WIXY's Gone Bananas

I am having fun with the WIXYcam on this week of vacation. The above picture is Luna's Restaurant in Wadsworth, which is housed in a former Red Barn. I took pictures of this and another former Red Barn in Medina and sent them to barnbuster.net. These were posted there this evening. Click here to see the page. If you haven't checked out the site, look around. You'll find out more than you'd ever want to know about the Red Barn chain. A big thank you to Tim Lones for the heads up on this site.

After attending the "soft" opening of the new, improved Rittman IGA, it was off to Nelsonville to change cars with WIXYjr. The WIXYjrMobile has been changing it's own oil lately, and both myself and Mrs74WIXYgrad felt that it would be better if he had the soon to be decommissioned WIXYmobile to drive back from school. So once I got there we switched cars and went to lunch. Upon arrival back to campus we went to the campus radio station where WIXYjr is known as DJ Twitch. His special guest for this show was a certain blogger, known around these parts as 74WIXYgrad.

Wednesday, May 30, 2006 was a big day for the residents of Rittman as the IGA re-opened their doors. The first folks to walk through the doors were my daughter Martha, her husband Kevin, and children Ben, Makenna, and Silas. Ben had told everyone that the IGA was opening and that he was going to be the first customer. After choosing applesauce and chocolate milk, Ben was indeed the first customer to check out at the new Rittman IGA. Owner Dan Foutty is presenting Ben with a ball for being the first customer(Ben calls this his IGA ball). What makes me happy to see is that Rittman has it's full service deli and bakery back. The store is set up the same as before with some welcome changes. Prices are more reasonable, and as pictured there is a special on selected meats where you can choose five packages for $19.99, which is similar to what one of the stores in Wadsworth offers. I will be trying their chicken in the next few days and wil...

I had to wonder when I started writing this blog last August, if I would fizzle out any time soon. Well it's been over ten months now and I am sitting at my home computer typing post number 200. In last ten months, I've gotten some relatives, some folks at work, and some of those who post on the message boards that I frequent to give this blog a look see. I've been able to promote a very hard working and devoted group of students, the Rittman band, along with their boosters, whom I call the World's Greatest Band Boosters, or WGBB ( tm ), for short. I got me some bylines in the local weekly paper, The Post. I also had a distant relative get in touch. I've been able to dwell upon my interests, and vent when the world isn't going the way I think it should. I've had comments, both in the comment section here, and via email, and most of them have been of the positive variety. And, as Mary Ann at work has told me, I've had the chance to try my hand in mass co...

Yes, I figured it out, and was taking pictures this morning at the Rittman Memorial Day Parade. Shot from in front of National City Bank in beautiful Downtown Rittman . My grandchildren, Ben and Makenna , have arrived to enjoy the parade , Ben is chowing down on a donut. As the parade draws closer, Rittman's finest are closing off roads along the parade route to insure safety to the participants and spectators. And the parade begins with the DARE car leading the way. Heading the parade are the flag bearers from the American Legion. Followed by the Rittman Indians Marching Band. Pictured is, as of this past Friday, Rittman graduate Mary Hoover on the bass drum. Mary and other members of the class of 2007, gave their encore performance today. My newest grandson, Silas, is enjoying his first parade, and his first flag, while being held by his aunt Sylva . Rittman mayor Bill Robertson acknowledges the crowd as he passe s by. Joining the par ade are Rittman Cub Scout pack 3405...

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I am writing this post on my last morning break before my vacation. what am I going to do? Well several mornings I will sleep until I wake up. I have a garage that is in dire need of cleaning, and a car in need of repair. Also several books need to be read. will I go anywhere? I will probably go see WIXYjr at college. Improvements are coming here too. I bought a new WIXYcam, and I will be adding my own pictures more often, with a couple of ideas on the board. I'll be around, just better rested.