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New Buggy Lights Displayed at Amish Safety Day By Ann Wishart
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The Amish buggy with flashing lights may not have been center stage during Amish Safety Day July 29, but it received plenty of recognition from various Geauga County leaders during the event. Donated by the Amish Safety Committee, the aged buggy displayed the newest of safety features, a yellow flashing light at the top of the back of the horse-drawn vehicle. Brake lights and turn signals have been common equipment for the black buggies for some time, but the top light gives better visibility along the uneven roads of Geauga County. The Geauga County Farm Bureau funded the lights on the display buggy, said Bob Rogish, vice president of the local organization. “Our main goal includes safety on the roads for Amish,” he said, standing by the buggy as it flashed in the corner. “It’s going to debut at the (Great) Geauga County Fair.” Middlefield Fire Department Capt. Ben Reed said the flashing light is new this year. “Some Amish areas resist lights on their buggies. The Middlefield Amish are good about it,” he said. Amish Safety Day is organized annually for the Middlefield Amish community with more and more organizations setting up booths every year, said Mandy Orahood, organiz-
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Geauga County Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand greeted Amish youth and gave them reflective snap-on wrist bands during Amish Safety Day July 28 at Heritage Marketplace on Nauvoo Road in Middlefield Township.
ing director for the Ohio Farm Bureau in four counties. The event was well attended with Amish families collecting packets of safety materials and information, then briefly vacating the huge
Heritage Marketplace structure on Nauvoo Road to view the Medivac helicopter when it landed in the lot west of the building. Reed said the reason for the helicopter display is so youth aren’t
afraid of it if they are involved in a traffic accident and the medical aircraft has to be called. Geauga County Commissioner Jim Dvorak also presented a check See Safety Day • Page 3
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