New this year:

Jungle Jacks Landing - 12 acres of high-speed thrills!

Zoombezi Bay Waterpark

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

General Admission: $10.00
Ages 2-9 and 60+:  $7.00
Tickets would expire: 12/31/08

Open Labor Day - Memorial Day Weekend 9AM-5PM
Memorial Day weekend - Labor Day 9AM-6PM
(Wed mid-June - mid August 9AM-8PM)

Zoombezi Bay (zoo admission included)

General Admission: $29.99
Ages 2-9 and 60+:  $24.99
Tickets would expire: 9/1/08

Contact: http://columbuszoo.org/defaultnoflash.aspx

             http://zoombezibay.org/

             614-645-3550
             800-MONKEYS

4850 West Powell Rd.
Powell, OH 43065

Van Wert’s Fountain Park Music to start June 6

 

In cooperation with the City of Van Wert Parks & Recreation, The Van Wert County Foundation is pleased to sponsor the seventh annual Fountain Park Summer Music Series.  The Saltzgaber Music Fund underwrites the concerts which are free to the public.  Fountain Park is located on the west edge of downtown Van Wert at the corner of Main and Jefferson Streets.  Most concerts are on Friday nights and begin at 7:00 p.m.  Food is available in the park by 5:30 p.m.

 

The summer season starts Friday,  June 6 with the popular Phil Dirt & the Dozers.  They will kick off the 2008 season with a Tribute to the Beach Boys.  This concert also marks the beginning to the weekend celebration of the Peony and Artrageous Festivals.

 

The Parrots of the Caribbean will perform a Salute to Jimmy Buffet on Friday, June 20.  This tribute band hails from Dayton and has performed festivals and concerts throughout the U.S.

 

An evening of classic rock, R&B, and contemporary country music will take the stage on Friday, June 27.  Gary Jenkins & Thundering Hearts love to involve the audience in a comedy/music show for the whole family to enjoy.  They come to us from Nashville, TN.

 

The Lima Symphony “Pops” Orchestra will help celebrate the Independence Day celebration on THURSDAY, July 3.  Maestro Crafton Beck directs the orchestra in a salute to our nation and its popular music.  This annual celebration is always well received in Van Wert.

 

The day after Independence Day, John Ford Coley will bring his band and all the hit songs he teamed with England Dan during the 1970’s.  I’d Really Love to See you Tonight, Sad to Belong, and We’ll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again are just some of the songs you will enjoy on this special Saturday night performance, July 5.

 

Sounds of the Caribbean will fill the park on Friday, July 18 as Caribbean Sound travels to Van Wert all the way from Florida to provide the soothing sounds of pan drums.  Calypso, Soca, and Jazz are just a few of the styles you will enjoy.

 

Bluegrass entertainer, multi award winner and Grammy nominee, Rhonda Vincent will make her stop in Van Wert on Friday, July 25.  This 7-time consecutive IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year will have you dancing to some of the best Bluegrass to hit this side of Nashville.

 

The summer series ends with a sock hop in the park, featuring the kings of early Rock & Roll, The Diamonds.  Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Little Darlin’ and The Stroll will have you dancing into the night as we end a grand season of music in Fountain Park this summer.  Our finale with The Diamonds is Friday, August 8.

 

The Van Wert Area Concert Band performs in Fountain Park on July 11 and August 1, providing band music and marches for the entire family to enjoy.  Their concerts also begin at 7:00 p.m.

 

The public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy this free music in the park.  For more information, contact Paul Hoverman, Coordinator of Performing Arts at The Van Wert County Foundation at 419-238-1743.  Concerts are also listed on the Niswonger Performing Arts Center website at: www.npacvw.org and also the CVB website at: www.visitvanwert.org.

 

 

Regal Cinemas in Lima invites the entire family to the Free Family Film Festival on Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10am all summer long!  Seating is limmited-first come, first serve!  For more info, visit http://www.regmovies.com/nowshowing/familyfilmfestivalschedule.aspx?state=OH

June 10th/11th        Doogal                   Evan Almighty
June 17th/18th        Artic Tale                Racing Stripes
June 24th/25th        Mr. Magorium          Happy Feet
July 1st/2nd            March of the Penguins   Surf's up
July 8th/9th            Everyone's Hero           Open Season
July 15th/16th          Charlotte's Web        Night at the Museum
July 22nd/23rd        Mr. Bean's Holiday        Alvin & The Chipmunks
July 29th/30th        Veggie Tales: Pirates      Firehouse Dog
August 5th/6th        Wallace& Gromit           Daddy Day Camp

need good used adult and children's books, paperbacks, records, sheet music, vcr tapes, specialized magazines.

CAN NOT accept encyclopedias, textbooks older than 1997, Readers Digest Condensed Editions older than 2002

Lima Center (formerly Pearle Vision Center between JoAnn Fabrics and Shoe Carnival)

Drop books off:

Tuesday and Thursday 8AM - 11AM
Tuesday Evening 5PM - 8PM

Call for pick-up:
419-235-1470
419-991-8926
419-999-2283

Due to gas prices - pick-ups will be limited

Book Fair Dates

September 2 - 6, 2008

Continuing

Red Cross Blood Drives – lst and 3^rd Tuesday each month

Senior Citizens Center Bingo – Weekly, Wednesday and Friday

Food Pantry Donors – Salvation Army

West Ohio Food Bank – Accepts used cell phones and empty ink jet cartridges for recycling.

