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2016 FARMINGTON COMMUNITY FESTIVAL Friday July 29th - Sunday July 31st

2016 ProgramOFFICIAL

Fireworks Saturday Evening

a publication of the FONTANELLE group, inc

2 Farmington Festival Program 2016

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3Farmington Festival Program 2016

IndexParade Marshal Bio........................................................pg. 3

Honorary Community Award Bio........ ....................pg. 4

Lifetime Community Award Bio........... ....................pg. 5

Parade Information................................... ....................pg. 6

Contest Information................................ .....................pg. 6

Car Show Information.......... ................... ....................pg. 6

Farmington 5K Race Information......... ...................pg. 7

Friday, July 29th Events............................ ...................pg. 7

Saturday, July 30th Events...................... ....................pg. 8

Sunday, July 31st Events.......................... ...................pg. 9

Scholarship Recipients............................. ................pg. 10

Farmington History................................... ...........pg. 11-12

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2016 FARMINGTON FESTIVAL PARADE MARSHAL ANNOUNCED The Farmington Festival

Committee is proud to announce Judy Richards as the 2016 Farmington Festival Parade Marshal. Judy was born Aug. 8, 1941 in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Her story with us began when her family moved to West Farmington in 1955. Four years later Judy would be a graduate of Farmington High School (Class of 59’).

In November of 1961 Judy married a fellow by the name of Jim Richards. Ten years later Jim became the mayor of West Farmington, a position he held for twelve years (1971-1983).

Jim and Judy have four children and she is proud to say all four graduated from the local school system. Three of their children graduated from Farmington and one from Bristol. Judy was employed in this same school system for 29 years.

Prior to her marriage with Jim, she joined the West Farmington United Methodist Church and has been an active member ever since. This same church rang the wedding bells for Judy and Jim and in it, all four of their children were baptized. Judy went on to teach Sunday School there for many years, VBS for more than 20 years and headed up the Kids Club for four years. Judy remains

See Judy in the Parade on Saturday, July 30 at 6 p.m.!

active with the church by attending United Methodist Women meetings every month as well as service every Sunday.

If you are a voter, you have likely received your voter card and sticker from Judy as she always works during Village elections.

Judy is active with the Women’s Relief Corp and belongs to the Cemetery Association in town. She has resided in the Village and Township for nearly 50 years. Judy Richards certainly meets all of the criteria to be our Parade Marshal and we couldn’t be happier with our selection.

You can see Judy on Saturday, July 30 in the Farmington Festival Parade that begins at 6 p.m.

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2016 HONORARY COMMUNITY AWARD RECIPIENT

Delores Stephens was born Dec. 29, 1941 to Eva and Frank Chokmay. She is known to many as “Tootsie”, a nickname given to her at birth by her uncle.

In her early life, Delores enjoyed bowling and dancing, collecting many trophies doing both of these activities. When Tootsie wasn’t dancing the night away or knocking down pins, she could be found at Johnson Rubber Company, holding the position as HR for more than 44 years. She is remembered by many as the lady that hired them for their first job.

Delores married in later years and had two sons William David Jr. and Jeffrey Stephens. From David and his wife Kristina, she has two grandsons (Matthew and Jonathan Stephens) and she enjoyed watching as many of their sports

I loved everything about Tootsie. She was the definition of a true leader; Tough when it was needed yet so very supporting, well organized, well informed, and most of all willing to work just as hard as anyone. This year has proven how extremely valuable Tootsie was to the Festival Committee. During the 2016 festival meetings, as we were sorting out the changes and updates from previous year, I

lost count of how many times I heard someone reply “Tootsie handled that.” It became strikingly obvious that she was a pillar. To put it in perspective the Festival Committee never had “slouches” so for someone to be the pillar of this committee was certainly saying something!

In closing, I only knew Tootsie from the Festival, but the time I did spend with her was enough for me to

understand why she was so loved. She is so very deserving of

the Honorary Community Award. Thank you

Tootsie for being such a wonderful

friend and t e a c h e r . Although a c h a l l e n g e without you, I hope the 2016 Festival has your seal of approval.

Darrin J.

Cook2016

Festival President

activities that she was able to attend. Spending quality time with them was always important to her.

Supporting her community was also a priority and she was very active in local organizations in West Farmington. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, the United Methodist church and is one of the original members of the West Farmington Festival. She was the one selling tickets in the festival booth. One of her favorite festival events was the Pie and Cake Auction.

Delores enjoyed trying out new recipes, especially desserts. Her family and friends looked forward to her baking. She enjoyed making big dinners and wanted to start a catering business so everyone would be able to enjoy her awesome cooking. Delores enjoyed relaxing with a book and was an avid reader of western romance and many other stories. She watched and followed her two favorite teams the Cleveland Cavs and the Cleveland Indians. She never missed a game of either when they were on TV.

