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5K Race / 1 Mile Fun Run / Walk Register Today! The Garrettsville SummerFest and the Friends of Melana Foundation (www.stopkidscancer.org) is planning the 3rd Annual 5k Race and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. It will be held on June 30th, in downtown Garrettsville at 9:00 AM. Come out and support a great cause. All proceeds from the event go towards research...
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Join 4-H Today!Register by April 1Want to join a 4H club in Portage County? Don’t know where to go? Email - Backyardcritters4H@gmail.com. If our club isn’t a good fit for you, then one can be suggested.Animals that we cover include dairy & pygmy goats, show chickens, small animals (hamsters, hedgehogs, rabbits, guinea pigs etc), Market swine & poultry. Backyard...
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Garrettsville - The Friends of the Garrettsville Library (PCDL) met recently—May 13—to confirm the dates of the next Big Book Sale, which will be held from June 16 to June21. Monday , June 16 from 4:00 to 7:00 will be the Preview Event for Friends members ( to pick up hot titles on their must-read lists). The public can...
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Join Us For A Sentimental Journey The Mantua Restoration Society, Inc., Shalersville Historical Society, and the Mantua Historical Society present “A Sentimental Journey”, Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on the grounds of Mantua Center School, 11741 Mantua Center Road. A living history display of 1940’s military vehicles, a few tents of the period set up, and...
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Calling All 1976 GHS AlumniRegister NowThe Garfield Class of 1976 35th reunion has been scheduled for Saturday, June 4, at 7 pm at Slim & Jumbo’s. If you graduated in 1976 or if you know someone who did, please get us contact information! You can e-mail Gwynne (Laning) D’Amico at gal31658@aol.com or call Barb (Wensel) Deakins at (440) 548-5082...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of December 1
Patio Raffle On Sale Now Get your tickets now for the JAG All Sports Booster PATIO RAFFLE! A 600 sq. ft. decorative concrete patio with fire pit, decorative seating and steps is being donated by Creative Concrete Impressions. Install will take place at the winner’s home in the spring of 2018 and winner will be drawn at the Spring...
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Donations Appreciated On-Going Donations are being accepted at this time for the purchase of a headstone in Laura Ritchey’s honor. If you would like to make a donation, please send a check to Laura Ritchey Memorial Fund, 10860 North Street Apt. 19, Garrettsville, OH 44231. If you should have any questions, please feel free to call Linda Ritchey at 330.527.0502. Freedom Township...
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Praise and Worship Service Saturdays Southington U.M.C. Praise and Worship Service, Saturdays at 7 pm. The church is located at the town center on S.R. 305. Casual dress and refreshments afterwards. Can’t make Sunday morning? Try us! For more info call 330-898-2156. Leopold Bench Orders March Hilltop CYF United will be taking orders for Leopold Benches through the month of March. Payment appreciated with...
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Volunteers Needed Coleman Adult Day Services looking for volunteers to share their time and talents with Seniors. Only once a month or more if you could come to our center in Ravenna Mon-Fri at 11am or 1pm to play a game with them or do a craft. Please call Madeline, Activity Director if you would like to help out. (330)...
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Register now for the Class of 2025! The J. A. Garfield School District is now accepting kindergarten registration information for your child that will turn age 5 before Sept 30, 2012. Registration will take place on Wednesday, March 14, Thursday March 15 and Friday March 16, 2012 at the elementary school. Please call the Elementary School office at 330-527-2184 to...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of October 13
Aspire Programs Mondays & Wednesdays The Portage County Maplewood Aspire Program will begin offering GED, Adult Diploma and ESOL classes at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, January 3rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays during this time. Prospective students are required to first attend an orientation session prior to entering class at...
Upcoming Community Events | Week of June 28
Grief Support Group Sundays Grief Group meets every Sunday at 3 pm. The meetings are held at Garrettsville United Methodist Church and last about 1 – 1 ½ hours. Everyone is welcome. For questions you can call the church at 330-527-2055. Men on Mondays Mondays Men on Mondays, a men’s Bible study, is held every Monday from 6:45 – 8 pm at the Cellar...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of September 8th
Zucchini Cookbook For Sale Are you swamped with zucchini’s? Have you put a few in your friends unlocked cars at church? At work? So now you’re on their watch list... I have a solution for you, so you can use them up yourself. Southington Garden Club has for sale a cookbook of 500 recipes using zucchini. The cookbook has...
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American Legion BreakfastMondaysAmerican Legion Post 674breakfast every Monday from 7:30-10:30 at 9960 E. Center St. Windham. Full menu!! $8.00 per person this includes coffee and juice. Hope to see you there!! Second Blessings Thrift ShopOur furniture room is now stocked full of new donations of used furniture, lamps and occasionally antiques. From our two overflow rooms shoppers can fill one...
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Farmington Senior Center BreakfastsMondaysSenior Center will be open for breakfast Monday mornings 7am to Noon. We will be COVID compliant, so PLEASE call 330-889-2733, as reservations are highly recommended. Temperatures will be taken at the door and anyone reading a temp of 100 deg will be turned away. Call with questions/concerned 330-889-2733. Join The Huntsburg Grange2nd Monday of MonthLooking for...
