Win Win Win at Burton’s Century Village!
Burton - On July 3, the grounds at Century Village will be packed with winners. The Burton Middlefield Rotary, sponsor of the Maple Splash Raffle, will hold the final set of drawings for this fabulous fundraiser. The entire afternoon will be filled with excitement and activities. BMR is sharing this grand finale by offering opportunity to other area non-profits and...
Kent State University Geauga Memorializes Longtime Employee John Granny
Burton - Kent State University unexpectedly lost one of its most dedicated and longtime employees in July 2020. John Granny, director of Business Affairs for Kent State Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center, passed away suddenly after more than 30 years of service to the university. “John’s genuine smile and welcoming demeanor made him a beloved member of our campus...
Preston Superstore Donation Jumpstarts Kent State Geauga’s Renovation Fundraising Campaign
Burton - As Kent State Geauga embarks upon two facility improvements for the Geauga Campus in Burton, the leadership is pleased to announce an initial gift to the project from Preston Superstore and the Preston Family. The campus improvements will include constructing a new nursing lab and instructional space and a new student learning commons. Both of these projects...
Geauga County Public Library Distributing Free Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid, At-home, COVID-19 Test Kits
Through a partnership with the Ohio Department of Health, free COVID-19 test kits are available at all GCPL branches via Contact-Free service. Abbott’s BinaxNOW is an easy-to-use antigen test that detects the virus when people are most infectious. People perform the tests at home and digital health solutions provider eMed™ delivers results to the user through the NAVICA™ app...
UH Geauga Donates Hospital Beds to Kent State Geauga Nursing Lab
Geauga County - We are not to throw away those things which can benefit our neighbor. Goods are called good because they can be used for good: they are instruments for good in the hands of those who use them properly. These timeless words were spoken by Clement of Alexandria, an early philosopher around 190 A.D. The philosopher’s wisdom still...
Cardinal and Berkshire students put our society to the four-way test!
Five local high school students presented passionate presentations for the Burton Middlefield Rotary at the Berkshire School Board office and on Zoom the evening of March 10. The students were asked to choose a topic and put it to the Rotary four-way test. The test is: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build...
