If you drove the Suffield Festival of Lights tour the last few years, you experienced the incredible light and sound display at the home of the Winklemans on Woodlark Drive. They won first place for their amazing displays the past three years. They felt bad for other contestants that said why bother to compete with them.
Dogs should have treats, too, especially during the holiday season. With this in mind, I went to Duma Meats in Suffield and selected a soup bone from their smoked meats bin.
Ravenna council members Amy Michael and Christina West hosted Lisa McKenna’s Brown Middle School’s seventh grade art class Dec. 6 as special guests guided a holiday-themed project.
In 1992, musician Phil Kline, who grew up in Northeast Ohio, created a participatory mobile sound sculpture inspired by portable electric instruments, boomboxes and Christmas caroling.
For the past two years, Morgan Schweitzer, 17, of Mogadore, has been attending equestrian competitions in Northeast Ohio with a young Arabian mare that was rescued from a slaughter truck in 2019.
Around Windham: Holiday events coming up in Windham, plus giving thanks for some wonderful neighbors
The third annual Windham/James A. Garfield Marathon Veterans Day half marathon was held on Nov. 12. The races started and ended at the Windham High School, which is next to Camp James A. Garfield (formerly Ravenna Arsenal).
Mogadore High School graduates and retired coaches Gino Calcei and Michael Ganitch were honored as the most distinguished Mogadore alumni at the Wildcats’ Homecoming Game against the Southeast Pirates on Oct. 6.
Those who read this column with any regularity may have noticed that I use quotes quite often. I love a good quote because it is an entire sermon wrapped within a few profound words.
County roundup: Atwater Candidates Night is Oct. 18, plus news from Brimfield, Mogadore and Suffield
Atwater will hold a Candidates Night at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at Town Hall at 1219 state Route 183.
Skeels-Mathews Community Center will dedicate a shelter in memory of the late Sara Jackson at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 7 at the center at 4378 Skeels St. in Ravenna.
Rising above Nelson Circle is a monument dedicated to the memory of township soldiers who long ago served their country. A local history buff is working to make sure those men are remembered forever.
More than 50 years after Henry Halem designed a series of white glass sculptures inspired by the Kent State shootings, he decided to bring the imagery back to life, but for a different reason.