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CASA for KIDS of Geauga County, a juvenile court-based child advocacy program announced their CASA of the Year award at the program’s annual appreciation event held at Welshfield Inn, on May 5.

The 2016 recipient of the award, Jeanette Poole, has volunteered with the program for five years. CASA for KIDS Director, Julie Weese said that “Jeanette was chosen for the award because she demonstrates exceptional diligence, thoroughness, consistency and persistence in representing the child’s best interests. She clearly demonstrates an understanding of the ap-propriate role of the CASA/GAL volunteer. Jeanette commits to further education, training and professional development. She has established quality working relationships and collaborates well with others on her cases. Her ability to convey fact-based information to the court and to make independent recommendations based on the information she gathers, makes Jeanette a valuable asset to our program.”

Other awards bestowed that evening were the Professional Advocates of the Year, Geauga County Job and Family Services Social Worker Jodi Miller and Cardinal High School Counselor, Jill DeRamo. CASA for KIDS, Rising Star Advocates Kathy Gates, Meg Hamilton, Peggie Lieske, Wendy Putnam, Barb Rose and Scott Wayt were also recognized.

CASA for KIDS of Geauga County recruits, trains and supervises Guardian ad Litem volunteers, who advocate for the unique needs of abused and neglected children and for a safe, nurturing and permanent home for each of them. For more information about the program visit the website www.geaugacasa.org or to volunteer contact Julie Weese at 440-279-1697.

Poole Selected CASA of the Year

The Portage County Charity Horse show committee Member Barrie Forman delivered the donation from the 56th annual fund raising horse show to Noah’s Lost Ark in Berlin Center, Ohio. The other recipients were: Hattie Larlham Foundation, Last Chance Corral and the Portage County Health and Welfare Woman’s Shelter. A special thank you to all the people who supported the show last year.

Being successful inspires continuance of a path. Here we are planning a banner 57th year. The dates this year are July 15th, 16th and 17th. Again, we appreciate the support we receive. If you have never attended the three day show, let me give you a preview,

Friday night starts at 6:00 PM with a halter class, then showmanship. On to riding with the beautiful horses and riders’ costumes. The feature class is the Jack Benny. For those of you who remember Jack Benny, he never admitted to being older than 39, The exhibitors will have to be over 39 to participate in that class.

Saturday morning starts at 9:00 AM with halter classes and then children under 6 can participate in the Lead In Equitation,They are so adorable The afternoon continues with youth and 4 H classes. You don’t want to miss the Stick Horse class either. The Portage County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit is coming to give a demonstration during the break. Saturday night begins with a costume class and then the Miniature Horses trot in. The amazing

gaits of the Paso Fino Horses will keep your attention. Ending the evening again is the Liberty Class ( horses run free to music).

11:00 AM starts the Arabian Halter classes on Sunday, After them are the Welsh Ponies and Draft Horses. We have a new equine joining in with very long ears. Mules and Donkeys will be ridden, driven, and I can’t wait to see the “Coon Jumping” or is it leaping? The Arabian

Mounted Native Costume class is a real treat along with the Side Saddle class.

With all the majestic and adorable equines, beautiful costumes to see and all in the wonderful venue of Sunbeau Valley Farm, 3229 State Route 59, Ravenna, Oh 44266, how

can you resist? All that for $5.00 per person for all day with children under 12 admitted free. There is terraced seating and you can bring your own lawn chair if you wish. Concessions to keep you fed, plus vendors to shop and find helpful information will be there when you need a stretch.

The Facebook page is Portage County Charity Horse Show where you can follow, view pictures and download the class sheet.

Ya”ll come.

Donation Presented To Noah’s Lost Ark

Mantua - At their last meeting, council welcomed Mantua residents Trish and Scott Snider, local philanthropists behind the Hero’s Rock charity. The couple asked Mayor Linda Clark and council members to help decorate the horses with red and blue handprints. The Sniders are on a mission to build and deliver hand-made rocking horses to Fisher Houses located across the country, where families of wounded soldiers are housed at no charge while their wounded soldier loved one receives treatment. “Our hope is to give a child some joy now, and to show that people across the country appreciated their loved one’s service and sacrifice,” shared Trish Snider. The Sniders are accepting sponsors for their cross-country summer road trip, where they will deliver 19 patriotic ponies to Fisher Houses on the West Coast. For more information, visit their Hero’s Rock Facebook page.

Next, Mayor Clark reported that Christ Lutheran Church, together with Hilltop Church, will be working with the Portage County Health Department to host drug prevention meetings for residents, parents, and teachers in the near future. Mayor Clark asked that citizens be vigilant in reporting to police any suspicious behavior in their neighborhoods, and to urge neighbors to do the same. Resident Joe Nairn spoke to Council, asking them to provide information on the suspected drug activity he has reported in his neighborhood. Mayor Clark assured him that the Mantua Village Police are aware of the situation, and that the Portage County Drug Task Force has also been made aware. She warned Mr. Nairn that the process takes time. Mr. Nairn expressed his desire to unite the community against those bringing drugs into the community, insisting, “Enough is enough -- they don’t

belong in small-town Mantua.”In legislation, council approved a resolution

establishing a rental fee schedule for the Village Park Lodge, allotting a portion of those fees to the Park Capital Improvement Fund. They also approved an ordinance authorizing Village Engineers, CT Consultants to solicit bids for the High Street waterline replacement and paving project, which is scheduled to take place this summer. In similar news, Councilman John Clark reported that the Service Committee is investigating funding options for storm sewers.

Lastly, Ms. Terri Vechery shared that the grant provider from Hiram College who funded two interns documenting Village homes on behalf of the Historic Landmark Commission will continue to provide funding in during the coming academic year.

The next Village Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 21st at 7pm.

Ponies in progress

News from Mantua Village

Mantua’s New Adventures Early Learning and Childhood Development Center hosted their first graduation ceremony. In the center’s Preschool room, proud parents watched their students, dressed in cap and gown, receive their certificate and celebrate a year of learning and fun. Students capped off the ceremony by singing a selection of songs learned throughout the year.

Congratulations Abigail, Anthony, Dominic, Emma, Evan, Laney and Trisitin as you start your next great adventure in Kindergarten!

Graduates Ready For Kindergarten!

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11th Annual J.A. Garfield Reunion

Reserve Your Spot!The 11th annual James A. Garfield Alumni Reunion will be held at the James A. Garfield Elementary School on September 17, 2016. A buffet dinner will be provided by Guido’s Catering of Ravenna. Following dinner, alumni representing the classes of 1946, 1956, 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006 will be recognized. Anyone who attended Freedom, Garrettsville, Nelson and James A. Garfield schools is welcome to attend. Your reservation can be mailed to: James A. Garfield Alumni Banquet, P. O. Box 93, Garrettsville, OH 44231. The cost is $18 per person. PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAME AND YEAR OF THE ALUMNI ATTENDING AND NAME(S) OF ANY GUESTS. You may contact Helen Louise Bouts at 330-309-2734 for further information.

The Friends of Melana 5k Run/1 Mile Walk

Register Today!The Friends of Melana Foundation is organizing the 6th Annual Friends of Melana 5k run and 1 mile fun run/walk to be held on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Garrettsville Summerfest. All proceeds go towards research for children’s glioma brain cancer. Event registration can be done on line at www.2016friendsofmelana5k.eventbrite.com. Registration will also take place the day of the event on the front lawn of St. Ambrose rectory on Freedom St. in Garrettsville. Come out and help support a great cause. Call Norm Fashing at 330.527.8093 for more information.

Monday BreakfastsThrough Summer

American Legion Post 674 in Windham will have breakfast from 8 to 11 beginning on Monday May 9th. Breakfasts will continue on Mondays

through the summer. Many things are changing, come take a look.

Families Anonymous Meeting

MondaysFamilies Anonymous meetings for families dealing with drug addicited members meet every Monday from 7-8 p.m. at Coleman Behavioral Services Sue Hetrick Building, 3922 Lovers Lane / Loomis Parkway in Ravenna. For more information call Heather 330-569-4367 or Peggy 330-760-7670.

Free Water Well Monitoring4th Monday of Month

Free well water monitoring will be conducted on the 4th Monday of the month at the Hiram Christian Church at the corner of SR 82 & 700 in Hiram. Trained water monitors from Concerned Citizens Ohio will look for chemicals and salts that can show possible contamination from nearby drilling, injection wells, pipeline leaks, or other problems. These water evaluations are not EPA certified, but they do provide abaseline in the event of contamination. If possible, run cold water for a full ten minutes before the water reaches hot water heaters, softeners, or other filtering treatment. Collect the sample in a clean, large mouth glass jar (such as a Mason jar)—about two cups’ worth. Names should be on jars.

