JA Garfield Homecoming Parade
The James A Garfield Homecoming Parade is September 28th and will kick off at 4:30 p.m. Anyone interested in putting a float into the Homecoming parade should contact Frances Bell at fbell@jagschools. org Line up will begin behind the Movie Theatre in the plaza..
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 Knights of Columbus Announce Free Throw Winners
Garrettsville - Out of 51 participants, these sharpshooters had the most baskets made. Anthony DeNigris hit 13 out of a possible 15 in this age group, while Derek Miller, Billy Criblez and Sam Biltz all made 12 out of 15/ in their tie breaker round, Derek came in first place, making 4 out of a possible 5 shots. It...
Raccoon County Music Festival is set for Aug. 16 in Burton
Burton - Traditional music – bluegrass, old-time, blues, folk, polka, calypso and more – will be the centerpiece of a day-long festival on Saturday, Aug. 16 in the Geauga County village of Burton. The Raccoon County Music Festival, which runs from noon to 8 p.m. in downtown Burton, will feature performances on two stages, square dancing, spontaneous jamming and workshops...
Family Week is a GO!
Garrettsvelle-Hiram Rotarians are rarin’ to go with all aspects of the familiar local activity, focused on highlighting just about everything about families, all kinds, all ages, all the time. Keep an eye out for more information as the dates draw near. Threre’ll be something for everyone. And if you want to get involved, say participating in the kick-off music...
Troy Yard Sale Maps Available This Weekend
Troy - Bargains galore will be available as the Troy Chamber of Commerce sponsors its second annual community yard sale on June 24 and 25. To help bargain hunters prepare for this year’s sale, the Troy Chamber of Commerce will make available copies of the listing of participating sellers and locations available this weekend, June 18 and 19. ...
“Wet & Wild” Olympics
Caught up in the excitement of the Summer Olympics? Dream of owning a gold medal? Bring your friends and have fun at Windham Library’s “Wet & Wild Olympics”, Monday, August 6 at 11:00 a.m. Challenge yourself and others in a selection of outside games all guaranteed to get you wet! If movies are more your speed, join us at...
Gardens Galore, Art and More
If you are a gardener, you don’t want to miss this event. There’s so much going on and over 1500 perennials, trees, bushes, herbs, annuals....all donated by Master Gardeners, friends of Master Gardeners, arboretums and Master Gardener nursery friends. Admission is free. People from out of state have come each year to this event. The Geauga County Master Gardeners...
Jimmy D’s Lil Store named Retailer-of-the-Week
Mantua - Jimmy D’s Lil Store of Mantua has been named the Ohio Lottery’s Retailer-of-the Week for the week of Feb. 16, 2015. Honesty, enthusiasm for their customers and offering a full selection of Lottery games are among the reasons for Jimmy D’s Lil Store’s success. Store owners Jim and Debbie Belt host their own in-store promotions to draw attention to...
Famed Dames
Somebody out there is reading this stuff (Besides you, Mom). I got another correction, Heaven knows there are probably plenty more deserved. Anyway, the first Garfield football game is NOT on the 23rd of August, but on the 30th at Cardinal. That first glitch is a scrimmage, which, while it may be important in the grand scheme of things, is...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club will be sponsoring a hole at the G-Men Football Golf Outing coming soon AND contributing to a fabulous New York learning experience for the Candance Academy, involving master classes, a lesson with the Rockettes and the new version of “Cinderella” on Broadway. Supporting the community is what it’s all about. Light Up Rotary!
What’s Hot For Your Home
Brass animal figurines that were popular in the 1960s, are highly collectible. These are now commonly found at resale stores, flea markets, or your grandparents’ house. Don’t overlook these hand-me-downs, there’s always room for an extra swan, giraffe, deer or crane in your collection of family treasure. Who wouldn’t want a reminder of their favorite animal or knowing that...
Go, Go, Go Joseph
Garrettsville - Just in case you haven’t perused the Book of Genesis lately--Chapters 37 through 47--you might want to attend the Curtains Up Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” It’ll give you a whole new perspective on this segment of the Old Testament and some catchy tunes to help remember...
April 1st GCRTA Meeting
Geauga County - The Geauga County Retired Teachers Association (GCRTA) will hold a luncheon meeting on Tuesday April 1st at the Geauga County Library Administration Center at 12701 Ravenwood Drive, Chardon Ohio. (For directions and more information please visit: www.gerta.net). Attendees should arrive at 11:15 for the 11:30 business meeting followed by lunch at noon. The menu will include:...
Middlefield Wheelchair Collection
Middlefield - On Saturday Aug. 27, 2011, the Sparrow Christian Bookshop in Middlefield will be collecting manual wheelchairs, canes, crutches, and walkers for the Joni and Friend’s, Wheelchairs for the World program, between the hours of 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Since 1994, the Wheels for the World ministry has presented the Gospel by delivering wheelchairs and Bibles in developing...
