Hiram Village Council News
Hiram - In the Mayor’s report to Village Council, Mayor Bertram thanked all who have offered condolences after the death of his business partner and law associate Dennis Zavinski, who was killed in an automobile accident on SR 14, in Streetsboro, September 10, 2011. On Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. the Commission conducted a meeting to approve/amend the...
Notes from the Vineyard
What an amazing Summer we had. A good mixture of temperatures, a great mix of sun and rain and a few days just hot enough to perk up the vines. Unfortunately, this Summer has flown by and we are quickly greeted by Fall! While Fall is not my favorite time of year I sure do enjoy watching the leaves...
Friday Night Lights
The Windham Bombers dropped their fourth straight game of the season and their 11th dating back to last year. Unfortunately for the Bombers 41-0 loss to the undefeated Rootstown Rovers is not the worse news. Regrettably, the schedule is not in the Bombers’ favor this week as the Southeast Pirates host the Bombers this Friday. The Bombers and Pirates...
Nelson Literary Music Club
The Literary Musical Club held their meeting on Sept. 14th at The Community Center in Nelson.We were pleased to have such a nice turn out. It is always nice to see all the members come for our day out. We celebrated everyone’s birthday all at one time. We had a birthday party for everyone. The tables were birthday- decorated and...
Heart Of Doll Country News
The September meeting of Heart of Doll Country was on September 6th, 2011. and all but one member were present. After the reading of the minutes, and the treasurer’s report, the group discussed first the upcoming trip to the Kent Museum of Fashion to see the exhibit, “On the Homefront”, a Civil War display. The date of October 8th...
Garrettsville Village News
Garrettsville – Village Council met on Wednesday, September 10, for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. A Public Hearing on changes to Zoning Ordinances 2011-37, 2011-38, 2011-39, 2011-40, and 2011-41 was to have taken place, but due to a clerical issue, the hearing had to be postponed. The public hearing on these ordinances will take place before the scheduled council...
9-11 Remembrance During Potato Festival
Mantua - The officers and members of the Mantua-Shalersville Fire Department were joined by officers and members from the Auburn, Aurora, Garrettsville, Kent, Ravenna City, and the Windham Fire Departments during the Potato Festival Parade to pay respects on the 10th anniversary of 9-11. A piece of structural steel from one of the towers was displayed on the bumper of...
Crestwood Schools Join National Movement Promoting “Whirled Peace”
Mantua - In today’s world, peace needs to become more than just a word. On Sept. 21, 2011, Crestwood Local Schools took part in an international art and literacy project, Pinwheels for Peace, by “planting” pinwheels with messages of peace at Crestwood Intermediate and Primary Schools. Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005 by two art...
Ravenna McDonald’s Celebrates Its Grand Opening
Ravenna - McDonald’s at 418 West Main Street in Ravenna held their grand opening last Friday as they débuted their new state-of-the- art eco-friendly facility. Owners Chuck and Mary Galloway eagerly showed us the new facility and highlighted some of its amenities such as the new dual drive thru, low-energy LED recessed lighting in the dining room, new energy...
Apartment Fire Affects Main Business District
Newton Falls - Businesses are still open on the main street of Newton Falls after an early morning fire destroyed apartments above the shops. The store most directly affected is Healthy Treasures, a merchant specializing in organic items as well as offering natural health services, which is directly below the apartment that caught fire and has closed until further...
Passport To K.T.
Windham - Recently families and staff enjoyed Open House at Katherine Thomas Elementary in Windham. Pictured are Amanda, Payton, Quinn and Pat Justham and building principal Mr. Kujala. This year’s Open House theme was “Passport to KT” which encouraged families to visit several areas of our school and several local community organizations who had displays. Local organizations that attended...
Take a Breather at Numa Café
Garrettsville – If you need to take a little breather from life’s hectic pace, Numa Café is for you. The new eatery is housed just inside the doors of Praise Assembly of God across from James A. Garfield High School at 10280 State Route 88. The café officially opened Monday, September 19 with an introductory menu of hot and...
Author Julia Fuhrman Davis To Appear
Garrettsville - Regional author, Julia Fuhrman Davis, who recently published her easy-to-read, inspirational, self-help autobiography, WAKING UP and Changing My Life, will be in Garrettsville on Wednesday, September 28. Davis will be at The Village Book Store, 8140 Main Street from 2:00 – 4:00 pm to greet readers and sell and sign copies. She will read at 2:30 pm. In addition, ...
Sixth Annual Alumni Banquet
Weeeeellll, a fine time was had by all! Or at least they all certainly appeared to be enjoying themselves at the sixth annual Garfield Alumni Banquet held last Saturday at the Garfield Elementary School. Several classes--’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’81 & ’86--were especially recognized for hitting milestone years (twenty-five and up) with most of their faculties intact and their memories...
Bike Tour Brings Miss Ohio to Newton Falls
Newton Falls - Miss Ohio 2011, Ellen Bryan, stopped by the town’s small community center for a meet-and-greet on Saturday, September 17th to take a brief break from her month-long bike tour. While signing autographs and posing for photos, Ellen talked about her work with the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and what the opportunity to visit the hospitalized children...
