Somebody said that there wasn't any clowns in the "festival parade".Yes there was.They were in convertibiles and pick up truck beds.The festival parade was embarassing, to say the least.
Please tell me that someone will running against "double dip government jobs" Mayor Rick in the upcoming election.Mogadore is looking a like a ghost town.Empty buildings and a "grounds keeper" who doesn't know what weeds look like.The welcome to Mogadore signs coming into the village are a great example.No money in the flower fund?
I have suggestion for this blog...be nice. Support your candidate with proven and verifiable facts. I have stated before this blog did not help some of the "new" candidates last time. If it turns ugly again, the results will probably be the same. So if you want change in our leadership the negative remarks need to stop.
Mike Rick and all current council members will be running unopposed in November. Candidates running were released today on the Summit County Board of Elections website. I am surprised
I heard that Diebold is buying the Mogadore golf course, is this true? if yes that is fantastic news for Mogadore we really need new buisness revenue,this would be big! Diebold would be making a good move,i hope it's true!
God, doesn't anybody have a comment on the Rubbermaid issue? If you don't, you're making a huge mistake for our community. You can forget about the nice quiet little town with little traffic. It'll be replaced by grid locked streets full of semi-tractor-trailers, full of noise and polllution. Not to mention, the devastating effect on property values. Our leaders are throwing us under the bus for tax monies.
Jobs and tax revenues benefit the WHOLE community, including residents and other businesses. We already have plants in town and trucks are not a problem. Trucks would go north to 76, just like all the fuel trucks used to from the Shell Oil site across from the golf course. Property values would NOT decrease. If you like high property (school taxes), go ahead and get rid of the businesses. Next, Mogadore will become an impoverished community, like "CrAkron!"
Did the council really decide not to rezone the property or did Rubbermaid just decide not to move here. The story on this site states that the Akron Beacon Journal story stated that the council would not agree to rezone the property but the story I saw did not say that. Which is true?
"In Mogadore, Newell Rubbermaid via InSite Realty had asked that the former golf course be rezoned from residential use to industrial use. In an interview earlier this month, West’s Mogadore Country Club owner Eric West confirmed that he had a memorandum of understanding to sell his family’s property to Newell Rubbermaid if the rezoning were approved."
Nothing says "council." It says officials. If the land had been rezoned, Rubbermaid would have purchased it. Since the land was NOT rezoned, Rubbermaid withdrew their request.
Tallmadge and Brimfield already approved rezoning in December. Why were they able to get their site rezoned so quickly and Mogadore was not? Since Rubbermaid is trying to move forward quickly, they cannot risk a delay in rezoning or bureaucratic red tape in Mogadore.
I don't know what to believe anymore. Rubbermaid originally said they were considering two sites. Mogadore and Brimfield. They said they hadn't committed to either site. I just want to know if the council decided not to rezone ahead of the Feb. 9th deadline or if Rubbermaid just decided to go with Brimfield. I guess we won't ever know for sure.
I think the reason is that they don't want competition for the food offered at the cafeteria. If you want to bring in something from a restaurant, just take it out of the restaurant packaging and wrap it in your own foil or baggie from home. They can't stop your child from eating leftovers or other food from home.
Congratulations to the Mogadore 6th grade girls basketball, they won 4- 1st place basketball tournaments this year. Also in the Tallmadge Rec. League they finished 2nd behind Wadsworth. Way to go girls, I'm so proud of your hard work this season. " UNBREAKABLE "
A certain council members wife was one of several interested candidates for a vacant school board position. The board decided on a different person. Council person had a fit and stated he would no longer support the schools. Looks like the board made the right decision, while the council member revealed his true colors. Hope he enjoys his last term because now he ticked off the other 50% who used to support him.
Support in what way? Considering the "no challenge" election we had in November 2011.Probably have the same bunch for their 10 minute council meetings and getting nothing done. Thank goodness for OMNOVA and Rubbermaid or our taxes would be unaffordable. More pizza shops and gambling joints will support our village.NOT!
Chief Adams to retire in August or September.I hope they put a "Paramedic" in that position.Time to get in the 21st century.Check out the other chiefs in this county.All are "Paramedics".Hey Mayor and council-the good ole boys club should elimnated.Hopefully, with a Fire Chief Paramedic will bring on more paramedics to respond to life saving emergencies.Amen
Parents of O.H.Somers Elementary... Does your school system have a mechanism in place to assure you that one of your childrens' teachers had no knowledge nor complicity in actions of her husband who has just pled guilty to 2nd degree felony attempted rape of a 9 year old girl? Mindy Smith is the teacher of your children and wife of this man, Tim Smith. The principal Langely hung up on me when I posed this question to her. I have contacted the superintendent and some board members on an anonymous level. I find it necessary to get this information out to you so that you can make your own inquiries.
I am a parent of OH Somers Elementary. I don't know who you are but if you are concerned about the safety of our children I really don't feel you would have posted this statement anonymously as you have or you would have given this community more information on the very slanderous comment that you have made. Mrs. Smith, who was born and raised in our community and continues to give should not have to endure this and I feel that the moderator of the blog should remove this unless this person would like to back their statement up factual information.
Go to the courtview 2000 public access page of richland county and type in tim smith type of case is criminal. It is the actual court docket from the case and it is being kept hush. If you care you will tell your neighbors.
WOW. Mindy Smith's husband, Tim Smith has been convicted of a tier 3 sex offender and 4 years in prison. Is the school going to see if Mindy was in any way knowledgeable of her husbands behaviour? She is a teacher at the elementary school! OMG!!!!!!
Thank you for bringing to some parents attention as in anything this will remained hushed in our community and this blog is probably not wide read. But to those that are concerned for our children's safety direct your family and neighbors to
The fact that Mrs Smith failed to immediately notify the community, her supervisors and the superintendent should speak volumes here. The arrest occurred in March and six months passed before this came to light? The superintendent and board need to pose the question of Mrs. Smith's continued employment openly to the community. Do we want someone married to an attempted child rapist to teach in the schools? Knowledge or not, there is a pattern of deceit here which needs tro be exposed. Anyone married to, working for or supporting a pedophile has no place near our kids! Who is contacting the media with all the public record information and letting the board can answer to news cameras...? Aren't there laws in place to deal with this? Teachers union have anything to say here???
The gambling place across the street from McDonalds has to go. There are too many undesireable folks coming through the village to go to that place. Yes it is bringing tax money into the community but the flip side is more crime. Is Mogadore going to turn into the ghetto?
This particular gambling parlor has been robbed at gun point twice since it has opened, WTF!! I am afraid to even go to Firstmerit if I need money from the ATM, someone will eventually get robbed trying to get money at that ATM with all the skank and filth that I see go in there, and I'm sure they are all on assistance paying for their gambling addiction with the taxpayers money!
Seems that there has been some bullying going on in the high school and this is just not acceptable in Mogadore. One of the bullys came from another school district and perhaps maybe they should leave this community if they can't act like a human being. What is even more upsetting is the fact that the high school assistant coach was part of the bullying against one of the students during football season. Just because he is a Murphy doesn't mean he can do these things. I am really ashamed of such people in this community to act like inmature children. Watch out Bullys because these kids that you are bullying just might turn around and open up a can of whoop ass on you.
And the issue of bullying at Mogadore shocks any of you??? Seriously?? lol.....it is a known fact....most Mogadore parents act inappropriately therefore, the behavior of their children is to be expected....great role models. Bullying in Mogadore is nothing new!! Football coaches (God's in Mogadore) have been involved in inappropriate behavior, rumors, poor behavior for years and nothing ever happens to them so get over it Mogadore....All has been accepted behavior forever so why complain now? Funny how we want to point out the bully was from "another school district". Most bullies in Mogadore came from Mogadore!!!!! No tolerance is a joke!!
Agree with above post, amen to the bullies coming from Mogadore. It is born and bred into them just like football is. Not only do the parents act inappropriately, the teachers/coaches, etc. do the same. Great attributes to show young people. Mogadore quit picking on those from outside of Mogadore. Look around your town....then look at your kids....and finally, look in the mirror!!
Mindy Smith's husband is in Lorain Correctional with a plea deal to felony 2 attempted rape instead of felony 1 attempted rape of a minor. Has anyone in this town asked this k-4 teacher what she knew about this situation at home and when she knew it? If and when this man gets out, is her profession and her relationship with him a perfect place to aid this man in his future endeavors? What has the school system done to remedy a situation that has possible bad news written all over it? The mogadore school system should expose this for what it is and act responsibly.
This all makes sense now, my child had her last year in 5th grade and she always seemed frazzled anytime we would see her, she must be DESPERATE and STUPID to stay with a LOSER and not get divorced. Some teaching skills our Mogadore teachers have!!
What about the deals made for recently let-go employees of the perfect Mogadore School district so that their crimes could be swept under the rug and kept from the public eye. Pot. Kettle. I know some pretty stupid losers who are married to these employees. Get a life. Just because you ruined yours doesn't mean you have to do the same to others. Pieces of trash.
Its the same person. Lives at 1320 Maxfli drive in Akron. Do some basic internet research and see for yourself. This woman is teaching our children and is married to a CONVICTED felon and and Tier III sex offender. He will not be allowed within 1000' feet of a school...but she can take home our kids papers with their names! Lets do the right thing and cut this mess loose from the school system.
I say NO more school levy's. If I lose income, I have to cut somewhere in the budget. Why doesn't the schools do that. They need to make cuts in teacher salaries. Check out Buckeye Institute.com and see what these teachers are making. It will make you sick. The levy is for teacher raises, but if it doesnt pass in Nov. they will say that we will cut bussing and the cafeterias. And have pay to play. So what, we pay for all youth sports why not high school. If the levy is for teachers and doesnt pass, they should cut teachers.
The salaries are out of control! Start with whomever is married to the child rapist and keep swinging the axe until we don't need a levy. These teachers work less than 200 days a year, less than eight hours a day and are milking the system for insane benefits the private sector can't even consider. Its time we put our foot down. Becoming rich by being a tacher has to stop. Go to medical school, start a business or create something. Those careers earn their salaries, teachers do not deserve 1/2 of what they are getting. These are public servants and chose their carrer, let them choose something else fi they want to retire with 80% salary!!!
You are so right. Why are we hiring a band teacher with an MBA and have to pay them `$60,000 a year. Why not hire someone right out of college and only have to pay them $34,000 a year. So now we are in the hole even more. I know lets have the tax payers take care of it. Levy in Nov. I say hell no. Its time the school system stops asking for more money and starts to figure out how to make cuts of unnecessary staff. Like tutors, 2 secertaries at high school office, and a secertary for bus and maintance. Plus how many at the elementary and board office. Im sure there are alot of other positions that could be cut. Oh, but wait, a friend or family member probably got them the job. Lets start taking care of the students and not padding certain families wallets. (Lutz, Price, Pollocks) Families with more than one employee at Mogadore Local schools.
From what I understand these families have saved the school district 15,000 dollars each year for having only 1 benefit package per family. That's 45,000 a year for at least 15 years with 2 of the families, so all together it saved tax payers about a million dollars over the years. Makes pretty good use of tax payers money. Sounds like sour grapes to me.
What the district needs to do is get rid of all the double-dippers, they retire and collect a full pension and get re-hired so the district doesn't have to pay benefits, there are quite a few currently,that are collecting a hefty pension along with a hefty salary from Mogadore Local Schools, taxpayers need to wake up and really check out buckeyeinstitute.org and you'll be sick to your stomach what some of these people are making.
Checked out that website, WOW is all I have to say on what these people are making in little Mogadore, I definately will go to college to be a teacher, work 186 days a year and have 179 days off!! Sounds like the life I want to live!!!
Update on the teacher with the husband tier 3 sex offender- They have created a shadow company called E.S.P. to do the electric work so this teacher can stay in the fancy golf course house and pay all the bills. These are Tim Smith Electric trucks and tools and the shop is at 968 Waterloo Rd. and I don't know what a man is bought for but John Porter King and Clint Walker are still carrying out the work for this pedophile while he serves his sentence and his wife still teaches.
I'm so glad people think they have the RIGHT to judge anybody else. He is one thing.....the wife? Seriously? She has committed no crime!!! Get over yourselves Mogadore!!!!! In fact, for all you self righteous asses from the coaching staff on down, all the long time "Mogadorians", as you all sit in your glass houses and judge others, why don't you try to move out of Mogadore and be successful.....oh that's right.....you're only something special in Mogadore...outside, you're all just nobodys!! :-)
Thanks for the update on the people enabling the pedophile at E.S.P. Services. I did some checking with the state business gateway and your absolutely right!!!! Someone named "Liz Robinson" is answering the phone there on a regular basis. It seems Tim Smiths brother is "running" the business while the rapist is in prison. What has Mogadore come to when an entire group of people are supporting a pedophile?
Is there an update on this? My kids just told me about the blog and I'm appalled to hear about this. Is it true? Is there a teacher married to a child rapist working in our district? Does anyone know if this is true? Is this is Smith family from Suffield?
It is true, not third grade Smith, but fifth grade Smith. Read all the posts above and you can check it out on public records from Richland County. So sick that she continues to stay with this sick individual, but his business is still up and running so she can live in her house on the golf course. Something needs to be done about this, people need to address the school board about it, rumor has it that she believes he was set up, WHAT EVER!!
Why do we not get rid of the teacher that is married to a rapist??? We have to thank Ohio Law and Union regulations to protect her and not our students as she is tenured (the same way we kept a certain Music Director that drove our music program into the ground).
