Registration Underway for the Friends of Melana Fun Run/Walk
The Friends of Melana Foundation is hosting the 8th annual 5k and 1 mile fun run/walk on Sunday morning of the Garrettsville Summerfest, June 24th, 2018. The race starts at 9:00 a.m. in downtown Garrettsville. All proceeds from this event go towards research for children’s brain cancer, the number one cause of cancer deaths in young people. The race...
Freedom Township Sets Clean-Up Dates
Freedom Township Clean-Up Days / Trash Drop-Off will be held at the Township Garage, SR 700 - north side of the turnpike. Thursday, June 7 Noon – 8 pm Friday, June 8 Noon – 6 pm Saturday, June 9 9 am – 3 pm Batteries, motor oil, refrigerators and freezers will be accepted. No paint, garbage, yard waste, barbed wire, building materials, shingles...
Garfield’s “Bands In The Round” Program A Musical Success
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Music Department held their Annual District-Wide Concert, “Bands in The Round” this past Sunday with all the district’s bands performing. If you missed this music extravaganza you missed a great show. As always, the director of all the bands, Theo Cebulla, demonstrated once again how strong the music program at James. A. Garfield...
Whose [Property] Line Is It Anyway: Amish School Topic of Discussion at Nelson Trustee Meeting
Nelson Twp. – Township officials present at the second Nelson Township trustee meeting of the month were Fiscal Officer John David Finney; Trustees Kevin Cihan, Anne Mae VanDerHoeven, and Joe Leonard; and Zoning Inspector Jackie Kable. After the meeting was called to order by Leonard, Finney informed the trustees that he had not finished transcribing the minutes of the previous...
Garfield Middle School Students Off To Pen Ohio State Tournament
Garrettsville - James A. Garfield Middle School has participated in The Power of the Pen writing tournament for 17 years under the direction of Mrs. Jackie Lovelace, 7th grade teacher. This year the organization has taken on a new name, Pen Ohio. Pen Ohio started out as a writing program for high school students and this year took on...
Hiram Fire Department Receives America’s Farmers Grow Communities Grant
Hiram - Each year, the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program partners with local farmers to provide grants to local nonprofits. Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, this grant provides farmers with the opportunity to support worthy organizations in their communities by applying for a chance to direct a $2,500 donation to the nonprofit of their choice. Since 2010, the Grow...
Get the know-how to become a bluebird landlord this summer
Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day by learning all about Eastern Bluebirds by taking a leisurely walk around scenic Frohring Meadows with longtime Field Naturalist Tami Gingrich. All are invited to join Tami for Bluebird Patrol on Sunday, May 20, 1 to 2 p.m. as she monitors bluebird boxes, observes different nests and eggs, and shares clues about how to attract...
2018 Community Yard Sale Weekend Listing
Garrettsville Area Garage Sale Weekend May 18-20, 2018 Unless otherwise indicated, all sales 9am - 4pm. NO PARKING ON EITHER SIDE OF SR 82 OR SR 88 Parking is available in Garfield Plaza, Sky Plaza, Village Park and the municipal parking lots in the Main Street Area. Event Overview The Garrettsville Area Chamber's Community Yard Sale Weekend is happening across the area from Friday, May...
Bonitas International Opens Cowork Space for Area Entrepreneurs
Newbury - Geauga County is getting its first Class A coworking space. Bonitas International, located at 11110 Kinsman Rd, Newbury Township, OH 44065, proudly introduces a 15,000 square foot workplace branded “The Bonitas – Be Bold, Be Brave and Be Brilliant,” which officially opens its doors on May 3, 2018 in celebration of small business week. Coworking, or shared...
New Meeting Time Announced by Families Anonymous
FAMILIES ANONYMOUS of Portage County announces a change in our meeting times. Starting on May 14, 2018, our meeting will begin at 7:30 pm (instead of 7:00pm) every Monday except holidays. Our sessions usually last about one hour. Meeting location remains at Coleman Behavioral Services, Sue Hetrick Building, 3922 Lovers Lane/Loomis Parkway in Ravenna. FAMILIES ANONYMOUS is an independent, non-profit fellowship...
Gearing Up For Grazing! Pasture Management Walks & Talks
Whether you own sheep, cattle, or horses, pasture management is an important part of raising farm animals. To get the most out of your pastures they need to be maintained properly. The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Lake Erie College, the Geauga County Ohio State University Extension, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Geauga County...
Windham Cemetery Notice
It has been brought to the attention of the Windham Township Board of Trustees that the cemetery is becoming somewhat overly inundated with decorative items. We are now forced to address the issue and enforce the rules that are in place as to not allow this to grow into a larger problem. We will be removing any and all...
Nelson Township Clean-Up
Nelson Township will be having the Township Clean-up on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20. The hours of operation will be from 9 am to 4 pm both days. Location will be behind the Nelson Community House. There will be a limit of 6 tires per household and unlimited batteries and appliances. The items that WILL NOT be accepted are...
Ohio Edison Recognizes Windham School District’s Efforts
The Windham School District was recognized by Ohio Edison for being a Certified Energy Efficient customer. Ohio Edison recognizes those who are committed to energy efficiency and peak demand reduction projects. All lights were replaced in both the elementary and Junior/Senior High last year to create more energy efficient buildings. Because of this, Ohio Edison presented the district with...
