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On our coverThe St. Barnabas sixth- and seventh-grade football teams won Cleveland CYO championships. Top: Geo Loya follows blocks of Connor Butler and Braeden Kaminsky during the championship game on Nov. 1. See story on page 4. Pictures by Walt Butler Sr.

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7 ........... Trustees suggest pro-athlete mansions over subdivision plans

8 ........... Developer’s plan to expand Eaton Estates riles township trustees

9 ........... Santa Claus is coming to town

10 ........ Treasurer’s financial reporting recognized; new lights for Rushwood

12 ........ Saunders holds firm against criticism of festival support

Officers gear up for Shop with a CopThe Sagamore Hills Police Department is selling raffle tickets

to raise funds for the 2015 Shop with a Cop event, scheduled for Dec. 13. Tickets ($1 each or six for $5 for a chance to win $500) are available at the po lice station and from the Sagamore Hills Police Explorers, who will be selling them throughout the com-munity. For every $100 raised, Walmart will donate an additional $10 to the cause.

Proceeds enable officers to take several children (2-14 years old) from the area to shop for Christmas items. The day ends with a pizza party. For more information or to make a donation, call Detective Victoria Miavitz or Patrolman Michael Foschia at 330- 468-3515. ∞

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Local police chiefs wary of plan to route wireless 911 calls through Stowby Kathleen Steele Gaivin

Beginning Jan. 1, all cell phone calls to 911 from northern Summit County will be routed through a public safety answer-ing point (PSAP) in Stow rather than to the local police station.

That has area police chiefs worried, pri-marily about response times.

The change will put Summit County in compliance with a state law that requires each county to establish five wireless PSAPs by the first of the year or lose 50 percent of the money it gets from surcharges on cell phone bills. The county 911 Planning Committee has identified the five PSAPs as dispatch centers in the cities of Akron, Cuyahoga Falls and Stow, the Summit Count sheriff’s office and the Southwest Summit Communications Center, which is a regional center serving Barberton, Copley and Norton. Wireless emergency calls from northern Summit County will be directed to Stow.

Police Chief Keith Morgan of Richfield said the built-in delay as calls are routed from one dispatch to another – even if it just means a seconds-long delay – could prove

life threatening, as time is of the essence in an emergency.

“The public is going to suffer because the calls are not answered locally. There’s no doubt there’s going to be a delay that could impact our services,” Morgan said.

Chief Mike McNeely of Bath Township said he is concerned less about the technol-ogy and more about the volume of calls be-ing routed to and from a single location. An additional 20,000 calls are expected to pour into the Stow dispatch center beginning Jan. 1, according to Twinsburg Mayor Katherine Procop, who addressed the issue during an October Twinsburg City Council meeting.

The chiefs also take issue with the county’s PSAP locations. Four of the proposed PSAPs are within a 4.1-mile radius, and none are located north of Route 303.

“I would like a northern Summit County dispatch, but the planning commission thought otherwise,” said Police Chief David Hayes of Sagamore Hills. “This was not thought out geographically.”

Twinsburg, meanwhile, plans to throw its hat in the ring during the next round of PSAP appointments in late 2016. Procop

said she thinks Twinsburg would be a good candidate for a northern Summit County PSAP, because the city recently updated its dispatch center. The center underwent nearly $740,000 in technology and infra-structure renovations earlier this year.

“It’s a beautiful, up-to-date, next-gen-ready dispatch center,” Procop said. “We feel that we can definitely be the next PSAP in Summit County.”

Hudson Police Chief Dave Robbins said he doesn’t understand the state of Ohio’s push to consolidate dispatch services, he acknowledged that PSAPs are based on a model that most of the country already follows.

He said Cuyahoga County has already been using regional emergency call centers for three decades.

Morgan said that, in his opinion, it would be preferable for residents to call 911 from their land line when at home to expedite service and save the cell calls for when land service is unavailable.

