Iva Walker
Full Speed Ahead!
Garrettsville - The Campus of Excellence steering committee met on May 15 (third Thursday of the month, MS Library/Media Center) for a progress report...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
