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RICHFIELDGlencairn Forest

Phase 10 now open. Bring your own builder. Easy access to 77 and 271!Laura Horning Duryea 330-606-7131 Gary Stouffer 330-835-4900

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RICHFIELD $645,000 3363 Turnbury Drive

All brick, 6BR custom built home on private setting. 1st floor master suite. 2 sty great room open to gourmet kit w/granite countertops & Bosch SS appliances. Finished walkout LL w/2nd full kit, 6th BR & full bath. Over $200K of improvements in past 5 years. Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444

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GRANGER TWPMillers Meadow

5 lovely lots left. Plenty of options with sizes ranging from 3.8-10.3 acres. Bring your own builder and enjoy public water with tap-ins paid! Minutes from 71/271/77. Highland LSD. Starting at $89K. Gary Stouffer 330-835-4900

BATH $650,000 601 Heatherleigh

Impressive 5BR/4.2 Colonial in desirable Arbour Green on flat 1.84 acre lot. Open floor plan w/high ceilings & tons of natural sunlight throughout. 1st fl master ste. Fin-ished LL + 1-2 additional BRs, full BA, gym, fam rm w/FP & kitchenette. Stone patio w/FP. Public sewer. Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444

BATH $340,000213 Lake Pointe

Sought af ter 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Ranch home with gorgeous pond views in desirable Village of Crystal Lakes. Great floor plan with many recent improvements including new roof, skylights, furnace, A/C and hot water tank. 1st floor laundry.Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444

BATH $500,0001357 N Medina Line

Custom Boggs built Country French home - quality & character thruout! Situated 300 ft from road on flat 2.5 ac lot. 2 car attached gar & 2 car Carriage house gar w/lge loft area. 1st floor master ste, GR, & gourmet kit. Hdwd flrs 1st flr. 3 lge BR + bonus rm/playrm on 2nd floor. Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444

BATH $374,999320 Harvest Drive

Looking for privacy, but within a neighborhood? Privacy & nature surround this spacious 4-5 bed-room, 3 full bath home situated on the cul-de-sac, with 2.02 heavily wooded acres. Open floor plan w/spacious rooms. Many recent improvements.Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444

GRANGER TWP–Millers Meadow Development: 5 lovely lots left. Plenty of options with sizes ranging from 3.8-10.3 acres. Bring your own builder and enjoy public water with tap-ins paid! Mintues from 71/271/77. Highland LSD. Starting at $89K Gary Stouffer 330-835-4900.GRANGER Western Reserve Homestead S/L 7 Windfall Rd: 2 acres, flat lot. Highland LSD.

Well/septic. South of Granger Rd. Minutes from 71/271. $69,000GRANGER S/L 9 Granger Rd: 2.85 acres, flat lot. Highland LSD. Well/septic. South of Granger Rd. Minutes from 71/271. $49,900RICHFIELD – 2802 Southern Rd: 42+ acres avai lable in Richfield. This scenic parcel has it all with long views, wooded privacy, 9 stall horse barn, 10

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calming Creekside paths and over 4 acs of pasture to provide your personal escape.SHARON TWP – The Ridge: 5840 Spring Ridge Dr: 2.36 acs. Highland LSD. Long rear views. Bring your own builder. Minutes f rom 77/71. Wel l /septic. $87,500SHARON TWP – Sharon Hts: 2+ acre private lots in Highland

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Gary Stouffer 330-835-4900 Ryan Shaffer 330-329-6904

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Lovely Brick Colonial. Large frplc, living room w/wall of bookshelves. Spacious dining room. First floor master suite w/ large closets. East-in kit w/all appliances. First floor laundry, 2 enormous 2nd floor BRS w/full wall of closets. 2-car garage. Beautiful corner lot. Sharon Ross 330-696-9393

BATH 4527 Bridle Trail

One of a kind 4 bedroom Stone and Brick European Colonial in Bath’s Firestone Trace features soaring ceilings, 2 story carved limestone fireplace, dream kitchen, open floor plan and huge patio made for entertaining. Elegance in every detail. Revere Schools. Gary Stouffer 330-835-4900

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4BR, 3 full, 3 half bath Brick/Stucco Tudor located in The Sanctuary. In-terior offers rich woodwork, 2 story great room, updated eat-in kitchen, private master suite w/fireplace. Large all seasons room overlooking inviting deck and in-ground pool. Shown by appt only. Kelly Vrba 330-819-0144

BATH $975,0003748 Roberts Ridge

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Meticulous one owner quality built 4BR/4.5BA, 4-car garage brick Georgian Colonial tucked away on lush, private lot. Prof. interior design throughout. Bright open flr pln w/ 2story great rm, large eat-in gourmet kit., formal dining rm, 1st & 2nd floor mstr stes, finished low. lvl w/office, potential 5th BR, workout rm & rec rm for entertaining. Top of line upgrades throughout. Shown by appoinment only.Robin Rohrich 330-696-4179

RICHFIELD $749,0003967 Forestridge

Built to entertain year round. Brick Center Hall Colonial on 2+ acres w/in-ground pool. Private 1st floor master suite w/screened patio overlooking park-like setting. Spacious kitchen, large eating area, 2 story family room w/wall of windows, walkout lower level w/rec room, workout room and bath. Plenty of storage & room for the toys w/extra 7 car garage. Guest suite above garage.Kelly Vrba 330-819-0144

BATH TWP3375 Pheasant Hill Drive

Once in a lifetime! Spectacular, private waterfront retreat. Raised Ranch on almst 4 acres. Open flr pln & views of nature & water through entire home. Great rm w/2story stone frplce, kit. w/open hrdwd staircase to finished walkout low. lvl. Gourmet kit. w/dual ovens, brkfst bar & open dinette w/water views. 1st flr mstr ste w/frplce & jet. tub & stm shwr w/priv. deck & water views. 2 addtl. guest stes. Lwr lvl feat. huge fmly rm w/stone frplce, 2nd kit., 2BR/2.5BA, office & craft rm. 1400 sqft garage. Beautifully landscaped, stone patios & lg deck over water w/spiral staircase. Revere Schools. Call today to view this spectacular home. Enrique Arnedo Rojas 330-322-1528

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On our coverCarol Korba feeds one of the 40 alpacas she and her husband, Marty, raise for their fleece. See article on page 6 Photo by W. Turrell

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2 ........... Old-fashioned ice cream social and road rally set for Sept. 12

6 ........... Bath couple’s Suri alpacas produce fleece fit for a king

10 ........ Police levy on November ballot

20 ........ Community Day offered good time

23 ........ Animal registry may help rescue efforts in township

24 ........ Hens find ‘Hope’ and happiness in Bath Township

26 ........ Fellow riders, first responders resuscitate fallen Sweet Corn cyclist

31 ........ Former top amateur golfer recalls youthful adventures on links

32 ........ Revere grad wins spot on OSU cheerleading squad

34 ........ Debater’s victories cap success for Revere speech and debate

35 ........ Revere fall sports teams will see significant changes

39 ........ Revere Athletic Hall of Fame

40 ........ The Century Homes of Bath

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B12 BATH HISTORICAL SOCI-ETY

Stony Hill School House hosts ice cream social. Photo by J. Miller

Old-fashioned ice cream social, road rally set for Sept. 13The Bath Township Historical Society

will host its annual Ice Cream Social and Road Rally at the Stony Hill Schoolhouse, 49 N. Hametown Rd., on Sunday, Sept. 13 ,from 1-3 p.m.

Bath Historical Society members will serve ice cream, cake and lemonade free to the Bath community as a “thank you” for the community’s support of numerous proj-

ects, including the Bath Museum in Bath Town Hall and the Stony Hill Schoolhouse.

The renovated 1892 schoolhouse, which is listed on the National Register of His-toric Places, will be open for tours that day. Currently a museum operated by the Bath Township Historical Society, Stony Hill Schoolhouse was one of nine, one-room schoolhouses used to educate children in early years of the township.

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Bath November ballot takes form

PEOPLE’S VOICES

We encourage letters to the editor. Letters are limited to 250 words and must be signed and include an address and phone number for verification (not for publication). The street name will be printed. We reserve the right to edit all letters for clarity and length only. We might not use letters for space reasons or those that have appeared in other publications or letters on a single topic submitted multiple times by the same individual or group.

Revere Music Parents Association says thanks

Bath landmarks highlight BBA Road Rally, dinner

Commonplace landmarks and every-day sights take on puzzling significance when photographed and lifted out of their surroundings. You know you have seen that sign or lamppost or driveway entrance, but where in the township is it?

That’s the fun and challenge of the an-nual Bath Business Association’s (BBA) Road Rally, a non-timed, photographic and fun excursion throughout scenic Bath Township.

This year’s Road Rally is Sunday, Sept. 13, starting at 3 p.m. from the grounds of the Stony Hill Schoolhouse, 49 N. Hametown Rd. Rally teams will receive a sheet of up to 16 photographs before being sent to travel the byways of Bath to locate the addresses of those photos.

“The Road Rally is a fun day to drive around this great town we are fortunate enough to live in, while trying to find the landmarks to the picture clues we are given,” Bath resident Lori Macso said.

“I started going years ago with my late sister, when she would come to Bath for a summer visit,” she said. “Friends Jean Hockwalt and Dede Morrison were my partners in crime one year as well. We always start at the ice cream social and finish with the dinner. It is a nice community activity for friends and family.”

To participate in the rally costs $10 per vehicle, regardless of the number of vehicle participants or vehicle make, model or number of tires.

Once the addresses have been located, participants reconvene back at the Stony Hill Schoolhouse, where dinner, beverages and dessert will be served and prizes awarded. The cost for the dinner is $10 per person; $5 for children under age 12.

Participants in the road rally or the dinner need not live in Bath nor be members of the BBA; however, regis-tration for both is required by Sept. 9. Registration forms are available at bathbusinessassociation.com. For more information, call 330-666-3347. ∞

by Tess WolfeWith the filing deadline having

passed, names on the Bath Township ballot for the Nov. 3 general election are in, pending certification by the Summit County Board of Elections.

Running unopposed as township fiscal officer for a term to begin April 1, 2016, is Sharon A. Troike, who has held that position with the township since 2008.

Among candidates for township trustee for a term beginning Jan. 1 are Mark Figetakis, a 45-year resident, and incumbent Elaina Goodrich, who has been a trustee since 1996.

With five seats on the Revere Local Schools Board of Education to be de-cided, the ballot includes two groups of candidates, due to a disqualifying error made by each of two incumbent candidates, Claudia Mendat Hower and George K. Seifert, the last time they ran. Each was appointed by the board the following January.

Among one group of board of education candidates, three will serve terms starting Jan. 1. Three are

To the Editor:On behalf of the Revere Music Parents

Association, we would like to say thank you to the community for its support of our recent Tag Day fundraiser. Your generous donations ensure the success of the vocal and instrumental music programs at Revere High School. The proceeds from this fundraiser are used to help offset the costs of music programs for the students and cover not only instrument and uniform maintenance, but help cover some of the costs associ-ated with the different venues where the

students perform. All of this would not be possible without the tax-deductible donations we collected at your door and the envelopes you mail to the RMPA. If you missed us and would like to make a contribution, please mail your dona-tion to RMPA, PO Box 671, Bath, OH 44210. Again, thank you for your gen-erosity and we hope to see you at one of our many performances during the 2015-2016 season. ∞

Tracie Gamblin and Cheryl SigsworthBeaverbrook Drive

incumbents: Dana Appel has been on the board since 2012, Hower since 2009 and Diana M. Sabitsch since 2012. Gary Mitchhart, a 12-year resident of the district, also is vying for a spot on the board.

Among the other group of board candidates, both are incumbents looking to serve unexpired terms that end Dec. 31, 2017. Thomas Kelley has been on the board since 2012, Seifert since 2009.

Bath voters will also decide one township issue in the election, a proposed tax levy that will replace 1.5 mills of an existing levy and include an increase of 0.5 mill for a tax that will provide “ … capital expenditures, wages, benefits, opera-tion and maintenance of the Bath Township Police Department at a rate not exceeding 2 mills for each [$1] of valuation … ”

According to the bal lot, this amounts to 20 cents for each $100 of valuation, beginning this year for a “continuing period of time” and first due beginning next year. ∞www.scriptype.com

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Bath couple’s Suri alpacas produce fleece fit for a king by Wendy Turrell

When Carol and Marty Korba were looking for an alternative business 14 years ago, they saw an “I Love Alpacas” commercial. Marty jokingly said, “We could do that!”

At the time, the Korbas knew nothing about farming, but they wanted a change from their suburban existence in Hudson to a more rural lifestyle. After spending a year researching and attending seminars about Suri alpacas and the lustrous fleece they produce, they decided this was the business/lifestyle change they were look-ing for.

So convinced were they that the Korbas took the plunge, bought some alpacas, and boarded them for a year, while look-ing for the perfect farm home. Marty and Carol found a former horse farm for sale on North Revere Road and knew they had discovered the ideal place.

