Fire District Receives New Truck
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville-Freedom-Nelson Joint Fire District is proud to place in service a new 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1-ton truck, which will be used as a brush truck (replacing a 1963 model). This truck was purchased due to the department being awarded a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant in 2010 in the amount of $42,188. Pictured here are (Left...
Fowl Topic Open To Public Discussion
Garrettsville – Village Council met on Wednesday March 10 for their monthly meeting. The minutes of February’s meeting were approved without correction. The Mayor reported that the equipment for the new canine police vehicle has arrived, but the vehicle will not be here until the end of April to early May. He also mentioned that spending had exceeded revenue...
Windham Fire Board Purchases Ambulance
Windham - The Windham Volunteer Fire Department (W.V.F.D) Joint Fire District board met for their regularly-scheduled meeting with four of the five board members. The board’s first action was to approve the fiscal report and expenditures. After a month of research and review, the board has approved the purchase of a new ambulance. The board goal is to try...
Windham Historical Society News
Windham - The Windham Historical Society continues their busy 2011 schedule on Monday, March 21, at 7 PM in the Brick Chapel on North Main Street in Windham. The program for this meeting will be presentations by two Windham High School seniors, Jeremy Isler and Jarrod Davis, as the final step in their pursuit of Windham Historical Society scholarships. These scholarships...
Newton Falls Planning For July 4th
Newton Falls - Newton Falls 4th of July Festivities Committee is in the final planning stage. We are so excited this year because it is our 25th Annual Car Show. That’s right. Can you believe 25 years? We are going to start this year’s car show with a Street Dance on Friday, June 24, at 7:00 to 11:00 in...
Garfield Boys Roll Their Way To Third Place At State
Columbus - On Saturday, March 5th the Garfield and Crestwood boy’s bowling teams competed in the State Championships at Wayne Webb’sColumbus Bowl. It was the first trip to State for both teams. The G-Men got off to a great start in game one, led by Kyle Bolton’s 258 and Cody Berg’s 251. They got some clutch bowling the rest of...
Portage County’s Real Heroes
Portage County - On March 12, the Portage County Chapter of the American Red Cross honored some real heroes for life saving acts of courage. More than 200 people gathered at the Bertram Inn in Aurora for this event. Both civilian and professional emergency responders from throughout the county were recognized for turning heartbreak into hope during 2010. Lisa...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day The Garrettsville Way!
Garrettsville - Where can you start in the morning and celebrate all day? Garrettsville of course! Head on down to Garrettsville for a mile and a half of food, fun, entertainment and more this St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17th. It’s no blarney, grab your friends and neighbors, head on downtown for great food and savings at area restaurants...
Garfield Historical Society News
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Historical Society trudges past boring stuff like maintenance and repair concerns and into the future with plans for a festivity on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, possibly tying in with the local green-tinged activities by offering Irish genealogy searches for any suspected Hibernians in town for corned beef and cabbage or green beer...
Windham Township Gets Grant Approval
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting last week with all trustees and the fiscal officer present. Trustee Dann Timmons announced that the NOPEC Grant has been approved and the first payment should be received soon. New lighting on “the Green” will be the first project slated to begin soon so it can be ready...
Best Selling Author Coming To Portage County
Ravenna - Lt. Col. Robert “Buzz” Patterson has agreed to give a presentation in Portage County on March 18th, 2011 at 7:00 pm at Ravenna High School,6589 North Chestnut St, Ravenna, Ohio. Lt. Col. Patterson is an Air Force pilot, decorated for his service in Bosnia, Somalia, Grenada and the Persian Gulf.. Toward the end of his career with the...
Maplewood Teams Up With Libraries For Free Job Workshops
Portage County - Maplewood Career Center is teaming up with The Renaissance Family Center, Kent Free Library, Reed Memorial Library, and the Portage County Libraries to offer free job opportunity workshops throughout March in Portage County. The workshops will be approximately 90 minutes and will focus on how to be prepared for job opportunities, how to find new job opportunities,...
Freedom Township News
Freedom Twp. - Highlights of the February 17 meeting of the Freedom Township Trustees were: A representative of the Ohio Plan (insurance agency) presented information on a plan similar to the OTARMA plan which has been used for some time. This will be considered at the March 3 meeting. Zoning Inspector Derthick said a letter was sent to the business at...
Crestwood National Honor Society Student Aims to Raise Money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Mantua - Every year, Crestwood students are recognized for outstanding contributions in the classroom and in the athletic field. Students who help in the community are no exception. Crestwood senior Kyle Vertoch, a member of the National Honor Society, is organizing a rummage sale as his NHS service project to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Vertoch’s aunt and grandmother...
Hiram Township Trustee News
Hiram Twp. - The March 1st meeting of the Hiram Township Trustees was opened by Mr. Brewer with the reading of the minutes from the February 15th meeting. Highlights from the gathering include the announcement that the new fire truck has been picked up and “is ready to go.” Firemen are being trained on driving the truck both during the...
Sticker Project Helps Protect Infants
Newton Falls - Kiwanian Barry Silliphant appeared at the Newton Falls library to give away ID Stickers to the young parents who transport their kids in safety seats. Wednesday’s reading program director Chrissy Braun was excited to have Barry explain how important the sticker project is to anyone who uses child safety seats. The need for stickers came about after...
