Iva Walker
Mostly Miscellany
I hope that the various vendors, wandering wine-tasters and customers of all descriptions will have judged the recent “Sip & Shop on Main” event...
G-H Rotary News
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary held a lively meeting on July 29, 2024, featuring guest Rachelle Yarnell, a former member who reconnected with the group. The...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary News
The July 22, 2024 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary was a mix of somber reflection and celebration. The group mourned the loss of recent...
G-H Rotary News
Checks are still rolling in from the recent Golf Outing at SugarBush. Final touches on the TCMRT at the park—such as paving, benches, and...
“Over My Dead Body”
Or words to that effect....the topic of a recent program presented at the Freedom Historical Society on July 19, 2024 at their lovingly-restored Drakesburg...
G-H Rotary News
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club met on July 8, 2024, at Cal’s II in Sky Plaza, Garrettsville, to conduct several pieces of business. Final financials...
The hinges of where now?!
H-E-double toothpicks, you say? Wowzah! I guess so.
My car temperature reading was 92. My house all-purpose thermometer (date, time, indoor/outdoor air pressure, humidity) showed that...
Y? Y not!
Why not ? We are in real danger of losing the operation of the Garrettsville Family YMCA. This is NOT because of lack of...
G-H Rotary News
The June 10, 2024 meeting of the Garettsville-Hiram Rotary met to cover the following topics: The winner of the mural design competition was JAG...
G-H Rotary News
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary greeted the “unofficial opening” of Summer with official business concerning the selection of a design for the new mural, plans for a...
Head’s Up Bikers!
Naw, not you leatherjacket, totally-tattooed, scoff-law tough guys (and gals) who go roaring through wide spots in the road, hell-bent on scaring the beejeesus...
On Memorial Day
Can we talk HEROES ?...the ones we honor here today, who gave what Abraham Lincoln called their “last full measure of devotion” , the...
It’s All Relative!
Relatives , that is. Relatives and friends and neighbors and classmates and teachers and stray passers-by…we’re talkin’ OPEN here. Bud.
It is officially Open House...
G-H Rotary News
The May 20, 2024, meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club covered several key agenda items. The upcoming Golf Outing on June 21 was discussed,...
A Century Old Legacy: Celebrating the Ravenna Thursday Literary Club
There are birthdays…and there are BIRTHDAYS (Notice the capital B, et al.)
Recently, at the Reed Memorial Library, in the Haymaker Room downstairs, the Thursday...
Catastasis
Heck of a word, eh? Followed closely by catastrophe, catastrophism, catatonia and cat-a-wampus( next column in my Webster’s New World College Dictionary has catchpoll,...
Highlights from the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club’s May 6, 2024 meeting was characterized by engaging discussions covering a range of topics. These included plans for the upcoming...
Wet enough for ya?
Well, the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers. “ Right?That being so, my yard and everybody else’s for that matter, should be resembling...
G-H Rotary News
At the April 29, 2024 meeting, new member Renee Walker issued invitations to Garrettsville–Hiram Rotary Club for an Open House at Inn at the...
Aaaaand we’re off !
It’s that time of year again.
That time when Spring has–sorta–come but Winter makes occasional encore appearances, indoor sports are, basically, over and everybody heads...
The Disney Chronicles: Part II
Ever been on a bus or a similar crowded situation with “wound-up” young persons when singing (and other such expressions of high spirits) breaks...
Democracy, Disney and other March Madness
Anybody else remember that sort of current events/comedy show from back in the Dark Ages? “That Was The Week That Was”? Well, I just...
We’re off to see the Wizard… er the Mouse!
Heading off to the Magic Kingdom, or whatever they call it in Florida. I really don’t know, having never been there. I’m hoping that...
Teeing up for success: Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary’s golf outing a focus of...
On to the Golf Outing! That was the principal focus of the March 18, 2024 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club. Catering confirmation and...
20th Century Club explores the Hiram College Field Station
Continuing the year’s focus on local places and people of note, members of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville gathered on March 7, 2024...
Rotary Golf Outing at SugarBush Gears Up for June 21st
Preparations for the highly anticipated Rotary Golf Outing at SugarBush on June 21 are in full swing, with meticulous attention to details such as...
G-H Rotary continues planning for memorial trail
On February 19, 2024, Presidents’ Day marked the gathering of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary at Cal’s II in Sky Plaza, Garrettsville. Rutherford B. Hayes would...
Citizens Awaken!
It’s that time again – Ohio’s primary voting is scheduled for March 19 this year, so mark your calendars. Ensure your driver’s license is...
20th Century Club explores local history
The Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville convened on February 15, 2024, at the residence of Carol Smith, complete with valet parking. The purpose of...
Okay, how do I add a title?
One of the great mysteries of the digital age, as far as I am concerned. Actually, it is a question followed by another :...
