Attention Geauga County Voters
Absentee ballots for the May 8, 2018 Primary election will be available beginning Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Voters who wish to vote an absentee ballot may submit a request to the: Geauga County Board of Elections 470 Center Street, Bldg. 6-A Chardon, OH 44024 440-279-2030 Absentee applications may be requested by calling the above Board of Elections or by going to the Geauga County...
Register For Outdoor Adventure Camps
“Camp is exceptional.” “It was fabulous.” “Counselors were great.” “Rated over 9,000.” With reviews like that, how could you not be tempted to sign your kid up for Geauga Park District’s Summer Camps? Registration opens March 20 for adventures including biking, kayaking, fishing, stream exploration and sending rockets high into the sky. Plus, in the new year, camp adventures expand to...
The Honest Backpacker Author To Speak
Geauga County –Author and seasoned hiker Jim Klopovic visits GCPL on two different occasions: • Chardon Branch, Sat., March 31, 2018, 10 a.m. • Bainbridge Branch, Tues., April 3, 2018, 7 p.m. Join us for demonstrations and an interactive presentation by Klopovic as he discusses his new book The Honest Backpacker: A Practical Guide for the Rookie Adventurer over 50. Every age...
Join the Geauga Fresh Farmers Market This Summer
Time to start planning for spring and summer! Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market will be holding a meeting for new and current members on February 24th, 2018 at 1:00pm in the Patterson Center located in the Geauga County Extension Building at the Geauga County Fairgrounds to discuss many topics including: signups, liability insurance, GAP training, along with tips for successful...
GCPL launches Creator Space and Writer’s Room
Geauga County – GCPL offers a multitude of ways for patrons to experience the creative work of authors, musicians, and artists throughout history. Now, with two new resources, Creator Space and Writer’s Room, GCPL has become a portal for creatively-inclined individuals to share their own work and contribute to the ever-expanding collection of art and literature. For all the...
Burton Public Library Upcoming Programs & Events
The Burton Public Library invites you to take advantage of the upcoming programs and events. For programs that require registration call: (440) 834-4466, or register online at burtonlibrary.org. Kids: Storytime for babies-5 years of age The current session runs now through the week of April 30. Storytimes will not be held during Spring Break Week (March 26 - 30). Check the website...
AARP Chapter 4527 News
Well, our 1st meeting of the year 2018 was cancelled due to frigid temperatures! We will try again on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. We meet at the Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, (Rt. 306) , Bainbridge Township, Ohio, at 1 pm. (Behind the Fire Station). We will have Exercise Therapist, Rosalie Franek, talk about keeping seniors healthy & fit in these...
The Grinch “Steals” Christmas in Middlefield
Middlefield - The Grinch and his dog Max arrived in Middlefield yesterday with one thing on his mind to “steal Christmas”. Throughout the day, he arrived at area businesses stealing Christmas gifts purchased by the community to be donated to Santa’s Hide-A-Way Hollow. Santa’s Hide –A-Way Hollow is an organization that makes a memorable Christmas for those with seriously...
Adoption Event/Pictures with Santa – Pet Supplies Plus Chardon December 16th
Geauga cat lovers will have another chance to adopt a rescued cat at Pet Supplies Plus in Chardon on Saturday December 16th from 12:00 – 4:00. All customers can also have their pictures taken with Santa and their new-found friend! Kathy Deptola Animal Rescue will be at Pet Supplies Plus with cats available for adoption. Kathy and her volunteers have...
Holiday Brunch Planned for GCRTA
The Geauga County Retired Teachers Association has scheduled a Holiday Brunch at The Tanglewood Club, 8745 Tanglewood Trail, in Chagrin Falls on Tuesday December 5th. (See the GCRTA website for a map. The guests should gather at 9:30, a business meeting will be conducted at 10:00, and the brunch will follow at 10:30. The menu consists of a traditional...
Circus Costumes on Display in Middlefield
The Barnum & Bailey Circus may be history, but circus excitement is still alive and well in Middlefield! For three weekends only, the public is invited to view a display of authentic circus costumes from Barnum & Bailey and other circus troupes. To set the stage, the hosts have conjured up a circus-theme setting, and there’s a rumor that a...
AARP Chapter 4527 News
The Bainbridge/Chagrin AARP Chapter #4527 will meet on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 at 1pm, (1 week later because of the Elections.) We meet at the Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road (Rt. 306) Bainbridge Twp., Ohio. (located behind the Fire Station.) Our program will be on Euclid Beach. How many of us have fond memories...
The Scarecrows Return To Burton Village
Burton - This year marks the 9th year for the Grand Return of the Scarecrows (GRS) in Burton. Every year, around mid September, the downtown area and surrounding region will have some “peculiar looking fellows” lining the sidewalks and streets. These fellows, or as the Burton Chamber of Commerce (BCC) calls them, “new friends” have wandered in from...
Geauga County Retired Teachers Association Offers Grants to Teachers
The GCRTA is offering applications for mini grants to currently licensed and employed teachers in Geauga County Public Schools. Teachers may request an application by contacting the superintendent’s office of the public school district where they are employed. The grants are a onetime award to financially assist a teacher with a classroom project or activity. These teacher grants...
Consider Becoming A Foster Parent
Geauga County has been experiencing an increase in the needs of families and children in the past several years. This has caused the demand for certified foster and adoptive parents to increase as well. There are many families in crisis in our own neighborhoods that require the supportive services of our agency. You and your family could be part...
Sign Up For AstroTots!
