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After growing up on East 126 street, a logically, but not very picturesquely named street, I’ve always been fascinated by colorful street names. When streets no longer followed a grid design, but began to curve and wander, they were called avenues, roads, lanes and drives. They might be named after trees (Elm, Oak) or after flowers (Tulip, Primrose). There would be a group of them named after rivers, poets, inventors. Here in Geauga (Indian for raccoon) many street names have a history, or at least a meaning or a message. It’s clear where Chardon Windsor Road will take you, depending on the direction you’re traveling. Same for Claridon Troy Road. Early settlers often had streets named after them such as Tay l o r-We l l s Road. Middlefield itself was named for being halfway between Painesville and Warren on the railroad line. So when you reached this town you knew you were at mid-point. How about Swine Creek? How
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did that ever get its name? A naturalist from the Geauga Park District told me that though there is no written proof, the oral story is that local farmers used to water their pigs and hogs in the creek since there were an abundance of oak and hickory nut trees for the animals to forge on. Another story is that farmers drove their hogs over land to holding pens in Middlefield, stopping to water them at the creek. Nauvoo has always sounded like an Indian word to me, but it is derived from a variant of the Hebrew “nawveh”, meaning a place of rest or a beautiful pasture. We know it from Psalm 23:2 “He makes me to lie down in green pastures”. The street was so named by Mormons who settled there in the mid 1800s. Founder Joseph Smith had studied Hebrew in Kirtland. Girdle Road is so named because trees were girdled to stop their growth. One meaning of girdle is a ring cut around a tree trunk branch removing the bark. Jug Road was named after a
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bootlegger who lived there and hung a jug out in front of his property. Tavern Road was named after an early tavern located on the corner of Mumford Road and Route 168. It was rumored that this was a stop on the Underground Railroad, so it was colloquially
called Nigger Tavern. Shedd Road used to be called Fritzle Byler Road. Fritzle in German means little Fritz. This Swiss man was the grandfather of Andy Byler who runs Byler Meats on Shedd Road. Roads such as Peters, Nash and Newcomb were named after families, as was Bundysburg which has a cemetery on it where members of the Bundy family are buried. Mespo-Parkman Road was originally called Coffee Corners Road after a coffee peddler spilled his wares there. My thanks to Eli Miller in Mesopotamia for filling me in on many interesting facts. Eli owns a Geauga County Atlas and Directory from 1937 which has ads for Hostetler General Building Contractors and Fritinger Builders Supplies, which used to stand where CVS is now. These are names still familiar in Middlefield and surroundings.
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picnicking out there and he was in his glory as he planted his garden. I also had a new place to play. The coop served many purposes (except for keeping chickens). We were able to use it as a cabin when we decided to stay overnight and it held tools as well as all the food and utensils for our many picnics. You could say staying there was my first experience at camping out. Today, as I look up into the clouds, I smile to myself and remember the “find a face” game we played. Some clouds looked like animals while other black, puffy ones sometimes resembled large giants. We were never at a loss for entertainment. The words “I’m bored” were seldom heard. Kids may laugh at my recollections, but when their electronics break down, I’ll be the one laughing while I try to keep my hula hoop up and spinning.
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hen the hula hoop was first introduced, we all struggled to be the best, the fastest and tried desperately to keep it going around our small hips. I would give my eye teeth to be able to move like that today. I have the hips but no energy to keep it up and going. Timing, as they say, is everything. As I remember the hazy, lazy days of summer from my youth, the memories are vivid. My friends and I would meet up on the sidewalk and there were never ending games to play. Hop scotch was a favorite sidewalk game and easy to create. All we had to do was find a stone, which served as chalk, to mark the blocks and the games began. In my neighborhood our houses were close together and neighbors dropped by frequently to join us on the front stoop to share a glass of lemonade. Everyone knew each other by name and conversations were limitless. Those hazy, lazy days of summer are long gone but not forgotten. Times were simple, slow and imaginations were active. When my dad bought a small piece of property in the suburbs and put up a chicken coop, we spent many weekends
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There are places in Geauga County where it seems you can feel history come up from the ground into your feet. There are facts about the history of the area that are interesting from an instinctual part of our minds, perhaps the romantic and nostalgic part that attaches mystery and emotion to long known/ forgotten places and events. For instance, Chardon is the seat of county government today, but before 1809 when it was chosen to be the capital of Geauga County, some residents wanted Champion (renamed Painesville in 1832) to be the location for county justice. The first settlement in the county was in Burton in 1798, when three families from Connecticut decided to settle there. To us Northeast Ohioans, these dates
by General Franco, and for Jews who were running from Nazi Germany. It was one of six camps opened up along the FrenchSpanish border to house these refugees, meant to prevent the major city of Toulouse towards the south of France from becoming inundated by waves of humanity. Around the middle of 1941 the camp was closed in preparation for its reopening in August
ashes. Lock the ghettos, and hear nothing anymore. Winners of sadness, their blood would flow from fountains. But they forgot, in turn they cry. We can die well twice, and alive, alive I am! Because, we do not really die if our names remain. Deleted from our memories, they would be forever buried. And when men of love pierced oblivion, they did even more than that; They gave me back to life. Septfonds may be a small village, tiny in number of inhabitants and quaint by American standards, but its heart is as big as the whole of the Geauga County Fairgrounds.
