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BOSTON TOWNSHIP

CVNP SUPERINTENDENT VISITS: Trustee Amy Anderson arranged for a surprise visit by CVNP Superintendent, Stan Austin, accompanied by Deputy Supt. Paul Stoehr at the October 27th township meeting. Anderson stated she anticipated the good working relationship the trustees had with Paul Stoehr to continue with the new administration.

COUNTY ENGINEER’S VISIT: County Engineer Alan Brubaker also attended the October 27th meeting. The Trustees expressed displeasure with the handling of a closure on Boston Mills Road for a Porsche rally. County Engineer Brubaker told those attending the meeting that Boston Mills Road was a county road and he had the power to close the road if he wished without township notification or approval. Brubaker also stated that he was applying for grants to improve roads within the park boundaries that may use road right of way property to widen the existing roads. The trustees expressed concerns about the interests of the property owners in the township. They cited the improvements on Kendall Park done through former County Engineer Greg Bachman as having little impact on the homeowners.

LEAF PICKUP: Leaf pick up continues until December 5. Place leaves at the curb but away from obstructions such as mailboxes.

SHARE-A-CHRISTMAS: The Trustees will be sponsoring Share-A-Christmas for those in need in our community. Drop off boxes will be that the Library, Terry Lumber, and the Township Hall. Delivery will be December 18th.

POLICE CONTRACT: The current policing contract with Peninsula expires December 31, 2010. The Trustees are accepting proposals for this service.

WEBSITE: Visit our website at www.bostontownship.org to find up to date Township information.

Contact numbers for the trustees: Amy Anderson: 330-657-2439, Randy Bergdorf: 330-655-5698, and Jerry Ritch: 330-657-2015. Fiscal Officer Joanne Noragon: 330-657-2059, Road Department Tim Tesmer and Doug Mayer: 330-657-2600, and Zoning inspector, Larry Sulzer: 330-657-2135.

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PENINSULA VILLAGE

The Village of Peninsula held two regular Council meetings this month. The first was on November 8, 2010 and the second was on November 15, 2010 – this was a continuation of the first meeting that was suspended due to the late hour.

On November 8th, the Village held a public hearing and introduced 11 zoning ordinances. There were several citizens in attendance and a significant amount of discussion and debate ensued among those present about the ordinances and how they would affect the Village. No decision was made by Council.

On November 15th, Council proclaimed Lily Fleder as Citizen of the Year by resolution.

There was also a general discussion with the Road Superintendent regarding drilling a well near the Service Garage. Council requested that he ask the contractor for more information about specific scenarios. In addition, the Road Superintendent provided updates about the status of various road projects and their completion dates.

Charles Moyer of the Planning Commission noted that there was a new member of the Commission, Lawrence Milhoan.

Council passed two ordinances to approve the pickup of one half of the 10% employee contributions into the Ohio Police and Fire and Ohio Public Employee Retirement Systems. These would affect those employees who were hired prior to January 1, 2001.

Under New Business the Fiscal Officer presented four resolutions related to budgeting changes in line items. Council approved three of them which addressed the conversion of advances and supplemental appropriations. They agreed to table the fourth resolution concerning a transfer of funds for the regular meeting in December.

The Fiscal Officer brought up the recent results of the Village’s audit of telephone lines by a Windstream representative. It was determined that there was one unused modem line at the Village Hall and steps had been taken to remove this charge on future invoices. She presented a 3 year quote prepared by the representative which would effectively save $1,320 per year. Council made a motion to accept this 3 year quote with one amendment.

Meetings coming up:
Council: 11/8/10 at 7:00 pm at Village Hall
BZA : 11/11/10 at 7:00 pm at Village Hall
Planning Commission: 11/16/10 at 7:00 pm at Village Hall
Check the Library, Post Office, Village Hall, Terry Lumber and Woodridge Intermediate School for posting

Police Department – Non emergency Police and Fire Department – 330-657-2911
Mayor and Court – 330-657-2151
Clerk Treasurer/Fiscal Officer/ Zoning – 330-657-2714
Service Department – 330-657-2089.

