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by MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT - Dave and DonnaJones will open and close the doorsat Crazy Dave’s Sugar Bowl for thelast time on Oct. 30.

The popular restaurant at 518Mill Street celebrated its thirdanniversary in Conneaut on Oct.1.

“It’s the economy,” said DonnaJones. “The restaurant business isnot there. People aren’t going outto dinner. We’ve been strugglingfor the last year and a half.”

The good news for the Jonesesis that Dave has picked up full-time kitchen work preparingbreakfast, lunch and snacks forThe Child Care Center at NewLeaf United Methodist Church.

That full-time offer came justdays after the Rev. Scott Walsh,New Leaf pastor asked Jones if hewould be interested in handlingfuneral dinners, Friday night com-munity dinners, and a full brunchoffered Sunday mornings betweenthe 9 and 11 a.m. worship services.

PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHANOwner Dave Jones, in the Sugar Bowl dining room during better days,takes over as cook for the Child Care Center at New Leaf UnitedMethodist Church, and continues his part-time chef’s position at thechurch.

End of The Linefor Crazy Dave’s

The former cook had died inJune.

The offers could not have comeat a more opportune time. Jonessaid the couple had tried withoutsuccess to sell the business.

“Years ago, Dave’s mom anddad, Tom and Carol Jones, hadcome to a fork in the road with therestaurant, and someone helpedthem out. His mom told Dave thatif he ever comes to a fork in theroad and has to make a decisionwhether to stay with the SugarBowl or accept another offer, toaccept the job offer and leave therest behind,” Donna said. “Sowhen the pastor came to us andsaid he had a part-time job there,and with the restaurant businessdeclining, we decided we’ll close itup. Dave now has other income.”

The closing of the Sugar Bowlmeans the end of the line for an es-tablishment that had been in thefamily for three generations. DaveJones’ grandmother, GertrudeLomyer, founded the restaurant inConneaut and passed ownership toher son and daughter-in-law, Tomand Carol Jones. They moved it toRoute 20, in W. Springfield, Pa.Lomyer and her son and daughter-in-law each ran the restaurant for15 years.

See CLOSING page 10A

Looking for ascary good time?— See Buckeye Boo

inside this week!

“The Haunt”Opens for21st Year


CONNEAUT – Randy Skaloswants to assure the communitythat rumors of his “Haunt on Wil-liams Street” being “done” after its20th anniversary last year arefalse.

Skeptics only have to drive by585 Williams Street for assurancethat all “The Haunt’s” favoriteskeletons, tombstones, pumpkinheads and the one-of-kind 1800shearse – not to mention the fog-shrouded giant gargoyle perchedatop the garage – are indeed back.

“At 21 years, it’s a milestone,”he says.

Skalos’ renowned display,touted as the largest between Erie,Pa., and Cleveland, formally opens6 p.m. Saturday, following a “softopening” Friday evening.

The display will light up eachnight 6 to 10 p.m. through Oct. 31.

As he has for the past two de-cades, Skalos adds to the displayannually and moves a few piecesaround, with the exception of thehearse and horse skeleton centrallocated in the side yard.

“That keeps it interesting,” hesaid.

For example, a faceless figureholding a “Book of the Dead” is notnew, but now stands guard closeto the fence to make room for a newBride figure standing behind anarchway near the house.

Skalos’ acquisition methodshave moved along with the times.Whereas he once purchased only

“Boo-tiful Brides”

PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHANThe bride of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, played by Jen Shellhammer,lights up the stage in “The Return of Frankenstein” at the ConneautCommunity Center for the Arts, 1025 Buffalo Street, at 8 p.m. Oct. 21,22, 28, 29 and 30. Call the CCCA at 593-5888 for tickets.Shellhammer’s 1930s-era dress was purchased for $6 at the SalvationArmy store.

Purchased on Craig’s List, this Bride is among the newest additionsto “The Haunt on Williams Street,” which opens for the 21st year from6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 22 and remains open 6 to 9 p.m. nightly through Oct.31.


CONNEAUT - A world pre-miere opens in Conneaut 8 p.m.Friday evening when the curtaingoes up on “The Return of Fran-kenstein,” an original play writtenby Jen Shellhammer and MikeBreeze, at the Conneaut Commu-nity Center for the Arts, 1025 Buf-

falo Street.Because both star in the play —

he as Dr. Victor Frankenstein andshe as his fiance, ElizabethLavenza — and Breeze is also di-recting, they have been concentrat-ing on lines and other technicaleffects this week rather thanwatching the play take its final


CONNEAUT - As GirlScout leaders Lois Graff,Becky Hautala and her daugh-ter, Jody, planned Troop80671’s surprise presentation

of puppets and a portable puppetstage to Conneaut Public LibraryYouth Services’ StephanieGildone, the greatest challengewas convincing troop membersthat, in this situation, it was allright to lie.

“They said, ‘They’re lying, and

they’re not supposed to be!”said Graff, describing eventsleading up to the library pre-sentation on Sept. 21. “We hadto tell the girls that this wasa ‘good’ lie.”

It Was All Staged:Girl Scouts Donate Puppet Stage, Puppets to CPL

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANConneaut Public Library Youth Services staff members Pam Nyman (second left) and StephaneGildone (second right) display new library puppets donated along with the stage by four membersof Girl Scout Troop 80671 earning the Girl Scout Silver Award.

See PUPPETS page 7A


CONNEAUT - At-Large Coun-cilman Neil LaRusch says he willnot be 100 percent sure of anything

until he sees it in writing fromConneaut Law Director DavidSchroeder, but after Tuesday’smeeting in Columbus led by De-partment of Rehabilitation andCorrections (DRC) Director Gary

Mohr, he believes it likely that theAshtabula County Sheriff ’s De-partment will replace the OhioHighway Patrol as law enforcersat the Lake Erie Correctional In-stitution once Corrections Corpo-ration of America (CCA) takes overprison ownership Jan. 1.

LaRusch commented Tuesday

Sheriff May Be Responsible At LaECIThree Councilmen, City ManagerMeet with DRC in Columbus

See PRISON page 8A

See HAUNT page 12A See BRIDE page 9A

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TOWN TALK


Local residents who wantto be part of the local D-DayPlanning Committee are in-vited to a D-Day 2012 meet-ing 12:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at theAmerican Legion, 272 BroadStreet.

The D-Day Ohio, Inc.,business meeting begins 10a.m., and committees willconvene after lunch.

Committees include Vet-erans’ Luncheon, Parking,Marketing, Fund-Raising,Volunteers, Media, and more.

Persons interested in be-coming members of D-Day

Ohio, Inc., may sign up atwww.ddayohio.us. Member-ship of $10 per year grantsvoting rights for D-Day Ohio,Inc., board members. Boardmembers will be elected atSaturday’s business meeting.

Next year’s D-Day Eventis Aug. 17-18 at TownshipPark.

Call Lori McLaughlin atBiscotti’s Restaurant withquestions.

D-Day Committee Welcomes Volunteers

Legal Advice ClinicThe Ashtabula County Bar and Legal Aid Society is spon-

soring a “Brief Advice and Referral Clinic” 5 to 7 p.m. Tues-day, Oct. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion, 272Broad Street. The event is staffed by volunteer attorneys.Residents are welcome to bring civil matters to attorneys.No criminal matters will be considered. The clinic is “firstcome, first served.” No reservations are accepted.

Kingsville Public Library will be openfor trick-or-treating on Halloween, Oct. 31,at 6006 Academy Street. It is also sponsor-ing a Costume Contest through Nov. 2, withprizes awarded for different age groups.

Though Crazy Dave’s Sugar Bowl Res-taurant is closing Oct. 30, Donna Joneswill continue to bake her mouth-wateringpies, cakes, cookies and pumpkin rolls. Callher at 812-3149 to order.

With city leaf pick-up off the table thisfall, residents are reminded that the Com-post Site will be open to accept leaves. CallPublic Works for compost site hours.

City Council President Tom Udelltold Council Monday night that he likedwhat he saw of the city’s still-under-con-struction web site, except that his name hadbeen misspelled on the preliminary list ofcontact information. “The city has beenwanting to upgrade it for some time,” hesaid. For a sneak preview, visitwww.lancedrew.com. Drew has consider-able local information on the web site, in-cluding snippets of videos from local eventssuch as the Sock Hop, D-Day, and DiscoverConneaut. There are also many links. Oncethe web site is up and running, the city maytake over the responsibility of maintainingit.

Ward 1 City Councilman DaveCampbell also offered condolences during

Monday evening’s Council work session tothe family of “Red” Jury, who died Sundayin Cleveland. “You couldn’t have met a nicerguy. We’ll miss him,” he said.

The Monroe Sirens’ next Hoagie Saleis coming Nov. 4 and 5. Order by callingJodi at 594-1386 or Jill at 645-8547. Pick-up at the Monroe Fire Hall, 4095 CenterRoad, is 2 to 8 p.m. Nov. 4 or 8 to 11 a.m.Nov. 5. Proceeds benefit the Monroe Volun-teer Fire Department.

Seniors Together is sponsoring a one-dayCraft Sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.10, at the Conneaut Human Resources Cen-ter, 327 Mill Street, with food, fun, doorprizes every hour, and raffles. Admission$1. Children free when accompanied by anadult. To set up a table, call Mary Young593-5273 or e-mail [email protected].

The Powder Puff Football gamescheduled Oct. 15 between female juniorsand seniors at Conneaut High School waspostponed due to rain and wind, and nomake-up date has been set, according toConneaut High School Athletic DirectorJoel Taylor. The annual event is a fund-raiser for the junior class.

In case you haven’t heard — literally —WWOW-1360AM is back on the air withclassic rock starting at 10 a.m., after PatWilliams’ “AM Live!” show. More detailsare coming in the Oct. 27 Courier.

Civic MeetingsConneaut Area City Schools Board

of Education work session, 6 p.m., meet-ing 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at Southeast Building,400 Mill Street

Conneaut Port Authority, 7 p.m.Oct. 20

D-Day Ohio, Inc., membership meet-ing 10 a.m. Oct. 22 at American Legionand local committee meetings 12:30 p.m.

Conneaut City Council, 7 p.m. Oct. 24

Finance & Ordinance Committee, 7p.m. Oct. 25. Agenda: Dispatching for NorthKingsville

Conneaut Cable Advisory Board, 6p.m. Oct. 26 (postponed from Oct. 19)

Conneaut Rec Board, 7 p.m. Oct. 26

Monroe Township Trustees, 7:30p.m. Oct. 25 at Township Garage, 5578 S.Monroe Center Road

Kingsville Township Trustees, 7 p.m.Oct. 26 at Fire Hall, 3130 Main Street

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

People ages 50 and upare welcome. Healthchecks 9:45 a.m., 10 a.m.devotion, exercise andlunch the first and thirdThursdays at Good Shep-herd Lutheran Church, 876Grove Street.

Oct. 20 - “Old FarmersDay” — dress the part foran educational, entertain-ing program

CHRC SeniorsTogether

Weekdays 11 a.m. at327 Mill Street. Free.

Daily walking 7:30 a.m.

Oct. 20 - Craft DayOct. 25 - Project Day -

work on hats, gloves,scarves, visit

Oct. 27 - HalloweenJingo

Oct. 31 - Halloweenparty. Costumes optional.

SeniorCalendar

CableScheduleOct. 18-25, 2011

Cable Schedule notavailable at press time.

