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Harmonia At Hiram College
The renowned folk ensemble Harmonia will present a free concert at Hiram College on Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 p.m. Location is Frohring Recital Hall, 11746 Dean Street, Hiram. Harmonia plays the traditional music of Eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians. Its repertoire...
Alex Dellas Named Terrier Women’s Basketball Coach
Hiram – The last time she stepped on William H. Hollinger court, it was as a member of the Hiram College women’s basketball team. Now, Alex Dellas ‘10 returns to lead the program as the Terrier’s new head coach.
“I am very honored to return to the place that I...
Portage Opiate Conference
The Portage Substance Abuse Community Coalition is hosting the Portage Opiate Conference, “Responding to the Epidemic as a Community” on Tuesday, October 31 from 1-5pm at the NEW Center Ballroom at the Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown. The event is being sponsored by the Mental Health & Recovery...
Next Cooking up a Storm Club Meeting at Library
With the cooler weather coming in October, our theme for Monday, October 23rd’s meeting at 6:00 pm will be comfort foods. Get ready to break out your sweaters, hot cocoa, and yummy comfort foods. Make any comfort food of your choice.
Participants are asked to bring enough food to share...
Dolley Madison at Bristol Public Library
The Bristol Public Library will present Dolley Madison on Tuesday, October 24th at 6:30 p.m. This one woman performance will be presented by Carol Starre-Kmiecik.
Carol Starre-Kmiecik, a Cleveland actress, has been performing on stage for over 35 years. She has a...
Teen Author to Visit PCDL Library
Area teens are invited to hear local author Jessica McKendry speak at the Aurora Memorial Library’s Teen Writers’ Circle meeting on October 21 at 2:00 pm. McKendry, who wrote and self-published her first book at the age of 16, will discuss the writing process and share how she navigated...
Portage County Health District Awarded Safe Communities Grant For $42,000
Ravenna – Joseph Diorio, Health Commissioner of the Portage County Combined General Health District announced the 2018 Portage County Safe Communities grant has been awarded to the health district.
Safe Communities is designed for comprehensive traffic safety injury prevention at the local level. The goal is to reduce preventable crashes...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of October 14
Newton Falls Firefighters Association Breast Cancer Fundraiser
The Newton Falls Firefighters Association will be selling T-shirts for the month of October to benefit breast cancer detection and research. 100% of the profits will be donated to local breast cancer research. T - shirts are being sold October 13th at Tiger...
Leapin’ Lizards!
Aurora - Vibrant, brash and innately cheerful, ANNIE, the effervescent Broadway hit opens ACT’s 58th season on Oct. 27 for a record-setting 13 performance run. The show will be performed at 8 pm Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 18, Dec. 1 and 2, plus at 3 pm Sundays Nov....
Hiram College invites public to take a walk on the wild...
Hiram – Take a walk on the wild side and celebrate the Hiram College James H. Barrow Field Station’s 50th anniversary at a Fall Color Trek. Festivities take place Saturday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the 550-acre field station, 11305 Wheeler Road, Garrettsville. Transportation to and from the...
Christmas in the Woods – Slated for Two Weekends in October
This October is Old-Fashioned Christmas in the Woods’ 23rd year of hosting attendees from across the country at Shaker Woods in Columbiana, Ohio. More than 200 quality craftspeople and artisans will gather at the festival on October 14-15 and 21-22, 2017. In a manicured, wooded setting, juried costumed crafters...
Women’s Council of Hiram College presents their Encore Series
Women’s Council of Hiram College recently held a wine-tasting event at the Hiram College Bio Station., with Celeste Richards providing her award winning wines. Some of the attendees were: Jackie Krabill, Pat Fitzgerald, Nancy Einheit, Dot Bailey, (back =) Jan West, and Sally Adams.
Now we would like to...
Handmade & Vintage Market – A Day in The Country –...
A Day in the Country returns to Northeast Ohio at the Portage County Randolph Fairgrounds (4215 Fairground Rd, Atwater, OH 44201) for the 4th year in a row on October 7th - 8th, 2017.
Aunt and niece duo, Deb Willhite of Lakes Girl Vintage and Bessie Zinz of Besserina have...
Catherine “Cathy” Ann Angel of Garrettsville, OH
Catherine “Cathy” Ann Angel, 68 passed away on September 26, 2017. She died peacefully after a brief battle with cancer. Her beloved family was able to spend time with her prior to passing. Her family takes ease in knowing she is free of pain now.
Cathy was...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of October 6
Historical Society Looking For Military Items
The James A Garfield Historical Society is in search of military uniforms for the Vietnam, Revolutionary and Afghanistan Wars. We are also looking for pictures of veterans in uniform for our new Military Room. Anyone who has served in the military any time throughout...
Newton Falls Firefighters Association Breast Cancer Fundraiser
The Newton Falls Firefighters Association will be selling T-shirts for the month of October to benefit breast cancer detection and research. 100% of the profits will be donated to local breast cancer research. T - shirts are being sold October 13th at Tiger Stadium for the Homecoming Football Game...
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...
