Hello Windham family! Post-Labor Day in Bomber Country always seems to be a turning point or symbolic start of a new year. Some of us feel a bit restless – anticipating the change of season, but not really feeling it yet (because the weather has still been hot), and many of us feel energized – ready to embrace the coming autumn and feeling a sense of renewal.
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.
Hope Town, Portage County’s only Level 2 recovery housing facility, has a new headquarters at 9621 E. Center St. in Windham.
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.
Hello Windham Family! August is one of my favorite times of year in Bomber Country. Fall sports are kicking off, back to school is on its way and signs of autumn are on the horizon.
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.
Hello Bomber Family! My name is Nicole (Spencer) Sweet, and I will be your new column writer for “Around Windham.” As a lifelong Windham resident, it is an honor to update you with all the current events and items of interest along with accomplishments, achievements and general interest items such as births, weddings, engagements, anniversaries, reunions, vacations, graduations, sporting events, etc. of my fellow Windhamites.
It’s been several months since a tornado ripped through Windham impacting the lives of numerous Portage County residents. The needs in the area are still critical prompting the Portage Foundation and Portage County Emergency Management to extend the time to August 16 for collecting donations and for residents to apply for local disaster relief funds.
Last December, Zoey St. John of Windham joined Dean Caputo’s Powerhouse Gym in Streetsboro with the intention of simply getting fit. But after she met her then soon-to-be coach, Cecilia Izaurieta, things changed.
A fundraising event for Elliot Thompson and his family, put on by the Windham softball community was held June 22 and 23. Elliot is coach for the 14U team in Windham and has been very active in our local softball program. Elliot had a massive stroke recently. He is in the Cleveland Clinic at the time I wrote this.
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.