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Poland Village celebrates 150th anniversary
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One of the children at Celebrate Poland on June 25 worked on coloring her sidewalk square during the Chalk it Up Sidewalk Art event.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Several bounce-a-rounds were blown up for the Celebrate Poland event on June 25 for children to play on.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Poland Town Hall revealed the seventh historical marker of Poland on June 25 at the Celebrate Poland event. Pictured, from left, are Mary Jane Kennedy O'Brien, Barbara Kennedy McKinley, Mayor Tim Sicafuse, and Becki Trivison.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children had the opportunity to ride in a cherry picker during the Celebrate Poland event on June 25 at the Poland Village Town Hall.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Actors dressed up for the historical unveiling at the Celebrate Poland event on June 25 at Poland Village Town Hall.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Members of the Poland Historical Society stood next to the Poland Town Hall historical marker on June 25. Pictured, from left, are Larry Bartos, Ted Heineman, and Dave Smith.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
The 10th annual Celebrate Poland festival took place June 24 and 25 at Poland Village Town Hall.
Poland community members came together for the weekend to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Poland Village. An important historical unveiling took place on June 25 to honor the seventh historical marker in Poland.
Celebrate Poland started Friday with the Strawberry Festival and a parade. The following Saturday included several more activities, like the historical unveiling, a Chalk it Up Sidewalk event, Poland Idol and more.
Guests surrounded the gazebo at the Poland Village to watch the unveiling and listen to the speeches by the Poland Historical Society. Judge James Kennedy’s two great-grandchildren, Mary Jane and Barbara, attended the unveiling to help Poland celebrate. Becki Trivison, program coordinator at Ohio History Connection, presented Poland with their seventh historical marker.
“The marker honoring Poland Village and the Poland Town Hall joins the other state markers that tell the unique story of Ohio’s history. And to be congratulated on the initiative to identify such an important historical aspect of your community,” said Trivison.
The rest of the day was filled with guests stopping at all the different vendors who had a table set up. There was an arrange of products from clothing to baked goods for people to purchase. Multiple organizations had a table for guests to visit and register for those different groups.
There were bounce-a-rounds for children to play on, a fire truck, police trucks and other service vehicles to tour, a dunk tank and vendors selling carnival food all day.
Guests got some entertainment from the Poland Idol competition as they cheered on their favorite contestants. Three local musicians volunteered their time to be the judges of Poland Idol and give the contestants some constructive criticism.
“We are very blessed and lucky to have people who care about this town and research it and put these events on,” said Mayor Tim Sicafuse.
The night ended with fireworks and a performance by musician Cody Gibson.