Geauga County Maple Leaf 1-18-2024

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Theater’s Future Hangs in Balance

By Allison Wilson

“It’s a complicated and important decision that deserves additional review and consideration.”

– Chardon Mayor Chris Grau

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It was before an audience of Curtain 440 members and supporters at Chardon City Council’s Jan. 11 meeting that Mayor Chris Grau announced the decision regarding Geauga Theater’s future has been postponed.

“It was our goal leading up ‘til tonight to make a recommendation to council on the future of Geauga Theater and, unfortunately, we are not in a position to do that tonight,” he said, adding the announcement would be postponed until February at the earliest.

“Due to information we recently reviewed, we think it’s best to hold off on a recommendation about the future of Geauga Theater at this time. It’s a complicated and important decision that deserves additional review and consideration,” Grau later added in a Jan. 12 email.

The future of the theater came See Theater • Page 3

Sports pages 12-13

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With Thrive Performing and Visual Arts gone from the building, the Geauga Theater will remain empty as the decision regarding its future is postponed.

Dvorak Explains ‘No’ Vote on Reappointing County Admin.

MUNSON TOWNSHIP

By Brian Doering brian@karlovecmedia.com

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Nate McDonald was sworn into his position as Munson Township trustee by his mother, Mary McDonald, during the Munson Township Trustees meeting Jan. 9

Trustees, MTFD Agree on Truck Title, Audit

By Ann Wishart

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Munson Township Trustees and the fire department discussed resolving two ongoing issues during the Jan. 9 trustees meeting.

Both entities have agreed to

have an audit of the department’s financial records for 2023 and to arrange the transfer of the title of a 2021 tanker-truck from the department to the township, Trustee Andy Bushman said in a phone interview Jan. 15.

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In a split vote, Geauga County Commissioners reappointed County Administrator Gerry Morgan during their organizational meeting Jan. 8.

Commissioner Jim Dvorak, who was appointed vice president for 2024, was the sole dissenting vote, while commissioners Ralph Spidalieri — appointed as president of the board — and Tim Lennon were in favor of keeping Morgan in the role.

“I don't know what the thought process was. I haven't talked to Jim and he didn’t say anything to me beforehand,” Morgan said after the meeting. “I don't know what his reasoning is.”

In a follow-up interview, Dvorak said he wanted to send a message that communication should be much better than it currently is.

“Two voted for Gerry and I didn't, so he still has a job,” Dvor-

ak said. “Things have been building up and there's probably around 10 things that I think should have been handled better.”

Dvorak highlighted multiple issues he has with Morgan’s leadership, which include the recent transition of the county Archives and Records Center to the Automatic Data Processing board.

Last year, Geauga County Auditor Chuck Walder and Prosecutor Jim Flaiz told commissioners about problems in the archives department, he said.

“All three commissioners went down there and saw that it was a mess and needed a lot of work for organizational things,” Dvorak said. “We decided to hire (Assistant County Administrator) Linda Burhenne — because that's where she used to work — (to) organize and be the leader of archives. What Linda did in four weeks, Gerry could not do in four years.”

See County • Page 4

Middlefield Mayor Happy with 2023 Finances, Cautious about 2024 page 6

Leap into New Year with Healthy Mental Health Habits page 9

Residents Voice Concerns over First Responders’ Safety page 5

Obituaries pages 8

Sheriff’s Sales & Legal Notices start on page 16

Classifieds page 20 Single Edition $1.25

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Community Meetings Listed are public meetings and executive sessions in the county for the coming week, unless otherwise noted. To have a public meeting included in this section, fax information to 440285-2015 or email editor@geaugamapleleaf. com no later than Monday noon. These meeting notices are NOT legal notices.

Geauga County: Jan. 18, 9:30 a.m., Geauga County Commissioners, regular meeting; Jan. 22, 1:30 p.m., Family First Council, at Ste. B168, 12611 Ravenwood Drive, Claridon; Jan. 23, 9:30 a.m., Geauga County Commissioners, regular meeting. All county meetings are held at the Geauga County Administrative Building, 12611 Ravenwood Drive (Ste. #), Claridon, unless otherwise noted. County commissioners meetings are held in Suite 350.

Auburn Township: Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at the Administration Building, 11010 Washington St., unless otherwise indicated.

Bainbridge Township: Jan. 18, 7 p.m., Board of Zoning Appeals; Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, unless noted.

Munson from page 1

A video of the meeting showed Fire Chief Mike Vatty, returning from several weeks on leave, saying the Munson Township Fire Department board of trustees would transfer the title of the tanker-truck by Feb. 1.

Traditionally, the township buys and owns all the fire and rescue equipment, but the department purchased the tanker, so the title was made out to MTFD, a private organization.

Bushman said he, as co-liaison to the department with Trustee Jim McCaskey, is negotiating with Vatty to determine how the township will reimburse MTFD the tank-

Theater from page 1

into question following the dissolution and subsequent vacation of the building by Thrive Performing and Visual Arts in December 2023 2023.

While the city has been in contact with the Fine Arts Association, a Willoughby-based theater company, regarding use of the space, local theater company C440 has also been vying for it.

The January meeting marks the third month in a row C440’s members and supporters have spoken before council in favor of the company taking over management of the city’s landmark theater.

Jackie Moskal and Mandi Matchinga, parents whose children have been involved in C440’s productions, gave testimonies of their experiences with the company.

“It is estimated that 50% of start-ups never make it past five years,” Moskal said.

“C440 is in their fifth year and thriving. Even through the COVID years. They have a full schedule slated for 2024. In fact, they have a show and will be ready to go in February. The cast of ‘Mean Girls’ is currently in rehearsal as we speak. C440 isn’t going anywhere.”

Moskal also noted C440’s existing fanbase.

“C440 has a following of both patrons and local towns,” she said. “People from Chardon and the surrounding communities line up to

Burton Village: Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Village Council.

All meetings are held at 14588 W. Park St., 2nd Floor, unless otherwise noted.

Chardon City: Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m., Planning Commission. All meetings are held at Municipal Center, 111 Water St., unless otherwise noted.

Chester Township: Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at Township Hall, 12701 Chillicothe Road, unless otherwise noted.

Huntsburg Township: Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Board of Zoning Appeals, organizational meeting.

All meetings are held at Town Hall, 16534 Mayfield Road.

Montville Township: Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m., Zoning Commission, organizational meeting. All meetings are held at the Montville Community Center, 9755 Madison Road, unless noted.

Munson Township: Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at Township Hall, 12210 Auburn Road, unless otherwise noted.

Newbury Township: Jan. 24, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission. All meetings are held at Town Hall, 14899 Auburn Road, unless otherwise noted.

Parkman Township: Jan. 23, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission. All meetings are held at the Community House, 16295 Main Market Road, unless otherwise noted.

Russell Township: Jan. 18, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees; Jan. 24, 6 p.m., Zoning Commission. All meetings are held at Town Hall, 14890 Chillicothe Road, unless otherwise noted.

South Russell Village: Jan. 19, 7:30 a.m. – Joint Finance and Streets Committee, 9 a.m. – Public Utilities; Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Village Council, regular meeting preceded by an executive session with legal counsel at 6:30 p.m. regarding pending or imminent litigation involving the village. All meetings are held at Village Hall, 5205 Chillicothe Road, unless otherwise noted.

Cardinal BOE: Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m., meeting/ work session. All meetings held at BOE Office, 15982 E. High St., Middlefield, unless otherwise indicated.

West Geauga BOE: Jan. 22, 7 p.m., regular meeting. All meetings are held at the BOE Community Room, 8615 Cedar Road, unless otherwise noted.

er-truck’s full purchase price of $360,000.

He said he would like the township to make installment payments.

“We’re going to make (MTFD) whole on this,” he said.

Vatty also said the department would be ready for the full audit requested by trustees at several meetings over the last year.

Bushman said MTFD has agreed to have the audit done by Charles E. Harris and Associates, of Parma — the same firm that audits the township’s finances.

The audit for 2023 will probably take less than a week to complete unless findings indicate the auditor needs to review finances from a previous time period, Bushman said, adding the audit should be started in the first quarter of 2024.

Nate McDonald was sworn in as trustee for his first term after winning the seat in November.

During public comment, several residents asked trustees to consider passing a noise ordinance to limit activity at Basil Place Farm & Venue.

Residents of homes near the event center have complained at previous meetings about disturbances into the early morning hours.

Bushman said the owners of Basil Place have agreed to stop serving liquor at 11 p.m., but resident Glen Kinter said that won’t stop partiers from causing a disturbance after midnight.

Bushman said in a phone call the township doesn’t have any way to enforce a noise ordinance.

see C440’s productions, wherever they may be. You’d think not having a home theater would curb patronage, but it doesn’t … Imagine how large the audience would be if they had a home.”

She ended with a reminder C440 is a local business and owner Angela Miloro-Hansen is a local resident.

“She lives down the street from the theater with her husband and baby daughter,” Moskal said. “She is vested. She represents who lives here. She knows the community because she is part of the community, and will produce shows the community wants to see.

Think local. Think C440.”

Matchinga spoke of the community built around C440 and the support her daughter has found there.

“I could stand here tonight and list all of the theater skills and unique talents that my daughter developed through her years with C440, but it’s not the most remarkable thing that C440 has to offer,” Matchinga said. “The strong, independent women behind this production company were my daughter’s most incredible role models.”

Matchinga recalled the C440 staff supporting her daughter at high school productions and helping her choose monologues and songs for college auditions when she decided to major in musical theater.

Matchinga also recounted the friends her daughter made through C440, many of whom, now college age, remain in touch and travel to see each other’s productions.

“I remember very vividly at my daughter’s 16th birthday, where I took a picture of my … living room full of C440 actors. They were all there to wish my daughter a 16th birthday, and I took that picture and I sent it to (Miloro-Hansen) and I thanked her,” she said, calling the group “more than theater.”

Also present was Colton Gray, Thrive’s chief audio engineer, who bid Thrive a heartfelt farewell and expressed thanks to council for their kindness to the group.

Gray recalled starting as part of the now-defunct Geauga Lyric Theater Guild in 2016 before joining with Thrive in 2021.

“I felt that there was more at that theater after GLTG had closed,” he said, recalling the process of learning more about audio engineering until he eventually took over as chief.

“I’ve done roughly 40 shows with (Thrive) alone and greatly expanded my capabilities and just what I think about in my free time,” he said.

Gray described the joy his work at the theater brought him.

“There’s been trying times as the management has changed, but the excitement of waiting for a show to start is a feeling I can’t describe,” he said. That feeling doesn’t change whether I’m onstage or running sound for the folks that are.”

He finished with a thank you to council.

“On behalf of myself and (Thrive directors) the Boardwine family, we wanted to thank you all for your kindness and your graciousness to us,” he said.

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GPD Executive Director Gets Positive Evaluation

By Brian Doering brian@karlovecmedia.com Geauga Park District Executive Director John Oros started 2024 on a high note after receiving a good evaluation from park commissioners Jan. 16.

GPD Commissioners Howard Bates, Ray Guarino and Lester LaGatta quickly went through a survey of questions regarding Oros’ performance with GPD over the past year.

“I think you and your staff do a wonderful job,” Guarino said. “I think you have done a fabulous job of keeping us informed, you and your staff, and that is a credit to you.”

The survey included a point rating scale for each category to evaluate the appropriate measurement of an employee’s performance.

Categories included body of work; teamwork; interpersonal working relationships; initiative and innovation; planning and organization and support for GPD’s mission, core values, goals and objectives.

Oros thanked the park commissioners for their support and gave credit to his staff members at GPD.

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On Dec. 28, Spidalieri and Lennon voted to hand responsibilities for the county’s archives and records center over to the ADP board. Burhenne proposed a resolution to transfer control to ADP after the county records commission and microfilming board each voted to dissolve an agreement with commissioners for responsibility of the archives and records center Nov. 27.

Burhenne said during the meeting Dvorak was the catalyst behind the move, as he sits on the ADP board, adding the move was something he told her he’d wanted to accomplish from the time he took office.

“He was concerned that the management was not going the way it should,” she said.

Dvorak said the reason he pushed so hard to get archives out from under the commissioners’ hiring authority was because Mor-

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GPD Executive Director John Oros receives a good evaluation on his performance over the past year from park commissioners Howard Bates, Ray Guarino and Lester LaGatta Jan. 16.

“I am humbled because we have a wonderful staff and they do a good job. They are extremely proud of the district, our parks and our mission and it shows,” Oros said. “I'm extremely proud of our mission and the things we do.”

Oros said he strives for a great work ethic, which was instilled in him by his family.

gan was in charge and nothing was getting done.

“I'm glad it’s in ADPs hands, we have a new manager down there and it's out of the commissioners hiring authority,” Dvorak said.

Morgan said in an interview Jan. 9 Burhenne was brought in to help organize the archives department to where they would once again be in a position to accept boxes for file storage from county departments and offices.

“Linda did a tremendous job because she was able to do it at all times and provide an additional person to help address the items that needed corrected,” Morgan said.

Dvorak said the county administrator is in charge of departments under the commissioners’ hiring authority.

Five years ago, when Dvorak became commissioner, County Recorder Celesta Mullins was the chairman of the microfilming board and he chaired the records commission

“I'm a grandchild and a great-grandchild of Hungarian immigrants, so when my family settled in Garrettsville, Ohio, they had to work for everything they got,” Oros said, adding a great work ethic includes accountability.

“My parents instilled that in me,” he said.

Oros also thanked GPD Deputy Director

Matthew McCue for managing the district’s projects.

“Just a wonderful staff. To everyone that is here, you know how much you mean to me,” Oros said. “Thank you for everything that you do.”

In other business, park commissioners appointed Guarino as board president and Bates as board vice president for 2024.

“Every year for four years, I told Gerry (Morgan), gave him my notes saying, ‘This is what has to happen to make this department better,’ and he did nothing. He did nothing.”

— Jim Dvorak board. Both were in charge of the archives, he said.

“Every year, I would go to the meeting, write down things and I would hear from different people on both committees,” Dvorak said. “Every year, for four years, I told Gerry, gave him my notes saying, ‘This is what has to happen to make this department better’ and he did nothing. He did nothing.”

Morgan said he worked with archives at the old county building at 470 Center Street to address concerns over reducing file storage by scanning and converting paper files to microfilm for permanent storage.

