Middlefield Post 5-17-2023

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Community News from Middlefield, Parkman, Huntsburg and Surrounding Areas

Burton-Middlefield Rotary Funds KSU Nursing Scholarships

In the face of a state-wide nursing shortage, Kent State University and the Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club partnered to establish an endorsed scholarship foundation for nursing students.

BMR leadership handed a check for $25,500 to Angela Spalsbury, dean at KSU-Geauga, during a ceremony and dinner at Welshfield Inn in Troy Township May 10 in the middle of National Nursing Week.

The $25,000 endowment generates funds for a student pursuing a career in the nursing field and is a collaboration between the Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club and KSU-Geauga to increase nursing careers for local students who want to work without moving far from home.

BMR President Michael Valentino said the effort was started just about a year ago when it became apparent, following the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, that hospitals and other healthcare facilities didn’t have enough nurses.

By John Karlovec

“We needed to do something about the nursing shortage,” he told a room full of Rotarians.

Taking a page out of the Geauga County Township Association’s scholarship program, BMR started the endowment ball rolling.

“The (KSU nursing scholarship) will always be a program,” he said, giving credit to University Hospitals for helping to renovate space at KSU-Geauga and supplying equipment for the program.

The scholarships will be available to any resident of Geauga County enrolled at the KSU-Geauga and Twinsburg academic nursing programs, according to the BMR website. The nursing education program at Kent recently added new simulation labs and hospital room simulations specifically for the nursing program.

Spalsbury said she receives calls daily from healthcare organizations asking how many nursing students will be available as soon as possible.

“We are creating a pipeline of nurses,” she said, noting 56 nurs-

The Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club presented Kent State University with a $25,500 check to kick off the KSU Foundation’s endowment fund for nursing students on May 10. Pictured are, from left, BMR member Carole Cashion, BMR member/Geauga County Commissioner Jim Dvorak, BMR President Michael Valentino, KSU-Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Beverly Goodridge, BMR past president and Becky Gierman, associate director of external relations, KSU-Geauga.

ing students will be graduating from the Geauga and Twinsburg campuses in two- and four-year pro-

grams this spring. After graduation, they will study See Rotary • Page 4

Why Haven’t You Received the Post?

With costs rising, Karlovec Media Group, publishers of the Middlefield Post, are looking for ways to cut down on expenses in order to increase return on investment (ROI). In addition to labor, newspaper publishing has two main costs: printing and mailing.

For publishers electing to reduce printing and mailing costs, obvious savings come for less newsprint and reduced distribution costs. There really isn’t any person-hours savings because the

labor cost to layout the newspaper essentially does not change — unless the page count is reduced.

KMG prints its newspapers in Streetsboro. We have fixed pricing based on the number of pages and quantity. For example, it costs us approximately $655.87 to print an 8-page tabloid newspaper, $907.72 to print a 12-page newspaper and $1,069.35 to print a 16-page newspaper. We also pay $125 for each additional flat of color — we typically have one to three additional flats — $60 for carrier route sortation

and $85 for delivery. If there are inserts, that is an added expense. All of these costs are per issue.

The Middlefield Post is delivered via U.S. Mail. It costs us approximately $1,053 to mail 5,916 eight- or 12-page newspapers. We also pay contributors for columns and our sales people a commission.

All in, it costs us roughly $2,500+ to publish each issue of the Middlefield Post. These costs do not include additional costs such as graphic design, layout and pagination, and reporting.

As you know, the Middlefield Post is delivered to homeowners in the Village of Middlefield and Huntsburg, Middlefield and Parkman townships. The revenue to cover these costs comes almost entirely from local advertisers. We do ask our readers whether they would like to help with a voluntary “subscription” or donation to the newspaper, but few do. As such, when advertising revenue is insufficient to publish, print and mail a full run of the Middlefield Post, KMG faces a dilemma: either publish the free newspaper at a loss or reduce

the number of newspapers printed and mailed. Obviously, the former choice makes no economic sense.

Unfortunately for our readers, we have had to make the choice to reduce the quantity of newspapers published and mailed in order to not lose money. We are hopeful this is a temporary, short-term issue.

We encourage you, our readers, to support our advertisers and consider making a voluntary donation to the newspaper, utilizing the form included in this newspaper. If you own a business, we encourage you to use our readership to grow your business by advertising. Not only is it good for your bottom line, but it helps support local journalism.