ReligiousServices:

St. Mary St. FrancesCabrini: Sun & Wed 3pm/ Mon & Thurs 1am

First United Churchof Christ: Sun & Wed 4pm/ Mon & Thurs 2am

New Leaf UnitedMethodist : Sun & Wed5pm / Mon & Thurs 3am

Good ShepherdLutheran : Sun & Wed6pm / Mon & Thurs 4am

Family Fellowship:Mon & Thurs 1.30pm

Ashtabula Pentecos-tal: Mon & Thurs 2:30pm

Greenlawn MemoryGardens Fall Clearing

Greenlawn Memory Gardens in North Kingsville willbegin on Nov. 1 clearing the gardens of fall and summerdecorations. Silk flowers will be removed and discardedfrom vases, which will be turned over for the winter.

Winter wreaths may be placed on graves and willremain until spring clean-up begins March 1. Call thecemetery at 224-1155 with questions.

SUBMITTED PHOTOMembers of New Leaf United Methodist Church Hospitality Committee (from left) MarciaPalm, Donna Jones, Virginia Hartman and Samara Jenkins volunteered at the 2011 D-Day Veterans Luncheon, and will attend a committee meeting Saturday at the Ameri-can Legion to begin planning the Veterans Luncheon for D-Day 2012. Volunteers forall D-Day Committees are welcome.


CONNEAUT - DuringBreast Cancer AwarenessMonth of October, the theConneaut Public Library,304 Buffalo St., is collectingDannon or Yoplait yogurtpink lids in a bin near theentrance.

A donation canister isalso provided.

Lids and monetary dona-tions will be sent to the

American Cancer Society.Breast cancer donors at

the library will receive a freepink rhinestone Breast Can-cer ribbon charm while sup-plies last.

This month, the library isdisplaying books to helpnewly-diagnosed breast can-cer patients and their fami-lies.

Free information, hand-outs and helpful web sitesare also available to the pub-lic.

Pink Yogurt Lids BeingCollected at CPL

Girard Cemetery Ghost Walk is Oct. 22The Girard Cemetery Ghost Walks will depart from the

Hazel Kibler Museum, 533 E. Main St., Girard, Pa., at 7:30,9, 10:30 and midnight on Oct. 22.

The Ghost Walks feature an evening of local history andlegends as visitors tour the cemetery after dark with lan-terns. This month’s walk focuses on Girard’s modern-dayheroes, individuals instrumental in shaping and movingthe community forward.

Reservations are required. To make a reservation, callthe Hazel Kibler Museum (814) 774-3653.

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challenges we all face in this tough economy. On

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Let’s Stay Focused OnOur Future - Our Children

ACMC Wound Healing CenterTh ere is hope for healing.

Call the ACMC Wound Healing Center at (440) 994-7540.

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other than to state that he hadcalled an executive sessionfollowing the meeting to dis-cuss litigation.

Under MiscellaneousBusiness, At-Large Council-man Neil LaRusch an-nounced a Finance and Ordi-nance meeting at 7 p.m. Oct.25 will discuss a city tree-cut-ting ordinance and a dis-patching request from NorthKingsville Village that couldaffect the city’s 2012 budget.

Ward 4 Councilman TomKozesky suggested that resi-dents watch a CNBC programOct. 18 entitled, “Billions Be-hind Bars,” a look at the pri-vate prison industry. Kozeskyhad seen a preview of the pro-gram and said that with CCAtaking over ownership of LakeErie Correctional InstitutionJan. 1, it would be advanta-geous for residents to watchit.

In discussing upcominglegislation for the Oct. 24meeting, LaRusch told Coun-cil that he had heard fromthree more persons express-ing views on the PlanningCommission’s recommendedrezoning of a section of Route20, from Chestnut Street toParrish Road on the north andGore Road on the south, from


CONNEAUT - The offi-cial count from the Oct. 9“Recycling Round Up” atGood Shepherd LutheranChurch was 19,775 pounds,said Jerry Sipan, head of theElectronic Recycle Shop atLake Erie Correctional In-stitution.

The number is about1,500 pounds under whatwas collected at May’s Re-cycling Round-Up, but ahuge success nonetheless.

“It took all day to get thestuff in,” said Sipan, describ-ing the bulk as books andpapers.

Earlier last week, whenabout half of the amountweighed in at 10,000pounds, Sipan thought thelatest Round-Up might bethe best one yet.

Prison staff was at GoodShepherd the full four hoursof the Round-Up. Four pick-up loads and four dumptrailer loads were hauledfrom the church parking lot

By MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT – It may behard to believe, but theConneaut Salvation ArmyService Unit Christmas RedKettle Campaign is less thana month away.

Conneaut SalvationArmy board members attheir meeting Monday atGood Shepherd LutheranChurch circled Nov. 18 ontheir calendars as the firstday of the six-week cam-paign that can make orbreak its level of service tothe community.

Red Kettles will be atthree Conneaut locationsand one Kingsville location.

Conneaut locations willbe the front and rear en-trances of Orlando BrothersGolden Dawn and K-Mart.In Kingsville, the kettle willbe set up at Orlando’sGolden Dawn on S. MainStreet (Route 193).

With few exceptions,kettle hours will be 1 p.m. to7 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m.to 7 p.m. Saturdays.

One exception is “BlackFriday,” Nov. 25, when redkettles will be out at K-Martonly.

A second is that redkettles will be out at grocerystores only 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 23.

A third exception is thatthe Red Kettle campaignwill end 1 p.m. ChristmasEve on Saturday, Dec. 24.

Individuals who wouldlike to volunteer to ring bellsfor the Red Kettle campaignat Orlando Brothers GoldenDawn front or back en-trances, or Orlando’s GoldenDawn in Kingsville, may callMorscher at. St. Mary/St.Frances Cabrini at 599-8570. Volunteers may ring inone-hour increments. Volun-

residential to light business.LaRusch did not reveal the

content of the conversations,but urged persons who couldnot or did not attend the Sept.13 public hearing on the re-zoning recommendations tocontact councilmen if theywant their input consideredwhen an ordinance to approvethe rezoning receives its sec-ond reading Oct. 24.

Finance Director John Wil-liams explained that an ordi-nance approving a $200,000Ohio Pollution Water Control(OPWC) grant, in its firstreading on Oct. 24, will partlypay to repair the collapsedDorman Road culvert and ero-

sion on Keefus Road. The restof the cost of the $350,000project will be funded by$144,000 cash from the city’sRevolving Loan Fund and$10,000 contribution by thecity in “In-kind” labor costs.

Eggleston is awaiting finalapproval from the state to usethe Revolving Loan funds forthis purpose. The state hasgiven verbal approval sincethe project will benefit the cityas a whole.

Williams also describedthe Chestnut Street aerialsewer project that extendsfrom Lake Road to DetroitStreet. The city paid $5,000for a temporary repair a year

ago. A new bridge will cost$354,000, with costs evenlysplit between the city andOPWC funds. This legislationwill also come before Councilon Monday evening.

Council is also expected atthat time to approve an agree-ment for, and to authorize, thepurchase of 1.75 acres of prop-erty, at $6,140, for the newCreek Road water tower.

All this took just 17 min-utes — one of the shortestCity Council work sessions onrecord.

Council will meet 7 p.m.Oct. 24 in televised meeting.John Zappitello will be hon-ored as Senior of the Month.

No Leaf Pick-Up,City Manager Says

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANThis is a draft of a City of Conneaut newsletter to be mailed with city water bills, startingin November, City Manager Tim Eggleston told City Council Monday evening. Thenewsletter is intended to keep residents apprised of city happenings.

Recycling Bringsin 19,775 Pounds

on Lake Road to LaECI’sRecyling Shop.

“We collected big-screenTVs, lawn mowers, exerciseequipment and treadmills,small TVs and monitors,yard equipment, tools, plas-tic bottles and water bottles,and lots of books and maga-zines,” Sipan said.

LaECI staff were as-sisted at the site by mem-bers of Good ShepherdLutheran Church, which co-sponsors the event. DaveLeVesque, owner ofConneaut’s Evergreen LakePark, donated dump trail-ers. They sped up the col-lection effort by cuttingdown on the number of tripsto the prison to unloadrecyclables.

Sipan has not receivedfinal word yet on the futureof the recycling shop onceCorrectional Corporation ofAmerica (CCA) assumesprison ownership from theState of Ohio on Jan. 1. Thehighly profitable recyclingshop provides good jobs forinmates.

Conneaut Salvation Army RedKettle Drive Will Begin Nov. 18

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANPenny Armeni (center) receives a plaque of appreciation from the Conneaut SalvationArmy Service Unit for her five years of service as board treasurer. With her are the Rev.Frank Gore (left), CSASU board president, and Bill Houshour, Regional FieldRepresentative of Salvation Army’s Divisional Headquarters in Cleveland. Armeniremains on the local Salvation Army board. “I really believe in the mission of theSalvation Army,” she said. New treasurer on the local Salvation Army board is Sr.Barbara Morscher.teers are not needed for theK-Mart site.

The local Salvation Armyboard learned on Mondaythat due to a drop in RedKettle collections in 2010, itsFiscal Year 2012 budget,which started Oct. 1, is$12,100 – down nearly$3,000 from Fiscal Year2011, which ended Sept. 30.

“If we can exceed our RedKettle collections over lastyear by $3,000, our annualbudget will go up,” said theRev. Frank Gore, presidentof the Conneaut SalvationArmy Unit. Gore said that$1,000 each month barelymeets the needs of residentsseeking assistance with util-ity bills, gasoline and other

household expenses, exclud-ing HEAP programs spon-sored by gas and electriccompanies.

The board heard this yearthat Dominion East Ohio isexcluding fuel oil from itsHEAP program. Only natu-ral gas customers will be as-sisted.

Residents may use Salva-tion Army assistance onceduring any calendar year byvisiting Kathy Paden,voucher coordinator, at theSalvation Army office thefirst and third Wednesdaysof the month from 11 a.m. to1 pm. Reservations are notaccepted.

The board is also workingwith K-Mart and North

Kingsville ElementarySchool to provide boots forneedy children. Last year,the local Salvation Armyhelped children atLakeshore Primary School.

Because the Conneautservice unit includesKingsville, North Kingsvilleand Pierpont, in addition toConneaut and Monroe, theboard feels it is important tohelp Kingsville and NorthKingsville children this year.North Kingsville Elemen-tary School Principal TraciMorse is helping the unit byproviding names of needyfamilies. The board will pur-chase vouchers from K-Martwhich are given to thosefamilies.


CONNEAUT - PittsburghMS-150 organizers havedropped the “Escape to theLake” name of the popular150-mile cycling fund-raiserto reflect a new loop optionbeing offered to cyclists par-ticipating in the popular ridenext June.

The new name is ‘WesternPA Escape.’

A new loop option startingand ending in Zelienople, Pa.,is a response to a request byriders to cut down on returntime. It is also an effort by theNational Multiple SclerosisFoundation (NMSF) to cutthe cost of hiring buses totransport riders fromConneaut back to the start-ing point, said LaurenDiMaria of the PittsburghNMSF office.

Though local cyclists arerelieved that Conneaut willnot be eliminated from the

ride altogether, as rumoredlast June, the decisionmeans that fewer than 1,400cyclists can be expected toend the two-day ride June10, 2012, at Conneaut Town-ship Park.

