Senior News & Events
April 11, 2019 by Staff Report

Local township and village road crews will again work with the Geauga County Department on Aging employees and volunteers to remove unwanted items, including appliances, wrapped mattresses and furniture, from seniors’ garages and yards during locally scheduled pickups.

SENIOR CENTER EVENTS

Chardon Senior Center, 12555 Ravenwood Drive, Chardon, 440-279-2130.

  • Lunch & Learn: April 17, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join at Chardon Healthcare for “Benefits of Music Therapy.” Register by April 12.
  • Heinen’s Wellness: April 22, 11 a.m. Heinen’s presents “Building Your Immune System.”
  • Historical Society: April 23, 1 p.m. Western Reserve Historical Society presents “Built for Good: Cleveland State Hospital.” Cost is $5. Register by April 19.

Middlefield Senior Center, 15820 Ridgewood Drive, Middlefield, 440-632-0611.

  • Strolling into Spring: April 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Presented by Geauga Park District.
  • CPR and EpiPen Class: April 18, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. University Hospitals will provide hands on instruction to participants looking to learn CPR or brush up on skills. Registration required. Free. Lunch will be provided.

West Geauga Senior Center,12650 West Geauga Plaza, Unit 4, Chester Township, 440-729-2782.

  • Knowledge with Nathan: April 15, 12-1 p.m. Nathan will share some interesting facts about presidential first family history.
  • Tree Talk: April 17, 11 a.m. to noon. In Observance of Arbor Day, Christine will provide an educational audio/visual presentation about trees.
  • Look, Lunch & Listen: April 17, 12-1 p.m. Held at the Geauga West Library every Wednesday in April, this week’s topic is: “The Underground Railroad.”

Bainbridge Senior Center, 17751 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township. Call Becky at 440-279-2130.

  • Veterans Breakfast: April 16, 9 a.m. For veterans and their spouses, breakfast is free for veterans.

Senior Trash Pick-Up Days

Local township and village road crews will again work with the Geauga County Department on Aging employees and volunteers to remove unwanted items, including appliances, wrapped mattresses and furniture, from seniors’ garages and yards during locally scheduled pickups.

Geauga seniors who want to sign up for the trash pick up must be 60 years of age and older and must be registered with the department on aging for 2019 one week prior to the pickup in order to be placed on the pickup list. 

The first four senior trash pickup days are:

Hambden Township: April 17 and 18.

Munson Township: April 22-24.

South Russell Village: April 24 and 25.

Bainbridge Township: April 29, 30 and May 1.