Alpacas are a distant offshoot of the camel family, closely related to llamas, and were domesticated in South America over 6,000 years ago. There are two types

B05 BATH COUPLE’S SURI AL-PACAS

An alpaca raised by Bath residents Marty and Carol Korba poses for the camera. Photo by W. Turrell

of alpacas: the Huacaya and Suri. The main difference is their fleece. Huacayas have hollow fibers that stand out from the body. Suris have long, smooth “dread-locks” that hang down. Both are very soft fibers, but only the Suri has the lustrous, silky fleece that reflects light. In fact, the difference in the finished products is so noticeable, ancient Incan royalty forbade the use of the rarer Suri fiber for any but their own clothing.

The Korbas’ herd numbers 40 males and females of all ages. In South America they are used for their meat as well as fleece. Here alpacas are raised exclusively for their fleece or as pets. The fleece is shorn yearly, in the spring. The herd has grown so large, the Korbas hire expert shearers to help them, although Carol hand-shears her senior herd member, a female over 20 years old.

It is easy to see the affection both Korbas hold for their animals, although they are not pets. Each one is named and has a distinct personality. “Usually, their tem-perament is gentle and shy,” Marty said. “Occasionally the males get into tiffs with one another, and then the loser pouts.”

Alpacas have three stomachs, like cows, and chew a cud, which refines the waste products so that the manure is excellent fertilizer. “Mustard Seed Market buys up our supply to use on their organic farm,” Carol said.

Ribbons won by the alpacas in com-petitive shows throughout the U.S. cover an entire wall in the Korba barn office. Some are for the fleece quality and some are awarded for the animal’s confirma-tion. All their alpacas are registered with blood samples to retain the bloodlines because alpacas are no longer imported from South America but are all bred here.

In the spring and summer, the herd is rotated between six adjoining pastures. In the winter, Marty said their basement has been converted into a grow-light con-tainer garden for the high-quality barley grass that supplements the alpacas’ winter diet of hay and grain.

Once the Suris are shorn, Carol cleans the fleece (also called fiber) and cards it, a process that combs it with wire brushes. At that point, the soft, silky fleece is known as batting. She sells the batting to others, who make their own products,

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B04 BATH COUPLE’S SURI AL-PACAS

A reversible shawl made from the fleece of alpacas raised on a local farm. Photo by W. Turrell

and keeps some to make scarves, finger-less gloves and felted products that she sells from her home and at craft shows. The rest of the fleece is sent to a fair trade company in South America, which turns it into beautiful clothing and other products that the Korbas sell. A small portion goes to a textile factory in North Carolina, where it is milled into soft socks for diabetic patients.

Although tending alpacas sounds like a full-time job, Carol and Marty hold day jobs, which they say they enjoy too much to give up yet. They are self-described “empty nesters” in their 50s, Marty is an insurance fraud investigator and Carol works in the financial depart-ment of a large bank. Marty laughingly said, “We haven’t had a vacation in years.”

They do not currently have a website, but the Korbas’ Suri alpaca products can be seen by appointment and purchased by calling 330-668-2402. The Korbas also will exhibit their merchandise at three craft shows this fall: Geneva Grape Jam-boree on Sept. 26-27; Hartville Fall Arts & Crafts Festival on Oct. 3; and Church of the Western Reserve Holiday Bazaar in Pepper Pike on Nov. 14. ∞


by Vito Sinopoli

Township Administrator’s

Corner

Rolling hills and picturesque views are abundant in the Bath Township landscape. A series of winding roads that traverse the township at times make travel hazardous, especially during winter, when snow and ice can make driving a

challenge. Because many of the roads run adjacent to Yellow Creek, bridges and other sections of roadway are vulnerable to nature’s immense power. In the after-math of the storms of May 12, 2014, a bridge on Shaw Road collapsed, but the storms also wreaked havoc on a section of roadway in the eastern portion of the township, contributing to a landslide.

Landslide hazards are a serious threat to life and property. Increased residential development and construction of roads along slopes and hillsides pose a greater risk to land shifts. Experts say that the

force of gravity acting on a steep slope is the primary reason for a landslide. However, there are other contributing factors, including erosion by rivers and streams that undercut steep slopes, tree and vegetation removal, weakening of rock and soil slopes through saturation by intense or prolonged rainfall. Also, rapid snowmelt, freezing and thawing of soil, ground failure due to excessive weight from the accumulation of rain or snow or from large man-made structures and sharp fluctuations in groundwater levels can lead to landslides. Although the physical cause of many landslides cannot be changed, geologic analysis, appropriate engineering practices and enforcement of land-use management, including lo-cal steep slopes regulations, can reduce landslide hazards.

A stark reminder of the immense power of a landslide occurred last year on Yellow Creek Road between Sand Run Road and Revere Road. An embankment on the north side of Yellow Creek Road in the 2400 block failed, causing serious dam-age to the roadway. The road had been compromised by the landslide, and one lane had to be closed to traffic. While experts can’t identify with certainty the exact nature of the landslide, it’s believed that heavy storms over the past year con-tributed greatly to the problem.

The Summit County Engineer’s Office maintains Yellow Creek Road; therefore, repairs to the landslide will be addressed by that agency. The Engineer’s Office has hired GPD Group, a local engineering and consulting firm, to design a retain-ing wall system to fix the landslide area. The engineering firm has prepared plans, specifications and cost projections for the job.

The repair will involve the installa-tion of 150 lineal feet of steel sheet wall panels, each 35 feet in length, that will be driven into the ground through use of specialty equipment on the north side of the road. Concurrent with the work on the north side of the road, a network of four-foot diameter, 32 foot-deep con-crete cores will be installed on the south side of the road. A series of steel rods, two-and-a-half inches in diameter and threaded on each end with turnbuckles, will connect the concrete cores with the steel sheet walls. With the north side sheet wall anchored to the south side of the roadway, fill material will be added to complete the void between the sheet

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wall and the area of soil and pavement that washed away as a result of the landslide. Another important part of the plan is soil stabilization on the north side of the roadway. Stream bank erosion stone, flood plain seeding and plantings and final road paving will complete the project scope.

Perhaps an even greater challenge for the project will be the relocation of utilities along the construction. Electric, phone, cable and gas services extend through the project area and must be relocated in order for the contractor to safely install the sheet wall panels and concrete cores. The importance of requisite funding for state, county and local road projects is underscored by the estimated project cost for the Yellow Creek Road improvement. The total estimated cost of the project, in-cluding design, right-of-way acquisition, and utility coordination is $1 million.

Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in mid-October and is expected to extend through June of 2016. How-ever, the engineer’s office advised that the project start could be postponed until the spring of 2016 to avoid any disrup-tion in work due to weather conditions.

Currently, partial lane closure is necessary due to a worsening roadway embankment landslide. The slope failure has reached the pavement of the westbound travel lane, creating a hazard to the motoring public. Crews have installed concrete bar-riers, portable traffic signals, and restriped the roadway. For months preceding con-struction, a portion of Yellow Creek Road between Revere Road and Sand Run Road has been a one-lane road with alternating

traffic flows being controlled by signals.Because full closure of Yellow Creek

Road between Sand Run and Revere Road is necessary, Bath Road has been desig-nated as an alternate detour route during construction. While detours are an incon-venience for travelers, we appreciate the patience of motorists traveling through this area as work continues to ensure the long-term stability of the roadway and the safety of all who use it. ∞

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TOWNSHIPPolice levy will be on November ballot

by Kathy SidawayAug. 3 trustee meeting

Bath Township Fiscal Officer Sharon Troike provided a detailed comparison of departmental budgets for the first six months of 2014 with the first six months of 2015. In 2014, general fund revenue from January through June was nearly $1.1 million and expenses were almost $1.5 mil-lion. This year, general fund revenue for the

same period was $925,000 and expenses totaled $1.05 million.

Troike reminded those in attendance that townships operate solely on revenue from property taxes. In the past, revenue included substantial inheritance taxes, util-ity taxes and income that has been phased out through legislative action. Although Bath has a reserve fund, the township can-not pull from that reserve fund indefinitely.

Thanks to past non property tax income, the fire and police departments have each benefitted from a transfer from the town-ship’s general fund account that has aver-aged $250,000 annually.

In 2014, the police department had revenues of $1.37 million (including a $250,000 contribution) and expenses of $1.17 million for a surplus of almost $200,000. In 2015, revenue was $1.67


TOWNSHIPmillion (including a $270,000 advance from the general fund) and expenses were $1.43 million.

“These numbers are not a reflection on Chief [Michael] McNeely,’’ Troike said. “He is very conservative and an excellent budgeter.”

The fire fund reflects a similar situation. Revenue for the first six months of 2014 was $877,800 (including the $250,000 ad-vance); expenses were $666,000. 2015 rev-enues for the same period were $901,000 and expenses $950,000. Road and bridge funds and park funds remain stable at this time.

“In the past inheritance tax dollars also paid for capital improvements,’’ Trustee Becky Corbett said. “Now capital improve-ments will need to be paid for through the general fund.” With the loss of other tax revenue, the township is moving away from the practice of advancing general fund dollars to the departments operat-ing a deficit. Consequently, the trustees have authorized a resolution to replace the current 1.5 mill police levy with a 2.0 mill levy for tax year 2015, with collection beginning in 2016.

“The current levy is collecting less than half of what it was intended to (due to reduced property values),” Troike said. The 2.0 mill levy will provide funds for capital expenditures, wages, benefits, operation and maintenance of Bath’s police depart-ment, costing property owners $70 for each $100,000 valuation and will appear on the ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Bite leads to robbery chargeChief McNeely reported that June

crimes included 15 thefts, two burglar-ies, two stolen autos and an additional theft that turned into a robbery charge and indictment, when a shoplifter bit the store security agent who detained her. During July there was one burglary and 10 thefts.

A noteworthy incident occurred on July 8 around 1 p.m., when officers responded to a burglary in process near the Arbour Green neighborhood. A fam-ily working in the backyard saw their two vehicles being taken from the open garage by three teens. Realizing that they had been seen, the three panicked, crashed the cars and took off on foot. Of-ficers from Bath and surrounding areas spent three hours tracking the suspects.

Aided by Ohio State Patrol K9 units and tips from residents, two of the young men were apprehended in a field.

One of the dogs then alerted officers to a third suspect, who had jumped into a pond. The three remain in jail and are believed to have been involved in more than a dozen burglaries in Ellet and in neighborhoods around Smith Road and the southeast corner of Bath.

Trustees approved the chief ’s recom-mendation to post internally for a full-time and a part-time communication specialist and for a part-time police officer.

Calls and inspections keep fire department busy

Fire Chief Walt Hower said the 71st Annual Bath Horse show was a success due in part to a change in location. Soggy conditions at the regular show grounds forced a move to the Bath Pony Club at 141 Remsen Rd., which offered better footing for the horses and therefore greater rider participation.

During June, Bath fire personnel re-sponded to 118 calls; during July, 136 calls. Over the past two months, the fire department has performed many inspec-tions: 14 restaurant inspections, including four suppression system installations; 53 general inspections; four preschool inspec-tions, and a number of home inspections, which are required for adoptions and foster care of children.

Safety Town was well attended at Bath Elementary School.

Six part-time paid volunteer fire and safety personnel have been removed from the roster for failing to work the minimum hours required by their contract. Hower said this came about as a result of a payroll system upgrade, better tracking of hours and was routine housekeeping. Hower reached out to all six before removing them from the roster and none was interested in continuing to serve, because of conflicts, relocation and full time jobs. Hower said the terminations will not cause a person-nel shortage, as these personnel were not being utilized.

Bath Steeplechase 8K proceeds reap hay wagon

Members of the nonprofit Bath Park board and of the BathSteeplechase8k committee presented trustees with a paid invoice for a new hay wagon to be used

in the parks. The invoice for $5,785 was paid for with proceeds from the first two BathSteeplechase8K races. Board member Jennifer Douglas, in making the presen-tation, thanked past sponsors, donors, runners, walkers, and volunteers for their part in helping make the annual event a success. The 2015 steeplechase is scheduled for Oct. 17, with online registration avail-able at BathSteeplechase8k.com. Those interested in becoming sponsors, donors or volunteers can email [email protected].

The Bath Baseball Park playground equipment upgrade is complete and a sun canopy installed; later this summer a large sandbox will be installed under the canopy. As the number of fields in the park has increased, the original playground equipment became insufficient to handle the volume of children on hand during game days.

The upgrade was funded by donations from Bath/Richfield Kiwanis, Kiwanis In-ternational and a NatureWorks grant. The ballfields were playable 80 percent of the time during June and July despite 21 days of rain, totaling 9.94 inches. More than 60 kids attended a one-week Cleveland Indians baseball camp, and the Cuyahoga Valley Baseball Association held an 11U tournament with 13 games played over two days in the park.

In the other parks, tennis courts were resurfaced, asphalt repaired, the concession stand and deck at the Regal Beagle stained and the kiosk roof at the Regal Beagle repaired. Also, 435 feet of bog walkway framework was installed. There were 886 events in Bath parks during the first half of 2015.

