“Back in the Saddle Again…Out where a friend is a friend…Where the longhorn cattle feed on the lowly Jimson weed…We’re back in the saddle again….” (Was that Gene Autry?. Gene had a sidekick named Pat Butram, I think, who always says said his name so that it sounded more like “artery”. Made him sound like a medical condition. I know Roy Rogers did “Happy Trails to You”. Roy had a horse named Trigger and a dog named Bullet. Where did Gabby Hayes come in?) But I digress….
It’s good to be , once again, bringing you the latest news flashes. The paint has dried!
I don’t know about anybody else on the ol’ Villager Ranch, but I spent a good deal of the “down time” between the end of SummerFest and the Fourth of July being asked about the results of various competitions and contests (My pies did well!); unfortunately, I had no idea how things all came out. This week’s edition should enlighten everyone about those basic facts. The next time this happens—SummerFest being piled upon the Fourth, all higgledy-piggledy—I’m just going to make things up. In matters of fact, I cannot be trusted.
It WAS quite a stretch there, getting things organized and set up (Thank you crews of every stripe, you were golden. The seating, the electric wizards, the clean-up forces…ya dun good)as well as the actual events (I’m talking the Garrettsville SummerFest and the Hiram Fourth of July) ;everyone pitching in made a BIG difference.
Kudos to the Eagles, who’ve made their corner of downtown an attractive focal point. Ditto for Mike Maschek, who’s made an amazing improvement to the “face” of the village by cleaning up the eyesores in back of the old gristmill and gutting the structure so that it can be restored. The reseeding of the Buckeye Block space is looking good too (The Eagles went ballistic and sodded their territory. Primo!) Hiram’s “Old Fashioned Fourth” has lost none of its appeal and even keeps on growing, with the Bloodmobile available and activities for everyone(Music and strawberries are an awesome combination). The Community Band had a good, solid brass section that tooted and oom-pahed through a varied program with a remarkable cast of all ages. Think about dusting off that old high school instrument yourself for next year(The regular bass drummer needs support and some of the other players—Sax-y Anna is 84—would love to have some too). It’s really fun.
Good fireworks, both ways …and a shout-out to Newton Falls for that big time production of lights and sound on the 4th.
And maybe that everyone was all wound up after such a stretch of celebration, but there were sirens—police, ambulance, fire, who-knows-what-all—going off lately at all times of the day and night. Just wanted to get in on the excitement, maybe.
More Cruise Nights and a Peach Social still on tap for the rest of the summer.
Saddle up, Pardner.
