Area Realtors Recognized At Ceremony
On Saturday, January 26th the Portage County Association of Realtors recognized realtors from MB Realty at their awards ceremony. “Rookie of the Year” honors were bestowed on Lauren Patrick. In addition, Patrick and Delores McCumbers were honored as Million Dollar Producers, Crist Miller received recognition for being a 2.5 Million Dollar Producer and Mark Brady was honored as Past...
Operation Valentine
Garfield Middle School students Robert Torres, Riley Swigonski, Lauren Whan and Haley Ihrig show off a few of the cards that were made in their class. The students in Mrs. Gilmer’s classes created handmade Valentine cards with sentiments of thanks to our troops through Operation Valentine; 150+ cards from our students were delivered to the local sponsor, Mallory- Dehaven...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram was pleased to have Jon Harris, new director of the Portage County District Library as their speaker on January 28, 2019. He has recently assumed the leadership position after being in children’s services in the PCDL Aurora branch (The district also has branches in Garrettsville, Windham, Streetsboro and Randolph.).He offered the information that, of...
Holy Dexterity Challenge, Batman! Garfield Hosts Cubing Competition
Well, the 2019 Garrettsville G-Men Classic is now history, but what an event. At least ninety-one participants were registered and the space at the James A. Garfield Elementary School was teeming with “cubers” and their fans. Oh, yes, there were fans; cheering broke out at some particularly outstanding moves or rapid completions. Competition was overseen by representatives of the World...
PCDL Fine Amnesty
Portage County District Library (PCDL) is pleased to announce that its fine amnesty will remain in effect until June 30, 2019. During this time, Library administration and the Board of Trustees will take steps to make the library permanently fine-free on most materials. This only pertains to overdue fines and not to lost or damaged materials, and does not...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Learns About Opioid Crisis
Speakers at the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club on January 14, 2019 were Mantua mayor Linda Clark with Start Talking Portage and Karen Kravitz of the Portage Mental Health and Recovery Board who both spoke of programs dealing with the opioid crisis facing the county and the nation. These included making known information on signs, resources, steps to use in dealing...
Twentieth Century Club News
A hardy group of Eskimo emulators met in the Professional Development Center at the James A. Garfield Elementary School for the January 17, 2019 meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville. In a reference to the upcoming program for the evening, the roll call was answered by naming what kind of dancer each of the various members would...
“Snapology” Classes Are Under Way at JAG Elementary
Garrettsville - Students in grades 3-6 have just begun a six-week after school enrichment program that teaches children about science, technology, engineering, and math (S.T.E.A.M) through hands on work with various LEGO models. Snapology is a franchise program that comes to Garfield Elementary courtesy of Alicia Lenczewski of Kent. Fifth grade science teacher Peggy Shay has used the program...
Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2019
Garrettsville - Most people recognize a Rubik’s cube when they see one - its multi-colored squares are pretty distinctive. And most people have, at one point in their life, tried to solve one. How fast could you do it? Would it take you a couple hours? A couple days? Or could you never solve one? Well, the world record...
Garrettsville Area Chamber Sets Calendar
Garrettsville - On Wednesday, the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors met to set the 2019 Calendar of Events. Garrettsville will be going green in March ~ the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will once again happen with lots of corned beef, cabbage, green beer as well as entertainment and family fun! More details to...
Socks From Santa Makes Huge Impact
Garrettsville - We expect certain qualities from a leader: A bold vision, an inspirational plan, and discipline to see the project through to the end. Ultimately, a great leader provides a measurable, impressive outcome and a new goal to further the original vision. What we don’t expect is all of these qualities from a 7-year-old boy. And...
PCDL Book Discussion Club
Garrettsville - The Book Discussion Club of the Garrettsville branch of the Portage County District Library will meet on Tuesday January 15, 2018, in the library meeting room at 5:00p.m. The month’s selection is Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard. Churchill, the man who would become Britain’s Prime...
Curtains Up Theatre to Bring “Clue” to the Stage
Garrettsville - The board game, “Clue” comes to life, on stage, with the Curtains up Theatre’s production of “Clue on Stage”. It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well…dead. So whodunit? Join the iconic...
A Very Special Shopping Excursion
Last Saturday morning, 27 kids from area families had the chance to do some Christmas shopping for themselves and their families at Target in Streetsboro. The children hailed from a dozen local families in the Crestwood and James A. Garfield School Districts. Special shoppers were on hand to help them select their gifts and make their purchases. And while...
Santa Pub Crawl Sets Record
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Summerfest Santa Pub Crawl was a smashing success with a record-breaking number of participants. December 8th’s crawl drew 115 participants ready to get their Christmas on and raise money for Garrettsville Summerfest. The pub crawl is quite a simple affair. Everyone dons their most obnoxious Christmas costume, pays a $25 entry fee, spends...
Garrettsville Receives An Early Christmas Present
Garrettsville - What happens when a community comes together? Great things! On December 12th, the Village of Garrettsville received a gazebo that was donated by the Garrettsville Family YMCA in partnership with the Cleveland YMCA. What started as a discussion, six months later became reality. In May of 2018, the Euclid Family YMCA closed its doors...
