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People Tree Sharing Program Sign Ups
People Tree Sharing Program will be having sign ups for the Annual Holiday basket give away DURING NGCC FOOD PANTRY HOURS at the YMCA -- November 27, 9 am - noon.
**Please bring proof of residency and report cards or birth certificates if any kids 14 and under are...
“The Purple Ladies From Home Instead Wear Red?”
What is happening in Portage County? The Home Instead Senior Care ladies are wearing Red? Here’s why…
The snow is falling with chilly nights spent by the fire and thoughts of Christmas Shopping fall fast on your mind – the local Home Instead Senior Care office has been in full...
AARP Chapter #4527 Meeting News
The Bainbridge/Chagrin AARP #4527 will host our Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 3rd, 1 pm, at Mangia Mangia Italian Restaurant, 11081 Kinsman Road , (Rt. 87) Newbury, Ohio.
Members should call Betty Scholz, @440-338-8321 for reservations.
Now that Summer is over, we are starting off with some wild weather, and if...
Annual Drive Through Nativity at St. Joseph Church
The Sisterhood of St. Joseph Church (formerly Women’s Auxiliary of the Mantua Knights of Columbus #3766) is presenting its 4th drive-through Live Nativity on St. Joseph Church grounds, 11045 St. Joseph Blvd., Mantua, OH 44255, on Saturday and Sunday, December 7th and 8th , 6:00-8:00 p.m. Participants include adults...
New Years Eve Reverse Raffle
The Sisterhood of St Joseph Church will be hosting a New Year’s Eve Reverse Raffle at St. Joseph’s Hughes Hall, 11045 St. Joseph Blvd., Mantua, Ohio 44255. Enjoy a buffet dinner, open bar, dancing, a champagne toast at midnight, and a chance to win $1,000. Sideboards and other raffles...
Newton Falls Student Council Members take the America Recycles Day Pledge.
Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District’s Planner, Stacee Stinedurf, visited Newton Falls Elementary/Middle School to teach the 4th and 5th grade student council officers the importance of recycling. The student council officers will then teach their 170 fellow students about the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling. This educational program...
Silver Anniversary
Married November 1, 1994 Geza and Alice (Pawlowski) Molnar, blessed to celebrate 25 good years together.
Geza was a lifelong resident of Hiram, where he worked on his family farm, and Alice is from Poland and came to Cleveland with her mom in 1949.
Geza retired from construction, farming and the...
Garrettsville Celebrates Small Business Saturday
Join us on Saturday, Nov. 30 for Small Business Saturday. Check in with us at Cellar Door to receive a swag bag of goodies, exclusive deals and coupons from local businesses and breakfast! This event is only while supplies last.
Be sure to pick up a copy of the Small...
Celebrating 65 Years!!
Please join Irv & Hallie Higgins celebrate their 65th Wedding Anniversary at the Nelson Community Center on November 24th from 4-6 pm. Stop in and say hello and have some coffee and cookies. No gifts please!!
GHS Grad Recognized as “Woman Of The Year” at University of...
The “Woman of the Year” title was awarded to Dr. Jasmine (Talameh) Luzum this November at the University of Pittsburgh for all of her achievements in medicine.
She graduated in 2002 from J.A. Garfield and was the Valedictorian, continuing her education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, graduating...
Shoe Drive Fundraiser
The Sisterhood of St. Joseph is “kicking off” winter with a fun and easy fundraiser to support a member of our community. Angela, who is a 2-time brain injury survivor, is raising money for a service dog to help her with everyday tasks. The funds generated will go toward...
Observatory Viewing Night
Hiram - Stephens Memorial Observatory of Hiram College will host a Public Night Saturday, November 23, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Pleiades star cluster will be the featured object of the night and other star clusters and objects of interest may also be viewed. Clear skies will be...
Holiday House Lighting
The season’s most awaited event is here! Let your inner Griswold shine this year and enter the annual Holiday House Lighting contest! Participating houses will be indicated on a map for people to follow through town along with a voting form. The house with the most votes wins a...
Dorothy (Kephart) Watson of Akron, OH
Dorothy (Kephart) Watson, 98, of Akron, formerly of Garrettsville, joined her Lord and Saviour on Saturday, November 9, 2019. She was born May 23, 1921, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to the late Harry and Mabel (nee Kauffman) Kephart.
She was a resident of Garrettsville since 1963. Dorothy was a proud member...
Upcoming Community Events | Week of November 22nd
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...
Neighborhood Development Services Contributes $69 Million to Local Economy
Ravenna –Neighborhood Development Services (NDS) has contributed $68.5 million to the local economy over a five-year period, a recent study indicated. The independent study was conducted by Greater Ohio Policy Center and released today by the NeighborWorks Collaborative of Ohio (NCO) and NDS. The study determined that from 2014...