Mespo Fall Heritage Day
Mesopotamia - The 10th Annual Mesopotamia Fall Heritage Day, to be held at the Mesopotamia Commons, on Saturday, October 1, 2011, from 10 am to 4 pm. There is no admission charge for this event. The Mesopotamia Fall Heritage Day brings together skilled artisans in traditional Amish and Yankee crafts from the greater Mespo area. Crafters in period costume perform outdoor...
Library Levy Campaign Meetings
Portage County District Library will host levy campaign meetings in the upcoming weeks. The Windham Library (located within the Renaissance Family Center) will host a meeting on Tuesday, September 27, beginning at 6:00 pm. Windham area residents interested in learning more about the Library’s levy, or those interested in helping out during the levy campaign, are encouraged to attend. There...
Boardwalk Area Improvements Underway
Garrettsville – This past April, Village council approved expenditures for repairs and improvements to the downtown boardwalk lighting. The project, which has been broken down into three phases, will total approximately $24,000 when completed. Village council agreed to the first two phases – about $18,000 in work. The third phase of lighting will be funded through donations. Currently, Scotchman Electric...
Balloon-A-Fair Deemed a Success
Ravenna - The 33rd Annual Balloon-A-Fair kicked off last week with the Children’s Parade on Thursday. The annual event ran through the weekend which included parades, food, live music, 10 Mile race, car and antique tractor show along with craft show and fire works. The highlight of the weekend was when the cloudy skies parted just as 20 hot...
Streetsboro Med Center One Gets New Name
Ravenna – Robinson Memorial Hospital has officially renamed the Med Center One in Streetsboro to the Robinson Urgent Care Center at Streetsboro. The newly named Robinson Urgent Care Center is located at 9318 State Route 14, at the Robinson Health Center at Streetsboro. The Robinson Urgent Care Center will continue to provide uninterrupted services with the name change. The Robinson...
Children’s Parade Kicks Off Balloon-A-Fair Weekend In Ravenna
Ravenna - The Ravenna Balloon A-Fair Children’s Parade, sponsored by Ravenna McDonalds, will take to the streets on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Registration will be from 5:30 - 6 p.m. at the downtown Ravenna corner of S. Prospect & Spruce Street. Entry judging will be from 6 to 6:30 p.m. with the parade stepping off at...
Nelson Awards Road Bid to H.Luli Contracting
Nelson Twp. - Nelson Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting last week with all board members present. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of the minutes from the August 17th meeting. The minutes were approved as read as well as the bank reconciliation and expenditures. The trustees opened sealed bids for chip-n-sealing...
Roadhouse Music Brings The Wonder Of Music To Middlefield
Middlefield – You have probably seen statistics thrown out and about in the media regarding the advantages of music programs in local schools. Some statistics show that students who are in band tend to do better in their other classes and are more likely to stay in school. There are many programs to “Save the Music” (a VH1 program)...
Brooks House to Host Impersonator
Troy Twp. - Come see history in the “re-making!” Sandy Zikursh (rhymes with “licorice”), well-known historical impersonator, will be performing at Brooks House Assisted Living Community remembering the pioneers who settled the Western Reserve. Donning period costume, Ms. Zikursh will recreate the life and times of a pioneer woman forging an existence out of the wilds of what is...
Windham to Address Zoning Amendment Proposals
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting at the town hall last Thursday. The minutes were approved as presented and the meeting moved on to zoning issues. Zoning inspector Rich Gano said he was having more request for zoning permits and things were picking up in that area. Gano asked the status...
“Pirates of the Caribbean” Musician Returns to Geauga County
Middlefield - Pirate Musician Joshua Nelson will be performing at the Ye Olde State Renaissance Faire at Settlers’ Village in Middlefield on September 10, 11, 17 and 18. Nelson was born and raised in the small town of Burton before moving to Los Angeles, but his alter-ego Rillian Rauchbach has led a more unusual life. Rauchbach is an orphan who...
Fifth Annual Kids Safety Day in Burton
Friends of CASA for KIDS of Geauga County will present its fifth annual Kids’ Safety Day at Century Village in Burton on Saturday, September 10th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Held on the beautiful grounds of Century Village near Burton Square (Rtes. 87 and 168), this free event is designed to teach kids and their families how to...
Attention Area Singers!
Hiram - The Hiram Women’s Chorus and the Hiram Men’s Chorus will begin rehearsals for this season on Tuesday, September 13, at 7:30 PM in Frohring Music Hall on the Hiram College Campus. These College-Community ensembles are open to all area singers (high school and older) without audition. The Women’s Chorus is directed by Damaris Peters Pike, and the...
News From Our County Seat
Portage County - As many of you have heard, the Portage County Board of Commissioners recently decided to begin the steps to put the county owned nursing home for bid to sell it. The beautiful facility, called the Woodlands at Robinson, is a 99 bed facility. The county has struggled for some time to keep this business...
Hiram Convocation Celebrates Ethics, Liberal Arts
Hiram - The installation of two faculty members to endowed chairs in ethics, and liberal arts was the focus of convocation ceremonies to start the fall term Thursday, September 1 at Hiram College. Along with the initiation of the Class of 2015, Colin Anderson, associate professor of philosophy, and Rick Hyde, professor of theater arts, were installed in the George...
