Rep. Clyde Leads Ohio House Approval of Name Change for NEOUCOM
The Ohio House of Representatives approved legislation co-sponsored by State Representative Kathleen Clyde (D-Kent) to change the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) to the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). This change will reflect the university’s updated curriculum and will come at no additional cost to the state. “NEOUCOM has grown from a single college of medicine to a...
It’s Garage Sale Time!!!
Garrettsville - It’s time to start cleaning out your closets, garages and attics! The Garrettsville Community-Wide Garage Sale will be held on May 21st and 22nd this year. This Chamber sponsored event always draws a crowd from surrounding communities – you know what they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure! Here’s your chance to rake in some...
My LifePlan® Launches Intelligent Survival Initiatives
Ravenna – My LifePlan®, an emerging provider of emergency services, announced the release of its Intelligent Survival InitiativesTM (ISI). A first in disaster response, ISI is designed to provide proactive intelligent information services for emergency and large-scale disasters. My LifePlan’s® Intelligent Survival Initiatives provides solutions for: • Gathering and updating life-critical information about the individual prior to disaster or when called...
Pitcher Perfect!
Garrettsville - James A. Garfield senior baseball standout Brandon Baumgardner’s favorite song is “Lights Out” by P.O.D. It is no wonder the first game of the season Brandon was exactly that... LIGHTS OUT. When the lefty took the mound last Thursday at Waterloo little did Brandon know he was on the cusp of greatness... Perfection to be exact. Brandon struck...
Portage County Celebrates Government Month
Ravenna - On April 12, the Portage County Commissioners hosted an Open House followed by an evening meeting. The event was held to commemorate National County Government Month. Several county offices and departments participated. The Woodlands at Robinson (county nursing home) offered free blood pressure checks. The Dog Warden brought dogs to be adpoted at a...
“Willy Wonka” Opens Thursday
Garrettsville - OPENING NIGHT for J.A. Garfield’s performance of “Willy Wonka” is Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and senior citizens. House doors will open 30 minutes prior to show start time. Pictured above are the cast and crew of “Willy Wonka” who invite you to attend their performance. Performance dates...
Hall of Fame – Part 3
The 2011 James A. Garfield Hall of Fame slate is completed by two young men a decade apart who displayed their talent and teamwork in several venues and at several levels. Matt Paul, class of ‘85, earned letters in golf (3), basketball (3) and baseball (4);football only got one year of his time, golf took precedence for time avilable. Baseball was...
Champion Relays Kick Off Season
CHAMPION, Ohio – The Champion High School Relays have become an annual event for the J. A. Garfield G-Men high school track & field team. Last week, the Berkshire High School track & field team joined the fun on a blustery, yet sunny afternoon. Garfield and Berkshire hold a lot of promise in this early show of the season. The...
Youth Bowling News
In the 9:00 Trio League, Ashleigh Quiggle had high series for the day with 378. Ashley rolled two games of 138. High game for the week was rolled by Adam Norris, a 156, beating his career high game score that was set only two weeks ago. Joey Ewell was second in both the high game and high series categories...
Windham in The Civil War
Windham - For its final meeting before the summer break, the Windham Historical Society presents a free talk from local historian George Belden, who will speak on “Windham in the Civil War” on Monday, April 18, at the Windham American Legion, Post 674. Using the 1866 monument on the village green as his starting point, Belden compiled a list of...
Train Accident Fails to Derail Newton Township Meeting
Newton Township - Last week a train going through Newton Falls at about 7:00 in the early morning went off its track as it passed through the heart of the town. Approximately twelve hours later, half past 7:00pm, emergency responders had the wreckage under control and the town attempted to bring back what sense of normalcy it could to...
Tab Collection Benefits RMH
Garrettsville - Anna Brigham is a freshman at James A. Garfield Schools who is not a typical teenager. She is active in her church, on the Garfield bowling team, bowls youth bowling, merit roll student, a contestant in Garrettsville Idol and collects pop and beer can tabs. She loves kids and would do anything to help a child. Anna...
Crestwood Local Schools Refinances Bonds, Saves $550,000
Mantua – The Ides of March were very kind to Crestwood Local Schools and its taxpayers. Looking for ways to save money, Crestwood Local Schools refinanced their bonds on March 15 for their two elementary schools and will see a $550,000 savings over the remaining life of the bonds. “We’ve been keeping an eye on the rates for quite some...
Chevy Cruze Is The Summerfest Car
Garrettsville - Did you enjoy 2010 SummerFest in Garrettsville last year? Well, if you did, did you know that the SummerFest committee has two fundraisers that help pay for the event? The committee will once again hold a car raffle along with T-shirt and hoodie sales to fund the event. This year’s car is locally donated by Charles Chevrolet and...
Balloon Launch in Burton for Autism Awareness
Burton – UN declarations and Presidential proclamations have made April 2 World Autism Awareness Day. According to President Obama’s proclamation, autism spectrum disorders or ASDs currently affect nearly one percent of children in the US; the statistics vary, but some numbers say that 1 in 110 children are affected. This effect can be felt rippling...
