Home Rule Threatened

Ohio legislators are preparing to vote on bills that would prohibit local governments in establishing ordinances that make sense for their communities. Known as “home rule,” this has been a long standing approach that local communities “know best” what works in their area.

Unfortunately, large corporate donors are pressuring some Ohio legislators to eliminate local control. Specifically, HB 242 in the Ohio House and SB 222 are bills that would prohibit local control over single-use plastic bags.

Please contact your legislators to let them know you oppose loss of home rule and these bills. To find your elected state officials go to: www.legislature.ohio.gov.

Geauga Plastic Coalition Members
Joann Randall
Stephen Mayes
Lil Turner
Ken Mantey
Helga Praprost
Tami Masuoka
Jane Valuoda
Deb Ambrusta
Kevin Peterca 

Time for Facts in Newbury

It’s time for facts. Rose Yeacker wrote an editorial last week where she conveniently failed to mention the following: No matter what Mr. Tropf stated at a county meeting or what his vision of zoning is, nothing in the zoning resolutions has changed since Mr. Tropf has been a trustee.

The business in question was granted permission by the township administration to run the mulch operation, either by a zoning variance or a judgment entry many years ago.

The judgment entry or variance for the company to operate was approved by Glen Quigley, Bill Skomrock and Jan Blair, with the approval of their appointed Board of Zoning Appeals, on which Rose’s husband Chris Yeacker is a member of and has been for several years.

Any lack of oversight or the enforcement of the zoning resolutions over the past several years is a failure of the entire administration, their appointed boards and inspectors. Those are the facts.

It’s time to shed the negative image that is tagged to Newbury and move forward in a positive way.

Jessica Alldredge
Newbury Township

PI Levy Not the Answer

In 2008, the community passed a levy that was for maintenance and improvements to Chardon Schools. This generates $1.3 million per year and is for any property, asset or improvement with an estimated life or usefulness of five years.

Since that levy was passed the state:

• Dropped school bus replacement payments to school districts in 2009.
• Required online assessment of students in 2015.

Over the past five years, of the available $6.6 million, over $3.5 million went directly to facilities maintenance and improvement. We have spent approximately $1.9 million over that time to pay maintenance staff from the general fund. The district has spent approximately $1.5 million on buying new school buses and vehicles due to the state cuts.

Another $1.5 million has been spent on technology. This is due to unfunded state mandates for testing as well as the district’s focus on ensuring that students have the greatest opportunities to develop technology skills that will serve them in the future.

According to Hammond Construction, the total replacement of the roof on the high school is estimated to cost close to $2 million. Cost to replace the electrical system in the high school is also close to $2 million and the heating system would be over $4 million to replace.

All these exceed the $1.3 million available annually for maintenance and upkeep of all the buildings, plus buses, computers and other equipment. Thus, we continue to repair and perform smaller renovation projects. The PI fund is not the answer for the future of our facilities.

Guy R. Wilson
Member, Chardon Schools Board of Education
Hambden Township

Listed are public meetings and executive sessions in the county for the coming week, unless otherwise noted. To have a public meeting included in this section, fax information to 440-285-2015 or email editor@geaugamapleleaf.com no later than Monday noon. These meeting notices are NOT legal notices. 

Geauga County: Dec. 2, 6 p.m., Airport Authority, Pilot’s Lounge, 15421 Old State Road, Middlefield; Dec. 3, 9 a.m. – Board of County Commissioners, with public hearing at 9:30 a.m. regarding proposed petition to vacate the public right of way on a portion of Doty Road, Parkman Township, 3 p.m. – Veterans Commission, 470 Center St., Bldg. 5-B. All county commissioners meetings are held at 470 Center St., Bldg. 4, Chardon, unless otherwise noted.

Auburn Township: Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at the Administration Building, 11010 Washington St., unless otherwise indicated.

Burton Township: Dec. 2, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at the Township Administration building, 14821 Rapids Road, unless otherwise noted.

Chardon Township: Dec. 2, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission; Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at Township Hall, 9949 Mentor Road, unless otherwise noted.

Chester Township: Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission; Dec. 5, 6 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at the Township Hall, 12701 Chillicothe Road, unless otherwise noted.

Claridon Township: Dec. 2, 6 p.m., Board of Trustees. All trustees meetings are held at Administrative Building, 13932 Mayfield Road, unless otherwise noted. All Zoning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are held at Town Hall, 13930 Mayfield Road.

Hambden Township: Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission; Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at the Town Hall, 13887 GAR Highway, unless otherwise noted.

Huntsburg Township: Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings held at the Town Hall, 16534 Mayfield Road.

Montville Township: Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m., Zoning Commission. All meetings held at the Montville Community Center, 9755 Madison Road, unless noted.

Newbury Township: Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at the Town Hall, 14899 Auburn Road. (Note: A majority of Newbury Township Trustees may be at each township board or committee meeting, but no decision requiring township trustees approval will be considered.)

Parkman Township: Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees. All meetings are held at the Community House, 16295 Main Market Road, unless otherwise noted.

Russell Township: Dec. 2, 7 p.m., Board of Zoning Appeals; Dec. 4, 1 p.m., Board of Trustees. Meetings are held at the Fire-Rescue Station, 14810 Chillicothe Road, unless otherwise noted.

Thompson Township: Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees. All trustees meetings are held at Ledge Park Building, 16713 Thompson Road.

Troy Township: Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees; Dec. 5, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission. All meetings are held at Troy Community Center, 13950 Main Market Road, unless noted.

Newbury BOE: Dec. 2, 7 p.m., regular meeting, Auditorium, 14775 Auburn Road, Newbury.

The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Nov. 15-21, 2019. In total, the sheriff’s office handled 359 calls during this period.

ANIMAL ABUSE

Nov. 21

3:14 p.m., Hayes Road, Middlefield. Caller needs to make a report about someone who shot and killed her dog earlier this week. Deputy spoke with caller who claims neighbor across the street shot her dog for eating his chickens. This is just hearsay and no evidence of the dog being shot. Deputy contacted humane officer, who is conducting an investigation.

ANIMAL PROBLEM

Nov. 21

12 p.m., Daniel Lane, Hambden. Homeowner was evicted and her cats are still in the house. Neighbor messaged her and said he would break into the home to take the cats out. Homeowner is going to take the cats to Rescue Village.

BURGLARY

Nov. 18

8:11 a.m., Plank Road, Montville. Break-in at Thompson Car Care. Items were stolen. Sometime between Thursday and today. Report taken.

FIRE

Nov. 19

4:03 a.m., Kinsman Road, Newbury. Embers from mulch pile causing heavy smoke in area. Deputy found smoke was causing a traffic hazard to the point there was no visibility on the road. Fire department arrived on scene and advised they would call owner of company.

FRAUD

Nov. 15

2:08 p.m., Wingate Drive, Auburn. Subject in lobby to report fraud. Victim received a letter that was faxed to his home fax machine. Letter stated victim was entitled to money from a deceased relative. Letter faxed from Canada.

Nov. 16

9:07 a.m., Mayfield Road, Munson. Meet complainant in old school house building. Someone hacked into their computerized accounting system. Report taken; under investigation.

10:42 a.m., Mulberry Road, Munson. Victim ordered concert tickets on Craigslist yesterday for $300. Victim paid with Apple Pay. Money was taken out of his account, but he did not receive requested tickets. Other party attempted to get another $600 from the victim saying the first $300 did not go through.

