A Paranormal Historical Society Meeting
Windham - The spooky world of the paranormal is coming to the Windham Historical Society. At their monthly meeting on Monday, April 16, at 7 PM at the Brick Chapel, 9001 North Main Street, all interested listeners will hear how Windham once stood at the center of the world of psychic research. Local historian George Belden will present a talk...
2013 Calendar Contest Underway
Calling all amateur photographers in the JAG School District, it is time to sort through and find the perfect picture. The 4th annual photo calendar contest is now underway. Do you have that one amazing photo you took that you want everyone to see, but you aren’t sure how to go about it? Well, submit it to The Garrettsville...
20th Century Club
Members of 20th Century Club met March 15th at the James A. Garfield Historical Society building on Main Street in Garrettsville for the last business meeting of the year. Co-hostesses for the evening were Nasreen Kitko and Gay McCoy. Roll call was an interesting Civil War fact. The program was delivered by Jan Boehm on GONE WITH THE WIND....
“A Tribute Show”
On Wednesday March 21, the LAF/SOMe group traveled to Wickliffe to see “A Tribute Show” straight out of Las Vegas and Branson, Missouri. The group enjoyed lunch provided by the Croatian Club, who served a different variety of yummy foods. After lunch we were treated to impersonations of Jimmy Durante, George Burns, Cher, Aretha Franklin, and Rod Stewart. The...
Heart of Doll Country News
The March 6th meeting of The Heart of Doll Country was held at the United Methodist Church in Garrettsville. Present were Pat Dutchman, Kerin Denna, Carolyn Englert, and Jean Lawrence. After the Minutes of the previous meeting were read, and the Treasurer’s report given, a discussion on the issue of continuing to meet at the church was held. Due...
Please Remember….
Words of comfort, thoughts of disbelief, and so many things we wish we had said. “Only the good die young” seems to be the phrase uttered on repeat. While no life seems long enough, just shy of 19 years is far too short. In his short time, our Ryan touched so many. Our community is at a loss. If...
A Treat for Rotary!
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club was treated to a “Family Act” on Monday, March 9 in the ballroom of the Hiram College Kennedy Center as Vera and Christophe Waroquet, with their children, Ronan, Etienne and Sophia presented a delightful musical evening featuring piano, guitar and vocal numbers by the various family members, individually and together. There were stories of travel...
Fine Arts Night a Hit
Garrettsville - James A. Garfield Middle School presented their 15th Annual Fine Arts Night last week at the school. The event was designed to give students who excel in the arts a chance to exhibit their talents and to celebrate Youth Art Month. They featured sculptures, paintings, drawings, instrumental music, drama and vocals. The evening was hosted by Art...
20th Century Club News
Members of 20th Century Club met March 1st at the home of Connie Crate. Co-hostess for the evening was Gay McCoy. Members answered roll call with their favorite English custom. The program was given by Jeannette Marvin Hall on SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Following the program members enjoyed a baked potato bar with all the fixings. The next meeting...
Shalersville’s pancake breakfast turns 30
Shalersville - Sunlight has not edged over the horizon yet when Virginia Goodell pulls into the parking lot of the Shalersville Townhall. The parking lot soon will be filled and the air will soon smell like maple syrup, but not yet. Right now, the only sounds are the hiss of pancakes frying on the griddle and the pop of...
Literary Musical Club
Nelson Twp. - The Literary Music Club had their meeting at Nelson Community center on March 14th. As a result of nice spring weather we had 6 members in attendance. Kathy Spolarch was our hostess; she had the tables set in a St. Patrick’s theme. We had three birthdays for March, Ann Spolarch, Kathy Spolarch and Sally Kittle. Iva...
Circulation Coordinator Retiring From the Garrettsville Library
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Library announced earlier this month that Dianne Hager, Circulation Coordinator, will retire at the end of April. In her present position since 1998, Hager first began her career at the Portage County District Library in 1985 at the Pierce Streetsboro Library (when it was still two connected houses on State Route 43). Among her many...
SummerFest Raffle is a Ford F-150 Truck
Many folks enjoyed the 2011 SummerFest in Garrettsville last year. Well, did you know that the SummerFest committee has two fundraisers that help pay for the event? The committee will once again hold a car raffle along with T-shirts sales to fund the event. This year’s vehicle is locally donated by Kepich Ford and for the first time ever,...
“Annie Get Your Gun”
J.A. Garfield High School Theatre Department is putting on Irving Berlin's musical “Annie Get Your Gun” this April, 12-15, 2012. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students (18 and younger) and senior citizens. Tickets are on sale now at the high school office M-F 8:00am - 3:00pm. For more info, please call Laura Young at 330-527-4341. We...
Doll Party Gala 2012
Aurora - The Doll Gatherers Cloth Doll Club from Aurora, Ohio is now polishing up the final touches for another spectacular, theme-related doll makers' conference. THE DOLL PARTY GALA 2012 will be held at Punderson Resort in Newbury, Ohio on May 18-20 and will feature very popular and well-known doll art designers: Lillian Alberti (Warwick NY), Susan Barmore (Louisville,...
