Community Roundup: Gibsonburg Homecoming Festival runs four days

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Gibsonburg's four-day Homecoming Festival which was held in 2021 will return this week and opens on Wednesday.
Gibsonburg's four-day Homecoming Festival which was held in 2021 will return this week and opens on Wednesday.

Gibsonburg Homecoming set for this week

GIBSONBURG — Horsepower is the theme at the Homecoming Sprint Car Parade at 6 p.m. Wednesday, which kicks off the annual Homecoming Festival along with the opening of the beer tent, rides, games and vendors.

The parade route is Gibsonburg High School to Williams Park. Visit Williams Park afterward and see the cars and meet the drivers.

At 7 p.m. there will be a cake walk Wednesday and every night of the festival

On Thursday, the festival reopens at 5 p.m. with beer tent and the midway.

At 8 p.m. will be the adult Ideal Bakery Pie Eating Contest and children's donut hole eating contest afterward.

The Homecoming Festival in 2022 will have games and rides starting Wednesday.
The Homecoming Festival in 2022 will have games and rides starting Wednesday.

On Friday , midway activities and the beer tent open to the public daily.

At 6 p.m. is the Gibsonburg Donut Mile, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Ideal Bakery. Fee is $20 race day and registration begins at 4:30 p.m. at Williams Park Enclosed Shelterhouse. Online registration is available at runsignup.com and search for the Gibsonburg Donut Mile.

On Saturday the parade is at noon. The midway is open through 11 p.m. and beer tent until midnight.

At 4 p.m. is the Kirwen’s Supermarket Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest. Kirwen's is also celebrating its 100th Anniversary.

The night includes fireworks at 10 p.m.

The Annual Pyrate Festival returns to Put-in-Bay on June 24 to 26.
The Annual Pyrate Festival returns to Put-in-Bay on June 24 to 26.

Put-in-Bay Pyrate Fest XIV returns

PUT-IN-BAY  — The Put-in-Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau announced the annual Pyrate Festival will be held on the island Friday-Sunday.

The weekend event is filled with activities for all ages. Starting Friday night, Pyrates invade Put-in-Bay’s downtown and hoist the Pyrate Flags in the DeRivera Park.

From there, Adult Pyrates can explore Put-in-Bay’s establishments by participating in the Pyrate Bar Crawl on Friday night.

Saturday and Sunday, the Pyrate Village and Marketplace will be in full swing with a variety of activities, including a scavenger hunt, firing cannon, magical mermaids and Pyrate souvenirs.

Dress like a Pyrate and join the activities. For more details on daily activities and more information, visit visitputinbay.com and pyratefest.org.

Portage River Festival set for June 26 in Elmore

ELMORE — The 43rd annual Portage River Festival will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 26 at Depot Park.

Many traditional events will be held during the festival along with many new events added to make the whole day exciting for the entire family.

This year's event kicks off with the 46th annual Portage River Bicycle Tour beginning at Woodmore High School at 7 a.m.

There will be vendors and snacks throughout the day.

The Elmore Historical Society will serve hot roast beef sandwiches, fresh cut home-made french fries, shredded chicken sandwiches, our famous baked beans, coleslaw and hot dogs and cony dogs. For dessert, the Historical Society will serve its ice cream with fresh strawberry topping. Credit cards in addition to cash are accepted for food purchases.

All day entertainment at the Train Depot Yard includes carnival games, mini golf, bounce house and air brush face painting.

Events will include:

  • The Redneck Lawnmower Pulls, 12:30 p.m. Registration 10 a.m.-noon.

  • Charles and Murlyn Schneider Car Show and Cruise-In, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration 10 a.m.

  • American Legion Riders Dice Run, 1 p.m., Fremont Street. First place $500 and last place $250.

  • Cookie Contest (EHS membership booth), first-third place ribbons for kids and adults. Judging at noon.

  • Elmore Police Department Bicycle Rodeo and Obstacle Course, Ottawa Street, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

And more activities.

ProMedica Memorial Hospital earns ACR Accreditation

FREMONT — ProMedica Memorial Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

The hospital implemented its new 1.5T MAGNETOM Sola machine in December, 2021, that uses all new BioMatrix technology to automatically adjust to a patient's height and weight for shorter scan times, fewer rescans, and predictable scheduling.

The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Parameters and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs are assessed.

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