Growing Common Ground Discussion
Geauga County – Kent State University Geauga Campus, Geauga Growth Partnership, Geauga County Public Library, and Leadership Geauga are partnering for the second year in a row for the Cleveland Foundation Common Ground Discussion. Common Ground creates a forum for discussions that drive change. The theme for 2021 is “Growing Common Ground: People, Place, Shared Power.” Join us for “Supporting,...
Celebration for Rotary Club of Burton Middlefield
Burton - Every year, Rotary clubs celebrate people, projects, successes and take time to appreciate the challenges. This year on July 7, the Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield held their celebration at the Welshfield Inn in Troy. At this gathering, in addition to recognizing deserving recipients, the club also observed the annual change-over in leadership. Outgoing President Larry Fox passed...
Local Effort Underway to Support Wreaths Across America
Burton - Sew Sew Sweet 4-H Club members are working hard to ensure that all veterans laid to rest at Welton Cemetery in Burton, Ohio are honored this December on National Wreaths Across America Day. This year, the ceremony, held simultaneously across the country at more than 2,100 participating locations, will be on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. The goal: to...
Middlefield Sidewalk & Community Garage Sales July 9 & 10, 2021
Middlefield - Watch for our businesses holding Sidewalk Sales, restaurants with specials, and residents holding their Garage Sales these dates. Raffle Tickets being sold at various locations where signs are posted: RadioActive Electronics, Shetler Office Solutions, Living Well Holistic Health, Huntington Bank. You can get Raffle Tickets through the mail by calling 440-632-5705 or mccinfo@middlefieldcc.com, or by messaging the Chamber...
DDC Clinic Welcomes Dr. Cruz
DDC Clinic Center for Special Needs Children, a clinic for children with rare genetic disorders in Middlefield, Ohio, announced today Dr. Vince Cruz will be joining the clinic on July 1, 2021. Dr. Cruz is trained in both Genetics and Internal Medicine. His specialties allow DDC Clinic to move forward with Comprehensive Continuity of Care. Dr. Heng Wang, Medical...
Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club Awards Scholarships
Burton - Each year, the Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield awards three scholarships to local, well-deserving students. This year, they received more than 20 essay/applications. The winners, chosen by the club, were Gregory Wenner from Auburn Career Center, Samuel Pleva from Berkshire and Samuel Layman from Cardinal. On June 9, at the Welshfield Inn, the winning students recited the winning...
Favorite Flea Market Returns To The West Woods For Its 15th Year
Sign on as a vendor or shop for treasures like antiques, collectibles, household/garage sale items, crafts and other miscellany during a unique flea market in a beautiful park setting to support area bridle trails! Geauga County Ohio Horseman’s Council’s benefit Flea Market Saturday, July 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The West Woods, picnic shelter area 9465 Kinsman Road, Russell Township Historically about 50...
Climb, Glide, and Play at Claridon Woodlands
Geauga Park District is excited to reopen its “ropes & boats” recreational offerings in the warming weeks of spring to come!Claridon Woodlands’ ropes course was a huge hit in its debut year, featuring platforms 32 feet off the ground linked by eight 23-to-32-foot-long challenge elements with fitting names like Wobbly Logs, Tarzan Stump Traverse, Ride the Wave and Wobbly...
Flambeau Boosts Manufacturing Capability in Middlefield
Middlefield – Surges in demand for plastic parts led Flambeau, Inc. to invest significantly in its Middlefield operations recently, including the addition of three new presses. The injection molding machines range from 330-ton to 730-ton, and are primarily dedicated to manufacturing stock boxes and cases for Flambeau Outdoors™, ArtBin® and other packaging lines of products.The addition represents a company-wide...
What’s the Buzzzz?
What’s the buzz at John’s Country nursery? Bees! Approximately 4 million bees. For the past couple of months the nursery has been taking orders for #3 bee packages and nucs (a 5-frame box with bees, a queen, and some production already in progress) In May all of those bees will arrive at the nursery for pickup by our local...
Geauga County Public Library Launches Live Online Job Assistance
Geauga County – GCPL is pleased to announce the launch of Brainfuse JobNowTM – a versatile online service designed to support every step of the job search process. JobNowTM features live online coaches who, among other things, assist in resume/cover letter preparation, and help patrons prepare for job interviews. To access JobNow™, please visit www.GeaugaLibrary.net and click on “Online Training.”JobNow™...
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...
