Go for the Gold
Do you know a couple in the Garrettsville-Hiram-Windham community who’ve been married fifty years or more…your charming spouse and yourself, perhaps? The neighbors down the street? Friends, grandparents, the possibilities are nearly endless. Well, the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club would like to recognize and honor folks who have reached this significant milestone as part of their Family Week activities this...
Portage County Library News
Portage County - Are you looking for your next great read? Let Portage County District Library help you by subscribing to NextReads electronic newsletters. There is a newsletter for every reading interest. Mystery, Thriller, Armchair Travel, Picture Books, and more. Subscribe to as many newsletters as you’d like. Subscribing is easy. Just visit www.portagelibrary.org and select the “Suggested Reads”...
Agape Christian Academy Hosts Open House
Geauga County – Agape Christian Academy is hosting an Open House on Monday, February 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at both of its campuses. Parents and children are invited to attend and learn more about the school, tour the facilities and meet the staff. There will be refreshments and activities for the children. The school serves students at two...
Hiram College Wind Ensemble accepting new members from the community
Hiram - The Hiram College Wind Ensemble is inviting members of the surrounding communities to join the ensemble. The ensemble rehearses every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 – 5:45pm in the recital hall of the music building on campus. Community members, including advanced high school students with a background in wind and percussion instruments, are encouraged to join. The ensemble...
The game’s afoot, Watson!
Well, sort of…. Scott Lawless, once upon a time a member of the Garfield class of ’79, later a graduate of Chippewa High School in Doylestown, OH, and a member of the far-flung Lawless clan hereabouts is on a mission to uncover more information about the origin of an artifact that he found under the floorboards of his grandfather’s...
Garfield Band Excels at Solo & Ensemble Competition
Mantua - On Saturday, February 4, “a great group of band students represented GHS with class and quality performances,” said James A . Garfield High School band director Joe Gaither. The annual Solo & Ensemble contest took place at Crestwood High School, with more than 280 entries and 29 schools participating. Under the direction of Gaither, Theo Cebulla and...
Garrettsville Summerfest Seeks Wedding Couple
Have you been recently engaged or engaged for a while and have been thinking about planning your wedding? Perhaps you have been married a long time and would like to renew your vows. Whichever it is, why not consider being Garrettsville’s First Couple and get married or renew your vows right on Main Street Saturday afternoon, June 23, 2012...
Look to the library to help with planning your special day
Now that the congratulations have begun and as family members and friends have marveled at the ring, it’s now time to get busy on planning your wedding. Your feelings of being overwhelmed may have just begun, but there are many avenues available to help you sort out such questions as: Whom do I invite? Where do we hold the...
Primary Election Information
Geauga County - A Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Those residents of Geauga County who would like to vote an absentee ballot should make arrangements now. In order to request an absentee ballot for the Election, registered voters must fill out an absentee application. Each request must have the applicant’s original signature. Requests may be...
Charles Chevrolet Donates to G-W (Garrettsville-Windham) Soccer Club
Garrettsville– Charles Chevrolet, one of 28 Chevrolet dealers from the Cleveland area that partnered with local youth soccer leagues for the 2011 season, raised nearly $87800 in total donations from the dealership and private parties. In addition to monetary support, Charles Chevrolet provided G-W (Garrettsville-Windham) Soccer Club with equipment donations, an opportunity to raise and keep up to $10,000...
Garrettsville to be proactive regarding well water quality
Garrettsville - Since oil/gas drilling can be associated with changes in well water quality, Garrettsville’s Board of Public Affairs has decided to be proactive in setting up a Water Monitoring Program for the Village’s water well fields. A proposal was accepted from Dr. Jeffrey C. Dick of YSU’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences to conduct a physical and...
Mayor Lou Bertrand Delivers 2012 State of Hiram Village Address
Hiram - According to Hiram village custom, Mayor Lou Bertrand presented the 2012 State of the HiramVillage Address during the first regular council meeting in January. During the 106th annual meeting of Hiram Village Council on January 17, Bertrand reported that Hiram village government "is in stable financial condition, operating in an efficient manner and providing good service to...
Hiram Receives 152-acre Gift of Protected Land
Hiram – Hiram College has added 152 acres of protected woodlands and wetlands property as part of its James T. Barrow Field Station east of the college’s main campus. Western Reserve Land Conservancy, a nonprofit conservation organization working in 14 northern Ohio counties, partnered with the college to acquire the property, which was formerly owned by Isaac Yomtovian and is...
Chinese New Year: Year of the Water Dragon
On the second new moon after the winter solstice, the Chinese celebrate their new year. During this holiday gifts are exchanged, families hold reunions, and fireworks explode into the sky. In chinese, the name for their new year celebration is 'Spring Festival', since it heralds the beginning of spring and the new year. The origin of the Chinese New Year...
Garrettsville and Windham embrace the “Heart of the Lyons”
By now, just about everyone in the community knows that early Christmas morning Garfield senior Porter Lyons was thrust into a fight for his life as he learned that his heart was failing and he would need a heart transplant. On New Year’s Eve Porter received a new heart and is now on the road to recovery. Once again the...
