISH RD & W MAIN RD 3:58 pmBLOOR ST & W MAIN RD 4:00 pmEND BUS GARAGE 4:07 pm




(388) 2:50 pmBARTLETT ST & STATE ST 2:59 pmCENTER ST & MAPLE AVE 3:03 pmMAPLE AVE & WHITNEY ST 3:06 pmMAIN ST & ROCKWELL ST & SPRING

ST 3:11 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:17 pm




(388) 2:50 pmMAPLE AVE & REIG AVE 3:00 pmHOSFORD AVE & MAPLE AVE 3:05

pmUNNAMED269 & UNNAMED7 &

UNNAMED8 3:08 pmTOWNSEND AVE & W MAIN RD 3:10

pmMAIN ST & MCKINLEY AVE 3:14 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:20 pm




(388) 2:50 pmMAIN ST & MILL ST 3:01 pmLIBERTY ST & SCHOOL ST 3:04 pmHARBOR ST 3:11 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:19 pm



(389) 3:10 pmBUFFALO ST & JACKSON ST 3:26 pmMADISON ST & ORANGE ST 3:29 pmMONROE ST & ORANGE ST 3:33 pmCHESTNUT ST & MONROE ST 3:35

pmLIBERTY ST & SCHOOL ST 3:37 pmMAIN ST & STATE ST 3:40 pmMAPLE AVE & WHITNEY ST 3:43 pmWEST ST & WILBER ST 3:46 pmMAIN ST & MCKINLEY AVE 3:47 pmCENTER ST & MAIN ST 3:50 pmGES FRONT BUS LOOP 3:57 pmEND BUS GARAGE 4:04 pm



(389) 3:10 pm12TH ST & HARBOR ST 3:26 pm15TH ST & HARBOR ST 3:28 pmHARBOR ST & JACKSON ST &

MARSHALL ST 3:31 pmBUFFALO ST & MADISON ST 3:37 pmMONROE ST & SANDUSKY ST 3:41

pmBUFFALO ST & LIBERTY ST 3:43 pmHARBOR ST & STATE ST 3:46 pmEND BUS GARAGE 3:51 pm

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FILE PHOTOEdgewood Senior High School Principal Karl Williamsonis starting his fifth year as principal as Edgewood SeniorHigh School. With Williamson at this 2007 photo at hiswelcome reception is his wife, Leslie, speaking to NorthKingsville parent Maria DiBenedetto.

Welcome, Edgewood HighSchool Students!

- message for EdgewoodDear Edgewood Students,I would like to take this time to welcome each of you to

another exciting school year.For the third consecutive year, Edgewood Senior High

School has earned the “EXCELLENT” rating from the state.This is in part to all the hard work of you and Edgewoodstaff members.

Our focus for the 2011-2012 school year will center onfurthering student development of writing across the cur-riculum, preparation for student success in the Ohio Gradu-ation Tests and ACT.

On behalf of all Edgewood staff members, we look for-ward to seeing all students on Tuesday, August 30, 2011.This school year promises to be rewarding!

Karl Williamson, Principal

(COLUMBUS)– With TraumaSeason windingdown and thou-sands of Ohiochildren headingback to school ,the Ohio Depart-ment of PublicSafety’s Divisionof EmergencyMedical Services(EMS) remindsmotorists to stayalert in residen-tial areas, nearschools and inschool zones.

Trauma Sea-son refers to thesummer monthswhere uninten-tional injuries peak for children ages 14 and under,but even as Trauma Season winds down, it’s impor-tant to stay vigilant to keep children safe.

“Schools, families and students are changing fromsummer to school-year routines, so this is a good timeto remind motorists to be prepared to see childrenwalking to school and bus stops in the early morninghours,” said Ohio Division of EMS Director JeffreyLeaming. “Parents and teachers can help by remind-ing students to be aware of their surroundings to keepthemselves safe while traveling to and from school.”