Kids ages 3 to 5, some out-of-this-world new fun has come to town – Geauga Park District’s quarterly Astrotots programming at Observatory Park! Make sure your child is among the first class to enjoy Astrotots by registering for one of these sessions: Wednesday, August 23, 10 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m., or Saturday, August 26, 1 to...
Experience The Extravaganza At Geauga Parks
August is packing Geauga Park District with up-close-and-personal caterpillar, moth and butterfly experiences! For tons of all-ages fun, hit the Caterpillar Extravaganza on Sunday, August 20, noon to 4 p.m. at The West Woods Nature Center. The highlight of this unique event will feature live, native caterpillars on their host plants in an open air display. Many of these stunning...
9/11 survivor and bestselling author Michael Hingson visits GCPL to share how he escaped the World Trade Center with his seeing-eye dog
Geauga County – Michael Hingson visits GCPL at the Newbury Auditorium (14775 Auburn Road / Newbury) on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2 p.m. to share his inspirational story of how he escaped from the World Trade Center on 9/11 with his seeing-eye dog Roselle. Their story inspired Hingson’s book Thunder Dog. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Hingson’s new...
The 2017 Geauga SWCD Rain Barrel Auction Begins!
The Geauga Soil Conservation District (SWCD) is proud to roll out the barrels of their 2017 Rain Barrel Yard Art Campaign! Through this creative community initiative, local artists transform 55-gallon recycled plastic barrels into beautiful, repurposed rain barrels! By collecting rooftop runoff for watering landscapes, lawns, and flower gardens, these decorated barrels help save water, alleviate flooding, and reduce...
Be Among The First To See Nassau Restored!
The time has come – Observatory Park’s Nassau Astronomical Station is ready for its close-up. Join Geauga Park District for the reopening of this historic building, restored with its huge 36” Warner & Swasey telescope YOU can use to observe the heavens, on Saturday, August 19, in Montville Township! Free events and activities for the whole family will include...
Renegades United Soccer Tryouts and Sign Ups
Renegades United Soccer Club (RUSC) is holding tryouts for youth soccer players to join our program this fall outdoor and winter indoor seasons. Tryouts will be held July 11th and 18th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at Friendship Alliance Church 19126 Ravenna Road (S.R. 44) Auburn Township, OH 44023. Ages will be 3rd grade through 6th grade with birth...
GCPL introduces Club Ink, with writing workshops, author presentations and cultural events
Geauga County Public Library is proud to introduce Club Ink, an engaging series of events and workshops celebrating culture and the written and spoken word. We are bringing a lineup of outstanding writers to Geauga County this year and into 2018. The action kicks off in July and features: ? Rachele Alpine, July 5, 7 p.m., Chardon* ? Thrity Umrigar, Aug....
Stream Quality Monitoring: Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District Wants You!
Would you like to explore streams in Geauga County and learn about their water chemistry and biology this summer? What about investigating water quality by searching for aquatic critters such as crayfish, dragonflies, water pennies, and caddisflies which live in our local streams? Then grab your water shoes and join the Millennium Youth Conservationists (MYC) team! ...
Join us under the big tent for a trip back in time
History comes alive this summer as Ohio Chautauqua returns to Geauga County June 6 - 10, with big-tent performances each evening in Burton’s Century Village. Live music starts at 6:30 p.m. Actor performances at 7:30 p.m. These shows are free and are open to all ages. Building on the 19th-century tradition established on the shores of New York’s Chautauqua Lake,...
Hastings Dairy offers Tours & Milk from Farmstead Creamery
Burton - Hastings Dairy & Rowdy Cow Creamery are open for tours and milk tasting for the 2017 May to October season with several open house events open to the public. Buy Fresh Milk at Hastings Dairy - Open daily during daylight hours. Milk is bottled at Rowdy Cow Creamery, one of only a few farmstead creameries...
Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market Opens its 16th Season in South Russell
The Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market will open on Saturday, May 6 at 9:00am in the parking lot of the South Russell Village Hall, the corner of Chillicothe/Rt. 306 and Bell St. The market will be open every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9:00-Noon, until October. Customers will receive a complementary BlueCrop blueberry plant donated by Hawthorne Springs Greenhouse in...
Congratulations Forestry Camp Scholarship Winners!
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District is proud to award scholarship funding to three Geauga County residents for registration to the 2017 Ohio Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp, taking place June 11-16, at FFA Camp Muskingum in Carrollton, Ohio. David Cavanagh from Chagrin Falls High School, Calahan Heiss from Berkshire Jr/Sr High School, and Kenneth Kirk from West...
15th Annual Spring Drive-it-Yourself Tour!
Spring is in the air, and the 15th Annual Spring Drive-it-Yourself Tour will be Saturday, May 13th! For all of you that are eager to end your winter hibernation I guarantee you will find something new along your route, especially with all of our new offerings this year. Once again we have found 14 brand new stops, 3 are...
Spring is here and so is Geauga SWCD’s Spring Fish Sale!
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Spring Fish Sale will be here in no time! We are currently taking orders for fingerling-size largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill/sunfish mix, minnows, redear “shellcracker” sunfish, white amurs, and yellow perch. The Fish Sale will be held on Tuesday, April 18th from 1:30 - 3:30 pm on the midway...
Local Library Events & News
Burton Public Library To view our storytimes, LEGO Club, Book Clubs and more, visit burtonlibrary.org or call (440) 834-4466. Kids/Teens: 15th Annual Edible Book Festival Saturday, April 1 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. All Ages Welcome! Bring an entirely edible “book” to the Library by 11 a.m. on the day of the festival. The “book” creations will be judged in Funniest, Most...
