Up, down and all around town
Cindy Parsons talks to the crowd at the American Legion. Photo by EMILY CANNING-DEAN
Hello Wadsworth. What a fun and busy week it was.
I think I made it down to the Blue Tip Festival almost every day and it looked like it was a great turnout as always. I ran into JP Hanna at the festival grounds, who told me that KidsLand was once again a hit. There were so many kids in attendance that Home Depot ran out of supplies for crafts.
I did get a little worried that the first ever Matchstick Race would be a wet miserable one, but it was nice to see the rain stay mostly at bay. Actually, a couple of the runners told me a light rain is actually a good condition for a race.
As always, I took a lot of pictures. Check them out in this week’s edition of The Post.
I took a break from Blue Tip fun June 22 and headed to the American Legion headquarters on Main Street where I got to see a group of people I have admired for quite some time.
The American Legion Post 170, American Blind Golf and the Wounded Warrior Project are all very awesome organizations on their own, but the three groups especially shine when they come together and that is something they do every year. Members of all three organizations were at a special dinner at the American Legion as many were in town for the American Blind Golf Tournament that takes place annually in the area.
American Blind Golf raises money for technology that helps the visually impaired, but for the last several years they have also partnered with the Wounded Warrior Project to raise money and awareness for their organization. American Legion acts as a sponsor supporting both groups and always hosts a special dinner for them each June.
Blind golfers come from as far away as western Canada and members of the Wounded Warrior Project who live as far away as Texas attend the tournament every year.
This year Cindy Parsons, a member of the Wounded Warrior Project and a caregiver for her son, Shane, spoke to the crowd at the dinner about her experience. It’s amazing to hear about the strength she and Shane had to go on and actually thrive after a horrific, life changing incident and also to hear about the ways the support from Wounded Warrior Project transformed their lives after tragedy.
Check out a story about Parsons and these great organizations in this week’s edition of The Post.
Meals on Wheels
Wadsworth Meals on Wheels is an organization that drops off lunch to homebound seniors within the city and the organization is looking for drivers.
Delivery routes are within a 2-mile radius of downtown Wadsworth and generally take an hour to complete beginning around 11 a.m.
Drivers use their own vehicles and can sign up to deliver meals as little as once a month or as often as their schedule permits.
All meals are prepared and delivered from Trinity Church on High Street Monday through Friday.
Please contact Pat at 330-336-2036 or email mrsduzzi@neo.rr.com for more details.
Footlighters
The Wadsworth Footlighters recently represented the city at the Ohio Community Theatre Association North East Regional Festival in Hudson where they performed an excerpt from their most recent performance “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of ‘A Christmas Carol.”
Lindsay Patterson and Michael Cranston received Merit in Scenic Design awards. Harry James and Cranston received Merit in Costumes awards and Helen Graf received a Merit in Acting award.
The Footlighters are currently in rehearsal under the direction of Cory Ott for their production of Disney’s Peter Pan Junior which will run July 21-23 at O.J. Work Auditorium. Tickets and further information can be found at www.wadsworthfootlighters.com.
Community band
The Wadsworth Community Band will perform its Independence Day Celebration Concert at Central Intermediate School July 3 at 7 p.m.
The concert is free and will move into the auditorium in case of inclement weather. Music will include several patriotic selections as well as some jazz and contemporary band music. One of the highlights will be the 1812 Overture.
Lion’s Club
Three self-advocates from the Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities Self Advocate Program spoke to the Wadsworth Lions Club June 22.
The three advocates, Logan Detwiler, Ashley Rienerth and Jeremy Jackson, along with their self-advocacy advisor, Michelle Fortney, spoke about their developmental disabilities and shared personal stories about their lives. The three emphasized that individuals with disabilities have goals, hopes and dreams like everyone else.
Logan told the club that one of his dreams was to become a Lions Club member.
Lions Club President Larry Douglas presented him with a membership pin and officially made him a member. The club will provide Logan’s transportation to and from the meetings.
Jeremy’s dream was to someday become a country music DJ and Lion’s Club member Tom Stugmyer invited Jeremy to co-host with him on an upcoming radio show on 97.1 Wadsworth Community Radio.
Contact me
As always, I look forward to hearing from you and I’m always happy to put submissions from readers in this column. Feel free to e-mail me at edean@thepostnewspapers.com or call me at 330-620-1067 to fill me in on an event your organization hosted, an accomplishment by a special person in the city or anything else you think our readers might want to know about.
