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Around Ravenna: Spring Fling returns to Immaculate Conception Parish
- Angie Reedy
Immaculate Conception Parish is hosting Spring Fling Music Bingo from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 25 for all the southern Portage County parishes. The event will be held at the I-C Hall at 251 W. Spruce Ave. in Ravenna. Tickets are $25.
There will be appetizers, beer, soft drinks, wine and desserts. There will also be prizes for the bingo winners, baskets and a 50/50 raffle.
Tickets will be available at the parish office during business hours or after all Masses through April 19. Tickets are presale only. Tables of eight will be available. Those attending should come dressed in their spring outfits. Open to those 21 and older.
Holy Cannoli! A Raven Packs fundraiser will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 15 at the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall. Cost is $40 per person. Entry includes dinner and one drink ticket. The event will include raffle baskets, a 50/50 raffle, side boards and a silent auction.
Tickets are available online; cash/check only accepted at the door. All event proceeds benefit Raven Packs, a non-profit community-wide initiative feeding kids in the Ravenna School District and community. For more information, email k5ravenpacks@gmail.com.
The Thrive Together Farmers’ Market will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, June through September, at the Portage County Health District at 999 E. Main St. in Ravenna.
Market highlights include food demonstrations and taste-testing, blood pressure screenings, locally grown fruits and vegetables, healthy foods and cottage goods, and yoga on the lawn. WIC, Senior FMNP coupons and SNAP accepted.
The events are open to the public. For more information, call 330-296-9919 or visit www.portagehealth.net.
A pop-up food pantry will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. the first Thursday of every month during the summer, featuring fresh foods, at the Portage County Health District. The events are open to the public. For more information, visit the website at www.portagehealth.net.
Save the date: The 33rd annual Auxiliary Craft Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 at the University Hospitals Portage Medical Center at 6847 N. Chestnut St. in Ravenna.
Vendors who have participated before will receive their vendor applications in the mail the week of June 1. For more information, call 330-297-7971 or 330-296-4568.
Contact Angie Reedy at 330-297-7228 with your Ravenna news.
Angie Reedy