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fter more than a year of planning, building, checking, and certifying their aircraft at the Geauga County Airport (located just south of Middlefield), five friends/brothers completed their massive aircraft build project with a successful test flight and are now able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Brian King, Middlefield resident, professional pilot for United Airlines and active member of the Geauga branch of the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA, Many friends and family gathered at the Geauga County Airport to watch the first of many test flights of the Miss Chapter 5), approached four Adventures plane built by the Five Flying Brothers. (back row, l-r) Paul and Margaret Nuss, Lee and Becky Wiegman, other men with the idea of Mandy and Dave Nuss, Wayne Link, Helen Terza, Tamsen Nuss, Jack, Robin and Ken. (bottom row, l-r) Lee Ostrander building a plane together at and son William, Katrina King, Andrew Whiting, Curt Cook, Ayla King, Brian King, Brenna King and Bobby Mrosko. the Geauga County airport. After extensive research, he enlisted the Lee Wiegman, an IT systems engineer with to Texas if we work up the courage. I’ve always four partner enthusiasts and Dubbed Progressive Insurance from Claridon and dreamed of flying a long distance like that.” themselves Five Brothers Flying Adventures. Wayne Link, a retiree from Burton. “Curt “Test pilots have a tendency to land and The equal partners and brothers (as and Wayne are our foundation. They’re out say oh it’s perfect, ran smooth, blah blah, no they refer to themselves), with no prior here every day and were our shop foremen. matter how bad it flew. Normally, there are building experience, finished the kit they Every time I came in, Curt and Wayne were adjustments that need to be made, but if had ordered from Vans Aircraft in Oregon. leaning over those plans. It just made me there are any needed here, they are minimal. The plane pre-built would have cost twice feel good,” King recounted, “It made me feel It flew well, hands-off. No roll, no yaw,” King what the brothers spent for their kit. It safe. We weren’t just building a plane, we explained. “When it took off, I could feel uses standard automobile fuel, has a quiet were building a friendship.” everyone’s hands on it. It was inspected to engine, state‑of-the-art instrumentation, The first flights will be local, but King’s be outstanding. It’s perfect.” King also credits a nonstop 500-mile flight range and night test piloting will prove the plane’s reliability the Geauga Airport and EAA for their support, flight capabilities. and airworthiness over a practice period explaining, “The airport is very well managed. “Our partners are all just five normal during which FAA tests must be conducted. Patty Fulop, manager at the Geauga County guys,” King said, “Who got together, pooled At that point the plane can be used for Airport, is awesome. The EAA chapter is very their resources, talent and time to build long haul trips. Wayne Link said, “It’s just supportive. There are experienced mechanics, this.” All worked many hours to bring the so satisfying that it all came together. I felt inspectors and builders here, so we had project to fruition: Curtis Cook a retiree from like Brian pulled the right guys together. plenty of help when we needed it. When we Parkman; Dave Nuss, a mechanical engineer I’d like take a trip to visit some relatives in were stumped, we would work it through the Continued on page 8 and certified flight instructor from Cortland; Pennsylvania and Michigan, but we may go
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he Middlefield Chamber of Commerce (MCC) held their fourth annual golf outing on Aug. 28 at Grandview Golf Club just north of Middlefield. Thirteen teams competed for prizes. Team Roediger Chiropractic won first place with a score of 13-under-par and EcoWater / Servisoft and Grandview’s golf team tied for second with scores of 12-under-par. First place winnings were $300 and the two second place teams won $150. The MCC would like to thank the following businesses for their support of this fundraising effort: Bistro 608, Grandview Golf Club and Pro Shop, RadioActive Electronics, Tim Frank Septic Tank Cleaning Co., EcoWater / Servisoft of Middlefield, H&R Block, MJL Engineering and Design Services, Burton Rubber - Hexpol Compounding, Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce, Community Care Ambulance, England Furniture, Geauga Safety Council, The Middlefield Post, Grace Tree Service, LLC, Geauga Bow, Middlefield Tavern, Gold Key - Hexpol, Farmers Portable Service, Inc., Geauga County Maple Leaf, Cardinal Local Schools, Maggie’s Donuts, Totally Fit LLC, Continued on page 8
Team Roediger Chiropractic won first place with a score of 13-under-par at the Middlefield Chamber of Commerce fourth annual golf outing on Aug. 28 at Grandview Golf Club in Middlefield.