Food Addicts In Recovery Meeting

WednesdaysFood Addicts In Recovery A n o n y m o u s m e e t s Wednesdays weekly, 6:45-8:15 p.m., St. Luke Episcopal Church, 11519 Wilson Mills Rd. Offers a solution for all forms of food addiction: obesity, undereating, bulimia, and obsession with food. No dues, fees, or weigh-ins. Details at foodaddicts.org or 330-819-5028.

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BINGO!Thursdays

St. Michael’s Church at 9736 East Center Street in Windham, OH holds bingo every Thursday in the church hall. We have a Large Running Progressive! Ticket sales begin at 6:00 pm. Games start at 7:00 pm. Please come and support St. Michael’s Church!

Village Piecemakers Quilt Club

Third Tuesday of MonthWhether you are a new quilter or experienced, all are welcome to learn, help another and share your passion for quilting. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at the Garrettsville Village Hall on High Street. For more information call Barb @ 330-527-2802.

Garden Club Welcomes New Members

Fourth Weds. of MonthSilver Creek Garden Club welcomes new members. Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of the month. Members enjoy speakers, gardening, visiting gardens and garden centers. If you are a lover of flora and fauna please join us. For more information all Barb @ 330-527-2802

Community Center Open!Tuesdays

The Community Center at Mantua Center is open every Tuesday from 9:00 am until about 2:00 pm. Housed in the cafeteria wing of the old Center School just N. of SR 82 on Center Road, we provide a casual place to socialize, meet friends for cards or a board game, help work a picture puzzle, join the painters’ group, or work on a sewing project. At noon we have a potluck lunch, so bring a dish to share. (Tableware is provided.) Coffee and tea are always on. It’s free and open to all. You’re invited, whether or not you live in the township.

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CINEMA Warcraft - PG-13Fri: 6:00 & 8:15

Sat & Sun: 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15Tues & Thurs: 7:15

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Vendors WantedReserve Space by July 15

The Hiram Recreation & Park Board is seeking vendors with household goods to sell at our Community “Garage” Sale on July 23. All proceeds will benefit the Hiram Parks.When: Saturday, July 23 - 9 am – 4 pm Where: On the lawn in front of the Hiram Village Municipal Hall at 11617 Garfield Rd, Hiram Price for a 10’ x 10’ space is: $15 Please reserve your space by July 15. Call Chris at: 330-357-7634 or email: [email protected] for application form or questions

Volunteer OpportunityCall Today!

Are you searching for a r e w a r d i n g v o l u n t e e r opportunity? The Camelot Center, a growing therapeutic horseback riding program, is in need of volunteers, aged 14 to adult. Volunteers assist riders to groom their horses, lead horses, side-walk riders who may need physical or emotional support, help with maintenance, and fundraisers. No experience is needed, as all training is provided. Riding lessons are on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. This is a great way to help children, adults, and horses, and have fun in the process. The Camelot Center is located at 3498 Barclay Messerly Rd., Southington, Ohio. Contact us at (330) 889-0036, www.thecamelotcenter.org, or visit our Facebook page for more information.

Register Now for Cave Quest VBS at Friendship Alliance!

Call Today!Get Ready! Vacation Bible School is coming to Friendship All iance Church (19126 Ravenna Rd./SR44, Auburn Township) on June 6-10, 9am-12:30pm. Your kids will love the fun, friendship and Bible teachings through Cave Quest explorations. You will love the price (FREE!) and the excitement your kids will bring home every day. You can register your children (ages 5 years old through 6th grade) at FAC-OH.org or by using this link: https://webgenics.wufoo.com/forms/fac-vbs-2016-registration/

Need A Cookie Fix?Call Today!

Is your Girl Scout cookie stockpile running low? Never fear! Girl Scout Troop 442 still has some cookie inventory to share! We have 4 delicious varieties available: Rah Rah Raisins (oatmeal raisin), Samoas (carmel, chocolate, coconut), Trefoils (shortbread) and Savannah Smiles (crispy lemon cookie). All cookies are $4/box (cash only). Order 10+ boxes and we will deliver to you! All proceeds will go towards a 2017 trip to Savannah, GA to learn about our founder. Call/text Tracie 330.858.9043 for details. All messages returned promptly!

VFW Rummage SaleJune 17 & 18

VFW Post 6519 Annual Rummage Sale and Bake SaleFriday and Saturday, June 17 &18 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm752 Water St., Chardon.Sponsored by the VFW Post 6519 Women’s Auxiliary

Casino NightJune 18

Join us for Casino Night at Ravenna Moose Lodge 1234 Located at 5727 St Rt 14, Ravenna OH (formerly Holiday Sands) Saturday June 18th at 5 pm. There will be pre-order dinners available! Please contact Karen to order your dinner at (330) 524-5694 Steak dinner including baked potato, salad, and bread for $14. Chicken dinner including baked potato, salad, and bread for $12. Cash bar. Appetizers to purchase until 9 pm. Basket Raffle $1/ticket. Chuck – A – Luck, Black Jack, Poker. This event is open to the public!

Enouch To SpeakJune 18

Fathers Day - Larry Enouch, a young exciting Evangelist from Parma, OH. will be speaking at Shepherd’s Joy Ministry on June 19th. 10:30 am. Shepherd’s Joy Ministry is located at 94451/2 Annette Dr. Windham. Come early for refreshments. More info 330 527-5009

Observatory OpenJune 18

S t e p h e n s M e m o r i a l Observa to ry o f H i ram College will be open for

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COMING January 3rd, 2017 YMCA Garrettsville Preschool Learning and Enrichment Program 20 STUDENTS NEEDED *Register by July 31st, 2016

PROGRAM LOCATION Garrettsville YMCA 8233 Park Ave Garrettsville, Ohio 44231 Serving: Half Day Preschool for any child in the area Ages: 3-5 year olds Hours: 7:00am-12:30pm & 12:30pm-6:00pm

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PROGRAM FEES & TIMES: Preschool Program: $90/week

HOW TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD Register your child using our self-service portal at www.clevelandymca.org An annual membership fee of $25 per family is required for those not currently a YMCA member or YMCA program member.

Visit our website at www.clevelandymca.org/before-and-after-school-care.html for the most up to date information about our YMCA Child Care programming.

QUESTIONS? WE ARE HERE FOR YOU PAYMENT REGISTRAR OFFICE Phone 216.263.6860 Fax 216.479.0135 Email [email protected]

The YMCA is in search of its first class of preschool students for a target start date of January 3rd, 2017. The YMCA and James A. Garfield Local Schools are collaborating to run 2 half day preschool programs.

If you are registered for the AM Garfield Elementary school program you would follow the following scheduled: Drop off your child at the Garfield Elementary School program at 8:30am. The program ends at 12:00pm. The school will transport your child to the YMCA program where they will come in and have lunch. We will then start the curriculum aspect of the program. Parents will need to pick up their child by 6pm at the YMCA.

If you are registered for the PM Garfield Elementary school program you would follow the following schedule: Drop off your child at the YMCA as early as 7:00am. The curriculum aspect of the program will begin at 9:00am. The children will eat lunch at the YMCA. The school district will transport the children to the school preschool program at 12:30pm. Parents will need to pick up their children by 3:30pm at the Garfield School.

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Nelson-Garrettsville Senior Social Club

Jun. 16 - Honor Our FlagJun. 23 - Just Games

Jun. 30 - Fourth of July Celebration

EVERY THURSDAY - 9am - NoonNelson Community House on the Circle, SR 305 in Nelson

Schedule of Events

NEED A RIDE? Call PARTA at 330-678-7745 or 330-672-RIDE. For a nominal fee they can pick you up and get you back home!

ALL Area Seniors WELCOME!

public observing Saturday, June 18, from 9:30 to 11:00 PM. Beautiful ringed Saturn, planet Mars, Earth’s amazing Moon, and (if the Moon doesn’t interfere) the Ring Nebula will be the featured objects. No reservations are required and there is no admission fee for observatory public nights. Cloudy skies at the starting time cancel the event and, in that case, the observatory will not open. The Observatory is located on Wakefield Road (Rt. 82) less than a quarter of a mile west of Route 700 in Hiram. There is no parking at the Observatory. Visitors may park on permissible side streets near the Post Office, a short distance east of the observatory.

Youth Football Car WashJune 18

Need your car washed? Please support our Garfield Youth Football Teams by driving over to Charles Chevrolet to have your car washed this Saturday, June 18th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. A donation of $5.00 will be put towards purchasing new equipment for our program. Thank you to Charles Chevrolet and NAPA Auto Parts for their donation of supplies and use of space.

