Middlefield Post 11-16-22

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Community News from Middlefield, Parkman, Huntsburg and Surrounding Areas

Huntsburg Road Levy Passes on Third Try

By Ann WishArt Ann@kArlovecmediA com

Huntsburg Township’s 3-mill, five-year additional road levy passed Nov. 8 with 447 ballots cast in favor of the measure and 408 against it, according to the final unofficial re sults of the Geauga County Board of Elections.

When informed of the levy’s passage, Trustee Nancy Saunders was very happy.

“That’s wonderful. Now we’ll be able to get some things accom plished in the next few years,” she said Tuesday night. “I’m very thankful.”

It was the third time trustees put a road levy in front of the vot ers, and it was the only additional levy on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Saunders said the first was for 7 mills and the second was for 5 mills. Both failed, but 3 mills was apparently the magic number.

“I was hesitant to put another levy on after two years of COVID,” she said.

With about $235,461 per year more in revenue, the township will be able to afford more dust control on gravel roads and qualify for mon ey to repave some township roads, Saunders said.

One paving project on the trust ees’ five-year plan will cost about $750,000, Saunders said.

The township needed to have money coming in to qualify for a 0% interest loan from the Ohio Public Works Commission. The levy will provide it.

The 3-mill levy will yield $235.461 per year beginning in 2023 and cost homeowners $105 per $100,000 property value, according to the Geauga County Auditor’s Office.

“Thank you Huntsburg,” Saun ders said. “We’ve waited a long time to get a new levy passed so we can move ahead with road repairs. The board of trustees developed a fiveyear plan. Now we may be able to move forward and achieve our goals.”

GCTA Speakers Focus on Cooperation, Friendliness

By Ann WishArt Ann@kArlovecmediA com

Both speakers at the Geau ga County Township Association meeting Nov. 9 talked about the need for residents and businesses to be cooperative and create pos itive, professional relationships from the first encounter.

Carmella Shale, director of the Geauga County Soil and Water Conservation District, said she sees a fair amount of antipathy be tween neighbors and her team of seven helps to resolve issues when called on.

“This past year, we’ve done a lot of technical assistance. The highest number were drainage-re

lated,” she told the crowd of about 100 at the GCTA’s quarterly meet ing at Mary Yoder’s Amish Kitch en in Middlefield Township.

“People need to work togeth er,” Shale said. “Everyone needs to find a way to compromise and solve the problem.”

If that is not possible, the mat ter often ends up in a civil lawsuit, she said.

Problems with drainage can be headed off if individuals and busi nesses are more discerning about the property they buy and what must be done to stay on the right side of Ohio’s drainage law, Shale said.

“We don’t make more land,” she said, adding a lot of the de

velopable land in Geauga County is not for sale. “What is left is not the most attractive — not so easy to develop.”

The GCSWCD team sees more and more people buying land with streams or wetlands that can make the property difficult to build on or develop because of government restrictions.

“People buy lots and try to slam something in there,” Shale said, recommending any property should be evaluated for government limita tions before construction plans are made. Drainage infrastructure can be expensive to install.

“You can build on anything —

Donate Pickup for 2023 Maple Splash Raffle

The Chevy Network and Preston Chevy once again are donating to the Rotary Club of Burton Mid dlefield through the Maple Splash Raffle.

“We are so grateful to Pat Preston for supporting this great community,” Larry Fox, Maple Splash Raf fle event founder and chairman, said.

This truck, valued at more than $50,000, will headline the multi-prize/cash ticket for the raffle.

Tickets will be on sale at many locations throughout Geauga County and online starting in

mid-December, and will feature Burton Middlefield Rotary’s popular monthly $1,000 cash prize draw ing starting in January. Proceeds will benefit Geau ga County services organizations.

All organizations and businesses are invited to sponsor this event, thereby becoming a more visible member of the Geauga community.

The winning tickets will be drawn at the Maple Splash Raffle Festival on July 8, 2023, at Century Vil lage in Burton.

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From left, Larry Fox, Maple Splash Raffle event chairman, Pat Preston, owner Preston Chevy, and Bob John son, Rotary Club of Burton Middlefield member.

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Operation Christmas Child

Nov. 14-21

Join to fill shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for the Samaritan’s Purse project during National Collection Week, Nov. 14-21.

Local collection sites include Chardon Christian Fellowship, 401 S. Hambden St., Chardon and Newcomb Road Amish, 15978 Newcomb Road in Middlefield. Collection hours vary by location.

For more information, call 828-262-1980 or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.

Thanksgiving Dessert Sale

Huntsburg Congregational Church is hold ing a Thanksgiving dessert sale and is accept ing orders for 9-inch pumpkin or apple pies and pumpkin rolls. Cost is $10 each. Place orders by calling or texting Debbie at 234-600-9582 by Nov. 16 for pickup on Nov. 22 from 3-6 p.m.