Our dear “Tootsie” was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 and underwent chemo and radiation therapy until she went into remission. The cancer returned however in late 2013. She fought her battle with cancer until she passed away in her sleep Sept. 4, 2015 in the home of her son David. She was a beautiful person with an amazing soul and is missed by many family and friends.


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2016 LIFETIME COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT

Tom Christlieb is a name many are familiar with. Tom was a lifelong resident of Farmington and during this time served his community well holding both mayor and council positions. He was on Village Council for many years. In addition to these positions Tom was also a member of the Farmington Fire Department.

He was born Nov. 9, 1946 to Thomas and Laverne Christlieb and was a graduate of Farmington

VFW Post 7200

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Mother Advisor Roxanne York:

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HIgh School (Class of 64’). He attended Kent State College and was U.S. Navy Veteran. Tom worked at Black and Decker for over twenty years. In 2009 he retired from Sajar Plastics, Middlefield. He was an electrician.

T o m l o v e d boating, riding his motorcycle and going to car shows. He was in charge of the Farmington Festival Car Show for nearly five years.

Our community lost Tom in March of this year but we will never forget all of the years of service he gave to his town. His family and friends should be very proud of all his accomplishments.

It is because of those accomplishments that Tom has been selected for the 2016 Lifetime Community Achievement Award. Thanks for all that you did Tom.


CONTEST AND RULES OVERVIEW

Hall Corps #104 Aux. to the Grand Army

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PARADEThe Parade will be on Saturday, July 30 at 6 p.m. If you plan to enter the Parade, please register between 4 - 5:30 p.m. at the Old Feed Mill store, east of town on Route 88, on the north side of the road. The Parade route is scheduled to start on First Street and continue west on Route 88, right on Second Street, and a final left turn on College Street, finishing at the Village park. Certificates awarded for “Best of” including Fire Trucks, Horse and Rider, Small Animal/Pet, Marching Group and more!

Best of Luck with the 2016 Festival!

from Judy Richards

and family

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A HUGE thank you to the FONTANELLE group, inc.

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of this program.

Darrin J. Cook Festival President

CAR SHOWSaturday, July 30thRegistration: 10amJudging/trophies: 3pmCars, trucks and motorcycles welcome !Trophies:President’s choicePeople’s choice 1st and 2nd in cars best of show.1st and 2nd in trucks best of show.1st and 2nd in motorcycles best of show.

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COOKIE BAKING CONTEST PARTIAL RULESAge Group: 5-12Judged On: presentation, taste and texture3 dozen cookies must be submitted along with the recipe and list of ingredients typed or written on a 3x5 card.See festival booth for more information and details.

CAKE BAKING CONTEST PARTIAL RULESAge Group: 13 and overJudged On: presentation, taste and textureCake can be made in any form. No professional decorating or store bought cake will be accepted. All cakes will be auctioned off to the highest bidder during the Pie Auction. Winners will receive a ribbon. Cake must be submitted with the recipe and list of ingredients typed or written on a 3x5 card. See festival booth for more information and details.

BABY PHOTO CONTEST PARTIAL RULESAge Group: Birth – 23 months as of the date of contest. (Child cannot be 2 years old.)Photo with the most money (considered votes) in the can will receive half the money of ALL entries and a trophy. When entering, the photo must be placed in an envelope with information identifying the photo. No professional photographs please.See festival booth for more information and details.

PET PHOTO CONTEST PARTIAL RULESPhoto with the most money in the can will receive half the money of ALL entries and a trophy. When entering, the photo must be placed in an envelope with information identifying the photo. No Professional Photographs please.See festival booth for more information and details.

CHALK ON THE WALKLet this bring the artistic side of your child out! See Festival Booth for details!


FRIDAY, JULY 29th5:00 PM ..................... Opening Ceremony ( Vet Monument) Featuring Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts Ariel Holmes to perform the National Anthem Pork Sandwiches UMC (In the Park) Baby & Pet Photo Contest (Festival Tent) Silent Auction (Pavilion)5:30 PM ..................... Jungle Terry Cookie Registration ( Festival Tent) Farmington 5K Registration (In Front Of Fire Dept.)6:00 PM ..................... Mini Horse Pulls ( Baseball Field) Watermelon Eating Contest (By Gazebo)7:00 PM ..................... 5K Race (College St. in front of Fire Dept.) Kiddie Tractor Pull ( Front of Village Hall)8:00 PM ..................... TBS Band (Gazebo) 8PM-11PM11:00 PM .................. Park Closes ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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REGISTRATION: Day of race registration and check in begins at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Fire Department. Non-refundable race day entry fee is $15. Please note there will be a limited supply of exclusive cotton blend tech T-shirts on race day.