According to preliminary data from Ohio’s TraumaAcute Care Registry, there were 70 child pedestriansbetween the ages of 5 to 15 years of age severely in-jured in the state last school year (August 2010through June 2011).

Drivers are reminded to observe the law and usecaution when driving near school buses. There is nopassing on either side of the road when a school bushas its red lights flashing. The flashing lights mean achild is leaving or entering the school bus. Motoristsshould be vigilant near schools and slow down to obeyall posted school speed limits as well.

The following are tips from the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration for motorists to help keep

Ohio EMS advises motorists to stay alert around school zones

Trauma season closes withpedestrian safety message

children safewhile travelingto and fromschool:

Pay attentionto your sur-roundings: whenbacking out of adriveway or leav-ing a garage,watch out forchildren walkingor bicycl ing toschool . Knowyour neighbor-hood schoolzones and watchout for youngpeople who maybe thinkingabout getting toschool, but may

not be paying attention to their surroundings.Slow down: Watch for children walking in the street,

especially if there are no sidewalks in the neighbor-hood. In addition, watch for children playing and con-gregating near bus stops.

Be alert: Children arriving late for the bus may dartinto the street without looking for traffic.

Learn and obey the school bus laws: Learn the“flashing signal light system” that school bus driversuse to alert motorists of pending actions:

Yellow flashing lights indicate that the bus is pre-paring to stop to load or unload children. Motoristsshould slow down and prepare to stop their vehicles.

Red flashing lightsand extended stop arms indicatethat the bus has stopped, and that children are get-ting on or off. Motorists must stop their cars and waituntil the red lights stop flashing, the extended stopsign is withdrawn, and the bus begins moving beforethey can start driving again.

The Ohio Department of Public Safety, through theDivision of EMS, oversees the certification of emer-gency medical technicians and firefighters and ensuresthat the professionals in these lifesaving roles areproperly trained, educated and prepared for emergencysituations.

On behalf of the board of education and central of-fice administration, I would like to congratulate theBuckeye students and staff for attaining an EXCEL-LENT rating for the first time on the District ReportCard for the 2010-11 school year. This would not havebeen possible without the staff ’s commitment to ex-cellence, the student’s dedication to learning and thesupport of our parents and the community. Three ofthe five schools will be rated EXCELLENT as well andthe other two buildings missed this designation by agrand total of six students. I hope all of you will joinus for one of the building or district activities that willtake place on Friday, Sept. 9, as our board has declareda day to celebrate EXCELLENCE throughout the dis-trict.

I feel both proud and privileged to be the superin-tendent of the Buckeye Local School District at a timewhen the school community is willing to come togetherto face numerous challenges yet stay focused on stu-dents and learning. I am excited to start the 2011-12school year as new and different opportunities will begiven to our elementary students with all of our K-5students attending either Kingsville or Ridgeview El-ementary Schools while the sixth grade students moveto Braden Junior High School.

The district will continue to focus on the masteryof 21st century learning skills, with special emphasisin the areas of writing and technology during the up-coming school year.

The district will be asking voters to approve a bondissue on the November 8th ballot to build two newschools - a Pre-K through 5th grade elementary schooland a 6th - 8th grade middle school. Last December,the Board of Education established a citizen’s com-mittee to spearhead the development of a FacilitiesMaster Plan. This 35-person citizen’s committee led adistrict-wide discussion that included two communitymeetings with approximately 172 participants at thefirst meeting and 210 participants at the second meet-ing. To review all of their work, visit the District Com-munications tab of our district web page -www.buckeyeschools.info.

Thank you for your support of the district, the staffand, in particular, our students, as the Buckeye LocalSchool District strives to unify individuals, communi-ties and resources to create a world class learning com-munity that gives all students the opportunity to besuccessful in their future.

GO WARRIORS!!

From SuperintendentNancy Williams

New Student Registration atEdgewood Senior High SchoolRegistration and scheduling for new students at

Edgewood Senior High School is underway. Appoint-ments are required by calling (440) 997-5301. Reg-istering students must bring birth certificate, socialsecurity card and immunization records, as well ascustody papers and proof of residency if applicable.

