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CHS Students of the Month Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:
Fire Department A portion of Columbia Township is no longer rural. In the
Pancake Breakfast past two years it has become another suburb with high densi-
ty housing. Due to four housing developments on Snell Road,
there will be approximately 700 plus new houses. Change has
Columbia Township Fire Department will be hosting its come to this section of Columbia Station, and with this kind of
annual Pancake Breakfast. Guess what? They will be back in large increase in housing, shouldn’t there be planning for road
person at the fire station. The breakfast is on Plam Sunday, safety.
April 10, from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Columbia Township Fire Snell Road is only 1.59 miles, has a speed limit of 45 mph
Department, located at 25540 Royalton Road. Cost is adults and it has no shoulder. The traffic on this road has increased
- $8, kids & senior citizens - $5. dramatically, but the speed limit remains the same. It is a busy
Come enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes, blueberry pan- cut through road. In 2020, I asked for the speed limit to be re-
cakes, sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. duced. A township has no authority to change speed limits. It is
They will have their trucks and equipment out for display. up to ODAT; the county engineer conducted the study to eval-
Meet all the members of the fire department that work hard Starleen Conley Dominic Governale uate the road conditions using ODAT criteria and determined
to serve and protect your community. the speed limit was appropriate. In January 2021, there was a
The Red Cross will also be on sight for a blood drive. Seniors Starleen Conley or Society as a junior and is fatal accident on Snell Rd. due to excessive speed. The Sherriff
Please consider donating blood. All donors receive free and Dominic Governale have serving as vice-president his and others have a committee that reviews all fatalities and de-
breakfast. been chosen as Columbia senior year. He was also an termined the speed limit is ok because the accident was due to
High School “Students of the active member of Students excessive speed. This logic is beyond understanding.
Month” for February. Nomi- Against Destructive Deci- The fact remains the traffic has increased and continues to
VFW Fish Fries nees are chosen based on the sions. Dom has been on the increase with all the new housing. This portion of Columbia has
following criteria: Maturity,
high honor roll throughout
changed and it is time for safety measures to be equal to that
Citizenship, Behavior and Ef- high school, a four-year re- change. This speed limit is dangerous and needs to be changed.
The Columbia VFW Post #9340, located at 25742 Royalton fort. cipient of the CHS academic Dolores Downey, Columbia Station
Rd., in Columbia Station, is having Lenten Fish Fries every Fri- Starleen Conley is the award, received Scholar Ath-
day, from 4-8 p.m. Cost for a Fish Fry Dinner or Combo Dinner daughter of Ryan Conley and lete recognition for wrestling, Spring Fish Sale
football and track and re-
the sister of Daylynn, Eris and
is $15. All are welcome to attend. Lachlan Conley. Starleen is a ceived the Scholar All-Amer-
Lorain SWCD is accepting fish orders for stocking ponds.
Fireman’s Association proud member of the class ican Award for Wrestling. He Species available for 2022 include: Largemouth Bass, Blue-
of 2022. She has performed
is a four-year member of the
Reverse Raffle/Silent Auction with the CHS choir through- Raider Football and Wres- gill, Hybrid Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Japanese Koi, Redear
tling teams and a three-year
out high school and has been
Sunfish (Shellcrackers), Fathead Minnow and Triploid White
a Raider Color Guard squad member of the track and field Amur. Yellow Perch are not available for the spring or fall sale
The Columbia Township Fireman’s Association is present- member since her sophomore team. He served as the cap- this year. All species are fingerling size, except for the White
ing a Reverse Raffle/Silent Auction, with proceeds to benefit year, taking on the leader- tain of the wrestling team for Amur, which are approximately 12 inches. Payment is required
the Brett Wilson Scholarship Foundation. ship role as captain this year. two years. In his free time, at the time the order is placed.