Other route changes arein store for 2012 riders, in-cluding the elimination ofthe Edinboro, Pa., startpoint and overnight stop.

The 150-mile bike ridewill begin June 9 inZelieople, Pa., due partly toroad construction aroundthe former starting point ofCoopers Lake, Pa.

Organizers say the start-ing point has a large field foreasy parking and access tothe starting line. It has a flatstarting route and space forall start-line festivities.

As the starting point hasmoved south, so has the over-night location, organizerssay. It will return to Allegh-eny College in Meadville.Cyclists may take advantage

of new facilities including air-conditioned dorm rooms, re-furbished dining halls andother areas. The Foundationhas reserved blocks of roomsat five motels in Meadville forBike MS “Western PA Es-cape” cyclists.

Cyclists will be asked toreserve college accommoda-tions on the web site includ-ing camping sites. They mayregister for the event at anytime and book housing androommate decisions at theirconvenience.

On June 10, cyclists havetwo options. They may con-tinue north and finish theride in Conneaut, or loopback south to the startingline.

“Both routes will offer thesame support, festive finishand sense of accomplish-ment when you finish,” orga-nizers say.

The routes include morefrequent rest stops withfresh fruit, snacks and bev-

erages than in past years,with bike mechanics at eachrest stop. Luggage transportis provided from start to fin-ish each day, and the Foun-dation also offers advice tohelp cyclists reach theirgoals.

On-line registration willbe launched soon. “Early-bird” registrants, beforeJanuary, will receive a dis-count.

The former “Escape to theLake” is the PennsylvaniaNMSF chapter’s largest bikeevent. In 2011, cyclistsraised $940,000 for theFoundation, which organiz-ers say helps 7,500 MS cli-ents in western Pennsylva-nia. About $357,000 went tonational research programs,and $423,000 to local pro-grams and services.

Organizers also say thatthe “MS-150” name waschanged five years ago. Theproper term is now“Bike:MS.”

“Escape To the Lake” Is Now “Western PA Escape”


CONNEAUT - City Man-ager Tim Eggleston toldConneaut City Council at itswork session Monday eveningthat city crews will not be pro-viding leaf-pick up this year.

Eggleston said leaf pick-uphas been abandoned becausethe Public Works Departmentlacks money in its budget forthe fuel. In past Novembers,trucks have made two sweepsof the city to pick up leavesfrom tree lawns.

Eggleston hinted that thefinal decision is up to Coun-cil, since it approves city ex-penditures, but no council-men objected to Eggleston’sannouncement.

Eggleston also reportedthat SpyGlass, Inc., ofWestlake, will audit at nocharge the city’s telecommu-nications systems. SpyGlassreviews bills of communica-tions providers and, accordingto its web site, is able to dis-sect complex carrier billingand isolate savings opportu-nities. Eggleston said when

SpyGlass last audited its tele-communications bills, the cityrecouped $6,500 in overpaidexpenses. SpyGlass chargesonly if the city acts on its rec-ommendations to upgrade orchange its telecommunica-tions system.

Eggleston also distributedcopies of a city newsletter hewould like enclosed with citywater bills, beginning in No-vember. The sample two-pagenewsletter included city de-partment contact informa-tion, basic facts, i.e., thattrash containers may beplaced on tree lawns the nightbefore trash pick-up but mustbe removed the next day, andupcoming dates of signifi-cance, such as Veterans’ Dayand the Christmas Parade.

He noted that the city’supgraded web site,www.conneautohio.gov, isnearly ready. Designer isLance Drew (son of cable vol-unteer Lance Drew). Ward 1Councilman Dave Campbellasked that the newsletter beincluded on the web site.

Law Director DavidSchroeder had no report,


BY SADIE PORTMANGazette Newspapers

HARPERSFIELD - TheFriends of the HarpersfieldCovered Bridge Park is host-ing its second annual GrandRiver Fall Festival 6 to 9p.m. Oct. 22.”This is our sec-ond year of holding theGrand River Fall Festivaland we’re hoping it’s as suc-cessful as the first year,”Rhonda McElroy said.

The free event will takeplace on the south side of theHarpersfield CoveredBridge.

“We’re going to have abonfire and hay ride,”McElroy said.

Some details are still be-ing planned but McElroysaid it will all come togetherSaturday evening.

“Last year, we had frees’mores for everyone, but wehave not yet determinedwhether we’ll have themagain,” McElroy said. “We’rehoping to.”

Halloween costumes areencouraged. Children whocome in costume will receivea free glow-in-the-darkbracelet, courtesy of theFriends.

The evening will betopped off with a special visit


CONNEAUT - Twothings will be unique aboutSaturday’s 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.“open studio” event at theBushnell Road home ofSandy Shelenberger.

One is the Wolf Art of 10-year-old Garrett Heath, aformer Jefferson resident,depicted on tote bags andand shirts. The second is thepresence of “foster animals”needing foster homes fromthe Ashtabula County Hu-mane Society.

Shelenberger is hostingthe event at her residence,6859 Bushnell Road (Route84), where local artisans willdisplay their works anddemonstrate their artistry.Light refreshments will beoffered.

“I’m having local artistshere at my studio, andpeople may come and meetme and the artists. We’llhave a benefit raffle and theanimals from the HumaneSociety,” Shelenberger said.

The Ashtabula CountyHumane Society (ACHS) of-fers a “pet fostering” pro-gram to help rescue aban-doned or abused pets, sinceit does not shelter them atits facility. Its phone mes-sage refers callers who findabandoned pets to theAshtabula County AnimalProtective League.

According to its web site,the ACHS is in constantneed safe, loving temporaryfoster homes for rescuedhorses, cats and dogs. Fromtwo to 20 horses, at anygiven time, are in need ofhomes while they awaitadoption; at times, they maybe the center of court cases.Foster parents of horsesshould provide a clean stallinside a barn, a turn-out pas-ture with fencing, and water,and “TLC.” Grain, hay andmedical care are provided bythe ACHS.

Foster dogs need an in-

Sandy Shelenberger

Office of The City CouncilCindi A. Brunot grew up as a City of Conneaut resi-

dent where like many others played various sports atCLYO including football and softball in addition to play-ing on the first girls basketball team for Rowe JuniorHigh School in 7th grade, and;

WHEREAS: Cindi graduated from Conneaut HighSchool in 1981 after lettering in volleyball, basketballand softball and during her senior year she was chosenas the MVP for all three sports and also played the trum-pet for the Conneaut High School Band, and;

WHEREAS: she received a basketball scholarshipto attend Youngstown State University (YSU) where sheplayed and also lettered in softball and basketball, andwas the softball MVP in her senior year and graduatedwith a BA in Geology in 1986, and;

WHEREAS: Ms. Brunot became a Professional Li-censed Geologist in 1995 and earned her Master’s De-gree in Geology in 1997, and;

WHEREAS: in addition to Ms. Brunot’s outstand-ing career as a Professional Geologist, she became a soft-ball umpire in 1977, and obtained Elite Umpire Statusin 2008 and;

WHEREAS: Elite Status is the highest honor an ASAUmpire can obtain and Ms. Brunot is 1 of the current360 in the Elite Program, and;

By MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT - Disre-gard the images that cometo mind of a woman with amaster’s degree who ownsher own environmental con-sulting firm that deals withhazardous waste disposaland petroleum assess-ments.

Much as she loves her 16-year environmental firm inBoynton Beach, Fla., CindiBrunot loves softball um-piring even more.

Having tossed around asoftball with her brotherssince she was a kid, Brunotbegan playing with the girls’program at the ConneautLocal Youth Organizationand began umpiring whenthere weren’t enough um-pires to go around — stillcontinuing to play ball.

Brunot was honored byConneaut City Council lastmonth as a local girl whoachieved success. Sheachieved Elite Umpire sta-tus in 2008.

The modest Brunot, whodislikes talking about heraccomplishments, playedsoftball at Conneaut HighSchool and at YoungstownState University. There, shecontinued umpiring andmaintained her involve-ment upon moving toFlorida directly after earn-ing her degree.

“I did slow-pitch until theschools went to fast-pitch,and I’ve been doing it eversince because there is ashortage across the coun-try,” he said.

Brunot calls games withthe Florida High School Ath-letic Association, the SunBelt Conference USA, Atlan-tic Sun Conference, colle-giate South East Conferenceand the Big East. Ages of theplayers range from 8thgraders to college graduates.

“I pretty much will go togames I can get to,” she said.

PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHANThe Brunot family proudly stood by softball umpire Cindi Brunot as she was honoredby Conneaut City Council last month. Family members include (from left) Brunot’sbrothers Doug and Rick; her sister Pam; her stepfather, Tom Shugerts and mother,Collette Shugerts, with City Council President Tom Udell (right).

Cindi Brunot: Big-Time Umpire

Notifications for umpireopenings come these daysover the Internet, and um-pires may bid on them asthey see fit.

“The jobs could be a week,a weekend or longer,” shesaid.

Umpiring is not inexpen-sive, since umpires mustpurchase their own gear andpay travel expenses.

When it comes to contro-versial rulings, Brunotshrugs.

“I’ve only had to eject oneperson in 30 years,” she said,naming a two-year-old inci-dent. “There were illegalpitches, and he was upsetthat I called the pitcherforth.”

Bruno said the ensuringargument was short-lived.

“He said just enough tofind his way to the lockerroom,” she said.

Brunot said she alwaystries to keep a clean record.

“If they have to go, theyhave to go,” she said.

Brunot treats what shedoes matter-of-factly, and

urges more young people toget into umpiring.

“We do train umpires,yes, and most of them haveto start at the middle schoollevel, then do recreationalball,” she said. “But if theyget involved, they can moveup.”

Brunot said that umpir-ing is suffering the fate ofother organizations acrossthe country.

“We need to get youngerpeople involved. The averageage is about 40 or 45, andwhen the current umpiresget old and retire, we needsomeone to take over. I’vetried to get college playerswho are done playing thesport to pick it up, but it’shard,” she said.

A problem for some maybe the extensive travelinginvolved in being an umpireon the senior league circuit.Brunot is rarely home fromJanuary through May, butfeels fortunate that she canrun her business from theroad.

“And I have two good em-

ployees,” she said.With enough experience

that she can turn down jobsthat require extensive andexpensive travel, Brunot hasno interest in umpiring base-ball.

“It’s more of a malesport,” she said. “No womenhave broken through thereexcept in the minors.”

In her years of umpiring,Brunot has made one obser-vations.

“Kids’ don’t really appre-ciate the sport,” she said,“Some of them have this at-titude of ‘expect.’ They don’thave a lot of respect for offi-cials and what we do.”

Brunot has considerablerespect for the recognitionbestowed on her Sept. 19 byConneaut City Council, in-cluding a proclamation list-ing her professional accom-plishments.

“It feels good, and it’s anhonor,” she said. “I neverthought I’d be doing this.But I love doing it. As longas my body holds out, I’llcontinue.”

WHEREAS: Cindi obtained International SoftballFederation (ISF) certification in January of this year thenwas selected as 1 of 6 international umpires to umpirethe World Cup for Fastpitch Softball in Oklahoma Citythat was held July 21st through the 25th of this year,and;

WHEREAS: some of her other accomplishments, in-cludes being elected to the Ashtabula County BasketballHall of Fame in 2010, NCAA College Fastpitch Officialfrom 1995 to present and Ohio And Florida High SchoolFastpitch Softball Official from 1981 to present, and;

WHEREAS: Cindi moved to Florida in 1987 whereshe still resides and owns and operates 2 businesses onceof which is Envirospec, Incorporated.