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1942 as part of Germany’s ‘Final Solution’ for the eradication of the European Jewish population. By the time it was finally and permanently closed in 1945, the camp in Septfonds had detained and then sent 295 Jews to Auschwitz. While this period in French history is dark and regrettable, the people of Septfonds have done things to bring healing to their collective consciences. On the site of the former ‘Camp of the Jews’ stands one of the original barrack houses, and inside there are pictures and articles hanging on the walls that describe in detail the history of the site. On the road to the camp, close to the middle of Septfonds, there is a memorial, which consists of two monuments dedicated to the memory of those Jews who went through the Septfonds camp. On the one is an inscription that gives remembrance to those who were betrayed, and also to those who would have been their rescuers: ‘On Aug. 23 and Sept. 2, 1942, 295 Jews, of which 26 were children, residing in Tarn et Garonne and Lot, were gathered in Septfonds, delivered to the Nazis by the Vichy government and deported to Auschwitz. May those who tried to help them be thanked.’ And on the other is a poem written by a Henry Grau, that speaks to the experience of being a Jew during that time in history, how the victims need to be remembered, and what rescue meant to a Jew at the end of the war: Some men wanted my death. Oh, full of hate they believed they could disperse my body, mine and others and our
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full menus to the opportunity to bring your own picnic basket while enjoying their deck and wines. 5. It’s (so many to choose from)Fest Weekend. We know there is so much fun to be had in Geauga County, and during the summer months we emphasize the fun with festivals galore. SummerFest, ArtsFest, KidsFest, MusicFest, FamilyFest, FunFest, even ZucchiniFest. Of course, this is all before fall when we start looking at FallFest, BrewFest, PumpkinFest, AppleButterFest, OxtoberFest. Well you get the idea, so grab your spouse, grab the family, or just grab your most festive friend and join the fun.
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Looking for summer fun? Have out of town relatives to entertain? Need ‘Staycation ideas? Geauga County is making the ‘Destination’ part of their name easier than ever with the announcement of their new-interactive website. www.DestinationGeauga.com is now live and will hopefully be another award winning site for the highly decorated Company 119. “We’re really excited about being able to add to the thriving tourism experience in Geauga county. We’ve been able to build some great features online, like custom itineraries that let you discover fun points-of-interest, plot your route and provide directions to get you out and exploring," said Nathan Winne of Company 119. The site is custom built to not only the specifications of the tourism office, but to truly show off the attributes of all the county has to offer in a way visitors can easily plan their day, weekend, or week. The site showcases the 200 members Destination Geauga. The new site also features an event calendar populated by members, fun links, a “Share YOUR Story” feature, a changeable Top 5 (see a sneak peak in this publication) and so many more fun things to discover about Geauga County, so visit www.DestinationGeauga.com to plan your next get-a-way.
Polish Farmers Tour Geauga Continued from page 1 in MP across Poland. While the magazine distributes to 50,000, they explain that copies are often read and passed along to others in rural areas, making the readership three to four times larger. As much as 60 percent of the land in Poland is used for agriculture, and the quality of the land makes for quantities large enough for export to neighboring European countries. Following the decollectivization of farming in the 1950s, the agriculture industry has since been looking to get the most of their industry, now open to entrepreneurial pursuits. Agricultural business in America has yielded many innovations, and it is no doubt ripe with ideas that might prove valuable to Poland’s growing industry as traditional subsistence farming transitions into business. Karol Bujoczek, chief editor of Top Agrar Polska, and 44 of their readers (most of whom run their own farms and companies in Poland) learned and saw firsthand the ins and outs of livestock, dairy, and crop business in the United States. Bujoczek served as the translator on their expedition, jovially translating English into a device that transmitted to radios carried by the Polish-speaking visitors. When asked the biggest difference between agriculture in the United States and in Poland, Karol explains, “We see a lot of corn and soy. Farmers in Poland must maintain a diversity
of crops like small grains, rye, sugar, sugar beets, and corn. The farms in Poland are often handed down generationally, and passed along as a traditional trade. Here in the U.S., anyone can learn and start their own farm if they have a mind to.” The farmers visited Sirna’s farm and their hydroponic facility in Mantua, and even held an impromptu and friendly planting competition placing sprouts from a flat into the rows of soil. Sirna’s, a family-owned farm, piqued the Polish farmers’ interest for their unique solution to addressing Ohio’s volatile climate. Utilizing hydroponics to protect and nurture sprouts while they are most vulnerable, Sirna’s circumvents hardiness issues and delays planting until crops are old enough to withstand weather fluctuations without the use of chemicals. Sirna’s provides only locally produced products like wine, jams, and jarred goods, as well as a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that provides organic beef, eggs, and vegetables on a subscription-like basis. Sirna’s Pizzeria, located in Chagrin Falls, makes further use of these locally grown ingredients to provide a fresh Italian dining experience. With a modernized focus on nutrition, the farm showcased the value of community-focused and organic farming to our European visitors.