AWARDS/AGE GROUPS: Awards will be given to the top three overall male and female 5K and 1-mile finishers. Other awards will be presented to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place male and female 5K finishers of each of the following age groups:

13 and under 14-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60 and over**One award per runner

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SATURDAY, JULY 30th7:00 AM Senior Center Breakfast (Senior Center on College St.) 7:00am-11:00am Horse Shoe Pitching Contest ( By Village Hall) 9:00 AM Opening Ceremony (Vet Monument) Featuring VFW Post #7200 Bryce Gabrielson to perform National Anthem Silent Auction (Pavilion) Baby & Pet photo Contest (Festival tent) 10:00 AM Corn Hole Registration (Festival Tent) Car Show Registration (By Village Hall and Playground) Kids and Adult Games ( In Park) 11:00 AM Cake Registration ( Festival Tent) Corn Hole Tournament (By Village Hall) Chalk on the Walk registration (Festival Tent)

12:00 PM SWIFTY the Clown (By Gazebo) 12PM-3PM Watermelon Eating Contest Cake Contest Judging (Festival Booth)

1:00 PM Horse Pull ( Baseball Field) Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show 2:00 PM Chalk on the Walk Man Pull Registration (Festival Tent) Simply Ed (DJ and Karaoke) Gazebo 2:00 PM-5:00PM 3:00 PM Car Show Trophies3:30 PM Man Pull (In the Park)4:00 PM Parade Registration (Old Feed Mill Rt 88)8:00 PM Silent Auction final call for bidding 6:00 PM Parade7:00 PM Amish Pie, Cookie and Cake Auction (Gazebo)8:00 PM Fort Huntsburg Band (Gazebo) 8:00PM-11:00PM

FIREWORKS SHOW at dusk. Great view from the park!

11:00 PM Park Closes

ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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SUNDAY, JULY 31ST8:00 AM - ? Burbach Breakfast10:30 AM Church Services (Outside Weather Permitting)1:00 PM Ground Pounders Tractor Pull ( Village Hall and Playground) 1:00 PM Watermelon Eating Contest

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2016 RECIPIENTS OF FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEDupdated amenities to provide appropriate growth. She was active in several school activities including but not limited to Beta Club, NHS, Prom Committee, Office Aid, Yearbook, Volleyball and Softball. She was the recipient of several area awards for leadership, choir, track and volleyball records. She served her community in many ways including Mission dinners sponsored by her church. We congratulate Hannah for all of her accomplishments and wish her all the best with her future in Psychology.

The Farmington Festival Committee is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 Festival Scholarships.

Hannah Kurtz from Bristolville, seeking a major in Psychology, wrote a compelling essay about how to keep Farmington’s old-fashioned appeal while integrating

Ashley Lamosek of Farmington, another scholarship recipient will pursue a career in Pharmacy upon completion of her Doctorate Degree. Ashley was very active in school sports and organizations including Band, Choir, Drama, Student Council, Beta Club, National Honor Society and Volleyball (Honored with both the Coach’s and MVP award). Ashley was both an office and teacher’s aide as well. Being involved in her community was important and as a member of the Beta Club she raised money for sheltered pets,

planted flowers and place flags on Memorial Day, collected can goods for the homeless as well as many other projects. We also wish Ashley all the best as she pursues her dreams. She certainly has a bright future ahead of her.

Thank you to all of the students that participated. It was an extremely difficult decision as all entries were well written. Best of luck to the recipients! We look forward to next year.

By Darrin James Cook

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FARMINGTONHISTORY SNIPPET -

EARLY GROUP PHOTO OF THE WOMENS RELIEF CORPS WITH A FEW RECOGNIZABLE NAMES IN TOWN.

FARMINGTON HISTORY ON DISPLAY AT

LOCAL BUSINESS

When it comes to local history it would be hard to surpass the knowledge of local store owner Kevin Bontrager. This coming from a guy that studies the roots of Farmington on a regular basis. Thankfully many of our residents and their families know of Kevin and contact him with items of historical value to Farmington before anything happens to it.

Recently he acquired a collection of Farmington history that would have been devastating to lose if it were to have gone to auction or worse yet thrown away. Kevin loves to talk about Farmington’s past as well as display it so if you are wondering about the history of this little yet historically significant Northwestern Trumbull County town you should stop by and chat with Kevin.

