The Octoberfest fundraising event for Grove City Area CARE will be on Sunday, October 13th from 4-to-6:30 p.m. in the South Grove Square gym. There will be a roast pork and turkey dinner.
CARE Volunteer Coordinator Rosie Dilley says the cost for the dinner is $12 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. She says there’s also a silent auction, crafts, farmers market, drawings for $50 gift cards to Grove City businesses and Grandma’s cookie walk.
Dilley says the CARE program applies for funds from the Dept. of Human Services, but they also rely on donations and they raise money with events like Sunday’s Octoberfest to keep the program operating. She says they have all kinds of activities for local seniors and they partner with other organizations to help keep the elderly living in their own homes as long as possible.
Dilley says they have volunteers who provide rides, run errands and deliver meals-on-wheels for seniors in the Grove City area. She says people attending Sunday’s dinner should enter the South Grove Gym on the west side of the old school building on 3rd Street in Grove City.
Steve Schmitt says he joined the Grove City Area CARE board 6 years ago as a county commissioner for the Grove City area. He says from a social service viewpoint, the county views the Grove City Area CARE program as a great asset as it cuts down on social service programs that would be needed by those who benefit from Grove City Area CARE.
Tickets in advance for Sunday’s dinner in Grove City are available at the CARE office or at Grove Bank, but you can purchase them at the door.
The Litchfield City Council has approved of an amendment agreement for the wastewater discharge permit. City Administrator Dave Czoik says the wastewater project is headed in a good direction.
Czoik says major improvements to the wastewater plant – up to $50-million – are needed in the future, with the City and First District Association partnering on the project. He says Paul Saffert from Bolton & Menk will attend the next Council meeting with more details.
The Council approved of a performance evaluation summary last night for Administrator Czoik. Mayor Ron Dingmann says Czoik was ranked in three areas – communication, administration and leadership and received an average score of 3.73 on a 1-to-5 scale with the number-5 being outstanding.
The Council approved of a certificate of appropriateness application for Theresa Gubrud for improvements to the building at 18 East 2nd Street. The Council also approved of extending the grant deadline for this property to April as properties in the historic downtown district can apply for $8,000 matching grants through this December.
The Litchfield City Council approved of having the administration seek quotes from Dan Felt for lighting one or two trees in Litchfield’s Central Park this upcoming holiday season. Councilman Eric Mathwig also brought up concerns about the placing of political signs and passed out information about where signs can be legally placed.
On Oct. 7, 1940, Artie Shaw and his Orchestra recorded Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust” for RCA Victor.
In 1950, “Your Hit Parade” was first broadcast on NBC. It started as a radio program in 1935.
In 1954, Marian Anderson became the first Black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York.
In 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America adopted its film-rating system, ranging from “G″ for general audiences to “X″ for adult patrons only.
In 1975, John Lennon won his battle against U.S. immigration authorities when a federal appeals court overturned an order to deport him. Officials had wanted to kick Lennon out of the country because of a drug arrest in Britain.
In 1977, guitarist Steve Hackett left Genesis.
In 1982, the musical “Cats” opened on Broadway.
In 1995, actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen were married on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Also in 1995, rapper Tone Loc was arrested for allegedly taking $80 from a pizza parlor in Los Angeles after he argued with the owner over a pizza and demanded his money back. He pleaded no contest to the charges.
In 1996, an alleged shoplifter surrendered to actors Richard Belzer and Clark Johnson after mistaking them for real cops. Belzer and Johnson were filming an episode of “Homicide: Life on the Street.”
In 2000, Phish performed its last show before going on hiatus. They have since regrouped.
Today’s Birthdays: TV personality Joy Behar (“The View”) is 82. Drummer Kevin Godley of 10cc is 79. Actor Jill Larson (“All My Children”) is 77. Country singer Kieran Kane of The O’Kanes is 75. Musician John Mellencamp is 73. Guitarist Ricky Phillips of Styx is 73. Actor Mary Badham (“To Kill A Mockingbird”) is 72. Drummer Tico Torres of Bon Jovi is 71. Actor Christopher Norris (“Trapper John, M.D.”) is 69. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 69. Gospel singer Michael W. Smith is 67. Actor Dylan Baker (“The Good Wife,” “Murder One”) is 66. Actor Judy Landers (“Vega$,” “BJ and the Bear”) is 66. Reality competition judge Simon Cowell is 65. Actor Paula Newsome (“Chicago Med,” “Barry”) is 63. Singer Ann Curless of Expose’ is 61. Singer Toni Braxton is 57. Singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead is 56. Actor Nicole Ari Parker (“Murder in the First,” “Soul Food”) is 54. Actor Allison Munn (“One Tree Hill”) is 50. Singer Damian Kulash of OK Go is 49. Singer Taylor Hicks (“American Idol”) is 48. Actor Omar Miller (“The Unicorn,” “CSI: Miami”) is 46. Singer Nathaniel Rateliff of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 46. Actor Shawn Ashmore (TV’s “The Rookie”) is 45. Actor Jake McLaughlin (“Quantico”) is 42. Electronic musician Flying Lotus is 41. Actor Holland Roden (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 38. Actor Amber Stevens (“Greek”) is 38.