The Edinburg Ohio Historical Society hosted its first guest speakers at its September meeting, held recently at Town Hall. Martha Bradfield and her son, Tom Bradfield, came to share stories about her life and things they recalled about Edinburg. Martha is the second-oldest resident of Edinburg and the oldest member of Edinburg United Church. Officers for the historical society were also nominated and voted on as follows: President — Beverly Nissel, Vice President/Secretary — Peggy Coy, and Treasurer – Linda Dillon.
Meetings will be held at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, with the next one falling on Oct. 9. However, that meeting will be held at Edinburg United Church in order to help out with apple pie making, which is the historical society’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The church is located at 4081 Rock Spring Rd. More information can be found on the Edinburg Ohio Historical Society Facebook page.
Thanks to the Edinburg Firefighters Association, free Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED classes from the American Heart Association will be offered to all Edinburg Township residents. Classes will include CPR, AED use, recognizing strokes and basic first aid. All classes will be held at Edinburg Town Hall at 4050 Rock Spring Rd., and residents can choose from the following dates: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 9, 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 19, or 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24. For more information or to register, email Lt. Ryczek at [email protected]. Please include first and last name, contact phone number and address.
A fundraising event will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Southeast High School to raise money in honor of Aaliyah Massrock for children to have access to mental health resources through Children’s Advantage. The Volley Against Suicide will also include a 50/50 raffle, raffle baskets and a bake sale. The high school is located at 8423 Tallmadge Rd.
This is the time of year when you can pick your own apples at Stahl’s Orchard at its North Benton location. There are still four weekends left for picking: Sept. 21 & 22 for Jonathan, Jonagold and Red Delicious apples; Sept. 28 and 29, Golden Delicious and Mutsu; Oct. 5 and 6, Melrose and Ida Reds; and Oct. 12 and 13, Fuji and picker’s choice. Cost is $14 per half-bushel, and picking hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The orchard is located at 10780 N. Johnson Rd. in North Benton.
The 12th annual Sportsmen’s Raffle by S.P.A.C.E. will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Randolph Fairgrounds. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased locally at Pettigrew Feed and Hardware at 6773 Tallmadge Rd. in Edinburg or online at https://southeastpirates.org/2024-raffle. Check out their Facebook page for more locations to purchase tickets and additional information.
Don’t forget to send information to my email at [email protected] by the second Wednesday of the month to be included in the column — and thank you.
