Celebrate Poland planning massive parade celebration

POLAND -- Celebrate Poland kicks off Friday with a long list of events and family fun centered around the village hall.

It features a few new things this year -- one of which is a huge parade celebration.

"This is the Western Reserve Joint Fire District's 100th anniversary," village council President Michael Thompson said. "We sent invitations to over 100 fire departments and don't know exactly how many we will get."

He said the hope was to have 100 firetrucks in the noon parade on Saturday.

Celebrate Poland director Cindy Best said because of the huge parade Saturday, the popular Poland Idol contest was moved to the fall celebration Oct. 7.

As for what else is new this year, Best said, "Friday night we are excited to have Youngstown's House Band playing."

The band and music is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Cortland Field stage.

Saturday's events start with the Chalk the Walk event as artists register to take a section of sidewalk and turn it into a masterpiece. The winners will be announced at 11:30 a.m.

Saturday will feature other fun events and Poland's great bake-off this year is celebrating lemons.

"Bake your favorite lemon dessert and bring it in," Best said. "There is no need to preregister. We have an adult division 18 and older and a youth division under 18."

She said kids' world at Cortland Field behind village hall will feature bounces, a petting zoo and Brittney Marie with her stilts and hoops.

Also, the Poland Historical Society will be selling vintage school books, Linda Clark prints of Poland, post cards and Poland license plate frames. It will also be raffling a handmade quilt.

Across the creek from village hall, the new Rotary Park will open at 11 a.m. The park was built to recognize the service members of the Poland community.

The historical society will give a walking tour of the village graveyard 6 p.m. Friday at Poland Presbyterian Church. Saturday's tour will be off historic Main Street. Both tours will be with re-enactors in era-styled clothing.

Event schedule

Friday

5 to 7 p.m. -- Strawberry festival, Poland Presbyterian Church

6 p.m. -- Village graveyard tour, Poland Presbyterian Church

6 p.m. -- Kids' world (inflatables and bounces), Cortland Field

6 p.m.-- Lions Club mini-golf, village hall lawn

7:30 to 10:30 p.m. -- Youngstown's House Band, Cortland Field stage

Saturday

8:30 to 10 a.m. -- Registration for chalk the walk, village hall

8:30 to 11:30 a.m. -- Chalk the walk

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Book sale and author's signings, Poland Library

10 a.m. to 8 p.m. -- Lions Club mini-golf, village hall lawn

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. -- Petting zoo, village hall lawn

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. -- Kids scavenger hunt, historical society tent

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- Free family activities, Cortland Field

11 a.m. to 9 p.m. -- Kids' world (inflatables and bounces), Cortland Field

11:30 a.m. --- Chalk the walk winners announced, village Hall gazebo

Noon to 7 p.m. -- Marketplace, front lawn, village hall

Noon -- Firefighters' parade on Main Street

2 p.m. -- Walking tour of South Main Street, meets at historical society tent

2 to 4 p.m. -- Brittney Marie stilts and hoops, village hall lawn

2 to 2:50 p.m. --- Great Poland Bake-off, bake-off tent near the gazebo

3 p.m. -- Great Poland Bake-off judging

5 to 10 p.m. -- DJ Jeff Dunn, Cortland Field Stage

6 to 9 p.m. -- Porgie the Funny Balloon Guy, Cortland Field

10 p.m. -- Fireworks by American Fireworks at Baird Mitchell Field

Celebrate Poland planning massive parade celebration

POLAND — Celebrate Poland kicks off Friday with a long list of events and family fun centered around the village hall.

It features a few new things this year ä one of which is a huge parade celebration.

“This is the Western Reserve Joint Fire Districtás 100th anniversary,” said village council President Michael Thompson. “We sent invitations to over 100 fire departments and donát know exactly how many we will get.”

He said the hope was to have 100 fire trucks in the noon parade on Saturday.

Celebrate Poland director Cindy Best said because of the huge parade on Saturday, the popular Poland Idol contest was moved to the fall celebration on Oct. 7.

As for what else is new this year, Best said, “Friday night we are excited to have Youngstown’s House Band playing.”

The band and music will kick off at 7:30 p.m. at the Cortland Field stage and will last some three hours.

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Here’s the event list:

Friday

5 to 7 p.m., Strawberry festival at Poland Presbyterian Church, 2 Poland Manor

6 p.m., Village graveyard tour at Poland Presbyterian Church

6 p.m., Kid’s world (inflatables and bounces) at Cortland Field behind village hall

6 p.m., Lion’s Club mini-golf on the lawn at village hall

7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Youngstown’s House Band on the Cortland Field stage

Saturday

8:30 to 10 a.m., Registration for chalk the walk at village hall

8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Chalk the walk on sidewalks near village hall

9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Book sale and authorás signings on the patio of the Poland Library

10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Lion’s Club mini-golf on the lawn at village hall

11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Petting zoo on the lawn at village hall

11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kid’s scavenger hunt at the historical society tent

11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Free family activities at Cortland Field behind village hall

11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Kid’s world (inflatables and bounces) at Cortland Field behind village hall

11:30 a.m., Chalk the walk winners announced at the village Hall gazebo

Noon to 7 p.m., Marketplace on the front lawn at village hall

Noon, Firefighters’ parade on Main Street celebrating 100 years

2 p.m., Walking tour of South Main Street, meets at historical society tent

2 to 4 p.m., Brittney Marie stilts and hoops on the lawn at village hall

2 to 2:50 p.m., Great Poland Bake-off at the bake-off tent near the gazebo

3 p.m., Great Poland Bake-off judging at the tent

5 to 10 p.m., DJ Jeff Dunn at the Cortland Field Stage

6 to 9 p.m., Porgie the Funny Balloon Guy at Cortland Field

10 p.m., Fireworks by American Fireworks at Baird Mitchell Field