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The greatest asset of this organization is the effort and quality of its volunteer force.  There are still areas in need of support for Blossom weekend.  Please take a look at the schedule below and reach out to the Manpower Chairmen (Mike Tomaro, Jason Zuber and Chris Dean) at cvjcboard@yahoo.com for fill-ins. 

 

Saturday, May 21, 2016

 

Fence Setup and Parade Bag Preparation

8:00am to 10:00am

1. Andrew Bencke

2. Jay Shubrook

3. Tony Plant

4. Steve Briggs

5. Ryan Caruso

6. Matt Michalek

7. Ivan Nassif

8. Mike Chess

9. John Mitchell

10. Bob Sherman

11. Josh Macrow

12. Steve Dennis

13. Brian Morrison

14. Seamus Malley

15. Phil Rankin

16. Dave Ries

17. Brian McKenna

18. Jeff Gips

19. Steve Shein 

20. Palmer Depetro

 

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

 

Blossom Time Setup

12:00pm to 4:00pm

1. Ryan Caruso

2. Steve Briggs

3. Eddie Taylor

4. Jim Flaiz

5. Andrew Bencke

6. Adam Weinberger

7. Dan Rini

8. Kevin Grant

9. Bob Reed

10. Steve Dennis

11. Mike Henry

12. Palmer Depetro

13. Mike Herpst

 

Blossom Time Setup

4:00pm to 8:00pm

1. Ryan Caruso

2. John Gross

3. Steve Briggs

4. Eddie Taylor

5. Dominic Disanto

6. Andrew Bencke

7. Josh McCabe

8. Mike Carroll

9. Rob Sherman

10. Dan Rini

11. Mike Herpst

12. Kevin Grant

13. Dave Klotz

14. Bob Reed

 

Thursday May 26, 2016

 

Balloon Glow Parking Detail (5/26)

5:50pm to 8:30pm

1. Kevin grant

2. Bob Reed

3. Anthony Fossaceca

4. Bill Laws

5. Steve Winkolman

6. Stephen Crowther

 

Ticket Booth (5/26)

5:00pm to 8:00pm

1. Jeff Gips

2. Brent Luce

3. Dave Ries
4. Matt Lower

5. Phil Rankin

6. Mark Evans

 

Ride Bracelets (5/26)

5:00pm to 8:00pm

1. Tom Royer

2. Colin Russell

 

Jaycee Booth (5/26)

5:00pm to 8:00pm

1. Bob Leibold

2. Rob Sherman

3. Pete Young

 

Ticket Booths (5/26)

8:00pm to 10:00pm

1. Jim Flaiz

2. John Mitchell

3. Mark Seifried

4. Brian Morrison

5. Terry Brennan

6. Seamus Malley

 

Jaycee Booth (5/26)

8:00pm to 10:00pm

1. John Foss

2. John Wilson

 

Goo Crew (5/26)

10:30pm to 11:30pm

1. John Wilson

2. Mike Carroll

3. Chris Reeder

4. Rusty Bowen

5. Dan Rini

6. BJ Koval

7. Ryan Caruso

8. Mike N

9. Tom Royer

10. Matt Michale

11. Brian Kostura

12. Steven Griggs

13. Ivan Nassif

14. Jason Miller

 

Friday May 27, 2016

 

Hattie Larlham Kids Visit (5/27)

9:00am to 12:30pm

1. Jay Shubrook

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6.

 

Jaycee Booth (5/27)

2:00pm to 5:00pm

1. Stephen Crowther

2.

 

Ticket Booth (5/27)

2:00pm to 5:00pm

1. Ryan Caruso

2. Mike Moore

3. Bob C

4. Doni Riddle

5. Mike Carroll

6. Phil Rankin

7. Craig Brown

8. Dave Ries

 

Goo Crew (5/27)

4:00pm to 6:00pm

1. Mike Clark

2. Scott Czerr

 

Ticket Booth (5/27)

5:00pm to 8:00pm

1. Terry Brennan

2. Brian
Morrison

3. Mike N

4. Paul  sincaglia

5. Neil Markey

6. Brian Kostura

7. Bill Laws

8. Matt Lower

 

Jaycee Booth (5/27)

5:00pm to 8:00pm

1. Peter Young

2. Stephen Crowther

 

Jaycee Booth (5/27)

5:30pm to 7:30pm

1. Colin Russel

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3.

4.

5.

