Ravenna Chamber Expands Focus to Involve Members
Ravenna - Unique opportunities are in store for your store! Running a business can be difficult; it’s your dream and a headache all at once. The hours of hard work pay off when you see a happy shopper leave your place of business. But the second you have to deal with payroll, human resources issues or maybe just an...
J.A. Garfield Middle School Honor Roll Second Grading Period
7th Grade (4.0) Loreal Puleo 7th Grade Honor Roll (3.9-3.5) McKenna Alai, Autumn Andrews, Zachary Bierer, Serena Blohm, Kaelynn Brewster, Whinrey Brown, Tessa Burnworth, Sherale Burton, Noah Byler, Hallie Cebulla, Nicholas Edic, Kaylee Ellison, Simon Fergis, Kolby Fresch, Preston Gedeon, Savannah Gibson, Kyla Grace, Jordan Haney, Moriah Hatfield, Aidan Hill, Hunter Huber, Brody Justice, Abigail Kaufman, Danny Kepich, Hannah Kernig, Tyler Lutz,...
James A. Garfield High School Honor Roll – Second Grading Period
12th Grade 4.0 & Above - Joseph Ball, Kaylie Bates, Hannah Bittence, Preston Brainard, Mason Cebulla, Hannah Chartier, Talon Cline, Jenna Conley, Laina Galayde, Karlee Huter, Cameron King, Sara Kittle, Colton Klatik, Michael Martin, Ryan Matulewicz, Meghan McDougall, Jilleena Moore, Anna Morrissey, Lillian Oles 3.4 & Above - Ethan Baker, Jesse Bounds, Kage Callahan, Brooke-Lyn Collin, Cheyenne Cuprak*, Gianna D’Amico, Cassandra...
Town Trotters 4-H Club Elects Officers
The Town Trotters 4-H club recently held their election of officers. Elected as President was Emma Evitts; Vice President, Alyssa Kleinhein; Treasurer, Ryleigh Gough; Secretary, Rian Yeatts; Recreation Coordinator, Kasey Fyffe; Scrapbook, Hayden Troyer; and News Reporter, Adam Derthick. The club held their annual Christmas Party at the Nelson Community Center. Those who attended enjoyed a great meal provided by...
Sweets Made from the Heart by Those doing their Part
Ravenna - Love is in the air and there is plenty of sugar to spare to kick off the month of February. If your heart’s desire is to give gifts to those special to you while supporting a good cause, then Leeda Northeast Inc. has your sweet tooth covered. Themed chocolates, baked goods and jellies galore were available for purchase...
Mantua Township Trustee News
Mantua Twp. - At their last meeting, Matthew Benner was sworn in as trustee to fulfill the seat left vacant by the passing of long-time Trustee Victor Grimm. Mr. Benner is no stranger to public service, having served for 30 years as Fire Chief, a position he retired from in 2008. Having interest in the Township and the historic...
J.A. Garfield Elementary School Honor Roll ~ Second Grading Period
3rd Grade Honor Roll - Caly Sutton, Emma DiSanza, Gabriel West, Brooklyn Lee, Jocelyn Hodge, Krystian Greiner, Emerson White, Nicholas Muldowney, Dominic Herrera, Kimberly Anderson, Jayden Lee, Michael Goodrich, Rylan May, Joshua Lee, Lillian Fields, Parker Tallent, Mason Devlin, Aiden Quesenberry, Isabella Wright, Lina Kaufman, Cole Lipstreu, Jackson Seaborn, Addison Hoover, Reese Hill, Shelby Clark, Hamilton Kissell, Timothy Tarnowski, Abigail...
Twentieth Century Club News
The February 6, 2020 meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of Garrettsville was held at the home of Leah Schultz, with co-hostess Betty Clapp and butler Jack Schultz. Many members of the group were basking in the rays in Florida but those in attendance on an Ohio February evening were in fine fettle and excellent spirits. Roll call was answered...