“We will adapt to the change, and we’ll work within the system to provide the best possible service we can,” McNeely said. ∞

Dreams Come True at Elmcroft by Michele KisthardtImagine a senior living community where the staff

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Voters elect new school board member and retain board, trustee incumbents

Nordonia capital improvement levy failsIn the Nov. 3 general election, in-

cumbent trustee John Zaccardelli held off challenger Patti Robertson with 2,197 to 1,030 votes, according to the final unofficial results from the Summit County Board of Elections. Zaccardelli’s second, four-year term commences Jan. 1. In other township seats, Fiscal Officer Scott Gale was unopposed in re-election for another four years, and Trustee David DePasquale, appointed in 2014 to fill the unfinished term of the late Trustee Dick Barrett, was unopposed and will finish out that term set to expire Dec. 31, 2017.

Newcomer Liz McKinley was the top vote-getter in the race for two open seats on the Nordonia Hills Board of Education, with 5,121 votes. Incumbent Chad Lahrmer will remain on the board with the second most votes, 3,667, in the three-person race. McKinley and

Lahrmer’s four-year terms begin Jan. 1. Incumbent Nicholas Berchtold was unopposed, keeping the seat vacated when former board President Jim Virost resigned. Berchtold will finish out the term, set to expire Dec. 31, 2017.

Voters turned down a five-year, per-manent improvement levy sought by the Nordonia Hills school board. In the final unofficial results, the ballot measure lost nearly 2-1, with 6,694 voters against the levy and 3,817 for it.

According to the Nordonia Hills website, the 1.49-mill levy would have funded capital investments such as roofs repairs, new boilers, security upgrades, classroom furniture and textbooks. For taxpayers, it would have cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $52 a year. The district’s previous permanent im-provement levy expired in 2011. ∞

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Local school brings home dual football championship titles by Chad Felton

Most football programs are elated to simply win one crown in culminating a season. St. Barnabas Catholic School in Northfield achieved the feat twice this year, with the sixth- and seventh-grade squads winning it all.

St. Barnabas sixth-grade team, coached by Vince DeAngelis, went 5-2 in its regu-lar season, tying for second, but won two playoff games, including the Catholic Youth Organization’s divisional champi-onship against St. Mary Chardon. In the title game, St. Barnabas scored first dur-ing the second quarter on a halfback pass from Joey DeAngelis to Andrew Shiban. Christian Ochei scored the second touch-down with a second-half run, and Andrew Lastovka completed the extra point kicks – kicked extra points are worth two points in CYO – for a 16-0 victory.

During its campaign, the team outscored opponents 128-69.

The seventh-grade team won the Cleve-land CYO championship on Nov. 1, shutting out St. Sebastian, 8-0. The Blazers went 7-0 in the regular season, sweeping

the division, before winning the multi-division tournament.

“We were fortu-nate to have the op-portunity to play so many good teams,” said head coach Tom Serdinak.

The league consist-ed of 19 teams from the Cleveland/Akron area, including teams from as far west as Elyria and as far east as Mentor.

The Blazers beat Holy Family (Stow) 26-0 in round one, then beat an unde-feated St. Paschal (Mayfield) team 20-6 in round two. St. Paschal had players from five schools on its roster, including a right tackle who weighed in at 290 pounds.

“St. Paschal hadn’t lost a game in more than two years. They’re big and fast. Our boys had their hands full but played an outstanding game,” Serdinak said.

The championship competition wasn’t

any easier. The St. Sebastian team, also known as the West Side Saints, consisted of players from multiple schools in West Akron. They, too, were undefeated going into the final game.

“We were definitely outsized again,” Ser-dinak said. “The boys kept battling until we were able to punch it in.”

In the second quarter, the Blazers scored on a 48-yard screen pass to Geo Loya, only to have it called back on a penalty. The

The St. Barnabas sixth-grade football team beat St. Mary of Chardon 16-0 in the CYO tournament championship game October 25.


game remained scoreless until the fourth quarter when quarterback Ronnie Schultz ran around the right end and juked out the cornerback for a 13-yard touchdown. Chris Speelman kicked the extra point, and the defense finished the job with the team’s sixth shutout. The Blazers finished with a perfect 10-0 record while outscoring the competition 277-27.

