Geauga Happenings
Montville Firefighters' Association will host a chili cook-off at Montville Community Center, 9755 Madison Road...
Chili Cook-Off
March 14, 5-7 p.m.
Montville Firefighters’ Association will host a chili cook-off at Montville Community Center, 9755 Madison Road. To enter or for more information, call 440-968-3779.
Beer and Hymns
March 15, 3-5:30 p.m.
Celebration Lutheran Church, 10621 Auburn Road, Chardon, is hosting the Chardon Polka Band for Beer and Hymns to benefit SubZero Mission organization, which provides gloves, hats, coats, boots, sleeping bags and other warming items to the homeless in northeast Ohio. Light refreshments will be provided. Attendees 21 and older may bring a beverage of their choice.
Attendees are also encouraged to bring monetary donations for SubZero Mission and/or any of the warming items listed above.
For more information, call Paul Gochnour at 440-897-0121.
Young of Heart
March 20, 11:30 a.m.
Geauga Young of Heart will meet at St. Anselm Church in Chester Township. Refreshments will be provided. Guest speaker Marie of Cardinal Physical Therapy will share exercise tips.
A St. Patrick’s Day celebration is planned for March 17 at 3 p.m. at the Silver Skillet Restaurant in Chesterland.
The group will attend a movie March 24 at 11 a.m. at Aurora Atlas Cinema. The movie title is to be determined.
An outing to Playhouse Square’s Palace Theatre is scheduled for June 17 for “The Great Gatsby,” with dinner included at the Music Box Restaurant. For trip information, call Kimber at 440-668-3293.
Indoor Flea Market
March 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Munson Township’s indoor flea market will be held at the Munson Town Hall and Fire Station Bay, 12210 Auburn Road. The $1 entrance fee for shoppers will go toward the Munson Township Scholarship Fund. Youth 12 and under are free.
For more information, call 440-286-9255.
Christmas in July Craft Show
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 11519 Wilson Mills Road in Chardon, will host a Christmas in July Craft Show and is seeking crafters for the indoor event.
For more information, call 440-279-4022.
VFW Corned Beef Sandwiches
March 17, 11:30 a.m.
Chardon VFW Post 6519 is serving corned beef sandwiches from 11:30 a.m. until they are gone. Call 440-285-3699 for pickup orders.
LCGS Meets
March 26, 10 a.m.
The Lake County Genealogical Society will meet via Zoom. Following the business meeting, Cleveland native Deborah A. Abbott will present “Using City Directories in Genealogical Research.” She will introduce the many sections of a city directory and how to use them to trace family and learn more about the city or rural community in which they lived, worked and the schools they may have attended.
To receive a Zoom invitation, email lcgsohio@lcgsohio.org at least two days in advance.
Women’s History Program
March 26, 6 p.m.
South Newbury Union Chapel will present “Victoria Woodhull – Shattering Glass Ceilings” at Kent State Geauga, 14111 Claridon-Troy Road, Burton. The free program, part of Women’s History Month, features a 30-minute film from “Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote,” part of the traveling exhibit from the National Archives. A question-and-answer session will follow.
Woodhull, an Ohioan, was the first woman to seek the office of U.S. president in 1872, before women had the right to vote.