Additionally and according to public record (http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/teacher-salary) we will keep paying her large salary and continue to give her raises. 2012 smith, mindy $63,822.00 2011 smith, mindy e. $61,367.00 2010 smith, mindy e. $57,426.00 2009 smith, mindy e. $53,610.00
PLEASE KEEP THIS ALL IN MIND WHEN OUR NEXT LEVY COMES UP AND THEY WANT MORE MONEY FROM US.... also feel free to explore the rest of our staff's and notice how when we were needing money we were giving our administrators and staff RAISES!!!!!
You should be ashamed of yourself for listing a persons name and address on the internet. How about I list a few ex-Mogadore employess who actually commited crimes they were accused of, list their salary and addresses. I think that would be poetic justice. It's only a matter of time until this tight little community finds out what happened. Lets all sit back and watch,
Whats happen in the elementary school cafeteria. My son comes home and they have ran out of food several days in a row and he has to wait for a hotdog. He doesnt even eat hotdogs at home. And the food quality has really went down this year. He says that the baked bean taste like barf. They used to be his favorite. He also tells me that their are none of the same women working there. Whats going on? Also I noticed that one of the high school cafeteria ladies look sick. Is she the staff that they had a spaghetti diner for that has cancer.
That is so funny, my daughter told me the same thing. Are the kitchen staff not able to make enough food for the children of this elementary? We are on the free lunch program and I am going to start packing my daughters lunch because this has happened to her several times this year so far and we're only a month into the school year, my daughter told me that she would have to wait for the lady to cook the hotdogs, and what she really wanted was the main part of what was on the menu, not a nasty hotdog. My daughter also said atleast if she got a hotdog in the years past, it was wrapped and the bun was soft, but this new girl slaps a hotdog on a hard bun and it's not wrapped like always before. Not sure whats going on there either, but it's little ol' Mogadore and we"ll be able to find out where the original kitchen help went. As far as the high school lady, not sure if she has cancer or who it is, but once again, it's Mogadore and someone will hopefully post something to update the people
Just so you know, the woman serving your kids food is a convicted FELON!! Yes, Mogadore local schools has a felon working in the grade school cafeteria. Don't know what she did but I'm going to find out! I don't want someone like that working with my kids. As for the sick lady in high school cafeteria- I heard she is sick but I don't know what she has. She looks really bad. I feel bad that she still has to work. She has to be miserable.
As if it is any of your businesses what said lunch lady did..your school system hired her ..promoted her and unlike you gossipy people loving to run off at the mouth with your hearsay being posted as fact I actually KNOW her and she loves your kids. you are all representing yourselves as redneck hillbillies..get a life
It is our business if the person serving lunch to our kids has a felony or not. I checked the Portage county web site and her felony is for 4th degree theft, and taking the identity of someone. Im concerned that she has access to our kids social security numbers and If you pay on the computer she has all of your banking info. So before you go calling people names, maybe you should look in the mirror and see who the hillbilly is.
Why did the school hire someone with a felony anyway? I didnt think you could work at a school if you were a convicted felon. So what's next sex offenders, wait we have a spouse of one working there. I wonder how many times he visited her at school.
Sounds like ex-cafeteria employees are writing most of these comments. Grow a set and don't post anonymously. As for the free lunch who now has to pack....get a job and pay for lunch like the rest of us. Quit leaching off of us tax payers. I can't always afford to live high on the hog, but at least I still make sure my kids are fed. You probably get food stamps, so it's not like you are actually paying for what you pack. I am, and every hard working individual that is tired of paying for everyone else.
unless you personally know the story you should shut your mouth. period. I'm sure all of you low level uneducated people know where everyone lives in your rinky dunk town...why don't you just go on over to her house and ask her the story yourselves? ..Oh wait ..you only have cyber balls and can talk shit hidden behind the safety of your keyboard..pathetic
Also in defensive of said lunch lady. If she would go and pay $50 to portage county and expunge her record she would still be the same women standing there serving your children there lunch.. Maybe you don't know all that is behind her conviction and if you look her offense it is nothing that a school system cant hire. She has worked for your system for 7 years and no problem on her record at all. You are all just upset because maybe the reason the other lunch ladies are gone is because they did something they are hiding. Look into that for once.
Maybe the other lunch ladies did something they are "hiding". You people are really something. What could lunch ladies be "hiding" that is so horrible. I think the person they hired to head up the grade school cafeteria just didn't like the folks that were there and needed to get rid fo them.
Oct. 6th @ 12:28 PM, in regards to your comment-women is plural, woman is singular, so with that in mind is there more than 1 person that has a felony?
As far as lunches, how about students picking out their food, going through the line, walking away with "handled" food only to be called back and told, "you're .35 short" and taking the tray away and these students eat no lunch. Is this proper procedure Mrs. Schrock?? And what happens to the "handled" food? Is it thrown away as it should be? Or is it put back for another student? Mogadore is a JOKE!!
Oh but don't send in a sub sandwich for your child, another child might feel deprived. LOL, how about the students you took "handled" food from? How deprived do they feel when they eat NOTHING all day opposed to sending a note home to parents that .35 is due on account......ridiculous!! Fire them all and start over!!! Maybe bring some intelligence from outside of Mogadore!! It's very upsetting to hear and see such ignorance in out "quaint little village".
I agree with anonymous 10-17 @ 12:41PM, no debits allowed at the high school, so the kids don't get to eat, seriously? But I have a child at the elementary that I received a letter stating I owed over $15.00 for breakfast and lunch debits. Rules should be the same in our 2 building district. No debits at the high school, should mean no debits at the grade school. Who ever created this rule should be ashamed of themselves, not to feed any kid. I'm sure there is some kind of excuse that they would have saying it's parents responsibility to be held accountable for their kid. Just throw the full lunch away just like most of Mogadore's tax dollars are thrown away with out of control salaries!!
In my daughters words...The school got rid of all the good lunch workers and only the mean ones are still there. What is up with that. The grade school cafeteria workers were great. What happened???
Really, cyber bullying. I dont see any of the post calling people names, just you. They are asking questions and stating facts from Portage county records. Sounds like someone has a victim mentallity.
They may not call names, but they are trying their best to ruin the life of a person who never did anything to them. You cant be held accountable for the crimes of another.
We will be happy to stop "bullying" the staff when the pedophile supporting teacher is terminated. None of our kids teachers can be married to child rapists...it's that simple. One scumbag at a time needs to go. Lets prioritize those who support pedophiles and deal with lunch line employees next. Mudslinging and gossip is one thing. Court records and facts are something else. We have a 5th grade teacher married to a man who tried to rape a 9 year old girl - I guess "anonymous 8:41PM" is a pedophile supporter too! Why don't you post your name so we can all see who you are? Looks like supporting pedophiles is rampant in Mogadore and the list of names an home addresses needs to be posted for every to see. Better yet - it time to get the media involved and bring cameras onto the school property so we can clear the air once and for all.
Maybe everyone on here is wrong and that teacher is right. Her husband was "set up." After all, the same people who killed Kennedy and faked the moon landing could have pick him up in a captured alien spacecraft and taken him to a Richland county hotel (for a meeting he set up on the internet) to rape a 9 year old girl? Your right, we need to stop complaining because this is a real possibility. This just in - Bigfoot was seen having a snack behind subway in town this morning and the Lock Ness monster is in Wingfoot lake. Idiots....get a life and stop backing those who prey on children.
First of all you inbred...I am anonymous 8:41 as you put it and I will respond to your ignorance. What does the alleged crimes of someones spouse have to do with her? You act like you were at the scene and witnessed this woman participating in the crime. no one ever said a crime against a child is right but how does the burden of his crimes fall on her shoulders and make her less than capable of teaching in the school? Your mentality is the same as those who once thought the earth was flat..that it was ok to enslave one because the color of their skin..ignorant..you are simply on a witch hunt because you think your better than everyone..post your name tough one..because I can promise you I could give two shits about my status in your redneck inbred community
Are you held responsible for what your spouse does? If your spouse raped someone would you want to be persecuted for it? I think not. Quit being a trash bag and get the real meaning of community. You suck.
I had a great time during Grandparent's Day at Somers last week. The lunch was delicious and I had a great time visiting everyone! Thank you, Somers cafeteria staff and teachers! Wonderful day!!
My husband and I enjoyed the Grandparent's Day event, too! Everyone was nice and we had a lovely visit with the teachers and other grandparents. Looking forward to next year's event.
Glad your grandparents day was great. When my wife and I were there with our grandchildern my lunch was cold, and the ran out of the main meal. Also the lines where very slow, staff didnt seem like they knew what they were doing and the the food tasted terrible. I wont be going again. And now I know why all of my grandchildern pack their lunches.
We had a great day, too. Everyone had a nice time talking and sharing stories with other grandparents. I don't know what happened with Anonymous 8:13 am., but our food was hot and tasted very good. The teachers came in and visited with us, too... and stayed in the cafeteria to talk to parents for the better part of their lunch time. It was a really pleasant afternoon!
Your comment is bullshit about grandparents day lunch. The food was hot, tasted great and for once we were greeted by a friendly and competent cafeteria staff. We WERE NOT in years past. My grandchildren go to Mogadore schools and my family and extended family are also members of the community. I think it is refreshing that my elementary age grandchild doesn't come home from school anymore crying about the mean and nasty lunchladies of years past. She doesn't get paper towels in her macaroni and cheese anymore and if she brings in a dollar in quarters she is actually allowed to purchase an ice cream if she wants to. Last year the cashier told her "You cant buy ice cream if you don't have money. Quarters aren't money, you have to have actual paper money." Good for your grandchildren who have to pack their lunch. It's obviously because their parents and grandparents have poisoned their minds. And is very obvious that you are friends of the nasty, crochety old bitties that used to work in the elementary cafeteria. Well, they are obviously not there for a reason. Maybe you should look into their mysterious disappearance. Maybe you should inquire with the school board or Dr. Dinklocker for this information. I bet it would be enlightening. Furthermore, I have heard nothing but praise for said lunch staff and their food. It's actually warm when the kids get it because its not cooked at 9 in the morning. The hot dogs and sausage are not green and pink. The food actually has steam coming off of it when it is served. I think you should be questioning what the hell the past lunch staff was thinking and serving your child. Kudos to the new elementary lunch staff. Dr. Dinklocker and the rest of the board are bigger idiots than I thought if they don't keep them there.
It is obvious that this is past and present cafeteria workers posting this crap on here pretending to be other people. Nobody else gives two shits about the freaking cafeteria food or the workers!! We care about our children's education!! It's been the same for the last 50 years...cafeteria food sucks and the workers are mean!! Are they really?? Probably not, but like I said before...who cares!! Education is what matters. So, with that being said, why don't you cafeteria workers go back to school, get an education, get a real job where you don't have time to play pretend on the internet and embarrass yourselves anymore than you already have!! GO CATS!!
I am neither a past or present cafeteria worker for any school district. Maybe the correction needs to be with the busybodies slandering people consistently on here. Education should be the main focus but with certain people obviously its more important to know people's personal business. how humerous is it to know some people could have had criminal records and expunged them and u silly little band witch hunters would never know....Hell one of your own Lil group may be a big bad felon..and you would never even know. this mogadore community truly offer nothing like in years long ago when you took care of each other and supported each other. Families helping families. to be honest this representation of what Mogadore stands for would have your founding fathers rolling in their graves. all I takes is one bad apple and seems to me you have a rotting orchard
I am a Mogadore tax payer, and came across this site today, what the hell has happened to our community. Reading all this garbage about a teacher's husband that has nothing to do with her and all the cafeteria crap that sounds crazy. I checked out the buckeyeinstitute.org website and see what all these people are making for a yearly salary. The teacher has an amazing income, so no matter what happens in her life I think she can support herself and for the people with the food service assignments, hopefully you have other income because that is definately poverty level. I'm definately voting NO for any more school levies for Mogadore, these people do NOT need any raises.
Apparently Anonymous @ 12:28 is a kitchen employee, knowing how many years this person has worked for the district-how would anyone know years of service if you didn't work there? Hmmmm.......This is going to be hilarious when I print all of these ridiculous posts and show the school board members and the community what kind of assholes our school hires and they want a levy in November. It sounds to me reading all this that they need to clean house in the cafeteria in the whole district.
The levy in November isn't going to pass. Let's face reality, that people are maxed out and live paycheck to paycheck. My family hasn't had a raise at our employers in 6 years, so you think I'm voting yes for a levy to give teachers raises, absolutely not. It would be totally different if the children of Mogadore were getting excellent grades in all subjects!
I really think this entire blog should be deleted. I hope all of these posts are written by children and not adults. If it is adults Mogadore has a lot more to worry about than the school employees.
Anonymous 8:41 you seem to have some anger issues! Ever heard the phrase "you are judged by the company you keep"? Pedophiles and those who support them are one in the same. The decent and respectable thing for any spouse to do is divorce the idiot and move on with life. Cut your losses and realize that you are putting children at risk by cohabiting with a level III sexual predator.
Perhaps you could enroll in elementary school to improve your language skills and typing ability? This is a "witch hunt." As a community of concerned parents, we need to protect our kids from people who make bad choices...like pedophiles and people like you. True colors shown clearly when you seek compassion with comments about "enslaving others" and then call us all "a redneck inbred community". Wow....what a class act.....clearly you went to college. As far as being better than everyone else - well...I guess your comments just confirmed that at the very least I'm a whole lot better than you:-)
Wow, the above post is definitely from a true "mogadorian". You are better than nobody!! And, "judged by the company you keep"? Seriously? Who are you or anyone to judge another? If you want to protect your kids Mogadore, get rid of the Jr High/High School staff. START OVER!! Hire from outside!! Quit attacking Dr. Dinklocker as she apparently has no control over the "good ole boys club" that exists within the school system and gov't. And as far as being called a "redneck inbred community", quit acting like it because all stats point to this being an accurate assumption one could make!! :-/
Unfortunately Mogadore will never be what it once was years ago. Open enrollment is changing the dynamic that we had in past. Everyone knew and looked out for everyone else, now students and parents from other district are coming in and trying to change things or bringing their way of life to our quaint little town. It is very sad that the School Board has SOLD our little town for $$$$ per student !!!!
