LIVERPOOL TWP. — With the annual frog jump behind them, township residents leap from one weekend of fun to another.
From 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
the focus shifts to the Valley City Street Fair. Sponsored by the Valley City/Liverpool Township Fire and Rescue Association, it’s a family-friendly event that’s been on the scene for 75 years.
The mix of music, contests, food, rides and races kicks off with a Metro Life Flight flyover and a performance by the Geezecats on Friday. Other performers during the weekend festivities include blues, jazz and rock musician Tony Koussa Jr., the Big Band sound of Swing Era and country rock by Timothy Paul.
Kids compete in the Big Wheel rally and other games, while bigger kids eat their way to prizes in the pie-eating contest Saturday afternoon.
Competitors will tie on their sneakers for a shot at glory in the 5-kilometer race and 1-mile walk later that day.
To preregister, call (330) 483-3811, e-mail valleycityfire@zoom
internet.net or visit www.liverpooltwp.org.
Sunday packs in auction action, a kiddie peddle tractor pull, magic show and watermelon- and pizza-eating contests. And if you’re feeling $1,500 lucky, that’s the top prize in the Texas Hold ’Em tournament at 2 p.m. It’s a $50 buy-in, no re-buy, with only 100 tickets sold for participants 21 and older.
The first two days of the festival will wrap up with a drawing for $500 at 11 p.m. At the close of festivities Sunday, Medina County Sheriff Neil Hassinger will draw the winners of a trip — or $3,000 — and other raffle items.
The Liverpool Township bicentennial history book, “Rural Reflections,” will be available at the fair. The book includes the story of the township as well as stories and recollections of people who have shaped the community, photos and artwork. Preordered books may be picked up at a table next to the quilt tent in front of the fire station. If unable to pick up preordered copies at the fair, call LaVerne Tolsma at (330) 483-3994 or go to the Valley Tack Shop, 6780 Center Road, and ask for Pat Seeley.
For those who did not preorder copies, “Rural Reflections” will be available for purchase at the street fair and will be sold after the fair during regular business hours at the township hall and Valley Tack Shop, with payment by check or money order.
A complete schedule of events can be found at www.valleycity.org/community/stfair/stfair09/schedule.htm.
Contact Judy A. Totts at (330) 721-4063 or jtotts@ohio.net.
