Eric Hollinger joins The Middlefield Banking Company as Senior VP – Commercial Lending
Middlefield - The Middlefield Banking Company today announced the hiring of Eric P. Hollinger as Senior Vice President – Commercial Lending. In this role, Mr. Hollinger will focus on the needs of small businesses in Geauga and Lake Counties. “The addition of Eric Hollinger reflects our commitment to adding well recognized professionals who share our focus on developing and expanding...
Despite Weather, 50th Annual Ox Roast A Success
Mantua - This year’s 50th Annual Ox Roast Fair the weekend of July 19-21 at St. Joseph’s in Mantua was a wonderful event despite some weather challenges. The severe heat and humidity of the week lifted late Friday, Saturday morning’s showers didn’t deter our 5K participants, and even the downpour later didn’t chase away all the visitors. Although the...
Mantua Rotary Farmer’s Market
Mantua - On July 27th at 10:30 in the morning the Farmer’s Market held a Fresh Fruit Pie Contest. Only fruit ripe in July could be used to make a pie. The pie filling and crust had to be made from scratch. There were two categories: the Best Tasting pie, and the Best Looking pie. The following celebrities were...
Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians are gearing up for more activities on their very busy calendar. It’s never too early to begin thinking about the fall fund-raiser, the website project, the quest for new members, the Santa Claus delivery night, Family Week, even the Four-Way Speech Competition next spring. Possibly new on the list: sponsorship of a hole in the Jeremy Collins Foundation...
Free Water Monitoring
Streetsboro - Concerned Citizens Ohio/Shalersville Free Water Monitoring is again offered the first Sunday in August, August 4, at 3:15 P.M. at the Eagles Meeting Hall on Route 14 in Streetsboro, and right across the street from the K Mart. (9052 State Route 14, Unit D, Streetsboro.) Citizens who would like to have their water tested for total dissolved solids,...
Dr. Neely Establishes his Family Practice in Garrettsville
Garrettsville - The (new) doctor will see you now. Timothy R. Neely, DO, established his family practice at 8:30am Thursday, August 1, 2013 at University Hospitals’ Garrettsville Family Medicine. Fresh from his residency at Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Dr. Neely is seeing the former patients of Armelle Jemmy-Noufo, MD, whose last day at the practice was Wednesday. Dr....
Middlefield Summerfest was a Success
Middlefield - When one thinks of a Summerfest they think of blue skies, a balmy 80°, food, live entertainment and just good ole fun, and that was just what the committee for Middlefield Summerfest had in mind when they planned the event. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans. Cloudy skies blanketed the area Saturday, along with on and off...
Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary reflected on a number of things at their most recent meeting in the Hiram College Dining Hall. To wit : Jim Irwin’s account of the Tall Ships event in Cleveland sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cleveland—interesting but HOT. Local flooding…with pictures on cell phones, natch…and recollections of other flood events. Discussion of the names of those with some interest...
Rep. Clyde Announces Funds for Statewide Evaluation by Ravenna Group $125,000 awarded for Ohio Dept. of Developmental Disabilities Program Study
State Rep. Kathleen Clyde (D-Kent) announced today that the state has released $125,000 for the Institute on Outcome Analysis in Ravenna. The funds will be used to evaluate the impact of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) “Employment First” pilot program. The Institute on Outcome Analysis is headed by Dr. Robert Cimera, Associate Professor of Lifespan Development and Educational...
Mantua Village Garden Club To Meet
The Mantua Village Garden Club will meet on Monday, August 5, at noon. After a pot luck luncheon, and short business meeting, we will tour Dean Olson’s beautiful flower gardens. We welcome those who are interested, to join us. Contact Diane Lottig at 330-274-2868 for meeting location and further details. The MVGC would like to thank everyone who stopped by...
