Iva Walker
Look!!! Up In The Sky!!!
Remember that one?
“Look !!! Up in the sky !! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! “It’s Superman !!!”
Nah, never mind, It’s not Superman, it’s...
Twentieth Century Club News
The October 6, 2022 meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville took place at the home of Joyce Fashing, with Karen Ziarko serving...
‘Fraid This Is IT
Ya got yer Full Hunter’s Moon. (The last big full moon was the Harvest Moon, you know, like as in–hum along, now, “Shine on,...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club met on October 10, 2022 in Cal’s II, Sky Plaza, Garrettsville at high noon to deal with many topics.
One of them...
Cats Pajamas?
Well, not just yet.
You won’t see the Porch Kitties in long johns real soon, but it won’t be for lack of their pointing out...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Reverse Raffle! Coming up November 2, 2022 ! Principal fund raiser for the Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram ! Major topic for the October 3,...
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Sing a song of sixpencePocket full of ryeFour-and-twenty blackbirdsBaked in a pieWhen the pie was openedThe birds began to singWasn’t that a dainty dish...
James A Garfield Historical Society News
All Christmas Walk, all of the time. That’s the gist of the September 19, 2022 meeting of the James A. Garfield Historical Society, for...
We’ve Been Sentenced To…
Finally ! A national observance I can, as an educator, relate to. I mean, I can serve as a fine example on April Fool’s...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary was hard at work once again at Cal’s II, Sky Plaza, Garrettsville on Monday, September 19, 2022, with these items on their...
Strike Up The Band!
Ever been to a band show? You ought to try getting to at least one. They are something else. If you are not into...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Back at their usual stomping grounds, the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club rocked the usual array of topics, including :
*Updates on sponsorship for the upcoming Reverse...
No Ferris Wheel For Me
But I did check out the rest –or most of–the Lorain County Wellington Fair. Did observe the big wheel but saw no hanky-panky (as...
Twentieth Century Club News
A sort of adventurous normality characterized the responses to membership roll call at the August 19, 2022 meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of...
All’s Fair In…Maybe Not
Well, it is “Fair Time”, and any number of things go on there, except…. I always try to get to at least one fair...
A Few Good Men!
It’s not just for the Marines, ya know.
The Masons have been seeking good men, here in Garrettsville and around the world, for quite some...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The August 8, 2022 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club covered business in short takes and topics. This included a mention of the still-delayed...
Cancel The Obit!
Rumors of my demise have been wildly overwrought.
For the few of you who missed the News of the World, Nightly News, and MSNBC special...
Dog Days
Well, there all sorts of stories about why this part of the year is sometimes referred to as the “Dog Days”, most of them...
Nevermind…
As Roseanne Rosannadanna used to say on Saturday Night Live after her on-air diatribe turned out to be totally misdirected–”Never mind.”
Last week’s dramatic sports...
J.A. Garfield Historical Society News
The James A. Garfield Historical Society met on July 18, 2022, in the historic Mott Building in downtown Garrettsville to discuss a number of...
Alea jacta est
Or “Alea iacta est,”, if you are a Latin purist (I know you’re out there somewhere.). Mrs. Grissinger, my Latin teacher in 9th and...
No “Farmer In The Dell” Here
I’m thinkin’…. A rough estimate of the cost of the strawberries (2) that I have got so far, from the pots which I have...
A.P.B. — All Points Bulletin
This is one happenin’ place, by gummy.
The amazing rehabilitation/renovation/reconstruction/ remodeling of the eyesore on Maple Avenue is heading for the home stretch. It got...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
As the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary club sat down to lunch in Cal’s II, Sky Plaza, Garrettsville, their plates were full, literally and figuratively; to wit...
Green Sleeves…and shoes…and gloves….
Time for the annual–more or less–horticultural–slash–porch kitty–slash–stuff going on–report. All of you waiting with “bated breath” can relax now. (What is this “bated”? Any...
For “Old Times” Sake
That was the way it was…in Garrettsville, that is. The James A.Garfield Historical Society’s Oral History Day presentation was a hit. The panel of ...
J.A. Garfield Historical Society News
The James A. Garfield Historical Society met on April 18, 2022 to discuss a range of topics :
? Submission of an application/entry in a...
And Another Thing…
I keep discovering (Not through Spring Cleaning–perish the thought) more stuff to put out on the Big Community Yard/Garage Sale coming up in May...
Twentieth Century Club News
Ladies of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville met in the home of Leah Schultz, who was assisted in hostessing by vice president Patricia...