NOW THEREFORE: I, Thomas Udell, Council Presi-dent of the City of Conneaut, do hereby honor and recog-nize Cindi Brunot for being an outstanding example ofone of the most accomplished individuals that were bornand raised in Conneaut, Ohio and urge fellow Conneautresidents to recognize Cindi as such.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF: I, Thomas Udell, CouncilPresident of the City of Conneaut, Ohio, have hereuntoset my hand and caused the official seal of the City ofConneaut to be affixed this 19th day of September, TwoThousand Eleven.

Thomas Udell, Council President

“Corn Hole for Christmas” Tournament Nov. 13The Conneaut Food Pantry is

seeking two-person teams for a“Corn Hole for Christmas” tourna-ment 1 p.m. Nov. 13 to help feed theConneaut community.

The event will be held at theConneaut Human Resources Center,327 Mill Street.

Entry fee is $20 per person, or

$40 for each two-person team.Food, drinks and beer are part of

the event. The Cleveland Browns/St. Louis Rams game will be airedon big-screen TV, and a 50/50 rafflewill benefit the Conneaut Food Pan-try.

Winning team receives $400, sec-ond-place receives $200, and third

place receives $40.Registration and warm-ups begin

at noon.Teams registering before Nov. 4

will receive T-shirts.The event is sponsored by Snap

Fitness and Days Inn Conneaut.Register by calling Snap Fitness at599-9951.

from a Halloween friend.“We will be reading the

story of the Great Pumpkinand the Great Pumpkin willarrive,” McElroy said.

The Friends of theHarpersfield Covered Bridgelove to provide family-friendly community eventsand preserve the bridge theylove.

“Our advertisements say,‘Take the family, bring afriend or even make a newone,’” McElroy said.

The group is still accept-ing donations and assistancefor the Grand River Fall Fes-tival.

“Everyone who wants tohelp or donate may contactus on our Facebook page,”McElroy said.

The friends are crossingtheir fingers for niceweather.

“It’s so hard to determinewether it’s going to be a niceday, with all the rain we’vebeen having lately,” McElroysaid. “We’re hoping for a nicenight.”

Whether the sky is cloud-less or rain begins to fall, theFestival will go on. “Unlessthe rain is really comingdown hard,” McElroy said.“It’s a really fun event andall are welcome to attend.”

Grand River FallFestival Is Saturday

Foster Animals, Artists toHighlight Open Studio Event

door environment, with nofull-time “tie-ups” or outsideenvironment. If the yard isnot fenced, the dog should beon a lead or a cable run whenoutside. Loving temporaryhomes are also requested forcats. The ACHS providesfood and medical care fordogs and cats.

But the focus ofShelenberger’s event will beartists and their artworkThey include Tami Hritzay,“Hritzay Art With Heart,”featuring “pysanka,” orUkranian eggs, gourd art,drawings; ShirleyMcElhaney, of Conneaut andKinsman, offers mixed me-dia, collage, encaustics (wax)and note cards; CookieSheldon, of Ashtabula, offer-ing hand-made cards andknotted scarves; BrendaSouthall’s “Tumbled Trea-sures” of Lake Erie beachglass jewelry; andShelenberger’s own textiles,art quilts, encaustics, silkscarves, and fabric.

Chocolates — buckeyesand fudge — will be for sale,with donations going to theAshtabula County HumaneSociety. Donations fromHeath’s “wolf art” work, aswell as a benefit raffle, alsogo to the Humane Society.

The event is a repeat of asuccessful “meet the artist”gathering Shelenbergerhosted two years ago.

“It is a perfect opportu-nity to take a scenic ride inthe country and perhapseven take in a covered bridgeor a winery,” she said.

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Hi everyone! Wow, whathappened to our warmsunny days and nice breezynights? It’s cold and rain-ing and the forecast doesn’tlook much better. I guessautumn has arrived andit’s time to get ready forwinter, whether we want toor not.

Let’s face it, Thanksgiv-ing is next month and offi-cially, the holiday seasonstarts on the first of No-vember and that’s just afew weeks away. Sorry if itseems I’m rushing the sea-son, but I like to plan ev-erything and have it downon paper so I don’t forgetanything.

Now is the time to fin-ish up any yard work andget summer items stashedaway before the cold andsnow arrive and bury ev-erything. Who wants to digthe grill or patio furnitureout of snow drifts and packthem to the garage or base-ment? Not me, I’d rather bedoing indoor chores with aclean conscious, knowingthe yard will be ready to gowhen spring comes aroundnext year.

Ever notice on a coldwindy, snowy day how thewind howls around the cor-ners of our homes andmakes us glad to be in-doors, all warm andtoasty? Snuggled into myfavorite chair, bundled upin a soft, warm blanket,sipping hot tea and read-ing a book, who could askfor more? Having a pot ofsoup, stew or chili simmer-ing on the stove adds to theambiance of warmth andhappiness; it sure doesn’ttake much to make mehappy, does it?

Easy Chicken andBiscuits

Serves six

Two cups cooked, dicedchicken breast

One small can cream ofchicken soup

One small can cream ofpotato soup

One small can mixedvegetables

4 oz. milk8 oz. cream cheese8 oz. shredded cheddar

cheeseTwo cans refrigerated

biscuits

In saucepan, combinemilk and cream cheese.Heat, stirring until creamcheese is melted; addshredded cheese to pan,stir to melt. Add soups, stiruntil smooth. Add mixedvegetables and chicken,heat until bubbly, but notboiling. Pour into agreased 9x13 pan, top withcanned biscuits; bake at350 degrees for 20 minutesor until biscuits arebrowned and mixture isheated through.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

1 Ready to use grahamcracker crust

1 8oz. package creamcheese, softened

1 can sweetened con-densed milk

1 Cup canned pumpkin1/2 Cup sugar2 Teaspoons pumpkin

pie spice8 oz. frozen whipped

topping, thawed

In large bowl, combinesoftened cream cheese,condensed milk and sugar,

mix well. Add pumpkinand spice, combine thor-oughly. Fold in whippedtopping, mixing well. Pourinto prepared grahamcracker crust, chill for sev-eral hours or overnight.

Remember: If you wouldlike to share an idea, hint,tip, or recipe, e-mail me at:[email protected] next time, stay safeand happy!

QUICK TIP OF THE WEEK:Supplies that you should have in your vehicle

during the winter months should include: Flashlightsand spare batteries, blankets, bottled water, proteinbars, chocolate bars, spare socks and boots, an extrachange of clothes, extra sweat pants, kitty litter anda bag of coarse salt, (both for use on ice, if you getstuck).

Conneaut CommunityCenter for the Arts

1025 Buffalo St. (440) 593-5888

Openings are still left intwo classes starting Satur-day, Oct. 22, at theConneaut CommunityCenter for the Arts. Thefirst is the Fall YouthTheater Class, for stu-dents third grade and up,under the direction ofMadeleine Plosila. Classesrun 1 to 3 p.m. for sevenweeks. Students will per-form “The Baddest AngelBand” Dec. 10 and 11. Callfor fees.

Openings also remain in“Beginning Quilting” of-fered 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 22to Nov. 26 with instructorEvelyn Boeson. Learn thebasics of choosing a blockdesign, colors, fabrics, cut-ting, piecing, layering andquilting. A six-studentminimum is needed. Sup-plies will be discussed atthe first session. Call forfees.

The Conneaut Commu-nity Center for the Arts’annual Holiday Art andCraft Market returnsNov. 4 and 5 with threefloors of gifts, from jewelry,woodcrafts, hand-paintedornaments to soaps,candles and birdfeeders. Toreserve space at the Mar-ket, call 593-5888 or visitwww.conneautartscenter.org.A highlight of the Marketis the Fried Perch dinnerserved 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 4,dine-in or take out for $10.Lunch will be sold 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. Nov. 5, with soup,sandwiches and home-made pies.

The “Birds of a Feather”quilt will be raffled Satur-day afternoon. Winnerneed not be present. Mar-ket hours are 5 to 9 p.m.Nov. 4 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Nov. 5. Admission is $3.

Looking ahead, DanceDepartment Christmasprogram is Dec. 16 and 17at the Conneaut Commu-

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Letters to the Editor

“Meet the Candidates” A FarceDear Editor:This letter is in reference to “Meet the Candidates

Night” held in Conneaut on Oct. 4th. This event is afarce.

It has always been set up by the local Democraticparty. As usual, it has been used as a propaganda toolto embarrass Republican candidates. The usual lies toldto the public are that it is non-partisan. The League ofWomen of Voters has been mentioned as balanced. Ihave referred to this group as the “nag gang.” Theyonly support Democrat candidates.

This year, the Democrat candidates met Sunday Oct.2 and had a full- blown rehearsal. The questions andanswers were given to the candidates.

A couple of years ago, every time one of the Demo-crat candidates was asked a question, he would gothrough his papers and read the answer. The Republi-can candidate setting next to him observed this activ-ity.

A further lie was told by Debbie Newcomb when shestated to a reporter that she did not know that MikeBamberger and Dave Campbell would not attend theevent until that night when they did not show up.

On Tuesday, Oct. 4 about noon, she called Mr.Bamberger and

pleaded with him to attend. So much for the truthby this group!

Then we have a letter by one of the “nag gang” stat-ing that not showing up was disrespect to the voters.

Does this mean that lies told to the public does notshow disrespect to the voters? I think not. Fair andhonest debate is not possible when the event is set upand sponsored by the Democrat organization and heldin a Democrat-run building complex.

Clarence BaugherConneaut

Rib Burn-Off/Chili Cook-OffThank You

Dear Editor:The Coneaut Rib Burn-off/Chili Cook-off Commit-

tee would like to thank the community for its supportof our recent fund-raiser.

Once again, Conneaut’s generosity came throughloud and clear.

We have held this event for two years and, in spiteof the weather, this year was more successful thanlast year. Again, we say thank you. We would also liketo thank our ribbers, food vendors and crafters for par-ticipating and hope they will join us again next year.

Creating an event such as this takes several monthsof planning and many volunteers working together tomake the event possible. The committee would like tothank for their time Chet Arcaro, Matt Crawford,Lembit Napp, Dave Dixon, Dean Nottingham, BruceMitchell, Dick Searles, J.D. Lazorik, Tom Parks, DaleDrew, Marty Landon and Dennis Rought, Jr., We alsoextend our sincere appreciation to the many businessesand organizations that continue to lend their finan-cial support to this event.

Please support these business sponsors. If we haveneglected to mention anyone, please accept our apol-ogy.

In closing, we would like to thank the ConneautTownship Park and the Conneaut Human ResourcesCenter board for their support and encouragement.When people work together, many things are possible.

The Conneaut Rib Burn-Off/Chili Cook-OffCommittee: Ed Somppi, Neil LaRusch, Jim

Supplee, Vince Parlongo, Matt Crawford, Patand Bob Haas, Jeanette Speer, Carol

Cunningham and Debbie Newcomb

KPL News:Costume Contest

Kingsville Public Library, 6006 Academy Street, will hosta Halloween Costume Contest for Children.

Children may visit the library Oct. 24 to Nov. 2 and posefor a photo in costume, holding their library cards.

Friends and family may vote for their favorite photo eachtime they check out a book between Nov. 4 and 10.