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e are getting settled in our new house and now I must get my farm ready to sell. I have plenty of tools and equipment that will not be moving to the new house since I don’t have the room or the need. Sorting my tools into the two piles, sell and keep, has been physically and mentally challenging, after all, I may need that tool someday and letting go is like losing an old friend. I have a file drawer of owner’s manuals that need to be included with their respective tools, something I never see at an auction or garage sale; most, I am certain, are discarded. I recently purchased a new car and reading the owner’s manual is a must with all the electronic gadgets. The radio is also a GPS, a phone and a computer that I can talk to, but only after reading the instructions, which, by the way, are also available on the radio. When we moved I needed to convert my kitchen stove to natural gas from propane. This would not have been possible had I not kept the manual and the orifices’ needed to make the conversion. I love this stove with the top burner being gas and the oven electric for baking. I did consult the manual to operate the delay start and warming drawer features, something I was
not aware it had. Most manufacturers are now including a “quick reference guide” for those who refuse to read the manual but can’t figure out how to get things started. These guides also include pictures and very basic instructions with safety features highlighted. Some foreign manufacturers do a less than perfect translation when writing their manuals and I find it easier to go to my computer and see if there is a YouTube video on that particular product. I also use YouTube to find reviews and product performance comments that have been quite helpful in determining if I should make the purchase. I recently installed two jackshaft garage door openers, (liftmaster 8500) that I found on line. The review and the installation YouTube video made a complex installation a breeze and I am completely satisfied with the product and performance of these door openers; technology simplified by the technology of video. I love gadgets and a Dashcam is the next item for my new car. To find out what Joe would do, e-mail questions to editorial@middlefieldpost. com. Joe has 20-some years experience in manufacturing and says that as a small business owner, he found that you either learn how to solve a problem yourself or pay to have it done. Joe’s articles are his opinion and are only intended as a guide. Please consult an expert when in doubt.
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Third Dimension Hosts Geauga On June 12, Third Dimension, Inc, a local packing company, hosted the Geauga Growth Entrepreneur Success Breakfast, featuring Third Dimension owner, Louie Dejesus. Dejesus, in this business for 25 years explained his business philosophy, and discussed experiential learning through challenges and successes.
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people on the planet (https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=I-jk9ni4XWk (Blue Zones around the world). Age 100 plus, working, driving, playing, still engaged in the world not sitting in a home with the average diet including a mix of meats and vegetables with slightly more emphasis on vegetables. Each of the four groups above leave a wide wake. Which do you prefer? Which do you proffer? With a 2/3 overweight to obese (33 percent overweight and 33 percent obese), Americans (fatsos and bean poles) are starving equally alongside Somalia for nutrition. The sad fact is, it matters not which we prefer or proffer. The problem is that people express opinions for profit while ignoring what we eat and how it comes to us. Nobody is discussing food rotation. How many days working the same job before boredom? Most people say two days. The immune system is the same with food. Two days of the same food depresses the immune system. We eat hormonally and chemically enriched food shipped 1,500 miles to market. We must include gas transportation, packaging, and stocking costs to offer literally cheaper mass produce (nutrition and price) than locally grown fresh food, ripe off the vine organic. This means accessing healthy bacteria in the soil that requires crop rotation since soil gets ‘bored and depressed’ if we grow the same crop twice in a row and non-chemical fertilization (no insecticides/pesticides) to offer plants rich nutrition. I dare say 90 percent of Americans financially support the cheaper malnourished store produce. Fixing the issue requires 90 percent of Americans must change. Cheaper malnourished produce today translates to expensive health care later. America is the proving ground. Expensive food today translates to reduced health care costs later. In evidence, compare America’s ranking in health and cost of healthcare to that of Europe, Canada, and Cuba, or almost any country but Somalia. Changing healthcare policy does nothing to improve the quality of soil and food. Another new diet plan won’t improve the quality of soil or food. How do I know that as a fact? Look at American’s wake, changing diets and changing health care in 100 years made us sicker, more opinionated (or arrogant in the eyes of other countries), with the most expensive healthcare. Many vegans avoid meat because of cruelty to animals, which backfired by allowing the cruelty to continue and creating cruelty to vegetables. Mass produce is not healthy. We need to rebuild the food supply from the ground up - literally.
