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Oh, and about John’s animals……….John Mary, fishing and relaxing with his has three horses (Cowboy, Little Man, and coon hound (Snoop) and boxer Hollywood), three cats (Black Cat, Candy (Max). Roger said working around Cat, and Barn Cat), three peacocks (Kevin, the clients and the staff makes it an Fred and Dave), two dogs (Wade and Zar), interesting day, every day, “you never one duck (Donald-even though it is a fe- know what’s going to happen”. Imagine you’re renting an apartment, your male), and one crow (Dirty Bird). John said sink overflows, and your floor is now These amazing men have helped the best part of working here is the clients flooded, who do you call? The Ghost- with every major event that RNS has and all the challenges the job brings. busters? No! Not at RNS! You call John and put together for the last 7 years. Even the boys! Do you need your sidewalk re- And because of all those challenges, RNS though they are behind the scenes, paired? Do you need a new deck? Call John then recruited one of the boys, Ray Saffell, their dedication always shines and the boys! in May of 2009. Ray’s mother, Julia, was through. These guys just show up originally from Fairpoint, Ohio and his fa- and ask, “How can we help?” John Schott and the boys, Ray Saffell and ther, Ray, from Glencoe, Ohio. Ray has Roger Kildow, maintain all 13 houses that Russell Nesbitt Services, Inc. would two brothers, Jim and John. Ray lives with our residential consumers reside in. No mat- like to give a huge shout out to John, his mother and father in Fairpoint, Ohio ter, day or night, they fix whatever is out of Ray, and Roger for always being where he grew up and went to school at St order. Whether it’s a broken pipe or a new there when we need you, be it day or Clairsville High School. In his spare time he porch, they are there. By putting a simple night. enjoys fishing, hunting, practicing taxidermy work request, you can get these all stars to Our Ghostbusters! and spending time with his pit-bull named come to the rescue! Baby, who is not stuffed…..yet. Ray said he It all began in November 2008, when RNS really likes working here at RNS, especially hired John Schott as our Maintenance Man- the carpentry part of the job. ager. John’s mother, Nell, was from Fair- Our other boy is Roger Kildow, who has point, Ohio and his father, John, was from been with RNS since July, 2012. Roger’s Wheeling. John said he was raised in Fort mother, Mary Ruth, was from Bethesda, Lauderdale, Florida where he attended Ohio and father, Richard, was from St. South Plantation High School. John was Clairsville, Ohio. Roger and his six siblings one of four siblings, a brother and sister, were raised in St. Clairsville, Ohio where who are still living and a sister who has Roger went to school. passed away. John has a son, Ian, who helped in the maintenance department back Roger said that he, and his twin brother, are Left to Right: Roger Kildow, John in 2008. John enjoys hunting, fishing, and the oldest of the seven children his parents Schott, and Ray Saffell relaxing with his animals. raised. Roger said that his parents started with a set of twins and ended with a set of twins. Roger resides in St. Clairsville, Ohio with his son, Mitchell. Roger likes to spend time with his two grandchildren, Chubs and Page 2

Where does the time go? How do we let Please be sure to take a second to sion which is to “Provide life opportuni- time get away from us? These are two thank yourself for supporting such a ties for individuals with disabilities and questions that scholars have tried to noble cause because without your past enhance career growth and potential for answer for a millennia. Dr. Seuss once support we wouldn’t be able to provide those who share their journeys.” wrote “How did it get so late so soon? comfortable housing, warm meals, and It's night before its afternoon. Decem- recreational activities to the numerous For us, the Time Is Now! ber is here before its June. My goodness clients that we call our “Family”. On behalf of the Board of Directors, how the time has flown. How did it get Staff, and Clients of Russell Nesbitt so late so soon?” I think that the short Russell Nesbitt Services, Inc. is Services, Inc., I would like to take this answer is that we are so busy with our embarking on our 58th year of service to opportunity to wish everyone a very personal and professional lives that we the community and 2016 appears to be Happy Holidays and a prosperous New simply ignore time. Well, it seems like an even greater challenge than ever. Year. time has raced by us again and the Holi- That is why it is so important to remem- day season has come and gone. We ber us when it is time to allocate your Brian J. Breyer spent time gathering with family and charitable contributions. We ask that friends to celebrate the holidays. you give freely to our agency so we can continue the worthy cause of our mis-

