VOL. 7 NO. 13
April 17, 2013
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On Eagles’ Wings
By Nancy Huth
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ardinal High S c h o o l s e n i o r, Andrew Whiting has a passion for flying. Look up as a sailplane gracefully soars the Geauga skies and know that Andrew might be sitting behind the controls. A sailplane is a light weight glider lifted by an upward current of air. It all started when Andrew was in second Pilot Andrew Whiting (age 18) inset and standing by a Cessna 172 with his mentor Brian King, a Boeing 737 grade and eagerly captain for United Airlines, at the Geauga County Airport in Middlefield. Post Photo/Nancy Huth introduced himself to Brian King, a neighbor who was volunteering in written, oral and flight test, and soloed with him and generously provided a plane the Parkman Elementary cafeteria. Brian is two months later. A pilot who solos is and gasoline for his lessons. A lot of hard currently a Boeing 737 captain for United alone in the plane. It was Brian who towed work was involved, but the young man’s Airlines. the sailplane into the skies before his passion guided him. His next step, learning Brian took Andrew, at age 14, to the young prodigy released it into the sunset. to fly powered aircraft, such as a a single Geauga County Airport to help out at a Andrew said, “I love taking off, getting engine Cessna started after receiving his meeting of the Cleveland Soaring Society away from everywhere, and escaping to glider license, and at age 17 he had this Glider Club. Andrew was so enchanted soar into the skies.” achievement under his belt, too. wanted to fly solo. Brian had planted the As a high school student Andrew got a “Without Jack, Joan and Brian I seed, so with Andrew’s parents’ permission, job at the Geauga County Airport cleaning Continued on page 2 lessons began, Andrew got a sailplane and polishing Jack and Joan Venaleck’s license from the F.A.A. took a four hour collection of planes. They were impressed
A Spring Library Facelift
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Nick Fagan with the Middlefield Library points out new shelving to Regina Borkholder from Middlefield.
any of us make changes in the spring, expanding and redoing spaces to fit our needs. The Middlefield Library is no different and has made more space for the books and other items you love. Like all of us, the library struggles with space issues; there is never enough room. But the Library recently installed additional shelving to accommodate its growing collections. Shelving units were popped up or out, as additional shelves were added to existing ones. Many popular and frequently requested items previously stored in back in an overflow area are now out front and at patrons’ fingertips. The shelving added much needed room in the Inspirational section. The library’s Inspirational collection is the largest in Geauga
County and there is a need for multiple copies of many selections. The large print area has more space now, as does the teen section, which has everything from fiction and nonfiction books to teen audio selections. The little ones were not forgotten: the picture books areas were also expanded. The expansion was well thought out, with large print, most often used by seniors and children’s books spreading out rather than up so patrons can easily reach their choices. Graphic novels are now combined with popular Anime and graphic novel DVDs. Fiction and nonfiction enjoyed increased space, as have reference materials, which are now easier to find. The Middlefield branch boasts a superior collection of manuals for appliances, Continued on page 2