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“John Lennon and Me” Is A Must See Chris Gerez | Staff Reporter
Garrettsville - Garrettsville’s Curtains Up Theatre production of “John Lennon and Me” is, well, awesome! Based on Cherie Bennett’s popular book, Good-bye, Best Friend, this uproarious play about life, death, power and first boyfriends was adapted by the author for the stage. This group of performers will have you laughing, crying, and feeling their emotional journey as they struggle to figure out and embrace life. The story is about Hollywood-wannabe teenager, Star (Spencer Clark) the ultimate Beatles fan, who has cystic fibrosis, a disease that assures a young death. Star has spent most of her life in hospitals and has just been admitted because of a flair up of her disease to Heart House, a residence for youth battling chronic and/or terminal illness. Because of her disease, Star’s lonely world is limited to other patients and the hospital staff. She spends her time confronting fate with imagination. Some of her fellow patients have become MTV-
Mantua Village Council News
Stacy Turner Contributing Reporter Mantua - Mayor Linda Clark reported that she received letters of interest for the Village’s Planning Committee and Landmark Board. She recommended that Council appoint Robert Gaglione to Planning and Terry Vechery to the Landmark Commission. Both candidates were approved by Council and sworn in by Mayor Clark that evening. In addition, Mayor Clark shared two special event forms she had received. She submitted them for Council’s approval. This summer, the Soap Box Derby will be held on Saturday, June 18th, and the Headwaters Adventure Race will be held on Saturday, July 16th. In other news, Village Engineer CT Consultants met with the Parks Committee and DMRC to discuss master planning for Buchert Park. Councilwoman Mary Hura, chair of the Parks & Shade Tree Committee, reported that a survey would be sent out in January to identify residents’ wants and needs regarding Village parks. The findings will be used to help identify potential grant opportunities to fund the desired projects. Rich Iafelice from CT Consultants announced that the ODNR formally notified the Village of the award of a $114,244 grant for the Headwaters Trail Mill Street Connector project. Work will begin in 2016. In related news, Council approved a resolution granting consent to ODOT to replace the bridge that spans a tributary of the Cuyahoga River on Canada Road in the village limits. Legislation notes that ODOT will assume 100% of all costs on this project, which will commence in fiscal year 2016. Lastly, Mayor Clark thanked Councilman Bill Zoller for his service on Council and the Fire Board. “While Bill and I have had times in the last four years that we didn’t agree,” Clark remarked, “we have been and will always be friends. Thank you, Bill, for your service to the Village.” The next regularly scheduled meeting of Village Council will be held on Tuesday, February 16th at 7 pm.
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inspired flunkies and she morphs her dreaded therapy nurse into a pro-wrestler pseudo attack shark whose appearance is announced with the Jaws Theme. But on this admission, Star gets a new roommate, perky cheerleader, Courtney (Casey Clark) who is Star’s complete opposite…or is she? Neither girl knows much about the other’s world, but eventually they come to understand each other, and ultimately, themselves. Producer-Director Jackie Rinearson stated that “this is one of the hardest productions emotionally,
Portage Park District Hosts Headwaters Trail Improvement Meeting
R avenna - The Portage Park District is seeking public input regarding improvements to the Headwaters Trail, an 8-mile multipurpose trail from Garrettsville to Mantua. A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 26th, 7:00 pm at the James A. Garfield Elementary School, located at 10207 ST RT 88 in Garrettsville. The Park District intends to request grant funding to improve the trail, parts of which are almost 20 years old, and would like to hear suggestions for ways to increase its use and enjoyment. Comments and suggestions are also welcome via mail, email and phone. For more information, or to submit your ideas, please visit www.portageparkdistrict. org or call 330-297-7728. Written comments can be sent to info@portageparkdistrict.org or mailed to Portage Park District, 705 Oakwood St. Suite G-4, Ravenna, Ohio 44266.
I feel our theatre has ever done. During rehearsals our actors have cried, laughed and became angry, at times, all in one night. As a director and producer, I strive to find productions, which will bring out emotions from within the actors. I feel ‘John Lennon and Me’ does this and much, much more.” The cast includes: Spencer Clark, Casey Clark, Alaina Wiseman, Paige Stiles, John Lorinchack, Drew Tushar, Lucinda Stiles, Stephanie Ewell, Christian Spaur, Alanna Hunter-Crump, SadieMae Ewell, CJ Dyer, and Seth Rinearson. Don’t miss seeing this great cast, with some awe-inspired performances in this touching story, serenaded by music of John Lennon and the Beatles too! Final performances will be this Friday and Saturday, January 22 & 23, at the James A. Garfield, Iva Walker Auditorium. Tickets are $10 at the door, Children under 12 and seniors over 65, $7
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Pictured above are the Garfield Elementary School Students of the Month for January 2016. Back row: Jenna Smith, Cody Justice, Nicholas Hopper, Kali Tasker, Hannah Kerig and Ellie Shay. Row 3: Cayden Wardle, Riley Grace, Carson Norton, Ollie May, Ashley Monroe, Joseph Tarnowski, Victoria Stepic and Abigail Kolar. Row 2: Maddox White, Nikolus Selander, Alec Beatty, Lindsey Rabatin, Nora Yukich, Anna Herron. Row 1: Alex Cooper, Jaelyn Brown, Lily Shay, Brooklyn Saylor and Riley Eisemann.