HARASSMENT

Nov. 20

3:17 p.m., Chestnut Drive, Burton. Being harassed online. She currently is in Florida and would like to speak to a deputy for advice. Male on Facebook put her private and business information on his page.

LITTERING

Nov. 21

12:27 p.m., Mayfield Road, Huntsburg. Photo and vehicle plate of subjects dropping off doors at recycle center. Caller would like a report and have owner contacted to pick them back up. Deputy advised. ACSO requested to go to address in Windsor and ask them to remove the doors. Phone call from female advising she let a girlfriend borrow the truck and she took the items to Huntsburg. Female called back and stated owner of doors is picking them up today.

PHONE HARASSMENT

Nov. 20

1:07 p.m., Merritt Road, Munson. Female in lobby to make a report for telephone harassment. Victim received two vulgar voicemails today from suspect. One call came in at 12:22 p.m. and the other at 12:30 p.m. Victim does not want charges, just wants calls to stop. Attempted to leave message for suspect but voicemail is full.

THEFT

Nov. 19

5:27 p.m., Chipmunk Lane, Burton. Antlers were stolen. Deputy met with complainant. He told deputy and five other guys went hunting a week ago and he shot a 12-point buck. He told deputy he got the antlers back from the taxidermist and set them on table out back of this location at 9 p.m. Saturday and found them missing at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Complainant said he thought the dogs got them but they used an antler tracking dog and could not find them. He then told deputy they heard male subject who drove them to where they were hunting was mad at them because he could not hunt. Complainant asked incident be documented and if they find out any information they would call GCSO.

Nov. 21

2:55 p.m., Gottschalk Parkway, Auburn. Theft on Nov. 8 of 3-4 dozen pallets. Have a video of two trucks and three people taking the items. Company does reuse the pallets and they are not for sale. Video showed a white F-150 with ladder racks pulling a trailer and a F-250 with a flatbed pulling into the back of building. No plates seen. Just wanted incident documented. Caller advised to post no trespassing signs. No further info at this time.

TRAFFIC STOP

Dec. 15

1:23 p.m., Madison Road, Huntsburg. Male in custody. Cited for speed. Arrested on multiple warrants out of Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office. Turned over to ACSO without incident.

Following is a list of real estate transfers for the week ending Nov. 15, 2019, provided as a public service by the Geauga County Auditor’s Office. Transfers may involve the sale of land only.

AQUILLA VILLAGE

Victoria L. Dailey (trustee), 122 Goredon Drive, to Adam R. Cogar and Anna L. Luckay, $85,000. (0.10 acres)

AUBURN TOWNSHIP

William D. Vasu and Elise N. Paeffgen (trustees), 18821 Munn Road, to Aaron L. and Nicole A. Shorter, $275,000. (11.66 acres)

Marc S. and Emily R. Dennis, 103 Renaissance Court (Unit 35), to George G. and Laura M. Milton, $308,000. (0.00 acres)

Matthew J. and Kristen T. Knapik, 16630 Snow Road, to Matthew J. Knapik, $100. (2.82 acres)

BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP

Daniel Nowakowski, 16688 Akron St., to Jason Morales, $10,000. (0.24 acres)

Amanda M. Bennett, 7333 Ober Lane, to Meghan and William Precup, $380,000. (1.90 acres)

Equity Trust Company, Custodian FBO Douglas C. Moore, Medina Street (s/l 1348-1352), to Daniel and Sabrina Gibson, $17,500. (0.30 acres)

Thomas P. and Nancy L. Royer, 17471 Merry Oaks Trail, to Patrick D. Lake, $319,000. (0.65 acres)

Charles Edward II and Thea J. Mozingo (TOD), 17085 Overlook Drive, to Thomas P. Royer, $270,000. (0.38 acres)

Paul B. and Emily K. Allen, 18545 Amber Trails, to Jon B. and Samantha A. Weiner, $475,000. (2.51 acres)

Satinder Bedi, Nighthawk Drive (s/l 14), to Eric J. and Jennifer L. Balish, $127,000. (5.11 acres)

Jacqueline L. Hoyt (trustee), Park Drive (s/l 33G-33G), to Stanislav Tsiperson and Christina Jean Woods, $475,000. (0.76 acres)

BURTON VILLAGE

Kimberly K. Giel, 13772 W. Center St., to Paula and Lawrence Burns, $142,000. (0.33 acres)

CHESTER TOWNSHIP

Joan M. Heppert, 11891 East Hill Drive, to Chandler J. Heppert, $203,000. (1.00 acres)

Gerhard F. and Maria M. Stannek (trustees), 7425 Avon Lane, to Christopher D. and Marie B. Dimare, $240,000. (1.00 acres)

Enzoco Custom Homes LLC, 12690 Barrington Lane, to Joseph D. and Sarah P. Hirsch, 585,800. (5.09 acres)

Eric A. Misic, 9418 Wilson Mills Road, to Wilmington Savings Fund Society (trustee), $126,700. (2.20 acres)

Kevin J. O’Brien, 9046 Cedar Road, to U.S. Bank National Association, $80,000. (3.00 acres)

HAMBDEN TOWNSHIP

George B. Murphy, 15140 Crimson King Trail, to Francis S. and Brenda L. Proch, $325,000. (4.87 acres)

Thomas E. Micco, Kile Road, to Raymond P. Burns and Sarah A. Ferguson, $283,000. (5.25 acres)

HUNTSBURG TOWNSHIP

Patricia Dolezal (trustee), 13070 Clay St., to Jerry C., Sarah D. and Joseph J. Miller, $220,000. (98.00 acres)

Daniel D. and Lydiann A. Miller, 15831 Chardon Windsor Road, to Eli E. and Dorothy A. Miller, $50,800. (10.55 acres)

Daniel D. and Lydiann A. Miller, 15831 Chardon Windsor Road, to Melvin Ray and Sarah U. Fisher, $150,000. (56.00 acres)

Frank A. Jr. and Alona Warner (TOD), 11150 Madison Road, to Danny Ray and Miriam D. Miller, $200,000. (29.04 acres)

Eric D. and Jamie L. Peck, 16216 Chardon Windsor Road, to Katie Zsebedics, $250,000. (3.98 acres)

MIDDLEFIELD TOWNSHIP

Shayne Edward Reichard, 15352 Newcomb Road, to Michael B. Hasman, $105,000. (0.73 acres)

MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP

Virginia K. Carson (TOD), 9330 Morgan Road, to Michael T. Pearce and Breanne E. Heinz, $209,900. (2.00 acres)

Christopher W. and Stacey Lukaschun, 8690 Murphy Road, to Matthew D. and Amanda M. Bacon, $182,500. (1.50 acres)

MUNSON TOWNSHIP

John R. and Ashley A. Reed, 12223 Heath Road, to Justin C. and Samantha Ann Petty, $447,500. (6.00 acres)

NEWBURY TOWNSHIP

Karl Von Busse, 10048 Bell St., to Bridget Brown, $72,600. (1.50 acres)

C. Kevin and Teresa M. Bell, 11841 Pekin Road, to Paul R. and Tara Lynn Kenyon, $178,000. (3.08 acres)

PARKMAN TOWNSHIP

Albert A. Jr. and Rosanne Miller, 17654 Bundysburg Road, to Nicholas C. and Christine Ann Graor, $72,500. (3.00 acres)

David R. Kurtz, Mary Ellen Miller and Robert J. Kurtz, 17201 Farmington Road, to Eli H. and Rosanna H. Miller, $245,000. (5.39 acres)

