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1 MEMORIES a publication of the FONTANELLE group, inc

2 Geauga Business Family MEMORIES a publication of the FONTANELLE group, inc. Once again this year, you will find an inspiring collection of holiday greetings from a cross-section of businesses and organizations throughout Geauga County. Enjoy these personal greetings extended from local business-families. So many have invested their time and hard work to shape our economic culture. These salutations represent local folks who are proud of their employees, knowing it is from them that this area derives its personality, character and charm. Remember each of these establishments when making purchasing decisions this holiday season, as they are the lifeblood of this county. Have a wonderful holiday season, Geauga County! This is an annual publication brought to you by the Fontanelle group inc. It has been a most enjoyable experience for us, the privilege of meeting, getting to know and photographing so many exemplary businesses owners and their staff in this great county. We are truly thankful to each and every one of you for that pleasure. To book your holiday greeting and photo for 2017 contact us at or admin@fontanellegroup.com. greeting index Acquire Fire Protection, Inc A.H. Christiansons AJ&J Roll-Off Alvord Insurance Alvord s Yard & Garden Equipment Angelo J. Marrali - Howard Hanna Aqua Doc Arms Trucking Co Artisans Corner Gallery Beaches & Dreams Benjamin Franklin Plumbing/Debord Best Funeral Home Bradford Neal Machinery Brockway Bond Insurance Burton Carpet Shoppe Burton Chamber of Commerce Burton Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Burton Scot Contractors C.A. Miller Chardon Square Auto Repair Carter Lumber Chagrin Valley Paving Chardon Healthcare Center Chardon Kennel Chardon Oil Chardon Welding Congin s Pizza Country Arts And Jewelry Country Side Furnishings Countryside Gazebos Crosscut Country Store Congressman David Joyce Connections Connie s Hair Design D & S Door and Window Sales, LLC DS Automotive Collision D&S Farm And Garden Supply Designs By Dianna DittrickCPA DS Cakes and Sweet Cafe Dutch Country Sales EcoWater Servisoft Electrolock Inc Emmalee s Equine Specialty Hospital Farmer In The Deli First Light Home Care Fisher Flooring Fitness Plus FONTANELLE group inc., (The) Garage Door Guy, (The) Rich Burzanko Geauga Business Family ALBUM 2016 GBSA Geauga County Pleasant Hill Home Geauga County Fair Board Geauga County Ironworks Geauga County Public Library Geauga County Sheriff s Office Geauga Credit Union Inc Geauga Door Geauga Farms Country Meats Geauga Growth Partnership Geauga Lyric Theater Guild Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority Geauga Music Center Geauga Pawn Geauga Savings Bank Geauga Septic LLC Geauga Stone Geauga Vision Great Lakes Cheese H&R Block Habitat For Humanity Hess & Associates Engineering Inc Hexpol Compounding Hills (The) Impullitti Landscaping Inc JC s Restaurant J.M.J. Enterprises John Anthony Joy s Place JS Stairs Judy Ronyak - Re/Max Traditions Juiced Smoothie Bar Junction Auto K T s Custom Logos Kitchen & Bath Kleve and Associates Insurance Kurt Law Office, LLC Lawyer s Title Agency of Chardon Leo s All Season Vehicles, Inc Luczkowski Agency...42 Ma And Pa s Jason Majors, DDS Mangia! Mangia! Maple City Taps & Eatery Mapleview Country Villa Maplewood at Chardon Mar-Bal, Inc Mark s Mapleleaf Restaurant MC Studio and Enrichment Center MD Realty Mid Park Metals Middlefield Original Cheese Middlefield Care Center Middlefield Mini-Mart MK Roofing MVP Plastics, Inc Neighborhood Office NEO Electrical Supply & Lighting Center Newbury Business Park Newbury Sandblasting & Painting Newbury Tire Nobel Reynolds Insurance Nolan Maintenance O Reilly Team - Re/Max Traditions Olde Towne Grille Party Loft Patio Deck & Hearth Shop Pawsitive Results Pine Craft Storage Barns Pleasant Hill Golf Course Portman Electric Precious Cargo Preston Superstore Radioactive Electronics Red Maple Inn Richards Maple Products Roediger Chiropractic Ronyak Paving... Back Cover Rothenbuhler Cheese Chalet Russell-Sly Family Funeral Home Sandy s Dance Studio Selinick Company (The) Siracki Realty, Ltd Specs 4 Us St. John Funeral Home Stankus Heating and Cooling Starr Farm State Farm - McIntosh, Leanne Stoltzfus Variety Studio For Hair Stutzman Brothers Sunrise View Bargains Tall Pines Dog Training Tim Frank Septic Cleaning Co Troy Oaks Homes Upward Solutions Village of Burton Waste Management Watson s Furniture Welshfield Inn Willowleaf Sign... 23