Windham Jr/Sr High School Honor Roll ~ Second Grading Period
Grade 5: Makenzie Blockinger, Zyler Cruise, Isabella Dunn, Kaylee Fall*, Isaiah Gerak, Kamryn Godley*, Nathaniel Harris, Juliana Morgan, Madelyn Pugh, Ryan Quiggle, Tristen Shearer, Jayla Smith, Nenna Taylor*, Elaina Tucker, Staci Whitmore Grade 6: Jaiden Arnone, Kristina Bunea, Montana Casseday, Blake Cottle, Hunter Craven, Trevor Daniel, Quinton Durenda, Liberty Inman*, Brielle Jones, Chanyse Jones, Ayden Ledlow, Alyssa Mangus, Tearra McCall,...
Mantua Village News
Mantua - At the last meeting, Police Chief Joe Urso noted that the Ravenna Kennel Club made a generous donation of $2,500 to the Mantua Police Department’s K-9 Fund. Chief Urso expressed gratitude to Carol Scerba and to the Ravenna Kennel Club members for their assistance in helping keep the K9 program moving forward. In similar news, the chief...
Preserving Geauga County Farmland for Generations to Come – Application Deadline Approaching!
The Clean Ohio Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP) provides funding to assist landowners in preserving farmland. The program purchases agricultural easements from landowners who volunteer to keep their land in agricultural production in perpetuity. For the fourth consecutive year, the Geauga County Board of County Commissioners, with assistance from Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District, is a Certified...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The February 10, 2020 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club took place in Cal’s II, Sky Plaza, Garrettsville at high noon; Brittany’s quick draw shot up any hunger pangs and the group covered the following topics : The local date for the 4-Way Speech competition will be March 2, with districts to be on April 11. There will be prizes...
Burton- Middlefied Rotary Holds Speech Contest
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield held its yearly Four Way Speech Contest at Welshfield Inn Party Center. The contest is held yearly for students from Cardinal and Berkshire school districts and challenges the students to write and present to the club a short five to eight-minute speech about a current and pertinent topic and apply...
Crestwood Schools Public Notice
The Crestwood School District Board of Education hereby gives public notice in accordance with Section 3307.353 of the Ohio Revised Code that Elizabeth Marlow, who is currently employed by the Board of Education as a Teacher, will be retired and seeking reemployment with the School District in the same position following her service retirement. The Board of Education will...
JAG Schools to Celebrate "Family First Night" in March
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 we will celebrate something very dear to us…our families. Our third “Family First Night” will be held in our community on this night. Throughout the school year our lives become extremely hectic, which often causes us to sacrifice our family time in order to accomplish everything in our busy schedules. We are a community of...
Child Find Awareness
Child Find is an effort by the Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children, to ensure all children from birth to 21 with disabilities are identified, located, and evaluated as required by the individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. Ohio school districts, serving ages 3-21, work with Help Me Grow, serving children birth to 2, in...
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Report
The February 3, 2020 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary was all business. The following topics were under discussion : There was a review of the treasurer’s report including explanations, itemization and projections for future activities. Involved with this was discussion of the G-H contributions to SummerFest, including photo ops, a history tour, a scavenger hunt with selfies and other possibilities...to...
Mantua-Shalersville Fire District News
Mantua - At the final meeting of 2019, the Board approved the part-time contract and approved a 3% raise for full-time employees for 2020. At their 2020 organizational meeting, the Fire Board selected Bob Gaglione from Mantua Village as Chairman and Jason Carlton from Mantua Township as Vice Chairman. In the regular meeting, Chief Matt Roosa reported on developments...
Portage County Senior Center Events
The Portage County Senior Center Thursday Card Group is looking for a few interested seniors who would like to join them to learn a variety of games. The group meets each Thursday (except for the 1st Thursday) from 1-3 and they play games such as Canasta, Manipulation, Rummy 2000, Fan Tan, Shanghi, 3-13, A Golf Card game, and a...
