Staff Reporter

Garrettsville – A public hearing regarding ordinance 2011-30, 2012 Tax Budget, was held prior to the opening of the regularly scheduled Village Council meeting on Wednesday July 13.  Minutes from the June meeting and a motion to pay the current bills were approved shortly after the regular meeting began. ...

Garrettsville - Michelle Rosenbaum ’12 and a few of her Hiram classmates were driving home from a Cleveland card shop about a year ago when an idea hit them. “We all thought, ‘We really need a card shop closer,’” said Rosenbaum, a management major. “The one we came from was...

The next Geauga County Retired Teachers Association luncheon will be on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011.  Gathering time at 11:15, followed by the business meeting at 11:30, and lunch at 12:00. The meeting will be held at Chickagami Park in the Pine Grove Shelter – Same place as last year’s picnic...

Portage County - The Portage County District Library appeared before the County Commissioners recently to ask that a 1 mill, five-year operating levy be placed before the voters on the November ballot. The Library does not receive any money from the County but must have its proposed budget approved...

Mantua - The Crestwood Board of Education voted June 27 in favor of extending the Master Agreement with the Crestwood Education Association (CEA), which freezes teacher base salaries for both 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years, and freezes step increases for the 2012-2013 school year. “Reaching this agreement was an important...

Middlefield - Ridgeview Farm is pleased to announce a Blue Grass Festival on  Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 5488 Kinsman Rd, Middlefield, OH  44062.  The farm is located on State Route 87 in Mesopotamia Township, 3 1?2 miles east of Middlefield.  The music will start 1 p.m. and run...

Middlefield - You are invited to come and listen to The Gospel Echoes Quartet in concert on Sunday, July 24 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. Bring a friend, a lawn chair and be ready for a wonderful, relaxing evening of good old tunes under the...

On July 10th, the Shamrock Shakers enjoyed an outing, canoeing on the Cuyahoga River.  The members and their guests met at Camp Hi Canoe Livery and were dropped off for the 7 mile trip.  All participants made it safety off the river with only 1 canoe tipping over.  It...

Vendors Wanted For Freedom Day Register Today Spaces are now available for crafters, artisans and musicians for the Freedom Day Picnic and Celebration. Show your skills on August 21. For information call Jim (330)527-2855 or John (330)527-4094. Balloon-A-Fair Seeks Vendors & Exhibitors Register Today The Ravenna Balloon A-Fair is seeking craft vendors, exhibitors, food...

Windham – Two-and-a-half years ago the Bicentennial Committee was formed looking to put on the biggest party Windham has ever seen.  Residents and nonresidents alike jumped on board to help make it a commemorative event. They set a budget of $40,000 and started the fundraising efforts. They held Parties...

Mantua - The sun shone brightly on Saturday as approximately sixty-five artisans displayed their creations along East Prospect Street during the 3rd Annual “Art On The Hill” festival.  The event, co-ordinated by the Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corpororation, included a variety of art as well as pony rides, face painting...

Ravenna - This weekend the southwest side of Ravenna will be a happening place as the Quarter Scale Auto Club (QSAC) racers from all over the country will converge on Freddie’s Hobbies to race their quarter scale vehicles on his track. (Quarter scale race cars are approximately 1?4 the...

Vendors Wanted For Freedom Day Register Today Spaces are now available for crafters, artisans and musicians for the Freedom Day Picnic and Celebration. Show your skills on August 21. For information call Jim (330)527-2855 or John (330)527-4094. Newton Falls Community Yard Sale Register Now Start planning now!! The Newton Falls 4th annual citywide yard...

Garrettsville - Just in case you haven’t perused the Book of Genesis lately--Chapters 37 through 47--you might want to attend the Curtains Up Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”  It’ll give you a whole new perspective on this segment of...

Nelson Twp. - Prior to their regularly scheduled July 6th meeting, the Nelson Township Trustees reviewed and passed the 2012 budget that had been presented by Dave Finney at the June 15th meeting. After a review of the prior meeting minutes, Dave Finney presented the June bank reconcilliation and warrants...

Burton - In these days when good customer service is hard to find, David and Mary Anne Lamppert are keeping the concept alive and well at Hill Hardware.  Hill Hardware is a place where people who want to fix things can go to find the parts they need.  Items...

Garrettsville - The First Annual 5K Run /1 Mile Walk for kids cancer research was a smashing success as the Summerfest committee presented a check for $2450 to Friends of Melana. The $2450 presented was the proceeds from this year’s race and will be used to fund research for...

Hear ye, hear ye! The Land of Avaloch awaits thee! Leave your 21st century cares at the gate and immerse yourself in the enticing 13th century where you may be escorted safely on your way by a brave knight, guided along the path with helpful whisperings of a friendly faerie,...

Portage County - As always, the office of the Portage County Board of Commissioners remains hopping with activity.  The tax budget awaits public review as well as the slashing of fiscal reality.  Of course the final budget will not take shape until December. The Board has recently made appointments of...

Windham - This year’s summer reading club for kids at the Windham branch of the Portage County District Library is a hands-on garden club. The youth service Librarian Michele McGing wanted to teach children about raising their own food. McGing was able to enlist the help of student volunteers...

Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled July meeting at the town hall. The meeting was brought to order by chairman Dann Timmons who announced changes in the format of the meeting. Due to complaints from residents, the minutes will no longer be read aloud, however...

Newton Falls - The reunion was held June 17th at Faces Down Under in Newton Falls. This brought back memories because in 1956 the Manos Theatre stood where Faces is now located. After a period of socializing, all gathered at their tables for prayer given by Jim Paisley.In remembrance, names...

Recently the Boston Globe did a story titled “Mommy Juice: Pushing alcohol on stressed parents” that has started a bit of controversy. The US wine markets are starting to see an increase in new wine labels that explicitly call out “mommy” on the label. For example, I recently had...

So...there’s this big birthday party at my house, see...first big event here since Christmas, see...significant birthday, see.  Oy, oy, oy...such a party!So, the party is to be utilizing the park-like backyard and the covered porch and the custom deck and the flagstone patio and the flood-lit arbor (I told...

The James A Garfield Class of “1961” celebrated their 50th class reunion at Roby Lee’s Restaurant in Newton Falls on Saturday June 18th. There were 63 in attendance, 38 of those being classmates. Each classmate received a certificate of congratulation from the Superintendent, Charles Klamer and the Board...

The Trumbull County 4-H program is hosting a summer camp from July 31 – August 6 and all youth are invited to attend.  The summer camp will be held at Camp Whitewood in Ashtabula County and campers do not need to be 4-H members – all youth age 9-14...

Burton - Herbert Hoover once said “The supreme purpose of history is a better world.”  As each generation grows older, history does become more important as it connects us to our roots and grounds us in our present.  Northeast Ohio is full of history and one such historic place...

Mantua - Sign up now to Run, Pedal and Paddle to support trails and conservation! Presented by the Portage Park District Foundation, the Headwaters Adventure Race is a fun event that starts and ends at Buchert Park in Mantua Village and features a 2-mile run on the Headwaters Trail,...

Windham - The Windham Board of Education (BOE) voted at their latest meeting to withdraw from the Portage Trail Conference (PTC) effective in 2013-2014 school year. The district will enter the Northeast Athletic Conference (NAC) which is comprised of small schools like Lordstown, Bristol, Southington, and Maplewood. Superintendent Gregg...

Geauga County - The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally funded program designed to assist eligible Ohioans meet the cost of summer cooling. The Summer Crisis Program assists households with at least one member age 60 or older, or one member with a medical condition that would benefit...