Cardinal School Board to auction off former Jordak Elementary building
Since 1952, the Jordak Elementary school building has been a staple in the Cardinal School District. It will now become a distant memory as the School Board plans to auction off the building on March 31. “It was difficult for sentimental reasons but the only logical thing to do for the school district,” School Board President Linda Smallwood told The...
Huskies volleyball triumph against Comets to earn district title
It had been a while since the Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball team celebrated a district championship, 27 years in fact. The Huskies ended that long drought when they swept Central Christian 25-20, 25-20, 25-22 to reign supreme in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division VII Northeast 3 district championship last Thursday evening at Smithville High School. “It means the world...
Volunteers Needed to Help Area Seniors
The Geauga County Department on Aging is in need of Volunteer Home Delivered Meal (HDM) drivers in Middlefield and Parkman to deliver meals to local seniors. The Meal routes start at the Middlefield Senior Center, located at 15820 Ridgewood Rd, in Middlefield. The HDM program delivers warm, nutritious lunches between the hours of 11am-1pm, Monday through Friday to homebound seniors...
Cardinal girls cross country nab second place at CVC Valley Division meet, Berkshire boys capture third
The Cardinal Huskies girls’ cross country team may be leaving the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division after this season but they are leaving on a high note. The Huskies took second place at their final CVC Valley Division meet, scoring 62 points with a 5-7-8-17-25 finish last Friday morning at Cardinal High School in Middlefield. “It was pretty amazing,” Cardinal...
Crestwood football wears down Cardinal for first conference victory
It was long overdue for the Crestwood Red Devils’ football team to record its first Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division victory of the season. The Red Devils celebrated homecoming weekend by beating conference foe Cardinal 58-26 last Friday evening at Jack Lambert Stadium in Mantua. “It means a lot,” said Red Devils’ Coach Jack D’Amato. “These kids fought hard after...
Berkshire football three-peats as Kinsman Cup champions against Cardinal
The rivalry of Kinsman Road is beginning to lean heavily in the Berkshire Badgers football team’s favor. The Badgers secured the Kinsman Cup for the third straight season when they dominated Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division foe and Geauga County rival Cardinal 49-6 last Friday evening at Richard A. Moss Stadium in Middlefield. “It’s nice to have the Kinsman Cup...
Free horse-drawn wagon rides
Free horse-drawn wagon rides through the woods of Swine Creek Reservation promise much enjoyment of the sights, sounds and scents of autumn during three Sundays this coming month: October 6, 13 and 20, all from 1 to 5 p.m. Guests are advised to head toward the sugar house for first come, first served boarding. Please note that seating is limited...
Huskies volleyball resurgence continues, sweep Blue Devils
The Cardinal Huskies’ girls’ volleyball team may not have had the best start to the season but have turned things around. The Huskies continued to remain in the thick of things in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division race when they swept conference foe Wickliffe 25-12, 25-15, and 25-14 to celebrate senior night last Thursday evening in Middlefield. “With everything...
We’re All Invited
Craft Show Vendors Wanted Call Today Craft Show Vendors are wanted for a show on Nov 8 from 4:30-9 and Nov 9th 9 - 3:00 at the Ravenna Elks Club 776 North Freedom Street Ravenna. Contact 330.697.8863 for an application. Cost is $55 and covers both days. Farmington Senior Center Breakfasts Mondays The Senior Center is open for breakfast Mondays from 7a-Noon. A full...
Cardinal volleyball goes 1-1 in tri-match against Madison and Chagrin Falls
Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball Coach Michael Chaffee acknowledged that it has not been an ideal start for his team this season. Cardinal is hoping to have turned a corner after recording a 1-1 record in a tri-match by defeating Chagrin Valley Conference rival Madison 21-25, 25-23, 25-17 and being bested by CVC foe Chagrin Falls 25-19, 16-25, 21-25 last Saturday...
Cardinal football to rely on senior leadership for final season in Chagrin Valley Conference
Cardinal Huskies’ football Coach Rich Turner learned what it was like playing with a small roster when he served as an assistant coach at Warren John F. Kennedy High School last year. He hopes to apply those lessons learned with Cardinal as it prepares for its final season in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division. “Right now it looks like...
Join the Silent Book Club
“I love about the concept of the Silent Book Club - there's no crazy stress about needing to read a certain number of chapters or prepare a discussion beforehand,” Jessica Ferroni explained. In July, she helped host Geauga County’s first Silent Book Club at Ferroni’s Café & Coffee in Middlefield. Ferroni explained how the concept works. “You just bring whatever...
Cardinal Elementary School to get LED lighting upgrade
As the Cardinal School District nears the beginning of the 2024-25 year, the former middle school building is waiting for a lighting upgrade. Through a $250,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Development’s Energy Efficiency Program for Ohio Communities, the district will begin installing LED lighting throughout the building in the next few weeks. “As a district we are excited...
Cardinal football brings Rich Turner aboard as new head coach
Football coach Rich Turner is familiar with elevating an Ohio high school football program to the next level. He will attempt to do that again as the new Cardinal Huskies’ head football coach. “It is home,” Turner told The Weekly Villager on July 25. “One of the big things you miss is that schools open up and close so fast...
