Lady Tigers Undefeated In ITCL

#10 Sarah Skinner sends one back
to the Clippers

#8 Shayna Hamilton putting up one of
her 34 sets recorded yesterday

With only five matches left to go in the season the WHS Lady Tigers remain undefeated in their league.  The Tigers are in the lower tier of the ITCL League.  Yesterday they took it to the Columbiana Lady Clippers one, two, three.  Columbiana made a match of it in the first set only losing by two points when Wellsville won it 25-23.  After that it was all Orange & Black.  The Lady Tigers took the last two sets by scores of 25-13 & 25-14.  

Wellsville hosts Heartland Christian tonight.  Action is scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM.   Last Thursday the Lady Tigers won their first match with them 3-1.  That match was played at Heartland Christian. 

Overall the Lady Tigers are 14&3 on the year.  All three of their losses were non-league rivals.  Following tonight’s match they travel to Sebring on Thursday and then to East Liverpool on Monday.  Their last home match will be Tuesday, October 9, when they take on Leetonia.  They close out the regular season at Lowellville October 11. 

Let ‘em hear your roar Tigers…

 ole nib

Wellsville Quilt Show Opens Saturday

Members & friends of the Wellsville Historical Society are busy preparing for the opening of the 2^nd Annual Quilt Show On The Ohio River.   The show opens this coming Saturday, October 6, and will run for two week-ends.  Hours differ for the Saturday & Sunday and are shown on the flyer pictured here. 

Quilts and other quilted items will be displayed on all three floors of the River Museum.  Many new items will be shown including pieces assembled in the “Funky Chicken” beginner’s quilting classes recently held at the Wellsville Carnegie Public Library.  The show is being organized and directed by Historical Society member Jan Wasko.  Wasko is an avid quilter herself.  Some quilts to be displayed are over 100 years old.

The show is open and the public is welcome.  It is free of admission.  Donations to the River Museum will be gratefully accepted.  Limited parking is available at the museum with additional parking available at 11^th & Riverside.  

 ole nib

New KSU Dean Addresses Chamber Members

Speaker Chairman Paul Blevins on the left
welcomes KSU's Dr. Stephen Nameth

Kent State Univ. - Columbiana County Campuses Dean Stephen Nameth, Ph.D., addressed the members of the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce this past week at the September luncheon.   The luncheon was held at the Riverside Roadhouse September 27.  He was introduced by Chamber Speaker Chairman Paul Blevins who noted that Dr. Nameth is a relative and friend of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Willy Nameth.

Dr. Nameth is a native of Rochester, PA. and moved to California with his family before finishing high school.  He attended Cerritos Jr. College, UCLA and Cal State.  He worked at Ohio State Univ. for 27 years and up until recently  was Dean of the Agricultural School at OSU-Wooster.  He took over the reins of the Columbiana County Campuses in August and is now a resident of East Liverpool. 

Dr. Nameth spoke on the mission and goals of the two regional campuses.  He noted that the East Liverpool and Salem campuses have over 3,000 students enrolled.  It is second only to the Stark County campus in numbers in Ohio.  In the Kent State system 40% of the total number of students is attending regional campuses.  Saying the academic needs for regional campuses is different than that of the main campus it is important to be attuned to the needs of the community.  Many of the programs of the regional campuses award a two year Associate Degree that prepares the student to go on to earn their Bachelor’s degree.  One of his goals is to establish partnerships with industry in the communities to allow for a relative education for their students.  The Kent State regional campuses also offer some four year degree programs.  In Salem there is a program for the insurance industry that teaches all aspects of the business.  Students graduate with a Bachelor’s degree and it is the only Kent regional campus that offers the program.  Also in Salem is the four year degree program in horticultural studies which Dr. Nameth is quite excited about. 

Dr. Nameth told the Chamber members that he is a great admirer of Ohio State Dean Gordon Gee and adopted his wearing bow ties years ago for that reason.  He said Mrs. Nameth would not permit him to wear a bigger tie than Dr. Gee’s when they were both attending the same event!

In other Chamber news the nominations for Man, Woman and Business of the Year were announced.  Nominees are Greg Thrasher, Joe Amaismeier, Tom Brophey, Jr., Debbie Koffel, Lisa Ferguson and Sheryl Gibson.  Business nominees are CF Bank, Nick’s Pizza and Sell’s Auction.  The annual dinner will be held at the Wellsville Alumni Center October 18.  Reservations are $30 per person and can be made by calling either Connie Bauer at 330-843-2999 or Randy Allmon at 330-843-3475.  Those wishing to attend are encouraged to make their reservations as soon as possible.  There are only 200 seats available.  The keynote speaker will be former Pittsburgh Steeler Dwayne Woodruff.  Woodruff is an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge and one of the founding members of Woodruff, Flaherty & Fardo, LLC.  He and his wife Joy chair the Do the Write Thing program for youth in Pittsburgh. 

