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Michael L. Parker of Garrettsville, OH
Michael L. Parker, 66, of Garrettsville passed away on Sunday April 8, 2018. He was born March 1, 1952 in Warren, Ohio.
Mike is survived by his loving wife Connie; children Brandon Parker and Sabrina Murphy; siblings, Lynn (Judy) Parker, Jeff (Paulette) Parker, Linda (Stan) Robinson, Janice (Mike) Riley, Laurie...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of April 13th
Reminder: James A. Garfield Annual PTO Rummage Sale
Donation days- May 20th, 22nd & 24th from 4-6:30pm @ Elementary School. First Drop off day: Sunday May 20th, last day of the Annual Yard Sales!!!
Sale Day- May 26th 7am-1pm
Community Garden Plots
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Windham Village and Township Residents! Community Garden Planned. Free plots...
Newton Falls Community Backpack Program First Semester Thanks
Newton Falls - Donations to the Newton Falls food-in-backpacks program continue to help supplement meals for local students. We thank the following folks who supported the program from October into March.
For donations of funds, we thank NF Kiwanis, Sts. Mary and Joseph Ladies Guild, Don and Carol Baker, Elsie...
Hiram College Receives $6 Million Gift to Elevate its New Liberal...
Hiram – Hiram College Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dean Scarborough ’77 and his wife Janice Bini have donated a $6 million multi-year gift to advance Hiram College’s New Liberal Arts initiative. This largest single gift ever made to the College is designated to enhance Hiram students’ college...
Hornsby Is New Eagle Scout
On March 6th 2018, Sebastian Hornsby, son of Michael and Monique Hornsby of Troy Township, earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Award. Sebastian is a member of Troop 0099 in Newbury, Ohio. The troop is chartered by Newbury United Community Church and has regular meetings on Monday...
The 2018 Equine Affaire: 25 Years in the Making
Horsepeople of all levels of expertise from 4-H riders, Pony Clubbers, and others just beginning their riding careers to accomplished equestrians, trainers, and equine professionals will be able to immerse themselves in “all things equine” at the 2018 Equine Affaire scheduled to take place April 12th through the 15th...
Social science research team to help guide Hiram College’s academic redesign
Hiram - Hiram College has partnered with the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization based in Santa Monica, Calif., to help guide its academic redesign process. Three advisors from RAND are working in tandem with Hiram faculty, administration, staff, and students to examine the College’s current academic structure...
9th Annual Children’s Miracle Network Fun Ride & Poker Run
The 9th Annual Children’s Miracle Network Fun Ride & Poker Run will be held on May 20, 2018. All proceeds benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley, Beeghly Campus, Boardman.
Route maps and rules will be available at registration starting at 10AM at BikeTown Harley-Davidson in Austintown, Ohio. Ride will begin...
Yoga at the Library with Sandy Davis
Garrettsville - Experience gentle yoga on a mat, towel, or chair and explore how yoga can lower stress and improve brain function while increasing flexibility and balance. Optional item donations will be accepted for Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary at this event.
Please call the library 330-527-4378 to register for...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of April 6
Reminder: James A. Garfield Annual PTO Rummage Sale
Donation days- May 20th, 22nd & 24th from 4-6:30pm @ Elementary School. First Drop off day: Sunday May 20th, last day of the Annual Yard Sales!!!
Sale Day- May 26th 7am-1pm
Community Garden Plots
Call Today
Windham Village and Township Residents! Community Garden Planned. Free plots...
Invitational Student Art Show In Middlefield
Middlefield - The public doesn’t often have the opportunity to see what local high school and middle school students are accomplishing. Middlefield Historical Society is offering that opportunity with its 34th annual Invitational Student Art Show.
Participants include Berkshire, Cardinal, Chardon and Newbury schools. Art teachers select the best work...
The Maple Highlands Trail Is Paved
Middlefield - In honor of the long-awaited paving of the southern section of The Maple Highlands Trail, the Village of Middlefield and Geauga Park District invite one and all to attend a Maple Highlands Spring Opening Celebration & Trail Ribbon-Cutting Event on Saturday, April 21, at 10 a.m. in...
Attention Geauga County Voters
Absentee ballots for the May 8, 2018 Primary election will be available beginning Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Voters who wish to vote an absentee ballot may submit a request to the:
Geauga County Board of Elections
470 Center Street, Bldg. 6-A
Chardon, OH 44024
440-279-2030
Absentee applications may be requested by calling the above...
“Grief Gathering 2018” To Be Offered In Garrettsville
Garrettsville - St. Ambrose Church will be offering “to the community” a gathering of continuous grief support and information on Wednesday evenings, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the church hall, starting April 18th through May 23rd. Since each gathering builds upon the previous gatherings, participants should try to...
JAG Theatre Invites You To Meet Them In St. Louis!
Garrettsville - “Meet Me in St. Louis” is a classic romantic musical comedy that focuses on four sisters on the cusp of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Spotlighting the sisters’ education in the ways of the world, which includes, but isn’t limited to, learning about life and love,...
