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Middlef ield By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com
Students across Geauga County are still struggling to make up the educational ground they lost when most public schools went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, Cardinal Schools took on an in-person tutoring program to help students in grades four through 12 catch up to their grade level Felker competencies in math and reading, said Cardinal Superintendent Jack Cunningham. The after-school classes in math and reading, launched in 2021 at Berkshire Schools, moved to Cardinal and are provided free of charge to the district, thanks to funding by the Educational Services Center of the Western Reserve.
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Burton-Middlefield Rotary members present a check Dec. 9 for $5,000 to the Geauga County Veterans Food Pantry. The Rotary distributes funds raised by its annual Jeep Invasion event.
Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club Donates to Community Groups
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Couple Reports Gun Shots Fired in Road Rage Incident By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported road rage incident in which a Trumbull County man allegedly fired a gun at an Ashtabula County couple’s vehicle Christmas evening on Old State Road in Parkman Township. Geauga County Sheriff’s Lt. James Jonovich said around 8 p.m. Dec. 25, a 911 call came in from a couple who reported an angry driver — later identified as Trey Hughes, of Trumbull County — in a gray 2004 Dodge Ram with oversized tires fired a gun See Road Rage • Page 7
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Burton-Middlefield Rotary members present a check Dec. 9 for $5,000 to the Burton American Legion Post 459 in support of the Legion’s elevator fund. The Rotary distributes funds raised by its annual Jeep Invasion event.
Geauga Airport to Offer Ground School Staff Report Geauga County Airport in Middlefield will be offering comprehensive ground school courses for both private and instrument pilot ratings come the new year, Airport Manager Ric Blamer said in a recent press release. Instrument pilot courses begin Jan. 14, while private pilots begin
Jan. 15, he said, adding both courses run for 12 weeks, with classes lasting from 6-9 p.m. at the airport in hangar three. Classes cost $300, plus $150 for materials, according to the airport’s website. “These courses are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the aviation field,” Blamer said in the press release, adding the
curriculum will provide a solid foundation for both recreational and professional flight. Courses should prepare students for either the private or instrument Federal Aviation Administration knowledge test, according to the airport’s website. Interested students may contact Blamer at 216-509-8858 or pilotric@gmail.com.
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