Christmas Time's A Comin'

It's that time of year again and Villa Mir Farm has beautiful, cut-your-own Christmas trees for your home.

The trees are organic and natural, and no two are alike. At Villa Mir Farm there's lots of variety and personality to choose from: Colorado Blue Spruce, Balsam Fir, tall and small trees are available.

Visit beautiful Villa Mir Farm starting the Friday after Thanksgiving, and continuing every Saturday and Sunday from 9am-5pm. 10260 Chardon Rd. (Rt. 6), Chardon, OH 44024. Call 440-382-2190 for more info.

What Makes the Great Geauga County Fair Great

The crowds

The livestock exhibits

The entertainment

The rides

The tractor displays

The remnants of an old-fashioned freak show

The arcades

The cheesy prizes at the arcades

The tacky merchandise for sale

The democratic party's talking donkey

The dahlia competition

The 'Fine Arts' exhibit (which redefines 'fine' and 'arts')

The domestic arts exhibits

A piece of bread with a blue ribbon on it

Rows of colorful canned goods

'The Hay Show'

The tallest sunflower

The biggest pumpkin

Information on common weeds

Free dopies of The Farm & Dairy

The library's used book sale

The draft horse pulls

The hand sanitizer outside the barns

The giant cow statue

Your choice of food... fried: french fries, fried cheese, fried dough, fried pickles

The Grange Hall food stands

The Junior Fair milkshakes

The Great Geauga County Fair Band

The Geauga Highlanders Pipe and Drum Band

Lame cloggers

Seeing friends and neighbors

The Amish

The hot air balloon launch

Sky divers

Dave Jenkins and his Border Collies

The Monster Truck Show that I'll go to when they switch to hybrids

The fire department water battles

The livestock auction

The All Animal Costume Contest

The dust

Walking 'til you have blisters