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Mentor Public Library is hosting#xa0;seven free computer classes at#xa0;its#xa0;Main Branch, including basic introductions to computers, the Internet and Facebook.The classes are:. An introduction to computers at 2 p.

The Madison Tractor Supply store is hosting a community farmers market on Sept. 22. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., local farmers, crafters and artisans will be onsite selling homemade and homegrown goods at the store located at 6603 North Ridge Road."Farmers markets are a great way to highlight skills, foster community relationships and support neighbors," store manager Kate Marley said in a news release.

A 5K race is taking place Sept. 22 with all proceeds going to the McKinley Community Outreach Center.The flat course begins and ends at the center 1200 Lost Nation in Willoughby. There will be T-shirts for pre-registered participants, and a limited t-shirt availability on race day.Register for $30 per person online at

Mentor Public Library is throwing#xa0;a#xa0;pajama jam#xa0;where kids can move, groove, and put some of that surplus energy to use.The preschool dance party will be at 1 p.m., Sept. 24, at its Main Branch - 8215 Mentor Ave. in Mentor. It is free and open to all kids from 2#xa0;to 6 years old, along with their parents.

Baltimore-based actor David Keltz will return to Northeast Ohio for the ninth straight year to present "Poe in Person: An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe." His performances will take place Oct. 19-20 at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site, 8095 Mentor Ave. in Mentor.Keltz,a leading Edgar Allan Poe re-enactor, will appear as Poe in each performance, reciting Poe stories and poems completely from memory.

CT Consultants Inc., headquartered in Mentor, announced the merger of the aerial mapping firm Aerocon Inc. located in Willoughby. With this transaction, CT has significantly expanded the firm's service and geographic markets, according to a news release.Aerocon Geospatial Services, now a Division of CT Consultants, provides aerial photography, digital mapping, orthoimagery and geospatial services.

Painesville-based Grand Rock Company has announced that Haris Tokalic has been promoted to president of Grand Rock effective Sept. 1. Tokalic has been with Grand Rock for almost 18 years and was an integral member in implementing lean manufacturing, and improved methods and procedures to make each job better, according to a news release.

Lake Health is recruiting local companies and/or groups of 10 or more individuals to participate in the 13th annual Be Fit For Life Wellness Challenge, a challenge in which area businesses or groups of adults compete for the most points as they move their way to better health and wellness.The four-month initiative, which will kick off Jan.

A homeless man accused of trespassing in Painesville Sept. 13 appeared in Painesville Municipal Court to face a trio of charges, including a felony trespassing offense, according to court records.Thirty-four-year-old Gary M. Luster, Jr. is charged with fourth-degree felony trespass in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present and one second-degree misdemeanor count each of resisting arrest and obstructing official business, his arraignment paperwork confirms.

Families can play a#xa0;western-themed, super-sized game of Clue at 6 p.m., Oct. 4, at Mentor Public Library's Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave. in Mentor.Families can work together to solve the crime and catch the person who robbed The First Western Bank, according to a news release. The game's free and open to all ages 8 and older.