Streetsboro Quilt Guild Seeks Entries for Fall Show
Streetsboro - The Streetsboro Quilt Guild is preparing for its 31st annual judged quilt show to be held at the Faith Baptist Church in Streetsboro on October 4th and 5th. The public is invited to enter items in this show. Items can be quilts of any size, wearable quilted items or other quilted art pieces. Although this is a...
Literary Music Club News
The Literary Music Club (LMC) met on July 19th for our monthly meeting. Our hostess were Barbara Hill and Margaret Lappert. They used a patriotic theme in red, white and blue. Members brought a covered dish of picnic type food. They had hamburgers and hot dogs. Our attendance was as usual, except for Alma Jones who never misses, I hope...
Friends of the Garrettsville Library Book Sale
The Friends of the Garrettsville Library announce a book sale (in the meeting room) at the Garrettsville Branch of the Portage County District Library on Friday, August 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. members only sale, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. public sale; and Saturday, August 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Saturday from 3 p.m....
Middlefield Village Farmers Market is in Full Swing
For two consecutive Saturdays, shoppers have enjoyed the opportunity to purchase locally produced goods such as Amish grown produce, fresh bakery, jams and jellies, kettle corn, fresh-squeezed lemonade as well as sample free delicious grilled goods prepared by UH chefs at the Middlefield Farmers Market in Mineral Lake Park. Amish vendor Chris Fisher of D & S Organic Produce says,...
Sirna’s Market Opens in Auburn Township
Auburn Township - Sirna’s Farm, located at 19009 Ravenna Road, recently opened its market for the season and will continue to be open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through October. Established in 2001, the market is designed to give residents of northeast Ohio increased access to local, healthy and affordable food. Starting as a pop-up tent used...
Roy Rogers Jr. to be Grand Parade Marshal at Middlefield Summer Fest
Middlefield - This Saturday, July 27 promises to be a full day of pure fun with more than 100 local businesses, organizations and individuals taking part. It all begins early with the Amish Buggy Classic 5K Race. An Amish-driven buggy actually leads the 100 plus runners at the starting line. At 11 a.m. the entertainment begins with “The PopTarts” performing...
Annual Antique Power & Steam Exhibition
Burton - The Historical Engine Society will be holding their 43rd Annual Antique Power and Steam Exhibition July 26, 27, 28, 2013, at the Geauga County Historical Society’s Century Village Museum in Burton , Ohio . On display will be demonstrations of various types of antique machinery, such as steam engines, stationary and portable gas engines, tractors, excavating and...
Kelly Miller Circus in Middlefield
Middlefield - The Kelly Miller Circus will be in Middlefield July 24th & 25th, with two shows each day. The shows are 4:30 and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 2 to 12 years old. Under 2 years old are free. Everyone is invited to come out and watch the animals being unloaded and...
Newton Falls Public Library has Mango Languages
Newton Falls - Getting ready to take a trip abroad this summer or in the fall? Children and teens looking for something to do before the school year begins again? Or simply wishing you knew how to speak another language? The Newton Falls Public Library has Mango Languages, an online self-directed language instruction focusing on everyday conversational skills and...
“Cloudburst” aka The Hundred Year Flood
Garrettsville - Well, wasn’t it just! The heavens opened and at least some of us got a taste of the other end of the spectrum. If having several feet of water in the basement or watching the backyard doghouse swirling down the street doesn’t qualify as a premature look at a fate to be devoutly avoided, I don’t know...
Garrettsville United Methodist Church Chinese Auction – Summerfest 2013 Winners
Sam Hawkins - Wine Basket Lynette Kehoe - Longaberger Goodie Basket #1 Donna Chinn - Summer Fun Basket #1 Jean Reichelderfer - Eat Your Way Around Garrettsville #1 Chris Coz - Longaberger Goodie Basket #2 Gwen Dickerhoof - Breakfast Basket Rose Carnahan - Eat Your Way Around Garrettsville #2 Cynthia Yoxall- Aveeno Basket Sandy Bray - Alpaca Basket Denise Ellerhorst - Finch Bird Gift Basket Cissy Raab - Pet...
