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Marie B. Etling of Bainbridge Twp., Ohio
Marie B. Etling (nee Hall), age 78, of Bainbridge Township. Beloved wife of Robert D.; loving mother of Keith (Tracy) Etling, Rebecca (Christopher) Papp and Bruce (Sierra Fletcher-Etling) Etling; dearest grandmother of Devyn Etling and Ian Fletcher-Etling; dear sister of Ruth Simon, Allen Hall and the late...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of June 2
Camp Invention
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Camp Invention will take place at JAG Elementary School June 26th - 30th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for students entering grades K - 6th grade next school year. If you are interested in having your child attend, contact Mr. Hatcher by emailing him at...
Baseball Duo Captures All-NCAC Awards
Hiram - With the 2017 season being at a close, the Terriers have added three conference accolades to the books, announced the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) office on Monday morning.
For the first time in program history, freshman Hank Clegg has been named the 2017 Newcomer of the Year...
Garfield’s Victory Bell
In 1969 the Journal published an article about the Garfield School bell.
For four years the Garfield School bell rang atop Garrettsville School. At first, the rope dangled into the vestibule of the old school built in the 1880’s. Then it hung through a hole...
Build A Gym, Build A Life
Parent Council for Portage County Developmental Disabilities presents the Second Annual Build A Gym, Build A Life 5k Race and 1 Mile Fun Run, Walk or Roll on Sunday, June 4, 2017.
5K Race starts at 8 am; Fun Run starts at 9 am...
Crisis Training for Teachers being held this summer
Crisis situations happen in a blink of an eye. In a school setting, children and youth are relying on school personnel to keep them safe. All school staff members need to be prepared to handle situations – including incidents involving mental health. The Mental Health & Recovery Board of...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of May 26
Camp Invention
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Camp Invention will take place at JAG Elementary School June 26th - 30th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for students entering grades K - 6th grade next school year. If you are interested in having your child attend, contact Mr. Hatcher by emailing him at...
Congressman David Joyce to Deliver Hiram Memorial Day Keynote Address
2017 marks the 150th anniversary of General John A. Logan's proclamation on General Order No. 11 declaring the 30th day of May as a day "...designated for the purpose of strewing flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country..." establishing "Decoration Day",...
Local Ad Agency Awards Scholarship
Hiram - Once again, for the 15th consecutive year, the Communications Factory in Hiram awarded an area high school senior a scholarship. This year’s winner, Grace Prorok from Twinsburg High School, earned the $1,000 award from the Factory to help her offset some of the costs associated with her...
Join us under the big tent for a trip back in...
History comes alive this summer as Ohio Chautauqua returns to Geauga County June 6 - 10, with big-tent performances each evening in Burton’s Century Village. Live music starts at 6:30 p.m. Actor performances at 7:30 p.m. These shows are free and are open to all ages.
Building on the 19th-century...
Theresa Ann “Dolly” Thompson of Brunswick, OH
Theresa Ann “Dolly” Thompson passed away at the age of 94 on April 19. 2017 in Brunswick, OH due to natural causes. She was just two days from her 95th birthday.
Dolly was born on April 21, 1922, in Windham, OH to Lewis and Anna Justin. She grew up with...
Wilbur H. Livengood of Garrettsville, OH
Wilbur H. Livengood, 84, of Garrettsville, passed away May 12, 2017. Born August 23, 1932 in Greensboro, PA, to Vincent and Irena (Ingram) Livengood. He was preceded in death by his brother Earl and his sisters Ruth and Wynona.
Wilbur drove truck for Kroger Foods-Solon for 26 years and for...
Lori Zerucha of Garrettsville, OH
Lori Zerucha, 54, of Garrettsville, beloved Wife and Mother, was called to her eternal resting place on May 10, 2017. She entered this world on March 12, 1963 in Cleveland, OH, born to Samuel and Janice Griffith.
She is survived by her husband Mark Zerucha; children Jason Lewicki, Mark Zerucha,...
Edna “Maxine” Ellison of Nelson Twp., OH
Edna “Maxine” Ellison, 89, of Nelson, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 9, 2017. She was born on March 24, 1928 to Melvin Burdett and Ethel Smith at Alma, Ohio. Maxine married the love of her life, Homer Ellison, on September 1, 1944. In October...
Stanley S. Savitts of Garrettsville, OH
Stanley S. Savitts, Jr., 54, of Garrettsville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on May 10, 2017. He was born on September 11, 1962 to Stanley and Margaret (O’Donnell) Savitts, Sr. in Ravenna, Ohio.
