Geauga Happenings

October 4, 2018 by Staff Report

Free Fresh Produce

Oct. 6, 9-11 a.m.

Newbury United Community Church will be 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.

Huntsburg CC Turkey Dinner

Oct. 6, 4-6:30 p.m.

Huntsburg Congregational Church will hold its annual turkey dinner with all the fixings at the church located at 12435 Madison Road. Come to the Pumpkin Festival and stay for dinner

Cost is $11 for adults, $9 for seniors and $6 for children ages 5-10. Children under 5 are free.

Pig Roast Dinner

Oct. 6, 4-7 p.m.

Newbury American Legion Post 663 is hosting its annual pig roast dinner in the Hunter pavilion behind the post located at 11008 Kinsman Road in Newbury. Event includes a homemade pie auction and 50/50 raffle.

Donations are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. To go orders are available.

For information, call 440-635-6336, 216-315-2337 or 216-570-7158.

Geauga Dems Clambake

Oct. 6, 6 p.m.

The Geauga County Democratic Party is hosting its annual clambake at the county headquarters located at 12420 Kinsman Road in Newbury Township. Come hear about all the candidates for office in the upcoming election.

Networking begins at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 pm.

Call to place an order for chicken for $35 or steak for $40 along with the clams.

For more information and to RSVP, email GeaugaDemocrats@gmail.com or call 440-836-4060.

Rescue Mission Fundraiser

Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m.

Geauga Faith Rescue Mission will hold its third annual dinner and auction to benefit Geauga County’s homeless at Notre Dame Educational Center, 13000 Auburn Road in Chardon.

The event includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner, beer, live music, a silent auction and Chinese auction. Sponsorships, auction items and attendees are sought, with information available online at www.gfrmission.org, by emailing info@gfrmission.org or calling 440-313-8981.

Taste of Bainbridge

Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m.

The annual Taste of Bainbridge affair will be held at the Chagrin Valley Athletic Club. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m., with raffles and games throughout the evening. A new event will be a casino.

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.

Fall Fest

Oct. 6, 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; balloon artist Stacy Alan, sponsored by the Chardon Square Association; and live music by DJ Bryan Baker, face painting by Katie Stone, sponsored by the City of Chardon; and free hot dogs and cider, sponsored by Chardon Tomorrow and City of Chardon.

Rain date is Oct. 7. For more information, visit www.chardon.cc.

PERI Informational Meeting

Oct. 9, 10 a.m. to noon

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Retirees (PERI Geauga Chapter 86) will hold an informational meeting at the Punderson State Park Sports Chalet.

PERI Chairman John Haught will speak at 11:15 a.m. and will take questions. All current PERI members, as well as all who are interested in the group’s mission of protecting pensions and benefits though careful oversight of upcoming state legislation, are welcome.

Refreshments will be served. For information, call Nick Fischbach, PERI 86 president, at 440-834-4511.

VFWTaco Dinners

Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m.

Chardon VFW Post 6519 will serve taco dinners every Wednesday in October. Cost is $1.50 for hard or soft tacos and $2.50 for taco salad.

Amish Style Wedding Dinner

Oct. 10

The Friends of WomenSafe’s annual Amish Wedding Dinner will be held at home of Mary Miller in Middlefield. Doors open at 5 p.m., with dinner being served at 5:30 p.m.

Dinner is $30 for adults and $15 for children under 10. There will be a gift raffle offering a variety of gift certificates.

Space is limited and available by reservation only. Call 440-285-3741 or register online at www.fows.info.

GCP Member Networking Event

Oct. 10, 5-7 p.m.

Join the Geauga Growth Partnership’s annual networking event at Sapphire Creek Winery, 16965 Park Circle Drive in Bainbridge

Township. Cash bar; appetizers will be provided. Guests and colleagues are welcome.

Registration is appreciated by calling 440-564-1060 or visiting geaugagrowthpartnership.com.

Holiday Enchantment

Oct. 12-13

The Gates Mills Garden Club will present a National Garden Club holiday standard flower show at Esquire’s Cottage, 1280 Chagrin River Road in Gates Mills. Hours are Friday from 1-5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

View creative and beautiful floral designs to celebrate the upcoming holiday season. Free and open to the public.

For information, visit thegatesmillsgardenclub.com.

Benefit Auction for DDC Clinic

Oct. 13, 9 a.m.

A benefit auction for DDC Clinic ~ Center for Children with Special Needs will be held at 17719 Newcomb Road in Middlefield. Event features a live Amish auction, including a 24-by-32-foot garage, a day’s labor from Amish workers, quilts, furniture, tools, home décor, maple syrup, buggies, horses, ponies, harnesses and more.

