Perrysburg Homecoming Festival kicks off Friday
PERRYSBURG — The Perrysburg Homecoming Festival 2022, presented by the Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held Friday and Saturday.
After two straight September’s without a festival, the festival is scheduled in conjunction with the Perrysburg High School varsity football game v. Sylvania Southview and the school district’s homecoming weekend.
Kicking off the weekend’s festivities is the Perrysburg Pep Rally, hosted by the Country Charm Shoppes, at 4 p.m. on Friday. It will feature food, drinks, kids’ activities, performances and an after party at Six Fifths Distilling from 8-10 p.m.
On Saturday, a parade begins at 10 a.m. along Louisiana Avenue through downtown. Following the parade, a festival will take over the downtown with vendors, artisans, a business marketplace and food trucks.
A main feature of Saturday’s festivities is Fall Festival from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Much of the festival will take place north of the railroad tracks and along portions of East and West Second streets. There will be a Second Street Stage with music, pumpkins, an inflatable corn maze and a magician.
The Heritage Pavilion, near the Louisiana Avenue and West Third Street intersection, will feature educational displays, re-enactors, oral historians, book signings and music.
The Perrysburg Schools and the Perrysburg Schools Foundation will host class reunion parties and a concert at the Commodore Lawn on Saturday night.
Ronald Current Pavilion dedicated in Tontogany
TONTOGANY – The Village of Tontogany is honoring the legacy of Ronald Current by naming the pavilion at Centennial Park after him.
The village will dedicate the pavilion at Centennial Park on Sunday at 3 p.m. All are welcome to the ceremony.
He spent 66 years as a businessman, 50 years as village clerk, and was a World War II Battle of the Bulge survivor.
Exchange Club hears from library director
The Exchange Club of Bowling Green will welcome Michael Penrod, director of the Wood County District Public Library, as their speaker on Tuesday at noon at the Bowling Green Country Club.
Penrod has worked for the library for more than 25 years, and has been director since 2011.
He will be providing an overall update on the “State of Our Library.”
The Exchange Club has been serving the Bowling Green community for over 75 years, with focus on their three programs of service – Americanism, community service and youth programs and their national project – child abuse prevention programs. Membership is open to all.
The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Lunch is $13, cash only. Any questions can be directed to Jenny Swope, 419-806-4202.
Forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low around 50.
Extended: Partly sunny Saturday, with a high near 69. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low around 57. A chance of showers after 2 p.m. Partly sunny Sunday, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%. A chance of showers before 2 a.m. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%. A chance of showers Monday. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%. A chance of showers at night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Mostly sunny Tuesday, with a high near 64. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 46. Mostly sunny Wednesday, with a high near 63.