Classes for the 2011-12 school year begin Tues-day, Aug. 30.

PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHANRidgeview Elementary School in Ashtabula Township is one of two elementary schools in the Buckeye Local Schoolsfor the 2011-2012 school year. North Kingsville Elementary School was closed at the end of the 2010-2011 schoolyear and North Kingsville students will attend Kingsville or Ridgeview Elementary School. Those who attend Ridgeviewwill enjoy the colorful playground (below.)

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CONNEAUT - Knowingthat David J. Simon wasdriving under suspension,an off-duty Conneaut policeofficer at 11:53 a.m. Aug. 20notified the Conneaut PoliceDepartment that he hadspotted Simon behind thewheel of a white stationwagon heading west on Lib-erty Street.

There, police on the sceneverified that Simon wasdriving a white 1997 Fordwagon westbound.

As soon as he saw police,Simon turned his head awayquickly, pulled out behindthe patrol car and into thedriveway at 562 Main Street— accelerating rapidly as hedrove to the back of the resi-dence.

Watching Simon exit thedriver’s seat and walk intothe back yard, officers twice

Traffic Stop Yields Narcoticsby MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT - Steven M.Hatfield gave police thegreen light to search his carafter he was stopped for aturn signal violation at 1:36a.m. Aug. 19.

When the search yieldednarcotics, Hatfield wasplaced under arrest for pos-session of a Schedule II nar-cotic.

After being stopped onLake Road near Wrights Av-enue, and giving officers theokay to search the car,Hatfield stepped out, and

officers spotted that thefront pockets of his shortswere filled with severalitems.

Hatfield pulled out asmall, green bottle that ap-peared to be filled withseveral different types ofpills. Inside a green bottle,officers observed two dif-ferent types of pills. Theround, pink pills wereidentified as 20 mgOxycodones, a CSA Sched-ule II narcotic and avail-able only by prescription.Hatfield was arrested,taken to jail, and later re-leased on a PR bond.

Intoxicated Man Arrested onHarbor Streetby MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT - Intoxi-cated, and likely high ondrugs, Andy Karpovitch wasaccused of assaulting a fe-male on Harbor Street at2:53 p.m. Aug. 16, then flee-ing home on foot.

Police eventually caughtup with him and transportedhim to jail.

Karpovitch admitted to aneighbor that he had as-saulted someone, and thatpolice were looking for him.He then attempted to steala couple of turkeys and pro-volone subs. When the resi-dent caught him, an argu-ment took place, andKarpovitch threatened tostab the man with a pen.

The man told police thatKarpovitch threw a chair athim, striking him in hisarms as he raised them indefense. Karpovitch thengrabbed several pill bottlesand took off out the door.

Responding officerslearned that Karpovitch waspossibly at 283 HarborStreet #2, and they soonfound him there. According

to police, it was apparentthat he was under the influ-ence of drugs, as he continu-ally rambled. He was ar-rested and secured withhandcuffs, and placed in thepatrol unit for the ride to jail.

En route to jail,Karpovitch began crying,stating that he had donenothing wrong and had leftwhen things got out of con-trol. At the police station, herefused to be printed andtold officers that they mightas well get out the restraintchair. Attempts to calm himdown and rationalize withhim were fruitless.

Karpovich was escortedinto detox, where he beganto display signs of escalatedaggression and emotion.Karpovitch smashed doorswith his hands and feetwhile screaming.

He was secured in the re-straint chair as he remainedenraged, threatening toharm and kill the officers,their families, and an EMTwho entered the jail to tendto the medical needs of an-other prisoner. Only after hecalmed down was he wasplaced into detox cell.

ordered him to get back intothe vehicle, but continuedwalking away. When he fi-nally stopped, he said, “Iwasn’t driving.”