Breakfast starts at 5:30 a.m. There will be a lunch stand and bake goods will be available for sale.

For more information, call 440-632-1668.

Flying Club Hosts Swap Meet

Oct. 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Geauga Radio Controlaires is hosting the seventh annual Jim Gardner Memorial RC Model Swap Meet in the school gymnasium at Willo-Hill Baptist Church, 4200 state Route 306, Willoughby.

Seventy-seven exhibitor tables of radio controlled planes, helicopters, quadcopters, drones, cars, boats, radios, tools and accessories will be displayed for sale, barter and trade by regional modelers.

There will be an auction of new planes and equipment at 12:30 p.m.

Admission is $5. Youth 11 and under are free. Hot food will be available. Parking is free.

Proceeds support the club’s RC flying education programs and maintenance of its flying field in Burton.

For information, visit www.GeaugaRC.com or call Tim at 440-785-9519 or TKearns4@aol.com.

BCC Fall Bazaar

Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Burton Congregational Church will host its annual Fall Bazaar of crafts, rummage and bake sale items and more. Lunch will be served all day. The church is located at 14558 W. Park St. in Burton Village.

Montville Firefighter’s Fall Dinner

Oct. 13, 5 p.m.

Montville Firefighter’s Association is hosting a fall dinner at the fire station. Doors open at 5 p.m.; dinner will be served at 6 p.m.
Menu includes choice of steak, chicken or clams with sides, beverage and dessert. Tickets are $17 each, presale only by Oct. 5. Hot dog kid’s meal is available for $5.

Chinese auction and 50/50 raffle will be on sale at 6 p.m., with winning tickets drawn at 7:30 p.m. Winners do not need to be present.

Creations Boutique Sale

Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Children’s Guild of Cleveland is hosting its annual Creations Boutique featuring holiday decor, gourmet delights, children’s items, unique clothing and accessories, jewelry and one-of-a-kind giftsat Acacia Clubhouse, 26899 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst.

Admission is $5 at the door. All proceeds benefit Cleveland’s neediest children.

For more information, visit childrensguildcleveland.org.

Rummage Sale

Oct. 18-20

Christ Covenant Church, 16406 Kinsman Road in Middlefield, is holding a rummage sale of household items and clothing to benefit Charity Children’s Ministries. There will be a bake sale. Hours are Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

To donate goods, call 440-858-7481.

Crafts On The Square

Oct. 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thompson Fire Department is sponsoring Crafts on the Square at the Thompson United Methodist Church. The event features wonderful crafters, Chinese auction and food on site.

For more information, call Bobbi at 440-428-4769.

Charity Bar Crawl

Oct. 20, 3-10 p.m.

Join for the third annual Bar Crawl 44 for the Cure. All are welcome to join the team traveling on Cleveland’s Rock Star Party Bus to five different bars along state Route 44.

All donations will go directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/bc44forcure. Email darcyann531@yahoo.comwith any questions.

Eddy Fruit Farm/Kiwanis Park Clambake

Oct. 20, 5-7:30 p.m.

The fundraiser supports maintenance funds for special needs soccer fields and baseball fields at Clay Eddy Field / Kiwanis Park.

The clambake and steak roast includes beverages and live music. Cost for the clambake or steak roast is $40 per person. Extra clams are available for $10 per dozen.

Call 440-729-7842 for information. Tickets may be purchased at Eddy Fruit Farm and 10 West Salon in Chagrin Falls.

Chardon VFW Clambake

Oct. 27, 6-7 p.m.

Chardon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6519’s annual clambake will be held at the post located at 752 Water St. Cost is $25 per person for one dozen clams and half a chicken dinner, and $10 for extra clams.

Presale tickets only by Oct. 22; for information and tickets, call 440-285-3699.

Gift Of Magi Boutique

Nov. 9-10

A preview party for the annual Gift for the Magi holiday boutique will be held Nov. 9 from 7-9 p.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 11900 Chillicothe Road in Chester Township. For adults only, the $5 admission includes preview of the boutique, music, hors d’oeuvres and wine.

The boutique runs Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features handcrafted items by more than 35 juried crafters and a raffle for a handcrafted Saint Nicholas quilt. Admission is free.

Join the Boutique Bounce on Nov. 10 by also shopping the Christmas Bazaar at Old South Church, 9802 Chillicothe Road in Kirtland and boutique at St. Anselm Church, 13013 Chillicothe Road in Chester Township. Shoppers who visit the three boutiques will be eligible for one of three grand prizes. Begin the bounce at any of the churches and get the card stamped at each location.