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Budget Commission Tells Russell Officials to Get Projects Done

By Ann Wishart ann@geaugamapleleaf.com The Geauga County Budget Commission told Russell Township officials to get started on projects they budgeted for 2020, but did have not started.

“In essence, we were told we were meeting the needs (of the township), but we weren’t spending the money,” Trustee Gary Gabram said during a special meeting Aug. 21. “Evidently, we did something

County in ‘Pretty Good Shape,’ Says Health Commissioner

By Emily Crebs editor@geaugamapleleaf.com

While Geauga County Health Commissioner Tom Quade said all in all, the county is faring well in the coronavirus pandemic, he plans to keep an eagle eye trained on school districts as they open this fall.

“Overall, Geauga County is actually in pretty good shape, especially relative to Ohio, especially relative to the country as a whole,” Quade said during his Quade update to Geauga County Commissioners Aug. 18 about the current state of the county and its coronavirus trends.

While the number of hospitalizations and confirmed coronavirus See COVID-19 • Page 9

wrong. We need to find out what it is and take care of it.”

Trustee Jim Mueller blamed the coronavirus.

“Because of COVID, we decided to slow down all our projects,” he said. “The budget commission is of the opinion we should proceed with all our projects. They were not happy.”

The budget commission — made up of Geauga County Treasurer Chris Hitchcock, county Prosecutor Jim Flaiz and county Auditor

Chuck Walder — meets with all the townships every fall and reviews their spending plans for the next fiscal year.

When Russell officials met with the commission Aug. 18, they were criticized because the trustees had planned to spend more money in 2020 than they have spent to date on projects they proposed to complete this year, Mueller said.

Trustees will meet again with the commission Aug. 31.

“They are going to give us some

guidance on how we can correct the problem and, generally, we’re going to have to speed up some of our projects to get them done this year,” he said.

“We have to get our ducks in a row,” Gabram said, adding he will work with township Fiscal Officer Karen Walder to meet the commission’s expectations.

The commission criticized five townships in Geauga County during

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West Geauga Sweeps Cardinal

By Haley Adams sports@geaugamapleleaf.com This volleyball season may have just gotten underway, but West Geauga and Cardinal challenged themselves in the off-season.

The Wolverines kicked off their season with a victory over Cardinal in a clean sweep. West Geauga opened the match with a 25-19 win before taking sets two and three 25-20.

The Huskies dropped to 1-2 to start their season, but both losses have come from elite programs.

On Tuesday, the Huskies gave defending Division III state runner-up Independence all they had before dropping in straight sets 1425, 20-25 and 13-25.

Both teams are looking to use their strong off-seasons for motivation as they enter the heart of their season.

It was senior middle blocker Erin Piczer who paced the Wolverines to their victory over Cardinal.

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West Geauga junior Olivia Bartlett dives for a ball against Cardinal in the Wolverines first win of the season, 3-0.

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Town Crier GEL Zoom Webinar

Sept. 4, 8-9 a.m.

Join Geauga Economic Leadership (GEL) via Zoom webinar featuring Thomas Zenty, CEO of University Hospitals.

Mr. Zenty will address University Hospital’s response to COVID-19, healthcare changes due to the pandemic, how COVID-19 is impacting businesses and the ways in which UH can support businesses and their employees.

For information on how to register, email info@geaugagrowth.com or call 440-564-1060 (G.E.L.) Breakfasts are co-sponsored by Geauga Growth Partnership and Kent State University at Geauga

Dems Host Alternative Fair

Sept. 5, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sept. 6, 1-4 p.m.

The Geauga Democratic Party will host its first alternative fair, rain or shine, on the front lawn of its headquarters located at 12420 Kinsman Road in Newbury Township.

Register to vote, apply for an absentee ballot for the Nov. 3 general election, meet candidates and talk politics. Campaign signs, flags, hats, buttons and bumper stickers will be for sale. Food will be available. Wear a mask and plan to social distance under the big tent.