Eileen Herbert, Fiscal Officer

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ACME COMMUNITY CASH-BACK PROGRAM

The Peninsula United Methodist Church is participating in the Acme Community Cash-Back Program. Please consider saving your Acme receipts and bringing them to the church or mailing them to us at P.O. Box 186, Peninsula, OH 44264. It would be very much appreciated.

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PENINSULA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Peninsula United Methodist Church is looking for an accompanist for Sunday worship, choir practice and other Christian holidays. A small honorarium will be offered. If interested, please call Rev. Jan Munsey at 330-657-2567.

What a wonderful time we had here at Peninsula United Methodist Church serving, you, Peninsula, our Election Day Dinner. We want to thank all of you who donated pies, cooked turkeys and ate with us. Blessing to you all.

Rev. Jan Munsey

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PENINSULA VALLEY
HISTORIC & EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Join us on the afternoon of Sunday, December 5th at the Bronson Church for a special concert! Step back in time and listen to holiday music played on the 1880s Estey pump organ and flute. Music will start at noon. Free to the public!

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PENINSULA GARDEN CLUB

The ladies of the Peninsula Garden Club wish to thank our community members who showed their support by stopping by our Peddler's Day tent.

Thanks to all, we had a very successful sale and will be able to continue our work on the bridge for the coming seasons. In addition, we wish to thank the merchants who have offered for sale our first edition cookbooks: Jeff at Fire and Water, Lynne and Libby at Yellow Creek and Ronda at The Emporium, and Diane Seskes at the Log Cabin Gallery.

A few booklets remain and more will be coming for those who still wish to make a purchase.

Thanks again to all and have happy holiday season.

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VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT

Congratulation are in order. Brent Bergdorf and Nick Sebastian graduated from Summa Saint Thomas Hospital Paramedic Education Class on October 29, 2010. Nick was first in the class. Both have passed their state boards.

Due to other commitments Ian Faeta and Scott Finley have resigned from the department. The fire board approved the addition of Nick Strnad and Charles Packard to the department. Both completed an in house fire training school and have EMT certification. Both reside in Brecksville and participated in Brecksville Fire Department’s Explorer program.

Our thanks to the voters in the Township and Village for their support in passing our capital improvement levy.

By the time you read this paper our new fire engine will be in service. Arriving almost three months early, the engine was ready November 15th.

Charlie Riedel, Chief

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PENINSULA ART ACADEMY

Shop our selection of great gifts. Shop local and shop handmade! We have turned the entire exhibit hall into a gift shop with artwork selected from more than 40 artists for your holiday gift giving. Give the gift of ART! November 26 through January 9, 2011. Located at 1600 West Mill Street. Open Thursday through Sunday from11-5.

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GET WELL WISHES

Please keep the following in your prayers: Joyce Jeric, Anne Benedict, Tom and Claire Rodhe, Sr., Edie Minns, Jean Russell, Larry Shrader, Judy Getz, Jim Lockert, Gloria Ritch, Nancy Sue James Zvara, Jan Bishop and Dave Mayer.

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To the Editors:

Last week about 25 residents attended a Public Hearing at City Hall to listen to proposed changes in our zoning laws. I was disappointed to find that since the new Planning Commission took control 22 months ago, nothing has been introduced to improve the integrity of our zoning or the long term value of the community. This is not what the people I spoke with were expecting.

Instead we discovered that Council is supporting Planning Commission recommendations to change the requirements for multi-family dwellings from three families to four; to decrease the width of sidewalks leading into multi-family dwellings; to increase the fence height limit from four feet to six feet; and to eliminate material requirements for fences. The first two changes were proposed by a Council person, and along with the second two changes, threaten the architectural appeal and stability of our Village. I’m convinced that Peninsula has much higher priority zoning changes that require our attention.

The attendees voiced concern that the reduced requirements for multi-family dwelling homes can turn Peninsula into a renters’ community. The multi-family proposals will match the lowest in the county. Attendees were also disturbed that someone can erect a 6’ high fence in the historic district made from scrap tires and there’s nothing in our zoning to dispute it.

