Burton Classic Car Cruise Nights Return
Burton - Remember the days when a car was a thing of beauty and American- made? When every fall you anxiously waited for the new models to be unveiled? When an American- made car was parked in every driveway?Step back in time to the glory days of American cars every Wednesday night from May 11 to September 28, in...
Garrettsville Area Chamber News
The Garrettsville Area Chamber held their first meeting of 2015 in February at Facet Salon and Day Spa. After a review of the board minutes and finances the following information was shared. GarrettsvilleStrong Status Report As of February 6th, the Chamber's #GarrettsvilleStrong fund has raised just over $87,114 for rebuilding efforts! The GarrettsvilleStrong fund was established to raise funds which will...
Village Tavern Hosts Spudfest Fundraiser
Mantua - As you may know, due to overwhelming community support, the Mantua Potato Festival is back on, and will take place on September 11th, 12th and 13th. If you’d like to do your part to help insure the success of this year’s Potato Festival, you’ve got plenty of opportunities in the coming weeks. Here’s what you can do: This...
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 &...
Middlefield Market Has A Lot to Offer This Memorial Day
Middlefield – Are you looking for something different to do this Memorial Day? Middlefield Market offers the thrill of a live auction, the slower pace of walking the flea market and a great place to get a really good meal all while saving money. Middlefield Market is located at 15848 Nauvoo Road, just about 500 feet east of Settlers’...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
The business meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club was held on October 1, 2018 in Cal’s II, Sky Plaza, Garrettsville and covered the following topics :Programs for upcoming meetings and scheduling for other events took up most of the period. The Roadside Clean-up will take place on October 12, a Friday with no school, so more InterAct members will...
Léhon’s Lingering Effects “One Year After”
Hiram – Six artists who spent eight weeks working together as residents in the Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists in Brittany, France will reunite on Oct. 21 at Hiram’s Gelbke Art Gallery. The exhibition will present paintings and drawings completed in France in the summer of 2015. The “One Year After” exhibition will explore how the...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Plans InterAct Appreciation Day
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians bid a fond farewell to February, 2016 on Leap Day, February29, the likes of which will not be seen again for four years (In a less-contentious election year, let us hope). President Tom Collins urged members to make their opinions known on a pending agreement between the Sierra Club and AEP (American Electrical Power) which will come before...
Rebuilding The Freedom Honor Roll / War Memorial
The Committee to Restore the Freedom Soldiers Honor Roll is made up of concerned Freedom residents, veterans, and members of the Freedom Community Park Boosters & Freedom Township Historical Society. Our group is now in the process of seeking donations of materials and monies to help in the rebuilding of the damaged honor roll/war memorial. A new design has...
2014 Ox Roast Wrap Up
This year’s 51sth Annual Ox Roast Fair the weekend of July 18-20 at St. Joseph’s in Mantua was a wonderful event despite some weather challenges. Mother Nature gave us a little bit of everything . . . a beautiful Friday, off & on showers for Saturday with cooler temps, and then a hot & humid Sunday. Crowds did not disappoint; the fun and entertainment were delightful and the food was delicious, as usual. Folks from the surrounding area and even out of state visitors enjoyed the hospitality of the Parish Community of St. Joseph. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported, volunteered, promoted, donated, and worked this year’s great event. This annual parish fundraiser directly supports the educational and sacramental ministries of St. Joseph Parish.
Combat an Epidemic Through Education
Deaths due to drug overdoses have increased dramatically, not only across the nation, but here in Portage County as well. Beyond becoming a major public health issue, this epidemic has serious consequences on the community as a whole. That’s why the Portage County Health Department and Mental Health Recovery Board have joined together with local churches, schools, and community...
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:...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report – Week of July 17
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians discovered that they had a “Rivergod” in their midst, as member Mike Keas gave an outline of his varied and interesting career(s) at the July 13, 2015 meeting. A Jack-of-all-trades and , clearly, master of quite a lot ,he traced his progress through meatcutting, the rafting business, corporate training, commercial management, insurance, field service management, optician training,...
20th Century Club News
The ladies of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville met at the J. Leonard Gallery & Vintage Emporium for their meeting of October 6, 2016. The usual business was completed, with cards being sent to absent members, secretary’s minutes and treasurer’s report. A new member, Jill Thewlis, was welcomed to the group. The focus of the evening was the...
Myrddin Winery To Host 2016 Geocaching International Film Festival Showing
Lake Milton – Join fellow geocachers and short film enthusiasts at Myrddin Winery (3020 Scenic Dr., Lake Milton, Ohio 44401) on Sunday, November 6, 6:45 - 9 p.m. for a local viewing of the 2016 Geocaching International Film Festival reel. Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates...
Antique Tractor Club of Trumbull County Presents its 19th Annual Tractor Show
Vienna – The Antique Tractor Club of Trumbull County club grounds, located at 1653 Ridge Road, Vienna, Ohio, will be the site of this year’s 19th Annual Tractor Show beginning Friday, August 16 and continuing through Sunday, August 18. This year’s show will feature Ferguson tractors and equipment. Special guests during the three-day event will be the Ferguson Enthusiasts of...