Service Director Caine Collins reported 44 requests were received during June and July; 60 (some backlogged) were handled. The requests included 785 feet of road-side ditching, replacement of eight drive culverts and one road crossover culvert, rebuilding of 10 catch basins and eight days of roadside mowing. Nearly 180 tons of asphalt was used in preparation of roadwork to be performed by contractors.

Collins also announced the retirement of longtime service department adminis-trative assistant Carol Marik. The town-ship will advertise for a replacement, who will need sophisticated computer skills

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and the requisite people skills in dealing with the public.

Thirty zoning permits were issued during June and July: 10 residential ad-ditions, seven new residential buildings, one pool, four accessory structures and signs, two fences and business use. Bill Funk, zoning director, said zoning com-mission members heard a presentation

from Lou Bologna proposing to change the zoning from office use to retail use along North Cleveland-Massillon Road. Formal application and proper notices are required before any action can be taken by the commission. Appearance review commission recommended approving a new wall sign in West Market Plaza for Rice Paper Thai Cuisine and for a new monument sign for the Hampton Inn on Springside Drive.

Signs of improvementTownship Administrator Vito Sinopoli

reported that work has been progressing at the Heritage Corridors Information Center. The land has been excavated, concrete footers and the slab for the pavilion structure have been poured, and the pavilion will soon be built. The wayside exhibit, which will include pan-els informing users about the Heritage Corridors of Bath, the Yellow Creek Wa-tershed and other Bath features is the first of its kind on the Ohio Scenic Byway.

“Members of the steering commit-tee for the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) con-necting communities planning grant met in July to consider implementation strategies for projects stemming from the Environmental design group study,’’ Sinopoli said. “The committee includes representatives from Bath, Copley, AM-ATS, Summit County engineer’s office, Metro RTA and Ohio Department of Transportation.

“Priorities taken from the study include installing sidewalks on the north side of state Route 18 and the construction of a roundabout in Copley on Flight Me-morial Drive. The steering committee discussed funding options and many grants could be available. Monetary commitments will be matched to maxi-mize the opportunity to seek and obtain grant funding on the projects.”

Trustees approved a resolution autho-rizing Trustee Elaina Goodrich to apply for Federal Transportation Alternatives Funds. The resolution states, “The streetscape recommendation includes an eight-foot widened sidewalk, gateway landscaping designs for commercial en-trances along the state Route 18 corridor, crosswalks, and ADA curb ramps at all driveway crossings.”

Judge Lombardi up for electionJudge David Lombardi attended the

trustee meeting and announced that he is running for re-election in November as one of six Akron Municipal Court judges. The Akron Municipal Court serves the cities of Akron and Fairlawn, the town-ships of Bath, Richfield and Springfield, the villages of Lakemore and Richfield and the portion of Mogadore in Summit County. ∞

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Most of you know that after one year of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing, the state pulled the plug on the exams after a bar-rage of criticism from teachers, administrators, parents and students. While many people

Revere seeks volunteer committee members

The Revere Local Schools Board of Education is seeking several community members to serve on a facilities planning committee along with school administra-tors and staff. The committee will engage in a comprehensive facility and site analy-sis. The goal of the committee will be to recommend both short-and long-range plans for facilities that will favorably im-pact academic performance, extracurricu-lar activities and operational efficiencies.

Resources available to the committee will include a recently completed building analysis from the Ohio Schools Construction Com-mission, a study on educational adequacy and educational vision for all academic buildings, direction from the architectural firm repre-senting the district, financial resource data and input from a comprehensive community engagement process.

The committee will research the potential impact that facilities can have on student engagement and learning. Topics might include enrollment, square footage analysis and operations. The committee will meet throughout the 2015-2016 school year and make recommendations to the board sometime after January 1, 2016.

If interested, please contact Revere com-munications specialist Jennifer Reece by Sept. 15 at [email protected]. Please include a short statement about why you are interested in serving on the Facilities Planning Committee and any prior experi-ence in this role. All applicants will be for-warded to the board for consideration. ∞

rejoiced at the decision, the question focused on what the Ohio Department of Education would do next. We received that answer less than 24 hours later.

Ohio selected the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to build new tests as the PARCC replacements for math and English language arts. AIR already provides the state’s science and social studies tests.

So what do we know about these new tests? Ohio’s embrace of the Common Core standards isn’t changing, but the testing to rate performance will take less time. We also know that the exams will be given during one

testing window, toward the end of the school year. We are told to expect quicker results this time around, as lawmakers want the results by June 30.

Districts will have the option next spring of giving students the tests on computers, in a paper format or a combination of both. English language arts for all students will be April 4-29. Math, science and social studies will be April 4-May 13.

Will these tests be better received than PARCC? That remains to be seen. But I have no doubt that Revere students will respond well to whatever the state throws their way. Re-vere has been a high quality, high-performing district since long before testing was enforced. My hope is that these new tests make it easier for students and staff to get back to the busi-ness of learning, which is where we should have been all along. ∞

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Sept. 5 & 6Made in Ohio Festival

Enjoy Ohio-produced arts, crafts and foods at the sixth annual Made in Ohio Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday and Sunday Sept. 5 and 6, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Hale Farm & Village, 2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath. The Made in Ohio Festival is an outdoor event featuring Ohio artists and crafts people, and local restaurants, among the historical and idyllic scenery of Hale Farm & Village. Vendors include jewelry artists, potters, carvers, glass artists, soap and lotions makers, quilters, and a variety of unique fine craft artists. Admission is $5. For informa-tion visit madeinohiofestival.com. ∞

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Sept 20-Nov. 22AMVETS Post 176

Turkey Shoot AMVETS Post 176 will sponsor turkey

shoots each Sunday, Sept. 20-Nov. 22, at 3944 Wheatley Rd., Richfield. Practice rounds start at 10 a.m., while the shoot starts at 10:10 a.m. Prizes are turkeys, ham and bacon. Sign-up starts at 7 a.m. Breakfast by the women’s auxiliary be-gins at 7:30 a.m. Guns will be limited to 32-inch factory barrels.

For more information, call 330-659-3924. ∞

Sept. 19Fleas ‘N ‘Tiques

Fleas ‘N ‘Tiques will be open to the public at Hale Farm & Village at 10 a.m. Sept. 19. Sponsored by the Hale Farm & Village Citizens Council, a membership organization of the West-ern Reserve Historical Society, the proceeds will benefit the restoration of the Goldsmith Garden in the village.

Visitors to the Western Reserve His-torical Society’s living history museum grounds that day will have an oppor-tunity to browse through collectible or decorative pieces provided by several registered antique dealers within the 1812 Aten Log Barn. The barn is a marvel in the collection of buildings preserved at Hale Farm and is located across from the glass blowing barn building on the hill at the southern end of the village. Other items for sale were donated by members of the HF&V Citizens Council.

Vendors of “flea market” items can park off the village road near the Glass Barn for $15 (includes two adults), starting at 8:30 a.m. on sale day.

Email questions and space reservations to Kathie via [email protected]. ∞

Sept. 15, 22Free dementia workshops

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Sept. 12Richfield Fall Fest

The sixth annual Eastwood Preserve Fall Fest will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Learn everything about the impor-tance of bees and how they affect man’s food sources. See a bee under the mi-croscope and get up close and personal with a hive to see how it works. There will be honey for sale. Ms. Ellen will show how to protect the monarch but-terfly and how to help keep Eastwood Preserve a special place for monarchs.

Visitors can see the preserve on a hay-ride. There will be crafts for the children and artists/crafters selling their wares. Luther’s Farm will be selling produce again this year, and pumpkins will be sold if they are ready. A storyteller and live folk music are new this year..

There will be picnic food available for purchase along with Bessie’s Best Ice Cream. ∞

Sept. 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26Western Reserve Playhouse

presents “Night of January 16th”

“Night of January 16th” is a play that takes place entirely in a courtroom dur-ing a murder trial. Members of the audi-ence are chosen to play the roles of jury members. The court is hearing the case of Karen Andre (played by Beth Gaiser) a former secretary and lover of businessman Bjorn Faulkner, of whose murder Andre is accused.

The play’s ending depends on the ver-dict. Author Ayn Rand’s intention was to dramatize a conflict between indi-vidualism and conformity, with the jury revealing in their verdict which viewpoint prevailed. Western Reserve Playhouse is the first community theater in this area to produce the play.

The play was first presented in Los An-geles, in 1934, under the title “Woman on Trial.” It went to Broadway during the 1935–‘36 season, retitled as “Night of January 16th.’’

Director Brian Westerley recently won the regional Northeast Ohio Award for Excellence in Directing for the play “Other Desert Cities.” Sue Snyder is stage manager for the production and WRP’s Chair Marie Dusini is the producer. ∞

Sept. 9Annual Barns of Bath

Open HouseThe Heritage Corridors of Bath Com-

mittee and Bath Business Association, along with the Bath Township Trustees, are sponsoring the 13th annual Barns of Bath open house on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 6-8 p.m. at the Crown Point Ecology Center, 3220 Ira Rd.

This event was created to acknowledge the historical significance of the barns and century homes throughout our community. Barn owners of Bath are encouraged to bring photographs of their barns to the open house.

Join us for hors d’oeuvres, beverages, music and camaraderie. Call 330-666-4007 for an invitation and further information. ∞

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Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 13, 12-4 p.m. at the Richfield Senior Center, 4410 W. Streetsboro Rd. Theme this year is “Flora and Fauna.”

Guest speaker, Gloria Strebow, will discuss “Quilts 1850 to Present” on Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. A café and country store will be open. There will be raffle drawings, demonstrations and a “fish pond.”

Those interested in bringing quilts for display should call 330-659-9203. Last year there were more than 90 quilts on display. Admission is free. ∞

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The Marching Minutemen will perform at the end of the marching band invitational. Photo courtesy of Tracie Gamblin

The 10th annual Revere High School Marching Band Invitational will pres-ent 10 to 15 bands from around Ohio, performing before a panel of judges for a chance to score a “superior” rating and the opportunity to compete at the state level in early November.

The invitational is scheduled for the evening of Sept. 26 and is open to the public. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students.

The evening will be capped off by a

performance of the Revere Marching Min-utemen, followed by the awards ceremony.

The Revere Invitational has gained a reputation for being a well-organized, quality show, thanks to the marching band members, directors Darren LeB-eau and Katie Rizzo, and up to 90 par-ent volunteers. There is a new shuttle service to enable people with mobility issues to attend.

Last year attendees consumed more than 185 pies, one slice at a time, at the Pie Tent. Pies can be purchased whole or by the slice and frequently sell out before the end of the show.

The competition serves as a major fund raiser for the Revere music pro-gram. Additional information about Revere’s music program is available by logging onto revereschools.org. ∞

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WHAT’S HAPPENING!At the library

The Fairlawn-Bath Library is at 3101 Smith Rd., Akron. For registration and information, call 330-666-4888. Visit fairlawnbathbranch.akronlibrary.org.

Adult programsAnything goes book discussion: Join

us the second Monday of each month, 1 p.m., Sept.14: “City of Women” by David Gillham.

Peace of mind legal series – Linda Ulinski: Tax considerations: Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m.

Bicycle maintenance: Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. This demonstration teaches the cyclist about parts, maintenance and repair of a bike. This free program is presented by Eddy’s Bike Shop.

Flawless skin clinic: Thursday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. Learn how to have a beautiful, healthy face. Girls 14 -18 are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Registration begins Aug. 24. This free program is presented by Trish Goodin-Yard from Mary Kay.

Author talk: Pat Craig: Thursday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. Craig discusses her book “The Gowganda Pilot and Me, Our Survivals.” A book signing will follow a power point presentation. The Gowganda Pilot is the true story of a pilot from Akron who loved flying and enjoyed the wilderness of northern On-tario, Canada.

Teen programsIron chef competition: Monday, Sept.

21, at 6 p.m. Register at the library or by calling 330-666-4888. Will your team win the coveted plastic knife award? Use the ingredients provided to build the best nachos.

Teen book discussion: Saturday, Sept. 26, 1 p.m. “Scorpio Races” by Maggie Stiefvater. Teens and adults who enjoy teen books are invited for a new discus-sion group. Books will be available at the desk for September’s discussion beginning Aug. 31.

Children’s programs Tiny tales baby time: Mondays,

Sept. 14-28, 10:15 a.m. Children ages 6-24 months with an adult caregiver are welcome to join Miss Jessica for stories, rhymes, music, instruments and playtime.

Toddler story time: Mondays, Sept. 14-28, 11:30 a.m. For children ages 2-3 ½ years old with their favorite adult. Enjoy stories, finger plays, action rhymes, music, and a simple craft with Miss Jessica.

Preschool story time: Wednesdays, Sept. 9-23, 1 p.m. Children ages 3-5 with an adult caregiver are welcome to join Miss Pam for stories, songs, rhymes, music, craft and more.

