Laketran and Lake County grant applications to the Ohio EPA for the Diesel Mitigation Trust Fund proved to be very competitive after receiving nearly 20 percent of the total award for this round of funding. Together, the agencies will bring $2.5 million of funding to the region for vehicle replacements that will improve the local … Read more
Blackbrook Audubon will focus on one species of sparrow in a free program Tuesday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m. at the Holden Arboretum. Mike Watson, a Conservation Biologist at Holden, will describe what his study has revealed so far on the seasonal movements of the Dark-eyed Junco. Known widely as a “snowbird” in the eastern … Read more
Purchase Tickets The 2020 Winter Gala will be an evening filled with music, food, and fun held at LaMalfa in Mentor. The event includes entertainment by our own Polar Vortex, a reverse raffle, and auction items. Tickets are now available online! $50 per person includes: dinner and dessert buffet, coffee and tea. Cash bar available. Tickets must be purchased by … Read more
The Snowbelt Musical Arts Association will hold its annual Winter Gala on Saturday, January 18th, at LaMalfa in Mentor. Attendees will enjoy a night of fun, food, and festivities with live music, dancing, and a reverse raffle. This year’s theme is “Music Makes the World Go ‘Round.” Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Dinner will be … Read more
At the Monday, December 16th Laketran board of trustees meeting the board approved phase one of service improvements promised by Laketran that will be funded by the passage of their recent sales tax levy. Laketran will be hiring twelve full-time drivers and nine part-time drivers that will add over 35,000 ours of Dial-a-Ride service in … Read more
Blackbrook Audubon Society needs eyes and ears for the 120th annual Christmas Bird Count Saturday, December 28th. Blackbrook encourages anyone interested in birding to join the CBC in one of two ways: in the field or from the comfort of your own home. The object of the CBC is to count all the bird species … Read more
Accompany Blackbrook Sunday, December 22nd as members continue their monthly Important Bird Area survey at Beaty Landing just east of Painesville. After three years of bird surveys in the Chagrin River Corridor IBA, Blackbrook raises their binoculars in the Grand River – Lower Watershed IBA. Birders can take advantage of Lake Metroparks’ expansion of Beaty … Read more
Olympic Brass, one of the Cleveland area’s finest brass quintets, returns to Chardon for its sixth annual “Silver Bells” concert on Friday, December 20th. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Celebration Lutheran Church, 10621 Auburn Rd, Chardon, OH 44024. Carols, classics and a sing-along make this a joyous event for the whole family. The church is handicap-accessible with free on-site parking. There is no admission charge; a freewill offering will be taken. For more information about Olympic Brass visit www.jcsherman.net/olympic-brass. For more … Read more
DeJohn Funeral Homes is hosting its annual Tree of Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday, December 7th at 2:00 PM on the campus of DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Homes & Crematory at 28890 Chardon Road in Willoughby Hills. Family and friends are invited to the tree lighting ceremony in remembrance of those who have died during the past year. … Read more
Accompany Blackbrook on Sunday, November 24th on their monthly Important Bird Area survey at Beaty Landing just east of Painesville. After three years of bird surveys in the Chagrin River Corridor IBA, Blackbrook raises their binoculars in the Grand River Lower Watershed IBA. Birders can take advantage of Lake Metroparks’ expansion of Beaty Landing with … Read more