5 Things You Need to Know This Week, July 18 – 24

From a City Council meeting to local events, there's plenty going on this week in Brecksville.

Posted Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:39 pm ET|Updated Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:50 pm ET

City Council meets at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the agenda, council will vote on a number of resolutions, including one that would help move the plans for the bicentennial memorial project forward.
On Tuesday, the Friends of the Brecksville Library will sponsor the “Travelin’ Tuesdays Southern Norway” program at the . According to the library’s website, the program will take attendees through the country’s natural landscape and a 16^th-century home. The program begins at 2 p.m.
At 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Human Services Department is holding its informal, monthly World War II conversations for veterans and spouses. According to information from the department, the program is open to anyone regardless of the city they live in and there will be free refreshments. It will be held at the .
Local historian Cathie Clager will give another at 7 p.m. this Thursday. This presentation is called “War Heroes and the Home Front: From Revolution to Civil War,” and it will focus on the lives of the soldiers and their families, according to the library’s website.
And there’s a blood drive from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the . According to the American Red Cross website, donors will be entered into a contest for a chance to win a trip to Disney World.

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