Reverse 911 Service Assists in Emergencies
Portage County - Recently, residents in the Hiram-Garrettsville-Nelson area received an automated phone call from the Portage County Sheriff’s Department. The pre-recorded message alerted residents to be on the lookout for a 12-year-old boy who had been reported missing earlier in the day, and to call the Sheriff’s Department if anyone had information about the child’s whereabouts. This was an...
Windham May RIF Twenty Plus Employees
Windham - RIF (Reduction in Force) has become the buzzword of the community and throughout the school district as the administration of Windham School looks to reduce staff as they wait on the impending governor’s proposed budget. The anticipated cuts are expected to be deep and in the small district, the cuts are also being felt at the heart...
Maple Max Celebrates 1st Birthday
Geauga County - Maple Max has had one exciting year! He was officially “born” last March after an extensive contest had local elementary school students submitting possible names for the new Geauga County Tourism ambassador. Madison Wilson, from Newbury Elementary School submitted the name Maple Max and it was the top scoring vote with Geauga County Tourism Members. In his...
Hall of Fame Inductees — Take Two
“Consider the ladies”...as First Lady Abigail Adams wrote to her destined-to-be-second-U.S.-President John Adams when he was one of the patriots, politicos and visionaries laboring to write a constitution for the new nation, the United States of America. Mrs. Adams didn’t have a whole lot of luck at influencing the direction that took but the James A. Garfield School District has...
J.A. Garfield Historical Society
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield Historical Society looked ahead to: possible future programs, attendance at the Portage County Historical Society local history societies forum on March 26, a committee to make costume selections for the vintage pix opportunity to be offered at the SummerFest, a backdrop for said photos, checking out available Jaguar yearbooks at Garfield H.S., the...
Br. James Peter Visits PSR Classes
Mantua - On Thursday, March 3, lifetime St. Joseph, Mantua, parishioner, Br. James Peter Trares visited the Parish School of Religion students and thanked them for the statue of St. Joseph and the cards which were recently sent to him. He also spoke about his novitiate year experience in Denver, CO, with the Dominican Central Province and answered questions...
KSU Nursing Health & Wellness Fair
Burton - The senior nursing students in Community Health Nursing at Kent State University at Geauga planned and implemented a community health and wellness fair on Wednesday, March 16th at the Geauga Campus in Burton. Several community agencies participated, including: the Department on Aging with a balance screening, Visiting Angels, River of Life, WIC, MRC, Briar Hill, Mental Health...
Winner!
Windham - Windham Library is proud to announce the winner of our “Guess the Number of Tootsie Rolls” contest. Jonathan Clark is our lucky winner and, along with the tootsie rolls, he gets a big Irish mug to fill with whatever he wants. Congratulations Jonathan Clark. For more information, call the Windham Library at 330-326-3145. The library, located at 9005...
PTO Chess Champions
Garrettsville - Zoe Swenson and Adam Norris won their respective divisions for the 4th grade PTO chess tournament. Congratulations to them both! The tournament was held over their lunch break for several weeks, and they recently competed in the finals. For the boys, Chad Angermeier came in second while Nathanael Dech came in third. For the girls, Trinity Syvertson came...
Hiram College’s New Black Box Theatre Opens with HAIR
Hiram - Hiram College’s Theatre Department opened the doors of its new Renner Black Box Theatre on campus last weekend with sold-out performances of the 1967 hippie-rock musical, HAIR. The new theatre, built in a space formerly occupied by three art studios in Frohring Art Building, was just recently completed. The cast of 22 diverse student performers with varying levels...
Council Approves Purchase Of Two Cruisers
Windham - Windham Village met for their regulary scheduled meeting recently with all council members present. Fiscal Officer Lloyd Billman presented the expenditures for the month of February. They were $155,492.52 with a bank reconciliation of $524,008.46 with all funds reconciled. Council President Linda Rininger reminded council member that every meeting was a public forum and even their comments are...
Relay For Life Comes to Hiram College
Hiram - Hiram College will be holding its first annual Relay For Life, student-run event located at Charles A. Henry Field on April 1, 2011, starting at 6 p.m. until April 2, 2011, at 12 p.m. Hiram College’s official Relay For Life website has been running since late October and within just five months, teams have formed and have...
Boots ‘n’ Suits…Suits ‘n’ Boots
Windham - The weather was pure northeast Ohio in springtime--damp, cold, windy, gray--but the mood was upbeat as a dozen-plus Ohio Army National Guard personnel and a near-equal number of interested civilians gathered at Camp Ravenna (known to most of the locals as “The Arsenal”) for a ceremonial ground-breaking and dedication of the first phase of the Tactical...
Notes From The Vineyard
The month of March certainly has made statement so far – snow, ice, rain, sun; the weather sure has been difficult to handle. However now that Spring is here, I am hopeful that the worst is behind us. Unfortunately, some of us have already had to deal with some difficult times and from talking to a few guests at...
20th Century Club
Twentieth Century Club has had two meetings in March with the programs switched from one to the other. Confused?, we were not!. On March 3rd we were at Mary Furillo’s home (as nice as always) with Margaret Clapp co-hosting. Does everyone remembers Margaret’s carrot cake from the club cook book? Well she showed us again, how it is done!. Our roll call for...
