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Middlef ieldPOST Volume 9 ~ Issue 10

Nov. 26, 2014

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Neighborly News from Middlefield, Parkman, Huntsburg and Surrounding Communities

The Gift of Giving

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By Christina Grand Porter

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oliday gift giving brings to mind brightly wrapped packages under a tree, but true giving comes in many forms. Sometimes giving of ourselves is the best gift. Everyone has a different schedule and story, so are each able to give in different ways. Cash, food, clothing and other resources are always welcome, but those who don’t, themselves, have much to spare, can contribute gifts of time, skills and friendship, which helps every bit as much as donating money and goods.

Many local agencies need pools of volunteers to help them achieve their holiday goals of helping those who need it. Some of the volunteer ideas below are specific to the holiday season, but many will help you to keep the giving spirit going after the holidays, and a few will give you the opportunity to help others while treating yourself. Geauga libraries, the Park Department, food pantries and nonprofit organizations are always looking for volunteers, so choose a cause close to your heart and help support their work all four seasons of the year.

Aid the Homeless. The Sub Zero Mission is a charity based in Ohio with a mission to prevent freezing and injury of homeless and financially destitute Americans, with a special focus on military veterans. They distribute goods from December through March throughout Cleveland, Ashtabula, Akron, Meadville Pennsylvania and Buffalo, N.Y. They are run entirely by volunteers, mostly veterans.

To learn about the Sub Zero Mission go to www.subzeromission.org. To donate call Pauline Burnett, 440-479-2485; Sandy Sellers, 440-834-8226 or Belinda Ramski, 440-667-5636.

Attend a fundraiser. Mary Yoder’s Amish Kitchen will host a Chinese auction benefit on Dec. 6 with all proceeds going to support Shop With a Cop and the food

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pantry in Middlefield. Along with the auction, guests will enjoy a boxed lunch of a chicken salad or ham sandwich, chips and a cookie. Coffee and punch are also provided. Admission tickets, which include the lunch and 10 auction tickets, are $15 at Mary Yoder’s, 14743 N. State St. in Middlefield. Call 440-632-1939 or visit www.maryyodersamishkitchen.com.

Comfort shelter dogs. The Geauga Dog Warden relies on mostly volunteers to keep the shelter running. More people are always needed to clean up and walk and/or feed dogs. There are also foster opportunities for bringing a homeless dog

into your home until a permanent home can be found. Donations of blankets, towels, shampoo, toys, medications, leashes, collars and cash are always welcome. The Dog Warden is located at 12513 Merritt Road in Chardon. Call 440-286-8135.

Enjoy lunch and a concert. The annual Cardinaires Concert, luncheon and 50/50 raffle will be held Dec. 9 from noon to 1:30 p.m. $20 per person. Pay at the door or mail checks payable to the Middlefield Chamber of Commerce to P.O. Box 801, Middlefield, OH 44062. Call the Chamber office for reservations, 440-632-5705; Continued in Holiday Guide page 2

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The “Stuff the Bus” drive was a great success, collecting coats and cold weather items such as sleeping bags, tents, blankets, gloves, socks and boots that will be delivered by The Sub Zero Mission volunteers out of Perry to veterans and other homeless people in Cleveland, Akron, Ashtabula and Buffalo. The drive was coordinated by Lighthouse United Methodist Church of East Claridon, Huntsburg Baptist Church, Huntsburg Congregational Church, Church Women United and Beth & Dawn’s Garage Sale Store in Middlefield. (alphabetically) Jean Bruner, Chuck and Pauline Burnett, Dan and Karen Cico, Tammy Reed, Sandy Sellers, Dan and Nancy Troyer and Nancy Wright.

ou don’t have to venture to California to find a bit of Hollywood magic. Burton resident Joe Igoe is an artist who offers this area incredible set designs that both delight and fool the eye as readily as any pieces found on major movie sets.

Igoe works with lightweight foam, so although his pieces look like stone, metal and wood, they are a mere fraction of the weight and can be easily transported, which is perfect for theater and film. He stated that his lightweight foam is coated, has a rock hard finish, is weather and fire resistant and that he would love to see more retailers incorporate experiential entertainment by creating entire environments customers can walk through that reflects their business. He sees it as the wave of the future and enjoys the challenge of making props mobile and lightweight but still looking real.

“Experiential entertainment hits all the senses,” Igoe explained. “That’s why Disney, Universal Studios and even places like the

“A Christmas Story” house in Cleveland are so successful and thrive through any economy. They offer an experience you can’t get through technology.”