I agree with the open enrollment especially when it went to state-wide, not just Field and Springfield. If I wanted to live in Akron, I would of bought a home in Akron. You start bringing in these types of people, and we'll definately get an "F" on our state report card.
I know my family that all lives in Mogadore, will be voting NO for the levy. We are open-enrollment from another district and my children cannot get on an empty school bus at a family members Mogadore house because they are open-enrollment. This makes absolutely no sense to us, if they are at Grandmas's house or an aunt or uncle's house before or after school, we have to make arrangements for a pick up at school, even though the bus stops right in front of most of these houses. Mogadore needs to cut bussing like Field did for High School students or in all reality cut bussing totally, the town is only 3 square miles, do we really need bussing in such a small town, NO
I pick my kids up everyday at the High School due to non-bussing for our open-enrollment, they want to take the money they get per open-enrollment student, but you can't ride the bus. Go figure!! The three busses that are at the High School aren't even full, the first one has an aid on it, not even full and the other two busses maybe have 8-10 students on an average. I see it with my own eye when I'm there everyday because I leave work early so I don't have to put any of my family members responsible for picking up my children. So, with all that in mind my family will be voting NO for the levy, the teachers make a great amount of money for working practically 1/2 of a year, I definately went to college for the wrong degree, should of been a teacher.
Teachers will not get a raise if the levy passes. They negotiated a 3 year contract with 0% raises all three years. The prior contract 0% raise for two years. To the Open Enrollment parents complaining about the bussing I have a suggestion LEAVE, there are over 100 children on the waiting list to get in. Wildcat Pride vote Nov 5th
To Wildcat Pride above, aren't we a bit cranky? Lol. You can bet on it that my family and extended family will be voting NO on Nov 5th, everyone is tired of being taxed left and right. Obviously your a teacher and surfing the web at 2:11 PM, aren't you supposed to be teaching? That's what most of our teachers seem to be doing these days instead of teaching, taxpayers dollars going to waste.
Well sorry I'm not a Mogadore graduate so maybe I don't know how to do math properly. Can you please kindly explain to me how if the teachers have negotiated a 0% raise for 3 years and prior contract was 0% for 2 years then that would mean the teachers salaries have been the same but according to the buckeyeinstitute.org website, if you do your research ALL teachers have had their salaries increased for at least the past 4 years.... TAXPAYERS DO YOUR RESEARCH and you will see the truth.
And to the person above... oh so true. I don't know how many times, my jr/sr high school students have told me about the internet usage of our teachers or how we educate our children by showing them movies. But then again if I was making the money they do and could occupy my time doing what I want not what my job dictated and not see any repercussions from it due to having tenure, why not.
NO....NO....NO!! I don't know how Wildcat Pride can state lies when the evidence of raises over the past years are available for all to view. Hire from outside Mogadore and maybe your levies will pass. Tired of watching teachers not teach, mentors not mentor, and our kids seeing this poor work ethic on a daily basis. I really wonder how many good teachers interviewed for positions in Mogadore and didn't get the position to give it to a long time Mogadore resident or a relative of one??? Shame on you Mogadore, I see the ceiling falling down on this school system very soon. Prejudice and discrimination are so easily proven if you look at the statistics of the ratio of Mogadorians with jobs in the school system. Shame Shame!! :-)
Please speak with data or facts. Give examples. My extended family and friends are voting YES. All I see on this website is subjective opinions but no facts. You are always going to pay taxes - what school system do you want to pay towards...? I'm voting for MOGADORE. VOTE YES!
Subjective opinions but no facts? That's how Mogadore operates when it comes to preconceived notions about kids, parents, outsiders, gossip, etc. So sorry it comes back to bite you, lol......KARMA!! :-)
I'm glad to hear that Mark Halliwill's case was DISMISSED, its a shame that he was ever arrested without knowing his side of the story. Thank you Judge Pittman for ruling correctly on the facts of the case.
This village needs to make things right concerning Officer Halliwill. According to the original newspaper articles in January, he served this community for 14 years and had an unblemished police record. I read the trial briefs and final verdict on the Portage County Clerk of Courts website. It is NOT against the law to be drunk in your own home, and according to the castle doctrine, he had every right to defend himself and his property. When he repeatedly told John Josef and Kevin Booth to leave his home, why on earth did they refuse? Foolish. I think it is awful that he and his family have had to go through all of this. Unfortunately, Mogadore lost a great police officer.
I am embarrassed to say that I am a current member of the Mogadore community and I have children in the Mogadore schools. Shame on our school board, shame on our superintendent of schools, shame on our public service departments. Shame on Mogadore as a whole. Peoples personal lives have nothing to do with their performance at school unless in some way it will harm children or staff. This town seems more interested in gossip and money. People should take care of and stand behind their community members, not tear them down. In regards to the schools, it seems like the biggest worry is money, not education. Lets start open enrollment so we can get more money. Lets get these kids on IEP's so we can get more money. Lets pass ANOTHER levy so we can get more money. Maybe we need to elect school board members, superintendents and staff that care more about the children and their education than padding the pockets of the school district and themselves. SMDH. This town has a serious problem. Everyone will be trying to point the finger when it falls flat on its face. I truly hope to have moved on when it happens. Our poor children. Look at yourselves when the whole system is in shambles.
You said it so perfect in the comment above, it is all about the money and not the education, and that's why my family, and friends are voting NO on this levy on Tuesday November 5th, spread the word and have people do their research before November 5th.
Absolutely!!!! And as far as the IEP's and the State funding received for these programs? Pretty sure you have to actually abide by the IEP if receiving this State funding! Not at all the case in Mogadore....how's that for a fact from a parent of a child with an IEP??
I am also embarrassed to say that I am member of the Mogadore Community also, just checked out the mogadore.net webpage about how much this will cost me as a homeowner if the levy passes, and if you click on voter info, it states Wildcat Pride Village Wide, Your vote counts, scrolled down and was LMAO when it has a link for Summit County Board of Elections,and the other link was for Portage County Board of EDUCATION? Seriously people, whomever created this really needs to check what they are typing before it goes public on the worldwide web, just another funny thing that my family can talk about, this so called WONDERFUL, RATED WITH EXCELLENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT, and that's just another reason and fact that my family and friends will be voting NO!
I will be voting on November 5th with a NO vote. The school Board needs to learn how to handle the finances more carefully to be able to run the school system. They are always wanting more and more money and do less and less work. Well, being a retired homeowner I cannot afford more taxes because Social Security doesn't pay that well for me to live on from month to month. They aren't going to give me a big raise in order to pay my property taxes. Learn how to stretch that dollar like so many of us elderly have done over the years and also those that may have lost their job and the income just isn't what it used to be. I suggest the school system start making some cuts somewhere such as busing for the high school students would be a good start. It is safe to assume that most of the high school students are in walking distance or have a drivers license and they drive themselves. Taking a look back in yearbooks from the 60's looking at the parking lot then and looking at it now where most of these kids are driving cars that are pretty darn fancy for a high school kid. This isn't some rich community although some think it is because of what ever their status may be in this gossip little town. Tighten up those belts and stretch your dollars because we as tax payers have had enough of your wreckless spending.
The signs on Williams Ave. is an embarrassment to the town. The crazy thing about the homeowners is that the man worked his whole life for the district and retired at a very young age OFF the taxpayer wallet. Levies were fine when he worked for the district. His girlfriend well that story would blow your mind.
Well I have sat here long enough reading this crap. How does it effect the tax payers when a person retires. Didnt he work and pay into his retirement. He worked a long time for Mogadore Locacl School and did a great job. And the children loved him. Who are you to say what age is to young for a person to retire. And a far as his girlfriend, let me tell you the story and blow your mind. I Michelle Higgins, was the first cook for O.H. Somers elem. I worked for the school for 10 years. And yes his girlfriend worked with me and also one other lady that was forced to resign. We loved working their because of the kids. The 3 of us would pay for debits out of our own pockets and made sure ALL the students had something to eat. Something most people dont know is that the government requires schools to serve 5 components to a meal. Milk, Protein, Grain, Fruit and Vegetable. And as long as a student takes 3 of the 5 components, the school can claim it as a reimbursable meal. Which means the school gets paid a certain amount for meals served. Each meal is reimbursable at different amounts because of free lunches, reduced lunches and full price lunches. This money comes in the form of commodity dollars, which is then used to buy commodities from the government. Kind of like food stamps. So this is where the story starts. In Oct. of 2012 we had a employee from the high school cafeteria come to the elementary to sub. She then went back to the high school and told, who knows, everyone? That we were claiming milk, fruit and vegetable as a meal. Which we were, because our previous supervisor had. We all thought that this was proper procedure. I guess it was not. Now instead of our supervisor coming to us to tell us that we were not aloud to claim meals this way, she and the school decided to wait until March of 2013 and have someone come into the school from Ohio Department of Education and evalute us, knowing all along we were not claiming meals correctly. The ODE wrote us up and charged the school for the meals that we claimed wrong. So the school used this against the other two ladys to force them to resign. Its funny, you would think that if a supervisor knew you were doing something wrong they would take care of it immediately and not wait 5 months to call in someone to get you in trouble. Seems like this was the plan all along. I would have been forced to also, but I had already resigned because of the treatment that I had recieved during the school year. One example of that treatment: I had been making out the menu most of the year and had put on Hungry Howies Pizza as a lunch. We had been serving it the past 2 years. The day I served the pizza we had a meeting after lunch telling me that I was no longer aloud to place orders from anyone or I would be responsible for paying for it. Well 2 weeks later I recieved a letter saying I was responsible for paying for the pizza from Hungry Howies. The school made money and we had over 300 students eat lunch that day. I went to Hungry Howies and talked to the manager and he said that if the school didnt pay he would just right it off. Not sure if it ever got paid. So this is our side of the story. Take it or leave it. People will believe what they want.
Ok before anyone corrects my spelling, I know its "allowed" not "aloud". It was 12:45 am and those who know me, know that I am not a night person. I just couldnt go to sleep without finally telling my side of the story. There is so much crap on this web site that is not true and I couldnt be silent any longer.
I for one am glad the levy failed. This school system is a joke. Our superintendent is a joke. The school board is a joke. I didn't see one sign for our school board members that were up for re-election. I wish I had known, I would have ran against them. They don't have any education background, so I wouldn't have had a problem. In all actuality, its just a popularity contest anyhow. It's no wonder they needed to propose a levy. I would though, like to salute the teachers and staff who truly care about the education of our youth. It's a shame there are so very few of you. This community needs to get over theirselves and worry less about your "status" in the gossip circle and who has how much money and who did what. Start giving a crap about our future, AKA my kids and yours. They don't have a hope or a prayer. I wish people knew how crappy this so-called wonderful little village really is. Let's end the witch hunts and come together as a community as we should. Shameful.
You could have run for the board really!!! The comment about the board not having a education background. well I hate to break it you, but Mrs. Yoho is a teacher, Mr. Popa is married to a teacher, Mr. Sansom's wife works for the University of Akron. Speak with facts or look like a fool. .
Um, yeah, who really cares what Mr. Popa's wife does for a living or Mr. Sansom's wife working for the U of A......really??? hahaha, Mogadore is soooo stupid!! :-)
Agreed, doesn't matter what the "wives" do for a living, and you didn't state exactly what Mr. Sansom's wife does at the University. Maybe an administrative asst., food services, etc.?? I'm going to assume if she was a professor than you would have stated this. And unless these women are on the board, their positions mean nothing. Yes, agree, Mogadorian's are looking a little dumb right now!! Sad.
Dr. Dinklocker and her so-called school board should be embarrassed that they needed to ask for a levy. It's already ridiculous the amount of money that we have to spend on school fees, individual class fees, school supplies and such and now they need more?!?!? And, if you don't have it paid in a timely fashion - guess what? Your child isn't permitted to bring home their report card. Really? Bravo to the Mogadore school district, their sorry superintendent and their unqualified school board. I really doubt we are "Rated With Excellence". Not after a real taste.
Agree with above comments except the inclusion of Dinklocker!! You can only do so much in a town run by the "good ole boys" club. School board.....agree!! Dedicated teachers and staff?? You must be referring to O.H. Sommers because not at all the case in the high school. Ridiculously high salaries for a bunch of teachers that do NOTHING!!
Thank you residents for voting this levy down once again and hopefully in the future you will vote it down again. I think we are all sick and tired of the taxes we are paying to live in this little village of EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR BUSINESS. It is about time that it has come to where the school system has to get off of their high hog attitude and start making some cuts. So get rid of a couple teachers and make the class rooms a little larger. Do we really need all the bodies that the school system employes? This is a village not a city. The teachers in this school system want the paycheck and all the benefits but really it is the parents of the students that spend as much time with their child after school in mountains of homework because the teachers aren't doing their job during school hours. The teachers claim they haven't gotten a raise in several years other than cost of living, well cost of living is a raise and they should be darn thankful they get that because so many other companies haven't even been doing that. These teachers in this school system need to realize we as a country are in poor shape and it will only get worse before it gets better so they need to figure out that greed isn't going to get them very far. As far the school board members and what kind of education they have I don't know but it seems to me that they should be required to have some college education to be able to hold the position. It is getting to be more and more in the work force that a high school education isn't enough.
