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Clean Your Home and Your Mood It might sound like a chore you’d sooner do without, but performing a really good spring-cleaning can really benefit your mood. Spring signifies the start of a new year after the big winter freeze, making it a time for fresh starts and new beginnings.

It’s a fact that clutter makes people miserable, so be brutal. If you’re hanging onto things you don’t use or like, get rid of them. If you have clothes you haven’t worn for a year ask yourself if you really need them taking up space in your wardrobe.

Consider reorganizing your living space to minimize clutter, as this will help you to think more clearly and relax better when you’re at home. While sorting through your possessions you might even find something valuable you had long thought lost.

Take this opportunity to clean your whole house systematically from top to bottom, including the areas which are usually missed, such as behind and under furniture, curtains and blinds, the tops of door frames and bathroom grouting. You’ll be amazed how much satisfaction can be gained from seeing your home looking at its best.

If you have a garden, don’t forget to include it in your cleaning endeavors, by weeding, pruning and mowing to get your garden looking as good as your house.

You could also take the opportunity to repaint fence panels and sheds, and give any outdoor furniture you have a thorough cleaning at the same time.

The spring clean isn’t just for adults so get the kids involved. Challenge them to see how clean and tidy they can make their room in 30 minutes, or how many bags they can fill with rubbish. Don’t forget a little reward for a job well done. Toys, children no longer enjoy, could be donated to the local hospital, children’s home or to charity, providing the perfect opportunity to get a child involved in helping others.

Spring-cleaning doesn’t just help boost your mood; it could even boost your finances. Earn extra money by selling your excess clutter at a garage sale or online or donate your items to charity; your philanthropy will not only help those less fortunate but you will benefit you when you feel good about helping others.

There are plenty of reasons why a good spring cleaning can lift your spirits so don’t put it off. You’ll reap many benefits living in a clutter free, freshly cleaned home.

Post :) One day while at her job as a bank loan officer, Patty Black, had a frog hop onto her desk and say, “I would like to apply for a lily-pad improvement loan.” Patty looked incredulously at the frog and said, “I’m sorry, we don’t loan money to frogs.” To which the frog replied, “I have collateral,” as he handed her a small ceramic trinket. Not wanting to be impolite, Patty said, “I don’t know. I’ll have to talk to the bank manager.”

She walked back to the manager’s office and said, “There is a frog out here, asking for a lily-pad improvement loan, and this trinket is all he has for collateral.”

The bank manager picked up the trinket and looked at it carefully. Then smiling he turned to Patty and said, “Why it’s a knickknack, Patty Black. Give the frog a loan.”

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This picture shows the A. A. White Gents Furnishings and Clothing Store that stood where there is the current parking area of the Windstream Telephone building on Route 608, south of the downtown intersection. This was taken in the late 1900s and shows Route 608 as a dirt street. This building had many uses, as Middlefield Electric, owned by the Merryfield family and as Spectors Department Store. The building caught on fire and was later demolished.

This picture shows the inside of the A. A. White Gents Furnishings and Clothing Store. This was a very popular place for the male population of Middlefield to keep up with the latest fashions of the day. Albert A. White, shown on the right, was the proprietor of this business and was said to always be very well dressed. In his later years, he published the “Middlefield Times” newspaper.

Later the newspaper was sold to the “Geauga Leader”, published in Burton, and became the “Geauga Times Leader”.

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In honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day this month, Geauga Park District and Kent State University at Geauga are proud to announce a partnership toward a couple hundred seedlings and efforts of ecosystem restoration at Orchard Hills Park in Chesterland. A variety of trees and shrubs, sugar maple, beech, spicebush, hickory and oak, have been growing for about four weeks in containers at the University’s greenhouse, a very visible and intriguing site on its Geauga campus.

All the seeds were collected last year from park property by the Park District’s Natural Resource Management Department and have been watered and cared for by department staff and park volunteers. The goal at Orchard Hills Park, managed as a golf course until 2007, was to reforest one fairway a year for at least 10 years. Transfer of the greenhouse’s plants to the Park’s fifth fairway is expected in late fall or next spring.

All (public and media) are invited to Kent State Geauga’s Earth Day Celebration, Saturday, April 19, from noon to 4 p.m. to tour the greenhouse project at the University, 14111 Claridon Troy Road in Burton. Hosted by the GAIA Society, the science and environmental student organization, the program will include activities for children and opportunities for community members to learn about bucket gardens.

