Iva Walker

The songs will rise on December 21 at three o’clock in the Garrettsville United Methodist Church, set on the air by the Chancel Choir, the three handbell ensembles and the interpretive narrators telling the story of “Glory to the Newborn King–Celebrating the Light of Christmas”. This outpouring of seasonal praise will incorporate biblical readings, familiar […]

Christmas trees abandoned on the “devil strip”. Wrappings and tinsel in the weekly trash pick-ups. Peppermint and/or chocolate overload. But the surest sign that Yuletide has truly passed is the appearance of Valentine’s Day promotions on the shelves at Wal-Mart. Keep your eyes open for the Easter Bunny, he’s up next. And, of course, every […]

The saying goes that only, “mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.” (This was a remark from colonial times when the British Empire was spreading into tropical lands where they had no climatological experience at all and besides that, they were sure to be sending other, lesser locals out into the sun […]

Step right up ! Bargains galore ! OOPS. Cover everything. Garage Sale weekend had its moments–some of them rather damp. Lots of stuff out there to be checked out, maybe bargained over. Lots of evidence of families outgrowing all sorts of things. Lots of families growing into new fashions and looking for a bargain or […]

Festive, it was at the Garrett’s Mill Brewing Company on June 11, 2026, celebrating the 100th birthday of Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary Club; 1926–2026 is a landmark stretch for any organization, particularly one so connected to the community and so involved with good works. Guests were there representing grand pooh-bahs of District 6630: 2027-2028 District Governor Richard […]

Well, maybe, if it’s deep-fried. Or not. Looks like the origin of the cyclosporiasis outbreak has been spotted, so-to-speak. Being found in, of all things, shredded lettuce, frequently found in vegetarian or Mexican eateries (We’re lookin’ at you, Taco Bell.). Turns out that if you prepare the leafy stuff yourself–properly–it’s more likely to be safe […]

Quite the weekend. Nice of the Curtains UP! Theatre group to throw this big fundraiser party –July 25–for my birthday. Nice event–interesting vendors, tasty eats, vintage beverages, lovely weather, people from all over–something that could just keep going and growing to support the group’s goals for the future. People were coming in for most of […]

Portage County may be well positioned to be the center of a new conservation push in Ohio, especially since , historically, we have had a head start on the Rattlesnake situation, especially right here in Nelson Township. See, somebody has, apparently figured out that the Natural World is pretty much all of a piece and […]

“Here we go again…” As I have said so many times before: “Once the Fourth of July is over, it’s alldownhill to Labor Day and school starting up again.”Here comes September. Actually, a pretty quiet month, all things considered. Ya got Labor Day, of course, and Rosh Hashanah and Patriot Day (replacing Armistice Day, which […]

October 12, 2026 was a day of commemoration, as the Garrettsville-Hiram Rotary took part in a semiquincentennial celebration of Rotary District 6630 by planting trees–an October Glory Maple and an Ohio Buckeye on the JAG campus, one back by the track and one by the Elementary School. The district aims to plant two hundred and […]