Newton Falls Kiwanis present race check
Newton Falls Kiwanis president Linda Hrenko is shown with City Manager Jack Haney, Karen Car from the Senior Van, Labor day race directors Vonda Vencel and Jenn Riehl. In their hands is a giant check in the amount of $5,059 which is the profit from the 2011 Labor Day race. Congratulations to all the sponsors, runners, and volunteers that made...
American Legion Post 236 makes donations
Newton Falls - Bob James, Commander of Newton Falls American Legion Post 236, recently presented a donation to Carol Baker, Assistant Director of the Newton Falls Public Library, for the purpose of purchasing books for the library in memory of deceased Post 236 members. Newton Falls American Legion Post 236 recently donated $100,000 to the Newton Falls Fire Department to...
Charlie Moore of Garrettsville brings business and life experience to board post
Portage County - Garrettsville resident Charles D. Moore is a new member of the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County. Now retired, Moore worked for the hair care and beauty product company L’Oreal in Solon for 23 years. He started there when it was formerly the Matrix Company and advanced to the job of maintenance supervisor. Moore said he...
Crestwood Students donate to Rose’s Rescue
Mantua - Rose’s Rescue, a 501c3 pet rescue, was presented with a $285.00 donation by Crestwood Students Angela Spencer, Brandon Houpt, and Jarupat Kannula. The students formed a group for their Senior Seminar class. They chose the name G.A.I.N. (Giving to Animals in Need). Angela heard about Rose’s Rescue at her veterinarian’s office, and the three agreed to make...
Making history in Hiram
Hiram - This week brought unprecedented cooperation for the Hiram community. For the first time ever, the village and township officials were sworn in at the same ceremony. The township proudly welcomed its new Fiscal Officer, Stan Carlisle II and Township Trustee, Jack Groselle. Hiram Village's Mayor Lou Bertrand and Council member Paul Spencer were sworn in to new...
Not just another canned food drive
What would you do if you won a million dollars? Maybe buy a fancy house, a sports car, an exotic cruise, the latest tech gadget or entertainment package? When a local teacher posed that question to students recently, she didn’t get all typical responses. More than one said they’d buy groceries for their families, because they had no food in the...
Household Habits for Healthy Waters
Geauga County - Start the New Year off right by making your house a Safe and Healthy Home! You don’t have to wait until spring to start your spring cleaning! Hopefully most of us would never describe our homes as “hazardous”, but many of the products we use every day are actually toxic. Are you curious about the contents of...
Harbison-Walker employees help school kids
Windham - This year’s economy tried to be the Grinch that stole Christmas for some Windham boys and girls until the employees at Harbison Walker put a damper on the Grinch’s plans. When the employees at the local factory heard there were kids at Windham Katherine Thomas Elementary School who were unable to participate in the ...
Emergency grant will help Pierce Rd
Columbus—State Representative Kathleen Clyde announced that the state will help resolve flooding issues on Pierce Road in Nelson Township. The Ohio Public Works Commission has awarded an emergency $76,326 grant to the township. “These funds will purchase a road culvert for a crucial roadway in Nelson Township,” Rep. Clyde said. “The new culvert will alleviate the flooding problems due...
Garrettsville Village Council
Garrettsville – Village Council met on December 14, 2011 for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Minutes from the November Council Meeting and a motion to pay the current bills were both approved. Revenue, expenditure, cash balance, and income tax reports were reviewed. There was a brief discussion on the financial state of the Village, which is...
McCullough… Still towing sixty years later
Garrettsville - Most folks when they hit their 70’s they are either retired or are planning on it soon but not Don McCullough. Don is still going strong after 60 years of working in the towing business and has no formal plans to retire, although he does admit he is slowing down a bit. Sixty years ago Don McCullough was...
VFW donates over $26,000
Newton Falls - Newton Falls VFW Post 3332 recently held its 2011 charitable contributions giveaway. Over $26,000 was given to 25 local, county, regional and state organizations. VFW members pictured in the front row (left to right)are: Louis D’Amico, Joe Ball, Ron Widowfield, Pete Price, Bill Smith, Commander Ray Hanzes, Charitable Committee Chairman Bob James, Roy Domyanich, Steve Garcar,...
Vale Edge Hallmark & Florist, Ravenna’s Best Kept Secret
Ravenna - Vale Edge Hallmark and Florist have to be one of Ravenna’s best- kept secrets, well, at least until now. The store, located at 247 S. Chestnut Street just southeast of the court house, offers Hallmark items and flowers plus a whole lot more. Owners, Betty and Charlie Lim meticulously keep the storefront appealing to the shopper by showcasing...
So…about the music….
It’s amazing; even with the commercial establishments starting to sneak in a Christmas carol or two on Labor Day and an electronic error causing “the Little Drummer Boy” to totally take over the sound system at K-Mart for over five hours at a volume level perilously close to torture chamber conditions, Christmas music can still be moving. Case in point…no,...
New Federal Regulations for CDLs
Columbus –Beginning January 30, 2012, new federal regulations require ALL Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders to self-certify their type of commercial driving. This will be done at the time of issuance or renewal of the CDL. BMV will not begin accepting the self-certification forms until January 30, 2012. Failing to Self-Certify by completing the required BMV 2159 and/or submitting the...
