Jeff Sheehan Gives Presentation on Water Department to Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
The April 30, 2018 meeting of the Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram saw a program presented by Jeff Sheehan Superintendent of the Water and Wastewater Department of the Village of Garrettsville. Describing himself as the “Head Drip”, Supt. Sheehan gave an outstanding review of the history of the water department, which began organizing in 1904 and was operational 1907, with...
KraftMaid is Presenting Sponsor for 2018 Friends of Melana 5K
Middlefield - KraftMaid Cabinetry, a leader in the semi-custom cabinetry industry based in Middlefield, Ohio, is the presenting sponsor for the 2018 Friends of Melana 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run held during the Garrettsville Summerfest. The Friends of Melana (FOM) Foundation honors Garrettsville, Ohio, native Melana Matson, who lost her battle with children’s glioma cancer in 2009 at the...
Garfield High School Students Tackle Tough Subject
Garrettsville - Yom Hashoah is a day devoted to the remembrance of the Holocaust. On a day chosen to coincide with the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, cities around the world honor the victims as well as the heroic. The 2018 Cleveland Area Yom Hashoah V’Hagvurah took place on April 11 at Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights. Each year, the event sponsors...
Cheese Making Program at Garrettsville Library
Garrettsville - Join us at Garrettsville Library on Wednesday, May 16, beginning at 6:00 pm, as Abbe Turner of Lucky Penny Farm will discuss cheese making. As the milking maid at her family’s goat dairy farm, Lucky Penny Farm in Garrettsville, and as a cheesemaker for the Lucky Penny Creamery in nearby Kent, Turner will share how the goat’s...
Garrettsville Library Book Discussion Club To Meet
Garrettsville – The Book Discussion Club of the Garrettsville branch of the Portage County District Library will meet on Tuesday May 15, 2018, in the library meeting room from 5-6 p.m. The month’s selection is: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania On May 7, 1915, the passenger steamer Lusitania sank after encountering a German submarine just off the coast...
Changing Of The Guard In Garrettsville
Garrettsville - The changing of the guard officially took place at midnight on April 24, 2018: Garrettsville Police Chief Tony Milicia entered into retirement after 30 years in law enforcement and Sgt. Tim Christopher became chief of the department. The Villager sat down with both men the next day, Milicia in jeans and Chief Christopher in uniform. A new...
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Quotes on Masonry/Brickwork Project
A digital sign will be installed on the corner of State Route 82 and State Route 88. OUPS has marked off the area (not utilities present). The Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce is requesting quotes to remove concrete, install footers, install brick sign supports to match brick work in parking lot near Buckeye Block. Project completion date before Summerfest...
JA Garfield Historical Society News
The James A. Garfield Historical Society met on April 16, 2018 to cover the following items of business: Treasurer Connie Knop stated that some funds had been moved into CD’s to garner better savings interest, bills had been paid, support monies had gone out to Christmas Walk participants and the group is solvent. The fourth home for the Christmas Walk has...
Garrettsville Idol Semi-Finalists Selected
Garrettsville - The first round of Garrettsville Idol is in the books. The field has been narrowed from 45 contestants to 35 semi-finalists. The semi- finalists will compete in front of a live audience at the Iva Walker Auditorium in James A. Garfield High School on May 20. There will be two shows -- the teens and youth will perform...
Garrettsville Council Approves Resource Officer for JAG Schools
Garrettsville – Village officials present at the March 14th village council meeting, were Village Solicitor Michele Stuck, Nancy Baldwin, Mayor Rick Patrick, and Council people Tom Hardesty; Deb (Glass) Wordell; Jeff Kaiser; John Chambers; Chris Knop; and Tom Collins. The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm by Mayor Rick Patrick. The minutes from the prior meeting were approved in...
New JAG Safety Measures to Include School Resource Officer
Garrettsville - In response to recent school shootings across the nation, James A. Garfield School District is joining forces with both law enforcement and 12 community social service providers to strengthen student ties to family, school and the community. During a Community Safety Meeting at the high school designed as a public meeting but only sparsely attended on April...
New Movie Club at Garrettsville Library
Do you enjoy watching movies? Would you like to talk about them with likeminded individuals? Then join the “What’s All the Hoopla?” Movie Club at the Garrettsville Library. First meeting will be Wednesday, April 25 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Club will members will meet to discuss a movie that everyone has watched at home using the Hoopla...
JAG Sixth Graders Visit Hiram College’s “World’s Fair”
The faculty and students of Hiram College, along with The Hiram Community Trust, recently teamed up with Mrs. Summer Wasko and the sixth grade staff to provide Garfield Elementary sixth graders with an experience in cultural diversity that they will not soon forget. The Hiram College “World’s Fair” captivated students’ interest and helped them gain a better understanding of...
Attention All Who Love To Sing In A Chorus!
Hiram - The Hiram Community Chorus has begun work on their upcoming Concert—The Spring Sing. Rehearsals are Tuesday nights at 7:30 in the Recital Hall of Frohring Music Hall in Hiram. Accompanist is Patricia Amor of Garrettsville and Damaris Peters Pike of Hiram is Director. The program will begin with a Baroque favorite in a 21st century arrangement: the famous...
Two Travelers Tavern: Serving up Unique Flavor in Garrettsville
Garrettsville - When Zeppe’s closed its doors and pulled out of the community, it seemed to many that Garrettsville was doomed to have an empty building on Main Street indefinitely. Restaurateurs Sean and Sondra Varner saw something different; the opportunity to breathe new life into an older structure and create a unique dining experience for residents and visitors to...