Baby and toddler story time: Tues-days, Sept. 8-29, 6 p.m. Families with children ages 0-35 months are welcome to take part in a program of stories, finger plays, action rhymes, and music with Miss Pam.

Registration begins Monday, Aug. 24 for all of the preceding children’s programs.

“A walk in the park:” Wednesday, Sept. 30, 11 a.m. Meet Miss Jessica and Miss Pam at the park. We will read a nature story and then walk a short trail with the park ranger. This program is for children ages 2-5 with an adult caregiver. Please meet at the pavilions at the Bath Community Activity Center, 1615 N. Cleveland-Massillon Rd.

Music Together Summit: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. No reg-istration required. Children ages birth-5 with their caregiver join David Palomo from Music Together Summit for danc-ing, singing and musical fun.

NatureConnect: Stop by the Nature-Connect center in the children’s section for hands-on seasonal activities.

Paws for reading: Saturdays, Sept. 5, 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children of all ages can practice their literacy skills by reading aloud to our doggie pals. Chil-dren not yet reading are welcome. The doggie’s human pal will read to the child.

School age programsKids create: Sept. 26, make-it/take-

it crafts the fourth Saturday of each month. Pick up a craft all day while supplies last.

Grades 3-5: Squishy circuit design shop: Monday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. Learn how to design basic circuits with conductive dough and insulating dough to power LED lights. If you’re a pro, come and share your expertise. Please register. ∞

Hattie’s Garden sells organic produce

Hattie’s Garden, located next to Old Trail School, sponsors a sale of organic produce Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Visit hattielarlham.org for more information. ∞

Sept. 21 PTSA Fall Extravaganza

The Revere High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) will hold its annual Fall Extravaganza on Monday, Sept. 21, at Revere High School, located at 3420 Everett Rd. Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. in the high school parking lot then move to the stadium, where the program will conclude about 8 p.m. after the introduction of the middle school and youth fall sports teams plus cheerleaders. This long-time event will include games for all ages, sportswear and spirit items for sale, raffles, entertainment, food and beverages. Activities and merchandise sales are sponsored by student organiza-tions and sports teams as fundraisers, so there is a separate charge for each.

Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students/children. Kids five and under get in for free. Admission proceeds benefit the programs and activities of the PTSA. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held in the high school gymnasium.

For more detailed information, call 330-659-4750. ∞

Sept. 26Job seekers seminar

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (CVCC) will host a free workshop for job seekers on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9-11 a.m. The focus of the workshop will be updating resumes and LinkedIn profiles. Experts will provide the latest tips and information.

The workshop is free, but early regis-tration is suggested. Register online at cvccworks.edu. Contact Thressa Brown, CVCC Job Placement Liaison, at 440-746-8252 or [email protected] for more information.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING!Events at the Nature Realm

Summit Metro Parks offers something for everyone, including the following programs and events taking place at the F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm / Visitors Center unless otherwise noted. The Na-ture Realm is located 1828 Smith Rd., Akron. For more information regarding these programs and to register, call 330-865-8065.

Show & tell me a story: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 9:30-10 a.m. and 10:30-11 a.m. Kids 1-3 join a naturalist for this 30-minute story time for tots. Registration is required.

Gardening into fall: Wednesday, Sept. 2, 7-8:30 p.m. Learn ways to extend the growing season and how to prepare your garden for winter. Cold frames and hoop houses will be two of the topics covered.

Small footprint: Getting started: Thurs-day, Sept. 3, 6:30-8 p.m. There will be a bi-monthly conversation about ways to reduce our impact on the environment. Bring a notebook.

Li’l sprouts: Fridays, Sept. 4, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Sept. 25, 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. Children 3 and older can help har-vest ingredients from the pizza garden. Wear old clothes and expect to get dirty. Registration is required.

Amateur photography exhibit recep-tion: Sunday, Sept. 6, 2-4 p.m. Join Sum-mit Metro Parks for the opening reception of the 2015 Amateur Photography Ex-hibit. Meet the photographers, enjoy light refreshments and see the natural beauty of the Metro Parks through their eyes.

Monarch butterflies: Sunday, Sept.

13, 2-3:30 p.m. The monarch, king of the butterflies, is an amazing insect. Join a naturalist to learn about its life cycle, habitat and incredible migration to Mexico. Includes a craft for kids and an up-close look at the monarch.

Nature drawing for adults: Wednes-day, Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Join a naturalist-artist for a lesson in nature drawing. Bring a sketchbook and pencil. Beginners are welcome. Registra-tion is required and begins Sept. 5.

Kinderealm: Turkey vultures: Friday, Sept. 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children 3-6 and their adult companions will learn about turkey vultures. After mak-ing a craft, there will be a brief walk. Please make arrangements for younger children

unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is required and begins Sept. 1.

Pleasing pawpaws: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2-3 p.m. at the campfire area. Join a naturalist to see, learn and enjoy the fruits of the amazing pawpaw tree.

Nature drawing for kids: Sunday, Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. Ages 6-12 join a naturalist-artist for this lesson in nature drawing. Paper and pencils will be provided. Registration is required and begins Sept.12.

Nature crafting for adults: Woolies: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. In honor of the Year of the Sheep, join a naturalist to create woolies for the dryer. A materials list will be provided upon registration, which is required and begins Sept. 18. ∞

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B04 COMMUNITY DAYThe parade committee wound up their duties by riding in the parade.

B03 COMMUNITY DAYBoy Scouts from Troop 385 were eager walkers in the parade.

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Day was a relaxing, family-friendly day, according to the many who attended. The water slide seemed to be the favorite in-flatable activity for the children. A close second was the Lowe’s Make It and Take It craft activity.

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overall event. Also helping were Jordan Baley and George Cantley.

Robbi Armstrong headed up the Pooch Parade, and a committee of five organized the parade: Don Secard, George Erwin, Larry Coffree, John Vanderkooi and Arne van der Heyde.

According to Elrod, all of the Bath safety and service departments helped make the event possible.

The Bath Homeowners sponsored the pancake breakfast to start the day.

Elrod said that one of the food trucks failed to show up because of equipment

failure. She promises that more food will be available next year and hopes to have a pizza and/or a hamburger truck. She also will try to offer more adult activities.

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Summit Metro adds 16th park with state deal

for Nimisila ReservoirSummit Metro Parks entered into a

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Summit Metro Parks rangers, who are commissioned peace officers, have begun patrolling the area. It will be managed as a “satellite park” by a crew from Firestone Metro Park in Akron. New signs for Ni-misila Reservoir Metro Park will come later this year.

ODNR will continue to manage the campground, and camping is available on a walk-in basis through Labor Day week-end. Additional camping may be possible on a limited basis with a Summit Metro Parks special-use permit. Opportunities for canoeing, kayaking, fishing and duck hunting will continue with proper registra-tion/licensing.

In 2014, Summit Metro Parks signed a 25-year management agreement with ODNR for Tinkers Creek State Park in Streetsboro and the Tinkers Creek State Nature Preserve in Aurora, a combined 1,141 acres; the 6-acre Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve, which is surrounded by Portage Lakes State Park in Akron; and the 18-acre Karlo Fen, about 12 miles southeast of Akron. The two Tinkers Creek areas are part of the district’s Liberty Park in Twinsburg. The Portage Lakes Wet-land and Karlo Fen are conservation areas with no public access.

With the ODNR agreement for Nimisila, Summit Metro Parks now manages 14,100 acres. The district is funded by a Summit County real-estate tax, last approved by voters in 2013 by 75 percent.

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In June, volunteers from the Greater Akron Audubon Society conducted a bird audit at Crown Point Ecology Center as part of the group’s annual summer breeding bird census. A total of 52 species of birds, including the bobolink, were identified during the group’s four-hour census.

According to Peg Bobel, who led the volunteer group, bobolinks are a species of concern in Ohio, which means their numbers have declined, even though they are not threatened or endangered.

“In northeast Ohio, they nest primarily in hayfields, but the earlier cutting of hayfields in June destroys their nesting habitat,” Bo-bel said. “Very few bobolinks are found east of Akron due to this earlier cutting of hay.

“Because Crown Point leaves some fields

un-mowed in June, bobolinks find excel-lent nesting sites and have been found in the breeding bird count in recent years. These fields also provide nesting habitat for Eastern meadowlarks, another species in decline in Ohio due to loss of habitat.”

Other species of note found at Crown Point included eastern kingbird, yellow-throated vireo, willow flycatcher and chim-ney swift. “As an ecology center, the birds, animals, plants, trees and nature are all part of our mission, and we take pride in our achievements of creating an environment to attract these rare species of birds,” said Nancy Wolf, executive director.

Crown Point has more than five miles of walking trails and is open dawn to dusk, daily. “Local conservationists are very

grateful to Crown Point for recognizing the importance of setting aside this special habitat for these beautiful and interesting birds,” Bobel said.

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Animal registry may help rescue efforts in township by Kathy Sidaway

Life can be interesting for folks who have livestock with a yen to roam, and some critters can get into trouble without even trying. Earlier this summer cows from a lo-cal farm took an early morning stroll down the street, startling commuters on their way to work and stalling traffic. Luckily the weather was clear and the sun was up, otherwise the dark-hided cattle might not have been easily seen.

Cemetery Sexton Karen Beres owns horses and recalls the day they traveled down a half-mile driveway to a septic field across the street from her home, where they must have assumed the grass really was greener. “When working with livestock there are a lot of details to re-member,’’ she said. “Forget to close one latch and they find a way to escape. The police rounded up our horses and walked them home.”

During the most recent Yellow Creek flooding, horses became trapped in out-buildings, were swept into the fast moving water and had to be rescued. In Richfield a horse and a car recently tangled. Strong storms with lightning and thunder, fire-works displays and nearby recreational shooting can cause horses to bolt from their enclosures, only to end up on local roadways.

There are a wide variety of animals, such as oxen, horses, cows, pigs, sheep and chickens at Hale Homestead, on numer-ous farms and in homes throughout the township. When these creatures travel independently, it can be a challenge to help them find their way home. Bath Police Chief Michael McNeely and officer Michael Gabel want to make life easier and safer for all by creating a voluntary database detailing where domesticated animals reside.

Horses, oxen and cows can easily in-timidate people unfamiliar with handling them, especially if they become agitated in stressful situations. Gabel, who grew up on a cattle farm and knows how to deal with livestock, said people can get injured if they attempt to assist the animal. Recently a Norton officer was severely injured when a cow he was trying to move tossed the man. The database can also list names of people experienced in handling livestock, who can lend a hand with rescue and can offer bridles, and even provide temporary stabling. The database would be confiden-

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B08 HOPE’S HAPPY HENS Hope Weisburn at her home surrounded by some of her chickens. Photo by D. Guidroz

acre residence on West Bath Road that is home to “Hope’s Happy Hens.” When Hope sings it aloud, her girls come-a-running.

Happy is the operative term when Hope is involved. Her exuberance when discussing her hens is readily apparent.

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Mother Nature has presented sev-eral obstacles to her endeavours, but Hope has learned to anticipate impend-ing disaster.

For example, most are aware of the negative relationship between the mighty hawk and the skittish chicken. Although hawks attempt to be secretive in their hunt to devour Hope’s poultry, crows will often give them away prior to a strike. Crows either see or sense the impending raptor, and begin to sound off to one another about its presence. Hope’s chickens have sensed the danger, and the smart ones will run for cover before they encounter trouble.

Not all predators are as predictable as the hawk; raccoons pose a constant challenge.

Hope has gone to great lengths to protect her brood from raccoons, which possess amazing dexterity that allows them to open doors, jars, bottles and latches. They are also great climbers and can rip off gates and bust through roof vents. She recently lost 14 of her beloved girls to their voracious appetites.

Another problem with chickens is parasites, resulting in tapeworms and underweight hens. Hope has resolved this issue by rototilling in diatomaceous earth, which consists of microscopic shells that the birds digest, essentially destroying the parasites and enabling her chickens to put some weight.

Life at Hope’s Happy Hens doesn’t begin and end with a quest for eggs. She also shares her home with two Pembroke Welsh Corgis that have won ribbons in various dog shows. Her in-volvement with her daughters, 15 and 17, also keeps her busy with PTA com-mitments and other school activities.

As the demand for natural food, free-range poultry and eggs continue to rise, expect Hope Weisburn to rise with the trend. Eggs are available from her barn, located at 3757 West Bath Rd., all year long. ∞

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Fellow riders, first responders resuscitate fallen Sweet Corn cyclistby Sheldon Ocker

July 26 was a beautiful Sunday to hold a charity bike ride, in this case, the Sweet Corn Challenge. The weather was warm, the skies were blue and almost 2,000 participants decked out in riding gear and safety helmets were ready for a pleasant day of cycling on the rural roads of Richfield, Bath and surrounding communities.

Certainly a former Northeast Ohio resident and his wife, visiting from Ver-mont, were looking forward to spending an enjoyable morning and afternoon among strangers who shared a common pursuit. But before nightfall, the man – who did not want to give his name – was being monitored in the cardiac unit of Akron General Medical Center. And that was the best part of his experience.

