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23-04-2025
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Talk About Clyde: Rutherford to celebrate 93rd birthday at museum
Many things are happening around Clyde in the next few weeks. A fundraiser to provide awareness for suicide survivors, "What If; Hope" will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. May 3 at Sleepy Hollow RV Camp, 6029 Ohio 101, north of Clyde. It was formed in July 2024, said Wendy Criswell, a board member. It is a nonprofit group that provides assistance to individuals impacted by suicide loss. Their mission is to raise funds and donations to actively support suicide loss survivors and loved ones, and to provide them with hope and healing resources to help them recover from their loss. This is their first fundraiser which includes music by Joe Pfeiffer, raffles of more than 70 gift baskets, two food trucks — Rio Grande Street Tacos and Wonder Wagon — and a cornhole tournament. Criswell is pleased with the overwhelming support they have received. From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3, Dr. Clifford Moore of Columbus, a 2003 Clyde High School graduate, is hosting a Tribute Relay for Heroes at Clyde High School's Robert J. Bishop Stadium. The American flag will be carried around the track in relays for 10 hours. It is a fundraising benefit for the Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative for Veterans (STRIVE), an in-patient facility based at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. Moore, who recently ran in the Boston Marathon, will be carrying the flag, but to get the community involved, anyone is welcome to run and carry the flag for a lap, a mile or several miles. Supporters can either participate, cheer on the runners, sponsor a participant, make a direct donation to STRIVE or attend the benefit raffle held at Clyde VFW 3343 that evening. Already, more than $7,000 has been raised. Online donations can be made at "Let's Glow", the Clyde High School Prom, will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 3 at Camden Falls in Tiffin. Participants must arrive no later than 8:30 p.m. and will not be re-admitted once they leave. On May 4, a birthday bash for the 93rd birthday of Bud Rutherford will be held at the Stemtown Museum, 111 S. Kansas St. in Green Springs. A new bench in honor of Bud and his late wife, Maxine, will be dedicated. Refreshments will be served. "We are excited to do this for him," said Megan Knierimen, president of the Stemtown Historical Society, which is hosting the event. "We appreciate him and are happy to celebrate his 93rd birthday with him." Rutherford is a long-time museum volunteer who is happy to give tours at the museum and talk to school groups. An entire wall there displays his many awards and accomplishments from his 63 combined years in education, teaching drivers education and physical education at Clyde High School, and later serving on the Clyde-Green Springs Board of Education and Vanguard-Sentinel School Board. A program about popular culture and its place in the history of country music will be held at the Clyde Museum, 124 W. Buckeye St., at 6:30 p.m. May 6. The presenter is Matthew Donahue from Bowling Green State University. Clyde-Green Springs Safety Village is set for five- and six-year-olds entering kindergarten or first grade. The program will be held at Clyde Elementary School on weekdays, June 16-27, and introduces youngsters to safety awareness and behavior concerning pedestrian and bike safety, school bus, fire, gun, pool and train safety, plus stranger danger. There will be field trips and guest visits. Traffic safety is taught through children riding bikes on a miniature street set up with traffic lights. The cost is $30 per child, which includes a Safety Village T-shirt. Financial assistance is available and in-person registration will be held at the Clyde Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 30; 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. May 3; and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. May 5. Registration forms are also available at the library if one cannot attend in-person registration. Registration also continues for Kids Camp, hosted by the Clyde Recreation Department at Community Park, for children ages five to 12. Two sessions are being held, June 2-26 and July 7-31. Jeanette Liebold Ricker writes about Clyde and Green Springs. Contact her at 419-547-8177 or by email at This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: Talk About Clyde: May 3 will be a busy day for community
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15-03-2025
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Local schools set to host Mini-THON activities
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Students at Bishop McCort Catholic and Westmont Hilltop high schools are gearing up to host Mini-THON events to benefit the Four Diamonds organization, which helps families who are battling childhood cancer. Bishop McCort will celebrate its 10th anniversary of Mini-THON from 7 p.m. March 21 to 7 a.m. March 22. 'The impact is most important because every single donation, even if it's just $1, can change someone's life,' said senior Sydney Kaminsky, event chairwoman. 'If McCort can make a difference that's something that we want to do,.' This year's theme is 'Let's Glow Crazy for Kids!' It will feature glow-in-the-dark decorations with neon and blacklights. Kaminsky said the event will kick off with a prayer service. 'We'll have a dance party for about two hours and then we'll split up and do different activities,' she said. 'We'll have meals throughout the night, and this year we're having a masked singer event. We'll also have different sporting events and tournaments along with inflatables, challenges for prizes, a mini golf room, a tie-dye station, arts and crafts and board games.' Kaminsky said about 150 students are expected to take part. 'Everyone involved has been trying to find sponsorships, and each person has their own donor drive where they can ask friends and family for donations,' she said. 'Everybody looks forward to it.' This year's goal is $45,000. To date, Bishop McCort has raised $270,000 for Four Diamonds. 'It's incredible that even as a small high school we've been able to make that big of a difference, and it feels really good,' Kaminsky said. 'Every year our goal gets bigger and we raise more money. We try to make the event as big as possible and spread the word.' To donate to Bishop McCort's Mini-THON, visit Westmont Hilltop brought back its Mini-THON last year to great success and organizers are hoping to surpass expectations this year. 'We're raising money for a good cause; it's all for the kids,' said senior Joseph Nibert, event chairman. 'Everyone loves Penn State's THON, and we want to foster that same environment.' The event will run from 6 p.m. March 21 to 6 a.m. March 22. 'It's 12 hours long, and we'll have meals throughout the night along with a different activity every hour,' Nibert said. 'We'll have sports tournaments like dodgeball, volleyball and spikeball, and there will be games like 'Family Feud' and trivia, karaoke and dancing contests.' He said 145 students plan to participate in the event. 'It's a long night, but everyone really makes the best of it,' Nibert said. 'It's a lot of fun because we're all there together in a great environment.' He said this year's goal is $30,000, but they've already hit that mark. 'Now we're trying to push to $40,000,' Nibert said. 'We've reached out to local businesses asking them to be a sponsor, but most of the money is raised by the students who ask friends and family to donate.' He said it's awesome to see so many students wanting to fundraise and be a part of the experience. 'This is a selfless service, and we're raising money for a greater cause,' Nibert said. 'It gives students something to look forward to, and it's a fun event while you're doing a good thing.' Those interested in donating to Westmont Hilltop's Mini-THON can visit