“I’m very proud of these boys. I’m not sure they fully understand what they accomplished. We were outsized all year and worked together to beat the best teams in the area. The boys saw what teamwork, effort and preparation could do,” said Serdinak.

It is the first time in St. Barnabas’ history that two football teams won a champion-ship in the same year.

The dedication begins early, with many student-athletes participating in flag football. The teams also benefit from the volunteer work of numerous parents and the morale-boosting student cheerleading squads. DeAngelis said tending to the needs of the flag and tackle football teams

allow staff to ensure student-athletes are learning the game, having fun and being mentored properly and fairly.

“We encourage and promote fun and good sportsmanship, and try to teach sound fundamentals, including condition-ing, hydration, proper stance and footwork and proper form and technique with every-thing they do. Each coach, along with her/his staff, puts together strategies and game plans. Our goal is to keep these strategies simple for everyone,” he said.

CYO sports, and the St. Barnabas pro-gram in particular, are designed to promote positive values and to teach student-athletes more than just football, he added.

“The student-athletes grasp the concepts and the life lessons quickly,” DeAngelis said. “The teams bond together and we participate in activities together outside of football. We attend mass together, celebrate together and we try to make sure that all student-athletes understand how important these concepts are, not only for the game of football but more importantly for grooming them into adolescence and adulthood.” ∞

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#2 Ronnie Schultz#3 Geo Loya#9 John Flowers#14 Alex Hungerford#15 Caden Gopal#19 Mark Serdinak#20 Joey Wahl#27 Jack Maloney#34 Connor Butler#41 Braeden Kaminsky

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by Trustee John Zaccardelli

Trustees Corner

Dear residents,I want to thank everyone who took

the time to vote for me. We are going to continue our promise: no new levies in the next two years and regionalization when it provides a cost savings.

While on the topic of regionalization, let me discuss the two types of regionalization. In one instance, such as Sagamore Hills and the city of Macedonia regionalizing dispatching, both communities saved money. This is a win-win regionalization.

The storm water fee from the North-eastern Regional Sewer District is a form of win-lose regionalization. This is a dis-proportionate fee-based solution to who gets their problem solved and who helps pay for fixing the problem. Under this format, the city of Cleveland and inner-ring suburbs have everyone else in the

region pay for their flooding. There is no immediate benefit to those communities in the outlying areas. If the storm water fee stands, the formula is such that 75 percent of every dollar goes to the city of Cleveland or an inner ring suburb. The remaining 25 percent goes to local communities to spend on approved storm water projects.

As a board of township trustees, all three of us believe there should be a voted storm water tax for everyone in a geographic watershed. The tax could be 1/8 to 1/4 of a mill. All watersheds that drain into Lake Erie contribute to the lake’s pollution. Everyone living in the watershed should be paying for the cleanup. As an example, Sagamore Hills is being assessed a fee to clean up the Cuyahoga River, but this will have little effect on water quality, because upstream the city of Akron is still the river’s biggest polluter.

A very unusual crime storyAt the end of September, the Sagamore

Hills Police Dept. responded to a call on a suspicious character. The lady who called said a man she knew asked for some money. She thought there were warrants out for his arrest. Sagamore Hills “Dans” responded. The “Dans” are Sgt. Dan Rice and Patrolman Dan DeCrane. It turns out the suspicious character did have several felony warrants for his arrest. He was with his girlfriend and four small dogs as they fled the scene in a stolen U-Haul truck. The “Dans,” Sargeant Rice and Officer De-Crane, pursued these would be Bonnie and Clydes down state Route 82. At the Route 82 bridge, the felon attempted to take the truck air-born and go over the bridge. Apparently suicide was a better option than prison. His attempt failed. DeCrane tasered the man. This had no effect. Rice did some “Rice-fu” (tackled) the suicidal felon. Both individuals were apprehended. Both were sent for psychiatric evaluation, then off to jail.

