Could Airport Expansion Generate More Jobs?
Shalersville Twp. - Portage County Regional Airport’s seven-member board of directors dreams about extending the runway to 5,000 feet so that it can accommodate bigger corporate jets. This, in turn, would attract substantial industries to the nearby light industrial park along State Route 44. And this equation adds up to more jobs and economic development for one of...
“The Last Gladiator” Opens Friday
Newton Falls - The Newton Falls High School Drama Department will present the comedy “The Last Gladiator”, by Martin Follose, Friday and Saturday, November 19th & 20th at 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The cost is $5.00 at the door. The story takes place in ancient Rome, but you’ve never seen Rome like this before! While the emperor...
Newton Falls City Council Meeting
Newton Falls - Opinions were made known at Monday’s council meeting, the first open forum since the efforts to recall current mayor Patrick Layshock were successful at the recent polls. All council members were present as well as the city manager, city clerk, and the new law director, but the mayor himself was absent at what is, schedule wise, the...
Literary Musical Club News
Nelson Twp. - The Literary Musical Club of Nelson held the November 10th meeting at the Nelson Community Center. There were ten in attendance and one visitor, Margaret Lapport. This meeting was hosted by Anne Spolarich who put on a turkey dinner with all the trimmings and lots of desserts. Thanks Anne, you always outdo yourself. We were entertained...
News from Newton Falls VFW Post 3332 and the Ladies Auxiliary
Newton Falls - The Newton Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3332 and the Ladies Auxiliary are collecting homemade cookies, non-perishable items, hard candy, sweets but no chocolate, crossword puzzles, hand games and hygiene products to send to our military personnel for the Christmas holiday. If you would like to help donate items, please bring the items to VFW...
Party On!
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians and their guests gathered for a festive evening to socialize and give back to the community and enjoy good food and good company and take a chance on Lady Luck and... all kinds of good things at their annual silent auction and reverse raffle, held at SugarBush Golf Club on November 11. Funds raised at...
Schools Now Mandated to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Taking the approach that it certainly does take a whole village to raise a healthy child, the state of Ohio now mandates that schools are somewhat responsible for keeping children from becoming obese. Governor Ted Strickland signed Senate Bill 210 -- the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children bill -- on June 10, 2010. The law mandates that school districts implement...
Demolition Of “Project Buildings” Begins
Windham - The buildings, dubbed “the projects” had been constructed in the early 1940’s. They were originally built to house the workers that would flock to the Windham area as the Ravenna Ordinance Plant was getting geared- up for production in the early ‘40’s. The structures, that were designed to last around 10-15 years, had far surpassed...
Crossword Puzzle For 11/12/2010
CLUES ACROSS 1. Not wet 4. Defensive nuclear weapon 7. Play a role 10. No longer alive 12. Not messy 14. Indian Hills Press poet 15. Silkworm moths 17. Scarlett’s home 18. About aviation 19. Husbands & wives 22. Bed linens 23. Portico 24. “Rule Britania” composer 25. The Plains of Olympia 26. Morning 27. Libyan dinar 28. Scottish tax 30. Allegheny plum 32. In the year of Our Lord 33. The golden state 34. A long narrow opening 36....
Youth Bowling News
It was a good week for a number of the 11:00 Trio bowlers. Collin McGurer had high series for the day with 459; high game was Zach Hoffmann with 206. Adam Tanner shot 185 on his way to a 450 series. Kim Wampler had a 170 game and 448 series. Nick Toke was 70 pins over for the...
Windham Friday Club
Windham - The Windham Friday Club held its October meeting at Mimi’s Restaurant in Ravenna. Members welcomed guest Helen Gourley, the mother of member Pegge Petkovich. A short business meeting was conducted. Club members donated candy and other sweets to make two baskets that were then donated at the October chili cookoff fundraiser for the upcoming Windham Bicentennial fund. Members...
Friday Night Lights
The Garfield G-Men fell just short in their bid for first post season win in school history dropping a 22-7 decision to the Chagrin Falls Tigers. While two big plays were all the G-Men defense would allow, it was the missed opportunities that doomed Garfield in the end. Garfield’s first offensive play went for 12 yards and a first down....
Rotary Report
Rotarians of the Garrettsville-Hiram persuasion were beavering away with last-minute preparations for their annual Reverse Raffle/Silent Auction fund-raiser. You can still get tickets from any Rotarian for the bash on Thursday, November 11--that’s today! Proceeds go to fund local , district, state and international projects of Rotary...a lot of “bang for the buck”, as it were. The auction items...
Amish Business Spotlight: Amish Home Craft & Bakery
Middlefield – If you are looking for a unique place to buy locally-made, handcrafted gift items, you need to stop by Amish Home Craft & Bakery. They are located at 16860 Kinsman Road in Middlefield, just 1 1?2 miles east of downtown Middlefield. Their regular hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 am until 4:30 pm and closed on...
