We would love to have you come and enjoy!

Although we said we were not going to have a meeting this month due to Thanksgiving,  a lot of members said they would still enjoy having a meeting this month. Wayne Enders told me he has a real good presentation on Alcohol and how it effected the early pioneers and the development of the frontier and he would be available Thursday November 19th At 7:30 PM at the Museum.

To all of the patrons, crafters, concessions, and re-enactors/demonstrators of the Atwater “Grate” Day Festival..With out you our history would not have been so greatly remembered.   Thank you for attending and making it a “GRATE DAY!”

Check out what news channel 3 has on their website!!!

http://www.wkyc.com/news/regional/akron_article.aspx?storyid=122672&catid=6

To view the video please Click HERE

By they way, they aired their piece on the monument and October 10th this morning about 10:05 AM.

Our event flyers are out and full of information regarding the day’s events that are scheduled for the Atwater Grate Day Celebration to be held on Saturday, October 10, 2009.  These are in PDF for for your viewing pleasure.

** Click HERE to view front page tri fold**

** Click HERE to view second page tri fold**

For an interesting informational paper that was read by H.D. Smalley at the family reunion in Atwater, Ohio on Saturday, August 14, 1880 see the full story under “TOWNSPEOPLE”

John Grate Memorial after repair

Many of the guests who came for the Memorial Day Parade and program at the Town Hall and Cemetery stayed and visited the John Grate Memorial to see what a wonderful job that D & C Renovations did on the marker that was struck earlier this year by a vehicle.  Above is a photo of the completed monument.  Note all of the extra’s that were added in – lighting, edging. and groundcover around the base of the monument

The Horses and wagon that pulled members of the AHS - this was entered into the Atwater Memorial Day Parade Hosted by the Atwater Lions Club

The Parade stepped off at 12:30 PM on May 25, 2009.  We had wonderful weather and had a wonderful time handing out candy and laughing, talking and remembering.  Thank you for all of your support!  We placed 2nd for I believe it was the float in the parade.  A Special thanks Dick Hillegas or all of the time and for volunteering his beautiful horses and wagon!

Dave, Owner of D & C Renovation making sure every letter can be seen after repairing.

A quick shot while taking a break to explain how they fixed the stone.. Only amazing!

Almost full photo of the entire monument. Sorry for the finger in the picture!

Dave's dad has to get his precise work in on the stone as well.

Ron

Memorial news

THANK YOU!

We are all so proud of the fine work that D & C Renovations is providing for the monument that was displaced from the vehicle who lost control and went through the Atwater Cemetary.

Dave Delphia, Owner of D & C Renovations, His father Raymond Delphia, Larry Luzader, Juanita Luzader, with the assistance of Tim Whittlesey and Dave Alldridge from our road department have done a wonderful job putting the pieces back together.  Today I have seen the monument with all of the pieces put back together and they still continue their work in making sure that the monument still stand in loving memory in John Grate’s Honor.

We do not want to forget Mike Beckmann, owner of Bonstone Materials from this list of very special donators. Not only does he take the time to ship these products out for D&C Renovations, but he has donated the $2,500.00 in  materials to help assist in the repairing of the monument.   Paul Klees, an employee with Bonstone Materials was also very instrumental in helping with the supplies that were donated.

Contact information for both donors:

Bonstone Materials

707 Swan Drive

Mukwonago, Wisconsin 53149

800-425-2214

D & C Renovations

465 S Prospect St

Ravenna, OH 44266

(330) 577-6083

Please feel free to post thank yous for their wonderful work to our website that we can forward to the companies.  We are in the process of putting more photos up as they continue to repair the monument.  As of this point, all of the large pieces are up and the monument looks wonderful to see intact again.  They are now working on the details on the stone.