Father’s Day BreakfastJune 19

Windham Legion Auxiliary Post 674 will be hosting a Father’s Day breakfast on June 19th from 8am -12 pm/Cost $7.00. Fathers eat free

Build A Gym, Build A LifeJune 19

Parent Council for Portage County Deve lopmenta l Disabilities is hosting a 5K Race and 1 mile fun run, walk or roll on June 19. Fun run begins at 8 am, 5K begins at 9:30 am. For more info or to register go to www.raceroster.com, type in Portage County Parent Council.

Field Ecology ResearchJune 19-25

This experience offers high schoolers an opportunity to work and learn alongside Hiram College faculty and students while doing ecological research at the Hiram College Field Station. Participants stay overnight. Visit www.hiram.edu/summerathiram for registration or contact Matt Sorrick at 330.569.6003 or [email protected] for more information.

Republican Women’s Club Meeting

June 20The June 20th monthly meeting of the Republican Women’s Club will be held at Cal’s Restaurant & Pizza Express, 8301 Windham Street (Rt. 82), Garrettsville, Ohio 44231. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. come and meet the Local Republican Candidates. This will be a great opportunity to get involved in the November elections. Reservations are recommended.

Coping With Back PainJune 20

On Monday, June 20th at 10:30am Garrettsville YMCA invites you to join us at 8233 Park Ave, Garrettsville, OH for a FILM Review and Discussion Group presented by Dr J Patella: The video, “Coping With Back Pain”. A film from University Hospitals Network.If you are interested in the film, the group meets the 3rd Monday of every month at 10:30am. Questions - call Phil at the YMCA (330)469-2044.

Free Community MealJune 20

Christ Lutheran Church, 10827 North Main Street, Mantua, invites you to a Free Community Meal on Monday, June 20, from 5 - 6:30 PM. Please come and enjoy a delicious meal and visit with your friends and neighbors.

Vacation Bible School June 20 - 24

Christ Lutheran Church, 10827 North Main Street, Mantua, will host Vacation Bible School to be held June 20 - 24 from 9:30 to 12 Noon. Come and explore Cave Exploration as we learn about God’s animals and truths from the Bible. All ages, starting at 3 years old, are welcome. There will be a closing program on Friday at Noon followed by a lunch. To register call Diane at 330-274-2868 or the Church at 330-274-2849. Come and enjoy a week of fun and learning.

Huntsburg Baptist Church VBS

June 20-24Huntsburg Baptist Church is hosting Ocean Commotion VBS June 20-24, at 6:30-9:00 pm for ages K-6th grade. For more information contact 440-636-5203 www.huntsburgbaptist.org

Ocean Commotion VBS June 20 - 24

Ocean Commotion VBS will be held at Crossroads Community Church, 9018 SR 44 Ravenna from June 20th-June 24th from 9 am-12pm for Children age 3-6th Grade. To sign up call 330.296.6729 or register @ www.thecrossroads.cc

Roses, Queen of the GardenJune 21

Rick Strebler will present a program at the Portage County Gardeners Center on June 21 at 1p.m. His topic is “ Roses, Queen of the Garden.” Rick is a Master Gardner and is President of the Garden Club of Kent. He has grown many types of rose at his farm in Atwater. He especially likes the old roses, and can offer many tips for growing lovely roses. Non- PCGC members who wish to make a luncheon reservation for noon for a cost of $7.00 may call Marilyn Tyger at 330-348-6089. The 1p.m. program is free and open to the public.

Couch to 5K/9Mile ProgramJune 21- Sept 28

Training for the Sept. 10th Potato Stomp will be offered by Advanced Rehabilitation and Health Specialists. This is a 12 week program where you will build endurance, strength and flexibility. Walkers & runners are welcome to join. Meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30 pm at 4707 Mill St in Mantua. Contact ARHS at 330-274-2747 for additional information or to register.

Home Cooked SupperJune 22

The next home cooked supper at Pricetown Methodist Church, 4640 Pritchard-Ohltown Rd, Newton Falls, well be held from 5 to 6:30pm June 22, 2016. It will feature: Sweet Sausage Cacc iatore or Chicken Cacciatore over Linguini w/Provolone garnish, salad, rolls, homemade desserts. Cost is $7.00 for adults, Kids $5.00 This will be a benefit for the RELAY FOR LIFE. Carry outs will be available.

Caring for the CaregiverJune 22

“Caring for the Caregiver” will be held on Wednesday, June 22 at 7:00 pm at the Middlefield Library. A Caregiver is someone who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people or chronically ill). Caregivers end up putting their own needs aside to assist their loved ones. If you are a caregiver, join us to learn tips on

keeping yourself healthy while in this demanding situation. Presented by experts from UH Geauga Medical Center. Please call 440-632-1961 for more information or to register. The Middlefield Library is located at 16167 E. High St. Middlefield, Ohio 44062.

Tom’s Turkeys At RFCJune 23

Another awesome dinner last week at the Renaissance Family Center, one that walked us right into the Memorial Day festivities. Thanks to the Windham Bible Church ladies (and a couple spouses) for the delightful feast. Now write this on your calendar or set your cell phone to remind you for June 23rd. Tom is back in the kitchen and he is cooking up turkeys. Tom’s turkeys-- get the drift? Anyway, you’re invited June 23rd, 5-6:30. At the amazing Renaissance Family Center. Where people walk, exercise, visit, drink coffee, read, shop and get clothes. All under one roof.

New Mercies Rummage Sale

June 23-25There will be a rummage sale at New Mercies Church, 12767 Butternut Rd, Burton on June 23, 24 & 25; 9 am till 4 pm. We are also selling spaces for $20. We are accepting donations you can drop off at the church or we can pick up. For more info please call 330 274 7093.

God Provides A Free MealJune 24

God provides a free meal at Nelson United Methodist Church, 9367 SR 305 on June 24 from 4 to 6 p.m. Jumbo hot dogs - baked beans - chips - dessert.

Strawberry FestivalJune 25

Christian Women’s Fellowship First Christian Church, 17 North Center Street, Newton Falls will be hosting a strawberry festival on June 25 beginning at Noon. Strawberries and all the fixin’s. Hot Dogs, Sloppy Joes, Coffee

Spring & Summer Craft Show

June 25 & 26Spring & Summer Craft ShowJune 25, 2016 – 9am to 4pmJune 26, 2016 – 10am to 4pmat 5727 St. Rt. 14, Ravenna, Ohio 44266. This event is rain or shine! Still some spaces available! Contact Marisa Smith at [email protected] or check out the event page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/981917551846129/

Nature Camps for KidsJune 27-July 1 OR July 25-29

Nature Camps are Naturally Wonderful for kids ages 3-10. Explore streams, forests, animals, plants and much more as we learn about the world around us and have fun doing it. Visit www.hiram.edu/summerathiram for registration or contact Matt Sorrick at 330.569.6003 or [email protected] for more information.

BioBlitz: Fish & Food WebsJuly 7-8

11-15 year olds will slog through creeks and streams in search of fish and the things they feed upon. Nets, waders and fast fingers will be our tools as we try to map where and how these creatures live. Participants will camp overnight at the Hiram College Field Station. Visit www.hiram.edu/summerathiram for registration or contact Matt Sorrick at 330.569.6003 or [email protected] for more information.

Dance & 50/50 DrawingJuly 9

S u m m e r 2 0 1 6 Y M C A Fundraiser Dance and 50/50 Drawing, at the Garrettsville YMCA Gymnasium (formerly Garrettsville Intermediate School), 8233 Park Ave, Saturday, July 9th, 7-11pm.Please bring your friends and join JimBob - DJ Extraordinaire... Karaoke & Lighting Specialist along with a host of dedicated YMCA employees, lovely line-dance instructors, our wonderful certified exercise professionals and selfless volunteers for a rockin’ great time! Rock ‘n’ Roll, Swing, Line Dance, all your favorite music! Light refreshments will be available for purchase. Everyone’s $5 donation at the door is greatly appreciated. Any questions call the YMCA at (330)469-2044.

Wilderness LeadershipJuly 10-16

High schoolers will develop leadership skills, connect with nature, and work to achieve individual and group goals at Hiram College’s Northwoods Field Station in the remote wilderness of Michigan. Visit www.hiram.edu/summerath i ram for registration or contact Matt Sorrick at 330.569.6003 or [email protected] for more information.

Portage County APL Fundraiser

Through July 15In honor of national pet month, Aurora Animal Care Center & Aurora Kennel are holding a fundraiser for the Portage County APL through July 15th.You can help by donating unopened pet food, treats, bedding, toys, cat litter, cleaning products, etc. You can also purchase a can or bag of food at one of our clinics to save you a trip to the store.You can drop your donated items off at any of our locations.Aurora Veterinary Clinic, 46 South Aurora Road Aurora;Mantua Veterinary Clinic, 4789 East High St Mantua; Streetsboro Veterinary Center, 9324 St Rt 43 Streetsboro; Aurora Kennel, 1013 W Garfield Rd Aurora

Grant In Aid ScholarshipDue By July 16

The Omega Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a society of women educators in Geauga County, is offering a grant-in-aid to a female student who is entering her senior year in college and is majoring in education. The applicant must be a graduate of a Geauga County high school. The deadline for completed applications is July 16, 2016. Interested applicants should contact Mrs. Deborah Hofstetter, Grant-in-Aid Committee, Delta Kappa Gamma, P.O. Box 313, Chardon, OH 44024.