“As Kent State University at Geauga celebrates it 50-year anniversary, a component of its strategic plan focuses on community partnerships, and it has become evident that partnerships are really what the campus was built on,” said Carol Gardner, special assistant at Kent State Geauga. “All its objectives for this special year integrate the campus to its community. Our partnership with Geauga Park District evolved from conversations about how we could help each other,” Gardner added. “The campus greenhouse had not been utilized the way it was initially intended over the last few years. This project rejuvenates its purpose. It’s a perfect fit, and we are hopeful about future projects with Geauga Parks.”

This project shows promise to lead to more partnerships between the two organizations, as well. For instance, Park Biologist Paul Pira has already drafted a management plan of planting and trail recommendations for the University’s Geauga branch property, consisting of 87 acres of forests, wetlands, streams and more. Cooperative research can utilize the university’s property and the Parks. And the two are also teaming up to increase the number of student internship opportunities in the Parks.

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Geauga Prime Time sponsored a presentation on animal ethics and sportsmanship on March 18 that was open to any 4-Hers who wanted to come. The presentation was set up

by Western Reserve’s own Holly, Jeremy, Tom and Christy. We would like to thank them for sacrificing their time and effort to come out and help us learn about animal ethics. After the presentation a decision was made to participate in the Russell Farmer’s Market to help promote the Livestock Sale by handing out flyers, we will also be selling coffee and donuts during our time there. Members are to bring materials to make Easter cards for the County Home at the April meeting. Donations were collected for Geauga Hunger Task Force and a basket was donated to the Chinese Auction for a Lake County 4-H girl in a sledding accident.

Geauga Prime Time members are selling candy bars for the 4-H advisory committee. Money was collected for the turkey and duck projects at the March meeting. Reminders were given to come to Quality Assurance, swine tagging (if applicable), and Skillathon to participate in the Geauga County Fair this year.

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of vegetation and then intertwine the walls Although we begin to rejoice when of the nest onto these supports. The nest we see male Red-winged Blackbirds return cup is then lined with mud and the final north in the spring, the true harbingers of step is to line the nest with a layer of fine spring are the females. The beautiful males, grasses. Clutch with scarlet and size is from three bright yellow to seven eggs shoulder patches, and the eggs are return ahead of incubated for 3 the females to to 11 days. Chicks set up shop and fledge in 10 to m i gr a te s o u t h 14 days and are after the females independent in the fall. Here in 2 to 3 weeks. are some facts Juveniles usually about these reach sexual interesting birds maturity in 2 to that you may not 3 years. Females know. may raise as They are many as three seen prolifically at broods in a single feeders because season, although Red-winged Red-winged Blackbird (Post Photo/Christina Porter) the average is 1.7 Blackbirds broods per season. increase their feeding rate to match the Red-winged Blackbirds are one of other blackbirds around them, even if they the most polygamous of all bird species. A are already well fed. They learn which new single male may have as many as 15 females foods to try by carefully watching what the nesting in their territory, but on average, a other blackbirds are eating. Red-winged male has roughly five females. A male RedBlackbirds diets’ differ between male and winged Blackbird will spend over a quarter females, with females consuming more of his time during the breeding season weed seeds and less waste corn than males. fiercely defending his territory from other During the breeding season, Red-winged males and predators, and will not hesitate Blackbirds eat mostly insects, including to attack much larger animals, including dragonflies, damselflies, beetles, butterflies, people. and moths. In the winter, they switch to The males and females have calls mostly seeds and grains. This species often as different as their feathers. The male’s uses a feeding technique known as gaping. lovely distinctive trilling song is a loud, By plunging their bills into crevices and throaty check and a high-slurred whistle. forcibly spreading the space by opening When accompanied by a display of his red their bills, they expose and seize insects that shoulder patches, the call is scratchy. Males are hiding under sticks and stones or in the respond to predators on their territories bases of leaves. Large flocks of Red-winged with a plaintive whistle. The female’s and other blackbirds can cause wide-scale primary call is a sputtering chatter, often damage to sunflower, corn and rice crops. given just as her mate sings. The female also The control measures used to reduce this sings, typically a scolding chatter. But the crop damage are now the major source of basic alarm or contact call given by both adult mortality in Red-winged Blackbirds. sexes is a staccato tisk or tink.