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Mark and Patti Dolezal celebrated the Grand Opening of Station Square with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Middlefield on Aug. 27. Mayor Ben Garlich cut the ribbon; officials from the Village of Middlefield and business owners and operators from Caldwell Tax, Village Barber, Dental Specialty Group, Fastenal, and North Coast Sales participated in the celebration.
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Mark and Patti Dolezal celebrated the Grand Opening of Station Square with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Middlefield on Aug. 27. The 19,000 square foot retail center and warehouse is now booming with companies including Caldwell Tax, Village Barber, Dental Specialty Group, Fastenal and North Coast Sales. “We purchased this building approximately 3 years ago,” said Dolezal. “And we have been refurbishing it ever since, subdividing it into more usable space. There is approximately 1,800 square feet of retail/wholesale space still available.” When asked about the name, Station Square, Dolezal responded, “I have always enjoyed the history of Middlefield and this town’s commerce was built because of the railway. It is very fitting to name it Station Square and we are using the logo of the train that use to come through Middlefield.”
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he Village recently had an economic p ro f i l e co m p l e te d to define where we are and help formulate future opportunities. This study was performed by Kirby Date who previously conducted a marketing study for the Village. The results of this study are on our Village website and I encourage you to review this when you have the opportunity. It contains a lot of analysis on how our area compares to the county and the state. It is very informative and puts another tool in our tool belt when meeting with individuals that are interested in investing in our Village. Last week I attended a ribbon cutting for the new businesses at the newly branded Station Square. This is another facility that had been empty and is now almost fully occupied. I am encouraged by the current improvements and appreciate those individuals that work to continually improve the amenities and aesthetics of the Village. Last week the Planning and Zoning committee approved the initial plans
for Chem Tech, Phase 2 which is coming right on the heels of the newly (almost completed) phase 1. The discussions continue regarding the concept of creating a consolidated school system with the districts of Cardinal, Ledgemont, Burton and Newbury. This is something that will impact a majority of us. I encourage you to become as informed as possible regarding this plan so as this progresses you can help guide the process so the result is one that benefits the youth of our area. I think the family unit and the proper education and educational environment are critical to the future health of our country. With recent events I’ve become more appreciative of the safe environment we enjoy in our community. We have safety (fire and police) and service departments that are professional and genuinely care about the community. I feel fortunate to be the mayor and a resident of a village with these attributes. I like living where I know my neighbors and they know me. Be informed, be involved, shop in Middlefield and visit our new responsive website www.middlefieldohio.com.
Middlefield Recreation Programs Kitchen Kids for ages 7 through 13. VR$45 / NVR$55. Monday evenings. Registration deadline Sept. 4. Volleyball Boys and Girls third through sixth grades. VR$70 / NVR$80. Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Registration deadline Sept. 4. For questions or to register call 440-632-3526 or visit the office at 14860 N. State St. in Middlefield. “We do not remember days, we remember moments.” ~Cesare Pavese
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This photo is of the early Ohio Pail Company taken sometime before the plant was destroyed by a fire in 1907. The factory was started in 1895 by Joe E. Johnson and partners, S. A. Udall, Howard Shellito and Walter Shellito. The Shellito’s had built a plant in Middlefield in 1893 to make staves from which to make wooden pails. They sold the staves to a wooden pail manufacturer in Erie, Pa. Joe Johnson convinced them to partner with him to make the pails here and thus formed the pail company. The Ohio Pail Company was the first factory in Middlefield and provided much needed jobs.
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This photo shows the results of the fire in 1907 that destroyed the entire Ohio Pail Company. The exact location of the pail company was probably just north of the present site of the Flambeau plant on Valplast Road. Current houses on South State Avenue are visible in the background. The factory was almost not rebuilt but Nelson Finlaw, who was the company timber buyer and estimator, guaranteed that enough timber could still be found in Middlefield to operate the plant another 10 years. The pail company later became the Johnson Rubber Company and operated another 101 years before closing in 2008.
