St. Ambrose Church is hosting bingo on the first and third Tuesday of the month; doors open at 5:45 p.m. There is an early-bird game starting at 6:45 p.m. The location is inside the St. Ambrose Hall on Freedom Street. All participants must be 18 years or older.
The second annual members-only “progressive dinner” for the Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20.
The Curtain up Theatre is proud to present "Charlotte's Web" at 7 p.m. Jan. 17, 18, 24 and 25 and 1 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Iva Walker Auditorium, directed by Jackie Rinearson, adapted by Joseph Robinette and based on the book by E.B. White, with permission from Dramatic Publishing.
Windham Township was successful in getting a grant obtained by the Portage County Land Bank to have the structure at 9092 state Route 303 razed and the property cleaned up.
The Curtain up Theatre is proud to present "Charlotte's Web" at 7 p.m. Jan. 17, 18, 24 and 25 and 1 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Iva Walker Auditorium, directed by Jackie Rinearson, adapted by Joseph Robinette and based on the book by E.B. White, with permission from Dramatic Publishing.
Hiram Township will continue to have 100 Village of Hiram police patrol hours per month. That was a contract that, when originally established, was 60 hours per month.
Hiram council is overhauling the village’s zoning code, and a public hearing about it will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Village Hall at 7108 Wakefield Rd. The key aspects that will be discussed are parts of Phase 1, including adding a mixed-use zoning code to the books and village council’s proposal of changing from a college research district to an institutional district.
The members of Rotary Club of Garrettsville-Hiram recently held their ribbon cutting of the Tom Collins Memorial Rotary Trail at Village Park on South Street.
A public hearing will be held regarding implementation discussions of the pay-to-park that was passed last October at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Village Hall, located at 11617 Garfield Rd. It is being implemented to cover the rising costs of having police, fire and EMS.
Homecoming is Friday, Oct. 4. If you’re an alumni band member, Mr. Cebulla would love to have you back to join the memorable halftime performance. If you are interested in being back on the field, contact him via email at [email protected] – and don’t forget to let him know if you need an instrument.
Earlier this year, Mantua Village Council realized that it had a fairly sizable bank account and thought it would be good to do a better job investing that money so it could at least be earning ample interest instead of just sitting in the bank with a very low interest rate.
The Sip n Shop was a huge success. Co-organizer Sherri Collins and I are already planning next year’s Sip n Shop on Main.