St. Ambrose Chicken Dinner Festival Winners
And the winners are… Everyone who attended last weekend’s Chicken Dinner Festival went home a winner (or at least with the satisfaction of having a delicious meal.) However, there are some who went home with a little bit more. Congratulations to all the following winners: $1,000.00 cash First Prize Jan Riffle $ 200.00 cash Second Prize Betsy Dunn $ 100.00 cash Third Prize ...
Rain Doesn’t Stop Summerfest
Garrettsville - SummerFest went off without a hitch, in spite of the threatening weather all weekend. Folks came prepared for the rain and kept their eyes on the sky and their hands on an umbrella. Even though the skies were threatening all weekend, it seemed like there was an invisible dome over the village, as it saw very little...
Area Police Receive Specialized Training in Hiram
Hiram - Recently, Officers from Hiram Mantua, Garrettsville, Windham, Aurora and Portage County Sheriff’s Office had the opportunity to participate in specialized firearms training and driving simulator training from the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy (OPOTA). Interestingly enough, so did I. Before you jump to conclusions, picturing an untrained clutz like me wielding a firearm, let me state that, although...
No Reservations Required!
Celebrate the anniversary of the 1969 landing of the first men on the Moon by viewing it through our great telescope. The observatory will be open on Saturday, July 20th from about 9:30 to 11:00 PM (may be open a little early since the Moon will be full and bright). When the sky becomes darker we will also take...
Mantua’s Art & Wine Festival This Weekend
Mantua - If you’re looking for a fun and unusual way to spend your Saturday, check out Art on the Hill in Mantua. Each year, local and regional artisans come together on a chosen day each July to line both sides of East Prospect Street in the Village of Mantua to sell their handmade art. This year, that day...
Spangler to lead Rainbow Assembly for Fall 2013 Term
West Farmington - Haley Spangler, daughter of Jim & Starr Spangler, of W. Farmington, Ohio, was installed to lead the W. Farmington Rainbow Assembly #116 of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls as Worthy Advisor during its fall term. Haley has chosen “Time Flies; Capture the Moment” as her theme for the term. Her projects for the term...
Newton Falls Schoolmates Reunion
Newton Falls - The Newton Falls Schoolmates and Friends 94th Reunion was celebrated June 15tg at DeVieste’s Banquet Room in Warren, with 374 people in attendance. Welcoming the schoolmates were: Connie Swartz Ansley, Jenny Gordon Clark, Diane Winters Coss, Kathy Rudolph Fowler, Jackie Hrenko Kanaan, Kathy Kezele Lewis and Louise and Wendell Montgomery, all members of the class of...
Headwaters Adventure Race Set for July 13 in Mantua
Registration is still open for the Headwaters Adventure Race on July 13, 8:00 a.m. in Mantua Village. The Portage Park District Foundation is presenting this fun(d)raiser for supporting trail maintenance and conservation projects. The event starts at Buchert Park and includes a 2-mile run on the Headwaters Trail, a 10-mile bike ride on rural roads to Camp Hi Canoe...
Garrettsville Summerfest Contest Winners
Car or Cash Raffle Grand Prize - Mark Ellerhorst iPad 4 - Yevette Summers Gas House Grill - Colleen Shukys Garrettsville Idol Adult Idol - Kristen Zappola Teen Idol - Jasmine Nevarez Youth Idol - Lexi Smith Coloring Contest Hope Bloom Owen Bass Emma Bass Essay Contest Keldan Holm Kylie Greenberg Evelyn West Rebecca Sopher Scavenger Hunt 1st: David Quick 2nd: Debora Chinn 3rd: Stephanie Juzkew, Stephany McMiloen & Kimmy Wampler Cornhole Tournaments Competitive Division: Gary Lewis, Ron Kugel Social Division: Marvin &...
