Middlef ieldPOST Volume 10 ~ Issue 11
Dec. 9, 2015
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Neighborly News from Middlefield, Parkman, Huntsburg and Surrounding Communities
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Middlefield Recognition Page 2 - 5
Cardinal Schools Pages 6 - 7
Christmas In Middlefield (right) The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Middlefield on Nov. 27, 2015 in downtown at the park on the corner of Routes 608 and 87. Adding to the festivities, the Cardinaires performed and attendees enjoyed hot beverages and cookies donated by UH Geauga. This annual event is sponsored by the Village of Middlefield. Thank you Nick and Jess G i a rd i n a f o r d o n a t i n g lights for the tree and Phil Smallwood for placing the star.
~Then and Now
Berkshire Schools Page 12 (left) Note the tree in the center of the intersection. According to Middlefield historian Rick Seyer, this photo was taken Dec. 24, 1935 and the view is looking eastward on High Street, downtown Middlefield. The tree was placed by the ‘Middlefield Board of Trade’ later known as the Chamber of Commerce. MP Photo/Rick Seyer)
Snowman Contest Page 19
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Photo Contest Contest MP Photo
Over the next year the Middlefield Post will be holding monthly digital photo contests. All entries need to be submitted to editor@middlefieldpost. com. All photos submitted will be published online at www. middlefieldpost.com. A winning photo will be chosen each month, set aside for a 2017 area calendar and will be published in the Middlefield Post. Categories are as follows: January - snow, February - winter scene, can include animals/people, March - mud/water/flooding, April - spring, May - flowers/trees, June - weddings/family, July summer, August - back to school, September - The Great Geauga County Fair, October - Autumn/ Halloween, November - Harvest/ Continued on Page 19
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Richard Geraci of Middlefield provided the perfect photo opp for promoting this contest. He makes an annual muchappreciated effort to decorate his home for the enjoyment of passersby. “My father Albert loved Christmas and decorating,” commented Geraci about the project. “I know he’d like it and I’m a Christian Catholic; we believe Christ is the light so we decorate with lights, also my church-sister Joyce Fisher and her husband Bill, for years, had that wonderful display on Thompson Street, so I took over for those wonderful Christmas-loving people.” He adds, “I encourage others to join in.”