BUHL DAY Hermitage celebration to continue next year

People stepped forward to keep Buhl Day alive, a park official said.
HERMITAGE -- The 25th annual Buhl Day community celebration took place in the sunshine of Labor Day, and organizers say the Buhl Day tradition will continue in 2005.
Janet Buzzeo, Buhl Day chairwoman, announced to a large crowd at opening ceremonies Monday that Buhl Day next year will be led by Nick and Melissa Baron of Sharon.
There was a concern a year ago that the annual community Buhl Day celebration was going to disappear. Organizers said at the time that raising money to put on the one-day event each Labor Day was becoming difficult, and the list of people willing to volunteer to help was growing short.
"I'm sure the public will not let this die. We worried about this last year and so many people stepped forward to volunteer. It's too big a tradition. It's so much fun," said Carole Dunkerley, director of programs and activities for Buhl Farm.
Began as tribute
Buhl Day began in 1915 as a tribute to industrialist Frank H. Buhl and his wife, Julia, who created the 300-acre Buhl Farm Park as a free recreational area for area residents.
The annual celebration was held until the start of World War II and then resumed in 1980, drawing as many as 25,000 people some years.
This year's honorees were Lynda Moss McDougall of Sharon, M. Floy Moreia of New Wilmington and David and Ann U'Halie of Sharon.