Briefs: Festival on the Square, Tunes at Terradise, spotted lanternfly

Marion Star
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Caledonia Festival on the Square this weekend

CALEDONIA — Friends of Caledonia present Caledonia Festival on the Square from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Activities kick off with an opening ceremony at 5:45 p.m. Friday following by Left of Center performing at 6 p.m. Saturday activities include performances by Dance Factory at 3:30 p.m. and the Alan Carl Band at 7 p.m. There will also be karaoke, cornhole, touch a truck, vendors, inflatables, food trucks, ax throwing, pony rides, games, 50/50 and silent auctions and a beer garden.

For more information, visit the Friends of Caledonia Facebook page.

Tunes at Terradise returns

Terradise Nature Center will be the site of concerts over the next three weekends as Tunes at Terradise returns.

The show lineup includes Bones of Terradise, jazz trombones with rhythm, performing at 5 p.m. Saturday at the nature center. The Marion Area Orchestra, Marion's community string orchestra, will be in concert at 5 p.m. on Aug. 19. The final show this month features Spittin' Image, a country music duo from Greenville, Ohio, taking the stage at 5 p.m. on Aug. 26.

All shows will be held on "The Deck at the Pond" at Terradise Nature Center, 1536 Whetstone River Road N., Caledonia. Admission to all shows is free.

All musicians performing in the Tunes at Terradise series are from Ohio. People who attend the shows are invited to relax and enjoy the music, bring a lawn chair or blanket, and a picnic lunch. People are also invited to enjoy a walk through the woods at the nature center.

For information about the Terradise Nature Center, go to its website terradise.org.

Spotted lanternfly continues to spread across Ohio

REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has confirmed several new spotted lanternfly infestations across the state, including Columbus and Toledo.

In 2021, ODA designated the spotted lanternfly as a destructive plant pest and established regulations aimed at reducing the risk of spread. It was first detected in the U.S. in Pennsylvania in 2014 and was likely brought to the U.S. by imported goods. The first confirmation in Ohio was in Mingo Junction in 2020.

These spotted lanternflies were recently found in the Toledo area.
These spotted lanternflies were recently found in the Toledo area.

The spotted lanternfly is an insect native to Asia that is a pest of grapes, hops and apples, along with many other species of plants. This pest is a great concern to the state's grape and wine industry. An invasive tree known as tree of heaven is the primary host for spotted lanternfly.

If you think you see spotted lanternfly or damage caused by them, please report it to ODA at by filling out the Ohio Plant Pest Reporter. A clear photo is required for submissions.

Upcoming meeting:

● Marion County Chapter #75 of Public Employee Retirees Inc., 10 a.m., Aug. 16, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 930 Harding Memorial Highway next to the Veteran's Park, Marion

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Festival on the Square, Tunes at Terradise, spotted lanternfly