Word going around is.........wait for it..........Dr. Dinklocker is stopping all bussing effective January 1st because her precious levy didn't pass. Nice job!!! Well my kids will be open enrolled someone else!! I have no other way to get my kids to or from school. Unfortunately, I am not like most Mogadore moms and I have to work for a living. I hope this wonderful Mogadore school system falls flat on its face. What a load of bull. How about we start cutting staff salaries - including hers. The only ones suffering here are the children. It's a sham. Open your eyes people!!!!!! I can't believe how stupid people are in this town. Stand up and start having a voice. Wildcat Pride my ASS!!!
As stated earlier there are over 100 children on the waiting list. Just think your going to make someone's day by leaving. What did you think was going to happen? Nothing? The $15 a month will seem like a picnic once all the changes are implemented.
Pretty sure when people remove their children it will most definitely make a statement and affect Mogadore. You will, as stated above, be allowing "outsiders", "those kind of people", "the kind of kids that will lower your ratings", etc. etc. etc. And, those of you who do leave? Report, report, report!! IEP'S, if not abided by....oh the $ that will be owed back to the state!!!! Get a life Mogadore, get over yourselves! With the poverty level through the roof in this "quaint lil village", the high and mighty attitudes from a bunch of "hill jack's" is astonishing, LOLOLOL
Go ahead and start allowing all these 100 children on the waiting list - its a shame that they would want them instead of Mogadore community children. Oh wait, they bring in more money don't they?? How fitting. You obviously are one of the kool-aid drinkers.....Well ya saw what happened to them didn't ya. And the $15 per month was only for the first year, take a look at everything after that. Bring on the changes - like I said, this school system is on a downward spiral that will end badly.
wow how could one person be so dumb. Lets start with the downward slide comment. Fact: Test scores have risen the last few years. Comment: its a shame...Open enrollment children only are admitted after ALL residents enroll. DUH.....
Mogadore is no doubt on a downward slide, just sit back, wait, watch, and listen. There are too many individuals here now that have the power to report the wrong doings. The same wrong doings that have occurred here for over 30 years. I'm not at all for this, but, have heard too many outsiders will be the demise of our town. Sad but I believe true. We need to quit giving intelligent, knowledgeable, and fierce opponents fuel for their fires. If, as a village, you all aren't worried, I, no doubt, am!! Go Wildcats!!
I don't have a dog in this fight but...........Everyone school district has tax levies. Tallmadge just had one on the ballot, Field did, Springfield just passed one for a new school. The point is where ever you live or move to there are school taxes. Mogadore taxes are comparable to all surrounding districts. The question is do you want a school system or not. If not then board it up and send the kids to another school district. You all sound like Mogadore is unique and no other school has money problems but them, only their teachers are over paid, only their school board are uneducated. Seriously, if you are that unhappy move somewhere else and find out its the same way everywhere. Until the state changes the way they fund schools and take pressure off the homeowners, it will continue. I guess you can always move to Akron I'm sure their taxes are lower the yours.
To clear up the story on the boyfriend on Williams, yes he did take an early retirement with 31 years of service, which was OFFERED by the school for a reduction in force in his department and to help VILLAGE taxpayers reduce cost. By him accepting this he saved jobs in his department, By the way this boyfriend and girlfriend do own several properties within the VILLAGE of Mogadore and they do pay property taxes on their properties that do help support the schools. Do you own here and pay taxes here, PROBABLY NOT!
I've been noticing some activity at the old golf course in town. Lots of pick-up trucks and a U-Haul. Having not heard anything about a sale of this piece of land, and how awful it's looked, I keep waiting for something to be announced. Amybody got anything?
Why did the school buses pick up kids knowing the power was out at both schools. No heat or electric for over 2 hrs, ( not knowing how long it could be out ). Ever heard of a 2 hr delay !!!
Whatever is going on with Mogadore Country Club is happening behind the scenes and under the radar. The for-sale signs are gone, and the property has been taken off some real estate sites. The fact that nothing has been announced makes me suspicious. I hope the Wests and the local officials don't screw us.
The building is still on the market only thing i have seen going on up there is cleaning maybe nothings been annououced cause theres nothing to announce
Well, it has been a little over a year since the pedophile married to Mindy Smith, k-5 teacher at Mogadore schools has been in Belmont prison for attempted rape of a 9 year old girl. Gene and Tony Smith of Smith Plumbing, Clint Walker and John King of ESP services and Mike Wohlwend of Wohlwend construction continue to work off the bills and debt for this man and woman. Mindy continues to teach. The school system continues to hide. Many want to defend the wifes' role in this situation but I seem to think I know what my significant other has going on in our relationship. How How How could she not know and condone his depravity. How can these others walk upright knowing where there efforts are going??? I would hide in shame for any association with the Smiths or others involved. What of the other affairs with 17 and 18 year olds that Mindy has excused her husband for? If you doubt it ... ASK HER!!! She is not capable of teaching what is important to our kids!
And you have the right to judge? Keep perpetuating ignorant accusations against an innocent woman who has done NOTHING!! I'd say this is slander and defamation of character just to name a few! (Can't hide behind "Anonymous") :-)
Character was in defamation mode the minute a man married to a k-5 mogadore teacher was imprisoned for attempted rape of a minor, that of whom was a 9 yr.old girl!!! You are ignorant of the sense of innocense! Mayhaps a low self esteem keeps a person here? Get your friend teacher some help instead of enabling her to teach low self esteem to our children! If not she will teach that there are no moral nor ethical stands that are worth taking because of her own situation! This still doesnt make her innocent!
Mogadore School Board bought the house next to the high school for parking. Glad the levy failed. More irresponsible spending. Another levy coming? Yikes!
Rumor has it that Dinklocker may be moving into it, hopefully that is just rumor, she would be ran out of town so fast, she needs to stay in Hinckley with the ol' buzzards. Wake up school board!
You people are nuts, lol. I think Dinklocker is smart enough to NEVER make the move into Mogadore. Again, IDIOTS!! :-) And really curious how in the hell you "Mogadorians" think you can run somebody out of town....have you ever been successful in doing this before?? Who in the hell do you people think you are....your poverty level is through the roof, most of you live in "itty bitty" little houses on top of each other, yet act like you're an "elite" community.....you are a JOKE!!!!!!!! I get on here just to laugh periodically, THANK YOU MOGADORE!!!!!
Every other school closed today except Mogadore.....seriously???? Instead of worrying about your summer vacations think about your students!! Ridiculous.
Read the school bell. Dinklocker is putting the levy up again thinking it going to pass when they just bought the house next to the school? What ever happen to taking away the busing after the first of the year? Just a bunch of bullshit. Why don't she take a pay cut if their hurting that bad?
Dinklocker is part of that better than thou group of the education hierarchy. I have even called to inquire of this teacher-child rapist situation but she abruptly states it is of a teachers personal life and is not to be discussed. The last I looked these were our kids being subjected to this teacher and all of her personality. Is it healthy for our kids to be exposed to this situation? Why cant a meeting be called and invite the community to express our views on this and other Dinklocker decisions???
I, too, would have to say that this Smith teachers' character is in question along with the decisions of the school. Slander? Call the spade a spade and it is slander? I don't get this liberal verbage that makes every thing okay if no one cares or knows about it. If these other companies are helping to promote a wrong then they too should be held up for scrutiny as they would expect us to allow them into our homes should construction concerns arise. I personally would not contact any of the above mentioned for work at my home around my family. How can the school allow this teacher to teach for the same reasoning? It is a bunch of bull ! Mogadore schools is going downhill fast!
So at a meeting there was a comment made from an individual in a high up position in the school system that said..."These people in mogadore have had it to easy!" We need to take the buses away, shut down the school during the summer so there is no track inside the school and pay to play sports. Now how stupid is that! BEFORE! I say BEFORE a levy is to be voted on! It's like...I'm going to punish you before you make me mad by not voting for my levy. Duh! Now I'm mad!!!!! Watch how I vote!
I remember when a statement was made that said "Pass this levy for the new school which will save us money on heat and air conditioning and lighting and there will never be another levy!" I remember when Mogadore's Millage was 12.5 and Hudson's was 11 Mills I don't remember Hudson asking for anymore levys? What is the standing now? Are we richer than Hudson?
Now we're on the front page of the Beacon. Picture of the cars lined up by Somers because you are going to be taught a lesson for not passing the last levy. How do you like that Mogadore? I'm going to punish you because you can't afford anymore taxes. Or! Because you're on a fixed income! Tough! Or! You've had it too good! I'll show you!
Home schooling is the only way to go! They give you free computers, printers etc. Everything you need to learn. Most home schooled children are above average on their tests. Another plus is there is no bullying. Also you wont be shot, or ridiculed or shunned, laughed at, or have to keep up with styles of clothing, or hair do's, or your car if you drive. Now you don't have to drive! You can do your school work when ever you want! You graduate and get a degree just like anyone else! And! You can enroll into college earlier than public students. Think about it. Some day there will not be anymore schools. It costs to much!
I'm on a fixed income and I get no raise. My retirement is fixed and social s doesn't give raises that keeps up with the cost of living. I have to live on what I get. So... you should too. What do you work 190 days? 195? and you make 60, 65,000 a year? What's that? $315 a day? Live with it! Or! Sell your condo in Las Vegas!
What a great "political" parade.Boring to the max.Mogadore Festival parade??
ReplyDeleteSomebody said that there wasn't any clowns in the "festival parade".Yes there was.They were in convertibiles and pick up truck beds.The festival parade was embarassing, to say the least.
ReplyDeleteFOUND DOG!!! If anyone in the Mogadore area has lost a dog, please contact me at 330-715-3182. Thanks!
ReplyDeletePlease tell me that someone will running against "double dip government jobs" Mayor Rick in the upcoming election.Mogadore is looking a like a ghost town.Empty buildings and a "grounds keeper" who doesn't know what weeds look like.The welcome to Mogadore signs coming into the village are a great example.No money in the flower fund?
ReplyDeleteI have suggestion for this blog...be nice. Support your candidate with proven and verifiable facts. I have stated before this blog did not help some of the "new" candidates last time. If it turns ugly again, the results will probably be the same. So if you want change in our leadership the negative remarks need to stop.
ReplyDeleteIf I think postive,we will get NEW leadership.Great!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the election now.Think positive-new leadership.
Mike Rick and all current council members will be running unopposed in November. Candidates running were released today on the Summit County Board of Elections website. I am surprised
ReplyDeleteTell me this isn't so.Not 4 more years of "do nothings".Not good.
ReplyDeleteOh yes,the good ole boys club continues.Council meetings will go from 20 minutes to 10 now.
ReplyDeleteWhen will this website die?
ReplyDeleteVery soon considering all the whinners
ReplyDeletehave had their day...and that day is over......
If you want change, step up to the plate and do it yourself. Otherwise, you should keep your opinions to yourself!
ReplyDeleteDonna Jenkins
Former Resident
Mogadore will always be in my heart
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ReplyDeleteI heard that Diebold is buying the Mogadore golf course, is this true? if yes that is fantastic news for Mogadore we really need new buisness revenue,this would be big! Diebold would be making a good move,i hope it's true!
ReplyDeleteIs there a football scandal going on? Not sure at what level.(JV,Suburban or high school)
ReplyDeleteVillage snubs out Huth Trash Hauling Servie.
ReplyDeleteWhat is that all about?
The recent school board election was a classic case that we need a "meet the candidates night", before future elections. Enough said.
ReplyDeleteRubbermaid to close Greenville, Texas plant and move production to Mogadore plant
ReplyDeleteGod, doesn't anybody have a comment on the Rubbermaid issue? If you don't, you're making a huge mistake for our community. You can forget about the nice quiet little town with little traffic. It'll be replaced by grid locked streets full of semi-tractor-trailers, full of noise and polllution. Not to mention, the devastating effect on property values.
ReplyDeleteOur leaders are throwing us under the bus for tax monies.
Jobs and tax revenues benefit the WHOLE community, including residents and other businesses. We already have plants in town and trucks are not a problem. Trucks would go north to 76, just like all the fuel trucks used to from the Shell Oil site across from the golf course. Property values would NOT decrease. If you like high property (school taxes), go ahead and get rid of the businesses. Next, Mogadore will become an impoverished community, like "CrAkron!"
ReplyDeleteDid the council really decide not to rezone the property or did Rubbermaid just decide not to move here. The story on this site states that the Akron Beacon Journal story stated that the council would not agree to rezone the property but the story I saw did not say that. Which is true?
ReplyDelete"In Mogadore, Newell Rubbermaid via InSite Realty had asked that the former golf course be rezoned from residential use to industrial use. In an interview earlier this month, West’s Mogadore Country Club owner Eric West confirmed that he had a memorandum of understanding to sell his family’s property to Newell Rubbermaid if the rezoning were approved."
ReplyDeleteNothing says "council." It says officials. If the land had been rezoned, Rubbermaid would have purchased it. Since the land was NOT rezoned, Rubbermaid withdrew their request.
Tallmadge and Brimfield already approved rezoning in December. Why were they able to get their site rezoned so quickly and Mogadore was not? Since Rubbermaid is trying to move forward quickly, they cannot risk a delay in rezoning or bureaucratic red tape in Mogadore.
Thanks Mogadore Council.Again you have shown your ignorance.Try to pass another levy and I will not "rezone it".