The winner will be announced on Nov. 11.All children are invited to participate. Questions? Call

the library at 224-0239

Conneaut’sCreative Writing

Going to the DoggerelsGood DogLittle old FredaFrom AlamedaGave her Akita,Who’d bit the cheetah,A margarita.

Rich WhinesU.S. House Speaker, John Boehner’sIdea for tax code designers:Keep the rates lowFor those with the dough.The rich, you see, are such whiners.

They Report: I DerideImbecility:Irreversible,DeleteriousNeuro disorderBrought on by Fox News.

This Won’t HurtThe dentist said, “Easy does it.That wasn’t so bad, now was it?”Said I, “That’s not so.And how would you knowIf that was painless, or wasn’t?”

Pass the AntacidThe snowman, abominable,Had a pain in his abdominal.Perhaps spaghettiUpset the Yeti.Although, that seems improbable.

Tom Harris

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Mike Breeze will read“A Christmas Carol” at 7p.m. Dec. 2 and 2 p.m. Dec.4 at the CCCA.

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CONNEAUT - If you arelooking to jump-start yourChristmas shopping, lookno further than Good Shep-herd Lutheran Church, 876Grove Street, from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Saturday.

The church is hosting afirst-time Fall Craft andVendor Event and admis-sion is free.

Crafters and vendors in-clude the Cover Girlsquilters from Good Shep-herd Lutheran Church;photography by DennisSteighner; Fancy PantsBowtique; FantasticBowtastic; tea and accesso-ries from Willow Tea Shop;Mary Kay; Lia Sophia;Blessings Unlimited;Miche Handbags; Thirty-one; The Jewelry Box;Scentsy; Pampered Chef;

Tupperware; Premier Jew-elry; BeautiControl;Blingin’ Beehives Hair Ac-cessories; plus pursecharms, totes and blan-kets; baked goods; winejelly; gift catalogue op-tions; seasonal crafts; andartwork, paintings, printsand Christmas ornamentsby local artist Bill Dalton.

Good Shepherd youthgroup will sell refresh-ments.

SUBMITTED PHOTOThird grade Sunday school students at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church receivedNew International Version “Adventure Bibles” earlier this month. Pictured in thechurch sanctuary with the Rev. Frank Gore, pastor, they are Hannah Moxley (front),Elizabeth Eddy and Grace Patriarco (center from left) and (back, from left) HeatherFarr, Jacob Sabo and Jasmine Steighner.

SUBMITTED PHOTO“Cover Girls” quilter Carol Allds holds up a sampling of quilts that will be for sale atGood Shepherd Lutheran Church Fall Craft and Vendor Event 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day at the church, Grove Street at Lake Road. Admission is free. Refreshments will beavailable.

Vendors Aplenty Saturday at GoodShepherd Lutheran Church Craft Event

Bibles for Good ShepherdLutheran Church Children

Religious BriefsThe Rev. Scott Walsh, pastor, will preach

Oct. 23 on “Another Night with the Frogs”at 9 a.m. contemporary service in the Wor-ship Center and 11 a.m. traditional wor-ship in the sanctuary at New Leaf UnitedMethodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street.The Living Word comes from Exodus 5:1to 12:30.The Adult Choir will sing “TheLone, Wild Bird.”

On Oct. 23, the 19th Sunday after Pen-tecost at Good Shepherd LutheranChurch, Grove Street at Lake Road, read-ers are John Chapin at 8:30 a.m. contem-porary worship and Al Gee at 11 a.m. tra-ditional worship.

At 11 a.m. worship Oct. 23 at First Con-gregational United Church of Christ,Main & Buffalo Streets, greeters will beFran and Tim Wojtowicz. Lil Monda willbe the liturgist. Pastor JoyceShellhammer’s message is entitled “TrustWhile Traveling,” based on Hebrews 11:8-10. The choir, under the direction of NorrisKelly, will sing, “Love Grows Here.” HarryCasey is organist. Fellowship precedes wor-ship at 10:30 a.m.

Greeters for 11 a.m. worship Oct. 23 atFirst Baptist Church, 370 State St., areWalt & Marti Anderson, Theresa Davies

and Richard Davies.

CHURCH MEALSThe final chicken-and-biscuit dinner

of the season will be held 4 to 6 p.m. Thurs-day, Oct. 20, at the State Line Log Cabin,Route 84 and State Line Road. Sponsor isState Line United Methodist Church. Do-nation only.

Turkey & dressing dinner will beserved 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at St. Andrew’sChurch, 3700 Route 193, Kingsville, whichincludes corn, mashed potatoes, gravy,salad, roll & butter, apple sauce, homemadepies and cakes. Adults $8, Seniors $7, Ages6-10, $4, 5 and under, free. $1 discount offtickets purchased in advance. Benefit St.Andrew’s driveway fund. Call 224-0964.

Free dinners, prepared by Dave Jones,are served 5 to 6 p.m. every Friday at NewLeaf United Methodist Church, 283 BuffaloStreet.

Church Sign of the Week:“God’s will: nothing more, nothing

less, nothing else.”— Amboy United Methodist Church

Church Fall Festivals Coming Oct. 29“Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival” at FirstAssembly of God

Conneaut First Assembly of God 389 West Main Rd willhost a Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 29 for children ages 3 to 12.

The theme is “Jesus is the Light of the World.”The festival includes a hay ride, games, food and “Trunk

or Treat,” plus a costume contest. Prizes and awards willbe given for the most original, funniest and theme-relatedcostumes. (No scary or gruesome costumes, please!)

The festival is open to all children in the community atno charge.

“HarvestFest at First Baptist ChurchFirst Baptist Church “Harvestfest” will be held 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Oct. 29 for children 4 years through eighth grade,with games, stories, lunch. Costume judging in categoriesof prettiest, most original and most realistic.


CONNEAUT - New LeafUnited Methodist Churchpastor the Rev. Scott Walshhopes that Sundayafternoon’s 2 p.m. Concert ofPrayer will be the first ofmany.

“Jesus said He wants Hishouse to be a house of prayer,so this is one way to takeanother step toward thatgoal,” he said.

The quiet and reflective40-minute prayer serviceplanned by Walsh and his co-pastor and wife, Jan, focuseson healing. The couple helda similar meditation severalyears ago, a joint serviceamong the downtown churchhe pastored and two smallrural churches she pastorednear Cambridge.

“All are invited who areseeking God’s healing orwish to pray for a loved one’shealing,” Walsh said.

The service featuresthree ten-minute move-ments, with music from theTaize worship tradition.

“People are going to lovethe music,” Walsh began.“Taize music is described as‘ancient echoes,’ or modernmusic that sounds like oldGregorian chant comingfrom a monastery or a con-vent echoing through thehills of Austria. It takes yourbreath away and puts you inan attitude of prayer.”

The recorded Taize musicwill fill the sanctuary duringthe prayers. The congrega-tion will sing hymns withthemes of breath andbreathing, including, “ThisIs the Air I Breathe” and“Holy Spirit, Breathe onMe.” Three songs will besung during each movement.

At the heart of the serviceis the invitation to pray.Walsh cited I Peter 5:6-7:“Humble yourselves, there-fore, under God’s mightyhand, that He may lift youup in due time,” and “Castall your cares on Him be-cause He cares for you;” andPhilippians 4:6-7, “Do not beanxious about anything, butin every situation, by prayerand petition, with thanks-giving, present your requestto God, and the peace of God,which transcends all under-standing, will guard yourheart and your minds inChrist Jesus.”

During the first move-ment of the service, “LoveGod,” that focuses on prayerfor healing for oneself or aloved one, members of thecongregation may come for-ward for healing or payer.

The second movement,“Love One Another,” focuseson praying for each other inmatters of employment con-cerns, family issues, etc. Thethird movement, “Make Dis-ciples,” focuses on the NewLeaf church family, its lead-ers, its mission, and build-ing plans.

“The second movement isabout praying for situations— many are unemployed orhave relational needs — andthe third movement, we’llpray for what we as a con-gregation are doing. It’s anexciting time,” said Walsh.

Things are so exciting atNew Leaf that when askedthe significance of the Oct.23 date for “Concert ofPrayer,” Walsh said that itwas the only Sunday the ser-vice could fit into the churchcalendar.

“It was one of the few‘empty’ Sundays coming up,”he said.

On Oct. 30, the congrega-tion will baptize 12 adults,children and infants, includ-ing adult converts, and re-ceive 32 new members.Marking All Saints Day, theservice will include tolling ofthe bells, lighting of candlesand reading names of churchmembers who have died inthe past year, as well as HolyCommunion.

“It’s going to be a big Sun-day. We will be celebratingnew life with baptisms and

reception of new membersand eternal life with HolyCommunion,” Walsh said.“We might even add somedrama to keep our eyes onthe Word.”

New Leaf continues toexpand its staff since mark-ing two years in July themerger of three UnitedMethodist churches to formthe new congregation. Thechurch has hired an IT spe-cialist to develop and main-tain its web site,newleafumc.com, and is onFacebook. Adding DaveJones in the kitchen hasbeen very successful, Walshsaid, with Sunday morningbrunch-between-servicesstanding-room-only and freeFriday evening communitydinners attracting hundredsof people. Last week’s atten-dance was 275.

“It continues to grow andmakes a difference for peoplewho are hungry,” Walsh said.

As with all things at NewLeaf, the Concert of Prayerservice is committed to ex-cellence. If the congregationsupports it, it will be re-peated.

“We’ll do it with one toein the water, to give peoplea taste. If they like what istasted, they’ll come back fora full meal,” Walsh said.

People of all denomina-tions are welcome. New Leafis located at 283 BuffaloStreet at Madison Street.

“Concert of Prayer”Sunday at NLUMC


NORTH KINGSVILLE- Gently used winter coatsno longer needed in yourhousehold may bedropped off at NorthKingsville PresbyterianChurch, 6546 Church St.

They will be distrib-uted at a Winter CoatGive-Away 10 a.m. Oct.

21, sponsored by the churchMission Committee.

The date published inThe Courier on Oct. 13 wasincorrect.

The church will also havea “Soup Carry-Out,” withfree chicken noodle and veg-etable soup, starting 10 a.m.Oct. 21.

Persons picking up soupmust bring containers. Soupwill be served until it is gone.

The Winter Coat Give-Away is open to all resi-dents and continue untilcoats are gone. Coat donorsare advised to call Laird at224-0132 or the church(440) 224-1491 in advanceto make sure someone willbe at the church to collectthem.

Girl Scout troops 80201and 80597 are assistingwith the coat project.

Winter Coat Give-Away Is Friday at NKPC

CabriniCabbageRoll Sale

St. Mary/St. FrancesCabrini Parish is taking or-ders through Oct. 26 for Cab-bage Rolls. Six large cabbagerolls are being sold for $10.Pick up 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 29, at Cabrini Hall, 744Mill Street.

Call Anne at 593-4059 orMarie at 593-4948 to order.Sale proceeds benefit theparish.

Church Festivals

FILE PHOTONew Leaf United Methodist Church, 283 Buffalo Street,will have a Concert of Prayer service at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Casino Allegany Bus TripsConneaut residents have two opportu-

nities to travel by motorcoach to the Sen-eca Allegany Casino on Salamanca, N.Y.,on Sunday, Nov. 6.

Mike and Tracy David are sponsoringa trip to raise money for the Susan G.Komen Race for the Cure, a breast cancersupport and research group.