If you do not already do so, we also would encourage you to subscribe to our award-winning weekly newspaper, the Geauga County Maple Leaf. Much of the content you read in the Middlefield Post is found in the Maple Leaf, and as a paid subscription newspaper you can count on receiving your paper every Thursday.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Obituaries

Rhnee Atwood Kincaid

Rhnee Atwood

Kincaid passed away on March 10, 2023.

She was born in Warrensville Heights, to Alonzo and Marilyn Atwood on July 11, 1959.

She married Michael John Kincaid on July 3, 1982, in Hiram. They enjoyed 45 years of love, laughter and life together.

She graduated from Cardinal High School in 1977. The same year she traveled to over 35 festivals and events representing Middlefield as Swiss Miss for the Swiss Cheese Festival.

Rhnee then graduated from Kent State University and worked as a manager for Motorola for 10 years before pursuing her highest calling as a loving wife, mother and

homemaker. She told everyone her greatest achievement in life was raising her two children.

Rhnee is preceded in death by her father, Alonzo Atwood; and brother Denny Herr.

She is survived by her devoted husband; loving children, Nicole Mari Smith (Chase) and Michael Jack Kincaid; grandson, KodaCaid Smith; mother, Marilyn Atwood; sister, Lori Atwood (Matthew Freiling); and brothers Terry Herr (Joanne), Kyle Herr and Alan Atwood (Flory); nieces and nephews, Alan Atwood (Michelle), Lonnie Herr, Todd Herr, Mindy Welch (Tim), Landen Herr (Jessica), Korey Herr (Leanna); and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held May 20, 2023, at the Middlefield United Methodist Church, at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Rhnee's honor can be made to The Middlefield United Methodist Church or a charity of your choice.

Faith Matters

A Life Built to Last

By roger KruSe

As I gaze out toward the ocean, I can see the waves washing onto the shore. The sun is glistening across the landscape of palm trees and a large sand dune that stands between the water and the condo where we are staying.

A generous friend made this place in St. Augustine, Fla., available to us for the week. I was a bit reluctant to leave Middlefield. After all, Spring is bursting out all over and the

weather is finally warming up.

Nevertheless, there is great value in getting away from our routines and discovering life in new and different places. This city is the oldest in America. Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon led an expedition to Florida, in 1513, from Puerto Rico. He mistakenly thought he was on the island of Bimini, hoping to find gold and the fountain of youth. Later, in

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Shown here is the MIDDLEFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT at its previous location on South Main Street, where the former H & H Hardware/Middlefield Hardware store was located.

The fire department occupied this building for their first 35-plus years, before moving to its present location on land donated to them by Georgia Hoskins. The building was

The original WHITE BROTHERS GROCERY STORE in the early 1950s. At the time, this was the most modern grocery store in Geauga County because of the new “self-serve” concept. Until then, you went in to a store and the clerk gathered your order.

The store was later located in 1966 across the parking lot where Great Lakes Outdoor Supply is currently. The sign says, “Stretch Your Pay The Self Serve Way.” This building currently houses Middlefield Sign and the

Community Meetings

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

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

Clay Karlovec, Sales Representative

Gayle Mantush, Sales Representative

Barb Fontanelle, Sales Representative

Clinton Sestak, Sales Representative

Regina Swinerton, Classifieds

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to take their licensing exams. If they pass, they will become registered nurses and can help alleviate the shortage.

With scholarship funds available through the endowment, Spalsbury said she expects more area students to take part in the nursing program.

“It really is a great field, (but) finances are a barrier for many students,” she said. “Having this scholarship will be a huge help for them.”

KSU has nursing courses at all eight of its campuses and provides about 40% of all nurses in Ohio, she said.

Spalsbury invited Rotarians to visit the Geauga campus and see the $1.7 million investment the university and UH made for an expanded nursing program there.

Geauga County Commissioner Jim Dvorak, Carole Cashion, retired dean at Ursuline College’s Breen School of Nursing, and Beverly Goodridge, BMR past president, worked with Becky Gierman and other administrators at KSU-Geauga to produce the guidelines for the scholarship, which will be awarded to a student or students annually.

The earnings from investments of the endowment will supply funds KSU-Geauga can use when issuing the scholarships.

Administrators will handle all paperwork and applications when selecting candidates.

The scholarship adds to local scholarships already in place for Berkshire, Cardinal and the Auburn Career Center students.

Funds raised through BMR’s successful Maple Splash Raffle and other future projects will be added to the endowed scholarship over the coming years.

