Geauga County Maple Leaf

At the Geauga County Tourism Council's annual board meeting last Wednesday, the main speaker -- Joe Smith, a Cleveland man known as the Executive Happiness Coach -- discussed various ways for businesses to remain positive.

Remaining calm in the face of adversity.

Establishing a strong relationship with other businesse ...

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Skomrock appointed to BZA after ethics snafu

2/4/2010

Newbury Township trustees cleared up an ethical issue last Saturday that turned out to be not unethical.

Trustees appointed Bill Skomrock Sr. to the township's Board of Zoning Appeals at a Jan. 30 joint meeting between the BZA, trustees and the township's Zoning Commission. Skomrock's son, Bill Skomrock Jr. is a township trustee.

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Tracks of kindness help repair resident's train

2/4/2010

Fred Schroeder, a member of the Burton Historical Train Society, holding a refurbished Lionel 380 engine last made in 1923.

Yes, Sharon, there is a Santa Claus, and his name is Fred Schroeder.

At least to Chardon resident Sharon Martino, who recently thanked both the Burton Historical Engine Society and Schroeder for taking her late husband's tractor and repairing her father's antique Lionel engine.

The engine. An 86-year-old heirloom, also known as a supe ...

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Olympic medalist featured at equestrian clinic

2/4/2010

Linda Cooley rides her mare KnightHawke over a cross-country jump at South Farm in Middlefield during a schooling session last summer. They will be participaing in the Jimmy Wofford jumping clinic at South Farm Feb. 13-14.

Event riders from three states will travel to South Farm Feb. 13-14 for a clinic with Olympic equestrian medalist Jimmy Wofford.

Sarah Greer, owner and manager of the farm on Bundysburg Road in Middlefield Township, said folks will be bringing their horses from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Lexington, Ky., to spend a few hours with Wofford in Sou ...

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