This trip leaves Conneaut K-Mart at 8a.m. Nov. 6, and departs the casino inSalamanca, N.Y., at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $35.

Bus snacks are included, and visitors willreceive $35 in “comps” upon arrival at thecasino. Contact Mike or Tracy 594-1338or [email protected].

A second Nov. 6 casino trip benefits theConneaut Food Pantry. This trip is $35and leaves Conneaut K-mart 7:30 a.m.Nov. 6, arriving in Salamanca at 10 a.m.Departure from the casino is 4:30 p.m.,with 7 p.m. return in Conneaut. Cost ofthe trip is $35. Visitors will receive $25 inslot money and $10 for food at the casino.

Call Renea Roach at 593-5273, ext. 308for reservations.


Alumni Calendar

CHS ’64Conneaut High School Class of 1964 will

host a “Turning 65 Celebration” at the end of themonth. The class will meet at Pat’s Fireside Lounge at 6p.m. Oct. 28 and 29, and 9 a.m. Oct. 30 at Basil’s Cafe.Classmates, spouses and guests are welcome.

CHS ’45Conneaut High School Class of 1945 will meet for lunch

at noon Nov. 2 at Perkins Restaurant in Conneaut Plaza(note change of location). Spouses and guests are welcome.Questions? Call Shirley Morrison at 599-8591.


CONNEAUT - October 7 was an important celebra-tion for Lakeshore Primary School students who read — orwhose parents read to them — for four days a week duringthe full ten weeks of summer vacation.

They marked their efforts to “stop the summer readingslide” with a school assembly, highlighted by selecting afree book, receiving a Certificate of Achievement, and par-ticipating in a read-aloud session with teacher StaciZappitelli of “There Was An Old lady Who Swallowed SomeLeaves.”

Lakeshore Parent/Teacher Council sponsored pizza anddrinks for the celebration.

Adopted by Lakeshore Primary School in 2006, the Stopthe Summer Reading Slide program is based on researchshowing that reading to and by children will help stop the

They Stopped the Summer Reading Slide

SUBMITTED PHOTOLakeshore Primary School students who read at least four days a week for 10 weeks of summer vacation hold upCertificates of Achievement at a “Stop the Summer Reading Slide” assembly on Oct. 7. They are front, left) HarrisonCleveland, Leah Huston, Maria Hanson, Kally Story, Aden Davidson, Jason Stiles, Hannah Anderson, Brady Petz,Gunner Schwartz, Moses Schwartz; and (back row, left) Donte Chase, Abby Falcone, Claire Eaton, Ella Burdick,Kera Bowers, Ricki Stutzman, Alex Kennedy, Levi Corlew, Anthony Stiles, Luke Huston, Jordan Baird.

loss of reading skills that typically occurs over the summerrecess.

“The adage, ‘If you don’t use it, you lose it,’ proves truefor children who spend a summer without books or read-ing. But children who continue to read during the sum-mer will sustain or actually gain skills,” Zappitelli said.

Zappitelli added that, according to The Read AloudHandbook, parents can help children maintain readingskills throughout the year by allowing them to choose booksto read themselves and by taking recoded books during cartrips. Reading newspapers, magazines and other printmaterials counts, too.

But the best way parents can ensure good readers, how-ever, is to model daily reading.

Lakeshore’s “Stop The Summer Reading Slide” commit-tee consists of Zappitelli, Chrissy Barrickman, ConnieCoxon, Principal Jim Kennedy, and the Parent/TeacherCouncil.

The presentation, whichfulfilled a Girl Scout SilverAward requirement, leftpuppeteer Gildone shockedand surprised. She had metwith Silver Award candi-dates Halee Butts, JennaPorfilo, KourtneyGreenleaf and TabithaTuttle at the library a weekearlier for a puppet work-shop under the pretensethat they were working ona Puppet badge.

“They worked with thepuppets we had and tookturns getting behind thestage,” Gildone said.

They returned a weeklater to present a puppetshow for Gildone, the veryday that she tried to leavework early due to a commit-ment at her son’s school inErie, Pa.

Library staff had tothink fast to come up witha reason to keep her therethrough the end of the show.

“They told me if I metwith the girls before theyput on the puppet show,that I could leave right af-terward,” Gildone said.“They told me the puppetshow would last just tenminutes and promised I’dbe out by 4:30.”

Envious as she watchedthe Scouts put up a por-table stage and bring outMuppet-like puppets,Gildone whispered toConneaut Public LibraryExecutive Director KathyPape that the stage wasexactly the one she wanted.It was a big improvementover the library’s flat card-board puppet stage whichhad begun to collapse whenused a few days earlier.

“Kathy told me that itcost at least $450 and itwasn’t going to happen,”Gildone said.

Glancing at her watchthroughout the puppetshow, Gildone watched thecurtains close at the show’send. Then, preparing toleave, she was shocked tohear the Scouts announcethat the stage and the pup-pets were being donated tothe library.

“I felt like I had beensocked in the stomach,”Gildone said. “I’ve neverbeen that surprised in myentire life.”

It was exactly as troopmembers and troop leaders

had intended.“It was the troop’s idea,”

said Graff of the donation.“They had to come up withsomething permanent forthe community as a re-quirement for the SilverAward.”

The girls decided to pur-chase a puppet theater forthe Conneaut library afterseeing one purchased bythe Kingsville Public Li-brary, where one of thetroop leaders had worked.

Troop leaders contactedPape and CPL Youth Ser-vices’ Pam Nyman to deter-mine which stage to pur-chase. Troop membersspent the last year raising$900 by selling hoagies,homemade Easter candy,and setting up a create-your-own glass Christmasornament table at the mall.

“Because it was to be asecret, we asked Stephanieif we could come in andhave her explain puppetry,and then told her wewanted to present a play,”Graff said.

When Girl Scout HaleeButts asked Gildone if sheperformed puppet showsonly in the library, Gildoneresponded yes because ofthe make-shift stage.

“She said she would loveto have a portable one totake out,” Graff said.

When they arrived atthe library Sept. 21 withthe new, portable stage, theScouts told Gildone it hadbeen borrowed from theAfter-School Discovery Pro-gram at Ashtabula AreaCity Schools, where Graffteaches.

At the end of the perfor-mance came the truth.

“We said, ‘This stageand these 12 puppets arefor you,’” Graff said. “andyou should have seen herface. It was so funny. Whenwe had been setting it up,Stephanie was staying tothe staff that the stage wasexactly the one she hadtalked to Friends of the Li-brary about purchasing.”

Graff credits Pape withfinding the stage on theweb site “For You Puppets,”and the Texas saleswomanwho patiently worked withher while the troop raisedfunds.

Joking that she willnever again trust her staff,

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Gildone later told Graffthat her troop membershad not seemed involvedenough to be working on abadge.

“I thought that if theydidn’t have to write a scriptor make puppets, it mustbe an easy badge,” Gildonesaid.

Gildone, who withNyman includes puppetryduring Story Hours and thelibrary’s “Library Line”show on Conneaut CableTV, says the stage comesjust in time for the GirlScouts of America’s 100thanniversary in April.

Plans are in the worksto invite current andformer Girl Scouts to thelibrary for a fund-raiserpuppet show to help Troop80671 get to a national GirlScout birthday event inWashington, D.C.

Gildone still shakes herhead when she recalls tell-ing Pape at one point thatshe thought the library hadheld enough fund-raisers tobuy the coveted puppetstage.

“She at one point saidwe didn’t have enoughmoney because they had‘slipped up,” Gildone said.“I had no inkling.”

A plaque will go up in

the library thanking thetroop.

And Gildone was onhand Saturday at MonroeUnited Methodist Church

when Butts, Porfilio,Greenleaf and Tuttle —students at ConneautMiddle School, ConneautHigh School, Lakeside

High School, and home-schooled, respectively —received their SilverAwards, the second-highestaward in Girl Scouting.

SUBMITTED PHOTOMembers of Girl Scout Troop 80671 stand with Conneaut Public Library staff membersStephanie Gildone and Pam Nyman, at right, after presenting them with a portablepuppet stage and a dozen Muppet-like puppets for library programming last month.

Wizards, witches,muggles invited to

the ForbiddenForest at Goodell

EDINBORO, PA – As part of Edinboro’s Potterfest,Goodell Gardens will offer tours of the Forbidden For-est, planted by the famous Edinboro sisters, Carrieand Margaret Goodell.

Join us on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 2 until 6 p.m.for a tour that will begin in the Events Barn. Ourmagical cast of characters will guide you through thegardens, teaching you about all of our magical plants.You never know what you might find in the Forbid-den Forest! But be sure to visit with Hagrid in hishut, help him with his work, and meet many of hisfriends! Crafts and other fun activities will take placein the barn before or after your tours!

Ages 4 and under are free, 5-60 are $3, while 60plus are $2. Goodell Gardens is located at 221Waterford Street, just east of beautiful downtownEdinboro, Pennsylvania. Learn more about us atgoodell gardens.org.

To find out more about Edinboro Potterfest andthe other great magical events occurring that week,visit potterfest.com.

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Man Cited for Marijuana Possessionby MARTHA SOROHANGazette Newspapers

CONNEAUT - At 5:54p.m. Oct. 15, officers patrol-ling the skate park observedindividuals underneath oneof the skate park ramps.The individuals came outwhen police entered thepark. They were 14-, 15-,and 16-year-old juvenilesand 19-year-old CodyBennett. They told policethey had been huddled un-der the ramp to stay warmwhile they were talking.

They complied when an of-ficer advised them to leave.He then examined the areaunder the ramp and discov-ered a fleece camouflagebackpack that contained aburlap sack with a largeplastic bag full of suspectedmarijuana.

Officers contactedBennett by telephone, andasked him to come to thepolice department. Hestated that the backpackand the contents inside didbelong to him. He was citedfor possession of marijuana.

BY WENDY GRUSKIEWICZGazette Newspapers

WINDSOR MILLS -About three-dozen teacherson Friday gathered at 4-HCamp Whitewood to partici-pate in several professionaldevelopment programs dur-ing the countywide North-east Ohio Educators Associa-tion teacher’s day.

Teachers used their dayaway from the classroom tolearn about the Amish com-munity and the wonders of4-H Camp Whitewood withtwo separate programs thatwere held concurrently. Onegroup attended a two-hourlecture in the cozy camp din-ing hall on the blustery dayas colorful leaves drifted bythe windows and a welcom-ing fire burned in the fire-place.

Eli Miller, a member ofthe Mesopotamia Amishcommunity, engaged theteachers with a history of theAmish people and their reli-gion. Miller told stories ofthe persecution of the Amishby the Swiss and the recentapology to the Amish com-munity from the Swiss gov-ernment for the horrific actsof 400 years past.

Miller also told ofCatherine the Great of Rus-sia inviting the Mennonitesto the Ukraine. Those Men-nonite Russians eventuallyimmigrated to Canada, andthen to Paraguay, Millersaid.

“There are no Amish leftin Europe,” Miller said. “Thelast Amish assimilated withthe general population be-tween World Wars One and

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Eli Miller from theMesopotamia Amishcommunity on Fridaypresented an in-depthhistory of the Amish peopleto several dozen areateachers during theirprofessional developmentday with the NortheastOhio Educators Assoc.

Several dozen area teachers enjoy a warm fire and peaceful scenery in the 4-H Camp Whitewood dining hall asthey listen to a lecture by Eli Miller of the Mesopotamia Amish community.