RUSSELL TOWNSHIP

Michael S. and Kristen Gordon, 8197 W. River St., to Robert F. and Angela C. Kimble, $307,500. (1.54 acres)

George G. Milton, 8578 Music St., to Kevin Cassidy and Lu Ann Judis, $269,500. (1.75 acres)

SOUTH RUSSELL VILLAGE

David Royce and Tara Michele Martin, 1412 Bell Road, to Derek Alan and Kehlee Rose Blomquist, $242,000. (1.03 acres)

TROY TOWNSHIP

Nelson O. Yoder, 14800 Grove Road, to John J. and Fannie Gingerich, $120,000. (1.74 acres)

LEGAL NOTICE

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO

18-F-000844 – Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage of Ohio (Plaintiff) vs. Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Richard I. Taylor and their unknown spouses and creditors; and, the unknown spouse of Richard I. Taylor, John Doe(s) (Defendants)

In pursuance of an Order of Sale directed to me in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public online auction the following described real estate:

Property Address: 8675 Wilson Mills Road, Chesterland, OH, 44026

Legal Description: A full legal description of the property may be obtained at https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Parcel Number:11-282000

Said Premises Appraised At: $108,900.00

Minimum Bid: $72,600.00

Location of Sale: https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Online Bidding Opens: 1/08/2020

Online Bidding Closes: 1/15/2020, unless extended under anti-snipe rules

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 is due in accordance with the terms and conditions of the online auction. The balance is due within thirty days after confirmation of sale.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

The auction is subject to postponement and cancellation.

Richard Kruse, Private Selling Officer

rfk@gryphonusa.com

Nov 14-21-28, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO

19-F-000252 – U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, for the holders of the CIM Trust 2017-3, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2017-3 (Plaintiff) vs. Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Judith M. Hostetler, AKA Judith Hostetler and their unknown spouses and creditors; and, the unknown spouse of Judith M. Hostetler, AKA Judith Hostetler, John Doe(s) (Defendants)

In pursuance of an Order of Sale directed to me in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public online auction the following described real estate:

Property Address: 112 Moffett Avenue, Chardon, OH, 44024

Legal Description: A full legal description of the property may be obtained at https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Parcel Number:10-072500

Said Premises Appraised At: $80,000.00

Minimum Bid: $53,333.33

Location of Sale: https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Online Bidding Opens: 1/15/2020

Online Bidding Closes: 1/22/2020, unless extended under anti-snipe rules

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 is due in accordance with the terms and conditions of the online auction. The balance is due within thirty days after confirmation of sale.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

The auction is subject to postponement and cancellation.

Richard Kruse, Private Selling Officer

rfk@gryphonusa.com

Nov 21-28 Dec5, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO

19-F-000168 – Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. (Plaintiff) vs. Toth, Antoinette (Defendants)

In pursuance of an Order of Sale directed to me in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public online auction the following described real estate:

Property Address: 14428 Sperry Road, Newbury, OH, 44065

Legal Description: A full legal description of the property may be obtained at https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Parcel Number:23-326200

Said Premises Appraised At: $160,000.00

Minimum Bid: $106,666.67

Location of Sale: https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Online Bidding Opens: 1/15/2020

Online Bidding Closes: 1/22/2020, unless extended under anti-snipe rules

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 is due in accordance with the terms and conditions of the online auction. The balance is due within thirty days after confirmation of sale.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

The auction is subject to postponement and cancellation.

Richard Kruse, Private Selling Officer

rfk@gryphonusa.com

Nov 21-28 Dec5, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE

The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov

Final Issuance of Permit-To-Install and Operate

De Nora Tech Inc, Chardon

464 Center St., Chardon, OH 44024

ID #: P0127514

Date of Action: 11/19/2019

Renewal PTIO for P011: Molten Salt System.

Final Approval of Plans and Specifications

Munson Elementary School

428 North St, Chardon, OH 44024

Facility Description: Non-Transient Non-Community Water System

ID #: 1302298

Date of Action: 11/19/2019

This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC.

Detail Plans for PWSID:OH2850812 Plan No:1302298 Regarding Munson Elementary School.

Final Issuance of Renewal of NPDES Permit

Claridon Plaza

12797 Mayfield Rd, Claridon, OH

Facility Description: Wastewater-Semi-Public

Receiving Water: Butternut Creek

ID #: 3PR00295*DD

Date of Action: 12/01/2019

This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC.

Draft NPDES Permit Renewal – Subject to Revision

Troyer Water System

14131 Old State Rd, Middlefield, OH

Facility Description: Wastewater-Iron & Manganese Removl

Receiving Water: unnamed trib to Tare Crk

ID #: 3IY00164*CD

Date of Action: 11/25/2019

Draft NPDES Permit Renewal – Subject to Revision

Manchester Farms Community Assoc Inc

PO Box 266, Chesterland, OH

Facility Description: Wastewater-Iron & Manganese Removl

Receiving Water: UT to Chagrin River

ID #: 3IY00165*CD

Date of Action: 11/27/2019

Nov 28, 2019

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

APPLICATION FOR

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

BURTON TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Notice is hereby given that the Burton Township Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a public hearing on an application identified as number 1463-19, for a conditional zoning certificate on the 12th day of December, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at: The Burton Township Administration Building located at 14821 Rapids Road, Burton, OH 44021.

This application, submitted by Cleveland Radio Controlaires, Inc dba Geauga Radio Controlaires requests that: a renewal be granted for the use of the radio controlled model plane club and flying area for model planes in accordance with their charter. This request is made in an R-5 residential district located at the corner of Osmond and Fisher Roads and operating on parcel #04-13700 located at 14005 Aquilla Road in Burton Township, OH 44021.

Following the public hearing, any other business as it relates to the responsibility of the Board, will be discussed and action taken as needed.

Katie O’Neill, Secretary

Nov 28, 2019

Live Nativity

Dec. 20, 6-8 p.m.

Dec. 21, 5-8 p.m.

Huntsburg Congregational Church will present a live nativity at 12435 Madison Road, Huntsburg Township. Food and beverages will be available in the church. Call 440-636-5307 for information.

Career Day at WGMS

West Geauga Middle School hosted its annual College and Career Readiness Day on Nov. 21. Eighth-grade students heard a keynote speech delivered by John Gadd, president and CEO of Hotcards.com, followed by numerous sessions with speakers from a wide variety of occupations.

Students also heard presentations from specialized programs such as Excel TECC, as well as presentations from area universities.  School councilor Dusty Timmons planned and organized the event.

Geauga Achieve Thanksgiving

Students in Mrs. Kustron’s classroom took on the enormous undertaking of hosting a Thanksgiving meal for their families.  Students created invitations, shopped for food, prepared the food, set the tables and served a feast to their families. Mrs. Kustron and Mrs. Larrick have made this a tradition at West Geauga Middle School for many years.

Real Money. Real World.

Seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Anselm School participated in the Ohio State University’s Real Money Real World personal finance program. Facilitator and coordinator Alisha Faudie, the OSU Extension educator in Geauga County, along with both OSU and St. Anselm volunteers, led students in lessons teaching banking, budgets, credit and more culminating in a simulation.

During the simulation, students had to secure a residence, transportation, insurance, utilities and other necessities while staying within their budget and living within their means. Each student received, randomly, an occupation, level of education and household dependents.

Calculating withholdings, loan payments and more, students reflected on what surprised them with the experience and what they learned. It was indeed an eye-opening experience.

The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Nov. 22-28, 2019. In total, the sheriff’s office handled 352 calls during this period.

