🌱 How Middlefield’s own Jake Bean fits into the Guardians’ draft haul

Hello Middlefield! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Middlefield’s own Jake Bean fits into the Guardians’ draft haul
• See why a Middlefield painter’s Amish portrait stood out in Youngstown

Also on today's calendar: Hike Drive Bike the Trail -One Geauga with Butterfly Release & Picnic and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Hazy sun and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Hazy, warm and less humid, temps: high: 89, low: 62.
• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Guardians go big in draft with pitching while mostly avoiding high schoolers (news-herald.com) — Cleveland’s Guardians loaded up on tall college pitchers in this year’s MLB draft, but one late-round pick will interest Middlefield fans: Cardinal High School alum Jake Bean, now a Louisville right-hander, is joining the organization. The article breaks down each selection, emphasizing pitching depth, speed in the outfield, and a few Ohio connections.
   

• Butler carries on tradition of championing American art (tribtoday.com) — A Middlefield artist, A.D. Peters, earned the Interim Director’s Award at Youngstown’s prestigious National Midyear Exhibition for an oil painting of an Amish woman titled “Fannie in Florida.” The long-running show features 84 works from across the country, celebrating technical skill, storytelling, and diverse American landscapes and lives, and runs through Aug. 30 with free admission.
   

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📸 Around Middlefield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlefield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday July 17

• The Odyssey →
  Burton Public Library, 14588 W Park St, Burton
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday July 15

• Cardinal Run for Fun Youth Running Program
  Cardinal Local Cardinal Jr./Sr. High School, 14785 N Thompson Ave, Middlefield\
  6:00 pm

Sunday July 19

• Pre-Season Meeting for Marching Band
  Cardinal Local Middlefield, OH 44062
  1:00 pm

Wednesday July 22

• Cardinal Run for Fun Youth Running Program
  Cardinal Local Cardinal Jr./Sr. High School, 14785 N Thompson Ave, Middlefield\
  6:00 pm
• BOE Meeting/Work Session
  Cardinal Local Middlefield, OH 44062
  6:30 pm

Saturday July 25

• Puzzle Exchange In-Person
  Middlefield Library Eykyn Room, Geauga West Branch
  9:00 am

Saturday August 8

• Hike Drive Bike the Trail -One Geauga with Butterfly Release & Picnic →
  Swine Creek Reservation, 16004 Hayes Rd, Middlefield
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Cardinal Run for Fun Youth Running Program
  Cardinal Local Cardinal Jr./Sr. High School, 14785 N Thompson Ave, Middlefield\
  6:00 pm

Friday July 17

• Summer Concert Series →
  Heritage House, 111 E Park St, Chardon
  7:00 pm

Sunday July 19

• Pre-Season Meeting for Marching Band
  Cardinal Local Middlefield, OH 44062
  1:00 pm

Monday July 20

• RockAbility’s Inside Circle at Burton Public Library →
  Burton Public Library, 14588 W Park St, Burton
  6:00 pm

Wednesday July 22

• BOE Meeting/Work Session
  Cardinal Local Middlefield, OH 44062
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Everyone loves a light show!
  Checkout these lamps at Peddlers Corner in Middlefield Oh 15848 Nauvoo rd ! Support Small Shop Small! (Nextdoor Durkee Hill)

• Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Retail Store Associate in Middlefield. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Middlefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlefield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Burton

• Last CPF fishing event with kids this summer taking place (cleveland19.com)
• Victoria Livingston, 79, recognized as oldest woman to finish Buckeye Trail (news-herald.com)

Chardon

• Chardon Tavern reopens after fire renovation (cleveland.com)
• ‘One of the worst child pornography cases': Lake Co. man indicted on 30+ counts related to child porn (cleveland19.com)
• Time for summer fun across Northeast Ohio (clevelandjewishnews.com)

Hiram

• New court date set for arraignment in case involving Hiram Council Member (theportager.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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