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Middlef ield Visitors Welcome to GCU Branch Opening June 15 Staff Report
5th Annual Reverse Raffle To Benefit Yoder Brothers Foundation July 12, 6-11 p.m., EOUV In Russell Township Submitted The Yoder Brothers Foundation has been serving the communities of Cardinal, Berkshire and Chardon, to date awarding more than $1.6 million in local scholarships in a loving tribute to the memory of two young men — local brothers — who died in tragic, separate accidents. Joshua Allen Yoder was just a few weeks short of his 18th birthday when he died in an auto accident in 1996. Seven years later, his brother, Tyler Gabriel Yoder, died in an accident a few short months after turning 18. Both were kind, loving young men who had so much to offer the world they left behind just as they embarked toward their college educations. Their grandfather, the late Jack Menosky, began the Yoder Brothers Memorial Scholarship Foundation to honor their memory. For 27 years, See Raffle • Page 4
Geauga Credit Union is welcoming area residents from 8 a.m. to noon June 15 to celebrate the grand opening of its new branch office at 15561 West High Street in Middlefield Village. Credit union CEO Lisa Briggs said the main office has always been in Burton Village, but members lobbied for a branch in Middlefield. “I completely understand our members’ request,” she said in a phone interview June 10. In particular, many Amish said it would be more convenient to do their banking in Middlefield where they shop and do errands, Briggs said, adding some of the Amish customers come in from Mesopotamia and towns outside Geauga County. The new branch opened its doors in mid-March and by the
end of May, had gained about 100 new members to total about 6,600 members, many of whom moved their accounts from other financial institutions, she said. Besides free coffee, donuts and giveaways, visitors may win a $25 gift card for opening a new account or register to win a $10 Visa gift card just for stopping in to enjoy the festivities, according to the GCU advertisement. Visitors also have a chance to win extra cash back if they withdraw cash from the ATM at the new branch. The credit union has prospered as Geauga County has grown. About 68 years ago, it was founded as the Geauga School Employees’ Credit Union, according to the GCU website. Since then, membership has expanded to include anyone who lives, works, goes to school or worships in Geauga, Ashtabula, Trum-
bull or Portage counties. Members, who own the credit union, elect the GCU board of directors, a cross section of retired school employees, business owners and others. “We have a close-knit staff who live in the community and whose children either have attended or currently attend local schools. The board of directors and staff are also greatly involved in the community, whether it is their church, a nonprofit group or another type of volunteerism,” according to the site. “We follow the credit union philosophy: Not for Profit, Not for Charity, But for Service.” GCU has ATM machines at the Geauga County Safety Center on Merritt Road, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, the Marathon station in Middlefield on state Route 608 and at three Kraftmaid Cabinetry locations.
Cardinal Schools Forecast Shows Fiscal Trends for Next 5 Years By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com Ten years ago, Cardinal Schools received about $2 million from tangible personal property taxes to help keep the small district afloat. In 2024, the district’s income from taxes on business inventories will be less than $164,000, accord-
ing to its five-year forecast. And in 2025, its TTP is projected to be $62,680.68. By 2026, Cardinal will receive no TTP. “This is due to the locally-generated tangible personal property tax being eliminated,” district Treasurer Terry Armstrong said in a summary of the forecast. “Based
on phase-out payments, since the elimination (of TTP by) the State of Ohio, the district has lost an accumulated over $13 million dollars the past 10 years.” Armstrong presented the fiveyear forecast of Cardinal’s general fund at the May 29 Cardinal Schools See Budget • Page 4
Fourth-Graders Celebrate Promotion to New Grade
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Students ham it up in caps and sunglasses in celebration of their fourth-grade graduation.
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