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...
Wolfe Family Christmas Benefit
There will be a Christmas benefit for Blake Wolfe’s two children -- Landon (8) and Lily (5) -- on December 22nd at Skylane Bowling Alley at 9:00 p.m. There will be a scotch doubles for $40.00 a couple which includes 3 games bowling, shoe rental, pizza and unlimited draft beer. If you don’t want to bowl, you can come eat...
First Church Of God To Host Vendors
Windham - The First Church Of God located at 9016 N. Main St. in Windham will host vendors for the Bicentennial Celebration. Amish homemade ice cream, Gyros, baked goods by the church,energy and water drinks as well as neck message and sports medicine education will be available. The church will also be the official judging station for the Bicentennial Bake Sale...
TOPS Award Winners
Ravenna - TOPS –Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Ravenna Chapter #1941, celebrated their annual awards and recognition recently. The theme of the program was “Follow the path to your dreams”. Chapter winners included Debbie Horning-1st place division 3, MaryLou Priest- 2nd place division 3, Carolyn Helmling- 1st place division 4, Patti Calvarese- 1st place female division 9, and Stephen Rohal- 1st...
Wait, Wait…
Did anybody see the animals lining up two-by-two down by the bridge? Holy Cow! (Bull and cow, if you want to get technical.) What wild weather! March, acting like a typical cat, couldn’t wait to “come in like a lion” and pounced on the last day of February. What a crazy Monday. Flood warnings were posted all over northeast...
VFW Post 3332 Honors Past Commanders & Past Presidents
Newton Falls - On September 20th a banquet was held at the Newton Falls VFW Post 3332 to honor past Commanders & past Presidents. Honorees and their guests enjoyed a banquet catered by Roby Lees. State VFW Commander Bob Pool & his wife Susan and State VFW Auxiliary President, Sandra Uzell & husband Clayton attended the event, a first for...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians were gratified to meet some of the eighth grade Power of the Pen team members from James A. Garfield Middle School and their coach/advisor, Jackie Lovelace. Ms. Lovelace, who has been the coach/advisor/motivator of the Garfield program for 13 years, introduced the group and offered a brief overview of the program, the procedures of competition and the...
Lions Host Windham Mayor
Windham - The Windham Lions Club recently invited Windham Mayor Rob Donham to give an outline of what the village plans for the future are. An interesting talk was enjoyed by the members as the mayor took them from his inauguration to present day Windham. His remarks reassured everyone present that the Village was moving away from old ways...
Harmonia at Hiram College
The ensemble uses instruments as varied as accordion, upright bass, violin, panflute, and cimbalom (the East-European 125 string hammered dulcimer). The musicans come from varied backgrounds, finding a common musical language in Harmonia. SingOut! Magazine called their performance “Brilliant. Lush. Dazzling.” National Public Radio declared the group “a musical gem.” The group is based in Cleveland but appears widely throughout the U.S. and beyond.
Rotary Report
After their wild, bacchanalian Christmas party, the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians have their noses back to the grindstone and have launched their new year’s first round of community projects. With Delores McCumbers presiding, the January 7 meeting began with discussion of district organizational meetings coming up and who will be attending them. There was a review of the Santa Visitation Project…with pictures. ...
Annual Chess Tournaments At Burton Public Library Begin February 2nd
Burton - The Friends of the Burton Public Library will hold their annual Chess Tournaments on all Saturdays in February at the Library. All tournaments will begin at 10 am and are broken down by age group as follows: February 2nd is for students in grades K through 5. February 9th is for grades 6 through 8. Both tournaments are expected to be...
Daisy Troop 90206 Celebrates Successful Year
Garrettsville - Daisy Troop 90206 celebrated the end of a successful and busy girl scout year on June 10th with a Court of Awards ceremony. The girls earned daisy petals this year by learning the girl scout promise & girl scout law, while they helped “make the world a better place” by giving back and using a portion of...
Happy 100th Birthday
Aurora - On May 16th the Aurora Study Club will celebrate its 100th birthday!!! The Study Club is the oldest existing club in Aurora. In 1912 The older women in town were concerned that the younger women were too frivolous, spending too much time playing cards & that they needed to expand their knowledge of the world. This led to...
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...
Caring Cops Host Community Events
Hiram - Since returning to the Village in January 2012, Hiram Village Police Chief Ed Samec has made it one of his missions to get the community involved with the Hiram Police Department. To that end, he’s hosted community-minded events focused on helping area kids get to know Hiram’s finest by issuing tickets (for free ice cream) to area...