Department on Aging Adult Day Services The Adult Day Service is a social, non-medical program offering a positive, caring, structured environment to Geauga County Seniors with early to mid-stage memory loss, cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s Disease. Clients are offered complementary roundtrip transportation up to five days a week through Geauga Transit to the Chardon Senior Center where they will be met by A.D.S. staff in the activity center. After a full day of physical, social and cognitive activities, and a nutritional lunch, participants will be transported safely back home. There is no cost, but donations are gladly accepted. The Adult Day Service is available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Chardon Senior Center, 12555 Ravenwood Dr., Chardon 44024. Contact Vicki Krueger, 440-279-2130 or vkrueger@ co.geauga.oh.us.
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’m not sure why I find inanimate objects interesting and something to write about. As I go over my many articles throughout the years I can attest to the fact that I have written about refrigerators, computers, telephones, cars and even outhouses, to name a few. Perhaps I pick on them because they can’t fight back like people might, and I can embellish all I want without fear of reprisal. Whatever the reason, I’m sure someone out there with a degree in psychology could figure me out. In the mean time, I think I will give them a run for their money. Take my refrigerator, for instance. I was very content with the one I had for years but Ron insisted the used, bigger, side by side would make more sense and give us more room, saying, “Look Ellie, you don’t have to bend down so far to get at the food.” Really? Since only one of us stocks the fridge and cooks the food I figured I had seniority, but let’s take a guess who won. We now have Big Bertha (as I call her) sitting in a place of honor, glaring at me as I walk by. Her light has never worked so I can safely say I may have contents in there that are unrecognizable. She also has an ice maker that has never been hooked up so there you have it. A strapping tall appliance that holds quite a bit of food (and, let’s face it, I don’t have to bend down) but somebody hand me a flashlight so I can check over the inventory. As for the ice maker, it is pitiful. I hear it from time to time trying to produce ice cubes but nothing happens. It’s sort of like false labor, a lot of effort and grunting without results. Now on to the microwave. It was working fine and then one day the light just went out. Yes, we have been cursed. We went through the manual, called the company and were told that it didn’t use an ordinary light bulb that was easy to get to. This bulb was secured behind the back panel, needed special tools to completely dismantle and remove it and the company didn’t have a clue as to where we could get a replacement. Ron looked at me and
handed me the flashlight, asking, “Are you okay with this?” I clutched that flashlight tightly in my hand but I controlled myself. Finally the other day I noticed that when I opened the dryer door the light was also burned out. What is happening here? I began to chant and jump up and down, hoping to drive away the light bulb demons. I know this doesn’t look good for Ron, but allow me to set the record straight before he considers the flashlight a weapon. He has fixed every single problem that has come up in our home from plumbing to electrical and everything in between. There was absolutely nothing he couldn’t repair. He has earned the right to omit some little jobs from his repertoire. He even built our first home practically single handed so what’s the big deal about a few lights? I repeat this mantra any time some little problem arises and somehow the words bring me peace. Besides, I stock up on plenty of batteries and keep the flashlight handy. Ellie has been a freelance writer for more than 40 years and has written over 400 articles. She and her husband spend as much time as possible at their cabin where they enjoy the beauty of the surrounding area. This is where the majority of her writing is done as it is the perfect quiet setting for a writer.
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Band Camp Cardinal Marching Band attended Band Camp at Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pa. during the last week of July. They worked hard perfecting and performing their routines to get ready for the upcoming season. In addition to performing during halftime at all football games, the band will also participate in the Band-o-Rama event at The Great Geauga County Fair on Sept. 6, as well as, be the featured guests/performers on Cleveland’s FOX 8 News morning show on Friday, Sept. 18.
Cardinal Wins at Harvey In golf, sometimes the safest shot is the best shot. That was the game plan for the Cardinal Huskies in Monday’s dual match against Harvey at Painesville Country Club. The Huskies focused on keeping their ball in play and came away with a 204-223 win over the Red Raiders. “We definitely left there with a good feeling,” said Cardinal coach Greg
McCandless. “It’s good to get the win. We talked a little beforehand about playing the course conservatively. The back nine there is a little bit quirky, so we talked about that and, for the most part, they executed that pretty well. We didn’t hit many drivers. We just tried to keep it in play. That was the game plan.” Danny Knippenberg carded a teamlow of 48, Joe Callison shot 51, Geno Argento finished with a 52 and Tyler Carroll ended the day with 53. Callison showed some consistency after finishing with a 47 in Cardinal’s last match against Geneva. “He was pretty solid up there,” McCandless said. “That’s two good rounds in a row for him. He was kind of struggling at the beginning of the year. The last two matches he shot a 47 against Geneva and then backed that up with a 51. If we can get him into the high 40s that will go a long way in keeping us competitive.”