Holiday Volunteers Needed

Geauga County Department on Aging needs volunteers Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24 and Christmas Day, Dec. 25 to deliver meals to area seniors who are alone for the holiday.

Volunteers will pick up holiday meals at the Chardon Senior Center and deliver them to their assigned seniors’ homes.

To volunteer, or for more information, call the Geauga County Department on Aging at 440-279-2145.

Family First Council

Nov. 21, 1:30 p.m.

Geauga Family First Council meets the third Monday of the month at the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services building located on 13244 Ravenna Road in Chardon. Meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Tim Kehres, Geauga Family First Council coordi nator, at 440-285-1201.

Annual Christmas Sale

Dec. 2 and 3, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Middlefield United Methodist Church will

be hosting its annual Christmas sale at the church located at 14999 South State Ave., Middlefield. Parking is available behind the church.

Breakfast with Santa

Dec. 3, 8-10:30 a.m.

Parkman Chamber of Commerce is spon soring Breakfast with Santa at the Parkman Community House, 16295 state Route 422. Bring a camera to take a picture with Santa Claus. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, sausage and pancakes. Cost is $6 for adults and $4 for kids 10 and under.

Festival of Trees

Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11, noon to 6 p.m.

Middlefield Historical Society will host its Festival of Trees, an enchanted forest of beautifully trimmed trees, glimmering lights and festive holiday décor inside Middlefield’s historic 1818 Century Inn, 14979 South State Ave. Visitors may vote on People’s Choice.

Admission is free; donations will be ac cepted. There will be sales of live poinsettias, floral arrangements and raffle tickets for mul tiple prizes.

The site is also a Merry Middlefield Grinch drop-off location – bring new, un wrapped toys during open hours on Dec. 3 and 4.

Visit the Depot for a free peppermint ice cream cone; limited flavors of other ice cream treats will be available at half price.

For more information, leave a message at 440-632-0400 or call/text 440-241-2192.

Life Recovery 12 Step Meeting

Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m.

The open group for men and women meets weekly at Horizons Christian Assem bly, 14920 White Road in Middlefield and wel comes anyone struggling with grief, alcohol ism, addiction, depression, co-dependency or any other habit that lessens the quality of life. The group offers support, encouragement, fellowship and discipleship.

Learn more at www.Horizons4you.com/ LifeRecovery.

By rick seyer

The above photo is of the PRINTING PLANT of THE MIDDLEFIELD MESSEN GER, Middlefield’s first weekly newspaper, taken probably around 1900. Shown here are Editor LEE MURDOCK, right, and JOE WHITE, left.

The Messenger began publishing in the early 1890s and was printed one page at a time on a hand-operated press. The name was changed to The Middlefield Times in 1903. It was later consolidated with Burton’s newspaper Geauga Leader and the name was changed to the GEAUGA TIMES LEADER,

Below is a photo for our Parkman read ers. It is JOHNSON HARDWARE that was located on what is now state Route 528, near the intersection with U.S. Route 422. It was owned by EARL L. JOHNSON, who, in addi tion to his business, held the office of town ship clerk for many years.

In talking to some of Parkman’s current longtime residents, they recall being served by Stubby Johnson.

The building in earlier years served as the switchboard location for the Parkman Telephone Company, which was formed in 1902. In later years, it was the location of

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Jordak Elementary School third- and fourth-grade classes recently took a field trip to Sever ance Hall to hear the Cleveland Orchestra perform “The Sounds of Water.”

Students Visit Severance Hall

The AJ Jordak Elementary School thirdand fourth-grade classes took a trip to Sever ance Hall on Nov. 10. Students attended “The Sounds of Water” concert performed by the Cleveland Orchestra as part of their Educa tion Series. All of the pieces in the concert

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how much money do you want to spend to make it buildable?” she asked.

were connected to bodies of water, large and small, throughout the world.

As the students have been learning about the critical role water plays as part of their Earth science and environmental classroom curricula, they were also able to gain an additional perspec tive of the role water plays in music and the arts.

Donald Wayne McLeod doubled down on the theme of cooperation and relationships.

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Geauga County has seen lots of violations lately and her department is kept busy polic ing about 350 active sites a year, Shale said.

“Geauga County was the first county in Ohio to have stormwater regulations. We didn’t know what we were getting into,” she said, adding there was no mechanism to en sure systems were maintained.

Newer stormwater control systems are well-documented, as are the infrastructure locations, Shale said.

The district is working to educate resi dents in collaboration with the Geauga Coun ty Auditor’s Office and Geauga Public Health, offering 27 programs reaching about 6,000 people.