Crossroads – Sales of Cookbooks and Domestic Violence Shelter Pins

 

Quarterly

Council on Aging Bake Sales

 

June

?          YWCA Garden Walk

8          YWCA Race Unity Day

21        Senior Citizens Car Show and Hog Roast

            Senior Olympics

21        United Way Golf Outing – Lost Creek Country Club 8 a.m.

28        Literacy Council Golf Outing

 

July

4          July 4 BarBQue – Bradfield

?          Big Brothers/Sisters Golf for Kids Sake, date to be determined

?          Christmas in July – Salvation Army

?          YWCA Golf Outing

?          West Ohio Food Bank – “Cram the Van” event accepting donated food and money to support food bank.

 

August

4          Red Cross Golf Classic

            Children’s Developmental Center Bike Rally – same day as Square Fair

            Pilot Kickoff for Early Campaigns – United Way

26        YWCA Women’s Equality Day Aug. or Sept.  
             Fashion Show – The Arc

 

September

Sept.    LATINA/CHICANA HERITAGE MONTH – YWCA

            NATIONAL ALCOHOL & DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH –

              YW

            NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

            NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH

RED CROSS MONTH – NATIONAL PREPARDENESS
Sept.    Crossroads – OSU Football Ticket Raffle
Sept.    The Arc – Candle Drive

8          International Literacy Day - YWCA

20        Delphos Senior Citizens – Canal Days

21        YWCA – International Day of Peace
Late Sept.        United Way Campaign Kickoff

?          Garage Sale – Salvation Army

?          Annual Meeting – West Ohio Food Bank for 200+ member charity agencies

 

October

Oct.     YWCA – NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
1          YWCA/Crossroads – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH –
                       Kickoff on October 1, varying activities throughout the month.

            YWCA – CHILD HEALTH MONTH

            YWCA – NATIONAL FAMILY SEXUALITY EDUCATION MONTH

            Fire Prevention Week – Red Cross

4          Girl Scouts – Defy the Stereotype

12        YWCA – National Children’s Day

15        Crossroads – 14^th Candlelight Vigil for Domestic Violence

18        UW/GSA Pampered Campers Event for Women, Duffy Lodge

19-25   YWCA – Week Without Violence

October thru 12/31/08  CDC Annual Giving Appeal

            United Way Report Meeting

            United Way Report Meeting

All Month – Boy Scout Popcorn Sale

All Month – Literacy Council Phone Book Recycling

Make a Difference Day – Kewpee Pie Day for Literacy Council

?          West Ohio Food Bank – lst Annual “Turkey Drive” to gather turkeys and other food items in preparation for Thanksgiving

End of October – Thanksgiving Direct Mailing
30        Girl Scouts – Juliette Low’s Birthday

 

November

Nov.    Crossroads Mystery Dinner Theatre

1          West Ohio Food Bank – Help the Hungry Holiday and Vendor Fair at the food bank

Nov.    West Ohio Food Bank – Christmas Ornament fund raising event.

Nov.    YWCA – NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH

Nov.    United Way Report Meeting

Nov.    Bradfield Annual Dinner Meeting

15        YWCA National Philanthropy Day

16        YWCA – YW USA Sesquicentennial

21        CDC – Holiday Bazaar

26        Delphos Senior Citizens – Thanksgiving Bake Sale

All Month         CAREGIVERS MONTH, PSA 3

All Month         Christmas Kettles – Salvation Army

?                      West Ohio Food Bank – Harvest for the Hungry – Shawnee United Methodist Church conducts event to raise donations

December

Early December            Winter Celebration Event – Girl Scouts

1          World AIDS Day – YWCA

3          YWCA – International Day of Disabled Persons

10        YWCA – Human Rights Day

?          Christmas Tree Festival - YWCA

22,23   Delphos Senior Citizens – Cookies and Candy Sales

Rummage and Craft Sale – Council on Aging

All Month         Christmas Kettles – Salvation Army

Mid-month       Christmas Breakfast with Santa – Cheryl Allen Center

 

 

3 categories

$5.00 entry fee/entry (all proceeds go to United Way)

Enter photographs at Walgreens on Cable Rd. 

Raffle August 8, 2008 along with announcement of winners

Walgreens
701 N. Cable Road
Lima, OH 45805

419-222-9462

on the shores of Grand Lake at Lakeshore Park, Celina, OH

lawn chairs welcome - no coolers allowed

Thursday, July 3, 2008
6:00PM - 11:00PM

Friday, July 4, 2008
11:00AM
fireworks at dusk

Saturday, July 5, 2008
9:00AM - 12:00AM

Sunday, July 6, 2008
10:00AM - 9:00PM

Camping and parking at Mercer County Fairgrounds, with shuttle bus to and from events.

Contact: Fair Board Office 419-586-3239

meet the experts who can give you free healthcare financial advice

Free continental breakfast

Free handicapped accessible transportation by RSVP - 419-523-4092

Thursday, July 10, 2008
9AM - 1PM

Putnam Acres Care Center
10170 Rd. 5H
Ottawa, OH
419-523-4092

Babysitters Class for age 11-15 year olds
by The Allen County Chapter of the American Red Cross

Cost: $40.00 per participant (includes Babysitters Manual and Babysitters First Aid Kit)

The class is a pre-registration and pre-pay course limited to the first 25 students

Deadline for pre-registration and pre-pay Fri. 7/11/08, 3:00PM

Bring a sack lunch and drink

Contact: American Red Cross, Paul Barker
             419-227-5121

Email: Paul Barker at workplace@allenohrc.org