2A • GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS
WEDNESDAY, March 7, 2012
ADDA to serve up a belly full of laughs for annual fundraiser
Bricks come tumbling down
BY SADIE PORTMAN Gazette Newspapers
Rhonda Blades, a realtor with Howard Hanna Tucker Select Properties on Main Avenue in Ashtabula, sent in a video, where this screen grab was taken from, of the fallen bricks at Furniture Towne. Main Avenue was temporarily closed Friday, Feb. 24, after a portion of the brick facade above Furniture Towne came crashing to the ground. No one was injured by the falling bricks.
ASHTABULA - The Ashtabula Downtown Development Association (ADDA) is once again holding its annual Downtown Laughs on March 16-17 at Casa Capelli Restaurant. The event is a fundraiser for the ADDA. “Downtown Laughs tickets are available now,” ADDA member Rick Coblitz said. “It is one of our major fundraisers for the year.” The tickets are $25 a person and include a meal along with a night full of laughs. There will also be a cash bar available throughout the night. The doors will open at 6 p.m. with a buffet style dinner being served at 6:45 p.m. The ADDA expects the first comedian to start his stand-up around 8 p.m. “We are having one of our Downtown Laughs nights on Saint Patrick’s Day this year, so we are looking forward to see how it all turns out,” Colbitz said. Last year, the ADDA added a second night due to the high demand for tickets and the success from previous years. The ADDA has decided to keep the second night for its second year in a row. This year the featured comedians are Mousy Benedict, Jeff Brodsky, Albert Camplese, Bill Herzog, Bill Hyland and Phil Pawlowski. Tony Orlando will once again perform as the Master of Ceremonies.
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“All local comedies will be featured, and most of the comedies will be different than the ones we’ve had for the past two year,” Colblitz said. Mousy Benedict is one of the returning acts as the ADDA has enjoyed his standup for the past few years and members are pleased to hear his fresh new act this year. The ADDA enjoys putting on the Downtown Laughs each year and sees the night as a chance to enjoy downtown Ashtabula as well as a few laughs. “We would encourage you to come out and have a good time and a good meal and support the ADDA,” Colbitz said. The ADDA warns the night is for adults only and no one under 21 will be permitted as there may be content not suitable for children. Last year, the ADDA reported both nights being near sellouts, so members urge those wanting tickets to call soon. For reservations, call Oscar Tomasio at (440) 992-3700. Be sure to know which night you would like to attend before calling. All tickets must be bought in advance and once a purchase is made, the ADDA Downtown Laughs committee will organize the delivery of the tickets. Sadie Portman, reporter for the Gazette, may be reached at sportman@ gazettenews.com. ADDA to serve up a belly full of laughs for annual fundraiser
AACS Board of Education makes decision on McKinsey Elementary ASHTABULA - At a special board meeting on Feb. 28, 2012, the Board of Education of the Ashtabula Area City Schools unanimously approved a resolution to remove the former McKinsey Elementary School Building and property from a public auction scheduled for Friday, March 9, 2012. The Board has decided to complete the demolition of the building which had begun in September of 2011. Following demolition, the property, located at 1113 Bunker Hill Road, will be put up for public auction. The Board of Education believes this action is in the best interest of the neighborhood in which the property is located and the City of Ashtabula. The remaining properties scheduled to be auctioned on March 9, Lakeside Intermediate School (formerly Ashtabula High School) and Saybrook Elementary School, were not affected by this action and will remain in the auction.
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