Tag: Fundraiser

Research shows that children are better able to learn when they’re well-nourished and not distracted by grumbling tummies. Furthermore, eating healthy meals has been linked to higher grades, better memory and behavior, and faster information processing. During the school year, many local families rely on the daily breakfasts and...

Last fall the Garrettsville Area Chamber of Commerce wanted to try something new to promote local businesses and hosted a Fall Festival downtown. The results were encouraging enough that the GACC Fall Festival returned on Oct. 21 at James A. Garfield Elementary School. “One goal is to just to get...

The Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield (BMR) held its fourth annual Jeep Invasion on October 8, to raise funds for Veteran’s Services in Geauga County. The distribution of these funds will be administered jointly by the county Veteran’s Administration and BMR. Ten BMR members spent Saturday, Oct. 7 prepping for...

Cincinnati-based painter Robert Kroeger has made several trips to Northern Portage County to document local agricultural buildings with oil paint. That’s because Kroeger is on a mission to create impasto oil paintings of historic barns before the structures succumb to time. In the course of his visits with barn...

After a prolonged wait, the James A. Garfield Marching Pride is preparing for an exciting trip to Disney World in 2024. Traditionally, their band performs at Disney parks every three years, a tradition disrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting numerous other bands similarly. Some graduated members...

Cairo Svonavec, a freshman at James A. Garfield High School, was recently diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of gastric cancer called gastric adenocarcinoma. Her family is holding a fundraiser dinner to help her receive the best comprehensive care possible. The dinner will be held on October 28th...

Rotary Club of Mantua announces their Third Annual Poker Paddle event for Saturday September 16. Kayakers and even canoers can participate by paddling from Camp Hi in Hiram to Buchert Park in Mantua Village, while along the way paddlers are collecting a five card poker hand. The three top...

The Crestwood Varsity Cheer squad has been invited to perform at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida in January 2024. According to Jessica Irvine, Head Cheer Coach, the squad earned this honor in a Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) competition at Bowling Green State University during the summer. “Each day,...

What? It’s Not March Madness at all. You say the season has just started? Au contraire, mes amis. It’s an Amish youth (14 and under) softball tournament AND a Whiffle Ball tournament comin’ down the pike, like nothing you’ve ever seen before. For sure. These folks are not...

Streetsboro - The Streetsboro Quilt Guild is preparing for its annual judged quilt show.  It will be held at the Faith Baptist Church, 9890 Route 43 in Streetsboro, on Friday, Sept. 29th and Saturday, Sept. 30th. The public is invited to enter quilts, wearable quilted items or quilted art pieces...

Russell Twp - Sign on as a vendor or shop for treasures like antiques, collectibles, household/garage sale items, crafts and other miscellany during a unique flea market in a beautiful park setting to support area bridle trails! Geauga County Ohio Horseman’s Council’s benefit Flea Market: Saturday, July 8, 9 a.m....

It’s time to break out your favorite animal skin and dress up for the 12th annual Caveman Crawl 5K Trail Run & 1-Mile Fun Walk. Wrap yourself in your finest caveman garb, and run, walk, or crawl to The West Woods in Russell Township on Sunday, June 11, 2023,...

You are cordially invited to attend the Geauga County Library Foundation’s first non-event on Friday October 23, the Stay at Home and Read Fundraiser. It is unlikely that for some time the Geauga County Library Foundation will be able to host in-person events or book sales that we depend on...

Garrettsville - Members of the sixth grade class at Garfield Elementary recently participated in a Walk-A-Thon to help fund their three-day field trip to Washington DC. In its second year, the DC Walk-A-Thon is proving to be a very successful and beneficial way for these students to earn the...

Portage County - Safer Futures, Portage County’s only Domestic Violence Shelter, will be hosting the 8th annual Hope in a Handbag fundraiser on Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 7:oo pm to 9:30 pm at The Overlook in Twin Lakes. The event will once again feature a silent auction including...