I recently saw a Leadership Wooster classmate of mine, Sean Ulik, at a Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event at the Red Cross Building. He said he read my blog. (Thanks, Sean!) He then suggested that a trip to Minerva, Ohio, would be a good one to take and then write about. So, on our recent Stay-cation, Bobby and I went to Minerva. We spent most of our time in the downtown area, which is really cool. The main street is still brick like in the old days. Minerva was … [Read more...]
Fall + Family = Fun
Fall is great! It is beautiful with the changing of the leaves. It is bearable with its cooler weather. It is football season. (O.K. maybe the last one only works if you're a football fan.) Family is awesome! It is beautiful building memories together. It is bearable and easier to let your hair down and be yourself with them. It is nice to have connection with people who "knew you when." (O.K. maybe that last one only works if you have achieved greatness--which I'm still working … [Read more...]
Guest to our blog: Linda Hall invites you to ‘walk this way’
When Linda Hall is not writing about education or social services for The Daily Record, you can find her and her husband walking on some trail in Ohio or blogging about her adventures. Linda's blog, Walking Ohio with Jon and Linda Hall, appears on The Daily Record website. She has also begun collecting all of her blog posts into a single piece on Storify (a storytelling platform that harnesses the power of social media). Below, you can check out her Storify piece about Walking … [Read more...]
Mardi Gras Close to Home
Honestly, I've never really felt the desire to go to New Orleans. I have nothing against the city, its just not on my bucket list. But I do like listening to jazz music from time to time. I had my chance on Saturday when downtown Wooster was filled with jazz. The Wooster Arts Jazz Fest took over downtown Wooster despite the wind and the threat of rain. Bobby and I were able to go there with my mom, Dolores, and one of our great nephews, Noah. The event was put on in partnership … [Read more...]
I Scream. You Scream. We all Scream for Pav’s Creamery!
Have you ever had the experience of discovering something awesome by accident? I don’t have a lot of experiences like that, but I did just this past weekend. Pav’s Creamery is awesome! Bobby and I took Owney to Portage Lakes State Park on Labor Day and on our way there we passed Pav’s Creamery. It is on the corner of Manchester Road and State Road. Bobby said we needed to stop there on our way back. I had no intention of doing such a thing. From the quick glimpse I had, it looked like some … [Read more...]