Teachers receive continuing education at Camp WhitewoodTwo,” he said.

Miller also told of a largeAmish community inMexico, to which theMesopotamia Communitysends aid.

Following the lecture, cu-rious teachers asked ques-tions about the Amish wayof life, which included mar-riage, birthing, businesspractices and tourism.

A question about Amishbusinesses prompted Millerto talk about the book “FromPlowshares to Profits” whichseeks to explain why onlyfive percent of Amish ownedbusinesses fail compared toa 55-percent failure rate inthe general population.

Miller said he attributedthe success rate to workethic.

“Show a little craftsman-ship in everything you do,”Miller said. “When I wasgrowing up, we were allfarmers and we were poor.Now there are some verywealthy Amish,” Miller said.

Miller attributed much ofthe new-found wealth to thehealthy furniture business.Miller also said tourism inthe Amish community, whilenot always a good thing, isgood financially for the fami-lies.

Questions from the teach-ers about marriage, birthand death in the Amish com-munity prompted the eru-dite and witty Miller to re-late stories of communitylife.

“The whole process frombirth to death is all withinthe community. Not toomuch happens around hereunless everybody knows

about it,” Miller said.Miller said divorce,

though not unheard of, israre in the Amish commu-nity. Those divorced indi-viduals do not remarry. Re-marriage is allowed only af-ter the death of a spouse.Miller estimated there are150 to 200 marriages eachyear in the Mesopotamiaand Middlefield communi-ties.

Births usually occur notat home but at a hospital ora birthing center, Millersaid. Funerals are heldwithin three days of death,while a crowd of 1,000 ormore attending the funeralis not unusual. It is an oldGerman tradition, Millersaid, to stay at the cemeteryuntil the grave is completelycovered.

Miller related that theAmish church is divided into

districts based on popula-tion. Service is held everyother Sunday in the home.Each district is comprised ofapproximately 25 to 30 fami-lies with more than 90 dis-tricts in the immediate area.

Other questions from theteachers centered on educa-tion and health concerns.Miller said an eighth gradeeducation is the norm, withvery few going on to receivea GED and even fewer at-tending college. He said thevast majority of educationinvolves hands on work tolearn a trade.

Regarding health, Millersaid the Amish eat a veryrich diet and he feels the in-cidence of heart disease andcancer in the Amish commu-nity would be comparablewith the general population.He also answered questionsabout the celebration of holi-

days, saying that the Amishcelebrate Easter, Christmasand Thanksgiving much thesame as non-Amish familieswith a few differences. TheAmish do not decorate theirhomes or place a Christmastree on display, but do makeor purchase gifts for friendsand family, Miller said.

During the Amish lectureanother group of teacherswas touring the WindsorMills area with Program Di-rector Eliza Porter as theylearned about the “SevenWonders of Whitewood.”Both groups gathered for anAmish lunch, followed bytours of an Amish school andother stops of interest.

Camp Director BrandonMitchell said 4-H CampWhitewood hosts numerousevents throughout the year.A schedule is available atwww.4hcampwhitewood.com.

evening after returning fromthe 45-minute meeting deal-ing with the prison sale.

City Council PresidentTom Udell, Ward 4 Council-man Tom Kozesky and CityManager Tim Eggleston alsomade the six-hour round tripto the state capital uponlearning from LaRusch Mon-day night of Tuesdaymorning’s meeting withMohr, DRC attorney GregTrout, Rep. Casey Kozlowski(R-99), representatives ofthe office of Sen. CapriCafaro (D-34) and others.

LaRusch had read about

the impending meeting overthe weekend in the newspa-per, and called Columbusrepresentatives Monday toverify it. Not until Mondayafternoon did a confirmationcome from Cafaro. LaRuschinformed Council of themeeting during a post-worksession executive session.

LaRusch said that ac-cording to Mohr, the DRCmet 60 days ago — mid-Au-gust, before the Sept. 1prison sale was final — withthe state-wide sheriffs’ asso-ciation, which voted unani-mously to assist with prison

investigations once the OhioHighway Patrol ceases tohave jurisdiction over non-state-owned prisons.

“The DRC people said ifthey have to, if our sheriffchooses not to respond to aprison investigation forwhatever reason, they wouldapproach legislation to comeup with another option,whether the Ohio HighwayPatrol or whatever,”LaRusch said.

The matter was the mostsignificant of city adminis-trators’ concerns regardingthe prison sale. They had

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heard that the ConneautPolice Department would beforced to assume law-en-forcement responsibilities atthe prison when the stategives up ownership. Theytold Ohio Rep. CaseyKozlowski (R-99) at a meet-ing of Council’s Finance &Ordinance Committee inConneaut on Oct. 10 that thelocal police department hasneither money nor man-power to do so.

Kozlowski told the Fi-nance & Ordinance Com-mittee that he would takethat and other concerns

back to a meeting withMohr the following day. Buthe had not officially re-ported back to Council,LaRusch said.

During Tuesday’s meet-ing in Columbus, LaRuschsaid DRC officials were onthe phone with Law Direc-tor David Schroeder.Schroeder set up a meetingin Columbus on Friday tomeet with Trout.

“Dave is going to discussother nuances that the citywill be ironing out,”LaRusch said.

LaRusch also said thatMohr assured them thatCCA wage cuts for LaECIemployees will be closer to$1.50 per hour, not $3 or $4per hour rumored.

“That’s still pretty sig-nificant when you get downto income tax collections,”he said.

Mohr also clarified an-other city concern, that 55acres of wetlands that werepart of the 120 acres pur-chased by CCA would be ex-cluded from the sale. Mohrsaid the 55 acres were neverpart of the sale acreage andwill be donated to the OhioDepartment of Natural Re-sources.

LaRusch said other mat-ters were talked aboutwhich he is not at liberty todiscuss.

“There are things we stillneed to work out. The CityManager and the Law Di-rector had talked to theOhio Highway Patrol anddifferent things had comeup, and this was notbrought to the city’s atten-tion,” he said. “The city isstill looking into what’s fairand what’s right, and we’lltry to represent the citizensof this community as bestwe can.”

LaRusch still feels thatthe city should not have beenleft out of prison sale conver-

sations. He calls the lack ofnotification of Tuesday’smeeting depressing.

“This is happening in ourcity, it’s something we’reworried about, and we wishwe’d been involved, wish weknew what had been goingon. The citizens deservethat. I think the people inthe meeting understood, butthey still seem to be focus-ing on the big picture.”

LaRusch said Tuesday’smeeting ended amicablywith an exchange of busi-ness cards and promises tokeep city administrators inthe loop. He said DRC offi-cials listened and respondedto local concerns.

“They said CCA wants tobe a good neighbor. We wantto be a good neighbor aswell,” he said.

He called it a productivemeeting, acknowledgingthat the process of transfer-ring a state prison to a pri-vate owner is a new processfor everyone. Kozlowski con-tinues to maintain that thesale is benefit for Conneaut,LaRusch said.

“We all knew it would bea three-hour trip down, ashort meeting, and a three-hour trip back, but we hadto show them that we arepaying attention. We’rewatching what’s going onand holding the best inter-est of our citizens. Prisonproblems should not besettled on the backs of ourcitizens.”

Still, LaRusch says thatuntil he hears Schroeder’sprofessional opinion, he istaking what he heard Tues-day with a grain of salt.

“We all trust Dave im-plicitly. When Dave comesout with his opinion afterthe meeting on Friday, we’llall feel at ease,” he said.

Neither Eggleston norUdell returned calls to TheCourier Tuedsay evening.

Historical Society WelcomesRosemary Kroner

Rosemary Kroner, R.N., of University Hospitals,will talk about “Pneumonia” at the 7 p.m. Oct. 25meeting of the Conneaut Area Historical Society atVilla at the Lake, 48 Parrish Road.

A 50/50 raffle, auction, social time and refresh-ments are part of every meeting. The public is invited.

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that the two-act play told in19 scenes is a fitting sequelto last year’s popular CCCAHalloween thriller, “Fran-kenstein 1932.”

Shellhammer pulled themain story from MaryShelley’s version of the clas-sic tale of the perils of manas creator, with a few bits in-spired by old Universal filmssuch as “The Bride of Fran-kenstein” and “The Son ofFrankenstein.”

Suffice it to say that inthis sequel, The Creature —played again by six-foot,eight-inch-tall George Deli ofCherry Valley — whichroared back to life at the endof last year’s “Frankenstein1932” is still haunting theEuropean village, andBreeze’s Victor Franken-stein remains committed tohis scientific project.

Bringing back other char-acters from “Frankenstein1932,” Shellhammer andBreeze added new charac-ters, including a gypsy, ashepherd, a priest and a pairof police officers who addcomic relief. The end resultis a 28-member cast of eccen-trics frightened by a rash ofvillage murders.

Shellhammer, a fifth-grade teacher at GatewayElementary School, andBreeze, a veteran area actorand director who moved toConneaut three years ago,have been collaborating onthe project for about a year.

It is Shellhammer’s first at-tempt at writing a majorplay.

“I’ve always loved writ-ing, but I’ve stuck mostly topoetry and non-fiction,” shesaid.

She credits Breeze withthe idea to write an originalplay at the close of last year’s“Frankenstein” production.But he did not ask for helpwriting dialogue until lastwinter, and she waited untilafter school ended in June tobegin. It took three monthsto complete.

“He developed the out-line, and I began writing thedialogue over the summer,”she said. “He helped edit andadded to the story as I wentalong. It definitely was a col-laborative effort.”

As with any major under-taking, Shellhammer saidthe greatest challenge ofwriting the two-act sequelwas getting started.

“It seemed like such ahuge project that I was over-whelmed in the beginning,”she said. “Taking it scene-by-scene made it much moreachievable.”

Once she got started, theactual writing was not diffi-cult, because ofShellhammer’s love of the-ater and telling stories. Agreat deal of time was spentresearching ideas, wordsand names that appearthroughout the play.

“I haven’t taken anyclasses on writing plays. Itjust came naturally,” she

said.But she did acquire prac-

tice by teaching playwritingto her fifth-grade studentsfor the first time last year.

“I saw the students want-ing to write and act out skits,so I decided to capitalize onthat enthusiasm, and we allhad a blast,” she said.

Shellhammer’s nervous-ness about watching the pro-duction unfold during sixweeks of rehearsals meltedwhen the cast gathered toread the play for the firsttime.

“It was neat,” she said.“To hear them laugh at ourjokes, and get upset whenappropriate, gave me greatjoy. I knew that I had donemy job, and the audiencewould get it.”

As rehearsals pro-gressed, she loved watchingthe characters come to life.

“The actors bring so muchmore depth and backgroundto the characters. They startto develop a life beyond thewritten pages. They havedimensions that I had notforseen—and I love it!” shesaid.

Like any writer,

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PHOTO BY MARTHA SOROHAN“Return of Frankenstein” cast member Stephanie Gildonemeasures cast member Chris Joslin for a cape costumeduring weekend rehearsals for the play. Gildone repeatsthe role of Mathilda which she played in last year’s “Fran-kenstein 1932.” Joslin is on stage for the first time por-traying a police officer investigating murders.

Ticket SpecialA special “buy two — get two half-off” ticket offer is

available to theater-goers for Friday evening’s 8 p.m.opening of “The Return of Frankenstein” at theConneaut Community Center for the Arts, 1025 Buf-falo Street.