ReplyDeleteI don't know what to believe anymore. Rubbermaid originally said they were considering two sites. Mogadore and Brimfield. They said they hadn't committed to either site. I just want to know if the council decided not to rezone ahead of the Feb. 9th deadline or if Rubbermaid just decided to go with Brimfield. I guess we won't ever know for sure.
ReplyDeleteNo sub sandwhiches allowed in the high school.Makes other children feel deprived?
ReplyDeleteI think the reason is that they don't want competition for the food offered at the cafeteria. If you want to bring in something from a restaurant, just take it out of the restaurant packaging and wrap it in your own foil or baggie from home. They can't stop your child from eating leftovers or other food from home.
DeleteCongratulations to the Mogadore 6th grade girls basketball, they won 4- 1st place basketball tournaments this year. Also in the Tallmadge Rec. League they finished 2nd behind Wadsworth. Way to go girls, I'm so proud of your hard work this season. " UNBREAKABLE "
ReplyDeleteNew pizza shop coming.Wow-looking up for Mogadore.How many jobs?
ReplyDeleteGreat mayor and council working hard for this? Any more great businees coming?
A certain council members wife was one of several interested candidates for a vacant school board position. The board decided on a different person. Council person had a fit and stated he would no longer support the schools. Looks like the board made the right decision, while the council member revealed his true colors. Hope he enjoys his last term because now he ticked off the other 50% who used to support him.
ReplyDeleteSupport in what way?
ReplyDeleteConsidering the "no challenge" election we had in November 2011.Probably have the same bunch for their 10 minute council meetings and getting nothing done.
Thank goodness for OMNOVA and Rubbermaid or our taxes would be unaffordable.
More pizza shops and gambling joints will support our village.NOT!
Can anyone give just the Initials of the certain council member that revealed his true colors
ReplyDeleteone of three stooges!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love when life-long Mogadore people whose families help build and sustain this community are berated by people who do NOTHING for this place
ReplyDeleteNothing is our Mayor and council.
ReplyDeleteChief Adams to retire in August or September.I hope they put a "Paramedic" in that position.Time to get in the 21st century.Check out the other chiefs in this county.All are "Paramedics".Hey Mayor and council-the good ole boys club should elimnated.Hopefully, with a Fire Chief Paramedic will bring on more paramedics to respond to life saving emergencies.Amen
ReplyDeleteI would like to commend Gary Maag for all his efforts in beautifying the Village.
ReplyDelete$40,000 plus a year with full benefits-Mogadore should look good.
ReplyDeleteHarris Trophy going out of business?
ReplyDeleteParents of O.H.Somers Elementary... Does your school system have a mechanism in place to assure you that one of your childrens' teachers had no knowledge nor complicity in actions of her husband who has just pled guilty to 2nd degree felony attempted rape of a 9 year old girl? Mindy Smith is the teacher of your children and wife of this man, Tim Smith. The principal Langely hung up on me when I posed this question to her. I have contacted the superintendent and some board members on an anonymous level. I find it necessary to get this information out to you so that you can make your own inquiries.
ReplyDeleteI am a parent of OH Somers Elementary. I don't know who you are but if you are concerned about the safety of our children I really don't feel you would have posted this statement anonymously as you have or you would have given this community more information on the very slanderous comment that you have made. Mrs. Smith, who was born and raised in our community and continues to give should not have to endure this and I feel that the moderator of the blog should remove this unless this person would like to back their statement up factual information.
DeleteGo to the courtview 2000 public access page of richland county and type in tim smith type of case is criminal. It is the actual court docket from the case and it is being kept hush. If you care you will tell your neighbors.
DeleteWOW. Mindy Smith's husband, Tim Smith has been convicted of a tier 3 sex offender and 4 years in prison. Is the school going to see if Mindy was in any way knowledgeable of her husbands behaviour? She is a teacher at the elementary school! OMG!!!!!!
DeleteThank you for bringing to some parents attention as in anything this will remained hushed in our community and this blog is probably not wide read. But to those that are concerned for our children's safety direct your family and neighbors to
Deletenews story:
http://galioninquirer.com/2012/04/smith-arrested/
The fact that Mrs Smith failed to immediately notify the community, her supervisors and the superintendent should speak volumes here. The arrest occurred in March and six months passed before this came to light? The superintendent and board need to pose the question of Mrs. Smith's continued employment openly to the community. Do we want someone married to an attempted child rapist to teach in the schools? Knowledge or not, there is a pattern of deceit here which needs tro be exposed. Anyone married to, working for or supporting a pedophile has no place near our kids! Who is contacting the media with all the public record information and letting the board can answer to news cameras...? Aren't there laws in place to deal with this? Teachers union have anything to say here???
DeleteNarrow minded jerks...if this is a representation of mogadore as a community..u suck
Deletethey do suck!!
DeleteThere are some people in the village that are just paradites.
ReplyDeleteThe gambling place across the street from McDonalds has to go. There are too many undesireable folks coming through the village to go to that place. Yes it is bringing tax money into the community but the flip side is more crime. Is Mogadore going to turn into the ghetto?
ReplyDeleteThis particular gambling parlor has been robbed at gun point twice since it has opened, WTF!! I am afraid to even go to Firstmerit if I need money from the ATM, someone will eventually get robbed trying to get money at that ATM with all the skank and filth that I see go in there, and I'm sure they are all on assistance paying for their gambling addiction with the taxpayers money!
DeleteBy "undesireable folks" I'm assuming you mean people of color.....typical Mogadore!!
DeleteSeems that there has been some bullying going on in the high school and this is just not acceptable in Mogadore. One of the bullys came from another school district and perhaps maybe they should leave this community if they can't act like a human being. What is even more upsetting is the fact that the high school assistant coach was part of the bullying against one of the students during football season. Just because he is a Murphy doesn't mean he can do these things. I am really ashamed of such people in this community to act like inmature children. Watch out Bullys because these kids that you are bullying just might turn around and open up a can of whoop ass on you.
ReplyDeletebullies not bullys
DeleteAnd the issue of bullying at Mogadore shocks any of you??? Seriously?? lol.....it is a known fact....most Mogadore parents act inappropriately therefore, the behavior of their children is to be expected....great role models. Bullying in Mogadore is nothing new!! Football coaches (God's in Mogadore) have been involved in inappropriate behavior, rumors, poor behavior for years and nothing ever happens to them so get over it Mogadore....All has been accepted behavior forever so why complain now? Funny how we want to point out the bully was from "another school district". Most bullies in Mogadore came from Mogadore!!!!! No tolerance is a joke!!
DeleteAgree with above post, amen to the bullies coming from Mogadore. It is born and bred into them just like football is. Not only do the parents act inappropriately, the teachers/coaches, etc. do the same. Great attributes to show young people. Mogadore quit picking on those from outside of Mogadore. Look around your town....then look at your kids....and finally, look in the mirror!!
DeleteMindy Smith's husband is in Lorain Correctional with a plea deal to felony 2 attempted rape instead of felony 1 attempted rape of a minor. Has anyone in this town asked this k-4 teacher what she knew about this situation at home and when she knew it? If and when this man gets out, is her profession and her relationship with him a perfect place to aid this man in his future endeavors? What has the school system done to remedy a situation that has possible bad news written all over it? The mogadore school system should expose this for what it is and act responsibly.
ReplyDeletePlea deal in another attempt to conceal the crime from the public. Does the Tier II sex offender status mean she cannot live with him anymore?
DeleteThis all makes sense now, my child had her last year in 5th grade and she always seemed frazzled anytime we would see her, she must be DESPERATE and STUPID to stay with a LOSER and not get divorced. Some teaching skills our Mogadore teachers have!!
DeleteWhat about the deals made for recently let-go employees of the perfect Mogadore School district so that their crimes could be swept under the rug and kept from the public eye. Pot. Kettle. I know some pretty stupid losers who are married to these employees. Get a life. Just because you ruined yours doesn't mean you have to do the same to others. Pieces of trash.
DeleteI think you have the wrong person. I don't believe this is her husband. Check your facts.
ReplyDeleteCheck your facts? Wow. Watch TV or read the paper much? Sickness. Or are you are trying to cover this up also?
DeleteIt is indeed the same person. I new the electrician and of his teacher wife
ReplyDeleteknew not new
DeleteIts the same person. Lives at 1320 Maxfli drive in Akron. Do some basic internet research and see for yourself. This woman is teaching our children and is married to a CONVICTED felon and and Tier III sex offender. He will not be allowed within 1000' feet of a school...but she can take home our kids papers with their names! Lets do the right thing and cut this mess loose from the school system.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.drc.ohio.gov/offendersearch/Details.aspx?id=A633902
http://richlandcourtsoh.us/pa/pa.urd/pamw2000.o_case_sum?78423847
http://richlandcourtsoh.us/pa/pa.urd/pamw2000.docket_lst?78423847
I say NO more school levy's. If I lose income, I have to cut somewhere in the budget. Why doesn't the schools do that. They need to make cuts in teacher salaries. Check out Buckeye Institute.com and see what these teachers are making. It will make you sick. The levy is for teacher raises, but if it doesnt pass in Nov. they will say that we will cut bussing and the cafeterias. And have pay to play. So what, we pay for all youth sports why not high school. If the levy is for teachers and doesnt pass, they should cut teachers.
ReplyDeleteThe salaries are out of control! Start with whomever is married to the child rapist and keep swinging the axe until we don't need a levy. These teachers work less than 200 days a year, less than eight hours a day and are milking the system for insane benefits the private sector can't even consider. Its time we put our foot down. Becoming rich by being a tacher has to stop. Go to medical school, start a business or create something. Those careers earn their salaries, teachers do not deserve 1/2 of what they are getting. These are public servants and chose their carrer, let them choose something else fi they want to retire with 80% salary!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right. Why are we hiring a band teacher with an MBA and have to pay them `$60,000 a year. Why not hire someone right out of college and only have to pay them $34,000 a year. So now we are in the hole even more. I know lets have the tax payers take care of it. Levy in Nov. I say hell no. Its time the school system stops asking for more money and starts to figure out how to make cuts of unnecessary staff. Like tutors, 2 secertaries at high school office, and a secertary for bus and maintance. Plus how many at the elementary and board office. Im sure there are alot of other positions that could be cut. Oh, but wait, a friend or family member probably got them the job. Lets start taking care of the students and not padding certain families wallets. (Lutz, Price, Pollocks) Families with more than one employee at Mogadore Local schools.
DeleteFrom what I understand these families have saved the school district 15,000 dollars each year for having only 1 benefit package per family. That's 45,000 a year for at least 15 years with 2 of the families, so all together it saved tax payers about a million dollars over the years. Makes pretty good use of tax payers money. Sounds like sour grapes to me.
DeleteWhat the district needs to do is get rid of all the double-dippers, they retire and collect a full pension and get re-hired so the district doesn't have to pay benefits, there are quite a few currently,that are collecting a hefty pension along with a hefty salary from Mogadore Local Schools, taxpayers need to wake up and really check out buckeyeinstitute.org and you'll be sick to your stomach what some of these people are making.
DeleteOpps: It is Buckeye Institute.org for list of teacher salaries.
ReplyDeleteChecked out that website, WOW is all I have to say on what these people are making in little Mogadore, I definately will go to college to be a teacher, work 186 days a year and have 179 days off!! Sounds like the life I want to live!!!
DeleteUpdate on the teacher with the husband tier 3 sex offender- They have created a shadow company called E.S.P. to do the electric work so this teacher can stay in the fancy golf course house and pay all the bills. These are Tim Smith Electric trucks and tools and the shop is at 968 Waterloo Rd. and I don't know what a man is bought for but John Porter King and Clint Walker are still carrying out the work for this pedophile while he serves his sentence and his wife still teaches.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad people think they have the RIGHT to judge anybody else. He is one thing.....the wife? Seriously? She has committed no crime!!! Get over yourselves Mogadore!!!!! In fact, for all you self righteous asses from the coaching staff on down, all the long time "Mogadorians", as you all sit in your glass houses and judge others, why don't you try to move out of Mogadore and be successful.....oh that's right.....you're only something special in Mogadore...outside, you're all just nobodys!! :-)
DeleteThanks for the update on the people enabling the pedophile at E.S.P. Services. I did some checking with the state business gateway and your absolutely right!!!! Someone named "Liz Robinson" is answering the phone there on a regular basis. It seems Tim Smiths brother is "running" the business while the rapist is in prison. What has Mogadore come to when an entire group of people are supporting a pedophile?
ReplyDeleteIs there an update on this? My kids just told me about the blog and I'm appalled to hear about this. Is it true? Is there a teacher married to a child rapist working in our district? Does anyone know if this is true? Is this is Smith family from Suffield?
ReplyDeleteIt is true, not third grade Smith, but fifth grade Smith. Read all the posts above and you can check it out on public records from Richland County. So sick that she continues to stay with this sick individual, but his business is still up and running so she can live in her house on the golf course. Something needs to be done about this, people need to address the school board about it, rumor has it that she believes he was set up, WHAT EVER!!
DeleteWhy do we not get rid of the teacher that is married to a rapist??? We have to thank Ohio Law and Union regulations to protect her and not our students as she is tenured (the same way we kept a certain Music Director that drove our music program into the ground).
ReplyDeleteAdditionally and according to public record (http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/teacher-salary) we will keep paying her large salary and continue to give her raises.
