Garrettsville Farmers’ Market Blossoms into Second Season
Garrettsville - Last summer, Garrettsville Farmers’ Market was a fledgling project driven by “a group of artists, business owners, farmers and neighbors who want to celebrate Garrettsville’s history of farming, friendship and community.” This summer, it is focused on access and education, so more people can enjoy and appreciate the fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy, meats, baked goods and...
G-Men Track Teams Make Splash in New League
Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield High School G-Men track and field teams both won the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) titles at the league championships on May 12th at Mineral Ridge High School. The 2021-2022 school year is the first for the Garfield G-Men in the MVAC, as they had been in the Portage County League or Portage...
Model Home a Model of Energy Efficiency
Hiram - A model home in Village Gate Community is a model of energy efficiency in new home construction. Trading out cement block and traditional plywood for Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) block, Slab Shield, Low-E house wrap, recycled cellulose, oriented strand board, Trex deck boards and other ‘green’ construction materials allows this “Eco-Home” by Big Sky Homes to...
Nelson Garrettsville Community Cupboard’s Future is Strong!
Garrettsville - Last September the Weekly Villager put out a call for new leadership to take over the Nelson-Garrettsville Community Cupboard. That call went unanswered, but has recently been filled by a group of five individuals who will serve as executive directors of NGCC to keep the valuable service to our community up and running. The community members who will...
Library Here for the Holidays
Are you getting a new gadget this holiday season? The Portage County District Library would like to take this opportunity to let you know that we are here for the holidays. Take advantage of our free downloadable eBook and audiobook collection. Visit http://overdrive.portagelibrary.org to get started today. Available 24/7, download from the convenience of your home, office, or while...
Free Three-Week YMCA Summer Challenge Launches on July 12
The Summer Out Loud Challenge is the YMCA’s free three-week program promoting summer fun for the whole family. Launching July 12, the Challenge is open to YMCA members and the community. Participants may be eligible for one of two $500 gift cards you can use for summer fun and the national grand prize of a family vacation of your...
Rotary Report
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary met on November 18, 2013 to gain a final accounting of the success of the November Reverse Raffle and to air their thoughts on additions and corrections for next year…the tradition continues! Thank you’s will be going out to all donors and contributors. The club also agreed to sponsor the Power of the Pen competition at the James...
‘The Coffee Mill’ Waiting to Brew in Garrettsville
It took six months for developer Mike Maschek of Hiram to renovate the historic feed mill at the intersection of Main, Center and Water streets. Maschek had gained ownership of the dilapidated mill property from Marty Paul in May 2014. By December, its exterior had been transformed from a sagging eyesore to a beautiful centerpiece for the village.
Festival Puts Finishing Touch to Rotary’s Family Week Festivities
Well, THAT was Fun! Garrettsville- Hiram Rotary’s annual Family Week ended with a bang, as all—or a lot, anyway—of the folks who had been cooped up by the weather for longer than had been the case for quite a while came out to do a whole raft of things on Saturday, February 1. There was something for everybody. Displays of...
JAG High School and Elementary School Academic Honors for MP1
12th Grade 4.0 & Above Owen Bass, Andrew Borucki, Sophia Butto, Jack Carmichael, Michelle Crawford, Eric Geddes, Landen Gedeon, Andrea Menken, Addisyn Miller, Owen Norris, Emma Scherick, Savannah Wolff 12th Grade 3.4 & Above Tyler Baczkowski, Zachary Brachna, Alex Carter, Kiera Coyle, Maria D’Ambrosia, Emily Dykes, Landon Emerine, Jordyn Fedor, Christian Gallagher, Aaron Gissinger, Jacob Holliday, Angel Justham, Gavin Peska,...
The Boogeyman Exists!
Garrettsville - On Tuesday, September 25, the James A. Garfield Schools will host Jesse Weinberger, nationally-known internet safety expert in the Iva L. Walker Auditorium. Ms. Weinberger has previously presented to our fourth-through-eighth grade students about being safe on their devices. Drawing on her experiences as a former software programmer, and adding bits of data that she collected while...
Time Capsule Opening Scheduled for July 6, 2024
On the evening of September 18, 1924, at 7 o’clock, the Historic Memorial Tablet and Time Capsule were presented to the citizens of Garrettsville. The Garrettsville Study Club placed the Memorial in front of what, at that time, was the Opera House, commemorating the heroic efforts of the forefathers of Garrettsville to establish a new home in the “Western...
GMS Thanks Those Who Serve
The Middle School art classes at James A Garfield this term showed their support for our military personnel by creating handmade Valentine cards to send to active military members through Carlson Funeral Home and their partnership with Valentines for the Troops. Students wrote words of encouragement and support on cards that they designed to send to those who...
A Strong Weekend for #GarrettsvilleStrong
Garrettsville - On Saturday, October 11th the Daisies of Girl Scout Troop 90206 learned valuable lessons in community service, fundraising, and salesmanship by selling pumpkins which were donated by J.A. Garfield alum Dennis Pochedly. The girls, and their parents, raised $556 for the #GarrettsvilleStrong fund in only five hours! The remaining pumpkins were donated to the Nelson-Garrettsville Community Cupboard. On Sunday,...
April’s Programs at Garrettsville Library
Garrettsville Library’s “Cookin’ up a Storm” program will meet on Monday, April 17 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Led by Marian Phillips, this month’s theme will be appetizers, and cookbooks from the collection will be used to discover new appetizer recipes. Participants are asked to bring along with your appetite enough appetizers to share with the...