“There was a backlog of hardcopies stored on site that couldn’t be destroyed because they are required to have permanent storage on microfilm before the originals could be disposed,” Morgan said. “This required substantial review and organization of the files for proper and orderly transfer of files to microfilm.”

Morgan said an employee was added to the archives department and an additional scanner was purchased in an attempt to address the several years of backlog on the storage.

“The move to the new building resulted in some disorganization of the file storage system,” he said.

Dvorak said another issue with Morgan involved a $275,000 loan from the county’s general fund to Geauga Transit in December 2019 in order to keep the department operational.

“We were never notified of that from Gerry,” Dvorak said. “$275,000 to me is a lot of money. The only way we knew about it is when there was a study done by the prosecutor and auditor about this partnership with

LakeTran and Geauga Transit. That's when it came to light that there was a loan given back in December of 2019 and they still owe $215,000 on the loan.”

Morgan countered the commissioners provided the funds to Geauga Transit and Dvorak voted in favor of the fund transfer during session in December 2019.

According to the official minutes of the Dec. 10, 2019, meeting, commissioners approved a slew of financial actions that day, including “a cash transfer to Transit for gap money for 2020 due to changes in funding method from state which will be paid back to the general fund in quarterly installments on their cost allocation.”

Morgan said the transfer was discussed by commissioners and Transit Director Joan Santilli, who explained the reason for the request was due to changes in the way the Ohio Department of Transportation processed payments to transit departments.

“ODOT had changed the process of how they were funding transits as a reimbursement from a three-month pay process to a six-month pay process, so the department needed more upfront money to get through the year,” Morgan said. “Rather than just providing funds, the commissioners decided to do it as a repayment from transit over a term. In short, I did not provide transit with any funds, the commissioners did so at the request of Transit.”

Dvorak said he has been asking for the money over the past four months.

“From what I understand from (County Finance Director) Adrian Gorton is that we will get that $215,000 back by March 1,” he said. “But the whole (issue) is — there was no communication from our administrator.”

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Residents Voice Concerns over First Responders’ Safety

By Allison Wilson editor@karlovecmedia.com Following a tanker-trailer accident Jan. 2 that resulted in the spillage of four to five gallons of hazardous waste on state Route 306, residents came before Russell Township Trustees Jan. 9 to express concern for the safety of the first responders.

“I don’t even know our police and fire.

But the effects of what they were exposed to can affect their health for years to come, and I think it’s important that our community be proactive and try to determine how we can prevent things like this happening in the future,” said Russell Township resident Sadie Wilson, questioning if the transportation of hazardous waste through the community could be prohibited.

“Other communities have signs up that hazardous waste cannot go through their communities,” she said. “Maybe we should be proactive with that.”

Trustee Jim Mueller said he wasn’t sure if the township had authority to ban transportation of hazardous materials.

Trustee Matt Rambo agreed, pointing out the road in question was a state route.

Fire Chief John Frazier explained how incidents involving hazardous materials are handled by first responders.

“With having the hazmat team there early, they help direct us and they create hot zones, so we don’t go into an area that would contaminate us,” he said. “We’re in the gear that we usually wear, so they’re very good at helping us with that. They’re subject matter experts on the materials and they help guide us on how close we can get, or what kind of material suits that we would need to address it.”

Frazier added the hazmat team would also generally handle all the offloading and collection of material, and carry suits and materials for that purpose.

Rambo questioned if the reported amount of hazardous material spilled, less than five gallons, was accurate. Frazier confirmed it was.

“That water came out of the vents and it dripped out, so they were able to easily contain it in a bucket,” Frazier said. “The fuel

was a little bit different, it ruptured completely one tank and partially the other, so a full tank of diesel was in the ditch, but it was vacuumed, the dirt dug out, tested afterwards.”

Russell resident Dan Wilson requested the trustees engage with the authorities who actually had the power to regulate transportation of hazardous material in order to restrict transportation through the township.

“Just the thought of hazardous material being transported through our community and the risk it may pose not only to our first responders, but to us as residents is very real,” he said.

Also present at the meeting was Geauga Public Health Environmental Health Supervisor Chris Loxterman, who provided the trustees with information on the upcoming rollout of the GPH operation and maintenance program in Russell Township.

Under the program, every property owner with a home sewage treatment system will be required to obtain and renew an operation permit and submit proof that their system is being maintained as required, according to the GPH website. While the program is state required, it is not state funded, resulting in the establishment of operation permit fees, as well as sampling fees.

The program is focused on spray irrigation and national pollutant discharge elimi-

nation systems. Property owners included in the current phase of the rollout should receive notice by March 1. Their bill will be due

by March 31, and the sample and inspection will occur by July 31, according to GPH. Loxterman said the initial notice will resemble a postcard.

“Geauga originally tried to get homeowner compliance with these types of systems by allowing them to choose to hire their own provider to come out and sample as a requirement,” he said. “What they found was because they gave them the opportunity to do that, only 5% of about 25,000 systems were getting sampled.”

With the number of systems they have to inspect, not every inspection will be scheduled, he added.

“Once we do come out, we will come out … knock on the door and announce who we are. If nobody is home, we will either leave a door hanger on the door if we’re able to take the sample. If we’re not able to take the sample, they’ll have a door hanger that says they can contact us so that we can make arrangements,” Loxterman said, adding they will not try to access fenced-off areas if the homeowner is not there.

Spray systems will cost $150, while NPDES ones will cost $155 because spray systems require one less test, he said.

By Brian Doering brian@karlovecmedia.com

a three-section road.”

The project is a part of a five-year plan for the engineer’s office, Hajjar said. The portion of Bell Street to be repaired was last paved in 2012, while the office’s target for road resurfacing ranges from 11 to 15 years as a guideline.

“The cost to repair it becomes competitive with the cost to resurface it,” Hajjar said.

“As a preventative approach, we would prefer to resurface the whole road. This gives us a brand new road in that period of time.”

In other business, commissioners approved the following items: The 2024 County Employee Benefits Consortium of Ohio wellness grant agreement to promote employee health and wellness lifestyles in the amount of $15,090 in program funds and $4,000 in administrative funds; The appointment of Kristine Frankenberry to the Geauga County Department of Job and Family Services Planning Committee for a one-year term from Jan. 8 through Dec. 31, 2024.

The re-appointment of the following members to the job and family services committee for a one-year term from Jan. 8 through Dec. 31, 2024: Jessica Boalt, Vicki Clark, Julie Gorenc, Scott Hildenbrand, Tim Kehres, Jennifer Felker, Alternate Nancy Santilli, Teri Malnar, Gerry Morgan, Andrea Pollack and Angela Spalsbury.

UH-Geauga Seeking State Infrastructure Funds Bell Street to Be Repaved in May

By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com

Bill Rice, development officer for University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, asked Claridon Township Trustees Jan. 15 to partner with UH in applying for state funding to update some of its infrastructure.

His visit was motivated by the Ohio General Assembly recently transferring about $700 million from the general revenue fund to a one-time strategic community investment fund aimed at assisting townships.

Trustee Jonathan Tiber introduced Rice, noting townships can apply for some of the funds for community investment projects and he and Rice had been exchanging emails.

Rice explained the need for new water lines at UHGMC. “We had to shut down surgeries for three weeks last summer,” he said, adding the sterilizing process for surgical equipment started leaving an orange residue on the instruments.

“There was too much iron in the water,” Rice said. “We didn’t want to take any chances.”

Geauga County Commissioners allowed UH to install a four-inch water line from the county water source to the hospital at a cost to UH of about $1.4 million, Rice said.

It was an emergency because all the surgeries had to be sent to other campuses, he said.

“The hospital makes money on surgeries, but loses money on just about everything else,” Rice said.

At the Jan. 10 Geauga County Township Association quarterly meeting, he heard Russell Township Trustee Matt Rambo update the audience about the community investment fund and Rice contacted Tiber

because most of the UHGMC property is in Claridon Township.

Rice said he wondered, after the update, if the township could advocate for the medical center to get reimbursed from the community investment fund for those costs.

He also said he is hoping UHGMC can get additional funds to help with other infrastructure projects.

“All the other pipes from 1959 are in need of an upgrade. We need more than just donations,” Rice said. “We’ve got wonderful supporters, but nobody is going to put their name on pipes in the ground. We need our tax dollars to come back to the community for this big project.”

In his email to Tiber, Rice explained one project.

“A whole-campus 8-inch water line for fire suppression is estimated to cost $2,498,539. All of these costs help us secure high-quality care here in Geauga County, but detract from our finite budget in what we can spend on direct patient care,” he wrote.

That line would go around the entire campus, he said Monday.

In addition, the hospital needs an emergency power source in case of longterm outages, but there is no cost estimate on that, yet, Rice said.

“These would all be structure upgrades that would help us be a great hospital for a long time to come,” he said.

UHGMC is also in talks with the county commissioners about using some of the county American Rescue Plan Act funds for upgrades, Rice said.

Tiber asked other trustees to think about the best away to handle the hospital’s request.

“We need to communicate between all three (entities),” he said, adding he has been in touch with state representatives on the matter.

Geauga County commissioners Ralph Spidalieri and Jim Dvorak granted a request Jan. 8 to seek bids for the asphalt resurfacing of Bell Street in Newbury Township.

Deputy Engineer Shane Hajjar said in an interview Jan. 11 bids for the project are estimated to stay under $1.05 million, based on the volume of work involved in the project.

“We presented this with a list of other road projects back in the fall of 2023 as one of the projects we were targeting for 2024,” Hajjar said. “We have been seeing bids come in pretty close to our estimate.”

Bid openings for the project will be set for 10 a.m. Jan. 26 at the Geauga County Engineer’s Office.

The project is anticipated to last three weeks, with an early start date of May 1 and a latest completion date of July 3, Hajjar said.

“It's based off of our expectation of how long the work will take to perform. We purposely keep that duration at a tight value to minimize the delays and inconvenience to the public,” he said.

Hajjar said the project will cover 3.38 miles of road.

“This is Bell Street from the South Russell Village line to Munn Road, and then resuming the project from Auburn Road to state Route 44,” he said. “It is two sections of

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Mayor Happy with ’23 Finances, Cautious about ’24

By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com Although Middlefield Village gained revenue of about $1 million in 2023 and has almost $1 million in carryover for 2024, Mayor Ben Garlich told village council they need to be mindful of spending in the new year.

Financially, the village has been gaining ground for the last three years, he said, according to a recording of the Jan. 11 meeting.

“Last year was stellar. I didn’t know if we could maintain (the momentum),” he said, adding the economy can change very quickly.

“We need to be able to shift gears if we need to,” Garlich said. “Never think things are good. It can change in a heartbeat.”

Village Fiscal Officer Nick Giardina said the village has plans for a lot of projects next year that will consume much of the revenue from the 0.25% income tax for permanent im-

provements voters approved several years ago. “(These projects) are a big necessity for the future of the village,” he said.

Administrator Leslie Gambosi-McCoy said the village has about $11 million invested, which earns about $40,000 per month.

Regardless of the positive figures for 2023, Garlich recommended caution in the next year and voiced concern over the stock market.

“We need to spend this money wisely and prepare for the next storm,” he said.

“It will come,” Giardina added.

Commercial Projects

Their concerns did not slow down plans to encourage growth in the commercial sector.

Gambosi-McCoy said she has been working on the annexation of more than 25 acres west of the village line to accommodate a Hartville Hardware store.

Later in the meeting, council heard the first reading of an emergency ordinance to approve the annexation and another first reading of an emergency ordinance on creating a community reinvestment area on that 25 acres.

The CRA will allow the village to offer a 10year tax abatement on 75% of the real property improvements to that parcel as an incentive for Hartville Hardware to build there.

Hartville bought the property in December 2022 from local businessman Chuck White, who retained a similar tract of land north of the Hartville parcel that fronts on Kinsman Road and Tare Creek Parkway.

Last Thursday, Garlich noted nearby Tractor Supply Inc. is remodeling and Ace Hardware on Kinsman east of Springdale Avenue is enlarging its store.

“I think what I’m seeing is they want to raise the bar for everybody,” he said.

Garlich said he showed possible hotel

building sites to a developer who owns 15 hotels.

“He’s a serious player if we can make the dots connect for him. I think we can,” he said, adding he has talked to University Hospitals about establishing an urgent care center in Middlefield.

Succession Planning

At council’s next meeting, Garlich said he wants to discuss succession planning for a future village council, noting he and several council members are senior citizens and have served more than one term.

“We need to get people inspired to serve this community,” he said. “We don’t want to get a bunch of people (on council) who don’t know what they are doing. I can remember when these (positions) were hotly contested elections. I don’t know if it's apathy, but I like to think it's because we’re doing a good job.”

Parent Seeks Booster Club for West G Theater Dept.

By Allison Wilson editor@karlovecmedia.com

A West Geauga Schools parent put the spotlight on the district’s theater department at the board of education’s Jan. 8 meeting when she asked to start a booster club in support of the group.

Jolene Makuch — parent to a recent West Geauga graduate and a current student — made her case before the West Geauga Schools Board of Education on behalf of the theater group.

“We believe that a booster club would be extremely helpful to the theater group,” Makuch said. “We feel that we’re lacking in direction and unity, and we feel that a booster club could really bring us together and help us get some things done for the benefit of the students.”

Makuch listed the group’s short-term goals — to purchase set building materials, as well as costumes and makeup.

“Right now, what we have is the kids purchasing their own stuff, bringing it in, which I feel doesn’t really address the financial aid issue for kids that can’t really afford it,” she said. “I think it leaves a lot of kids behind because they just – they can’t pony up $50 for a costume.”

For long-term goals, Makuch said one need is a new sound system.

“Right now, the sound system is very antiquated and there’s a lot of interference from

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Jolene Makuch addresses West Geauga Schools Board of Education during its Jan. 8 as a representative of the district’s theater group to request that a booster club be created for the group to help offset financial burdens on students and create more unity.

cell phones,” she said. “So, what we’re seeing is these kids putting together a tremendous amount of effort in these productions and then people who don’t hear as well or people who aren’t sitting in the right part of the theater can’t understand the kids and what they’re saying, and it really reduces the quality of our production.”

Makuch believes a new sound system would not just benefit the middle and high school drama clubs, but could also be used for eighth-grade graduation, or any other production in the theater.

Long term, Makuch also wants to raise enough money to purchase the rights to legally record productions and sell DVDs. “That way, the parents and the grandparents can have a cherished memory of their kids, and I think that that’s something that they could enjoy for years,” she said.