He enjoyed farming, hunting and fishing. Stanley was...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of May 19
Camp Invention
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Camp Invention will take place at JAG Elementary School June 26th - 30th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for students entering grades K - 6th grade next school year. If you are interested in having your child attend, contact Mr. Hatcher by emailing him at...
Hastings Dairy offers Tours & Milk from Farmstead Creamery
Burton - Hastings Dairy & Rowdy Cow Creamery are open for tours and milk tasting for the 2017 May to October season with several open house events open to the public.
Buy Fresh Milk at Hastings Dairy - Open daily during daylight hours. Milk is bottled at...
Windham Fire District Staffing 24 Hours A Day
Windham - The fire station will now be staffed 24 hours a day - 7 days a week with 2 firefighter/emt’s this will ensure a timely response to emergencies regardless of the time of day.
One of the 2 on duty will be trained at the ALS level provider,...
EMS Week Kicks Off With Parade On Saturday
Garrettsville - Community EMS District will kick off National EMS Week with their annual parade and open house on Saturday May 20, 2017. The parade is scheduled to start at noon and will go from the James A. Garfield School Complex north on State Route 88 to State Street...
Garrettsville Police Department K9 Jack has received body armor
Garrettsville Police Department’s K9 Jack has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Jack’s vest is sponsored by Luxury Products Group of Aurora, OH and embroidered with the sentiment “Bless and protect this K9 ~...
Garrettsville Area Chamber Of Commerce Community Yard Sales MAY 6...
FREEDOM TWP
8944 Asbury Rd Kids clothes, baby gear, holiday décor, adult clothes 9
9546 Asbury Rd Flowers, Veggie Plants, Bakery including Fry Pies 126
10898 Asbury Rd HH Items, Misc. Sugaring Items, 2 Desks, Girls Clothes 74
Freedom Park Children’s clothes, Fabric/quilting materials, HH, Collectibles 59
7792 Hewins Rd HH, Furn., Antiques &...
Frederick R. “Fred” Lange of Freedom Twp. – Mantua
Frederick R. “Fred” Lange, 73 years of age passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at UH Portage Medical Center surrounded by loved ones. He had bravely battled cancer for eighteen months.
Fred was born December 17, 1943 in Freedom Township to Robert A. and Rose (Pinter) Lange. ...
James Benjamin Knowlton of Nelson Twp., OH
James Benjamin Knowlton, 91, of Nelson, passed away suddenly due to an accident on April 26, 2017. He was born on April 11, 1926 in Warren, Ohio to Robert and Beatrice Knowlton. James married the love of his life, Martha Hahn, on February 8, 1947.
He is survived by his...
Bernard O. McFrederick of Windham
Bernard O. McFrederick 80 of Windham died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Burton Health Care Center in Burton, Ohio. He was born July 3, 1936 in Savannah, Ohio to the late Clement O. and Addie (Phillips) McFrederick. Bernard attended Windham Baptist Church and was a brick maker for HarbisonWalker...
Freedom Township Historical Society News and Notes
The Freedom Township Historical Society’s guest speaker for the April meeting was longtime resident Charlotte Pochedly Jewell. Jewell discussed growing up on a farm with six brothers and one sister and attending Freedom School where she graduated in 1940.
Pochedly vividly remembered her mother’s homemade baked goods, swimming in Kubo’s...
Dear Editor…
Well….
Are you all real proud of yourself now? Are you enjoying looking in the mirror in the morning to look into the face of a genuine, low-life vandal, a dirt-bag who disrespects the Constitution (none of that nonsense about freedom of the press or freedom of speech—for anyone but...
AMERICAN PICKERS to Film in Ohio
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Ohio! They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region in June 2017!
AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique ‘picking’ on History. The hit show follows...
Plant and Trash & Treasure Sale
Ravenna - Looking to add beauty and color to your landscape or to find that perfect Mother’s Day gift? Join OSU Extension Portage County Master Gardener Volunteers for their annual Plant and Trash & Treasure Fundraising Sale. The plant sale includes a wide variety of perennials, annuals, hanging baskets,...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of May 5
Camp Invention
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Camp Invention will take place at JAG Elementary School June 26th - 30th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for students entering grades K - 6th grade next school year. If you are interested in having your child attend, contact Mr. Hatcher by emailing him at...
Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market Opens its 16th Season in South Russell
The Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market will open on Saturday, May 6 at 9:00am in the parking lot of the South Russell Village Hall, the corner of Chillicothe/Rt. 306 and Bell St. The market will be open every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9:00-Noon, until October. Customers will receive a...