From the right is Chamber member Sheryl
Gibson, Diane Woods-Lenkey, Chamber
President Randy Allmon and Ellen Clark-McCoy

New members introduced were Ellen Clark-McCoy of the Western Southern Financial Group and Diane Woods-Lenkey.  Details for the sale of Christmas tree memorial bulbs, Light Up Night and the annual Christmas parade will be announced at a later date.   The next luncheon will be held at Tonda’s Place at noon October 25.

ole nib

Funky Chicken Was Theme For Quilting Class

This one is named "Fried Chicken" while
sun bathing at the beach

Students cutting and arranging
quilt pieces to be stitched
together

For the past two Saturdays beginners have been learning the art of quilting.  Classes were sponsored by Friends of Wellsville’s Carnegie Public Library.  Seamtress Jan Wasko instructed the beginners at the Library.  Wasko is the owner of the alterations shop O Sew Good and is an avid quilter herself. 

Many of the pieces assembled at the class will be displayed in the upcoming 2^nd Annual Quilt Show On The Ohio River.  The show will run for two week-ends beginning next Saturday, October 6.

 ole nib

Wellsville's Garfield Introduces "Success For All"

Garfield First Grader Kaylee Rawson shows
dad Joe, sister McKenna and mom Shelly
her reading books

Students and staff of Wellsville’s Garfield Elementary School held an open house this past Thursday to demonstrate their new “Success for All” reading program.  The program was made possible with an $84,000 grant awarded from the Success for All company that wrote and developed the program to assist students in their reading education.   The grant was written by Garfield Principal Lisa Ferguson and applied for last year.  It paid for over 80% of the cost of the new program.  The new reading program was introduced at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. 

First Grade Garfield teacher Heidi
Schmidbauer demonstrates some of
the fundamentals of new reading program
at recent open house

The Success for All program has been enthusiastically accepted by both teachers and students alike, proud of their accomplishments made possible with the program so early in the new school year.   It combines new technology with old fashion teaching techniques.  Using white boards and sound cards the program demonstrates how words are sounded out by their spelling.  Students then practice using partner practice books.  Students’ progress is tracked and Ferguson commented that in the first nine weeks of the new school year 72% of Garfield’s 256 students are on track.  The program uses 90 minutes of each school day dedicated to reading only.  Tutoring is available for students lagging behind in their individual advancement. 

This past summer Principal Ferguson and Garfield teacher Lori Klakos spent a week in Baltimore being instructed on how to run the program.  All Garfield teachers voluntarily gave up three days of their summer vacation for their indoctrination learning the new program.  City schools in Steubenville, Ohio, have been using the system for 10 years now and are acting as mentors to the Wellsville District teachers.  On the state grading system the Steubenville School System is in the top three throughout Ohio.

The aim of the program is to have all students in compliance with the new state law known as the Third Grade Guarantee.  That law went into effect August 24 and requires that all third grade students must be reading on a third grade level by the end of the school year before then can be promoted. 

From the enthusiasm we witnessed last Thursday we were impressed that will not be a problem at the elementary school.  It’s one of the reasons why “Garfield ROARS!”…

ole nib

New Wellsville Honor Roll Beginning To Take Shape

Craftsmen and women from area trade unions spent a Saturday donating their skills and labor to help erect Wellsville’s newest memorial to area veterans.  On Saturday, September 22, the block work was completed by the union members and a slew of volunteers.  The impressive memorial will be located in what used to be the Roadside Park at the intersection of State Route 45 and Wells Avenue. The relocation of State Route 7 forced the closing of the state park in the late 1960s.  It is now informally called Phyllis Park in memory of the late Phyllis Thrasher.

Shown here are the three panels that will be the backbone of the new memorial that will list all known area veterans that served in the U.S. Armed Forces from WWI to the present.  The only stipulation that was required is that the veteran had to have a Wellsville address at the time they served.   Names were collected from other memorials, relatives, friends and area veteran organizations. 

Coming next will be the brick work.  Honor Roll Committee Co-Chairman George Crews advises that is scheduled for next week-end.  The brick was delivered to the site this past Friday.  When completed there will be three panels of names.  The memorial was designed to allow for future expansion.

For more information contact either Crews at 330-532-3910 or Debbie Koffel at 330-532-1553.   

ole nib

Wellsville FOP To Hold Youth Fishing Derby

The Wellsville Fraternal Order of Police is sponsoring a Fishing Derby for boys and girls ages 6 through 15.  The tournament will take place on Saturday, October 20 from 10 AM to 2 PM.  Prizes for the most fish caught, the longest fish and the smallest fish caught will be given to winners from three different age groups.  The age groups are 6 to 8 year olds, 9 to 12 year olds and 13 to 15 year olds.  The derby will be held at Wellsville’s Jim Kenney Marina.  There is no entry fee.  It’s free!  All that is needed is a pole of some sort and good sportsmanship.    

The rules state that only one fishing pole is allowed per person.  No alcohol, drugs or fire arms are permitted during the derby hours.  Every effort will be made to protect the live fish and safely return them to the water.   Entry forms must be filled out with a parent or guardian’s signature required.  Entry forms are available at the Village schools or can be picked up at the Wellsville Police Dept. 

For more information called 330-532-1522. 

ole nib