We are now 34 months into this administration and we have not advanced a single inch in creating additional value for our community. It’s time we took a stance to encourage a direction for the community that makes sense and encompasses the majority of residents. Issues like preservation, conservation, water-shed control and zoning courtesies are being ignored while lower standards are being proposed. We can blame that on Council, or we can blame it on ourselves for not attending meetings to voice our opinion and monitor Council’s actions. The Mayor made a good point when he said that “no one comes to the meetings to voice their opinion, therefore Council has no other opinion upon which to base their decisions.”

The same few friends and relatives of the Council members attend every meeting. However, we can remedy that if every registered voter attended only one meeting a year. With that we would draw 11 people to every BZA, PC and Council meeting every month - or 32 people to every Council meeting. Until then, we will never see the value changes we expect for our community. How do we increase attendance? Should we send out notices of every meeting? Do you need a ride? Let me know at the next meeting.

Bob Hrovat

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CONGRATULATIONS

Wedding congratulations to Joe Lipchek, Jr. and Alissa Highley who were married at the First Christian Church with a reception following at the Medina Country Club. Joe is a 2004 graduate of Woodridge High School and both he and Alissa are 2008 graduates of Bowling Green State University. Many Woodridge graduates made up the bridal party of twenty-four. The couple honeymooned in Aruba and reside in Cuyahoga Falls.

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WHO WILL BE THE ONE TO WOW US?

PILLSBURY® CRESCENT COOKS
CALLED TO COMPETE

Boston Township resident Cindy Orley is one of four extraordinary women who have won the prestigious title of “Crescent Cook” thanks to her passion for Pillsbury® Crescents and her creative knack for using them to create mouth-watering meals. Selected from 3,600 Crescent enthusiasts, Cindy has already had her recipes featured nationally in Every Day with Rachael Ray and Taste of Home magazines and will now be put to the final challenge of competing by national vote to be named the public’s favorite Crescent Cook, and win a cash prize of $5,000.

One of only four contestants, Orley has created a signature “Easy Meal Recipe” and “Holiday Entertaining Recipe”. Voters will have the opportunity to vote up to once a day through December 31st, 2010 for Cindy at /www.mycrescentwow.com/home/?WT.mc_id=partner_akronohiomoms. When voting, you’ll also be entered to win your own cash prize of $5,000 in the “My Crescent Wow” Sweepstakes.

Cindy runs a playgroup for other moms and loves to participate in outdoor activities with her two children. Visit her website at www.AkronOhioMoms.com. You can find Twitter & Facebook links on the site as well.

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PENINSULA LIBRARY CAN WIN $10,000!!!

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

In September the Peninsula Library entered a contest sponsored by the Playaway Corporation. For those who might not know, Playaways are pre-recorded digital audio books. Each device plays only one book, but there is no need to keep switching audio cassettes or CDs.

To enter the Playaway contest, we had to make a display of the Playaway devices owned by the library and submit photographs of our display via the Playaway website. Thanks to the creative talents of Kaitlin Karpinski, Page at Peninsula Library, we have been chosen as one of only ten libraries in the nation to reach the final round! To get to the top ten entries, the employees of Playaway voted on their favorite displays. In order to reach the top goal of receiving

$10,000, we need to have all of our patrons go on-line and vote for our display as the BEST.

Out of hundreds of entries we are one of top 10 finalists in the Playaway Picture This Contest. We need your support and votes to help us win the $10,000 prize, so click on the link below and spread the word!

Vote today at vote.playaway.com/peninsula

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WINTER LIGHT EXHIBIT AT THE LOG CABIN GALLERY

The Winter Light Exhibit is open Friday, November 19 through Sunday, December 19 from 11AM until 5PM. There are 24 artists/artisans in this exhibit featuring glass, wood, fiber and fabric, jewelry, clay, mixed media, photography, paper, metal, and gourds. Of the 24 artists, 6 are brand new to the Cabin and several others have not been here in a while. Wait until you see the new creations our local artists/artisans have to offer. Located on North Canal Street and State Route 303.

