150th Delta Sesquicentennial 2013 Events Calendar

Date

as they are finalized

Event

Additional Details

as they become available

New Years Eve

December 31st:

9:00pm - 12:30am

Family Oriented and

Free to the Public

Chicken Drop at Midnight

Kick Off of the Delta Sesquicentennial Celebration

Join Us for an Evening of Fun at The Delta Memorial Hall

401 Main St.

Entertainment by

"Sonny Sanders", DJ

-Public Invited

-Face Painting, piñatas for children

-Refreshments

-No Alcoholic Beverages

-Donations Accepted

Contact persons:

Marilyn Buehrer, 419-822-4776
mpbuehrer@yahoo.com

Mabel Hudson – 419-822-4101 mchudson@windstream.net

February 23rd:

6:00pm -11:00pm

Bands perform at Delta American Legion Hall

February 23^rd “Bands Pick n Play”

5:30pm – 11:00pm

Located South of Delta

at 5939 St Rt 109

Plan on coming out for an evening of fun starting with food and drinks from the Canteen, prepared & served by the Legion Auxiliary starting at 5:30 p.m. There will be Door Prizes, 50/50 Raffles and throughout the evening listening to some great sounds of many local musicians.

FREE admission

There will be a container to drop off a a non-perishable food item – to be given to Delta Food Pantry at Open Door

6 – 7:30 - is an open Jam Session with the musical group “Monday Night Jam’s”. This is your chance to bring your guitar, banjo, bass or other and come play, sing and join in the fun. This group meets every Monday evening at the Delta Church of Christ. [ Bluegrass, Country, Folk, etc., all pickers that play acoustic instruments or sing are welcome.]

7:30 – 9:30 – is “B*A*S*I*S” Band with local resident Steve Ebersole on bass guitar. This band has a great following from the Delta, Toledo and surrounding area.

9:30 – 11 p.m. is a group of local musicians who call themselves “New Horizon Praise Band” with Chris Bierie, Jim Boone, Lynn Zenz, Jan Perkins, Frank Pollzzie, Matt Perkins and Aaron Fowler

March 8th

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Fish Fry

at the

United Methodist Church Delta Ohio

Fund Raiser for the International Underground Railroad King Family Memorial Monument

See Dedication June 19th below

Historian and Applicant

Naomi Twining

The National Park Service, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom has recognized the King Family Farm located south of Delta, Ohio.

More about the event

March 17th:

Sunday afternoon

at 2:00pm

Delta's Got Talent

Delta High School Auditorium

Come and enjoy a variety show of Talent from the Delta Area

More About the Show

Contact person:

Marcia Ricker

phone 419-822-4606

E-mail Marcia at

mjr2010@windstream.net

or call if you have any questions???

April 21st:

11:00am - 5:00pm

150th Celebration

Spaghetti Dinner

serving 11:00 -1:30pm

Adults - $5.00,

Children 10 and under - $3.00

and

History Roundtable Discussions & Displays

(until 5pm)

At the Delta High School Commons

on Taylor St.

Entertainment

Delta History Displays

Round Table Discussions

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Community is Encouraged to Participate

and bring their Delta Memorabilia, Contact

Mabel Hudson – 419-822-4101

mchudson@windstream.net

to reserve a table for your display

Liaisons for Delta History

Pike-Delta-York Students to

Display Delta History Projects

Contact persons:

Elementary & Middle School:

-Rebecca Schermond

bschermond@hotmail.com

-Kathy Trowbridge

High School

-Marilyn Buehrer

mpbuehrer@yahoo.com

Saturday May 18th

10am - 3:30pm

Civil War Encampment with a

re-enactment of a Funeral of Sergeant Lemuel VIERS who died of his wounds from Battle at Chancellorsville and a Wedding of Levi EVERSOLE and Helen TAPPAN. Both these events originally took place in Delta in the
Spring of 1863

At Fulton County Historical Museum at 229 Monroe St. Wauseon, OH and North Park across the street.

Lemuel Viers was born northeast of Delta in 1843 on his parents farm located where the Fulton Union Cemetery is now, formerly known as the VIERS Cemetery. Five of his brothers also served in the Civil War. His father was John VIERS and mother was Rebecca SALISBERRY

Levi Eversole came with his parents and family in 1860 to Delta where his father, Jacob EVERSOLE, ran a boarding house. Levi met Helen TAPPAN, the daughter of Whitfield TAPPAN and Amanda WOODFORD who lived just north of where the Salisberry Cemetery now stands. Most of the EVERSOLE's moved west to Missouri and Kansas between 1868 and 1870.

More about these events on the

Fulton County Historical Society Webpage

June 1st

8:15am Kids up to 8yr old

Fun Run 1/2 mile

8:30am Kids 9-12

Fun Run 1 mile

9:00am

5K Run / Walk / Stroll

Delta 5K Steel Run

A 5K run with all proceeds benefiting:

The Great Lakes Cooperative on Autism, The Wabash Cannonball Trail,

American Cancer Society.

Click here for More & Printable Flyer

Click this link for official registration website and more about the Run.

www.deltasteel.org

Co-sponsored by the

Steel Partnership

North Star BlueScope Steel

and Worthington Steel

in honor of the

Delta Sesquicentennial Celebrations

Wednesday

June 19th

TIME OF DAY BEING CHANGED

Wednesday, June 19th

at 5:00pm

Dedication Ceremony

Underground Railroad Monument

American Legion Hall,

South of Delta on St Rt 109

Ceremony Coordinated by:
Naomi Twining, historian and applicant for the historical designation and Kay Falor of American Legion

A historical monument is to be erected in northeast corner of the American Legion Hall parking lot overlooking the King Family Cemetery

An Open House Celebration will follow the Ceremony in the Delta Legion Hall with refreshments provided.

Click here for more about the event

Delta's International

Underground Railroad Station

The King Cemetery and Old King Farm at Rt 109 and County Road F in Delta have been designated as an Underground Railroad Station by the following organizations:

* U.S. National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, U.S. Department of the Interior

* Ohio Historical Society

* Buxton National Historic Site and Museum (Canada)

* Fulton County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society

* Afro-Louisiana Historical &

Genealogical Society, Inc.

June 22nd:

10:00am - 5:00pm

"Old Fashioned Picnic

in the Park"

Delta Community Park
511 Taylor St.
Delta, Oh 43515

The Great Black Swamp Frogs will be playing 1860's Base Ball