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Polar Bear Plunge

Celina Moose Polar Bear Plunge

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The 3rd Annual Grand Lake St. Mary’s Polar Bear Plunge will take place on March 6, 2010. Plungers are asked to raise a “bear” minimum of $75 to participate. All activities for this plunge will take place at the Celina Moose Lodge including the Post Plunge celebration and awards ceremony. Join the fun and help us to raise more money for the deserving Special Olympics athletes in Ohio. The Grand Lake St. Mary’s plunge is one of nine Polar Bear Plunge fundraising events in Ohio throughout the months of January – March, 2010. For more information about the Grand Lake St. Mary’s Plunge contact Paige Ludwig at palsooh@aol.com or 614.239.7050.

Look Good…Feel Better®

Look Good Feel Better program

The unique and very personal experiences of women finding their way through cancer diagnosis, treatment, and troubling appearance concerns come to life in the American Cancer Society Look Good…Feel Better® program. When a woman is undergoing treatment for cancer, she may lose her hair and experience other appearance related side effects. The impact can be devastating, making a hard time even harder.
On Monday, February 8, 2010, trained volunteer beauty professionals Theresia Hedrick and Barb Thompson will lead women through practical, hands-on tips about makeup, skin care, nail care, and ways to deal with hair loss, including how to wear wigs, turbans, and scarves. Each woman who attends will receive a free makeup kit to use during and after the workshop. Most of all, the ladies shared laughter and camaraderie as only women going through the cancer journey can. The American Cancer Society helps cancer patients get well. The Society’s services, including Look Good…Feel Better, are available at no charge thanks to our generous supporters and local Society events including Relay For Life.  Any local residents with cancer and their families can find free information, help, and support anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or by visiting www.cancer.org.

Look Good…Feel Better also has materials tailored for men and teens. Look Good…Feel Better is a collaboration of the Society, the Personal Care Products Council and the National Cosmetology Association.

Any woman currently undergoing cancer treatment may attend the upcoming Look Good…Feel Better session on February 8, 2010. It will be held at the Grand Lake Cancer Center on Havemann Road in Celina. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. To register, call 1-888-227-6446 and press option 2.

2010 Celina Lake Festival

Celina Lake Festival Harley - Davidson Motorcycle Giveaway

The Festival of Traditions is the 2010 Celina Lake Festival theme slated for the weekend of July 23th - 25th in downtown and Lake Shore Drive in Celina.

The 2010 Co Chairman are Michelle Emerine along with the youngest Chairman ever, Dylan Correll. This is the 49th year for the Celina Lake Festival. The Celina Lake Festival held its traditional festival kickoff last Thursday evening at the Celina Eagles Lodge at which time it was announced there would be a repeat of last year’s successful Harley Davidson Motorcycle giveaway. This year's motorcycle is a merlot red 2010 Dyna Super Glide Custom Harley Davidson, along with a 2nd place prize of a Big Screen TV and 3rd prize of $250.00. Tickets are 10.00 or 3 for 25.00. Tickets are available at the Mercer County Chamber or any Committee Member. All proceeds from the tickets sold will go towards the Celina Lake Festival Fireworks Fund. 

The Miss Lake Festival Pageant will be held July 19th along with the Miss Lake Festival outstanding teen pageant at the Celina Field house. The queen and her court will reign over the three days of festival fun. The grand marshal for Sat July 24 is Roger L Wilson. (Former owner of Wilson Shoes). The festival will be held at both locations this year. Due to the delay in construction on Main Street we will be returning to downtown. Tom Hendricks, chairman of the car show, stated that the car show will be moved back to downtown as it was in past years and the tractor show will be held in the Central Services parking lot. The popular Amphicar will be back for the weekend. Classic Midway is the ride company and will be open all weekend. 

Friday’s traditional fireworks will be set off along Lake Shore Drive as in the past along with the Cruise In.  Friday night entertainment will be Sierra Shame. 