Makuch proposed charging a $75 membership fee for the booster club to start.

“We could waive that for financial aid students and have some initial funding to purchase the materials early so we can get started a lot earlier, as soon as we know what the

production is going to be,” she added.

The group, should a booster club be formed, plans to nominate Jen Spire as president and Makuch as president-elect.

Spire has been involved with the theater program for years and has children who participated both in tech and onstage, Makuch said.

Board President Christina Sherwood told Makuch the board would look into establishing a booster program for the theater department and promised to get back to her by the next board meeting with their progress.

Judge Stupica Spells Out Speeding Stats, Condemns Marijuana

By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com

Chardon Municipal Court Judge Terri Stupica dubbed southern Geauga County’s main traffic artery “Raceway 422” while addressing a full house at the Geauga County Township Association’s quarterly meeting Jan. 10.

She sees a lot of speeders in her Chardon courtroom, but what stands out to the recently re-elected judge are the 212 drivers she has sentenced in the last year for driving 100plus miles per hour in Geauga County. Many of those motorists were ticketed for roaring along the hilly, four-lane asphalt of U.S. Route 422, which goes through Bainbridge, Auburn,

Troy and Parkman townships.

One ticket — not on Route 422 — was for 133 mph in a 35-mph zone, she said.

Those joy rides can cause major loss of life.

“Speed kills. Geauga County has the highest number of (traffic) fatalities, per capita, in Ohio,” she said.

But it’s not just speed that lands people in jail. Stupica said anyone involved in a crash who doesn’t have a driver's license can be charged with a felony, and one out of five people in Ohio are driving with a suspended license.

So, it is no surprise that anyone cited for driving 15 mph or more over the posted speed limit could be sentenced to 30 days in

jail, she said.

Stupica then shifted her focus to one of her biggest pet peeves.

“Marijuana is my bane in life. Marijuana is a most-underrated drug,” she said, recalling the demise of two “stoners” who died from smoking marijuana laced with fentanyl.

When the law changed in Ohio regarding marijuana, it meant law enforcement had to let suspected criminals back on the road because the “speed and weed” policy was no longer legal.

In the past, if an officer pulled a speeder over and smelled marijuana smoke upon approaching the vehicle, he or she had reasonable cause to search the car or truck, Stupica said.

The officer would often find drug stashes or other illegal items in the vehicle, she added, and they were able to get the speeder off the road.

“They can’t do that anymore,” she said.

She also partially blames the uptick in violent crimes on an increase in drug addiction and mental illness. Guns, too, are part of the problem.

“It seems every other person has a gun,” she said, noting that many of the area’s violent crimes are committed by people who do not live in Geauga County.

Stupica also mentioned the county judicial system has initiated and supports a number of mental health organizations such as Ravenwood Mental Health and Family Pride.

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S. Russell Residents Talk Sidewalks, Crosswalks & Rec Trails

By Brian Doering brian@karlovecmedia.com During a special meeting Jan. 9, South Russell Village Council Board President and Mayor Bill Koons told residents council wants to hear from the public regarding sidewalks, crosswalks and recreation trails.

Koons addressed residents about a survey sent to 1,400 homes regarding a proposed crosswalk location at Bell Road and Sugar Bush Lane to which the village received only eight replies.

“We wanted to see the interest of the community before we started spending any money on this issue,” Koons said. “We have some general ideas as to what it would take.”

The installation of crosswalks has been suggested from Sugar Bush Lane to Gurney Elementary School, Alderwood Drive to the South Russell Village Park and across East Washington Street near restaurants Hunan by the Falls, Lopez and Burntwood Tavern, according to the village newsletter.

“Sidewalks have been suggested for the Rolling Ridge neighborhood and a multi-purpose path is under consideration along Bell to improve access to the park from Chillicothe Road to Daisy Lane,” the newsletter said.

Council member Christopher Bell said he received 13 messages regarding the issue and 12 of the 13 messages were in support for sidewalks along Bell Road or in favor of having some kind of public path.

“The common things for those who were

for it are the kids and safety, safety for bicyclists, traveling to Gurney school and also the (Chagrin Falls Intermediate School) for students in the village, and also traveling by bike or foot to the Chagrin Falls village,” Bell said. “I will say that drivers are more distracted today than they were 35 to 40 years ago, so I can understand parents’ concerns about Bell Road. I know every time my wife goes on her bicycle on Bell Road, I am concerned.”

Resident Danielle Sabo told council members her son should be able to safely walk to Gurney Elementary School.

“It’s completely unsafe for him to do so.

My favorite memories growing up were walking to school every single day and walking home every single day with my brother and sister,” Sabo said. “I would love him to have that same experience.”

Resident Adam Henry shared his excitement for the opportunity to have sidewalks in South Russell Village.

“We are in the Rolling Ridge community.

I’ve got two kids,” Henry said, adding his sister has two kids and they play with all the kids in the neighborhood.

“Having the opportunity for those kids to get from our house to their house safely on the sidewalk is great,” he said.

Henry said he liked the idea of connecting the Gurney school system.

“I’m afraid to have our kids go on Daisy Lane. It is a cut-through street, people go fast and there is not a lot of sidewalk. It’s dangerous for kids,” he said. “(But), that inter-

SUBMITTED

The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors for 2024 are (l to r) Robert Lausin, vice chair; Mary Slingluff, treasurer; Jeff Huntsberger, board chair; Dee Belew, fiscal agent; and Tracy Engle, secretary.

Geauga SWCD’s Board of Supervisors Organizes for the District’s 80th Year The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) Board of Supervisors selected officers and committees for the coming year.

Serving as volunteers, the five-member board of supervisors sets the direction for the district and makes important conservation decisions for the community. Board members are elected to serve staggered, three-year terms and are granted specific powers under Chapter 1515 of the Ohio Revised Code.

The Geauga SWCD was organized in 1944 and remains committed to its mission of “conserving, protecting and enhancing the soil and water resources of Geauga County by providing leadership, education

and assistance to all.”

Bob Lausin was elected to a three-year term starting Jan. 1 and sworn into office at the January board meeting. All board members will assume the same responsibilities for the upcoming year as they had in their previous terms and will continue charting the course for natural resources management in Geauga County.

Jeff Huntsberger, of Munson Township, will be board chair; Robert Lausin, of Thompson Township, will be vice chair; Tracy Engle, of Auburn Township, will serve as secretary; Mary Slingluff, of Hambden Township, will be treasurer; and Dee Belew, of Auburn Township, will serve as fiscal agent to the board.

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From left, South Russell Village Council members Dennis Galicki, Mark Porter, Bill Koons, Gerald Canton and Christopher Bell hear from the public regarding sidewalks, crosswalks and recreation trails Jan. 9.

connectedness of this community is a really special thing for us.”

Resident and Chagrin Falls Intermediate School teacher Shannon Geiger said she would love to connect South Russell to the Chagrin Falls part of the district.

“It is quite dangerous for our kids in South Russell. I have a son who is in sixth grade and I know he likes to ride his bike, scooters and all of those things. I am terrified to have him go on Bell Road,” Geiger said.

“Crosswalks would be fantastic for the park.

Any sidewalk is fantastic for me.”

Council member Gerald Canton said there is no such thing as a problem, only a solution.

“The idea is to find solutions of what will it take for those sidewalks, who is responsible for the maintenance of the sidewalks and can we get the okay by property owners to put in sidewalks?” Canton said. “There is quite a few solutions we have to figure out before we see this happen.”

Koons said village council may consider having the safety committee look into crosswalks and the streets committee look into sidewalks and paths at its next meeting on Jan. 22.

“We would have to decide how we would want to split that up as far as workload,” he said. “But at least we can start looking into this.”

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Obituaries Katherine M. Haycisak

Katherine M. Haycisak, age 92, of Middlefield, passed away peacefully at Ohman Family Living at Briar on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

Katherine was born to the late John H. and Mary (nee Ferenic) Haycisak, in Barnesboro, Pa., on July 18, 1931.

After graduation, she worked as a seamstress in the garment industry. She worked at the Van Hausen shirt factory in Barnesboro as well as the G.C Murphy Company before moving to Ohio, where she worked at Bicron before retiring in 1993.

Katherine was a member of St. Lucy’s Catholic Church, where she was a Eucharistic Minister.

She enjoyed playing the organ, accordion and harmonica at the senior center in Middlefield. Other things she enjoyed were bowling and taking walks.

Katherine will be greatly missed by her sister-in-law, Irene Haycisak; and many nieces and nephews.

Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Andy, Mike, John Jr., Joseph and Stephen Haycisak; and sisters, Ann Pastirko, Mary Ferensic, Helen Sass, Elizabeth Whited and Emma Arotin.

Calling hours and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church, 16280 E. High St, Middlefield. Calling hours 10:30 a.m. until the Mass at 11 a.m., with Father Jacob Bearer officiating.

Burial will take place immediately following at Middlefield Cemetery.

Memories and condolences can be shared with the family at www.slyffh.com.

Notices should be sent in writing to: Geauga County Maple Leaf, P.O. Box 1166, Chardon, OH, 44024-5166 or emailed to editor@karlovecmedia.com.

Richard Lee Herbert

Richard “Rick” Lee Herbert, age 70, of Thompson Township, passed away on Jan. 14, 2024, at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center.

He was born on Sept. 4, 1953, to Patrick and Jean (nee Hoyt) Herbert in Altoona, Pa. Rick’s life was forever changed when he met and married the love of his life, Terri Jean Gibbons, in June of 1978. Their union of 43 years was a testament to love, commitment and shared adventures. Rick and Terri shared a love for their furry and feathered companions, and took the opportunity to take amazing trips together. Terri’s passing on March 19, 2022, left a void in Rick’s heart.

Rick was a specialist in high voltage electrical systems and proud owner of Herbert Electrical Resources. Rick’s knowledge and hard work were evident in every aspect of his life.

He is survived by his siblings, Lynne (Mike) Swerbinsky, of Willowick, Jeffrey (Debbie) Herbert, of Mentor, Patrick (Arlene) Herbert, of Willoughby Hills, Michael Herbert, of Timberlake, and Teri (Rick Kuntz) Herbert, of Ravenna. Also left to cherish his memory are sister-in-laws Linda (Joe) Valencic and Mary Jane (Frank) Robers; stepmother, Margaret Herbert; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces/nephew and friends who will dearly miss him.

Preceded in death by his father, Patrick Herbert; mother, Jean (nee Hoyt) Gould; and sister-in-law, Dr. Patricia Gibbons.

Rick’s legacy lives on in the hearts of those he touched.

The family will receive friends on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, from 4-7 p.m., with a funeral service to begin at 7 p.m., at Burr Funeral Home, 116 South St., Chardon.

The interment will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at All Souls Cemetery, 10366 Chardon Road, Chardon Township.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests do-

nations be made to the Geauga County Dog Warden, 12513 Merritt Road, Chardon, OH 44024.

Arrangements made by Burr Funeral Home, Chardon. Information and condolences online at www.burrservice.com.

J. Reginald Roberts

J. Reginald “Reggie” Roberts, age 75, of Willoughby, peacefully passed away on Jan. 10, 2024, at University Hospitals main campus in Cleveland.

Born on Feb. 16, 1948, to Harold Wayne and Mae Lydia Roberts in Cleveland, Reggie grew up in the warm embrace of Fairport Harbor.

Throughout his life, he showcased his exceptional knowledge and skills as a salesman, dedicating his talents to various companies.

His journey led him to retire as an appliance specialist at Home Depot, leaving a lasting legacy in the field.

Reggie is survived by his brothers, Wayne Richard Roberts, of Louisiana, and Mark (Mary) Roberts, of Huntsville, Ala. His memory lives on through his nieces, Rachel and Tracy Roberts; and nephew, Chase (Natasha) Roberts. He also survived by his daughter, Kelly Jo Roberts Rosipko, and her three children.

Beyond his immediate family, he will be deeply missed by his extended family, including Gerry Choffey, of Chardon, Lori (Frank) Tilocco, Anthony Tilocco, Alicia (Mason) Ulatowski and Adrianna Ulatowski.

Private services were held to honor Reggie’s life, with arrangements made by Burr Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Chardon. Condolences and memories can be shared online at www.burrservice.com.

Charles Wantz

Charles “Chuck” Wantz, a devoted husband, loving father and cherished grandfather, passed away on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, at the age of 84.

Born on June 23, 1939, in Bedford, Chuck lived a life filled with love, dedication and service to his family, church and community.

Chuck was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Judith McDowell Wantz, with whom he shared a lifetime of memories and joys. Together, they built a family founded on faith, love and laughter.

Chuck is survived by all his children, Wendy Schultz and her husband, Brett, of Burton, Shannon Lyle and her husband, Dan, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Brook Mast and her husband, Grant, of Knoxville, Tenn.

A source of joy for Chuck was his grandchildren, who brought light and laughter into his life. He is survived by Nathan and Riley Schultz, Keegan Lyle Christensen and Kenna Lyle, and Paige, Connor and Camden Mast. Grampy’s love for them was immeasurable, and his memory lives on in their hearts.

Chuck was preceded in death by his sister, Judith Wantz Hanson; half-brother Ronald Wantz; brother, Raymond Wantz; and half-brother Robert Wantz.

He is survived by sisters, Katherine Wantz Rohler, Linda Wantz Mathoslah, Carol Wantz Seashols and Mary Wantz Miller.

Chuck was a dedicated member of Riverview Church, in Russell Township, where he met his bride, raised all three of his children and served the church faithfully for over 50 years. His love for family was only surpassed by his love for the Lord.

He proudly served in the United States Army, from 1958 to 1962, contributing to the defense of his nation during a pivotal time in history. Following his military service, Chuck dedicated over 50 years of his professional life to OCI Construction, in Russell, where his hard work, expertise and dedication made a lasting impact.

Charles George Wantz will be remembered for his unwavering faith, his kindness and the love he generously shared with those fortunate enough to know him. His legacy lives on through the memories of family and friends, and he will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of being a part of his life.

Family and friends called at Gattozzi and Son Funeral Home, 12524 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland, on Jan. 12, 2024, where memorial service was held to celebrate Charles’s life. Family and friends gathered to honor and remember the remarkable man who touched so many lives.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to www.BeInMotion.org (aiding those with Parkinson’s); or www.MMSaviation.org (preparing missionary pilots to spread the Gospel).