I think I made it down to the Blue Tip Festival almost every day and it looked like it was a great turnout as always. I ran into JP Hanna at the festival grounds, who told me that KidsLand was once again a hit. There were so many kids in attendance that Home Depot ran out of supplies for crafts.
I did get a little worried that the first ever Matchstick Race would be a wet miserable one, but it was nice to see the rain stay mostly at bay. Actually, a couple of the runners told me a light rain is actually a good condition for a race.
As always, I took a lot of pictures. Check them out in this week’s edition of The Post.
I took a break from Blue Tip fun June 22 and headed to the American Legion headquarters on Main Street where I got to see a group of people I have admired for quite some time.
The American Legion Post 170, American Blind Golf and the Wounded Warrior Project are all very awesome organizations on their own, but the three groups especially shine when they come together and that is something they do every year. Members of all three organizations were at a special dinner at the American Legion as many were in town for the American Blind Golf Tournament that takes place annually in the area.
American Blind Golf raises money for technology that helps the visually impaired, but for the last several years they have also partnered with the Wounded Warrior Project to raise money and awareness for their organization. American Legion acts as a sponsor supporting both groups and always hosts a special dinner for them each June.
Blind golfers come from as far away as western Canada and members of the Wounded Warrior Project who live as far away as Texas attend the tournament every year.
This year Cindy Parsons, a member of the Wounded Warrior Project and a caregiver for her son, Shane, spoke to the crowd at the dinner about her experience. It’s amazing to hear about the strength she and Shane had to go on and actually thrive after a horrific, life changing incident and also to hear about the ways the support from Wounded Warrior Project transformed their lives after tragedy.
Check out a story about Parsons and these great organizations in this week’s edition of The Post.
Meals on Wheels
Wadsworth Meals on Wheels is an organization that drops off lunch to homebound seniors within the city and the organization is looking for drivers.
Delivery routes are within a 2-mile radius of downtown Wadsworth and generally take an hour to complete beginning around 11 a.m.
Drivers use their own vehicles and can sign up to deliver meals as little as once a month or as often as their schedule permits.
All meals are prepared and delivered from Trinity Church on High Street Monday through Friday.
Please contact Pat at 330-336-2036 or email mrsduzzi@neo.rr.com for more details.
Footlighters
The Wadsworth Footlighters recently represented the city at the Ohio Community Theatre Association North East Regional Festival in Hudson where they performed an excerpt from their most recent performance “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of ‘A Christmas Carol.”
Lindsay Patterson and Michael Cranston received Merit in Scenic Design awards. Harry James and Cranston received Merit in Costumes awards and Helen Graf received a Merit in Acting award.
The Footlighters are currently in rehearsal under the direction of Cory Ott for their production of Disney’s Peter Pan Junior which will run July 21-23 at O.J. Work Auditorium. Tickets and further information can be found at www.wadsworthfootlighters.com.
Community band
The Wadsworth Community Band will perform its Independence Day Celebration Concert at Central Intermediate School July 3 at 7 p.m.
The concert is free and will move into the auditorium in case of inclement weather. Music will include several patriotic selections as well as some jazz and contemporary band music. One of the highlights will be the 1812 Overture.
Lion’s Club
Three self-advocates from the Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities Self Advocate Program spoke to the Wadsworth Lions Club June 22.
The three advocates, Logan Detwiler, Ashley Rienerth and Jeremy Jackson, along with their self-advocacy advisor, Michelle Fortney, spoke about their developmental disabilities and shared personal stories about their lives. The three emphasized that individuals with disabilities have goals, hopes and dreams like everyone else.
Logan told the club that one of his dreams was to become a Lions Club member.
Lions Club President Larry Douglas presented him with a membership pin and officially made him a member. The club will provide Logan’s transportation to and from the meetings.
Jeremy’s dream was to someday become a country music DJ and Lion’s Club member Tom Stugmyer invited Jeremy to co-host with him on an upcoming radio show on 97.1 Wadsworth Community Radio.
Contact me
As always, I look forward to hearing from you and I’m always happy to put submissions from readers in this column. Feel free to e-mail me at edean@thepostnewspapers.com or call me at 330-620-1067 to fill me in on an event your organization hosted, an accomplishment by a special person in the city or anything else you think our readers might want to know about.