Jeff Stanley Memorial Scholarship Dinner a Hit
Windham - The weather didn’t stop the Second Annual Jeff Stanley Memorial Scholarship spaghetti dinner fund-raiser from being held on Friday the 13th before the basketball game with the Garfield G-Men. The dinner was a hit with both teams’ fans as they were spotted enjoying the never ending spaghetti before the big game. The all-you-can-eat spaghetti was served with...
Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
Only nine more months left until Christmas Walk 2012! The official sites have not yet been set in stone but preparations will be beginning soon at most locations…and all over town…including the sponsoring organization, the James A. Garfield Historical Society. But first …. The JAGHS has had some pictures from their collection scanned for the Portage County District Library website, with...
Do you have what it takes to stay safe this winter?
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites you to the 2012 Winter Water Safety Event at Berlin Lake. There’s no reason to stay inside, just because it is cold outside! Like ice fishing? How about ice skating, sled riding, or enjoying a day of paddling on a crisp winter day? While all of these are a great way to...
LAF/SOMe Announces 2012 Trips
LAF/SOMe, the Garrettsville Area Seniors Group is pleased to announce the following upcoming trips. Reservations are required and should be made by calling The Villager at 330-527-5761. Trips are open to anyone over the age of 21 who wants to enjoy life! Friday, February 10, 2012, The Great Big Home and Garden Expo and the Cleveland IX Center. Includes event...
The Old Road… The Old Fishing Car
The old fishing car is a concept that goes way back in my family to at least the mid 1950's, as far as I can remember. I was maybe 9 or 10 at that time. For some reason my mother thought that we should have a second car, one that would be used primarily for fishing trips. After...
Puppy Tails
Doodle Dog woke up and went to the window, sleepily tugging on the bottom of the curtain to make the fabric push aside so he could see the beautiful day outside. What a surprise then to find not the sun streaming through the glass and winter birds singing in the new morning, but rather the floppy-eared puppy found himself...
GCRTA Luncheon
The Geauga County Retired Teachers Association will meet on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 for a luncheon and meeting at the Geauga County Library Administration Center, 12701 Ravenwood Drive, Chardon, OH. Gathering time at 11:15 AM, followed by the business meeting at 11:30, and lunch at 12:00. The menu will consist of a chili bar with hot chili, onions, sour...
Orlando
One of my favorite places to visit is Orlando, Florida. While I am partial to Disney there is so much to offer there! In a recent trip to Orlando a wonderful sommelier sat down with us to review an extensive wine list from his outdoor restaurant. After explaining we love dry red wine but the 90 degree temperatures were...
Isler Triad keeps Windham in the Game
Windham - When one thinks of Windham Basketball they immediately think of Marty Hill and the years of success the district has had in the sport. No one ever considers the girls’ team and now is the time one might want consider them too. The girls’ team has struggled as of late but the tide seems to be turning...
Mayoral Appointments and Boardwalk Lighting Concerns
Garrettsville – Village Council met on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 for their first regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the new year. Minutes from the December council meeting were approved. A motion was then made to nominate councilman Rick Patrick as the 2012 Village Council President. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. The Mayor then read his 2012 State...
W.V.F.D. Gets Organized for the New Year
The W.V.F.D. Joint Fire District Board met for their regularly-scheduled meeting last week with all board members present. Chairman Dann Timmons announced that the township trustees re-appointed him to the fire board to represent the township as their elected official. Timmons also announced he had heard from the mayor of the village that fire board member Scott Garrett had...
Take a Bow!
Kudos to the cast and crew of “The Odd Couple” produced by Garrettsville’s Curtains Up Theatre this last week end in the Iva Walker Theatre at James A. Garfield H.S. Ditto for all of the local support afforded the production and the organization by the many community members in the audience, in the program listings and involved with the...
Bread and soup tradition continues at Hiram
Hiram - For thirty years, Hiram College has been donating money for the hungry in their revolutionary Bread and Soup program. Every Thursday in the spring semester, students gather in the Dix Dinning room of the Kennedy Center, to get a bowl of soup and a delicious slice of mouthwatering bread. “What does it take to run the Bread and...
Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market 2012 Annual Organizational Meeting Scheduled
The Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market will hold its 2012 Annual Organizational Meeting on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the OSU Extension office - Patterson Center on the Geauga County Fairgrounds at 14269 Claridon-Troy Rd. in Burton. The meeting will start at 9:00AM and refreshments will be served. Those interested in participating in the market this year are invited to...
Musical Event not to be missed
Hiram - Hiram Community Trust and the Hiram College Music Department are sponsoring an outstanding opportunity for music lovers to enjoy the performances of two internationally-known musicians presenting Masterworks of J.S. Bach in Transcription on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in Frohring Music Recital Hall. The musicians are Michael Sponseller, harpsichord, and Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, both...