Hiram College Receives $6 Million Gift to Elevate its New Liberal Arts
Hiram – Hiram College Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dean Scarborough ’77 and his wife Janice Bini have donated a $6 million multi-year gift to advance Hiram College’s New Liberal Arts initiative. This largest single gift ever made to the College is designated to enhance Hiram students’ college experiences and secure a vibrant future for the institution. Scarborough...
Hornsby Is New Eagle Scout
On March 6th 2018, Sebastian Hornsby, son of Michael and Monique Hornsby of Troy Township, earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Award. Sebastian is a member of Troop 0099 in Newbury, Ohio. The troop is chartered by Newbury United Community Church and has regular meetings on Monday evening at 7:00-8:30 PM. For his Eagle project, Sebastian focused on...
The 2018 Equine Affaire: 25 Years in the Making
Horsepeople of all levels of expertise from 4-H riders, Pony Clubbers, and others just beginning their riding careers to accomplished equestrians, trainers, and equine professionals will be able to immerse themselves in “all things equine” at the 2018 Equine Affaire scheduled to take place April 12th through the 15th at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. This year’s event...
Crestwood Teachers And Staff Learn Life-Saving Skills
Mantua - During a Professional Development day at the end of Spring Break, Crestwood teachers and staff had the opportunity to learn life-saving skills. That’s because University Hospitals hosted a special training program at the Crestwood School District, as a part of the District’s Emergency Preparedness Plan. The program, entitled “Stop the Bleed” is part of a program launched...
Hiram Village News
Hiram - At their last meeting, Council and Mayor Lou Bertrand honored former Hiram Village Fire Chief Gary Bott. Chief Bott served as the department’s chief from 2004 through 2010, but served the village as a firefighter and in various other capacities for far longer. Current Fire Chief Bill Byers spoke highly of Mr. Bott’s years of service and...
Woodworking Classes By Ernie Conover In Parkman, Ohio
Would you like the opportunity to work for a week with a renown world-class professional woodworker who could teach you anything you ever needed to know about various aspects of woodworking? If you took a series of woodworking courses you might be poised to slip into a well-paying job in industry, or perhaps start your own business. There is...
Social science research team to help guide Hiram College’s academic redesign
Hiram - Hiram College has partnered with the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization based in Santa Monica, Calif., to help guide its academic redesign process. Three advisors from RAND are working in tandem with Hiram faculty, administration, staff, and students to examine the College’s current academic structure and explore opportunities to enhance it. Through its collaborations with...
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...
9th Annual Children’s Miracle Network Fun Ride & Poker Run
The 9th Annual Children’s Miracle Network Fun Ride & Poker Run will be held on May 20, 2018. All proceeds benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley, Beeghly Campus, Boardman. Route maps and rules will be available at registration starting at 10AM at BikeTown Harley-Davidson in Austintown, Ohio. Ride will begin at Noon which includes 4 card stops along a scenic...
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,...
Invitational Student Art Show In Middlefield
Middlefield - The public doesn’t often have the opportunity to see what local high school and middle school students are accomplishing. Middlefield Historical Society is offering that opportunity with its 34th annual Invitational Student Art Show. Participants include Berkshire, Cardinal, Chardon and Newbury schools. Art teachers select the best work of their students and put much time and effort into...
The Maple Highlands Trail Is Paved
Middlefield - In honor of the long-awaited paving of the southern section of The Maple Highlands Trail, the Village of Middlefield and Geauga Park District invite one and all to attend a Maple Highlands Spring Opening Celebration & Trail Ribbon-Cutting Event on Saturday, April 21, at 10 a.m. in the Middlefield Pocket Park, located on the corner of routes...
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 – Hiram Rotary Report
The Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram met on April 2, 2018 at Cal’s II, Sky Plaza, Garrettsville for the usual first meeting of the month business. This included discussion of the upcoming RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) event to be held at Baldwin-Wallace. Applications will soon be going out to eligible high school juniors. Also going out were applications for the...
Attention Geauga County Voters
Absentee ballots for the May 8, 2018 Primary election will be available beginning Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Voters who wish to vote an absentee ballot may submit a request to the: Geauga County Board of Elections 470 Center Street, Bldg. 6-A Chardon, OH 44024 440-279-2030 Absentee applications may be requested by calling the above Board of Elections or by going to the Geauga County...
Rotary Report
The Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram met on March 19 at noon in Cal’s II, Sky Plaza, Garrettsville to be presented the following program: Will Underwood and Larry Lohman, of the Kent Rotary club came to present information and an invitation to participate in a solar water project retrofit in Central America, El Salvador, to be specific. This project is intended...
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...
Congratulations Garfield Speedcubing Team
Garrettsville - Congratulations to Preston Hatcher, Finn Frato-Sweeney, Owen Herron, and Garet Warnick, who all represented James A. Garfield Elementary at the Howland Winter Speedcubing Competition at Howland Middle School this past weekend. Each of the boys competed in two events: the traditional 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cube, and the 2 x 2 Cube. The boys competed against 70 other...
Twardzik (GHS ‘14) Excelling At University of Akron
Emma Twardzik wanted to be an astronomer, a veterinarian, an interior designer and a marine biologist. The head of a dreamer is a crowded place, but it can also be a lonely one. Twardzik says she did not “come out of her shell” until she spent a couple years at The University of Akron. “I remember my freshman year I would...
Crestwood’s DI Teams Score Well
Mantua - On March 3, seven student-led teams competed at the Destination Imagination Regional Tournament at Barberton Middle School. The daylong competition consisted of Service Learning, Technical, Fine Arts, Scientific, Improvisational, Structural, and Early Learning team challenges. Students competed against teams from over a dozen schools from Geauga, Portage and Summit Counties that comprise DI’s Region 15. Two teams competed...
Register For Outdoor Adventure Camps
“Camp is exceptional.” “It was fabulous.” “Counselors were great.” “Rated over 9,000.” With reviews like that, how could you not be tempted to sign your kid up for Geauga Park District’s Summer Camps? Registration opens March 20 for adventures including biking, kayaking, fishing, stream exploration and sending rockets high into the sky. Plus, in the new year, camp adventures expand to...
Good Mental Health into School Culture
Incorporating good mental health habits into the school culture was the topic at a roundtable for Portage County school personnel hosted by the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Portage County. The meeting began with a presentation on the Red Flags framework and toolkit for school based mental health education and suicide prevention. Penny Frese, PhD, Red Flags founder, offered ideas and...
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...
Hiram Township Trustee News
Hiram Township - At their meeting in February, Stan Carlisle from the Portage County Combined General Health District was present. Mr. Carlisle and associates from the department were present to discuss some of his organization’s capabilities and offerings, which include immunization clinics, plumbing and sewage inspections, restaurant inspections, car seat programs, and Project Dawn Narcan programs. Mr. Carlisle also...
Windham Board of Education News
Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) met recently with just enough members present for a quorum, two of the members were out ill. The meeting opened up with guest Amy Adams from Community Action Council (CAC). She explained that CAC received a three year grant and is conducting after-school enrichment classes with Windham students to improve reading, math...
The Honest Backpacker Author To Speak
Geauga County –Author and seasoned hiker Jim Klopovic visits GCPL on two different occasions: • Chardon Branch, Sat., March 31, 2018, 10 a.m. • Bainbridge Branch, Tues., April 3, 2018, 7 p.m. Join us for demonstrations and an interactive presentation by Klopovic as he discusses his new book The Honest Backpacker: A Practical Guide for the Rookie Adventurer over 50. Every age...