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CONNEAUT - LoriMcLaughlin, head ofConneaut’s Local D-DayCommittee, says she has notheard a single complaintabout last weekend’s D-DayEvent.

Everyone — veterans,visitors, vendors and re-en-actors — was pleased.

“The community reallyshined,” she said. “Everyonesaid how friendly everyonewas, and the re-enactorssaid they were blown awayby the community support,the banners, the OptimistClub flags. They thought theentire town was dressed upfor them, and they enjoyedthat.”

McLaughlin heard kudosfrom out-of-town visitors aswell as locals who rode theshuttle buses to TownshipPark.

“[Conneaut Area CitySchools Superintendent]Kent Houston manned thelot at Conneaut High School— even at this time of year,with all the pressure — andhe loved talking to thepeople. They were so enthu-siastic and he said how greatthey were,” she said, addingthat he was sunburned.

McLaughlin said theShileys manned the lot atLakeshore Primary Schooland already said they’d beback next year. They de-scribed the shuttle busdriver as “phenomenal.”

She also had praise forthe Hospitality Team fromNew Leaf United MethodistChurch.

“They had a battalion ofpeople, and they saw to itthat the vets were well takencare of. And every volunteerhas said, ‘Sign me up again.’I think they saw that theymade a difference, that thepeople coming in neededthem, and for them to stepin Friday and Saturday andhelp made a difference.”

She also described the

row of Boy Scouts, kneelingagainst the yellow tape tokeep the crowds off thebeach during the beach land-ing.

“They all had their uni-forms on, forming a littlehuman chain. It was awe-some,” she said. “Theyhelped keep the crowd back,because if the crowd had notstayed back, the planeswould not have flown.”

McLaughlin said thewhole city seemed to be in-volved in the event, eventhose not at Township Park.

“I had someone from theShell station text me and askwhere people could park be-cause someone was asking. Itwas just an example of howpeople went over and above,offering information to peoplewho needed it,” she said.

She also creditedConneaut Telephone, forhelping hang banners andensure good communicationat the Park, and TownshipPark crews for respondinginstantly to committee andpublic needs.

“Even during the re-en-actments, everyone waslooking to help the cus-tomer,” she said, “Everyonefelt better knowing the po-lice and fire were there. Theywere invaluable. There weretwo FAA agents on site. Ev-eryone that I have run intohas said they are so proudto be part of it,” she said.

McLaughlin also had afew stories to share. At theUSO Dance Saturdayevening at the American Le-gion — which followed a suc-cessful dinner catered at nocharge to the re-enactors byJD’s Pizza — McLaughlinoverheard two Axis re-enac-tors talking about their re-actions when the B-25 flewover.

“One of them said thatwhen the bomber camearound, he could see thepilot’s eyes were blue, andthe other one said, ‘Forgethis eyes! He had gold fillingsin his teeth!”

Speaking of the success-ful USO-style dance,McLaughlin was grateful tothe “Connie’s Ballroom”Swing Dance group fromErie, Pa., for adding authen-ticity to the evening.

And even though Satur-day evening’s storm playedhavoc with Boy Scout tentsby the Upper Pavilion — thetents were blown around,forcing the Scouts to takecover in the Pavilion — theboys weathered it well.

“People wrote onFacebook that it was beau-tiful and that they enjoyedthe storm and the lightning,but when the ground shookunderneath, they werefrightened,” McLaughlinsaid.

But McLaughlin, whowas honored as theConneaut Chamber’s 2010Citizen of the Year for herwork organizing a local D-Day support committee, isnot content to rest on herlaurels.

“ We always learn more,”she said. “But I can’t tell youhow pleased I was that it allcame out the way it did. Itwas nothing but positive,positive, positive. We hadvolunteers who could haveleft when their shifts wereover, but they didn’t want toleave. We had to find newjobs for them to do. So wegave them donation buckets.Donations were double overthe year before.”

McLaughlin also hopesthat local businesses thatbenefitted from the influx ofout-of-towners will donatepart of their profits to some-thing in the community.