ANIMAL PROBLEM

Nov. 22

3:32 p.m., Rock Creek Road, Thompson. Two random pigs in caller’s backyard. She does not know where they belong. Deputy advised. Owner on scene; no need for deputy. Canceled.

Nov. 23

12:27 p.m., Thompson Road, Thompson. Callers says that a vicious put bull is tearing up a red and yellow cat. Owner if the pit bull apparently has passed away. Dog is foaming from the mouth. No collar. Near the dugouts by the baseball field. Info given to dog warden.

CITIZEN ASSIST

Nov. 22

5:10 p.m., Sunshine Drive, Chardon. Male has a shotgun and he is afraid there may be a cartridge in it and does not know what to do with it. Firearm cleared, no issues.

Nov. 27

12:44 p.m., Bell Street, Newbury. Caller bought a Kindle off of Facebook and when he tried to register it he was unable because it has been reported lost or stolen to Amazon. He already paid for it and now the female that sold him the item will not answer or return his phone calls. It was not clear this was a scam at this time. Advice provided.

FRAUD

Nov. 22

8:48 p.m., Hosmer Road, Parkman. Caller reported an old taxi driver for their special ed school might be changing old check dates and redepositing them. Copies of the checks were obtained and they appear to have been altered. Report to follow.

Nov. 28

10:53 a.m., Georgia Road, Middlefield. Caller sent money through a gift card to someone that claimed they were her CEO. Caller gave them $100. Complainant did not send all the gift cards like the scam requested. Advice given.

HARASSMENT

Nov. 23

2:56 p.m., Main Market Road, Parkman. Puerto Rican male in a black hat and drinking a 4 LOCo is harassing customers at the BP. Deputy advised. Jail notified. Male arrested.

OVERDOSE

Nov. 23

3:41 p.m., Park Drive, Middlefield. Heroin OD. 31-year-old male is shallow breathing. Gave one dose of Narcan. No more Narcan available. Sounds like male is snoring or wheezing. They can feel pulse. Male still breathing shallow. Male is sweating, has been like this for 15 minutes. To Geauga hospital. Report taken.

PHONE HARASSMENT

Nov. 27

5:16 a.m., Old State Road, Hambden. Caller reports someone is sending explicit photos of her to her family. Believes it may be her ex-boyfriend. Report taken.

SUSPICIOUS

Nov. 27

12:32 p.m., Taylor May Road, Auburn. Caller received a scam from someone claiming to be in law enforcement. They said they needed a photo of him, so he sent a photo and is now on a Wanted poster. Caller advised someone made a fake Wanted sign and requested $1,000 to take it down. No money lost nor was there any personal information given. Advice given.

THEFT

Nov. 23

10:57 a.m., Meadowlands Drive, Chardon. People came into the store and stole stuff. Took it out to a GMC and then came back into store. One female in custody. One male in custody. Male and female theft at Walmart.

12:19 p.m., Tavern Road, Troy. Caller says there is a male taking people’s mail, headed toward Shedd Road. Male in a vehicle, stops to get out and take the mail, then gets in his car and leaves again. No vehicle or person description. Area checked. UTL/GOA.

1:04 p.m., Meadowlands Drive, Chardon. While investigating previous call, another male pushed cart out of store without paying. En route GCSP with one male, arrested. Out at jail.

Nov. 26

4:48 p.m., Old State Road, Hambden. Manager observed male take a gift card, worth an unknown amount, on camera. Male agreed to return gift card as it was for an upcoming fundraiser. Manager did not want to pursue charges as they were terminating his employment and believes that would suffice. Manager requested incident be documented only.

THREATENING

Nov. 25

8:02 p.m., Old State Road, Claridon. Caller says an 11-year-old threatened to kill her son if he ate her Lunchables. Caller would like to make a report. Text in question was sent in September. No direct threats were made. Advice given.

Nov. 26

12:37 p.m., Ravenna Road, Chardon. Complainant was checking the gas connection at homeowner’s home. Works for Dominion gas company. Complainant was leaving and accidentally drove on the grass. Homeowner came out and yelled don’t drive on the grass, and then threw a caulk gun at the vehicle. Caulk gun struck the side of Dominion vehicle. Complainant only wanted this documented at this time.

WATER RESCUE

Nov. 22

7:30 a.m., Lake Shore Drive, Newbury. Truck in the lake. Unknown if occupied. Lights of the truck are still on. NBFD second page. Hold off on dive team. Driver located at home. Report taken. Vehicle towed.

Quid Pro Quo Geauga Style

On Sept. 13, Bill Seitz, state representative, District 30, Cincinnati, and attorney with the law firm Dinsmore and Shohl, was a featured speaker at the legal education conference “Improving Your Probate/Juvenile Court Practice” hosted by Geauga County Juvenile/Probate Court (Judge Tim Grendell).

From public records received from the Probate/Juvenile Court, I learned that Rep. Seitz commanded a speaking fee and expenses, billed to the Geauga Probate/Juvenile Court on Sept. 20, 2019, to be paid by Judge Tim Grendell’s Juvenile Court Special Projects Fund. The amount billed for payment was $3,763. The agenda shows that Mr. Seitz spoke for 60 minutes on the topic “Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, Rules and Procedures in Delinquency and Unruly Cases and the View from the Legislature.”

While there were other speakers on the agenda, none apparently commanded any fees. Was he the only attorney available to speak on this topic? Why would he be chosen for this topic when, according to his law firm bio, juvenile law is not listed as one of his areas of practice? Did he charge the lowest fee? Is $3,763 a reasonable fee for Geauga residents to pay for a one-hour presentation?

Or, was Rep. Seitz invited to participate and receive this payment because he introduced two pieces of legislation into the last two Ohio budget bills — one in 2017 and one in 2019 — that, had they passed, would have directly benefited Judge Tim Grendell? Could it be that this was Rep. Seitz’s ‘thank you’ for introducing the legislation?

As a little background: In 2017, legislation HC 1793, budget amendment, and HB 218 would have expanded judicial powers over parks, and, in 2019, budget amendment HB 166 would have changed the way courts pay their bills (removing important oversight from county auditors).

Was this a payback? Why would Geauga County foot this bill? Is this really what the Special Projects Fund should be funding?

In my opinion, there are more worthy ways to spend public money as it was intended from that fund.

Is this Quid Pro Quo Geauga County style? Follow the money!

In my opinion, Geauga residents should be outraged. I know I am.

Barbara Partington
Munson Township

A Great Country

On Nov. 14, 2019, I celebrated my 100th birthday. How do you say “thank you” to so many good people of Geauga County and beyond?

Thanks to my family and friends.

Thanks to the Maple Leaf and Chesterland News newspapers for sharing stories about an old veteran’s life.

Thanks to all the people and groups that sent me certificates honoring me on my 100th birthday. This includes Diane Grendell, Ohio House of Representatives; Judge Timothy J. Grendell; Larry Householder, Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives; David Joyce, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives; Geauga County Department of Aging; Geauga County Veterans; Chester Township Trustees; Chester Township Police Department; Chester Township Fire Department; and St. Anselm’s Church “Young of Heart Club.”

I received over 190 birthday cards from all over the United States! And, thanks to Jim Kish and the West Geauga Local Schools. I received another 100 personally created birthday wishes from students at our elementary schools.

I pitched a “No Hitter” at the Cleveland Indians last home game of 2019, Sept. 22. (It doesn’t

matter that it was an “Honorary Veteran’s 1st pitch” event!)

