Geauga Happenings
Chardon VFW Post 6519 will serve Philly cheesesteak sandwiches for dinner every Wednesday in October to complement its weekly Queen of Hearts drawing. Cost is $6 per serving.
VFW Philly Cheesesteaks
Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Chardon VFW Post 6519 will serve Philly cheesesteak sandwiches for dinner every Wednesday in October to complement its weekly Queen of Hearts drawing. Cost is $6 per serving. Fresh-cut Idaho potato fries are $2. Hamm’s Beer is $1 each.
GCP Fall Networking Event
Oct. 5, 5-7 p.m.
Join for the Geauga Growth Partnership’s free fall networking event at Caritas Financial, 11360 Chillicothe Road in Chester Township. Beverages and appetizers provided.
For information or to register, call 440-564-1060 or contact Tracy Jemison, president, at info@geaugagrowth.com.
GEL Breakfast
Oct. 6, 7:30-9 a.m.
Geauga Growth Partnership and Kent State University at Geauga will sponsor “21st Century Manufacturing – Impact & Opportunity” at the next Geauga Economic Leadership (G.E.L.) breakfast at KSU Geauga, 14111 Claridon Troy Road in Burton.
Hear the story of The Technology House (TTH), who nearly 20 years ago was on the leading edge of 3-D printing. Today, TTH is at the forefront of 3-D printing having been selected as one of five companies nationwide to beta test carbon MI printers.
Breakfast and networking begin at 7:30 a.m. followed by the presentation from 8-9 a.m. Free and open to the public. Registration is appreciated.
For information or to register, contact Denise Milhollan at dmilholl@kent.edu or Marcia Owen at info@geaugagrowth.com.
Free Fresh Produce
Oct. 7, 9-11 a.m.
Newbury United Community Church is hosting a fresh produce giveaway at the church located at 14961 Auburn Road.
Cleveland FoodBank provides the service to low income Geauga County residents. Please bring ID and bags.
Distributions are the first Saturday of the month through Nov. 4.
Annual Turkey Dinner
Oct. 7, 4-6:30 p.m.
Huntsburg Congregational Church will hold a traditional turkey dinner at the church located at 12435 Madison Road.
Cost is $11 for adults, $9 for seniors 65 and older, and $6 for children ages 5-10. Children under 5 are free. Carry out is available. Tickets will be sold at the church beginning at 4 p.m.
Chinese auction tickets are $1 each or six for $5.
Come to the Pumpkin Festival and stay for dinner. Call 440-636-5504 for information.
A Knight at Sharon James
Oct. 7, 5-9:30 p.m.
Newbury Black Knight Parent Association presents the fourth annual “A Knight at Sharon James” at Sharon James Cellars, 11303 Kinsman Road in Newbury.
A dine to donate event, a portion of each meal cost will go back to Newbury Local Schools. Event includes raffle prizes, Chinese auction and 50/50. No tickets required.
For more information or to donate a gift basket, call Marlene at 440-227-2350.
Taste of Bainbridge
Oct. 7, 6 p.m.
The annual Taste of Bainbridge affair will be held at the Chagrin Valley Athletic Club. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. plus raffles and games. More than 20 area eateries will serve their special delicacies.
Tickets are $40 per person. Proceeds benefit Bainbridge Area Food for Friends, student scholarships and other community activities.
Tickets are available from club members or online at www.tasteofbainbridge.org.
Geauga Dems Clambake
Oct. 7, 6 p.m.
Join the Geauga County Democratic Party for its annual clambake at the county headquarters and social hall located at 12420 Kinsman Road in Newbury. Ohio District 99 Representative John Patterson will provide updates on education, local parks and other insider tidbits.
Networking begins at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Call to place an order for chicken or steak along with the clams.
Representative Patterson will give us updates on education, local parks and other insider tidbits.
Additional parking is available on the far eastern side of the plaza.
For more information and to RSVP, email GeaugaDemocrats@gmail.com or call 440-669-6062.
Help for the Homeless
Oct. 7, 6-9 p.m.
The annual fundraiser dinner and program for Geauga Faith Rescue Mission (GFRM), a homeless shelter project in Geauga County, will be held at the Notre Dame Education Center Auditorium, 13000 Auburn Road in Chardon. Tickets can be purchased by mailing $75 per person to GFRM, P.O. Box 823, Chardon or online at www.gfrmission.org by clicking on the Events link.
The evening includes live music with dinner, a video presentation, informational speakers and silent and live auctions. Guest speaker is Gerry Grim, chief operating officer at Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute.
For more information, call 440-636-5240. Donations are appreciated and accepted online at www.GFRMission.org or can be mailed to Geauga Faith Rescue Mission.
Fall Fest
Oct. 7, 7-9 p.m.
Fall Fest will be held on historic Chardon Square. The evening will include s’mores, sponsored by the Chardon Area Rotary; scarecrow making, sponsored by the Chardon Area Kiwanis; a balloon artist, sponsored by the Chardon Square Association; hot drinks, sponsored by Sheetz; and DJ music, sponsored by the City of Chardon. In addition, there will be free hot dogs, cider and roasted marshmallows.
Rain date is Oct. 8. For more information, visit www.chardon.cc.
Genealogical Society Meets
Oct. 10, 7 p.m.
The next meeting of the Geauga County Genealogical Society will feature “Show and Tell – Stories of Family Heirlooms” at the Chardon Library, 110 E. Park St.
For more information, email genvpres@gmail.com or visit www.gcgsoh.org.
