Carroll/Canal Winchester news: Veterans Day celebration includes breakfast, march, and photos
The City of Canal Winchester, with VFW Post 10523, will host a Veterans Day Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 12. The public is invited to join veterans, local leaders, and distinguished guests for this annual patriotic event set in the heart of historic downtown Canal Winchester.
The celebration will kick off with a pancake breakfast from 8:30 to 10 a.m. for veterans and their families at the CW Community Center, 45 E. Waterloo Street. The breakfast will be served by volunteers from Canal Winchester Senior Citizens Club, with food arrangements by the family of the late Fred Bivens, U.S. Air Force veteran and long-time club member.
The Veterans March and Ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Community Center’s Waterloo Street entrance and make its way through the city’s flag-lined downtown streets. Veterans will travel west along East Waterloo Street, turn south onto South High Street, fare right onto West Columbus Street, and make another right onto Warehouse Alley to end at the greenspace of Stradley Place (located at 30 S. High Street), where a traditional Veterans Day ceremony will be held. The ceremony will begin immediately following the march.
Veterans marching through the city’s historic downtown will be joined by several military vehicles provided by Motts Military Museum from Groveport, Ohio. The ceremony will include remarks from Canal Winchester Mayor Mike Ebert and VFW Post 10523 Commander Rick Williams, as well as a patriotic keynote address. Other highlights will include a special performance of the national anthem by Councilman Mike Walker, patriotic selections by Canal Winchester High School Select Vocal Ensemble, a 21 gun salute, and the playing of Taps.
Photo Exhibit
During October, event organizers request submissions of veterans' photos to be included in an honorary digital exhibit to be displayed at City Hall and during the Nov. 12 celebration. Photos previously submitted to the Community Affairs office will be exhibited again and do not need to be resubmitted this year.
Photo submissions should be copies of an original photo, show veterans or active military personnel in uniform and include the following information: name, branch of service, service dates or number of years served, and a phone number or email address for any follow-up questions.
Photos can be mailed to the Community Affairs Office, 45 E. Waterloo Street. Submissions may also be submitted electronically on the city’s website, www.canalwinchesterohio.gov, or emailed to hwoodruff@canalwinchesterohio.gov. The deadline to submit photos is Nov. 1.
For more information, call 614-834-9915.
Drug Take-Back event
The City of Canal Winchester and Diley Ridge Medical Center, in cooperation with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a National Prescription Drug Take Back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 29, at the Diley Ridge Medical Center parking lot, 7911 Diley Road.
The goal is to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Since 2010, the DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million pounds of unneeded prescription medications.
Canal Winchester’s collection site is set up as a convenient stop-and-drop model, allowing those discarding unwanted prescription drugs to remain in their vehicles, drop medications with collection agents, and continue on their way.
Collectors may only accept pills. Liquids (including inhalers and their refills), as well as needles or sharps, may not be dropped off. The service is free and anonymous; no questions asked.
For a list of additional collection sites in other communities, visit www.DEATakeBack.com.
New acting AD at Bloom-Carroll
The Bloom-Carroll Board of Education voted Monday evening to approve Chad Young as acting athletic director, in addition to his middle school principal duties, on an as-needed basis, at an additional rate of $200 per day until further notice. The pay is retroactive to Sept. 21. Young was appointed to the position after athletic director Chad Little was placed on administrative leave due to a criminal investigation.
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