District 33 E-Newsletter May2010 Issue

Ask Senator Schiavoni

Senator Schiavoni is always Senator Schiavoni’s May/June Calendar
working to address concerns May 20 Glenwood Middle School Career Day, Boardman
from the 33rd District and to
help him respond to the issues May 21 Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting for Simon Roofing, Struthers
our office would like your ques-
May 23 National College Commencement, Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown
tions. The Senator will answer
the questions for one of our May 28 6th Annual Forget-Me-Not Gala, The Embassy, Boardman
future E-newsletters. Please
include your name, hometown, May 31 Memorial Day Speaker, Campbell High School
county and question(s).
June 4 Sebring Festival Parade, starting at Sebring High School
Submit Your Question June 10 Mahoning Unlimited Classroom Commencement, Youngstown
to the Senator

Senator Schiavoni urges residents of Mahoning and Trumbull Counties

to vote for the two EfficientGovNow proposals that will help the Valley
Dear neighbors:

The EfficientGovNow program is designed for collaborative projects

happening in Northeast Ohio and is unique because residents of North-
east Ohio have the say in which projects are funded. This is Round 2 of
the program, which will provide as much as $330,000 total in funding to
up to four government projects, according to the Web site. Last year, we
were fortunate enough to have two projects funded in the Mahoning Val-
ley and would like to see the same results this year. In 2009, more than
Only 12 Days Left to Vote
225 local governmental entities submitted proposals and 13,500 votes Residents of Northeast Ohio can choose the projects
were tallied in support of the applications, according to EfficientGov- they believe are most worthy of a portion of the
Now. The projects up for vote this year that would positively impact the $330,000 from the EfficientGovNow program. You
Valley include the following: can pick up to three proposals and Senator Schiavoni
C. Trumbull County Coordinated Geographical Information asks that you please vote for letters C and H and
System (GIS) Sharing and Data Collection. Partners: Trumbull leave the third option blank. Voting ends on May 31.
County Engineer's Office, Trumbull County GIS Dept., Trum-
Three ways to vote:
bull County Sanitary Engineer's Office, Trumbull County 911
Dept., Trumbull County Soil & Water Conservation District, Online: Visit the EfficientGovNow Web site and
Trumbull County Planning Commission, Cities of Warren and click on the vote option. Check off letters C and H
Niles and leave the third selection empty.

H. Grounds for Change: Creating the First Collaborative Land By Phone: Contact EfficientGovNow and cast your
Bank for the Mahoning County Region. Partners: City of vote via telephone. Call (877) 771-5206 and vote
Youngstown, City of Campbell, City of Struthers, Austintown now.
Township, Lien Forward Ohio
Mail-in Ballot: If you need a mail-in ballot contact
I’m asking you to please support these two initiatives and share this in- Senator Schiavoni’s office at (614) 466-8285 and his
formation with others. It would be great if we could exceed our vote
staff will send one to you.
total from last year. Let’s show other areas of Northeast Ohio that we
can come together to support quality ideas and the dedicated people
working to make a better future for our Valley.

Sincerely,

Joe Schiavoni

State Senator

33rd District
All information and graphics courtesy of EfficientGovNow.org

Valley natives inducted

into the Ohio Military
Hall of Fame for Valor
COLUMBUS — Ohio flags lined the
sidewalks of the east entrance of the
Statehouse, while 20 Ohio residents
who proudly served our country were
inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of
Fame for Valor on May 7.

Three men from the Mahoning Valley,

all Vietnam veterans, were recognized
for their heroism and dedication to sav-
ing their fellow servicemen. HN Rich-
ard L. Powell, a Youngstown native,
was named the Navy Cross Recipient
for his service as a Navy Hospitalman.
Powell died August 29, 1968 while as-
sisting wounded soldiers, disregarding
his own injuries to continue his duty.
His sister, Pattie Scoville, accepted the
award on his behalf.