3 Christmas Greetings! With many good wishes for Christmas and the coming year. QuALity, Amish Craftsmanship Exquisite Custom Cabinetry Designed and Crafted Exclusively for your Home A tradition of EXCELLEnCE Geauga Business Family ALBUM

4 Dec. 1-23: Christmas Trees in Amish Country 10 a.m. An old family tradition continues here in Geauga County. Bring your entire family to Rhodes Sisters Christmas Trees to choose and cut your Christmas tree. Adults and children will love the experience of kicking off the holidays with a freshcut Christmas tree. Also pre-cut, balled and burlap trees. Colorado Blue, Norway Spruce, White and Scotch Pine, Cannan and Fraiser Firs, wreathes, roping, swags, boughs, bows, maple syrup & candy. Free tree shaking and baling. Rhodes Sisters Christmas Trees, Clay St., Huntsburg (44046) Dec. 1: Tiles by U with CatMcB Workshop 6 p.m. $35 per person (non-refundable) for all supplies. If schools are closed due to weather, workshop will be rescheduled. Complementary Wine and cheese, Artisans Corner Gallery, Kinsman Road, Newbury (44065) Dec. 1: Chardon Square Christmas Lighting 6:30 p.m. Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony with musical entertainment and a special visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus. Hot apple cider and ginger snaps. The Tree Lighting is held each year on the first Thursday after Thanksgiving. On historic Chardon Square, Dec. 2, 9,16,23,30: Fish Fry 5:30 p.m. Orange Roughy, Lake Erie Perch, Shrimp or Chicken tenders. French fries or home fries, salad or cole slaw, bread, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, water. Other beverages for sale at the bar. Cost range $6 to 12. Dinners available to go. Fraternal Order of Eagles, Chardon Area Women s Auxiliary, 317 Water St., Chardon (44024) Dec. 2-18: Fruitcakes! A Christmas Comedy Fridays, Saturdays 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. Mix a batch of fruitcakes, three dozen Christmas trees, 10,000 outdoor Christmas lights, a chicken pox epidemic, two southern spinsters, an estranged old man, a lost cat named Tutti Frutti and a Christmas hog named Buster and you ve got the recipe for a fun-filled and touching evening of holiday cheer. Jamie, a runaway, 4 Geauga Business Family ALBUM 2016 Holiday Events 2016 thinks the inhabitants are nuttier than fruitcakes, but soon admires, appreciates and adores this nutty little town. A moving story with holiday warmth and Christmas cheer. Geauga Lyric Theater Guild on Chardon Square. Reservations: , Business Office/education: , Dec. 3-31: Authentic Italian Weekend Breakfast at Vinny s Saturdays and Sundays 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vinny s Specialty Items include: Brioche Biscuits, Gravy Banana Bread French Toast, Eggs Bruschetta andoscar Style Eggs Benedict with Crab Meat, Asparagus, Poached Eggs and Red Pepper Hollaindaise over Toasted English Muffin with Home Fries. Standards include: Breakfast Calzone Buttermilk Pancakes, Vanilla Bean French Toast or Eggs Cooked Your way and Breakfast Pizza with Vinny s Secret White Sauce, Spinach and Artichoke