Area Wrestlers Represent Northeast Ohio In Columbus (Photo Gallery)
Columbus - Area wrestlers did a fantastic job in representing northeast Ohio and their respective high schools in Columbus last week. Leading the way were the Crestwood Red Devils who qualified a school record seven wrestlers. After finishing second in the Akron Firestone district the week before, head coach Dave Wrobel was confident that his team could make a run...
Brew Basket Hosts Ladies’ Night
Newton Falls - Recently, a café that usually tantalizes customers with its breakfast and lunchtime offerings opened its doors after hours to treat local ladies to a special evening of food, fun, and fashion. In celebration of women in business, the Brew Basket in Newton Falls hosted a Ladies’ Night complete with opportunities for socialization, relaxation, and some retail therapy...
Klamer Celebrates 20 Years As Superintendant
Garrettsville - On March 11, 2011, Charles Klamer will celebrate a benchmark which makes him the longest-serving school district superintendent in Portage County. On that date in 1991, Klamer became superintendent of the James A. Garfield School District. Over the next 20 years, he was to pull the flailing school district from the brink of bankruptcy, oversee a successful tax...
Local Financial Advisor Earns Corporate Award
Garrettsville - Don’t ever underestimate the power of setting a lofty goal. Call it an unrealistic challenge, an impossible dream or a ridiculous notion. But Chris Perme calls it DONE! And the reward is well worth the time and effort to make it happen. Christopher Perme, CLTC, Financial Services Professional at Perme Financial Group in Garrettsville, has been a financial...
Fire Board Considers Ambulance Purchase
Windham - The W.V.F.D. Joint Fire District Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting recently. Prior to the meeting each board member had an opportunity to see the possible new ambulance for the district. The new ambulance is a 2010 Ford E-450 super duty that is set up exactly like the primary ambulance they are already using. This unit,...
Wait, Wait…
Did anybody see the animals lining up two-by-two down by the bridge? Holy Cow! (Bull and cow, if you want to get technical.) What wild weather! March, acting like a typical cat, couldn’t wait to “come in like a lion” and pounced on the last day of February. What a crazy Monday. Flood warnings were posted all over northeast...
Local Business Questions Huge Rate Hikes
Windham Village council met for their regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers at village hall. Council members in attendance were Rachel Barrett, Scott Garrett, Kelly Meszaros, and Jena Miranda. Council member Phil Snyder was away for a family emergency. Fiscal officer Lloyd Billman reported that the expenditures for January were $ 150,437.91 and the bank reconciliation for January with...
Vinny’s Brings the Taste of Italy to Middlefield
Middlefield - Vinny’s Authentic Italian Eatery located at 15620 West High Street in Middlefield is sure to please any lover of Italian food. Vinny’s offers its patrons mouth-watering Italian cuisine at a very reasonable price. You can expect good, fresh food as well as friendly service. Their hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 11:30 am until 8 pm, Friday...
Tax Relief For Homeowners In Portage County
Janet Esposito, Portage County Auditor, is reminding all County residents to make sure they are receiving all the tax reductions they are entitled to off their real estate bills. Senior citizens 65 or older are entitled to the homestead credit for real estate or manufactured homes. Even if a resident turns 65 during this year, they also need to...
March Maple Madness Driving Tour
March is around the corner and that means the March Maple Madness Driving Tour is ready to roll. The tour is sponsored by the Ohio Maple Producers Association and maple producers across Ohio. The event takes place March 12 & 13, 19 & 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year there are 40 stops in Geauga County, Ashtabula...
Charles Chevrolet Steps Up To The Plate
Garrettsville – Charles Chevrolet is supporting the Garrettsville community through a partnership with Garrettsville Baseball League. The dealership will provide baseball equipment, instructional clinics, a monetary donation, and an opportunity to raise an additional $10,000 in funds through a Chevy vehicle giveaway-fundraiser. The effort by Charles Chevrolet is part of the Chevy Youth Baseball initiative being rolled out across...
Bombers Reach Food Drive Goal
Windham - Recently the students of Windham Junior and Senior High Schools had a canned food drive to benefit the Windham Salvation Army. The students collected over 300 canned goods and raised $120. As a reward for reaching their goals, the students were treated to a demonstration from the Portage County Sheriff’s Department Canine Unit.
Amish Countryside Bakery
Burton – Do you long for the taste of real homemade baked goods made with fresh ingredients from scratch? If so, Countryside Home Bakery located at 17075 Mumford Road is the place to go. Countryside Home Bakery offers many different types of baked goods such as breads, dinner rolls, pies, cookies, pecan rolls and their specialty cinnamon rolls. You...
2011 Division III Chess Tournament Results
Burton - Division III of the annual Friends of the Burton Public Library Chess Tournament was completed Saturday, February 19, by 7 participants from northeast Ohio. One player, Nathan Ferris, a 12th grade Perry High School student won all four of his games and the first place medal. Two players scored three points each: Jonathon Bumbarger, a sixth grade Wickliffe student; ...
