Iva Walker
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
The new, Cal’s II meeting place for the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club is proving popular and conducive to getting things accomplished. Those things at the May 19, 2014 meeting include :
Planning for the presentation of a wreath at the cemetery on Memorial Day
Invitation to celebration of Dr. Lynn Newman’s steadfast ...
Bookmark THIS!
Garrettsville - The Friends of the Garrettsville Library (PCDL) met recently—May 13—to confirm the dates of the next Big Book Sale, which will be held from June 16 to June21. Monday , June 16 from 4:00 to 7:00 will be the Preview Event for Friends members ( to pick...
Urgent!
Well, now, THERE was a week!
Elections on Tuesday. It was heartening to see that our precinct (Garrettsville A) was up over the prediction of the Board of Elections, not much, but every little bit helps. I think that Garrettsville B was over too but I didn’t check. It’s also...
They did it again!
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Marching Pride has been having a spring banquet since the year 2000 and this year was no exception, a great evening of awards and recognition…and some pretty fair food, prepared by Guido’s Catering and presented through the good offices of Marianne Norris and...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary, at their meeting on May 12, 2014, entertained Ms Evelyn West as an applicant for attendance at this summer’s RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award)activity to be held in June at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea. She is a participant in Interact, does volunteer work at the James A....
A ground-breaking!
Garrettsville - Six shiny, brand-new TRUPER shovels. Hard hats. A pile of dirt brought in and lined up especially for the occasion. Students, educators & administrators, township trustees, construction officials dignitaries interested citizens. Photo opportunities—with or without dirt—of all sorts. A backdrop of soil on the move, big machines,...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club met at Cal’s II on Monday, May 5, 2014, inducting two new members, Trish Danku and Ted Lysiak. The ceremony included a short exposition of the significance and activities of Rotary, both local and worldwide. Rotarians and their works are admired and emulated in the...
Mad Medicine
Open your mouth and say , “Aaaah”
Do physicians even DO that any more? Well, according to an item in the Akron Beacon-Journal, you should not hand over your money before the doc sticks anything in your mouth. That’s because some researchers at New York University have discovered an absolutely...
PeopleTreeStrong!
Garrettsville - There will be a benefit concert in conjunction with an art and craft silent auction on Saturday, May 17 from 6:30 to 9:00 at the Garrettsville United Methodist Church. The goal of the People Tree's fire fund is to aid those merchants and employees affected by the...
Vegan Bar-B-Que
Once, many years ago, I ran across a book with the title, Hollywood Is A Kosher Nutburger. I think that I read it but who knows. At any rate, it struck me that it was a fine shorthand for “This place is nuts!”
Well, the news lately—internet, the comics, the...
J.A. Garfield Historical Society News
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Historical Society met on April 21, 2014 in the historic Mott Building for a full slate of official business and some interesting highlights.
Ed Perdian made a cameo appearance to propose an activity that the group might consider offering during SummerFest this year: a...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville - Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians met at their new venue at Cal’s II at noon on Monday, April 28, 2014; it was a good meeting, model for many more.
Ted Lysiak reported that the construction of the new intermediate school is—so far—on track to be completed as scheduled, on August 20. ...
Twentieth Century Club News
Garrettsville - The Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville met on April 24, 2014, at Cal’s II in the Sky Plaza for the annual Spring Party. This will close the club year until the Summer Outing in July or August.
Members and guests were graciously welcomed by outgoing president, Carol Torda; member Jane...
J.A. Garfield Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2014
Garrettsville - A select but cheerful crowd was in attendance at the James A. Garfield Schools Hall of Fame celebration on Saturday, April 26, 2014. The Middle School Jazz Band and the High School Jazz Band provided preprandial (Look it up; it means “before a meal”) musical selections...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville - April 14 ~ Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club moves to new location, time. Beginning on April 21, the club will be trying out a change to meeting at noon in Cal’s II to accommodate today’s busier schedules and altered commercial circumstances. Give it a try.
The president-elect, Delores McCumbers spoke...
Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys…and Girls!!!
Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys…and Girls!!!