“It doesn’t have to be D-Day,” she said. “But give itto something in the commu-nity. It was out-of-townmoney. It was positive for thewhole community, and itmakes everything better. It’sa great feeling when peopleare happy about an event.Conneaut was the place tobe last weekend, without adoubt.”

“Thank You,” SaysLori McLaughlin

Bill Kennedy (left), Operations Director of D-DayConneaut, chats with the Rev. Scott Walsh, pastor of NewLeaf United Methodist Church. Walsh, a former cruise shipentertainer and a World War II buff, narrated the 2011 D-Day Event.

Tyler Root of Rocky River was a hit Friday afternoon,dressed in an authentic sailor outfit picked up at anantique show. Root, an eighth grader at Rocky RiverMiddle School, attended D-Day with his mother, Michelle,whose boyfriend is a re-enactor. Root started the D-Day“children’s area” near the volleyball courts at TownshipPark.

World War II Veteran Herb Hopkins, of Conneaut, and his wife, Irene, were transportedto the World War II Veterans Lunch at Township Park Upper Pavilion in an Army Jeep.Hopkins served with the Army Air Corps.

Boy Scouts Ryan McDivitt, Eric Siktberg and Larry King of Troop 91 in Munson Townshipenjoyed working the entrance gate at the D-Day Event. They said they liked the event’sold vehicles, planes, ships, and the beach landing.

Axis forces surrender as Allied forces take the beach during the D-Day Event at Township Park.

World War II Veteran Chet Harrington, of W. Springfield, Pa., who was an Army medic at the 1944 D-Day invasion,chats with re-enactors Steve Stroot, of New Baden, Ill., and Raymond Kicielinski of St. Louis. Harrington was movedthat Stroot and Kicielinski portray members of his former unit. This was Stroot’s first D-Day Event and he joked that hewill be back in 2012 because he liked swimming in Lake Erie on Friday evening.


Perch Dinner at Good Shep-herd Lutheran Church andcelebrated well into thenight with celebrations suchas a “bier garten” in the Axiscamp at Township Park.

Many local residents en-joyed a “Tribute to WorldWar II” outdoor concert, withthe Don DeSantis Band, atConneaut Community Cen-ter for the Arts.

Friday’s prelude led to arousing Saturday programthat began with 9 a.m. flag-raising at the encampments.

The LaFier Bridge Battlethat got underway at 11a.m. over Kelsey’s Run waswitnessed by three tour busloads of World War II veter-ans from Pittsburgh andBuffalo. Many of them par-ticipated in the moving“Veteran Personal Stories”in the standing-room-onlyVeterans’ Hospitality Tentnear the bluffs. Organizedby Montgomery, the sessionfeatured first-person ac-counts of airborne troops.Throughout, the New LeafHospitality committee of-fered bottles of water andmade sure the veterans’needs were met.

One Pennsylvania vet-eran told of jumping out of aplane on June 6, 1944, from700-feet while German“bouncing bessies” weretearing through the air. Herecalled they were 20 milesfrom their “drop zone” andfelt fortunate to land in ahawthorn hedge.

“Not even Germans put‘bessies’ in a hawthornhedge,’ he said.

But he stopped when itcame to talking about com-bat experiences.

“I’m being treated forpost-traumatic stress disor-der,” he confessed, becomingemotional. “and I’ve beentold not to talk about it.”

When daybreak hit, thetroops were nowhere neartheir target, and they finallysurrendered to the Ger-mans. They were taken to aFrench monastery that hadbeen cleared of priests to beused by the Germans as atemporary prison.

A highlight for most of thevets after somber war ac-counts was an appearanceby “Lana Turner,” portrayedby Jennelle Gilreath of Ten-nessee, a willowy starlet inbright red dress and blondewig who entertained with“Stuff Like That There” and“We’ll Meet Again.”