About 20 to 25 miles into the ride, peddling up Hawkins Road, the visi-tor fell from his bicycle and collapsed, motionless, unable to speak.

Another rider, Kelli Chronister, who lives in Broadview Heights and teaches respiratory therapy at the University of

Akron, was close behind. That was one of the lucky accidents that helped save the cyclist’s life.

“We were going up Hawkins, probably the steepest hill on the ride,’’ Chronis-ter said. “It was steep enough that a lot of people got off their bikes and were walking. The man was about 20 feet ahead of me when he collapsed. He was turned sideways on the road with no expression.’’

Before joining the teaching staff at Ak-ron, Chronister worked at Metro Health Hospital in Cleveland. That’s how she knew the cyclist was in a precarious condition.

“I have seen cardiac arrest in the hos-pital, and I knew this man was in full cardiac arrest,’’ she said.

Chronister instructs others how to perform CPR, and she began to push hard on the man’s chest while her riding partner, Kristen Miller, called 911. A minute or two later, another cyclist, Paul Noonan of Copley, stopped to help. He and Chronister alternated administer-ing CPR.

It took only three minutes for the Rich-field rescue squad to arrive with an am-bulance. By that time, the unconscious victim was receiving vital help, and not only from Chronister and Noonan.

“There was a couple, Renee and John Zupisek, who were picking up their daughter at the house where the man went down [in the driveway],’’ said Ron Boryk, the officer in charge of the fire department’s paramedics that day. “Re-nee used to be a nurse and knew CPR. I think they were all kind of alternating before we got there.

“Without them doing what they did, the man would have had very little chance at survival. Paul had CPR train-ing. A couple of people said all of them were being very aggressive, and that was a good thing. I think the man even had a couple of cracked ribs from the CPR, which sometimes happens.’’

Just before the fire department ambu-lance pulled up, Richfield police officer Scott Dressler joined the group of CPR practitioners.

“The man was ashen when we started, but some color came back after we got the CPR going,’’ Chronister said.

Chronister explained that sometimes good Samaritans who know only the basics of CPR will stop when the victim shows signs of breathing, but that is often a mistake. The CPR should continue until paramedics arrive.

“The key to successful CPR is having the victim defibrillated,’’ she said.

Paramedics wasted no time in using an automatic external defibrillator to shock the victim’s heart into regaining the abil-ity to pump blood through his arteries. They continued CPR and transported him to the hospital, the man having regained a pulse.

Two days after his collapse, the cyclist underwent open-heart surgery at Akron General. He is back in New England recuperating.

“I don’t remember anything from the time I looked up that hill until I was at the hospital, and then nothing until I came out of surgery on Tuesday – or was it Wednesday, I’m not sure,’’ the cyclist said in an email. “I was told by the hos-pital staff what happened, and that other cyclists came to my aid.’’

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the incident, and he intends to use the experience as part of the fire department’s mission to keep the public informed.

“This was just about the perfect case,’’ Boryk said “There probably were 10 or 12 people involved in saving this man with everyone contributing. It shows you can have a good outcome when everybody helps.’’

That included Boryk’s fellow paramed-ics: Mark Tibbs, Steve Kamp, Tony Kat-zakis, Dan Merryman and Bruce Butler.

Boryk said it is not unusual for by-standers to help. But this was different, in that almost everyone who assisted was trained in CPR.

“Having so many people like that so close is pretty amazing,’’ he said.

Chronister didn’t learn of the cyclist’s fate until 2 ½ weeks after she watched the ambulance pull away.

“In the hospital setting I was used to, you always knew the outcome,’’ she said. “So it was very unsettling not to know.’’

The man will be forever grateful to a bunch of strangers, the Richfield Fire Department and the medical staff at Akron General.

“If it was not for their prompt action, I would not be here today; I’m sure of that,’’ he said. “For me, the timing couldn’t have been better. We could have been biking alone on some [New England] country roads or hiking in the mountains.’’

The retiree who once worked in Cleve-land has every intention of continuing an active lifestyle.

“I look forward to participating in next year’s Sweet Corn Challenge,’’ he said, “when hopefully I’ll be able to finish and enjoy the vegetable sub at the end.’’

Chronister, who was in the right place at the right time, was riding in her first Sweet Corn Challenge. Why this year?

“Kristen just talked me into it,’’ she said. “She signed me up. It was mostly an incentive to stay in shape. I loved the ride. There was great music, good food and it was really well supported. I want to do it again next year.’’

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ters. The children formed strong bonds, as did the moms. We also took excursions to parks and museums, had hayrides and family picnics, book club and couples nights out, often including older siblings and spouses.

I met others who relocated to Ohio, like myself. Some came from out of state, such as Tabitha and Phil Belanger, who were also transplants from California, having arrived with two young boys, Andre and Mark.

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On the other end of the age spectrum, Amy Bowers and Cathy Leunenberger’s mom, Elly Griffith, enjoyed a 90th birth-day bash at the Bowers’ summer home in New London, located in the Lake Sunapee region of New Hampshire. Elly was treated to a four-day celebration with more than 50 friends and family who were able to make the trek for the long week-end. Many of the guests came from many different locales, including Costa Rica; Oakland, Pasadena and San Diego, Calif.; Rochester, N.Y.; St. Petersburg and Isle of Capri, Fla.; Dallas; Boston and New Hampshire. All four of her children and their families –12 grandchildren and one great grandchild, Noelle, who is called Elly, made the trip.

Festivities began Thursday night with a Texas BBQ, as Griffith hails from Fort Worth. Partygoers donned bandanas and admired the large bouquet of yellow roses. The following evening featured a lobster boil, including yummy sides of clams, sausage, chicken, corn and potatoes. Sat-urday night the guest of honor and her

guests moved the birthday soiree to the local country club, complete with a roast by Elly’s four children and some of her grandchildren. Amy and Brad’s children, Kal, Ben and Natalie wrote and sang a

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B07 MOORE-BRITTAIN imagine it was a very full book with lots of material covering 90 years. Finally on Sunday everybody gathered for a goodbye brunch. This grand party weekend was two months early, so if you see Elly around Bath this month wish her “Happy Birthday,” as her actual date of birth is Sept.13.

Springside Racquet and Fitness club had several USTA adult tennis league teams

make it to the playoffs, first winning in the qualifying rounds and districts and finally the state championships. Two teams, Shelley Sutton’s 40 and over 3.5 women and Sherrie Jones’ 40 and over 4.0 women won state titles. Their next rounds of competition will be played in Indianapolis in the regional tournament. Players from Sutton’s state tournament team included Toril Simon, Lynne Dowl-ing, Angie Snowball, Kathy Reed, Mary O’Connor, Katie Abbottt, Claudia Berk, Colleen Joyce, Ellie Effinger, Beth Tupa and Shelley Sutton. Jones’ team was repre-sented by the following players in the state championship matches: Kathy Green, Cris Atienza, Laurel Haumesser, Lori Seemann, Amy Gray, Mandy Nierzwicki, Cheridah Renuart, Sue Miller, Shannon McHale and Sherrie Jones. Good luck and congratulations to all these dedicated tennis players.

Omar Nemer graduated from North-east Ohio Medical University with Doc-tor of Medicine. Dr. Nemer will pursue Radiology-Diagnostic at University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Waleed and Hala Nemer are the parents of Dr. Nemer.

Condolences to the family of Patty Lou Thompson passed June 14 at the age of 77. She graduated from Central-Hower High School and the University of Akron with a degree in education and was a sister at Delta Gamma Sorority.

She was a lifetime member of Bethany Lutheran Church and called Bath her home for more than 50 years. She donated thousands of volunteer hours as a mem-ber of Friends of Children’s Hospital and played an integral part in the leadership of Bath Volunteers for Service, where she served as president and treasurer.

She was a devoted mother, friend and wife of 55 years to Ken. She loved her needlework, walking and Cleveland sports teams. In addition to her husband, she is survived by children Bruce (Theresa), Trayce (Rich) and Tom (Danielle), eight grandchildren and many special friends. Her warm heart and bright smile will always be missed.

Finally, we offer condolences to the family of Doris Jean (Turner) Mar-chetta who died recently. Originally from Birmingham, Ala., she moved back and forth between Ohio and Alabama during her younger years, attending elementary school in Akron and graduating from Shaw High School in Cleveland in 1949.

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She worked at General Tire Company. She met the love of her life, Joe Mar-chetta, on a blind date. They were mar-ried 54 years, raising two boys, Joseph and Vincent, in Akron. Jean was an active community member, volunteering St. Thomas Hospital, Bath Volunteers for Service, and St. Hilary Parish.

She enjoyed life, delighting in dancing and a good party. She is survived by her husband Joe, sons Joe (Julie) and Vince (Betsy), grandchildren Nicole, Lauren, Amanda and William, and brother Jack Turner. Donations can be made to the Joseph and Jean Marchetta Medallion Scholarship Fund, #39890, payable to Kent State University Foundation, noting the name and account number, mailed to KSU Foundation, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242, or donations may be made to St. Hilary Parish, 2750 W. Market St. Fairlawn, OH 44333.

Please remember to send me all of your “people news” [email protected]. ∞

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Molly Anne Moore, daughter of Steve and Sue Moore of Bath, wed Kevin Rich-ard Brittain, son of Richard and Kathi Brittain of Akron, at Grace Church, Bath Campus on the one sunny day in June.

The wedding party included: Hannah Moore (maid of honor), Michelle George, Dawn Peters, Joshua Miller (best man), Rob Hawkins, Jordan Velie, and Sean Yost.

Moore is a fourth-grade teacher at Bath Elementary, and Brittain is a butcher at the Montrose Acme where the couple first met. The newlyweds honeymooned in Clearwa-ter Beach, Fla., and reside in Bath. ∞


tuxedo on.’’B r y s o n a n d

his pals weren’t equipped with tuxes.

“We’d eat early and get the heck out of there,’’ he said.

Ne i ther d id Bryson stay in Pine Crest’s lux rooms.

“We’d stay in the back end,’’ he said. “It was a lmost l ike a dorm. Four or five of us would stay in a room.’’

One of Bryson’s proudest moments came after he quit playing golf regularly. Following graduation from college, he got a job and trimmed his rounds of

PEOPLEFormer top amateur golfer recalls youthful adventures on links

by Sheldon OckerIt’s not exactly like finding out that

your friendly neighborhood barber has an Oscar or a Grammy resting on his mantle, but in a way Rick Bryson is that guy.

Bryson owns a vacuum cleaner sales and repair store on Ghent Road, just north of West Market Street. If you live in Bath, Richfield, Fairlawn, Copley or Akron, maybe you’ve lugged your sweep-er to his shop because it just sucked up the linoleum on the kitchen floor.

Chances are Bryson fixed it, and you went on your way. He probably never mentioned that in a former life he was a top amateur golfer.

Bryson was the No. 1 man on the Uni-versity of Akron golf team his junior and senior years. One of his teammates was Denny Schreiner, a network television announcer on the former Professional Bowlers Association tour and one of the early voices at the Golf Network. Sch-reiner also was a play-by-play announcer on Cavaliers telecasts in the early 1990s.

Bryson said that Schreiner was a heck of a golfer. But so was Bryson.

After college, Bryson played in local amateur tournaments, but he went far-ther, playing in the National Amateur Tournament twice, the British Ama-teur and multiple Mid-Amateur Golf Championships, considered the leading amateur tournament in the country for post-collegiate players.

“Yeah, I did all that stuff,’’ Bryson said. “Before I was married, I could do it.’’

Traveling the country can be expen-sive, of course, and amateur golfers are prohibited from taking sponsorship money.

“It was all on my ticket,’’ he said. “This was in the mid to late ‘80s, and sometimes people would put you up.’’

Bryson’s friends also participated in these summer adventures.

“We would pinch pennies,’’ he re-called. “One time at Pinehurst [golf club], we stayed at the Pine Crest Inn [an iconic hotel in North Carolina]. It was known for its great food. Back in the day, it was the kind of place where you couldn’t go to dinner unless you had a

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Entrepreneur Rick Bryson, former top amateur golfer. Photo by S. Ocker

golf to two a year. But, he hit practice balls at Herman Keiser’s driving range near Loyal Oak.

Keiser was perhaps Akron’s greatest golfer. After a World War II stint in the Navy, he joined the tour and achieved one of the great upsets of his era by winning the 1946 Masters by one stroke over Ben Hogan. Keiser went on to win eight tournaments during his career, including five on the PGA tour.

One day at the driving range, Keiser watched from a doorway, as Bryson hit balls. He walked out and asked Bryson, “What do you do for a living? Whatever it is, you’re wasting your time.’’

Bryson was taken aback by the compli-ment. “It kind of got me back playing again,’’ he said. “I’d go to his range two, three times a year, and he’d give me the once-over. I played nine holes with him once, and even though he was older, he was still pretty amazing.’’ ∞

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PEOPLERevere grad wins spot on OSU cheerleading squad

by Wendy TurrellOhio State University sophomore Joe

Pearl recently became the third Revere High School graduate in four years to win a place on the Buckeye cheerlead-ing squad.

