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Historic Aurora Inn to Host Grand Reopening Following 3-Year Renovation Led...
Aurora – The historic Aurora Inn Hotel & Event Center, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member, will host a Grand Reopening celebration on October 13th in honor of its completed renovation coupled with its 90-year anniversary. Designed and inspired by New-York based designer Genevieve Gorder, of HGTV fame, the 3-year...
From Hiram to Hollywood: Recent grad pitches toy invention on ...
Hiram - Twenty-five-year-old Hiram College alumnus Nathaniel Eaton ’17 of South Euclid went from Hiram to Hollywood in recent months with his toy creation, Water Dodger. The original handheld shield fashioned with a net to hold water balloons, which Eaton crafted in 2014 in his second-floor Booth Hall room–...
Garrettsville Library to Hold “Paint Party”
Join us at the Garrettsville Library on either Saturday, October 14 at 1:00 pm or Monday, October 16 at 6:00 pm for a Crafting with Marian “Paint Party”, as we’ll be painting a unique fall picture on canvas. A fun yet challenging painting project, bring your love of art...
Billy T. Cooper of Freedom Twp., OH
Billy T. Cooper, 81 years of age, passed away Tuesday September 19, 2017 at UH-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Bernie, West Virginia on December 8, 1935, he was the son of the late Melvin and Myrtle (Jenkins) Cooper. Formerly of Cleveland, he had been a...
Hiram Farm Celebrates Fall
Hiram - The annual Family Farm Festival held at the Hiram Farm Living & Learning Community was a great success, with over 150 families turning out to tour the facility and see the farm animals up close. In addition, children enjoyed the face painting and bounce houses, while families...
Become a Member of the Freedom Historical Society
It’s an exciting time for the Freedom Historical Society. Monthly programs attract many Freedomites, Freedom Twp Then & Now is viewable on Facebook, an interesting, monthly column about Freedom happenings appears in the Record Courier, Historical Society t-shirts have been designed and are for sale and we...
Garrettsville Library Book Discussion Club To Meet
The Book Discussion Club of the Garrettsville branch of the Portage County District Library will meet on Tuesday October 17, 2017, in the library meeting room from 5-6 p.m.
The month’s selection is: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler twists together the stories, secrets, and illnesses of...
7th Annual This Means War 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament & Chinese Auction...
The 7th Annual This Means War 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament & Chinese Auction will be held on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 14 at Southington High School at 2482 State Route 534 in Southington, Ohio, to raise money for Alexandria Baker, a mother of two young daughters who...
Tuesday Tutorials with Rachelle King
You found the perfect hairstyle, you scheduled an appointment with your stylist, you brought the picture with you and Voila! it’s perfect. You’re on cloud nine, head held high, the compliments are coming -- you feel like a million bucks!!
Then it happens.... there you are... in a...
Newton Falls Campus Receives New Sign
Paul Woodard, Superintendent of Schools, announced that The Newton Falls Exempted Village Schools would like to thank Crosby Mook Office Equipment, for making our new digital sign possible for our campus.
Those pictured above are (left to right), Paul Woodard, Superintendent of Newton Falls Schools, Dawn Meeks, Treasurer...
Kent State Trumbull Theatre Looking for Deaf and Hearing Actors for...
Warren - Kent State University at Trumbull and Kent State Trumbull Theatre are looking for actors for an upcoming production, “ANOTHER Christmas Carol.”
The play will be performed Dec. 1-3 and 8-10. In the theatre’s third joint deaf/hearing play production, deaf and hearing actors (signers and speakers) are encouraged to...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of September 22nd
Portage County Gardeners Need Crafters!
Please contact Mary Jo Ryan at 330-296-3633 if you are interested in renting a space at the Portage County Gardeners Craft Show at 5154 S. Prospect St. Ravenna, Ohio 44366 (Rootstown area). The show is scheduled on October 13 Fri.( 4-8p.m. ) and Sat....
Newton Falls Police Department Receives Grant
Newton Falls - Newton Falls Police Dept received a grant, in the amount of $50,000 from the office of Mike DeWine, State Attorney General, to better address the opioid crisis plaguing our area. Proudly, of the $3 million dollars in grants throughout the state given to 40...
Geauga County Retired Teachers Association Offers Grants to Teachers
The GCRTA is offering applications for mini grants to currently licensed and employed teachers in Geauga County Public Schools. Teachers may request an application by contacting the superintendent’s office of the public school district where they are employed. The grants are a onetime award to financially assist a...