Free Community Giveaway

Sept. 10 and 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A free giveaway of clothing for the family, books, holiday theme decorations, linens and housewares will be held at Celebration Lutheran Church, 10621 Auburn Road, Chardon. Masks and social distancing are required.

Geauga SWCD Fall Fish Sale

The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual fall fish sale will be held on the midway at the Geauga County Fairgrounds. Pond safety kits and farm pond management books are also available.

Order deadline is Sept. 11. Visit www. geaugaswcd.com or call 440-834-1122 for an order form and instructions on fish pickup.

To guarantee orders, complete an order form and send with payment to Geauga SWCD, PO Box 410, Burton, OH 44021. Make checks payable to Geauga SWCD or contact

the office to pay by credit card. All proceeds support the district’s education programs.

Chagrin River Bird Quest

Sept. 11-12 Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland and Blackbrook Audubon Society are co-sponsoring the sixth annual Chagrin River Bird Quest. Bird alone or in teams and record species in one 24-hour period from 4 p.m. Sept.

11 to 4 p.m. Sept. 12.

All Bird Quest activities and materials are free, but registration is required by Sept. 10.

Drive-thru team check-in will be 4-6 p.m.

Sept. 11 at the Deer Run Shelter of The West Woods, 9465 Kinsman Road in Russell Township. Each check-in packet will have a map, checklist, a list of scheduled walks and T-shirts. Every registered quester will get a Subway gift card. Team members are asked to comply with physical distancing and ethical birding practices. Teams must send in their checklists by 4 p.m. Sept. 12.

This year’s Quest celebration will be 7 p.m. Sept. 12 via Zoom using a link provided to each email address given at registration.

Audubon will award prizes.

For more information, or to register, visit www.clevelandaudubon.org.

Protect Geauga Parks

Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m.

Join Protect Geauga Parks for a Conservation Conversation with John Sabin, of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, via a Zoom. Sabin will present “Democracy is the Solution to Climate Change: an Introduction to Citizens’ Climate Lobby.”

The webinar is free, but guests must pre-register to attend. After registering, a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar will be sent.

For information, or to register, call Kathy Hanratty at 440-477-5468 or email info.protectgeaugaparks@gmail.com.

Bloodmobile

Sept. 16, 2-7 p.m.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 11900 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township.

Donation appointments may be made by downloading the free Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800733-2767.

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Letters to the Editor Parkside Benches Refurbished I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following persons for providing the labor, materials and funds for the refurbishing of the 26 benches in Parkside Park.

The persons to be recognized are: 1. Ruth and Bill Philbrick for managing the project.

2. Recent West Geauga High School graduates Henry Burkhardt and Wyatt Lupon for providing the labor.

3. Mike and Maureen Kilroy for providing the funding for the project.

4. Trustee Joe Mazzurco for his support of the project.

This work could not have been completed without the combined effort of these people.

Also, I would like to thank the Chesterland Kiwanis for their sponsorship of the band concerts held in Parkside. We have had record crowds in attendance this year.

Do not miss the remaining scheduled concerts. Music has a way of wiping away one’s problems, especially in these difficult times.

Al Parker, Chairman Chester Township Park Commission

Do Your Research Reading the July 22 article on the BLM protests in Chesterland, I appreciated that they were peaceful, unlike others throughout the country.

I am trying to understand how standing at the corner of Mayfield and Chillicothe

roads will really make a difference in supporting people of color. Did you know that 247 Black Americans are killed every day? That is 259,336 lives a year. That is more deaths from the top leading causes combined (HIV, drug-induced, homicides, diabetes, accidental, cancer, and heart disease — statistics from the 2014 CDC “Final Death Data”).

Where does this racist blood bath and injustice occur at? America’s abortion clinics, with Planned Parenthood leading the way.

Why aren’t there protests going on in front of the abortuaries?

Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood was a racist and a proponent of eugenics (a racist/elitist worldview). In 1939, Ms. Sanger said, “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population.”

She also said, “Slavs, Latin, and Hebrew immigrants are human weeds…a deadweight of human waste. Blacks, soldiers, and Jews are a menace to the race.” Isn’t this sickening and outrageous?

I challenge you to look up the manifesto of policy positions for BLM and see if you agree with them (they want to abolish police departments and prisons, they embrace Planned Parenthood, etc.). You can’t fight violence while also celebrating it. While you’re researching, check out the Radiance Foundation (theradiancefoundation.org/blm/) and educate yourself.

Whatever your viewpoint may be on a subject or controversy, please don’t come to a final conclusion without doing some of your own research.

Cathy Grougan Chester Township

Senior News Senior Trash Pickup Days

Week of Sept. 14 The Chester Township Trustees and Road Department are joining forces with the Geauga County Department on Aging to offer trash pickup for registered seniors 60 years or older.

Seniors must first register and complete the trash pickup intake with the Geauga County Department on Aging by Sept. 7 or earlier.

The township road crew and the department on aging cannot enter homes.

All refuse items must be outside by garages, out buildings or in the driveway by the evening of Sept. 13. Do not leave items curbside. Pickup is limited to 10 household items per home.

Residents are reminded that newspapers, magazines and cardboard are recyclable and can be brought to Chester Recycle Park. Residents are also asked not to bring items that can easily be disposed of in the weekly curbside pickup.

For specific allowable trash guidelines, or to register, call 440-279-2130.

Community Meetings Chester Township: Sept. 2, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission; Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m., Board of Trustees; Sept. 14, 7 p.m., Board of Zoning Appeals; Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Zoning Commission. All meetings are held at the Township Hall, 12701 Chillicothe Road, unless otherwise noted. (Meetings are open to public, but seating limited to 10.

Trustees, fiscal officer and department heads, if in attendance, are practicing social distancing.)

Russell Township: Sept. 2, 2:30 p.m., Board of Trustees; Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Board of Trustees;. (Trustees have opted to resume their regular meeting schedule but has changed the location of future meetings to the Russell Town Hall, 14890

Chillicothe Road. Meetings will be held in the Town Hall until further notice. The location is changed to the Town Hall to better accommodate physical distancing advisories.)

West Geauga BOE: Sept. 14, 7 p.m., virtual regular meeting. All meetings are held at the BOE Community Room, 8615 Cedar Road, unless otherwise noted.

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Chester Government Update The Chester Township Board of Trustees met on Aug. 13. Trustee Joseph Mazzurco explained that in coordination with the Geauga County Department of Aging, the township has scheduled senior trash days for Sept. 1416. Chester residents 60 and older should contact the department of aging at 440-2792130 to be placed on the list.

The Chester drop-off for all Chester residents will be Sept. 19, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the old Chester School site. Visit chestertwp. org for information and restrictions.

Trustee Mazzurco also explained the township has an opportunity to obtain a Go Green Grant in the amount of $2,500 from the Geauga Trumbull Solid Waste Management District to offset some of the costs.

Fire Chief John Wargelin explained that the joint community grant application to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was successful, resulting in an award of $890,000. The funds will enable Chester and other municipalities to upgrade their radio and communication systems. For

Chester, the grant totaled about $175,000.

Trustees thank Chief Wargelin and the Chester Fire Department for their work on obtaining the grant. Wargelin also provided an update on the two additional full-time firefighters and where they are in pre-employment testing.

With the recent resignation of Cathy Cotman from the Chester Zoning Commission, a motion to approve advertising for the vacancy for the term expiring Dec. 31, 2020, was approved. If interested, send an email or a letter of interest to town hall by Sept. 8. Trustees thank Mrs. Cotman for her leadership and service to the community during her tenure.

