Michelle Zivoder

The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the Chamber Fall Festival & Chili Cookoff for its second year, set to take place on Saturday, October 21, from 11 am to 3 pm on Buckeye Block in downtown Garrettsville. Building on the success of last...

In a thrilling twist, the Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard (NGCC) is set to host a unique and interactive murder mystery fundraiser that promises an evening of suspense, intrigue, and delectable dining. This year’s event, produced by Curtains Up Theatre, will be “A Pep Rally To Die For," and takes...

Garrettsville - On Saturday, October 8th the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce held their first annual Fall Festival and Chili Cook-off on the Buckeye Block in downtown Garrettsville. Included in this event was a Scarecrow Pagent in which area businesses, students and teachers from the James A Garfield School District...

Garrettsville - On Saturday afternoon the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce closed out their Car Cruise season with the final cruise held at the Garfield Plaza. Cars began arriving Saturday morning and by the height of the show, over 300 vehicles filled spaces from Dairy Queen over to the Charles...

Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce honored its Class of 2022 scholarship recipients this past Wednesday during its June meeting. Pictured above (left to right) are Chamber President Laura Esposito, Jon Hundzsa, Principal Kathleen Kisabeth, Superintendent Ted Lysiak and Zoe Turner. (not pictured is Riley LaPorte). Each...

Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce board met earlier in January to set the organizational calender and appoint officers for the coming year.  After reviewing operating expenses for 2021 the board moved forward with discussion of events for 2022. The following have been scheduled: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration --...

Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met in a hybrid manner on Wednesday, January 20th for the annual organizational meeting. The 2021 membership packets have been mailed and are due back by February 15th. If you have not received a packet, please contact the chamber...

The Weekly Villager, in conjunction with the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce, is looking for “The Villager of The Year”.   As we all dealt with the ever changing world of Covid in 2020, we saw the best (and sadly, sometimes worst) of people.  Some just dealt with things, moved...

Higgeldy piggeldySanta on Christmas EveSleigh full of starlight,A-twinkle his eyes. Santa’s voice worships theGlittering quietude,Spreading good cheerAs he crosses the sky. Garrettsville - The Garfield PTO in partnership with the Garfield Middle School Beta Club have announced their first annual Holiday Hunt! Clues will be hidden within the uniquely painted window...

Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce was notified this week that Santa and many of his elves are on pre-Christmas travel restrictions through Christmas Eve, which means that he will not be making his annual appearance at the clock tower lighting. Upon hearing from Santa, the chamber...

Sandra J. Koharchik, 72 years of age, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 28, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Mark and Mary (Germack) Sinden. On February 27, 1965, she married Joseph Koharchik and...

The Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard is thankful for the monetary support and food donations we have been receiving.  Your support has allowed us to make a tremendous impact in the JAG community.  Working with the Akron Canton Foodbank and local retailers, we have been able to stretch these funds...

The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce is helping to support our member businesses that have been forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering gift cards. If you normally dine out or shop at a local establishement, purchase a gift card today for use later  ~  all proceeds from...

Given the uncertainty and rapidly changing nature of the environment,  many small businesses are doing thier best to determine the services that can be offered.  The Villager companies (Weekly Villager, Villager Emporium and Villager Printing) are family-owned and operated and the health of our families and our employees are the...

Garrettsville - The board of directors for the Garrettsville area chamber of commerce met last week to set the 2020 schedule of events and establish membership rates for the upcoming year. New for this year was the addition of a home-based business category. The board feels that many home-based...

Welcome to 2020! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday filled with family, friends, love and laughter. Entering into the new year, I wanted to take a moment to thank you, our readers, for making the choice to pick up The Villager each week, reading our articles on-line...

It’s the time of year when newspapers thicken with sales circulars and holiday advertisements. Consumers looking to beat the hustle and bustle and steer clear of the crowds this year may want to pay attention to local businesses in lieu of trekking to nearby shopping malls. On Saturday, November 30th,...

Garrettsville - On Saturday, October 12th Garrettsville’s Main Street will become a crime scene and we are looking for detectives to solve the murder.  Join the actors of Garrettsville’s Curtains Up Theatre at Cellar Door Coffee Company as they set the stage for murder.  Doors open at  4 pm, appetizers and...

Garrettsville - What’s not to like about a pancake breakfast – hot buttered pancakes smothered in real maple syrup!! To make things even better, the proceeds from these all-you-can eat breakfasts will benefit the Garrettsville Farmers’ Market “Farms to Families Program” and the Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard!! Thanks to...

“Nothing is given; everything is earned.” stated Coach Andy Olesky last Friday night and no words could ever ring truer. The No.2-seeded G-Men made their way to the Warren Division III District championship where they beat out the No.1-seeded, and previously unbeaten, Leavittsburg LaBrae, 58-56 in a game...

Garrettsville - On January 26 the newly formed Regional Economic Development Committee held their first meeting. Led by Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce president (and JAG Superintendent) Ted Lysiak, committee members included Nelson trustee Joe Leonard, Windham trustee Larry Kuhlman, Garrettsville council members Tom Hardesty, Debbie...

Garrettsville - On March 22, 2014 the historic village of Garrettsville lost over 120 years of history and many businesses in one afternoon. Lots of theories, speculations and ideas exist about what should be done with the now-vacant property. Some expected new construction right away yet what many have...