Sauce, Pancetta Ham, Crumbled Home Fries, Over Easy Egg and Red Pepper Hollandaise Sauce For Kids: Waffle with Fruit Dino Bambino and Mini Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Whipped Butter, Bacon or Sausage Mangia! Vinny s Authentic Italian Eatery, W High St., Middlefield (44062) , Dec. 3: FarmGirl s Christmas in the Country 9 a.m. Christmas Goodies, small primitives, hand-dids, and unique, re-purposed and vintage items. Also raw, chemical-free honey and home produced lip balms, lotion bars, and body butter with chemicalfree beeswax and organic ingredients. Stop in to say hello to FarmGirl and her honey and enjoy a relaxing and fun shopping experience with good ol country folk. FarmGirl s Artful Clutter & Such/FarmGirl s Honey, 8710 Dennison Ashtabula Road, North Bloomfield (44450) Dec. 3: Christmas Open House 10 a.m. Celebrate the spirit of Christmas, enjoy some favorite holiday treats, find unique and very special gifts. Reba s Second Look, Old State Road (Route 608), Middlefield (44062) , Dec. 3 and 4: Create a Gourmet Gift Basket Event at Sunrise Farm 10 a.m. Create custom gifts baskets for family, friends and coworkers. Expert staff will assist selecting the perfect container and contents for that custom gourmet look. Choose from baskets, boxes, tins and rustic pails and fill with gourmet foods, both local and imported. The staff will wrap it and bow it for you. You can also select a festive platter or sparkling ornament to add to your basket. Beautiful, custom basket can be taken with you or it can be shipped for you. Sunrise Farm, Kinsman Road, Burton (44021) , Dec. 3 and 4: Ma & Pa s O le Cabin Christmas Open House 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Make a Memory this Winter at Ma & Pa s. Shop til you drop in the 1820s Log Cabin, roast a marshmallow, or pick out your favorite Christmas Tree. Warm up by the fire with fresh maple coffee and cookies made by Ma. Santa Claus will be there so bring your camera. Ma & Pa s Gift Shack, Main Market Road (Route 422) Burton (44021), ,www. maandpas.com. Dec. 3: Lunch with Santa 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holiday games followed by pizza and pasta buffet. When St. Nick arrives, there will be songs and Christmas cheer. Children can sit on his lap so bring your cameras. Every child under 10 will also receive a treat and complete a holiday craft. Reservations required. $5 ages 2-5; $7 ages 6-10; $9 ages 11 and up. Children under 2 are free. Grand River Cellars Winery and Restaurant, 5750 S Madison Road (Route 528) Madison (44057) , Dec. 3-24: Ma & Pa s Horse Drawn Sleigh and Surrey Rides Saturdays and Sundays at noon. Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh! Afterwards warm up by the fire with fresh maple coffee and cookies made by Ma. Shop til you drop in the 1820s log cabin. A winter adventure you won t forget. Sleigh Rides are weather permitting. Carriage or surrey rides if there is no snow. Weekday rides available, call for information. Reservations required. Ma & Pa s Gift Shack, Main Market Road (Route 422) Burton (44021), , Continued on Page 5