Epilogue: Both suspects were from the Akron area. We don’t know what happened to the four small dogs. The Board of Trust-ees want to thank these two police officers for their professionalism in bringing a dangerous situation to a successful close.

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Trustees suggest pro-athlete mansions over subdivision plansby Kathleen Steele Gaivin Oct. 14 trustees meeting

Although the Sagamore Hills Zoning Commis sion approved preliminary plans for the Hidden Ridge subdivision at Dunham and Canal roads, Sagamore Hills trustees are urging developer Paul Karnow to look at an alternative use for the land.

In an effort to preserve as much green space as possible and citing a $2-million home purchase in Bath Township by a professional athlete, trustees asked the developer by letter to consider building an exclusive gated community targeted to Cleveland’s professional athletes on the 93-acre land parcel.

Trustees are suggesting that the builder consider selling seven 5-acre lots at $500,000 a lot. In the letter read by trustee Paul Schweikert at the meeting, trustees touted the 6-mile proximity of Sagamore Hills to the Cleveland Cavaliers practice facility. The township is 18 miles from downtown Cleveland, which would make the location attractive to pro-athlete buy-ers, according to the letter. Additionally, the township has no local income tax, which would entice buyers.

“This would save the buyer a considerable amount of money on their local taxes,” Schweikert read.

For the developer, advantages would include less infrastructure and fewer roads, thus reducing costs of development.

If Karnow expresses interest in the pro-posal, Schweikert said trustees would like to send a trustee representative, along with the township’s attorney and a member of the zoning commission to meet with the developer to discuss preliminaries.

“We’re sending that out and we’re hoping to get a good response to that,” he said.

Karnow did not respond to phone calls asking for comments.

Salt settlementOhio Attorney General Mike DeWine is

sending checks to 850 Ohio public entities in 87 counties as part of a $11.5 million settlement to resolve an antitrust lawsuit against Cargill Inc. and Morton Salt Inc. According to Trustee Paul Schweikert, attorney Jeff Snell’s diligence ensured that Sagamore Hills Township would get a $9,249 piece of that pie.

The attorney general’s settlement with Car-

gill and Morton Salt resolved a 2012 lawsuit accusing the companies of dividing up the Ohio rock salt market and agreeing not to compete with each other for public bids during a period ending in 2010. Although Morton and Cargill admitted no wrongdo-ing, they agreed to pay $11.5 million to resolve the state’s case, just before a jury trial was set to begin, according to a press release

from the attorney general’s office.In other business, the Sagamore Hills

Police Department garnered an $18,147 grant to purchase three in-car video cam-eras for squad cars. According to Trustee David DePasquale, the local police depart-ment is responsible for paying 10 percent ($1,814) of the total cost of the cameras. Trustees approved the expenditure. ∞

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Developer’s plan to expand Eaton Estates riles township trusteesby Sheldon Ocker

Residential builder Universal Develop-ment Co. wants to construct 180 condo-miniums or apartments on a 51.2-acre parcel directly across from Eaton Estates.

Township officials say they were ap-proached many months ago by Universal and turned down the proposal, because the plan did not meet the zoning require-ments of the township: one acre, one residential unit. The only way Universal could skirt the zoning issue was to make the Houghton Road subdivision part of Eaton Estates, a planned unit development whose northern border is Houghton Road.

Gary Spriggs is the president of the Eaton Estates Homeowners Association. Univer-sal Development eventually contacted him about the nearly 1,200-unit community adopting an additional 180 residences. Since zoning would not be an issue inside of Eaton, a planned unit development, the developer could pursue the project.

“His homeowners association wanted to incorporate the old Mottl property [the 51.2 acres] into Eaton,’’ said Paul Schweikert, a Sagamore Township trustee. “This is the first time in the history of our township that a homeowners association talked about circumventing our zoning

board. We are not happy campers about his proposal. People who live here don’t want city amenities, and people who want city amenities don’t come here.’’