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.gattozziandson. com for the Wantz family.

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Leap into New Year with Healthy Mental Health Habits

By Rose Nemunaitis editor@karlovecmedia.com A new year is an opportunity for a new beginning.

For many, that may include adopting a healthier mindset and productive routines.

Brian Ayer, a licensed professional clinical counselor at River of Life Christian Counseling in Newbury Township, and Shilah Cipriano, Chardon Heinen’s wellness consultant, recently shared some food for thought and goal-setting tips to improve overall mental health and wellbeing.

Limit Social Media & Screen Time

“Social media, particularly when used in excess, can contribute to an increase in anxiety and low mood. It also increases screen time, which can impact sleep and leave you less time for other activities,” Ayer said. “Reducing this can be a tool to help lower your anxiety, depression, loneliness, sleep problems and the fear of missing out.”

Based on current usage, people can reduce the time they spend on social media each day, Ayer said.

“Try engaging in at least one activity without your phone each day, putting your phone away when with friends and family and keep it outside the bedroom during the night,” he said.

A recent article by Jesse Mindel, a neurologist and clinical professor at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, called “How less screen time benefits your eyes, brain, mental state and overall health,” Mindel said whether day or night, “using screens for long periods has been associated with higher rates of depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders in adults and children.”

Learn a New Hobby or Restart an Old One

“We all have a list of things we ‘used to do.’ Restarting an old hobby or engaging in a new activity has important mental health benefits,” Ayer said. “People with hobbies are less likely to experience stress and low mood, as hobbies bring with them a sense of joy and relaxation as well as social connections.”

Ayer suggests people reflect on activities they used to enjoy doing, or something new they would like to do.

“Choose one or two activities you would like to revisit or learn new,” he said. “You could even do this with a friend or a family member.”

Physical Health Can Improve Mental Health

Exercise enhances a person’s sense of self-efficacy and serves as a healthy distraction when a person is distressed, Ayer said.

“Cardiovascular exercise, in particular, can help prevent, as well as alleviate, symptoms of anxiety and depression,” he said.

“Translating this resolution into a goal can look like dedicating 30 minutes every day to some form of physical exercise most suited for you, like taking more walks, going cycling, or simply stretching to begin with.”

Eat Healthy, Stay Hydrated

Along with its physical benefits, eating healthier and drinking enough water each day also enhances mood and cognitive functioning, Ayer pointed out.

“Choose one healthy meal a day and replace it with healthy alternatives and keep track of how much water your drink each day,” Ayer said.

Cipriano added, “At Heinen’s, we believe as Hippocrates once said, ‘Food is medicine.’

Food first, then supplements to fill the gaps.”

She said no matter what people’s health goals are in the new year, they can use the following easily-adaptable habits to keep them on the right track: • Habit 1: Food prep at least one or two simple meals for the week.

“It is so much easier to stay on track if you have a meal or two prepped and ready to grab. Plan it, make the time and know what is in your food,” she said. “You are worth it. Carve out one or two hours a week to meal prep. Even if it is just cutting up veggies that are ready to eat. You can bring them with you in your car, so you are less tempted to stop to get fast food if you get hungry. I always like to double my recipes and freeze half for easy lunches throughout the week.”

Some simple starter meals could be a big batch of soup that is put it into mason jars, salad in a jar, a big batch of chia pudding put into mason jars and frozen smoothie packs that can be easily dumped into a blender, Cipriano said.

• Habit 2: Start off every dinner with a salad.

“Salads before dinner will kick start your digestion and is a great way to get more superfoods into your diet and helps you to eat less,” Cipriano said. “I like to top my salads with hemp seeds for omega 3’s, raw sauerkraut for a dose of probiotics for gut health and sprouted pumpkin seeds for a healthy fat.”

• Habit 3: Keep a list of staple items to purchase on your weekly grocery trip.

“It is much easier to prepare a nutritious meal when your kitchen is full of healthy foods. A few things on my list are sprouts for my salads, a low sugar protein bar, and a prebiotic soda to curb my sweet tooth and boost my gut health,” Cipriano said.

Establish Good Sleep Hygiene

Sleep plays “an extraordinarily” restorative role in improving physical, emotional and cognitive functioning, Ayer noted.

“Getting sufficient sleep lowers the likelihood of depression, plays an important role in trauma recovery and helps with creativity,” he said. “Sleeping for 7-8 hours each night can be very beneficial. You can build a small sleep routine such as making your bed, reading and limiting screen time.”

Seek Help When Needed

If a person is feeling overwhelmed, distressed or just wants to see how mental health treatment could help, seeking that support is a good idea, Ayer said.

“Start with identifying local mental health providers and reach out to them to find out what services they offer,” he said. “If seeking in-person therapy feels intimidating, there are video, phone and text-based options that you can engage in as well.”

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The old sanctuary on the east side of St. Helen Catholic Church on Kinsman Road in Newbury Township is being torn down because it has been determined to be structurally unsound. The church playground will be relocated there.

Old St. Helen Church Slated for Reconstruction Staff Report St. Helen Catholic Church in Newbury Township is in the process of demolishing its old sanctuary, making space to relocate its playground, according to an article Rev. Jay McPhillips wrote for the church’s bulletin.

“The actual demolition will take about two weeks, but there is a lot more to be done,” he wrote. “We need to put a new wall along the whole eastern side of the building. The new wall will be finished with the same yellow brick that covers the rest of the school. We will need to redo the roof line and do some work on the floors.”

The decision to make these changes followed concerns the building was unsafe.

“A little more than a year ago, we found out that the old church was structurally unsound and removed everything inside. After having structural engineers examine the building, it was decided that repairing the building was out of the question,” he said, adding the old church was converted from a barn back in 1949.

“Barns are not engineered. They are built and in about 100 years, they fall down,” McPhillips said. “We estimate that our old church is roughly 110 to115 years old. We had done some things over the years to fortify it, but time has caught up to us and the building needs to come down.”

He fondly recalled the thousands of celebrations — communions, weddings and baptisms — he presided over in the church.

“I used to tell people how the church was an old barn, but it’s the nicest barn in Geauga County. So, this is the end of an era,” McPhillips wrote.

The demolition started at the end of December and should be done sometime in March, he said.

“Our planning committee has been making plans for the future of our school and parish. They have developed a wonderful plan that we hope to share with the parish in the next couple of months,” McPhillips wrote. “With the EdChoice expansion that the state of Ohio has passed for private and parochial schools, in addition to the Angel Scholarship Fund that many of you have donated to, the future looks bright for our school.”

Reconstruction of the school is part of the strategy to serve students and the community.

“This is a bitter-sweet time for our parish,” McPhillips wrote. “Many of us have many fond memories of celebrations that have taken place in our old church building. But, it is also an exciting time as we look forward to rebuilding our school and passing on the faith to future generations of young people.”

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Kenston Schools to Improve Turbine Transparency

By Allison Wilson editor@karlovecmedia.com In August 2012, Kenston Schools unveiled a 213-foot wind turbine the district expected would produce approximately 1.3 million kilowatt hours per year — up to 70% of the high school's annual electric consumption.

But, on Jan. 8, Chagrin Falls resident Dan Tutolo questioned Kenston Schools Board of Education over what he called a lack of transparency surrounding the wind turbine project.

The public was told the turbine would save the district $160,000 a year, Tutolo said.

He claimed to find no publicly available record of savings and cited board minutes from March 2023, when the board said they were unaware of cost savings from the turbine and the cost of upkeep was around $25,000 per year.

“True transparency and accountability requires that the public know the total cost of the original investment and then know the savings that are generated, if any,” Tutolo said, adding he had reached out to the company who consulted with the district on the project, as well as the turbine manufacturer.

The consultant had run a publicly-accessible website, www.kw4ed.org, that provided live data on the turbine’s performance and was used for an alternative energy class taught in the district, Tutolo said.

The website was shut down around 2015, but Tutolo said the consultant was confident as long as the turbine was properly maintained, it would be producing the advertised number in savings.

“I assure you that it’s not losing money. I haven’t even seen the data yet that (Treasurer Seth Cales) collected, but we did have it at the beginning for years, and it’s true that it was saving the district a lot of money.”

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Chagrin Falls resident Dan Tutolo takes to the podium at the Kenston Schools Board of Education meeting Jan. 8 to discuss his concerns around the district’s wind turbine.

“The electric savings cannot be calculated simply by reading the electric bills. The energy is consumed by the district first and electricity is only used afterward with varying peak usage charges applied based on the time of day,” Tutolo said. “The district already has the equipment in place that automates electric usage that has the capability of using that data to auto-calculate the savings, and the consultant claims they have the knowledge to set up this equipment (and) also guide the district on how to obtain the data ourselves directly from the turbine.”

Neither the consultant nor the manufac-

turer were willing to further discuss the matter with Tutolo without authorization from the board, he said, adding his appearance at the meeting was to gain said authorization.

In a proposal to the board Tutolo submitted earlier in the day, he outlined objectives including creating a manual on how to obtain the data and seeking proposals from the consultant and manufacturer regarding how much they would charge to assist in the data retrieval. “(Tutolo) is going to come in and meet with us on Wednesday and we’re going to show him the information that we’ve collected thus far,” Kenston Schools Treasurer Seth Cales said. “So that we can say ‘Hey, we received the turbine via grant, we have x amount of dollars that we put into the turbine to maintain this every single year, here’s the amount of electricity that is produced and here is the annual savings.’”

The same information will be shared in a presentation on the turbine in February or March delivered by Assistant Treasurer Matt Hosler, Cales said.

“We’ve heard a lot of people ask, ‘Was this a good investment? Is this a good long-term investment?’ So, we will be able to answer the question for you with some data behind it as far as how many kilowatts it produces, what does that equate to in dollar terms, so dollars per kilowatt,” Cales said, encouraging the public to attend.

Board President Thomas Manning, who was involved in the turbine’s construction, was confident the turbine has lived up to its promised performance.

“I assure you that it’s not losing money,” he said. “I haven’t even seen the data yet that (Cales) collected, but we did have it at the beginning for years and it’s true that it was saving the district a lot of money.”

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Badgers Elevate Their Play in Win

By Haley Adams sports@karlovecmedia.com

Last season’s sweep of their rival didn’t sit pretty with the Berkshire Badgers. After losing both games against the Huskies last year, seniors Jack Hastings and Mason Mendolera never wanted to experience that type of feeling again.

Jan. 9 was the first time the teams faced each other this season — the Badgers coming in at 2-5, the Huskies at 2-8, but a tale of two very different teams thus far.

The Badgers have a roster loaded with experienced players, including three seniors in their starting lineup, while the Huskies graduated six seniors a season ago, including four of their five starters.

Huskies seniors Troy Domen and Aidan Gallagher nearly never come off the court.

And did we mention a new face on the sidelines for the Huskies? Head Coach Kyle Deckerd took over after longtime leader Jon Cummins stepped away after last season.

Berkshire started this year off right in the rivalry, winning the game 69-46.

A strong start for the Badgers on Husky turf got them out to a 12-4 lead in the first quarter before Deckerd called his first time out. Hastings, a guard, quickly recorded seven points in the opening minutes, while Mendolera added five.

But it would only take minutes for Cardinal’s Domen to start heating up and pull his team within four. The senior came into the contest averaging 24 points. He would knock down three out of four 3-pointers to kick off the game.

Behind Domen and junior point guard Cal Ciminello, the Huskies began to settle into the contest.

All momentum would swing back to the Badgers when Mendolera connected on another three, halting the Huskies’ 9-2 run before the end of the first quarter.

Berkshire led 17-13 after the first quarter.

Back-to-back stops by Cardinal’s defense pulled them within two when sophomore Landon Gallagher pulled down an offensive rebound and dished it out to Domen for two.

On his team’s next offensive possession, Hastings would connect on a jumper. A bigtime three from Domen pulled the Huskies within one before Landon Gallagher went down with a knee injury, forcing Coach Deckerd to go deep into his bench.

The Badgers would string together a 7-0 run after the injury, forcing Coach Deckerd to call a timeout with 3:15 left in the first half.

Senior Miles Miller continued the hot shooting streak for the Badgers when he stretched the lead to 10 with a three of his own.

After junior Chuck Soltis connected on a three with time expiring before the half, the Badgers led 34-24. Hastings led the Badgers

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Berkshire’s Mason Mendolera drives to the basketball in the team’s 69-46 win over rival Cardinal. Mendolera scored 18 points in the road victory.

with 18 points, while Domen led all scorers with 19.

The message that Berkshire Head Coach Joe Montanaro gave his team at the half was played out almost perfectly in the third quarter. Montanaro expected more from his team on the defensive side of the ball, and challenged them.

“Heading into halftime with a lead, our emphasis was on the importance of sticking to the game plan and maintaining defensive pressure,” Montanaro said. “We also stressed the need to continue running the floor offensively, aiming to create easy scoring chances.”

His Badgers did just that, holding Domen scoreless in the third quarter, forcing another player to step up and score.

“Troy Domen is an outstanding player,” Coach Montanaro said. “After a great first quarter by him, we made some adjustments to limit his impact and disrupt his scoring opportunities.”

The Badgers outscored the Huskies 16-8 in the third quarter, with Mendolera scoring five points and Hastings four, respectively.

Ciminello provided some consistency for the Huskies with five points, but the experience from the Badgers proved too much.

Aidan Gallagher connected on a three with 5:15 left in the third quarter, the first points recorded by the Huskies in the quarter.

After a missed three from Miller, Hastings grabbed an offensive rebound, stretching his team’s lead to 13. Facing a 45-29 deficit, Cardinal called a timeout with 2:15 remaining.

“I think, offensively, we had been struggling a bit,” said Mendolera after the game.

“Tonight, we put up 69 points, and that’s pretty nice. We shot the ball well, we got to the hoop and got some post touches, which is one of our biggest emphases the last couple days in practice. I think we are really accomplishing that and we are going to ride this win, and hopefully we get hot around the right time.”

The Badgers came away with the win, 6946, after dropping both games a season ago.

“Last year we knew that losing twice to them was unacceptable,” Hastings said. “Especially with them coming to our place, the first game ever in the new school, and they stomped on us. We had to get them back, and we couldn’t do it the second game of the year,

last year, but we knew that this year was our time. We just really wanted to get a win as seniors.”