To view Igoe’s work, just go to Perfect Occasions Costumes and Magic Emporium at 15918 W. High St. in Middlefield across from CVS. The majestic castle was added to the entrance of the shop at night to accommodate Igoe’s work schedule, but that worked out great because Middlefield woke up one morning to find a castle in their backyard that seemed to have been transported there by magic. The details are amazing on the massive piece that was made off site in Igoe’s basement and brought to Middlefield in five pieces where it was constructed into the mighty fortress.

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Joe Igoe stands in front of the castle entrance he created for Perfect Occasions Costumes and Magic Emporium.

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the “metalwork” overhead is actually wood painted to look like metal. Igoe does all the custom props for the shop and thanks to owners Debra and Mark Miller, word of Igoe’s work is spreading.

Igoe credits the Millers for playing a crucial role in his success in transitioning his hobby into a business, JI Props. Theaters, film producers and private homeowners are keeping him so busy he confessed he’s scared to advertise. “When everything slows down, which it never seems to, I would like to pitch my work to more local businesses, like Geauga Theater.” He enlists his entire family, including his 5-yearold son Dominic, to help in his basement workshop. He states he can always use help and his son, niece and nephew are instantly willing to pitch in so they can get a glimpse of the latest, exciting piece he’s working on.

Igoe has about seven years experience in the rental field and rents out a lot of his props and scenes. He has worked at CCM Rental in Chesterland for about a year.

He shops local for the bits and pieces he turns into art; he savors supporting local businesses and is a regular customer of Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore Shop in Newbury. His uncle owns Middlefield Recycling so he can always rely on finding true treasures at both places. He goes to garage sales and anywhere else he can think of to find parts he can use that keeps costs low for theaters and movie producers who have low budgets and big dreams. At his uncle’s shop he found tractor lights and a rusty air horn that he has incorporated into one of his latest projects - a life sized Grinch’s sleigh. The sleigh, complete with

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the giant sack full gifts stolen from the Whos will be alighting in Middlefield soon. The sleigh only weighs about 20 to 40 pounds but has been painted to look like it’s very heavy. Other recent projects are a 6-foot diameter “stone” fountain for a “Beauty and the Beast” production at Warren G. Harding High School and barrels Hobbits can hide in for another client.

A self-taught artist, Igoe and his brother used to build things out of scraps they would amass when they were kids. He loves nothing better than seeing the surprise on people’s faces when they look at one of his pieces and learn it’s made from foam. “They go nuts,” he said. He enjoys movies, but realizes he watches films in a different way from other people. He may have no idea what’s going on in the plot, but he notices every detail of the props.

Now, with Ohio’s tax break for the film industry and Cleveland becoming more progressive by the day, he anticipates the demand for his props and facades will increase. “I offer something very hard to find,” he said decisively.

Igoe can be reached through Perfect Occasions Costumes and Magic Emporium, or by calling 440-313-1358 or emailing jipropdesign@gmail.com. Be sure to stop the next time you’re in downtown Middlefield to see Igoe’s magnificent castle at the shop and be sure to venture inside to see an amazing collection of high quality costumes and props. Perfect Occasions Costumes and Magic Emporium is open year round and can be reached at 440-6321147. But a word of warning - watch out for the Grinch.

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A Look Back in Time

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In the last issue of the Post, a picture was shown of the H. B. Caslow Drug & Stationary store. Here is another picture with H. B. Caslow standing on the right, Robb Rose in the center and Myron Raymond on the left. This week’s story line is about Myron Raymond and his murder by two young Middlefield brothers, age 16 and 21.

Raymond lived alone on Bundysburg Road, north of Nauvoo, at the time of his death in May 1917 at the age of 77. He was known throughout the county as a rich, eccentric and kindly recluse. The two brothers broke into his home and waited for him to return, intent on robbing him. When Raymond entered the house, one brother hit him on the head with a flashlight while

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the other brother hit him on the head with the handle of a crosscut saw that had been hollowed out and filled with bullets. It was broken from the force of the blows and lay on the floor with the bullets scattered about.

It was the village marshal Charles Wilkerson, who owned the restaurant and was shown in last issue’s paper, who actually solved the case. Wilkerson also owned a machine shop and he had made a bullet mold that you poured hot lead into to make bullets. He recognized that the bullets scattered about Raymond’s home were made from his mold. He had loaned the mold to an individual in town and immediately went to see him. The individual who had borrowed the mold told Wilkerson that he had loaned it to the older of the two brothers. Marshal Wilkerson went to the home of the brothers, questioned them, and got signed confessions from both.

A few years later, Garland Shetler, who was a teenager at this time, was at a auction at a local residence. He saw a box of junk about to be sold and recognized the bullet mold included in the box. Garland was born and raised in Middlefield and had lived in a home behind the current post office building. He always knew what was going on in town and knew that the mold was a significant piece of Middlefield history. He had the mold for over 70 years and shortly before he died, gave it to me for safekeeping.

