Check on aging parents this summer…
Dear Editor I urge families to take a potentially life-saving action during June, National Safety Month, by conducting safety checks of their aging parents’ homes. Nearly 20 million seniors visit emergency rooms every year with many of these injuries caused by home accidents. ER doctors recommend that senior’s homes are checked for potential safety hazards at least once a year. To make...
Rockin’ to Rebuild at Garrettsville Summerfest
Dear Residents, Warm weather is finally here and that means it is time to think about summer and the Garrettsville Summerfest. Last# year’s Summerfest was a huge success and it could not have been achieved without you -- our Summerfest supporters. Despite the devastating fire that destroyed part of our downtown district, this will have no effect on Summerfest #10 which...
Two very nice ladies stopped to help…
Dear Editor My car and I ended up in a ditch on Rt 700 last Tuesday. The car was at such an angle that I couldn`t get out. Two very nice ladies stopped to help. The one gave me her hand to pull me out of the car and she directed traffic. The other woman was able to get...
Thank you for supporting me…
Dear Editor The election is over and as your re –elected Geauga County Auditor, I want to thank all of the great Geauga residents who continue to lend support and have great confidence in what my office and I do for you. I will continue to work very hard to protect your tax dollars and make sure that our local...
I would like to extend my appreciation for all the kind and generous people…
Dear Editor: I would like to extend my appreciation for all the kind and generous people that made the Rose's Rescue Pasta 4 Paw a huge success. So many were involved I wish we could thank you all in person. There are the generous people and merchants that donated such wonderful gifts for raffle, those that donated money and food...
Thank You
Kiwanis of the Western Reserve wishes to thank everyone who came out to support our spaghetti dinner held at Hiram College on April 11th. We also would like to thank Hiram College & AVI Foodsystems, plus all of the volunteers who helped set up, serve, and clean up! We raised 689.00 for the Garrettsville Strong fund and 357.00...
Thank you Iva Walker
Thank you for your very thoughtfully written column this week in the Villager. In my humble opinion you were able to express what we the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors communicated in our Mission Statement regarding the use of funds from, and the creation of the GarrettsvilleStrong fund. With your wonderful ability, you clearly defined our purpose and...
Now we fight back with prayers and hope…
Garrettsville Strong When there’s a fire that shakes our faith, and we see the pain and tears of the people who lost everything. Now we fight back with prayers and hope. We see the people coming together like a town. But more like a family. We see the hope to all those who were hurt. So we put our arms...
Thank You
We, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Garrettsville Post 5067, would like to express our deepest and heartfelt appreciation for the well-written article regarding the National Vietnam Veteran’s Day in the March 28th edition of The Villager. With all that occurred that week regarding the terrible loss in our village, it was truly an “above and beyond” endeavor in journalism....
Thank You
The words “Thank You” do not seem adequate enough to express our gratitude to the hundreds of people who have helped the Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard since the fire. The outpouring of support we have received from all over northeastern Ohio has been nothing short of amazing. From neighboring food banks, school districts, churches, civic organizations, corporations, police departments,...
An Outpouring of Support
After a couple of manic weeks of exciting highs, disappointing lows, small victories and exasperating stone walls, we have re-opened our law office 8108 Main Street in Garrettsville. As devastating as the fire was, we are grateful for what we have been able to recover from what was once our office. While the outpouring of support has been gratifying there...
Together We Can Rebuild Main Street Garrettsville Strong
On behalf of the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, I would like to address some of the rumors being spread in our community. Absolutely NO payments/payouts/monies/etc. have been dispersed from either the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce’s account, or the GarrettsvilleStrong fund. NO disbursements of any kind will occur until firm guidelines have been put in place...
