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Crowd Mocks NOACA Climate Action Plan By Ann Wishart
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Although rumors that Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency volunteers had to be escorted to their car after their Jan. 10 presentation were exaggerated, the scene at Middlefield Public Library was at times chaotic as audience members jeered, laughed and spoke over a virtual slideshow on climate change. At least three village police officers were visible standing at the back of the room, but no serious security measures were needed, according to an officer on the scene. “I walked out with them and stayed while they loaded their belongings,” said Middlefield Village See NOACA • Page 5
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Council Approves Geauga-TV Funding
By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com Despite reservations from some members, Middlefield Village Council agreed Jan. 12 to continue funding local station Geauga-TV in 2023. Village Mayor Ben Garlich noted the $26,000 the village pays G-TV comes from a set fee every cable customer pays Spectrum that passes through the village first. It is up to the council to decide if the funds go to G-TV or are kept in the coffers for other uses. “I think there is value there,” Garlich said of the nonprofit station owned and operated by Dave Jevnikar, of Chardon. Council member Sam Morrow said he did some checking and the See G-TV • Page 3
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A virtual presentation by NOACA leadership drew an unruly audience Jan. 10 at the Middlefield Village Public Library meeting room. Several uniformed police officers were on site to provide security while the agency’s proposed climate action plan was laid out.
Kenston, NDCL Talents Shine In Regional Art Competition By Rose Nemunaitis editor@karlovecmedia.com Mara DuBay’s effort to capture her best friend, Sara Strongosky, preparing to lead their high school dance team in an acrylic portrait was not only one of the most challenging pieces she’s ever worked on, but one she’s most proud of. The Kenston senior garnered a gold key award, as well as the Sue Wall Painting Award, from the Cleveland Institute of Art for her painting titled, “Showtime.” “Because I wanted to try my hand at painting portraits, my first thought was to paint Sara because she is such a close friend,” DuBay said. “I chose to portray her involvement in the dance team due to its relevance and importance to her, just like art’s importance to me. Out of all the pieces I completed this year, I was the proudest of this piece as it was my first acrylic portrait and took the longest to complete.” Dubay also received a silver key award for a colored pencil piece titled, “Main Squeeze,” as well as two honorable mentions for an ink piece called, “Fear Factor,”
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Kenston High School senior Mara DuBay’s gold key award-winning acrylic painting, “Showtime,” also garnered the Sue Wall Painting Award in the Cleveland Institute of Art’s 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. DuBay is one of five Kenston students who won a total of 19 awards this year.
and a chalk pastel piece called, “Grim Reaper,” as part of CIA’s 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. The Sue Wall Painting Award — named for a wellknown Cleveland painter and CIA
supporter — is given to the top painting in CIA’s tri-county region and comes with a $100 prize. An opening reception Jan. 14 in the Reinberger Gallery at CIA See Art • Page 4
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