“Turner” said she hadhad so many requests to bephotographed with soldiersthat if she had charged foreach one, she would be arich woman. Gilreath is anaspiring professional ac-tress who portrays WorldWar II celebrity women.

By 2 p.m. Saturday, asthe air of excitement beganto build, Allied troops linedin formation behind theConneaut High SchoolMarching Band to begin themarch toward the Higginsboats.

At 2:45 p.m., the Rev.Scott Walsh, pastor of NewLeaf United MethodistChurch, began the narrationfor the beach landing with“Lana Turner” leading theNational Anthem.

Promptly at 3 p.m., the T-51 Mustangs began the mostexciting air show that D-DayConneaut crowds have ever

witnessed. The low-flying B-25 bomber repeatedly circledabove the crowd even afterthe Titans’ lower fuel capac-ity forced them to retreatafter a thrilling display of ac-robatics.

“I’ve never seen a B-25that low,” said one WorldWar II veteran, gazing up atthe open doors of the emptybomb compartment.

And at 3:11 came thewords, “Here they come!” asthe beach landing officiallygot underway.

For more than 30 min-utes, the beach assault con-tinued with the Allied ad-vance, the Axis defense fromthe ridges on the bluff, andthe constant air show over-head — thanks to the FAA’sMike Rutherford’s warningThursday, during an organi-zational meeting, that noairplane “acrobatics” wouldtake place if the beach wasnot free of soldiers. Periodi-cally, the beach was blastedwith white, blue, yellow andorange smoke coming fromblack powder canisters.

At 3:50 p.m., the Axistroops surrendered.

“This beats them all,”said one spectator.

Re-enactor Kyle Bolt, ofFarmville, Va., walked upthe steps from the beach andsurveyed the scene, by thistime, one of children rushingacross the sand to pick upshells after the signal thatthe beach was “all clear.”

Bolt has re-enacted othermilitary campaigns, but thiswas his first trip to D-Day.It will not be his last.

D-Day Conneaut was es-pecially meaningful to himas part of a 20-member unit

portraying the 29th InfantryNational Guard Unit knownas the “Bedford Boys.” In thefirst wave of D-Day in 1944,the unit lost 19 of 31 soldiers— more than any other unitin America. A D-Day Memo-rial stands in his home townin honor of the Bedford Boys.

“I left home at 5 a.m. Fri-day and drove nine or tenhours straight to get here,”he said.

What made Saturday’sbattle memorable for himwas walking off the boatand into water up to hisknees.

“It was a wet landing,” hesaid. “And it was tiring, butfun. Some of the guys in myunit are serving in Iraq andAfghanistan right now.They’d all be here if theycould.”

Rave reviews also camefrom the film crew of DigitalRanch Productions, ofSherman Oaks, Calif., pro-ducing a 30-minute show onmilitary re-enactors to beaired in early 2012 on theDiscovery Channel. Onecrew member was HughDaly, a professional actorwatching with camera menfrom the east side of thebeach.

Though a former D-DayConneaut participant, hewas not prepared for D-Day2011.

“This was mind-blow-ing,” he said afterward. “Iwas blown away. The air-craft made it. It was an airshow with a battle, and it’sone of the best events in thecountry. There is nothingelse like it. And after ourprogram airs, it’s going to behuge.”

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Rich McBride snapped this photograph of the B-25bomber that enthralled D-Day visitors. Though itappeared close enough to touch, FAA spokesmen saidit remained at least 500 feet above the crowd.

John Ressue of Little Falls, N.Y., portrayed an Allied soldier in a Navy bunker that is built each year at Township Parkby Eric Montgomery, board member of D-Day Ohio, Inc. Ressue was attending his fourth D-Day. He says he enjoystalking and meeting D-Day visitors.

PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHANA crane lifts one of two Higgins landing craft from thePublic Dock into Lake Erie on Friday afternoon. A Piquatruck company owner volunteers to drive the Higginsboats to Conneaut. A third boat, damaged, was placedat the Allied camp for visitors to explore. During the re-enactment of the D-Day invasion, re-enactors boardedthe Higgins boats for the beach landing.

