Holiday Programs at the Garrettsville Library
Garrettsville - Join us at the Garrettsville Library for our children’s holiday programs. Holiday crafts begin with a winter bookmark on Monday, December 3 from 4:30 pm until 5:45 pm. Followed by an angel ornament (December 5), a button Christmas card (December 7), a fabric ornament (December 10), a gingerbread house (December 11), and earrings (December 12). Registration is...
Small Business Saturday
The Thanksgiving turkey has barely been devoured and many are already strategizing for Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but if you want to find unique gifts, bargains and avoid the crowds, try shopping small businesses. November 24, 2012 which is the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday. It is a day designed two years...
Garrettsville Area Chamber Tree Lighting Set for Nov. 24th
Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their Annual Tree and Clock Tower Lighting Ceremony on Saturday night, November 24, 2012. The lighting ceremony will begin at 6pm however if the weather permits horse and carriage rides will begin at 5 pm and run until 7pm. Besides the tree lighting, hot cocoa and cookies will be served by McDonalds, and...
Freedom Township Trustee News
Freedom Twp. - After the Pledge of Allegiance, the Regular Meeting of the Freedom Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Martin at 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012. Present were trustees James Hammar, Roy Martin, and John C. Zizka; Karen Martin, Fiscal Officer; Road Superintendent, Charles VanSteenberg. Zoning Inspector Rich Gano. Also present residents...
Christmas Walk 2012-Part I
Garrettsville - Another Candlelight Tour has passed into history but the Christmas Walk goes on. What a cool Walk it is too! Actually, it was closer to COLD than cool most of the time on the opening weekend but there were plenty of folks who braved the wintry blasts and the occasional sprinkles to come out and look at other...
Memorial Fund Established for Nicholas Stock
Living in a small town extends our circle of family and friends. When tragedy strikes we all feel the pain. The close-knit community of Garrettsville is saddened and heartbroken by the loss of high school junior Nick Stock. Nick was a student at James A. Garfield High School and attended Maplewood Career Center where he was studying computer...
New 4-H Club in Southington Invites Area Youth
The Trumbull County 4-H program has a new youth club focused on teaching kids about natural resources and their environment, and they are looking for new youth to join the club. The 4-H natural resources projects help youth explore the outdoors and discover trees, plants, insects, and animals that live in streams, woods, and fields. Kids are also engaged in...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary News
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians are geared up for their annual Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction fund-raiser, to be held at SugarBush Golf Course. Ticket sales are on-going and can be purchased from any member; stop in at the Business Works or McCumbers-Brady Realty for more information or tickets. It promises to be another bang-up success, with many local-source items up for...
Hiram Celebrates Silver Photography
Hiram - The golden age of photography is really all about silver, and the new exhibit at Hiram “Before Digital: The Silver Age of Photography,” celebrates the days before Photoshop and memory cards through images with strong Hiram connections. The exhibit, which kicks off with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday November 8 at the Gelbke Fine Arts Center on...
Sponsor a Family
Geauga County - “Sponsor a Family” is the holiday program that provides food and gifts to low income families and seniors in Geauga County. For more than 40 years, Geauga County Job and Family Services has coordinated the Sponsor a Family Program during the holiday season. Sponsor a Family provided 2 dozen families with Christmas baskets the first year;...
Free Alzheimer’s Training Now Available To Local Family Caregivers
Ravenna - The local Home Instead Senior Care® office is offering a unique approach to help Portage County area families manage the challenges of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, diseases that eventually rob seniors of their memories and independence. Free training for families caring for these older adults is now available through a Family Education Workshop to be held on...
Habitat for Humanity of Portage County seeking Committee Members!
Habitat for Humanity of Portage County is recruiting individuals who are willing to volunteer their time and energy to serve on active committees helping with the operations and various functions of Habitat for Humanity. Individuals interested in selecting and working with Habitat families, oversight of construction days, marketing, fundraising and more are needed to assist the non-profit fulfill its...
What’s the Story at Mantua’s Center Church?
Mantua - If you’ve seen the weekly influx of preschoolers heading to the Mantua Center Christian Church (MCCC) each Thursday with their big people, you may wonder if they’re heading to some sort of pint-sized revival meeting. This lively group heads religiously to MCCC each Thursday, but they aren’t heading to a church service. Each week during the school...
The President of the United States is coming to Windham!
Windham - No, not the President-elect of 2013, but Portage County’s own James A Garfield, local boy made good – as portrayed by historian Wayne Enders. Enders will bring his highly-acclaimed James A Garfield road show to the Windham Historical Society on Monday, November 19, at 7 PM at the Brick Chapel, 9001 North Main Street in Windham. Enders, probably the...
Volunteers? Do I hear volunteers?
Here’s your chance to check into the current scene amongst the “younger set”. Portage County has a regular program of Quiz Bowl competitions hosted by the participating schools--Garfield, Ravenna, Field, Streetsboro, Southeast, Waterloo, Aurora (which also presents the Early Bird Open Tournament), Rootstown and a new (outside) addition, Lake Christian in Hartville. These competitions are held at various locations...