Because he played football and la-crosse throughout high school, Pearl never saw himself as a cheerleader until he began his freshman year at OSU. There he became good friends with two other Revere graduates on the Ohio

State cheerleading squad. OSU cheerleader Michaela Wilson

was a year ahead of Pearl at Revere, where she also cheered. Although they knew one another, Pearl said they were not close in high school. OSU senior cheerleader and Revere alum Pete Pap-pas, who graduated from Ohio State this spring, was an inspiration to Pearl because he “walked on’’ to make the team.

“I wanted to get involved in campus

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This is why Joe Pearl spent so much time working out, as he lifts Michaela Wilson.


life and stay in shape,’’ Pearl said. “I thought cheerleading would be a fun sport to get involved in, and a few people from my high school had gone through the program as well.”

He was soon practicing and working out with Wilson and Pappas and other members of the Buckeye spirit squad at nearby Trinity All Stars Gym in Powell, Ohio. Pearl was quick to credit the wel-coming attitude of the OSU cheerlead-ers saying, “People on the team would go out of their way to help me.”

OSU’s cheerleading squad will num-ber 21 women and 17 men this year. Pearl said the three-day tryouts in early May were intense. When a cheerleader makes the team, it is only for a year. Cheerleaders must try out again the next year. There are cuts after each day. On the second day, candidates are inter-viewed about their reasons for wanting to join the squad.

After the third day of tryouts, Pearl said the coach lined up all the candi-dates in a tunnel leading into St. John Arena. He called the numbers of the candidates who made the team. Pearl heard his number and ran through the tunnel.

OSU cheerleaders work hard to make the team and stay there. Pearl said the first official practice was in June. He returned for intensive coaching July 23-Aug. 2, the first several days in Co-lumbus then at a competitive camp in Wisconsin. In between practices, Pearl has been toiling on his own to stay in shape and sharpen his skills.

This summer Pearl worked out a couple of times a week at Cheer World in Brecksville, a facility owned by two Ohio State alumni. And he often practiced with Michaela Wilson and Pete Pappas, sometimes on the Revere High School grounds. Pearl underwent an eight-week program of weight lift-ing four days a week at the Royalton YMCA. The best part of the lifting program, Pearl said with a grin, “Is I get to eat a lot.”

The intensive weight lifting regi-men was given to him by OSU Head Cheerleading Coach Ben Schreiber.

Pearl admires Schreiber, who encour-aged him to continue to try and reach his goal. Schreiber was a former OSU cheerleader himself from 2004-07. After graduating, he became head cheerleading coach at the University of Delaware, where he led the team to the 2014 national Universal Cheerleaders Association division championship.

Pearl said the Ohio State cheerlead-

ing program has a scholarship fund with awards that can range from $200-$2,000. Scholarships are “effort based,” depending on how hard an individual works in the program. The scholarships are funded by special appearances the OSU cheerleaders make throughout the year. Pearl said he has already done one event, the Wolstein Golf Outing in Canton in July. ∞

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SCHOOLS/EDUCATIONDebater’s victories cap success for Revere speech and debate

As Revere High School begins classes, a group of about 25 students are preparing for a huge step in the school’s speech and debate program. Fourteen students at-tended a camp this summer. Sophomore Leah Espinal of Bath went the furthest,

literally, participating in the Oxbridge Program at Oxford University in Cam-bridge, England.

Closer to home, junior Anthony Pig-nataro of Richfield took home top hon-ors by posting a perfect 5-0 record in

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Revere debater An-thony Pignataro holds up his latest trophy. Photo cour-tesy of John Kerezy

Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Uni-versity School’s Advanced Speech Camp in July. This marks the second year in a row that Revere students have shined at this camp, which has produced state champions and national finalists.

Addi t iona l l y, Revere held its first-ever Middle School Camp in July. There were 25 attendees, and 16 of them will be students in sev-enth or eighth grade and possible future members of the program.

“Excited really understates how I feel about the coming year,” said John Kerezy, an eight-year coaching veteran who is in his third season as coach at Revere. “We have an excellent academic program at Revere, and our students are better at mastering the specifics of their debate and speech events. The work we did this summer will pay off with better showings in tournaments this year and in the years beyond through our own Middle School Camp.”

Last year James White, a 2015 graduate who is heading to Ohio State University this fall, advanced to the semifinals in Congressional Debate at the Ohio High School Speech League State Champion-ships. That was the best Revere finish in recent history.

Revere is in the Akron District, one of six districts that comprise the OHSSL. It is also in the East Ohio Region of the National Speech & Debate Association. Students can earn NSDA points by competing in 10 different tournaments throughout the fall/winter speech/debate season, concluding with a state qualifying tournament in early February.

Students interested in Revere’s speech/debate program can contact coach Kerezy at [email protected] or by calling 216-987-5040. ∞

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SCHOOLS/EDUCATIONRevere fall sports teams will see significant changes

by Jon HuffFall will bring important changes for

Revere High School sports teams. New coaches and an altered Suburban League should add excitement to the fall sports season.

The boys cross country team and soc-cer team welcome new coaches. Mark Purdy takes over the cross-country job from Dave Parry, and Nick DePompei replaces Sandor Jakab at the helm of the Revere soccer squad. Both new coaches are already familiar with Revere. Purdy worked as an assistant coach on the track team. DePompei, named 2014 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Ohio Scholas-tic Soccer Coaches Association, served alongside Jakab.

Changes in the makeup of the league will have less impact on Revere than on some Suburban League schools, but because of expansion, schedules will be affected. The Minutemen will play in the league’s American Division, made up of the seven smaller schools. New opponents include Barberton, Aurora and Kent Roo-sevelt. Gone from the schedule are four former rivals. Wadsworth and Nordonia will play in the league’s National Division. Cloverleaf and Green moved to other conferences.

The new alignment is designed to bring more equity to competition, especially in football. In 2014, the Suburban League featured teams playing across the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s (OHSAA) divisions I, II and III.

Minutemen football coach Mike Mur-phey plans to continue building this year. The team finished 2014 with a 5-5 record after a 5-1 start. Though happy with the progress, Murphey thinks the team can do more.

“I didn’t take this job to be 5-5,” Mur-phey said. “I think we have the ability to win every game this year. I don’t know that there was ever this feeling in the past, but we’re really excited.”

The roster includes more than 50 players as of Aug. 10 with 30 incoming freshmen. For the smallest school in the league, numbers is the first key to being competitive.

“Football is a numbers game,” Murphey

said. “You’ve got to have those numbers to have a meaningful practice. Officially we are the smallest team in the Suburban League, but we’re going to have more kids playing this season.”

The season begins Aug. 28 with a trip to Buckeye. The Minutemen beat the Bucks last season, but the Bucks made the Divi-sion III playoffs and Revere only watched. One of Murphey’s goals is to change that.

“You’ll see the Buckeye kids walking around with shirts that say 2014 play-

offs,’” Murphey said. “They don’t make shirts for 5-5. Going into the year we always have three goals. The first is to win our league. We fully expect to be in every game and have the ability to win every week. The second is we want to be playing that first Friday in November.

“This year is going to be 10 years since Revere was in the playoffs. Finally, we hope to host that playoff game. The top 16 teams host a first-round game. As far as


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I know, Revere has never hosted a playoff game. That’s important to me. It would be a great showcase for our community and our football team.”

Volleyball enters the season with a target on its back as defending league champion. Coach Jenna Repp hopes to find the same formula that led to success last year.

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Head football coach Mike Murphey (left) and head freshman coach Terry Cistone attending Revere’s kickoff dinner.

“Last year we had great team chemistry that really showed through on the court,” Repp said. “We need to find that same teamwork this year. The girls have been working hard all summer. I tell them every time that the gym is where we work to get better.”

Seniors Chloe Stile and Sierra Land will bring leadership and varsity experience to the team. Bolstering the lineup are returning letter winners Erinn Kahoe and

Viktoria Farian.Despite having new opponents, the

goals remain the same.“There will be some change with the

league, but it’s really the same every year as far as our preparation for the season,” Repp said. “We want to win the league, win our district and play our best at the end of the season. I know these aren’t easy goals, but if we work hard, we can accomplish them.”

The 2014 season finished in similar fash-ion for boys and girls soccer. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy proved the villain, sending the Revere girls out in the Kent district semifinal and ending the boys hopes of defending their 2013 state championship in the district final.

The girls team lost seven graduating seniors, but key pieces return from the team that finished 10-6-2 last year: Au-drey Harding and Alexa Langenfeld, both recognized as 2014 Suburban League first teamers.

The boys earned success early this year. On July 12, the Minutemen beat host Westfield High School to win the Sham-rock Charity Challenge in Westfield, Ind. They followed that with a win at the Adidas National Soccer Showcase on July 26. The Minutemen begin the season Aug. 21 by hosting Vermilion.

“That shows we can pick up right where we left off,” DePompei said. “There is a whole lot of familiarity with the boys. We’re ready to hit the ground running.”

The team is again setting its sights on a state tournament appearance. Team chemistry should carry over from last year with 12 returning seniors. Only three players graduated.

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R07, B55 NEW COACHES, ALTERED LEAGUE FOR REVERE

Revere Athletic Di-rector Bill Conley addresses the fall sports teams.

“We never doubt our physical abil-ity, but the question is whether we can mentally focus,” DePompei said. “We want to play fast both physically and mentally, thinking through things on the field. With the group we have I think that is possible.”

Girls tennis returns a strong core from 2014. Hayley Hendrickson will lead Re-

vere at first singles with Sammy Cris-alli playing second singles. Freshman Amy Lazbin will take third singles. Experienced play-ers Jennifer Carson and Alliy Hansen will team together at first doubles.

Purdy takes over a young group as the boys cross country team works to im-prove on a seventh place Suburban

League finish. Joel Niemi led Revere at the league meet and enters his junior year after a 2014 personal best time of 17:43. The team lost only two seniors.

“Looking at the roster, we have 10 freshmen out of 27 total runners,” Purdy said. “Who we view as our top runners are two seniors. We are still young, but I think the program is on an upswing thanks to the groundwork done by Dave Parry. I feel very optimistic.”

Jason Milczewski has youth to work with for the girls cross country run-ners. Of the seven Revere runners who competed at last year’s district meet,

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Revere 10-and-under traveling Blue Team wins sandlot league title in Rootstown. Members of team were (front row, l-r) Ryan Hodgson, Cooper Procyshyn, Ryan Cannon, Owen Lipstreu, Josh Flynn, Ethan Hodgson. (Middle row) Joe Holtzer, Jacob Vastagh, Aiden Zapisek, Nolan Wolf, Ryan Brown. (Back row) assistant coach Nate Hodgson, head coach Mark Lipstreu, assistant coaches Mike Procyshyn and Jeff Flynn.

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Members of the Revere 11-and-under baseball team that also finished second in the Suburban Showdown Tournament in Copley were (front row, l-r) Ryan Shimek, Sam Eberhardt, Adam Hagarty, Zach Meixner, Cole Kuczynski. Middle row (l-r) Ryan Mullaly, Jeran Mincik, Will Harding, Dante Dietz, Nolan Wertz. (Back row) coaches Zach Meixner, Jim Hagarty, Steve Wido and Brad Wertz.

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Revere’s eight-and-under were tournament runners-up

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Revere High School has announced its 2015 Athletic Hall of Fame induction class. Nominations for those not selected will stay on file for five years, after which candidates must be re-nominated to re-main eligible. Nominations are accepted year-round, and forms can be obtained at the high school athletic office or by logging onto revereschools.org/RAA.