Heathyr Haskins (left) and Robin Leiss portrayed owners of “Fleur deLis,” a French boutique in German-occupiedFrance. They sell vintage clothing and also mend soldiers’ uniforms for a fee. They repair Allied and Axis soldiers’uniforms after every battle, mending small tears and seams. This was their first year at Conneaut D-Day. Businesswas good, they said.

An unidentified nurse rides a 1940s-era bike along theroad at Township Park. World War II trucks and Jeeps werecommon at the park throughout D-Day weekend.

Eric Montgomery, D-Day Ohio veterans’ coordinatorthanks a WWII veteran at the Veterans’ Luncheon.

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candidates’ filing deadline,the law prevents him fromcirculating a new set of pe-titions.

“Once you’ve filed, youcannot refile,” Lovas said.

Blaming the address dis-crepancy on a “clerical er-ror,” Bambarger, who sayshe was “totally flabber-gasted,” will file an appeal.

He said he has been do-ing his “homework” eversince Lovas notified himlast week of the question re-garding his petitions, filedAug. 9.

He learned that, accord-ing to Ohio Revised Code35.03, the Bureau of MotorVehicles is responsible foroffering to process addresschanges with the Board ofElections. A driver who de-clines the offer must sign acard stating he has de-clined, and the BMV mustkeep the card on file as apermanent record.

Bambarger claims that,after moving last fall fromCenter Road to Main Street,he and his wife went to theBureau of Motor Vehicles inJefferson on Saturday, Nov.6, to change their addresseson their driver’s licenses.

There, he claims, a clerkfailed to follow protocol.

“The Board of Electionsis saying that they had no

correct address for me intheir files, but I told them Ifind it ironic because Ichanged my license at thebeginning of November,2010. My argument is thatmy wife changed hers atthat time, and they havehers on file, but they don’thave mine,” he said.

Bambarger said thatduring Monday’s hearing,the Board of Elections tooka recess to walk over to theBMV and pick upBambarger’s signed card to“prove” that he had signedone..

Not surprised when theyreturned without it, he wassurprised to hear that aBMV clerk claimed to re-member Bambarger andsaid that he had signed thecard.

“They don’t have it, eventhough Ohio Revised Codesays they have to keep thatrecord?” he said.

“That does not cut themustard,” he said. “If OhioRevised Code says that youare required, by law, to of-fer me a change-of-addresscard, and keep that paper asa permanent record if Irefuse the card, then theydidn’t do that. They willtake the word of a BMV em-ployee eight months laterwho recalls that they offered

me the opportunity?”Bambarger went on to

say that the ORC specifi-cally states that the BMVhas five days to forward achange-of-address to theBoard of Elections. It is also

up to the Board of Electionsto ensure that the Bureauof Motor Vehicles has anample supply of change-of-address cards.

“Now the Board of Elec-tions says it doesn’t have it,

and the BMV says it has nochange-of-address card or adeclining statement. Howdo I know that the Board ofElections does not have mycorrect address when I filledmy card out and they didn’tprocess it? “ he asked.

Looking further into thematter, Bambarger learnedthat November and Decem-ber can be frantic monthsfor the Board of Elections.

“Carol Lovas stated thatevery November, there is adiscord between the Boardof Elections and the Bureauof Motor Vehicles that is notthere other months of theyear because the BOEcloses for one day in No-vember to process electionresults.”

He also cited a Secretaryof State directive of Dec.,2010, stating a “disconnect”between the BMV, Board ofElections, and the Social Se-curity administration databases.

“It talks about provi-sional ballots, people theycan’t turn people away [dueto address] because therewere issues in Decemberwith the state data base. Soshould I be penalized?” heasked.

The Board of Electionstold Bambarger that theyhad sent him a post card inJune asking for a change-of-address. Perhaps because itwent to his Center Road ad-dress, eight months after hemoved, he never received it.