I have purposely not named the two brothers because it is believed that some of their relatives are still living in the area.

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Fill-A-Cruiser Success On Nov. 15, area residents gave generously to local families in need through the Fill-ACruiser event held at the Middlefield Walmart and Save-A-Lot organized by the Middlefield Police Department. This event plus others raised more than 3,500 food items and collected more than $560. Over the holidays this effort will serve 160-170 people including families and singles in the immediate area. (above) Volunteers gathered at St. Lucy’s Church on Nov. 22 to organize the food for distribution to area families and singles in need.

Fall Halloween fun. (left) Arianna with her mother Shannon at the Costume Contest held at the Middlefield Village Fire Station and (above) a class full of crazy characters at the Great Day Child Care and Learning Center in Middlefield, early November.

Officers from the Middlefield Police Department as well as Middlefield Village officials collected food and money for area families in need this holiday season. (l-r) Charlie Ehrhart, streets and utilities director; Middlefield Police Chief Joe Tucholski; Offficer Jessica Newsome; Carl Goff, Burton resident and Sergeant Brandon Savage.

East Geauga Kiwanis President Ken Humphrey thanked Billie Warren, Middlefield Recreation director for speaking at their monthly meeting with a gift box from Middlefield Cheese on Nov. 18 at Dutch Country Restaurant.

Kiwanis and Recreation Billie Warren, Middlefield Recreation director addressed the East Geauga Kiwanis at there monthly meeting on Nov. 18 at Dutch Country Restaurant just west of Middlefield. She listed the opportunities for youth and adults and informed about sponsorship opportunities for businesses. For more information call Billie at 440-632-5248, ext. 4 or visit www.middlefieldohio.com.

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By Mayor Ben Garlich

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he holiday season is here and a busy year seems to get busier. I hope we all pause and realize this is the time of year to give thanks, and take special time to enjoy and show appreciation to family and friends that we may have not provided proper attention to, during the year.

I had the privilege of spending last weekend with our police officers while they held their annual Fill-A-Cruiser event. Again, the generosity of people was amazing.

I’ve not heard the collection results but it seemed to me this was the largest collection in the years I’ve been participating. It was great to see the interaction of the officers with the residents and the positive feedback they received along with the generous giving. I am thankful for their desire to help those less fortunate. I appreciate Walmart and Save-A-Lot for providing the excellent venue for collection.

I had the opportunity to speak on Veterans Day at the beautiful Briar Hill Health Care facility. A number of seniors in the audience were members or had husbands or sons that served in the military.

You could see their pride when they spoke about their connection to those who served. I am also proud of those individuals and thankful for the freedom and lifestyle we enjoy due to the efforts of those proud and dedicated veterans.

The M.A.C. (Middlefield Activities

Committee) has their second annual Christmas tree and downtown lighting ceremony scheduled for Nov. 28. The Village service crew has been busy between snow and ice storms ensuring all lights are working and the tree will be placed in the mini park. The Cardinaires will be singing carols as well, and University Hospitals will be providing refreshments. Last year, it was great to see all those in attendance and provide an opportunity to see neighbors and wish them a great holiday season.

I encourage you as you make your Christmas list to fulfill that list by shopping local. I am thankful for our community spirit and amenities.

On a personal note, my 90-yearold mother came and spent the day in Middlefield. She drove herself here from the Boardman area. (thank goodness, at her age, she came the day before we got the winter blast.) She lived in the area 25 years ago and has been here since but not for an entire day. She was amazed at how the town had changed and the progress and development that our community has experienced. I assured her I felt fortunate to be a mayor of a village that is still progressing and not declining. I am thankful for family and her positive support.

I hope I have her genes.

I hope all of you have a happy Thanksgiving and have much to be thankful for. I encourage you to be informed, be involved, shop local and visit www. middlefieldohio.com.

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By Nick Fagan Christmas is coming! If you want to raise your Christmas cheer look no further than the Middlefield Library’s Christmas stories. Are you seeking a romance novel to warm the heart?

Check out “Christmas Wedding Ring” by Susan Mallory or Nancy Thayer’s “Island Christmas.”

Debbie Macomber’s numerous readers will be inspired by her latest holiday novel, “Mr. Miracle.” People seeking an uplifting read should not miss “The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle” by Joanne Smith.

Mystery fans are not left out of the holiday fun. Anne Perry delivers a Victorian era mystery with “New York Christmas” and Jane Austen seeks a murderer in “Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas” by Stephanie Barron. Donna Andrews continues her bird-themed cozy series with “Nightingale Before Christmas.”

The library also stocks seasonal favorites including “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, and “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham. Various displays throughout the library are full of other great reads.

