Pinewood Derby Results
On January 30, 2016 Cub Scout Pack 4062 of Garrettsville held their annual Pinewood Derby at the James A Garfield Elementary School. With the help of their parents, Scouts shaped and decorated the cars to their own design. Cars were raced in a double-elimination tournament by den. Den champions then competed for Track Champion. One car was awarded Best...
Mantua Township News
Mantua Twp - As new septic requirements are put in place by Portage County Health Department, Zoning Inspector John Dickey speculates that the Township will receive more call from residents and/or their contractors about securing permits. He anticipates that as residents look to sell homes, or on Pioneer Trail where the Health Department has determined there is an issue,...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville - Don Havener and his hiking of the Appalachian Trail were the focus of the program at the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club on Monday, March 28, 2016. The retired teacher, coach, hardware merchant, tire guy set out on the hike as a journey of faith and of giving back to the Northern Ohio Parkinson’s Support Foundation. His goal was...
It’s Time To “Discover Garrettsville”
Garrettsville – Take a village located in the heart of the Western Reserve, add a group of motivated business owners, and you have the makings of an amazing promotional campaign designed to encourage and reward people who explore everything the Garrettsville Area has to offer. Beginning Friday, April 1st and running through September 30, you will have the opportunity to...
Spring Is In The Air
Want to get in on the enjoyment, excitement, fascination and joyful outdoor recreation that watching birds has to offer? Once relegated to the domain of eccentrics, bird watching now ranks among one of the most popular pastimes in America, and Geauga Park District is eager to help you make the connection. Continuing a Greater Cleveland tradition since 1933, the Annual...
Geauga Small Business Expo
Middlefield - Support small local business by attending the Geauga Small Business Expo on Friday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 2 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pine Craft Storage Barns, 13650 Madison Road (Route 528) in Middlefield (44062). More than 40 local businesses, many of them Amish-run, will participate showing products...
Road Apple Roubaix Kicks Off Route in Garrettsville
Garrettsville - Road Apple WHAT? The road apple part is no mystery to anyone who has lived in or near Amish country...or anyplace where one shares the highway with equine modes of transportation (Also an album by the group known as The Tragically Hip but we’re not going there). Roubaix—you can look it up—refers to one of the earliest (1896)...
DI Competition Makes Hiram the Destination
Mantua - Recently, Ohio’s Region 15 Destination Imagination tournament day took place on the Hiram College campus. The competition matched Crestwood’s eight teams against 57 teams from 10 other school districts across Summit, Portage, Geauga and Lake Counties in six different challenges. It was a big day for the 51 Crestwood students that began working on their individual challenges...
Hero’s Rock To Embark on “Thank You” Tour
Mantua - On May 26, 2011 the tragic news story of an Apache Helicopter Pilot, CW2 Christopher Thibodeau, killed in action just one week after learning he was to become a father, would be the inspiring force of a mission to show this nation’s gratitude for those who serve and sacrifice for our freedoms. How do you say, “I’m sorry...
Hiram Township News
Hiram Twp. - At a recent Trustees meeting, Fiscal Officer Diane Rodhe announced that she had closed the books for 2015 and filed electronically with the Auditor of State’s office. She provided a fund balance report to the Trustees to aid in budget planning discussions. Next, Tim Kasper and Tom Franek from the Community Evaluations & Accomplishments Committee (CEAC) presented...
Village Council Decides Fate Of Village Dispatch Services
Garrettsville - Garrettsville Village Council was faced with a tough decision at their last meeting-- whether or not to disband Garrettsville’s dispatch center. Garrettsville’s Police Chief and several police officers, Safety committee members and both chiefs from the Community EMS District and Garrettsville-Freedom-Nelson Joint Fire District (GFNJFD), and Windham Council President, Debbie Blewett, were in attendance at last Wednesday...
Windham High School Inducts New National Honor Society Members
Windham - On Friday, March 11th, the Windham Schools celebrated the new and current members of the school’s National Honor Society. These students uphold the four pillars of NHS which are: Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service. Pictured above are: Front Row: (All current NHS members) Senior Brittany Knight, Senior Brianna Workman, Senior Samantha Dean, Senior Jasmine Nevarez, and Senior Tristan...
News from WVFD Joint Fire District
Windham - The Fire District board agreed to staff the fire department from 8am – 4pm seven days a week with dual certified firefighter /EMTs /paramedics. This will ensure a quick response time to emergencies during daytime hours when dedicated volunteers are at their full-time employments. The board will re-evaluate this program after six months to gauge its success. In...
J.A. Garfield Quiz Bowl Finishes Season Strong
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield High School Quiz Bowl team finished their competition season strong, sort of like the basketball teams and the wrestling team,... “Close, but no cigar.” Like any good team, regular practice across a variety of topics, is necessary for improvement and success. Contests with other schools begin in the fall, stretch across the winter...
Garrettsville is Open For Business!
Garrettsville - On March 22, 2014 the historic village of Garrettsville lost over 120 years of history and many businesses in one afternoon. Lots of theories, speculations and ideas exist about what should be done with the now-vacant property. Some expected new construction right away yet what many have failed to realize is that it will take millions of...