They also address issues regarding sep tic systems, groundwater, well water, pasture management and ponds, she said.

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“Friendly isn’t something you are – it’s something you do,” he said.

That first meeting is an opportunity to create a relationship, be it personal or pro fessional, McLeod said.

It is important to stand up, shake hands and introduce yourself to a stranger, he said.

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“Are your people that energetic when try ing to engage with the public? It’s a skill,” he said.

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Faith Matters Breaking Out of Your Routine

Everyone is wired differently. Some of us are extroverts and others are introverts. You may enjoy new challenges and taking risks, or you may prefer playing it safe and minimizing the potential for loss. Certain people thrive on the routines of life and don’t like change. Still others, like to break out of the mold and pursue something new and different.

I’m not sure about you, but as I have grown older, I am less in clined to travel. I like being home and doing the things that I know and love. For example, my break fast rarely differs — raisin bran crunch mixed with homemade granola, two or three fruits, and topped with yogurt. I also thrive on a big mug of filtered pour-over coffee, using beans I roast myself once a week. One good cup of coffee in the morning is fuel for the tank!

has mattered. We want to feel that we have fulfilled the divine purpose for which we have been created. We desperately desire to “make a difference,” to leave a legacy and make the world a better place. When we take our last breath upon the earth, each of us would love to hear the words of our Lord saying, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

By Roger Kruse

For that to happen, we need to learn to “walk by faith, not by sight.” If we always choose the easy and comfortable, we may miss the experiences that offer the best opportunity to be an in strument in God’s hand. Whenev er I find myself in India and share my God-given gifts, my joy meter goes highest. The satisfaction and fulfillment I feel, is simply, the best.

My wife likes to go places and be with people. I am quite happy staying home and working hard in the yard and garden. I grow all sorts of flowers, shrubs and trees. I enjoy people, but I need alone time to recharge my batteries.

I’ve been in many places here in America and around the world. I lived in India and In donesia for several years. I married a girl from New Zealand and find myself typing this article in the city of Blenheim on the South Island.

Because my wife and I do ministry in In dia, I have made 30 trips there in the past 13 years. It’s often a battle for me as I prepare for the next journey. Marathon 14-hour airplane flights require patience and perseverance. Eat ing spicy foods, prolonged travel by car into rural villages, radical time changes affecting my sleep are just a few of the challenges. My last two trips included treatment at a hospital for stomach distress and dehydration.

So, what is the point, Roger? You are 70 years old. Just stay home. You don’t have to keep pushing yourself, do you?

Each of us yearns to know that our life

The incredible servants of God that I train, encourage and am privileged to work with, inspire me to give more. My little “sac rifices” are hardly worthy of mention com pared to the unselfish service of men and women willing to suffer hardship and even persecution for Christ.

You may not be called to go to faraway places like me. However, God wants you to be a blessing to people right where you live and work. Why not ask the Lord, how you can best serve Him? Offer yourself to the Savior and see how He uses you. Your age, person ality, education, gender, social status or in come have little to do with the matter. God can and will use anyone who makes himself or herself available. He alone is our adequacy and competency.

Our perceived weaknesses simply put us in a better position to rely on God. When you feel most inadequate, you will trust in God and not yourself. That is exactly where we all need to be!

Roger Kruse is an ordinary guy who keeps learning to trust God. His greatest joys have usually been preceded by fear and hesitation.

The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Middlefield Village Police De partment, Oct. 28-Nov. 9, 2022.

ABDOMINAL

Oct. 31

1:06 a.m., Lake Avenue. 48-year-old female thinks she is passing a kidney stone. Caller thinks she drank half a bottle of powdered cayenne pepper. She ate rad ishes and tried to smoke a cigarette and made it worse. Caller is on her sidewalk. Caller says she has some shoulder pain as well.

AGENCY ASSIST

Nov. 6

1:21 a.m., Kinsman Road, Burton. Corolla coming up on 534. Ve hicle was a wrong way driver behind their unit. Coming into Middlefield. 90 mph on Hayes. Northbound 608. Squad requested for crash. Assisted OSHP Ashtabula, Trum bull and Chardon posts with pursuit. GCSO units were attempting to get into position to spike vehicle, however, pri or to spike deployment vehicle crashed at intersection of 87 and Aquilla. Scene security was provided until assistance no longer needed. OSHP handling crash re port.

ANIMAL PROBLEM

Oct. 29

1:12 p.m., North State Avenue. Dog locked in SUV for half hour. Ashtabula plate. Both the driver and passenger side windows of the car were down. It is 56 degrees out side. Dog checks OK.

