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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Toboggan Chutes have Special Holiday Hours

Popular attraction will be open during the day all week

  The Chalet Toboggan Chutes will have special hours while kids are off school during winter break: Dec. 25:  Closed  Dec. 26:  Noon to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 27:  Noon to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 28:  Noon to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 29:  Noon to 10:30 p.m.  Dec. 30:  Noon to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31:  Noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 1:    Noon to 10:30 p.m. Jan. 2:    Noon to 10:30 p.m. Jan. 3:    Noon to 10:30 p.m. Jan. 4:    Noon to 10:30 p.m. Jan. 5:    Noon to 5 p.m. The chutes this year feature a new lift that carries your toboggan to the top of the hill, so all you have to do is walk up the steps. The chutes, with a 70-foot drop that sends toboggans down 700 feet of ice at 45 mph, operate with or without snow. Daily admission fee is $10 for adults and $8 for children 11 and…

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Toboggan Chutes Open Friday with Special Holiday Hours

Plus, new lift at The Chalet means no more carrying heavy sleds up the stairs

  Cleveland Metroparks Chalet Toboggan Chutes will be open Friday, Nov. 23 with special holiday hours -- noon to 10:30 p.m., weather permitting. When you visit the Chalet this winter, you'll find a new addition -- a long-awaited toboggan lift. The lift will use a 12 horse-power motor and cable system to mechanically pull the toboggans on a tow 150 feet up the hill to a receiving deck where they will be stored. Cleveland Metroparks staff will load and unload the toboggans. Riders will be able just walk up the steps to the top of the chutes, without lugging their toboggans with them. This season's public tobogganing hours are: Daily admission fee is $10 for adults and $8 for children 11 and under, which includes unlimited use of toboggans …

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Last Chance for Hayrides is This Weekend

The Chalet has other family fun, too

  This weekend is your last chance to take a fall hayride at the Chalet Recreation Area in Cleveland Metroparks' Mill Stream Run Reservation. The final tractor-drawn hayrides of the season are set for 6-10 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Rides are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and leave approximately every half hour. The hayrides cost $8 for adults, $6 for children 3 to 11, and are free for children 2 and under (must sit on adult lap). Families can also enjoy a hay maze and entertainment at The Chalet, and on Saturday nights, square dancing for all ages. On Sundays, free bonus activities include coloring and craft stations and pumpkin painting (for a nominal fee). Group hayrides are available before, during, and after …

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Hayrides offered at Chalet in Metroparks

Tractor-drawn haywagon rides are Saturdays and Sundays in October

The Cleveland Metroparks will offer fall hayrides on weekends this October at the Chalet Recreation Area in Mill Stream Run Reservation in Strongsville. Join the fall weekend tradition on Saturday nights - Oct. 15, 22, and 29 from 6 to 10 p.m., and Sunday afternoons - Oct. 16, 23, and 30 from noon to 4 p.m. The tractor-drawn hayrides are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and leave approximately every half-hour. Cost is $7.50 per adult and $5.50 for kids ages 3 to 11. Kids 2 and under ride free on an adult lap. In addition to the hayrides, there will be free activities, including square dancing, a hay maze, scavenger hunts and a face-painting and balloon-twisting clown. On Sundays, free bonus activities include coloring and craft…

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The Chalet and Private Hayrides Available at Chalet

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Dinner Mystery Set at Chalet

Cleveland Metroparks offers buffet and show in Strongsville

Don your best Hawaiian clothes and enjoy "Aloha & Goodbye! The Big Kahuna's Last Birthday Luau Murder," a dinner mystery at the Chalet Recreation Area in theCleveland Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation in Strongsville. The event runs 6-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.  Enter the newest hotel on the Vegas strip -- Kahahuna's Hawaiian Hide-A-Way -- and let the Mystery Players act out the chaos and confusion of an investment opportunity gone awry.  Enjoy light appetizers at 6 p.m. with a dinner buffet at 7 p.m. (mandarin salad with raspberry vinaigrette, citrus green beans, Caribbean jerk spiced roast potatoes, sweet-and-sour chicken and assorted mini pastries). Beverages and coffee are included. Guests can bring their own beer or wine. …

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Daily Patchcast: Business Goes Green and Kid-Friendly Events Around Town!

