Chagrin Falls Schools
Guitar Mania Hits Storefronts The Chagrin Falls Chamber of Commerce enthusiastically partnered with Gurney Elementary School to encourage local businesses to display the second trimester third-graders’...
View ArticleIt’s Pancake Time
American Legion Post 459 Atwood-Mauck American Legion Post 459 is serving an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast March 20, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at 14052 Goodwin St. in Burton. Call Ron...
View ArticleTwo Organizations Benefit from Preston Oil Changes
For the past five years, Preston Superstore in Burton has donated $1 from every oil change in October to the fight against cancer. This year, Preston once again donated to University Hospitals Geauga...
View ArticleTree Tapper’s Ball Celebrates Sweet End to a Sweet Season
The bouncy rhythms of old time fiddle music filled the heart of Parkman Township Saturday night as traditional square dancers observed a sweet reason to celebrate Geauga County’s season....
View ArticleReligion
Auburn Community Church Auburn Community Churchwill host an Easter sunrise service March 27 at 7 a.m. at La Due Reservoir near the boat ramp on East Washington Street. A light breakfast will be...
View ArticleBerkshire Career Day Preps Students for Real World
Four years ago, leaders of Geauga Growth Partnership in Newbury Township were interviewing local applicants for company positions. To their surprise, they found many young people faltering during the...
View ArticleBombers with Huge Track Team, Large Freshmen Class
The Kenston girls track team has had plenty of success in the Chagrin Valley Conference. Now, the Bombers are entering their first season in the new Western Reserve Conference. Coach Jeanette...
View ArticleSunny Doxie Honored for Service
The Bainbridge Civic Club selected Sunny Doxie (Regina Grace Doxie) as the winner of its Dennis Martin Impact Award for her commitment to education both in the classroom and at Chagrin Falls Park. The...
View ArticleTime Warner Extinguishes Russell FD Service
Time Warner Cable is proposing to take over business for all Russell Township departments, but township leaders are hesitant after an incident last week that left the fire department without power. At...
View ArticleGeauga Happenings
Dems Discuss Heroin Crisis March 24, 6 p.m. The Geauga County Democratic Party will hold its monthly spaghetti dinner served with a hot topic at the Geauga County Democratic Headquarters and Social...
View ArticleSt. Helen School
Pi Day Students in Mr. Gannon’s math classes celebrated Pi Day on March 14 (3.14.16). They celebrated Pi Day by solving various math problems, including formulating different equations to solve...
View ArticleBerkshire Schools
Ledgemont Spring Auction Ledgemont PTC is hosting its first annual Chinese auction at Ledgemont Elementary School on April 15 from 6:30-9 p.m. All proceeds benefit the elementary school’s teachers and...
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Teacher Selected for NASA Program NASA has selected 11 educator teams for its 2016 Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program. Chagrin Falls middle and high school science teacher Alison Hinesman is one of...
View ArticleSaint Anselm School
Destination Imagination The St. Anslem School Destination Imagination Team traveled to the regional tournament at Hiram College on March 12. Students on the team prepared for the tournament for months....
View ArticleNotre Dame Elementary School
Modern Day Mummification How did ancient Egyptians create mummies? Sixth-grade students investigated this question during a recent social studies class. To gain more insight on the mummification...
View ArticleCommunity Meetings
Listed are public meetings and executive sessions in the county for the coming week, unless otherwise noted. To have a public meeting included in this section, fax information to 440-285-2015 or email...
View ArticleGeauga Park District Offers Camping Fun
Are you ready for an adventure? If so, join Geauga Park District’s summer camp for an exciting week of exploring, biking, kayaking, fishing, sending rockets and kites high into the sky, and much more....
View ArticleChester Township
Chester Township’s regular alternate Thursday meeting was opened at 7 p.m. March 24. Administrative The opening motions were to approve Chester Township Board of Trustees meeting minutes from two...
View ArticleThe Downside of the Do-it-Yourself Bride
Having been a florist for 28 years, you can imagine I have done hundreds of weddings and special events. With my career mostly in the Washington D.C. area, I have had the opportunity to do...
View ArticleChagrin Falls Schools
AP Environmental Science Class Quadruples in Size By CFHS students Nick Meador and Niko Papageorge During the 2015-16 school year, the AP Environmental Science (APES) class has quadrupled in size. Last...
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