Staff Reporter

Geauga County – Agape Christian Academy is hosting an Open House on Monday, February 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at both of its campuses. Parents and children are invited to attend and learn more about the school, tour the facilities and meet the staff. There will be refreshments...

Hiram - The Hiram College Wind Ensemble is inviting members of the surrounding communities to join the ensemble. The ensemble rehearses every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 – 5:45pm in the recital hall of the music building on campus. Community members, including advanced high school students with a background in...

Newton Falls Public Library’s Free e-Book Training Register today Want to take advantage of the free e-Media offered by the Newton Falls Public Library through our shared CLEVNET catalog, but not sure about how to do so? The library staff will be happy to assist you in getting started downloading e-Books...

Well, sort of….  Scott Lawless, once upon a time a member of the Garfield class of ’79, later a graduate of Chippewa High School in Doylestown, OH, and a member of the far-flung Lawless clan hereabouts is on a mission to uncover more information about the origin of an...

Mantua - On Saturday, February 4, “a great group of band students represented GHS with class and quality performances,” said James A . Garfield High School band director Joe Gaither.  The annual Solo & Ensemble contest took place at Crestwood High School, with more than 280 entries and 29...

Have you been recently engaged or engaged for a while and have been thinking about planning your wedding? Perhaps you have been married a long time and would like to renew your vows. Whichever it is, why not consider being Garrettsville’s First Couple and get married or renew your...

Now that the congratulations have begun and as family members and friends have marveled at the ring, it’s now time to get busy on planning your wedding. Your feelings of being overwhelmed may have just begun, but there are many avenues available to help you sort out such questions...

Geauga County - A Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012.  Those residents of Geauga County who would like to vote an absentee ballot should make arrangements now. In order to request an absentee ballot for the Election, registered voters must fill out an absentee application. Each...

Garrettsville– Charles Chevrolet, one of 28 Chevrolet dealers from the Cleveland area that partnered with local youth soccer leagues for the 2011 season, raised nearly $87800 in total donations from the dealership and private parties. In addition to monetary support, Charles Chevrolet provided G-W (Garrettsville-Windham) Soccer Club with equipment...

Garrettsville - Since oil/gas drilling can be associated with changes in well water quality, Garrettsville’s Board of Public Affairs has decided to be proactive in setting up a Water Monitoring Program for the Village’s water well fields. A proposal was accepted from Dr. Jeffrey C. Dick of YSU’s Department...

Hiram - According to Hiram village custom, Mayor Lou Bertrand presented the 2012 State of the HiramVillage Address during the first regular council meeting in January. During the 106th annual meeting of Hiram Village Council on January 17, Bertrand reported that Hiram village government "is in stable financial condition,...

Hiram – Hiram College has added 152 acres of protected woodlands and wetlands property as part of its James T. Barrow Field Station east of the college’s main campus. Western Reserve Land Conservancy, a nonprofit conservation organization working in 14 northern Ohio counties, partnered with the college to acquire the...

On the second new moon after the winter solstice, the Chinese celebrate their new year. During this holiday gifts are exchanged, families hold reunions, and fireworks explode into the sky. In chinese, the name for their new year celebration is 'Spring Festival', since it heralds the beginning of spring...

By now, just about everyone in the community knows that early Christmas morning Garfield senior Porter Lyons was thrust into a fight for his life as he learned that his heart was failing and he would need a heart transplant. On New Year’s Eve Porter received a new heart...

Windham -  The weather didn’t stop the Second Annual Jeff Stanley Memorial Scholarship spaghetti dinner fund-raiser from being held on Friday the 13th before the basketball game with the Garfield G-Men. The dinner was a hit with both teams’ fans as they were spotted enjoying the never ending spaghetti...

Only nine more months left until Christmas Walk 2012! The official sites have not yet been set in stone but preparations will be beginning soon at most locations…and all over town…including the sponsoring organization, the James A. Garfield Historical Society.  But first …. The JAGHS has had some pictures from their...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites you to the 2012 Winter Water Safety Event at Berlin Lake.  There’s no reason to stay inside, just because it is cold outside! Like ice fishing?   How about ice skating, sled riding, or enjoying a day of paddling on a crisp winter...

LAF/SOMe, the Garrettsville Area Seniors Group is pleased to announce the following upcoming trips.  Reservations are required and should be made by calling The Villager at 330-527-5761. Trips are open to anyone over the age of 21 who wants to enjoy life!   Friday, February 10, 2012,  The Great Big Home...

Register now for the Class of 2025! The J. A. Garfield School District is now accepting kindergarten registration information for your child that will turn age 5 before Sept 30, 2012. Registration will take place on Wednesday, March 14, Thursday March 15 and Friday March 16, 2012 at the elementary...

The old fishing car is a concept that goes way back in my family to at least the mid 1950's, as far as I can remember. I was maybe 9 or 10 at that time.   For some reason my mother thought that we should have a second car,...

Doodle Dog woke up and went to the window, sleepily tugging on the bottom of the curtain to make the fabric push aside so he could see the beautiful day outside. What a surprise then to find not the sun streaming through the glass and winter birds singing in...

I also love seed catalogs.  They’re coming in now and probably will continue until Memorial Day; Hope springs eternal! I used to get lots more.  That was before somebody apparently tipped off Burpee’s Seeds and Plants,  Stark Bros, Gurney’s, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Park Seeds, et al. that I had a...

The Geauga County Retired Teachers Association will meet on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 for a luncheon and meeting at the Geauga County Library Administration Center, 12701 Ravenwood Drive, Chardon, OH.  Gathering time at 11:15 AM, followed by the business meeting at 11:30, and  lunch at 12:00.  The menu will...

If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, you may have concluded that you don’t need a traditional IRA. Many people see the IRA as unnecessary because they don’t exhaust the contribution limits on their employer plans. But don’t be fooled into thinking that an IRA can’t help you...

One of my favorite places to visit is Orlando, Florida. While I am partial to Disney there is so much to offer there! In a recent trip to Orlando a wonderful sommelier sat down with us to review an extensive wine list from his outdoor restaurant. After explaining we...

Windham - When one thinks of Windham Basketball they immediately think of Marty Hill and the years of success the district has had in the sport. No one ever considers the girls’ team and now is the time one might want consider them too. The girls’ team has struggled...

Garrettsville – Village Council met on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 for their first regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the new year.  Minutes from the December council meeting were approved.  A motion was then made to nominate councilman Rick Patrick as the 2012 Village Council President.  The motion was seconded...

The W.V.F.D. Joint Fire District Board met for their regularly-scheduled meeting last week with all board members present. Chairman Dann Timmons announced that the township trustees re-appointed him to  the fire board to represent the township as their elected official. Timmons also announced he had heard from the mayor...

Kudos to the cast and crew of “The Odd Couple” produced by Garrettsville’s Curtains Up Theatre this last week end in the Iva Walker Theatre at James A. Garfield H.S.  Ditto  for all of the local support  afforded the production and the organization by the many community members in...

Hiram - For thirty years, Hiram College has been donating money for the hungry in their revolutionary Bread and Soup program. Every Thursday in the spring semester, students gather in the Dix Dinning room of the Kennedy Center, to get a bowl of soup and a delicious slice of...