The bad people always make the news, but the good people is why America is such a great country.

Thank you all for your kind wishes.

Anthony J. Roman
Chester Township

Importance of Fire Department

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, I had the opportunity to witness the efforts of the Chester Township Fire Department along with other departments put out a fire at a building on Route 306 in Chester Township.

While watching the firemen on the roof working to put out the fire, the danger to the firefighters and the perils facing them was apparent.

It made me think back to the passage of a fire levy by only 12 votes exactly one year ago. It is too bad there were not more witnesses to this event. I feel this event should remind everyone of the importance of our fire department and the need to support it.

Joseph H. Weiss Jr.
Chester Township

Return Wasted Tax Dollars

Chardon Schools wants more money again. Chardon Schools’ enrollment is down. Two school buildings have been decommissioned and sit idle, with no attempt made to sell or renovate either.

According to information disseminated for last November’s failed attempt to pass the levy brought back and passed this spring, 79 percent of the revenue generated by our property taxes and handed to our school district is wasted on wages and benefits. It never gets to the students or the buildings. No enterprise can survive that level of expense on personnel.

According to my tax bill, 64.7 percent of all the money we are assessed every year for our taxes is wasted on our school system with its grotesquely skewed spending on wages and benefits. That is why, according to the latest card sent out by the pushers of this boondoggle — if what they say is even true — we now have leaking roofs, failing plumbing, failing heating systems, and outdated fire, safety, security and electrical systems. Money that should have been spent on maintenance and upkeep has been funneled into the pockets of teachers and administrators.

These twisted priorities need to be changed before we agree to waste even one more dime on this band of parasites. Again, why should we spend more money on new buildings when enrollment in our schools continues a downward trend begun years ago? Maintain what we have.

There is another, more serious problem. Once we taught that all men are created equal and endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights; and that among those fundamental rights are the rights to life and liberty. We built our country on this principle, but still had to fight our Civil War to extend the right to liberty to all men.

Now we use the same logic that rationalized slavery to deny the right to life of our unborn. ‘They’ are not really human. ‘They’ are not advanced enough, not ‘evolved’ enough, to share the same rights as the rest of us.

Instead of teaching that all are created equal with the same fundamental equal rights, we teach ‘evolution,’ with its emphasis on survival of the ‘fittest’ and its built-in concept that some are inherently better than others and, therefore, should be at the top of the social food chain.

Every instance of bullying; of individual murder or mass murder; of tyranny, whatever its philosophical root, whether due to monarchy on through the dictatorships of socialism, fascism and communism; starts with the false assumption that one individual or group of individuals is better, more ‘evolved’, than any other and should, therefore, dictate how everyone else should live; or when and why they should die.

Change what we teach, return to what we used to teach; and we’ll change and eventually minimize or eliminate the problems we face: just as we had been doing before the perversion of our schools began to accelerate back in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The time for change is now. Vote down Issue 21, change the school board and begin to return the outrageous 79 percent of our school tax dollars wasted on teachers’ and administrators’ wages and benefits to the building and maintenance budgets from which they were stripped.

Do the maintenance, repair, and any updates on our buildings that should have been done all along.

Douglas Parr
Chardon Township

On most opening nights of a high school sports season, the nerves are on edge, and the bright lights, especially for players getting their first taste of varsity action, can be intimidating. So coaches look to upperclassmen to show the way it is done.

The Cardinal Huskies boys basketball team started their 2019-20 season by hosting the Chalker Wildcats in a non-conference contest.

Loaded with untested youth, the Huskies sputtered through two-thirds of the first quarter before finally finding some type of a flow in the action.

Tied at 9-9 with three minutes left in the period, senior Hunter Schaeffer let fly with a 3-pointer from the left wing to break the tie, and freshman forward Paul Gall got the idea right away.

He hit a pair of 3-pointers of his own to push the Cardinal lead to six points, and fellow seniors Robby Granny and Casey Horner added to the lessons in team basketball.

Cardinal rolled to a solid 66-48 victory Nov. 29.

“With me and Robby being basically the only seniors with a lot of varsity experience this year, ” Horner said, “I think I can see myself being a leader for the other younger kids on the team. I think my job is to keep everybody focused on what we’re doing, and to keep everybody’s heads in the game. We have a lot of talent that needs leadership if we are to succeed like I think we can.”

That idea blends well with how first-year head coach James Heath sees his team.

“Our biggest obstacle, for sure, is our inexperience,” he said. “This game proved we still have a lot of things to work on in practice if we’re going to get better, but the kids are working hard all the time. A win is a win, though.

“We’re a little shorthanded, too, but once we got through the third period tonight, I was able to get just about everybody onto the floor for valuable playing time.”

Heath said Gall put in a lot of work with the other kids this past summer.

“With so many players getting their first taste of varsity basketball in front of a great crowd in bright lights tonight, I really couldn’t be any prouder of how they all played. Everybody contributed something positive. I think we will always be a work in progress this season, but with improving skill levels, we have a chance to have a very successful season.”

In pulling out to a 37-20 halftime lead, Schaeffer put home 13 points out of his game-high 20 markers, and junior Joe Soltis asserted himself on the glass with eight rebounds.

Gall stepped in with three long bombs on four attempts to also make his presence known, offsetting a fine inside effort from Southington’s Jordan Keller.

Schaeffer had an all-around solid game with six rebounds and five assists in addition to his 20 points. And with a decided edge in size, the Huskies made sure a 42-20 edge in rebounding was put to good use.

With 22 offensive rebounds alone, the Huskies, when they didn’t make shots, usually got several extra chances and made the most of them.

“This was a tough game for us tonight,” Granny said.

A player of Granny’s size is a marked man in the paint, and he knew it. However, the scorebook, showing only four points, seven rebounds and a pair of assists, does not tell how many loose balls he controlled and pushed to teammates for good plays.

“With only two players with much varsity experience, we need to keep learning how to play together as a team,” Granny added. “Once we settled in tonight, I think we showed we can be a good team.”

Gall said he appreciates all the help his teammates provide, both in practice and in this game.

“This was just a great experience for me tonight,” he said as he accepted congratulations from many fans. Recording a double-double in a first varsity game is something few experience.

“I’ve always wanted this experience because I love to play basketball. My teammates are willing to help me to improve on mistakes, and everybody stepped up tonight when we needed a big play.”

With Schaeffer hitting for 20, Gall adding 13 points and 10 boards, and Horner driving either to score or dish for a total four assists, nine Cardinal players scored points out of the dozen that touched the floor.

Heath knows building depth will be a big part of his team’s successes this season.

“If I can develop the team framework with a big rotation,” he said, “this can be a very good season for everybody.”

Dan Best recently rolled into Big Creek Park with his best bud, Labrador Retriever Eddie, perched in the passenger seat.

The terrain is familiar, but a new journey awaits the recently retired Geauga Park District naturalist.

“There are many aspects of working for Geauga Park District that I will miss,” said Best, who officially retired in October after over three decades with GPD. “I will miss the daily interaction with the staff and volunteers, all wonderful people. I’ll miss the program audiences, especially the ‘regulars’ who’ve become great friends over the years. I won’t miss the daily routine because there never was one. Every day was different. Dull moments or boring duties were few and far between.”

GPD Chief Naturalist John Kolar — whom Best hired in 2000 when he was chief naturalist — called Best a mentor to not only him, but to many of the staff, volunteers and park patrons.

