Hoot Scoot Virtual Race
Runners and walkers, grab your best shoes and head out onto the trails. Complete 5k or 10k between October 1 - 15. Simply register at https://www.portagecounty-oh.gov/portage-park-district/things-do/pages/hoot-scoot-5k-10k On September 30, 2021, we will send you an email with your race bib, virtual medal, and directions to submit your results. You will have from 12:05 am on Friday, October 1 through 11:55 pm EST...
Bigger Futures Are Now In Session
Portage County - This school year is packed with potential. Help us cheer on and empower our Littles so they can make the most of it. Sign up to become a Big today! Big Brother and Big Sisters volunteers are there to cheer on their Littles in all areas of life: school work, activities, family life, social interactions. By volunteering...
Townhall II is Celebrating 50 Years of Community Involvement
Townhall II will host their 50th anniversary community celebration on October 1, 2021! The family-friendly event will be held in the Hometown Bank Plaza located at 142 N. Water Street. Festivities will begin at noon and will continue through 6pm. There will be music, snacks, fun, prizes, and blasts from the past. Townhall II promotes the health, wellness, and...
Top Tier Rises at R44 Butcher & Baker
Mantua - If you’ve visited a farmers market or local coffee shop, you’ve probably had the pleasure of sampling the delicious handiwork of local pastry chef Tracey Garrett. If so, then you’ll be pleased to know that Garrett’s formerly home-based operation, Top Tier Pastry, has found a new home at R44 Butcher & Baker Shoppe. Garrett’s relationship with R44 began...
The Great Geauga County Fair 4-H 5K and Fun Run
Burton - On Sunday, September 5, 2021, runners will gather at The 199th Great Geauga County Fair to run in the 3rd annual Great Geauga County Fair 4-H 5K and Fun Run. Running a picturesque route through Ohio’s oldest continuous county fair and scenic Burton Village, these runners will be helping support multiple 4-H clubs in the county: Geauga...
Geauga County Airport hosts a Reunion, a Recognition Ceremony and a Reception!
Almost one year after the Flying Start Event held at the Geauga County Airport (7G8), the EAA Chapter 5 hosted a reunion for all the Flying Start Participants. There were 24 participants on the original roster and a good percentage of them found their way back to the hangar for the reunion. It has been a challenging year with...
Bocci Ball Courts in Newbury because of Ben Terrill
“Everyone was a friend; he would engage with people of all ages. We miss Ben very much and still struggle to understand why this happened,” said Dave Terrill of Newbury, father of Ben. “He made a big impact on a lot of people, and we are so proud of the many things that he did accomplish in his lifetime.”...
One Ohio Health / Falls Family Care In Newton Falls
Newton Falls - I must have driven by it a hundred times. I’m not sure what it is. Have you ever caught yourself describing a business this way? That was on my mind when I got the call from a friend. “They are donating money for the Community Center. Can you come and take some pictures? Maybe write something...
Maplewood Career Center Offers Adults Evening Workforce Development Classes
Ravenna - Maplewood Career Center’s Adult Education Department is offering Workforce Development classes beginning Fall 2021. Classes for adults include: Dental Assisting, Industrial Maintenance, Module Industrial Maintenance – Electrical, Module Industrial Maintenance – Fluid Power, Module Industrial Maintenance – Mechanical, Medical Coding & Billing, Precision Machining, Module Welding, or Welding Technologies. There are additional Life Enrichment classes being offered, which...
Freedom Fall Festival Scheduled for September 25th
Freedom Twp. - The Freedom Fall Festival Craft and Vendor Show will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Freedom Town Hall Pavilion at the intersections of St. Rt. 88/700/303. We still have vendor and entertainment/demonstrations spaces available. We will have our Cow Chip Bingo back this year. You can win...
Garrettsville Ladies Cemetery Association News
Garrettsville - 124 years ago, on April 8, 1897, a group of ladies founded the Garrettsville Ladies Cemetery Association (GLCA) Their purpose was to obtain funds to maintain and beautify the local cemeteries in cooperation with the Board of Cemetery Trustees. At that time, the Baptist cemetery, whose first burial was Josiah Garrett in 1805, had been around for...
JAG Adds More Space to Learn & Grow
Garrettsville - While school has been out for the summer break, folks at James A. Garfield Schools have been getting the JAG campus ready for students. In addition to the usual cleaning, mopping, and sanitizing that take place before every school year begins, crews have been hard at work digging, cementing, and planting more trees. And as a result...
Buildings Can Teach Us History
How does the average person get involved in preserving history? If you talk to local architect and history enthusiast Doug Fuller, you are asked by a friend. His friend, Joyce, who is head of Heritage Ohio, asked him to look at the old USO building in Newton Falls. That was all it took - reel him in because he...
Windham Township News
Windham Twp. - Windham Township Trustees met for their regularly-scheduled meeting with all trustees, fiscal officer, zoning inspector and a guest who was there to observe in attendance. The trustees approved the minutes, expenditures and bank reconciliation before recognizing any guests who would like to address the board. There were none. In roads, Brian Miller reported that they had been mowing...
G-men University Hosts Back To School Bash
Garrettsville - On Sunday, August 22nd from 4 - 6 pm at the JAG Campus, families are invited to a fun night of carnival games, free food, and help to get ready for the coming school year. The first of what organizers hope will be an annual event will take place on the front lawn of the school. “This event...