Next, the board approved a public hearing for proposed zoning amendments 2020-1 through 2020-5. The public hearing will be on Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. A legal notice will be published in the Geauga County Maple Leaf communicating the date and time.

Use of the Chester School property by the third-grade flag football Cowboys was approved.

Fiscal Officer Patricia Jarret provided an update on the bank reconciliation. Various financial items were approved and the board then entered into executive session at the end of the meeting.

Upon exiting the executive session, a unanimous motion was passed hiring Chester resident John Onyshko as the new road su-

perintendent at an annual salary of $80,000 per year with an Aug. 29 start date. Trustees look forward to Mr. Onyshko joining the team.

The board also unanimously approved a wage increase for the township administrative assistant Mary Lou Florentine to $22.50 per hour effective Aug. 17. Ms. Florentine has stepped up to assume approximately 40 percent of the assistant fiscal officer duties and with other changes in development, a significant cost-savings is expected by not replacing the township’s assistant fiscal officer position.

On Aug. 17, trustees held a special meeting with the Geauga County Budget Commission to review their proposed temporary appropriations for 2021. Several questions were raised that required a revision to budget plans and the approval was tabled for Aug. 31 to enable the township to address the questions.

On Aug. 20, in a special meeting of the board of trustees, a motion was passed to complete the purchase of a cab/chassis from Rush Truck Center in the amount of $82,750.

The vehicle will be outfitted by Concord Equipment over the next several months, including the re-use of an existing dump body, which saves about $20,000, as well as necessary equipment for snow plowing.

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Arts & Entertainment Fall Offerings at Fairmount Center

offers a community dance ensemble where young, experienced, dancers can grow, learn, connect and share their talents with others.

Classes are offered for preschoolers through adults in all arts disciplines. Programs are taking place both on-site with small group sizes, social distancing and masks required, as well as online.

Complete program information and registration can be found at www.fairmountcenter. org or by calling 440-338-3171. Scholarships are available for individuals in need of financial support.

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Fairmount Center for the Arts is offering an array of classes, workshops and dance auditions in September. Some upcoming programs include an online group ukulele class and an on-site macramé workshop for teens and adults. Fairmount Center Youth Theatre program will present “The Big Radio Broadcast of 2020,” with the final Zoom class being recorded for families to enjoy the culminating show.

Fairmount Dance Company is offering open free auditions on Sept. 5. The program

For more information on these programs, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit them online at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.

No registration required unless otherwise noted.

West Woods Wednesdays

Sept. 9, 4-7 p.m.

The summer farm market - a one-stop shop for all mid-week, farm-fresh needs - concludes at picnic shelters in Russell Township.

In addition to vendors providing all kinds of locally made/grown items, Rebecca Wohlever will provide ambient music, and an onsite concession trailer will serve snacks and drinks for purchase. Visitors must wear face coverings and practice social distancing.

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Music teacher Deanna Harrison has embraced online instruction in her music classes at Lindsey Elementary School. Students reviewed rhythmic values of quarter notes and paired eighth notes and quarter rests using household items as a drum.

West Geauga students resumed school remotely on Aug. 18 using Chromebooks to connect with their teachers. In-school instruction begins on Sept. 8, when students will return to the buildings to join their teachers in the classrooms.

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their budget hearings, he said.

Karen clarified in an email the commission questioned the trustees on their follow through on budgeted projects, specifically those being paid out of the general fund.

“I appreciate the work of the budget commission and I share their concerns,” she wrote. “It is the board of trustees’ duty … to determine how the money is spent and to approve such by vote of the budget and appropriation measures.”

She said she advised trustees they have a duty to be good stewards of township assets and to act prudently and transparently with residents’ tax revenue.

“It is a disservice to the taxpayer to not perform projects that the trustees have approved by vote of the budget and appropriation measures,” she said.

However, the 2021 budget was approved as submitted by the commission and con-

tained no errors that needed correction, Karen said.