Windham Village Council to Amend Its Farm Animal Ordinance
Windham - Windham Village Council met for their first council meeting of the year. New to council are Lawrence (Mac) Cunningham and Sherri Pennington. They have replaced Stacey Brown and Phil Snyder. The meeting was called order and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Council approved the minutes, fiscal report, bank reconciliation, and the fire, police and rescue report. The...
Reverse Raffle At St. Ambrose Church
The St. Ambrose Church is holding their first Reverse Raffle on February 15, 2020 at Sugar Bush Golf Club -- proceeds to benefit the church improvement fund. Doors open at 6pm and a catered, Prime Rib dinner will be provided by Eisele Catering. There will be dancing available by DJ Jason Adkins and a cash bar. The grand prize...
Crestwood Musician Achieves Honor
Mantua - Crestwood High School junior Alexis Wilson was one of 92 students selected from across Ohio to participate in the 2020 Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) All State Ensemble last week. The OMEA’s mission is to promote music education in elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities. As such, the students who were selected had the opportunity to...
$4.9 Million for Windham Village Senior Housing Project Announced
Windham - Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $4,937,980 to be used for 30 senior housing units in the Village of Windham. “This investment will ensure our senior citizens can live independently in a safe and clean environment that have necessary amenities available nearby,” said Congressman Ryan. “Our senior citizens...
Make A Wreath Fundraiser For Apple Tree Preschool
We are super excited about our new fundraiser this year for the Apple Tree Preschool! We have been offered an opportunity to have a one day crafting event with Gale Lane of DevineDesignsbyMG. She has been instructing classes and selling beautiful wreaths for years now. Mark your calendars and invite a friend or family member to come along, have...
Partnership with ESC Makes KSU-Geauga a Valued Job-Training Site
Burton - Kent State University Geauga Campus is not just an academic institution. It’s also a workplace where young adults with special needs receive on-the-job training and transferrable skills that make them productive citizens in their own communities. This has become possible through a new partnership with the Educational Service Center of the Western Reserve (formerly the Geauga County Educational...
Puzzle Swap at the Garrettsville Library
What can you do with a puzzle that you’ve already put together? Bring it to the Garrettsville Library and exchange it for one that is new to you. Drop in anytime between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm on the first Saturday of the next two months- that’s March 7, and April 4- and bring your gently-used puzzles with no...
Diabetic Alert Dog Fundraiser
Garrettsville - Angels in the Innfield, Sky Lanes and Champion Lanes sponsored several fundraising events to provide Barbara Stauffer of Mineral Ridge with a Labrador Retreiver puppy named Athena Lynn to be trained to become her Diabetic Alert Dog within the next year. All of the adult leagues at Sky Lanes bought raffle tickets for prizes at the Chinese Auction....
Family-to-Family Education Program registration under way
Registration is now open for the Portage County Family-to-Family Education Program, a free, 12-week class for family members and caregivers who have a loved one with a mental illness. The class will run every Tuesday starting March 3, 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the Mental Health & Recovery Board located at 155 E. Main Street in Kent. A national program through...
Reed Memorial Library Foundation Honors Junior Tuesday Club at Benefit
Ravenna - Many of my fondest childhood memories are from time spent at Reed Memorial Library - experiencing new worlds through literature and having my beloved librarians, Esther Cross and Louise Starling help me find books on everything from my favorite American Girl Samantha to the hound-dog children’s mystery series I loved so much. My mother, Darlene Scarlett, would on...
Commissioners Sworn In For Portage Park District
Ravenna – On January 2 and 7, respectively, Thomas J. Hrdy of Garrettsville and Scott A. McKinney of Kent were sworn in for a three-year term on the Portage Park District Board of Commissioners. Hrdy and McKinney will serve with fellow commissioners Charles Englehart and Allan Orashan to guide the mission and vision of the Portage Parks. As the...
