News, notices, stories, and happenings from Flatfield, Ohio.
ISSUE 007 · SEPTEMBER 2026
Flatfield seniors did not want to “Get Up”
This week's Oldies Tribute in the Sunset Series brought an unexpected visitor to downtown Flatfield when hip-hop trio The Corn Dogs stopped by for a short set on their way to their next tour stop.
The appearance of Lo, Cables and JJ was apparently a bigger surprise to many of the senior citizens gathered near the square, several of whom admitted they had no idea who The Corn Dogs were.
That did not stop the group from repeatedly asking the crowd to “Get Up.”
“I am already up,” longtime Flatfield resident Marge Sabo said from her lawn chair. “Turn it down, turn it down, turn it down.”
Others remained seated through the horns, hand claps and heavy bass of the group’s best-known song, “Get Up.”
One Flatfield family, however, seemed considerably more familiar with the music. Witnesses reported seeing a very tall father and several younger family members hollering, dancing, and waving their hands in the air like they just didn’t care.
The Corn Dogs played several songs before thanking Flatfield and continuing on to their next stop. No one knows why they stopped. “I got no idea who dem characters were; they seem to be really talented, but not my cookie to crunch,” said Elmore Brown.
Flatfield's Sunset Series runs for the next four weeks every Sunday at 7 PM. Up next, Classical Covers.
Tricorn open house drama slows traffic
Washington Elementary’s annual Tricorn Open House was briefly interrupted Thursday evening after a student opened an off-limits hallway closet, triggering an alarm and forcing the building to be evacuated.
Parents, students and staff exited through the school’s designated emergency routes and gathered outside while school officials checked the building.
Principal Anderson said there was never any danger.
“Everything is A-OK,” Anderson said. “A student opened a door that should have remained closed. The alarm system responded exactly as it was supposed to respond. There is absolutely nothing for our Tricorn families to be concerned about.”
The large gathering of families and children slowed traffic along Kenyon Avenue.
“I am so sorry for the disruption my son caused; he doesn’t always think things through,” said Ms. Amber Winger.
The building reopened approximately 20 minutes later, and the open house resumed.
School officials reminded students that any locked door should remain that way, including during open house.
Principal Anderson declined to comment on why opening the closet activated a building-wide alarm.
Former Ferret walks it off down by the lake
By Jack Ridge
Well, that didn't take long. I'm back, baby!
Former Flatfield Ferret Cory Clubanau made his mark down by the lake this weekend, blasting his first Major League home run just two weeks after getting the call up to Cleveland.
And Cory picked a pretty good time for number one.
With the game against Chicago tied late and a runner aboard, Clubanau turned on a pitch and sent it all the way into an upper-deck hot dog stand for a two-run walk-off home run.
Ballgame!
His Cleveland teammates poured out of the dugout and mobbed the former Ferret at home plate.
“We knew Cory had it in him,” Cleveland manager Tommy Burna said after the game. “He was ready.”
Flatfield fans probably knew it, too.
Clubanau spent much of the season right here with the Fighting Ferrets and was a big part of the club’s historic late-season run before getting the call to the next level. Anyone who watched him play a few miles from home knew the bat had some pop in it.
Apparently, a hot dog stand in Cleveland knows now, too.
For Ferrets fans, it was one more reason to keep watching baseball even after the Ferrets' season came to an end. One of our own is now down by the lake.
And so far, Cory Clubanau looks right at home.
I'm Jack Ridge, be ready, Flatfield. More to come...
Fall leaf collection routes announced
Flatfield Public Works has announced its fall leaf collection schedule, with curbside pickup beginning next month.
Residents should rake leaves into loose piles near the curb but are asked not to place leaves directly in the street. Paper bags, branches, and garden waste will be collected with leaves.
Crews will begin in the neighborhoods north of Lake Road before moving south through the town square area. Kenyon Avenue, Candle Avenue, and surrounding streets will follow, with the final collection route covering neighborhoods near Adams Junior High and Turney Road.
Residents are asked to have leaves at the curb before crews reach their street. Trucks will make two passes through each neighborhood.
This year’s leaves will also have somewhere interesting to go.
Public Works officials say much of Flatfield’s collected leaf material will be shredded, dried, and processed into organic matter used by local facilities during mag-salt production and reclamation.
In other words, a portion of the leaves falling into Flatfield yards this autumn may eventually help move Packets, power equipment or keep the Mag-Salt Parcel line running.
Around Flatfield
Lake conditions: Calm
Water temperature: 67°F
Winds: W 7 mph
Ohnay advisory: LOW
Sunset: 7:20 PM