Saturday will kick off the Women Wellness Walk, 5k Run, boat poker run, car show and the grand parade at 6:30.   This year’s parade will be the city host for the Shriners. There will be lots and lots of Shriners here this year. The annual Cardboard Ducktape Boat Race will be expanded again this year…    with details to follow. Entertainment to follow as we are still working on Saturday evening's lineup.

On Sunday, the final day of the festival, there will be the kiddie tractor pull, garden tractor pulls, kids fishing derby, American Cancer Society’s fundraiser, Duck for a Cure, and new on Sunday, COSI mobile unit down at the lake at the shelter house. Along with some form of entertainment.

Visit the Celina Lake Festival website: www.lakefestival.com

Road to Fitness Challenge

Road to Fitness Challenge - Grand Lake Health System
Grand Lake Health System

It pays to be fit, especially if you become part of the "Road To Fitness" challenge. Not only will you have fun, but you'll also be registered to win plenty of cool prizes such as ipods, heart monitors, athletic wear and a bike. This unique year long program encourages Grand Lake area residents to hike, bike, walk and trot all in the name of personal fitness.

View Grand Lake Health System's
Road to Fitness Challenge:

http://www.grandlakehealth.org/road-to-fitness

We're honored to be the event photographers for the 2010 Grand Lake Health System "Road to Fitness" Challenge events. We'll be following the progress of the participants and will be posting photos of each event throughout the year.

Good luck to everyone embarking on their own personal "Road to Fitness"!


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Grand Lake Photo Club
Grand Lake Photo Club
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New Photo Club!

Membership in the Grand Lake Photo Club is open to anyone having an interest in photography regardless of skill level. The Club offers members an opportunity to learn more about their hobby or craft and to share individual photographic knowledge or experiences with other members. We are an active group, with upcoming monthly competitions, programs, and  field trips to places that offer us the chance to photograph things of interest.

The club meets on the last Sunday of each month at the Grand Lake Galleria Conference Center, 909 E. Wayne Street Celina, OH at 3:30 p.m.

The next Meeting Date February 28th at 3:30pm at the Galleria.

Visit the Grand Lake Photo Club website
http://grandlakephotoclub.com

Email Jeff Pontsler
jpontsler@woh.rr.com or Karen Seibert kseibert@watchtv.net for more information

Grand Lake Photo Gallery

Join the Grand Lake Photo Gallery and share your photos with our viewers online!
Due to the tremendous success of our Grand Lake Photo Contest we are rolling out the new Grand Lake Photo Gallery. Sign up is Free, and you can upload as many photos as you'd like. Share your pictures with our viewers, your friends, and show the world your passion for photo.

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Area Newsletters

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2009 Auglaize & Mercer Counties CVB Visitors Guide

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City of Celina Newsletter
City of Celina Newsletter

Road to Fitness Challenge - Grand Lake Health System
Grand Lake Health System

Auglaize Outdoors by Allison Brady, Executive Director Heritage Trails Park District
Auglaize Outdoors by Allison Brady

Relay For Life
Mercer - Auglaize Relay For Life Information

Give Blood!
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EVENT FLYERS

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2010 Polar Bear Plunge

Road to Fitness Challenge - Grand Lake Health System

Valentines 5K Run/Walk

Winter Blahs Bash Dance

Celina Concert Series

Golden Triangle Concerts (Minster-New Bremen)

Ft. Recovery Concert Series

Mercer Health Countywide 5-K Challenge Running Series

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Celina School News
photo by Nancy Heppeard

CELINA BULLDOGS GET WIN OVER SHAWNEE INDIANS

Celina Bulldogs played the Shawnee Indians at the Celina Field House Friday night.  All of Coach Bihn’s Varsity players again played a part in this win.  The competitive spirit of the two teams and the support and school spirit shown by the students from Celina and Shawnee were displayed from start to finish.  Thanks to both Celina and Shawnee for a true display of WBL sportsmanship.  The final score for the Varsity game was Celina 81 and Shawnee 60.  The JV game was also won by Celina and Coach Smith used all the JV players in the win!  Thank you, Bulldogs, for another exciting night of basketball!

Our thanks to Nancy Heppeard for sharing her photos!