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five of us, then tech support and if all else failed we had this wonderful support around us.” Said Curtis Cook, “Even from day one, I wasn’t sure how far we’d go, but here we are. Working with fiberglass was new for all of us. You really don’t know what to expect.” Dave Nuss was ecstatic, “I’m really happy it flew well. I’m an engineer, I inspected it so I expected it – but it’s a good feeling. I have grand-kids in Cincinnati, it’s the perfect ship for a visit.” It was an emotional moment for Lee Wiegman, watching the untold amount of work and camaraderie employed in the build taking off. “It has been a great week,” he said. “We got our FAA certifications Aug. 13. They went over it with a fine-toothed comb, which was a big milestone. Our flight tonight was perfect. I was at the end of the runway and I got a bit choked up watching it take off.” Next time you see a plane in the air, look up. You might catch some of the Five Brothers in action.
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Geauga SCORE is providing an in‑depth six-part training series for emerging business and organization leaders to help take their businesses to the next level. Dates are Fridays, Sept. 11, 18 and 25 and Oct. 2, 9 and 16 from 8 to 10 a.m. with an optional roundtable to follow from 10 to 11 a.m. at Newbury Business Park Executive Center, 12373 Kinsman Road, Building C, Newbury 44065. Fee is $395 or $325 for GGP members. To register contact Geauga Growth at 440-465-1060 or info@ geaugagrowth.com. Simple Steps for Growing Your Business is an interactive program that provides small business owners and managers the knowledge and tools they need to switch their strategy from start-up mode to growth mode. These workshops will help in-business clients develop customized strategies with the help of SCORE Mentors. Free one-to-one mentoring, facilitated roundtable discussions and in-class exercises are also a part of the workshop process. Join Geauga Growth Partnership for six two-hour sessions that help you analyze, assess and grow critical areas of your business. Session 1: Business Assessment and Goal Setting This introductory workshop will give you an overview of the Simple Steps for Growing Your Business Workshop program and help you formulate new goals for your business. Clients will have the option of completing a business assessment online, in their local chapter or at the end of this workshop, to discover areas where they may have an opportunity for growth or improvement. Session 2: Managing Your Time, People and Resources In this workshop, you will be encouraged to take a close look at your company to evaluate where your business might be weak. You will use this knowledge to determine whether additional staff is necessary or if tasks should be outsourced to external resources to help achieve your goals. Topics include: hiring practices,
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In Memoriam
Betty Ann Osiecki, 90, of Middlefield, passed away, Aug. 26, 2015 at UH Geauga Medical Center. She was born Jan. 4, 1925 in Wheeling, W.Va., daughter of Steven and Mary (Sakmar) Yedinak. She married Chester Joseph Osiecki and they lived in Garfield Heights until 1967, before moving to Huntsburg. Betty worked until the age of 83 in bookkeeping for Dr. Al Evans at the Evans Medical Center in Middlefield. She was a member of St. Lucy Catholic Church and loved reading and spending time with her family. Her enchanting smile and laughter was infectious and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Nanny always saw the roses instead of the thorns. She will be missed by her friends and family; her loving daughters, Cheryl (Bob) Gecik of Middlefield and Betty (David) Moon of Cornelius, N.C.; six grandchildren, Deanna (Scott) Carlson-Ness, Chet Carlson, Shawn (Rachael) Carlson, Mary (Logan) Carlson Beam, Adrienne (Ken) Moon Walczak; and Allison Moon; 10 great grandchildren; her brother-in-law Jimmy Berry; and many loving family members. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Chester who died Dec. 28, 1967; her sister Olga Berry; and her grandson Ryan Carlson. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.russellslyfh.com.
Lawrence “Larry” T. Gembicki Jr., 61, of Cleveland passed away peacefully at his home Aug. 15, 2015. He was born in Garfield Heights, July 6, 1954 to Lawrence T. and Patricia (Carbone) Gembicki. Larry, a Kent State University graduate, was a wonderful man who enjoyed helping others. He will be dearly missed by all. He is survived by his mother, Patricia; brothers, Dave (Christina) Gembicki and Dennis Gembicki; nephew, Phillip; nieces, Katie and Abbey; and many friends. Larry is preceded in death by his father. Online condolences may be sent to www.bestfunerals.com.