Regular price tickets for 8 p.m. performances Oct.22, 29 and 30 are $12 non-members and $10 CCCAmembers. By taking advantage of the offer, four ticketsmay be purchased for the price of three on Oct. 21.

A “Coffee and Crumbs” dessert matinee at 2 p.m Oct.23 is $10 non-members, $8 members.

A “Spirits and Gruel” appetizer and beverage buffetwill be served 7 p.m. Oct. 28, preceding the 8 p.m. cur-tain. Tickets for buffet and play are $20 non-members,$18 members.

The final “Tricks and Treats” performance 8 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 30, features cider, donuts and candy atregular ticket price of $12 non-members and $10 mem-bers.

Call for reservations at (440) 593-5888. Reservationsare recommended for the Oct. 23 matinee and the “Spir-its and Gruel” performance. Last year’s final perfor-mances sold out.

Shellhammer sees partsthat need editing for the fi-nal draft.

“But not as many as Ifeared,” she said.

She also wrote it with aneye toward next year’s se-quel — a given even beforethe production opens on Fri-day.

“An outline for anotherstory is already in the works.I think it will be pretty ex-citing. Mike is full of ideas,”she said.

Shellhammer plans tocontinue writing plays.

“YES!” she said. “There isthe third installment of‘Frankenstein,” and in myclassroom, I am working onwriting plays with my stu-dents which will culminatein a playwright’s festival ina month or two. I have al-ways loved the idea of beinga professional writer, so whoknows what the future hasin store?”

She won’t leave outBreeze as a “Frankenstein”collaborator, however.

“I definitely include Mikeas my co-author. The storywould not exist withouthim,” she said.

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EDINBORO – This week-end, Edinboro’s first-everHarry Potter Festival con-tinues, with several fun andexciting events throughoutEdinboro.

According to festival di-rector Dr. Corbin Fowler,professor at Edinboro Uni-versity, there are some veryimportant events that youcannot miss.

• On Thursday, the GirlScouts of Western PA will behosting a Potions & Chemi-cals Class at Hugwarts forPotterfest from 4-8 p.m.There will be no charge forthe event, which will be heldat 5681 Route 6N inEdinboro.

When you stop by the GirlScouts of Western PA onThursday of Potterfest, youwill be in the HugwartsClassroom of Headmis-tresses Courtney and Traci.They will present excerptsfrom the Harry Potter storyand do chemical demonstra-tions for approximately onehour. Demonstrations willoccur at 4:30 p.m. and at6:30 p.m. In addition to theexcerpts and chemical dem-onstrations, potion makingwill be offered. Attend ei-ther one or both.

• Magical Chalk Walk:There will be a magicalchalk walk on Friday, Oct. 21and Saturday, Oct. 22 atnoon, through the streets ofEdinboro (weather permit-ting) with artists of all agesand abilities. Buckets ofchalk will be available infront of Eclectic EtcterasCoffee House, EarthshineCo., Lady Gray Antiques,and Cat Water Who Signa-ture Art Gallery. For moreinfo, contact Renee at (814)734-2909.

• First Annual PotterfestQuidditch Cup Match onSaturday: Edinboro “Flying”Scots versus the SUNY-Fredonia Quidditch team;Saturday, Oct. 22, early-midafternoon (time to be an-nounced) at Edinboro Uni-versity (under the Dome ifthe weather is bad). Mugglequidditch is an NCAA recog-nized sport played by over200 college teams in theUnited States. The

CONTRIBUTED PHOTODr. Corbin Fowler and theEdinboro community arepresenting the first-everHarry Potter Festival thisweek.

More Potter Festival eventsscheduled this weekend

quidditch World Cup is be-ing held again this Novem-ber in NYC, Nov 12-13. Thissport may be the first sportto have been created basedon a fantasy novel. For moreinformation, contact DrCorbin Fowler at (814) 734-5069 [email protected].

• Forbidden Forest Toursat Goodell Gardens: 221Waterford St.(Rt.6N) Edinboro, PA; (814)734-6699; Saturday, Oct. 22from 2-6 p.m. As a part ofEdinboro’s Potterfest, comevisit Hagrid and his friendsin the Forbidden Forest atGoodell Gardens. Wizards,witches and muggles of allages are invited to tour theForbidden Forest planted byCarrie & Margaret Goodell.The magical cast of charac-ters will guide you throughthe gardens, teaching youabout the plants and theirmagical properties. Ages 4and under enter free, 5-60entry fee is $3, and 60+ folksenter for $2. “We’ll have amagical cast of characters,including many familiarfaces from the books andmovies, who will help guidevisitors through ourgrounds,” said spokespersonAmber Wellington. “We’llteach muggles and wizardsalike about the famousherbologists, Carrie andMargaret Goodell, who livedhere and cared for ourwoods.

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PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHANCrazy Dave’s Sugar Bowl, 518 Mill St., will close its doors at the end of the day Oct. 30.

Jones said upon bring-ing the restaurant back toConneaut in 2008 that hewas realizing his parents’dream. Most of the busi-ness had come fromConneaut.

“When the restaurantmoved, the clientele followedit to West Springfield. I don’tknow of a part of any daywhere someone doesn’t saysomething about my momand dad,” Jones said at thetime.

Ironically, a lack of spacein W. Springfield promptedthe move back to Conneaut.Jones said people fromConneaut stopped driving toW. Springfield because therewere not enough seats. Inthose days, during the din-ner hour, people often had towait up to an hour to beseated.

“ With so few seats, wecould not take reservations,”Jones said.

At the new Mill Street lo-cation, the dining roomseated 64 people and ban-quet rooms held up to 80.

The restaurant has beenthe regular meeting site forConneaut Rotary Club, Se-niors Together monthly lun-

cheons, various high schoolalumni groups, and thepopular “Dinner & Doctrine”series at St. Mary/St.Frances Cabrini Church,among others.

In addition to good foodand good prices, Jones wascommunity-minded, spon-soring a free Thanksgivingdinner each year as a way ofgiving back. He never hesi-tated to put out canisters forvarious non-profit fund-rais-ers or to sponsor benefit din-ners, such as the meal forleukemia patient CalebColtman several years ago.Aware of the cut in statefunds to libraries, CrazyDave’s donated $630 inThanksgiving dinner tips toConneaut Public Librarytwo years ago. Jones alsoopened his parking lot for

the Labor Day Cruise-Inbenefit for the ConneautArea Historical Society Mu-seum.

Though admitting thechange is “scary,” theJoneses see a silver lining inthe latest cloud hanging overConneaut’s economy.

For the first time inyears, Jones’ 12-hour dayswill be over, and he will haveevenings and Saturdays off.”

“He will actually get paiddays off, he’ll be done at 2p.m., and we’ll have a nor-mal life,” said Donna, who isreturning to school to obtainan insurance license.

Yet it still hurts whenpeople tell Jones they will nolonger have a place to go outto eat in Conneaut is pain-ful.

“Maybe there are too

many restaurants,” she said,noting that Perkins andAntonette’s have reopenedin the past three years.“There are lots of places toeat. We had low dinnerprices. I don’t know whatelse we could have done.”

Jones once heard an ac-quaintance in the samesituation say that if every-one in the city had come inonce a month and spent $10on dinner, they’d be doingokay.

“It’s true,” she said.There is one final silver

lining to the cloud, one forthe enter community.

Jones will continue thetraditional free communityThanksgiving Dinner, serv-ing from Fellowship Hall atNew Leaf United MethodistChurch.

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at Halloween trade shows inChicago, he now picks upitems off the Internet.

That is how he found TheBride. Manufactured byMorbid Industries, of Con-necticut, she came to Skalosvia Craig’s List.

“I typed in ‘HauntedHouse props,’ and she cameup,” he said. “She came as is,even with the veil.”

“A man had rented someitems in a storage unit, anddidn’t pay the rent onemonth,” Skalos said. “So theowner sold everything out ofthe unit, and this was one ofthem.”

The arch in which shestands came from aStrongsville garden store.

Another addition new isa “breathing grave,” in whichdirt in a fresh grave softlyrises and falls.

“It’s very random, a verygood effect at night,” Skalossaid, of the item made by afriend who sent the plansand has already come by togive his approval.

Skalos also purchasednew masks for BarnabasCollins, who greets visitorsalong the driveway, and awerewolf next to the garage.

He has added new strobelights in the garage, whichoffers a “haunted house” dis-play with talking mirrors.

“When the lightningflashes, it’s noticeable,” hesaid. “It adds to the dramaticeffects.”

And he has a new tomb-stone with raven sound-ef-fects that is named for some-one executed in 1692. Partof its inscription reads,“when ravens cry, I shall re-turn.”

Skalos has been workingon the massive display sinceLabor Day. Pieces that arenot water-resistant are cov-ered with plastic bags untilopening night. That is, un-less hit by strong winds.

“Someone asked me oncewhat was worse, heavywinds or driving rain, andI have to say the wind. It’sso brutal. I’ve never hadanything blown away, butsome plastic bags wereblown off over the week-end,” he said.

Though Skalos continuesadding finishing touches inadvance of Friday’s “softopening,” the last pieces – 22jack-o-lanterns – won’t goout until Oct. 28.

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“Carving them is like anassembly line. My friendshelp me,” he said.

Skalos said that in thedisplay’s 21 years, no onehas ever suggested he pur-chase a certain piece seen inanother display. He saysthat nothing in his displayis available in local stores.

“I think they are soamazed by the things that Ihave that they think that ifsomething unique is outthere, I probably alreadyhave it,” he said. “It all addsto the uniqueness and origi-nality.”

As he has marks 20 yearsof the “Haunt,” Skalosdoubts that he will main-tain the tradition for an-other 20.

“I bought the hearse frompeople in Erie who called itquits after doing a displayfor 20 years,” he said. “SoI’ve outlasted their longev-ity. But in the beginning, Ididn’t think I’d be doing itthis long, either.”

Skalos expects his big-gest crowds on Halloweennight, after trick-or-treatingends at 7 p.m. He buysenough candy for 1,000trick-or-treaters and also

hands out glow bracelets.“It gets so crowded that I

have to let them into the ga-rage in groups,” he said.

The day after Halloween,it all comes to a screechinghalt.

“I almost dread Hallow-een because I know the nextday, I have to begin takingit down,” he said.

Taking it down in a day-and-half is nothing com-pared to the six weeks ofputting it up. Once down,Skalos will mow the grassfor the first time since Sept.15.

“The fear of snow ispartly why I rush to get ev-erything down in a hurry,”he said. “We had snow justonce, but it didn’t stick.”

Those so inclined to leavedonations at the display willbe assisting the ConneautFood Pantry.

The City of Conneautwill close Williams Streetfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Halloweennight to accommodate thecrowds visiting “The Haunt”and the Harringtons’ friend-lier display on the south endof the street.

“It’s fun, lots of fun,”Skalos said.

Boo! From the “Boo”Frightening visitors at the Buckeye Boo, ahaunted house at North Kingsville ElementarySchool sponsored by the Buckeye Bandboosters, is “Witch Hazel,” aka Linnell Lilac(right), Kristen Sharp, of Ashtabula Township,in a blood-covered garment (left), and azombie (below). The Buckeye Boo is open 7 to11 p.m. weekends through Oct. 31. Admissionis $5. Read more in The Recorder section.

PHOTOS BY MARTHA SOROHANThis gravestone is a new addition to this year’s Haunt onWilliams Street.

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