BRUNSWICK, Ohio – Someone is going to have a very happy holiday season this year, thanks to Lin Crane.
The former Memorial Elementary School teacher keeps amazing me with her talents and I have no clue how she manages to do it all. She’s donated some wonderful items to the Brunswick Historical Society and the latest one is absolutely fantastic.
It’s a 60x80 tablecloth hand sewn with colorful fabric she collected over several years filled with little surprises. The quilt will be on display from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays at Heritage Farm, 4613 Laurel Road, during farmers markets. Stop to see it and buy a raffle ticket at the big red barn from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The tablecloth will be presented some lucky ticket holder during the Fall Foliage Tour on Oct. 10. Lin also will personalize it if the winner wants that.
Retirement: Brunswick graduate and Alumni Hall of Fame inductee Bonnie Robinson officially retired June 4. Hardly seems possible as I have many memories of her as a high school student. I’m sure you join me in wishing her well on her new adventure.
Music and ice cream: This is a great way to celebrate July 4. At 2 p.m. that day, celebrate with a patriotic concert and community ice cream social at Remsen Christian Church, 1500 Remsen Road Medina. 1/4 mile south of I-271 and 1/4 mile east of Ridge Road. The concert will feature Wesley Howell of Sharon Center on the theater organ as well as a salute to military and first responders. Free will offering.
Garden Tour: It’s going to be a busy month. The Medina County Garden tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 10. Enjoy your self-guided tour of 12 outstanding Medina gardens, from large and lush landscapes to pretty pocket gardens, and everything in between. Proceeds from the tour benefit the Medina County Historical Society and the ongoing restoration of our two historic properties, the John Smart House Museum and the McDowell-Phillips House Museum, as well as benefiting our archival collections of the history of Medina County.
The tour guide map of the gardens will be distributed on July 10 at the John Smart House, 206 N. Elmwood, Medina. Tickets are $12 in advance (children 12 and younger are free, and must be accompanied by an adult) Advance sales online at http://www.mainstreetmedina.com/special-events.html . Click on the MORE tab for more information
Advance sale tickets in-person available at the Medina County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau at 32 Public Square in Medina and at Miss Molly’s Tea Room Shop, 140 W. Washington St., Medina. Day of Event tickets are $15 in-person only, at the John Smart House Museum, 206 N. Elmwood, Medina. Tickets are non-refundable.
This is a self-guided tour rain or shine. Since this is a walking tour, wear comfortable shoes. The entire area is about 2 miles and there will be free on-street parking throughout the city, as well as in public parking lots around the Medina Square. On-street parking at each garden is limited. Please check the Main Street Medina (link above) website for more information.
Helping others: The nonprofit, Best Christmas Ever Chapter is having a great family-friendly fundraiser from 4-7 p.m. June 18 at Westbury Place Park on Denton Circle in Brunswick Hills. It’s a food truck fundraiser that will include Off the GRIDdle and Cookie Dough Party dessert treats. There will also be a raffle and all proceeds go toward gifts for families struggling through difficult circumstances at Christmas time. Everyone is invited.
Carnival ahead: The St. Ambrose Summer Festival is back, June 24-27, and has a loaded lineup of fun with music, rides, good food and the always-popular, raffle. You can get a glimpse of what’s ahead at https://stambrose.us/festival/
Peace Stone: The Medina Breakfast Kiwanis and The City of Medina Parks and Recreation Department dedicated a Peace Stone Sculpture at JUMP Park. The Peace Stone sculpture was donated to the city of Medina by Renate and David Jakupca, in conjunction with the International Center for Environmental Arts as part of the national coast-to-coast ‘Great American Peace Trail’ to stem violence in America’s youth and to unite America.
The Breakfast Club agreed to help bring the Peace Stone to Medina because of Kiwanis International’s commitment to being a diverse and inclusive global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.
Urgent needs: Did you see that the American Red Cross and American Cancer Society have teamed up this June to encourage people across the country to Give Blood to give time and help ensure loved ones have the strength and support they need as they undergo cancer treatment.
According to the American Cancer Society, many patient visits and procedures were forced to delay or cancel early in the pandemic to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19. With procedures resuming, blood donations are critical for cancer treatments. Unfortunately, the Red Cross is seeing fewer blood and platelet donors give as the nation begins to climb out of this pandemic. This downturn comes at a time when the Red Cross continues to see strong demand for blood products − including platelets − by hospitals, causing concern for the sufficiency of the blood supply this month and throughout the summer.
The Red Cross currently has an emergency need for eligible donors in Northern Ohio to make an appointment now to give platelets to ensure critical patient needs are met. Platelets, the clotting portion of blood primarily given to cancer patients during treatment, must be transfused within five days of donation and, therefore, are always in great demand.
In addition, there is an emergency need for type O blood donors, as hospital demand for these blood products continues to outpace donations. Type O blood is the most needed blood group by hospitals and O-positive is the most transfused blood type and can be transfused to Rh-positive patients of any blood type you!