Leonard Ray Taylor, 62, of Southington, passed away peacefully, Aug. 16, 2015 at the Hospice House in Poland, Ohio. He was born in Chardon on April 6, 1953 to Norman and Ardith (Komandt) Taylor. Leonard married Debora Prinkey July 23, 1994. He worked many years at Johnson Rubber in Middlefield and enjoyed spending time doing outdoor activities like fishing, woodworking, camping, and hunting. He will be missed by his loving wife of 21 years, Debora; daughter, Karen (Jay) Fellows; step-daughters, Carrie Duncan and Rachel (Brad) Williams; six grandchildren; and many friends. He is preceded in death by his brother, Lawrence Taylor. In lieu of flowers or cards, the family requests donations be made in Leonard’s memory to: Hospice of the Valley, 5190 Market St., Youngstown, OH 44512. Online condolences may be sent at www.bestfunerals.com.
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ccasionally, people ask how I come up with articles. I turn inward, cautiously thinking about what I see, read, and hear and compare that with evidence. Here is a sampling of what goes on in my mind. I read a book by a spiritually aware medical doctor talking about energy. He stated some people make a big deal of killing and eating animals but have no regard killing and eating a turnip. Another spiritual book discussing energy stated everything in life is energy: humans, rocks, animal, plants, dirt, etc. When humans are hungry, meaning energy deprived, they eat – actually steal energy from ‘food’ that is another energy life form. As I work and play I ponder on these concepts. At the molecular or atomic level of life, we are very literally energy. Factual enough as demonstrated by science and research. All solid objects are energy densely packed to make up a body that seems solid. Everything is energy densely packed into a pattern. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it is a condensed energy pattern we call a duck. Humans are another condensed pattern of energy. As are rocks, plants and animals, bacteria and fungi, water, fire, sunlight and stars all condensed patterned energy. Each has a different pattern and a different density. Hence, fish pattern energy ‘swim’ through water pattern energy. Human pattern energy ‘moves’ through air pattern energy and humans exchange energy with the air. Human pattern energy absorbs UV patterned energy from the sun pattern energy in order to make vitamin D pattern energy. As humans lose energy, they consume other patterns of dense energy like plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, UV light, water, and oxygen patterns of energy. How does this apply to vegetarianism or meat eating, or fruitarians, or breatharians? Energy is energy, the only difference is the pattern and one pattern of energy (human) steals energy from another pattern (plant, animal etc). Eating is forcibly taking, or stealing. But then, do we actually eat UV light or are we feeding like parasites off the sun’s waste pattern energy (ultraviolet poop) and plant waste pattern energy (oxygen poop)? Might the interaction of energy patterns relate to evolution/creation? Why does everyone focus only on these two options like there is no other? Ah, a different internal discussion for another topic. The sun through gravity interacts with and consumes all energy patterns and releases its waste energy as heavier
atomic energy patterns and photons, particle, wave, probability. Ah, another internal discussion/topic. Considering all the energy patterns on earth, individual human energy patterns interact with and consume a greater diversity of energy patterns than any other; more than rocks, more than turnips, more than ducks. Is it possible that the human is at the top of the ‘food chain’ in evolutionary hierarchy because of the greater diversity of energy interaction? If we reduce interaction(s), like stop eating meat or stop eating vegetables - do we reduce our evolutionary hierarchal status? Might this connect with the fact that inbreeding is evolutionarily detrimental? Is greater interaction with a greater diversity of energy patterns a cause for higher intelligence? What are the implications of this with artificial intelligence? This leads me toward another focus. Mouse energy patterns live in their waste energy pattern - poop! Humans once used outhouses to dump waste in the local creek. Today we process our waste energy patterns and spread it in a farm field energy pattern to grow plant energy patterns. Since most of our waste is the unabsorbed energy pattern taken from plant energy patterns, are we feeding our waste plant energy back to the plants? This is not cannibalism; is it vegetabalism? Alas, I’m over thinking and becoming slaphappy. It is time to start writing and watch for evidence supporting or refuting my ponderings, which may take weeks or years. I enjoy sharing such mental meanderings with patients. It helps clarify wording and thinking processes to keep it real. I hope you enjoyed this and that it energizes some discussion with others. Dr. David Fakadej, DC, LMT, is the proprietor at Journey Health Care & Chiropractic, 17652 Munn Road, Auburn Township. Call him at 440543-2771, or email drfakadej@hotmail.com.