Spring At Observatory Park
Geauga Park District’s Observatory Park in Montville Township is open daily 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. through Memorial Day, then 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. through Labor Day, and Naturalist “Astro-Nat” Chris Mentrek and his fellow naturalists are eager to show you around your International Dark Sky Park! Fifty-minute time slots to enjoy guided night sky viewings are open for...
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...
Get In The Maple Mood
Weekend opportunities to learn about the maple sugaring process at Swine Creek Reservation abound this March – but space is filling fast, so get online or call to register today! Rather than a large gathering for Sap’s-a-Risin’ this year, Geauga Park District has scheduled three half-hour Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides Through the Sugarbush to take place on Saturday, March 6, 13...
Geauga SWCD’s Summer Teacher Workshop Scholarships Now Available
Ready to get away?! Scholarships are now available for the Geauga and Portage Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ unique summer workshop for educators. Thanks to the generosity of Great Lakes Cheese, Geauga SWCD is offering a limited number of scholarships to teachers working in Geauga County Schools. Scholarship applications are due by May 1st. Don’t miss out on this...
Cold Snap is Ideal Time to Go Ice Fishing
While some choose to stay inside during this month’s record-setting cold weather, others have taken advantage of the thick ice that resulted. “People don’t want to be cooped up inside,” reasoned local fisherman Jack Carson. He noted seeing more enthusiasts outdoors this winter. The veteran angler attributes the influx of ice fishermen to limited indoor opportunities due to Covid....
GCPL Offering Tours of Bainbridge Branch Set to Open in Early February
Geauga County – We are excited to announce that our new Bainbridge Branch is near completion and scheduled to open on February 1st. Before opening to the public, GCPL will be offering a series of sneak preview tours in small groups of five people maximum. We invite you to join us in our celebration of this Geauga County milestone. To...
New Year, New Yard: Geauga SWCD’s 2021 Spring Tree Sale!
Start off the new year by making a sound investment for your future… plant a tree! There are countless ways trees positively affect us, our homes, and our communities. Whether replacing a tree lost to pest or storm damage or adding new species for beauty and diversity, the simple act of planting trees reduces stormwater runoff while improving water...
Kent State Sanctions Solar – Solar Array to Supply 67% of Kent Geauga’s Energy Needs
Burton - Kent State University is going green! As part of this university-wide initiative, solar panels are being installed at the Geauga Campus in Burton. The ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels will provide 322 kilowatts of clean solar energy every year (392,489-kilowatt hours), providing 67% of the campus’ energy use. Solar panel structure posts were set in early November and panels...
Christmas Help For Geauga County Families
For over 45 years, Geauga County Job and Family Services has coordinated the Sponsor a Family Program. The program assists low income families with toys, food, and gifts for the holidays. Sponsor a Family is open to Geauga County families with minor children who are receiving assistance such as food stamps. To request an application, or for more information...
Middlefield Restaurant Round-Up
Middlefield - If you’re looking for a new, nearby place to get out and grab a meal, why not check out nearby Middlefield? You can fill up on great eats without filling up your gas tank. Who knows -- you might just find some new favorite places, too! (The establishments are listed in alphabetical order.) Big Bill’s Burgers 18895 North State...
Local Beekeepers Gather to Prepare for Winter
Middlefield - As temperatures cool many of us are preparing for another NE Ohio winter, and those preparations are even more important for our local beekeepers. On Saturday, Oct 24, beekeepers from Geauga, Trumbull and Ashtabula spent the day at John’s Country Nursery learning the importance of proper care and maintenance of their hives from Garden Center Manager Christine...
Emergency Relief Fund Helps Students Stay on Course Despite COVID-19 Disruptions
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life for everyone. For some, it’s minor. For others, it’s catastrophic. Here on the Kent State University at Geauga Campus, economic hardships caused by the pandemic have threatened to derail many students’ academic plans and their hopes for a better future. Consider just a few examples: One student (a single mother) had her hours cut...
Love for Old Cards
Holiday greeting cards are a timeless tradition and a special gift. But what to do with them after the season has passed?Breathe new life into old cards – your own from home, or those provided for you – during our Greeting Card Upcycle workshop on Tuesday, November 10, 6 to 8 p.m. at The West Woods Nature Center. Artist Brigitte...
Outstanding in Your (Corn) Field
As autumn comes to a close, you may be working your way through your own Fall Bucket list. And if a visit to a corn maze is in your plans, then you’re in luck! The area is fortunate to have several corn mazes that are open through the end of October. Mazes are listed in alphabetical order; please call...
