Munson Township

April 4, 2013

Township Meetings
At Munson Township Hall: April 9, Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m.; April 9, Park & Recreation Board, 5:30 p.m.; April 15, Zoning Commission, 7 p.m.; April 18, Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:30 p.m.; April 23, Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m.
Please note: Meeting dates are subject to change and can be verified by visiting www.munsontwp.com or by calling the office, 440-286-9255.
Organization Meetings
At Munson Township Hall: April 7, Guiding Eyes for the Blind Training Program, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; April 8, 15, 22, Boy Scouts (Brier), 6-9 p.m.; April 12, 26, Girl Scout Troop 902 (Molle), 6-8 p.m.; April 17, Girl Scouts (Evans), 6-8 p.m.; April 18, American Sewing & Quilting Group, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; April 23, Western Reserve Rug Hooking, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
At Munson Park, Bass Lake Road: Major League Ball Field, through May 31, Chardon High School Baseball Team; Kawalec & Vetter Fields 1, 2 and 3, through July 15, Chardon Baseball League.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Colin Faragher O’Connor, of Munson’s Boy Scout Troop 91, on his achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting. Colin’s Eagle Scout project was to design and build four benches and a scoreboard, with perennial landscaping, for the baseball diamond at St. Anselm School.
The Munson Township Board of Trustees honored Colin with a special resolution acknowledging his achievement, which will remain in the township’s permanent records. Colin aspires to a future of helping those in need, both in his community and in areas less fortunate.
Best wishes to Colin for continued success.
Rain Barrel Art
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) invites area artists to participate in the annual Rain Barrel Yard Art Campaign. The SWCD will loan out the 55-gallon recycled barrels to a limited number of artists to be decorated and returned no later than June 7.
A $25 deposit is required from new participants. Finished barrels will be on display at various locations throughout Geauga County and sold to the highest bidders. Barrels can be picked up at the Geauga SWCD, 14269 Claridon-Troy Road in Burton.
For more information, visit gprunty@geaugaswcd.com or call Gail Prunty at 440-384-1122, ext. 2.
Munson Senior Trash Pickup
The Geauga County Department on Aging and Munson Township are offering free trash pickup, April 22-24, for Munson seniors, 60 years and up, who are registered with the Department on Aging. There are restrictions as to number of items allowed and what will be accepted.
For information and registration, call the Department on Aging, 440-279-2130, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please do not call the township office.
Free Sunday Dinner
A free homemade meal will be served April 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Fellowship room of St. Luke Episcopal Church, 11519 Wilson Mills Road, Munson. There will be a choice of soups, breads and desserts.
Donations are not necessary, but appreciated. To help prepare or serve the dinner, or for more information, call 440-285-4641.
At the Senior Center
Celebrate the Cleveland Indians home opener April 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the Chardon Senior Center, 12555 Ravenwood Drive in Munson. Participate in baseball-themed games in the morning and then enjoy a hot dog lunch. The Geauga Renaissance will entertain with seasonal songs, including “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”
Also at the Chardon Senior Center on April 11 at 12:30 p.m., Madelon Horvath, the senior center’s theatre director, presents background information on the musicals to be performed at area high schools.
For information, call 440-279-2130.
Tri-County Coin Club
The Tri-County Coin Club will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. April 11 at St. Luke Episcopal Church, 11519 Wilson Mills Road in Munson. Following a short business meeting, there will be a 50-plus-lot coin auction, door prizes, coin displays and more.
The monthly meetings are free and open to coin collectors of all ages. Registration is not necessary.
For information, call 440-338-3841 or 440-564-7142.
At The Rookery
The Cleveland and Eastern Interurban Society and the Geauga Park District will co-host hourly presentations of the history of the Interurban railroad in the Great Blue Heron Lodge of The Rookery on April 13 from 1-4 p.m. There will be costumed characters of the era to relate the railroad’s history and point out artifacts, which still exist at the Rookery.
A popular stop heading east on the railroad’s route was the Bass Lake Resort in Munson, which featured a large, fashionable hotel and summer cottages.
For more information, visit www.geaugaparkdistrict.org or call 440-286-9516.
With the Arts
The Geauga Council for Arts & Culture (GCAC) and the Geauga Arts Network Group (GANG) will offer a workshop with watercolor artist Patricia L. Cooley on April 20 from 1-4:30 p.m., at the Nolan Building Rehearsal Hall, 106 Water St. in Chardon.
Ms. Cooley will teach “Negative Painting.” Paper, paint and brushes will be provided by the GCAC. Seating is limited to 15. Fee is $20 per person.
For more information and required registration, call Joanne Durante at 440-729-6481.
National College Fair
A National College Fair will be held at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center April 21 from 1-4 p.m. for high school students and their parents to meet with admission counselors representing over 190 colleges and universities. Students must preregister.
For information and registration, call 216-687-2000.
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