Sites & Attractions Announcements!
September 1, 2010
Dear Visitor,
"Welcome Home" to our community, where guests are treated like one of the family!
Summer may now be shortr-lived, but the skies are still sunny enough for short sleeves, the air is crisp, fresh, and tinged with the scent of cool nights, and the leaves will sonn be turning. And the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau isready to share our 2010/2011 Fall and Winter Calendar of Events. While we have had a busy summer full of festivals and lots of family-fun events, fall will bring a modest slow down in activity.
The Van Wert County Fair begins its 154th year on Wednesday, September 1 and continues through Wednesday, September 8. This year's fair activities include rides, games, high school band show, cheerleading competition, a demolition derby, agricultural exhibits, harness racing, and 4-H projects. For more information, visit their web site at www.vanwertcountyfair.com
The Niswonger Performing Arts Center kicks off its new season with Charlie Daniels on September 18, followed on the 20th with a lecture/presentation by children's author, Steven Kellogg. For complete information on the 2010/2011 season visit their home page at www.npacvw.org
There's still an opportunity to take part in community festivals at the 53rd Annual Delphos Canal Days September 16 - 19 and Convoy Community Days September 24 - 26.
Visionary Promotions will be bringing 2 concerts to the area in September. On September 9 at the Willow Ben Country Club, beginning at 8 PM, Abalone Dots will be entertaining the crowd. This is a very popular group of young women from Sewden, making a tour of the United States. On September 18, Matt the Electrician will be in town. Check out www.visionarypromotions.org to learn more about these muisicians including a sample of their artistry.
The Van Wert Civic Theatre begins their new season with a production of "Battle of Shallowford" September 23 - 26 and September 29 - October 2.
Lincoln Ridge Farms, near Convoy, OH, welcomes the entire family out for their 24th Annual Fall Mum and Pumpkin Festival. Here you will find over ten acres of family fun, including a corn maze, hay rides, pick your own pumpkin, a corn tunnel, straw stack, goat boardwalk, food, fall wreaths and decorations.
As always, The Convention and Visitors Bureau stands ready to be of any assistance to you in planning your visit. You can call us at 419-238-9378, toll free at 877-989-2282, or contact us directly from this web site.
.2010 - Van Wert's Demisemisesquential Year
Watch for this logo at events throughout the year.
The CVB is offering for sale a deck of souvenir Van Wert playing cards. Each card (54 in all) has a photo of an historic building in Van Wert County. For more information click here. We also have a decorative wall hanging depicting various familiar Van Wert County locations. And finally we are offering a limited number of our 1st ever Wheels-N-Wings Poster.
Designed by local artist, Fran Neiswander, she has signed and numbered each print. All of these items can be seen and purchased at our office located at 136 East Main Street in downtown Van Wert.
Larry
Lee
Executive Director