Chili Cook Off
Oct. 11, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
There will be a chili cook-off to benefit United Way Services of Geauga at Kent State University at Geauga, 14111 Claridon Troy Road in Burton.
Submit a chili entry. Three prizes will be awarded. Sample entries and vote for your favorite. Make a donation to United Way.
For information and entry rules, visit www.kent.edu/geauga or call 440-834-3749.
CV Herb Society Meets
Oct. 13, 12:30 p.m.
The Chagrin Valley Herb Society will meet at the Bainbridge Library. After refreshments and a business meeting at 1 p.m., there will be a demonstration and workshop on making potpourri presented by the potpourri garden committee headed by Ann Sekerak.
Members should bring the lemon verbena plant they received in May. Perspective members are welcome to attend the meeting. RSVP to chagrinvalleyherbsociety@gmail.com. For more information about CVHS, visit chagrinvalleyhersociety.org.
Farmers Harvest 5K
Oct. 14, 8:30 a.m.
The Northeast Counties Farm Bureau, serving Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull County Farm Bureaus, have partnered together to sponsor the Together with Farmers Harvest 5K & 1 Mile race to at the Great Geauga County Fairgrounds, 14373 N. Cheshire St., Burton.
Participants may register at stasnyroadracing.com or by calling the Farm Bureau office at 440-437-8700. Preregistration cost, before Oct. 7, which guarantees an event shirt, is $20; after Oct. 7, the cost is $25, with no shirt guarantee. Farm Bureau members may call the office for the special event code to receive a Farm Bureau discount.
There will be a Chinese auction basket raffle. To make a donation for the raffle or an in-kind donation to Lifebanc, call the Farm Bureau office for details.
For more information, visit the Ohio Farm Bureau website at ofbf.org.
Flying Club Hosts Swap Meet
Oct. 14, 9 a.m. to noon
Geauga Radio Controlaires is hosting the sixth annual Jim Gardner Memorial RC Model Swap Meet at the Mentor Beach Park Pavilion, 7779 Lakeshore Blvd. in Mentor-on-the-Lake.
Eighty exhibitor tables of radio controlled planes, helicopters, quadcopters, cars, boats, radios, tools and accessories will be displayed for sale, barter and trade by regional modelers.
Admission is $5. Youth 11 and under are free. Hot food will be available. Parking is free.
For information, visit www.GeaugaRC.com or call Tim at 440-785-9519.
Fall Bazaar
Oct. 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Burton Congregational Church will hold its Fall Bazaar of craft, items, baked goods, candy and rummage sale items. Lunch will be served all day.
Craft vendors may reserve table space for $20 per table; call Kathy at 440-834-1172.
The church is located at 14558 W. Park St. in Burton Village.
Pig Roast
Oct. 14, 4:30-7 p.m.
Newbury American Legion Post 663 is hosting its seventh annual pie auction and pig roast in the Hunter Pavilion behind the Post located at 11008 Kinsman Road, Newbury.
Pie auction tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Dinner tickets are $15 and include pork, sides and dessert.
Proceeds benefit the American Legion and auxiliary.
For information, call Ken at 440-635-6390.
Community Pasta Dinner
Oct. 14, 5-7 p.m.
Pilgrim Christian Church, 202 S. Hambden St., Chardon, is hosting a community pasta dinner. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Proceeds benefit the steeple and general fund.
Threats to Forest Health
Oct. 17, 7 p.m.
Blackbrook Audubon Society will host a free program at Big Creek Park, 9160 Robinson Road in Chardon Township. Guest speaker Ryan Trimbath will illustrate how browsing by white-tailed deer above the soil surface and activities by invasive earthworms below combine to degrade forest understory diversity.
He will share results from his three-year study on how forest plant communities have been impacted and how these changes affect hooded warblers in the Cuyahoga Valley.
For more information, visit blackbrookaudubon.org
Creations Boutique Sale
Oct. 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Children’s Guild of Cleveland is hosting its annual CREATIONS boutique featuring holiday decor, jewelry, women’s accessories, children’s items, fiber arts, gourmet, gift ideas and more at Acacia Reservation Clubhouse, 26899 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst.
Admission is $5 at the door. All proceeds benefit Cleveland area children.
For more information, visit childrensguildcleveland.org.
Passion For Fashion Luncheon
Oct. 18, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Join for lunch and a fashion show outfitted by Passion for Fashion at Aurora Inn, 30 Shawnee Trail, Aurora. Speaker Deb Wells will present “Dreams Can Come True.”
Cost is $17. For reservations by noon Oct. 11, call 440-338-3384 or 440-248-4914 or email cwcchagrin@gmail.com.
The event is sponsored by Cleveland East Christian Women’s Connection affiliated with Stonecraft Ministries.
Veterans Recogntion Lunch
Nov. 8, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
A veterans recognition lunch and pinning ceremony by the Burton American Legion Color Guard will be held in the banquet room of Sisters of Notre Dame, 13000 Auburn Road in Chardon.
All veterans eat free, however, must register. Cost is $15 for non-veterans.
For reservations by Oct. 27, call Christine Bacon at 440-279-2131 or Melissa Wheeler at 440-279-2126
Vendors Sought for Shopping Fair
Nov. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Auburn Firedevils, auxiliary to the Auburn Volunteer Fire Department, is hosting its sixth annual arts, crafts and consultants fair at Adams Halls, 11455 Washington St., Auburn Township.
The group is seeking vendors for the event. Tables are $25 each. Tables and chairs are provided. There is ample parking.
For more information and a registration form, call Shelby DeCapite 440-543-7733 or email shelbydecapite@yahoo.com.
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