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Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
JA Garfield Elementary School Honor Roll – 1st Nine Weeks 2022/23
3rd GradeHonor Roll - Baylee Alexander, Connor Crane, Bronson Paluscsak, Lillian West, Peyton Allocco, Olesya Barnosky, Daniel Boutros, Stephen Boxler, Lincoln Coakley, Jameson Blakey, Jerrie Callahan, Lyndsey Dickey, Jasper Game, Ryder Hoover, Zachary Nichols, Kendall Swigonski, Gracie Vincent, Sadie Gill, Charles Merkel, Payton Monroe, Andrew Wohlever, Eliot Mattingly, Max...
JA Garfield High School Honor Roll – 1st Nine Weeks 2022/23
12th Grade4.0 & Above - Emma Bass, Marissa Bazil, Kaitlin Belknap, Alex Cooper, Daniel Ensinger, Rachel Evans, Jesse Grace, Ciera Hoy, Haley Ihrig, Dylan Justice, Kelsey Massey, Max May, Dezaray Mcie, Molly Morrissey, Kyle Schaefer, Austin Smith, Jackson Sommer, Nora Trent, Marissa White
3.4 & Above - Carter Bates, Valerie...
JA Garfield Middle School Honor Roll – 1st Nine Weeks 2022/23
All A’s - Avery Lake, Chelsea Bierer, Emily Fonseca, Charlee Hill, Eva VonBergen, Alexis Adams, Jared Cardinal, Alec Beatty, Lola Lake, Logan Shirkey, Hannah Timmons, Bailey Jaeger, Olivia Kuchenbecker
Honor Roll - Aaron Evans, Rebecca Evans, Quinn Roborecki, Madelyn Smerkar, Logan Sell, Nicholas Fleming , Leah Hill, Jordyn Hill, Kailey...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
State Farm Insurance Agent Partners with Local schools and Operation Gratitude...
Garrettsville - Local State Farm Insurance Agent Shannan Jursa, in partnership with State Farm insurance Companies and Operation Blessing, have collected 450 letters and cards from the students of James A Garfield Local Schools and Windham Exempted Village Schools.
“I cannot express how much the efforts of the schools means...
Garrettsville Foundation Supports Children’s Cancer Research in Memory of Melana Matson
Garrettsville native and J.A. Garfield Elementary fourth-grader Melana Matson lost her battle with children’s DIPG glioma cancer in 2009 at the age of 9. In 2011, her grandparents, Norm and Joyce Fashing of Garrettsville, established the Friends of Melana (FOM) Foundation in her honor and memory. “Our family’s loss...
Esta L. Everhart of Ravenna, OH
Esta L. Everhart, 102, of Ravenna, went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. She was born on July 23, 1920, in Six Mile Run, PA, to the late Rufus and Elizabeth (nee Barton) Stevens.She was a resident of Portage County since 1947. Esta’s spiritual...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
Hiram College again named Apple Distinguished School
Hiram College is pleased to announce that it has again been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2022–2025 for the leadership and educational excellence it has demonstrated in using technology to enhance teaching and learning.
Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence. They use Apple...
“Jeep Invasion” Supports Geauga School’s DARE Program
Geauga County (and beyond) Jeepsters did it again, third year in a row! More than 120 Jeeps invaded the Mayfield Drive In (SR 322, Geauga County) parking lot on Sunday, Oct. 9. This event, The Geauga Jeep Invasion, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield (BMR) gathered 20 Thousand...
Clinton L. Steerman of Garrettsville, OH
Clinton L. Steerman age 86 of Garrettsville went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Monday Oct. 31, 2022 at his residence. He was born on Aug. 2, 1936 in Junior, WV the son of the late Brewer B. Steerman and Clara Neva (Regester) Steerman. Clinton married Gladys...
