Wednesday, December 30, 2020 • Vol. 14 No. 16 • FREE
Cardinal Installs Thermal Cameras Submitted
Three thermal imaging cameras are now up and running in all Cardinal school buildings. The cameras were donated to the district from Parkman Township Trustees. The equipment is designed to take the temperatures of up to 30 people at once and then alert if a temperature is over a set threshold. A monitor displays temperature readings over individuals as they pass through the area where equipment is set up. “The addition of these cameras in our buildings has been a time saver in the mornings,” says Superintendent Bill Kermavner. “The technology allows us to get our students inside quicker while still actively monitoring body temperatures for anyone who might be sick. We were seeing a backlog of students outside our buildings waiting to get in while
we checked temperatures. On top of that being a safety concern, we are also entering the winter months where it’s cold and snowy. These cameras have been great at helping us speed the entry process along while still allowing us to ensure everyone’s health and safety.” Parkman Township received Coronavirus Relief Act money and approached the district to see if there was any way they could help during this pandemic time. In addition to the thermal imaging cameras, which are valued at over $10,000 each, Parkman Township also donated two portable sprayers to be used on buses, 20 gallons of sanitizing chemicals for the sprayers and additional disinfecting wipes to be used in all buildings. Cardinal is grateful to Parkman Township for its support of the school district and appreciates its partnership in helping to keep families safe.
Jan. 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m. From massive blue supergiants to tiny purple dwarfs, learn about the life cycle of stars and how they are classified. Registration for the Star Types virtual program is required at www. geaugalibrary.net. SUBMITTED
Students at Jordak Elementary School enter the building while having a thermal imaging camera take their temperature. The cameras monitor body temperature and alert staff if anyone has a fever.
April
The New Year’s holiday is a time when we look back at what we did in the past year and contemplate what our New Year’s resolutions should be for the coming year. Adults remember the more serious events while young people, children in particular, focus on all of the fun happenings which occurred in their young lives. We now offer a look back at what was most vividly remembered about the year by a young Huntsburg girl in the 1920s.
January
Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays – school holiday! Trees tapped for maple syrup season.
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Summer fun included Bob Clarke riding Dolly
March
Ah, spring. And Dad’s birthday complete with chocolate cake and lighted candles. Sometimes the celebration was up in the sugar house.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Geauga Skywatchers Club
By Elaine and Carl Seliskar
February
Town Crier Dec. 30, 12-5 p.m. Middlefield Library is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a local blood drive in the large meeting room of the library. To register, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800733-2767. Walk-ins are welcome.
A Historical Look Back at Huntsburg
A high school dance until midnight – the school bell would ring at midnight. For the adults some people had house parties and would salute “father time” at midnight with a shotgun salute, while all the kids were tucked in to go to sleep on the bedroom floor or bed or wherever there was room. New Year’s Day offered a pork dinner with the family.
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When I was young I went down to Owens store [in Huntsburg] to get his birthday present, usually a couple of white handkerchiefs and his special pipe tobacco when I was older.
Easter and coloring eggs. Our family made its own Easter baskets. We used a one quart fruit basket, wrapped it with colored paper, pipe cleaners for handles, green cellophane for the nests and then we put the colored eggs into them. We set them on the table where the Easter Bunny could find them and fill them with jelly beans, one chocolate egg and a couple of candy eggs – it was enough to make us happy! Easter morning it was church at the Congregational and Methodist churches and later in the month the Russian Orthodox Church with all of their traditions. Oh, those fancy eggs and the ladies and girls in their Russian dresses – beautiful! Mom made us new spring dresses and we wore our last summer’s shoes (if they still fit) and white socks, and a brand new straw hat. In church we sang our Easter song, then sat down and listened to Rev. Bechtold’s sermon, thinking all the time of our Easter basket and jelly beans at home waiting for us. Each family in Huntsburg had its own tradition, the same ones they celebrated for years and may still be doing so. See Historical • Page 5
GEL Zoom Webinar
Jan. 8, 8-9 a.m. Join Geauga Economic Leadership via Zoom webinar for “Diversity & Inclusion: Building a Community of Awareness and Openness” with Dr. Velvet Landingham, associate professor, Kent State University, and Mahli Xuan Mechenbier, senior lecturer, Kent State University. To register, email info@geaugagrowth. com or call 440-564-1060. GEL breakfasts are co-sponsored by Geauga Growth Partnership and Kent State University at Geauga.
Woodland Wednesdays
Jan. 13, 6-7:30 p.m. The Woodland Wednesdays workshop series returns with “Wicked Weeds,” a virtual homeowner invasive species removal workshop. Join for an online presentation to learn about problematic invasive plants and techniques on how to remove them. Gain new skills, helpful resources and a renewed desire to tackle invasive species. This workshop is free, but registration is required by Jan. 12; call 440-426-2195 or 440834-1122. For more information, visit ofbf.org/counties.
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