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...
Harry Potter’s 20th Anniversary Event at Garrettsville Library: Study to Become a Wizard
Garrettsville - In celebration of our being beneath Harry Potter’s spell for the past 20 years, school age children are invited to attend classes at Garrettsville Library’s “extension branch” of The Hogwarts School of Wizardry for one evening on Wednesday, October 24, beginning promptly at 6:00 pm. Open enrollment for this event has already begun and it runs through...
Community Food Cupboard Celebrates its 5th Anniversary
Garrettsville - The Nelson-Garrettsville Community Cupboard (NGCC) celebrates its fifth anniversary in February. That means — despite being a struggling not-for-profit organization totally reliant on community donations, dogged by growing demands, suffering a devastating fire, then rebuilding again — the NGCC endures to carry out its mission. The community is invited to NCGG’s Fifth Anniversary Open House from 10 am-2pm...
J.A. Garfield Student Top Performer In National Online Quiz Competition
The move to social distancing caused many changes for students, but the changes also brought about new opportunities to shine on an international stage. Jack Rado, a rising 10th-grader from James A. Garfield High School, was one of 178 high school students competing online in Buzzword this season. But unlike their normal quiz bowl competitions, in which teams play...
“Footloose” comes to Garrettsville
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville Curtains up Theatre celebrates their 10 year anniversary with their production of “Footloose”. July 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 7pm and July 17, 2016 at 2pm in the James A. Garfield High School Auditorium. Doors open half an hour prior to curtain time and tickets are available at the door for $10.00 for adults, seniors...
GH Rotary News
The Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club convened Monday, diving headfirst into the spirit of the upcoming holidays during their meeting. The main agenda revolved around preparations for adorning the Garrettsville gazebo by the Boardwalk. Plans were set in motion to festoon the area with garlands, dazzling lights, and a beautifully adorned tree. The aim is to create a warm and inviting...
Garrettsville Village Council Discuss Speeding, Four-Wheelers, and More
Garrettsville, OH - The Garrettsville Village Council convened on July 12 for a regular meeting, presided over by Mayor Rick Patrick and attended by various village officials, including Councilpersons Chris Knop, Tom Hardesty, John Chambers, Sherri Johnson, Richard Beatty, Mark Brady, as well as Solicitor Michele Stuck and Fiscal Official Donna Love. During the meeting, the council conducted a public...
Masonic Lodge Suicide Prevention Donation
The Garrettsville Masonic Lodge #246 raised funds during this year’s Garrettsville Summerfest by selling bottled water for suicide prevention. Lodge’s Master WB Luke Whittenberger and Junior Warden WB Larry Cates presented a check for $1088 to the Mental Health & Recovery Board’s Assoicate Director Karyn Kravetz for the Portage County Suicide Prevention Coalition.
Celebrating 60 Years of SkyLane Bowling
Garrettsville - The year was 1957 when a state-of-the-art bowling alley was constructed at the crest of the hill along Windham Street (Rt. 82) in Garrettsville, aptly named SkyLane Bowling. Sixty years later, it’s time for “Garrettsville’s Family Entertainment Center” to celebrate with a free concert by Chris Higbee, starting at 8pm Thursday, July 27. Co-owner and manager Aaron King...
New Student Artwork Adorns Garfield High School
Garrettsville - Pictured From Left to Right, are the painters of the new banners hanging in front of James A. Garfield High School: Danielle Konecek, Shannon Stowe, Renee Perrault, Savannah Sheer, Dicey Miller, Edana Rankin, Casey Mansell, Anna Brigham, Ally Milano, Libby Frato-Sweeney, Madisson Geddes, Brittany Davis, Whitney Miller, Todd Barton. Not Pictured: Madeline Lininger, Katlyn Simpson.
Raffle at the Garrettsville Branch of the Portage County District Library
Garrettsville - Check out three items from the library and you can enter to win a gift basket generously donated by the Friends of the Garrettsville Library. Items include: a feeding station for birds, a photo frame in the shape of a fish, nonstick insulated muffin pan, one of a kind earrings by Libby Art, Avon carry case, Australian...
Volunteer Opportunities Abound at Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Meeting
The August 20, 2018 meeting of the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club dealt with the following topics : The new exchange student, Natalie, will be arriving this week, late on Tuesday, if all of the details are in place. The Boardwalk staining project is proceeding apace, with groups of all kinds pitching in—many school teams from JAG and other interested individuals around to...
Middlefield Bank After Hours Event- April 26th
You’re Invited to attend an informational meeting about Social Security benefit options and how they may influence your retirement decisions. Topics include: Maximizing Social Security income for you and your spouseUnderstanding the impact and potential costs of starting Social Security benefits before your full retirement ageStrategies to help reduce taxation of Social Security benefits When: April 26th, 2022 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Where: ...
Road Apple Roubaix Redux
Another one down! The Road Apple Roubaix was another well-organized success, filling Garrettsville with enthusiastic bikers of every skill level and parking in every open space in the downtown area. Great crowd! The wheel-rights got off pretty close to the advertised start time and apparently everyone actually returned too. The registration numbers were laminated...
Garrettsville Library Book Discussion Club To Meet
Garrettsville – The Book Discussion Club of the Garrettsville branch of the Portage County District Library will meet on Tuesday May 15, 2018, in the library meeting room from 5-6 p.m. The month’s selection is: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania On May 7, 1915, the passenger steamer Lusitania sank after encountering a German submarine just off the coast...
