Local briefs

Herb Society meeting Aug. 17

The Chagrin Valley Herb Society announced its next meeting will be at 12:30 p.m., Aug. 17, at the Bainbridge Library, 17222 Snyder Road.

There will be a short business meeting and then a presentation by Ron Minor from the Ohio Dahlia Society, according to a news release.

At 2 p.m., the group will reconvene at the Minor Garden for a tour. Guests and prospective members are welcome to join but are asked to RSVP to chagrinvalleyherbsociety@gmail.com.

To learn more about the group, visit chagrinvalleyherbsociety.org.

Library program looks at Slovenian dishes

Learn how Slovenians in the U.S. celebrate their culture through age-old dishes and inventive new ones at 7 p.m., Sept. 5, at Euclid Public Library, 631 East 222nd St.

Writer and historian Joe Valencic, president of the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, reveals how tasty Slovenian favorites, like sausages, sauerkraut and pastries, are winning new fans and finding their places on local menus, according to a news release. Recipes will be provided so you can try them at home.

Admission is free, and attendees are welcome to share their own favorite Slovenian and hybrid recipes.

For more information, contact the library at 216261-5300 or visit www.euclidlibrary.org.

Agenda

The Agenda lists public meetings and closed executive sessions in the area today, unless otherwise noted. Bainbridge Township trustees: 6 p.m., executive session; 7, regular meeting; town hall.

Berkshire School Board: 6 p.m., board office, Burton. Burton Village Council Committee: 7 p.m., 14588 W. Park St.

Chester Township Board of Zoning Appeals: 7 p.m., town hall. Geauga County Budget Commission: 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, conference room, Auditor’s office, 231 Main St., Chardon. Geauga County commissioners: 9 a.m., Tuesday, 470 Center St., Building 4, Chardon. Geauga County Planning Commission: 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, 470 Center St., Building 1C, Chardon. Grand River Port Authority: 6:30 p.m., village hall. Kirtland Planning and Zoning Commission: 6:30 p.m. agenda review; 7, meeting; city hall.

Kirtland School Board: 8 a.m., Tuesday, Student Learning and Achievement Committee, conference room, board offices, 9252 Chillicothe Road. Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board: 5:30 p.m., EQI Committee; 6:30, Program Committee; board offices, One Victoria Place, Suite 201, Painesville.

Lake County Family and Children First Council:

10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Early Childhood Coordinating Committee, ADAMHS Board, 1 Victoria Place, Suite 205, Painesville. Leroy Township trustees: 7 p.m., town hall. Madison Township Zoning Commission: 7 p.m., administrative office. Madison Village Planning Commission: 7 p.m., village hall. Middlefield Township trustees: 7 p.m., township office. Montville Zoning Appeals

Board: 7:30 p.m., community center. Munson Park & Recreation Board: 6:15 p.m., town hall. Painesville City School Board: 7 p.m., Hanlon Presentation Room, Harvey High School.

Painesville Township trustees: 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, work session; 11 a.m., trustees meeting; town hall. Painesville Township Zoning Commission: 6:30 p.m.,

town hall. Russell Township Park Commission: 7 p.m., West Woods Nature Center, 9465 Kinsman Road, Russell Township. South Russell Village Council: 7:30 p.m., village hall.

West Geauga School Board: 7 p.m., community room, board office. Wickliffe City Council: 7 p.m., city hall. Willoughby-Eastlake

School Board: 7 p.m., Kennedy Community School, Eastlake. Willowick Planning Commission: 7:30 p.m., city hall.

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