Edinburg

A “Meet the Candidates Day” will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Shearer Community Center at 9355 Newton Falls Rd.

The Edinburg United Church will have two upcoming events for the community. First up is their Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8.

The fifth annual Paris Township Car Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Shearer Community Center at 9355 Newton Falls Rd. The car show will benefit the Paris Township Fire Department. All makes, models and years are welcome.

The Edinburg Historical Society, Edinburg Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Edinburg Township Trustees will host an Old Fashioned Fourth of July Ice Cream Social at Edinburg Town Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 4.

Students of Southeast High School recently volunteered at Edinburg Cemetery with the Edinburg Ohio Historical Society and Edinburg Park Committee. The students all did a great job and were interested in learning about the founding families and veterans of Edinburg Township. Thank you to Julia Dillon and the student volunteers.

The Rootstown Lions Club’s annual Rootstown Memorial Day Parade and Flag Raising will take place Monday, May 25. The parade lineup will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the NEOMED parking lot.

Edinburg United Church would like to welcome its new pastor, Danny DeMarco. He and his wife, Rene, will live in the parsonage as he begins this new chapter of ministry with the church.

The grant will support the creation of Veteran’s Point, featuring a U.S. flag installation, benches and landscaping enhancements.

Music Boosters for Southeast Pirates will be holding a Night at the Races fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, to be held at the Immaculate Conception Parish at 409 W. Main St., Ravenna.

The Southeast Athletic Boosters invite everyone to Dine to Donate at Gionino’s Pizzeria on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The boosters will receive 15% of all sales made between 4 and 9 p.m. that day.

Many of you may have already heard, but we recently lost our oldest community member with the passing of Evelyn Shewell. Evelyn turned 100 years old this past August and was awarded with a proclamation from the Edinburg Ohio Historical Society. 

This month, the Edinburg Ohio Historical Society attended a self-publishing class held at Books a Go Go in Ravenna.

Several students from Southeast High School’s band and choir recently participated in the All-Ohio State Fair Band and Choir during the Ohio State Fair. Five of the choir members were also chosen to be Scarlet Singers and opened for the band Foreigner. Several alumni also made it back to perform with the band and choir as well.

Five townships. Five fire chiefs. Five fire stations. Finances so tight that equipment is often purchased secondhand and departments rely on part-time and volunteer personnel. Sometimes stations aren’t staffed at all.

The Paris Township Trustees are in the process of looking into joining a possible combined fire district that would include Charlestown, Palmyra, Deerfield and Edinburg.

True North Vacation Bible School at Edinburg United Church was a five-day success in early July. More than 45 campers learned about trusting Jesus through songs, crafts, games and Bible stories.

Edinburg United Church will hold its Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8 p.m. each night from July 7-11. This year’s theme is “True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World” and is open to kids entering kindergarten through eighth grade. Activities will include games, crafts and stories that point kids to Jesus. Edinburg United Church is located at 4081 Rock Spring Rd.

Deerfield is one of five Portage County townships that is looking to consolidate into one fire district. The other four townships are Edinburg, Paris, Palmyra and Charleston.