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Free Family Health & Safety Day Saturday, July 11 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. UH Geauga Medical Center 13207 Ravenna Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024 Celebrate wellness at our events with free health screenings, education and demonstrations – plus family-friendly activities featuring the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Safety Squad. Preregistration is required for select health screenings. For more information or to register, call 216-593-1768. Walk-up health screenings: • Balance and grip • Blood glucose • Bone density • Cholesterol • Hearing • Stroke risk assessment
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MyoFit, a physical therapy clinic on Springdale in Middlefield, celebrated their Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House on June 12. (l-r) Carl Hofstetter, Middlefield Village Council member; Adam M. Cramer, PT, DPT CEO, Mayor Ben Garlich; Courtney Cramer, PTA and Leslie McCoy, economic development director. The children are Briana, Keagan, Bayne.
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University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center will present its 2015 Family Health and Safety Day on Saturday, July 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the hospital’s campus in Claridon. The free community event, now in its seventh year, will offer familyfriendly activities, safety tips, wellness screenings and educational materials to promote healthy lifestyles for all ages. The UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Safety Squad will be on-site. “Family Health and Safety Day has becoming a tradition,” said M. Steven Jones, president of UH Geauga Medical Center. “It is a fun, healthy and educational way to celebrate summer.” Walk-up screenings include balance and grip strength; bone density; hearing; cholesterol and glucose blood tests and stroke risk assessments. Lower extremity vascular assessments and skin cancer Sun Myth: If it’s cool or cloudy outside, you don’t need sunscreen. Reality: Up to 80 percent of the sun’s UV rays can pass through clouds and people often end up with serious sunburns on overcast days.
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Brooks House Partners With Burton Elementary The quiet peace after breakfast on June Throughout the year, Brooks House 1 at Brooks House Assisted Living was broken residents encouraged students’ academic with the arrival of 20 third graders from achievements, making hand crafted awards Burton Elementary School. The students as the children learned math and attained had been pen pals with the residents since reading goals. Students encouraged the beginning of the school year and they residents with bright, colorful pictures and were finally to meet face to face. This project get well posters when needed. There were was the idea of Fran King, the activities director who wanted the residents to interact with local students. Gina Kriz, t h e s t u d e n t s’ teacher took on the challenge to help students work on their writing skills and encourage a heart to serve. Unlikely friendships were forged between 8 and 9 year olds and 80 and 90 year Twenty third graders from Burton Elementary School visited Brooks House olds. The Burton Assisted Living on June 1. (MP Photo/BHAL) Elementary School PTO generously funded the trip. Blessing Trees at Thanksgiving, elf stories At the beginning of the school year at Christmas, and personal history lessons each group put together bound books with on The Great Depression. The bonds of personal biographies, photos, information friendship formed quickly. about their families, favorite things, hobbies As the school year came to a close, and more, then sent them to their new the children could not wait to visit their friends. Letters were written, sometimes new friends at Brooks House. They entered timidly, but soon grew more relaxed. Both groups started out singing old folk songs like “You are my Sunshine” and “She’ll be coming around the Mountain” and then ended proudly s i n g i n g patriotic Twenty third graders from Burton Elementary School visited Brooks House favorites. After music, they Assisted Living on June 1. (MP Photo/BHAL) played an between individuals and sometimes as interactive game of Crazy Questions and groups. Questions were asked and often had lunch. answered through digital media. In one Then the magic began. The children video clip, a girl demonstrates how to ice sought out their elder friends, chatting skate. Another features residents teaching with them and asking questions about their folksongs from their childhoods. favorite childhood memories or ideal jobs. Every month, residents made cookies This went on for quite awhile as teacher, and had them delivered to the classroom. activity assistants, and caregivers looked The children were so appreciative, each on. A new light flickered in the eyes of time shouting out, “These are the best ones!” the residents, and an innocent admiration One month the residents sent Monkey radiated from the children. This visit was a Bread, a sweet, sticky bread, and one little delight to everyone involved, and as can be girl declared them “ Monkeylicious!” with a seen in the photos, the joy of friendship looks big grin. the same on any face, no matter the age.
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