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Obituaries / Memorials in The VillagerThe Villager prints all obituaries at the request of the funeral home or family for a fee. Please notify the funeral home if you would like an obituary to appear in The Villager.

Leigh Ann MooreMantua, OH

Leigh Ann Moore, 48, of Mantua, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday June 9, 2016.

Leigh was born in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Adrian and Joanne (Minski) Stefanish on May 28, 1968. Leigh was a quiet person who loved arts & crafts. She also enjoyed and was very talented at crocheting and cross stitching.

Leigh is survived by her husband of 15 years, Clarence Arthur Moore. Surviving also are her parents, her sister Erin (Allen) Bormuth, and her mother-in-law Barbara Moore. Left also to cherish her memory are her in-laws: Noah (Bobbie) Moore II, Daniel (Christie) Moore, Jamie Moore, Suzie (Dennis) Buckner and many loving nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents: John & Josephine Minski and Stephen & Margaret Stefanish.

Friends were received at the Faith Evangelical Church, 10585 Windham-Parkman Rd., Garrettsville, Ohio on Monday, June 13, 2016 from 5:00pm until the 6:00pm Memorial Service officiated by Pastor Mike Grantz and Pastor Peter King. Private inurnment will be held at Drakesburg cemetery at a later date.

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WindhaM - The Windham Fire board and department would like to thank everyone at the Queen of Hearts drawing and the Sky Lanes Bowling for the donation of $3,473 to the Windham Fire department.

“The department would like to thank everybody at the Queen of Hearts drawing and plans to use the money for new portable radios,” said Fire Chief Rich Gano.

The Fire department hired two new employees last Thursday. The Windham Fire Board is looking to bring on another board member. To be apart of this, you must be a Windham village or township resident and to apply you should turn a letter of recommendation in to Jayme Neikirk at the administration building, The Fire department is also looking for EMS and fire department employees and those applications can be turned into the fire department.

The board and department are so grateful to have received this donation and it will greatly help their communications department.

Crisis situations happen in a blink of an eye. In a school setting, children and youth are relying on school personnel to keep them safe. All school staff members need to be prepared to handle situations – including incidents involving mental health. The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County is offering the 9th annual Crisis Intervention Team Education Collaboration training from July 18-22.

Teachers , guidance counselors , school administrators, bus drivers, and other staff members are invited to attend the 5 day program designed to increase awareness of mental health issues and develop crisis management skills. Topics will include cyber-bullying, de-escalation principles, autism, dating violence, depression and suicide prevention, child abuse, trauma, and street drugs.

Participants will learn verbal techniques and participate in role plays. Tours of the county jail and Coleman Access are also on the schedule.

CITEC is based on the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for police officers. CIT was developed in 1988 in Memphis, following the tragic shooting of a man with mental illness by a police officer.

Two graduate credit hours are available upon completion of the class through Kent State University and Ashland University.

Registration deadline is July 8. The class will be held at Waterloo High School located at 1464 Industry Rd in Atwater. The cost of the training is $100 for the week, and an additional $300 for the two graduate credits. For more information, call Laura at the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County, 330-673-1756, ext. 201, or visit www.mental-health-recovery.org/citec

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Mantua Revitalization Corporation will present The 8th Annual ‘Art On The Hill and Wine Tasting Too’.

Art on the Hill will take place from 10 am to 6 pm in downtown Mantua, the Northern Portage County, acclaimed, multi-favorite, grassroots, arts-centric, eclectic, casual & complete, family-friendly fest! This award winning event again will takeplace at Main Street (-Ohio Rte. 44-) and along E. Prospect Street, near the beautiful Headwaters Trail ‘Bike & Hike’ routes over the State Scenic Upper Cuyahoga River. All Art on the Hill proceeds benefit the Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corporation (DMRC), the nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization of Downtown Mantua and environs.

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University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center will host the 2016 Family Health & Safety Day on Saturday, June 25 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the hospital’s campus in Claridon Twp. The free community event kicks off with a UH 5K Race for Wellness at 8 a.m.

The Family Health & Safety Day, now in its eighth year, will offer a variety of family-friendly activities, safety tips, wellness screenings and edu-cational materials that support and promote healthy lifestyles for people of all ages. The UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Safety Squad will host activities that teach children and adults how to have a safe and fun summer. Free children’s bike helmets, with proper fitting, will also be available.

Walk-up health screenings offered at no cost in-clude balance and grip strength; bone density; hearing; cholesterol and glucose blood tests; and stroke risk

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“Family Health & Safety Day has become a tradition here in Geauga County to celebrate that summer is here,” says M. Steven Jones, President of UH Geauga Medical Center. “Our team looks forward to this event every year, as it gives us an opportunity to spend time in our community do-ing fun, healthy, and educational activities with our neighbors and friends.”

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Here at the Garrettsville Library, we care about what you think. We ask that, when you have finished a book you’ve checked out, you give us a quick review of that book. Review slips can be picked up at the reference desk and completed reviews will be posted on the “What Do You Think?” book review board. Every month, slips will be collected and put into a random drawing for a small prize. Call 330-527-4378 for more information. Happy reading!

Tour of Local History Begins at the Garrettsville Library

The Garrettsville Library has begun a self-directed tour of local historic signs for community members. The scavenger hunt-style tour gives the address of six nearby historic signs. Each sign comes with a question and letters from each sign’s answer create a final question. Participants can turn in their answer to the final question at the Garrettsville Library and they will be entered into a drawing to win a prize. This is a great, family-friendly way to become familiar with local history while having a lot of fun. Tour and contest ends Saturday, July 30. Call 330-527-4378 for more information.

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Agenda 8:30 Registration 9:00 Introduction to Tree Diagnostics 20 Questions – Signs & Symptoms 9:45 What Have We Seen In the Last Year? 10:15 The Line Up! Victim – Suspect – The Sentence11:15 What Resources Can Help?12:00 LUNCH – included in cost 1:00 Hands on Diagnostics with Samples 3:00 Wrap up and Evaluation

Over the past few years, the Summerfest Committee has heard folks’ ideas and suggestions on how to make Garrettsville Summerfest even better. This year they have acted on some of those suggestions, to enhance the festival-goers experience. Many have suggested having the rides moved back downtown. Your wish is their command. The rides will be downtown in the grassy area of the Buckeye Block and on the municipal parking lot behind it. This will allow parents to breathe a little easier as their children will be closer to the festival hub.

It also has been suggested that they have more things geared for children, so the committee has acted on that by adding more children’s events. Friday night is family movie night. Bring the kids, chairs or blankets and come watch a family-friendly movie on a big inflatable screen under the stars at the west end of the festival. The movie is slated to start at approximately 9 pm or as soon as it is dark enough to start the show.

Another event that is new for the kids this year is the Princess and Pirate Show. This will take place on the West Stage, Saturday, following the ice cream eating contest. Come out and see Cinderella, Ariel, along with other princesses and of course, a pirate or two as they perform. Bring pencil and paper as they will also be signing autographs after the show.

If princesses are not your thing, what about frogs? New this year is a frog jumping contest. One will not want to miss this new event and you will not even have to bring your own frog. Locally caught frogs will be provided, however, if one chooses, one may bring their own frog. Pre-registration isn’t required. Just be at the bridge at 4pm on Sunday and have your frog ready to jump by 4:30. Rules will be posted on the web site at www.garrettsvillesummerfest.com. In a nutshell, here is how it works: one will have three minutes to get a frog to jump three times; the frog that jumps the furthest in three jumps will be declared the winner. The contest particpants will have three age categories: 5 years and under, 6- 12 years old and 12 and older. Medals will be presented to the top 3 finishers of each category.

Another suggestion that was made was to have some kind of place where one could get out of the sun, sit down and partake of the many festival treats, rather than trying to juggle them while walking. There will be a tent with table and chairs at the corner of High Street and Main Street for folks to rest while enjoying a variety of tasty festival foods.

The committee has added different types of entertainment as well. Country music is back! All the country music lovers will want to put on their boots and come out and boogie the night away Saturday as Northern Whiskey takes the main stage. Also new, will be a square dancing performance and a hula hoop show. The hula hoop show will be right before Northern Whiskey and before Garrettsville Idol. The Garrettsville YMCA will do a showcase following the parade that includes a spinning class -- a demonstration one will not want to miss.