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PENINSULA MIX

Because of the ongoing curiosity about how Peninsula got its name, readers might find helpful this antique map which appears in A Photo Album of Ohio’s Canal Era, which is available at Peninsula Library.

This shows how the Ohio Canal cut through the original peninsula. . . .



Here are some gift ideas for the students on your Christmas list. (I wish someone had given any one of these to me when I was a student.) Mnemonic, (or memory hooks) is the subject of Thirty Days Has September (Cool Ways to Remember Stuff). Here are a few examples:

HOMES = the Great Lakes – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. .
Never eat slimy worms = helps to remember the points of a compass.
Roy G. Biv = colors of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
“My very educated mother just served us noodles” – gives a clue to the planets in the order of their distance from the sun. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune. (It used to end with nine pizzas but was trimmed after Pluto was dropped as a planet). . . .
How to distinguish between longitude and latitude? Remember that north, south and longitude all have “o” as their second letter.

I sure do wish I had a book like this when I was a student. I got mine at the Learned Owl in Hudson, $9.99.

Anyone interested in working on an independent study of charter forms of government in other communities and comparing them with our village? If you are interested in studying the pros and cons of local government please call me at 330-657-2284.

Lily Fleder

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WANT ADS

LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER: Sant' Agata Photos www.santagataphotos.com OR santagataphotos@aol.com. For all photography needs: newborns, graduates, weddings etc. Resident discount.

DONATE YOUR OLD COMPUTER FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Donate your old computer or broken computer parts made 1/01/2000 or newer. This equipment will be used to teach under privileged kids how to repair computers. For more details call 440.665.0008

FOR SALE: 1993 trailer home in Indian Springs, Cuyahoga Falls, Revere School District. 3 BR, 2 bath with central air. Asking $25,000. Call 216-410-7868.

SNOWPLOWING: Reserve your spot on the route now. Seasonal or per push contract. Senior discount. Call for free estimate. Twp. resident, Paul Baker 330-573-7575.

FOR SALE: Mobile home in Hudson Estates. Two bedrooms with one bath. $7,500. Call Ashley at 330-998-9316, leave message and I will return your call.

HOT TUB FOR SALE: Seats 4-6 people. Has not been used in 15 years. Asking $350 or best offer. Call 1-800-750-0750 or 657-2312 after 7:00PM.

FREE: Horse manure for your garden. Will load your truck. Balogh's Horse Boarding, Richfield 330-659-4748.

COMMERCIAL/OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE: Beautiful and spacious 1115 sq.ft. office space available for lease in the upper level of the Boston Township Hall (1887 Schoolhouse). For additional information or an appointment, call 330-657-2842 (please leave a message).

PROPERTY AND FREE STANDING BUILDING FOR SALE: 4,000 Square Ft. Freestanding Building. Zoned Industrial with Flexible Permit Use. Metal Construction. Two (2) 10' x 14' Doors. 1.58 Acres. 3 Phase Electric. Gas Heat. Partially Securred Yard. 6 in. Concrete Floors. Proximity to: CVNP, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Depot, Ohio and Erie Canal Lock 29, Towpath Trail, Art Galleries and Shops, Peninsula Art Acedemy, BMBW Ski Resorts, Brandywine Golf Course, and many other attractions. Call 330.697.5079

LICKITY-SPLIT: Tree cutting and wood splitting. Call Scott Ensign at 330-657-2462.

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SERVICES

GREEN CLEANING, DOG WALKING, AND MUCH MORE: Local company seeking new clients. We offer Personal Service,Green Cleaning, Pet Services, and a lot more. Call Neal at 330.606.9498 or to learn more visit www.contemporarylivingservices.com

IN HOME COMPUTER REPAIR: Computer upgrade, repair, modem installs, and Home network installations. (In home service available). Market your business we can develop you web page with custom applications. See www.MediaMogulsWeb.com for more details.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Chiarle Construction and J.C. Deck Masters is available for all of your construction and landscape needs. Free estimates. Call John at 330-329-8389 or 330-328-2045.

