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Volume 66 No. 24 Columbia Station, Ohio May 24, 2021

Storybook Trail opens at Memorial Day Services
Findley State Park Columbia

The Columbia Station V.F.W. will have Memorial Day Services starting at 11 a.m. from Columbia Middle School to the Cemetery.
Immediately following the Cemetery Service, a Special Service will be held at the Columbia Station Memorial.
Eaton
On Saturday, May 29, at 9 a.m, we will meet at the Butternut Ridge cemetery’s pole barn for flag decorating of veterans’ graves. With
400 graves to decorate, we encourage volunteers to join us. On Sunday, May 30, at 1 p.m., the Memorial Day Service will commence,
rain or shine. We hope you can join with us as we honor our township’s interred veterans.
Grafton Township
The Belden Historical Society will be sponsoring the Memorial Day Parade and Program on May 31, beginning at 10 a.m. at the
Grafton Twp. Fire Hall. Parade participants will march from the Fire Hall to the Vets’ Park for a short program.
Grafton
The Memorial Day Parade will be held on May 31. Line up will be at the Police Department on Chestnut St., starting at 11 a.m. The
parade will step off at noon. Remember this is a somber event, so no sirens please. We would also appreciate no Political agendas!
There is no need to sign up for this, all are welcome.
LaGrange
On Monday, May 31 the annual Memorial Day Ceremonies are back. Line-up will be at the Village Hall and the parade will begin at
11 a.m. The High School Band, Boy Scouts and other participants will march to the circle in the center of town and proceed down to
Veteran’s Park for an invocation by Pastor Costello of the United Methodist Church and a short honorable speech in memorandum of
those who have passed.
Wellington
There will be a wreath laying ceremony in the square at 11:30 a.m. on Memorial Day. At noon, at the American Legion, there will be a
second ceremony held with a rifle salute and taps, lowering of the flag and a reading of names. The Wellington VFW Post #6941 will hold
a free breakfast for all veterans from 9-11 a.m. They will be serving scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes, hash browns and fruit.

Medina Park District acquires property bordering Lake Medina

Director of the Department of Natural Resources Mary Mertz,
along with Ohio First Lady, Fran DeWine, and others cut the Lake Medina’s footprint recently increased by 12.63
ribbon to open the newest Story Trail at Findley Park. acres. Medina County Park District acquired two parcels ad-
On May 10, ODNR opened it’s newest Storybook Trail at jacent to the park, primarily through a grant from the Clean
Wellington’s Findley State Park at the entrance to the camp- Ohio Fund.
ground. Families can come and walk the stone pathway and “Considering Lake Medina is surrounded by develop-
enjoy nature and the picturesque trail while reading inspira- ment, we are very pleased to be able to expand this park,”
tional books printed on plaques along the way. The books stated Medina County Park District Director Nathan Eppink.
come from the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library and Thanks to a generous seller who discounted the sale
are themed with inspirational stories that children of all ages price, and by leveraging a 17.56-acre parcel on Foote Road
will learn from and enjoy. that was donated in 2018, the park district paid less than
First Lady Fran DeWine walked the path with members $10,000 for the recent addition.
of the media, children and others in attendance and read one Medina Mayor Dennis Hanwell called the acquisition
of the featured Storybook Trail books entitled “Blue Sky, “outstanding.” The city owns much of the Lake Medina
White Stars.” Mary Mertz, Director of the Department of property, as it was the city’s drinking water source for sev-
Natural Resources, was on hand to accompany Mrs. DeW- eral decades.
ine and others on the half-mile trail. Also present was Cyn- Located along the West Branch of the Rocky River, the
thia Andrews, President/CEO of the Community Founda- two new parcels are almost entirely forested. The mature
tion of Lorain County. canopy includes more than 22 species of deciduous trees,
such as oaks, hickories and maples, while the understory
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources launched the
Storybook Trail program in 2019 to promote the importance includes viburnum, dogwood, pawpaw and more. Togeth-
er, these native plants provide excellent nesting habitat for
of literacy, a healthy lifestyle and connecting with nature.
To learn more about The Storybook Trails projects, visit woodland birds. “The mature oaks growing on the forested
the ODNR website at: ohiodnr.gov. slopes are of noteworthy size and age,” Natural Resource
Manager Jim Spetz said. “Many of them are over 20 inches
Story/photo by Randi MacWilliams in diameter. A few, likely, exceed 200 years old.”
Lake Medina is a hidden oasis nestled between Route
18 to the south and Granger Road to the north, just west
of Interstate 71. Hiking, fishing, biking, canoeing and
cross-country skiing are just a few leisure activities visitors
can enjoy at this park.
Medina County Park District manages more than 7,500
acres – including parks, multi-use trails, wildlife sanctuar- Learn more at www.MedinaCountyParks.com.
May 31, 2021 ies, nature preserves and two nature centers.

Congratulations 2021 Graduates!

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