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Amish Man Dies After Buggy is Rear-Ended
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An Amish man was killed Aug. 6 when the buggy he was driving was rear-ended by a man driving a car in Parkman Township. According to an Ohio State Highway Patrol media release, Stephen Hostetler, 33, of Garrettsville, was operating a horse and buggy westbound on U.S. Route 422. His 9-year-old son was a passenger in the buggy. Hostetler was ejected from the horse and buggy when a Hyundai Elantra, driven by 34-year-old Steffon Baker, of Warren, struck the horse and buggy from behind, while also travelling westbound on Route 422, at approximately 5:36 p.m. Aug. 6. Hostetler sustained fatal injuries from the impact. His son was taken to University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center with serious injuries. Baker did not sustain any injuries. Personnel from Middlefield and Parkman fire departments, and the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene. Alcohol is not a factor and the crash remains under investigation, the patrol said.
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Head Coach Chris Perrotti talks with this Huskies before a Week 1 game. Perrotti, a former assistant with Newbury, Ledgemont, Lutheran East, Orange and Grand Valley, begins his second season building on a winning record and playoff appearance in 2021. Perrotti is also the offensive coordinator.
Total Communication is Biggest Hurdle to Huskies 2022 Success By Haley Adams sports@karlovecmedia.com
After finishing the 2021 regular season 7-3, 4-2 in the Chagrin Valley Conference, one game behind conference champions the Crestwood Devils, Cardinal’s second-year head coach Chris Perrotti is reflective on the success his team achieved and the battles it must win to reach the next level. “Hawken was one of those
games that opened our eyes,” said Perrotti, whose team lost 50-7 to the Hawks. “We came off wins against PV and Fairport. It showed the team that wins don’t just happen because you show up. They made us grow up fast — if it wasn’t for that game, I don’t think the big wins against Harvey and Cuyahoga Heights would have happened. As for Crestwood ... that one cost us the CVC.”
As the Huskies design a new identity this season, Perrotti and his coaching staff are attempting a new offense and defense to be installed by some new coaches. “This is a new fresh-faced team with some serious playmakers,” Perrotti said. “We truly believe this team is loaded up in a way that our opponents and community has never seen before.” See Football • Page 5
Banding Together A group of Amish children help to band American Kestrel chicks as part of Tami Gingrich’s Kestrel Nest Box Project, which she launched in 2018. A Parkman Township resident, Gingrich spent 31 years as a naturalist/biologist with the Geauga Park District. Read all about Gingrich’s project and its success in the Barns, Farms & Fair special section published later this month. PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMI GINGRICH
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