December Peggy Vance Brian Davis Mary Eaves Teresa Cunningham Charles Hicks Alfred Dolfi Robin Gillis Robert Smith Charles Sponhaltz Tabitha Barker Jessie Ullom Charisse Patterson Jeffrey Cochran Beverly Haught Peter Fox Sara Sechrest Todd Muldrew Carol Gail Pehowski David Orosz Stacy Ryan Stewart Donald Blust Sauni McDonough January Eliza Castro John Iaconna Michael Patterson Nikole Howearth Jayne Benson Curtis Sempkowski Gail Atkinson Cynthia Scott Butch Applegarth Lisa Toth Michael Burke Georgia Mugrage Ronnie Ryan Fleda Ross Ashley Mencer Adria DiLorenzo Roland Simmons Susan Weekly Maryellen Richards Paul Schuster Natalie Boord Michael Taskaline Maranda Jeffers

Members of the Knights of Columbus do a Members of 504 Knights of Columbus Council Raymond Blust great deal to assist people with intellectual and Brian Gordon presented a check to Brian Breyer for Rus- disabilities. One of the most popular and sell Nesbitt Services and Bud Seabright for The Ark of Ohio successful programs is the fund-raiser in County on December 14, 2015. Thank you Knights of Colum- which councils collect donations outside bus for your generous donation to Russell Nesbitt Services and stores and on street corners. This program The Ark of Ohio County!! is conducted by the Knights of Columbus state and local councils for the benefit of people with intellectual disabilities In appre- ciation, the donor is offered a Tootsie Roll. The high visibility of this program has led to the campaign being referred to as the “Tootsie Roll Drive.”

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Kurt Benedict, Director of Operations for It was a fun eventful evening for all on On November 18th, the WATCH building WATCH, Inc., reported that “things are October 29th during the Fall Festival Re- was filled with the aroma of a sensational going well at WATCH”. On December 9, source Fair. Clients and staff had a Thanksgiving feast! The consumers and 2015, WATCH received the WVDP REAP wonderful time. They played games such staff filled their bellies full of the perfect Grant totaling $13,000. The grant money as popping pumpkin and candy corn holiday meal. Santa Claus also came to will be used to assist with employee toss, won prizes and gained knowledge WATCH for their annual Christmas party wages in the WatchDog Shredding pro- on services available throughout the Ohio on December 16th. We recognize that gram, which will run through the 2016 valley. none of this would have been possible calendar year. without the sponsorship of The Wheeling In other news, we added another vehicle to the WATCH list. The WatchDog box Civitan Club who covered all costs asso- truck was purchased after the buy-out ciated with each of these events. They was presented at the end of the lease on are truly good to us!!! December 1st.

RNS Homecoming 2015 On October 16th, four ladies and four gentlemen stood in front of their peers hoping to be crowned king or queen. The red rose winner … King Morris and Queen Leslie were crowned the 2015 homecoming King and Queen. With help from DJ Chuck Sponhatlz, we danced until the music stopped! We snacked on cookies and punch and hung out with our friends from WATCH. We look forward to next year and so do our future King and Queens. Our 2015 Queen, Leslie Bush (Left) & Mary Eaves, a runner-up. “There’s no place like home”

If you are ever lost, according to Glenda the With many other characters and a wide vari- Jenny the most original as the Oscar Meyer Good Witch, you should just follow the yellow ety of costumes that ranged from the scariest Wiener. Among others, we had cops and brick road! This years Halloween party featured to the funniest. Among these were Minion robbers, nurses and doctors, hamburgers and the entire crew from the Wizard of OZ. Mandy as the most creative, Little Orphan fries, we might not have had an Indian, but we “Mary” as prettiest, Jeff the ghoulish goblin as sure had a couple cowboys! YEEHAW! the ugliest, Count Kevin was the scariest and

Andre Birkett (Wicked Witch) Jim Holden (Tin man) Letty Seabright (Scarecrow) Michelle Palmer (The Good witch) Lacey Hotlosz (Dorothy) and Brian Breyer (Cowardly Lion) Our Mission: To provide life opportunities for individuals with disabilities and enhance career growth and potential for those who share their journeys.

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Cherish Stewart, one of our Service Melissa (Missy) Miles, one of our Behavior Coordinators, gave birth to a beautiful baby Support Specialists, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Liam James Daniel McKinley was born boy. Steven Timothy Brokaw Jr. was born October on October 7, 2015 at 7:32am weighing 7lbs 22nd, 2015. He weighted 8lbs 9oz and measured 2oz and measuring 20.5 inches long 21 inches long.