Rib Burn Off in Burton
Burton - The Geauga County Historical Society Century Village Museum in Burton is sponsoring a festive Memorial Day weekend Rib Burn Off at the Museum. The event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25 from 12:00 to 8:00, rain or shine, just off the square in Burton. So, Bring YOUR party to OUR party and you...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report – June 22, 2015
Time marches on and so does the Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram. The meeting on June 22, 2015—first full day of SUMMER—featured reports from two young ladies who had participated in Rotary youth programs. Megan Ryser was the local recipient of the Rotary Youth Leadership Award, which took her to Baldwin-Wallace University for what she termed “a life-changing” experience. It was...
Portage Parks Seeks Input On Master Plan
Portage County - The Portage Park District has launched a Comprehensive Parks Master Plan project to guide the District and its use of levy funds over the next ten years. Led by planning consultant Brandstetter Carroll, Inc., the Master Plan project will seek public input through a variety of ways to determine the needs and opportunities for parks, trails...
Upcoming Community Events – Week of June 29
Portage Senior Citizens Opportunities Weekdays The Portage County Senior Center, located at 705 Oakwood St., in Ravenna has many daily opportunities for local seniors to enjoy. On any given day, you can enjoy, bingo, Tai Chi, educational programs, art class, corn hole, cards & dominos with friends, and they even have a pool table. They serve lunch daily (by reservation) and...
Camp Ravenna: Future Missile Interceptor Site?
In what was termed by MDA representative Ken Anderson as a “capabilities race” rather than an arms race, these additional East Coast sites are being submitted to Congress for consideration in order to bolster the homeland’s capacity to defend itself "against threats from nations such as North Korea and Iran."
Nelson LMC News
Nelson Twp. - The February meeting of LMC was an especially fun day. It was cold but sunny. Hostesses were Betty Hamilton, Margaret Lappert and Terry Bello. The lobster and shrimp bisque was especially delicious, prepared by Terry Bello. The table was decorated in the Valentine theme. The door prize was won by Blanche Richmond. The business meeting opened with...
Facet Salon & Spa Bring New Dimensions to TLC
Garrettsville - Step into Facet Salon & Spa at the Total Lifetime Care complex at 1 Memory Lane, and you almost feel like Dorothy entering the Emerald City. Only it’s not garish. You just feel like you’re not in Kansas -- or Garrettsville -- any more. Instead, the Tuscan-inspired earth tones, stone- and wood- accented interiors and leather furnishings...
Weather Guy Visits Garrettsville Library
The Garrettsville branch of the PCDL was keeping “a weather eye” out for the folks in the audience who came to see WKYC Channel 3 TV weatherman Greg Dee recently as part of the continuing series of programs being presented for the general public. The weather guy pointed out that Channel 3 weather information is not only available...
Annual GCRTA Picnic Scheduled
The Geauga County Retired Teachers’ Association will hold their annual picnic on Tuesday August 5th at Swine Creek Park in Middlefield at the Lake Side Shelter. Swine Creek Park is located at 15900 Hayes Rd. which turns off of Rte 87 east of Middlefield. (Please refer to a map which is posted on our website: gerta.net.) Attendees may gather...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club “Bigger and Better Than Ever”
The June 8, 2015 meeting of the Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram, at Cal’s II in Sky Plaza, Garrettsville featured a program presented by departing exchange student, Lenart Zsadany, better known as “Zad”. He spoke of some of the highlights of his stay in the U.S. with the Collins, Schwan and Brown families, mentioning the travel—New York, Chicago, Outer Banks,...
6thAnnual Hometown Hoe-Down Tickets now onSale!
Middlefield - On September 27th, back by overwhelming demand… the TWO headliners at the 6thAnnual Hometown Hoe-Down will be the Whiskey Courage Band, and Blazin Bills amazing BBQ! On the 27thfrom 6pm-10pm, the Middlefield Market Pavilion (indoors) will transform into the perfect setting for some good ole’ fashion country fun! The evening starts with the BBQ blazing right outside...
Behind the Gates of Camp Ravenna
Camp Ravenna - Early Saturday morning almost 200 people sacrificed sleep when they arrived at 7:30 a.m. at the Renaissance Family Center for a tour of Camp Ravenna. The excited folks enjoyed coffee and donuts while they waited on the buses to take them to see first hand what really lays behind the gate at Camp Ravenna Military Training...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
The big day is coming. The Big Night is coming with it. The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Reverse Raffle is coming down the track, NOVEMBER 10 @ Sugar Bush Golf Club. This is what the club was doing at the October 31st meeting to get ready and conduct its other community-focused activities as well : The recruitment of event sponsors closed with...
Freedom Township Historical Society News
Freedom Twp. - The October 11th meeting of the Freedom Township Historical Society began with Judy Thornton leading the attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. Amanda Garrett then read the minutes from the September meeting. They were approved as read. Next, Jim Hammar shared information about a collection of American Indian artifacts collected on his Nichols Road property. The Hammars...
