All About Aurora Drive-It-Yourself Tour
Aurora - FREE FAMILY FUN – Prizes, Giveaways and More! A fun FREE way to learn more about Aurora and surrounding area businesses. On Saturday, July 20, 2013 "Tour Stops" will be offering activities, freebies, discounts and much more. Simply print a map from our website www.AllAboutAurora.com and start your adventure! Once you have completed the required number of...
Fifth Annual Family Health & Safety Day
GEAUGA COUNTY – The fifth annual Family Health & Safety Day will be held at University Hospitals (UH) Geauga Medical Center, 13207 Ravenna Road in Chardon, on Saturday, July 13th from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. The free event promotes healthy living by providing wellness screenings and education in collaboration with the hospital’s many community partners. This year’s Family Health &...
Garrettsville’s C League is Ready for the OGSO Tournaments
Garrettsville - Garrettsville’s Girls C League is finishing up their regular season this week and will begin the first round of the Ohio Girls Softball Organization (OGSO) Tournaments the week of July 8, 2013. This year they have fielded three very talented teams, who anticipate going deep in the post-season play. The JAGS who currently are 14-0 (as of Sunday)...
Mantua Center School being considered as National Historic Place
Mantua - At a hearing in Columbus last Friday, the Ohio Historic Preservation Office approved a nomination for the Mantua Center School to be considered for addition to National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of properties recognized by the federal government as worthy of preservation for their local, state, or...
Woodsy’s: A World of Musical Wonder for 41 Years
Kent - Woodsy’s is a world of music for a world of musicians. Self-described as northeast Ohio’s largest independent, family-owned-and-operated music store, the business has been a fixture of downtown Kent for 41 years. Now, with its online sales, it’s a global phenomenon. President and owner Paul Braden says Woodsy’s is the kind of music store musicians love to find:...
Aurora’s Fourth of July Activities
Join us for the 29th Annual Aurora Fun Run! Choose from the 5K Run or the 1 Mile Walk/Run or do both! Run / walk takes place at Bicentennial Park, 115 East Pioneer Trail. Start times are: 5K Run - 8:30 a.m.; 1 Mile Run/Walk 8:00 a.m. Online registration is $17 for one race or $19 for both Race-Day registration is $20...
Hiram Celebrates with Old-Fashioned Fourth of July
Once again, Hiram will be celebrating the birth of our country with a good old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration. The festivities will kick off on July 3rd, at 7:30 pm with a concert and family fun at the Hiram College Football Field. Swifty the Clown will be on hand to make balloon animals for the kids. At 9:30, weather...
A Week of Fun in Newton Falls
Newton Falls - Beginning on June 30th, entertainment and fun begins in Newton Falls leading up to the grand finale -- an amazing firework display on July 4th. Listed below are highlights of what is sure to be a great time in Newton Falls. Entertainment at the Band Tent • June 30,2013 5:00-10:00 Satellite Radio • July 1, 2013 7:00-11:00 ...
Fun for the Families, Summer Youth Productions at Geauga Theater
The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild will present four youth productions which will showcase the hard work of students in the summer workshops. “Shrek the Musical” kicks off the youth performances with a comedic fairy tale directed by Patty Osredkar and performed by a talented cast of teens. Shrek, an ogre, sets out to reclaim his swamp from squatting, displaced...
Independence Day Music Celebration
Mantua - On Wednesday, July 3, 2013, Green Family Funeral Home will be hosting their semi-annual FREE OUTDOOR INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT. The event will begin at 7:00 P.M. on the grounds of the funeral home, located at the corner of State Route 44 & Pioneer Trail, Mantua Township. The Garretttones will be sharing a variety of musical hits, both instrumental...
Newton Falls Perennial Garden
Newton Falls - Kiwanis Club of Newton Falls would like to thank several donors who helped us create the perennial garden at the corner of Broad and Center Streets. Newton Falls TOPS donated 17 perennials after their plant sale. Mayor Lyle Waddell donated time, labor and water as we set up our garden. Susan Holub and Chris Drake donated...
Garfield Historical Society Receives Grant
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Historical Society has been awarded a grant from the Hiram Community Trust. The grant is titled “Preserving Our Community’s Past, Present, and Future Pride. Funds provided by the grant will be used to purchase the hardware and software needed to inventory and archive items and documents. This will make information more readily available...
Literary Music Club News
Nelson Twp - Literary Music Club (LMC) held their meeting on June 12 at Nelson Community Center. The hostess’ were Billie English and Marguerite Strawman. Thanks ladies, everything was nice. Our program was wedding cake decorating by Mary Leggett. Some members brought their wedding pictures. This was interesting; my, how we change in looks over the years. On Friday June 14th...
Garfield Historical Society News
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Historical Society met in the Community House in Nelson on Thursday, June 13 to hear from Joe Stamm, whose roots in Nelson Township, and his exploration of them, were the topic of a very interesting evening for the community members gathered there. The three families that were the core of his research were the...
Newton Falls Kiwanis Club Scholarship Winners
Newton Falls Kiwanis Club would like to announce the recipients of the 2013 scholarships. Andrew Ferguson and Sam Pittman were presented with their awards by Mrs. Kathy Wujcik, their former teacher and new Kiwanis member, at the May 28 senior assembly at the high school. Club members on the scholarship committee unanimously voted for these two deserving students after comparing...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians have sent Laura Wilburn, Joseph Miranda and Britney Collins to the annual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly) at Baldwin-Wallace, sponsored by the local club and others in the district. The young people were drawn from Garfield HS and Windham HS and should return with many ideas and experiences to enrich their schools and communities...just like Rotary! The group...
