Geauga Happenings

June 2, 2016 by Staff Report

Newbury Cleanup Day

June 4, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Newbury Township will hold its Cleanup Day at the Newbury Garage, 11012 Kinsman Road. For senior pickup, 60 years and over, one must fill out forms at the senior center.

American Legion Golf Outing

June 4, 11 a.m.

Atwood-Mauck American Legion Post 459 in Burton is hosting its seventh annual golf outing at Pleasant Hills Golf Course in Chardon. Sign in at 10:30 a.m. Call Bruce at 440-548-5155 for information.

KOC Flea Market

June 4, 8 a.m.

Knights of Columbus St. Mary Parish Council 15942 of Chardon is hosting a pre-Chardon Trash Day flea market at St. Mary gymnasium and parking lot. Setup is at 6:30 a.m. and the market opens at 8 a.m.

Cost is $10 for a 8×8-foot square in the gym, or two spaces for $15, and $15 for a parking lot parking space, or two spaces for $25. A limited number of tables will be for rent at $10 each. A concession stand will be open.

Questions? Email thomaslippert1@ gmail.com or call 440-635-7199.

DTJ Gymnastics Exhibition

June 5, 2 p.m.

DTJ Taborville’s 90th annual gymnastic exhibition will take place with performances by Sokol Ceska Sin at 9850 North Blvd., Chagrin Falls. Performers will range in age from 3 to 76. Czech food will be served beginning at noon. There is a $5 donation at the gate for those over 12. Bring a lawn chair or blankets. No coolers, please.

For more information, call 440-543-8494.

Wool Hollow Art & Quilt Fest

June 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wool Hollow Art and Quilt Fest takes place at the Chesterland Historical Village featuring artisans on the greens, music, food, quilt display, demonstrations by the Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers Guild and so much more. The event is free and open to the public.

Chesterland Historical Village is located on the corner of Caves and Mayfield roads.

Corvette Cruise In

June 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Classic Corvette Restorations is the premier Corvette specialist in northeast Ohio and invites all car enthusiasts to join for an open house at its first annual Cruise In at its new facility in the Munson Industrial Park, 11993 Ravenna Road.

Bring a Corvette, muscle car, hot rod, custom, classic or specialty car – all makes and models welcome with ample parking for everyone. Free food and soft drinks, a 50/50 drawing and music from the golden of rock ‘n’ roll ’50s and ’60s.

For more information, call Michael at 440 343-0355.

SNJP Hosts Farm Picnics

June 5

SNPJ Farm is hosting picnics every Friday in June, rain or shine, featuring polka bands: Frank Moravcik on June 5; Bob Kravos on June 12; Wayne Tomsic on June 19 and Joe Novak & Friends on June 26. Gates open at noon. Dinner is served at 2 p.m. with music and dancing from 3-7 p.m.

Picnic admission is $8. No outside food or beverages permitted.

SNPJ is located at 10945 Heath Road in Kirtland. For information, call 440-256-3423 or 440-461-6476.

Words and Wine

June 7, 6:30 p.m.

Mark Hersman will be the featured poet at Words and Wine, a monthly poetry reading series held at Your Vine or Mine, 154 Main St., Painesville. A poet and archaeologist who participates in Ohio digs, he has a chapbook of poems titled “Unearthed.” He is also a longtime member and past president of the Ohio Poetry Association. Open mic for poetry will precede his reading.

For more information, call Margie DeLong at 440-298-1397.

Chardon City Dems Meet

June 7, 7 p.m.

The Chardon City Democrats invites Chardon residents to attend its inaugural meeting at the Heritage House on Chardon Square. Agenda includes planning and organization for the fall election and beyond.

There are no admission fees or membership requirements. Any member of the public interested in supporting Democratic candidates within the City of Chardon is welcome to attend.

For information, call Matt Rolf, 440-226-8040.

Dorothy’s Porch Giveaway

June 9-10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

June 11, 9-10 a.m.

Dorothy’s Porch, a ministry of Celebration Lutheran Church, will have the next giveaway of clothing for the family, household items and toys at the church located at 10621 Auburn Road in Chardon. The event is free to all.

Peace Lutheran Rummage Sale

June 9-10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

June 11, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

A rummage sale will be held at Peace Lutheran Church, 12686 Bass Lake Road, Munson. Shop early bird sale on Thursday, June 9 from 9-10 a.m. with a $2 admission. Saturday is $2 bag day or half off price.

Chardon Chamber Golf Outing

June 9

Chardon Chamber of Commerce’s 41st annual golf outing takes place at Wicked Woods Golf Club, 14085 Ravenna Road, Newbury. Registration begins at 8 a.m. followed by a 9 a.m. shotgun start and dinner and awards at 3 p.m.

Cost is $100 per golfer and $370 per foursome. Dinner only cost is $35.

Each golfer receives 18 holes with cart, two drink tickets, breakfast, lunch, barbecue chicken and ribs dinner and sundae bar.

There will be a cash prize for the winning team along with golf contests, giveaways and a 50-50 raffle to benefit the Chamber scholarship fund and more.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Send registration to Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce, 100 Center St., Suite 201-A, Chardon, OH 44024.

Financial Education Workshops

June 9 and 23, 5:30-8 p.m.

OSU Extension and Geauga County Job and Family Services will offer a personal finance class at the OSU office in Chardon, 470 Center St., Bldg. 5-A. Sara Shininger, from Job and Family Services, and Terri Worthington, from OSU Extension, will co-present on the topics of credit scores and repair, basic budgeting and plugging spending holes. Strategies for working with one’s co-spender and easy steps to building an emergency fund will be covered.