Real Estate Transfers

Following is a list of area real estate transfers for the weeks ending April 28 and May 5, 2023, provided as a public service by the Geauga County Auditor’s Office. Transfers may involve the sale of land only.

HUNTSBURG TOWNSHIP

Robert John Konya, 11783 Clay St., to Eli M. and Alma M. Shrock, $319,000. (27.96 acres)

MIDDLEFIELD TOWNSHIP

Elwin D. and Linda M. Troyer, 15371 Georgia Road, to Marlin P. and Marsha Weaver Troyer, $200,000. (1.70 acres)

MIDDLEFIELD VILLAGE

Tony Eric Duncan, 16174 E. High St., to Thomas and Robin T. Sweigert, $127,700. (0.46 acres)

Anton Richardt (TOD), 15041 Primrose Lane, to Deborah A. Motil, $220,000. (0.00 acres)

Ashley J. and Nicholas E. Gusler, 14941 Glen Valley Drive, to Desmond C. Misch and Christa M. Novotny, $228,000. (0.30 acres)

David and Sara Kindall, 15324 Royal Oak Drive, to Hector R. Jr. and Allison R. Class, $295,000. (0.21 acres)

Faith Matters

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1565, Pedro Menendez de Aviles led efforts to establish a new colony here which he named in honor Saint Augustine, whose feast day fell on the day he first sighted land.

Yesterday, we visited the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. The stone it was built with was mined from a quarry near us. Coquina rock is a component of sedimentary limestone, including shell fragments, mostly from the small 3/4inch coquina clam. Large blocks were cut out by stonecutters using simple tools, including picks, wedges and crowbars.

Ox-driven carts hauled the slabs to a creek connecting to the Matanzas River, where the stone was ferried on planks stretched across dugout canoes, to the construction site. The fort, still standing today, is a monument to the utilization of enduring materials.

It’s quite remarkable what our ancestors accomplished with blood, sweat and ingenuity. The fort has stood the test of time for nearly 350 years. Those pioneers who came to our country so many years ago were full of hope, searching new horizons for something better. They faced dangers of all sorts with many sacrifices, but moved ahead with a driving vision for a better tomorrow.

I wonder what motivates you in life? Are you chasing any personal goals? Many of us work hard to start careers, raise a family, own our homes and save for a comfortable retirement. Nothing wrong with that. After all, that’s a part of the so-called American Dream. However, there is more to consider. Jesus told His followers to invest in heavenly treasures. He told us to store up riches that can’t be stolen, and won’t corrode or disappear. He advised His disciples to give, share and make sacrifices for others. When we choose to live by faith in God, we wisely build our lives on the enduring principles of God’s Word. Those who “build their house on the rock” are the ones put the words of Jesus into practice.

We learn to love and care for people around us, helping to meet the needs of those caught up in the storms of life. We also steward God’s gifts with an awareness that everything we have has been entrusted to us. The Lord expects us to manage what we have in order do His will and become a blessing to others.

When we take our final breath upon the earth, our greatest legacy will be the investments we made in learning to love, serve, live generously, and share the Good News of Jesus, our Savior. If we are going to build a life that lasts, faith needs to lead the way. After all, “this world is passing away, but the person who does the will of God abides forever.”

Roger Kruse is grateful for God’s wisdom found in the Bible. He seeks to build life upon the Rock of Ages, Jesus, our Cornerstone.

Congrats on a great Season

Girls Softball

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FOR RENT

Auburn Twp: Studio Apt. No Smoking. No Pets. Heat, trash, lawncare, snow-removal included. Quiet Country Setting, Kenston Schools. $760/Month. 440-3363537.

Rental Home: Berkshire Schools, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, laundry, family and living rooms, basement, large garage. No pets, non-smoking. 440-313-8711.

Burton Ranch Home: 2/BR, 2/Bath, AC, laundry, 2-car attached garage. Less than a mile from Burton square. Private Patio, Vaulted Ceilings. Wonderful private setting surrounded by hundreds of acres of conservation land. No pets/ smoking. $1,600/month. Includes snow plowing, lawn, trash. Senior discount. 440-221-0649.

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

FOR LEASE: 120x60 arena barn with pastures for agricultural use or storage and grounds for nursery/landscape operation. Newbury. 440-564-7363.

FOR SALE

Tools: Craftsman Table Saw $100. Delta Bench Drill Press $100. Both for $175. 440-226-0187.

NEW Panasonic cordless phone, still in box, 2 additional handsets, can expand. White w/blue trim. 440-223-9471. Also Wanted: Level/Transit.