Seeking inspiration for your holiday decorating and Christmas dinners? Some recent arrivals include “Christmas All Through the South (Southern Living)” by Tanner Latham, “Holiday Cheer: Recipes and Decorating Ideas for Your Best Christmas Ever“ by the editors of Country Living, Wanda E. Brunstetter’s, “Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook” and “Handcrafted Christmas: Ornaments, Decorations, and Cookie Recipes to Make at Home” by Susan Waggoner.

We hope your holiday season will be filled with cheerful happiness, memorable moments, and great books! Merry Christmas and happy 2015!

Burton Library Children’s Holiday Programs Drop by the Children’s Room at the Burton Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Holiday Make ‘N Take Crafts. Everyone is welcome as they celebrate Country Hearth Christmas in Burton Village. Ride the Polar Express at the Library on Wednesday, Dec.10 at 6:30 p.m. All aboard for a family holiday program of singing, a craft, a snack and a reading of Chris Van Allsburg’s award winning book, “The Polar Express.” There just might be a surprise visitor! Visit the Burton library on Burton Square or call 440-834-4466 to register.

Shouldn’t Everyday Be Small Business Saturday?

By Lynda Nemeth, Director Geauga County Tourism love that American something unique that will be genuinely Express has taken appreciated by the recipient. Not only are a Saturday to turn these folks venturing into the area to shop, the focus to Small but while they are here they are probably Businesses, and it’s going to stop for a meal, maybe put gas in really a statement that their car, stop at a local attraction or event, they chose to do it on they may even make a weekend out of it Black Friday. Kudos to and stay overnight … all revenue into our them for using their name recognition and county. marketing power to help small businesses.

This time of year our Geauga County That being said, shouldn’t we treat everyday Facebook page is full of great suggestions like ‘Small Business Saturday?’ Think about for local gifting. So I hope you take it. advantage of the local shopping all around We have all seen the sign, “When you. Personally, I recently had a friend visit you Support a Small Business …” and the from out of state, and we spent a beautiful benefits, but that’s really just the beginning. fall day running around the county stopping Our small independent businesses are just at several small independently owned one more example of what make Geauga businesses. At most of them someone County a great place to live, and bring acknowledged me by name or made a tourism (and additional revenue) to our comment about a product they knew I community. This time of year, when people was in to buy, etc. I thought nothing of it, think our tourism would drastically drop off, but she was amazed. Too often we take for the truth is that many people find our area granted how special our small businesses a fantastic place to shop! These people are are until they are gone. Let’s do our best tired of the ‘same old stuff’ that is offered to make everyday Small Business Saturday in every ‘big box’ store and are looking for and keep our local economy thriving.

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Nancy Huth standing beside the graffiti-covered Berlin wall in 2002.

The Berlin Wall

By Nancy Huth

1961-1989

“For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven ... a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to break down and a time to build up, a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together...” Ecclesiastes 3.

In 1989, my Christmas present was a piece of the Berlin Wall wrapped in holiday paper. November 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

A whole generation of young people has been born since then. For me, living in Germany at that time was a world-shaking event.

Although a number of eastern countries such as Poland, Hungary, Rumania and Czechoslovakia threw off the yoke of communism in a domino effect at that time, the East German peaceful revolution affected us the most since we had relatives living there. Their upheaval was sometimes called “the banana revolution” since they never had bananas in their stores and ate so many in the west that they became ill.

Their dreary lives spent in a surveillance state with heavy-handed Stasi (police) control had to be lightened with a sense of humor. Our cousin Jürgen waited 14 years for a car he ordered and seven years for a telephone. The joke they told was: “A man goes into a car dealer and orders a car. The salesman says, “You can pick up the car in 10 years.” The man asks, “In the morning or in the afternoon?” The salesman: “ What difference does it make in 10 years?” The man responds, “Well, the plumber is coming in the morning.”

When Jürgen and his wife Rosi visited us shortly after the Wall fell (we had been able to get permission to travel to East Germany in the past, but they had never traveled to the West), we asked if they wanted to go to a Chinese restaurant. They said they had never seen or eaten Chinese food, but were willing to give it a try. As we “Westerners” used knives and forks, they conquered their egg rolls with chopsticks. They seemed to have the fearless willingness of children to try anything new.

In 1987, two years before the Wall fell, I made contact with a cousin from my father’s side of the family in Czechoslovakia, Jozef Hros. We covertly made arrangements to meet in a place where they, as “Easterners” and we as “Westerners” were allowed to travel – Budapest, Hungary. Just like in a spy movie, Jozef wore a flower in his lapel so I could recognize him in the lobby of a hotel. He warned us never to use the current lingo “perestroika” or “glasnost” in our letters, as his mail was spot-checked

and he had already suffered for contact with Westerners. In October 1989 as the embassy in Prague was being occupied by disillusioned East Germans, we flew to Prague and on to Poprad at the foot of the high Tatra Mountains. There, Jozef met us and we were ushered about to meet all the cousins from the old country. What a warm and beautiful family life they had, but we were struck by the bleakness and deterioration of towns, and the apathy of people working in the service sector. What need did they have to show initiative or creativity? Their pay would always be the same.

