The opera house, that is – the one that sat on the top floors of the old Galion City Building, which was located where the current Municipal Building now stands.

The event was Galion’s annual civic performance of “The Drummer Boy, or the Battlefield of Shiloh,” also known as “The Drummer Boy, or the Last Charge at Shiloh,” a play written in either 1868 or 1870 (depending … Read the rest

1. Galion Chamber Celebrates 25 Years
2. Bank, Galion Middle School Celebrate 20 Years of Calculators

On July 14 beginning at 10:00 a.m., the First Annual HomeCare Benefit Ride for Hospice is taking place, presented by Road Riders for Jesus. All area bikers are invited; the cost is only $10 per bike, and $15 per rider.

Registration will take place until 11:00 p.m. at HomeCare’s home on North Market Street, and the ride will follow until 2:00 p.m.. At that time, the after-ride festivities will begin with an Opening Ceremony.

In addition to the ride, food, live music, an auction, a 50/50 drawing, and kids games will be available. A final drawing will be held at 4:00 p.m..

Donations toward this event can be made at: www.homecarematters.org or … Read the rest

1. HomeCare Matters presents End-of-Life Ethics Program
2. July at Lowe-Volk
3. Coming Together

It’s an intriguing idea which has brought together a diverse group of business owners, non-profit professionals, representatives from the Galion Area Chamber of Commerce, GalionLive, and others interested in the community to form a new effort called Destination Galion.

And not only has creative brainstorming been involved in the meetings of Destination Galion, but concrete steps have been taken both to better promote Galion activities and also to create new events to highlight local … Read the rest

1. Galion Schools Introducing Student E-Mail
2. Galion Youth Baseball Thanks Local Business Partner
3. Cash Mobs Are Coming to Galion

One of the Association’s tournament events will be held in Galion this year.

The non-profit, all-volunteer association was started in 1987 by Marion-area executives who saw a need to establish a program to educate juniors through a golf camp, seminar, eight-tournament tour, awards, and scholarships toward college education.

One of the early events of the 2012 season is the golf camp which is scheduled for June 7. The camp is held for beginners and youths who want to brush up on the fundamentals of the golf swing. Rules and etiquette on the golf course will also be discussed.

The camp … Read the rest

1. Sponsors Needed for Connections Golf
2. Summer Day Camp Registration Open
3. GHS Baseball, Softball Squads Face Tournament Action

This year’s version will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, in the GHS Cafetorium.

The 17 member ensemble is under the direction of Rick Walker. Walker, a former Showtunes member himself, is in his 13th year of leading this outstanding group. Showtunes performs for many community events, at the annual “Cabaret Night” and Spectacular.

“This is a great opportunity to see many of our individuals being featured during the performance,” said Walker. “I hope the community comes out to see these talented your people.”

Membership in Showtunes is by audition. Many members … Read the rest

1. Community Baccalaureate Held
2. GHS Holiday Concert Coming on Monday
3. A Night at “Anything Goes”

The Society unveiled its redesigned website some weeks ago, which continues to provide a consistently updated look at the organization, its properties, programming, and events. From information on renting Historic Grace Church for weddings and other functions, to narratives on the life of Bishop William Montgomery Brown, to a planned
”talk” page which will offer the opportunity to share stories and photos of the past, it’s a one-stop center for Galion history.

Earlier this month, the Society added a new feature – it’s own video page. The page resides on YouTube, the world’s largest online collection of videos, and is accessible either directly at: http://www.youtube.com/user/galionhistory, or by clicking on the … Read the rest

1. Health Department Launches Facebook Page
2. Historical Society Holds Annual Meeting
3. Post Photos & Video

How about taking a trip back through time?

You may have heard of the Lincoln Highway, the nation’s first cross-country highway which stretched from New York to San Francisco, including – from 1915 to 1921 – through Galion. Or even of the National Road, the first improved highway in the United States which also ran through Ohio, which was completed in the early 1830s.

Did you know, however, that an even earlier public road was constructed in Ohio, and that … Read the rest

1. State of Ohio Launches “3C is Me!”
2. Time for Some Time Traveling
3. Council Looks at Farmers Markets, Road Paving

Shred-it Day provides Galion residents and businesses with the opportunity to confidentially dispose of paper records through the services of Shred-it. According to their website, the company provides a “tailored document destruction service that allows businesses to comply with legislation and ensure that the client, employee and confidential business information is kept secure at all times…Shred-it provides the most secure and efficient confidential information destruction service in the industry.”

The company does it work in part through “Community Shred-it Days,” sponsored by a local business. Through the community support provided by GB&LB, Galionites are a beneficiary of this service.

Shred-it Day will take place from 9:00 a.m. to noon this Satuday at the bank’s … Read the rest

1. The First Fourth Saturday
2. A Great Friday and Saturday in Uptowne Galion
3. Shop Galion on Small Business Saturday

The Galion Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the continuation of their popular “Hot Dogs on the Square” event. During the summer months, a different Galion financial institution sponsors the opportunity for Galionites to come out to Park Square near the gazebo to enjoy free hot dogs for lunch.

Each of this year’s Hot Dogs on the Square event begins at 11:30 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m..

This year’s dates and sponsors include the following:

June 15 – sponsored by Firelands Federal Credit Union
August 17 – sponsored by First Federal Bank of Ohio
September 14 – sponsored by Galion Building & Loan Bank

The Chamber also extended a thank you to Coca-Cola, … Read the rest

1. A Great Friday and Saturday in Uptowne Galion
2. Leadercast Returning to Crawford County
3. Thanking Oktoberfest Sponsors

This year’s event featured a “show and tell,” in which Society members shared stories about artifacts brought to the program from personal collections. Those included the following:

• Dan Brown talked about the history of American rifles, including a look at the venerable Ithaca Gun Works. This important gun manufacturer, which was located in Ithaca, New York, home of Cornell University which Brown attended, has now moved to Upper Sandusky.
• Mary Court shared stories relating to an ancestor, whose picture she shared with the membership. This woman’s family, despite living in Virginia, supported the Union at great cost – including the death of her father in the Union Army.
• Nadine Muth talked about the

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1. Historical Society Announces Concert, Clean-Up Day
2. Annual Meeting Held; Dr. Mansfield Honored
3. Historical Society Elects Officers