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Jan. 21 - Pancakes & Sausage Jan. 28 - Senior Cereal Bar Feb. 4 - Bingo & Doughnuts
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Am. Legion Breakfast
Mondays
Legion Aux Post 674 in Windham will serve breakfast on Monday mornings from 7- 11 am $8.00 for full menu; $5.00 for limited; Includes coffee, juice and water. Everyone welcome !
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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! Come and play for a chance! You can’t win if you don’t play! Ticket sales begin at 6:00 pm. Games start at 7:00 pm. Please come and support St. Michael’s Church!
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Fish fry is back at American Legion Post 674, Windham. Fridays from 4-7:30 pm. Choice of
fish, chicken, or shrimp. Pick one or do combo Comes with fries and choice of 2 sides. Price $9.00
Kindergarten Registration
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The James A. Garfield School District is now taking reservations for Kindergarten registration for children that will turn age 5 before September 30, 2016. Registration will take place on Friday, March 18th, Monday, March 21st, and Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016. Please call the Elementary School office at 330527-2184 to schedule an appointment.
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The Streetsboro Sportsman Association is hosting winter trap shoots on the first and third Saturdays of the month at 1:00 in the afternoon for the months of January through March. Rounds of trap will cost $3.00
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to defray the cost of targets. The public is invited to participate. More info on this and other competitions at the club are available on the Streetsboro sportsman Association Facebook page. The club is located at 11280 Bloom Road, Nelson Township 44231.
will be in next week’s paper. In the meantime, for more information please contact Brent Carter 330-977-0191, Bill Peska 330-348-1687 or Brian Wiczen 330-9770016.
Child Find
The Garrettsville Curtains up Theatre is proud to announce their production of “John Lennon and Me� which will run January 22nd and 23rd at 7pm in the James A. Garfield, Iva Walker Auditorium. Tickets are available at the door for Adults $10.00, seniors and children under 12, $7.00 and groups of 15 or more $5.00. This engaging production is sponsored by Ryser Insurance and Ohio Health
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 order to locate individuals with disabilities. For referral information or to find out about assessment and services available through the James A. Garfield Local School District, please contact Sue Boyle, Director of Special Services, at 330527-5524 or talk with your building principal. Referrals may be made at any time during the year.
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It’s that time of year again! Garrettsville Youth Baseball has joined up with Mantua, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro and Windham Youth Baseball to make this a great season for our kids ages 4 and up. Sign up dates
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Jan 23
Mantua Center free clothing giveaway will be Jan 23rd from 9-noon at the old Mantua Center School. Plenty of clothing available in all sizes and both genders. You will enter the school on the north side, the door where the ramp is, go down the stairs and turn right. We are in two rooms in the first hallway.
Basket Raffle
Jan 25
Who doesn’t love a Basket Raffle? Even better is one that helps the forgotten dogs of the valley. Legacy Dog Rescue and Never Muzzled are holding a Basket Raffle on Jan 25th from 4-8 pm at Quaker Steak & Lube, 2191 Millennium Blvd., Cortland. Come out and have a great dinner and a drink with great friends working together to help the dogs of
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Call the YMCA at 330-469-2044. 8233 Park Avenue, Garrettsville, OH 44231 (formerly the Garfield Intermediate School) Trumbull and Mahoning County. Check out either group’s Facebook page for the flier, or stop by their table that evening. For more information, please contact Jenn @ 330-719-5569 or follow the organizations on Facebook.
Free Community Dinner
Jan 26
Free community dinner will be Jan 26th from 5-6pm, while supplies last at Windham American Legion, 9960 Center Street. Everyone is welcome! Sponsored by St. Nicholas Samaritan Outreach, Warren, Ohio.
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Jan 29
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Free lessons
Jan 29
Free lessons for bagpipes, snare, tenor and base drums. Beginners practice Jan 29th at 4pm at Arms Trucking Company. Call 440-682-0668 or info@ geaugahighlanders.com.
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Benefit for Charlie will be Jan 30th at Windham C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r, 9621 East Center St., doors open at 5pm. Been A Long Time Bad will perform at 6pm, OC/DC (AC/DC tribute) headlining. $10 cover charge. Huge raffles and bake sale. All proceeds go to the Hostetler family. Parking behind Police/ Fire stations.
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Well, we made it to another year at the Renaissance Family Center in Windham. Thanks to all the volunteers that made the dinners a big success in 2015. There will be several new cooks for 2016, starting Jan. 28th at 5pm. Hope you join us every fourth Thursday to see who is the special cook of the month.
benefit Parkman Cub Scout Pack 4076 B.S.A. will be Jan 29th from 4:30-7:30 at the Parkman Community House on Rte. 422 in Parkman. Advance tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for kids age 5-12, tickets at the door are $9 for adults and $6 for kids. Carryout will be available. For presale tickets contact Monique 216-337-2104 or Dan 440-781-7407.
Feb 6
The Garrettsville Fireman’s Association and area businesses are holding a scotch doubles fundraiser on Feb 6th at 8pm at SkyLanes Bowling Alley. All proceeds will be donated to Dennis Stewart, a fireman for the Garrettsville Freedom
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you must pass a hunter education course. Feb 13th and 20th from 9-5 at Garrettsville YMCA. To register call the Ohio Division of Wildlife: 1-800282-3557. Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Bring a bagged lunch. Students must attend both sessions.
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Portage County Chapter #600 Parents Without Partners monthly dance will be Feb 6th from 7:30-11:30pm at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, 109 West Ave in Tallmadge. Open to the public. Cost is $6 for members and $8 for non-members. For more information call Warrine 330-322-9559.