Although the committee has added some new events, there are some traditions that are still the same. The tractor parade, Grand Parade, Steeplechase Canoe Race, and after a brief hiatus, the family canoe races are back on Sunday. The pie baking contest, fireworks and the Lion’s Club Rubber Duck Race are still on, along with the Friends of Melana 5K race to benefit kid’s cancer research.

For the kids, there are Jungle Terry, The Lion’s Club Punt, Pass, Kick Contest, and Ice Cream Eating Contest. For more specific events, including times and locations for each event visit the web site at www.garrettsvillesummerfest for more information.

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Garrettsville - Council President Tom Hardesty asked council to table proposed Ordinance 2016-08 which addresses certain substandard lots in the R2 Zoning District. When minimum buildable lot size was changed to a half acre in 1996 several existing lots were technically rendered “unbuildable”. This permanent variance would be for the lot size only and does not free them from setbacks or other issues requiring a zoning variance. Hardesty wants more time to get the word out so property owners can come forward and apply for the permanent variance with fee waiver. “What we are talking about are previously platted lots in existing subdivisions plus lots which previously had a house existing on them,” stated Hardesty.

Council recently passed an ordinance for current houses on less than ½ acre to permit their rebuild, so proposed Ordinance 2016-08 is only for the open lots Hardesty described. Owners of the non-conforming lots in question need to contact the zoning department to put in an application. If approved it will be a permanent variance,

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Commission recommended to council that the $250 fee usually required for a variance hearing on buildable lot size be waived for all such lots. Hardesty wants to make sure all property owners affected by the zoning change in 1996 are able to take advantage of this opportunity.

Cub Scout Pack 62 Webelos Max Feller and Owen Bass were in attendance and specially recognized by Mayor Rick Patrick at the night’s meeting. The scouts had several questions for the mayor as part of their work on their citizen activity badge required to achieve their Webelos Badge.

In other business, council tabled Resolution 2016-12 which would allow the mayor and clerk-treasurer to enter into an agreement with the Village of Mantua for dispatch services for Garrettsville’s police department. Council however passed Resolution 2016-19 basically extending dispatch services for the Village of Windham through July 31, 2016 so they have time for their transfer of service to their new provider.

Council passed Ordinance 2016-17 amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance to accept Issue 1 money coming in for the municipal parking lot project and also passed Ordinance 2016-16 allowing a transfer of a liquor

permit (beer and wine) to T.W.F Holding/Save-A-Lot Foods (the Giant Eagle store formerly in that location had previously held the license).

Also on the night’s agenda council discussed the removal of Tommie Jo Marsilio from the income tax review board due to her moving out of state and also discussed creating legislation to address who can have access to the village hall during non-business hours.

Some of the highlights during round table discussion: Bids received for the Liberty Street project, necessary replacement of a twenty-year-old dump truck, and planning ahead for a new police cruiser in 2017 and new pickup truck in 2018, a request to consider installing sidewalks on Wheeler Road from State Street to Shawnee as well as needed sidewalk repairs in the village, and the fee for the engineering prep needed for the construction of the municipal parking lot off Center Street.

Council adjourned to executive session to discuss employment and compensation.

If you’d like to know more of what is happening in your community, attend a meeting. The next regular Village Council meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall.

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Mantua - Studies show that reading to children helps them to listen better, build bigger vocabularies, and get excited about learning. Just imagine the positive results when an entire school reads the same book together. When students and staff at Crestwood Intermediate School read Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, great things happened, and not just for the students themselves.

If you’ve not read the book, the story begins as a simple backyard squirrel suffers a near-tragic accident, and instead develops the super powers of strength, flight, and the ability to type misspelled poetry. Throughout the book, ten-year-old self-described cynic Flora, along with Ulysses, the superhero squirrel, together prove that if you have hope, then anything is possible.

To kick off their special One Book, One School program, superhero guest Valerie Waugaman-Gal, the body builder and local fitness trainer who played “Siren” on the American Gladiators TV show, spoke to students about working hard to reach their goals. Each student received a copy of the Kate DiCamillo book, which was read in class; teachers also worked to incorporate the theme across subject areas.

In addition, classrooms took part in a comic strip challenge, where kids were asked to create a super hero comic similar to the one highlighted in the book. Awards were given to the top vote-winning comic strips by grade level based on use of color, use of characters, and use of dialogue.

Throughout the program, students purchased raffle tickets for a chance to win a stuffed squirrel, adorned with a superhero scarf emblazed with the message, “All things are possible.” Proceeds from the raffle provided 101 of those same stuffed squirrels to patients at Akron Children’s Hospital, as well.

Through the One Book, One School program, reading a book together helped CIS build community among students, parents, and teachers. But this year’s program moved beyond the local community, helping Crestwood kids bring hope to children in Akron that they will most likely never meet. Which is something that would surely qualify as one of those “wholly unanticipated occurrences!” by the book’s main character Flora Belle Buckman.

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ravenna – Portage County residents looking for tips on setting a budget, managing debt, and establishing credit now have a new place to look them, thanks to a resource center recently established in the office of Treasurer Brad Cromes. “We believe our office has a role to play in getting tools to taxpayers that will help them make good financial choices,” Cromes said. “Providing those resources in a low-pressure, self-service environment where taxpayers are already engaging with us is one easy way to do that.”

The center consists largely of printed guides from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency dedicated to helping consumers make good decisions in the financial marketplace. In addition to those materials, the center contains information on the Treasurer’s discount home improvement loan program, tax pre-payment program, and voter registration forms.

“Over time, we want to provide more targeted information, but the resources from the CFPB were developed with top consumer needs in mind, and they’re a good place to start,” Cromes added. “We hope our taxpayers will help us identify which elements are most helpful, and we are excited to see how the center is utilized.”

Cromes noted that the center augments information available on the Treasurer’s website under the heading “Money Basics.” Residents can find that information by visiting http://www.co.portage.oh.us/treasurer/basics.htm, and can learn more about the center by visiting the Treasurer’s Office during regular business hours, Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm.

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All A’s - Rikki Davis*, Nicholas Downing, Ariana Ehrhart, Nathan Emens, Madisson Geddes, Morgan Lippert, Ally Milano*, Shiann Penna*, Megan Perrine, Adam Roman, Megan Ryser, Katlyn Simpson*, Eric Splinter, Alexandrea Synnestvedt, Sean Tannehill, Hannah White, Dylan Wojtasik, Abigail Woolard3.2 & Above - Blake Albert, Amanda Bartlett, Chandler Bee, Joshua Caldro, Mariah Coulter, Austin Covey, Haley Damko, Mariah DeJesus, Darla Derthick, John Doraski, Megan Duderstadt, Crysania Gentles, Benjamin Gibson*, Noah Heim, Luke Hrubik, Justin Khairallah, Nicole Kohler, Samantha Kostrub, Matthew Kuzniakowski, Tabitha Lane*, Madeline Lininger, Kaylee Martin, Maxwell McGrew, Collin McGurer, Dicey Miller, Jessica Moore, Joel Mullins, Racheal Norris, Jessica Pitsinger, Nathaniel Rutherford, Matthew Ryser, Abigail Schuler, Victoria Scott, Mikaela Siracki, Scott Stanley, Johannah Stefanek, Hannah Trent, Michaela Weisbarth, Jared Wheeler*, Marissa White, Brittany Zupancic

11th grade

All A’s - Christian Crawford, Joseph Emrick, Mary Hahn*, Nicole Hood*, Lauren Jones, Emily Masters*, Callie Pfile, Jane Rader, Grayson Rose, Chandler Stefanek, Riley Van Kirk, Mikhala West, Heidi Wickli3.2 & Above - Jesse Arnett*, Marcus Arnett*, Robert Barnett*, Thomas Bissler, Christopher Blewitt, Elisha Bly, Hayley Bolton*, Francesca Bowman, Alexis Brooks, Taylor Brown, Dane Burrows, Mark Butto, Emma Chinn, Halie Collins, Corin Colton, Marissa Cremers, Courtney Cressman*, Cole Dean, Faith Drabic*, Rose Englert, Nicholas Ensinger, Mason Friess*, Brittany Gallagher, Ashley Gibson, Samuel Gregg*, Kelly Hartman, Nina Jurcevic, Ashley Kaiser, Sarah Kernig, Jessica Lambert, Skylar Lohr, Courtney Lytle*, Austin Mangeri, Alicia Masga, Cassidie Maur, Hannah McBride*, Dalton Michael, Hope Miller, Seth Morgan, Janis Nystrom, Zachary Ober, Haley Overdorf, Michaela Paroff, Guy Peart, Angelina Penna, Zachary Peterson, Trevor Putney*, Michael Quesenberry, Brianna Royston, Colton Ruff*, Savanna Sheer, Larra Shreve, Emily Simon, Georgia Slaughter, Zachary Sossa, Brenna Tabor, Danielle Tuttle*