Friends of the Garrettsville Library Book Sale
Garrettsville - The Friends of the Garrettsville Library book sale will be held in the library meeting room on the following dates: Friends ‘Members Only’ Preview on Wednesday, November 16 from 2 to 6 pm; Open to the public Thursday, November 17 and Friday, November 18 from 10 am...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
Windham LibraryEvents
Hooks & Books Social Craft Circle - Looking for a quiet place to knit or crochet? Or a way to connect with the larger library community? Windham Library is pleased to introduce a new adult program that will meet the third Wednesday of each month. Beginning November 16 from...
Winners Announced For Halloween Decorating Contest
VP Realty is thrilled that our third annual Halloween Decorating Contest and Trail was a huge success! We had 43 houses and businesses on the trail. Thank you to the participating houses, businesses, and voters who help make this trail possible and look spook-tacular! We had fun checking out...
JAG Alumni Committee To Disband
The members of the James A. Garfield Alumni Committee have chosen to disband at this time, but they are hoping new volunteers will continue their work. The committee members unanimously came to the decision at a meeting on Oct. 24 that was also attended by James A. Garfield Local...
Stanley K. Ellenberger of Hiram, OH
Stanley K. Ellenberger, 88 years of age, long time Hiram resident, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Born on November 5, 1933 at the family home in Hiram Township, he was the son of the late Kenneth W. and Alta M. (Rood) Ellenberger. Stanley had been employed...
Kenneth M. Cue of Freedom Twp., OH
Kenneth M. Cue, 59 years of age of Freedom Twp., passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022 at University Hospital-PMC in Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, on February 3, 1963, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Koran) Cue. A long time Freedom resident, Mr....
Suicide Loss Day Event
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 1-3pm the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Portage County along with the Mental Health & Recovery Board and Kelly’s Grief Center will be hosting an International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day event.
This gathering is for family and friends to come together and join a...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
The History of The Garrettsville Christmas Walk
Garrettsville - While most people have put their Christmas decorations away, disposed of their Christmas trees, and pretty much haven’t thought of Christmas since New Year’s day, such is simply not the case with the James A. Garfield Historical Society. This year marks a very monumental date, they celebrate...
Gerald A. “Jerry” Kehoe of Garrettsville, OH
Gerald A. “Jerry” Kehoe, 80, of Garrettsville, passed away with his loving wife and family by his side on Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was born in Cleveland on February 13, 1942, to the late William and Margaret (nee Wagner) Kehoe, Jr.
In his early years after graduating from high...
We’re all Invited
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
Citizens of Newton Falls Invited to Provide Input to Community Center...
Newton Falls - Citizens of Newton Falls are invited and welcomed to provide their input to the Community Center project architects, the Perspectus Architecture Team,on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 3:30 pm to 7 pm. Formal presentations will be made at 4pm and 6 pm. Attendees will be able...
Community Calendar
Second Blessings Thrift Shop Extended HoursThe Renaissance Family Center now has extended hours 9005 Wilverne Drive, Windham. Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm. Second Blessings hours are Monday-Friday 10am - 4 pm. We have a great selection of gently used furniture, antiques,...
Newton Falls Youth Essay & Art ContestOpen to all Youth Grades...
Heritage Accord Inc is partnering with the Newton Falls Public Library to sponsor a “Youth Essay and Art Contest.” The contest is open to all students grades kindergarten through 12th grade. Public School, home school and virtual school students are invited to participate. The theme for both the essay...
JAG Wall of Honor Seeking Veterans
As Veterans Day is approaching, we would like to extend this annual invitation to all local Veterans that attended JAG, or any of the township schools. If you, or someone you know is a veteran and would like their picture added to our ‘Wall of Honor’, please contact a...
Vintage News James A. Garfield Historical Society
In 1886, Kitch Payne, a Nelson resident, who was a great sturdy fellow, honest and good-natured as the day is long, and well into his seventies, still loved to hear the old neighbors tell of his encounter with a burglar many years ago. Kitch was chopping out a farm...
Bert H. Wilkinson Sr. of Garrettsville, OH
Bert H. Wilkinson Sr., 83, of Garrettsville, joined his Lord and Saviour on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 24, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Bert H. and Dorothy (Frost) Wilkinson. He remained in Youngstown until his family...