Munson Township
At Munson Township Hall: Dec. 8, Park & Recreation Board, 6:15 p.m.; Dec. 9, Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m.; Dec. 15, Zoning Commission Public…
Township Meetings
At Munson Township Hall: Dec. 8, Park & Recreation Board, 6:15 p.m.; Dec. 9, Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m.; Dec. 15, Zoning Commission Public Hearing and Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.; Dec. 30, Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m.
Meeting dates are subject to change and can be verified by visiting www.munsontwp.com or by calling the office at 440-286-9255.
Organization Meetings
At Munson Township Hall: Dec. 4, 11 and 18, Chardon Toastmasters Club (Patter-son), 6:30 p.m.; Dec. 9, Girl Scout Troop 222 (Evans), 5-9 p.m.; Dec. 12, Ravenwood Center Party (Myers), 1-5 p.m.; Dec. 15, Rug Hooking (Gustafson), 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Dec. 17, Girl Scout Troop 1189 (Evans), 5-9 p.m.
Pearl Harbor Day
Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 1941, will be commemorated at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 on Burton Square by American Legion Post 459. Members of the post will conduct services to honor men and women who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces. For information, call Bo at 440-834-8764.
With the Genealogical Society
The Genealogical Society will hold its annual Christmas party at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Chardon Public Library on Chardon Square. There will be a 50/50 raffle, door prizes and games.
Bring an appetizer or dessert to pass. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments served.
For more information on the event or becoming a member, visit info@gcgs.oh.org or call 440-285-7601.
Ravenwood Mental Health Center
The Ravenwood Mental Health Center, 12557 Ravenwood Drive in Munson, now offers same-day access to mental health care. People in need of mental health care can call or visit the center before 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday and be seen by an intake specialist or outpatient clinician. Individuals arriving after 2 p.m. can be seen the next day.
For more information, costs, medical insurance acceptance and appointments, call 440-285-3568.
Celebrate Recovery
The next meeting of the 12-step Christian Addictions Recovery Program will be held 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at Morning Star Friends Church, 12550 Ravenna Road, Munson. The meetings offer help, support and guidance to those seeking to overcome any type of addiction.
There will be fellowship and a meal served at 6:15 p.m. For more information, call 440-286-2510.
Tri- County Coin Club
The Tri-County Coin Club will meet Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at St. Luke Episcopal Church, 11519 Wilson Mills Road, Munson. Following a short business meeting, there will be a 50-plus-lot coin auction, door prizes, coin displays and more.
The monthly meetings are free and coin collectors of all ages are welcome. For more information, call 440-564-7142.
Congratulations
Munsonite Michael Payne, vice president of Payne & Payne Builders, was recently elected president of the Home Builders Association for 2015. He will be installed at the HBA’s Awards Presentation and Installation Banquet Dec. 12 at the Cleveland Marriott, Key Center.
Best wishes to Mike Payne for continued success.
With the Arts
The Geauga Council for Arts & Culture (GCAC) is hosting its eighth annual holiday event, Art Takes a Bough, Dec. 16 from 6-9 p.m. at the Geauga Park District’s West Woods Nature Center.
Area artists are invited to submit handmade holiday ornaments from 4-6 p.m. for direct sale at the event. Ornaments must be priced between $10 and $30 and signed by the artist or accompanied by a business card. Proceeds benefit the artist, the GCAC and the GPD.
Guest speaker at 7 p.m. will be renowned floral designer Bill Hixson.
For more information, call Teresa Runion at 440-279-0882.
Mapletown Squares
The Mapletown Squares will have their next square dance Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Chardon Senior Center, 12455 Ravenwood Drive in Munson. Callers will be Ken Campbell on squares and Charlie Brown on rounds.
For more information, call Ray Miller at 440-632-1276.
Historic Tidbit
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is Dec. 7. In 1941, on that Sunday, the United States lost 2,400 service personnel and 1,178 lay wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the Philippines. The next day, Congress declared war on Japan and Germany and President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it “a date which will live in infamy.”
Fly the beautiful United States flag at half-staff until sunset on Dec. 7 in tribute to all who have given and continue to give their lives in defense of our great country.
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