Stearns Homestead hosting Living History & Lantern Tour: Sun Postings

Community NewsStearns Homestead hosting Living History & Lantern Tour. (Courtesy of Parma Area Historical Society)Courtesy of Parma Area Historical SocietyBy John Benson, special to cleveland.comPARMA, Ohio -- Stearns Homestead is once again celebrating the Halloween season with its annual Living History & Lantern Tour. The fun takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 24) at Parma’s Stearns Homestead.“This will be our third year doing this event,” Parma Area Historical Society historian Patricia Nickols said. “We offer an adult-only fun fall event on the farm after hours. “When it’s dark on the farm, it’s very easy to imagine life before city lights and the glare of street lights. “It’s an altogether different feel on the farm after hours.”Stearns Homestead hosting Living History & Lantern Tour. (Courtesy of Parma Area Historical Society)Courtesy of Parma Area Historical SocietyParticipants will spend the evening walking through historic homes hearing stories told by costumed actors.They’ll also get a peek inside a Yankee-style barn at night. “By lantern light, visitors are escorted to different spots by a caped guide,” she said. “We have several costumed interpreters who have a story to tell. “There’s a Civil War nurse, a soldier who looks for his family and a murder left unsolved for over 100 years.”In addition to a wagon ride thru the back pasture, guests will receive refreshments. This is a ticketed event ($25) with limited availability.Attendees must be 18 years of age or older.Firefighter benefit dinner: The Parma fire department and Chardon fire department are coming together to support one of our own. Firefighter Dominic Shea, 30, has dedicated 10 years to serving his community. Since 2022, Dominic has been courageously battling cancer, which has now progressed to stage IV. A benefit dinner to help support Shea and his family takes place at 5 p.m. Nov. 21 at Pokrova Hall, which is located at 6812 Broadview Road in Parma.Tickets are $50 per person with dinner, beer and wine provided -- along with raffle baskets and sideboards. For more information, call 440-668-4390.Padua Franciscan High School in Parma. (John Benson/cleveland.com)John Benson/cleveland.comCelebrated Bruins: Padua Franciscan High School recently announced its next Athletic Hall of Fame inductees. That list includes Bryan McGoun ’72, Tom Maletic ’76, Greg Coyle ’77, Mark Zofka ’82, Emily (Kocinski) Kantz ’02, Kurt Gross ’03, Christie (Fritsche) Johnson ’10 and Brent Fickel ’12.The induction dinner is scheduled for Feb. 20 in the Zavagno Athletic Center. Tickets are now on sale to celebrate the Class of 2027. Information, please: Readers are invited to share information about themselves, their families and friends, organizations, church events, etc. in Brooklyn, Independence, Parma, Parma Heights and Seven Hills for the Sun Postings column, which I write on a freelance basis. Awards, honors, milestone birthdays or anniversaries and other items are welcome. Submit information at least 10 days before the requested publication date to ndiffrence@att.net. Read more news from the Parma Sun Post here.