To schedule a blood or platelet donation appointment, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/american-cancer-society.html. There is always a blood drive somewhere near you.
For more information about blood donation, visit https://www.redcross.org/ or cruzrojaamericana.org, or on Twitter at @RedCross; or about cancer https://www.cancer.org/ .
All about leaders: Are you ready to shift your team into a problem-solving mindset by learning to effectively diagnose situations, energize others, manage themselves, and intervene skillfully?
Leadership Medina County’s LEAD Institute’s curriculum from the Kansas Leadership Center has a proven record of helping leaders learn and practice the tools to more effectively make progress on and solve challenges in their workplace and community and also foster a culture of leadership.
Terri Greene, LEAD Institute Director, combines this curriculum with leadership development workshops facilitated by top leadership trainers and coaches recommended by university and corporate leaders and Leadership Medina County alumni for a 9-month program like no other.
LEAD Institute Class of 2022 applications open now and close on July 1. Learn more and apply at https://leadershipmedinacounty.org/lead/
Get ready to shop: There’s a new monthly outdoor arts & crafts market coming to Medina on Mill Street, a quaint little alleyway between S. Court and S. Elmwood streets, in the heart of Ohio’s South Town - a budding arts & entertainment district. Mill Street Makers’ Market is organized by Creative Show Promotions, promoter for An Affair on the Square Craft & Vintage Fair, in partnership with Main Street Medina.
The area is transforming into a dining, shopping, and residential experience; and the relocation of Habitat for Humanity Restore to Lafayette Road are drawing people to the South Town District, located just a couple of blocks south of Medina’s historic Public Square. The Mill Street Makers Market is an added attraction to promote pedestrian access, as well as providing a unique forum for local makers and artists to show and sell their work.
Mill Street Makers’ Market will be held one Sunday of each month from 11 am to 4 pm – June 27, July 11, Aug. 15, Sept. 19 & Oct. 17. The free event will feature the finest in local, handmade arts and crafts, food and live music. Planned food vendors on site include Ohio Valley Pizza food truck, Celeste’s Tasty Treats – Ice Cream Truck and 1904 Café. The Farmer’s Table Sunday Brunch will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the restaurant at 320 S. Court Street.
More information about Mill Street Makers’ Market with a vendor application can be found at https://millstreetmakersmarket.com/ and you can find the event on Facebook.
Take a tour: The historic Train Depot, located at 6615 Center Road Valley City, will be open for viewing from 1-4 p.m. June 27. Come tour the depot that once stood as a bustling center transporting people to and from this great little township! Filled with artifacts and pictures of times past, our depot will transport you back to a simpler time! Come hear stories about the first settlers here and even how the frog jump came to be! Liverpool Historical Society members Pete and Sandy will be looking forward to your visit!
Rhonda Wurgler
Where’s Rhonda: Medina Sunrise Rotary sent congratulations to Rhonda Wurgler, who is a Paul Harris Fellow and Honorary Medina Sunrise Rotarian! Rhonda worked tirelessly as executive director of The Children’s Center of Medina County and recently retired from that position. Rhonda told Rotarians she is “honored to work at National Children’s Alliance (NCA) in Washington DC.
“NCA is the national association, accrediting body, and grantor for 924 child advocacy centers (CAC) and 50 state chapters. We provide support, advocacy, quality assurance and leadership for CAC’s, all to help support the important work CACs do in communities across the country. I am so blessed to be working in a movement I love, and to do it on a national level. It is amazing. Every day I get to help CACs across America, which in turn help over 330,000 children annually heal from abuse.”
We wish her the best in the important work she does.
It’s been a tough week: Many of you have seen me out and about with my brother-in-law Ron Culp. Or you may have seen him at a nursing home, rehab center or Heritage Farm with his two Great Pyrenes Mountain dogs, Roughdy (pronounced Rowdy) and Buster. Residents at the homes loved the gentle giants and they are perfect for therapy dogs.
Ron had back surgery on May 13 to “clean up” previous surgeries he’s had over the years. But it was more complex than initially thought and he wasn’t able to walk. I saw him at the rehab center on June 8 and he really was in terrible pain. I contacted his daughter in Alaska to tell her. When she called back the next day it was to say he had passed away. Family and friends are totally in shock right now. My niece and her 4-year-old are on the way her from Alaska now. His daughter, Elizabeth, is at home in Medina where she lived with Ron. My consolation is that he is finally back together with his wife, my sister Marilyn. And this month it was exactly 15 years ago she died.
Ron was the Cleveland Cavaliers first athletic trainer. He went on the Portland Trailblazers during their championship year, and then was the first trainer for the Miami Heat. The training room there was dedicated to him when he retired. He moved here from Florida several years ago to be with his extended family. We’ll miss him.
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