Puppy Tails

As the moon goes to bed, the sun comes up
And here we meet a sleepy pup,
Who was walking through G-ville one bright sunny day,
Then saw The Villager and decided to stay.
 
The rain had finally calmed to a slow drizzle and Doodle Dog decided he’d had enough of this hiding-inside-business. Wet …

Authors Gather for National Library Week: A Behind-the-Pen View

Over forty authors and illustrators who call Ohio home spent Saturday at the Hudson Library and Historical Society as part of this year’s National Library Week celebration. Representing several counties across the state, these writers also represented a wide array of genres ranging from adult non-fiction and fiction titles to …

Newton Falls Mayor Honored by Regional Chamber

Newton Falls – For many Americans April 16th was a day to breathe a little easier now that their government-required financial filing is done for another year. But Newton Falls Mayor Lyle Waddell had more to celebrate last Tuesday than just the end of tax season.
Members of the Youngstown/Warren Regional …

Puppy Tales

Ahhhhh! Spring is here, spring is here, spring is here! Doodle Dog thought as he bounded down the sidewalk through town. Spring is here, spring is here, spring is here! Doodle Dog thought as he dodged a row of melty puddles made by the dripping mounds of snow that, although …

Newton Falls Area Chamber Report

Newton Falls – Opening the March meeting of the Newton Falls Area Commerce Association, President Lyle Waddell mentioned that he had been repeatedly receiving calls from a production company interested in promoting the town by way of some type of video such as a mini movie or a commercial. Details …

Newton Falls Chamber Report

Newton Falls – Several new faces and prospective members gathered at Roby Lee’s Restaurant for the Newton Falls Area Commerce Association’s February meeting. With what was the largest crowd in attendance in recent history, Association President Lyle Waddell started off the business meeting by requesting the financial report update and …

Puppy Tails

As the moon goes to bed, the sun comes up
And here we meet a sleepy pup,
Who was walking through G-ville one bright sunny day,
Then saw The Villager and decided to stay.

Tucked cozily in his blanket, the warm fabric wrapped extra tightly around his toes, Doodle Dog peered out the window …

A Second Serving of Alphabet Soup

Six years ago I made my debut in The Weekly Villager with an article about the plethora of misspelled street signs that seem to have made their home along the roads in our community. On any given day, one only has to take a drive down the street and it …

Newton Falls Chamber Report

Newton Falls – January 2013 for the Newton Falls Area Commerce Association started off with an invitation to get healthier through the NOACC Wellness Challenge. Members were encouraged to participate if interested and given information on what to do to be involved as well as the benefits of joining the …

Annual Bridal Show Hosts 16th Year

Newton Falls – Dozens of brides-to-be, their future grooms, and supportive friends and family members walked down the aisle from the foyer of Roby Lee’s Restaurant & Banquet Center last Sunday and into the reception hall which has served as the celebratory place for many newly-knot-tied couples. Serving as a …

Newton Falls Store Celebrates Rebranding

Newton Falls – No, it wasn’t Black Friday. No, it wasn’t a Harry Potter midnight release party. And no, a famous celebrity from one of those vampire movies wasn’t making an impromptu appearance. But judging by the line of customers outside the door during the early hours of last Thursday …

Shopko Announces Grand Opening

Newton Falls – It’s a new year and a new  look for one local hometown business that has been around for nearly twenty years. Known for the past decade and a half as Pamida, the one-stop-shop store located just on the outskirts of town on Rt. 534 has fresh paint, …

Puppy Tails

Snowflakes landed one by one outside the office window, each one adding to the smooth blanket of white covering the town like a new cozy comforter keeping the grass warm. But the weather was anything but warm as the snow continued to drift down, some icy flecks floating lazily on …

Squad Members Serve Elf Duty

Newton Falls – Whoever said Santa’s elves could only deliver smiles from a bright red shiny sleigh never spent the day with the members of the Newton Falls Fire Department.

Community Center Crowded with Christmas Cheer

Newton Falls – Ever since the Newton Falls Area Commerce Association announced they would be unable to host this year’s Home 44444 the Holidays due to lack of available volunteers from the community, various local groups have pulled together to plan their own holiday celebrations at the Community Center on …

Game Shop an Oasis Out of the Ordinary

Newton Falls – There’s a relatively new trend emerging in the business world called the “3rd Place” and it has nothing to do with bronze medals.
Store owners have recognized the need for a space that people can come to and temporarily “forget” their responsibilities, or at the very least set …

Tree Brings Light to Every Corner

Newton Falls – It may not be Rockefeller Center, but on Saturday night Four Corners Park in Newton Falls was the brightest spot in town.

Town’s Turkey Tradition Fosters Fellowship

In 1621 – it is said – pilgrims and Native Americans gathered together to celebrate the first harvest in newly-settled Plymouth. Regardless of religious beliefs, heritage, or current way of life, they enjoyed a bountiful meal in each other’s company and gave thanks for the blessings of the season.