A stretch of I-680, starting at the inter-

section of state Route 711 and extend-
ing in a northwest direction to the inter-
section with state Route 11 within Ma-
honing County will be named after
Powell this summer.
Pattie Scoville accepts the Navy Cross Award for her brother HN Richard L. Powell,
Senator Schiavoni was instrumental in
who died in the line of duty August 1968 while serving as a Navy Hospitalman in Viet-
getting the road named after Powell. He
nam. Powell, a Youngstown native, was inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame
introduced an amendment which added
for Valor earlier this month, along with two other Mahoning Valley natives.
the Richard “Doc” Powell Memorial
Highway to House Bill 27. cluded: PFC Kenneth J. David of Niles “It’s such an honor to know these men
“We had an outpouring response from and the late James H. Brahny of represented the Mahoning Valley and
constituents regarding Doc Powell’s Youngstown. David received the Dis- our country with such courage during
heroic service to our country,” tinguished Service Cross Award for his their time serving in the U.S. Armed
Schiavoni said. “His story is one of true service in the U.S. Army. Brahny re- Forces,” Schiavoni said. “It was hum-
fearlessness and the memorial highway
ceived the Distinguished Flying Cross bling to hear their individual stories
will help honor that story and his
name.” Award for his service in the U.S. Air once again during the Military Hall of
Force. Fame ceremony at the Statehouse.”
The other Hall of Fame inductees in-

Picture courtesy of Dave Daisher

Above, Senator Schiavoni and Dave Dai-

sher grab a photo outside the Statehouse
during the Ohio Military Hall of Fame for
Valor induction ceremony on May 7. Dai-
sher is the VFM post 4237 Chaplin and
also a Vietnam veteran.
Valley residents came to Columbus to honor Richard L. Powell and attend the Ohio Mili-
Read “Three Valley veterans honored for tary Hall of Fame for Valor ceremony. From left, George Adams, Senator Joe Schiavoni,
their valor” for more on the induction. Bob and Betty Cruickshank. Bob played a large role in the road naming for Powell.

Studying in America

A group of exchange students studying in Ohio schools visited the Statehouse and had the opportunity to meet with Representative
Ron Gerberry (D-Austintown) and Senator Schiavoni’s staff. Students were eager to learn about Ohio’s governmental process and
also shared facts about how government works in their countries — Germany, India, China and others. The students came to the
U.S. as part of the AIFS Foundation’s Academic Year in America program and many of them were attending schools in the Valley,
including Boardman, which is Senator Schiavoni’s alma mater. Cindy Anderson of Struthers is the AIFS Foundation Coordinator
who brought the student’s to the Statehouse. To learn more about the exchange program or how you can host a student click here.

French wine enthusiasts end month stay in the U.S. at the Ohio Capitol

Visiting the Statehouse was one of the last events for a group of French men and women who came to Ohio as part of the Rotary Interna-
tional exchange program. They were joined by Rotary members and others for a quick tour and meeting with Senators and a represen-
tative form the Wholesale Wine and Beer Association. Pictured from left, bottom row: Bill Sheffield of the Canton Rotary, Andy Ander-
son of Columbus, Hank Conrad, district chairman of the Rotary exchange program, Jean-Alain Vintousky of Meursault, France and
Stephanie Futaully of Chablis, France. Pictured from left, top row: Nicolas Buatois of Dijon, France, Marianne Cacheux of Vosne-
Romanée, France, Beatrice Dubois of Cote D’Or, France and Kristofer Sperry of Lake Milton.