10th grade

All A’s - Kiley Carey, Casey Johnson, Derek Miller, Jenna Montez, Andrew Morrissey, Theresa Paroff, Jason Riebe, Isaac Russell, Travis Sommers, Kevin Splinter, Mikayla Thornton, Shannon Williams3.2 & Above - Chelsea Bates, Jordan Bayus, Lauren Beckwith, Luke Blohm, Justin Bloom, Catherine Brann, Coleman Brown, Ryan Brown, Madeline Caldro, Makenzie Click, William Criblez, Louis Danku, Codee Dean, Anthony DeNigris, Samantha Fair, Zachary Fergis, Ashlyn Geddes, Zachary Gorby, Makayla Gough, Samantha Guyette, Kylie Hoover, Kierra Jordan, Sarah Kent, Haley Kern, Logan Kissell, Daniel Kleinhen, Kyle Lambert, Jack Lawrence, Makenna Lawrence, John Lininger, Tyler Lippert, Deborah Lough, Jacey Luzny, Avery Malotte, Ethan Marek, William Mathis, Mason Mayoros, Julia McGrew, Abigail Metz, Jackson Neer, Isabella Obreza, Elizabeth Perkins, Ashleigh Quiggle, Keenan Rankin, Natasha Rantilla, Seth Rinearson, Helen Roth, Jordan Rutherford, Madeline Scott, Courtney Siracki, Zackary Smith, Katherine Synnestvedt, Emma Trent, Drew Tushar, Simon Varner, Zayne Veon, Carissa White, Kailyn Woodrum, Kyle Workman, Tiffany Yeager, Alyssa Zupancic

9th grade

All A’s - Caillean Galayde, Eric Jackson, Tyler Klouda, Racquel Koleszar, Ryan Lance, Sarah Miller, Brooke Morgan, Erika Musgrove, Andrew Pemberton, Rachel Rader, Hunter Sopher, Zoe Swenson, Jessica Tannehill, Lauren Walz3.2 & Above - Chad Angermeier, Alissa Barton, Alexander Bell, Samuel Biltz, Olivia Brann, Madisan Brown, Samantha Brys, Emily Cain, Jason Conley, Benjamin Crawley, Travis Criblez, Robert Del Torto, Sarah Desalvo, Samantha Ensinger, Alexis Evans, Joseph Ewell, Chloe Fisher, Joshua Forsythe, Christopher Gage, Abigayle Gembicki, Matthew Glinski, Natalie Hall, Robert Haney, Olivia Hayden, Jessica Huebner, Lyndsey Johns, Max Kane, Clint Kindlesparker, Serafina Kohler, Ryan Lattavo, Kassidy Leach, Taylor Mate, Faith Miller, Mackenzie Miller, Caitlyn Minor, Madison Neer, Adam Norris, Nicole Ober, Evan Pawlus, Devyn Penna, Chad Ramsell, Sebastian Shafer, Hannah Smith, Brianna Stanley, Travis Synnestvedt, Addison Varner, Dylan Wilson, Austin Wise, Alaina Wiseman, Lucas Wordell, Kaitlyn Workman, Austin Yancey, Thomas Yarish

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Jazelle Artman, Aiden Barker, Paige Collins, Abby Forsythe, Makayla Richter, Annetta Sanders, Emmy Showalter, Ashley Simmons*, Dawson Swearingen, Megan Turk

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Gina Brown, Nathan Carpenter*, James Harvey, Zowie Hood, Phillip Maiorca, Riley Mullen, Krista Shearer, Katerina Shew, Isabella Warrick

tenth grade

Mariah Carter, Talina Cooper, Sabrina Garl, Brittany Grant*, Deidra Hankins, Kelsey Knoll, Tim Murton*, Summer Nadiak*, Eric Park, Robert Rigg, Ashlyn Riggs*, Sam Speicher, Mariah Walker*, Terrance Woods

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Cali Apthorpe*, Alexis Knight, Ben Knight*, Bria Nix-Wicker, Jordan Prasky, Kathlyn Richmond*, Elizabeth Richmond*, Erik Roche, Cassie Snyder, Sara Taylor*

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“I live on the outskirts of Philadelphia in a very upscale town much like Hudson”, he said. “I work for…. (Fortune 500 company). Changed my name to something more dignified—French-like if you will. My wife insisted”. So said Frank Something-or-another, a Class of ‘64 leader. I’m not impressed, not moved. I think to myself, I’m not much into self-glorification, not into chit-chat either, but here goes. “I live in Mantua, on ten acres, right smack in the middle of a farm community, have chickens pecking around my flower beds, out in the yard, eating the bugs, the seeds and things. There is a five-hundred acre farm in front of me and a 600 acre farm behind me. I kind of like that. I worked as a psychologist, ran a taxidermy shop, wrote, still write for a local paper”. Frank yawns. He’s obviously not interested. Self-aggrandizement is uncomfortable, people trying to one up each other is not my style. I really don’t care for this.

Here I am, same church, same pew, but two years later. We’re discussing a class reunion again and it didn’t get any better this time around either. Why did I go to this Class of 1964 reunion anyway? Maybe to redo the last one, start over? Possibly to indulge some fantasy that I might have had, could have had. Probably I’m just a bit crazy as I approach my senior years and find my meaningful relationships slipping away. I’ve always said that relationships mean more to me than anything else in this world. Maybe I need to qualify that statement as intense personal, meaningful relationships as opposed to, say, people that I once sat with at a stadium.

Two years ago you might recall that I wrote about my 50th high school reunion, which was the first one I had gone to in 40 years. This was a lonely and uncertain time in my life. What with my wife passing away a few months earlier, to make a long story short I was in a fog, a very difficult period in my life. And it wasn’t just the passing of my wife that cast a dour shadow. The comparison to an impersonal venue like the Cleveland stadium is apt. I went to Maple Heights High School with 475 others in my class and about 1500 more underclassmen in the school. We’re talking a big crowd, a very impersonal

situation. No I never dated any of the girls in my class. No I wasn’t in any of the many social clubs. Yes, I was a slow starter, a late bloomer along those lines you might say. Why is that important you ask? Well, in my book, establishing a personal relationship is significant and different from casual relationships with the guys on the football team. Do I give a hoot if I ever see the high school football team again? Not really. My life as I know it now didn’t start until I went to college and the Navy. This is the time period where I defined myself. Those are some people I would like to have a reunion with.

At any rate, to assuage the past two years and the 50th class reunion disaster I decided that I probably should try to attend this current reunion—give it another chance. What did I have to lose? I arrived at the designated restaurant a little bit early. OK, so I am a little bit obsessive/compulsive. I like to be early to survey uncertain situations. I found my name tag. The lady at the table said, “here it is, who are you”? “Just a ghost of Christmas Past”, I said (I’m not big on small talk). I went in and sat down. I positioned myself in the center of the room at this well-known Irish pub famous for its Reuben sandwiches. If all else fails we are supposed to have good eats for the twenty dollars it cost to attend this reunion.

People watching; I typically sit watching people. Very few of the hundred or so people even look remotely familiar. I examine facial patterns. I draw blanks for the most part. 52 years really changes your features, facial and body-wise. Most people have to go past me at some point. But people likewise don’t really recognize me either—white beard, etc. They don’t know me now, and likely did not back then either. I wasn’t part of the “in crowd”. No one says, “Skip how are you”? More often than not they look closely at my nametag which says Skip (Roy) Schweitzer and say, “I don’t know if I remember you. Are you somebody’s husband”? Well I was once, but that is neither here nor there now. One of the football team members examines it closely and says, Roy, yeah, Roy, I remember you now, how are you? To which I reply patently, “Oh, somewhat the worse for wear I guess”, which is not a lie. To which he responds, “Yeah, my warranty ran out a couple years ago too”. There is little meaningful talk. How could there be. Nobody knew Skip Schweitzer. Perhaps they might have heard of Roy Schweitzer, the football team lineman from a pep rally. Nah, get real.

The situation is discomforting; I am nervous. In very uncomfortable situations like this, odd thoughts often flit through my mind— a self-protective means of distraction I suppose. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if … What would happen if I suddenly jumped up and hung from the chandelier? I remember a Sunday school teacher telling us, “when you are in front of a group and very nervous, just picture everybody out there as having no clothes on. That’s what I do”. NOOOOOOO, that’s not a good idea. That raises a lot of other problems, so to speak (and we’ll leave that alone for another column, another day). Another distracting renegade thought crosses my mind—designing a windshield for my boat. Oh, I should be home working on my boat right now, getting it ready to fish on Monday. What am I doing sitting here with all these schlemiels who could really

give a tinker’s darn about me? “Stop with these renegade invaders”, I shout to myself. Oops I think that one came out of my mouth. “No Ma’am, Mrs. Weckert (I was in Boy Scouts with her husband, he painfully remembered). “I wasn’t talking to you. It’s a long story, I’m a writer, we’re weird”. You knucklehead, Schweitzer, keep these thoughts in, as in inside your head and out of your mouth.