“We are all so thankful to Dan for his nearly 33 years of service to the Geauga Park District,” Kolar said. “Our natural world is better off from his years of hard work. He is truly a ‘Big Tree’ and is always willing to share his extensive knowledge.”

Dan Faber, a retired naturalist, has known Dan for almost 30 years.

“Dan and I have worked on programs over the years and he has always been one of the most knowledgeable, fun loving and personable persons I have worked with,” Faber said. “His offbeat humor and infectious laugh is legendary.”

Faber said his longtime friend fits into the niche of a classic “old school” naturalist and generalist.

“He is curious and knowledgeable about everything in the natural world,” Faber said. “He shares his knowledge in an easy going, non-pretentious way. People like what he says and how he says it.”

Best considers nature an unending source of wonder and as his shoes touch autumn’s leaves, ready to welcome a new season, so does he.

“Every new discovery, encounter and observation opens the door to new knowledge, as well as new questions, curiosities and fascinations,” Best said. “Those who come to realize nature as such an enrichment of life are never bored.”

He added, “I learned early in life, and what I would want everyone to realize if they haven’t already, is the healthful benefits that being out in nature holds — the soothing serenity, the relaxing tranquility as a healthy diversion from the rigors of life. Being out in nature is invigorating and revitalizing. From observing the activities of wildlife, a person becomes inspired by the resiliency and adaptiveness demonstrated by wild plants and animals, the valiant hold on life in self-preservation, attentive parenting and cooperation among and between species, reproductive and distribution strategies towards perpetuation of their kind (and) the vast network of interdependency strengthened by biological diversity that exists in functional ecosystems. All of which hold lessons for humankind.”

Sister Judy Boehnlein, of the Sisters of Notre Dame, a volunteer greeter at The West Woods, said it has been an honor to know Best.

“Missing him, yes, yet cherishing many memories, moments of laughter and above all, those spur-of-the-moment education opportunities while looking out the window at The West Woods Nature Center, hearing him answer a question from a park guest or just asking, ‘Dan what’s this?,’” Boehnlein said.

She said Best taught her to keep her eyes and ears open and let her senses explore the world around her.

“It’s full of wonder and surprises,” Boehnlein said. “There are opportunities to learn, appreciate, respect and discover the wonders of creation in every habitat.”

Boehnlein said Best demonstrates in all aspects of his life, a great sense of humor, appreciation and respect.

“He shares untiringly his ‘nature’ knowledge and ‘people’ skills while planning, executing and enjoying projects, programs, exhibits, displays and music. Nothing will slow him down,” Boehnlein said. “His retirement will open new opportunities to explore the vast, wonderful, exciting riches of Geauga County’s nature life. You can remove a teacher from the classroom, but not the classroom out of the teacher. In Dan’s life — you can never take nature out of a naturalist.”

Best intends to get out in the woods and wetlands of this “great county” and engage in various “citizen science” projects that involve wildlife surveys, as well as observation of prescribed protocols that generate data to advance science and conservation.

“My wife and I will be doing some traveling,” said Best, who lives in Chardon. “There’s so many places in this country I haven’t been.”

Best’s eyes lit up when he mentioned his first grandchild being on the way and the idea of more walks with Eddie.

“I will not be hanging up my naturalist hat,” Best said. “I will be doing nature guiding for the Holden Forests & Gardens and other organizations, as well as getting involved with the Foundation for Geauga Parks and the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. I look forward to speaking engagements as a Western Reserve naturalist.”

He added, “I intend to write with my grand ambition being to write and publish a natural history of Geauga County. I also look forward to being able to devote more time and attention to music, hoping to advance on guitar, bass, autoharp and take up snare drum.”

Kolar said Best leaves behind an incredible legacy.

“This is just the beginning of a new ‘Nature Chapter’ for Dan, and he still has much great work to do.” Kolar said. “He has many lives to change and many other amazing things ahead of him.”

LEGAL NOTICE

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO

19-F-000252 – U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, for the holders of the CIM Trust 2017-3, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2017-3 (Plaintiff) vs. Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Judith M. Hostetler, AKA Judith Hostetler and their unknown spouses and creditors; and, the unknown spouse of Judith M. Hostetler, AKA Judith Hostetler, John Doe(s) (Defendants)

In pursuance of an Order of Sale directed to me in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public online auction the following described real estate:

Property Address: 112 Moffett Avenue, Chardon, OH, 44024

Legal Description: A full legal description of the property may be obtained at https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Parcel Number:10-072500

Said Premises Appraised At: $80,000.00

Minimum Bid: $53,333.33

Location of Sale: https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Online Bidding Opens: 1/15/2020

Online Bidding Closes: 1/22/2020, unless extended under anti-snipe rules

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 is due in accordance with the terms and conditions of the online auction. The balance is due within thirty days after confirmation of sale.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

The auction is subject to postponement and cancellation.

Richard Kruse, Private Selling Officer

rfk@gryphonusa.com

Nov 21-28 Dec5, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO

19-F-000168 – Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. (Plaintiff) vs. Toth, Antoinette (Defendants)

In pursuance of an Order of Sale directed to me in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public online auction the following described real estate:

Property Address: 14428 Sperry Road, Newbury, OH, 44065

Legal Description: A full legal description of the property may be obtained at https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Parcel Number:23-326200

Said Premises Appraised At: $160,000.00

Minimum Bid: $106,666.67

Location of Sale: https://www.privatesellingofficer.com

Online Bidding Opens: 1/15/2020

Online Bidding Closes: 1/22/2020, unless extended under anti-snipe rules

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 is due in accordance with the terms and conditions of the online auction. The balance is due within thirty days after confirmation of sale.

The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

The auction is subject to postponement and cancellation.

Richard Kruse, Private Selling Officer

rfk@gryphonusa.com

Nov 21-28 Dec5, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE/PUBLIC NOTICE

Munson Township

Board of Zoning Appeals

Munson Township Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Munson Town Hall, 12210 Auburn Rd., Munson, OH to consider the following appeals for variances.

CASE 19-24: Robert Steinberg 9750 Sylvanhurst, Chesterland OH – requesting to keep an existing accessory building 16’ from the west side property line while also requesting to replace it with a detached garage 5’ from the west property line sometime in the future. Violates SEC. 411 Minimum Dimensional Requirements-minimum side yard is 25’.

CASE 19-25: Sister Debra Doig for Sisters of Notre Dame 13000 Auburn Rd., Chardon OH – requesting two 102 sq. ft. ground signs 9’7” in height for the main entrance on Auburn Road; a ground sign at the entrance off Butternut 12’9” in height, two 72 sq. ft. wall signs and a 44 sq. ft. ground sign with a height of 8’2” for the high school and three ground signs (Sisters of Notre Dame Center, Bethany Retreat Center, Fine Arts Center) each 34 sq. ft. and 7’ in height. Violates SEC. 1003.5 Signs Permitted in the Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Medical Use Zoning Districts (in part) a. each commercial, industrial, institutional or medical complex may be permitted the following signs on the premises: 1. One (1) wall sign per business entity which shall have a maximum area of forty (40) square feet, and 2. One (1) ground sign, which shall have a maximum area of twenty (20) square feet per sign face and shall be no higher than six (6) feet as defined in Section 1003.2.

CASE 19-26: Sister Debra Doig for Sisters of Notre Dame 13100 Auburn Rd., Chardon OH – requesting a 73 sq ft. ground sign with a height of 9’6”. Violates SEC. 1003.5 Signs Permitted in the Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Medical Use Zoning Districts (in part) a. each commercial, industrial, institutional or medical complex may be permitted the following signs on the premises: 2. One (1) ground sign, which shall have a maximum area of twenty (20) square feet per sign face and shall be no higher than six (6) feet as defined in Section 1003.2.

