City of Chardon
Check out spooktacular nights of frightful fun Oct. 10 and 11 from 5-9 p.m. at the Frohring Meadows in Bainbridge Township. There will be…
Fall Fest
Check out spooktacular nights of frightful fun Oct. 10 and 11 from 5-9 p.m. at the Frohring Meadows in Bainbridge Township. There will be free interpretive horse-drawn wagon rides from 5-8 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. A scary night hike will take place from 8-9 p.m. along with campfire stories with s’mores. Costumes are welcome and guests are asked to bring a soccer ball. There will be seasonal activities for the whole family at the event sponsored by Geauga Park District.
Accessing Government Funding
Government dollars are still a major source of funding for the nonprofit sector. Two experts will be on hand at Lakeland Community College’s Nonprofit and Public Service Center Oct. 21 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. to present an educational program, “Accessing Government Funding for your Nonprofit Organization.”
Liz Power and Lauren Steiner, both attorneys with major background experience is funding, will be the presenters. Both board and staff members of nonprofits are encouraged to attend.
Networking, sign-in and a continental breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. The fee is $45.
To register, call 440-525-7116.
Blackbrook Audubon Society
Blackbrook Audubon Society members will lead a two-mile hike up Little Mountain at 1 p.m. Oct. 19. Enjoy a trip on the slopes and cliffs that lead up to Little Mountain’s 1,266-foot summit. Hiking books are required; hike includes steep hills.
Then, on Oct. 21, the public is invited to attend the “Invasive Swine and Swan” program beginning at 7 p.m. at Big Creek Park. Feral swine are found in more than 20 Ohio counties. Mute swans demand space in the limited marshes still found in Ohio. Speakers Craig Hicks and Caleb Wellman, USDA, will discuss steps that are being taken to monitor these species and ways to manage their populations.
Walk to Stop Diabetes
There will be a Walk to Stop Diabetes at the Cuyahoga County fairgrounds in Berea on Oct. 25. Register today at diabetes.org/stepoutcleveland.
Helping Hungry Families
Log on to www.marcs.com to print out the entire list of qualifying items that can be procured at the Chardon Marc’s Discount Store to help feed the hungry. Marc’s stores are partnering with Northern Ohio Honda Dealers through Nov. 27 to make a difference. Each time one of the participating items is purchased at any Marc’s location, proceeds will be donated to help feed the hungry during the holiday season.
Comment for the Day
I was humbly installed as the Kiwanis Club of Chardon president on Oct. 3 during a delicious dinner served in the cafeteria of Chardon’s Heinen’s. Manager Jim Piskuro did a great job along with Barb and staff to make it perfect.
On Oct. 4, I attended the first Terrific Kids celebration at Park Elementary School sponsored by the Chardon Kiwanis. A proud group of 19 children received awards for being Terrific Kids.
The weekend began by knocking on doors and making phone calls for Americans for Prosperity (AFP). My dedicated AFP volunteer Laurel Grae, of Chardon High School, vied for queen of the Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival.
I attended the delicious Harvest Dinner at the Huntsburg Church. Chardon Kiwanis members helped distribute all the makings to create super scarecrows on Chardon Square. Thanks go to all, including Norma and Bob Moses, for bringing the clothes, pillowcase heads, suspenders, safety pins, twine and more to make the annual scarecrow-making event a great success. Throngs of families munched down on food and Jim McCaskey handed out hundreds of pumpkins.
On Oct. 5, Kiwanis members picked up pastries, breads and sandwiches from Heinen’s and Sheetz through Chris and Gerome Hrapko of Feed My People to offer to individuals who attended the monthly community dinner at St. Luke’s Church on Wilson Mills Road.
A special thank you goes out to Becky at GetGo for thinking of me with an unexpected bouquet of roses earlier in the week to brighten my day and to Laura Spirelli of Heinen’s for a bouquet of flowers for my installation as well as my friend Helen Wilson who attended the banquet with Tom Starr. Without her encouragement, I would not be the new president of this great organization.