LICENSED ELECTRICIAN: Peninsula Resident offers high quality electrical work with a discount to Peninsula residents. Call Steve at 330-310-1061. www.missionelectricohio.com.

PLYMOUTH MEMORIAL: Cemetery markers and monuments. Located at 5095 Akron-Cleveland Road. Call 330-650-1545.

WEDDING AND PARTY HELP: Are you planning a party or wedding? If so I can help! I can take care of as much or as little as you would like. Fees are based upon what is needed. References and pictures available. Emily Holody 330-256-6641

Q-BALL WELDING & SONS: We will take care of all your fabrictions and welding needs. Jeff Plymire 330-618-4255.

STONE AND BRICK PATIOS AND WALKWAYS: Local and reliable. Please call for more information and quotes. Jason Mays 330-714-5387.

EXCAVATION WORK: 25 years exp. Utility installation, repair and upgrades. Landscaping, hardscapes and concrete. Foundation installation and repairs, etc. Booth Excavating 330-573-8875/330-657-2244. YARD REFUSE

BIG FRANK’S STUMP GRINDING SERVICE: Prompt service, free onsite estimates, seven days a week. Portable unit fits through a 36” opening. Call Frank Grezlik at 330-281-1280.

TREE/WOOD REMOVAL: If you have a tree to take down or wood to get rid of (no rotten wood) please give me a call. I need firewood. Call Matt at 330-657-2138.

VALLEY ROOF REPAIR & HOME MAINTENANCE: Bonded and insured. No job too small. Call Rick at 330 322- 7996.

CHAIR REPAIR: including cane, rush and splint seat weaving. 35 years experience. Call David Shankland at 330-467-6772.

ROSARIES: Beautiful handmade one-of-a-kind rosaries. Handcast centers and crucifixes. Colors are the shopper’s choice. Great gifts for Christmas, Baptisms, birthdays, First Communion and Confirmations. Some rosaries are on display at the Peninsula Art Academy. Call Mary Anne at MAD Creations, 657-2085.

JEWELRY AND PENINSULA T-SHIRTS: Contact Sara Padrutt at sbpdesign@hotmail.com or visit dogwooddesign@etsy.com.

THE NEEDLEWORKER: Creating tomorrow’s heirlooms with needle and thread. Reproduction and original samplers stitched from your pattern or mine. Over twenty years stitching experience. Private lessons also available, Call Susan Black at 330-922-0988.

TREE TRIMMING: No job too small. Call Tom Godlewski 330-650-9678.

LEGAL SERVICES: Local resident, Heather R. Dyer, is available to provide legal services. Call 330-657-2029.

CUSTOM RESTORATION: Custom wood trim, plaster and drywall repair, sash, door and hardware, century home restoration. Call Dan Torowski at 330-659-0055

VILLAGE HANDY: Remodeling, carpentry, tile, general plumbing & electrical. Call Buddy Milhoan at 657-2699.

OUTDOOR STORAGE AND PARKING: Affordable, secure, and convenient for boats, recreational vehicles and automobiles now available at the Virginia Motel. Call today 330-342-0864.

WESTERN RESERVE RENOVATIONS: Home repairs, improvements and renovations. Peninsula local, insured and bonded. Call for free quote. Jason Klein 330-221-3461.

SILHOUETTES: Children’s silhouettes from your photos or mine $15.00. Black paper cut on white background that fits an 8x10 frame. Samples available. Call Lois Unger at 657-2385.

HOME CARE SERVICES: Providing trusted, reliable, affordable, courteous home care service for elderly. Bonded and insured. Richard Pivovar at 330-668-1051.

PLASTERING AND DRYWALL: Artistic Finish & Design Co. Plaster and drywall repair specialist with over thirty years experience. Free estimates, reasonable prices, bonded and insured. No job too small. Call Maxx at 330-626-1669.