Hambden Grange #2482 is serving an AYCE Pancake Breakfast with maple syrup, corn fritters, fruit, sausage, juice, cocoa and coffee on Feb. 14th from 8-1 at 9778 Old State Road, Chardon. The cost is $7 for Adults and $3 for Children 10 and under.
Valentine’s Day Special Bingo
Feb 14
The Newton Falls Youth Baseball/Softball League signups will be Feb 6th from 10-2, Feb 10th from 5-8pm and Feb 13th from 10-2. All signups will be held at the Newton Township Administrative Building, 4410 Newton Falls Bailey Rd., Newton Falls.
St. Michael will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Special Bingo on Feb 14th at 1:30pm. We will have a raffle table, 50/50, and a bakery raffle table. Please come out and support St. Michael Church! If you cannot attend, please consider donating a new, unused item for our raffle table. Contact Karen 330326-2972 or Tricia 330326-1230 for inquiries and donations.
4 Chaplains Program
Pancake Breakfast
Youth Baseball/Softball Signups
Feb 6, 10, 13
Feb 7
Atwood-Mauck Post 459 Burton-Middlefield 4 Chaplains Program will be Feb 7th at 3pm at the Legion Home on Goodwin Street. Open to the public. Contact Skip 440-313-2095 for more information.
Hunters Education
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Feb 14, 21, 28
Atwood-Mauck Post 459 Burton-Middlefield pancake and sausage breakfast will be from 9-1:30 on Feb 14th, 21st and 28th at the Legion Home on Goodwin Street. Contact Ron 440-3431478 for pricing. Inviteds are a free service for non-profit organizations and will run as space permits.
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Obituaries Bishopville, S.C.
John William (Bill) Lance, 83, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, December 19, 2015. He passed away in Tuomey Medical Center in South Carolina. He was born October 7, 1932 in Newton Falls, Ohio and was a 1951 graduate of Newton Falls High School. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War. He retired as a security guard from the Ravenna Arsenal. Moving to the Carolinas, he worked construction and was the owner of Pick of the Litter Pilot Car Service which allowed him to travel to many states. John enjoyed various topics of reading and research and was an avid student of the Bible. He was proceeded in death by his parents, John and Edna Lance, an infant sister, Dorothy, and wife Ethyl (Jeanne) Crum Lance, whom he married October 31, 1953. He will be deeply missed by his daughter Joyce Pringle of Warren and a son, Barry Lance of Hermitage, PA and two grandchildren, Neil and Brittany. He is survived by three brothers, Robert and Gerald of Berlin Center, David of Florence, S.C. and sister, Barbara Jean Hunter of Akron. A memorial service was held at St. Andrew Church of God in Camden, S.C. where he was a member. A graveside service with military honors was held December 29, 2015 in Florence National Cemetery officiated by Rev. Larry Mobley.
Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians opened their meeting on January 18, 2016 with Happy Dollars celebrating outstanding scholastic achievement, a 15-year anniversary, good business news, safe family, gifts and general, all-around good life—a nice start for any day. Speaker for the day was Ralph Price, pastor of the Streetsboro Church of Christ, who spoke of one of the more fascinating aspects of Creation, honeybees. He described the three types of hive inhabitants—queen, worker, drone—and their function in the organization and operation of the hive. He explained some terms used in the beekeeper’s trade, such as royal jelly, bee bread, bee milk and the jobs which each of the inhabitants perform. Bees are busy. They have to clean, feed each other, build and repair the cells in the hive and go out foraging for nectar, pollen, water and propolis(bee glue). Queens just have to lay eggs to maintain the population of the hive. Drones get to kick back, mate and die—a short life and a merry one. Price did mention two of the recent scourges of the world’s honeybee population—the Varroa destructor mite and the Colony Collapse Disorder. Both have been a cause of concern for beekeepers and the agricultural community/industry, as they are the chief pollinators for a very high percentage of the world’s agricultural crops. He also mentioned the Blue Sky Bee Supply in Ravenna as a source for equipment and information. In regular business, President Tom Collins spoke of a possible April date for a get-together of district exchange students and local InterAct members as well as communication with newer members of the Garrettsville Village council to offer them insight on the local group’s interest in promoting the Headwaters Trail. Treasurer Amy Crawford announced that dues are, er, due. Delores McCumbers would like an update of the recent hand-out, “Why I Support Rotary�(especially to highlight the contribution of Rotary International to world health); she also brought up the need for an updated membership roster and the possibility of creating a little Free Library project ( with a possible nonagenarian to build the structures). Carol Donley announced that the likely dates for RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) are June 12-16 and that students at Garfield High School have been apprised of the approaching 4-Way Speech Contest. And on that note, the members recited the 4-Way test and adjourned to their busy lives.