Community Safety & Connections Meeting
Garrettsville - On Wednesday, April 11th the James A. Garfield Local Schools, in partnership with our first responders, will be hosting a community safety meeting from 6pm-7:30 in the Iva Walker Auditorium at Garfield High School. The purpose of this event is to review Garfield’s safety procedures, plans and opportunities for our kids and families to connect to one...
Yoga at the Library with Sandy Davis
Garrettsville - Experience gentle yoga on a mat, towel, or chair and explore how yoga can lower stress and improve brain function while increasing flexibility and balance. Optional item donations will be accepted for Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary at this event. Please call the library 330-527-4378 to register for the yoga program and additional information.
Excellent Turn-Out For A Night At The Races
Garrettsville - The 4th annual Night at the Races broke for the finish line with an excellent turn-out of ponies and players on Saturday, March 31, hosted by Sugar Bush Golf Club, with catering by Cal’s Restaurant. The sponsors included Slim & Jumbo’s, JAG All Sports Boosters, Portage Community Bank. Garfield Youth Football, JAG Fifth Grade Teachers, Skylane Bowling,...
It’s Serving Time at Garrett’s Mill & Brewing Company
Garrettsville - Garrett’s Mill and Brewing Company is open under a new name and new ownership, featuring an executive chef dedicated to offering “affordable upscale dining with a twist.” Garrettsville’s founding structure at 8148 Main Street — established by Colonel John Garrett in 1804 to grind farmers’ grain — once again has opened its doors, offering a dining room...
Garrettsville Village Council News
JAG Schools superintendent Ted Lysiak was present to make a proposal to village council. The school district is seeking a School Resource Officer (SRO) to begin working on the campus beginning in the 2018-19 school year. Lysiak has pulled information from several districts in the area, and developed a program that he briefly outlined for the council.
“Grief Gathering 2018” To Be Offered In Garrettsville
Garrettsville - St. Ambrose Church will be offering “to the community” a gathering of continuous grief support and information on Wednesday evenings, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the church hall, starting April 18th through May 23rd. Since each gathering builds upon the previous gatherings, participants should try to attend all of the weekly sessions of this beautiful, gentle...
JAG Theatre Invites You To Meet Them In St. Louis!
Garrettsville - “Meet Me in St. Louis” is a classic romantic musical comedy that focuses on four sisters on the cusp of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Spotlighting the sisters’ education in the ways of the world, which includes, but isn’t limited to, learning about life and love, courtesy of the prototypical boy next door. In the end,...
Beauty and Wellness at Natural Radiance Studio
Garrettsville - Natural Radiance Studio is much more than a full-service hair salon for the whole family. It’s a holistic wellness center that uses nontoxic hair and skin products, offers therapeutic massage, and extends an array of customized health & wellness coaching services. Justine Egrek, a graduate of Crestwood High School and the Paul Mitchell school of cosmetology, had worked...
Upcoming Auditions For “Parlor Games” Scheduled
The Garrettsville Curtains up Theatre is proud to announce auditions for the July production of “Parlor Games” are being held Monday, April 23 and Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7pm in the James A. Garfield’s high school, choir room. Please bring a memorized monologue. Practical joker Mort McNulty hosts his own wake so that he can hear what people will...
Date for the 13th Annual James A. Garfield Alumni Banquet Announced
The 13th annual James A. Garfield Alumni Banquet will be held September 15th, 2018 at the James A. Garfield Elementary School. The doors will open at 5 p.m. with another wonderful catered dinner from Guido’s of Ravenna being served at 6 p.m. The event is opened to graduates and anyone who attended from Freedom, Garrettsville, James A. Garfield and...
Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt at St. Ambrose
On Saturday, March 24th, St. Ambrose Church 10692 Freedom St. Garrettsville, will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast sponsored by Youth Ministry from 9am to 11am. The cost is $5 for adults, $4 for kids under 6, $15 for families. You won’t want to miss the Easter Egg Hunt for all ages! FREE beginning at 10am, rain or shine which is...
J.A. Garfield Schools Recognized By State Board of Education
Garrettsville - James A. Garfield Local Schools was recently recognized by the State Board of Education for an excellent academic accomplishment. The Momentum Award was presented by the State Board of Education District 7 Board Member Sarah Fowler to the James A. Garfield Board of Education at their March 8th meeting. The award recognizes schools for exceeding expectations in student...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Historic Garrettsville
Garrettsville - O’Henry, O’Malley, O’My! Grab your friends and neighbors, and follow the road to Garrettsville on Saturday, March 17th for a fun-filled St. Patrick’s Day you won’t soon forget. And that’s no blarney! The historic village of Garrettsville knows how to celebrate, and they are starting first thing in the morn’. Start off with a hearty breakfast, and a...
Cyclists Return To Garrettsville
Where the Metal Meets the Mud. …or words to that effect, were on the shirt of one of the fearless cyclists who participated in the Road Apple Roubaix on Saturday, March 3, 2018, starting off from and ending at Slim & Jumbo’s on Main Street, Garrettsville. To say the least, it was colorful. Who knew that spandex came in so many...
We Value our Kids’ Education
Garrettsville - These days families have choices when it comes to their kids’ education. We choose to have our boys attend the JAG schools where teachers not only teach the required curriculum, but go above and beyond to provide them with a quality education! Have you ever heard of First Lego League, Snapology, The Annual Math Tournament, Camp Invention or...