Crestwood Primary School First-Grade Teacher Makes Crestwood-Antarctica Connection
Mantua – Crestwood Primary School first-grade teacher Natalie Harr will depart December 26 for a five-to-six week research trip to Antarctica. Harr will join Dr. Richard Lee, Jr., an extreme entomologist from Miami University, to research a unique Antarctic fly. Lee has traveled to Palmer Station in Antarctica for several years to conduct his research, and each year invites a...
Blue Lunch & Bainbridge Swing Dance
Bainbridge Township - Dance to the live performance of Blue Lunch at the Bainbridge Swing Dance in Kenston Intermediate School Gymnasium (17419 Snyder Road in Bainbridge Township) on Friday the 6th of January 2012. Blue Lunch features a three piece horn section, upright bass, drums, keyboards, guitar, and harmonica, along with multiple singers and harmonies. The late 1940’s and early...
A Season of Giving
For your convenience, People Tree has placed collection barrels at the following local business locations: Garrettsville Branch of the Portage County Library Middlefield Banking Company - Garrettsville Branch Huntington National Bank - Garrettsville Branch The Bay Window Miller’s Family Restaurant Cal’s Restaurant Monica’s Restaurant - Windham Rite Aid - Garrettsville Silver Crik Saloon Items needed include non-perishable food, adult and childrens coats, toiletries, toys and items for young adults....
Newton Township Cemetery Association Selling Calendars
Newton Falls - Newton Township Cemetery Association members will be at this year's Home44444the Holidays again on December 10th to sell their 2012 calendars which are their fund-raiser for the year. The funds help in the repair and upkeep of the seven township cemeteries. This year’s calendar is a compilation of etches of historic buildings in Newton Falls that were...
Rotary Report
Tired but triumphant after their successful Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction, the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club moved on to business-as-usual at their 11/14/11 meeting. There was a snapshot of the club’s financial situation (good), continued support for the Power of the Pen activities to be held at the JAG Middle School, with local participants to be featured as a program in...
Santa Pub Crawl Debuts in Garrettsville for a Great Cause
Garrettsville - Ever wish you could celebrate the Christmas season with a dash of Halloween and a pinch of St. Patrick's Day to spice it up? Well, your wish is the command of Sean Varner, proprietor of both Sean's Pub and Slim & Jumbo's sports bar, next-door neighbors on Main Street. Varner is bringing a new Christmas fundraiser to town,...
“Christmas On Main” Begins Saturday
The Village of Garrettsville will kick off the holiday season this coming Saturday at 5 pm when the Christmas on Main promotion begins. Christmas on Main is a celebration of the area local businesses and it is a shopping program that promotes buying local. Sponsored by the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce, over thirty area merchants will be participating in...
House of Holiday Ornaments, Not Just A Christmas Store
Ravenna - House of Holiday Ornaments (HO HO) is a long-standing business in Ravenna and has been for more than 14 years, riding out the economic rollercoaster. Owner Barbara Burns said when she originally planned for the shop she was looking for ornaments, hand -carved Santas and Pipka Santas. She chose the name House of Holiday Ornaments because she...
Youth Bowling
In the 11:00 Trio League last week, Ethan Dubasik was on fire. Ethan tossed a 200 game his first game and then followed it up with 131 and 182 for a 513 series, high for the day. Ethan was also 120 pins over average for the day. Danielle Tuttle also had a good day. Danielle rolled games of 113,...
The Five Senses of Wine Tasting
As I started to think about how the five senses impact a wine tasting, I was challenged to find out how touch impacts wine. You can always touch a wine and hopefully you will feel that it is wet and in some cases you may even feel a little sediment in the touch. But how boring would that be...
Twentieth Century Club
The Twentieth Century Club met at the home of Mary Furillo on November 17th. Members answered roll call by answering "Do you believe in angels?" The program for the evening was presented by Maxine Nimtz on The Bishop’s Wife, a novel by Robert Nathan that was made into a movie in 1947. She focused on the character of Julia Brougham...
Adventure Road
We’re off to see the Wizard…er, the Christmas trees…um, Christmas lights…uh, all of that stuff….Load ‘em up! Move ‘em out! We’re off to the John S. Knight Center for the big Christmas roundup (Too many re-runs of “Rawhide” on the TV) A small but convivial group climbed into the LAF/SOMe bus for the excursion to downtown Akron for a little...
2011 Ravenna Balloon A-Fair Christmas Parade “Unwrap the Magic of Christmas”
Ravenna - Ravenna Balloon A-Fair's Annual Lighted Christmas Parade will take place 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011. Downtown Ravenna closes its streets and opens its doors for everyone to see our hometown all lit up, from the twinkling decorations to the hundreds of lights decorating the nighttime parade. Leading off the parade will be the Ravenna High School Band, which...
Financial Education
Christopher Perme of Perme Financial Group, Garrettsville, recently came to the Personal Financial Literacy class of teacher Jake Derr at James A. Garfield H.S. hoping to help the group of mostly seniors avoid making many of the most common financial mistakes of those newly-launched on the stormy seas of money management. He pointed out that long-term employment with a single...
Toys For Tots Affair
The Warren Republican Women's Club 75th anniversary year is in full swing. Our December 1, 2011 meeting will be a special affair. We will be holding an auction with all proceeds to benefit the Toys For Tots campaigne. Auction items will include crafts, gift baskets and baked goods. Money raised from the auction will be used to purchase toys...