This is no time to be falling into disputes that could derail the downtown reconstruction efforts before they get truly off of the ground.
#GarrettsvilleStrong has been up front about the purpose of the financial efforts being made from the very beginning. It’s all about...
O Spring
O.K., it’s Thursday, this must be springtime.
Holy cow! What a wild one! Haul out the long johns, Maudie, the daffodils done froze! And what does the Old Farmer say? Not much. But you’ll be happy to know that on April 18, 2009, Aaron Caissie set a world record by...
Spoiler Alert
This is about the Portage County Park District, first in what will probably be a series of rants.
Portage County DOES HAVE a park district. CATCH : Over 800 A of the land comprising the district are currently inaccessible because of a lack of funds. The budget has been severely...
Garfield Hall of Fame
It’s that time again. The Garfield Hall of Fame is coming up on April 26 and the Class of 2014 is being announced. Ticket for the dinner and awards ceremony are available to the public. Call Sheri Johnson 330-527-5384.
The honorees for 2014 are :
*Faber A. (Rusty) Kearney, ’76...
Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians have continued discussions on the Great Buckeye Block Fire in Garrettsville, the effects and the future actions that could be taken by both the local group and Rotarians across the district who wish to make contributions. Any funds raised will likely be channeled through the 6630 District...
Rebuilding Prayers
Garrettsville - A full complement of Pastors and Elders from houses of worship across the Garrettsville area, came together with members of the public on Friday, April 11 to join in seeking guidance and help in the renewal, rebuilding and restoration of the business district and the community affected...
April Showers
April showers bring May flowers, eh?
Somebody alert the providers of floral items. They’re either going to be left twiddling their thumbs because the general public is inundated by blooms of exotic sizes and descriptions springing up along every highway and by-way or their own backyards…or…there will be wholesalers of...
Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club will be moving its time and venue for meetings to Cal’s II at 12:00p.m. Yet to be decided is whether it will be on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday on a permanent basis. Check it out and get involved with an active, community-oriented group seeking new...
The Mishler Miracle
Garrettsville - So that the Mishlers may gain a respite from questioning, here’s the skinny on the only structure left totally standing after the “Buckeye Block Fire” on March 22.
It was constructed in the 1920’s or ‘30’s as a replacement for an earlier building—wooden, 2-storey, adjacent to the Buckeye...
Out Like A Lamb?
Out like a lamb? Maybe a drippy-wet lamb. Maybe a lamb looking up at the occasional flurries and possible thunderstorms lurking in the wings next week. Baaaa! Enjoy it while you can. Quoting The Old Farmer’s Almanac here, “Showers often; the earth softens. Sunny and sweet. Watch out for...
Garrettsville is Open For Business
Holy Schmoley! Flames leaping up from the north side of the downtown commercial district. Customers clutching purchases being hustled past the cash registers by some of G-Ville’s finest who’d just received word that “Town’s on fire!” Proprietors hoping against hope to save their goods and their livelihoods…in vain all...
Misguided Cats
Maplewood, beware!
I’m thinking that the cats—at least some of them—need occupational/vocational counseling.
One of the guys(It’s always the guys)apparently thinks that he is a watchcat, protecting us all from dangerous gray tiger cats out on the back porch. He pays no attention at all to the calico incipiently-maternal feline that...
Gone…. GONE…. GONE!
The first department store in Portage County (Chic & Shabby/the Root Store)transformed into a source for home decorating with a distinctive touch…a craftsman fascinated by and devoted to clocks… a fledgling lawyer, an experienced attorney…the Barber of G-Ville…lawn and garden equipment gurus…a quilt shop drawing craft persons from all...
School Construction Project Update
The Campus of Excellence Oversight Committee met on March 20, 2014 in the James A. Garfield Middle School to receive information and updates on the momentous project under way in the district, moving the Intermediate School to the main campus, thus gathering all the parts of the system—Elementary, Intermediate,...
J.A. Garfield Historical Society News
Garrettsville - The March 17 meeting of the James A. Garfield Historical Society was preceded by an open house coinciding with the St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Garrettsville and a number of visitors were welcomed to view the collections in the historic Mott Building.
The assembled members read through and...
