Almanac notes notable events and birthdays for Aug 20
The entry lists key historical milestones on August 20 across years, including Darwin's publication, Greeley’s open letter, the Civil War end, Trotsky's attack, Johnson's anti poverty law, and later events. It also notes retirements and birthdays of public figures such as Don King, George Mitchell, Ron Paul, Connie Chung, Robert Plant, Rudy Gatlin, John Hiatt, Peter Horton, Al Roker, Joan Allen, David O Russell, KRS-One, Colin Cunningham, Billy Gardell, Fred Durst, Kenny Quan, Todd Helton, Amy Adams, Misha Collins, Ben Barnes, Andrew Garfield, and Demi Lovato.
Valley City street fair raises funds with water barrel fight
Valley City fire departments competed in a water barrel fight during the 89th street fair fundraiser to support the Valley City Firefighters Association. The event drew several Medina County departments, including Westfield, Granger, Brunswick Hills, Grafton and Wellington, with Spencer Community Fire District winning the barrel contest. The fundraiser, featuring food and live music, netted close to $30,000 before expenses, aiding equipment purchases for the Valley City Fire Department.
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Valley City
Valley City Firefighters’ Association
Valley City Fire Department
Kevin Laux
Laux
Fire Service
Medina County
Westfield
Granger
Brunswick Hills
Grafton
Wellington
Spencer Community Fire District
PJ. Howard
Cory Mennell
Zeb Flegel
Morning hike at Killbuck Lakes with a naturalist
Medina County Park District offers a free nature hike today from 10 to 11 a.m. at Killbuck Lakes 7996 White Road. All ages may join to search for and learn about fishing birds. no registration required.
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Medina County Park District
Killbuck Lakes
White Road
Public meetings set across Medina County and nearby townships
A consolidated list of regular meetings for multiple local bodies including Brunswick Board of Education Guilford Township Trustees Hinckley Township Trustees Lafayette Township BZA Liverpool Township Trustees Medina County commissioners and various zoning boards and councils. Meetings span 6 9 30 p.m with in person and virtual access options.
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Board of Education
Center Road
Guilford Township Trustees
Hinckley Township Trustees
Ridge Road
Hinckleytwo.org
Lafayette Township Board
Technology Lane
Liverpool Township Trustees
School St
Medina County Commissioners
N. Broadway St
Facebook.com
Medina Township
Cloverleaf Board of Education
Friendsville Road
Cloverleaflocal
Lodi Planning and Zoning Commission
Lodi
Ainsworth St
Medina County Emergency Management Agency Executive Committee
Independence Drive
Medina County Park District Board of Commissioners
Oenslager
Medina County Soil and Water
Medina County Board of Revision
Broadway St
York Township Trustees
York Township
Norwalk Road
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Associated Press
Charles Darwin
Proceedings of the Linnean Society
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Abraham Lincoln
South
Andrew Johnson
Tchaikovsky
Moscow
Idaho
Montana
Washington
National Foot
Patrick Henry Sherrill
Edmond
Oklahoma
Marchioness
Thames
London
Georgia
Augusta National Golf Club
Condoleezza Rice
South Carolina
Carla Moore
Hilary
Baja California
Don King
U.S
George Mitchell
Ron Paul
Texas
Connie Chung
Robert Plant
Rudy Gatlin
John Hiatt
Peter Horton
al Roker
Joan Allen
Tor David O. Russell
Krs-One
Boogie Down Productions
Colin Cunningham
Billy Gardell
Fred Durst
Limp Bizkit
Kenny Quan
Todd Helton
Amy Adams
Misha Col
Andrew Garfield
Demi Lovato
Medina
Ohio
the Gazette
Medina Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc. Company
William D. Hudnutt
Jason Gwinnup
Jgwinnup
Medina-Gazette.com
Scott Mahoney
Smahoney
Albert Grindle
Editorial
Holly Board Home Delivery Service
Lorain County Printing and Publishing
East Ave
Elyria
89Th Valley
Grafton Village
Patrick Rhonemus
Prhonemus
Chippewa Lake Historical Society
Chippewa Lake
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Meijer
Zoo
FutureForWildlife. Org
Cleveland Metroparks
Kelly Manderfield
FutureForWildlife.org
Seville Library
Center St
Wadsworth Library
Broad St
Tinyurl
Wadsworth Police Department
Medina Library
S. Broadway St
Kalynn Applewhite
Tinyurl.com
Highland Library
Tinyurl. Com
Lodi Library
Brunswick Board of
Huffman Road
Spencer Township Trustees
N. Main St
Wadsworth
Wadsworth City
Maple St
Wadsworth Cemetery Board
Westfield Township Zoning Commission
Buffham Road
Spencer Planning Commission
Spencer Municipal Building
Securitec1.com
Chroniclet.com
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