When we phoned Jozef in 1989 to congratulate him on Czechoslovakia’s “Velvet Revolution” and their newfound freedoms, he told us with the excitement of a child, that he was going at long last to see Vienna. He had studied architecture in Bratislava and had been only 80 miles from Vienna, an architect’s paradise. How he had dreamed of that city and now he would go for a day. For a day, you might ask? Yes, he and his wife would pack enough to eat and just go for a look. Their money, worthless in the West, would not allow a hotel or meals.

Slowly the fear of living so long in a one-party system with state police control, a bankrupt government and dilapidated homes slipped away. They were to learn that democracy is not a gift, but something to work hard for.

It was now “a time to plant and a time to gather what is planted a time to seek and a time to lose and (no longer) a time to keep silent, but a time to speak ...” Ecclesiastes 3.

Some facts about the Berlin Wall: Before the Berlin wall was built, 2.7 million people left East Germany for West Germany. The East German government began to build the wall on Aug. 13, 1961 to stop the flow of people leaving. The wall was 100 miles long, 28 miles dividing West Berlin from East Berlin and 68 miles surrounding West Berlin to separate it from the rest of East Germany. The height of the wall was about 13 feet.

There were 7,000 soldiers and 896 bloodhounds stationed at the wall.

It is known that in the first seven years 72 people were killed trying to escape.

In 1989, there was a peaceful revolution in East Germany ending with the fall of the Wall after 28 years.

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Why I Appreciate America’s Veterans

By Tyson Sinclair We have come a long way. We have forged our way to the top even if we were scraping against rock bottom. We have felt hopeless, stretched to the limits, and even defeated at some points in time, but look at us now. Look at how strong we have become not only as individuals, but also as one. And I ask you, how did we do it?

There is one, simple answer. The men and women who have served this wonderful country. The ones who have handed over their lives for the sole purpose of freedom . . . our freedom. The freedom that no other can take away because of how magnificent and joyous it truly is! Do you know who gives us that freedom; the freedom that might be at the expense of their very own?

Do you know the few that are brave enough to overcome such a treacherous task, no matter what the consequences may be?

Once again, the answer is simple . . . our veterans.

Now, look at our country 250 years ago, when we first stood as one for our freedom.

We bore our arms against the British as they tried to advance to Lexington in the

morning dew of April 19, 1775. We stood our ground as the British proceeded with only a small wooden bridge separating us from our enemy. As the best army in the world advanced upon us, we stood and fought.

And do you know what happened? We, the Americans, won - yes, the underdogs.

The men who had no chance, had become victorious. That was the true beginning of the American Revolution. That was the start of the everlasting American hunt for freedom.

As one we took a stand. We could have run. We could have run from anything harsh that was thrown at us. But the reason the American colonists did not hide from the British was because of the people that were standing behind them. The people they were protecting . . . you and I. That is the same reason our veterans did not run.

Instead, they looked their enemy straight in the eye and bravely bore their arms.

Every morning, I stand and place my right hand over my heart as I proudly look up at the American flag. I thank the veterans for making it the flag of freedom.

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Leslie Gambosi, Economic Development director for the Village of Middlefield and Anita Stocker, director of Geauga County Economic Development informed the Middlefield Chamber of Commerce about loans and programs available to area businesses on Nov. 13 at the Huntsburg Community Center banquet room catered by Chow Down Catering.

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2014 National Honor Society Inductees (left, alphabetically) Haley Adams, Jocelyn Bowling, Faith Brown, Kathryn Dhayer, Logan Daw, Courtney Ellis, Emily Kruse, Christa Lunger, Anastasia Nelson, Michelle Michael, Brant Zemelka and Cole Zemelka

The East Geauga Kiwanis Club recently gave recognition to third graders from Cardinal Intermediate School for being outstanding students as chosen by their teachers. They all received a certificate and four elementary literature books from the club. (l-r) Emma Kneier, Bethany Byler, David Clawson and Timmy Miller. Claire Zurbuch (pictured above) represented the Kiwanis Club. (Post Photo/EGK)

CIS Academic Awards Jimmy Malone, WMJI 105.7 morning show co-host spoke to students about wise college choices on Nov. 12 at Auburn Career Center. This event titled “College Chat with Jimmy Malone” was organized by the Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Fund (LEAF) who specialize in college and career choices and scholarships for students. For more information visit www.leaf-ohio.org.