5 Continued from Page 4 Dec. 3: Greens for Giving Noon. Join Geauga Park District at this make-and-give event to create 250 evergreen decoration for Geauga County Department on Aging s home-delivered meals for seniors. All supplies provided. Help brighten a senior s holiday. Geauga Park District - The West Woods Nature Center, 9465 Kinsman Road (Route 87) Russell (44072), , www. geaugaparkdistrict.org. Dec. 3: Sixth Annual Chinese Benefit Auction 3 p.m. An opportunity to support Shop With a Cop and the Middlefield food pantry while enjoying yourself and winning prizes. Bidding from 3 to 5 p.m. with drawing for prizes beginning 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $15 and include a boxed lunch, coffee, punch and 10 free bidding tickets. More auction tickets available to purchase. All proceeds benefit Shop With a Cop and the Middlefield food pantry. Mary Yoder s Amish Kitchen, N State Ave. (Route 608) Middlefield (44062), , Dec. 4, 11, 18: Breakfast with Santa 7:30 a.m. Treat your children to the beloved holiday tradition, breakfast with Santa at Punderson Manor, and create rich childhood memories. After breakfast take pictures with Santa. Children and parents will enjoy the experience and photo opportunities will leave families with warm memories. Reservations recommended. Punderson Manor Resort & Conference Center, Kinsman Road, Newbury (44065), , pundersonmanorstateparklodge.com. Dec. 4: Picture Your Dog With Santa 2 p.m. Bring your dog to Cold Nose Companions for a digital photo with Santa. Your minimum $5 donation will go entirely to support the homeless dogs at the Geauga County Dog Shelter. Digital photos will be ed within a week. No hard copy photos will be provided. No registration required. Photos will be taken in the order in which people check-in. Thank you for supporting the Geauga County Dog Shelter! Cold Nose Holiday Events 2016 Companions Dog Training Center, Gar Highway, Chardon (44024), , Dec. 4: Crafts Corks & Christmas 1 to 7:30 p.m. Two rooms filled with juried crafters to complete your holiday gift giving. Drink specials available all day and live music at 4 p.m. Ten percent off anything in the Grand River Cellars gift shop all day. Grand River Cellars Winery and Restaurant, 5750 S. Madison Road (Route 528) Madison (44057), , Dec. 6, 13: Spaghetti Dinner 5:30 p.m. Dinner includes AYCE Spaghetti, two meatballs, salad, garlic bread, coffee or tea. Meatball sandwiches and to go dinners also available. Beer, wine etc. available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Ladies Auxiliary Charities. Chardon Eagles Ladies Auxiliary, 317 Water St., Chardon (44024) Dec. 8: Art Takes a Bough Ornament Reception 6 p.m. Presented by Geauga Park District and Geauga Council for Arts & Culture. Enjoy and purchase handmade ornaments created by regional artists through the Art Takes a Bough community art project. The evening also features a presentation by Bill Hixson, accomplished floral designer who assisted with holiday decorating at The White House for over 30 years; a make and take ornament project for guests; refreshments and music. Wheelchair/ stroller accessible. Geauga Park District - The West Woods Nature Center, 9465 Kinsman Road (Route 87) Russell (44072) , Dec. 10: Chardon... Home for the Holidays 10 a.m. The Chardon Square Association presents Home for the Holidays. Area merchants will have special sales or refreshments, along with carolers, horsedrawn carriage rides around the Square, Christmas lights and Christmas Tree Alley in the Park. On historic Chardon Square, Dec. 10: Santa at the Theater 10 a.m. at the Geauga Theater on Chardon Square. Santa Claus greets children from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children can create a holiday craft, decorate and eat holiday cookies, and more. Free for the community, but donations are welcome. Geauga Lyric Theater Guild on Chardon Square. Reservations , Business Office and Education , www. geaugatheater.org Dec. 11: Annual Christmas Tea 1 p.m. Enjoy a Merry Moment with a first person presentation of Louise May Alcott. St. Mary s Banquet Hall, 401 North St., Chardon (44024) , Dec. 13: Cardinaires Christmas Concert and Luncheon Doors open 11:45 a.m. for registration and seating. $20 per person. Mary Yoder s Amish Kitchen, North State Street, Middlefield. A great way to support the Cardinaires Performance Choir. 50/50 Raffle. Reserve seats at Middlefield Chamber of Commerce, or mccinfo@middlefieldcc.com.. Mary Yoder s Amish Kitchen, N State Ave. (Route 608) Middlefield (44062) , Dec. 14: Christmas In The Country p.m. Welcome in the Christmas season with the Amish Country Theater. Christmas In The Country is a show full of Christmas music and hilarious side-splittin fun for the whole family. Amish Country Theater, 3149 Route 39, Walnut Creek, Ohio (44687). Order tickets online at wixsite.com/events-venue/online-store or call Accept Cash/Checks/ Credit Cards. Dec 21: Winter Solstice Candlelight Walk 7:30 p.m. Explore the roots of modern holiday celebrations which were derived from Roman, Viking, Druid and other ancient winter solstice traditions. Candlelit walk through time. Program is primarily outdoors, dress for the weather. Free shuttle provided from nearby parking areas. Geauga Park District - The West Woods Nature Center, 9465 Kinsman Road (Route 87) Russell (44072) , Thank you Destination Geauga for the Geauga Events Calendar! Geauga Business Family ALBUM