Nelson LMC News
Nelson Twp. - The February meeting of LMC was an especially fun day. It was cold but sunny. Hostesses were Betty Hamilton, Margaret Lappert and Terry Bello. The lobster and shrimp bisque was especially delicious, prepared by Terry Bello. The table was decorated in the Valentine theme. The door prize was won by Blanche Richmond. The business meeting opened with...
Hiram Township Receives Four Grants For New Park
Hiram - Beginning in March, village water rates will reflect a rate increase of 8%, or an estimated $.93 per each unit used per month. Sewer rates remain unchanged; Village Council enacted the water rate increase in their February meeting. Village Administrator James McGee reported receipt of water and sewer line work bids. He’ll be meeting with the Village...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Plans InterAct Appreciation Day
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians bid a fond farewell to February, 2016 on Leap Day, February29, the likes of which will not be seen again for four years (In a less-contentious election year, let us hope). President Tom Collins urged members to make their opinions known on a pending agreement between the Sierra Club and AEP (American Electrical Power) which will come before...
Depression Lecture at NEOMED’s Mini Med School Seminar
Rootstown - Joel Mowrey, PhD, executive director of the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County, was guest lecturer for the February Mini-Medical School session at NEOMED. Dr. Mowrey discussed the blues and depression. “Everyone feels sad and low every once in a while, but these feelings usually pass in a few days,” Mowrey said. “Many of these ‘blue’...
Model Employee Retires in Hiram Township
Hiram Twp. - At the end of February, the Hiram Township Road Services Department bid farewell to Don Bello, upon his retirement after 14 years of service. According to Road Supervisor Tom Matota, Bello joined the Township’s Road Services team after having retired from a similar role with the Portage County Engineers Office. When he joined the township, he...
Windham Historical Society Elects Officers
Windham - The Windham Historical Society met in January at the Brick Chapel in Windham, to elect new officers for the 2016 year. The society has been in existence as a non-profit organization since its founding in 2002. We have many new plans for the upcoming year. All are welcome to be a part of our group that researches,...
Mental Health Board Launches Online Mental Health Screening
Portage County - How are you feeling? The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County launched an online mental health screening tool to their website. The screening is completely anonymous and confidential. A person’s results appear immediately following the brief questionnaire, along with recommendations and local resources. Brief screenings are the quickest way to determine if a person should...
Progress At Mantua Center School
Mantua - “There is much community energy. We have a need for a community center like this, to let people know what is available, and a connection to it. Here is a place, a location where people can come in, find support for families, drug problems, a place for the Hiram College business incubator program, a space that could...
Garrettsville Police Receive Grant
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Police Department is pleased to announce that it has been selected to receive funding in the amount of $6,174.90 through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) and the Federal 2015 Justice Assistance Grant for Law Enforcement (JAG-LE) Program. The funding will be used to purchase a new audio/video recording system to be installed in...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club met on February 22, 2016 at Cal’s II, Sky Plaza, Garrettsville, spending the time covering a myriad of topics, to wit: Winners of the Fit-n-Fun competition have finally received their prizes, as Superintendent Ted Lysiak took them to choose their very own bicycles; there are pictures. The roadside clean-up event is searching for a date. High school activities...
Hiram Police Department Receives Grant
Hiram - The Hiram Police Department is pleased to announce the acquisition and approval of the Ohio Criminal Justice Services, Justice Assistance Services Law Enforcement grant. The grant will fund the acquisition of one in-car dash mounted video recorder unit for one of Hiram Police Department patrol vehicles. The total project is budgeted at $3,395. The approval of this...
Mantua Township News
Mantua Twp. - At a recent Trustee meeting, Bill Steiner, Portage County Recycling Director announced that single-stream recycling will come to Portage County in mid February. From February 15th through February 19th, drivers delivered 95 gallon, wheeled recycling carts. These new carts will replace small bins, and can be filled with unsorted recyclable materials including paper, cardboard and plastics...
Geauga County welcomes 6th Barn Quilt with Geauga Park District Addition
The Geauga County Barn Quilt Trail began in 2015. Nationally, barn quilt trails are located in 48 states, and 38 counties in Ohio. Their purpose is to promote the historic beauty and cultural significance of quilt making through the exhibition of hand painted historically accurate quilt squares affixed to barns and buildings. It’s an agricultural and tourism project designed...
Hiram Township News
Hiram Twp. - At a recent trustee meeting, it was noted that Hiram Fire Department has received a $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund and directed by Trustee Jack Groselle. The donation will provide funds to purchase protective equipment for firefighters. “As a past Hiram firefighter, Hiram Township resident and farmer, I selected...
Mantua Village Garden Club Plans Guided Tour
Mantua - The Mantua Village Garden Club, which was organized in March of 1930, will kick off its first meeting for 2016 at the home of Lea Lazar, on Monday March 7th. This meeting will begin with a light lunch, and focus on discussion of the business goals, & programs for the upcoming year. This year the meetings are...