The Singing Weavers September 17th at The First Congregational Church of...
The Singing Weavers will be ministering at The First Congregational Church of Freedom on Sunday September 17th at 10:30 a.m. for a special church service, concert and a covered dish dinner.
The Singing Weavers musical group is a three generation family ministry. They have been traveling and spreading God’s love...
Register For The NAMI Walk On Sept 23
The Portage County Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will hold the 6th annual “Walk for Recovery” on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the United Church of Christ in Kent, located at 1400 E Main Street. Registration begins at 9am and the walk will begin at...
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...
Next “Crafting with Marian” Program at Library
Garrettsville Library’s next “Crafting with Marian” will take place on Saturday, September 16 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. This meeting will feature a guest crafting enthusiast, Haruhide Osugi. An instructor at Kent State University, Osugi will lead attendees in a program featuring Japanese calligraphy. Learn how to make...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of September 1
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...
Portage County Herb Society News
The Portage County Herb Society was recently hosted by Sue Kandell at her home on Sunnybrook Rd. Brimfield, Ohio. It was rock painting day for the members who attended. Most members wanted to use their creations for gifts for others and a few wanted to put them...
Hiram College’s Tech and Trek Experience Begins
Hiram - A $2.1 million gift to Hiram College from alumnus Dean Scarborough ’77 and his wife, Janice Bini, for Tech and Trek sprang into action last week as incoming freshmen picked up their iPad Pro bundles as part of their “Institute Days” orientation. Tech and Trek...
Windham Library Events
Everyone is invited to stop in Windham Library and make a card for Grandparents Day. Ready-made cards will be available to decorate and add a personal touch September 1-8.
Windham Library invites parents to bring their children and teddy bears to “My Teddy & Me” storytime held every Monday,...
Congressional Advisory: How To Help Disaster Survivors In Texas
The compassion and generosity of the American people is never more evident than during and after a disaster. It is individuals, non-profits, faith- and community-based organizations, private sector partners, and governmental agencies working together that will most effectively and efficiently help survivors cope with the impacts of Tropical Storm...
Consider Becoming A Foster Parent
Geauga County has been experiencing an increase in the needs of families and children in the past several years. This has caused the demand for certified foster and adoptive parents to increase as well. There are many families in crisis in our own neighborhoods that require the supportive services...
Sign Up For AstroTots!
Kids ages 3 to 5, some out-of-this-world new fun has come to town – Geauga Park District’s quarterly Astrotots programming at Observatory Park!
Make sure your child is among the first class to enjoy Astrotots by registering for one of these sessions: Wednesday, August 23, 10 to 11 a.m. or...
Experience The Extravaganza At Geauga Parks
August is packing Geauga Park District with up-close-and-personal caterpillar, moth and butterfly experiences!
For tons of all-ages fun, hit the Caterpillar Extravaganza on Sunday, August 20, noon to 4 p.m. at The West Woods Nature Center. The highlight of this unique event will feature live, native caterpillars on their host...
It’s all about the Birds & the Bees
Our world would be an entirely different place without pollinators. Many of the foods we eat, clothes we wear, medicines we need and the incredible diversity of nature we enjoy would not be found if it were not for these insects and other animals.
Pollinators are a fascinating part of...
JA Garfield HS Fall Sports Schedules
Varsity Football
Aug. 18 Mineral Ridge (Scrimmage) 6:00PM
Aug. 25 @ Middlefield Cardinal 7:00PM
Sep. 01 Cuyahoga Heights High School 7:00PM
Sep. 08 @ Berkshire High School 7:00PM
Sep. 15 @ Pymatuning Valley HS 7:00PM
Sep. 22 Windham High School 7:00PM
Sep. 29 Valley Christian (Homecoming) 7:00PM
Oct. 06 @ Crestwood High School 7:00PM
Oct. 13 Mogadore High...
It is time for the 39th Annual Potato Mantua Stomp
Grab your shoes and your family and join us on Saturday September 9, 2017 for the Mantua Potato Stomp featuring a variety of Stomp race options. This year the stomp offers a 1 mile fun run ($13, free to Crestwood students), a 4 mile run ($17), and, of course,...
Michael K. Sonny Zerucha of Windham
Michael K. Sonny Zerucha, 78, of Windham, Ohio passed away on Friday August 11, 2017. He was born July 28, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio to Michael & Bertha (Rohland) Zerucha.
He was a member of the Garrettsville Eagles. Sonny loved to fish and hunt and watch drag racing with his...