CITIZEN ASSIST

Oct. 28

5:02 p.m., North State Avenue. Caller re quested advice and a report be filed due to her not liking the hours she works at Briar Hill and her manager making her work those hours. Caller was advised she can quit her job and is not forced to work for anyone.

LITTERING

Nov. 2

7:33 a.m., West High Street. Someone is dumping their trash into the business dumpster. Female attached has been caught dumping trash in the restaurant/ bar dumpster on three occasions by em ployees. Voicemail left for female to con tact MVPD duty phone.

SUSPICIOUS

Oct. 29

8:06 p.m., West High Street. Caller states a male in his 60s is running around screaming his car got stolen. Officer spoke with male who said he drive his Chevy Tahoe to the bar at 6:10 p.m. and when he left at 7:22 p.m. his car was no longer where he parked it. Officer contacted male’s wife who stated she picked up the car because she did not want him to drive home after drinking. Wife picked up male at bar.

Nov. 1

9:23 a.m., East High Street. Meet garbage truck at the back of the apartments. He advised there is blood coming out of his trucks and wants it tested. Truck was es corted to Lake County landfill, where the contents were searched. Multiple bags containing butchered meats and blood were located.

THEFT

Oct. 29

8:08 p.m., South Springdale Avenue, Mid dlefield. Several people ran outside of Walmart Lawn and Garden carrying un bagged items. Four possible juveniles. Had three carts full of items. License plate obtained. Elyria Police contacted and will check the address.

Oct. 31

8:11 p.m., South Springdale Avenue. Some one in a white van stole two bottles of alcohol. Male who took it is in a red hood ie. Van pulled into Grove Street address. Officer advised.

Nov. 7

10:04 a.m., East High Street. Caller’s employ ee had his catalytic converter stolen on Sunday morning between 2:54 a.m. and 3 a.m. Watched surveillance footage and ob served three individuals surrounding the vehicle during that time. Due to quality of camera, officer could not get any distin guishing features. Will advise night shift to conduct extra patrols in area.

TRAFFIC STOP

Nov. 1

2:26 p.m., East High Street. Citation issued for DUS and expired plates. Glass pipe testing positive for methamphetamine located in driver seat during inventory. Arrested for possession and transported by GCSO.

A Case of the ‘Chipmumps’

By tAmi GinGerich

Northeast Ohio is home to five different species of squirrels. These include, from larg est to smallest, Eastern Fox Squirrel, East ern Gray Squirrel (the black squirrel is just a color morph of the gray), American Red Squirrel, Southern Flying Squirrel and last and certainly least, the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus).

As its species name “striatus” implies, the chipmunk is named for its conspicuous mark ings. A prominent white stripe down each of its sides bordered by black and topped off by a dark stripe down the center of its back gives the impression of racing stipes. Light-colored lines above and below the eyes complete the outfit. Measuring just 10 inches in length (in cluding the tail), the chipmunk’s diminutive size does not detract from its larger-than-life personality.

Extremely expressive, the chipmunk gets its common name from the variety of chiplike vocalizations it produces. Its cuk-cuk-cuk calls that echo through the woods have con fused many a birder. The variety of chips and chipping trills it broadcasts function to both advertise the animal’s territory to other chip munks, as well as warn of approaching pred ators. You may hear a chipmunk nearby long before you even, if ever, see it.

Of all these squirrel species, the chip munk is the only ground squirrel, and they spend considerable amounts of time excavat ing a network of tunnels and burrows that may reach well over three feet underground. It is the protection of these subterranean dens that allows them to produce two litters

per year, one in early spring and another in later summer.

If there is one thing we recognize about the chipmunk, it is its tendency to appear with the chubby-cheek syndrome during the autumn months. The chipmunk’s cheeks are glorified pouches that are lined with soft, dry fur in which to store and transport food into its subterrestrial burrows.

Have you ever watched a chipmunk be neath your bird feeder? As it moves along it picks up seed after seed after seed. Before long, you can see its cheeks expanding. In fact, up to 60 black-oil sunflower seeds can fit into each pouch!

Of course, the larger the item, the fewer can fit but one thing that is true, the pouches can stretch up to three times the length of the animal’s head giving the impression of having swollen glands . . . or the mumps!

Once the cheeks are full, the chipmunk returns to its burrow. Special “rooms” within are used for the sole purpose of storing this fare. You see, although chip munks seem to disappear when winter sets in, they are not true hibernators. Yes, they take long winter naps, but when they awake, the large caches of food they have worked so hard to accumulate serve to keep them alive. On a warm winter day, chipmunks will appear briefly above ground, but they quickly return to their abodes to ride out the winter.

