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Local Leaders Will Be Roasted

Vocabulary.com explains that one can roast a turkey by cooking it in the oven, but you can roast a friend by calling her a turkey on her birthday. To roast is to poke fun at someone as a way of honoring them. In this season of turkeys, the Mantua Rotary...

Garfield G-Men football heats up in second half to oust Trinity

After an exciting first half of play, the Garfield G-Men started from square one in the second half and captured a 35-26 victory against Trinity in the first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Region 17 playoffs last Friday evening at JAG Stadium in Garrettsville. “I...

YOI Hibachi Express opens its doors in Ravenna 

For the longest time, Ravenna has been best known for its Italian food. According to multi-business owner Jermaine Justice, it was time to introduce a different type of cuisine to the community and he has done so by opening a YOI Hibachi Express, the first Hibachi restaurant in the...

Garfield High School Students to Host Tech Help Day for Seniors at Garrettsville Library

In a effort to bridge the generational gap and enhance digital literacy, students from Garfield High School will be lending their tech expertise to senior citizens at the Garrettsville Library on Tuesday, November 12th. The event is scheduled from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM and aims to assist seniors...

Book Signing by Rita Wilson at Village Bookstore

Join local author, Rita Wilson on Saturday Nov.  9 from 12:00-2:00 for a book signing and discussion at The Village Bookstore, 8140 Main  Street, Garrettsville. Rita Wilson  Will be signing and discussing her new book, When the Only Light is the Moon. She is an award-winning artist, writer, and educator. ...

Water Rescue Superheroes

Some Superheroes don’t wear capes.  Sometimes they wear fins, and masks. Sometimes they, like Batman, use high tech equipment, sometimes it’s a blind search in mucky water, or by boat with sonar.  Regardless of the methods employed, the Portage County Water Rescue Team is a team of Superheroes.  One...

Geauga County

We’re All Invited

Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams   “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr...

Huskies volleyball triumph against Comets to earn district title

It had been a while since the Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball team celebrated a district championship, 27 years in fact. The Huskies ended that long drought when they swept Central Christian 25-20, 25-20, 25-22 to reign supreme in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division VII Northeast 3 district championship...

A bird in the hand…

Hold some seed, then maybe a hungry Black-capped Chickadee! Have you ever hand-fed wild birds? Now through April, head out to give it a try at our Bird in the Hand Feeding Station at The West Woods in Russell Township – and try to resist taking a photo (selfie?) of...

WHO WILL MAKE YOUR HEALTH CARE DECISIONS IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE?

Attention Geauga County senior citizens, sixty (60) years of age and older.  Do you have Advance Directives in place? Join us for an informative free program to consider and make your plan. The Geauga County Bar Association Advance Directives Committee and Hospice of the Western Reserve will present information...

We’re All Invited

Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams   “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr...

Volunteers Needed to Help Area Seniors

The Geauga County Department on Aging is in need of Volunteer Home Delivered Meal (HDM) drivers in Middlefield and Parkman to deliver meals to local seniors.  The Meal routes start at the Middlefield Senior Center, located at 15820 Ridgewood Rd, in Middlefield. The HDM program delivers warm, nutritious lunches between...

Trumbull County

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Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams   “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr...

We’re All Invited

Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams   “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr...

Kelly McCandless fuels Berkshire girls soccer to rout of Newton Falls

When the Berkshire Badgers girls’ soccer team’s previous leading scorer Evania McCandless graduated last year, all eyes turned to her younger sister Kelly to take on more responsibility to fuel her team. The Berkshire junior forward has taken the reigns and continued doing so when she lifted the Badgers...

Newton Falls Electric Department receives recognition for safety practices

 The City of Newton Falls was honored for its achievements throughout the past year during the 2024 American Municipal Power (AMP) Annual Conference. The Newton Falls Electric Department received a Safety Award in the Transmission & Distribution category in recognition of no time lost due to reportable accidents. “Safety is truly...

Holiday Magic is coming to Newton Falls with ‘Christmas in the Falls’ Celebration

The quaint charm of Newton Falls will come alive on Saturday, November 30th, as the town hosts its highly anticipated “Christmas in the Falls” celebration. Set to run from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., the event promises a festive evening packed with holiday cheer. The highlight of the night will be...

We’re All Invited

Book Review At The YMCA 1st & 3rd Mondays LOVE 101 by author Peter McWilliams   “To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” Share a stimulating hour exchanging impressions & opinions at our book review & discussion, 10am, the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month. Presented by Dr...
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Garfield G-Men football heats up in second half to oust Trinity

After an exciting first half of play, the Garfield G-Men started from square one in the second half and captured a 35-26 victory against Trinity in the first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Region 17 playoffs last Friday evening at JAG Stadium in Garrettsville. “I...

Greenmen girls soccer ousted by Leopards in district final

Capturing a district title is something that continues to elude the Aurora Greenmen girls’ soccer team. Aurora’s bid for a district banner fell short again as they lost 3-1 to Louisville in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Northeast 3 district final last Saturday evening at Boliantz...

