Geauga Happenings
Geauga Democratic Party Women's Caucus will host a fun night at the party headquarters in Newbury Township watching the top 10 Democratic candidates on the debate stage.
Debate Watch, Straw Poll Party
Sept. 12, 8 p.m.
Geauga Democratic Party Women’s Caucus will host a fun night at the party headquarters in Newbury Township watching the top 10 Democratic candidates on the debate stage. There will be a straw poll after the debate. Enjoy pizza, popcorn, soda and dessert for a $5 donation.
Auburn Community Picnic
Sept. 14, 12-6 p.m.
Join for Auburn’s Community Picnic at Auburn Community Park, 17484 Munn Road. There will be live music by Profit Band, bounce houses, carnival games and prizes. The Green Bus food truck and i Scream truck will serve up food along with Boy Scout Troop 101’s barbecue chicken and pork dinners for $10.
Enjoy Dr. U.R. Awesome bubbleologist, Cracker Jack the Clown and free popcorn. There will be a free rock climbing wall facilitated by certified instructors. If available, the Medevac helicopter will land for viewing.
Purchase presale tickets for the barbecue by calling Fred May at 440-543-7028. Limitedwalk-up dinners will be available.
50 Gun and Sport Raffle
Sept. 14, 1-9 p.m.
The first annual Geauga Veterans Sport Fest will feature guns, sports equipment and cash to be raffled off at Great Lakes Outdoor Supply, 14855 N. State Ave., Middlefield.
Tickets will be drawn every 30 minutes, from 1-6 p.m.
Purchase tickets online at GeaugaVets.com or from Geauga County-based American Legion posts, Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, the Geauga Veterans Service Center and local retail outlets.Winner need not be present.
Vendors will offer sideboards and raffles. Food trucks and refreshments will be onsite; veteran and local organizations will be present.
Entertainment will begin at 6 p.m. with The Fort Huntsburg Band, and culminate with fireworks at dark at Yoder Bros. Park located at the north end of Thompson Avenue. The fireworks are sponsored by the Village of Middlefield
For information, call Middlefield Chamber of Commerce, 440-632-5705.
Village Peddler Festival
Sept. 14-15
The 38th annual Village Peddler Festival will be held on Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lake Metroparks Farmpark, 8800 Euclid Chardon Road in Kirtland.
Featuring more than 175 craftsmen and artisans, all items are crafted and made in the styles of traditional, country, contemporary, farmhouse, vintage and fine art.
Event includes food vendors, gourmet market and wagon rides, corn maze and children’s playground and farm animals. The shopping experience will be enhanced by live folk and bluegrass music by The Silver String Band daily from noon to 4 p.m.
Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors over 60 and $5 for children ages 2-11. Children under 2 are free. Parking is free.
For more information, visit www.VillagePeddlerFestival.com or call 440-256-2122, ext. 3030.
Kiwanis Corn Roast
Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Kiwanis Club of Chardon is hosting the 11th annual Corn Roast on Chardon Square. For the second year, the Corn Roast will be held in conjunction with the Hand Harvest Handmade Market being sponsored by the Chardon Square Association.
Chardon Kiwanis will provide fresh corn from Sage’s Apple Orchard and sausage sandwiches.
All proceeds raised will go to support Kiwanis Club programs throughout the Chardon area.
For information, call 440-537-7316 or visit www.kiwanisclubofchardon.org.
Woofstock 2019
Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Rescue Village’s annual Woofstock festival and fundraiser will be held at Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field. Event features adoptable dogs, live music, dog games and contests, agility course, blessing of the animals, vendors, food trucks and more.
Admission ranges from $5 to $25. Youth 10 and under are free.
For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/woofstock2019.
Get Septic Smart
Sept. 19, 6-7:30 p.m.
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District and Geauga Public Health will host a free SepticSmart program at the Patterson Center on the Geauga County Fairgrounds, 14269 Claridon-Troy Road in Burton. Join for an informative presentation with Dave Sage and Zach Myers, registered sanitarians with Geauga Public Health, to discuss how a home septic system works, how to maintain a home sewage treatment system and what to do when it appears to not be working properly.
To register by Sept. 16, call 440-834-1122 or email gprunty@geaugaswcd.com.
Geauga Co. Tea Party Meets
Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m.
Climate change will be the topic of the next meeting of the Geauga County Tea Party at the West Woods Nature Center, 9465 Kinsman Road, Russell Township. Sam Horowitz, climate investigator, and James MacNeal, specialty gases chemist, will present “CO2-NOT the Culprit You Have Been Told: Some Things You Just Might Want to Know Before Making up Your mind.”
CV Herb Society Meets
Sept. 20, 12:30 p.m.
Danny Pollack, a Burton producer, will present “Making Maple Syrup in Geauga County” at the next meeting of the Chagrin Valley Herb Society at the Bainbridge Library. The program will begin after refreshments and a brief business meeting.
To attend a meeting, RSVP to Chagrinvalleyherbsociety@gmail.com. To learn more about the group, visit Chagrinvallyherbsociety.org.
Geauga Dems Steak Roast
Sept. 21, 6 p.m.
The Geauga County Democrats will host their annual steak roast at the party headquarters located at 12420 Kinsman Road, Newbury Township. Join like-minded friends to discuss local and national politics.
Reserve steak or chicken online at www.geaugadems.orgor by calling 440-669-6062. Cost is $45.
GCRTA Meeting
Oct. 1, 11 a.m.
The Geauga County Retired Teachers Association will meet at the Grand River Cellars Winery, 5750 Madison Road, Madison. Gathering time will be followed by the business meeting at 11:30 a.m. and chicken lunch at noon.
Dan Rager will present a program on the Geauga County Interurban Railroad and discuss his recently published book, “The Maple Leaf Route, Vol. 2.”
For reservations, send a check for $22 made out to GCRTA to Judy Miller, 17130 Kinsman Road, Middlefield, OH 44026. Payment must reach her by Sept. 22. Call her at 440-487-4324 with any dietary restrictions.
The meeting will include a winery gift certificate raffle along with the usual 50/50 and free lunch raffles. Remember to bring paper products or canned goods for the Geauga County Hunger Task Force.
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