Polar Bear Plunge

Click here for Flyer 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®

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

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

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"!