Medina Restaurant Week continues through Oct. 15. So try the best of locally owned and operated restaurants in Medina!

No ticket required. Just visit any participating restaurant, ask for the restaurant week menu, and enjoy! Click HERE for more event info.

An 8-part series titled The Untapped Potential of Inclusion kicks off Oct. 6. The series will take place once a month via Zoom and feature different speakers each month. To learn more about the series, contact Colleen Rice HERE or to register, go HERE. 

Taste of Medina County will take place on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 5 - 8 p.m. at Weymouth Country Club, 3946 Weymouth Road Medina, OH 44256. Tickets are $65. United Way of Summit & Medina is bringing together local Medina County restaurants to show off their culinary skills and treat guests to some of the finest food our community has to offer. Guests will also enjoy an open bar, raffle baskets and live music by The Other Brothers. Join us for an evening of food, fun and friends, all while supporting a good cause! Proceeds support United Way of Summit & Medina’s work in Medina County. Click HERE for more information.

Please join us for the Northern Medina County Chamber Alliance Annual Clambake Social for a Halloween theme night Presented by Goosefoot Acres - Home of Dandy Blend on Thursday, Oct. 6. It's a chance to see friends and colleagues while enjoying a delicious meal, having fun and networking outside in the pavilion at Bunker Hill Golf Course (please park off Hamilton Rd.) Event runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Click HERE for more information and ticket prices.

Liverpool Township Historical Society is thrilled to announce Ghosts of the Civil War: Shades of Blue and Gray, featuring Largely Literary Theater Company co-founders Sara Showman (from the South) and Mark Dawidziak (from the North). This program examines the war Between the States with a mixture of haunting tales, literary selections, song and history.

This hour and 20-minute ghostly tour, which takes place on Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Liverpool Township Community Center, 6801 School St. in Valley City from 7 to 8:30 p.m., begins in Ohio, with stories drawn from Marietta, a stop on the Underground Railroad, and the still-standing Hope iron furnace, as well as the two Confederate cemeteries that were part of prisoner-of-war camps in Columbus and on Johnson's Island.

For more information, go HERE.

Medina County Show Biz Company is excited to present a season of "feel good" shows. This season’s shows were hand selected to uplift everyone's spirits and hopefully spread joy to all! The 2022-2023 season kicks off with Gypsy, the musical. Performances will be held Oct. 7-9 at the Haddad Theater (144 N Broadway St, Medina, OH 44256). For show times and ticket information, click HERE.

Wadsworth First Friday is a fun, family-friendly, and free community event the first Friday of every month 5:30-8:30 p.m. in downtown Wadsworth! Over 20 small businesses are open for food, shopping, and entertainment!

This month's theme is Fall Fest. There will be polka music at the Gazebo, hayrides and a community paint event. Click HERE more information.

BHPD is hosting Barktoberfest on Oct. 8 at FOP Lodge 716 West 130, Brunswick, OH 44212. Activities include a police K9 meet and greet at 11 a.m., blessing of the animals at 12 p.m., and a pet costume contest at 12:30 p.m. Come have some fall fun with your best fuzzy friend!

Click HERE for more information.

Chatham Community Church's Apple Butter Festival will be held Saturday. Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday. Oct 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 6299 Avon Lake Rd. at the VFW Memorial Hall( north of the intersection of St. Rt. 83 and St. Rt. 162)

Sales of apple butter, biscuits, chili, bean soup, hot dogs, fresh warm donuts all made at the festival

Raffle baskets, live music, the Medina Raptor Center with birds of prey, craft items, fire department raffle, and more. 

There will be nine stops on the 2022 Fall Foliage Tour this year. From noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, and Sunday Oct. 9., people can drive the route using the map found HERE that features tour highlights as well as points of interest along the way. 

Students, parents, and the general Medina County public are invited to attend the 25th annual Medina County College, Tech, and Trade Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Medina County Fairgrounds/Community Center, 735 Lafayette Road, Medina, Ohio. Financial aid and other resource personnel will be available in the registration area beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Representatives from 80-plus colleges and career-enhancing/resource organizations are registered to participate. A list of participating organizations can be found HERE.

Ladies Night Out

Thursday, October 13, 5-8:30pm

Hey Witches! Dress Up in Your Best Blacks & Come Out for a Bewitching Night of Fun & Hocus Pocus around Medina’s Historic & South Town Districts!

FREE Swag Bags to the first 200 women to “fly in” at 5pm to the Visitors Bureau, 32 Public Square

Pick up a shopping guide & map at Huntington Bank, (39 Public Square). So bring your brood, join the Scavenger Hunt, shop for special deals at your favorite haunts, and enjoy seasonal foods and drinks!

Office for Older Adults will be hosting a Mini Expo on Friday, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be food vendors, "beer" tasting (root, ginger, and birch), and even a polka band! Admission is $5.00 and you can sign up by messaging Jenny at 330-723-9514 or click 

HERE.

Medina Creative Therapy Ranch is Hosting a Fall Festival! There will be a horse show, trick or treat trail, costume contest, pumpkin painting, hay rides, and so much more. And the best part is... it's a free event open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 12-4 p.m., 5200 Lake Road in Medina.

Questions? Email HERE

There are a few weeks left to submit entries for the Spring Grove Cemetery Inaugural Photo contest. The theme of the contest is "Medina's Crown Jewel - Spring Grove Cemetery" and its open to any amateur photographer. 

Oct. 15 is the deadline. Go HERE to learn more about how to enter. 

If you have a Farmers Market in Medina County you would like to see posted in the Weekend Update, send us an email HERE.

Farmer's Market of Medina County: open every Saturday now through Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. - noon at 3939 Granger Rd., Medina. Use the Weymouth Rd. entrance. Find more information on this market HERE!

Medina Square Farmers Market: open every Saturday now through Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Broadway St. (across from the Courthouse). Click HERE for more information!

Mike Kovack, Medina County Auditor, today released the following information regarding county finances for the week of Sept. 26 through Sept. 30, 2022.

The largest income source was from real estate tax in the amount of $162,502.38 The Auditor’s Accounting Department issued 460 checks for total expenditures of $3,581,075.70. The Commissioners approved expenditures totaling $3,267,574.47.  There were no vendor’s licenses issued.

There were 66 residential home sales this week. The average sale price for a home in Medina County this week was $393,612.04.  The total fees collected for residential transfers was $64,374.30. There were five commercial sales this week and the average sale price was $204,240. The total fees collected for commercial transfers was $3,066.10.

To view the complete report, go HERE.