COLUMBIANA CORNER Stop and think before you speak

At Columbiana Village Council last week, Councilman Robert Hum asked if the street department could install a "stop ahead" sign to warn motorists of a recently added stop sign in front of Columbiana High School.
"We need something out there, some kind of warning," Hum said. "It comes out of nowhere. I've blown through that thing a couple of times."
"Did you hear that, John?" Mayor Lowell Schloneger said to Police Chief John Krawchyk, seated at the back of the room. "I think that was a confession."
"When is mayor's court?" Hum quipped.
Selective memory: Judge Mark Frost of Columbiana County Eastern Area Court served as master of ceremonies at a recent county Republican party function.
As the judge proceeded through recognitions and introductions, he expressed hope that his remarks weren't too lengthy.
"People don't always remember what you say. But they do remember how long you took to say it," he said.
Short sub: Federal and state regulations require Eileen Dray-Bardon, Columbiana County Job and Family Services director, to appear before county commissioners frequently for their approval of many routine programs and decisions affecting the department.
Typically, Dray-Bardon's appearances take up a good part of the commissioners' Wednesday morning meetings.
Recently, however, one of her subordinates filled in for her and, with little business to discuss with the panel, was finished in just a few minutes.
That prompted Commissioner Jim Hoppel to joke, "Maybe we could set up a deal where we could have Eileen out of town every Wednesday morning."
XCONTRIBUTORS: Nancy Tullis and Norman Leigh, Vindicator Salem Bureau.