The more uncomfortable I get, the more renegade thoughts tend to invade my brain. I fight with myself. Stop with these distractions……… Boy do all these people really look old. Do I look this old? Probably yes. Whooooaa, who is that pair? Very large people……. They’ll surely intercept the servers and, NO leave that alone, don’t go there. Don’t go any further with that thought. I wonder who they are? NO, I don’t want to know. Leave well enough alone. Think about playing Devils Delight on the banjo—a complicated song to learn. The song begins to run through my brain, incessantly side-tracking the renegades. What am I doing here?

I can see now that I’ll never make it through to 8 PM here at this restaurant. It’s only going on 6. I don’t really want to talk to any of these people who I never really knew 52 years ago. I was actually hoping that some of the few close friends that I had might be here. But No. I shrink a little into the chair, look the other way, strike up a conversation with………the salt shaker

Wait a minute, I think I hear my cell phone. It’s my dog Gus, He’s saying, woof, woof, woof, woooooof, yowl, Yowl, arf. (translation: Would you please come back home. A dog can’t live on dry dogfood alone you know. Come on home already and get a piece of that blackberry pie you bought, with ice cream. I know you’re not having a very good time at that reunion. You are not typically Mr. Sociability. I want to lick the plate and I want some ice cream. Arf!) I don’t know how much more of this I can take.

I quietly and unobtrusively get up, make my way to the door, jump into the car and make my escape, to my dog and some blackberry pie.

To everything, there is a season….. Some things are better left unsaid, some boxes left unopened. You can’t go back!

neWton Falls - The Kiwanis Club of Newton Falls met May 24 at the Covered Bridge Inn Restaurant to present 60-year member Fred Stanley with a Kiwanis Legion of Honor award and 60 -yea r pin . The club welcomed Kiwanis Division 26 Lt. Gov. Barb Kliner of Austintown Kiwanis, who spoke of her project to help women in need, and then presented Fred with his certificate and pin. Ms. Kliner reminisced about what life was like at the time Fred joined Kiwanis in 1956. She had everyone guess wages, gasoline prices, grocery prices, automobile prices. She asked which store names in Newton Falls do we remember—same buildings, but different names now. Members also reflected on which businesses were destroyed by the tornado of 1985. Fred misses most the Kiwanis Capers, an annual performance show that was held by members at the old high school gym to entertain the community.

Other guests included Caitlyn Wolford, Key Club president; Jacob Cline, Key Club president-elect; Courtney Shetterly, Key Club vice-president-elect; Carole Powers of Austintown Kiwanis; Randy Beard, Kiwanis Division 26 Lt. Gov.-elect and his wife Pam. Miss Wolford and Mr. Beard spoke of their upcoming plans and projects.

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What is risk? To the conservative investor, risk is a negative. To the opportunistic investor, risk is a factor to tolerate and accept.

Whatever the perception of risk, it should not be confused with volatility. That confusion occurs much too frequently.

Volatility can be considered a measurement of risk, but it is not risk itself. Many investors and academics measure investment risk in terms of beta; that is, in terms of an investment’s ups and downs in relation to a market sector or the entirety of the market.

If you want to measure volatility from a very wide angle, you can examine standard deviation for the S&P 500. The total return of this broad benchmark averaged 10.1% during 1926-2015, and there was a standard deviation of 20.1 from that average total return during those 90 market years.1

What does that mean? It means that if you add or subtract 20.1 from 10.1, you get the range of total return that could be expected from the S&P two-thirds of the time during the period from 1926-2015. That is quite a variance, indicating that investors should be ready for anything when investing in equities. During 1926-2015, there was a 67% chance that the S&P could return anywhere from a 30.2% yearly gain to a 10.1% yearly loss. (Again, this is total return with dividends included.)1

Just recently, there were years in which the S&P’s total return fell outside of that wide range. In 2013, the index’s total return was +32.39%. In 2008, its total return was -37.00%.2

When statisticians measure the volatility of major indices like the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, or Dow Jones Industrial Average, they are measuring market risk. Trying to measure investment risk is another matter.

You can argue that investment risk is not measureable. How can investors measure the probability of a loss when they invest? Even after they sell an investment, can they go back and calculate what their risk was at the time they bought it? They only know if they made money or not. Profit or loss says nothing about risk exposure.

Most experienced investors do not fear volatility. Instead, they fear loss. They think of “risk” as their potential for unrecoverable loss.

In reality, most apparent “losses” may be recoverable given enough time. True unrecoverable losses occur in one of two ways. One, an investor sells the investment for less than what he or she paid for it. Two, some kind of irrevocable change happens, either to the investment itself or to the sector to which the investment belongs. For example, a company goes totally out of business and leaves investors with worthless securities. Or, an innovation transforms an industry so profoundly that it renders what was once a leading-edge company an afterthought.

Accepting risk means accepting the possibilities of equity investing. The range of possibilities for investment performance and market performance is vast. History has shown that to be true, history being all we have to look at. It fails to tell us anything about the negative (or positive) disruptions that could come out of nowhere to upend our assumptions. A “black swan” (terrorism, a virus, an environmental crisis, a quick evaporation of investor confidence) is always a possibility. Next year, the performance of this or that sector or the small caps or blue chips

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Volatility Is Not Riskcould be spectacular. It could also be dismal. It could certainly fall in between those extremes. There is no way to calculate it or estimate it in advance. For the equities investor, the future is always a flashing question mark, regardless of what history tells or pundits predict.

Diversification helps investors cope with volatility & risk. Spreading assets across various investment classes may reduce a portfolio’s concentration in a hot sector, but it also lessens the possibility of a portfolio being overweighted in a cold one.

Volatility is a statistical expression of market risk, constantly measured. Volatility, however, should not be confused with risk itself.

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During a couple of conversations with winery guests the term “AVA” was mentioned a couple of times. Unfortunately, other guests were unfamiliar with this term and finally asked what an AVA was. Many appellations are designated as AVAs (American Viticulture Area), which is a popular term when describing an area of wineries. What sets aside AVAs from a regular appellation is a region distinguishable by geographic features which the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) defines at the request of a group of wineries.

To be considered for an AVA, the requesting wineries must provide evidence that the name of proposed new AV is locally or nationally known as referring to the area, must have historical or current evidence that the boundaries are legitimate and provide evidence that growing conditions for grapes are distinctive. There are approximately 190 AVAs in the United States. Many people believe the idea of coining AVA areas started in California, however in 1980, the first AVA (Augusta AVA) was named in Augusta, Missouri.

The largest AVA, located over 16,000,000 acres, is actually located in Ohio and is known as the Ohio River Valley AVA. The Ohio River Valley AVA expands across four states; Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia. Some of the Ohio wineries that are part of the Ohio River Valley AVA include Harmony Hill Vineyards, Kinkead Ridge Estate Winery and one of my favorite wineries, Valley Vineyards.

The smallest AVA is the Cole Ranch AVA located in Mendocino County in California. This AVA has only 62 acres and contains one winery; however this AVA is a sub-AVA to three other AVAs; Mendocino AVA, Mendocino County AVA and the North Coast AVA.

Other popular AVAs include the Finger Lakes AVA in New York, Napa Valley AVA in California and the Walla Walla Valley AVA in Washington. However, Ohio does have one of the newer AVAs called the Grand River Valley AVA which includes some of the wineries near Geneva. Be sure to look for more AVAs in Ohio over the next few years as Ohio wineries become more and more recognized in the States.

Amanda is the Co-Owner of Candlelight Winery located at 11325 Center Road, Garrettsville. For more information on the winery, please visit www.candlelightwinery.com.

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One of our patrons came in this week looking for a list of local parades. While we couldn’t find one centralized list, we did turn up some information.

The Austintown, Canfield, and Newton Falls Fourth of July celebrations have their own webpages (www.austintownparade.com, www.canfield4thofjuly.com, and nfjuly44444.com/, respectively). We found that the Austintown parade is at 2:00 pm, the Canfield parade is at 10:10 am, and the Newton Falls parade is at 10:00 am.

County tour ism websites l ike www.exploret r umbul lcount y.com / and w w w.portagecountyevents.com/ are also excellent resources, as are the local papers. We found information on the Harry Stevens Hot Dog parade in Niles, which is at 1:00 pm on Sunday, July 3, and the Cortland Lions Street Fair, which has a parade at 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 18.