The birds are also a menace to March Wrens Red-winged Blackbirds can form in their territory. Both species will eat each huge roosts during the winter. Up to a other’s eggs. Other predators of blackbirds million birds will stay in one area at night. include raccoons, snakes, crows, owls, During the daytime, they will disperse up hawks and foxes. to 50 miles away in search of food. They Female Red-winged Blackbirds are less commonly share their winter roosts with spectacular in color, although they are the other blackbird species, Common Grackles, same size as the males, about 10 inches Brown-headed Cowbirds and European high. The females’ feathers are shades of Starlings. dusty brown and white, a bit like common The rare beauty and distinctive sound sparrows, but they are recognizable by of these lovely birds is always welcome in their off-white eyebrow markings. They Northeast Ohio, since residents know that build their nest in four stages. Initially they once they arrive, spring will not be far behind. weave together several supporting pieces

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Sharing Easter’s Bounty

Easter is such a joyful time. After 40 days of fasting, the lilies abound as a sign of Christ’s resurrection. Colorful baskets, eggs and candies decorate houses and yards. We look forward to an Easter dinner of plenty, yet many of our neighbors struggle to make ends meet.

The Middlefield’s Food Pantry in the basement of the Methodist Church on Route 608 is trying to help with that. Back in 1983, a man named Norm Sommers, then superintendent of Cardinal Schools, joined a Geauga County Food Program. He recruited Betty Roose and five volunteers to run the Middlefield Food Pantry. Since then the pantry captains have included Bonnie Fabritius, Jack Steele, and Bill and Diann Finzel.

Tasks are many. Besides serving with compassion and understanding, volunteers receive deliveries from the Food Bank, assure compliance with policies and audits, re-stock pantry shelves, order food from the Food Bank and Save-a-lot, pick-up donations from Giant Eagle, CVS and KFC, balance the checking account, rearrange food to rotate product by expiration date, collect and send monthly statistics to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Geauga Hunger Task Force, track freezer temperatures, clean freezers and scrub the pantry carpet.

Volunteers need to be reliable, dependable and have a willingness to help others. At present there are 30 volunteers from various churches. Volunteering can be done in a number of ways: open pantry and serve families, receiving Food Bank

deliveries, stock shelves, pick up donations, collect statistics, purchase food, and pick up and store food orders from Save-a-Lot. To be eligible for the Food Pantry a family must satisfy two requirements of a yearly income at or below an amount set by the Federal and State Emergency Assistance Program Eligibility For Short Term Food Assistance based on family size and residency in Geauga County. A family may visit the food pantry once a month and may choose 10 days worth of food. The amount of food they can choose depends on the family size. Approximately 100 families are served each month. On occasion a family will come to the pantry and be so touched that they are brought to tears; others are thankful for being treated like human beings.

The Pantry is opened six days a week, times varying. There is a need to extend hours on Saturday and to add additional evening hours. If anyone is interested in volunteering, contact Bill Finzel’s cell phone, 440-666-8935. Paperwork is being replaced with software that expedites family registration and statistic collection, so now is the perfect time to consider volunteering in the food pantry.

Monetary donations are welcome at any time. Make checks out to Middlefield Food Pantry and send to United Methodist Church, Box 207, Middlefield, OH 44062.

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This year proprietor, Greg Tarr of Chow Down Catering invites you to share in the last Friday of Lent with a special Good Friday meal. This meatless meal is sure to bring out the seafood lover in you! Start with a warm, delicious bowl of clam chowder. Then for appetizers, enjoy a smoked bar featuring salmon, shrimp, mussels and scallops, plus shrimp cocktail and pickled herring. Main dishes include mussels, salmon, mahi mahi in wasabi sauce, seafood ravioli, encrusted swai basa, sautéed oysters over flavored linguini, baked cod in tomato sauce and seafood jambalaya. All accompanied by coleslaw, herbed redskin potatoes, herbed rice, vegetables, salad, rolls, beverages and desserts. And, mac and cheese for the kids in all of us. Anna and Bill Carrick will provide live dinner music to complete the evening.

