Volume 54, No. 8
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Your Community Newspaper Since 1967 Russell Twp. Schedules Scrap Days Russell Township is holding its Senior Scrap Collection on Sept. 15 and 16 and its Resident Scrap DropOff on Sept. 17. For the senior event, township senior citizens 60 years or older must first register with the Geauga County Department on Aging no later than Sept. 8 for the special pickup on Sept 15-16. All refuse items must be outside of the home or garage the day before pickup. Do not leave items by curbside. Limit to 10 household items per home. Call 440-279-2130 to register. For the all-households event, residents may attend the Scrap Drop-Off event on Sept. 17 at the Russell Road Garage, 15625 Chillicothe Road. Bring ID or proof of residency. One pickup truck load per household or 10 household items per home are allowed. When the dumpsters are filled, the event is over. Acceptable items include: metal items, appliances, grills without fuel tanks, furniture, carpet cut and bundled, toys, lamps, clothing, televisions and electronic equipment. Construction wood, drywall, pipe or other large items must be reduced to 6 feet or less lengths. All smaller materials should be consolidated in strong boxes and items should be kept dry or tarped. To prevent possible bed bug transferal, all mattresses, couches and upholstered furniture must be wrapped in plastic and taped securely or they will not be taken. Windows, glass and mirrors must be duct taped. Unacceptable items include: liquids, paints, antifreeze, motor oil, appliances with Freon, hazardous materials, batteries, propane or gas tanks, plastic-coated wire, construction/remodeling debris, ashes, rocks, yard waste, tree trunks, tires, medical waste, food waste or household garbage. Residents are reminded that newspapers, magazines and cardboard are recyclable. Separate them out for recycling at a later date. Residents are also asked not to bring items that can easily be disposed of in the resident’s weekly curbside pickup. No tires will be picked up as Russell has an annual tire drop-off event. For more information on both events, visit www.russelltownship.us.
West G BOE Updates Public On Newbury Athletic Fields By Brian Doering brian@karlovecmedia.com West Geauga Schools Board of Education provided an update Aug. 22 regarding lease negotiations with Newbury Township Trustees for the use of the athletic fields on the former Newbury school property. Back in July, the board passed a resolution establishing a three-person committee consisting of Superintendent Rich Markwardt, board member Bill Beers and the board’s attorney to negotiate an agreement by Sept. 9. “If you remember at the last board meeting, we discussed we were having a meeting with the Newbury Trustees about the lease on the athletic fields, which
you authorized about a month or so ago,” said board member Bill Beers. “We did have that meeting then and we were asking that they would provide some feedback to us by last Friday and they actually got information back to us on Thursday as to their interest in leasing the property.” Following the July 2020 territory transfer of Newbury Schools into West Geauga Schools, Newbury Township and the district began negotiating a lease-to-own agreement of parts or all of the former school property. “On Friday, Richard, Peter the lawyer and I had a discussion as to which items we needed more information from them on and Peter got back to them on that, so we
are waiting for them to reply to a couple of questions we had,” said Beers. During the July board meeting, board President Kathy Leavenworth indicated the proposed lease should not be viewed as a sign the school board is re-opening negotiations with Newbury trustees on other pieces of property. “I guess I would say at this point things look optimistic and that we will be able to reach some kind of agreement for a lease of the athletic fields,” said Beers. “We still have a couple of weeks to work through things. Our target date remains Sept. 9 to get the presentation back as a final lease agreement for a presentation to the board on Sept. 12.”
Wolverines Open 2022 Home Slate Against Rockets
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West G Sweeps Cardinal
West Geauga setter Malory Lear had 20 assists as the Wolverines swept the Huskies 2-0 (25-12, 25-14) at a tri-match Aug. 20. Kayla Herbst had eight kills. For more visit geaugamapleleaf.com/sports.
By Alan Kornspan sports@karlovecmedia.com On August 26 the West Geauga Wolverines hosted the Streetsboro Rockets in a rematch of last season’s first round OHSAA playoff game. Unlike the previous contest in which 98 combined points were scored, this year’s home opener against the Rockets was a much lower-scoring affair. After a 42-point 2021 playoff performance against the Rockets, this game saw the Rockets defeat the Wolverines, 28-6. Since the end of last season, Wolverines football has gone through major changes. With the resignation of previous Head Coach Adam Sopkovich, the Wolverines brought back Matt Rosati to lead the program. Rosati, the all-time winningest Wolverines football coach, with 69 wins, led the team from 1996 to 2006. In addition, Rosati coached the Perry Pirates for 14 seasons See Football • Page 3
Wolverines Get Win Against Cross Town Rival
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The West Geauga varsity girls soccer team beat NDCL 4-0. Head Coach Kori Jesenovic’s team was in control the majority of the game. Frankee Flesher scored the first goal of the game for West Geauga. “I received an amazing ball from Megan (McGinnis),” Flesher recalled. “I took a touch between the two defenders, which is something I usually don’t relax with. But I took a breath and made sure to get my touch under control. I saw the goalie coming out, and placed the ball in the back of the net.”