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CHESTERLAND NEWS Friends of the Library to Become GCPL Foundation and Partners By Kathy McClure editor@geaugamapleleaf.com Geauga County Public Library and its foundation have been busy. They’ve completed renovations of the Middlefield Branch, are opening the newly-constructed Thompson Branch Oct. 29 and are due to complete the brand new Bainbridge Branch before year’s end. But that’s not all GCPL has in the works. In keeping with its long-range plan of integrating the library system to better serve every corner of the county, the former Friends of the Library groups are being asked to form a new service arm called “Geauga County Library Foundation and Partners,” said the Geauga County Library Foundation Executive Director Rebecca Gierman. The Friends of the Library See Foundation • Page 4
Friends Groups Push Back By Kathy McClure editor@geaugamapleleaf.com
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Annual GCLF Mini Golf in the Library event at the Geauga West Library. The library is turned into an 18-hole mini golf course for families to play for a $5 donation. Watch for it in the spring.
While some people are excited for the Geauga County Library Foundation’s consolidation of individual Friends of the Library groups, others are dismayed — believing they were kept in the dark and disrespected in the process. The plan to create a unified fundraising arm for the Geauga County Public Library called the Geauga County Library See Friends • Page 5
Great Clips Opens New Store By Cassandra Shofar cassandra@geaugamapleleaf.com
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Samantha Ward, a stylist at the new Great Clips in Chester Township, recently gives the salon’s first customer, Dennis Nagel, a haircut.
Great Clips has risen to the challenges of 2019, recently opening a new salon in Chester Township and providing its customers with as much comfort as possible, said owner Mark Wardeiner. “With COVID-19, we have had the increased challenge of having customers trust in us that we have gone beyond the recommendations for reducing the risk of COVID-19 exposure,” Wardeiner said. “We clean the chairs and disinfect the stations between each customer. Each customer receives a freshly-washed cape, as well. This is all
in addition to what the state cosmetology and barber board mandates.” Great Clips, 12662 West Geauga Plaza, opened for business in October and is excited to be a part of the Chester community, Wardeiner said. “Chester Township has that rural feel with good family values and residents that are extremely loyal to local businesses,” he said. “Although Great Clips is a corporation, they are still individually run by local business people.” Wardeiner said all the “fantastic business owners” in the West Geauga Plaza made it an easy decision to set up shop there. “I was able to meet with the
owner of Palma’s Hair Salon and develop strategies to allow our businesses to complement each other,” he said. “The owners of Prestige Jewels, Turney’s Hardware and the Silver Skillet have also been extremely helpful with advice and willingness to cross promote our business. And, most importantly, the landlords, Tom and Ron Basista, have gone above and beyond to help us get off to the best start possible.” Great Clips offers shampoos, styles, conditioning treatment, as well as neck, bang and beard trims (though Wardeiner said they have See Great Clips • Page 7
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