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Joe J. Miller and wife are the proud parents of a 9-pound boy. The infant child of Eli Troyer and wife, died Friday.Dan Burkholder was in Chardon on business one day last week. Joseph H. Byler and wife of New Wilmington, Pa., Andy J. Byler and wife, Mrs. Christ D. Miller and daughter, Mrs Sarah Detweiler, Mrs. Sarah Byler, J. Detweiler and daughter, were Thursday visitors with Harvey Miller and wife. Mrs. D. D. Miller of Troy died Friday morning and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon. Andy Farmwalt and family and Dan Fisher and wife visited Eli Troyer and wife Sunday. John Detweiler and wife went with Joesph Byler and wife of New Wilmington, Pa., to Stark county, last week Friday for a visit. A number of people went to Crawford county, Pa., to see about buying property there, for future homes.

Tuscarawas and Stark Co., attended her funeral, which was conducted by Robert Troyer of Sugar Creek and Bishop C.J. Kauffman of this place. She was 75 years, 1 month, 14 days. Peace to her ashes.

Troy, July 1 – The death angel has again visited the community and taken from us a loving companion, kind and devoted mother and a kind neighbor. Mary P. Miller was born in German township, Holmes Co., May 12, 1849. In her early years, she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. On Feb. 26, 1874 she was united, in matrimony with Daniel D. Miller. To this union were born 12 sons, two sons died in infancy in 1833, ten sons remaining all attended the funeral. The funeral was held Sunday, June 29 at Levi Miller’s, where a large concourse of relatives, neighbors and friends gathered to pay their last respects to one who will be missed indeed. She leaves to mourn her loss a devoted husband, 10 sons, 55 living grand-children and six great-grandchildren. Numerous relatives from Holmes,

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By Jane Attina Happy Spring!

The snow has finally gone (hopefully for good this year) and we are seeing signs of spring everywhere we drive. Folks are starting to work in their yards and some patrons have told us they already have their early crops planted. This is surely a good sign of things to come.

The Cleveland Indians are playing ball and are off to a good start. The bookmobile has plenty of baseball books on board to whet appetites for the ball-playing season.

Our “Guess How Many Jellybeans Are in the Jar” contest is going strong and we will announce the winner in our next newsletter. On Tuesday, I overheard a little boy counting, one, two, three and so on, then saying there are too many to count!

We are happy everyone is having fun with this spring contest, and we thank the bookmobile Friends group for purchasing the jellybeans.

Volunteers have picked up the sets of books from our thirty-one Amish schools this month. They are always sad to see the program come to an end, but eager to come back next fall to once again deliver books.

Many of them are retired schoolteachers themselves and so are well aware of the importance of reading both for education and enjoyment. We are grateful to have so many wonderful volunteers. If you are interested in bringing books to the schools next year just contact the bookmobile at the Middlefield library, and thank you.

New books continually arrive at our library and patrons tell us they like the wide variety of materials on the bookmobile.

Whether you like fiction, non-fiction, inspirational, music, or magazines we have a great selection on board to choose from.

If you have not been to the bookmobile we would love to have you stop by. Remember

we are open to the public and anyone can visit any of our stops. So if you are passing by, come on board and we’ll give you the tour.

The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 has brought on an interest in airplanes and similar occurrences.

We have a couple new books on the subject as well as other new titles from which to choose: “Air Crash Investigations: The Plane That Vanished: The Crash Of Adam Air Flight 574” by George Cramoisi.

“Air Crash Investigations: The Worst Single Air Crash In American History: The Crash Of American Airlines Flight 191” by Igor Korovin.

“A Look At Ten Suicide Incidents By Aircraft Including The September 11th Attacks, Egypt Air Flight 990, and The 2010 Austin Plane Crash” by Lyle Simon.

“Switzerland” with beautiful photos

by Roland Gerth and text by Judith and Wolfgang Arlt.

“The Backyard Homestead Book Of Building Projects” by Spike Carlsen.

“Fresh Grilling: 200 Delicious Good-ForYou Seasonal Recipes” Better Homes and Gardens.

“Mennonite Girls Can Cook” by Lovella Schellenberg.

“Taste Of Home Cake Mix Creations” by Catherine Cassidy.

Inspirational titles coming early summer include: “Child of Mine” by David and Beverly Lewis, “A Mother’s Secret, Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel Series #2,” and “The Last Bride, Home to Hickory Hollow Series #5.”

Happy spring reading from the Bookmobile!

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