The 2015 inductees• Al Kerkian (1963): Revere’s only NFL draftee (13th round), whose career with the Dallas Cowboys ended in his first year because of injuries. Kerkian was a three-year letter winner and an All-Suburban League pick at Revere and went on to win defensive player of the year award at the University of Akron.• Heidi Marshall (1990): A three-sport athlete at Revere, where she made first team All-District and All-Suburban League in softball and second team All-Suburban League in basketball. Also first team All-Suburban League in volleyball and honorable mention for Summit County. Marshall won four letters each in basketball and softball at Cleveland State and was inducted into the CSU Hall of Fame in 2010.• Keith Weaver (1991): Earned first team All-Ohio football honors and was Akron Beacon Journal Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Also played both ways when Revere was state runnerup in 1990. Became Ashland University’s all-time leading rusher and was named All-American. Selected for Ashland’s Hall of Fame last year. Weaver was part of the team that holds the Revere record in the 4x100 relay and won three letters in wrestling.• Chris Dauk (1991): The most ac-complished golfer in school history and Revere’s first state champion in any sport, winning the title as a sophomore in 1988. Dauk finished second as a junior and senior. At Duke University, he was academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference four years and finished second in the U.S. Junior Tournament in 1989, one stroke ahead of Tiger Woods.• Charles W. Penzenik (1992): Won the Suburban League 200-meter cham-pionship as a freshman on the track team and three events as a junior (100m,

200m, and 4x100m). In football, Pen-zenik was first team All-Ohio and ABJ Suburban League Offensive Player of the Year in 1990. At Penn State, he was named 1995 Rose Bowl Defensive MVP against Oregon. • Siri Terjesen (1993): Ran cross country and track during her first two years at Revere before scoliosis surgery ended her high school career. She recovered and has run in more than 105 marathons and ultra-marathons around the world. She has finished first in 40 races and was named 2003 British Ultrarunner of the Year and 2006 Australian Ultrarunner of the Year. • Mike Stoerkel (2001): Was selected as an All-Ohio soccer player twice, Divi-sion II Player of the Year and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American as a senior. Played soccer at Ashland.• Kristin (Anderson) Swisher (2001): Was a first-team All-Suburban League cross country runner four times and was named All-Ohio and Academic All-Ohio as a senior. As an 800-meter run-ner on the track team, she qualified for the regionals three times. Also lettered in swimming. She won All-American honors seven times at Missouri State

University, where she ran Cross Country and Track and went on to run for the USA Track and Field team. • Mike McCall (2006): His 6-foot, 9-inch high jump remains a Revere record. McCall was twice state run-nerup in the event. Became three-time Mid-American Conference high jump champion at Akron U both indoors and outdoors and was named Akron U’s MVP in indoor track.• Stephanie Danesis (2008): Posted a 110-14 record as a Revere tennis player and was Suburban League champion for four years. As a sophomore, she teamed with her sister Samantha to win the Divi-sion II state doubles title. At Miami Uni-versity in Oxford, Danesis was named to the MAC All-Tournament Team her freshman and sophomore seasons and was selected to the All-MAC first team as a junior and senior. She was conference Player of the Year as a senior.

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The Century Homes of Bath The Sidney Lambert House

Editor’s note: The Century Homes Commit-tee of the Bath Township Historical Society (BTHS) is recognizing the “Century Homes” in Bath. Each month, a century home is selected for a narrative and photographic exhibit at the Bath Museum. Historical society members are undertaking this project for Bath’s 2018 Bicentennial. They hope to recognize all of the century homes in Bath. BTHS member Libby Bauman provided this month’s story.

The Sidney Lambert HouseSometimes poring over old documents re-

veals the true story of the history of a house. And at times suppositions must be made to determine the probable story. The story of this century home falls into the latter cat-egory. This Victorian Italianate house with a steep gable roof and wide eaves has graced Hammond’s Corners for about 140 years.

An Ohio Historic Inventory document dated the house circa 1870 when this area was researched in 1977. Additional infor-mation was gathered for the Ohio Historic Inventory in 1996 and that document dates the house circa 1874. Summit County dates the home circa 1878. The Ohio His-toric Inventory states that, “The house is, perhaps, the grandest in the town of Bath which suggests that its owner was a figure of some local significance.”

In researching the property to identify the owner during those years, it seems that the property was sold several times in the 1870s, making it challenging to identify the original owner. In the 1870 tax records, Thomas G. Trimbath was listed as the owner. On the 1874 atlas of Bath (which was a reference for the Ohio Historic In-ventory research), Edward Harris was listed as the owner. The next tax record of 1880

shows Sidney S. Lambert listed in the text describing the property, and George Kirk written on the map showing the property.

To complicate things further, there was a house that stood on the lot prior to the building of this home. Hammond’s Cor-ners developed as a hamlet with smaller lots in the 1820s and 1830s. The general store and small homes of craftsmen or other

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trades that did not require acreage for farming settled in the area.

In “Recol lec-tions of Evelyn Bosworth Cook, Relating to the Hale-Hammond Pioneers of Bath, Ohio” (1909), this descendent of the early families of Bath described her memo-ries of the early days of the township. Cook (1821-1908) was the granddaughter of Eli-jah and Sarah Hale. She wrote that “Cousin Sophronia and Ward K. Hammond were married May 31, 1827, lived a while in a log house a good ways back from the road, but later built on the center road, south from Hammond Corners. Royal Hammond, his brother, built another house just like it, stood perhaps 20 feet apart, near as I can remember were planned alike inside, Royal and his mother in one, Ward and family in the other.” When the Hammonds moved west to Illinois, they sold this property to Hiram L. Currier.

The 1846-1859 tax records show that Currier owned the property and a house stood on the 0.5 acre lot, valued at $150 in 1852. Hiram Lyman Currier was born in Massachusetts in 1821. He married Julia Olmstead on January 2, 1843, in Richfield. They likely began their life together on this property, but like many other early settlers, they moved on to Illinois by 1870.

Thomas G. Trimbath was listed as the owner in 1870. He enlisted in the Ohio Cavalry in 1861 and served in the Civil War. If he lived in Bath, it was for a very short time before he moved on.

Edward Harris was born in 1839 to Hen-ry and Betsey Salter Harris. They moved

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Theodore Khoenle

to Bath before 1840 and operated a mill on Yellow Creek. Edward Harris married Eveline A. Green in 1861. By 1880, they moved to Portage, so they didn’t remain on this property for long.

Sidney Smith Lambert was born in Bath on September 5, 1839, to Jeremiah B. and Lois Goodyear Lambert. He was raised on his family’s farm just north of Hammond’s Corners (Bath Country Journal, September 2008). He married Sarah J. Humphrey on September 15, 1862, in Cuyahoga County.

It is most likely that Jeremiah Lambert purchased this property from Edward Harris in the mid-1870s and built a new home for his son’s family. In 1874, Jeremiah Lambert built a home on his land for his daughter’s family, Andrew and Sarah Brock (Bath Country Journal, July 2011). The notation on the Ohio Historic Inventory that this home “suggests that its owner was a figure of some local significance” could describe the Lambert family in the 1870s. Sidney S. Lambert lived in Cleveland until his death on August 17, 1894. When they left Bath in 1880, they sold this property to George Kirk.

By 1880, Kirk was 60 years old and likely ready to retire from the challenges of farm life. George Kirk may have spent the twilight of his life in this two-story frame home. He died in 1892 and is buried in Bath Center Cemetery.

The 1900 tax record shows that this home was owned by M.L. Sprankle. Martin and Lilla Sprankle were in their 50s and were likely still farming at the original home-stead. By 1910, they were likely living in this house. The house was considered good, the barn was rated old.

Theodore and Kathe Khoenle purchased this home in 1923. The couple married in 1910 and lived in Akron in the early years of their marriage.

It has been said that this house was moved in the 1930s. Evidence of a move is fairly ob-vious; the basement foundation is under the entire original house and also under a later addition that was circa 1930s. The move was likely due to the road improvements, to bring the house further from the road..

In 1944, Elsie Khoenle married Howard McKisson of Bath. Theodore Khoenle died in 1941, and this home sold to M. Scobie in 1942. M. Scobie was likely Maude Scobie. She was the daughter of Frank and Mary Lutz Harris (Bath Country Journal, January 2014). Maude Harris married Charles H. Scobie in 1913. They lived in Cleveland for many years, and may have “retired” to this home in Bath where they were originally from.

The next owner of record is R.W. and F.R. Arnold in 1950. Richard “Dick” and Florence Arnold moved to this home in Bath with their two children. They operated the Arnold Oil Company in Hammond’s Corners, which was on the current site of Bath Tractor.

In 1960, M.M. Aberth purchased this home. Marilyn May and Richard Aberth lived in Hammond’s Corners for several



B11 CENTURY HOMES“The grandest house in Bath?’’ It was 140 years ago.

years. Work was very near home for this family too. Richard Aberth owned and operated “Poor Richard’s Pub” in Ham-

mond’s Corners, on the site of what is now Ken Stewart’s Lodge. Marilyn loved theater and was one of the founders of Bath Play-ers, now the Western Reserve Players. They retired to Florida in 1969.

The house may have been leased during the next decade. Geraldine Schoenstein was a more recent owner in the 1990s. After her death, the house sat idle and was in poor condition. Another decade of neglect and deferred maintenance frightened many potential buyers away. Michael Ackermann of Michael’s Workshop saw the potential of this aging century home and began restoration in 2013. Michael’s Workshop specializes in general construction, electrical and handyman services, with a passion for older home restoration. Although there are plans for further improvements, this home once again is one of the grandest in Ham-mond’s Corners. ∞

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It is an understandable concern: From the prospective client’s point of view, they want to make money and achieve their goals. Yet the only immediate certainty in working with an advisor is to pay out money. What value can you reasonably expect to receive in working with a good financial advisor over time?

Morningstar: Measuring Increased Income

Vanguard and Morningstar recently re-leased studies quantifying the benefits of working with a financial advisor. Morningstar studied the question by measuring what they call gamma – “the additional retirement income investors can generate by making better financial-planning decisions.” There-fore, gamma is the result of financial plan-ning decisions rather than solely investment decisions.

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Vanguard: Measuring Wealth Management

Vanguard, a long proponent of do-it-yourself investors, interestingly came out with its own study with much similarity but a few key differences. Vanguard added in behavioral coaching (keeping investors disciplined) but excluded product alloca-tion. The value of behavioral coaching was estimated at 1.5% annually in the study.

Vanguard researchers wrote: “Advisors can potentially add about 3% in net returns by using the Vanguard (wealth manage-ment) framework. Because clients only get to keep, spend or bequest net returns, the focus of wealth management should always be on maximizing net returns. It is important to note that we do not believe this potential 3% improvement can be expected annually; rather, it is likely to be very lumpy. Further, although every advisor

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The last two sentenc-es are just as profound

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Just because someone has an M.D. after their name does not mean they are a good doctor and just because someone is an ad-visor does not mean they will add the value described in both studies. You still need a competent, caring and objective advisor to truly deliver value over time.

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Product Allocation 3.8% 0.24%

Withdrawal Strategy 8.5% 0.54%

Liability Relative Optimization 2.2% 0.14%

Asset / Tax Location 8.2% 0.52%

Total 28.8% 1.82%


GARDENS/OUTDOORSMind your peonies and daffodils in September

by Kathie VanDevereSeptember is a great time for garden-

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This is the best time to lift and divide spring blooming perennials such as peonies; prepare the beds and plants for winter and take cuttings of favorite annu-als for propagation.

Root growth continues until the soil freezes. In fact it is the coolness of the soil that encourages the bulbs to begin their root development.

This is the important time to maintain the soil moisture levels for established trees and shrubs, which supports suffi-cient root system growth before the onset of winter dormancy.

Peonies produce beautiful spring flow-ers, with the best occurring when they have been planted in the fall. Remember peonies can live and thrive for decades with minimal care, so choose a sunny, well-drained spot. Some peonies have grown in the same area for nearly 70 years. So it is very important to take the time to prepare the soil before planting.

Peonies are usually very adaptable, but the best environment for them is a slightly acidic, well-drained soil (6.5 to 7.0 pH), similar to the soil for azaleas and rhododendrons. Heavy clay soil must be amended with well-rotted compost.

The essential “trick” for planting peo-nies is that the crowns must be planted about 1.5 to 2 inches below ground level. Deeper planting can prevent the plants from blooming. Each root section should contain at least three “eyes,” which enables the growth of the new plant. “Eyes” are the reddish buds, like those on our pota-toes that become the stems of the plant as they grow. Plant with the eyes facing the surface. Spread the roots out gently.

Water any transplants thoroughly. Peo-nies need cold winters, so much so that they cannot bloom in the far south. It is the cold, for about six weeks, that ensures bud production. That is why it works so well to plant daffodil bulbs eight inches below the surface around the edge of the peony root. Daffodils need the autumn

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Parents Without PartnersOn Saturday, Sept. 5, Portage County

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These dances are open to the public, to celebrate the September dance theme “Back to School Days Sock Hop.” Cost for members is $6 and for nonmembers $8.

On Monday, Sept. 7, PWP will sponsor its annual picnic at noon at the Ritchie Memo-rial Shelter House pavilion, 109 West Ave., Tallmadge. Members and non-members are invited; just bring a covered dish to share. The chapter will furnish hamburgers

Bath Gamma Garden ClubBath Gamma Garden Club (BGGC)

members have been busy maintaining their gardens and their various plantings, according to club president Karen Barta. The club’s garden at the Saltbox House at Hale Farm & Village has many herbs and heirloom plants that very likely would have been in northern Ohio in the 1830s. Their township plantings can be seen at town-ship buildings and cemeteries, and their anniversary garden is at Bath Baseball Park.

The next BGGC meeting will be Wednes-day, Sept. 2, at Eastwood Preserve, 4712 Streetsboro Rd., Richfield, at 7 p.m., but members and guests are welcome to arrive at 6:30 p.m. to tour the house and gardens. The speaker for that evening will be Noelle Aiken of Petiti Gardens. She will present a program about choosing and planting fall bulbs and deer-proofing gardens.

Go to gardenclubbathohio.org for more information about Bath Gamma Garden Club. ∞

Organizations: We are happy to print your articles. We ask only that they be typed, with a limit of 250 words, and submitted by the 15th of each month. They may be emailed to news@scriptype. com or mailed to our office.

