Judges Rick Jolly, Shelley Jolly, and assistants Susan Holub, Carly and Troy Nicholas, NFHS National Honor Society members, and recorder Tim Holub had a challenge choosing from the many costume participants at Newton Falls Kiwanis’s 100th Annual Cakewalk, on a beautiful, though cloudy, autumn day. Thank you. Kiwanis would like to thank George and Mary Koutsounadis of Covered Bridge Inn; DJ Mindy Reed; Bob Burke at the P.A. system. We thank Newton Falls city workers, police, fire, street, and electrical departments for help with the scheduling set-up and break-down. Thank you to Mayor David Hanson for use of parking space for the club. We are delighted that NFHS Tiger Marching Band came to share several songs with us, and are happy they could stay for costume judging. Thank you, Director Hrdlicka. We continue our sponsorship of the arches, with signs made by Tim Heckathorn of Zip City Lazer.
We appreciate Newton Falls IGA and Shop ‘n Save for arranging for us to buy our festive cakes this year. Maggie’s added the equivalent of six cakes, too. We thank members of Pastor Steve Spurlock’s First Baptist Church for their hot chocolate stand.
Thank you, businesses and friends, who contributed for the many prizes and gift certificates in the costume contest. There were some very creative costumes. Some of the favorites were the flip-flop people, the roller coaster, October girl, the triangle heads; characters from cartoons, television, movies, video games, and Sesame Street. Add the young rocket scientist, little Elvis, little Michael Jackson, the headless man, ghouls and goblins, oh my!
For cash prizes and/or gift certificates, presents, cake sponsors, Arch sponsors, and assistance, we thank these community-minded donors: Tarry and Rhonda Alberini, AAA I-76 Antique Mall in Rootstown, American Legion Post 236, AMVETS Post 112 and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary, 3 Anonymous donors, Anonymous Kiwanis member, Auto Smith, In memory of Chris Baryak, Sr. from his family, Benson’s BS and Collectibles, Big D’s Newton Grill, Borowski Memorial Home, Broad Street Vintage, Champion Lanes bowling, Church Mouse, Clark’s Sweet Corn Farm on South Canal, Cole Valley Chevrolet, Covered Bridge Inn restaurant, Dairy Queen, Domino’s Pizza of NF, Ella Johnson CPA, Faces Lounge, Falls Convenient Mart, Falls Home Oil, the Five 4’s Distillery, Gardenia Salon and Spa, Glass Act Studio, Green and Golden Farm, Mayor David Hanson, Holpuch Dental, James Funeral Home, Jolly Store Crafts, Ted & Denise Kolacz, Maggie’s Donuts, Mi Amigo, Newton Falls Chiropractic, Newton Falls Classroom Teachers Association, NF First Baptist Church, NF IGA, NF Public Library, NF Shop ‘n Save, NF Subway, Ohio Tax Lady, Phillips Heating, Ron Platt CPA, Wayne Richards, the Romain Family, Rood’s Wallpaper & Paint, RS Imprints, Sam’s Pizza, Shuster’s Lawn and Landscape, Steven Cutlip Excavating, Stow-It Storage, NF Taco Bell, Texas Roadhouse in Niles and their Andy Armadillo, Bill Vennette, a donor from VerLay, VFW Post 3332 and Auxiliary, Judge Philip Vigorito, Lyle and Marilyn Waddell (supplies), Mary Ann Williamson, Bob & Kathy Wujcik, Cody Zeleny, Zip Lube.
Thank you to Kiwanis members for their visits to these businesses and for continuing this tradition for the children.
NF Kiwanis thanks our helper-volunteers this year: Ted Kolacz, Mark Johnson, Denny Cottrill, Joe & Mary Lou Drotar O’Lear, Donna Smith, Patty Nolan, Michelle Ball, Fawn Wujick, Mike Cornelli, Aleita Cornelli and Mitch Suchan,, Dan Lawrence, Lori Dempsey, Bev Guthridge, Diane Combs, NFHS National Honor Society members and Peyton Evans.
Thank you, everyone, for caring about our community’s young people, and see you next year for Kiwanis’s 101st cakewalk.