Here's a roundup of the top stories across the region for Feb. 10

Here's the list of the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Stow Says Farewell to Police Officer Jonathan Bastock Library Event Celebrates Black History Month Grab & Go Kids Planner: Tobogganing, Bieber Fever and Valentines Crafts Nordson Corp.’s New Green Headquarters Has Benefits For Environment And Employees

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Stow Says Farewell to Police Officer Jonathan Bastock (in Stow Patch), Library Event Celebrates Black History Month (in Brecksville Patch), Grab & Go Kids Planner: Tobogganing, Bieber Fever and Valentines Crafts (in Westlake Patch), and 1 more ›

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Grab & Go Kids Planner

Five fun things to do with the kids in the coming week

Here’s Bieber Fever, toboganning, reading and school-age fun – pick and choose from this week’s array of events. FAMILIES' BEST BETS OF THE WEEK:   1. DOES YOUR DAD HAVE “BIEBER FEVER”? Where/When: Westfield SouthPark, Thursday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. Why Go: Dads will show their best Justin Bieber act to try to win a prize package for their daughter. The dad who looks, acts, dances and sings at least one minute of Never Say Never or Baby most like Justin will win 10 tickets and an Ultimate Justin Bieber party on Feb. 11. Registration starts at 6 p.m. Pricing: Free; Dad performing Justin Bieber: priceless.    2.BOUNCE CITY Where/When: 14767 Pearl Rd.; hours are Wednesday 3-8 p.m.; Thursday noon-8 p.m., Friday and Saturday noon-9 p.m.; Sunday noon…

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Does Your Dad Have “Bieber Fever?” (in Avon-Avon Lake Patch), Tobogganing, Toddler Storytimes, and 2 more ›

Monday, January 17, 2011

Five Things You Need to Know Today

Government offices closed, but recreation areas open

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and federal, state and some local government offices are closed. If you have to work today, traffic should be lighter on the highways but heavier around town as many people have the day off. 1. Strongsville City Hall  and the schools are closed today. The City Council meeting that would normally be held tonight is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Mike Kalinich Sr. City Council Chambers, 18600 Royalton Road. 2. The Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center is open its normal hours, from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.  3. With the kids home from school, the Cleveland Metroparks' toboggan chutes at the Chalet, 16200 Valley Parkway, are open today. Slide down the icy chutes between noon and 5 p.m.  4. The Strongsville…

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Strongsville City Hall, Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center, The Chalet, and 2 more ›

Monday, January 3, 2011

Crowds Fulfill Their Need for Speed at Chalet

Toboggan chutes provide an icy joyride

Who needs snow for downhill thrills? At the Chalet, all you need is cold weather -- and gloves or mittens -- for an exhilarating ride. Thousands took advantage of the extended hours for tobogganing over the holiday week at the Chalet, located in the Cleveland Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation in Strongsville.   "This is my first time here," said Dustin Hemming of Avon, who brought his son, Collin, 6.  With them were Brian Reed of Avon and his nephew Tommy Bartley, visiting from Toledo, also making their first visit to the 1,000-foot twin refrigerated chutes. "We're all rookies," Hemming said with a laugh.  During January and February, the chutes are open 6-10 p.m. Thursdays; 6-10:30 p.m. Fridays; noon to 10:30 p.m. on Saturdays and …

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Five Things You Need to Know This Week

Holiday happenings and Marching Mustangs are in the news

1. The Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center will close early on Friday (hours that day are 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.) for New Year's Eve and will be closed all day Jan. 1. 2. The toboggan chutes at the Chalet, 16200 Valley Parkway in the Cleveland Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation, will be open extended hours this week in conjunction with schools' winter break. Hours of operation are noon to 10:30 p.m. through Dec. 30; noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 31; noon to 10:30 p.m. Jan. 1 and noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 2. Bundle up the kids for a few hours in the fresh air. 3. The Strongsville branch of the Cuyahoga County District Library will be closed all day Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. It will be open 1-5 p.m. Jan. 2. 4. The Strongsville High School Marching Band …

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Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center, The Chalet, Cuyahoga County Public Library Branch Libraries, and 1 more ›

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