Pacing the way for Berkshire were Hastings and Mendolera. Hastings scored a gamehigh 28 points, while grabbing 10 rebounds, while Mendolera recorded 18 points. Sophomore Cameron Beam led the way with 11 rebounds, while junior Gavin Hipp recorded two steals.

With the win, the Badgers picked up their second conference win.

Troy Domen led the Huskies with 24 points and five rebounds. Ciminello added seven points and two assists, while Aidan Gallagher added six points. Junior Austin Jones recorded six rebounds and three assists in the loss. The Huskies are still searching for their first conference win of the season.

“We didn’t execute our gameplan at all against Berkshire,” Deckerd said. “Despite the loss, we need to keep showing up every day and learning the game. Other than a senior or two, nobody else has previous varsity experience. The game is much faster paced at the varsity level, and we are working on getting guys up to that pace, but every day is a new opportunity and we have to continue striving to be the best versions of ourselves.”

The two teams will meet again Feb. 9 at Berkshire.

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Tigers Win in Big 4th Quarter

By Brian Lavrich sports@karlovecmedia.com With two big shots, Brad Russell spurred a dominant fourth quarter by Chagrin Falls as the Tigers defeated rival West Geauga, 55-47, Jan. 12 at home.

The Tigers had led most of the game until the Wolverines took a 40-37 lead at the end of the third quarter. It was West G’s first advantage since early in the first quarter.

“We knew they were going to come back,” Russell said. “We have to fight the whole game. (Spencer) Kaas set me up great.”

Kaas is the Tigers’ point guard, who ran the same play back-to-back as he hit an open Russell for two straight 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter, giving Chagrin Falls back the lead, 43-40. Kaas finished with 11 points, five rebounds and four assists.

After those 3-pointers, the Tigers never again trailed. Overall, they outscored the Wolverines 18-7 in the fourth quarter.

Chagrin Falls Head Coach Dave Bargar said Russell is a dangerous shooter off the bench.

“That’s what Brad does,” Bargar said.

“He had an outstanding scrimmage season for us. It doesn’t take him much space. That was a huge momentum shift.”

West G Head Coach Micah Young acknowledged that Russell’s shots changed the game.

“They got all of the momentum right there,” Young said. “He’s a great shooter.

All of the credit to Chagrin Falls. All of the credit to him.

“They dominated the fourth quarter and took it to us.”

Despite a rough start to the season, Chagrin Falls has now won three straight and sits as 3-7 overall and 2-3 in the Chagrin Valley Conference. The loss was West G’s first in the CVC this season and ended a two-game win streak. West G is now 8-4, 4-1.

The Wolverines and Tigers split the season series, with West G topping Chagrin Falls in Chesterland.

“It’s all coming together,” Russell said.

“We’re getting hot at the right time.

“The atmosphere got us going. We had to get back that win. It’s a great feeling.”

Bargar agreed with Russell.

“We have to get after it,” Bargar said.

“We weren’t doing that the first seven games. I feel like we’ve turned a corner.”

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Chagrin Falls’ Anton Flach has scored nine goals as a freshman from his defensive position.

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Chagrin Falls’ Brad Russell hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to lead the Tigers to a 55-47 win at home against rival West Geauga.

After Russell’s back-to-back 3-pointers, Chagrin Falls’ lead grew to 52-42 before the Wolverines scored their first field goal of the fourth quarter with just 1:54 left in the game.

Landon Lear hit a 3-pointer to pull West G within 52-47, but Russell went two-for-two from the foul line with just 24 seconds remaining in the game to ice it for the Tigers.

He finished with 10 points.

Lear led all scores with 17 points. Next for West G was Colin Whiting with 11 points and seven rebounds.

Despite the loss, the Wolverines are still enjoying a good season. They already nearly equal last year’s win total of 10.

“I want our guys to remember this feeling of losing to a rival,” Young said. “We can use this as motivation.”

Jacob Kay paced Chagrin Falls with 14 points and five rebounds, while teammate Ozzy DiFranco knocked in nine points.

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Wolverines swim captain Aidan Sens wins the 200-meter Individual Medley Jan. 12 against the Brush Arcs.

By Alan Kornspan sports@karlovecmedia.com The Chagrin Falls Tigers hockey team won three games in a row Jan. 12, 13 and 14 to extend its winning streak to nine.

First, the Tigers defeated the Mayfield Wildcats, 4-3, on their home ice at The Pond.

A day later, they traveled to Mentor to take on NDCL, who they defeated, 8-2.

Then, Jan. 14, back at The Pond, the Tigers defeated the Brooklyn Hurricanes, 11-1.

During a post-game interview after the final game of the week, Chagrin Falls Head Coach Craig Hoberman talked about his team’s successful week of hockey.

Having success in all three games over the week was very important, he said, because the Tigers were able to gain points in the league standings.

Additionally, he said the game against the Wildcats on Jan. 12 was a very competitive contest similar to the teams’ first meeting earlier in the season on Dec. 9, which the Tigers won, 4-2.

After a scoreless first period against the Wildcats last week, the Tigers scored four goals in the second period to take a 4-2 lead, then held on.

“Everyone played really well (against Mayfield),” Hoberman said. “It was a really hard fought game.”

Against the NDCL Lions, the Tigers got out to an early 2-0 first-period lead. Like the day before, the Tigers again scored four second-period goals, making it 6-2, then added two more goals in the third period.

Finally, the Tigers followed their win over NDCL with a decisive victory over Brooklyn.

Against the Hurricanes, the Tigers scored four goals in the first period to take a 4-0 lead.

Chagrin Falls was led by Henry Cimperman, who had three first-period goals. Anton Flach also scored for the Tigers in the first period.

The Tigers then increased their lead to 9-1, scoring five goals in the second period.

Second-period leaders were Cimperman and Josh Baraona, both with two goals. Also, scoring for the Tigers in the second period was Chris Barth.

The Tigers added two goals in the final

period to end the game.

With the three victories, the Tigers earned a 11-3-1 record on the season, not having lost since Nov. 26. During this nine-game winning streak, they have outscored their opponents 60-18.

Contributing many goals during the winning streak have been sophomore forwards Cimperman and Baraona.

For the season, Cimperman leads the Tigers with 37 goals; Baraona has 21.

Also contributing to the team’s goals for the season were Aiden Cabic (14 goals), Flach (9), Finn Johnson (3), Barth (1) and Matt King (1).

Leading the Tigers in assists for the season were Baraona (28), Cabic (21), Flach (21), Cimperman (16), Johnson (7), Barth (4), Erin Burchard (3) and King (3).

Junior goalie Nathaniel Newton has had an excellent season. He has saved 354 shots on goal for a 92 percent save percentage.

The Tigers will try to extend their winning streak to 10 games on Jan. 19, Senior Night, against Bay at The Pond.

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Geauga Sheriff ’s Report The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 5 to Jan. 11, 2024.

into pond. Conscious and breathing. Out by pond. Getting blanket for male. Sign off.

ASSAULT Jan. 5 9:37 p.m., Kinsman Road, Madricks Tavern, Newbury. Was assaulted at Madricks.

Caller lost his phone in the process.

Caller is injured in the face, declined rescue. Suspect owner of Madricks. Caller walked home to Woodberry Drive. Both parties have been drinking. Send Burton with Squad. Report taken. Video will be reviewed.

RV PROBLEM Jan. 6 1:05 p.m., Bass Lake Road, Munson Elementary School. Kids behind school in the park riding dirt bikes. Nature change from Suspicious to RV Problem. Deputy sat at the park for a period of time. No dirt bikes heard or seen, but tracks in the snow were noted.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Jan. 6 2:48 p.m., Hillsdale Drive, Newbury, Lobby.

Male coming to lobby regarding an incident that happened last night with his father who hit him with a van last night and pulled a gun on him. Parties were intoxicated. Caller would like a standby to retrieve his personal items as well. Escorted female to listed address to retrieve property without incident.

Jan. 10 5:48 p.m., Plank Road, Montville. States she was assaulted today and we won’t believe her. She was poked with something from the fireplace. States they don’t want police to respond, nothing will be helpful.

Requesting victim’s advocate to call her.

Suspect is bringing wood inside and slamming doors. Now in the garage. Deputy responded. Caller stated during an argument, struck her with a fire poker. Suspect stated that she began hitting him and he blocked the strikes with a fire broom.

Neither party had any visible injuries.

Jan. 7 6:40 p.m., Trappers Trail, Russell. His wife beat him in the face with her fist. Has facial injuries and broken glasses. His wife and step son threatened his life. Male refused a squad. Mother and son arrested for domestic violence. Report taken.

HARASSMENT Jan. 9 4:06 p.m., Old State Road, Hambden. Caller posted a “Hoarders” vehicle on Meanwhile Geauga County Facebook. An account is now private messaging the caller through Facebook. Advice given to have post deleted and advised to consider not posting on Meanwhile in the future. Caller wanted it documented because the unknown person stated they were going to make a complaint with the school board because she is a bus driver.

HEAT/COLD EXPOSURE Jan. 7 11:44 a.m., Claridon Park Drive, Claridon.

63-year-old male went after dog and fell

2:02 p.m., Bass Lake Road, Munson Elementary School. Two brand new dirt bikes riding in park behind elementary school have come back. Deputy located dirt bikes and riders. Incident will be sent to Munson Township.

SUSPICIOUS Jan. 5 11:06 a.m., Ravenna Road, Auburn Inn, Auburn. This morning female saw a male in jeans and gray hoodie trying to get in her shed and her large dog ran him off. She also had Xs on her car in the snow and she would like to let us know now she is at the Auburn Inn working. Hillview road is the home address. She does not seemed worried and will take a phone call. Complainant wanted the incident documented in case it happens in the future. No entry was made to her residence or the shed.

Jan. 10 12:41 p.m., Highland View Drive, Munson.

Found what she believes is a cannon ball in her back yard. Would like to know how to dispose of it. Ball was a steal cannon ball no wick on it. Homeowner will dispose of it.

8:36 p.m., Route 422 and Ravenna Road, Auburn. Vehicle broke down between 7:15 and 7:30 p.m. on Route 422 near Route 44. Caller’s father came to pickup caller and when he went back the to wait for a tow and the vehicle was gone. OSHP did not have any record of this vehicle. They did not tow it. Interstate also has not towed the vehicle. The caller reported her vehicle was stolen from the side of the roadway after breaking down. Report taken.

WELFARE CHECK Jan. 9 5:05 p.m., Sperry Road, Newbury. Caller is a coworker and teacher and would like a welfare check on family and two kids.

Female has made comments about not having running water and no food in the house and the kids smell like cat/human urine. Caller contacted JFS and was advised to call sheriff. Spoke with father.

Would not let deputies inside residence.

Report will be forward to JFS.

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Outreach Spaghetti Dinner

Jan. 18, 6-7 p.m.

Christ Presbyterian Church offers free drive-thru spaghetti and meatball dinners the third Thursday of each month. Salad and dessert are included. The church is located at 12419 Chillicothe Road in Chester Township.

Fairmount Speaker Series

Audubon IBA Surveys

Jan. 28, 8 a.m.

Blackbrook Audubon continues its monthly Important Bird Area surveys at Orchard Hills Park, 11340 Caves Road in Chester Township. Participation is free and open to birders of all skill levels; no registration is required. For more information, visit blackbrookaudubon.org.

Jan. 21, 3-4 p.m.

Fairmount Center for the Arts continues its “Pull Back the Curtain” speaker series with “Long Shot or Up Close: Collecting Photography at the Cleveland Museum of Art” at the center located at 8400 Fairmount Road in Russell Township. The speaker is Barbara Tannenbaum, chair of prints, drawings and photographs and curator of photography, Cleveland Museum of Art. Light refreshments will be served. Advance reservations are recommended for the free lectures by calling 440-338-3171 or visiting fairmountcenter.org.

GCRTA To Meet

Bats Incredible

April 11, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual spring fish sale will be held on the midway at the Geauga County Fairgrounds. Orders are currently being taken for fingerling-size largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill/sunfish mix, minnows, redear “shellcracker” sunfish and white amurs. To place an order, visit www. geaugaswcd.com. Order deadline is April 3. Questions? Call 440-834-1122.

Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m.

Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District hosts “Bats Incredible Creating a Bat Friendly Backyard” at Adam Hall, 11455 E. Washington St. in Auburn Township.

Reservations are required for the free program. Questions? Contact Gail Prunty at gprunty@geauga.oh.gov or 440-8341122.

Feb. 6, 11:15 a.m.

The Geauga County Retired Teachers Association will meet for lunch at Mary Yoder’s Restaurant, 14743 N. State St., Middlefield. The business meeting will be followed by a turkey and roast beef lunch. Gary Hunter will present “The Famous GAR Highway (Route 6): The Longest Trans-Continental Highway - Your Road to Adventure.” A 50/50 raffle and free lunch raffle will follow.

Call Judy Miller at 440-487-4324 for more information. Bring paper products or canned goods for the Hunger Task Force.

Spring Fish Sale

Geauga Park District For more information and registration, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.

Hound Hikes

Enjoy a park with other dogs, dog walkers and Naturalist Karie Wheaton and other park-going pooches during an upcoming Hound Hikes – no registration required.

Hikes are slated for Jan. 24 from 2-3 p.m. at Bessie Benner Metzenbaum Park; Feb. 17 from 2-3 p.m. at Eldon Russell Park; and March 16 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Burton Wetlands Nature Preserve.

Bring a bowl with water, poop scoop or bags for cleanup and towels for paws. Only one dog is permitted to attend per handler, pets must be kept under control at all times on a leash not exceeding eight feet, and participants displaying aggression or excessive

barking will be asked to leave.

Cold Nose Companions, a dog training center located in Chardon, also plans to attend each hike to share some helpful tips and tricks to practice as we go.

Explore Important Bird Areas

Geauga Park District has teamed up again with Blackbrook Audubon Society to host another round of Important Bird Area Walks from 8-10 a.m. at Orchard Hills Park.

The casual citizen science walks – taking place Jan. 28, Feb. 25 and March 24 – are great for both beginners and experienced birders, each exploring a mile loop of trail. The guide may be Naturalist Trevor Wearstler or another of Blackbrook’s esteemed leaders. Participation is free and open to all, no registration required. Bring binoculars and dress for the weather.

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Chardon Community Invite

Chardon Middle School’s third annual science and performing arts fair will be held on Jan. 31 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in an open-house format on the second floor of the school building at 424 North St. The event is open to the public.