The class is free; registration is required. Call the OSU Extension office at 440-834-4656 or email Wendy at ward.714@osu.edu.

Daylily Plant Sale & Raffle

June 11, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Western Reserve Daylily Society is joining Bremec Garden Center for its second annual perennial party and daylily sale at Bremec’s, 12265 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township. A wide selection of daylilies will be available for sale and shoppers will have the opportunity to win a raffle prize of the new Marilyn Monroe daylily.

The free event includes fun, giveaways and a hands-on workshop and demonstration.

For more information, visit www.westernreservedaylilysociety.org.

Free Fresh Produce

June 11, 9-11 a.m.

Newbury United Community Church, 14961 Auburn Road, will be hosting a fresh produce giveaway.

Cleveland FoodBank provides the service to low income Geauga County residents. Please bring ID and bags.

Distributions will continue the second Saturday of the month through November.

Meet The Candidate

June 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon

Friends of McIntee will host a meet the candidate fundraiser for Terri McIntee, candidate for Ohio House, at the Geauga Democratic Headquarters and Social Hall, 12420 Kinsman Road, Newbury.

For more information, call 440-834-1089.

American Legion Steak Roast

June 11, 4:30-7 p.m.

Newbury American Legion Post 663 is hosting its seventh annual steak roast in the Hunter Pavilion behind the Post at 11008 Kinsman Road in Newbury. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door.

For information, call 440-635-6390, 440-567-9061 or 440-269-3184.

Bingo Game Night

June 11

The Geauga County Board of Develop-mental Disabilities, also known as the Metz-enbaum Center, is going to begin a monthly bingo game night open to the community. Bingo will be held on the second Saturday of every month, beginning on June 11.

The event is open to all ages. Game is limited to 50 players. Preregistration is encouraged, although walk-ins welcome. There is no cost to register. Winners receive prizes, not cash.

To register, contact Janice Chesnes at jchesnes@geaugadd.org.

Scimitars Big Band Concert

June 12, 7 p.m.

The Scmitars Big Band of Cleveland, under the leadership of conductor Paul Lawrence, will perform at Hamlet Atrium, 200 Hamlet Hills Drive, Chagrin Falls.

The Scimitars specialize in the music of the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s and also perform music of an earlier vintage, as well as some current popular tunes.

This program is free and open to the public. Call 440 247-7715 to reserve.

Genealogy Society Meets

June 14, 6:30 p.m.

The Geauga County Genealogical Society’s June program is a field trip to the Chesterland Historical Village for a tour of the buildings and a discussion of the bicentennial quilt presented by Sylvis Wiggins. Sue Ingrassia will discuss how Chesterland was a wool producing area and the uses of wool.

Meet at Chesterland Historical Village on the corner of Caves and Mayfield roads.

GGP Partnership Meeting

June 22, 7:30-10 a.m.

Geauga Growth Partnership (GGP) welcomes the Geauga business community to attend the GGP annual Partnership Meeting at the Sisters of Notre Dame Education Center, 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon. One does not need to be a GGP member to attend.

The free breakfast meeting will feature Mr. Dennis E. Eckart as the keynote speaker, who will speak to the future of economic development in Northeast Ohio in his message “Where Do We Go From Here.”

For information and to register, call 440-564-1060 or visit www.geaugagrowthpartnership.com.

LGRC Golf Outing

June 23

Lake-Geauga Recovery Center will hold its 12th annual golf outing at Madison Country Club, 6130 Chapel Road in Madison. Fee is $95 per person and $380 per foursome. Hole sponsorships are available. Registration is at 10:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. and dinner and awards at 5 p.m.

Mail registration to Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers, Inc., 9083 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060, or register online at www.lgrc.us.

Questions? Call Gail Keegan at 440-205-2671.

136th Reunion

June 24, 5 p.m.

All graduates and former teachers of Chester, Russell and West Geauga schools are invited to attend the 135th annual alumni reunion at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 11900 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township.

Social time will start at 5 p.m. followed by a family-style dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. There will be a cash bar and “split-the-pot” raffle.

The West Geauga class of 1966 will be honored for its 50th anniversary. Classmates celebrating 55, 60, 65 and 70 years will be honored as well. Glimmer Quartet will provide entertainment after dinner.

Prepaid reservations must be received by June 17. Questions? Call Linda (Barnes) Gifford at 440-729-2932.

GOP Golf Outing

June 24

The Geauga County Republican Party will hold its annual golf outing at Wicked Woods Golf Club, 14085 Ravenna Road in Newbury. Golf is $75 per person and includes 18 hole scramble, cart, lunch and dinner. Lunch is at noon with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. There will be a million dollar hole in one, cash prizes for top winning teams, games and challenges, and auction/raffle items.

Dinner only is $40 and is at 5:30 p.m. There are also sponsorship opportunities.

Contact Ed Ryder at 440-479-4800 or visit www.geaugagop.com for more information.

Tails at Twilight

June 25, 6:30 p.m.

The 2016 Tails at Twilight annual event to benefit the animals of Rescue Village will be held at the shelter located at 15463 Chillicothe Road, Russell Township. Presented by Burton Carol Management and Hardy Animal Nutrition, it is the shelter’s largest fundraiser of the year.

Enjoy a fun-filled night under the stars consisting of dinner, a silent auction, paddle auction, wine pull, music by Kristen Jackson, entertainment by Rock the House and more. Limited tickets are available for $150 per person; visit geaugahumane.org.