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By Jeremy Hunter, CHS principal Kaitlin Bean (center, pictured with her team) ended her high school volleyball career with back-to-back conference titles, a host of impressive statistics and a legacy that helped to raise the bar for the Cardinal Huskies that follow in her shoes. On Nov. 18, she signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her education and playing career at Ashland University. (Post Photo/CHS)

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It is with great Huskie Pride that I write this article. And it was good to see our students involved and enjoying the same Spirit Week activities that Mrs. Peters and I participated in years ago. The pep-rally, hallway decorations, spirit banners, dress up days, food drive, powder puff game, parade and bonfire all showed great Huskie Pride from our students. The food drive generated 1,600 food items that will be given to local food banks. A new Spirit Jug was donated by an alumni and painted by Kaitlin Bean and Christina Pemberton, to bring back an old tradition that had been forgotten. The Senior Class is the first class to have the honor of winning the Spirit Jug. We commend our students for doing all of these activities while not interrupting the educational process or the Ohio Graduation Tests that were also going on during Spirit Week. This week was all topped off with a great win from our football team over Berkshire. GO HUSKIES! Follow us on Twitter @CHS_Huskies for current information and events.

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Business Tip #27 Developing Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) Given the work you have done to this point, if you have been following these articles over the past several months, list the following: •The Vision you have and your Mission •Your Unique Capabilities •What are your Problem Solving opportunities •Definition of your served market niche or niches •Ways to add to your feature, reliability and/or service model •Unfulfilled perceived needs (wants) of niche customers •Values that will be created by your business •Ways to change your product definition •Competitor strategies and how to improve upon them •Ways time can play a part Refer back to any work you have done to extract key thoughts, words, phrases, to weave into your ... Unique Selling Proposition!

Go through this list and hi-lite all of the key words, phrases, thoughts and ideas that set you apart. Then use the Sticky Note approach. Put each hi-lited item on a “sticky note”. Start arranging “sticky notes” into common groups. Move then around till you are comfortable with the groupings.

Look for extensions of common threads in each grouping – this exercise can lead you to better defined niche(s) and even to identify whole new customer groups or product solutions. Put a “title” on each grouping, and then arrange these words/phrases into a statement of the value you create for your customers.

Your Unique Selling Proposition needs to be consistently held and applied in your business over time. You need to take care that you and your business are true to your USP.

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Changes to you USP should only happen when there is some major new development in your product, market niche, or when you gain major new insight technically or about your customers wants and needs. Generally, changes to your USP will be incremental, building on your previous USP. Only through major new business direction would your USP change completely.

Embracing Your Unique Selling Proposition If you have followed the instructions in this series of articles, you should have work sheets or plan statements. Go back and review your Mission Statement and Value Creation notes. How will you revise them given your new Unique Selling Proposition?

Your Mission Statement will convey your USP. The key values you create for select customer groups should be easily identified by your Unique Selling Proposition! And identified in your Mission Statement.

Be sure your ads, brochures and all promotional materials quickly tell potential customers not what you do (landscaping, accounting, etc.), but how you will uniquely fulfill their needs and create value for them as customers.

“It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.” ~Proverbs 19:2 Next time we will discuss application of Your … Unique Selling Proposition.

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By Ellie Behman That was the day I knew my memory wasn’t getting any sharper. You can imagine my surprise when I began to put something away in the fridge and found good old Mrs. Dash sitting there. She usually resides

on a shelf with the rest of the spices in the cupboard. I must have absentmindedly placed her there on a day when my brain was a bit cloudy. This could be a problem

for other products ending up in the wrong place. I need to know where everything is, especially with all the holiday cooking I plan on doing.

Aunt Jemima pancake mix, for instance wouldn’t like to be relocated, nor would Captain Crunch. As for Uncle Ben, well he could probably survive anywhere, as he is pretty durable. If I misplace Jimmie Dean or Bob Evans, two good old boys from the south I might have a range war on my hands.

If I hear Minute Maid yodeling I’ll know for sure she got mixed up with Swiss Miss. Sara Lee might have something to complain about if I kept her on the shelf to dry out and not in a cool, dry place. This is beginning to sound like I have one big dysfunctional family stored in my cupboard and refrigerator. Sort of like seating relatives on a holiday next to someone they would rather not sit next to.

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year. I wouldn’t be surprised if I opened the mailbox to find Mrs. Dash huddled inside.

Perhaps an exaggeration but I think you know where I’m going with this.

Everyone I talk to that is in the same “aging boat” agrees that they have walked into a room to do something only to find out they can’t remember what it was. They claim you should go back to where you started and the memory will be restored.

That doesn’t work for me! It would really help if I remembered where I was to begin with.

