July 21, 2010
Vol. 5 No. 2
Hard-Working Geaugan Falls From Maple Tree; Neighbors Come to Aid By Nancy Hrivnak
“Party On,” Middlefield!
Kelly Miller Circus, Community Days
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ummer fun rolls on through the end of the month with the Kelly Miller Circus July 22 and 23, followed by Middlefield Community Days celebrations Friday, July 30 and Saturday, July 31. Kelly Miller Circus, sponsored by Middlefield Chamber of Commerce, will be at Cardinal Middle School Thursday and Friday, July 22 and 23, with two shows each evening at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are on sale now at all Middlefield local bank offices, The Fig Tree and B & K Salvage. Pre-sale saves you $4 per adult ticket and $1 per child’s ticket off day-of-show prices, which are adults, $14 and children, $7. Watch the circus set up for free Thursday, July 22 between 7 and 9 a.m. with a behind the scenes tour. RSVP is required; call 440-632-5705. The tentative schedule for you and
your neighbors for Community Days as of press time follows. Festivities begin with a Friday fish fry July 30 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., sponsored by Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) Ladies Auxiliary at the Middlefield Fire Hall. Immediately after, at 6:30 p.m., the Fort Huntsburg Band entertains until 9:30 p.m. at the fire station. This leaves you just enough time after the concert to head over to Cardinal High School for 10 p.m. fireworks. Rain date is Saturday, July 31. Activities start time for Saturday, July 31 events is 8 to 9:30 a.m. when the 11th annual “AMISH BUGGY CLASSIC” 5K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk take place. (Note: for the uninitiated, this is not a buggy race but strictly a foot race!) The run starts at 8 a.m. and the fun run/walk starts at 9 a.m. Entry fee for the 5K run with preregistration (by July 30) is $15; day of race registration fee is $20. Day of race registration is from 7 to 7:45 a.m. The 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk is free. Make registration checks payable to Middlefield Village and mail with a completed entry form to Middlefield Recreation, P.O. Box 1019, Middlefield, OH 44062. Download an entry form at http:// www.middlefieldohio.com/images/stories/ recreation/abc105k.pdf or pick one up at Continued on page 2
Inside This Issue...
As “Geauga County” as they come, hardworking April Poole says, “If you’re going to fall out of a tree in Geauga County, I guess it might as well be a maple tree.” And indeed, the tree April somersaulted from in her front yard in Middlefield on June 13 was a maple. April rose to a teasing challenge from her tree-climbing son Lallo and husband Billy in the front yard of their modest ranch rental home on Madison Road . April–being April–recalls saying, “Oh, momma can climb trees with you too.” Climb she did. It was on the descent that she lost her footing, did a back flip, and maintained consciousness but lost all memory of what happened for the next 30 seconds. A 42-year-old waitress at Burton Grill, 14614 East Park in Burton, April smiles and jokes despite the stress of a recently broken back and being unable to work. Until now, April’s income has helped pay basic Continued on page 7
Who’s Going to Buy Local? Hey now! Where’s that Middlefield enthusiasm? The first $50 prize in the Post’s “I Buy Local” campaign went unclaimed … Take a moment to stop at that local produce stand you’ve always wondered about, and reap the benefits of fresh fruit and veggies. What about the candy you’ve always wanted to sample, fresh from a Middlefield kitchen you pass several times a month? How about buying furniture in a shop where you can still smell the freshly-sanded wood and talk to the builder? We urge you to join our “I Buy Local” campaign by redirecting $50 of household spending for the next three weeks to locally-owned businesses in our readership area. It’s as simple as filling out and signing a pledge form (below) and following through. Win a prize by sending your completed promise form to the Middlefield Post. You qualify to win a $50 gift certificate in a random drawing of valid entries from the merchant you select from among the advertisers in this issue. A little change in your shopping habits can combine with small efforts from many others to boost the local economy in a big way. If one person who picks up each of the 8,000 copies of this issue of the Post spends $50 locally that they otherwise would have spent outside the community, our at-home economy would gain $400,000. Create job opportunities for you and yours! “I Buy Local” Promise Form
Count Me In! ❑❑ I promise that during the next three weeks, I will deliberately redirect $50 of my regular household spending to locally-owned businesses that I have not patronized regularly. How I plan to redirect my spending ...
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