Chipmunks have a varied diet that in cludes seeds, nuts, berries, fruits, flowers, mushrooms, insects, worms, snails and frogs. Although they have not been known to cause

serious agricultural damage, many consider chipmunks a nuisance, especially in the gar den where they feed on fruits, seeds, seed lings and may exhume flower bulbs.

Yet, like every organism on this earth, chipmunks play an important role in the eco system, whether or not it happens to benefit us. Their burrowing helps aerate and recycle soil. When feeding on and storing fungi, they help to spread spores. They also play a criti cal role in dispersing seeds.

Most importantly, chipmunks are an

incredibly important food source for many predators including hawks, owls, snakes, weasels, foxes and raccoons that depend heavily on rodents for their diet. Suffice it to say, loved or loathed, the charismatic eastern chipmunk is here to stay!

Tami Gingrich is a lifelong resident of Geauga County. She recently retired from a 31year career as a Field Naturalist for Geauga Park District. She and her husband reside on a small farm in Parkman Township.

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You Don’t Need It: The Truth About MRIs & X-Rays for Spine, Joint Pain

By dr. AdAm crAmer, dPt

I meet many people in our community who come to me with x-ray or MRI results from a orthopedic surgeon and a laundry list of diagnoses that often have little to do with their symptoms. I want to shed some light on how significant these results actually are to help you become better informed to avoid being manipulated by results and from being driven by fear into inappropriate testing and poor outcomes. Let’s clarify some things to help you save time, money, stress and to get you effective treatment more quickly.

MRIs and other imaging advancements are very valuable in diagnosing, treating, monitoring, and man aging numerous diseas es. They have improved medical knowledge and interventions. They are absolutely necessary in many instances. However, it may surprise you to learn that Medical guidelines “strongly” discour age the use of MRI and X-ray in diagnosing low back pain, because they produce so many false alarms. Ever wonder why surgeons and physi cians may say “we won’t know fully until we get in there” despite the fact we have this awesome imaging? Well, interpreting imaging can be com plicated. Even though we have this amazing technology, it is still difficult to determine with 100% certainty what an image shows.

If you took a random group of people who felt great, with no back pain whatsoever, and made them get an MRI just for kicks, well over half of these pain-free people would have “positive” findings. Just having a “disc bulge,” “disc protrusion,” “degenerative disc,” “ car tilage degeneration,” “joint space narrowing” and other “positive” finding on an MRI does not mean this is the cause of your symptoms and pain. This is even more true with each passing decade of life. The likelihood there will be a “positive” result on your MRI in creases as you age, regardless of symptoms.

Embracing the idea that “there is some thing mechanically wrong with your back and

joints” can lead to fear of movement, a hyper sensitive nervous system, balance deficits and chronic pain. This will lead you to not moving at all due to fear of “making things worse” when the reality is if you don’t move the way your physical therapist instructs it will dramat ically makes your symptoms worse.

If you are having difficulty walking be cause of pain then why consult with a med ical provider who is not trained to help you walk again? Physical therapists are the only provider licensed and trained to help you move normally again, eliminate pain all while avoiding invasive procedures. Physical ther apists will not “fear” you into making unin formed decisions regarding your health but will inform you properly on your diagnosis so YOU can make the best educated decision on what’s best for yourself.

The human body has not changed for thousands of years, your muscles, spine and joints did not get here overnight and it will not improve overnight. It takes consistency, dedication and willingness to be informed properly and in doing so you will have suc cess. Your body and health are worth it and you owe it to yourself.

So, I encourage you to seek care from a independent Doctor of Physical Therapy at MyoFit Clinic where there is no conflict of in terest and who can work with you to treat you as an individual, addressing your injury and symptoms, and not solely treat your imaging findings. If you don’t want surgery don’t see a provider that offers surgery, see a physical therapist that accepts in-network insurance benefits which will enable you to receive the highest quality care to help you avoid surgery and help return you to normal pain free, this is what MyoFit Clinic offers you.

Dr. Adam M. Cramer, PT, DPT, is a li censed physical therapist, pain specialist and founder CEO of MyoFit Clinics in Chardon, Ashtabula & Middlefield, Ohio. Call 440-2861007 for a consultation to avoid orthopedic sur gery. MyoFitClinic.com

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East Geauga Kiwanis Club recently recognized Jordak Elementary School third-graders (l to r) Carrie P., Alaina P., Amelia A. and Ayven A. for their outstanding performance in class during the first grading period. Each student received a certificate and four literature books from the club.

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Ramblings from Windsor

By ruth Byler

Saturday, Oct 29. Mom and I decided to go meet Melva and Martha at the train sta tion. We left at 1 p.m. and got back at 3:30 p.m. We surprised them, so that was fun.

Sunday, Oct. 30. We were at Joe and El len Miller in the evening with the gang. One memorable night. Hadn’t seen some of them in a while, so was especially great being there.