Celebrate student learning through a showcasing of the spectacular work of young scientists, designers, and artists in grade levels four through seven. Student-created experiments, research projects and investigations will be exhibited throughout the second-floor hallways as part of the annual judged science fair.

A gallery of seventh-grade visual artwork will be on display in the cafeteria, where music will be performed live by students and musicians throughout the evening. Student projects from the school’s digital design and media productions classes will also be available for up-close viewing. A live robotics competition will be in action, courtesy of the sixth- and seventh-grade robotics club.

Tiny Toppers Give Back

Chardon Early Learning Center prekindergarten and kindergarten students and their families expressed appreciation last month through donations of blankets, towels, dog food and toys for Animal Charity of Ohio, Inc. in Mahoning County.

The nonprofit was chosen by the school as a thank you to the staff and volunteers who assisted Chardon High School teacher

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Chardon Early Learning Center kindergartners Benjamin Fortman and Hayden Newcomer smile proudly on Dec. 13 with the large pile of blankets, towels, dog food and dog toys the school’s students and families generously amassed as donations.

Megan Wessels whose dog Blanch was lost in the county as a result of an auto accident she was involved in last November.

Ms. Wessels stated on Jan. 12 that she was so happy to learn that the school helped support this charity as many of its staff and volunteers dropped everything to help look for her dog Blanch that day in November before discovering Blanch had tragically passed away.

In the spirit of gratitude for their efforts for a Hilltopper, Tiny Toppers amassed a carload of donations, which were delivered during winter break to the charity.

Kenston

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Chardon Middle School seventh-grader Noah Dill, left, and Chardon High School senior Joseph Payne shake hands in the CMS media center on Dec. 8 as they embark on a cross grade-level mock job interview to apply their newly acquired job interview skills.

Park Launches Sensory Path

Park Elementary School teamwork made the dream work for the installation of a PTO-funded sensory pathway in the hallway of the building’s lower level. The pathway is intended to support students with sensory processing challenges and to help students develop motor skills, balance, hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness.

The collaborative winter break efforts of Park intervention specialist Cheryl Gualdoni, secretary Tonia Seese, custodian Michelle Adams and Principal Jill Makee and Chardon High School senior Addison Seese made for a fun and engaging surprise when students returned to school earlier this month.

Mock Job Interviews

Chardon High School English language arts senior classes taught by teachers Lynn Monaco and Bobby Goff joined forces on Dec. 8 with Chardon Middle School ELA students for a cross grade-level opportunity of mock job interviews.

The seniors, who participated on a volunteer basis and earned service hours for the endeavor, have been acquiring resume writ-

ing and job interview skills in the classroom, while the seventh-grade students have been learning about jobs and life during the 1800s.

The two grade levels worked well together, practicing handshakes and engaging in common interview-type question and answer sessions.

Entrepreneur Speaker Series

Chardon Middle School hosted Ethan Holmes, CEO and founder of Holmes Mouthwatering Applesauce, and Evan Delahanty, CEO and founder of Peaceful Fruits LLC, last month to provide on-site, interactive presentations for sixth-grade social studies classes.

Each entrepreneur shared his own unique story of building his business from the ground up.

By hearing from the two real-life entrepreneurs, Hilltopper students learned firsthand about key ingredients for launching a business idea, including creativity, leadership, grit and courage, time and financial resources, willingness to take business risks, adaptability and more.

Sixth-grade students are now applying this knowledge as they embark on creating their own business concepts for the upcoming Young Entrepreneur Institute’s Pitch Challenge.

Cardinal Students and Staff of the Month

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Kenston Board of Education members are (l to r) back row: Jim Henry, Dennis Bergansky, Tom Manning, president; and front row: Beth Krause and Jennifer Troutman, vice president.

Jordak Elementary School congratulates its Students and Staff of the Month for December for being determined all month long.

They are prekindergartner Jude S.; kindergartners Emilee B. and Jason Y.; first-graders Ben H., Fern B. and Jett K.; second-graders Emily D. and Vivian F.; third-graders Aubree M. and Chandler S.; fourth-graders Iris D. and Jesse S.; and staff member Amanda Hamrle.

Tormach CNC Certification

Cardinal High School students Hunter Light, Christopher Ludlow, Hunter Gresch and Derek Flynn have completed the NC3 program, which is a nationally recognized program with a focus on engineering and manufacturing. The Tormach CNC certification trains students in the use of CNC machines, safety and programming and is evaluated by a comprehensive end-of-course exam.

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Legal Notices Sheriff ’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 14-F-000139 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: M & T BANK, Plaintiff vs. JEANNE E. EBERSBACH, ET AL., Defendants In pursuance of an Alias Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/, on Thursday, the 1st day of February, 2024, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and if the parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, without regard to the minimum bid requirement, at the same time of day and at the same place of the first sale, on Thursday, the 15th day of February, 2024 the following described real estate, situated in the County of Geauga and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Parkman to wit: Situated in the Township of Parkman, County of Geauga and State of Ohio: And known as being in the Southeast Quarter, Sec. 25, Lot 4 by Deed Vol. 210 Pg. 19 of Geauga Co. Records of Deeds, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point of the Portage Geauga Co. line, which is also the center line of Reynolds Road N. 89 degrees 33’ W. 727.27 feet from a marked stone at the Southeast corner of the County; Thence N. 89 degrees 33’ W. 164.37 feet to a point; Thence N. 0 degree 27’ E. and passing over an iron pipe set 30.00 feet therefrom 1325.00 feet to an iron pipe in the South line of G. & M. Milners land; Thence S. 89 degrees 33’ E. along Milners South line 164.37 feet to an iron pipe; Thence S. 0 degree 27’ W. 1325.00 feet to the place of beginning and passing over an iron pipe set 30.00 feet therefrom, containing 5.00 acres of land as surveyed by Frank W. Elgin Reg. Surveyor No. 3232, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways.

Situated in the Township of Parkman, County of Geauga and State of Ohio: And known as being in the Southeast Quarter, Sec. 25, Lot 4 by Deed Vol. 210 Pg. 19 of Geauga Co. Records of Deeds, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Portgage Geauga Co. line, which is also the center line of Reynolds Rd. 562.90 feet N. 89 degrees 33’ W. from a marked stone at the Southeast corner of the County; Thence N. 89 degrees 33’ W. 154.37 feet to a point; Thence N. 0 degrees 27 E. and passing over an iron pipe set 30.00 feet therefrom 1325.00 feet to an iron pipe in the South line of G. & M. Milners land; Thence S. 89 degrees 33’ E. along Milners South line 164.37 feet to an iron pipe; Thence S. 0 degree 27’ W. 1325.00 feet to the place of beginning and passing over an iron pipe set 30.00 feet therefrom containing 5.00 acres of land as surveyed by Frank W. Elgin Reg. Surveyor No. 3232, but subject to all legal highways.

Property Address: 17840 Reynolds Road, Parkman, OH 44080 Deed Reference: dated July 8, 1998, filed July 16, 1998, recorded as Official Records Volume 1172, Page 988, Geauga County, Ohio Records.

Said Premises Located at: 17840 REYNOLDS ROAD, PARKMAN TOWNSHIP, OH. INSIDE APPRAISAL COMPLETED Permanent Parcel Number: 25-062500, 25-062600 DEPOSIT: Pursuant to O.R.C. 2329.211, the required deposit for this offering shall be $5,000.00. Said deposit shall be paid by WIRE TRANSFER of ACH DEBIT TRANSFER with https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction. ohio.gov.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

Said Premises appraised at ($136,000.00) and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount ($90,667.00). Please note: The appraisals are based on an exterior appraisal of property only, unless otherwise noted.

TERMS OF SALE: The FULL purchase price shall be paid to the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of confirmation of sale, and on failure to do so, the purchaser may be held in contempt of court, the court may forfeit the sale and/or deposit, or the court may issue any other order it sees fit.

SCOTT A. HILDENBRAND, Sheriff Geauga County, Ohio Ann M. Johnson, attorney Jan11-18-25, 2024

Sheriff ’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 17-F-000372 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE FSB, FKA WOLD SAVINGS BANK,

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Legal Notices are also posted to www.geaugamapleleaf.com and www.publicnoticesohio.com

FSB, Plaintiff vs. CARYL MAHVI, ET AL., Defendants In pursuance of an Alias Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/, on Thursday, the 1st day of February, 2024, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and if the parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, without regard to the minimum bid requirement, at the same time of day and at the same place of the first sale, on Thursday, the 15th day of February, 2024 the following described real estate, situated in the County of Geauga and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Russell to wit: Parcel No. 1 Situated in the Township of Russell, County of Geauga, and State of Ohio: and known as being Sublot No 14 in the Red Raider Trails Subdivision Amended of part of Original Russell Township Lots Nos. 4, 5 and 6, Tract No. 1 and part of Lots Nos. 1, 10 and 11, Tract No. 2, Section No. 14 as shown by the recorded plat in Plat Book 13, Page 47 of Geauga Map Records be the same more or less but subject to all legal highways.

Parcel No. 2 Situated in the Township of Russell, County of Geauga, and State of Ohio: and known as being a parcel of land in the Red Raider Subdivision of Original Russell Township Lots Nos. 4, 5 and 6, Tract No. 1 and part of Lots Nos. 1, 10 and 11, Tract No. 2, Section 11, as shown by the recorded plat in Book 13, Pages 47-50, in the Geauga County Map Records, being further described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Northerly line of Sublot No. 14 with the Easterly line of Shire Court, 60 feet wide; Thence South 82° 19’ 13” East along said Northerly line, a distance of 424.73 feet to a point; Thence North 4° 32’ 31” East, a distance of 187.50 feet to a point; Thence South 89° 16’ 36” West, a distance of 446.84 feet to a point on said Easterly line of Shire Court; Thence South 5° 3’ 43” East along said along said Easterly line of Shire County, a distance of 125.00 feet to the Place of Beginning and containing 1.5250 Acres of Land as surveyed by Hedrick & Associates, Inc., December 1983, be the same more or less but subject to all legal highways.

Property Address: 14611 Shire Court, Novelty, OH 44072 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 1170 Page 301 re-recorded as Volume 1178 Page 891 Said Premises Located at: 14611 SHIRE COURT, RUSSELL TOWNSHIP, OH. Permanent Parcel Number: 26-195731, 26195732 DEPOSIT: Pursuant to O.R.C. 2329.211, the required deposit for this offering shall be $10,000.00. Said deposit shall be paid by WIRE TRANSFER of ACH DEBIT TRANSFER with https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction. ohio.gov.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

Said Premises appraised at ($1,000,000.00) and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount ($666,667.00). Please note: The appraisals are based on an exterior appraisal of property only, unless otherwise noted.

TERMS OF SALE: The FULL purchase price shall be paid to the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of confirmation of sale, and on failure to do so, the purchaser may be held in contempt of court, the court may forfeit the sale and/or deposit, or the court may issue any other order it sees fit.

SCOTT A. HILDENBRAND, Sheriff Geauga County, Ohio Justin M. Ritch, attorney Jan11-18-25, 2024

Sheriff ’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 18-F-000860 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC4, Plaintiff vs. JOSEPH S. GUNN, ET AL., Defendants In pursuance of an Alias Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/, on Thursday, the 1st day of February, 2024, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and if the parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, without regard to the minimum bid requirement, at the same time of day and at the same place of the first sale, on Thursday, the 15th day of February, 2024 the following described

real estate, situated in the County of Geauga and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Russell to wit: Situated in the Township of Russell, County of Geauga, and State of Ohio and known as being Sublot No. 14 in Rolling Dell Acres Subdivision No. 1, of part of Original Russell Township Lot No. 1, Tract No. 1 Section No. 12, as shown by the recorded plat in Volume 8 of Maps, Page 58 of Geauga County Records, and being a parcel of land 150 feet front on the Northerly side of Bliss Road and extending back 450 feet on the Easterly line, 450 feet on the Westerly line and having a rear Northerly line of 150 feet, containing 1.54 acres, as appears by said plat, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways.

Property Address: 7922 Thornapple Drive, Novelty, OH 44072 Said Premises Located at: 7922 THORNAPPLE DRIVE, RUSSELL TOWNSHIP, OH. Permanent Parcel Number: 26-062300 DEPOSIT: Pursuant to O.R.C. 2329.211, the required deposit for this offering shall be $5,000.00. Said deposit shall be paid by WIRE TRANSFER of ACH DEBIT TRANSFER with https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction. ohio.gov.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

Said Premises appraised at ($120,000.00) and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount ($80,000.00). Please note: The appraisals are based on an exterior appraisal of property only, unless otherwise noted.

TERMS OF SALE: The FULL purchase price shall be paid to the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of confirmation of sale, and on failure to do so, the purchaser may be held in contempt of court, the court may forfeit the sale and/or deposit, or the court may issue any other order it sees fit.

SCOTT A. HILDENBRAND, Sheriff Geauga County, Ohio Ann M. Johnson, attorney Jan11-18-25, 2024

Sheriff ’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 22-F-000629 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff vs.

STEVEN JAMES ARNOLD, ET AL., Defendants In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/, on Thursday, the 1st day of February, 2024, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and if the parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, without regard to the minimum bid requirement, at the same time of day and at the same place of the first sale, on Thursday, the 15th day of February, 2024 the following described real estate, situated in the County of Geauga and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Claridon to wit: Situated in the Township of Claridon, County of Geauga and State of Ohio: And being in Lot 6 in The Holmes Tract, and is bounded and described as follows: Beginning in the centerline of Taylor-Wells Road at the northwesterly corner of land conveyed to Eugene M. and Sharon A. Crowley as recorded in Volume 556, Page 717 Geauga County Records of Deeds; Thence along the centerline of said Taylor Wells Road, North 3 degrees 30’ East a distance of 275.00 feet to a point; Thence South 86 degrees 29’ 30” East a distance of 1,514.28 feet to the easterly line of Lot 6; Thence along the east line of said Lot 6, South 7 degrees 13’ 34” West a distance of 275.58 feet to the northeasterly corner of land of said Crowley; Thence along the north line of land of said Crowley, North 86 degrees 29’ 30” West a distance of 1,496.35 feet to the place of beginning and containing 9.503 acres of land, as surveyed and described by Babcock, Jones and Associates, Inc. Registered Engineers and Surveyors, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways.