A (Christmas) Tree Still Grows in Newton Falls

Newton Falls – One way to work off that extra slice (or two…) of Thanksgiving pie is to run through the mall hunting down Black Friday sales. But for a quieter, less-competitive, and wallet-friendlier option, Four Corners Park in Newton Falls provided just the right opportunity on Saturday afternoon.

Trumbull County Celebrates National Adoption Day

On a beautiful, crisp fall day, several area families joyously celebrated their newest additions. No, it wasn’t at the local hospital. Rather, gathered outside the castle-like Trumbull County Courthouse, holding tightly to brightly-colored balloons drifting in the autumn winds, community children gave thanks for the families that adopted them and …

Turkey Time at Fire Department

A sure sign that Thanksgiving is around the corner is not the changing leaves, not the nip in the air, not even the countless advertisements and barrage of notices for Black Friday bottom-bargain-basement sales. Nope. The truest harbinger is that “turkey” suddenly becomes buzzword of the season. And this buzzword …

Tricks and Treats and Cakes to Eat

Newton Falls – You know you live in Ohio when…choosing a Halloween costume involves figuring out how to include a warm coat in the design or coordinate over layers of leggings and long sleeves for insulation.

November Happenings in Newton Falls

Newton Falls – Halloween and all its festivities may be over, but like the sugar rush that remains, there is plenty happening in Newton Falls for the following month of November. 

NF Cake Walk Night Before Trick or Treat

The October meeting of the Newton Falls Area Commerce Association was business as usual, opening with approval of previous minutes and the financial report.

Cemetery Walk Unearths History

Newton Township – Did you know that approximately three dozen of Newton Township’s founding fathers never left? They are still here, buried in the cemetery on North Canal Street which is just one of many final resting places currently under the watchful care of the Newton Township Cemetery Association.

Area Pumpkin Picking Already Plentiful

After several months of being closed for construction, the Newton Township bridge recently reopened, and just in time, too, as another Newton Falls Bailey Road fixture is open again for business as well: the pumpkin patch owned by Tom Thomas and his family that presents plenty of pumpkin picking each …

Home 44444 the Holidays Removed From Chamber Schedule

Newton Falls – After the traditional summer hiatus, the Newton Falls Area Commerce Association reconvened last Tuesday for their September meeting.
Proceeding with business as usual with the financial report and approval of the previous meeting’s minutes, those present then welcomed guest Carrie Anderson, the community liaison of the school district. …

Puppy Tails

The beautiful gazebo was quiet now as all the little fairies, imps, nymphs and sprites who had gathered there to hear the princess’s tales went on their way and lived happily ever after. The giant once-white canvas with all the paint tracks – and tail smacks! – made by the …

Books, Books, Books!

For the love of books! (You know what I’m talking about.)
It isn’t hard to find kind words about those bound hunks of dead trees and ink known as books. Whether you ask a bookseller at your favorite bookstore who recommends a title because she thoroughly enjoyed turning every page (and …

Battle for the City Rages on for Third Year

The glittering red and gold makeshift artifact that has been proudly stored in the Newton Falls fire station for the last year may LOOK like a trophy and may FEEL like a trophy, but it is, in fact, a ping-pong ball, as that is exactly how it has lived its …

Puppy Tails

Doodle Dog scampered through the cool grass and wove in among unusual trees and out among usual trees. He let the green blades tickle the undersides of his round paws as he scampered and wandered and trotted and plodded along his way, not really paying much attention to all that …

When the Dust Settles…

Newton Falls – Residents of Newton Falls and recent visitors to the small town may have noticed a lot more orange and black than usual and it’s not because locals are getting into the school spirit a month early. Summer may be almost over, which means football season is right …

Ohio Chautauqua Comes to Warren

Let me tell you the real story. What REALLY happened at the Battle of Lake Erie. Actually, I would love to do just that, but I can’t since I wasn’t around way back then. But Oliver Hazard Perry can, and that’s exactly what the heroic commodore did last Tuesday night …

More Summer Fun in Newton Falls

The fireworks may have fizzled and the Fourth of July festivities may be finished, but there is still plenty of summer fun left to be had in the 44444 as August wraps up the warm weather months.
Here are just a few highlights of the free activities to be found coming …

Puppy Tails

Doodle Dog would have loved to continue snoozing the day away, turning the quite pleasant, enchanted eve of quiet midsummer night’s dreams into a quite pleasant, enchanted afternoon of quiet midsummer day’s dreams, but as the wide eyes of the man in the moon closed sleepily and the bright-eyed gleam …

Ohio Chautauqua to Perform in Warren

Just a month ago, Trumbull County-based daily newspaper, the Tribune Chronicle celebrated its 200th anniversary of publication. During the Founders’ Day festivities, community members were able to partake in a bit of history – and become a bit of history – as they strolled through Courthouse Square enjoying locally-themed lectures, …