After Friday’s meeting, Mueller said the township has several shovel-ready projects lined up that can get started soon.

One is construction of a six-bay garage behind the police station on Chillicothe Road to house four police vehicles and serve as storage for the police and fire departments, he said.

The project has been estimated at $300,000 and bids will have to be sought soon if construction is to commence before winter, Mueller said.

In other business, trustees discussed negotiations with a County Line Road resident over changes in driveway access.

The road has been repaved this summer and the grade from the driveway to the road surface is not up to specifications, Gabram said.

After the meeting, Mueller said the township can only authorize work on the part of a driveway that is in the right-of-way, but the property owner and the township are working it out.

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Obituaries Margaret Gene Roseum

Margaret Gene Roseum (nee McBride), age 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Mayfield Heights.

Born March 25, 1930, in Painesville, she lived in Chester Township before most recently residing in Chagrin Falls.

Margaret was a top producing realtor with Knowlton Realty, also managing the Gates Mills and Chesterland offices.

She was a member of Chesterland Baptist Church and enjoyed crafts and attending garage sales.

Margaret is survived by her daughter Patricia Cleversy, of South Carolina; son, Thomas Sanders, of Texas; daughter Laura (Mark) Kikel, of Chagrin Falls; grandchildren, Carrie, Sara, Emily, T.J., and Olivia; and great-granddaughter, Kathryn.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Roseum; and parents, Charles and Etta McBride.

Friends called at Gattozzi and Son Funeral Home, 12524 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, from 1-3 p.m.

Private interment in Kirtland South Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-

tions in Gene’s name may be made to Geauga Humane Society’s Rescue Village, 15463 Chillicothe Road, Novelty, OH 44072 or at www.rescuevillage.org.

Online tribute video and condolences at www.gattozziandson.com.

Richard Salata

Richard Salata, age 85, born in Cleveland, on March 28, 1935, to Anna and Stanislaus (nee Stanley), passed away peacefully in his home in Apache Junction, Ariz., on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

Beloved husband of Joanna Sawyer Salata; loving father of Brian Richard; cherished grandfather of Alexandra Jane and James Brian.

Richard was a resident of Chester Township for 45 years, a devout Catholic, an Eagle Scout and a U.S. Navy veteran.

He also enjoyed living part of his life in Arizona with friends and family.

Richard enjoyed photography, captaining his boat on Saguaro Lake, and prospecting for gold in the Superstition Mountains.

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West Geauga is led by head coach Amber Baker, center, in her seventh year.

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kills and five blocks, led the Wolverines on the offensive end.

Junior setter Hannah Laurich spoke highly of the off-season training that seventh-year head coach Amber Baker has put her team through.

“We have been doing a lot of endurance drills to pick up our speed and to win those long rallies,” Laurich said.

In a tight match that displayed a lot of long rallies, the Wolverines would fight hard to win those crucial points.

“The team has been practicing a lot of hard drills to make sure that our spirits stay up when we are falling behind in a set,” Brooke Henriksen said. “It helps us get back up, even if the rally is long.”

For Henriksen and two other seniors, the adrenaline rush and “all out” mentality means a little bit more to them.

“This season means a lot to us seniors,” Henriksen said. “We didn’t know what to expect. Everyone talked about this being our last game, and told us to play our hardest.

We’re trying to put it all out there every game, and create a bond with our team because we

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Laurich would add five blocks and seven service points from behind the line to help the Wolverines.

On the other side of the net, it was Cardinal’s junior setter Haley Domen who led her team in all three categories. Domen contributed with 25 digs, 13 assists and nine kills, while senior outside Jessie Proch added eight kills. Senior libero Alaina Strever would record 16 digs.

“For us to be on the court, and the ability to play this season, we are thankful every day,” said Proch. “The competition that we have played the past two days were really good, and it made us play better.

“We took tonight’s match-up and we really want to work on the flaws that our team showed tonight.”