During the Festival Kevin will have an area in the back suited to sit at for a comfortable opportunity to look at photos, postcards, documents and other ephemera so make sure to stop by.Kevin and I both talk on occasion about starting a historical society but until that time comes we will continue to share as much knowledge as we can about Farmington.

-Darrin J. Cook

Below is a very early class photo from Farmington High School. Submitted by Darrin James Cook

I purchased this antique cabinet card photo at a flea market near Warren. It reads...

“Photo by A. T. Donaldson West Farmington, O.

June 10, 1899” Submitted by Darrin James Cook

Historical Snippet...Maybe it wasn’t a painter’s torch after

all... Historical Snippet...1875 Cleveland Leader Article on West Farmington

Steven’s Store

Originally on the east corner of

Second and Main. The building still

exists today. Photo Circa 1910

Historic Farmington Snippets...By Darrin CookClipping from Mahoning Dispatch dated September, 1911 regarding the West Farmington Creamery burning....

Cory Hall near the park -circa 1905


1800’s FARMINGTON AREA TIMELINE By Darrin CookEnjoy this summarized version of Farmington during the 1800s in timeline format.

Compiled from my never-ending research of the Farmington area.

1798-1811 Solomon Bond owned a majority of Farmington Township.1806 First settlers (David Curtis and Capt. Lewis Wolcott) from Vienna Township.1808 First birth was Caroline Wolcott on Sept. 12th (became Mrs. Geo. Holmes).1810 First store (S.E. Farmington Centre) operated by Mr. Stewart of Vienna Township.1812-1816 Farmington was known as Henshaw because of it’s “owner” Samuel Henshaw.1816 First school in Farmington was a log building built on the N.E. Corner of Farmington Centre.1816 First teacher was Miss Almia Hannah.1817 First school in West Farmington was a log building.1817 First teacher in West Farmington was Nancy Wolcott (known as Aunt Nancy).1817 First election was held on July 4th.1828 First prepatory school in northern Ohio (Farmington Academy) is built on the south side of Main St.1831 Farmington Post Office is established on State Rd. The Postmaster was Mr. Epaphroditus Fuller.1846 Farmington Academy building became the Globe Hotel (operated by Elizur Trunkey) when it was decided that the Academy needed to be moved to a larger site. 1846 Farmington Normal School campus is established by the Congregationalists, built on three acres north of Main St. (later named College St.).1849-1850 Erie Conference (Methodist Episcopal Church) takes control of Farmington Normal School. The name is changed to the Farmington Academy for a short period then Western Reserve Seminary. First principal was James A. Greer. Notable teacher was Platt R. Spencer (Spencerian System of Writing). Expansion begins on Western Reserve Seminary to increase accommodations to 400. The brick was laid by Allen Groff aka “The Shouting Methodist”. Expansion included a larger hall above the chapel, wings added to both sides of the college and a large wooden belfry was constructed. Classes included English, Literature, Science, Math, Latin and Languages, Commercial and Business Art, Instrumental and Vocal Music and more. 1853-1856 Grading begins for a proposed railroad (Clinton Air Line) just north of the village but it never completed.1868 Methodist Church constructed. It was originally to be brick but the brick crumbled in the kiln. Cory Hall constructed about 200 ft. east of the Western Reserve Seminary thanks to the donor Dr. J.B. Cory and his wife from Cleveland (both members of the Farmington Academy). The hall was three stories (84x30) and had 27 rooms including a teacher’s apartment, parlors, reading rooms, kitchen, dining room and Philomathean library. The third floor held the ladies dormitory. Tracks laid for the Narrow Gauge Railroad (Painesville & Youngstown RR) circa 1860s. Thunder Castle built. It was a two story (70x34) Young Men’s Hall. Charles Kennedy, future author of “The History of Cleveland” roomed at Thunder Castle. Apparently he was look out for a prank that occurred in the middle of the night when boys tied a rope to the belfry and rang the Seminary Bell, awaking everyone in town. The boys could have easily been the Hobart twins who were known as pranksters.1877 Professor Elisha Bates Webster and wife Delia move to the area and are credited with helping increase much needed attendance to over 300. Core group of teachers included: Daniel and Sarah Branch, Grace P. Raymond, Mabel Webster Osmer (daughter of Elisha, wife of Lynn), Miss Carrie Warren, Professors Charles D. Libby, William Archibald, Homer U. Johnson and Myra Poe.1886 West Farmington is Incorporated Pittsburgh & Western Railroad comes to town One story school house built west of 2nd street (present school site) Hill murder makes headlines. He was murdered by robbers on his farm (N.E. Corner of the township)1890 Railroad becomes the B&O RR.1893 Large school house built to replace one story school.1894 Gov. William McKinley spoke from the back of a train in town on November 3rd.

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