CASE 19-27: Rita Anselmo 11541 Wilbert, Chardon OH – requesting to erect a 10’ x 16’ accessory building 19’ from the north side property line. Violates SEC. 411 Minimum Dimensional Requirements-minimum side yard requirement is 25’.

Paula Friebertshauser, Secretary

Dec 5, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE

The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov

Application Received for Air Permit

CUSTOM MATERIALS INC

16865 PARK CIRCLE DR, CHAGRIN FALLS, OH 44022

ID #: A0065136

Date of Action: 11/13/2019

Renewal application for a paint spray booth

Application Received for Air Permit

Finishing Solutions LLC

15225 Burton-Windsor Road, Middlefield, OH 44062

ID #: A0065172

Date of Action: 11/27/2019

Installation and operation of four manual, crossdraft booths and one automatic, downdraft booth for the spray application of surface coatings to wood-based products.

Dec 5, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE

Alliant Health Plans has notified certain members that some protected health information (PHI) may have been affected by a security incident at Magellan MRx Management, a vendor contracted by the health plan to manage pharmacy benefits.

On July 5, 2019, Magellan discovered that the email account of one of its employees had been sending out large volumes of spam email.

An immediate investigation revealed that several unauthorized mailbox authentications and connections originating from outside the United States had been occurring on this employee’s email account since May 28, 2019. It is believed that the unknown individuals were able to obtain the employee’s email log-in credentials through a phishing attack or other fraudulent means.

Alliant was alerted to the issue on September 30, 2019.

Magellan believes that the intruder was attempting to access the account solely to send out spam emails and had no intentions to retrieve or view member data.

However, Alliant is treating this incident as a breach because it could not be definitively determined any emails were accessed, viewed, or downloaded.

Magellan has informed Alliant that it has taken steps to further secure all employee email accounts and has implemented enhanced protective measures related to email account log-ons and authentications beyond the systems which were already in place. Magellan also determined that none of its other systems experienced any unauthorized access aside from the impacted email accounts.

Magellan provided a list of impacted members on November 4, 2019 and sent letters to notify them of the potential breach on November 22, 2019. The data that may have been exposed could have included the member’s name, patient/member ID, type of service, authorization ID, and diagnosis.

For more addition information, please email Incident@AlliantPlans.com or call Alliant’s customer service team toll free at 800-664-8271, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Dec 5, 2019

DATE OF SALE: Thursday, December 12, 2019 — 10:00 A.M.

APPRAISAL     MINIMUM BID

Chester Township

Case No. 19-F-000431 — Geauga Savings Bank vs. Candace L. Morris, aka Candace L. Cowper, et al., 9360 Winchester Valley (11.20 acres). PPN: 11-104200. Stephen J. Crawford, atty.

$400,000.00        $266,667.00

Case No. 19-F-000493 — Quicken Loans, Inc. vs. Unknown Spouse of Donald Jardee, et al., 12901 Morning Glory Trail (1.27 acres). PPN: 11-219700. Carson A. Rothfuss, atty.

$150,000.00        $100,000.00

Munson Township

Case No. 19-F-000050 — Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland vs. Felix B. Stump, Jr., et al., 11610 Stonegate Drive (2.36 acres). PPN: 21-016200. Maureen C. Zink, atty.

$155,000.00       $103,334.00

Newbury Township

Case No. 19-F-000313 — SALE WITHDRAWN.

Sheriff’s land sales are held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday or date scheduled at the GEAUGA COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT HOUSE, 100 SHORT COURT STREET, CHARDON, OHIO, 1st floor lobby by the doors of the Court House.

1. Opening bids start at 2/3rds of the appraisal value. If the property remains unsold after the first sale with a minimum bid of 2/3rds of the appraised value, a second sale will go forward on the next scheduled date with no minimum bid and the property will be sold to the highest bidder.

However, the purchaser at the second sale is still subject to the costs, allowances, and real property taxes.

2. Deposit due at the time of bid, (if you do not have the down payment on your person at the time of the bid, property will be re- bid). Balance due 30 days after confirmation. NO PERSONAL CHECKS accepted by Sheriff’s Office. Deposit by CASH, BANK CHECK, or CERTIFIED CHECK at time of bid. Checks can be made payable to the Geauga County Sheriff or to yourself and endorsed over to the Sheriff if you are the successful bidder. A judgment creditor is not required to make a sales deposit.

3. Deeds are issued after the confirmation of sale, when the balance of the purchase price is received by the Sheriff’s Office.

4. You cannot view the inside of the properties for sale. They are owned by the defendants, and the Sheriff’s Office does not have access to these properties. You buy “AS IS”.

5. Information about the lot size, number of rooms, year built, etc. can be obtained from the Auditor’s Office for a small fee using the permanent parcel number.

6. Federal tax liens are filed in the Geauga County Recorder’s Office, Courthouse Annex, 231 Main St, City of Chardon 1st floor, and case files are located in the Clerk of Courts Office, 3rd floor Courthouse 100 Short Court, City of Chardon (www.co.geauga.oh.us click on Departments), and can be researched in the respective offices.

7. Legal descriptions for delinquent tax land can also be found in the Recorder’s Office.

8. Property taxes will be prorated by the Geauga County Treasurer’s Office and paid out of the proceeds of the sale. Tax amount will include arrearages and a prorated estimate to the second sale date.

9. Delinquent tax properties are NOT appraised. They are sold for DELINQUENT TAXES, COSTS, AND PENALTIES. The property is offered for sale two (2) times. If it is not sold on the first sale date, it will be offered again at a later date.

10. The purchaser is responsible for a $50.00 deed fee to be paid to the Sheriff.

Samaritans Food Giveaway

On Nov. 23, SS Lucy Edwards Samaritans Society held its annual Thanksgiving food giveaway. More than 2,020 items were given to families in need throughout the area. Approximately 35 volunteers helped with the event, which was greatly assisted by the Middlefield Police Department’s Fill A Cruiser event the prior weekend. The next Fill A Cruiser event will be Dec. 14 at the Walmart in Middlefield.

For the first time in the Middlefield area, on Nov. 26, community members gathered together at the local high school and watched more than 50 Cardinal High School alumni play in a friendly game of flag football.

Graduates as recent as 2018 and as long-gone as 1983 all found themselves and many others braving the frigid cold the day before Thanksgiving.

“I had fun, and I actually enjoyed being the oldest one out there,” said Tom Adams, class of 1983, who had proven age was just a number.

First-year head football coach George Gresko adopted the idea from his own alma mater, Eastlake North, where he has participated in their Turkey Bowl since graduating in 2012.

Asked what made him bring the tradition to Cardinal, Gresko emphasized the importance of getting alumni involved in the new expectations of the program.

“It’s a great way to get our alumni together before Thanksgiving to honor all the past graduates,” said Gresko. “It was cool to have alumni come back and play a football game together and have all ages get together and talk.”

The two teams were divided up by graduation years, even and odd. The odd year team would eventually secure the win after jumping out to an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The even year team cut the lead to one in the second half, and had a chance to steal a win, but a late interception sealed the victory for the odd team.

As laughs and stories were passed along the bleachers and throughout the field, a sense of nostalgia could be felt in the air. Athletes who once battled on that same field for four years had another opportunity to play with some of their best friends and teammates. Coach Gresko was ecstatic to have everyone together again, and said he is excited to see the event grow in the future.