With my memory we could have a “holy” war if the angel hair pasta gets seated next to the devils food cake. I’ll have to be more careful and keep a Bird’s Eye view on them. The only blessing to having a little foggy brain is that each day brings with it a new, fresh outlook. Why? Because I sometimes can’t remember what I did the day before.

I always tease Ron about his lack of memory and his answer is the same time and again; “I remember to come home every day, don’t I?” Now that is some comfort.

I’m counting my blessings and I should be happy that I don’t hear him banging on the neighbors’ door and insisting he lives there.

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Can Child Support Be Changed?

By Karen Hummel, Esq. A child support obligation may be modified by requesting an administrative review through the county Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) or by filing a motion to modify support with the court.

However, requesting a review or filing a motion does not mean that the support obligation will be reduced. It is possible that support could stay the same or be increased.

A request for administrative review can be filed three years after the date the support order was issued or three years after the last review. For example, a review may be requested sooner if you are laid off from work, permanently disabled, had a decrease or increase in income of 30 percent, had an increase or decrease in child care expenses or health insurance, or are actively serving in the military.

If CSEA reviews your case, they will contact both parties and request information. If you requested the review but do not return the paperwork, CSEA may dismiss your request.

After the review has been completed, CSEA can recommend that the support order stay the same, that child support be decreased, or that child support be increased. CSEA can also recommend that a health insurance order be added. If you don’t agree with CSEA’s recommendation, you can ask for an administrative hearing.

If you filed a motion to modify with the court, the court will schedule dates for you to appear. The court will make a decision based on the evidence and testimony presented at the hearing.

Karen Hummel is an attorney and owner of Hummel Law, LLC at Newbury Business Park in Newbury. Visit www.karenhummellaw. com. If you have a question you would like to have addressed in a future column, please send it tohummel@karenhummellaw.com.

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Worse Than Pain

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here is a story of a family that went boating. The family agreed to an ‘experiment’ where they put food and water out for their beloved pet but nobody interacted with or acknowledged the dog in any manner; pretended like the dog was not present. The dog died within three days. I am certain the death was not the intent –nor even an outcome imagined. Nobody I know would imagine the death of a loved pet. The unfortunate event, which probably left a long lasting impression, made a point. There is something worse than pain.

Several examples show that humans (specifically premature babies, but older children and seniors, too) thrive in human interaction – even abusive interaction; and die with no interaction. Banishment or isolation no matter the age is worse than pain. It is difficult to admit that abuse is an act more loving than isolation. The adage, ‘bad publicity is better than no publicity’ makes the same point for business. Lack of business equals bankruptcy.

Bad publicity can save a business – consider banks or car companies!

The French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal in the mid-17th century stated, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”

Published in July 2014 in “Science”, researchers asked 409 people to rate their feelings being alone in a room doing nothing.

Nearly half said they did not like it. When asked to sit at home doing nothing for 5 to 6 minutes, a third said they cheated. In another experiment of 55 participants sitting alone in a quiet, empty room with nothing to do (except push a button causing an “unpleasant” electric shock to their ankle), within 15 minutes 67 percent of men and 25 percent of women chose to shock themselves.

I know people that are ‘hypochondriac’ but not by seeking disease or illness. If they have no current medical condition, they go out of their way to find something wrong: the dog is sick, a friend has pain, a squirrel trashed the bird feeder, the car has a rattling noise, the price of bread went up, the weather is too muggy – they need something ‘wrong’ in their life. Without something wrong, they do not feel ‘right.’ If everything was right, they would find the lack of something wrong as a problem and complain about waiting for the next shoe to drop!

For people with perfect health and the means (money) to arrange to hear nothing about the wrongs of the world, they find themselves isolated, and then they develop psychological stress.

Though they don’t hear anything bad, they know something is not good. The wealthiest of people (Rockefeller, Gates, Buffet, etc) have this issue. Self-isolation is not a means to feel better. “No news is better than bad news” is not healthy for the human psyche! The wealthiest people build philanthropic foundations to reach out from their castle of ‘healthy’ isolation.

Intentional ignorance inflicts more suffering than pain in an abusive relationship. This is why some people stay in an abusive relationship. To a person in crisis, not getting a response is worse than a negative response. This is an issue for doctors pushed to see more patients in less time to meet quotas or face banishment from hospitals. When a doctor orders a test and the patient waits for a response that never comes, the anxiety of no information weighs more heavily than the pain they suffer.

The holidays are dawning. Some people intentionally ignore the holidays, inflicting a crisis worse than pain upon those who celebrate and upon themselves. Health is great. Pain is not great. But pain is better than isolation, banishment, or intentional ignorance.

Know anyone that inflects banishment or ignorance upon others? How many people are fraught with isolation through banishment by religion, family, doctors, or ‘friends’? The sense of banishment or isolation leads to suicide more than any other cause. This time of the year brings the highest rate of suicide. Would you choose the death of a pet through an act of isolation? Who amongst us promotes banishment and isolation of certain people? Who reaches out to welcome them?