Grief Gathering To Be Offered In Garrettsville
Garrettsville - St. Ambrose Church will be offering to the community a grief gathering on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the church hall. We will meet from April 18th through May 23rd. The six weekly sessions offer continuous information and support for grieving individuals,. Participants should try to attend all of the sessions to take advantage...
Adopt A Garden At Century Village
Burton - Geauga County Historical Society's Century Village in Burton, Ohio is eagerly seeking dedicated, interested gardeners to join its volunteer gardening team for the coming year. Gardeners will have the opportunity to "adopt" and tend their favorite garden from a choice of 25+ available plots. Garden choices range in size from the very tiny (urns, kettles, containers), to...
Dr. Leu Retiring After 37 Years as G’ville Family Physician
Garrettsville - On Saturday, March 31, 2012, Dr. Sang Ming Leu, MD will put in his last day as a family physician in his adopted hometown. After 37 years in practice at Garrettsville Family Medicine, Dr. Leu and his wife, Su, will retire to sunshine, golf and swimming pools in a senior community near Laguna Beach, California. An open house...
Rotary Fun Festival–2012
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Family Week ended as it began, with fun for all in attendance. The kids of all ages got to engage in games and contests and craft projects--with or without face-painting. Awards for participation in all of the various competitions --art & essays, etc.--were handed out. The craft table was popular, with kids making cards...
J.A. Garfield Historical Society News
All of you gumshoes out there, have you found any new clues regarding the sort-of-mysterious milk bottle (How mysterious can a milk bottle be?) from the Beardsley Dairy, featuring the Barkrest Herd, in Garrettsville, Ohio (O.K., it was on Asbury Rd in Freedom Twp. but let’s not get picky, especially not ninety years later)? Well, Scott Lawless, finder and owner...
Windham Historical Society News
Windham - The Windham Historical Society continues its busy 2012 schedule on Monday, March 19, at 7 PM in the Brick Chapel on North Main Street in Windham. The program for this meeting will be presentations by two Windham High School seniors, Caitlyn Isler and Julia Brookover, as the final step in their pursuit of Windham Historical Society scholarships. These scholarships...
Newton Township Cemetery Association News
Newton Twp. - The Newton Township Cemetery Association will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Newton Township Administration Building on Arlington Road in Newton Falls. The meeting is open to the public. The association does reading and documentation of the gravestones in the seven township cemeteries and also does the repair work...
Robotics Program Expands
The Trumbull County 4-H program has a youth club focused on teaching kids how to build robots and they are looking for new youth to join the club. The 4-H robotics project is designed to engage youth in using science, technology, engineering, and math skills to build Lego robots. Youth will work in small groups to build and program their...
Berardinelli Exceeds Goal
Windham - Mia Berardinelli, is a 5th grade student at Windham Katherine Thomas Elementary School. With the help of her little sister Madison, (1st grader at KT), she recently collected gently used blue jeans for a program called Teens for Jeans through Aeropostale and dosomething.org. She collected jeans from Jan 1st thru Feb 10th with a goal of collecting...
Girl Scouts Choose The Red Cross
Newton Falls - Our local Girl Scout Troop 239 is helping the American Red Cross by donating seven quilts, after reading an article requesting needed items. The troop began their "service project” in September. They set up a quilting frame in their meeting room at First Church of God and sewed at each meeting; cutting material, knotting and stitching and...
Twentieth Century Club News
Members of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville and their guests met on February 16 in the Fellowship Hall of St. Ambrose Church in Garrettsville to become acquainted with the artistic and spiritual journeys of sculptor and woodcarver Rich Cermak. Members answered the roll call by introducing their guests and the minutes were dispensed with until the next regular...
“All Aboard”
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians are The Rotarian Train, highballing it to the Family Fun Week coming up, starting with the Music Festival on Sunday, February 26 in the Iva Walker Auditorium at James A. Garfield High School, proceeding through the Community Night Out activities (3/2/12) and Grandparents Night (2/28/12) at the Portage County District Library and ending with the Fun Festival...
Fairway Fitness Hosts Health and Wellness Fair: Healthy Life. Happy Life.
Aurora - Fairway Fitness in Aurora is hosting its first Health and Wellness Fair at the Aurora Golf Club on March 4th from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. “Healthy Life. Happy Life.” is the theme and if you have been putting off your New Year’s Resolution to live a healthier lifestyle, coming to the health fair is a step...
Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard To Open February 27th
Nelson Twp. - The first day of operation will be Monday, February 27th for the newly-formed Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard. The cupboard is located at on the northeast corner of Nelson Circle (9415 St. Rt. 305)behind Isaac Mills Bakery. The hours of operation will be Monday 4:00pm to 7:00pm and Wednesday 9:00am to 12:00pm. The cupboard will be closed on...
Soup, Song & Soul-Stirrings
Mantua - St. Joseph’s 2012 Lenten Series begins on the first Tuesday of Lent, February 28, and runs for five consecutive Tuesdays. Soup Suppers begin at 6:00 p.m. in Hughes Hall and are a long standing tradition at St. Joe’s. Parishioners are invited to bring a pot of soup or a loaf of bread to share. Don’t have time...
