Daisy Troop 90206 Celebrates Successful Year
Garrettsville - Daisy Troop 90206 celebrated the end of a successful and busy girl scout year on June 10th with a Court of Awards ceremony. The girls earned daisy petals this year by learning the girl scout promise & girl scout law, while they helped “make the world a better place” by giving back and using a portion of...
Newton Falls Kiwanis Club Holds Junior Olympics
Newton Falls - May 2, sunny and 72°, finally a perfect morning for Kiwanis’s much anticipated event. Eighty participants, ages 6-12, competed on the “field of dreams” in the track and field competition. All who registered received a commemorative t-shirt, and some won medals and/or ribbons for their three events. Newton Falls Band Boosters provided concessions; we wanted to...
Garrettsville Author Burton W. Cole Wins Selah Award
Garrettsville-area author and newspaper humor columnist Burton W. Cole’s second novel, “Bash and the Chicken Coop Caper” (2014, B&H Kids), won the prestigious 2015 Selah Award as Best Novel for Middle Grades on May 20. And Cole’s third “faith, fun and farm pranks” novel, “Bash and the Chocolate Milk Cows,” was released May 1 from B&H Kids / LifeWay Christian...
Resident’s Concerns Dominate Windham Township’s Meeting
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting on June 4, 2015 at the town hall. The meeting was called to order by the Vice-Chairman Brian Miller. Miller asked for a silent prayer for Dann Timmons who was unable to attend the meeting. Due to the fiscal officer’s absence, the minutes and financial reports from the...
The 8th Count Dance Center Celebrates Six Years
Garrettsville - “EXTRA, EXTRA Read All About It,” was the theme for The 8th Count Dance Center’s 2015 Recital. The dance center held their 6th dance recital at the Iva Walker Auditorium Saturday, June 6, 2015. The recital carried the newspaper theme throughout the entire production. Using the newspaper, the dance center danced to musical selections that portrayed various...
Jake’s Market to Open in Mantua
Mantua - Back in November of 2009, Jodie Fiala and Kim Sumwalt opened the doors of Jake’s Restaurant in Mantua, satisfying the community’s need for a family-friendly, hometown eatery. At Jake’s, they combined not only their passion for food, but also their names (Jodi and Kim’s Eats). As their restaurant continued to grow, they soon identified the need for...
Mantua’s Center School Funding Grant Moving Forward
Mantua Twp. - The Mantua Township Trustees committed to the elevator project this fine June first morning thanks to Mantua Restoration Society member Cal Brant having drummed up enough backstop-type funding to make up the difference between what the commissioners have offered and what is needed for the project. Backstop funding refers to guaranteed reserve funds available should all...
Silver Creek Garden Club News
Garrettsville - The Silver Creek Garden Club of Garrettsville recently toured the hydroponic lettuce production facility at Mantua Gardens. Ryan Hyde and Darin Kelley gave the tour and an in-depth talk about lettuce from seeds to final product. Mantua Gardens sells their "living" lettuce to area stores and restaurants. They also have a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) where members...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club “Bigger and Better Than Ever”
The June 8, 2015 meeting of the Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram, at Cal’s II in Sky Plaza, Garrettsville featured a program presented by departing exchange student, Lenart Zsadany, better known as “Zad”. He spoke of some of the highlights of his stay in the U.S. with the Collins, Schwan and Brown families, mentioning the travel—New York, Chicago, Outer Banks,...
2015 Mantua Potato Festival is Back On!
Mantua - In April it was announced that the State of Ohio Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation due to mishandling of festival funds. It was noted on the Mantua Potato Festival Facebook page that, “Lack of resources to move forward and unpaid debt from 2014 inhibits the remaining committee members from putting on a festival in 2015.”...
James A. Garfield High School’s Amazing Athletes
Garrettsville - Congrats to Garfield’s two state champs Edie Svonavec and Lauren Jones in this year’s track and field competition down in Columbus.
James A. Garfield Schools Year In Review
Garrettsville - On or around June 1st of every year, children begin to realize summer break is quickly approaching for the James A. Garfield Schools. After nine long months of exerting academic rigor, athletic competition, artistic prowess and community service, our students gain a little extra energy as the end of the school year nears. While our students are excited for the long summer break, our staff begins to take an emotional roller coaster ride. They are excited to begin planning another year with students, but are sad to see a group of familiar students move to the next grade. They are inspired by the speeches of our graduating seniors, but feel a brief sense of emptiness as the seniors walk out our doors for the final time. Whether you are a student or staff member, the one common feeling we all share is a sense of pride in what we have accomplished this year. Here is a quick glance in the 2014/15 rearview mirror...
You Shoulda Been There: Garrettsville’s Day of Family Fun
Garrettsville - Last Saturday (May30, 2015) was full of it…and it was all good…except the part that got cancelled because of the threatening thunderstorms…which snapped, crackled and popped all over the area on a very indeterminate schedule--rolling thunder in the distance, sprinkles any ol’ time of day and actual rain following a muggy afternoon. Whooeee! Northeast Ohio in full...
