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Today is Sept. 12, 2024.
Morning, all! We’re in the midst of a long stretch of days that’s going to have us in the 80s into next week, and today could be the warmest of all of them: It’s going to be 85 degrees with plenty of sunshine, with a low tonight of 57. More importantly, Paw Fest 2024 on Sunday is looking good: 83 degrees with sunshine and a few clouds. Woof!
ATTENTION GHOSTS AND GOBLINS: The Village of Silver Lake has announced that Trick-or-Treat will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26.
SILVER LAKE RESIDENTS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS TODAY: If you’re a resident of Silver Lake and have a question or concern you’d like to bring before the village, now’s your chance. From 10 to 11 a.m. TODAY, Village of Silver Lake department heads will be on hand at Village Hall to meet with residents. Village Hall is located at 2961 Kent Rd.
ST. STEPHEN FALL CRAFT MARKET: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, located at 3725 Kent Rd. in Stow, will hold its Fall Craft Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 in the Fellowship Hall and surrounding outdoor area. The Fall Craft Market will feature local artists, organizations and vendors. Jewelry, crafts, art and handmade items will be available for sale. Proceeds from the table reservations will benefit St. Stephen’s Mission Support. Rowdy Beans Coffee Roasters will be in the parking lot providing coffee, and the St. Stephen Youth will provide hot lunches and drinks to earn funds for their upcoming Youth Quake trip. J.D. Sanders will provide entertainment. Applications from artists and crafters will be accepted until Saturday, Oct. 5. Cost for a table space in the Fellowship Hall or an outdoor space is $25. If interested, contact the church office at [email protected] for more information and an application.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS: The City of Stow is looking for artists to contribute to its new Public Art Placemaking Project to create a unique art installation at the Stow City Center Complex/SKiP Playground property. The project is in collaboration with the Stow-Munroe Falls Community Foundation and is inspired by the success of iconic “script” signs in cities like Kent, Cleveland, Parma and Bay Village. For more information and an application, go to this page.
WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE SMF SCHOOLS BOND ISSUE? The Spotlight is taking the pulse of the Stow-Munroe Falls community on the upcoming $238 million, 35-year bond issue the school district is putting on the November ballot to build five new schools. If passed, the 8.89-mill bond issue would increase property taxes for owners of homes valued at $200,000 by nearly $622 annually. Send us your comments on the issue, and we will publish them as we get them in our “Reader Spotlight” feature (detailed below).
“Reader Spotlight” is a forum where you can send us your comments, concerns and suggestions on anything going on in our communities of Stow, Munroe Falls and Silver Lake. Send your email to [email protected], put “Reader Spotlight” in the subject line, and please include your name and town (recommended but not required for publication). We will publish comments as we receive them.
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Up next on the event docket: the Stow Harvest Festival on Sept. 28-29
Once all the barking fades away from Paw Fest 2024 on Sept. 15, the community will turn its attention to the next big event on the civic calendar: the annual Stow Harvest Festival, sponsored by the Stow Historical Society. The two-day event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29 at the historical society’s Heritage Reserve Park, located at 5120 Young Rd. inside Silver Springs Park. Parking and admission both days are free.
The yearly festival features an assortment of activities for both children and adults. Attendees can:
Take free tours of three historic houses and a one-room schoolhouse.
See the blacksmith, join in the apple butter stirring, and enjoy free musical entertainment.
Purchase art, handmade crafts and food that will be for sale both days of the event.
Proceeds from the festival go toward preservation of artifacts, maintenance of archives, and supporting the history of Stow, Ohio.
Paw Fest 2024 schedule
Below is the schedule of presentations and contests for the 17th Annual Paw Fest, sponsored by the Stow-Munroe Falls Lions Club, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 at the City of Stow’s Bow Wow Beach Dog Park, located at 5027 Stow Rd. in Stow (note: *first, second & third place prizes will be awarded):
11 a.m. — Stow-Munroe Falls K-9 demonstrations
11:30 a.m. — All Breed Akron demonstrations
Noon — Best Dog Costume in a Parade Contest*
12:30 p.m. — Best Dog in a Hawaiian Costume Contest*
1 p.m. — Humane Society Speaker - Lauren Spence
1:30 p.m. — Paws & Prayers Speaker - Marty Habas
2 p.m. — Best Howling Dog Contest*
2:30 p.m. — Best Dog Trick Contest*
3 p.m. — Shortest & Longest Dog Tails Contest*
There will also be a kids contest where participants guess the number of dog bones within a container, while gift raffle drawings will take place from 3 to 3:30 p.m.
Reader Spotlight
— From Jeff Hughes: “I’m voting no on the school levy! My taxes are high enough.”
— From Charlotte: “Not sure how many people have listened to reasons for [the] bond. This is an ongoing issue that has been ignored by previous school boards. Many of the buildings are very old and cannot be upgraded. Stow [and] Munroe Falls have to have good schools to attract families and businesses. My children are grown. So I do not have any vested interest in passing a bond. I have listened to the rational.”
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