Monday, Oct. 31. Grandma got her kitch en painted today. Looks so cheery! Not that it didn’t anyway.

Tuesday, Nov. 1. Happy 15th birthday, Jake. Veal barn gets filled with calves this week again after being empty all through Oc tober.

Wednesday, Nov. 2. Mixed pickle day! Happens once a year. Mom, Aunt Dorothy and Grandma get together to help each other make it. I got off work early, so I made a birth

day dinner for the boys.

Thursday, Nov. 3. Happy 19th birthday, Rop. Mom at the sewing machine a lot of the day which was good.

Friday, Nov. 4. Rose with the Scholars to School. She thought it, was so fun.

Saturday, Nov. 5. Happy 18th birthday to my friend Sara Ann Yoder. We were eating breakfast when the last person got out of bed and Linda, age 3, says “amazing grace.” She must have figured he was going to stay there all day. So I had written earlier our washing machine motor wasn’t working, right? Dad got a new one, hooked it up, explained ev erything and this morning when I started it I asked sister number 3 what gas did you put in? She said white, that’s what Mom does. I said oops, I thought you use regular in this one, that’s what I put in. Later Mom told me we were supposed to use regular, not white, and sister number 2 who does a lot of our laundry used white, too. I don’t know if some

Gardening & Cooking With Catherine

By cAtherine yoder PArkmAn toWnshiP

Hello everyone! This is a fun time of year for baking as Thanksgiving is near. I wish all of you a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin Custard Pie

Ingredients:

1 cup pumpkin

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

3 tbsp. flour

3 cups milk

3 eggs

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Directions: Mix pumpkin, flour, both sug ars, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, then add 3 egg yolks, then stir in milk. Beat the egg whites till stiff. Fold into the rest. Yields two pies. Bake at 325 degrees till done, usually takes about 45 minutes. Enjoy, this is my fa vorite pumpkin pie!

Pumpkin Pound Cake

Ingredients:

2-1/2 cups sugar

1 cup canola oil

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking sods

Powdered sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. ground cloves

1 can (15 oz.) solid pack pumpkin

Directions: In a bowl blend sugar and oil. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg. Combine flour, baking soda, cinna mon, nutmeg, salt and cloves, and then add

to egg mixture alternating with pumpkin. Put into greased fluted tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto wire rack. Remove pan and cool. When cool, dust with powdered sugar. Yields 12-16 servings.

This time I’ll write about the flowers you can enjoy in your home: kalanchoe. This tropical succulent plant has starshaped blooms in red, yellow, pink, gold, orange or purple. It grows 12 inches wide to 18 inches tall, depending on the vari eties. This is so nice we can enjoy during the winter. They like four hours of direct sunlight.

Also the greenhouse azaleas are min iature shrubs. You can usually buy them in the fall. In the spring move them outside. They need 4-6 weeks of cool weather to rebloom.

The amaryllis is enjoyable to see how it grows every day. The bulbs are easy to start and they take about 7-10 weeks to bloom. They like about 65 degrees in a room. After they bloom, you cut off the stalks and allow foliage to keep growing.

The Christmas cactus is fun, too. It’s very easy to take care of. Mine always starts to bloom right before Thanksgiving and sometimes it blooms again later. They love bright light. These last for genera tions. Water them once a week with a lot of water. While blooming keep it slightly moist.

Cyclamen is also a nice flowering plant. It blooms for weeks and requires little care. Keep in a bright room around 65 degrees. Water thoroughly when soil feels dry to touch.

Good luck trying these plants. I love my house plants. My enclosed porch is full of them.

one confessed to Dad yet or not, but trust me we all use regular gas now.

Sunday, Nov. 6. Such a beautiful day! Hard to believe its November. Jake flipped his scooter on way to Grandpa’s and is bruised and banged up, but it could be a lot worse.

Monday, Nov. 7. Neighbor Marvin and Elizabeth welcomed baby Kathleen. Was to viewing of Mark Slabaugh, age 17, son of Johnny and Esther. He was killed in an acci dent this weekend.

Let’s keep his friends and family in our thoughts and prayers!

Tuesday, Nov. 8. Jake’s face looks better, but he said he doesn’t think he will have to worry about ever growing a beard on that part of his chin.

Wednesday, Nov. 9. Work is so much bet ter when you have someone to work with instead of by yourself, especially if it’s your best friend. Happy 22nd anniversary to Un cle Marty and Sara.

Thursday, Nov. 10. Dad, Mom, some of the kiddos, Grandma and Martha were to Noah and Mary’s in evening. Wayne shot a nice sized deer tonight from out back.

