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Geauga Growth Partnership will host its annual holiday member networking event at the Welshfield Inn...
GGP Holiday Networking Event
Dec. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Geauga Growth Partnership will host its annual holiday member networking event at the Welshfield Inn, 14001 Main Market Road in Burton. Enjoy a cash bar, appetizers and raffle prizes. Call 440-564-1060 or email info@geaugagrowth.com to register.
Home for the Holidays
Dec. 10, 1-7 p.m.
Enjoy free horse-drawn carriage rides around Chardon Square, an appearance by Mrs. Claus, free hot cocoa, Christmas caroling and a letters to Santa station. All retail shops will be open late and restaurants are accepting reservations for dinner. End the day at Thrive for its holiday Spectacular Show.
Shop the Mistletoe Market at 106 Water St. from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The holiday boutique features 20 unique artisans.
Claridon Cookie Walk
Dec. 11, 9-11 a.m.
Claridon Congregational Church will hold its 21st annual cookie walk at the church located at the intersection of Mayfield and Claridon-Troy roads. A wide assortment of holiday cookies will be offered at $8 per pound; boxes provided. Masks are required. The church is handicapped accessible. All funds raised will support the restoration of the church sanctuary after the ceiling collapse in June.
Breakfast with Santa
Dec. 11, 8 a.m. and noon
The Chagrin Falls High School baseball team is hosting its annual Breakfast with Santa fundraising event in the middle school cafeteria.
Enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes served by baseball elves, photos with Santa, seasonal crafts, a raffle for kids and silent auction. Kids may bring a written list to share with Santa.
Tickets are $13 per person and children under 2 are free. Presale tickets are available at: tinyurl.com/BWS21TIX. Tickets may be available at the door if the event is not sold out.
All proceeds benefit the high school baseball team.
Arts, Crafts and Cookies
Dec. 11, 1:30-5 p.m.
Join for arts, crafts, cookies and unique holiday gifts at Coffee Works, 12626 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township. Shop for beautiful art work, paint pours, handmade jewelry, crystal snowflakes and more.
A portion of the proceeds benefits rescued animals.
Red Kettle Bell Ringing
The Geauga County Rotary members and Club Interact students from various local high schools will be ringing the bell and collecting to fill the red kettles that fund the Geauga County Salvation Army.
All money collected remains in Geauga County to aid and assist local residents.
The Red Kettles will be at Chardon Walmart and Giant Eagle, Burton Walmart, Bainbridge Giant Eagle and Chagrin Falls Starbucks on Dec. 11; and Chesterland Drug Mart and Giant Eagle on Dec. 11 and 18.
Operation Santa Sleigh
Dec. 12, 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Officers from the Chester Township Police Department, their families and Santa will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for the 11th annual Operation Santa Sleigh at West Geauga Plaza. No toy guns, please.
All donated toys will be given to Geauga County Department of Job and Family Services to benefit local families.
Geauga Dems Holiday Party
Dec. 12, 2-4 p.m.
The Geauga Democratic Party will have its holiday party its headquarters located at 12420 Kinsman Road in Newbury Township. Visit with friends and talk about the upcoming midterm elections while enjoying coffee, tea and cookies.
Cardinaires Christmas Concert
Dec. 14, 12-1:30 p.m.
The annual Cardinaires Christmas concert and luncheon will be held at Mary Yoder’s Amish Kitchen in Middlefield. Doors open at 11:45 a.m.
Cost is $20 a person, which can be paid by cash or check at the door. Make checks payable to Middlefield Chamber of Commerce.
For reservations, call 440-632-5705 or email mccinfo@middlefieldcc.com. The event will be cancelled if Cardinal Local Schools are closed on Dec. 14.
Join Christmas Bird Count
Blackbrook Audubon Society needs eyes and ears for the 122nd annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Dec. 26. Blackbrook’s CBC circle covers from Lost Nation Airport to Western Perry, Lake Erie down to Holden Arboretum and Big Creek Park in Geauga County.
The object of the CBC is to count all the bird species and number of birds in a 15-mile diameter circle in one 24-hour period between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5. Participants within the circle can also report birds at their feeders.
To be assigned to a team covering a specific area or to report backyard feeder counts, contact Dan Donaldson, the compiler for Blackbrook’s circle, at danook057@yahoo.com.
VFW Spaghetti Dinners
Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m.
Chardon VFW Post 6519 will serve spaghetti with meatballs for dinner every Wednesday in December. Cost is $8 per serving. Extra meatballs are 75 cents each. The public is welcome.
Christmas Dinners To Go
Dec. 19, 11:30 a.m.
The congregation of St. Luke Episcopal Church is offering free Christmas dinners to go. Drive through to pick up prepared and packaged dinners at the church located at 11519 Wilson Mills Road, Chardon.
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