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Spring Break Camps March 25-29
(Madison Township) - For children in 4th-12th grade who are available March 25-29, Madison Public Library has two camps to fill their time.

“We are excited to be offering STEAM Ahead and YouTube Star again this spring break,” says emerging services and technology librarian, Shawn Walsh, “We love seeing the creativity of the children who attend these programs. It’s amazing all that they accomplish during the week.”

STEAM Ahead will be offered from 8 a.m. to noon March 25-29 and includes music and art components lead by instructors from local arts organizations. The third component of this camp is science experiments and a little robotics. In YouTube Star offered from 1 to 5 p.m. March 25-29, participants plan, film, and edit two videos as well as participate in a podcast. They are getting the full video graphic experience in this one week.



Sign up here for STEAM Ahead https://madison-library.libcal.com/event/11682193 and sign up here for YouTube Star https://madison-library.libcal.com/event/11682220

Madison Public Library is at 6111 Middle Ridge Road in Madison Township.

Phone: 440-428-2189



















Raffle Basket Tickets Now Available for Friends of Madison Public Library Fundraiser!

(Madison Township) - You don't have to come to the pasta dinner to support Friends of Madison Public Library. You can also come in now and buy raffle tickets to use for the many beautiful and creative baskets representing all sorts of treats and prizes. However, if you attend the annual fundraiser dinner on March 23rd from 5:30-7:30 p.m. you can buy tickets for the special one-night-only raffle basket.

“We are always in awe of the creativity of the baskets and the generosity of the community,” says director, Dee Culbertson, “It's hard to decide what to use your raffle tickets for.”

This year raffle basket prizes include tickets to Playhouse Square and Rabbit Run Theater. People could win a free round of golf at Pine Ridge or Erie Shores as well as winning a one night stay at the Madison Hampton Inn. There is a pink flamingo themed basket, an owl themed basket, and so much more.

Special this year is a silent auction for a vintage card catalog once used at the library. Bidding began February 29th and continues through the end of dinner on the 23rd.

On March 23rd it is an all you can eat pasta & meatball dinner with salad, rolls, and beverage. Delicious homemade desserts by Friends volunteers are extra. Tickets are $15/person and it’s BYOB. If you can’t stay for dinner, you can still support the Friends. They offer take-out and drive-up service as well. All proceeds go to the Friends of Madison Public Library.

Madison Public Library is at 6111 Middle Ridge Road in Madison Township.
Phone: 440-428-2189

















Friends of Madison Public Library Annual Scholarship Now Available!

(Madison Township) - All 12th grade students living in Madison are eligible for a $500 scholarship from the Friends of Madison Public Library.

“The selection committee does blind judging,” says Friends President, Carrie Svigel, “We have so many great entries, each year it’s harder and harder to pick just one recipient. They are all fantastic!”

Any Madison senior planning on attending an accredited technical school, community college, junior college, or four-year college or university is eligible to apply. For an application, please stop into the Madison Public Library and pick one up. They are due back on April 13th.

Madison Public Library is at 6111 Middle Ridge Road in Madison Township.

Phone: 440-428-2189

















Hepcat Revival Plays Live at Bainbridge Swing Dance

(Bainbridge, OH) - Hepcat Revival plays live at the Bainbridge Swing Dance on Saturday, April 6th, 2024. Hepcat Revival is seven piece swinging, jump blues band of roustabouts and ne'er-do wells. Playing toe-tapping music reminiscent of a time when cars were as big as Rhode Island and America traveled by rail. Decked out in the full regalia of the last fashions, Hepcat Revival will dazzle you with music the likes of Louis Prima, Big Joe Turner, Cab Calloway and Louis Jordan, as well as a few beauties of their own composition.  

A different live band performs at the Bainbridge Swing Dance the first Saturday of every month at Family Life Center (16349 Chillicothe Road, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023). Doors open at 7:30pm. Lesson (included with admission) at 8pm. Dance and live music 9-11pm.  

Admission (cash or personal check, we do not yet accept credit cards):
$10 per child (12 years and under)
$15 per person (13+ years)
$40 per family (not friends)

Experienced and non-experienced dancers are welcome. This public, family-friendly event is open to all ages. No partner is required for the lesson or the dance. No registration needed. For additional information visit www.WillCraigProductions.com

(Bainbridge, OH) - Hepcat Revival plays live at the Bainbridge Swing Dance on Saturday, April 6th, 2024. Hepcat Revival is seven piece swinging, jump blues band of roustabouts and ne'er-do wells. Playing toe-tapping music reminiscent of a time when cars were as big as Rhode Island and America traveled by rail. Decked out in the full regalia of the last fashions, Hepcat Revival will dazzle you with music the likes of Louis Prima, Big Joe Turner, Cab Calloway and Louis Jordan, as well as a few beauties of their own composition.  

A different live band performs at the Bainbridge Swing Dance the first Saturday of every month at Family Life Center (16349 Chillicothe Road, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023). Doors open at 7:30pm. Lesson (included with admission) at 8pm. Dance and live music 9-11pm.  