Garfield Local Schools & Maplewood: Partners In Education
This month we would like to focus on the partnership between J.A. Garfield High School and Maplewood Career Center. Maplewood Career Center provides a quality education for many of our students. The programs available to students are: Applied Engineering and Machining, Animal Science, Auto Collision Technology, Auto Service Technology, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Dental Assisting, Early Childhood Education,...
Haymaker Farmers Market Outdoor Season Now Open
Kent - Haymaker Farmers’ Market, Portage County’s oldest producer only farmers’ market, opened its 26th outdoor season on Saturday, May 5 and will continue every Saturday through October from 9 a.m. - 1p.m. The market is held on Franklin Avenue under the Haymaker Bridge, between Erie and Summit Streets in downtown Kent. Purchase locally grown organic and conventional fruits, vegetables...
One Book, One School Meets the One and Only Ivan
Mantua - Each spring, teachers and staff at the Crestwood Intermediate School select a particular book to share with the entire student body. This year’s selection was The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. All through the week, teachers and students read the story of a silverback gorilla named Ivan. Ivan lives in a cage in a shopping mall,...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
The May 7, 2018 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club was focused on the following business, none of it funny : Two very active, ambitious and motivated young ladies were chosen to attend the annual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly) at Baldwin-Wallace in June. Rachel Rader and Zoe Swenson are members of many student groups at James A. Garfield High...
Auburn Alumni Reunion Luncheon
Wanted -- all who attended Auburn School as a student, teacher, staff or other capacity. Would you like to contact fellow students, teachers, or staff? We would like to invite you the Auburn Alumni Reunion. We have graduates from 1933 to 1981. We would like to expand this to include those who attended in the 1990’s before it was closed....
Windham Trustees to Enforce Cemetery Regulations
Windham Township - Windham Township Trustees met on May 3, 2018 for their regularly scheduled meeting with all trustees in attendance, along with the fiscal officer. The trustees are Brian Miller, Danny Burns and Rich Gano and the fiscal officer / clerk is Jayme Neikirk. The board of trustees approved the minutes and expenditures for the month of April....
James A Garfield Class of 63 Reunion
It has been five years or longer since we have gotten together, and 55 years since that great day. There will be a get together on September 14 from 3 pm to 8 pm at 8193 Windham Street in Garrettsville at the home of Judy Davison Toth. There will be sandwiches and snacks and coffee and soft drinks. You...
AARP Chapter 4527 News
The Bainbridge/Chagrin AARP Chapter #4527 will meet on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 1 pm, at the Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Twp., Ohio. (Behind the Fire Station). Our program will be Tom Strong, a motivational speaker who will speak on Lung Disorders including asthma. Tom does speaking all over the area including many nursing homes, on many...
“Think Summer” with Geauga Soil & Water Conservation District Educator Workshops
This summer the Geauga and Portage Soil and Water Conservation Districts are offering two unique and affordable workshops for teachers! Welcoming educators of all grades and disciplines, these workshops provide valuable training along with graduate credits through Ashland University. Join us and learn new ways to meet content standards through engaging lessons, outdoor experiences, and real-world...
Hiram Village & Township Clean-up Days
The 2018 Hiram Village and Hiram Township tire clean-up has been scheduled for Saturday May 19th, 8:00 a.m. to Noon. Bring rimless tires to the Rosser Municipal Building public parking lot located at 11617 Garfield Road (SR 700), Hiram. There will be no curbside collection of tires.
Nelson Township Clean-Up
Nelson Township will be having the Township Clean-up on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20. The hours of operation will be from 9 am to 4 pm both days. Location will be behind the Nelson Community House. There will be a limit of 6 tires per household and unlimited batteries and appliances. The items that WILL NOT be accepted are...
Lions Assembling Children’s Hospital Bags
Kent - Lieutenant Mike Lewis of the Kent Police is shown with a sampling of the books that the KPD is donating to a statewide Lions project, to Rick Fredrick of the Crestwood Lions and Kent Lions President Jeff Langstaff. The Lions of Ohio are collecting and assembling 2,000 children’s care packages to be given to children who are...
Quilts on the Hill Bring Quilting to Mantua
Mantua - The biennial Quilts on the Hill/Quilts in the Village in the Village of Mantua at the Hilltop Christian Church was a real stitch. This is a lovely way to spend part of a Spring afternoon, looking over a display of nearly seventy useful and ornamental works of outstanding artistry and craftsmanship—more likely craftswomanship. There was something for every...
Hiram Township Trustees Discuss Plans for Township Park
Hiram Twp. - At a recent meeting, Fiscal Officer Diane Rodhe shared that the audit is complete. On another note, she shared that a meeting with the Portage County Budget Commission will take place soon regarding the distribution of local taxes. Meanwhile, she noted that Hiram Township received a check for $900 from Jill Fankhauser, the County Clerk of...
Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale!
Ravenna - You can purchase native plants and a wide variety of other plants- hanging baskets, vegetables, and herbs at the upcoming OSU Extension Portage County Master Gardener Volunteers’ annual Plant Sale on May 12 from 9 am - 2 pm. The sale will be held at 6970 SR 88, Ravenna. Help support pollinators while adding beauty at the...
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...