Finally, the Ohio Festivals and Events Association has a lot of information on different festivals happening in the state throughout the year. A list of events sorted by month can be found on their website at www.ofea.org, and they also publish a brochure.

For answers to your questions, visit the Newton Falls Public Library, 204 S. Canal Street, Newton Falls or phone 330-872-1282. For information about all the free library programs or hours, visit our website at www.newtonfalls.org or our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NewtonFallsLibrary

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Local Farmers can sell their fresh produce and other farm items at no charge. You just need to register in advance. This way we can keep the prices reasonable for the public. And we thank your farmers for their team work. Artists are also welcome to sell their artwork.

To participate, look us up on Facebook at Lake Milton Farmers Market or email us at [email protected]

The market takes place on the Amphitheater lawn at Lake Milton State Park which is within the beautiful and historical Craig Beach Village. Bring your walking shoes and enjoy a walking on the walking path after you do some shopping. Or the family can buy some items for their picnic lunch and enjoy the swim beach at Lake Milton State Park for a fun day out. Boat docs are also available if you prefer to come by boat.

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1. A DECADE FROM TODAY - America’s total public debt is projected to be 85.6% of GDP in 2026 or 10 years from now (source: Congressional Budget Offi ce). 2. DOUBLE PLUS - Government outlays for Medicare have increased +9.8% annually over the last 40 fi scal years, rising from $13 billion (1975) to $546 billion (2015). Infl ation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, has increased +3.7% annually over the same 40-year period (source: OMB, Department of Labor).3. TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF - The TSA PreCheck program allows enrolled members “expedited security screening” through 160 US airports. The program, which costs $85 for 5 years of benefi ts, has signed up just 2.8 million participants, or less than 3% of the estimated 100 million American adults that fl y each year. TSA PreCheck was launched in 2013, originally hoping to sign up 50% of passengers (source: Dept. of Homeland Security). 4. NEARLY FIFTY A BARREL - Since bottoming at $26.21 a barrel 4 months ago on 2/11/16, the price of oil has rebounded +86% to $48.88 a barrel by the close trading on Friday 6/10/16 (source: CME Group). 5. BUY A HOUSE - The average interest rate nationwide on a 30-year fi xed rate mortgage is 3.60% today, just above the record low average of 3.31% set on 11/22/12 (source: Freddie Mac). 6. OVERSTAYED THEIR WELCOME - 45% of the immigrants that are in the United States illegally came into the country legally (for tourism, education or for temporary work) and simply never left (source: Urban Institute).7. ONE IN FIVE DOLLARS - The Federal Government’s annual spending (i.e., outlays) of $3.951 trillion represents 22% of the spending of our $18.230 trillion economy (source: Commerce Department, Treasury Department). 8. MR. ROBOT - Due to increased use of automation and robots, the “real output” of the American manufacturing worker has increased +25.2% over the last 7 years (source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis). 9. NO KIDS - The nation’s “general fertility rate” (defi ned as the number of births per 1,000 women aged 15-44) fell to 62.5 births in 2015, the lowest number ever recorded in the USA (source: National Vital Statistics Report).

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had around here the last couple of weeks, maybe we’d ought to pay a bit more attention to the greenery instead of taking it for granted all of the time. Many real estate agents will tell you that one of the things that will sell a property—besides “location, location, location”—is the presence of mature, or maturing trees, thoughtfully placed and well-maintained. Especially for older homes—which we have a lot of around here—a house plopped down in the middle of a bare lot doesn’t have a big helping of eye-appeal...looks sort of “nekkid”. Older homes were often built with the expectation that the trees around it would provide a certain amount of “air conditioning” in the summer, a certain amount of windbreak in the winter, a place for the dads to put up a swing for the kids, a place for the kids to climb up and about and to make plans (often grandiose beyond belief) for a great treehouse or “hide-out”.

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June 29, 7:00 - 9:00 pmPrepayment required, $50Create a beautiful sophisticated piece of garden art

for use indoors or out. You will begin by visiting Master Gardener Phyllis Mihalik’s extensive garden. Under her guidance you’ll select a leaf from small to large hostas, gorgeous elephant leaves or something in between. Learn to mold and cast the leaf in cement, retaining all of its characteristics and details. You will release the leaf from its mold at your second class and prep it for a decorative finish. All materials, except for decorative finishes, are provided. These expensive-looking leaves will make great garden decorations, dress up a table on your porch or make the perfect gift for any gardener.

Hey Kids! Exhibit at the Fair - Learn the ProcessWednesday, July 20, 1:00 - 2:30 pm No chargeThe Great Geauga County Fair offers many

opportunities for children to showcase their skills and creativity. This class is designed to introduce young Geauga County residents to the process, to help them enter an exhibit in the Junior Class, defined as age 12 and under. We will provide the paperwork, including sample applications and our experience. Young future Fair exhibitors, ages 12 and under, need to be accompanied by a parent who will help guide them through the process.

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, of course. The Italian Cypress, those tall, skinny ones that often line the roads in Tuscany, for instance, or which can be found along scenic drives, those would probably be better suited for being at either end of a hammock. The Bald( so called because it is deciduous, losing its leaves in winter, unlike most others of the Cupressaceae group) Cypress, native to North America, is usually found in swampy areas, surrounded by “knees” sticking up from the roots...not the best location for a house in the first place.

But I digress... Are you surprised?Anyhoo.... What we have around here are a lot

of native trees that came with the place—Maples (Sugar Maples that gave the place an economic start, as well as a bunch of its poor relations), Beeches, Ash (sadly departing under the onslaught of the Emerald Ash Borer), Butternut, Elms( along with the Chestnut a victim of foreign diseases), Oaks, Sycamore, Willow, Walnut, Buckeye or Horse Chestnut...the list goes on...and on. Anyway, just like the owners of the houses, the trees, many of them, have slid along from “mature” to just plain “old”. And they’re coming down, either in their enormous entirety, or in pieces/parts, great, honking, big limbs crashing onto roofs yards, vehicles or other trees whenever the wind kicks up and the weather alerts are flying. Plenty of work for the tree service people (A shout-out to Yarnells here for shooting out for an estimate when called after the last go-round) and for helpful neighbors with chainsaws.

So..., what to do ?Plant more trees, of course. One of the things

that make this part of the country attractive in its own subtle way is the prevalence of trees and the way they mark the seasons. Ask anyone who’s left here for the great desert southwest, or anyone who’s come here from the “eternal springtime” locales When “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” in the spring (or earlier, now that climate change is upon us) or “In the Good Old Summertime” or “When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall” or even the Christmas tree in your own backyard sets the tone for our shared experience, a lot of the feeling can be seen in the trees. Replant! It’ll take another hundred years or so, but the beauty is worth waiting for and a generation or two down the road someone will be thanking you, whether they know your name or not. You will have done a good deed, paid it forward in the simplest, most profound way.

In the meantime, keep an eye on those trees. Watch for unstable limbs, check for rot and/or cracks.

Get them before they get you—or anything else that’s underneath. Call an arborist, if you must(I have to say, I don’t have great faith in the Ohio Edison guys, seems like they just want to keep the lines free from obstruction—that’s their job—but when it comes to preserving the look of a neighborhood or a property, in the words of an old saying, “the devil take the hindmost”. Too bad, baby.

You can get help with this from the county Soil and Water Conservation District folks. Just pay attention to the papers or check out their website because every spring they offer a great selection of native plants—trees and shrubs—for county residents and very reasonable prices, with descriptions and information about their characteristics and requirements. That’s where I got my Pawpaw patch (It looks as though there may actually be some fruit this year. Just my luck, some infestation or other will probably come in and devour the stuff before I ever get to taste it) as well as a Sassafrass bush, an Eastern Wahoo (Isn’t that a great name?), a Downy Serviceberry and a Dark Chokeberry. Isn’t that an array? Mine are mostly small , understory items attractive to birds and colorful, but there are Oaks and Maples and such also available. There is always the Arbor Day Society as well.

Grow some shade. Plant some food. House some birds. Clean our air. Make a difference.

***************************************Uplifting cartoon of the week : Labeled

Enlightenment Lesson # 1A fellow with a backpack is shown finally

reaching the top of a long climb (mountain goat pictured in the distance on top of a peak) to a ledge where a figure sits in front of a cave, a pair of candles burn in front, between the two. The figure, wearing cat’s eye glasses, speaks, saying, “Oh, and why would you assume it’d be a MAN up here dispensing wisdom?”.

My thoughts exactly.

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Our Mom and three siblings we’re rescued and are now looking for loving homes. In case you haven’t figured it out, we’re kittens and we’re absolutely adorable. We are about 6 weeks old now, and our Mom looks similar to us and is simply beautiful and has the best personality.

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