Vol. 5 No. 9
February 16, 2011 Inside This Issue...
Spotlight On ... Maple Lane Furniture Plain Country Page 4
It’s Pancake and Maple Syrup Season. Sweet! Page 3
See What’s Happening at Cardinal Schools Page 11
All About Your Health– Special Health Section Pages 12-17
Vote for Your Favorite Snowman Page 22
Taking the Polar Bear Plunge T By Christina Porter
here’s nothing like “freezin’ for a reason”, and that’s exactly what the 2011 participants of the annual Polar Bear Plunge will be doing on Saturday, Feb 26 at Geneva State Park. This event is raising money for Special Olympics Ohio, an organization that enables children and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sports training and activities throughout the year. The Geauga County stars of this event are Gary Best and his daughter, Audrey. Audrey, 12, is in the sixth grade at Harmon Middle School in Aurora, and is a member of the West Farmington Assembly #116 Rainbow Girls. When asked why she’s taking the plunge, Audrey replied that she knows fundraising for special groups is important, and that they need a lot of support. She also said she likes meeting people, and wants to be able to look back at her life and
Gary Best and his daughter Audrey are ready to take the Polar Bear Plunge.
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Geauga County Visitor Guide Offers New Contest With winter almost over and warmer weather right around the corner, Geauga County Tourism is ready with the 2011 county visitor guide. The guide offers information on local businesses, area maps, a listing of events for the coming year, and now it also gives you a chance to win a great prize. Maple Max, the Geauga County Tourism ambassador, invites you to pick up a new guide and see how many times you can spot him on the pages. Submit your answer by March 31 to be entered into a drawing for a “Geauga County Get-Away Basket,” that includes an overnight stay at the Red Maple Inn, dinner at Bass Lake Taverne & Inn, maple products from Sugarbush Creek Farm and much more. Maple Max began his adventures in Geauga County in March 2010 by attending various events and posing for
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know she helped others. She’s offered her time and effort to help her community in other ways, too; she worked at the Geauga County Fair with the Order of the Eastern Stars, Clover Chapter #201, Village #274, and Western Phoenix #42 Masonic Lodges for the past two years, rang bells for the Salvation Army in Bristolville this past Christmas, and was a volunteer server for the semi-annual spaghetti dinner at Western Phoenix #42 Lodge for the past two years. Tracey, Audrey’s mother and a teacher at Chardon Middle School, and Noah, her brother and a first grader at Jordak Elementary, are very proud of her for her selfless contributions to people less fortunate. Gary also enjoys meeting people. He retired in 2006 from 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy, and is a member of, among other organizations, the Western Phoenix Masonic Lodge 342, VFW #9678 Middlefield, Disabled American Veterans, East Geauga Kiwanis Club, Moose International, the Middlefield Historical Society, and serves as committee chairman for the Cub Scout Pack
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