COLUMBUS — When people think of gundy for a month and Sperry was part is as different of a wine region they
fine wine cultures France is probably of the trip to France, as well as Joe Hol- could have come to,” he said. “During
one of the first countries that comes to labaugh of L’uva Bella Winery in Low- their visit I believe they were able to
mind. Recently a group of wine- ellville. appreciate our state’s production of
industry representatives from the Bur- wine and the operations from Lake Erie
Both Sperry and Hollabaugh are resi-
gundy region of France got a taste of down to the West Virginia line.”
dents of Senator Schiavoni’s district
Northeastern Ohio’s wine traditions.
and both visited France for a month For more stories about the exchange
The group of five visiting America for earlier this Spring. “It was an unbeliev- program click here and here.
four weeks were part of the Rotary Dis- able trip for
trict 6650’s international exchange pro- wine makers and
gram and had the opportunity to ex- those in the wine
plore the wine region of Northeast industry in
Ohio, as well as a few popular tourist Northeast Ohio,”
attractions in the state. The program is Hollabaugh said.
designed to create relationships be- “We traveled to
tween countries and to encourage the one of the
recognition of differences between the world’s premier
same professions across boarders, said wine regions and
Hank Conrad of Poland, district chair- had doors open
man of the Rotary’s exchange program. to us that we
couldn’t have
Conrad of Poland escorted the group to
imagined.”
each visit and brought them to the Ohio
Statehouse on May 10. While in Co- Hollabaugh also
lumbus the group talked with Senator’s hosted the
Ray Miller (D-Columbus) and David French group at
Goodman (R-New Albany), as well as L’uva Bella to
Andrew Herf of the Wholesale Beer discuss his wine
Picture courtesy of Joe Hollabaugh
and Wine Association of Ohio. Also production and
visiting the Statehouse with the group how laws differ The group at the 6650 study exchange conference near Weirton, WV
was Kristofer Sperry of the Myrddin in the U.S. from in April. Pictured from left: Andy Troutman, Stephanie Futaully,
Kristofer Sperry, Phil Mariola, Joe Hollabaugh, Jessica Yoho, Beatrice
Winery at Lake Milton. The first part of France.
Dubois and Marianne Cacheux. Seated is Jean-Alain Vintousky, who
the exchange program was to have rep-
“Northeast Ohio is the assistant Rotary governor from Burgundy.
resentatives from the U.S. visit Bur-

Visit to the Education

Resource Center
BOARDMAN — Visiting schools in
the district is a frequent occurrence for
Senator Schiavoni and last month he
stopped by the Mahoning County
Schools Education Resource Center in
Boardman.

“My favorite part of school visits is get-

ting to spend time with the students,” he
said. “This group was enthusiastic and
eager to share their progress with me.”

Senator Schiavoni will be speaking at

the school’s graduation ceremony at the
Southern Park Mall on Friday, June 4 at
3 p.m.
Pictured from left: Back row: Ralph Berto-
lini (Austintown Fitch), Rubin Santiago
(Campbell Memorial), Michael Corman
(Struthers) and Lovonna Harris (Y-town
Chaney). Middle row: Angel Torres
(Campbell Memorial) and Rory Jones
(Poland) Front row: Dominique Richardson
(Y-town Chaney), Angel Harrison (Campbell
Memorial), Senator Schiavoni and Qy'Shon
Jackson (Y-town East). Seated: Dorian War-
ner (Y-town East).
Picture courtesy of John Latanzzi

Have a question, concern or scheduling Know Your State Senator

request? Contact our office — Be Heard!
I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of
the many services that my office has to offer the
residents of the 33rd Senate District. I encourage you
to contact us with any state-related concerns or issues
that you may have.
My staff is trained to handle your case and is available
to assist you. A few of the concerns that we frequently
address include issues regarding statewide programs
such as Medicaid, unemployment and education. In
addition, I welcome your suggestions for future
legislation and your views on proposed legislation.
Please see the information below to contact my office.
If you need assistance regarding federal matters feel
free to contact your Congressman or Congresswoman
in the United States House of Representatives. To
find your representative you can call (202) 224-3121
or visit www.house.gov/writerep/ on the Web.
My staff and I look forward to serving you in the
128th General Assembly of the Ohio Senate.
Sincerely,
Joe Schiavoni
State Senator, 33rd District
Who: Joe Schiavoni
What: State Senator, 33rd Senate District, serving a
population of 330,000
Where: Mahoning, Carroll, eastern most townships
of Stark and Tuscarawas counties
When: Term began January 5, 2009
Background: Joe Schiavoni, 30, graduated from
Ohio University with a BS in Communications, and
obtained his law degree from Capital University.
Currently, he is a partner in his family’s law firm,
Schiavoni, Schiavoni, Bush & Muldowney Co., L.P.A,
specializing in a wide variety of workers’ compensa-
tion claims. He is actively involved in the commu-
nity, receiving the 2007 Big Brother of the Year
award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Mahon-
ing Valley. He is a Member of the Ohio State Bar As-
sociation and serves as Co-Chairman of the Public
Relations Committee for the Mahoning County Bar
Association. He has also been admitted to the West
Virginia State Bar.
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