Friday, Nov. 11. The scholars of Woodland View were singing at Grandma and Joe Anna Mary’s in afternoon. Except the first- and sec ond-graders, they stayed at school and roast ed mini marshmallows over tealights. Mom And us girls were to craft show in evening. Lot of people there! (Dan) Sheila Byler had surgery to remove plates and screws from her leg that she broke a few years ago.

Saturday, Nov. 12. Happy 18th birthday

Sarah Ann Miller. Wayne got another deer out back this morning, a nice 9-point, with 15-3/4-inch spread. I’m guessing the guys that were down south all week and coming home with nothing are wishing it would be different.

Until next time, and remember, the more you weigh the harder you are to kidnap! Stay safe and eat pumpkin roll.

Mixed Pickle

Ingredients:

1 gallon cut up green tomatoes

1/2 cup salt

1 qt cooked lima beans

1 qt chopped onions

1 qt cooked corn

1 qt chopped cauliflower

2 dozen small sweet pickles

1 qt kidney beans

6 red and 6 green sweet peppers chopped

Syrup:

3 lbs. sugar

1 qt apple cider vinegar

1 tsp tumeric 2 oz. celery seed 2 oz. mustard seed

Directions: Mix tomatoes and salt, and let stand 1-2 hours. Drain and add rest of vegeta bles. Mix syrup ingredients in large kettle and bring to boil. Add vegetables and boil 5 min utes. Put in hot jars and seal.

Coffee Break with Sue

By susAn yoder middlefield toWnshiP

A friendly hello to all who read these lines.

What a beautiful week we had last week. Tuesday (11/8) was our annual Miller cousin day at sister Barbie Yoder’s. I think out of 28 there were 22 there. We had a delicious hay stack lunch. Among the changes in the last year was the fact that cousin Barbara Ann De tweiler became widowed when her beloved husband Wayne suddenly passed away in De cember. Barbara used to write Mom’s Diary for Plain Country. Let’s all send her cheer, 7377 Wiswell Road, Windsor, OH 44099. Then on Wednesday, some of the Bylers

spent the day at cousin Al Kathy’s up on Bur ton Windsor Road, including Betty Burkhold er (Daniel) and Mom, Barbara Miller. We had a day of sharing mementoes and memories of days gone by.

Peter Weaver and two sons, and his broth er Timothy escaped serious injury when they were in an accident on the way hunting. How ever, their driver was hospitalized. This hap pened a few hours from here.

Until next time, enjoy Thanksgiving….A thought to ponder: An atheist has a reason but no hope for his reason. A hypocrite has hope but no reason for his hope. A Christian has a reason for his hope and a hope for his reason.

Classifieds

AUTOS & PARTS

2007 Polaris Sportsman 500 ATV, winch, plow, VGC, 450 miles, $4,000. 440-759-1221, leave message.

2006 Dodge Dakota: 4-door, 6-foot bed, 4 wheel drive V8, power heated seats. 117,000 miles. $3,500. 216-456-7199.

FOR SALE

Jack Posts: One pair, 93”inch, $200. Two pair, 100”inch, $500. 440-843-8743.

Fireplace: Vermont Castings free-stand ing, vent free, natural gas fireplace. $500. 440-632-5145.

Spinning wheel, yarn winder, Royal 1900’s typewriter, Polyroyal-TRF radio, IRC-Kadette radio, Victrola oak floor model, table-top hand-crank paper-roll organ. 440-533-5292.

Troy-bilt Chipper Shredder: Model C84325, 3” chipper, Briggs & Stratton engine, 11.50 series 250cc. $500/OBO. 440-591-0149.

Drive Spitfire 4 wheel power scooter. Can be disassembled for transportation. Used 5 times. $800. 440-286-4772.

Shop AVON at home or office. Delivery and a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Bev Thompson Avon Independent Sales Representative Call: 440-708-8045 Visit my Web site: https://www.avon.com/ myavon/bthompson8804

Dining room set in time for Thanksgiv ing: Stunning arts and crafts-style table with leaves, 8 chairs, buffet with inlaid marble top, china hutch and base, for all $2,500/OBO, call/text 440-668-8768 for more info.

Burial Plots: (2) plots at Western Re serve Memorial Gardens, Old Rugged Cross sec. 179B, $2,000/OBO. Call 814-7962949 or 440-547-6759.

Craftsmen 6” Joiner: model 113.206801, ‘80s model. Stand, user manual, knife setting tool. Belt needs aligned. $75. 440289-7312.

GoGo Mobility Scooter, asking $500. Call between 8a-6p, 440-286-3380.

PETS & ANIMALS

Wanted: Boarding for one horse, DecApril, need turnout, indoor arena, prefer self-care. 440-286-3840.