David Fakadej, DC, LMT, is the proprietor at Journey Health Care & Chiropractic, 17652 Munn Road, Auburn Township. Call him at 440-543-2771, or email drfakadej@ hotmail.com.

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6- Small World Rhythm clocks (various songs), Sleigh shovel, Kids wheel barrow, Scooters w/basket on front, Lap robe 58X68, Solar fan, No flat wheel barrow wheels, Traps, Snow tubes, Jet sleds, Batteries, EZ Doh-Dough maker (manual), Fiskars Ax, Hatchets, Pony saddle, Williams 82 pc. Socket set, Surebonder framing nailer, Poly swivel dump cart, Dewalt 29 pc. bit set, 17 pc. Tie down kit, 6 pc. Spade bits set, 1500 watt elec. Heater, Masonry drill bit sets, Kitchen faucets: Jado w/pullout, Ratchet wrench set, Viper remote start, Dart boards, 5-dr. Tool chest, 12 pc. 3/5 socket set, Chalk line & chalk, 7 ½ 32 teeth saw blade, Ertl Farm Toys, JD: Big scoop dump truck, Tractors, Disc, Wagons, Shape sorter, Farmall & Case IH tractors, Pressure cookers, Dora dolls, Pillow pets, Snow buddies, Coloring books, Games, Doll strollers,Gloves, Hats (orange & green) Air Pack dble. Tank compressor (used)

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Its that time of year to get your Christmas shopping done early! Come spend the evening with us! This is only a partial listing!

Lunch Stand Available TERMS: CASH, CHECK, MC & VISA 5% Buyers Premium AUCTIONEERS: Heath Davis, Mike Davis, Aaron Mast Mike Davis Auctioneers, LTD. Northwood Realty Services 15067 Hayes Rd. | Middlefield, Ohio 44062 440-632-5586 “What We Sell Is Service” Website:www.rennolds.com-Email: info@rennolds.com

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Dog Training Classes (Obedience/Agility)

Sudoku

Gail Jaite, Owner 440-632-1099

w w w. t a l l p i n e s k 9 . c o m tallpinesk9@hotmail.com

Classes in all levels Of ObedienCe and aGility

all classes will be held at tall Pines dog training. limited class size, pre-registration is required.

13769 Old state Rd.(Rt.608) Middlefield 44062

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Grand Opening Nov. 29, 2014

ish Historical Libra m A a g u ry 15960 E. High St. in Middlefield G ea

To increase awareness of Amish and Anabaptist history and preserve items related to Amish, Mennonite and Anabaptist history with a special focus on the Amish settlement in Geauga County and northeastern Ohio, the Geauga Amish Historical Library will open Nov. 29 at 15960 E. High St. in Middlefield.

The library will display old books relating to Amish and Anabaptist history, some dating back to the 1500s, as well as hundreds of reference books, periodicals and Amish genealogy books.

The library is currently seeking financial documents, bookshelves, display cases, office furniture, old letters, diaries, documents, prayer books, hymnals, German Bibles and artifacts relating to Amish history.

FOR INFORMATION, contact Eli Miller, 440-693-4448; John A. Gingerich, 440-682-0606; or Samuel J. Weaver, 17117 Newcomb Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062, 440-548-3712

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SERVICES DIRECTORY {BARBER }

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Ken’s Auto Body, Inc.

Offer expires 11/30/14

located in the former h&h building across from ‘Century Inn’ brenda drabek, owner

Everlast Roofing is offering a new product and service

Nov 9 - Dec 21

40-year metal 50-year metal is now 28 gauge is now 27 gauge

Mast Metal Sales

next-day service – order today, available next day!

Melvin J. Mast Metal & Vinyl Siding • Steel Truss Buildings • Metal Roofing Shingles • Cannon Ball Track • Door Frames & Accessories 13828 Bundysburg Rd., Middlefield • 440-632-0093 (let ring) Monday-Friday 7am-5pm • Saturdays by appointment

MILLER’S TOP SHOP Specializing in Countertops

Solid Surface Countertops • Laminate Tops and will also do with Undermount Sinks 18960 Nelson Road, Garrettsville 44231

440-548-5872 (let ring)

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Words, Ink. Your effort is too important for errors!

Book Editing • Proofreading Anne E. Bauswein 440.543.4321 440.478.2950 A52Wordsmith@aol.com

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Guitar Lessons Geauga

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Roll-Off Services 20-30-40 yard dumpsters.

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14984 s. state st. middlefield, ohio

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SUNDAYS 12 - 4pm

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Built by Amish Craftsmen

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& Bow Windows n Glass Block Windows n Garages n Decks

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