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...
County Library Levy To Be On Fall Ballot
Portage County - The Portage County District Library appeared before the County Commissioners recently to ask that a 1 mill, five-year operating levy be placed before the voters on the November ballot. The Library does not receive any money from the County but must have its proposed budget approved by a governmental body. The Library’s service area is defined...
Crestwood Board of Education Reaches Contract Agreement with Employee Groups
Mantua - The Crestwood Board of Education voted June 27 in favor of extending the Master Agreement with the Crestwood Education Association (CEA), which freezes teacher base salaries for both 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years, and freezes step increases for the 2012-2013 school year. “Reaching this agreement was an important step in our efforts to keep the district solvent through...
Bluegrass Festival At Ridgeview
Middlefield - Ridgeview Farm is pleased to announce a Blue Grass Festival on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 5488 Kinsman Rd, Middlefield, OH 44062. The farm is located on State Route 87 in Mesopotamia Township, 3 1?2 miles east of Middlefield. The music will start 1 p.m. and run until 5 p.m. The suggested donation is $10.00 per car,...
Sparrow Christian Bookshop Presents ~ The Gospel Echoes Quartet
Middlefield - You are invited to come and listen to The Gospel Echoes Quartet in concert on Sunday, July 24 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. Bring a friend, a lawn chair and be ready for a wonderful, relaxing evening of good old tunes under the open sky, in a beautiful garden setting. This concert is...
Shamrock Shakers 4-H Club
On July 10th, the Shamrock Shakers enjoyed an outing, canoeing on the Cuyahoga River. The members and their guests met at Camp Hi Canoe Livery and were dropped off for the 7 mile trip. All participants made it safety off the river with only 1 canoe tipping over. It was a fun but tiring day for all. Members are preparing...
Happy 200th Birthday Windham!
Windham – Two-and-a-half years ago the Bicentennial Committee was formed looking to put on the biggest party Windham has ever seen. Residents and nonresidents alike jumped on board to help make it a commemorative event. They set a budget of $40,000 and started the fundraising efforts. They held Parties on the Green, bake sales, tours of Camp Ravenna, a...
Beautiful Weather for ‘Art On The Hill’
Mantua - The sun shone brightly on Saturday as approximately sixty-five artisans displayed their creations along East Prospect Street during the 3rd Annual “Art On The Hill” festival. The event, co-ordinated by the Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corpororation, included a variety of art as well as pony rides, face painting and food vendors. Live entertainment was provided by local musicians...
Freddie’s Hobbies to host QSAC Race
Ravenna - This weekend the southwest side of Ravenna will be a happening place as the Quarter Scale Auto Club (QSAC) racers from all over the country will converge on Freddie’s Hobbies to race their quarter scale vehicles on his track. (Quarter scale race cars are approximately 1?4 the size of a standard car hence the name quarter scale)...
Go, Go, Go Joseph
Garrettsville - Just in case you haven’t perused the Book of Genesis lately--Chapters 37 through 47--you might want to attend the Curtains Up Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” It’ll give you a whole new perspective on this segment of the Old Testament and some catchy tunes to help remember...
Nelson Trustees To Review Health Care Premiums
Nelson Twp. - Prior to their regularly scheduled July 6th meeting, the Nelson Township Trustees reviewed and passed the 2012 budget that had been presented by Dave Finney at the June 15th meeting. After a review of the prior meeting minutes, Dave Finney presented the June bank reconcilliation and warrants 20630 - 20654 for review and payment. Due to an increase...
Customer Service is Alive and Well at Hill Hardware
Burton - In these days when good customer service is hard to find, David and Mary Anne Lamppert are keeping the concept alive and well at Hill Hardware. Hill Hardware is a place where people who want to fix things can go to find the parts they need. Items are fixable here, not just disposable. David is an industrial engineer...
Race Nets $2,450 for Cancer Research
Garrettsville - The First Annual 5K Run /1 Mile Walk for kids cancer research was a smashing success as the Summerfest committee presented a check for $2450 to Friends of Melana. The $2450 presented was the proceeds from this year’s race and will be used to fund research for this horrific disease. The race, which was held during Summerfest, was...
Tyme Machine Tickets Cheaper Than Air Fare
Hear ye, hear ye! The Land of Avaloch awaits thee! Leave your 21st century cares at the gate and immerse yourself in the enticing 13th century where you may be escorted safely on your way by a brave knight, guided along the path with helpful whisperings of a friendly faerie, or jump onboard a pirate ship and take a swig...
News From Our County Seat
Portage County - As always, the office of the Portage County Board of Commissioners remains hopping with activity. The tax budget awaits public review as well as the slashing of fiscal reality. Of course the final budget will not take shape until December. The Board has recently made appointments of individuals to serve as volunteers on various boards. These include...