2012 smith, mindy $63,822.00
2011 smith, mindy e. $61,367.00
2010 smith, mindy e. $57,426.00
2009 smith, mindy e. $53,610.00
PLEASE KEEP THIS ALL IN MIND WHEN OUR NEXT LEVY COMES UP AND THEY WANT MORE MONEY FROM US.... also feel free to explore the rest of our staff's and notice how when we were needing money we were giving our administrators and staff RAISES!!!!!
You should be ashamed of yourself for listing a persons name and address on the internet. How about I list a few ex-Mogadore employess who actually commited crimes they were accused of, list their salary and addresses. I think that would be poetic justice. It's only a matter of time until this tight little community finds out what happened. Lets all sit back and watch,
DeleteAgreed! I've been around this crappy little town for over 35 years.....that's a LOT OF DIRT!! :-)
DeleteWhats happen in the elementary school cafeteria. My son comes home and they have ran out of food several days in a row and he has to wait for a hotdog. He doesnt even eat hotdogs at home. And the food quality has really went down this year. He says that the baked bean taste like barf. They used to be his favorite. He also tells me that their are none of the same women working there. Whats going on? Also I noticed that one of the high school cafeteria ladies look sick. Is she the staff that they had a spaghetti diner for that has cancer.
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny, my daughter told me the same thing. Are the kitchen staff not able to make enough food for the children of this elementary? We are on the free lunch program and I am going to start packing my daughters lunch because this has happened to her several times this year so far and we're only a month into the school year, my daughter told me that she would have to wait for the lady to cook the hotdogs, and what she really wanted was the main part of what was on the menu, not a nasty hotdog. My daughter also said atleast if she got a hotdog in the years past, it was wrapped and the bun was soft, but this new girl slaps a hotdog on a hard bun and it's not wrapped like always before. Not sure whats going on there either, but it's little ol' Mogadore and we"ll be able to find out where the original kitchen help went. As far as the high school lady, not sure if she has cancer or who it is, but once again, it's Mogadore and someone will hopefully post something to update the people
DeleteJust so you know, the woman serving your kids food is a convicted FELON!! Yes, Mogadore local schools has a felon working in the grade school cafeteria. Don't know what she did but I'm going to find out! I don't want someone like that working with my kids. As for the sick lady in high school cafeteria- I heard she is sick but I don't know what she has. She looks really bad. I feel bad that she still has to work. She has to be miserable.
DeleteAs if it is any of your businesses what said lunch lady did..your school system hired her ..promoted her and unlike you gossipy people loving to run off at the mouth with your hearsay being posted as fact I actually KNOW her and she loves your kids. you are all representing yourselves as redneck hillbillies..get a life
DeleteIt is our business if the person serving lunch to our kids has a felony or not. I checked the Portage county web site and her felony is for 4th degree theft, and taking the identity of someone. Im concerned that she has access to our kids social security numbers and If you pay on the computer she has all of your banking info. So before you go calling people names, maybe you should look in the mirror and see who the hillbilly is.
DeleteWhy did the school hire someone with a felony anyway? I didnt think you could work at a school if you were a convicted felon. So what's next sex offenders, wait we have a spouse of one working there. I wonder how many times he visited her at school.
DeleteSounds like ex-cafeteria employees are writing most of these comments. Grow a set and don't post anonymously. As for the free lunch who now has to pack....get a job and pay for lunch like the rest of us. Quit leaching off of us tax payers. I can't always afford to live high on the hog, but at least I still make sure my kids are fed. You probably get food stamps, so it's not like you are actually paying for what you pack. I am, and every hard working individual that is tired of paying for everyone else.
Deleteunless you personally know the story you should shut your mouth. period. I'm sure all of you low level uneducated people know where everyone lives in your rinky dunk town...why don't you just go on over to her house and ask her the story yourselves? ..Oh wait ..you only have cyber balls and can talk shit hidden behind the safety of your keyboard..pathetic
DeleteAlso in defensive of said lunch lady. If she would go and pay $50 to portage county and expunge her record she would still be the same women standing there serving your children there lunch.. Maybe you don't know all that is behind her conviction and if you look her offense it is nothing that a school system cant hire. She has worked for your system for 7 years and no problem on her record at all. You are all just upset because maybe the reason the other lunch ladies are gone is because they did something they are hiding. Look into that for once.
DeleteFor once someone with some sense..
DeleteMaybe the other lunch ladies did something they are "hiding". You people are really something. What could lunch ladies be "hiding" that is so horrible. I think the person they hired to head up the grade school cafeteria just didn't like the folks that were there and needed to get rid fo them.
DeleteOct. 6th @ 12:28 PM, in regards to your comment-women is plural, woman is singular, so with that in mind is there more than 1 person that has a felony?
DeleteAs far as lunches, how about students picking out their food, going through the line, walking away with "handled" food only to be called back and told, "you're .35 short" and taking the tray away and these students eat no lunch. Is this proper procedure Mrs. Schrock?? And what happens to the "handled" food? Is it thrown away as it should be? Or is it put back for another student? Mogadore is a JOKE!!
DeleteOh but don't send in a sub sandwich for your child, another child might feel deprived. LOL, how about the students you took "handled" food from? How deprived do they feel when they eat NOTHING all day opposed to sending a note home to parents that .35 is due on account......ridiculous!! Fire them all and start over!!! Maybe bring some intelligence from outside of Mogadore!! It's very upsetting to hear and see such ignorance in out "quaint little village".
DeleteI agree with anonymous 10-17 @ 12:41PM, no debits allowed at the high school, so the kids don't get to eat, seriously? But I have a child at the elementary that I received a letter stating I owed over $15.00 for breakfast and lunch debits. Rules should be the same in our 2 building district. No debits at the high school, should mean no debits at the grade school. Who ever created this rule should be ashamed of themselves, not to feed any kid. I'm sure there is some kind of excuse that they would have saying it's parents responsibility to be held accountable for their kid. Just throw the full lunch away just like most of Mogadore's tax dollars are thrown away with out of control salaries!!
DeleteIn my daughters words...The school got rid of all the good lunch workers and only the mean ones are still there. What is up with that. The grade school cafeteria workers were great. What happened???
ReplyDeleteFor all you Mogadore mudslinging gossiping Bitches..stop slandering and cyber bullying the staff u low budget broads
ReplyDeleteReally, cyber bullying. I dont see any of the post calling people names, just you. They are asking questions and stating facts from Portage county records. Sounds like someone has a victim mentallity.
DeleteThey may not call names, but they are trying their best to ruin the life of a person who never did anything to them. You cant be held accountable for the crimes of another.
DeleteWe will be happy to stop "bullying" the staff when the pedophile supporting teacher is terminated. None of our kids teachers can be married to child rapists...it's that simple. One scumbag at a time needs to go. Lets prioritize those who support pedophiles and deal with lunch line employees next. Mudslinging and gossip is one thing. Court records and facts are something else. We have a 5th grade teacher married to a man who tried to rape a 9 year old girl - I guess "anonymous 8:41PM" is a pedophile supporter too! Why don't you post your name so we can all see who you are? Looks like supporting pedophiles is rampant in Mogadore and the list of names an home addresses needs to be posted for every to see. Better yet - it time to get the media involved and bring cameras onto the school property so we can clear the air once and for all.
ReplyDeleteMaybe everyone on here is wrong and that teacher is right. Her husband was "set up." After all, the same people who killed Kennedy and faked the moon landing could have pick him up in a captured alien spacecraft and taken him to a Richland county hotel (for a meeting he set up on the internet) to rape a 9 year old girl? Your right, we need to stop complaining because this is a real possibility. This just in - Bigfoot was seen having a snack behind subway in town this morning and the Lock Ness monster is in Wingfoot lake. Idiots....get a life and stop backing those who prey on children.
First of all you inbred...I am anonymous 8:41 as you put it and I will respond to your ignorance. What does the alleged crimes of someones spouse have to do with her? You act like you were at the scene and witnessed this woman
Deleteparticipating in the crime. no one ever said a crime against a child is right but how does the burden of his crimes fall on her shoulders and make her less than capable of teaching in the school? Your mentality is the same as those who once thought the earth was flat..that it was ok to enslave one because the color of their skin..ignorant..you are simply on a witch hunt because you think your better than everyone..post your name tough one..because I can
promise you I could give two shits about my status in your redneck inbred community
Are you held responsible for what your spouse does? If your spouse raped someone would you want to be persecuted for it? I think not. Quit being a trash bag and get the real meaning of community. You suck.
DeleteI had a great time during Grandparent's Day at Somers last week. The lunch was delicious and I had a great time visiting everyone! Thank you, Somers cafeteria staff and teachers! Wonderful day!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I enjoyed the Grandparent's Day event, too! Everyone was nice and we had a lovely visit with the teachers and other grandparents. Looking forward to next year's event.
DeleteGlad your grandparents day was great. When my wife and I were there with our grandchildern my lunch was cold, and the ran out of the main meal. Also the lines where very slow, staff didnt seem like they knew what they were doing and the the food tasted terrible. I wont be going again. And now I know why all of my grandchildern pack their lunches.
DeleteWe had a great day, too. Everyone had a nice time talking and sharing stories with other grandparents. I don't know what happened with Anonymous 8:13 am., but our food was hot and tasted very good. The teachers came in and visited with us, too... and stayed in the cafeteria to talk to parents for the better part of their lunch time. It was a really pleasant afternoon!
DeleteYour comment is bullshit about grandparents day lunch. The food was hot, tasted great and for once we were greeted by a friendly and competent cafeteria staff. We WERE NOT in years past. My grandchildren go to Mogadore schools and my family and extended family are also members of the community. I think it is refreshing that my elementary age grandchild doesn't come home from school anymore crying about the mean and nasty lunchladies of years past. She doesn't get paper towels in her macaroni and cheese anymore and if she brings in a dollar in quarters she is actually allowed to purchase an ice cream if she wants to. Last year the cashier told her "You cant buy ice cream if you don't have money. Quarters aren't money, you have to have actual paper money." Good for your grandchildren who have to pack their lunch. It's obviously because their parents and grandparents have poisoned their minds. And is very obvious that you are friends of the nasty, crochety old bitties that used to work in the elementary cafeteria. Well, they are obviously not there for a reason. Maybe you should look into their mysterious disappearance. Maybe you should inquire with the school board or Dr. Dinklocker for this information. I bet it would be enlightening. Furthermore, I have heard nothing but praise for said lunch staff and their food. It's actually warm when the kids get it because its not cooked at 9 in the morning. The hot dogs and sausage are not green and pink. The food actually has steam coming off of it when it is served. I think you should be questioning what the hell the past lunch staff was thinking and serving your child. Kudos to the new elementary lunch staff. Dr. Dinklocker and the rest of the board are bigger idiots than I thought if they don't keep them there.
ReplyDeleteIt is obvious that this is past and present cafeteria workers posting this crap on here pretending to be other people. Nobody else gives two shits about the freaking cafeteria food or the workers!! We care about our children's education!! It's been the same for the last 50 years...cafeteria food sucks and the workers are mean!! Are they really?? Probably not, but like I said before...who cares!! Education is what matters. So, with that being said, why don't you cafeteria workers go back to school, get an education, get a real job where you don't have time to play pretend on the internet and embarrass yourselves anymore than you already have!! GO CATS!!
ReplyDeleteI am neither a past or present cafeteria worker for any school district. Maybe the correction needs to be with the busybodies slandering people consistently on here. Education should be the main focus but with certain people obviously its more important to know people's personal business. how humerous is it to know some people could have had criminal records and expunged them and u silly little band witch hunters would
Deletenever know....Hell one of your own Lil group may be a big bad felon..and you would never even know.
this mogadore community truly offer nothing like in years long ago when you took care of each other and supported each other. Families helping families. to be honest this representation of what Mogadore stands for would have your founding fathers rolling in their graves. all I takes is one bad apple and seems to me you have a rotting orchard
AMEN to Oct. 6th at 9:11 pm!!! SO TRUE
DeleteI am a Mogadore tax payer, and came across this site today, what the hell has happened to our community. Reading all this garbage about a teacher's husband that has nothing to do with her and all the cafeteria crap that sounds crazy. I checked out the buckeyeinstitute.org website and see what all these people are making for a yearly salary. The teacher has an amazing income, so no matter what happens in her life I think she can support herself and for the people with the food service assignments, hopefully you have other income because that is definately poverty level.
DeleteI'm definately voting NO for any more school levies for Mogadore, these people do NOT need any raises.
Apparently Anonymous @ 12:28 is a kitchen employee, knowing how many years this person has worked for the district-how would anyone know years of service if you didn't work there? Hmmmm.......This is going to be hilarious when I print all of these ridiculous posts and show the school board members and the community what kind of assholes our school hires and they want a levy in November. It sounds to me reading all this that they need to clean house in the cafeteria in the whole district.
ReplyDeleteI think they need to clean house in more than the cafeteria. They can start with Dr. Dinklocker.
DeleteThe levy in November isn't going to pass. Let's face reality, that people are maxed out and live paycheck to paycheck. My family hasn't had a raise at our employers in 6 years, so you think I'm voting yes for a levy to give teachers raises, absolutely not. It would be totally different if the children of Mogadore were getting excellent grades in all subjects!
DeleteAmen, to the above post. Voting No! Can't afford not to.
