Army Band to Perform at WACO Event 06/29/2010
 Troy, Ohio, home of the WACO Aircraft Company, will host the second annual WACO Military Experience, on July 9, 10 & 11th, 2010. The WACO Military Experience will take place at Historic WACO Field which is home to the WACO Air Museum and Learning Center, located at 1865 S. County Rd. 25A, Troy, Ohio. This wonderful educational family event will feature a variety of Military displays that will include vintage aircraft representing 20th century conflicts along with authentically restored military vehicles. Visitors will also enjoy the re-enactors and living history encampments, viewing the authentic military uniforms and artifacts and home front displays. Also planned will be various military drill demonstrations. This is an event that honors our Nation’s veterans for their many sacrifices and it creates an opportunity to show school age kids the up close and personal realities of past conflicts. This year, WACO presents the 338th Army Stage Band, one of the most requested ensembles from the 338th Army Band. Comprised of approximately 25 members, the stage band rouses audiences young and old with American jazz and nostalgic music from the 1930's to the current popular musical styles of today. The band was recently invited to perform for the Columbus Blue Jackets and at the Columbus Zoo during the annual Wildlights at the Zoo Holiday Lights spectacular. For more information, or to listen, visit them at www.myspace.com/338tharmystageband or www.338tharmyband.com. The band extends an invitation to all to enjoy this wonderful, free evening of entertainment at the WACO Air Museum on Saturday, July 10th from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. For your personal comfort, be sure to bring your lawn chairs. Add Comment  Farm Fest 2010 returns to the Windy Hill Farm near Pleasant Hill on Saturday, October 2 at 8pm. A full day of great local music is planned, featuring Bluegrass, Gospel, Country and Folk blends. Scheduled to headline the event is Rum River Blend (pictured) with Berachah Valley, Sugar Grove, Nev’r Dull and many more! There is no charge for attendance, as all proceeds will benefit the bands who are providing their time for this event. Donations of $5 are welcome to offset costs. Visitors are reminded and encouraged to bring their lawnchairs for this fun event. Plenty of free parking on site. The Laura Lions Club will be providing concessions, while all proceeds will go to their many community charities. For more information, contact Mark at 447-3420. The Piqua Fourth of July Association is proud to again celebrate the nation's Independence Day with the 2010 Fourth of July Celebration at Fountain Park on Monday, July 5, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. As in the past, the celebration at the park will feature entertainment, food & refreshments, games, music, rides and fireworks! The fireworks are scheduled for 10:00 PM. PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING JUNE 21-28, 2010 AS "AMATEUR RADIO WEEK IN THE CITY OF PIQUA" June 15, 2010 WHEREAS, Amateur Radio Operators are celebrating over a century of the miracle of the human voice broadcast over the airwaves; and WHEREAS, Amateur Radio has continued to provide a bridge between peoples, societies and countries by creating friendships and the sharing of ideas; and WHEREAS, Amateur Radio Operators have also provided countless hours of community services throughout these decades; and WHEREAS, these Amateur Radio's services are provided wholly uncompensated; and WHEREAS, the State also recognizes the services Amateur Radio's people also provide to our many Emergency Response organizations including the City of Piqua; and WHEREAS, these same individuals have further demonstrated their value in public assistance by providing free radio communications for local parades, bike-a-thons, walk-a-thons, fairs and other charitable public events; and WHEREAS, the City of Piqua Ohio recognizes and appreciates the diligence of these "hams" who also serve as weather spotters in the Skywarn program of the US Government Weather Bureau; and WHEREAS, Amateur Radio once again proved its undisputed relevance in the modern world in 2005 by providing emergency communications when other systems failed in the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the USA and in the Tsunami catastrophe overseas; and WHEREAS, the ARRL is the leading organization for Amateur Radio in the United States of America; and WHEREAS, the ARRL Amateur Radio Field Day exercise will take place June 26-27, 2010 and is a 24-hour emergency preparedness exercise and demonstration of the Radio Amateur's skills and readiness to provide self-supporting communications without further infrastructure being required. NOW, THEREFORE, I Lucinda L. Fess, Mayor of the City of Piqua, Ohio, do hereby officially recognize and designate June 21-28, 2010 as: AMATEUR RADIO WEEK IN THE CITY OF PIQUA Popular "Touchdown Jesus" Statue Along I-75 Near Cincinnati Struck By Lightning & Burns Down 06/15/2010
 **discuss this story on the readers forum by CLICKING HERE** Many travelers along the southern I-75 corridor near Cincinnati have passed the popular and arguably absurdly grandiose butter-colored statue of Jesus with both arms stretched into the air appropriately nicknamed "Touchdown Jesus" since it's construction in 2004. Unfortunately, a line of powerful storms provided the attraction's curtain call in a rather biblical way. On June 14, 2010 the statue was apparently struck by lightning on it's outstretched hand, and it suffered major damage in the resulting blaze. The statue was sculpted using a thin skin of fiberglass over a flammable styrofoam interior stabilized by a metal frame, and the fire left only its internal metal structure. Following the fire, the pastor of the church, Solid Rock Church, stated that they plan to have the statue rebuilt King of Kings was a 62-foot (19 m)-tall statue of Jesus on the east side of Interstate 75 at the Solid Rock Church, a 4000+ member Christian megachurch near Monroe, Ohio, in the United States. The statue was set at the head of a baptismal pool with fountains and colored lights, located on the Interstate-facing side of the church's outdoor amphitheater. It depicted Jesus from the chest up, with his arms and head raised to the sky. The statue had a 42-foot (13 m) span between its upraised hands and a 40-foot (12 m) Christian cross at its base.[1] Have you ever wanted to learn to watercolor? Watercolor paining can be a fun activity you can take along on vacation or a fun activity you can do in your own backyard or at the kitchen table anytime. Two classes are being offered for young people at the Troy Hayner Cultural Center this summer in order to put them on the path to creative painting by local artist Karen Purke. Both classes will introduce the student to the basics tube watercolor painting. Students will learn to mix colors, work with various types of mediums such as wet on wet, dry brush and other types of techniques. The Class fee includes good quality tube watercolor paints, a brush, and watercolor paper that the student can take home at the end of class. Two sessions will be offered for the beginning student ages 7-14 in the Hayner art studio. Watercolor Workshop I ,will be held on June 8, 9 and 10 from 9-10:30 am and the session will repeat on August 5,12 and 19 from 9-10:30 am .The class fee of $65.00 includes all art supplies for the class and allows the student to take home supplies at the completion of the class. You can register online at The Troy Hayner Cultural Center web site at www.troyhayner.org by clicking on the button for “CLASSES” or call (937) 339-0457 to register by phone . Class size is limited to a small number in order to provide personalize and more detailed instruction. The Troy Hayner Cultural Center is located at 301 West Main Street in downtown Troy, Ohio. |
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