 

Ticket Booth (5/27)

8:00pm to 11:00pm

1. Matt Lower

2. Vince Horvath

3. Steve Shein

4. Joe Quinn

5. John McMullen

6. Sean McMillion

 

Jaycee Booth (5/27)

8:00pm to 11:00pm

1. Bob Leibold

2. Adam Weinberger

 

The Goo Crew (5/27)

11:00pm to 1:00am

1. Ryan Caruso

2. Ian Cooper

3. Tony Plant

4. Brian Morrison

5. Colin Russell

6. Matt Goldschmidt

7. Seamus Malley

8. Phil Rankin

9. Winkelman

10. Dave Ries

11. Steven Griggs

 

Taste Set Up at Triangle Park (5/27)

11:00pm to 1:00am

1. Anthony Fossacesa

2. Jeff L

3. Paul Silk

4. Mario Piano

5. Sallach

6. Pete Moiseis

7. John McMullen

8. Mark Evens

 

Saturday May 28, 2016

 

Kiddie Day (5/28)

9:00am to 11:00am

1. Tony Plant

2. Jack Daniels

3. Ryan Caruso

4. Jeff Gips

5. Mark Evans

 

Run Registration (5/28)

9:00am to 12:00am

1. Dominic Disanto

2. Terry Brennan

3. John Mitchell

4. Craigh Brown

5. Rob Sherman

6. Josh Morrow

7. BJ Koval

 

Run Registration (5/28)

12:00pm to 3:00pm

1. Anthony Fossaceca

2. Morris Hawk

3. Paul Silk

4. Phil Rankin

5. Dave Ries

6. Paul Franklin

 

Ticket Booth (5/28)

10:00pm to 1:00pm

1. Paul Sincaglia

2. Jeff Halo

3. Bill Laws

4. Matt Goldschmidt

5. Collin Russell

 

Jaycee Booth / Ox Roast (5/28)

12:00pm to 4:00pm

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Ticket Booth (5/28)

1:00pm to 4:00pm

1. Terry Brennan

2. Ryan Caruso

3.

4.

5.

6.

 

Goo Crew (5/28)

3:00pm to 4:30pm

1.Mike Neimeitis

2.Rob Goble

3.Brian Kostura

4.Collin Russell

5.Morris Hawk

 

Balloon Rally & Parking (5/28)

3:30pm to 8:30pm

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Ticket Booth (5/28)

4:00pm to 9:00pm

1. Bob Leibold

2. Rob Sherman

3. Josh Morro

4. Stephen Crowther

 

Ticket Booth (5/28)

4:00pm to 7:00pm

1. John Ives

2. Steve Winkolman

3. Sean McMillion

4.

5.

6.

 

Jaycee Booth (5/28)

9:00pm to 11:00pm

1.

2.

 

Ticket Booth (5/28)

7:00pm to 11:00pm

1. John McCabe

2. Mike Mullay

3.

4.

5.

6.

 

The Goo Crew (5/28)

11:00pm to 1:00am

1. Ryan Caruso

2. Ian Cooper

3. Terry Plant

4. Marty Sallacy

5. John McCabe

6. John McMullen

7. Seamus Malley

8. Vince Horvath

9. Matt Goldschmidt

10. Mike Mulloy

11. Brandon Barnett

12. Steve Griggs

13. Mike Clark

14. Joe Quinn

 

Sunday May 29, 2016

 

Run Registration (5/29)

6:00am to 9:00am

1. John Wilson

2. John Goss

3. Bob Csuhran

4. Doni Riddle

5. Mike Moore

6. Anthony Fossaceca

7. Dave Klutz

8. Paul Sincaglia

9. Paul Franklin

 

Run Setup / Tear Down (5/29)

Team- 1

7:00am to 11:30am

1 Steve Briggs

2 Craig Brown

3 Peter Young

4 Bill Young

5 Jeff Roush

6 Jason Mille

7 Chris Reeder

8 Tom Royer

9 BJ Koval

 

Run Setup / Tear Down (5/29)

Team- 2

7:00am to 11:30am

1. Adam Weinburger

2. Morris Hawk

3. Rob Goble

4. Mike Herpst

5. Jack Daniels

 

Parade Setup (5/29)

11:00am to 1:00pm

1. Jeff Roush

2. Scott Mental

 

St. Joans Parking Control (5/29)

11:00am to 1:00pm

1. Jeff Halo

2.

 

Ticket Booth/ Jaycee Booth (5/29)

10:00am to 1:00pm

1. Bob Leibold

2. Mike Henry

3. Ryan Caruso

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

 

Ticket Booth (5/29)

1:00pm to 4:00pm

1. Matt Goldschmidt

2. Pat Joyce

3. Bill Preston

4.

5.

6.

 

Jaycee Booth / Ox Roast (5/29)

12:00pm to 4:00pm

1.

2.