Change Your Smoke Alarm Batteries When Changing Your Clocks
State Fire Marshal Larry Flowers is reminding Ohioans to make a potentially lifesaving change when they move their clocks back on Sunday, November 6: Change the batteries in your smoke alarms! The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal and local fire departments across the state encourage Ohioans to make it a habit to change the batteries in...
“Project Be Somebody”, Working to Make the Community a Better Place
Project Be Somebody is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, with a mission to serve the community. Lisa Booze, founder of the organization and owner of Lisa’s Little Angel Daycare states her goal is to serve the needs of her community and “build a safe environment for our children to grow and develop into responsible community members”. Lisa is no...
Christmas on Main Returns to Garrettsville
Garrettsville - Last year’s Christmas on Main was such a smashing success; the Garrettsville Chamber of Commerce has decided to do it again this year. This year, the event will begin November 2, 2012 so it coincides with the James A. Garfield Historical Society’s Christmas Walk. Christmas on Main is a program that encourages folks to shop locally and...
Sirna’s Farm & Market Dedicates Retirement Gift To WomenSafe
Auburn - After 34 years of civil service, Craig Sirna retired from the Bedford Heights Police force to spend his days with his wife, Ann and daughter Kristen in the operation of their family farm. In honor of Craig, a retirement party was held at Sirna’s Farm and Market. A guest list of 350 people consisting of family,...
Aurora Business Receives Cascade Capital Business Growth Award
Aurora - Home Instead Senior Care has been recognized for the fourth year in a row as a winner of The Business Growth Award, presented by Smart Business and Cascade Capital Corporation. This award was created in recognition of the existing and increasingly significant role area small companies play towards the continuing economic growth and vitality of our local...
JAG Earns A+ on State Report Card
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield School District has once again distinguished itself with highest honors. It earned the Excellent with Distinction (A+) status on statewide district report cards for the 2011-2012 academic year. JAG was one of only four among Portage County’s 11 school districts to achieve such a high mark, including Aurora, Kent and Field. This marks the fifth...
“You Can’t Take It With You”
Mantua - Crestwood High School Drama Club presents “You Can’t Take It with You”. The play will take place November 2 and 3, beginning at 7:30, and November 4th beginning at 2:00. The play will be performed on stage at Crestwood High School in the Gymnasium. “You Can’t Take It with You”, is a glimpse into the lives of the...
LaTourette Donates Congressional Papers to Hiram
Hiram - U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette, (R-Painesville), who will retire after 18 years in Congress at the end of the year, will donate his official papers from his time in the House to Hiram College. The 9-term Capital Hill veteran announced earlier this year that he would retire from the House of Representatives at the end of 2012, and...
G-Men – Bombers Football, The End of an Era
The best rivalry in Portage County is coming to an end this Friday when the Garfield G-Men and the Windham Bombers will play their final football game in the Portage Trail Conference (PTC), as Windham will exit the PTC at the end of the year. This year’s game will be held at Garfield and promises to be the game...
Memorial Garden Dedicated in Hiram
Hiram - There’s a new garden in Hiram, a quiet place for reflection tucked in behind the Hiram Christian Church. Previously, the spot was not much to look at -- just a vacant house, looking lonely and dejected. But when Gail Horning Hazard saw the site, she saw what it could become -- a fitting tribute. She had been...
Fire Truck Food Drive Helps to Shut the Door on Hunger
Garrettsville - It was cold, damp and grey outside Garrettsville’s IGA grocery store on Saturday morning, October 20. But Joe Leonard’s bright red antique firetruck with Santa on board drew curiosity seekers to the “Fill The Fire Truck Food Drive” and resulted in four truckfulls of food donations for the Nelson-Garrettsville Community Cupboard. Rich Hoffman, general manager of Sky Plaza...
This is How We Roll
High game in the 9:00 Trio League last week was a 119 rolled by Ryleigh Gough. Paige Collins had the high series for the day. Paige was over her 76 average all three games, with 95, 95, and 108, for a 298 series. Devin Penna rolled a 107. Kyle Schaefer was 57 pins over average with 90 his second...
Fire board Questioned on Gas well Safety Measures
Windham - The WVFD Joint Fire District Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting on October 11, 2012 at the fire station. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Kilgore. The board approved the minutes as presented, the expenditures and the bank reconciliation. Chief Mike Iwanyckyj reported that the lights from the grant were in and the other...
Hiram Township Happenings
Hiram Township - Township Resident Diane Rodhe made an appearance at the October 2nd Hiram Township trustees meeting to thank residents for the support for her son Justin Rodhe, shot putter at the Summer Olympics in London. Mrs. Rodhe shared, “Thank you for the banners -- Justin appreciated the show of support from Hiram.” Her son has been in...