Property Address: 11525 Taylor Wells Road, Chardon, OH 44024 Deed Reference Number: dated June 19, 2019, filed June 20, 2019, recorded as Official Records Volume 2073, Page 524, Geauga County, Ohio records.

Said Premises Located at: 11525 TAYLOR WELLS ROAD, CLARIDON TOWNSHIP, OH. INSIDE APPRAISAL COMPLETED Permanent Parcel Number: 12-082291 DEPOSIT: Pursuant to O.R.C. 2329.211, the required deposit for this offering shall be $10,000.00. Said deposit shall be paid by WIRE TRANSFER of ACH DEBIT TRANS-

Geauga County Sheriff – Scott A. Hildenbrand

FER with https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction. ohio.gov.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

Said Premises appraised at ($325,000.00) and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount ($216,667.00). Please note: The appraisals are based on an exterior appraisal of property only, unless otherwise noted.

TERMS OF SALE: The FULL purchase price shall be paid to the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of confirmation of sale, and on failure to do so, the purchaser may be held in contempt of court, the court may forfeit the sale and/or deposit, or the court may issue any other order it sees fit.

SCOTT A. HILDENBRAND, Sheriff Geauga County, Ohio Ann M. Johnson, attorney Jan11-18-25, 2024

Sheriff ’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 23-F-000113 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff vs. DANNA J. LAMBERT, AKA DANNA LAMBERT, ET AL., Defendants In pursuance of an Alias Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/, on Thursday, the 1st day of February, 2024, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and if the parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, without regard to the minimum bid requirement, at the same time of day and at the same place of the first sale, on Thursday, the 15th day of February, 2024 the following described real estate, situated in the County of Geauga and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Bainbridge to wit: Situated in the Township of Bainbridge, County of Geauga and State of Ohio: And known as being Lot Nos. 346, 347, 348, 349 and 350 as shown on the plat of “Maps of Chagrin Falls Park”, recorded in Volume 1, Pages 60-61 of the Geauga County Record of Plats and Surveys, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways.

Property Address: 16800 Akron Street, Bainbridge, OH 44023 Deed Reference Number: dated March 24, 2017, filed May 5, 2017, recorded as Official Records Volume 2031, Page 2239, Geauga County, Ohio records.

Said Premises Located at: 16800 AKRON STREET, BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, OH. INSIDE APPRAISAL COMPLETED Permanent Parcel Number: 02-075800, 02-075900, 02-076100 DEPOSIT: Pursuant to O.R.C. 2329.211, the required deposit for this offering shall be $5,000.00. Said deposit shall be paid by WIRE TRANSFER of ACH DEBIT TRANSFER with https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction. ohio.gov.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

Said Premises appraised at ($80,000.00) and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount ($53,334.00). Please note: The appraisals are based on an exterior appraisal of property only, unless otherwise noted.

TERMS OF SALE: The FULL purchase price shall be paid to the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of confirmation of sale, and on failure to do so, the purchaser may be held in contempt of court, the court may forfeit the sale and/or deposit, or the court may issue any other order it sees fit.

SCOTT A. HILDENBRAND, Sheriff Geauga County, Ohio Ann Marie Johnson, attorney Jan11-18-25, 2024

Sheriff ’s Sale of Real Estate General Code, Sec. 11661 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 Case No. 23-F-000129 The State of Ohio, County of Geauga, ss: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST SERIES 2006-A13 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006M, Plaintiff vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ADMINISTRATORS AND EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF BARRY H. BROOKS, AKA BARRY H. BROOKS, M.D., DECEASED, ET AL., Defendants In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/, on Thursday, the 1st

Thursday, January 18, 2024 day of February, 2024, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and if the parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, without regard to the minimum bid requirement, at the same time of day and at the same place of the first sale, on Thursday, the 15th day of February, 2024 the following described real estate, situated in the County of Geauga and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Chester to wit: Situated in the Township of Chester in the County of Geauga and State of Ohio A piece or parcel of land, situated in the Township of Chester Township, County of Geauga and State of Ohio: Situated in the Township of Chester, County of Geauga and State of Ohio: and known as being part of Original Lot 1, Tract 3 in Chester Township and known generally as being the Westerly end of an 18 acre parcel of land now or formerly owned by Joan Stecker by Deed recorded in Vol. 631, Page 1187 of the Geauga County Deed Records, and being further bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the center line intersection of County Line Road (60 feet) wide and Cedar Road (60 feet); Thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 00 seconds East 522.00 feet along the centerline of Cedar Road to a point; Thence South 1 degrees 32 minutes 40 seconds West about 473.21 feet and parallel with the centerline of County Line Road, to a point in the Southerly line of said Stecker Parcel, owned by the National City Bank by Deed recorded in Vol. 619, Page 1268 of the Geauga County Deed Records; Thence North 88 degrees 03 minutes 00 seconds West 522.00 feet along said Southerly line and parallel with the centerline of Cedar Road, to a point in the center line of said County Line Road; Thence North 1 degrees 32 minutes 40 seconds east 473.31 feet along said centerline of County Line Road to the place of beginning and containing 5.671 acres of land.

Property Address: 13241 County Line Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026 Prior Deed Info: Quit Claim Deed Recorded March 4, 1994, Volume 973, Page 848 Said Premises Located at: 13241 COUNTY LINE ROAD, CHESTER TOWNSHIP, OH. Permanent Parcel Number: 11-388614 DEPOSIT: Pursuant to O.R.C. 2329.211, the required deposit for this offering shall be $10,000.00. Said deposit shall be paid by WIRE TRANSFER of ACH DEBIT TRANSFER with https://geauga.sheriffsaleauction. ohio.gov.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

Said Premises appraised at ($575,000.00) and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount ($383,334.00). Please note: The appraisals are based on an exterior appraisal of property only, unless otherwise noted.

TERMS OF SALE: The FULL purchase price shall be paid to the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of confirmation of sale, and on failure to do so, the purchaser may be held in contempt of court, the court may forfeit the sale and/or deposit, or the court may issue any other order it sees fit.

SCOTT A. HILDENBRAND, Sheriff Geauga County, Ohio Robert R. Hoose, attorney Jan11-18-25, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE Village of Middlefield Sealed proposals will be received at the Office of the Village of Middlefield Administrator, Village Hall, 14860 North State Street, Middlefield, Ohio 44062 until 12:00 noon, local time on Friday, January 26, 2024 and will be opened and read aloud immediately thereafter for the: VILLAGE OF MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO WELL NO. 3 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT The project includes the construction of a new well house structure, submersible pump, process piping and valving, electrical, HVAC, 4,160 square yards of asphalt resurfacing and various other items.

Plans and specifications can be seen and obtained at the office of Stephen Hovancsek & Associates, Inc., Two Merit Drive, Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143, (216) 7316255. Plans and bid specifications may be obtained at the above office of the Consultant upon payment of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) NON-REFUNDABLE. Checks shall be made payable to Stephen Hovancsek & Associates, Inc. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, or bid bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount bid. Such check or bid bond shall be made payable to The Village of Middlefield, Ohio, and will be held as a guarantee that in the event the bid is accepted and a contract awarded to the bidder, the Contract will be duly executed and its performance properly secured.

Each individual employed by the Contractor or any Subcontractor and engaged in

Geauga County Maple Leaf work on the project under this contract shall be paid the prevailing wage established by the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of Ohio. This shall occur regardless of any contractual relationship which may be said to exist between the Contractor or any Subcontractor and such individual.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish Construction Performance and Payment Bonds for the Contract in sums not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total price bid for the complete work, said bonds to be that of an approved surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Ohio and shall be underwritten by a surety that is listed on the most current Department of the Treasury Circular 570, “Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds.”

Each proposal must be made upon the blank bid proposal furnished with the contract drawings and specifications and must be delivered to the Office of the Village of Middlefield Administrator, Village Hall, 14860 North State Street, Middlefield, Ohio 44062, prior to the time and date specified.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept and bid which it deems most favorable.

BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE OF MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO. Leslie McCoy, Village Administrator Jan4-11-18, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO 22-F-000397 – NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, Plaintiff, vs.

Unknown Spouse, if any, of Robert Claar Jr., et al. Defendants.

The Defendant, Unknown Spouse, if any of Russel T. Claar, whose last known address is 17530 Reynolds Road, West Farmington, OH 44491 and whose current address is unknown, will take notice that on July 11, 2022, the Plaintiff, NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, filed its Complaint in Case No. 22-F-000397, in the Court of Common Pleas of Geauga County, Ohio, 100 Short Court, Chardon, OH 44024, seeking a foreclosure of its mortgage interest in the real property located at 17530 Reynolds Road, West Farmington, OH 44491, Permanent Parcel No. 25-012411 and 25-012410, (“Real Estate”), and alleged that the Defendant has or may have an interest in this Real Estate.

The Defendant, Unknown Spouse, if any of Russel T. Claar is required to answer the Plaintiff’s Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last date of publication of this notice. In the event that the The Defendant, Unknown Spouse, if any of Russel T. Claar failed to respond in the allotted time, judgment by default can be entered against them for the relief requested in the Plaintiff’s Complaint.

NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING

By Carrie L. Davis, Michael R. Brinkman, Yanfang Marilyn Ramirez, Aaron M. Cole, Attorney for Plaintiff, Reisenfeld & Associates LLC, 3962 Red Bank Road, Cincinnati, OH 45227, (513) 3227000.

Jan4-11-18, 2024

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Bainbridge Township Sealed bids for labor, materials and services and construction for the Bainbridge Township Properties Waterline Extension at 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, Ohio, will be received by the Township Fiscal Officer at 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, Ohio 44023, until 2:00 o’clock p.m. local time on January 26, 2024, and will be opened, read and tabulated, immediately thereafter at 2:05 p.m., at the Bainbridge Town Hall. The Engineer’s estimate of probable construction cost for this project is $540,611.50.

No bid will be considered unless made on the bid form furnished by the Engineer and in accordance with the Contract Documents. One set of Contract Documents may be obtained for a non-refundable payment by check of $75.00 per set, made payable to the Bainbridge Township Board of Trustees, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023. Drawings may be reviewed at the Office of the Township Fiscal Officer at the Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, Ohio 44023.

A bid guaranty in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of the bid amount or a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the

Ohio Revised Code in the amount often (10%) percent of the total bid amount shall accompany each bid. The bid shall be let upon a unit price basis.

Bids may be held by the Bainbridge Township Board of Trustees for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of opening, for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract.

The Bainbridge Township Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept any bid or bids which are deemed most favorable to the Board at the time and under conditions stipulated, all in accord with the applicable provisions of laws of the State of Ohio governing the conduct of the Bainbridge Township Board of Trustees.

BY THE ORDER OF THE BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES Janice S. Sugarman, Fiscal Officer Jan11-18, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR MASTER PLANS EXAMINER SERVICES GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO Notice is hereby given that the Geauga County Board of Commissioners is requesting Statements of Qualifications from parties or firms able to provide master plan review services. The plan review services generally encompass review of commercial and industrial building plans for projects within the County of Geauga, Ohio. Envelopes containing the submittals should be sealed and clearly marked: “Statement of Qualifications for Master Plans Examiner Services-Attn: Christine Blair, Commissioners’ Clerk.”

Statements of Qualification will be received by the Geauga County Board of Commissioners, 12611 Ravenwood Dr., Suite #350, Chardon, Ohio 44024, or by mail at the same address until 4:00 p.m. local time on Friday, January 26, 2024.

The Geauga County Building Department (“Building Department”) is a certified building department through the Ohio Board of Building Standards (“OBBS”). The OBBS requires that commercial, industrial and institutional (schools, universities, health care facilities, etc.) plans are reviewed by a Master Plans Examiner. Because the County does not have a Master Plans Examiner on staff at the Building Department, the County intends to enter into a non-exclusive contract with one or more Master Plans Examiner(s) as an independent contractor, to provide plan review and written reports, if necessary, of such reviews for a period of two (2) years.

The qualifications set forth in R.C. 153.65(D)(1)-(5) and other qualifications shall be considered in evaluating all statements of qualification. Additionally, all parties or firms must possess the necessary licensing as well as State of Ohio certifications.

The formal Request for Statements of Qualifications containing additional information regarding the project description, qualifications requested, scope of services, selection procedures, etc. may be obtained at the office of the Geauga County Office of Development/Geauga County Building Department, 12611 Ravenwood Dr., Suite #360, Chardon, Ohio, 44024, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A copy of this legal notice will be published in the Geauga County Maple Leaf and posted on the county’s internet site on the World Wide Web. Go to: http://co.geauga.oh.us/Notices/Statements-of-Qualifications The Geauga County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to waive any formalities, irregularities, or to reject any submittals.

BY ORDER OF THE GEAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Christine Blair, Clerk Jan11-18, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO 23-F-000648 - THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff vs. THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE SUSANNE S. KRONK TRUST DATED JANUARY 9, 2007, et al., Defendants To: The Unknown Successor Trustee of the Susanne S. Kronk Trust Dated January 9, 2007 you will take notice that on October 31, 2023, Plaintiff, filed a Complaint for foreclosure in the Geauga County Common Pleas Court, 100 Short Court, Suite 300, Chardon, OH 44024, being Case No. 23-F-000648, alleging that there is due to the Plaintiff the sum of $71,930.23,

Page 17 plus interest at 7.74000% per annum from February 15, 2023, plus late charges and attorney fees applicable to the terms of a Promissory Note secured by a Mortgage on the real property, which has a street address of 11374 Claridon Troy Road, Chardon, OH 44024, being permanent parcel number 12-037700.

Plaintiff further alleges that by reason of a default in payment of said Promissory Note, the conditions of said Mortgage have been broken and the same has become absolute.

Plaintiff prays that the Defendant named above be required to answer and assert any interest in said real property or be forever barred from asserting any interest therein, for foreclosure of said mortgage, marshalling of liens, and the sale of said real property, and that the proceeds of said sale be applied according to law.

Said Defendant is required to file an Answer on or before the 22nd day of February, 2024.

By Megan J. Katz, Attorney for Plaintiff, The Huntington National Bank, c/o Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A., 965 Keynote Circle, Cleveland, OH 44131-1829.

Jan11-18-25, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO 23-M-000513 – Cuyahoga Asphalt Materials LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Chester Township Board of Trustees, et al. Defendants.