Spriggs insists that he is not the trigger-man for the Universal project. According to both parties, Universal Development first spoke to township officials. Then things get muddy. Spriggs said he became involved almost by accident.

“Bottom line, the only reason Eaton was contacted is that Mr. [Jeffrey] Snell [at-torney representing the township] and Dr. [David] Koncal [zoning board member] met with Universal Development and its attorney,’’ Spriggs said. “They [Snell and Koncal] suggested to contact us. They were on the phone to our property manager, and I happened to be there and heard the call. We never initiated anything.’’

Township Trustee Dave DePasquale confirms that the township advised the developer to contact Eaton, simply because there was no reason for Sagamore to be a party to the deal at that point.

Spriggs has shown more than a passing interest in the project. In an October letter from Snell to township trustees, the at-torney refers to a meeting between Spriggs and Universal, and that Spriggs told him

the homeowners association board holds 51 percent of the proxies in Eaton (and presumably could act on the proposal). Snell also wrote that Spriggs was waiting for a call from Universal, which was to inform him whether the 180 units would be condos or rentals.

“Spriggs seems to think we would go along with this and say nothing,’’ Schweik-ert said. “That’s the way we’re reading it. He’s going to cut a deal, and we go along with it. The problem here is that he’s just trying to do what he can get away with. If he pursues this, he’s probably going to end up in court. We’re not going to let any homeowners association push us around.’’

Responds Spriggs, “What the trustees are saying are half truths, not full truths.’’

Spriggs denies that he or the Eaton homeowners’ seven-member board can accept Universal’s plan without a vote of the residents.

“I’m not trying to do anything,’’ he said, when asked about the scope of his authority. “The (Eaton) trustees would have to pass it then submit it to a vote of the 1,109 residences and two-thirds would have to approve.’’

The issue seems far from dead. Spriggs said that Universal will make a presenta-tion to the homeowners association board in December.

“The board is always open to an array of issues,’’ he said.

Asked for his opinion of the project, Spriggs said, “My personal position is the same as my vote. I think it’s my business.’’

Not only do township trustees object to the density of the project, they fear there would be storm water problems if the acreage were to be developed as proposed.

“This makes no sense whatsoever,’’ said DePasquale about plans for the Houghton Road parcel.

Schweikert said that Spriggs isn’t likely to succeed if he asks the zoning board for a variance to accommodate Universal’s plan for the Houghton Road property.

“It’s all right there: one home, one acre,” Schweikert said. “We’re not going to dis-cuss condos or apartments. I’d say the an-swer is 1,000 percent no, because it always has been. And I think what he’s showing is unmitigated arrogance.” ∞

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Santa Claus is coming to townby Kathleen Steele GaivinNov. 9 trustees meeting

Jolly Old St. Nicholas is finalizing plans to visit with Sagamore Hills children from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19 at the police station. Trustee John Zaccardelli said details are still developing for this first-time event. Keep an eye on mysagamorehills.com for information as the date draws near.

Trustee David DePasquale said he has been talking with Kimble Companies about having 40-yard construction containers on hand at Sagamore Hills Park for community cleanup days in spring and fall. Residents would be able to dispose of unwanted yard and household items, including carpets, furniture and construction debris at no cost. He said paints and chemicals would be excluded from this collection.

The police department will be purchas-ing three patrol rifles at a cost of $3,891 to

replace Vietnam-era rifles currently on loan from the federal government. All members of the Sagamore Hills Police Department are certified in rifle shooting, Police Chief David Hayes said.

DePasquale said the department cur-rently does not have weapons that he feels would be adequate in a standoff situation.

Trustees congratulated Hayes for com-pletion of an exclusive 10-week FBI Na-tional Academy course in Quantico, Va. this summer and presented him with a plaque commemorating his achievement. DePasquale commended the police chief for the “integrity and honor that you bring to our department.” ∞

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The Nordonia Hills City School District was recently honored with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Finan-cial Reporting, an annual award given for comprehensive financial reporting. Nordonia was honored for the reporting period ending June 31, 2014.