Bath Good Time ClubOn Sept. 15 at noon the Bath Good Time

Club will meet at Ghent Christian Church, 4200 Granger Rd., for a covered-dish lun-cheon. Dues of $15 per year will be col-lected. Detective Arvin Clar of the Akron Police Department Bureau of Criminal In-vestigation will speak on famous criminal investigations in Akron. All area seniors are invited to attend. ∞

Bethel Lutheran Church The youth group at Bethel Lutheran

Church sponsored its first car show at the church to raise money to support its mis-sion trips. This summer the mission trip was to Logan, W. Va.

At the car show, the church provided picnic-type food with donations to the youth group. There also was a DJ playing vintage rock and roll and several donated raffle items. Many people from Bath and Richfield took part and voted for their favorite car.

More than 40 owners brought vehicles, ranging from a classic 1936 Buick sedan to muscle cars like a 1969 Camaro. The winner of both the participant judging and public judging was a custom candy apple red 1966 Thunderbird, owned by Paul Veltch, a longtime car enthusiast from Middlefield, Ohio.

There were also two featured cars: Rich Hudak’s recently restored 1912 Cadillac and Richard Jandrey Sr.’s rare 1936 Stude-baker Coupe. ∞

Citizens for Bath SeniorsCitizens for Bath Seniors are invited for

their monthly meeting at 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the Bath Church, U.C.C., on Bath Road. Cheryl Biros from Clear Path will speak on “Navigating the Grocery Store.” Please bring a snack to share. For more information call Linda at 234-571-4543.

On Sept. 22, Citizens for Bath Seniors will meet at the Bath Church, U.C.C., at 10:30 a.m. to car pool to the Perkins Man-sion and John Brown Home for a private tour. A lunch location will be announced at that time. Call Linda for more informa-tion at 234-571-4543.

Other activities for Bath area seniors in-clude bridge every Thursday from 12:30-3:30 p.m.; for more information call Billee at 330-608-2406. Men’s Breakfast Club meets the first Monday of the month at 8:30 a.m.; call Bob for location and more information at 330-668-1115. ∞

Bethel Lutheran Church3852 Everett Road, Bath Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Wheelchair accessible. www.bethel-lc.org 330-659-9069

Richfield Community Foursquare ChurchMeeting at: 4131 W. Streetsboro Rd. Unit A, Richfield. Pastors Tom and Ginger Martin. Sunday Service, 10 a.m. For more information visit our website at www.richfieldchurch.net or phone us at 567-703-7232.

Church in the ValleyVisit our website at www.churchinthevalley.org. 2241 Everett Rd. 330-657-2200. Adult class 9 a.m.,Sunday morning service 10 a.m., Children’s Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Non-denomination-al, Christ-and Bible-centered. Growth group Bible studies available during the week.

Richfield Bible Baptist ChurchMeets at the Richfield Holiday Inn Express, 5171 Brecksville Rd. Phone: 330-659-6561; Website: http://bbc.mapleknoll.us. Pastor Al-fred B. Davis, Sunday School: 10 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Worship: 6 p.m.; Friday Bible Study: 7 p.m. Radio Program: Live with Pastor Al, Sundays at 11 p.m. and Fridays at 1:30 p.m. on AM 1220 WHKW.

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GENERAL CONTRACTORSDUN-RITE HOME IMPROVEMENTResidential contractor. New construction, additions, windows, siding, gutters, roofing. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Financing available. 330-650-5322

HANDYMAN SERVICEHOLLAND HANDYMAN SERVICEFor all your “Honey Do” needs. Insured, on time & dependable. No job too small or too large. Bath resident.330-576-3895, Hollandrb.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT/REPAIRSCORNWELL REMODELINGKitchens, baths, additions, basements, carpentry, windows, doors and painting. More than 20 years experience. Free estimates. Mike, 330-819-4942

R. RYBKA CONSTRUCTION INC. 330-741-0603Renovations, decks, roofing/siding repairs. Rec. rooms, drywall, wood floors, masonry, cultured stone, bobcat/backhoe service, dirt leveling.

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INVESTMENTAXA ADVISORSJames Orwig, Financial Consultant, 3700 Embassy Pkwy, Suite 330. 330-664-1805 [email protected]

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MASONRYNEAL KILBANE MASONRYBrick, block & stonework. New & repairs. Residential & commerical. Waterproofing, fireplaces, chimneys & chimney repairs. Neal Kilbane 330-665-4323

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Country Bargain ads are $8 and will be printed in the Bath Country Journal and ScripType magazines of Richfield, Hudson, Twinsburg, Independence, Sagamore Hills, Brecksville, Broadview Heights and Hinckley for a total circulation of 58,800. Listings are limited to 20 words and residents, not businesses or paid services. We must receive these by the 5th of the month. Please mail to: Country Bargains, c/o ScripType Publishing, 4300 Streetsboro Rd., Richfield 44286.

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For Sale: 48" Honda GXV390 13 HP twin hydro, zero turn, commercial walk-behind mower with sulky, $500. Richfield, 330-659-4062; leave message. For Sale: 24" Fridgidaire washer/dryer stacked laundry center, 220 volt. Very good condition, $500. Richfield, 330-659-4062; leave message. For Sale: Sears "Pro Form" treadmill, 4 speed programs, pulse sensor, $125. 216-346-0842. For Sale: Arhaus pedestal dining table plus 4 Windsor chairs, $350. Sofa table, $250. Hall table, $225. Buffet, $350. 216-346-0842. For Sale: 3 black walnut logs, 20" diameter, 15 feet, 12 feet and 6 feet, $200 or offer. 440-526-6854. For Sale: Schwinn exercise bike, $50. Exercise bench, $30. Perfect Abs, $10. Gazelle, $40. Chest of drawers, $35. 330-659-4624. For Sale: Large dog carrier crate; cat carrier; new Troy Hiller/Furrower; Jeep tent sleeps 6 to 8; canning jars. 330-659-4624. For Sale: New 6000 BTU air conditioner, $90. New 5200 BTU air conditioner, $80. 330-659-4287.For Sale: New nautical coffee table/glass top, $150. New glass Samsung TV stand up to 65" TV, $100. 330-659-4287. For Sale: Truck storage box – Delta Champion, $100. Set of new golf clubs with new bag, $160. 330-659-4287. For Sale: Five office desks, cherry veneer, good condi-tion, $200, OBO. Call 216-538-1920 or 440-838-1958. For Sale: Work bench vises, hand drills, spreaders, vin-tage trowels, Reasonable offers. 216-970-9091. For Sale: Craftsman Circular Saw; Craftsman Rear Tine Tiller 5.5 HP; car jacks; car stands; creeper; grease gun; torque wrench. Reasonable offers. 216-970-9091.

For Sale: Antique die maker toolbox, oak, with accom-panying tools, $275. 216-970-9091. For Sale: Vintage "Double A Company" lathe with ac-companying tools, $275. 216-970-9091. For Sale: '71 T-Bird, 39,000 mi. Second owner, no rust, rebuilt engine, factory sunroof. 330-508-0796.For Sale: Three-door oak buffet; 5-piece rattan furniture; cherry armoire in excellent condition. Call: 330-659-0847. For Sale: Precor Elliptical EFX5.17 Cross Trainer. Call: 330-659-0847. For Sale: 2004 Monte Carlo SS Intimidator, 62,000 miles, black, clean, ex. condition, never seen a winter, $7,400. 216-990-6332. For Sale: Practice snare drum kit, Ludwig drum, practice pad, stand, canvas carrying case, $80. Don't rent. Buy! 216-870-2752. For Sale: Brunswick pool table, 31" high x 49" deep x 87" long. New felt, wood-like trim. W/sticks, balls, acces-sories, $350/best offer. 216-870-2752. For Sale: Two window a/c units, 5,000 BTU, $35/each. 330-659-3706. For Sale: Janssen spinet piano for sale, great for stu-dents of all ages, great condition, priced to sell, $275. 330-273-8406. For Sale: Cherry entertainment or computer armoire by Hooker, exc., $400. 2 old desks: one walnut, 6 drawers; maple, rope trim, 9 drawers, $75 each. 440-526-5045. For Sale: Antique sofa, 78" with walnut wood trim and claw feet with matching chair. Best offer over $400. 440-526-5045. For Sale: Brunswick Monarch official-size pool table. Needs side pockets, felt and refinished. Free to "good home." Call Trudy: 216-524-1778. For Sale: Theodore Haviland dish set, service for 12. Likely "Crinoline" pattern, no chips/cracks, 91 of 93 pieces, $125. 216-402-3939.

For Sale: 2 BFG 255/45/R18 GForce Sportcomp2 tires, mounted on aluminum wheels, fit Ford, 4K miles, $200. 216-328-1951. For Sale: 2007 Colorado Z71 ext. cab, 95K miles, loaded, EC, very reliable, 2-wheel drive, $11,500, OBO. 216-288-4344. For Sale: 1970 Chevy Impala, 4-door, hard-top, PS, PB, PW, A-1 mechanically, body good, $2,000. 216-524-4858. For Sale: 1994 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, 37,000, never in salt or snow, looks and drives like new, $13,500. 440-838-5079. For Sale: Danbury buffet/ent. center, new; two-person sauna, new; potbelly stove, vintage; 80-bottle wine cooler, new. 216-409-0411. Free: Get a head start on next year's garden – free horse manure, will load your truck. Richfield, 330-659-4748. Free: 200 beer can collection. I inherited it; not mine. Call Jack, 330-607-6235. Yard Sale: 9411 Hillside Rd., Independence. Tools, welders, AC charger, car parts, some household items, 8/28-29. 12-6 p.m. Wanted: Cash paid for unwanted vehicles, etc. Call: 440-654-8329. Wanted: Garage space for winter storage of collector car. Must be secure and reasonable price. 440-376-2468. Wanted: Model railroad enthusiast searching for electric trains made before 1970 to add to his collection. 330-310-1016. Wanted: Fishing tackle, boxes, lures, rods, reels; any fish-ing equipment; outboard motors. Call Bill: 330-819-1115.Wanted: Gun collector wants to buy hand guns, rifles and shot guns. All brands, any condition. Please call Woody: 330-819-3274.Wanted: Brecksville collector buying antiques, collect-ibles, decor, one piece or entire basmt/attic, top prices paid, clear the clutter. Frank: 216-403-5884.

#1 Landscaping...................................................22AcuLaser ...............................................................2Allstate Chris Pike Agency ...................................35Alzheimer’s Association .......................................29Aqua Clear .........................................................38ARP Heating & Air ...................................... 25, 47Avenues of Counseling .........................................37Bako Landscaping ...............................................40Bath Church .......................................................26Berkshire Hathaway ............................................13Brecksville Dermatology ......................................43Broadview Heating .............................................14Catavolos Funeral Home .....................................39Colonial Pharmacy .............................................23Constantine’s Garden Center ...............................27Davide G. Cotugno Executive Tailors ..................21Davis Water Treatment .......................................19Demas, Coleen DDS ...........................................33Depew Drilling ...................................................40Donzell’s Garden Center .....................................37Edward Jones/Jennifer Malta ...............................32Empaco Equipment .............................................33Exit 11 Truck & Tire Service, Inc. .......................40Freedom Design Kitchen & Bath .........................25Graf Growers ......................................................42Great Day Tours .................................................23Hale Farm & Village ...........................................42Hobbitts Preschool ..............................................19 Howard Hanna/Dorsey .......................................27Howard Hanna/Fairlawn ........................... 4, 5, 29Howard Hanna/Frantz .......................................24Jones & Wenner Insurance Agency, Inc. ............ 8, 43Keller Williams/Schrank ..............Inside Back CoverKlassic Custom Decks ..........................................36

Land Creations Landscaping ...............................45Lisco Heating & Cooling .....................................34Moonlight Pools ..................................................41Nannimals Animal Nannies ................................22North Coast Jet Clean Collision Center ..................9Outdoor Delight Landscape .................................24Pine Tree Barn ......................................................9Randy’s Pump Service ..........................................31RE/MAX Highley ...................................Back CoverRE/MAX Crossroads ............................................10Renaissance of Richfield .......................................12Rice’s Landscaping ...............................................20Richfield Coin & Collectibles ...............................17Richfield Foursquare Church ...............................28Riverview House .................................................31Sal’s Landscaping ................................................28 Sasak Landscaping ..............................................30Smith Bros. .........................................................15State Farm/MacDonald.........................................6Stouffer Realty ............................Inside Front CoverSummit Metro Parks .............................................7Suncrest Gardens ................................................17Taste of Hudson ..................................................32The Bird Store and More ........................Back CoverTinker’s Creek Tavern .........................................34Tire Source ...........................................................2True Wealth Design .............................................44Valley Animal Hospital .......................................15Vaughn & Co. .....................................................46Village Auto Body ...............................................48Welton’s ................................................................9Western Reserve Academy ....................................21Western Reserve Playhouse ...................................41Wheatley Auto Service .........................................36

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