Former Windham Coach Michael Chaffee ready to howl with Huskies volleyball
Even early in his retirement, former Windham Bombers’ volleyball Coach Michael Chaffee is not content with just taking long walks or playing pickleball. He is a teacher at his core and is eager to get back to his roots, having been announced as Cardinal’s new volleyball coach in April. “It’s very exciting,” Chaffee told The Weekly Villager on July 11....
Cardinal approved to join Northeastern Athletic Conference next year
The Cardinal Huskies will be giving it everything they have to win as many Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division championships as they can this year. As of June 13, Cardinal was unanimously approved to join the Northeastern Athletic Conference by the principals and athletic directors for the 2025-26 season, making this the final year it will compete in the...
Yoder Brothers Foundation will host fifth annual reverse raffle
Although it has been around for over 20 years, the Yoder Brothers Foundation is still creating new events to bring to Geauga County. The Foundation will host its fifth annual reverse raffle fundraiser at the E.O.U.V. event venue in Newbury on July 12 beginning at 6 p.m. “The Foundation has been in place for 27 years and we previously did...
Cardinal school district purchases new bus through School Bus Purchase Program
Although the Cardinal school district is small in enrollment, there is a lot of ground for a school bus to cover in overall area and several school buses have reached the end of their engine life in the past few years. The district continued reinforcing its bus fleet by purchasing a new bus with a $45,000 grant through the...
Read-A-Latte on June 20th
Have you participated in a book club, only to find that the books selected weren’t really your cup of tea? Or did you struggle to make time in your busy schedule to read the chosen book, so you’d have something ‘smart’ to say when your group met next? Wouldn't it be great to have a book club where you...
Jordak Elementary sends six students to participate in OCDA Treble Honor Choir
A few lucky Jordak Elementary students will soon discover life beyond the Middlefield bubble. Jordak Elementary will send six students to join the Ohio Choral Director’s Association Treble Honor Choir, an advanced one-day choral experience for 150 students in Ohio at Capital University in Bexley beginning on June 24. “This will be their first opportunity to really be by themselves...
Huskies track edges Hornets, Huskie girls fall to Hornets
The Cardinal Huskies’ track team may be small in numbers but all it has taken is for a few good athletes to propel the team forward. The Huskies split a dual meet against Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division Kirtland, with the boys winning 66-51 but the girls losing 96-29 last Thursday evening at Wilson Stadium. “It was a good experience...
Your Library Offers More than Just Books
If you use your local library to check out the latest books, DVDs, and audiobooks, then good for you! But did you know that the library offers so much more than that? Even more than public computers, the opportunity to send faxes and make copies. Your library also provides a variety of programs and classes at no charge. Here’s...
Gordon Safran remembered for sense of community
It seemed safe to assume Gordon Safran would want to take it easy after he sold his optical business in 1996. The former owner of Burton’s Red Maple Inn and founder of Middlefield’s DDC Clinic never wavered in his desire to play a pivotal role in the community even in his final years before he passed away on March...
Cardinal softball walks off Fairport Harding
Although the Cardinal Huskies’ softball team’s four-run lead evaporated in the top of the seventh inning against Faiport Hirding, they were still in the game deadlocked in a 19-19 tie. Freshman catcher Adelyn Grant ended it when she blasted a walk-off two-run home run to left field, clinching a 21-19 victory for the Huskies last Saturday afternoon in Middlefield. “That...
Soar to New Heights: EAA’s Learn to Fly Week Takes Off
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Learn to Fly Week runs next month from May 13-18. Established to inspire future pilots, the second annual initiative includes expanded webinars with new topics to present to participants of all ages. The week concludes on Sunday, May 19 with the EAA Flying Start Event held by the EAA Chapter 5 at the Geauga County Airport...
Cardinal baseball not shy of experience for new season
Cardinal Huskies’ baseball coach Dan Wolf is keeping an open mind on what to expect for this season. One thing for sure is that the Huskies will not be lacking experience as they prepare for the 2024 season. “The kids are working hard,” said the first-year coach. “It is a new adventure. We have some strong pitching and have a...
Letter to the Editor
Middlefield’s March Forward: A Message from Mayor Ben Garlich Welcome to spring. If this continues, we will be mowing lawns in March. I’m not especially fond of cold weather, personally, and from a Village operational cost as well. Our salt usage this year as well as snowplow maintenance and labor hours has been the most cost-effective winter in many years....
Cardinal’s Mujanovic Finding Inspiration for the Next Generation
In less than two years it hasn’t taken elementary music teacher, Alissa Mujanovic long to leave her mark on her students. Mujanovic joined the Cardinal family last year and has already broken many barriers for those students who are interested in music and fine arts at the elementary school level. At the beginning of this school year, Mujanovic created Huskie...
Meet Local Author Amanda Flower
For avid readers, there’s nothing more exciting than getting the chance to meet an author you love. On Wednesday, February 28th at 6:30 pm, you can meet Amanda Flower, a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author at the Middlefield Library. Flower, who has written of over thirty cozy mystery novels, is a former librarian with fifteen years of experience...
Cardinal’s Spelling Bee was a F-A-M-I-L-Y Affair
Last month, for the first time that had been recorded in Cardinal Spelling Bee history there were three sets of siblings that competed in the district competition. The Lehr family had sixth grader Alexander Lehr and eighth grader Sydney to represent their family. “Xander” finished in the fourth round with the word “sewing,” while Sydney made it into the ninth round,...