In other news, 27 teachers within the district have furthered their education and as a result, received raises for doing so.

Additionally, Energy Focus Inc. of Solon donated 1,523 tubular lights to Rushwood Elementary. The company initially offered to provide new lights, at no cost to the district, in some special needs classrooms at both Ledgeview and Rushwood.

The offer was accepted, and shortly after, it received a favorable response.

“The company came back to us with a proposal to donate all of the LED lights and sockets necessary to completely re-

lamp Rushwood. The company has now donated over $19,000 in LED lighting and sockets,” Hartman added.

In return, the district agreed to pay for the actual installation totaling approxi-mately $9,000. Overall, the re-lamping is expected to save the district 64,442 kilowatt-hours and more than $6,000 annually.

“The installation resulted in an almost immediate visual and mood transforma-tion of the Rushwood classrooms,” said Hartman.

Finally, the Nordonia Band-Aides donated a trailer worth $55,000, which will be used to transport instruments, uniforms and props.

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p.m., “Homicide in Hardcover” by Kate Carlisle; Thursday, Dec. 10, 2 p.m., “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah; Monday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m., “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins. A Storytelling “Tellabra-tion:” Thursday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. Storytell-ers from the Western Reserve Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling present an adult story con-cert. Crafters’ corner: Saturday, Dec. 5,

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Stitch clique: Tuesday, Dec. 8, 6-8 p.m. Socrates cafe: Thursday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m. Nordonia Hills game time: Saturday, Dec. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. An evening with Curtis Taylor: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m. Grammy-Award-winning trumpeter Curtis Taylor will perform live with his jazz quartet.

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17, 11 a.m. Ages 2-5. Bedtime story time (for families): Tuesday, Dec. 22, 6:30 p.m. 3rd-4th grade book club: Monday, Dec. 14, 4 p.m., “Life of Ty: Penguin Problems” by Lauren Myracle. After school club: Wednesday, Dec. 23. K-4th grade. ∞

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Saunders holds firm against criticism of festival supportby Jon Huff

Sagamore Hills Zoning Inspector Donald Saunders wears another hat in Bedford.

There, he is known as Councilman Saun-ders, and his promotion of the Bedford Community Council Oktoberfest – held

in Oakwood this year – led Bedford Mayor Stanley Koci to request unsuccessfully for Saunders’ resignation.

According to the mayor, Oktoberfest competed with Bedford’s Weekend of the Pooka arts festival held the same weekend. By promoting the Oktoberfest, Koci said Saunders was acting against the arts festival.

“It wasn’t anything about the commu-nity council. It was the fact that an elected city official would go against the city and promote another event outside of the city,” Koci said.

The conflict arose when the two organiza-tions scheduled their events – both usually held at the Bedford Public Square – for the same weekend. Knowing that the arts festival had started booking artists, Koci asked Warner Batten, an organizer for the Oktoberfest, to reschedule the event.

“We’ve had the event the weekend after Labor Day for 23 years running,” Saunders said in a separate conversation. “[The arts council] planned by date, not by weekend. ... They kept saying move to the following weekend, but we couldn’t because that’s the Elyria Apple Festival. All the rides were scheduled to be there.”

Koci’s was concerned about businesses near the square. “Some of the businesses had art-related stuff going on,” Koci said. “One had a gospel quartet. The hobby shop had an artist in who had written a book. A bunch of them jumped on board.”

Saunders said Koci’s reaction surprised him. Although held in Oakwood this year, the Oktoberfest kept its ties to Bedford Community Council.

“One of the things about the Oktoberfest is it contributes its profits back to [Bed-ford],” Saunders said. “In 15 years we’ve given a quarter of a million dollars to the city, schools and other projects.”

Saunders said he understands Koci’s view but was surprised by his reaction.