Upcoming Events | Week of March 23
Crestwood Kindergarten Registration
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Kindergarten registration packets are now available for the 2018/19 school year. Registration will be at the Crestwood Primary School on April 5, 5-7:30 pm and April 14 9 am - noon. Your child must be 5 years old by Aug 1 to enroll in kindergarten.
Grief Support...
Congratulations Garfield Speedcubing Team
Garrettsville - Congratulations to Preston Hatcher, Finn Frato-Sweeney, Owen Herron, and Garet Warnick, who all represented James A. Garfield Elementary at the Howland Winter Speedcubing Competition at Howland Middle School this past weekend.
Each of the boys competed in two events: the traditional 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cube, and the...
Twardzik (GHS ‘14) Excelling At University of Akron
Emma Twardzik wanted to be an astronomer, a veterinarian, an interior designer and a marine biologist.
The head of a dreamer is a crowded place, but it can also be a lonely one. Twardzik says she did not “come out of her shell” until she spent a couple years at...
Register For Outdoor Adventure Camps
“Camp is exceptional.” “It was fabulous.” “Counselors were great.” “Rated over 9,000.”
With reviews like that, how could you not be tempted to sign your kid up for Geauga Park District’s Summer Camps?
Registration opens March 20 for adventures including biking, kayaking, fishing, stream exploration and sending rockets high into the...
Good Mental Health into School Culture
Incorporating good mental health habits into the school culture was the topic at a roundtable for Portage County school personnel hosted by the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Portage County.
The meeting began with a presentation on the Red Flags framework and toolkit for school based mental health education and suicide...
Upcoming Auditions For “Parlor Games” Scheduled
The Garrettsville Curtains up Theatre is proud to announce auditions for the July production of “Parlor Games” are being held Monday, April 23 and Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7pm in the James A. Garfield’s high school, choir room. Please bring a memorized monologue.
Practical joker Mort McNulty hosts his...
The Honest Backpacker Author To Speak
Geauga County –Author and seasoned hiker Jim Klopovic visits GCPL on two different occasions:
• Chardon Branch, Sat., March 31, 2018, 10 a.m.
• Bainbridge Branch, Tues., April 3, 2018, 7 p.m.
Join us for demonstrations and an interactive presentation by Klopovic as he discusses his new book The Honest Backpacker: A...
Date for the 13th Annual James A. Garfield Alumni Banquet Announced
The 13th annual James A. Garfield Alumni Banquet will be held September 15th, 2018 at the James A. Garfield Elementary School. The doors will open at 5 p.m. with another wonderful catered dinner from Guido’s of Ravenna being served at 6 p.m. The event is opened to graduates and...
Church Services: A Special Covenant Bible Fellowship Service
Garrettsville - Covenant Bible Fellowship (8146 High Street, Garrettsville) is inviting everyone to our Sunday, March 18th Service which starts at 10:30 a.m.
We will be enjoying Steve Wiggers and his family and Ballet Gloria.
Steve Wiggers is a Missionary Lecturer and he will be speaking from the pulpit. Steve is...
Church Services: St. Ambrose of Garrettsville, Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration
Garrettsville - Come celebrate forgiveness & Jesus at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Freedom St., Garrettsville. SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018. Begins with Worship Service (Mass) at 11:15am through ending prayers until 3:30pm. Stop by for ANY or ALL of this day-long prayer and sacramental opportunity. ALL ARE WELCOME!
• Been away...
Church Services: Holy Week Schedule, St. Joseph Church in Mantua
Mantua - St. Joseph Church in Mantua invites the faithful to attend our liturgies during this most holy time of the year:
Palm Sunday Services
Saturday, March 24 - 5 p.m. Mass
Sunday, March 25 - 8:30 & 11:15 a.m. Masses
We are invited to participate with our whole being: mind, heart, and...
Ralph V. Brookover of Windham Township, OH
Ralph V. Brookover, 83, of Windham Township entered into his eternal rest on March 8, 2018 with his loving family at his side. He was born to Lawrence and Lena (Shook) Brookover on May 3, 1934 in Hiram Ohio. When Ralph was 10 days old his mother passed away...
John Howard Greenwood of Garrettsville, OH
John Howard Greenwood, 66, of Garrettsville, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2018. He was born on December 9, 1951 in Warren, Ohio to Raymond S. and Marion H. (Roudebush) Greenwood.
He enjoyed watching movies and critiquing them with his friends and family. John loved to work in his body...
Phillip Ray Bosh of Piketon, OH
Phillip Ray Bosh, 68, of Piketon, Ohio died 10:50 p.m. Monday 5 March 2018 in Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio.
Phillip was born 1 April 1949in Ravenna, Ohio the son of the late Ray Warren Bosh and Thelma Isabelle (Drollinger) Bosh. Phillip was united in marriage to Melissa Bosh,...
Upcoming Community Events | Week of March 16
JA Garfield Kindergarten Registration
Schedule Today!
The James A. Garfield School District is now taking reservations for Kindergarten registration for children that will turn age 5 before August 1, 2018. Registration will take place on, Thursday, March 22, Friday, March 23 and Monday, March 26, 20128 Please call the Elementary School...
