Geauga Happenings
January 12, 2023 by Staff Report

Honor and celebrate the late Martin Luther King Jr. at Geauga County’s third annual ceremony being held at the Heritage House on Chardon Square...

MLK Day Celebration

Jan. 16, 2 p.m.

Honor and celebrate the late Martin Luther King Jr. at Geauga County’s third annual ceremony being held at the Heritage House on Chardon Square. Speakers include Rev. Jess Peacock, of Chesterland Community Church; Chagrin Falls Park activist Dorothy Ann Watson; and public servant and event organizer Mary Briggs. Chardon Schools choir director Fritz Streiff will lead students in performing select music selections. Covid-19 protocols will be followed at the outdoor event.

Geauga Skywatchers Club

Jan. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Join Geauga Skywatchers Club for “Make a Spectroscope” at Burton Public Library.Visit www.GeaugaLibrary.libcal.com to register.

Remediation of Blackbrook Creek

Jan. 17, 7 p.m.

Blackbrook Audubon Society welcomes Bill Zawiski, of the Ohio EPA, as he presents “Mentor Marsh Salt Fill Remediation: A Story Worth Sharing” at Penitentiary Glen Reservation, 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Road in Kirtland. Open to the public, program attendees are asked to bring their own mugs for coffee.

For more information, email blackbrookaud@aol.com. Programs cancelled due to weather are announced on the iAlert system.

Outreach Spaghetti Dinner

Jan. 19, 6-7 p.m.

Christ Presbyterian Church offers free drive-thru spaghetti and meatball dinners the third Thursday of each month. Salad and dessert are included. The church is located at 12419 Chillicothe Road in Chester Township.