Admission (cash or personal check, we do not yet accept credit cards):
$10 per child (12 years and under)
$15 per person (13+ years)
$40 per family (not friends)

Experienced and non-experienced dancers are welcome. This public, family-friendly event is open to all ages. No partner is required for the lesson or the dance. No registration needed. For additional information visit www.WillCraigProductions.com.

Snowbelt Symphony Announces 2023-2024 Season

Snowbelt Musical Arts Association has announced the 2023-2024 Snowbelt Symphony Orchestra season concert schedule. The orchestra will present four concerts in Lake County between October 2023 and April 2024. Season highlights include works by two of western music's most revered composers, Bach and Beethoven, a work featuring an unusual solo instrument, and a joyous holiday program featuring local artists.


"We're thrilled to present the Snowbelt Symphony's second full season of bringing high-quality live classical music performances to the Lake/Geauga area," said SSO conductor Greg Hillis. "I'm really excited about this season's repertoire. We'll be performing some of the greatest music ever written along with some lesser-known gems. The range of music spans from the 1720s until now."


BEETHOVEN'S FIRST, Sun., Apr. 21, 2024, 4:00 at New Promise Church:

Beethoven continues to be one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music. The season finale concert is bookended with Beethoven's Coriolan Overture and First Symphony. The program also features the work of another German composer, Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, composed as a gift to his wife after the birth of their son.


More information about the season schedule can be found at www.snowbeltmusical.org. Snowbelt Musical Arts Association can be reached for questions or comments at info@snowbeltmusical.org or 440-296-9610. SMAA can be followed on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @snowbeltmusical.


Tickets are available now and can be purchased at www.snowbeltmusical.org or by calling 440-296-9610. Subscription packages range from $20-96. Single tickets range from $8-30.


The Snowbelt Symphony Orchestra is a fully-professional orchestra serving the Lake and Geauga County area. The orchestra performed its first concert in March 2022.

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LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC PLANS PERMANENT HOME
A new opportunity for healthcare access for uninsured community members

(PAINESVILLE) -- Since 1971, Lake County Free Clinic has made helping the community a priority, providing medical and dental care at no cost to adults and children who are uninsured or underinsured.

Now, as the premier free clinic in northeast Ohio, Lake County Free Clinic needs the community’s help.

In early 2022, LCFC will be moving into a new permanent location in central Painesville from which to provide comprehensive primary and specialty medical care, dental care, case management, labs, prescriptions, referrals for vision and specialty care, supplies and education. To do that, LCFC is launching “Building for a Healthier Community,” a capital campaign to raise $615,000. 




















“This is definitely one of the biggest challenges LCFC has faced in its 50-year history,” said LCFC Executive Director Marty Hiller. “I always say that a strong free clinic is a sign of strong community support, and I am confident that, as they have in the past, the community will help us remain strong for years to come. We are proud to be able to tell the community that we have already raised nearly half of the funds needed for this community investment.”

In the middle of the pandemic, LCFC leaders were told that the site where the clinic had operated for more than 15 years had been sold. Since January 2021, LCFC has provided chronic, acute and preventive medical care from much smaller temporary quarters while the clinic’s site search team worked diligently to identify a facility that would not only meet the current need but could accommodate the clinic’s growing caseload and list of services for many years to come.














































In the last few years, LCFC has worked toward adopting a social determinants approach to healthcare, not only identifying the medical or dental concerns of patients but adding a case management program to identify and address other basic needs that could impact their health, such as insufficient food or inadequate housing. This whole-person approach is being adopted by a wide array of healthcare providers and has demonstrated positive and long-lasting health outcomes. 

The new facility will allow the clinic to resume its much-anticipated dental services, expand medical care and more fully integrate the case management program. Time is of the essence, Hiller noted. 

Our patients need us,” he said. “Thousands of people who don’t have medical or dental insurance in Lake and surrounding counties need us. An uninsured person who visits an emergency department is twice as likely to declare bankruptcy in four years -- and if the patient decides to go, there are times the patient does not get the help they need. Emergency departments are great for stabilizing patients in urgent situations. They are not primary care providers. Lake County Free Clinic is.”


Philip, a Mentor resident, came to LCFC in late 2020. He was uninsured and worried, because he hadn’t had his blood pressure checked in more than a year. At his first visit, his provider found edema and noticed that Philip’s blood pressure was reaching levels that could possibly cause a stroke. Philip left with medication and instructions on regaining his health.

By his next visit, he had started on medication, cut back on junk food and began hiking. He is excited for his next follow-up visit and new lifestyle.

“Everyone here is most helpful and friendly,” he said, adding that he was grateful to find a place where he could get care without insurance.

In 2020, LCFC provided more than 3,300 medical and dental treatment visits, even while limiting visits for two months due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, LCFC is expecting to exceed the number of medical visits provided the year prior to the pandemic. More than 93 percent of patients are uninsured; more than 60 percent of patients have household incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level.

“The need for affordable healthcare is part of the larger picture of inequalities affecting many members of our community. This need continues to grow as our neighbors lose insurance coverage or employment,” Hiller said. “Free clinics reflect the value a community places on the health of its residents, and the community’s generosity is what allows that care to happen.”

For more information, or to support the work being done at LCFC, visit www.lakefreeclinic.org