Perseid Shower Inspires Music And Meteors For Campers
Parkman Twp - An abundance of shooting stars to wish upon and a full moon will greet those who celebrate the annual Perseid meteor showers by tenting at a Geauga Park District program scheduled for the peak display night. The Music & Meteors Campout will be held on Friday, August 12 – 8:15 p.m. through Saturday, August 13 – 9...
Geauga Council for Arts & Culture Hosts 6th Annual Juried Art Show
Geauga County - Works of art will be accepted for the 6th annual Juried Art Show hosted by the Geauga Council for Arts & Culture on Monday, August 8, from 12:00, noon until 4:00 p.m. The exhibit will be housed at the Geauga West Library, 13455 Chillicothe Rd. in Chesterland. Categories in the show include Oil or Acrylic, Watercolor,...
Newton Falls Marks the Spot for Bargain Hunting
Summer is almost over but the bargain hunting has just begun. Last month the ordinarily sleepy little town of Newton Falls was filled with crowds looking for some Fourth of July excitement. This weekend the same streets will be flooded with yard sale shoppers looking for a great deal. All the planning that the Newton Falls Community-Wide Yard Sale...
Windham Receives Grant To Update Technology
Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) met for their regularly-scheduled meeting for August with one member missing. The meeting was opened with the pledge and a moment of silence before moving forward with the agenda. The first item on the agenda was a technology update from Brian Shanower who is the districts techie guru. According to Shanower, their system...
Freedom Township News
Freedom Twp. - The regular meeting of the Freedom Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Hammar at 7:30 pm on Thursday, July 21, 2011. All trustees were present. Mr. Hammar led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Martin made the motion, seconded by Mr. Zizka, to approve the minutes of the July 7, 2011 regular ...
Area Sewing Shops Band Together To Benefit Local Food Banks & Shelters
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if stores offered free gifts for just walking through the door? That is exactly what will be happening for sewing enthusiasts when 9 area sewing stores band together for the first annual Charming Quilt Shop Tour August 25 through Sept 3. What makes it even better for sewing fans is that the purchase of their shop...
Get Ready For The Appraisal Fair
Keep digging in the attic. Keep swamping out the basement. Tote that barge. Lift that bale! Clear those cupboards. Empty those shelves. The Antique Appraisal Fair is on the way. August 20 at the James A. Garfield Middle School there will be a flea market/rummage sale benefitting the Garfield Middle School football program, AND the James A. Garfield Historical Society’s...
A “Premier” Performance
Garrettsville - Nice job by the Marching Pride at their Premier performance last Friday. It was a showcase for all of the music and routines they worked on during a super-heated week at BAND CAMP and a thank you to all of the contributors to the program--this year and every year. Amazing results, considering that the weather for the...
Local Author Announces Book Signing
Cortland - Don A. DeWitt, of Cortland, Ohio, author of U.S. Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, announces the release of his third book. Mr. DeWitt is also the author of Former Marine’s Unbroken Spirit, and of, Traditional Shotokan Karate-Do: Brief History, Katas and Masters in Shotokan’s Development. Mr. DeWitt will be holding a book signing from 2:00 PM – 4:00...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Cat’s Life Includes Submission By Local Author
From kittenhood through the twilight years, our feline companions continually bring joy, love, and laughter to the lives of their “staff.” In Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Cat’s Life you will share the experience of living through the natural life cycle with our cats — from the laugh-out-loud antics of kittens and tear-your-hair-out escapades of teenage cats to...
Shaker Woods Festival…the Simple Life Journey Continues
Columbiana – Eastern Ohio’s No. 1 family craft festival is celebrating its 29th year with three exciting weekends: August 13-14, 20-21 and 27-28, 2011. Shopping, food and entertainment are featured during this six-day event. The Shaker Woods Festival, founded to honor the 18th century Shaker community, offers more than 200 craftspeople, representing artists and crafts from all across the...
James A. Garfield Historical Society News
Garrettsville – The James A. Garfield Historical Society met in the Mott Building headquarters on Main St. to speak of “ many things, of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings.” Well, not exactly. They did accept a pair of donations from Roslyn Bauman--a green bottle imprinted “L. Caldwell, Garrettsville, and a flax spinning wheel. Maintenance items...
Nelson Trustees Approve Bleachers for Pixley Park
Nelson Twp. – The Nelson Township Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Community House with all members and fiscal officer present. The first item on the agenda was to hold a public meeting on the zoning amendments concerning storage of vehicles on vacant lots. After some discussion on what exactly the amendment was proposing, the trustees...
Summer Reading Club: Fun All Around the Libraries
As this year’s Portage County District Library Summer Reading Club (SRC) comes to a successful close, Portage County children have enjoyed activities at all five branch locations. “One World, Many Stories” was this year’s theme and library staff provided attendees with a great sampling all summer long. This year’s performers included Outback Ray’s Amazing Animal Show, Magician Paul Gerber,...
Mystery at the Rotary Meeting
Garrettsville - Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians confronted a mystery at their recent meeting. Speaker was Guy Alexander of Park Ave., Garrettsville, and he told of the boat in his house. Embarking upon an renovation/remodel of his house in 2007, he recalled a chance conversation some years before with Adelle Cline (nee Baird) who had grown up in the residence and lived there...