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deaths has decreased, Quade said COVID-19 is currently the leading cause of death in Geauga County, according to data from March 1 through July 31.

Quade compiled a list of the leading causes of death in Geauga County from the past five years. He listed the average number of individuals who died from the causes annually during the March 1 to July 31 time period and compared them to COVID-19.

Ischaemic heart disease killed an average of 41 Geauga County residents. COVID-19 has killed 44. The next greatest cause of death, chronic lower respiratory disease, killed 19 residents.

“Is it a huge number? No, it’s not, but it’s the biggest number for any single cause of death in the county,” Quade said.

He said most deaths are of older individuals and estimated about half of Geauga County’s COVID-19 deaths were in nursing homes.

Many individuals have compared COVID-19 to influenza. Influenza and pneumonia kill an average of two individuals per month, Quade said.

Since March, the number of coronavirus cases for older individuals has relatively decreased while the number of cases in younger age groups has increased — including the group returning to K-12 school in the fall.

“It’s not that every school will have an issue, it’s that any school could have an issue,” Quade explained. “That’s why we’re paying attention to the age thing.”

Quade has worked with school administrators throughout the summer to develop plans to minimize risk in reopening schools.

Schools are a congregate setting, Quade said, adding reopening will cause an increase in cases in young people.

He said if the only goal was to completely minimize the spread of COVID-19, schools would not be reopened. However, students would then lose socialization and education.

“If you don’t go back to school, you don’t have that socialization, you don’t have that education, which is again, why we’ve also been doing our best to make sure that we’re letting folks know about the risks, (which) could help those schools not have those outbreaks,” Quade said.

The Geauga County Health Board and Quade do not have the intent to cancel fall sports, he said.

The decision to do so is up to the schools’ boards of education and superintendents.

Contact tracing in schools may pose a challenge. While typically, contact tracing involves speaking directly with the individual who tested positive, a child’s parent is contacted if their child is confirmed to have COVID-19, Quade said.

He said no individuals are forced to participate in contact tracing efforts and parents may choose to not provide the information.

Quade addressed common questions regarding COVID-19 data, such as how cases and deaths are counted.

Coronavirus cases are counted in two ways: when a test comes back positive, the testing lab must report the case, Quade said.

If someone lives in close contact with a positive person and exhibit symptoms, they are counted as a presumptive case.

Quade said it’s likely those individuals would get tested themselves to become a confirmed case or removed from the dataset.

“The data on our case numbers, I know a lot of folks that think they’re inflated, they’re actually probably very conservative,” Quade

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said. “You’re only capturing those folks who are getting tested. Asymptomatic people who don’t get tested don’t show up in the data even though they might have it.”

Quade explained how data changes overtime due to the lag in obtaining test results, so data from the past two weeks is likely subject to change.

He gave the example of an individual who had tested for COVID-19 on Aug. 3 and obtained their positive test result on Aug. 18.

Their positive case would be counted for early August.

Similarly, because COVID-19 caused deaths must be verified, there is a lag time in obtaining the data.

“It’s illegal to have a false cause of death on a death certificate,” Quade said. “Doctors would lose their license if they put down the wrong thing intentionally.”

Fred Deming, a resident of Chester Township, attended the Aug. 11 special health and fair board meeting. Deming handed out copies of the Ohio Constitution and asked if Quade had looked at the copy Deming gave him at the Aug. 11 meeting.

“I wanted you to present your authority with all your closings, or suggested or mandated closings,” Deming said.

Quade said the health board has not closed any businesses, taken action against individuals or closed events such as the Great Geauga County Fair. The health board has issued recommendations for individuals to follow, such as their recommendation for the fair to be a junior fair this year. Gov. Mike DeWine later mandated all fairs be junior fairs.

“My role in public health would be to share information,” Quade said. “My role in public health would be to make sure that Mr. Harris is aware that the governor had issued that order.”