A New & Present Danger: Outliving Retirement Income
Garrettsville - “People are flying blind,” says financial planner Chris Perme of this generation of retirees and those soon approaching retirement. “We are living through the Great American Retirement Crisis -- a perfect storm for Baby Boomers whose retirement benefits got whacked 30-40 percent at just the wrong time, thanks to the recession. Now people who have overspent and under-saved...
Nelson Website Almost Ready
Nelson Township - Nelson Township Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting recently. Items on the agenda were website update, neighborhood watch program, and fuel tank situation. Trustee Joe Leonard updated the board on the website. The website domain NelsonTownshipOhio.org will be free for a year if they purchase a small hosting package for $9.96 a month for a year....
Newton Falls Calamity and Weather Delay Information
Newton Falls - Newton Falls Exempted Village School District has released the Calamity and Weather Delay Information for the 2010-2011 school year. New rules on calamity days are as follows: The State of Ohio has mandated new changes on school closings. Beginning this school year, 2010-2011, each school district is limited to three (3) school closing days due to weather...
“Little Miss Buckeye Tourism” Preparing Care Packages For Troops
Newton Falls - Cloey Essa is all girl. She loves wearing dresses and her pageant crown; however, there’s more to this 7-year-old first grader. Cloey is “Little Miss Buckeye Tourism”. She and her mom decided to use the title to give back where they can. One way they are doing this is making gift boxes for soldiers deployed in Afghanistan. Chrystal...
Irwin Hardware Building Escapes the Wrecking Ball
Garrettsville – Main Street has avoided the wrecking ball and will retain its storefront profile, thanks to action taken by Garrettsville Village Council and Mayor Craig Moser. “We are moving ahead with needed repairs on the Irwin Hardware Building,” Moser reports. “Council authorized the mayor and clerk to do so at the October 21 meeting.” Work has already begun on the...
History Influences Council’s Decision
Garrettsville - Garrettsville Village Council wrestled with the pros and cons of either demolishing or repairing the Irwin Hardware Building, with several members initially hesitant to allocate public monies for a privately-owned building. Despite the controversy, detractors had to agree that the privately-owned building has become a very public hazard, due to its deterioration in the heart of the...
Windham Village To Purchase Cruisers
Windham - Windham Village Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting with all council members and the fiscal officer in attendance. The council approved the fiscal officer’s expenditures, and the September bank reconciliation. Items on the agenda were: the purchase of new cruisers, revisions to income tax filing requirements, mineral rights lease, water and sewer agreement with Portage County...
Garrettsville Area Chamber News
Garrettsville - The November 3rd Garrettsville Area Chamber Meeting was held at the Nelson United Methodist Church. Thank you to Pastor Rick for hosting the meeting and a big thanks to Pam and Norma for the tasty breakfast. Ruth Simera gave the treasurer’s report and was happy to announce that there is over $2000 in the flower basket fund for...
Garfield Grads Make Garrettsville Proud
Garrettsville - Where? Garrettsville. You know, north of Ravenna, tucked up in the corner of Portage County. And for the many who didn’t know we existed, or barely gave us a passing notice, we are definitely on the map now, thanks to the election last week. James A. Garfield graduates, Tommie Jo Marsilio and Kathleen Clyde, are hometown girls with...
A New Mayor For Newton Falls
Newton Falls - This election season residents of Newton Falls visited the polls, not once, but twice. In addition to the usual opportunity to vote for various state officials and cast a yea or nay toward potential levies, a special election was held on Thursday regarding what could arguably be the recognized figurehead of the town: the mayoral seat. The...
Freedom Township News
Freedom Township - A large portion of the November 4 Trustee Meeting was a presentation by Mr. Ratiff of Western Reserve Farm Co-Op regarding changes being made in diesel oil used for equipment requiring its use. These changes include cleaning out or replacing storage tanks as well as potential price increases for the fuel. A group of residents attended the...
Turli Tava Ensemble at Hiram College
Hiram - The Eastern European Ensemble, Turli Tava, will perform at Hiram College on Thursday, November 18 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. The location is Frohring Music Hall, 11746 Dean Street. The free concert is part of the College’s convocation series. Turli Tava plays energetic and creative music strongly rooted in Macedonian and Bulgarian dance traditions. It takes its name from a...
Support For Survivors
Area residents who have lost someone to suicide will gather Nov. 20 to find support and to honor their loved ones at the 12th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day sponsored by the Portage County Suicide Prevention Coalition. “What we know is that every 16 minutes someone in the United States dies by suicide and every 17 minutes someone is...
Roby Lee’s Donates Wedding Reception
Newton Falls - June is widely known as the typically popular month for wedding bliss, but November turned out to be the special time for one lucky local bride and her adoring groom. Last fall, Rob Lee, the owner of Roby Lee’s Restaurant and Banquet Center in Newton Falls, announced that he and his staff were offering an opportunity to...
Veterans Day, How it Began
On Thursday of this week our country will observe Veterans Day, a day set aside to honor those who have served or are serving this country in the armed forces. The origin of the holiday was the signing of the Armistice with the Germans that ended World War I (WWI); major hostilities of WW1 were formally ended on the...