MISCELLANEOUS

FREE fact: 95-97 percent of heroin or cocaine addicts started with marijua na. (National Survey on Drug Use and Health)

REAL ESTATE

SERVICES

John’s Plumbing: Affordable and re liable. Water heaters, toilets, faucets, drain cleaning, gas lines, sump pumps, well tanks. 440-285-0800.

Experienced sitter-companion looking for setting with grandparents, mom or dad, while you’re out shopping or for din ner. Call 440-537-1519.

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

Booking interior, remodeling and paint ing projects now! Licensed, insured and bonded. Service Member discounts! A&J Construction and Restoration. Andrew 440-749-3764.

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

WANTED

Wanted: Old milk cans, some rust okay. 440-693-4078.

WANTED TO BUY

4-wheelers, 3-wheelers, dirt bikes, minibikes, go-carts, golf carts, gators, farm tractors/equipment, trailers, riding mowers, snowplows. Paying cash. 440413-3119.

Old fishing tackle wanted: fishing lures (wood or plastic), mouse to bear traps, wooden duck decoys. Call Lee 440-3138331.

Buying all Stanley Bailey planes and machinist tools. Call Karl at 440-812-3392.

Real Estate Transfers

Following is a list of area real estate trans fers for the weeks ending Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 2022, provided as a public service by the Geau ga County Auditor’s Office. .

HUNTSBURG TOWNSHIP

Breanna L. Light, 11282 Madison Road, to Na than J. and Kayleen J. Miller, $7,400. (3.91 acres)

Joey J. Byler and Linda N. Yoder, 16819 Burton Windsor Road, to Jacob R. and Emma J. Byler, $100,000. (1.00 acres)

MIDDLEFIELD TOWNSHIP

15332 Old State Road Properties LLC, 16286 Nauvoo Road, to Fisher Flooring LLC, $505,000. (1.46 acres)

Vincent E. and Barbara Coury, 15945 Old State Road, to Jennifer Lynn and Timothy Kyle McCartney, $285,000. (3.73 acres)

John A. L. and Mary F. Detweiler, 15020 Hayes Road, to Matthew W. and Marlene L. Byler, $255,000. (1.85 acres)

MIDDLEFIELD VILLAGE

Countryside Properties LLC, South Springdale Avenue, to Chad Jenrob LLC, $70,000. (1.62 acres)

Karen M. Porter, 15839 W. High St., to Jerad P. and Nicole L. Howes, $160,000. (0.35 acres)

James Pavlic, 14708 Steeplechase Drive, to William Hogue, $235,000. (0.29 acres)

PARKMAN TOWNSHIP

R. D. Snuffy LLC, 19176 Rutland Road, to Richard L. and Tanya A. Berry, $300,000. (39.70 acres)

Freeman E., Linda R. and Michael F. Slaubaugh, 16755 Madison Road, to Chris tian M. and Sarah J. Hostetler, $255,000. (2.78 acres)

Michael D. and Oliver M. III Graves, 17880 Reynolds Road, to Jacob O. Sr. and Amanda Powcio, $320,000. (12.45 acres)

Community Meetings

Listed are public meetings and executive ses sions in Huntsburg, Middlefield and Parkman townships, the Village of Middlefield and Cardi nal Schools for the coming weeks. (Please note: These meeting notices are NOT legal notices.)

Geauga County: Nov. 16, 5 p.m. – Board of Health, Ste. 333, 6 p.m. – Board of Devel opmental Disabilities, at 8200 Cedar Road, Chester; Nov. 21, 1:30 p.m., Family First Council, at 13244 Ravenna Road; Nov. 22,

9:30 a.m., Geauga County Commissioners; Nov. 29, 9:30 a.m., Geauga County Com missioners. All county meetings are held at the Geauga County Administrative Building, 12611 Ravenwood Drive (Ste. #), Claridon, unless otherwise noted. County commission ers meetings are held in Suite 350.

Parkman Township: Nov. 22, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission. All meetings are held at the Community House, 16295 Main Market Road, unless otherwise noted.

Help Wanted

Elder Care needed, around the clock, in Chesterland area, must be able to oper ate Hoyer, references required. Wages, R&B. 440-339-0519.

Yard worker wanted part time for Fall. Starting @$16/hr cash, more with expe rience. Driver’s license preferred. 440338-3563.

media group karlovec

Seeking Sales Rep

Karlovec Media Group is hiring an account representatives to sell print and online advertising in and around Geauga County. Candidates must be able to manage time wisely, meet deadlines and have reliable transportation.

All of our staff must be willing to work in a team environment to help grow our newspapers. The ability to understand and live with a deadlinedriven business is a must. The ideal candidate would have at least two years of sales experience.

Submit resumes to editor@karlovecmedia.com

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