Plumbing & Electrical Supplies and fixtures, hand/power tools, new faucets, new brass hinges, knobs, switch plates, nails, ladders, housewares, furniture. Call 440-785-3472 OR come to the BIG SALE 5/19-5/20 9a-5p, Summers Rd, Chesterland.

His & Hers Golf Clubs: bag and cart included. $75 each. 440-632-0060, leave message.

Maple Syrup for sale: 1 gal. $38; Half gal. $22; 1 quart $13. 14899 Hayes Road, Middlefield. 440-632-9651.

Enclosed Cargo Trailer: 20ft, w/ramp door, insulated walls, ceiling lights, windows; ready for conversion or work.

$7,500. 216-403-9191.

Motorcycle helmet, saddle bag, chaps, jacket, vest, gloves; all XL, like new. $600. 440-285-3114.

Antique clocks, many. Oak crank wallphone $369. Humpback chest $79. Wooden rocking horse $79. Kids spring rocking horse $49. 440-338-3563.

Pony: 53”, 4-y.o., broke $1,475. Brown couch w/matching love-seat $275/both. Tan recliner $50. Grandfather clock $250. 440-313-1804.

Dark Blue Futon, like new, $80. 440-6356607.

Portable Air Tank: 9-gallon, 125-psi., 25foot rubber hose, gauge, chuck. Very good condition, used. $50. 440-338-1585.

Dried Gourds: Various Sizes and Shapes. Finished Birdhouses or Make Your Own Crafts. Nice Gifts. $5-$15. 440-352-6953. Western saddle $500. Honda push-mower $300. (8)Fishing poles and tackle $200/ for all. 845-987-0079.

GARAGE/ESTATE SALES

Garage Sale: May 18-20, 9a-4p. 9750 Fox Meadow Lane, Chardon. Many household items, hammock, bike, cookware, clothes, games, toys, furniture.

May 18,19,20 9a-4p. 16920 Hazy Morning Dr, Middlefield. Fantastic Deals! Household items, decorations, refrigerator, chest freezer, lots more!

Estate Sale: May 27-28, noon to 3 p.m. 12931 Westchester Trail, Chesterland. Silver, large furniture, lawn equipment, etc.

HELP WANTED

Busy Cooking School looking for 2-3 evening and weekend dishwashers. Parttime, flexible schedule, $12-14 per hour. Call (440)729-7340 or apply in person: 8700 Mayfield Rd, Chesterland.

Looking for 4-6 experienced campers, preferably friends, to camp on my farm 5/1/23 to 9/1/23 in exchange for 20 hours of light work per month. Text 330-6917649. Applicants will be vetted.

Care Giver Needed: around the clock or split shifts, in Chesterland. Able to operate Hoyer. References required. Wages, R&B. 440-339-0519.

Kleve & Associates Insurance Agency is seeking to immediately fill a fulltime position for a licensed INSURANCE CSR. A state of Ohio insurance license is required. Call 440-834-4432 or email kleveins@kleveinsurance.com.

Mary Yoder’s is hiring Cashiers and Kitchen Staff. Call 440-632-1939 and ask for Kathy for more information.

We buy Houses and Land. Any condition or situation. Fast, friendly, local. Westwind Property Solutions. Text/ call Wayne today at 330-269-9595.

SERVICES

Joe Eicher doing roofing, siding, remodeling, cleanout houses, we do most anything. Call between 8a-4p, 440-813-4272. No answer, leave message. Offering special discounts for interior and exterior painting and staining. 20+ years experience. Professional and insured. Call Dan 440-342-4552.

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.

Will pay cash for sports cards & collectibles. Entire collections or individual cards. Organized or unorganized. Call or text Rich at 440-552-0691. Buying all Stanley Bailey planes and machinist tools. Call Karl at 440-812-3392. Level/Transit 440-223-9471.

CLASSIFIEDS

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PETS & ANIMALS

MS Kennels on the Farm, LLC offers inhome pet care. Call 440-636-2421.

MISCELLANEOUS

FREE fact: young people using pot often become depressed and suicidal! WARN them now!

REAL ESTATE

Lot for sale. Thompson Township. Buildable. 1 acre. Wooded, scenic, quiet side street $15,900. 440-289-0708.

LOT FOR SALE: .34 acre lot, Bainbridge, Lake Lucerne amenities! Gas, electric, sanitary sewer & well-water all available. $99.9k. 440-596-2608.