The event is being held on Friday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. She received Color Guard he enjoys volunteering with The deadline to order fish is Monday, April 25, 2022. Fend-
in the Columbia Ballroom, located at 24883 Royalton honors as the most improved youth football and wrestling er’s Fish Hatchery of Baltic, Ohio will supply the fish. Delivery
Road, in Columbia Station. Tickets are $50 per person. member as a sophomore and camps, the Columbia Food will be at the Ag Center, 42110 Russia Rd., in Elyria, on Thurs-
Bank, NHS food drives and
most outstanding member as
For tickets, contact Craig Heidinger at (216) 470-1113. a senior. She has also helped the After Prom Vendor Fair. day, May 5, from 10-11:30 a.m. Order forms and additional
to support her squad by vol- Dom is employed at Fahey’s information for the fish sale are available on the SWCD website
unteering at their annual bake draft horses. After graduation, at www.lorainswcd.com or by calling the office at (440) 326-
6757 Center Rd sales. Starleen has excelled he plans to attend a university 5800.
academically throughout high
to study nursing and enter the
Valley City school and has been honored medical field. COLUMBIA NEWS CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
330-483-1190 at the academic banquets. She
is a member of the Columbia
www.gandalfspub.com branch of the National Hon- NOTICE OF INTENT
or Society. Starleen has had TO REMOVE, REPAIR, OR SECURE BUILDING/ STUCTURE
her poem entitled “Together”
St. Patty’s Day published in the American Li- O. R. C. Section 505.86
Thursday, March 17 brary of Poetry. Outside the
school day, she is a caregiver
A building/structure on property located at 9955 Bryant Avenue, Columbia Station OH
Music, Bagpipers, Guinness, and babysits daily, as well as 44028, in Columbia township declared to be insecure, unsafe, or structurally defective by
employed at the Donut Scene
Cocktails and Fun! in Strongsville alongside her Chief Raymond T. Anthony, Fire Official
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 505,86, you are hereby notified of the intent of the
grandmother and her aunt. Board of Trustees to remove, repair, or secure such building/structure if you fail to do
We open at 8 AM for Breakfast She has always loved caring so within thirty (30) days of this Notice, the Township Trustees will order the removal,
for others and after graduation
Breakfast Specials she plans to go into the nurs- repair, or securement of such building/structure and any expenses incurred by the Board in
performing such task may be recovered in a civil action against you or may be entered upon
ing field. She will attend TriC
Potato, Bacon and Irish Cheddar Soup - Cup $4 Bowl $6 and perhaps finish her school- the tax duplicate as a lien upon your property and then collected as other taxes.
Gandalf’s Breakfast Plate - $11.00 ing at Baldwin Wallace Uni- Pursuant to section 505.86, you are intitled to request a hearing before the Board of
Reuben Omelette - $11.50 versity to pursue her studies Trustees. A hearing may be requested by making a written request to the Township Fiscal
Corned Beef and Potato Hash - $10.00 to become a registered nurse Officer Mandie Andrews at PO BOX 819, Columbia Station, OH 44028. This request must
Cheese Omelette - $9.00 with a specialization in labor be made within thirty (30) days of the date of this Notice. If a hearing is requested, the
and delivery.
Guinness and Cheddar Mac and Cheese - $17.00 Dominic Governale is the Board of Trustees will set a date, place and time for the hearing within fifteen days of your
request and send you Notice of the hearing, the Board of Trustees will either dismiss the
son of Holly & Anthony Gov- matter or direct the removal, repair, or securement of the building/structure as described
St. Patty’s Day Specials: ernale and the brother of Joe above. You may appeal any order within thirty days under Section 2506.01 of the Ohio
and Tony. Dom has accom-
Corned Beef Potato Boats - $10.00 plished a lot in his four years revised Code.
Corned Beef and Cabbage - $18.00 at CHS. He has been an active

If you have not remedied the condition or otherwise appeared and demonstrated cause
Corned Beef and Potato Hash - $13.00 member of Student Coun- why the Township should not proceed, the Trustees will proceed with the course of action
December 3rd only
Beef and Red Potato Stout Stew - $18.00 cil, serving as Student Body described above.
Guinness and Cheddar Mac and Cheese - $19.00 President, and the Class of COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2022 Vice President. He was
Hours: Tues- Sat: 11:00am - 10:00pm, inducted into the Columbia Mark C. Cunningham
Anthony L. Manning
chapter of the National Hon-
Sun: 9:00am - 8:00pm
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