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.
The long-awaited time capsule opening took place July 6. Inside the time capsule were, among other things, old newspapers, an old book from the Garrettsville 120th Centennial and a song written about Garrettsville called “Old Garrettsville” that was sung by two girls, according to the James A. Garfield Historical Society, when the time capsule was buried in 1924. Two women sang the song at the time capsule opening.
The Garrettsville Historical Society and Debbie Smith, Tim Smith and Denise Ellerhorst hosted the village’s recent Time Capsule Opening. With a stone note stating to open in 2024, they did just that. The time capsule was opened in front of a large crowd of people.
Garrettsville revealed the contents of the time capsule buried in 1924, and Jeremy Brown captured photos of the items inside: a selection of local and regional newspapers.
The Portager will run a series of three articles detailing each community’s response, the first one focusing on northern Portage county, the second on central, and the third on the county’s southern townships.
The Garrettsville time-capsule opening will be Saturday, July 6 on High Street. It will be presented by the James A. Garfield Historical Society.
The SummerFest committee has been very busy. There are many fun things to do on Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30.
The Garfield Historical Society will be revealing the 100-year-old contents of Garrettsville’s time capsule during a fun-filled day of events titled ‘“The Great Reveal,” taking place on Saturday, July 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The annual Garrettsville Summerfest will be Friday, June 28 to Sunday, June 30 on Main Street at the intersection of State Route 82 and State Route 88.