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Turkey Shoots Sundays thru Nov 24 Shooting starts at 10am now thru Nov 24. The competition is with shotgun, closest pellet to center wins! Winners receive cash, meat & assorted prizes. Refreshments are available for purchase. LOCATION: Shalersville; Peck Rd. (1/2 mile South of Rt. 303 on west side of road). Proceeds benefits Streetsboro Sportsman’s Associations. Fish Fry Oct 11 Garrettsville Eagles Fish Fry...
A Night of Sunshine – Rotary Club of Mantua
Mantua - The past 12 months have been difficult for organizations that depend on fundraising to finance their community service. When the Crestwood Middle School Sunshine Fund approached the Rotary Club of Mantua to help make up for their inability to do their in-person events we sympathized, but said we too had to cancel our own fundraisers. Instead of...
Hiram Community Band Seeks Players
The Hiram Community Band is looking for people who can play band instruments and read music, for their annual concert of patriotic, nostalgic and middlebrow pieces at 4pm on the 4th of July, in the street behind Frohring Hall on the Hiram campus. Rehearsals will be on June 20th & 26th and July 2 from 7-9pm in Frohring Hall....
Upcoming Community Events – Week of June 23rd
Nature Camp at Hiram College Register Today! Nature Camps are an exciting and enjoyable way for children ages 3-10 to explore and learn about nature. We get kids crawling, wading and sloshing through habitats in search of critters that live in hidden areas. Camps run June 26-30 or July 31-August 4 for all ages. To register, contact Matt Sorrick at 330.569.6003,...
Portage Parks Educational Programs and Hikes
Discover the Crooked River - 9/6/14 9:00am - 2:00pm Join a Park District volunteer naturalist on a leisurely float down the Cuyahoga River enjoying the last days of summer. Meet at Camp Hi and we will be shuttled to Eldon Russell Park and make our way down to Camp Hi looking for kingfishers, beaver, and maybe a river otter. Please...
Upcoming Community Events | Week of March 8
Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities Weekdays The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy. On any given day, you can enjoy, bingo, Tai Chi, educational programs, art class, corn hole, cards & dominos with friends, and they even have a pool table. They serve lunch daily...
Upcoming Community Events | Week of February 21
Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities Weekdays The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy. On any given day, you can enjoy, bingo, Tai Chi, educational programs, art class, corn hole, cards & dominos with friends, and they even have a pool table. They serve lunch daily (by reservation) and...
Be In The Know About Bats at a Free Program in Garrettsville
Bats are an essential component to our natural world, but they also hold great value for humans. The pest control and pollinating services they offer are worth millions to the United States. Join Jamey Emmert from the ODNR Division of Wildlife to learn more about these fascinating winged mammals. Hosted by the Silver Creek Garden Club, the program will...
Upcoming Community Events: Week of August 8th
Zucchini Cookbooks On Sale Now! Southington Garden Club is selling a cookbook of 500 recipes using zucchini. The cookbook has recipes from appetizers to desserts, all using zucchini. The cost is $13.00 including postage. Send the check to Southington Garden Club to: Evelyn Wibert: 2959 Leiby Osbourne Road, Southington, Ohio 44470. Knitting with Nutter 2nd & 4th Mondays Want to have fun, create personal...
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JAG Kindergarten Registration Register today! It’s time to register for a Screening appointment if your child will be 5 years of age by August 1, 2024. To complete online documents, visit our website, www.jagschools.org, click on Menu, scroll down to the FinalForms link. Please call Kristine @ the Elementary office, 330-527-2184, for a screening appointment on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Book Review...
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Register now for the Class of 2025! The J. A. Garfield School District is now accepting kindergarten registration information for your child who will turn age 5 before Sept 30, 2012. Registration will take place on March 14, 15 and 16, 2012 at the elementary school. Please call the Elementary School office at 330-527-2184 to schedule an appointment for your...
“Conversations With God” Discussion at Garrettsville YMCA
Garrettsville YMCA Active Older Adults 55+ invite you to join us Monday, December 7 at 10:30am for a Book Review and Discussion Group pertaining to WHAT GOD SAID. FROM “CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD” by Author Neale Donald Walsch At a low period in his life, Walsch wrote an angry letter to God asking questions about why his life wasn’t working....
Community Calendar – Week of March 5
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Daily Specials Fridays only, 50% off all merchandise in our Second Blessings Thrift Shop. Includes all furniture. Every day fill one of our shopping carts, from our two overflow rooms for $20. Friday only all furniture and lamps in our used furniture room are 50% off. Second Blessings Thrift Shop At The Renaissance Family Center Hours: Monday...
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Fish Dinner Fridays Windham American Legion Post 674 Fish Fry – Friday nights from 4-7:30 pm, now through Lent. Fish, Chicken, Shrimp or combo dinners available, Also choice of two sides; Green Beans, Mac-n-Cheese, Coleslaw, Applesauce and Dessert. Cost is $8 per dinner, children under 5 eat free. Carry-outs are available 330-326-3188. Legion Post is located on S.R. 303 in Windham....
Upcoming Community Events – Week of September 21
Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities Weekdays The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy. On any given day, you can enjoy, bingo, Tai Chi, educational programs, art class, corn hole, cards & dominos with friends, and they even have a pool table. They serve lunch daily (by reservation)...