Get Your Blue On!
The Mayfield Drive-In Theater and Geauga County Public Library will present Library Night at the Drive-In on Sunday, August 7. The movies to be shown that night are: THE SMURFS (PG) at 8:45 p.m. and ZOOKEEPER (PG) at 10:25 p.m. The box office opens at 7:00 p.m. The sound will be broadcast over an FM radio channel. If your car...
Citizen’s Veto One Step Closer to November Vote
Columbus- The Portage County Board of Elections validated 11,958 signatures to Repeal SB 5, the unfair attack on employee rights and worker safety. Only 1,497 signatures were required to meet 3% of the total vote in the last gubernatorial election in Portage County. According to this information from the Portage County Board of Elections, We Are Ohio has received...
Garfield G-Men F-League Regional Champs
Congratulations to the Garfield G-Men. These young men have worked really hard to accomplish their goal in making it to the state tournament in Alliance.
Newton Falls Team Advances To State Finals
Newton Falls 12U Girls fast pitch team won the Meander District tournament defeating Austintown 11-1 to finish the regular season 15-0. This team has advanced to the Ohio Girls Softball Organization (OGSO) state tournament and won its first 2 games. The girls will play in the OGSO State finals on Saturday, July 30, at 4:15 in Randolph, Ohio. They play...
Garfield Thunder To Play In Alliance
Parents and fans would like to wish Head Coach Kristine Miller and the Garfield Thunder the Best of Luck as they head to Alliance for the State Tournament on Saturday July 30th and July 31st. We are so proud of all your hard work and dedication and PROUD to be a part of such a wonderful team!
Youngstown Ladies Visit Garrettsville
Garrettsville - On July 21st, Ruth Zimmerman of Youngstown and members of the Red Hat Lunch Bunch and Ladies On The Move spent the afternoon in Garrettsville. This active group of women makes a monthly trip to a new location to have lunch, shop and see the local sites! After a great lunch at Main Street Grille and Brewing Company and...
Practice on the Preserve
Cleveland Yoga and Western Reserve Land Conservancy are again teaming up for a complimentary morning of yoga Aug. 14 at the Geauga Park District’s Orchard Hills Park in Chester Township. “Practice on the Preserve: A Celebration of Yoga and Conservation,” a free event featuring an all-levels class taught by a team of Cleveland Yoga instructors and a special session for...
Village Updating Veterans Memorial
The Village of Garrettsville is in the process of updating (adding) names to the Veterans Memorial this fall. Anyone who feels they have a friend or relative who should be added to the memorial should forward the individual’s name along with dates of service and address at the time of enlistment to: The Village of Garrettsville PO Box 266 Garrettsville,...
Heads Up!
Check out the James A. Garfield Marching Pride band on Friday as they reprise their hard--and hot --work this week at band camp, offering a preview of the band shows coming up this fall for football season. Dennis Wolff is busting his buttons lately (and it’s not just from polishing off blueberry pies, muffins, cobblers, jam, etc.). Son Frank out...
First Church Of God To Host Vendors
Windham - The First Church Of God located at 9016 N. Main St. in Windham will host vendors for the Bicentennial Celebration. Amish homemade ice cream, Gyros, baked goods by the church,energy and water drinks as well as neck message and sports medicine education will be available. The church will also be the official judging station for the Bicentennial Bake Sale...
Volunteer For Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop
Portage County - Adult learners need your help and you can make a significant difference in someone’s life just by donating three hours of your time a week. If you are a caring person who wants to help, who believes that adults can learn, has empathy, patience, flexibility, and are versatile, then you are the person we need. An orientation...
Windham Church Celebrates 200 Years
Windham - Windham’s Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) celebrated 200 years serving the community this past Sunday. The celebration included the traditional morning worship, a catered dinner and a dedication service in the afternoon. The church was established in Becket, MA, on May 20, 1811 prior to the residents heading west to establish a new community here in Windham....
Garrettsville Village Council News
Garrettsville – A public hearing regarding ordinance 2011-30, 2012 Tax Budget, was held prior to the opening of the regularly scheduled Village Council meeting on Wednesday July 13. Minutes from the June meeting and a motion to pay the current bills were approved shortly after the regular meeting began. The Mayor reported that income tax revenue was up, compared...
Hiram Student Opens Gaming Store In Garrettsville
Garrettsville - Michelle Rosenbaum ’12 and a few of her Hiram classmates were driving home from a Cleveland card shop about a year ago when an idea hit them. “We all thought, ‘We really need a card shop closer,’” said Rosenbaum, a management major. “The one we came from was an hour away.” Many would have dismissed that thought as wishful...
GCRTA Meeting News
The next Geauga County Retired Teachers Association luncheon will be on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011. Gathering time at 11:15, followed by the business meeting at 11:30, and lunch at 12:00. The meeting will be held at Chickagami Park in the Pine Grove Shelter – Same place as last year’s picnic – 17957 Tavern Road (Rt. 168) Parkman, OH. This will be...