3.

4.

 

Ticket Booth (5/29)

4:00pm to 7:00pm

1. John McCabe

2. Ryan Caruso

3. Mike Henry

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Jaycee Booth / Ox Roast (5/29)

4:00pm to 8:00pm

1. Brandon Barnett

2.

3.

4.

 

Jaycee Booth / Ox Roast (5/29)

5:00pm to 7:00pm

1. Steve Crowther

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

 

Ticket Booth (5/29)

7:00pm to 11:00pm

1. Jim Flaiz

2. Mark Seifried

3. Sean McCrary

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10.

 

Jaycee Booth (5/29)

7:00pm to 10:00pm

1. Steve Shein

2.

 

Goo Crew – The A Team (5/29)

11:00pm to 1:00am

1. Tony Plant

2. Colin Russell

3. Marris Hawk

4. Steven Griggs

5. Matt Goldschmidt

6. Joe Quinn

7. Mario Piano

8. Pete Moisses

9. Scott Czerr

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Monday May 30, 2016

 

The Monday Moth Ball Team (5/30)

8:00am to 1:00pm

1. Ryan Caruso

2. Evan Lunde

3. John Thome

4. Rusty Bowen

5. Jon McCabe

6. Matt Lower

7. Mike Henry

8. Rob Goble

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Coming Up Big, Topped with a
Little Extra

 

The once Chagrin Valley Chili-Cook Off, this year turned into the
Chili-Brew Off exceeded expectations in many in a variety of different aspects.  All fundraising goals related to providing
costs for the Chagrin Falls Safety Town and the Shop-With-A-Cop program were
accomplished.  On top of this, the event
this year saw record breaking numbers in attendants as well as proceeds. 

 

The event this year was held at the Family Life Center located off of
RT. 306 and hosted 27 various Chili’s concocted from Valley Restaurants,
Service Departments and Amateur Chili Connoisseurs. This year’s occasion also
provided a category entirely new to the event which was that of a Craft Beer
Sampling and Competition; leading to the name change “Chili-Brew Off”.  Ten Craft Brew masters from various areas in
Ohio and one from Boston joined in participation. 

 

Even though almost everything tasted excellent, winners had to be
selected for the 3 different divisions of chili as well as the people-choice
for chili as well as the people’s choice for the best brew.

 

 

 

After careful consideration, the panel of judges with expertise in chili and the culinary arts declared the following three winners in their respected divisions:

The Amateur Chili Division Winner: Dave Joyce

 

Service Group Division Winner: The Chagrin Falls Police Department

 

Restaurant Division Winner: Cowboy

The vote of the people went to the following.

The People Choice Award Winner: The Chagrin Rotary Club

 

 

And the people choice vote for the best Brew on the Craft spectrum of
the event went to the following:

Craft Beer Award Winner: Ohio Brewing- “Jingle Bell Ale”

 

 

The Chagrin Valley Jaycee’s would like to give a special thanks for the
Chagrin Falls Panini’s for providing goods for the event.  The Paninis in Chagrin actively participates
in a number of activities in town that makes the Chagrin area what it is and
their efforts are truly appreciated.

 

For me details on this year’s event click here.

 

Restaurants that Participated in this year’s event.

 

Service Groups that Participated in this year’s event.

 

Amateur Chili’s that participated in this year’s event.

 

Auction Items at the event

Kevin Foley:  

Kevin has 15 years of experience in the
culinary industry.  He has worked in the
Columbus, Pittsburgh and Cleveland areas. 
He currently works for the Hyde park restaurant group as a multi-unit
chef, helping design menus and opening of the new restaurants.

 

Alonzo
Norman: 

“Lonnie” has been a chef for over 35 years. He
attended a Food Service Program out of the school known as the Betty Patton
Room. He was ranked top student out of 50 in the class to attend Johnson and
Wales University School of Culinary Arts located in Providence Rhode Island. He
worked for 32 years at Gamekeepers Tavern and was the Executive Chef for the
past 20 years. He also worked at Sundance Valley Party center, Bella Luna, East
Side Mo’s, Bass Lake Tavern, M-Italian and Mad-jacks. Lonnie has a Southern
Fusion style of cooking.
He has also
judged several rib contests in the past.

 

Drew
Tewksbury:

A chili connoisseur for the ages.  Drew has entered countless Chili’s into
multiple competitions for over 20 years. 
As an infant, Drew was fed chili a long side his baby food to keep him
toasty during the winter months when heat was desolate.  He is the proud founder and owner of
Tewksbury Hot Sauce that can be tried at local restaurant establishments. “Tewks”
has over 3 years of Chili judging experience. Spice literally flows through
this man’s blood.