Hiram Township News
Hiram Twp. - Since the July meeting, Trustees were informed that Portage County Solid Waste would be reducing recycling collection in both Hiram Village and Township to biweekly, as of August 2nd. According to Bill Steiner, Director of the Portage County Solid Waste Management District, the change is due to the organization’s inability to find drivers. Hiram Township Trustee Chairman...
Children’s Advocacy Center or Portage County Multi-Disciplinary Team Wants You to Bowl Against Abuse!
Ravenna - The 22nd Bowl Against Abuse event is happy to be returning! The annual child abuse awareness fundraiser benefitting The Children’s Advocacy Center of Portage County (CAC) is on Saturday, October 2nd at Kent Lanes. Since 1998 the CAC has provided FREE holistic services to children, youth and families navigating the trauma of child abuse, including: crisis intervention, education,...
Hybrid Book Club Meeting of the Garrettsville Library In-Person and via Zoom
The Book Discussion Club of the Garrettsville Library will meet In Person outdoors and via Zoom on Tuesday August 17 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Registration is required to attend this group meeting, and you can do so by visiting the “Upcoming Events” calendar and registering online. Call 330-527-4378 for more information. Copies of the book are available...
Help Find Families For Children
Open Arms Adoptions is holding their 6th Annual Wine Pull on Saturday, November 6, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The NEW Center in Rootstown. Funds raised from this event help the agency conduct community outreach and education about the need to adopt from foster care. In Ohio alone, there are nearly 3,000 children in foster care who...
Community Reunion Event Planned For September 25
In celebration of National Recovery Month Portage NAMI, Open United Recovery Place, and OhioCAN Portage have come together to host a Community Reunion Event in support of those impacted by mental illness and substance use disorder. The event will be held Saturday September 25th at Ravenna City Park from 11am to 4pm. It will begin with NAMI Walk for Mental...
Garrettsville Summerfest 2021 is in the Books
Garrettsville - Garrettsville Summerfest brought back the “Fun in 2021” with a reloaded edition of the festival. They had a date change to help raise funds for the annual summer event that was forced to be put on hiatus last year. After a year off, everyone was ready to get out and have some fun and they did. Opening Ceremonies...
Rural Relief Mobile Food Pantry
Portage county is made up of some towns, some cities and many rural communities. It is unfortunate, but those citizens in the outlying communities may not have access to the same level of social services as those in the towns and cities. This includes food. Enter Rena and Jason Davis. The Davises have started the Rural Relief Mobile Food Pantry,...
Ravenna Lions Collecting Plastics
Ravenna – The Ravenna Lions are joining the challenge to help dispose of some of the common plastics that enter your house but aren’t acceptable for traditional curbside recycling…It’s the TREX Recycling Program – The aim is to divert certain kinds of plastics from landfills and turn them into sturdy wood alternative products. The Ravenna Lions will be hosting a...
J.A. Garfield Historical Society News
The James A. Garfield Historical Society Summer Picnic will be held on August 19, 2121 at 6:00 p.m. in the Freedom Township pavilion in potluck style (If your luck holds, you’ll have some left in the pot to take home. Don’t count on it. The selections are good and the attendees are “good eaters”.) The most recent meeting--and upcoming ones--are...
Annual Ravenna Raven Awards Ceremony To Be Held In September
Ravenna - The Annual Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce Raven Awards’ Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at the Ravenna High School Football Stadium. We are excited to make this NEW change of venue to our annual event while still honoring individuals and businesses representing the “best” of Ravenna in the areas of New Businesses, New Construction,...
Suzelis Holistic Health Brings The Best Of Holistic Health And Natural Health Therapies To Newton Falls
Newton Falls - Newton Falls has it all, and more! With unique businesses lining Broad Street, fun festivals for all, plans for a revitalized Community Center, it makes one’s head spin trying to do everything there is to offer. Perhaps Suzelis Holistic Health is for you. Suzelis Holistic Health brings the best of holistic health and natural health therapies to...
Main Street Ravenna Director Accepts New Position with Stow-Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce
Ravenna - The first Executive Director of Main Street Ravenna, Julie McLain, has accepted a new position as the Executive Director of the Stow-Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce. “I’ve truly enjoyed getting to know the Ravenna community and look forward to seeing the revitalization efforts continue,” said McLain. “Julie’s work will always be a part of the DNA of...
New Volunteers Needed – Volunteer with Hospice of the Western Reserve!
We are opening-up more in-person volunteer opportunities including with our Pet Peace of Mind and End of Life Doula programs; Volunteers are an essential part of our team and are needed now more than ever. We are looking for new volunteers to serve patients and families in our Hospice and Palliative Care programs throughout northern Ohio. We see patents...
WVFD Meeting
Windham - The WVFD board met recently with two of the three members in attendance, along with two fire fighters, the chief and the fiscal officer. The board held two meetings; the first was to approve the proposed 2022 budget and the second was their regularly-scheduled business meeting. In the first meeting, the fiscal officer presented the proposed budget for...
Activities Director Needed in Windham
Windham - Family & Community Services (F&CS) is proud to announce its partnership with RLJ Management Company. RLJ owns the Windbrook Apartments in Windham and will partner with F&CS to provide an Activity Director in many of their facilities. “This agreement allows us to provide programming where the senior citizens live which makes it convenient for all,” stated Mike Wilson,...