6 Our family wishes you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This year, Impullitti Landscaping will celebrate our 65th year as the premier landscape design, build and maintenance firm in Northeast Ohio. Thank you Geauga County for being a part of our success! Log on to our website at to see some of our amazing transformations Ravenna Road Burton, Ohio (440) Geauga Business Family ALBUM 2016

7 We Would Like to Thank You for Your Business and Wish You a Merry Christmas Geauga Stone Limestone Standstone Threads Wall Cuts Engraving Custom Cutting Newcomb Rd, Middlefield Animal Crackers are not really crackers, but cookies that were imported to the United States from England in the late 1800s. Barnum's circus-like boxes were designed with a string handle so that they could be hung on a Christmas tree. Geauga Business Family ALBUM

8 May Your Home be Blessed with Love & Happiness! GeaugaMusicCenter.com The Canadian province of Nova Scotia leads the world in exporting lobster, wild blueberries, and Christmas trees. COUNTRY ARTS & Jewelry Blessings of Peace and Joy from our family to yours Open 10-5 Daily Closed Tuesday and Sunday Holiday Hours: Daily 10-5 Sunday Nauvoo Road Middlefield, OH Merry Christmas! and T hank You for Yoor Patronage MerryChristmas&BlessedNewYear Merry Christmas & Happy New year Open Every Day for Breakfast & Lunch LICENSED PAWN BROKERS LIC # PB Kinsman Rd. Newbury (1/2 mile west Rt. 44) Mon - Fri 9 5:30; Sat 9 4; Closed on Sun West HigH street Middlefield Geauga Business Family ALBUM 2016

9 Family Dentistry Where you ll be treated like family! Kinsman Road Newbury With special wishes just for you! Happy Holidays! Through our doors Pass the nicest people in the world. Our Customers! Our Friends! At this Holiday Season there is no more Appropriate time for us to say Thank You And to express to you and yours every Happiness for this beautiful season and Throughout the coming year. Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year! from all of us at M D Realty, Ltd. MD REALTY Your Local Realtor W. High St. Middlefield, OH Merry Christmas and a Tasty New Year! Geauga Business Family ALBUM

10 Happy Holidays From Our Family to Yours 775 South Street (Rt. 44) Chardon, Ohio Geauga Business Family ALBUM 2016

11 Give and receive the gift of information and entertainment all year with a library card. GeaugaLibrary.net J.M.J.Enterprises Certified Stove/Fireplace Specialist Wood pellets available James Miller, Owner/Operator Nauvoo Rd. Middlefield, OH office: cell: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Visit our showroom I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. ~ Charles Dickens Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas, and thanks to our loyal customers for 26 wonderful years! MARK S MAPLE LEAF RESTAURANT Maple Leaf Plaza 540 Water St, Suite 204, Chardon (440) AQUILLA RD CHARDON, OHIO Geauga Business Family ALBUM

12 Merry Christmas and God Bless! FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS. 206 Center Street Chardon, OH Wishing you a Happy, HEALTHY New Year! From our family to yours. Whose heart doth hold the Christmas glow Hath little need of Mistletoe; Who bears a smiling grace of mien Need waste no time on wreaths of green; Whose lips have words of comfort spread Needs not the holly-berries red; His very presence scatters wide The spirit of the Christmastide. ~ John Kendrick Bangs ( ), The Christmas Spirit NEW IMAGE EcoWater Servisoft of Middlefield, Inc Kinsman Rd. Burton, OH / Geauga Business Family ALBUM 2016

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14 Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! NOLAN MAINTENANCE CO Plumbing Heating air Conditioning 8179 Mayfield Road, Chesterland Licenses #23919 #48035 "Mankind is a great, immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas." ~Pope John XXIII 10 Million Dollar Producer Homes of Distinction Specialist Sales Partner of John DeSantis Happy Holidays from our families at the FARMER IN THE DELI Fresh Produce Deli Market Fresh Baked Italian Breads Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Arrive Daily Fruit Baskets Party Trays Veggie and Cookie Trays Chillicothe Rd (Drug Mart Plaza) Chesterland Open M F 10a-7p; Sat 9a-6p; Sun 10a-3p Merry Christmas! from Noble Reynolds Insurance E. High St., Middlefield, OH Geauga Business Family ALBUM 2016