The annual community Easter egg hunt, a fundraiser for the Palmyra Fire Department, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23 at Palmyra Park on State Route 225. There will be games, candy and prizes. Also, the Palmyra Fireflies, which is the ladies auxiliary for the fire department, will sell donuts, coffee and hot chocolate.
The first-ever Pirate Community Day is being planned for Tuesday, April 23 with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Southeast track to begin at 4 p.m.
Believe it or not, it’s time to start thinking about spring sports, which means it is time for kids to sign up for baseball and softball. Edinburg 2024 registration continues now through Feb. 15.
A resolution was passed to have the Portage County engineer move forward with the bid specs to pave the mile-long Rootstown Community Park road, which is currently made of gravel.
The board voted to appoint Mary Kaley as president pro tem from Jan. 1-Jan. 8 of 2024.
Trustee Chris Diehl reported on the installation of a well pump at the fire station and made a motion to approve the payment of $2,064 to Carroll’s Well Drilling.
The bridge by the corner of Newton Falls Road and Holcomb Road has been closed by Portage County until a new bridge is built. Brick barriers were put up on both sides.
I’d like to start this month by thanking two important groups. Veterans Day is acknowledged every November, and veterans have one of the most important jobs in our country. Thank you for all your dedication and service.
Paris Township will hold its annual “Breakfast with Buddy” – Buddy the Elf – from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Shearer Community Center at 9355 Newton Falls Rd.
Voters in the Southeast Local Schools district will not see Issue 26 on the November ballot after a unanimous Oct. 9 decision by the district’s board of education.
I recently took the training to be a Precinct Election Official, and the Board of Elections is still looking for people to help out in the November General Election.
The Rootstown Area Chamber of Commerce Business Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at NEOMED at 4209 state Route 44. There will be some 40 vendors showcasing their businesses and passing out candy. There will also be a Trunk-or-Treat and a Touch-a-Truck with the fire department, service department and sheriff’s office.