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GCRTA will be hosting the first 2016 business meeting and luncheon on Tuesday February 2nd at Punderson Manor State Park and Conference Center located on Route 87 in Newbury Township (west of Route 44). Guests are asked to gather at 11:15, a business meeting will commence at 11:30, followed by the luncheon at 12:00. After the meal, State of Ohio School Board Member Sarah Fowler from District 7( Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull, Portage, and parts of Summit and Lake counties) will present a program. Ms. Fowler will discuss ‘The ‘Function of the State Board of Education’, and ‘The most important issues currently facing the Board’. She will also discuss the voting outcomes of these issues. The menu for the meal includes: Normandy Chicken with apple glaze served over caramelized apple rings, House Salad with dressing, fresh vegetable, potato, Rolls and butter, and a Complimentary dessert. Beverages offered include: Coffee, Decaf coffee, Tea, Iced tea, and water. Reservations must arrive by Tuesday, January 26th. Mail your $19.95 (one dollar donation included for Grantin-aide) reservation to : Judy Miller (GCRTA Treasurer) 17130 Kinsman Road Middlefield, OH 44062 Phone: 440-487-4324 Attendees are encouraged to bring the following donations for the Hunger Task Force: cake mixes, canned fruits, and/or paper goods. Also, attendees are reminded to contact the Geauga Transit Service one week in advance to reserve transportation. Reach them at 440285-2222 or 440-564-7131, Ext. 516. Please consider bringing a newly retired teacher or a retired Geauga County school personnel with you to the meeting.
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Crestwood School Board News Stacy Turner | Contributing Reporter
Mantua - At their first meeting of 2016, the School Board members Bonnie Lovejoy, Debra Soltisz and Karen Schulz took the oath of office. Afterward, Board Members elected David Becker the new School Board President and Debra Soltisz as Vice President, both approved by unanimous vote. After adopting the 2017 budget, the next order of business was to establish a regular meeting day, which was changed to the second Tuesday of each month. This is a change from previous years, when meeting were held on the first Monday of each month. The time (7pm) and place (High School library) will remain the same, but the meeting will change to the second Tuesday in February. Moving on to regular business, two employees were recognized as the District’s Employees of the Month. Ms. Erin Levicky and Ms. Terri Stone were honored this month. Ms. Levicky is in her 10th year as a school psychologist, serving both Middle and High school students, while Ms. Stone was recognized for her role as bus driver and on-board instructor. She has been with the District for 11 years. In addition, Superintendent David Toth took time to acknowledge the entire School Board for their tireless service to the district. This was timely, given that January is School Board Recognition Month. He presented the board with a “work of heart” framed poster signed by district administrators and
himself, which will be displayed in the High School library. In other news, the board recognized the achievement of the 1975-76 Crestwood Wrestling State Champions led by Head Coach Frank DiNapoli and Assistant Coaches Joseph Ries and Charles Simons. Team members included Dave Blake, Marty Cofojohn, Darryl Guyette, John Hinchman, Frank Iannaggi, Mike Kalcic, Don Kramer, Jack Lynch, Larry McMullen, Marty Mikula, Tim Monroe, Jeff Sanicky, Charles Stickel and Terry Tipton. The group was honored as the 1976 State Wrestling Championships at an event at CHS on January 7th. In addition to winning the State Championship as a team, the group included seven individual State of Ohio Champions that year; DiNapoli was awarded as the 1976 State of Ohio Coach of the Year. Coach DiNapoli was honored posthumously when the multi-purpose room at CHS was renamed in Crestwood School Board members Karen Schulz, Todd memory of his 23 years of service to the District. Monroe, Bonnie Lovejoy, David Becker, and Debra Soltisz. In other news, the board approved the purchase of two 71-passenger school buses, at a total 2017 calendar. August 16th is the first day for students, cost of $89,722.00. The district received an Ohio EPA while the final day for students will be May 25, 2017. School Bus Rebate of $40,000, thanks to the hard work The next regularly scheduled board meeting will be of Crestwood’s Transportation Supervisor Sharon Dove. held on Tuesday, February 9th at 7 pm in the High School Lastly, the Board unanimously approved the 2016 - library. Community members are encouraged to attend.
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Garrettsville Village Council and State of the Village Chris Gerez | Staff Reporter
Garrettsville - It was a short agenda for the first meeting of 2016 for Garrettsville’s village council. The mayor, new council member Debbie Wordell, reelected council member Jeff Kaiser and village clerk Nancy Baldwin had all been sworn into office before Christmas at a joint swearing-in ceremony officiated by Congressman Dave Joyce held in Koritansky Hall at Hiram College. (See Villager, January 8, 2016) This night’s meeting began with council re-electing councilman Tom Hardesty as Village Council President. Mayor Patrick then asked for and was granted council’s approval for his 2016 mayoral appointments (which also includes two appointments by council to the newly created Income Tax Review Board). Next Mayor Patrick addressed council and the audience with his State of the Village report (see below). During discussion of revenue, expenditure, cash balances, and income tax reports, councilman Hadzinsky was pleased to announce that the village had ended 2015 on a positive note. Hadzinsky stated that the village’s expenses had been kept down (approx. $163K as compared to the average of $174K) and revenue was up (approx. $173K as compared to the average $169K). The mayor and Hadzinsky both praised village solicitor Stuck and income tax clerk Valerie McCullough for their rigorous effort in the collection of delinquent income taxes. Next on the agenda, council passed Resolution 201601 Honoring former councilmember Christina Anderson for her outstanding service to the village, and put on first read Resolution 2016-02 which would authorize the mayor and clerk to enter into a three-year agreement with the Garrettsville-Freedom-Nelson JFD for dispatch services. Council President Hardesty told council that he had recently met with Portage County Sheriff David Doak about the upcoming changes to the 911 system for dispatch. He reported that there is much still unknown and everything seems to be in disarray. Hardesty stated that until they had answers about how Garrettsville’s dispatch system will be affected, they (council) should