DeleteI really think this entire blog should be deleted. I hope all of these posts are written by children and not adults. If it is adults Mogadore has a lot more to worry about than the school employees.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 8:41 you seem to have some anger issues! Ever heard the phrase "you are judged by the company you keep"? Pedophiles and those who support them are one in the same. The decent and respectable thing for any spouse to do is divorce the idiot and move on with life. Cut your losses and realize that you are putting children at risk by cohabiting with a level III sexual predator.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you could enroll in elementary school to improve your language skills and typing ability? This is a "witch hunt." As a community of concerned parents, we need to protect our kids from people who make bad choices...like pedophiles and people like you. True colors shown clearly when you seek compassion with comments about "enslaving others" and then call us all "a redneck inbred community". Wow....what a class act.....clearly you went to college. As far as being better than everyone else - well...I guess your comments just confirmed that at the very least I'm a whole lot better than you:-)
Wow, the above post is definitely from a true "mogadorian". You are better than nobody!! And, "judged by the company you keep"? Seriously? Who are you or anyone to judge another? If you want to protect your kids Mogadore, get rid of the Jr High/High School staff. START OVER!! Hire from outside!! Quit attacking Dr. Dinklocker as she apparently has no control over the "good ole boys club" that exists within the school system and gov't. And as far as being called a "redneck inbred community", quit acting like it because all stats point to this being an accurate assumption one could make!! :-/
DeleteUnfortunately Mogadore will never be what it once was years ago. Open enrollment is changing the dynamic that we had in past. Everyone knew and looked out for everyone else, now students and parents from other district are coming in and trying to change things or bringing their way of life to our quaint little town. It is very sad that the School Board has SOLD our little town for $$$$ per student !!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the open enrollment especially when it went to state-wide, not just Field and Springfield. If I wanted to live in Akron, I would of bought a home in Akron. You start bringing in these types of people, and we'll definately get an "F" on our state report card.
Deletethese types of people??? what exactly do you mean??
DeleteI know my family that all lives in Mogadore, will be voting NO for the levy.
DeleteWe are open-enrollment from another district and my children cannot get on an empty school bus at a family members Mogadore house because they are open-enrollment. This makes absolutely no sense to us, if they are at Grandmas's house or an aunt or uncle's house before or after school, we have to make arrangements for a pick up at school, even though the bus stops right in front of most of these houses. Mogadore needs to cut bussing like Field did for High School students or in all reality cut bussing totally, the town is only 3 square miles, do we really need bussing in such a small town, NO
NO WAY FOR THE LEVY!!
DeleteI pick my kids up everyday at the High School due to non-bussing for our open-enrollment, they want to take the money they get per open-enrollment student, but you can't ride the bus. Go figure!! The three busses that are at the High School aren't even full, the first one has an aid on it, not even full and the other two busses maybe have 8-10 students on an average. I see it with my own eye when I'm there everyday because I leave work early so I don't have to put any of my family members responsible for picking up my children. So, with all that in mind my family will be voting NO for the levy, the teachers make a great amount of money for working practically 1/2 of a year, I definately went to college for the wrong degree, should of been a teacher.
DeleteThe proper grammar is "should HAVE been a teacher" not "should OF been a teacher." It's probably a good thing you decided against teaching.
DeleteShould of could of! Got my point didn't you!
DeleteI will be voting NO on the school Levy, My family cannot afford it.
ReplyDeleteI will also be voting NO for the school levy. I don't care for the way they spend our money and I think the teachers make plenty of money.
ReplyDeleteTeachers will not get a raise if the levy passes. They negotiated a 3 year contract with 0% raises all three years. The prior contract 0% raise for two years. To the Open Enrollment parents complaining about the bussing I have a suggestion LEAVE, there are over 100 children on the waiting list to get in.
ReplyDeleteWildcat Pride
vote Nov 5th
To Wildcat Pride above, aren't we a bit cranky? Lol. You can bet on it that my family and extended family will be voting NO on Nov 5th, everyone is tired of being taxed left and right. Obviously your a teacher and surfing the web at 2:11 PM, aren't you supposed to be teaching? That's what most of our teachers seem to be doing these days instead of teaching, taxpayers dollars going to waste.
DeleteWell sorry I'm not a Mogadore graduate so maybe I don't know how to do math properly. Can you please kindly explain to me how if the teachers have negotiated a 0% raise for 3 years and prior contract was 0% for 2 years then that would mean the teachers salaries have been the same but according to the buckeyeinstitute.org website, if you do your research ALL teachers have had their salaries increased for at least the past 4 years.... TAXPAYERS DO YOUR RESEARCH and you will see the truth.
DeleteAnd to the person above... oh so true. I don't know how many times, my jr/sr high school students have told me about the internet usage of our teachers or how we educate our children by showing them movies. But then again if I was making the money they do and could occupy my time doing what I want not what my job dictated and not see any repercussions from it due to having tenure, why not.
I will vote Nov 5th but I will be voting NO!!
ReplyDeleteNO....NO....NO!! I don't know how Wildcat Pride can state lies when the evidence of raises over the past years are available for all to view. Hire from outside Mogadore and maybe your levies will pass. Tired of watching teachers not teach, mentors not mentor, and our kids seeing this poor work ethic on a daily basis. I really wonder how many good teachers interviewed for positions in Mogadore and didn't get the position to give it to a long time Mogadore resident or a relative of one??? Shame on you Mogadore, I see the ceiling falling down on this school system very soon. Prejudice and discrimination are so easily proven if you look at the statistics of the ratio of Mogadorians with jobs in the school system. Shame Shame!! :-)
ReplyDeletePlease speak with data or facts. Give examples. My extended family and friends are voting YES. All I see on this website is subjective opinions but no facts. You are always going to pay taxes - what school system do you want to pay towards...? I'm voting for MOGADORE. VOTE YES!
Deletevote NO!!!
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DeleteSubjective opinions but no facts? That's how Mogadore operates when it comes to preconceived notions about kids, parents, outsiders, gossip, etc. So sorry it comes back to bite you, lol......KARMA!! :-)
DeleteI'm glad to hear that Mark Halliwill's case was DISMISSED, its a shame that he was ever arrested without knowing his side of the story. Thank you Judge Pittman for ruling correctly on the facts of the case.
ReplyDeleteThis village needs to make things right concerning Officer Halliwill. According to the original newspaper articles in January, he served this community for 14 years and had an unblemished police record. I read the trial briefs and final verdict on the Portage County Clerk of Courts website. It is NOT against the law to be drunk in your own home, and according to the castle doctrine, he had every right to defend himself and his property. When he repeatedly told John Josef and Kevin Booth to leave his home, why on earth did they refuse? Foolish. I think it is awful that he and his family have had to go through all of this. Unfortunately, Mogadore lost a great police officer.
DeleteAMEN to the above comment!!!
ReplyDeleteCan't he get his job back? The judge threw the case out.
ReplyDeleteI heard he was given 2 options~Resign and get your vacation and sick pay or be terminated and get nothing. He was forced to resign.
ReplyDeleteThen the police department went ahead and hired Kevin Booth knowing he was involved in this whole thing. Unbelievable!
DeleteI am embarrassed to say that I am a current member of the Mogadore community and I have children in the Mogadore schools. Shame on our school board, shame on our superintendent of schools, shame on our public service departments. Shame on Mogadore as a whole. Peoples personal lives have nothing to do with their performance at school unless in some way it will harm children or staff. This town seems more interested in gossip and money. People should take care of and stand behind their community members, not tear them down. In regards to the schools, it seems like the biggest worry is money, not education. Lets start open enrollment so we can get more money. Lets get these kids on IEP's so we can get more money. Lets pass ANOTHER levy so we can get more money. Maybe we need to elect school board members, superintendents and staff that care more about the children and their education than padding the pockets of the school district and themselves. SMDH. This town has a serious problem. Everyone will be trying to point the finger when it falls flat on its face. I truly hope to have moved on when it happens. Our poor children. Look at yourselves when the whole system is in shambles.
ReplyDeleteYou said it so perfect in the comment above, it is all about the money and not the education, and that's why my family, and friends are voting NO on this levy on Tuesday November 5th, spread the word and have people do their research before November 5th.
DeleteAbsolutely!!!! And as far as the IEP's and the State funding received for these programs? Pretty sure you have to actually abide by the IEP if receiving this State funding! Not at all the case in Mogadore....how's that for a fact from a parent of a child with an IEP??
DeleteI am also embarrassed to say that I am member of the Mogadore Community also, just checked out the mogadore.net webpage about how much this will cost me as a homeowner if the levy passes, and if you click on voter info, it states Wildcat Pride Village Wide, Your vote counts,
Deletescrolled down and was LMAO when it has a link for Summit County Board of Elections,and the other link was for Portage County Board of EDUCATION? Seriously people, whomever created this really needs to check what they are typing before it goes public on the worldwide web, just another funny thing that my family can talk about, this so called WONDERFUL, RATED WITH EXCELLENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT, and that's just another reason and fact that my family and friends will be voting NO!
I will be voting on November 5th with a NO vote. The school Board needs to learn how to handle the finances more carefully to be able to run the school system. They are always wanting more and more money and do less and less work. Well, being a retired homeowner I cannot afford more taxes because Social Security doesn't pay that well for me to live on from month to month. They aren't going to give me a big raise in order to pay my property taxes. Learn how to stretch that dollar like so many of us elderly have done over the years and also those that may have lost their job and the income just isn't what it used to be. I suggest the school system start making some cuts somewhere such as busing for the high school students would be a good start. It is safe to assume that most of the high school students are in walking distance or have a drivers license and they drive themselves. Taking a look back in yearbooks from the 60's looking at the parking lot then and looking at it now where most of these kids are driving cars that are pretty darn fancy for a high school kid. This isn't some rich community although some think it is because of what ever their status may be in this gossip little town. Tighten up those belts and stretch your dollars because we as tax payers have had enough of your wreckless spending.
ReplyDeleteAmen to the Retired homeowner above, check out some of those yard signs on Williams, they tell nothing but TRUE facts.
ReplyDeleteThe signs on Williams Ave. is an embarrassment to the town. The crazy thing about the homeowners is that the man worked his whole life for the district and retired at a very young age OFF the taxpayer wallet. Levies were fine when he worked for the district. His girlfriend well that story would blow your mind.
DeleteWell I have sat here long enough reading this crap. How does it effect the tax payers when a person retires. Didnt he work and pay into his retirement. He worked a long time for Mogadore Locacl School and did a great job. And the children loved him. Who are you to say what age is to young for a person to retire. And a far as his girlfriend, let me tell you the story and blow your mind. I Michelle Higgins, was the first cook for O.H. Somers elem. I worked for the school for 10 years. And yes his girlfriend worked with me and also one other lady that was forced to resign. We loved working their because of the kids. The 3 of us would pay for debits out of our own pockets and made sure ALL the students had something to eat. Something most people dont know is that the government requires schools to serve 5 components to a meal. Milk, Protein, Grain, Fruit and Vegetable. And as long as a student takes 3 of the 5 components, the school can claim it as a reimbursable meal. Which means the school gets paid a certain amount for meals served. Each meal is reimbursable at different amounts because of free lunches, reduced lunches and full price lunches. This money comes in the form of commodity dollars, which is then used to buy commodities from the government. Kind of like food stamps. So this is where the story starts. In Oct. of 2012 we had a employee from the high school cafeteria come to the elementary to sub. She then went back to the high school and told, who knows, everyone? That we were claiming milk, fruit and vegetable as a meal. Which we were, because our previous supervisor had. We all thought that this was proper procedure. I guess it was not. Now instead of our supervisor coming to us to tell us that we were not aloud to claim meals this way, she and the school decided to wait until March of 2013 and have someone come into the school from Ohio Department of Education and evalute us, knowing all along we were not claiming meals correctly. The ODE wrote us up and charged the school for the meals that we claimed wrong. So the school used this against the other two ladys to force them to resign. Its funny, you would think that if a supervisor knew you were doing something wrong they would take care of it immediately and not wait 5 months to call in someone to get you in trouble. Seems like this was the plan all along. I would have been forced to also, but I had already resigned because of the treatment that I had recieved during the school year. One example of that treatment: I had been making out the menu most of the year and had put on Hungry Howies Pizza as a lunch. We had been serving it the past 2 years. The day I served the pizza we had a meeting after lunch telling me that I was no longer aloud to place orders from anyone or I would be responsible for paying for it. Well 2 weeks later I recieved a letter saying I was responsible for paying for the pizza from Hungry Howies. The school made money and we had over 300 students eat lunch that day. I went to Hungry Howies and talked to the manager and he said that if the school didnt pay he would just right it off. Not sure if it ever got paid. So this is our side of the story. Take it or leave it. People will believe what they want.
DeleteOk before anyone corrects my spelling, I know its "allowed" not "aloud". It was 12:45 am and those who know me, know that I am not a night person. I just couldnt go to sleep without finally telling my side of the story. There is so much crap on this web site that is not true and I couldnt be silent any longer.
DeleteThe fact that there is so much on this website that you state is "not true" surprises you? It's MOGADORE!!!
DeleteI for one am glad the levy failed. This school system is a joke. Our superintendent is a joke. The school board is a joke. I didn't see one sign for our school board members that were up for re-election. I wish I had known, I would have ran against them. They don't have any education background, so I wouldn't have had a problem. In all actuality, its just a popularity contest anyhow. It's no wonder they needed to propose a levy. I would though, like to salute the teachers and staff who truly care about the education of our youth. It's a shame there are so very few of you. This community needs to get over theirselves and worry less about your "status" in the gossip circle and who has how much money and who did what. Start giving a crap about our future, AKA my kids and yours. They don't have a hope or a prayer. I wish people knew how crappy this so-called wonderful little village really is. Let's end the witch hunts and come together as a community as we should. Shameful.
ReplyDeleteYou could have run for the board really!!! The comment about the board not having a education background. well I hate to break it you, but Mrs. Yoho is a teacher, Mr. Popa is married to a teacher, Mr. Sansom's wife works for the University of Akron. Speak with facts or look like a fool. .