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Isabel Morrison Hottenstein Nichols was born Aug. 8, 1915 in Clarksburg W.Va. to Charles M. Morrison and Mary Aman Morisso. The Battle of Chunuk Blair, a major battle of World War I, had begun the very same day in the Ottoman Empire (Present Day Turkey). Isabel had five brothers: Charles, Howard, James, Walter, and Arthur, all of whom are deceased. Isabel’s family moved to Warren (then a bustling business and industrial center for the northeast steel trade) when Isabel was 3 years old. At age 5 her family moved to a farm in Mesopotamia where she lived until she married. Isabel graduated from Mesopotamia High School in 1933 at age 17, and went to work at Johnson Rubber Factory in Middlefield. That same year, work began on the Golden Gate Bridge, Frederick Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, and the first issue of Newsweek was published. At age 21, she was asked to go to Toledo to a new plant that was just opening, but decided to stay in the area. While she was still single, she bought her parents their very first living room set with couch and chair. Married on March 21, 1937, Isabel and Frederick R. Hottenstein eloped, but she took her mother with her to witness the ceremony. She continued to work, and together Isabel and Frederick built a two‑bedroom home in Middlefield, even digging the foundation with shovels. As they built their home, Howard Hughes broke the transcontinental flight record, Cleveland was granted an NFL license, SPAM launched its famous lunch meat, and the Hindenburg blimp exploded over Lakehurst, N. J. After 10 years of marriage without children, the couple began the adoption process. They added Dale George and David Paul to their family, and soon after discovered Isabel was pregnant. In 1949, at the age of 33, she became a mother to Mary Lou, and later that year they finalized the adoption of Dale and David. Isabel was a stay-at-home mother while raising her children. Her mantra was always, “Let’s do it.” Her children fondly look back on the many fishing and camping trips the family took. Upon unpacking their 1949 Pontiac on their first trip, Frederick remarked, “Had I not seen it, I would not have believed that we had taken all of that stuff out of that car.”
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In 1954, Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio, schools desegregated due to the Brown v. the Board of Education ruling, numerous surprised fish were subjected to hydrogen bomb testing in Bikini Atoll, and Isabel’s family was in need of more space so they built a second home next door. In 1967, Mary graduated from high school, and the boys were returning Veterans from the Service. Frederick was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, and Isabel spent that year taking care of him. Sadly, he passed away in December 1967. A widow at age 52, Isabel returned to work at Johnson Rubber Company, soon becoming the afternoon lady in the stock room, where she continued to work until her retirement in 1980 at the age of 65. In 1978, she married Joseph Nicholes and they spent several years snowbirding between Ohio and Florida. In 1988, Isabel found herself widowed once more. Isabel has spent the last 25 years at home in Middlefield. Her current favorite hobby is crocheting. Proof of her proficiency can be found in the 25 doilies and 15 afghans completed since picking up the skill. Isabel had picked up knitting at the age of 68, and has since completed (and gifted) at least 100 sweaters. In addition to being a skilled knitter, Isabel enjoys exercising her green thumb. Her home is surrounded with flower boxes blooming beautifully from April through October. Isabel has been a member attending the United Methodist Church of Middlefield for over 70 years. She is a greatgreat-grandmother with six grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and two greatgreat-grandchildren. Guests turned out in droves to celebrate Isabel’s birthday, with live music and desserts for all. Isabel enjoys spending time with her family and her best friend Shirley Norquist of Newbury. For 10 years, the pair could be found traveling all over northeast Ohio, taking road trips two to three times a week. When asked the secret to her extraordinary longevity, Isabel’s daughter Mary explained, “Mom always woke with a plan for what she was going to do that day. I used to think she laid awake all night thinking about it.” Isabel attributes it to never smoking, drinking, and eating lots of fruits and vegetables. Considering the vast swathe of history Isabel has been able to witness, pass those greens please.
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