Click Here for the 2016 Parade Application and Details

Riverside Park Booths 

–Click Here for the River Side Park Booth Application

 

The Taste of Chagrin Falls

–Click here for the Taste of Chagrin Letter

–Click here for the Taste of Chagrin Food Vendor Application

–Click here for the Taste of Chagrin Food Truck Application

Click for run application

 

Click for online registration

What you
will need:

• 12 quarts to 20 quarts of your chili.
• Any and every ingredient can be utilized in
  your chili.
• Any and all additional items to compliment
  the chili is allowed and encouraged.
• Upon arrival the chili needs to come
  precooked and warm.
• Ladles and stirrers for your chili.
• Forms of advertisement to your liking-  banners, pamphlets, flyers, business cards.

Arrival and Check in: 

 

Upon arrival, please contact one of the chili-chairmen to sign in and they will direct you to your table. 

 

Please Show up to setup your stations anywhere from 4:00pm until 5:00pm.  Be sure to heat up your pots of chili as best as possible prior to the event as we will need to hit the temperature of at least 165f prior to giving out the chili.   

Event Invite:

 

“The Restaurant Group”

“The Service Group”

“The Amateur Group”

Awards will be given to the winners of each category.

We are pleased to have you
join us in our event and put the best chili you’ve got against the local
competition.  Not
only is the event fun to participate in and show off your chili making skills, all
proceeds go to support the Chagrin Falls Safety Town program as well as Shop
With A Cop.  Please come and enjoy the
company of good friends and family, support the local community, and simply
enjoy some of the best chili in the Valley!

If you are interested in entering the
chili cook-off please fill out the associated Entry Application.

The event will be held at the:

The Federated Family Life Center

16349
Chillicothe Rd, Chagrin Falls Township, 44023

 

We will provide burners and thermometers to
maintain and measure the heat of the pots, cups for the chili, napkins, and
plastic utensils.

 

Information/Questions:

Mike Tomaro 216-973-0262; mavericktomaro@yahoo.com

www.cvjc.org or Facebook Event : 11^th
Annual Chagrin Valley Chili Cook-Off

It is indeed a sad day when the local newspaper condemns a volunteer organization without a legitimate basis.  That may be bad enough but what adds insult to injury is when an unsigned opinion piece levies harsh criticism that strays far from the accurate reporting of fact and crosses the line into tabloid-like rumor and innuendo.

The July 30 Times piece addresses the Chagrin Valley Jaycees’ decision to cancel the Kelly Miller Circus.  Threatening comments were made to a telemarketing firm hired by the Circus.  This information was first communicated by a telemarketer to the Jaycees, who then reported it to the Chagrin Falls Police. A police report later verified the nature of the comments and that they were in fact communicated to the telemarketer.

The editorial assails the Jaycees’ decision to cancel the event based upon remarks by the police suggesting the threats were not credible from a law enforcement standpoint. That alone is all fine and good.

Then, without a shred of factual support, the CVT went a step too far by accusing the Jaycees of “defamation”. The CVT exclusively links the threats to animal rights activists and blames the Jaycees for tainting this group by canceling the event. The credible source for the Times’s connection?  Only an undisclosed “indirect association.”

No one else has even suggested such a notion; including the police, Chagrin and South Russell government officials or even the Jaycees, but the CVT created the illusion and ran with it.

At the time that the threats were communicated to us, we found them to be sufficiently alarming to decide to cancel the event. That the police may later find the threats to not be credible was of no consequence to the decision as we value human lives and wanted to be proactive. The safety of our friends, family, performers and the community (including the peaceful protesters) could be in jeopardy.

Indeed, as accurately reported by other news outlets, both police departments later (and South Russell Village) supported our decision; important facts that were also left out of the Editorial.

We expected that many would be disappointed in the news – no more than my two young children.  Yet when one accepts the responsibility of putting on events that are open to the public, safety must be the primary concern.  If we were wrong, then we erred on the side of caution and no one was injured.  We are proud of this and do not regret for one minute the decision we made.

But as this unfortunate episode demonstrates, responsibility is a two way street.  We did not reach our decision based upon whether the police were going to press criminal charges or even if they would pursue any investigation.  We did so independently and only after great consideration.

The citizens of the Chagrin Valley and the readers of the CVT deserve better, and the Chagrin Valley Jaycees deserve an apology. The Times should look into the mirror and perform a more thorough scrutiny of its own work before so recklessly condemning the good-natured actions of others.

Sincerely,

Daniel Beavers

President, Chagrin Valley Jaycees

216.469.3409

beavs72@windstream.net