“Everyone is entitled to their own opin-ion and people are going to blow up every now and then,” Saunders said. “We don’t usually have that type of problem. Usually we come to a general consensus to benefit the community.”

Koci sees the rift as an indicator of his mood at the time.

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Oct. 2 – An off-duty Ohio Department of Transportation worker reported that an

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Oct. 7 – Police responded to a domestic dispute on Scenic Point Road.

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Country Bargain ads are $8 and will be printed in the Sagamore Voice and ScripType magazines of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Indepen-dence, Hudson, Twinsburg, Richfield, Bath 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: Solid oak entertainment center, Amish made, $300. MTD snow blower, 4-5/21-elect. start, 2 cycle, $135. Both good. 440-838-4618.Tag Sale: Vintage gold/abalone/marble tables, stereo cabinets, pinball, waterfall vanity, Corelle/Visions, peacoats, Syroco mirrors, piano, statues, cedar chest, plants. 330-273-3189. For Sale/Wanted: '93 Chevy Lumina, body needs work. '06 Chevy Aveo, broken timing belt. Best offers. Wanted: Honda Civic, low miles and price. 330-273-3189. For Sale: 71/2-foot Lite House lighted Xmas tree, $185. 48-inch lighted wreath, $40. 440-526-8358. For Sale: Down hill skis, bindings, boots, poles, $55. X-country skis, bindings, boots, poles, $20. Wooden four-drawer chests, $15 each. 330-659-4033. For Sale: Firewood, free delivery, best prices in Northern Ohio, native timber, air-dried, call Woody the Woodsman, 440-591-2274. For Sale: Used Yamaha YAS-23 alto saxophone w/case. Body and case w/minor scatches. Well-maintained, pictures available, originally $700, asking $350. 330-715-6075. For Sale: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 4MATIC, 31,500 mi., silver, AWD, sedan, 4-door, sports pkg., exc. cond., asking $31,500. 216-225-5999.For Sale: Desk, oak, roll-top, comp., exc. cond. $550. 330-342-5595. For Sale: Harley motorcycle. 1984 FXR engine, custom. Frame, tank, fenders painted blue. Ex-cellent condition, just needs assembled, $4,900. 330-659-6459. For Sale: Christmas tree, 7.5 foot, artificial, GKI/Bethlehem lighting. Pre-lit, 900 clear lights, stand, powerstrip, carton, Notch pine, EC. $145 OBO, retails $750. 440-546-7193. For Sale: 5 piece floral living room set, 7-foot couch, 5-foot love seat, 2 end, 1 coffee tables. $1,200 OBO. 330-225-4580. For Sale: Star Trek movie posters, collectibles, some rare; PB books, some signed; Kirk Picard

KITCHEN & BATH SHOWROOMSFREEDOM DESIGN KITCHEN & BATH State of the Art Showroom in Stow at 3500 Hudson Dr., 330-929-1705 www.freedomdesignllc.com 4944 NEO Parkway, Garfield • 216-587-7010 11683 Royalton Rd, N. Royalton • 440-877-9464

LANDSCAPINGWAVE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT CO. Paver & concrete patios, fireplaces/pits, outdoor kitchens, retaining walls, plants & mulch. Professional quality installation & service. Doug Vasulka, 216-376-3700

MASONRY, WINDOWS & GLASS BLOCKSMICHAEL DIASIO CONSTRUCTION LLC 10570 Aaron Dr., Parma, OH 44130 216-407-6455.

PAINTING/STAINING/WALLPAPERINGSHOWCASE PAINTING & DECORATING INC. Painting & staining. Water damage & drywall repair. Wall coverings. 2-story foyers. Power washing. 32 years experience. Handyman repairs. Insured. Senior discounts. 440-877-1009

ASPHALT PAVINGMID OHIO ASPHALT & CONCRETE Free Estimates. Reasonable Prices Seal Coating, Driveways, Parking Lots Patching & Concrete. Licensed-Bonded- Insured 330-467-1378 or 330-963-4165