Paul Magooch, a candidate for Munson Township trustee, was given the floor after Deming and continued to ask about the fair.

Commissioner Tim Lennon stepped in to say the Geauga County Health Board makes recommendations and until DeWine’s order regarding fairs, it was under the purview of the fair board to decide how the fair was carried out.

“I’m actually more asking is (Quade) a servant of the state or of the residents of Geauga County. Trust me, I know that you’re going to say Geauga County, but I’m not always seeing those actions,” Magooch said, addressing Quade. “We need a backbone of our local government against the state.”

Quade said he reports to the county health board, which hired Quade.

Health commissioners are not voted into their positions because health recommendations can be unpopular amongst residents, he said, adding recommendations made to the health board are not made because of the state, but rather informed by science.

“The fact that there is an alignment of strategy does not mean that we are working at the behest of the governor,” Quade said.

“The fact that the strategies align is actually a byproduct of the fact that both the state’s strategy and our strategy locally are founded in fundamental principles of epidemiology and public health.”

The commissioners asked Quade to give another update in October after information from the start of school is collected.

Commissioner Jim Dvorak also asked for conference calls between Quade and county agencies to be reinstated once or twice per month to maintain communication.

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1996 Buick Custom Regal 3800 Series II, 99k, clean, good second or starter car.

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Thompson Twp – 1 acre scenic rolling building lot, side street lots of privacy. $12,900. 440-289-0708.

2000 Dodge Dakota 4x4 standard cab.

Virginia truck no rust. Needs tires & brake lines. $500/OBO. 440-488-8407.

Cash for Junk Vehicles: running or not, classics/big trucks/etc., free removal, call/text Zac 440-679-7293.

FOR RENT For Lease Burton: Small Gatehouse apartment on our farm. 1 bedroom. AC, garage, laundry hook ups. Smoking prohibited. $650 per month. 440-221-0649

COMMERCIAL RENTALS Commercial building for lease: 5,200 sq ft with office, ample parking, 2 minutes East of Chardon Square on Rt 6, 440-3137626.

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Two Used JL Audio 12W6v2 Subs, Two Used Pioneer Mono PDX-M6 Amps. All Wiring Included. Excellent Condition.

Priced To Sell. $400. 440-552-4400.

Massey-Ferguson (3) pt bottom double plow, $275; Dewalt 10” table saw All metal call for details extras. 440-834-1850.

Thinking about the holidays? Vendor 2063 features Fall and Christmas decorations at Marketplace Mall, 15864 Nauvoo Rd., Middlefield (part of Heritage Marketplace). Open M-F 10-5:30 and Sat. 10-5.

HIGH SCHOOL or COLLEGE BOUND: LOVE FASHION? Selling clean, gently used, Like-New designer clothes, outerwear, Formal Dresses, accessories, décor, Mini Fridge, Microwave, music, movies & more! Middlefield. Appointment only. Call or text: 740-630-8963 Niagara Stealth toilet, water saver, 16 in. high, soft close seat. Good condition. $65.

440-286-4772 Antiques: Spinning wheel, yarn winder, typewriter, treadle sewing machine, TRF Radio w/speaker, IRC Kadette Model 85 radio, Victrola oak floor model, Edison standard cylinder player. 440708-4990.

GARAGE/ESTATE SALES If you need to have a moving sale or estate sale call Kathy Willis at 440-8403226, partial estate buyouts also.

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Will grind small tree stumps, $40 each, call Robert 440-286-5065 or 440-520-6573.

John’s Plumbing: Affordable and reliable. Water heaters, toilets, faucets, drain cleaning, gas lines, sump pumps, well tanks. 440-285-0800.

Offering special discounts for interior and exterior painting and staining this season. 20 years experience. Professional and insured. Call Dan, 440-342-4552.

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Old fishing tackle wanted: fishing lures (wood or plastic), tackle boxes, wooden duck decoys. Call Lee at 440-313-8331.

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