“As soon as I was notifiedthat they did not have mynew address, I changed myaddress at the Board ofElections,” he said.

Regardless of blame,Bambarger says he shouldnot be punished by beingkept off the ballot as a re-sult of a clerical error.

“I followed through. Thelaw says I have so manydays after moving to changemy permanent addresss,such as my driver’s license,and my wife and I both didthat. They have my wife inthe system, but not me. Howwould I have known that?Or does that mean that now,I am not only a threat to theConneaut establishment,but Ashtabula County aswell?”

Though Lovas saidBambarger would have toget an attorney to file anappeal, Bambarger saidthat will not be necessaryunless the Board of Elec-tions — the same group thatturned down his request onMonday — rejects his pro-test.

“Procedurally, then I’llhave to hire an attorney tofile a writ with the Secre-tary of State and they willmake the final decision,” hesaid.

But that is beside thepoint.

Bambarger said that ac-cording to Board of Elec-tions’ “official language,” heis filing a “protest” thisweek, not an “appeal.”

“I know more about theOhio Revised Code than theBoard of Elections,” he said.“It’s frustrating that theyare naive at their jobs.”

He cited another Boardof Elections clerical error.The top of his petitionlisted an Aug. 10 filing dateat or 90 days before thegeneral election. BecauseConneaut’s city chartersupercedes state statute,the petitions should havelisted an Aug. 25 filingdate, 75 days before theelection.

“The petition itself is in-accurate and invalid,” hesaid. “So if the Bureau ofMotor Vehicles did not pro-cess my change-of-addresscard, and give it to theBoard of Elections, and theBOE did not update its com-puter system, then we canlook at all the little clericalerrors. So why can’t MikeBambarger be a candidatedue to the clerical error thatwas someone else’s fault ?”he asked.

Bambarger also learnedthat if his appeal is denied,Ward 2 constituents maynot elect him as a write-incandidate.

He further investigatedand learned that in 1992,the Ohio Supreme Courtruled in Walsh vs.Ashtabula County Board ofElections that a petitionerrunning for a judgeship inWestern County Court witha change-of-address issuewas allowed to go on theballot.

“It was very clear, but theBoard of Elections choosesto interpret this differently,”Bambarger said. “The Sec-retary of State said if shewas a registered voter andmet residence require-ments, she could run. TheBoard of Elections has to erron the side of the public.”

Lovas offered no time-table as to whenBambarger’s protest, a pub-lic meeting, will be heard.

“But usually they putthese [petition appeals] atthe top of the docket,” shesaid.

Nor would she venture aguess as to the outcome ofBambarger’s protest, sayingthat every case is different.

“We really do not like todisqualify candidates,” shesaid.

Yet Bambarger believeshe is fighting an uphillbattle. That is why he isrunning for Council in thefirst place.

“It does not make sensethat someone else in thegovernment entity didn’t dohis job, and the tax-payingcitizen gets penalized,” hesaid. “The same things hap-pen in Conneaut. The gov-ernment process slaps thetaxpayer and if the taxpayerhas to spend time andmoney trying to correctwhat someone else is re-sponsible for? That’s why wehave City Council, the ad-ministration to correctthese problems. It’s not upto Mike Bambarger orCharlie Michalos to come tothe podium.”

“My official address isMain Street,” he continued.“My bank account, driver’slicense, all my utility billssay that, and I should notbe penalized because theBureau of Motor Vehicles orthe Board of Elections didnot follow their protocol.”

“If you can show me apaper where, on Nov. 6,2010, I chose not to changemy address at the Board ofElections, then I will shutmy mouth. But, they don’thave that piece of papermandated by Ohio RevisedCode 35.03. How can theyhold that against me? If ev-eryone would do their jobs,government entities wouldnot have such issues,” hesaid.

Lovas said the Board ofElections has to follow thelaws to the best of its ability.

“We did have a court re-porter present, so we haveit all documented, and we’llgo from there,” she said.

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