Crestwood Scarlet Guard Superior at State!
The Crestwood High School “Scarlet Guard” Marching Band proudly represented Portage County when they performed at the OMEA State Marching Band Finals this past Saturday November 9, 2019 at Brunswick High School! The band performed an outstanding and energetic final performance that earned them the highest rating of an...
James A. Garfield Elementary School Honor/Merit Roll 1st Grading Period
3rd Grade
Honor Roll: Brooklyn Lee, Joshua Lee, Emma DiSanza, Mason Devlin, Dominic Herrera, Caly Sutton, Gabriel West, Nicholas Muldowney, Krystian Greiner, Jocelyn Hodge, Emerson White, Hayden Rininger, Kimberly Anderson, Lillian Fields, Jayden Lee, Michael Goodrich, Aiden Quesenberry, Colten Workman, John Kristoff, Parker Tallent, Shya Henry, William Thompson, Abigail Fergis,...
James A. Garfield Middle School Honor/Merit Roll 1st Grading Period...
High Honor Roll (4.0)
8th Grade: Zoey May and Grace Scirocco
Honor Roll (3.5-3.9)
7th Grade: McKenna Alai, Autumn Andrews, Zach Bierer, Serena Blohm, Tessa Burnworth, Noah Byler, Hallie Cebulla, Nicholas Edic, Kaylee Ellison, Simon Fergis, Kolby Fresch, Preston Gedeon, Savannah Gibson, Kyla Grace, Moriah Hatfield, Aidan Hill, Brody Justice, Abigall Kaufman,...
Freedom Twp Fall Festival Committee Sends Their Thanks
Freedom Twp. - The second annual Freedom Fall Festival and Craft Show on Sept. 28 was a great success. Hundreds of local residents came out to enjoy good food, buy seasonal decorations and crafts, participate in our cow chip bingo contest with Daisy the cow and enjoy a day...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING – Crestwood Local School District Board...
In accordance with R.C. 121.22, R.C. 3313.16, and applicable laws, the Treasurer of the Crestwood Local School District Board of Education (“Board”) hereby serves written notice that a special meeting of the Board is hereby called for Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 7:30 a.m., at the Crestwood Intermediate School, which...
Music Therapy Builds a Bridge over Troubled Water for Patients at...
Geauga & Portage Counties -- Most people know that listening to music or playing an instrument can make them feel calm, happy or even inspired. At University Hospitals Connor Integrative Health Network, board-certified music therapist Forrest Paquin taps into that power to make a difference in patients’ emotional and...
The Portage County Literacy Coalition Family Feud for Literacy Event
And the survey says…On Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. the Portage County Literacy Coalition held the very first Family Feud for Literacy Event at the Eagles’ Club located at 812 Cleveland Road, Ravenna, Ohio.
Guests were served a light dinner of pizza, cookies, and refreshments...
Events At The Portage Senior Center
The Portage Senior Center is offering various arts & craft classes throughout the month and all seniors aged 60 and up are welcome to attend. There is no cost, but sign-up will be required. For more information on upcoming classes, dates and times, they can be reached at 330-297-3456. ...
Giving Tuesday Comes To KSU Geauga & Regional Academic Center
Burton – For the first time ever, Kent State Geauga and Regional Academic Center will have a Featured Fund for the annual Giving Tuesday event for Kent State University. Giving Tuesday has become a tradition for many non-profits around the country. It started in 2012 as a response to...
Friends of the Garrettsville Library Book Sale
Garrettsville - The Friends of the Garrettsville Library will hold their quarterly book sale November 13-16. There will be a “Special Friends Preview Sale” on Wednesday, November 13 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (you can join the Friends for $5.00 at the door) and then the public sale...
Savory & Sweet in the County Seat showcased locally owned restaurants...
Ravenna - Main Street Ravenna would like to thank all of the locally owned and operated restaurants from Ravenna and around Portage County who participated in the first annual Savory & Sweet in the County Seat Event on October 10th. The event, held at the Immaculate Conception Hall in...
Free Storm Spotter Training In Portage County On November 12, 2019
Ravenna—Portage County Board of Commissioners and the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management are sponsoring a free Skywarn® training on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, for residents interested in becoming storm spotters.
Residents will register when they come for the class starting at 6 p.m. in Conference Room A at...
Freedom Historical Society News and Notes
Freedom Twp. - Our volunteers have taken advantage of the beautiful October weather to continue the renovation work at our one-room schoolhouse on S.R. 303. Two windows were installed on the east side of the building and a historic outhouse was moved from the Malotte residence on Streeter to...
Mantua Village Garden Club News
Mantua - The members of the Mantua Village Garden Club said their goodbyes to current president, Carol Fenrich, as she prepares to relocate to North Carolina, to be near her son and his family. Carol has lived in Mantua for 40 years and has been a member of the...