DECKS AND PATIOSKLASSIC CUSTOM DECKS INC. 330-468-3476 Wood or low maintenance materials available. Free in-home estimates. Attention to finished details. Licensed, bonded, insured. BBB members. Visit us online www.klassicdecks.com

ELECTRICALTIM'S CUSTOM ELECTRIC COMPANY Residential & light commercial Remodeling, basements, generators, panel upgrades, landscape lighting. Richfield resident, Lic. #37393, 440-785-0862

HEATING AND COOLINGCERTIFIED HEATING & AIR 440-546-1139 Service & Installation - Freon Recovery 10% Senior Discount - 24 Hour Service

SERVICE DIRECTORYPLUMBINGBARTU PLUMBING Repairs, Remodeling, Drain Cleaning, Hot Water Tanks. Residential/Commercial. Licensed and Insured, OH Lic. #19447. 330-659-3678 or 440-669-3197

BRECKSVILLE PLUMBING - 8584 RIVERVIEW Master plumbers since 1942. We can fix any plumbing or drain problem. Senior 10% discount. Support your local business. Call Jim 440-526-7039

PRINTING/GRAPHIC DESIGNSCRIPTYPE PUBLISHING One-stop shop for all of your publishing and printing needs: brochures, directories, flyers, magazines, newspapers, post cards, presentation folders, programs, reports, addressing etc. 330-659-0303

ROOFINGM.R. PLANK ROOFING Family owned & operated. Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Financing available. 330-929-1785 or 1-800-457-8209

WINDOWS/DOORSWEATHERSEAL Windows, Doors, Siding, Roofing. High quality, low prices. Windows starting at $159 installed. 330-920-4494

Khan Quark Spock Klingon, $300 OBO. 330-225-4580. For Sale: Huge Atari 2600 sale! 267 games CIB; many rare! Unit, many controllers, other related collectibles, 3 guide books, $5,300 OBO. 330-225-4580. For Sale: Engagement ring, 14K yellow gold, 1.5 ct. Marquise/baguettes, round diamonds. Ap-praisal $4,000, will take $2,000. 330-701-6605. For Sale: Beautiful 88x22-inch granite bathroom vanity, 2 undermounted sinks, brushed-silver faucets, Kraft Made cabinets, $1,700, pictures. 440-665-6777.For Sale: Tub, 59x35-inches, good condition, clean, comes with faucets, $150. 440-665-6777.For Sale: Kraft Made modern, off-white, oak cabinetry, king-sized bedroom set, tons of stor-age, perfect condition, pictures available. $2,600. 440-665-6777. For Sale: Aged, dried and split fire wood. Pick-up only by the cord. $250. 216-524-8274. For Sale: 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4WD, black/grey cloth. 135K miles, mechanically sound. New tires, brakes, shocks and more. $5,500 OBO. 440-552-1313. For Sale: 2 Bridgstone Blizzak WS 50 215/50 R17, 91Q. Less than 10,000 miles, $60. Call: 330-659-2234.For Sale: Three genuine, hand-painted Stafford-shire Toby mugs; Chelsea Pensioner, Beefeater, Father Neptune. Perfect condition and true col-lectibles. 3 for $60. 330-528-0076. For Sale: Winter barn storage for RV, boat, trailer or car, secured. $75 per month, Richfield. H:330-659-6494. C:216-570-1869.For Sale: Log-splitter, needs repair. Make an offer. Call Ray: 330-304-2844. For Sale: 51-inch Magnavox old-style projection flat screen HD TV. Black cabinet w/wheels, very good condition. $100 OBO. Richfield, 330-659-4062. Leave Message.

Wanted: Buying cars and trucks in need of mechanical repair; all others considered. Call: 330-523-0154. Wanted: Looking for old car or truck 1927-1987, projects okay. Call: 330-523-0154. Wanted: Cash paid for unwanted vehicles, etc. Call: 440-654-8329. 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 fishing 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, collectibles, decor, one piece or entire basmt/attic, top prices paid, clear the clutter. Frank: 216-403-5884.

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