not enter into any long-term agreements. Council adjourned to executive session to discuss personnel 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 February 10, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall. State of the Village of Garrettsville 2016 As we begin 2016, I would like to reflect on the events of the past year. 2015 began with a long cold winter that felt like it would never end. A big thank you goes to our Street Department for braving the elements of Mother Nature to keep our roads and sidewalks plowed and salted. In Village government, Tom Hardesty was chosen to serve as council president for the year. In April, Charles Klamer resigned after serving on Council for over 17 years, and Council appointed Sheri Johnson to serve the remainder of his unexpired term. Carolynne Sendry resigned from The Board of Zoning Appeals and in September John Porter was appointed to fill the vacancy. In November’s election, I was re-elected as Mayor, Nancy Baldwin was re-elected as Clerk-Treasurer, Jeff Kaiser was re-elected to Council and Debbie Wordell was elected as a new Council member. In 2015, we welcomed our newly-trained K9 officer, Jack, into the Police Department. We offer him and his handler Officer Keith Whan best wishes in providing this important service to the Village. The CBDG Grant awarded to the Village by the Portage County Commissioners was used to install new sidewalks, Garrettsville Style street lights, trees and grates on Main Street, Center Street and High Street. An additional CBDG Grant was applied for and approved by the Portage County Commissioners to be used to upgrade the municipal parking lot on Center Street, behind the former location of Irwin Hardware,
with new paving, Garrettsville Style street lights, fencing, maintenance building. As we progress through 2016 we and drainage. We expect to have these improvements will continue to offer these services, and as the budget allows, we will continue to replace sidewalks and repair completed by the end of 2016. A big thank you to the owners of the properties roads with grinding, patching and chip & seal, as well destroyed by the 2014 fire for finishing off their land as other improvements throughout the village as they with grass and gravel. Thank you also to the Carlson are needed. I would like once again to say thank you to our police family for the work that they performed on their building, making it ready for a tenant. The Village has installed department, fire department, Community EMS, our street a temporary water line to their building so that it will department, water department, planning commission and the village offices. These are the people that are the core now be usable. The rehabilitation and renovation of the old Paul’s of the operations of the village and they deserve many thanks for keeping us safe and in good running order. Grist Mill was completed and the I would also like to say property is now for sale or lease. 2016 Mayoral Appointments thank you to the village Thank you to Mike Maschek for BPA Vacancy appointment: Ed Maresh council for all their efforts his work in saving that historic (requires council approval) in attempting to keep the building. village running on an even Although there have not yet Fire District Rep: Hadzinsky keel financially. Although been any new buildings built in EMS District Rep: Kaiser some decisions made the fire area on Main Street, we throughout the year have still continue to explore every Board of Zoning Appeals (term renewal): Harrington not been easy for everyone, possible avenue to help with the Planning Commission (term renewal): Kehoe we all know that above all re-creation of our historic Main the council’s top priority Income Tax Review Board: Teresi Street. is keeping the village safe Council Appointments: Tommie Jo Marsillio, Chris Perme The North Street water main and prosperous. replacement project began at Streets, Parks and Cemeteries: Hardesty, Johnson, Wordell In closing, I also want the beginning of July and was to thank you, the citizens, Utilities: Wordell completed around the beginning business ow ners and of October, nearly a month ahead Village Properties & Sidewalks: Hardesty, Johnson, Wordell community members of of schedule in spite of last-minute CRA Housing Offi cer: Hadzinsky our Village for continuing modifications and re-bidding of to make Garrettsville a the project work. PCRPC Designee: Patrick, Harrington (Alt) strong, vibrant and exciting On Village roads, Wheeler Records Commission Citizen TBA place to call home. Our Road was chip and sealed; repairs future is bright and we and paving were done on Freedom Audit Committee: Baldwin, Kaiser, Wordell will continue to do what it Street and miscellaneous repairs takes to make our historic and patching were done on other Garrettsville a great place to have a business, to get a roads. great education, to build or buy a home, to visit, and Planning was begun for the Liberty Street-Silica Road drainage and curbing project. Investigation and most of all to be a village resident. As always, if you have any ideas, questions or planning has been started to correct problems of flooding on Windham Street. We have conducted meetings with the comments, feel free to call me at 330-687-9637 or email Portage County Park District with the goal of developing mayor@garrettsville.org Sincerely, a more accessible entrance to the Headwaters Trail on Mayor Rick Patrick Windham Street. The Chamber of Commerce, which consists of over 140 members, remains strong. We are thankful for their involvement in the community, as they have for many years provided the village with an extensive calendar of events such as Community Garage Sale, St. Patrick’s Where did 2015 go to?? We say that every year, and Day Celebration, five Car Cruise Nights, Peach Social, every year it seems to go faster! Business Showcase, Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony The Bainbridge/Chagrin AARP Chapter #4527 will and many others. Over the years the Chamber has purchased the street banners, concrete park benches, meet on Tuesday, February 2nd , 2016, (Groundhog Day) hanging flower baskets, Christmas decorations and much at 1pm, at the Bainbridge Town Hall, located at 17826 more. The Chamber provides three scholarships for our J. Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Twp., Ohio. ( Behind the A. Garfield Students and its members are very involved Fire Station) The program is presented by Stan Rolf, a local in the Garrettsville Summerfest Festival. entertainer. Stan does a variety of comedy, sing a longs, In spite of the rain, the 11th annual Summerfest etc. Come and join us and enjoy Stan’s program. Festival was held in late June. Actress Monica Potter If by chance, ( and it does not look like it will happen served as the Grand Marshal in 2015. The Summerfest Festival has grown every year, becoming like a large this Winter) the Kenston School system is cancelled reunion that brings families and friends back together due to the weather, our meeting will be cancelled also. for the festivities. Thank you to Aaron King and his Check your local television stations for school closings. Come and join us for an enjoyable afternoon, have committee for all the volunteer hours that they put into a cup of coffee, and meet friends, or make new friends. organizing the festival and keeping up its traditions while We are still collecting food, paper products, etc. for coming up with new ideas and creating an event that our “Food For Friends” food pantry, and items for the brings thousands of people to our village and revenue Geauga dog shelter. to our many businesses. 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If you own a traditional IRA, perhaps you have thought about converting it to a Roth IRA. Going Roth makes sense for some traditional IRA owners, but not all. Why go Roth? There is an assumption behind every Roth IRA conversion – a belief that income tax rates will be higher in future years than they are today. If you think that will happen, then you may be compelled to go Roth. After all, once you are age 59½ and have owned a Roth IRA for five years (i.e., once five full years have passed since the conversion), withdrawals from the IRA are tax-free.1 Additionally, you never have to make mandatory withdrawals from a Roth IRA, and you can contribute to a Roth IRA as long as you live, unless you lack earned income or make too much money to do so.2,3 For 2016, the contribution limits are $132,000 for single filers and $194,000 for joint filers and qualifying widow(er)s, with phase-outs respectively kicking in at $117,000 and $184,000. (These numbers represent modified adjusted gross income.)4 While you may make too much to contribute to a Roth IRA, anyone may convert a traditional IRA to a Roth. Imagine never having to draw down your IRA each year. Imagine having a reservoir of tax-free income for retirement (provided you follow IRS rules). Imagine the possibility of those assets passing tax-free to your heirs. Sounds great, right? It certainly does – but the question is, can you handle the taxes that would result from a Roth conversion? Why not go Roth? Two reasons: the tax hit could be substantial, and time may not be on your side. A Roth IRA conversion is a taxable event. When you convert a traditional IRA (which is funded with pre-tax dollars) into a Roth IRA (which is funded with after-tax dollars), all the pretax contributions and earnings for the former traditional IRA become taxable. When you add the taxable income from the conversion into your total for a given year, you could find yourself in a higher tax bracket.2 If you are nearing retirement age, going Roth may not be worth it. If you convert a sizable traditional IRA to a Roth when you are in your fifties or sixties, it could take a decade (or longer) for the IRA to recapture the dollars lost to taxes on the conversion. Model scenarios considering “what ifs” should be mapped out. In many respects, the earlier in life you convert a regular IRA to a Roth, the better. Your income should rise as you get older; you will likely finish your career in a higher tax bracket than you were in when you were first employed. Those conditions relate to a key argument for going Roth: it is better to pay taxes on IRA contributions
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac revisited. Iva Walker | Columnist
What Dave Barry always calls “an alert reader” stopped me the other day in the PCDL and asked if I wasn’t going to write some more stuff drawing on the abovementioned publication and it seemed like a good idea, so here we are. The Old Farmer speaks : (Freely translated by yours truly) What is it that everyone quotes the almanac on? The weather, of course. So I turned there first, wondering how the aged agriculturalist had dealt with the premier weather feature of this year so far, ~ Well, he was definitely off in November El Nino. and December of ’15—too much cold predicted. January of ’16, not so bad, some reference to the up-and-down nature of the situation outside. My favorite is, “Wintry mix leaves roadways slick. Milder for a spell, then cold as ...Hello! Whadda ya know? It’s 10 below!” The month ends with “Slop, glop, stop!” This sounds like the Northeast Ohio weather that we all know and love.
Notes from the vineyard Amanda Conkol | Columnist
As you may have seen, we host and attend many winerelated dinners throughout the year. And, as you might imagine, plenty of wine is consumed. Many participants attend, and throughout the night, it becomes apparent there is some liability inherent in having people consume wine at a social function in your winery and then drive away. Thankfully there are some great insurance policies that protect us, however, the same situation is true in your home. You should share my concern not only for your friends’ safety but for your financial security should something go awry and a tree jump out in front of your impaired pal’s automobile. So the next time you are hosting a wine dinner, please keep in mind these three simple rules to make sure your guests have a good time but are also being responsible. Rule # One is fairly well known, but bears repeating: Always serve plenty of food with wine. A stomach with something in it tempers the rate with which alcohol enters the bloodstream and avoids the one-glass-staggering-aboutthe-room syndrome. If you have ever attended an event at our winery, you will notice that cheese and crackers are prominent at each table. But Rule # Two is less well known and, I think, much more effective, particularly at dinner parties where several wines and food is to be served. Have plenty of water available and keep everyone’s water glass filled. As people talk and eat and talk, you will find that if water is available, they will drink it, in great gulps, between taking, one hopes, smaller amounts of wine with food bites and between contributing sound bites. There are several benefits to this strategy. People will consume water, which will dilute the alcohol level in their system with water and not become as tipsy. Wine, especially red wine, acts as a diuretic, and causes dehydration and thirst. By hydrating (with water instead of wine), your guests will avoid the drugged feeling that comes with dehydration and will also feel fewer of the effects drinking wine causes some people the next morning. Rule #3 is one of my most important rules. If you know that you will be attending a wine-related dinner, please have a designated driver. The only times we do not have a designated driver is if we are staying at the same hotel that is hosting the dinner, and therefore, no driving is required. Your safety and the safety of your guests is really the most important part of enjoying any dinner. 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.