DeleteUm, yeah, who really cares what Mr. Popa's wife does for a living or Mr. Sansom's wife working for the U of A......really??? hahaha, Mogadore is soooo stupid!! :-)
DeleteAgreed, doesn't matter what the "wives" do for a living, and you didn't state exactly what Mr. Sansom's wife does at the University. Maybe an administrative asst., food services, etc.?? I'm going to assume if she was a professor than you would have stated this. And unless these women are on the board, their positions mean nothing. Yes, agree, Mogadorian's are looking a little dumb right now!! Sad.
DeleteDr. Dinklocker and her so-called school board should be embarrassed that they needed to ask for a levy. It's already ridiculous the amount of money that we have to spend on school fees, individual class fees, school supplies and such and now they need more?!?!? And, if you don't have it paid in a timely fashion - guess what? Your child isn't permitted to bring home their report card. Really? Bravo to the Mogadore school district, their sorry superintendent and their unqualified school board. I really doubt we are "Rated With Excellence". Not after a real taste.
ReplyDeleteAgree with above comments except the inclusion of Dinklocker!! You can only do so much in a town run by the "good ole boys" club. School board.....agree!! Dedicated teachers and staff?? You must be referring to O.H. Sommers because not at all the case in the high school. Ridiculously high salaries for a bunch of teachers that do NOTHING!!
ReplyDeleteThank you residents for voting this levy down once again and hopefully in the future you will vote it down again. I think we are all sick and tired of the taxes we are paying to live in this little village of EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR BUSINESS. It is about time that it has come to where the school system has to get off of their high hog attitude and start making some cuts. So get rid of a couple teachers and make the class rooms a little larger. Do we really need all the bodies that the school system employes? This is a village not a city. The teachers in this school system want the paycheck and all the benefits but really it is the parents of the students that spend as much time with their child after school in mountains of homework because the teachers aren't doing their job during school hours. The teachers claim they haven't gotten a raise in several years other than cost of living, well cost of living is a raise and they should be darn thankful they get that because so many other companies haven't even been doing that. These teachers in this school system need to realize we as a country are in poor shape and it will only get worse before it gets better so they need to figure out that greed isn't going to get them very far. As far the school board members and what kind of education they have I don't know but it seems to me that they should be required to have some college education to be able to hold the position. It is getting to be more and more in the work force that a high school education isn't enough.
ReplyDeleteWord going around is.........wait for it..........Dr. Dinklocker is stopping all bussing effective January 1st because her precious levy didn't pass. Nice job!!! Well my kids will be open enrolled someone else!! I have no other way to get my kids to or from school. Unfortunately, I am not like most Mogadore moms and I have to work for a living. I hope this wonderful Mogadore school system falls flat on its face. What a load of bull. How about we start cutting staff salaries - including hers. The only ones suffering here are the children. It's a sham. Open your eyes people!!!!!! I can't believe how stupid people are in this town. Stand up and start having a voice. Wildcat Pride my ASS!!!
ReplyDeleteAs stated earlier there are over 100 children on the waiting list. Just think your going to make someone's day by leaving. What did you think was going to happen? Nothing? The $15 a month will seem like a picnic once all the changes are implemented.
DeletePretty sure when people remove their children it will most definitely make a statement and affect Mogadore. You will, as stated above, be allowing "outsiders", "those kind of people", "the kind of kids that will lower your ratings", etc. etc. etc. And, those of you who do leave? Report, report, report!! IEP'S, if not abided by....oh the $ that will be owed back to the state!!!! Get a life Mogadore, get over yourselves! With the poverty level through the roof in this "quaint lil village", the high and mighty attitudes from a bunch of "hill jack's" is astonishing, LOLOLOL
DeleteSincerely,
A Mogadorian for 15 years too long!!!!
Go ahead and start allowing all these 100 children on the waiting list - its a shame that they would want them instead of Mogadore community children. Oh wait, they bring in more money don't they?? How fitting. You obviously are one of the kool-aid drinkers.....Well ya saw what happened to them didn't ya. And the $15 per month was only for the first year, take a look at everything after that. Bring on the changes - like I said, this school system is on a downward spiral that will end badly.
ReplyDeletewow how could one person be so dumb. Lets start with the downward slide comment. Fact: Test scores have risen the last few years. Comment: its a shame...Open enrollment children only are admitted after ALL residents enroll.
DeleteDUH.....
Mogadore is no doubt on a downward slide, just sit back, wait, watch, and listen. There are too many individuals here now that have the power to report the wrong doings. The same wrong doings that have occurred here for over 30 years. I'm not at all for this, but, have heard too many outsiders will be the demise of our town. Sad but I believe true. We need to quit giving intelligent, knowledgeable, and fierce opponents fuel for their fires. If, as a village, you all aren't worried, I, no doubt, am!! Go Wildcats!!
DeleteLol......."DUH"???? Really? If that's an acknowledgement of the intellect left in this town, WE'RE DOOMED!!
DeleteI don't have a dog in this fight but...........Everyone school district has tax levies. Tallmadge just had one on the ballot, Field did, Springfield just passed one for a new school. The point is where ever you live or move to there are school taxes. Mogadore taxes are comparable to all surrounding districts. The question is do you want a school system or not. If not then board it up and send the kids to another school district. You all sound like Mogadore is unique and no other school has money problems but them, only their teachers are over paid, only their school board are uneducated. Seriously, if you are that unhappy move somewhere else and find out its the same way everywhere. Until the state changes the way they fund schools and take pressure off the homeowners, it will continue. I guess you can always move to Akron I'm sure their taxes are lower the yours.
ReplyDeleteTo clear up the story on the boyfriend on Williams, yes he did take an early retirement with 31 years of service, which was OFFERED by the school for a reduction in force in his department and to help VILLAGE taxpayers reduce cost. By him accepting this he saved jobs in his department, By the way this boyfriend and girlfriend do own several properties within the VILLAGE of Mogadore and they do pay property taxes on their properties that do help support the schools. Do you own here and pay taxes here, PROBABLY NOT!
DeleteHa!! Made ya look!! Now get out of this nasty, negative blog and go do something fun and relaxing with your family!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHas anyone heard about the newly elected clerk treasurer being investigated for embezzlement?
ReplyDeleteHope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteI've been noticing some activity at the old golf course in town. Lots of pick-up trucks and a U-Haul. Having not heard anything about a sale of this piece of land, and how awful it's looked, I keep waiting for something to be announced.
ReplyDeleteAmybody got anything?
I think they sold the wood from the bowling alley i live real close and thats what it looked like i saw them wheeling out to the trucks
DeleteWhy did the school buses pick up kids knowing the power was out at both schools. No heat or electric for over 2 hrs, ( not knowing how long it could be out ). Ever heard of a 2 hr delay !!!
ReplyDeleteI heard it was sold to an
ReplyDeleteassisted living company.
Who bought the golf course and how much?
ReplyDeleteWhatever is going on with Mogadore Country Club is happening behind the scenes and under the radar. The for-sale signs are gone, and the property has been taken off some real estate sites. The fact that nothing has been announced makes me
ReplyDeletesuspicious. I hope the Wests and the local officials don't screw us.
A lot of things go on at the village that people don't know about!
DeleteHow could the Wests and local officials screw us? Not sure I understand that statement.
DeleteThe building is still on the market only thing i have seen going on up there is cleaning maybe nothings been annououced cause theres nothing to announce
ReplyDeleteWell, it has been a little over a year since the pedophile married to Mindy Smith, k-5 teacher at Mogadore schools has been in Belmont prison for attempted rape of a 9 year old girl. Gene and Tony Smith of Smith Plumbing, Clint Walker and John King of ESP services and Mike Wohlwend of Wohlwend construction continue to work off the bills and debt for this man and woman. Mindy continues to teach. The school system continues to hide. Many want to defend the wifes' role in this situation but I seem to think I know what my significant other has going on in our relationship. How How How could she not know and condone his depravity. How can these others walk upright knowing where there efforts are going??? I would hide in shame for any association with the Smiths or others involved. What of the other affairs with 17 and 18 year olds that Mindy has excused her husband for? If you doubt it ... ASK HER!!! She is not capable of teaching what is important to our kids!
ReplyDeleteAnd you have the right to judge? Keep perpetuating ignorant accusations against an innocent woman who has done NOTHING!! I'd say this is slander and defamation of character just to name a few! (Can't hide behind "Anonymous") :-)
DeleteCharacter was in defamation mode the minute a man married to a k-5 mogadore teacher was imprisoned for attempted rape of a minor, that of whom was a 9 yr.old girl!!! You are ignorant of the sense of innocense! Mayhaps a low self esteem keeps a person here? Get your friend teacher some help instead of enabling her to teach low self esteem to our children! If not she will teach that there are no moral nor ethical stands that are worth taking because of her own situation! This still doesnt make her innocent!
DeleteHow ignorant is it for you people to defend this woman? What is going to happen when he gets out? This is a sickness for which there is no cure!
DeleteMogadore School Board bought the house next to the high school for parking.
ReplyDeleteGlad the levy failed. More irresponsible spending. Another levy coming?
Yikes!
Rumor has it that Dinklocker may be moving into it, hopefully that is just rumor, she would be ran out of town so fast, she needs to stay in Hinckley with the ol' buzzards. Wake up school board!
DeleteYou people are nuts, lol. I think Dinklocker is smart enough to NEVER make the move into Mogadore. Again, IDIOTS!! :-) And really curious how in the hell you "Mogadorians" think you can run somebody out of town....have you ever been successful in doing this before?? Who in the hell do you people think you are....your poverty level is through the roof, most of you live in "itty bitty" little houses on top of each other, yet act like you're an "elite" community.....you are a JOKE!!!!!!!! I get on here just to laugh periodically, THANK YOU MOGADORE!!!!!
DeleteEvery other school closed today except Mogadore.....seriously???? Instead of worrying about your summer vacations think about your students!! Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteRead the school bell. Dinklocker is putting the levy up again thinking it going to pass when they just bought the house next to the school? What ever happen to taking away the busing after the first of the year? Just a bunch of bullshit. Why don't she take a pay cut if their hurting that bad?
ReplyDeleteDinklocker is part of that better than thou group of the education hierarchy. I have even called to inquire of this teacher-child rapist situation but she abruptly states it is of a teachers personal life and is not to be discussed. The last I looked these were our kids being subjected to this teacher and all of her personality. Is it healthy for our kids to be exposed to this situation? Why cant a meeting be called and invite the community to express our views on this and other Dinklocker decisions???
ReplyDeleteI, too, would have to say that this Smith teachers' character is in question along with the decisions of the school. Slander? Call the spade a spade and it is slander? I don't get this liberal verbage that makes every thing okay if no one cares or knows about it. If these other companies are helping to promote a wrong then they too should be held up for scrutiny as they would expect us to allow them into our homes should construction concerns arise. I personally would not contact any of the above mentioned for work at my home around my family. How can the school allow this teacher to teach for the same reasoning? It is a bunch of bull ! Mogadore schools is going downhill fast!
ReplyDeleteFire this woman for the actions of her husband!! I dare you, lol.....you people are idiots!!
ReplyDeleteSo at a meeting there was a comment made from an individual in a high up position in the school system that said..."These people in mogadore have had it to easy!" We need to take the buses away, shut down the school during the summer so there is no track inside the school and pay to play sports. Now how stupid is that! BEFORE! I say BEFORE a levy is to be voted on! It's like...I'm going to punish you before you make me mad by not voting for my levy. Duh! Now I'm mad!!!!! Watch how I vote!
ReplyDeleteI remember when a statement was made that said "Pass this levy for the new school which will save us money on heat and air conditioning and lighting and there will never be another levy!" I remember when Mogadore's Millage was 12.5 and Hudson's was 11 Mills I don't remember Hudson asking for anymore levys? What is the standing now? Are we richer than Hudson?
ReplyDeleteNow we're on the front page of the Beacon. Picture of the cars lined up by Somers because you are going to be taught a lesson for not passing the last levy. How do you like that Mogadore? I'm going to punish you because you can't afford anymore taxes. Or! Because you're on a fixed income! Tough! Or! You've had it too good! I'll show you!
ReplyDeleteHome schooling is the only way to go! They give you free computers, printers etc. Everything you need to learn. Most home schooled children are above average on their tests. Another plus is there is no bullying. Also you wont be shot, or ridiculed or shunned, laughed at, or have to keep up with styles of clothing, or hair do's, or your car if you drive. Now you don't have to drive! You can do your school work when ever you want! You graduate and get a degree just like anyone else! And! You can enroll into college earlier than public students. Think about it. Some day there will not be anymore schools. It costs to much!
ReplyDeleteI WILL NOT VOTE FOR THIS LEVY OR ANY FUTURE LEVIES. I CANNOT AFFORD IT!
ReplyDeleteI will not vote for the levy either! As long as the nepotism in this "good old boy God forsaken town" keeps going on, they can fund it themselves!
ReplyDeleteDo not vote for the levy. The school suck's. Horribly teaching
ReplyDeleteDont for the levy..all her shit is lies.. She just want a bigger paycheck for herself and her teachers, Save your self and dont vote for the levy.
ReplyDeleteI'm on a fixed income and I get no raise. My retirement is fixed and social s doesn't give raises that keeps up with the cost of living. I have to live on what I get. So... you should too. What do you work 190 days? 195? and you make 60, 65,000 a year? What's that? $315 a day? Live with it! Or! Sell your condo in Las Vegas!
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