Red Devils soccer concludes historic playoff run with shutout loss against Open Door Christian

All season it seemed that the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ soccer team has been pushed to the brink but have usually prevailed. The Red Devils finally hit a wall and saw their season come to an end when they were defeated by Open Door Christian 5-0 in the Ohio...

Greenmen football relinquishes SLAC banner to Hornets in shutout loss

The Suburban League American Conference title will once again change hands this season. The Aurora Greenmen football team handed over the conference banner to SLAC foe Medina Highland when they lost 34-0 in the regular season finale last Friday evening at Veterans Stadium. “Hats off to Medina Highland,” said Coach...

Huskies volleyball triumph against Comets to earn district title

It had been a while since the Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball team celebrated a district championship, 27 years in fact. The Huskies ended that long drought when they swept Central Christian 25-20, 25-20, 25-22 to reign supreme in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division VII Northeast 3 district championship...

Garfield G-Men football pulls away from Brookfield, wraps up MVAC Grey Tier title

All season long the Garfield G-Men football team has needed to learn several lessons to stay at the top of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors. The G-Men proved to be good students, defeating MVAC Grey Tier foe Brookfield 41-14...

Badger girls soccer overwhelm Flashes to claim district title

Despite controlling the first half of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 4 district championship to take a 2-0 lead, Berkshire Badgers girls’ soccer Coach Ian Patterson said his team was far from satisfied. The Badgers used an offensive flurry in the second half to decisively...

Red Devils soccer triumphs against Chipps to three-peat as sectional champs

There is a new standard that has been set for the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ soccer program, that winning a sectional championship is practically automatic. The Red Devils secured their third straight sectional title when they fended off Chippewa 3-2 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V...

Kelly McCandless fuels Berkshire girls soccer to rout of Newton Falls

When the Berkshire Badgers girls’ soccer team’s previous leading scorer Evania McCandless graduated last year, all eyes turned to her younger sister Kelly to take on more responsibility to fuel her team. The Berkshire junior forward has taken the reigns and continued doing so when she lifted the Badgers...

Streetsboro football inches closer to MAC title after clobbering Field

In the history of the Streetsboro Rockets’ football program, they have only won four league championships. The Rockets are on the verge on capturing their fifth conference banner outright after dominating Metro Athletic Conference foe Field 49-0 last Friday evening at Kenneth Lohr Stadium in Brimfield Township. “We will celebrate...

Columns & Editorials

Boo! Who?

This is what happens when we have our Trick-or-Treat Night on an evening when nobody else around is having theirs: Lots o’ strangers showing up at our front porches, that’s what. Wowzah ! There were packs of ghosts’n’ goblins, dragons & dinosaurs, police and prisoners making their way up...

Stocks posted modest gains last week, with quarterly earnings season in full swing and the election on the horizon.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index increased 0.85 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.80 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.96 percent. The MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, fell 0.31 percent.1,2 Six In A Row Stocks bolted out of the gate as the week...

Unexpected push back from a new senior relationship

 What do you do when you have finally reached retirement age, and your loving spouse of many years has recently passed away? Perhaps you were even the main caregiver, and your own health suffered greatly, prematurely aging you during this time. Does this sound at all familiar to some...

Part III – Life as a Survivor

In June of 2023, I went on an Unwelcome Journey.  I thank you for walking with me over the course of the last few weeks as I shared notes from my journal.  If I have helped one person get checked, eased her mind or given hope, then this section...

All Fired Up!

And I’m not talking about the fall colors and all that… though they are quite lovely, as usual. My pawpaw patch is a brilliant yellow—no fruit though. The maples are a pretty red (syrup isn’t all they’re good for). It’s autumn in Ohio for sure, but this is just...

Stocks advanced last week despite mixed inflation data, lurching oil prices, and lingering anxiety about the Middle East.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 1.11 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.13 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 1.21 percent. The MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, added 0.23 percent.1,2 Up And Down Week Stocks slipped on Monday as oil continued to rise...

The Senior Circuit………….

UNEXPECTED PUSH BACK FROM A NEW SENIOR RELATIONSHIP  What do you do when you have finally reached retirement age, and your loving spouse of many years has recently passed away? Perhaps you were even the main caregiver, and your own health suffered greatly, prematurely aging you during this time. Does...

Part II – Surgery and Radiology

Hello Dear Readers, as you know this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Last week I shared my (heavily edited) diary of the events leading up to my diagnosis and treatment plan.  This time I will take you through much of my surgery, what I remember, and the weeks following. ...

Part I – The Day My Life Changed: Diagnosis

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Trust me, I am aware. This month will see fundraiser benefits, reminders and everything in the world turning Pink. I would like to share my Unwelcome Journey with you.  Though I was diagnosed and treated in 2023, my care continues. My goal is...

Wreathes Across America

Veteran’s Day is November 11, the day America honors those who serve, or have served at some point.  Parades, special programs at schools, graveside ceremonies...all intended to honor and thank those who protect our freedoms.  But their time, dedication and sacrifices aren’t limited to a single day, and many...