Before the specifics of prediction , there was a section titled Jet Streams: Hot Curves and Cold Weather; this had colored maps and diagrams and bunches of new terms that I had not seen before. Cool! (You should pardon the expression.) It seems there are Polar cells, Hadley cells and Ferrel cells interacting with a Polar jet, a Subtropical jet and the tropopause. Got that? Then you have to figure in the Arctic Oscillation—positive or negative— and the Pacific North American Pattern and the North Atlantic Oscillation (with an assist from the Icelandic low and the mid-Atlantic Azores high...not to mention the Aleutian low and the Western high). Where we are, according to the Summer/Winter outlook maps, is likely to be cold and relatively dry right now, followed by hot and dry this summer. Don’t plan on much skiing; invest in air conditioning. Or you could just contemplate the comment of Mark Twain—who commented on nearly everything— that “Climate is what we expect; weather is what we get.” The Almanac is just full of oddball pieces of information. To wit: “Seventy percent of people asked to choose between their spouse and their dog will choose the dog (Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Tufts University). There’s a whole section on the moose. In it there’s a tale about Thomas Jefferson, who, while in France as the ambassador from the United States, asked some of the “powers that be”—George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, et al.—to send him a moose to contradict a view bandied about by a prominent European natural historian, that all plant and animal species (including humans) found in America were “weak, feeble and degenerate”, due to pervasive cold and wet, swampy conditions. Somebody did send him a 7-foot stuffed moose, which he then delivered to the misinformed sort-ofscientist, who died shortly thereafter. Now there’s a story you don’t run into every day. How about some selections from the list of 12 New Proverbs in the section called “Amusement” • It’s always darkest before... Daylight Saving Time. • A penny saved is...not much. • A miss is as good as ...a mister. (I liked that one) The advertising is interesting too. It ranges from RTPR—Real Time Pain Relief—an “Exclusive herbal blend made in the USA, available nowhere else” (Smells Great Too!!!) to the Taylor Manufacturing Company’s “Little Sheller” for preparing peas and beans (God help us! If I ever had so many peas or beans that I needed a sheller, it would be a sign of the Apocalypse, since I have a black thumb when it comes to domestic gardening. The Last Trump would be about to sound.)and the Snow Pusher Lite(You can figure that one out). We certainly won’t dwell on the product coming from the Wellness Logix ™ company, Prostate IQ™. Certainly not. One can also purchase quality wood shutters, Cape Cod Metal Polishing Cloths, a Vermont Bun Baker(Three models—no jokes, please) or eXmark landscaping machines. Pretty much covers a range of lifestyles, I’d say. There’s even a *Power Psychic* who says she will solve problems of marriage, health, business, weight and is a Love Specialist. You get one free question by phone; presumably no answering machine. All of this is available online too, only $9.99 for 12 issues. Can’t you just see the Old Farmer sitting down to his keyboard to shoot info out into the ether? Who’s getting up to milk the cows?
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Jason Adkins solemnized the 5:30pm August 8th, 2014, wedding of Dr. Rena Meadows and Gerald Hunter at the Tyler History Center where a reception followed. Jim and Claudia Meadows of Garrettsville are parents of the bride. Mr. Hunter is the son of Doreen and Gerald Hunter of Boardman. The bride retained her maiden name. She earned a doctorate in Medical Neuroscience from Indiana University School of Medicine and is a Study Design Lead at Covance. Mr. Hunter is completing his doctorate in Biochemistry from Indiana University School of Medicine, where he is employed. The couple honeymooned in Riviera Maya, Mexico. They live in Indianapolis.
And to top all of this off, the Quiz Bowl info/ trivia service that I subscribe to had a question the other day that was pretty interesting. I was just barely(Ha!) aware that there is a person known as the Naked Cowboy on Times Square, NYC. This dude(real name, Robert Burck, a native of Cincinnati) has, for the last 16 years appeared in the heart of Manhattan wearing naught but a white hat, white cowboy boots(They’re painted with the word ”tips” down the side—guess where people, women, mostly, stuff money) white briefs(with ”Naked Cowboy” across the seat in red and blue) and a guitar(with a flag motif). He’s a fixture and a tourist attraction. Now he’s gone corporate; he’s franchising the look to other cowboys...and cowgirls; he has a trademark, even sued Mars Candy over an M&M’s commercial. The franchisees put up $5000 a year or $500 per month to be part of the action. Burck’s “action” comes to around $150,000 per year. And now he has a deal with Fruit of the Loom which is bringing out a new line of boxer briefs (Slogan : “Even the Naked Cowboy has changed his underwear.”)—he says they’re a little bit “baggy”. They’ll be giving out free samples. Is this a great country or what?
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7. JOB CUTS - Falling oil prices caused the layoffs of 258,000 workers in the oil and gas industry globally during calendar year 2015, including 114,000 Americans (source: Graves & Company). 8. STRAIGHT LINE - 52% of stock investors were “bullish” on the US stock market on 12/31/14 after the S&P 500 had produced a +13.7% gain (total return) for 2014. The S&P 500 gained +1.4% during 2015 (source: AAAII).