Mantua Historical Society Hosts Garfield
Mantua - The Mantua Historical Society hosted General James A. Garfield, portrayed by Wayne Enders, on Sunday, June 9th, at the Mantua Center Christian Church. Mr. Enders (pictured) had clothes made especially for him that replicated Garfield’s. Before becoming a general, James A. Garfield was a minister, who actually preached in this same church. The topic for the evening...
Sizzling, Sensational Musical RENT Opens July 5
Aurora - RENT, the sensational rock musical about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today opens at 8 pm July 5 for a seven-show run Fridays and Saturdays through July 20 and Monday July 15 at Aurora Community Theatre, 115 E. Pioneer Trail. Winner of the Tony Award for “Best Musical” and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama,...
Two Local Heroes Will Run Garrettsville SummerFest’s 5K
Garrettsville SummerFest’s 5K for Cancer will have two very special guests at this year’s race on June 30, 2013. The two guests are considered local heroes and are not only running the race but also will be on hand for a meet and greet session before the race. The local heroes are cancer survivor Amanda Joy Hall and 2012...
Dr. Justin Yun joins Dental Associates of Newton Falls
Newton Falls - Dr. Charles Verbanic and Dr. Scott Werner are proud to welcome their new associate, Dr. Justin Yun. Dr. Yun is looking forward to creating a comfortable environment for his patients and having them enjoy the experience of getting involved in their dental treatment. He is excited about being mentored at Dental Associates of Newton Falls. Justin...
Kiwanis is On-line!
Newton Falls - Newton Falls Kiwanis Club announces its new website. Members are happy to share news of our events and volunteer work in the community. The site also links to Kiwanis International, UNICEF, Trumbull County Tourism Bureau, and to our upcoming Labor Day 4-mile race / or 2-mile walk, which benefits the Senior Citizen Van program. Set the...
Free Water Well Monitoring
On June 24, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. (fourth Monday of every month) Concerned Citizens Ohio/Hiram will offer free monthly private water well monitoring using Sierra Club meters to test for “indicators” of water quality in the Community Room (downstairs) of the Hiram Christian Church, 6868 Wakefield Road, Hiram, OH 44234 (corner of State Routes 700, 82, 305). For accurate...
Saturday in the Country in Burton Village
Burton - Come and spend a Saturday in the Country in Burton Village. The last Saturday of June through September, the beautiful Burton Square will be filled with crafters, artisans, antiques, collectables, farmers’ market, and Amish bake sale. This is not a flea market, it is an upscale event and there will be no yard sale items. Each Saturday...
Soap Box Derby Winners To Advance To Akron
Mantua - The Portage County Soap Box Derby race was held on Saturday, June 15 in Mantua. Forty-three racers competed in three race divisions resulting in three first place winners who will compete at the First Energy All American Derby race in July. In the Stock Division, brothers Stephen and Matt Adkins battled each other throughout the race and met...
Mantua Olympian to Run the Melana Memorial Race at SummerFest
Would you like to run a race with an Olympic athlete? Now is your chance! Mantua Native Bridget Franek, a member of the United States 2012 Olympic Team will join in the fun and run in the Melana Memorial 5K/1 mile Walk/ Run Race at SummerFest this year on June 20, 2013. Franek, a member of 2012 London Olympics...
Maplewood Career Center Celebrates GED Graduation
Ravenna - The smell of angel wing begonias and pride filled the air at the Maplewood Career Center’s Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) GED graduation on Thursday, June 6, 2013. The room filled up with approximately 250 guests as they witnessed the 2013 GED graduates walk down the aisle to “Pomp and Circumstance.” Doris Schoning, Coordinator...
LOOP Ministry Provides Support for Families of Prisoners; Ravenna meeting to start in fall
After her son was incarcerated a few years ago, Linda Davis of Clinton said she began to feel emotions that were too strong to bear on her own. The co-founder of Loved Ones of Prisoners Ministries (LOOP), Davis described visiting her son at prison as “the most uncomfortable thing in the world.” “Other people must feel the same way. They have...
Portage County Literacy Coalition Hosts 22nd Annual Spelling Bee
Ravenna - It was a spellbinding event on Friday, May 24, 2013, at the Ralph Regula Conference Center located at NEOMED in Rootstown, Ohio. The Portage County Literacy Coalition (PCLC) held its 22nd annual “Jeopardy-Style” Spelling Bee. This year there were five teams that competed against each other. The Community Action Council of Portage County retuned to try and...
Hudson Art Show Celebrates 50th Year
Looking for a way to enjoy the arts a little closer to home than a trip to Cleveland or Akron? Join in a summer tradition that’s been taking place in Hudson since the early 1960s – the Hudson Society of Artists (HSA) Clothesline Art Show. This year marks the 50th annual show, which will take place during the Hudson...
Windham Township Trustee Meeting
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting June 6, 2013 with all board members present. The trustees approved the minutes and expenditures. Commander Paul Fitzgerald was in attendance and asked if the American Legion could take over organizing and executing the Memorial Day Service in Windham. After some discussion, the trustees voted to allow...