Geauga Happenings
Geauga Growth Partnership’s Entrepreneur Success Breakfast features the Patterson family, owners of Patterson Fruit Farms, a multiple generational farming family.
Entrepreneur Success Breakfast
Oct. 18, 7:30-9 a.m.
Geauga Growth Partnership’s Entrepreneur Success Breakfast features the Patterson family, owners of Patterson Fruit Farms, a multiple generational farming family.
Learn about their farm operation and the evolution and growth it has seen over the years at Patterson Farms, Orchard Hills Center, 11414 Mulberry Road, Chester Township.
Free and open to the public. Registration is appreciated; call 440-564-1060 or email info@geaugagrowth.com.
Oktoberfest
Oct. 18, 5-7 p.m.
Parkman Congregational Church is hosting its monthly fundraising dinner for the Geauga Faith Rescue Mission at the church located at 18265 Madison Road, Middlefield.
October’s dinner features brats, pierogies and sauerkraut. Donation is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors over 65, $6 for children 5-10. Free to children under 5. Carryout is available.
Free Community Breakfast
Oct. 19, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Ledgewood Christian Church is hosting its free community breakfast at the church located at 8261 Kinsman Road in Russell Township.
The menu includes pancakes, sausage, salmon patties, juice, coffee and tea. Ample parking is available in the rear of the church building. All are welcome.
Rescue Mission Fundraiser
Oct. 19, 5-9 p.m.
Geauga Faith Rescue Mission’s annual dinner and silent auction will be held at Notre Dame Educational Center, 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon. Special guest speaker Arthur Brite is among the featured guests. Reservations are required.
Purchase tickets for $25 on GFRM Facebook or www.gfrmission.org. Tables of seven may be reserved upon request. Sponsorships are available.
Call 440-313-8981 for information.
F.O.E Ladies Auxiliary Dinners
Tuesdays and Fridays, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The Chardon Eagles Ladies Auxiliary, 317 Water St. in Chardon, hosts Friday Fish Fry dinners every Friday through April 10, except during holiday weeks. Cost ranges from $7 to $12. Select Lake Erie perch, orange roughy, shrimp or chicken tenders.
Spaghetti and meatball dinners are offered every Tuesday through April 7, except during holiday weeks.
The public is welcome. To go orders are available by calling
440-286-9921.
K.I.D. Cancer Chinese Auction
Oct. 19, 3 p.m.
The Kayla Irene Daniels (K.I.D.) Cure for Cancer Foundation will host its 11th annual Chinese auction at Mespo Expo Center located at the 4300 Kinsman Road in Mesopotamia. Hundreds of items are up for bid, with hot turkey dinners provided by Mepso Catering. Drawings start at 6 p.m.
For more information, visit www.KidCancerFoundation.org or call 330-889-9600 or 330-889-0006.
Rescue Mission Fundraiser
Oct. 19, 5-9 p.m.
Geauga Faith Rescue Mission’s annual dinner and silent auction will be held at Notre Dame Educational Center, 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon. Special guest speaker Arthur Brite is among the featured guests. Reservations are required.
Purchase tickets for $25 on GFRM Facebook or www.gfrmission.org. Tables of seven may be reserved upon request. Sponsorships are available.
Call 440-313-8981 for information.
PERI Chapter 86 Meets
Oct. 23, 11 a.m.
The Geauga County Public Employee Retirees, Inc. (PERI) No. 86 will meet at St. Mary Church, 401 North St. in Chardon. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $12, payable at the door.
The program will feature Carolyn Lookabill, executive director of Residence of Chardon.
RSVP by Oct. 19. For information, call Catherine Whitright, president, 440-286-3730.
Perennial Gardeners Meet
Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m.
Paul Pira, Geauga Park District biologist, will present “Planting and Managing Meadows/Wetlands for Wildlife” at the next meeting of Perennial Gardeners of Chesterland at West Geauga Middle School, 8615 Cedar Road. Meetings are open to the public.
Membership in The Perennial Gardeners of Chesterland is open to Geauga County residents. For information, contact Gwenn at 440-804-4167 or gbzoeller@yahoo.com.
Geauga Dems Talk Impeachment
Oct. 24, 6 p.m.
Raymond Ku, professor of law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, will be speaking on impeachment at the Geauga County Democratic Party’s hot topic spaghetti dinner being held at party headquarters located at 12420 Kinsman Road, Newbury Township.
Cost is $13 for members and $25 for nonmembers.
Fresh Farmers’ Winter Market
The Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market will open its winter market for its third year inside Lowe’s Greenhouse, Florist and Gift Shop, 16540 Chillicothe Road in Bainbridge Township. The market will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday, Oct. 26 through Dec. 28 and then from Jan. 11 to March 21.
Rummage Sale
Oct. 24-26
Christ Covenant Church, 16406 Kinsman Road in Middlefield, is holding a rummage sale. Hours are Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Donations are welcome by Oct. 22. Call 440-858-7481.
Fall Harvest
Oct. 26, 2-4 p.m.
Families are invited to a fall harvest at Mayfield Church located at 7747 Mayfield Road in Chester Township. The free event includes a hayride, snacks, crafts, s’mores and more. Children are encouraged to wear their non-scary Halloween costumes.
International Dinner
Oct. 26, 5-6:30 p.m.
Newbury United Community Church, 14916 Auburn Road, is hosting its 50th annual International Dinner. Cost is $10 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-12 and free for children under 6. Family cost for two adults and two or more children is $25.
Bluegrass at Hambden Grange
Oct. 26, 6 p.m.
Hambden Grange will host Mark Posey’s Doghouse Entertainment Bluegrass Jamboree, featuring Vertical Limit and Hidden Drive. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m.
Food stand is available. Tickets are $10 for adults. Children under 11 are free.
The Grange is located at 9778 Old State Road, Chardon.
American Legion Council Breakfast
Oct. 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The American Legion Atwood-Mauck Post 459 on Goodwin Street in Burton is hosting its annual Geauga County Council fundraiser breakfast. The public is welcome.
For information, call Skip at 440-834-1191.
Christmas Boutique
Nov. 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The St. Anselm Women’s Guild annual Christmas Boutique will be held at St. Anselm School, 13013 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township. There will be handcrafted and unusual items for holiday shopping, as well as a snack bar, bake sale and prize raffle with many great prizes. Admission is $1.
Anyone interested in vendor space should contact Karen O’Donnell at 440-729-2476 or ktodonnell@roadrunner.com or Shirley Chambers at 216-832-5158.
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