The West Geauga Wolverines are quickly making their presence known in the first two weeks of the 2019-20 season.

The boys defeated the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School, 56-50, to claim their first victory of the season, their defense proving to be too much for the Lions late in the game.

Behind a balanced offensive attack, led by senior guard Peyton Bissler with 22 points, followed by junior Josh Irwin, who posted his first double-double of the season with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

Junior Cam Rogal added six points and pulled down 10 rebounds as well.

The Wolverines outscored their opponent 34-26 in the second half to cling to their victory.

Two days later on Dec. 6 the Wolverines battled the Orange Lions to open Chagrin Valley Conference play.

After a slow start, the team found themselves down by nine to start the fourth quarter

The Lions would later win, 68-52, while Irwin led all scorers with 27 points.

The hard fought loss would need to be used as motivation for the Wolverines.

“We never want to get a first CVC loss,” Irwin said. “It’s tough, but we’ll be back next game and work hard in practice and go from there.”

The Newbury Black Knight girls play an aggressive brand of basketball under coach Kevin Hinkle.

His constant directives to his ladies as they move up and down the floor let them know he is sincere about helping them learn the game of basketball more in detail.

Plug in their hustle and efforts, and success is very close to happening. Unfortunately, their last two games have come against Northeastern Athletic Conference powerhouses Maplewood and Pymatuning Valley, teams that start everything they do with all-out pressure defenses.

The Lakers were the second team last week to beat the Black Knights 51-24. Just as it was the case against Maplewood in a 54-18 loss, the young Black Knights hustled but had problems handling the ball.

“I think tonight we did a much better job of executing our offenses and defensive game plans than we did against Maplewood,” Hinkle said. “Maplewood put pressure on us from the start, and we let panic take control of what we did.

“Tonight, we didn’t panic. We knew PV would pressure us, we knew they are tall and agile, but we were determined to play harder and better, and we did a nice job tonight. To stay with a team like that for nearly a full half is a great accomplishment for us, and we can build off of this game.”

The Lakers have a plethora of talent and some good size as well. Newbury was not intimidated in the least. A Grace Laster fast break layup even gave them an early lead, at 6-4, with just under three minutes gone in the game. A Morgan McClure 3-pointer gave the Lakers a brief 8-6 lead, but HannaRose Brastoff took a perfect pass from Sage Neidbalson for a layup to tie the game at 8-8.

After an Ellie Clark free throw tied it again at 12-12, a pair of Kari Clute free throws gave the Lakers (4-0) a lead they would gradually expand on over the rest of the game.

After scoring 12 points in the first period to only trail by 16-12 at period’s end, the turnover parade began and the Black Knights (1-3) could only manage another dozen markers the rest of the way.

It wasn’t from lack of effort, though.

After a Holly Hamilton jumper from the right win brought Newbury to within 21-16 with 2:29 left before halftime, a Kendall Baker put-back at the 2:20 mark ignited a 7-0 run to close the half.

Another Hamilton bucket to open the third period proved to be the last hurrah for the Black Knights. They managed only three more points the rest of the period to go down 43-21 entering the fourth quarter, and the Black Knights would not score again until Hamilton, who led her team with 10 points, nailed a long 3-pointer from the top of the key with 2:50 left in the game.

The Lakers are deep. They are paced by Baker, Ellie Struna, Morgan McCure and Kali Siembor. They are also fundamentally sound.

Hamilton was the only Black Knight in double digits in scoring with 10 points. But Newbury actually controlled the boards much of the night. They won the rebounding battle by a 30-28 count, with Malarie Eggleston snaring 10 caroms.

Eggleston also was a force with her trio of blocks.

Neidbalson grabbed 8 rebounds while blocking a shot and stopping the Lakers from pushing the ball inside like they normally do, and Brastoff scored five points to go with seven boards, three steals and three assists, though her biggest contribution may have been her pesky attitude.

“I’ve told the girls from the beginning that if they just work hard, push themselves to improve their individual skill sets and work as a team, they will get better,” Hinkle said. “They’re buying into it well. They’re a great bunch of ladies who are a joy to work with in some very tough conditions as they are in, and successes will happen for them, both on the court and in life.”

It was a loss on the scoreboard. Brastoff made a major comment when she said, while greeting everybody with her infectious smile that really permeates the whole team, “We’re having a lot of fun so far, and that is what counts most for us as a team.”

This band of Black Knights is off to a good Christmas season, but not serving up so many turnovers might help the cause.

After a season-opening win at Mentor Christian, led by 14 points from Holly Hamilton, the game with Maplewood was decided in the two middle periods as the Rockets tallied 39 points to fuel the demolition event. Brastoff battled for eight points.

A free throw with 3.7 seconds proved to be the difference as Chardon beat Kenston 64-63 in Western Reserve Conference girls basketball action.

Leading by three points 64-61, Hilltoppers junior guard Jo Janda went to the line looking to put a hard-fought game out of reach.

Janda missed the first foul shot, but connected on the second.

Kenston (2-2, 1-1 WRC) inbounded the ball and hit a three as time expired to make it a one-point game.

The victory was a big-time win for the banged-up Toppers (3-1, 2-0) WRC). Missing three seniors to injury, including star Halle Landies, head coach Cullen Harris relied on a group of inexperienced juniors and a freshman against a senior-laden Bomber squad.

“We are a young team who is learning and have to continue to practice and execute those things,” said Harris. “We didn’t have a single senior score a point tonight. Everyone who scored will be back next year.”

Harris was proud of how his team responded to adversity in the fourth quarter by making key shots and free throws down the stretch.

“That’s a good basketball team, and it’s always a barn-burner when we play them,” he said. “I think the last five times we’ve played them, it’s been a one-possession game. We are similar type teams.”

“It was a great game and I wish we had an additional 30 seconds,” said Kenston head coach John Misenko. “The thing is, they had two fouls left and he (Harris) was going to foul us and fouled the clock out.

“I’m proud of our girls and how they hung in it and hit some big shots at the end.”

Chardon was paced by Janda, who had 24 points and three rebounds. Junior Sam Liechty added 15 points, freshman Emily Noerr scored 11, and junior Kayla Noerr recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. She also had four blocked shots.

Misenko called junior guard Catara DeJarnette, who scored 24 points, the best point guard in the area, and her performance was indicative of a star in the making.

Senior Marcie Oglesbee chipped in 15 points and four rebounds for Kenston as well.

“Jo Janda killed us. She had a great game and shot the lights out,” Misenko said. “They controlled the glass. Sam Liechty killed us in the first half.”

Chardon jumped out to an early lead in the game, and held onto it.

With under 30 seconds to go, Emily Noerr forced a Kenston turnover, which led to a pair of Janda free throws.

Bomber senior guard Chloe Thomas responded with a 3-pointer to make it 62-57.

A free throw by Emily Noerr gave Chardon a six-point lead until Kenston senior Graci Skala made her third three-pointer of the contest to cut the deficit to 63-60.

Janda then made the lead stand when she split a pair of free throws.

“I think our team played well, and it was a nice win for us today,” said Janda.

Last season, Janda started the year on the junior varsity roster. Due to a rash of injuries, she played in about eight varsity games.

Now she is leading the Toppers and making a difference with her ability to score.

“There’s never been a question if Jo can score with the basketball; she can do that in her sleep,” said Harris. “She’s learning how to value possessions. Point guards need to value the ball, and she did a better job of that in the second half.”