To: Burton Scot Contractors, LLC, whose last known statutory agent is David Paulitsch with the last known address of 14728 Maplewood Road, Burton, Ohio 44021. You are hereby notified that you have been named a Defendant in a legal action captioned Cuyahoga Asphalt Materials LLC v. Chester Township Board of Trustees, et al. in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas located at 100 Short Court Street, Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio 44024. This action has been designated Case Number 23-M-000513 and assigned to Judge David M Ondrey. The Defendant’s address other than as set forth is unknown and cannot with the exercise of reasonable diligence be ascertained, and Service of Process cannot be had upon the Defendant in the State of Ohio.

Defendant will take notice that the Complaint asserts causes of action for payment on bond, prompt pay act, and, alternatively, breach of contract and unjust enrichment, and seeks damages in excess of $153,640.22 plus interest.

Said above named Defendant will further take notice that it is required to answer the Complaint on or before the 14th day of March, 2024 or within 28 days of the last date of publication of this notice which will be published once each week for six successive weeks. The last publication will be made on the 15th day of February, 2024 and the 28 days for answer will commence on that date.

In case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond as required by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

By: Peter M. O’Grady, Esq., Ross, Brittain & Schonberg, Co., LPA, 6480 Rockside Woods Blvd. South, Suite 350, Cleveland, OH, 44131. Attorney for Plaintiff Cuyahoga Asphalt Materials LLC. Jan11-18-25 Feb1-8-15, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO 23-M-000484 – Slocum Maintenance Incorporated, Plaintiff, vs. 400 Washington 44024, LLC, et al. Defendants.

Timothy Slocum, whose last known place of residence is 3583 Austin Rd., #109, Geneva, Ohio 44041, otherwise whose residence is unknown, will take notice that on September 26, 2023, Defendants 400 Washington 44024, LLC and Greg Vilk (“Movants”) filed their Counterclaims and a Third Party Complaint in Case No. 23-M-000484, with the Clerk of Courts in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, located at 100 Short Court St., Suite 300, Chardon, Ohio 44024, alleging that there is due to Movants an amount in excess of $25,000.00, plus pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, attorney’s fees, court costs and expenses and alleges counts of breach of contract, unjust enrichment, slander of title, and tortious interference against Third Party Defendants.

Movants prays that the Third Party Defendant named above be required to answer and assert any claims he may have in response to Movants’ allegations, or be forever barred from asserting any interest therein. Said Third Party Defendant

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(and all other Third Party Defendants and Plaintiff ) is required to file an Answer within twenty-eight (28) days after last publication which shall be published once a week for six consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case.

Submitted by: Jeanna M. Weaver (0075186) Attorney for Movants; Plunkett Cooney PC, 716 Mt. Airyshire Blvd., Suite 150, Columbus, Ohio 43235 Voice: (614) 629-3000 Fax: (248) 901-4040 Email: jweaver@plunkettcooney.com.

Jan11-18-25 Feb1-8-15, 2024

PUBLIC NOTICE Geauga Park District The 2023 Annual Financial Report of Geauga Park District has been completed and is available for public inspection contact Dawn Sweeney at the Geauga Park District, 440.286.9516, 9160 Robinson Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024.

Dawn Sweeney, Fiscal Officer Jan18, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE Village of Middlefield Sealed proposals will be received at the Office of the Village of Middlefield Administrator, Village Hall, 14860 North State Street, Middlefield, Ohio 44062 until 12:15 pm, local time on Friday, January 26, 2024 and will be opened and read aloud immediately thereafter for the: VILLAGE OF MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO 2024 ROAD RESURFACING PROGRAM ALMEDA DR., STANDISH AVE., AND ORCHARD AVE. The project includes approximately 8,292 square yards. of pavement planning, 8,292 square yards of single chip seal, 356 cubic yards of asphalt surface course, Type 1, PG64-22, 356 cubic yards of asphalt intermediate course, Type 2, PG64-22, 8,292 square yards of asphalt rejuvenation agent and various other items.

Engineers Estimate = $425,000.00 Plans and specifications can be seen and obtained at the office of Stephen Hovancsek & Associates, Inc., Two Merit Drive, Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143, (216) 7316255. Plans and bid specifications may be obtained at the above office of the Consultant upon payment of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) NON-REFUNDABLE. Checks shall be made payable to Stephen Hovancsek & Associates, Inc. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, or bid bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount bid. Such check or bid bond shall be made payable to The Vil-

lage of Middlefield, Ohio, and will be held as a guarantee that in the event the bid is accepted and a contract awarded to the bidder, the Contract will be duly executed and its performance properly secured.

Each individual employed by the Contractor or any Subcontractor and engaged in work on the project under this contract shall be paid the prevailing wage established by the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of Ohio. This shall occur regardless of any contractual relationship which may be said to exist between the Contractor or any Subcontractor and such individual.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish Construction Performance and Payment Bonds for the Contract in sums not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total price bid for the complete work, said bonds to be that of an approved surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Ohio and shall be underwritten by a surety that is listed on the most current Department of the Treasury Circular 570, “Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds.”

Each proposal must be made upon the blank bid proposal furnished with the contract drawings and specifications and must be delivered to the Office of the Village of Middlefield Administrator, Village Hall, 14860 North State Street, Middlefield, Ohio 44062, prior to the time and date specified.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept and bid which it deems most favorable.

BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE OF MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO. Leslie McCoy, Village Administrator Jan11-18, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE Geauga County Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Board of County Commissioners, 12611 Ravenwood Drive, Suite 350, Chardon, Ohio 44024, for the: GEAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT HANGAR 1 IMPROVEMENTS Sealed Bids will be received during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, until 1:45 pm (local time) on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at which time the bids shall be opened and publicly read at 2:00 pm in the Commissioners Meeting Room located at 12611 Ravenwood Drive, Room B303 (Third Floor).

Printed plans and specifications may be obtained by emailing a request for Documents to the Architect, Sean Thompson, AIA at sean@tmaarch.com. Bid Documents

will be emailed out and the Bidder will registered for the Project. There is no cost for the Bid Documents. The estimate for the Project is $396,000.

An optional pre-bid meeting will be held for the Project on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Contractors can schedule follow-up visits to the site by contacting Richard Blamer, Geauga County Airport Manager at 216.509.8858 (cell).

A copy of this legal notice is posted on the Geauga County’s website. Go to bocc.geauga.oh.gov/public-notifications/bid-openings and click on the project name to view this legal notice.

Envelopes containing the bid and other required documents shall be sealed and clearly marked: “BID - GEAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT – HANGAR 1 IMPROVEMENTS - Attention: Clerk, Geauga County Board of Commissioners, 12611 Ravenwood Drive, Suite 350, Chardon, Ohio 44024.”

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or guaranty in the amount of 100% of the total amount bid, or a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit in an amount not less than 10% of the total amount bid, as required by R.C. 153.54. The bid bond or guaranty must be submitted as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured.

The bid bond or guaranty shall be issued by an approved surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Ohio and said company shall have local representation. The bond or guaranty shall meet the satisfaction of the County Prosecutor.

The Geauga County Commissioners and the Geauga County Airport Authority reserve the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids received or any part thereof.

Terms of payment shall be as described in the bid specifications.

BY THE ORDER OF THE GEAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Christine Blair, Clerk Jan11-18, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL UNNEEDED, OBSOLETE, OR UNFIT TOWNSHIP PERSONAL PROPERTY VIA INTERNET AUCTION Russell Township Resolution number 2024-1, adopted by the Russell Township Board of Trustees on January 9, 2024, authorizes the disposal of unneeded, obsolete, or unfit township property, including motor vehicles, road machinery, car parts, equipment, tools, and office equipment or supplies by Internet Auction in accordance with O.R.C. sec-

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Thursday, January 18, 2024 tion 505.10.

Internet auctions will be conducted through www.govdeals.com with whom Russell Township has contracted.

All items will be offered for sale “as is, where is” with Russell Township making no warranty, guarantee, or representation of any kind expressed or implied, as to the condition of said items.

Items will be listed for a minimum of ten (10) days.

This notice is posted on the township website which can be found at https:// russelltownship.us. This notice and a link to the GovDeals website can be found by clicking on the tab entitled GovDeals Auction on the township website OR by going to https://russelltownship.us/issues-topics/govdeals-auction.

Russell Township Board of Trustees Jan18, 2024

PUBLIC NOTICE Passage of Ordinances & Resolutions City of Chardon Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Chardon, duly passed and/or adopted the following legislation: ORDINANCE NO. 3262 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT/AGREEMENT WITH SEIBERTKECK INSURANCE PARTNERS FOR THE PROPERTY, INLAND MARINE, EDP, CRIME, BOILER AND MACHINERY, AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY, COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL LIABILITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT LIABILITY, PUBLIC OFFICIALS LIABILITY, UMBRELLA EXCESS LIABILITY, AND CYBER AND PRIVACY LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 11TH day of January, 2024.

RESOLUTION NO. 01-24 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT/AGREEMENT WITH SEIBERTKECK INSURANCE PARTNERS OR THE PROPERTY, INLAND MARINE, EDP, CRIME, BOILER AND MACHINERY, AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY, COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL LIABILITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT LIABILITY, PUBLIC OFFICIALS LIABILITY, UMBRELLA EXCESS LIABILITY, AND CYBER AND PRIVACY LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 11TH day of January, 2024.

The complete text of these ordinances and resolutions may be viewed or obtained at the office of the Clerk of Council, 111 Water Street, Chardon, Ohio, during regular business hours.

By order of the Council of the City of Chardon, Ohio.

AMY DAY, CLERK OF COUNCIL Jan18, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE Geauga County Sheriff ’s Office Forfeiture Notice Pursuant to O.R.C. 2981, the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office is seeking forfeiture of unclaimed property that was found or seized by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office between 1/1/23 and 12/31/23.

The following are the items: Amazon Box w/Content, Amazon Box w/Content, Amazon Box w/Content, Impact Driver, Sawzall, Women’s Ring, Cooler, Tree Pruner, Kayek, Leaf Blower, Umbrella, Paddle Boat, Paddle Boat, Fan Vacuum, Misc Clothing, Set of Keys, Key Ring w/Keys & Tool, Drums, Cello w/Case, Chainsaw, Leaf Blower, and Pistol w/Ammo & Cash.

Anyone claiming ownership in this property may contact the Geauga County Sheriff, Evidence Clerk at 440-279-2009 ext.

4313. Any item not claimed will be disposed of according to the Ohio Revised Code.

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Classifieds FOR RENT Office Space in Chardon: second floor, Main Street, approx. 535 square feet. $600/month, includes HVAC and water. Call 440-285-2247.

Chagrin Falls: 1BR with garage, heat, water, cable, pool.

In a nice area. $1,050/mo. Available 4/1/24. 234380-3491.

Russell Township: Private beautiful 2-story unit on Route 306 property. 1 large bedroom, bath, kitchen, washer/ dryer, garage. $895/month, includes all utilities. 216310-8307.

FOR SALE Slate Shingles: 14” x 24”, total of 27. 12” x 22”, total of 16. All, or some. Make offer. 440-543-8118.

Janome Memory Craft 15000 Sewing Machine, Koala Slimline Artisan cabinet w/wooden insert for Janome 15000 Asian golden teak chair, wine color. Call 440533-5292/appt.

Reclaimed White Oak Lumber: approx 600 board feet. $3.50 per board foot. 440-213-3542.

Heavy Duty Wrought Iron Outdoor Patio Set: like new, has leaf pattern, includes table, 4 chairs, bench, and umbrella, $225. Two-stage snowblower, EC, $800.

440-431-6944.

Chainsaw: 395 Husqvarna, “like new”, $900/OBO. Also, 460 Stihl rebuild $800/OBO. 440-272-5736.

Solid Cherry Corner Desk: like new, 78” tall, 48” depth, 64” wide front. Paid $2,250, asking $1,460/OBO. 440-338-3563.

DHS700X Hilti Cement Saw, “nice”; $800. EB6500 Honda Generator; $1,200/OBO. King 1200 CFM Dust Collector, like new: $500/OBO. 440-272-5736.

Lincoln model AC 235 stick welder with helmet and some rod. Never used, $200. Call Karl at 440-812-3392.

Antique red fire engine truck pedal car, $175. Copper boiler w/lid, $55. Lifetime coffee pot, $75. Propane meat smoker. 440-636-3670.

4-wheel black covered buggy for Hackney sized pony $1,495. 440-313-1804.

Sleeper Sofa: Like new, blue, $275. Double air mattress, used once $20. 440-552-4115, Middlefield.

HELP WANTED

Joe Eicher doing roofing, siding, remodeling, cleanout houses, we do most anything. Call between 8a-4p, 440-813-4272. No answer, leave message.

Caregiver Needed for bed ridden senior citizen in Chesterland. Part time hours, flexible, days or nights. May become full time. Work references required. 440-3390519.

Mary Yoder’s Amish Kitchen is hiring kitchen staff. Call 440-632-1939 and ask for Martha.

PETS & ANIMALS Beagles: Female, 5-yrs old, AKC, hunts rabbits, FREE to a good home. Male puppy, 8-mo old, $25. 440-5373929.

Sammy needs an indoor home! Large, handsome, black & white 6-yr old cat. Very sweet. Loves being petted & brushed. Neutered, vaccinated. Rebecca 440321-2485.

MISCELLANEOUS FREE fact - people who give or sell vapes to youth don’t care that it ruins their lungs and brain. Report them!

REAL ESTATE $79.9k .34 acre lot, a part of sought-after Lake Lucerne.

Gas, Electric, Sanitary Sewer, Well Water all available.

Listed on Zillow. 440-596-2608.

We Buy Houses & Land: any condition or situation!

Fast, Friendly, Local. Call 330-269-9595.

SERVICES

Offering special discounts for interior and exterior painting and staining. 20+ years experience. Professional and insured. Call Dan 440-342-4552.

WANTED TO BUY Buying all Stanley Bailey planes and machinist tools.

Call Karl at 440-812-3392.

Old fishing tackle wanted: fishing lures (wood or plastic), mouse to bear traps, wooden duck decoys. Call Lee 440-313-8331.

4-wheelers, 3-wheelers, dirt bikes, mini-bikes, go-carts, golf carts, gators, farm tractors/equipment, trailers, riding mowers, snowplows. Paying cash. 440-413-3119.

Did you know Karlovec Media Group prints business cards?

Call 440-729-7667 or email ads@karlovecmedia.com.

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