Windham Hires New Principal for KT
Windham - It has been a busy few months at Windham Schools, as individuals announced their retirement or resignation, leaving the board the daunting task of filling the positions. In April, the board accepted the resignations of Craig Alderman, head of the Transportation and Maintenance Department, and Michael Chaffee as Jr/Sr. High School Principal. Earlier in the year, Harry Selner,...
Critical EMS Training Held in Hiram
Hiram - The Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Transport team and the Hiram Fire Department recently held a Trauma Training Day in Hiram. Over the course of the day, Cleveland Clinic helicopters landed at key locations in Hiram, as flight crew, paramedics and flight nurses trained with local first responders to practice patient hand-offs between pre-hospital rescue personnel and air...
Robinson Health System Becomes Part of University Hospitals
Ravenna - University Hospitals has completed all actions necessary for the full integration of Robinson Health System into the UH health system effective June 1. “Together we have new and exciting opportunities to serve the residents of Portage County and surrounding communities,” said Thomas F. Zenty III, CEO of University Hospitals. “We look forward to growing and enhancing Robinson’s services...
Garrettsville – Hiram Rotary Report
Business as usual at the June 1, 2015 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club. The group decided to continue holding their annual Reverse Raffle/Steak Fry Fundraiser at SugarBush Golf Club; this year’s date will be the first Thursday in November, 11/5/15. Mark your calendars now for a great pre-holiday-madness good time. Congrats went to Caitlin Lawless and Amy Crawford for the...
Donuts and Ice Cream in Hiram
Hiram - On May 23rd. the Hiram Police Department kicked off the national campaign known as “Click it or Ticket”. Officers of the Hiram Police handed out vouchers at the intersection of Garfield Road and Wakefield Road.
Garrettsville Summerfest, a Music Lovers Paradise
Garrettsville - Garrettsville Summerfest will be held June 26-28th and will once again have an array of music that will satisfy most music lovers. The event of the summer boasts three stages of music playing throughout the entire weekend.
The LITTLE Race for a BIG Cause 5K Run/Walk &1 Mile Walk
Runners and walkers of all ages, join the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland Young Professionals Association at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. They will host The LITTLE Race for a BIG Cause 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk on Sunday, June 28, 2015. Registration is $20.00 in advance at www.wementoryouth.org or $25.00 on race day.
Trike-A-Thon Raises Money for St. Jude’s Hospital
This is the preschool’s eighth year hosting this event and over the years students have raised more than $12,500 for the children and families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Portage County Engineer to Replace High Street Bridge Over the Cuyahoga River
Mantua - The Portage County Engineer intends to replace the existing two-span steel beam bridge that carries High Street over the Cuyahoga River in the Village of Mantua. The new structure will be a single span prestressed concrete box beam structure. The project includes roadway approach work.
James A. Garfield Historical Society News
The James A. Garfield Historical Society met May 18, 2015 at the Mott Building on Main St. in downtown Garrettsville. It was a mathematical meeting, celebrated with pie.
Memorial Day Kicks Off Summer Fun in Garrettsville
Garrettsville - Although the calendar claims that summer starts June 21, we all know that the season of summer fun kicks off with Memorial Day on May 25. In Garrettsville, that’s just the beginning! Memorial Day held its traditional public display of patriotic flags, ceremonial wreaths, the big parade and rousing speeches on Monday morning. Afterward, the grills heated up in nearly every back yard, neighbors and families finally gathering together again on decks and patios for eats, drinks and games. Finally.
Garfield Elementary Raises $1836.50 in “Roundup For A Cure”
Garrettsville - GES students in grades K-6 participated in an all day walk-a-thon Friday, May 22nd, entitled “Roundup For A Cure”. Students brought donations totaling $1836.50 which was donated to the Friends of Melana Foundation
Quite A Tribute by the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team
There’s tribute and then there’s…TRIBUTE. Here’s one where some young ladies—not to mention their enthusiastic coach and supporters—played a sport that they love and made a commitment to U.S. Marines and Army vets coming home from service having suffered the loss of limbs and playing softball, inspiring fans with their motto, “Life Without a Limb Is Limitless.” The girls were...
Trial By Fire For Johnson’s First Garrettsville Village Council Meeting
The village has budgeted $1.89 million for 2015 and has projected only $1.69 million in revenue. A significant portion of the budget, almost half, is appropriated to the police department.
Hiram Farm Is Open for the Season
Throughout the year, Hiram farmers cultivate vegetables and herbs hydroponically and in outdoor gardens, selling produce at their roadside farm stand.
Automotive Rehab Drives into Historic Garrettsville
Automotive Rehab LLC at 8147 Windham St. gives “full service” its intended meaning. Although it moved into its current location just a few months ago, it has been providing quality car care since 2008 from its former Infirmary Road location in Mantua.
Jacob Rohal Becomes Eagle Scout
Jacob Rohal, son of Stephen and Julie Rohal of Stroup Rd Edinburg Township, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. He is a member of Great Trail Council, Boy Scout Troop #573.