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Crossword Puzzle: Jan 22ND
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330-274-5520 CLUES ACROSS 1. Women (French) 5. Hyrax 8. Distress signal 11. Trade 13. Large northern deer 14. The 3 Wise Men 15. Marten of N Asian forests 16. Hoover’s agency 17. Received an A 18. 2nd Islamic month 20. Light brown 21. Clarified butter used in Indian cookery 22. Frankness 25. Argentina’s capital 30. Citizen of Kenya or Zimbabwe 31. Noah’s boat 32. Family of languages in So. Africa 33. Inappropriate 38. Scientific workplace 41. Hungriness 43. Say to talk about an annoying topic 45. Sing and play for somebody 47. Strike buster 49. A citizen of Thailand 50. Civil Rights group 55. Honest Company’s Jessica 56. ‘__ death do us part 57. Malarias 59. Claim against another’s property 60. Mined metal-bearing mineral 61. Dashery 62. Capacity unit 63. Primary color 64. Indian dress
CLUES DOWN 1. Manuscripts (abbr.) 2. Netherlands river 3. Italian island 4. One’s own being 5. More adroit 6. Balkan country 7. Psychologist B.F. 8. Investment group Goldman ___ 9. Double curve 10. The plane of a figure 12. Ocean 14. Public presses 19. Civil Rights activist Parks 23. Cooking container 24. Arctic native 25. Founder of Babism 26. Bashkortostan capital 27. Bulky grayish-brown eagle 28. Louse egg 29. About sight 34. ___/Tuck: TV drama 35. Black tropical American cuckoo 36. Chest muscle (slang) 37. Expression of disappointment 39. One who assists 40. Antilles island 41. Served food 42. Egyptian Sun god 44. Performed successfully 45. Cavalry-sword 46. Abba __, Israeli politician 47. Jonas __, cured polio 48. The Muse of history 51. Express pleasure 52. Turkish leader titles 53. Castro country 54. Nobleman 58. ___ Lanka
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PRINTING
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HANDYMAN SERVICES: Over 40 years in the building trades in Portage County. Very reasonable rates for seniors. 330-606-1216 or 330-2975749 2/5
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PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE The Zoning Commission of Huntsburg Township will hold an organizational meeting on February 1, 2016 at 7PM. All meetings are held at the Huntsburg Town Hall, 16534 Mayfield Road, Huntsburg.
FOR RENT/SALE: Brick Victorian Garrettsville, 3-4 bedrooms 2 baths, $700 per month 440-285-5729. 1/22 HIRAM Apt for rent. 2nd floor, one bedroom. All utilities included. Off-street parking. Hook-up for compact washer/ dryer unit. $750 per month. Call 330-569-6035 for details.
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PUBLIC NOTICE A t t h e i r O rg a n i z a t i o n a l M e e t i n g H e l d Tu e s d a y, January 12, 2016, the Crestwood Board of Education set their monthly meetings for the second Tuesday of each month to begin at 7:00 pm at the Crestwood High School Library, 10919 N. Main Street, Mantua, for the months of February through December 2016.
SEWING MACHINES Repaired. 40-years experience. Pick-up and delivery. Hundreds for sale, electric & treadle. $60-$270 new. Rich (330) 527-5195. 2/5
Classifieds $10 for up to 20 words .20 ea additional word Deadlines are Monday by Noon
COMMERCIAL OFFICE S PA C E , l o c a t e d n e a r downtown Garrettsville Plaza. Plenty of parking. Available for immediate use. Call for additional details 330-5274321 RUFN
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Eastwood Sharp Shop Knives • Blades • Chains Scissors and More (330) 527-7103 8060 Elm St, Garrettsville
PETS BLUE MOON KENNEL: Modern, clean pet boarding & grooming facility. Heated/airconditioned. Indoor/Outdoor runs. We are on premises 24 hrs a day. Veterinarian recommended. (330) 8982208. RUFN
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Puzzle #16-7 eadline ~ February 2, 2016
Hey kids! Here’s how the Math Corner works: Work the questions below and fill in the answers. Then clip and send before the deadline to: MATH CORNER, c/o The Weekly Villager, 8088 Main Street, Garrettsville OH 44231. Three winners will be drawn from all correct entries received. Prizes are courtesy of Garrettsville McDonald’s. Good luck.
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Fun By The Numbers
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the mixed numeral, three and four-fifths, as a 2. Rename fraction.
answer dog walked 10 times as far as Frank’s dog, and Frank’s 3. My dog walked 10 times as far as Al’s dog. If Frank’s dog walked 10 km, then how much farther did my dog walk than Al’s dog?
Sadie & Lucy
Sadie & Lucy are 6 month old sisters. They’re best friends & we’d love to find them an indoor home t o g e t h e r . Sadie is quite vocal & a little more outgoing than Lucy. But when they are finished playing, both of them usually go to sit on the couch with their foster parents. They are negative for leukemia & FIV, & they’re vaccinated & spayed. Their foster home has other cats & dogs & they are fine with all the activity there. Heck, they contribute to all the household activity! To meet Sadie & Lucy, please contact Kathy Deptola Animal Rescue at 440/862-0610; kdanimalrescue@ gmail.com
answer Your name
Your school
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MATH CORNER WINNERS Puzzle #16-6
Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
1. 158 2. Fail 3. 1 1/4 or equiv. Winners
Garrettsville McDonald’s Claim your prize by bringing this box to McDonald’s
1. Brianna hite Extra Value Meal 2. HUNTER ANDEL Cheeseburger, fries, drink
3. COLE REEDY McDonald’s Dessert
VILLAGER CLASSIFIED AD FORM Send information and payment to The Villager, 8088 Main St., Garrettsville, OH 44231 Deadlines are Monday by 12 p.m. Name: ____________________________________
Phone: _____________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________ AD WILL APPEAR EXACTLY AS SUBMITTED ~ PRINT CLEARLY ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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