ACT Prep Workshop Jan. 12 at James A. Garfield High School
New workshops this winter will offer one-day sessions packed with review and strategies for time-strapped students to achieve higher ACT scores.Area students will master testing strategies, conquer core subjects and build confidence to ace the college entrance exam and stay competitive among peers for college admission and scholarship dollars. Students can choose a workshop that fits their schedules: ? James...
Thank You from the JAG Historical Society
The James A Garfield Historical Society would like to thank everyone who helped with our Christmas Walk 2018. It takes a village of volunteers to have such a successful event. We are most grateful to the homeowners who generously opened up their homes. Some decorating by themselves, some allowing our members to come in and fill their homes with a...
Creativebug: Holiday DIY Ideas for a Memorable, Crafty Holiday Season
Portage County District Library recently announced the addition of Creativebug to its Digital Library collection and there’s no better time than the holiday season to take a look at this site which offers PCDL cardholders free, unlimited access to over 1,000 instructional videos on a variety of DIY crafting disciplines. Creativebug is an instructional crafting site bringing the latest...
Portage County District Library Appoints New Director
Garrettsville - During a special meeting held in late October, the Portage County District Library’s Board of Trustees appointed Jonathan Harris, currently the manager of the system’s Aurora Memorial Library branch, as the new library director. Harris succeeds Cecilia Swanson, who announced her plans to retire earlier in the year, after having served Portage County residents for nearly 25...
Garfield Custodian Fulfills Dream of Giving Back
Garrettsville - Garfield custodian Aida Baker came to the United States in July of 2017. Before leaving her homeland in the Philippines, she dreamed that she would one day help the children from the elementary school where she graduated from in 1980. Aida knew first hand the struggles families faced in her community. “As I recall my elementary days, I...
Santa Pub Crawl Returns to Garrettsville
Get your craziest, most obnoxious Christmas outfit together, gather up a few fun loving friends and get yourselves registered for the Fourth Annual Santa Pub Crawl on December 8, 2018. One can reserve a spot by calling 330 524-2646 or you can register between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Sky Lounge on the day of the crawl. The Santa...
Garrettsville Village Council News
Village officials present at the village council meeting on November 14, were Village Solicitor Michele Stuck, Nancy Baldwin, Mayor Rick Patrick, and Council people Tom Hardesty; Jeff Kaiser; John Chambers; Chris Knop; and Tom Collins. A public hearing was held for Ordinance 2018-36, an ordinance amending the zoning map of the Village of Garrettsville by changing an area of property...
Charles Auto Links Silverado Promotion with Toys for Tots Drive
On Monday, Charles Auto Family donated a gift to Toys for Tots for every person who took a test drive in the 2019 Chevy Silverado. “We wanted to unveil the new Silverado and donate a toy in the name of everyone who took a test drive,” said salesman Marc Krysinski. The all-new Siverado half-ton boasts a “totally redesigned, brand-new truck,...
Diskin Enterprises Welcomes J.A. Garfield Students
Recently, the James A. Garfield College & Career Planning class took a field trip to a nearby manufacturing facility to learn about the many careers available within one organization. Located on Industrial Drive in Garrettsville, this plastic extrusion manufacturer is actually three divisions under one roof (DCA Construction Products, Modern Retail Solutions and Four Seasons Sales) and...
James A. Garfield Class of 1968 Celebrates their 50th Class Reunion
On September 29, 2018, the James A. Garfield class of 1968 celebrated their 50th class reunion with a gathering at Roby Lee’s Party Center, Newton Falls. There were 46 in attendance which included 27 classmates. A fun time was had remembering old times at Garfield High and catching up with friends not seen for many years. Attendees came from...
Support Our Schools on November 6
Dear James A Garfield District Residents, Why do I bother to ask you to consider supporting our very good schools? I still bleed black and gold while wanting our quality schools to continue. The schools have come a long way in the last 25 years which benefits students and the community. I feel good that many healthy heartfelt relationships were...
Rotary Eyes “Ribbon Cutting” for Boardwalk Lighting Project
The October 22, 2018 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club opened with discussion of the Boardwalk/Lighting the Falls project and its “Grand Opening”/ Ribbon-cutting. Weather considerations, scheduling influences, other events taking place all were part of the picture. Final date looks likely to be Thursday, November 1, the same as the opening of the Christmas Candlelight Walk, giving visitors...
Make A Difference This Weekend
Saturday, October 27th is “MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY” in Garrettsville!! Please come out between 8:00 a.m. -noon to help with the following two projects (Sunday, October 28th is the rain date): 1) Cleaning up garbage and dead branches along Eagle Creek, behind Main Street and along the Boardwalk, and 2) Cleaning out weeds and overgrown bushes at the Baptist Cemetery on...
Garrettsville Village Piecemaker’s Quilt Raffle
Members of the Village Piecemakers Quilt Guild have been working on a 2-year project to create this quilt which will be raffled off at this year’s Christmas Walk. Each block of the queen-sized quilt was made by a member of the Piecemakers. The quilt can be seen, and tickets may be purchased, at the home of Ryan and Shani Kissell,...
