14-20 Mercer Health Free Wellness Screenings...... Mercer Co Fairgrounds 8 20th Annual Post Card & Post Mark Exhibit...... Mercer County Historical 14-20 Mercer County Fair...... Mercer Co Fairgrounds Museum 1:00-4:00pm 2020 MERCER COUNTY 21 St Henry Blind Date...... St Henry Freedom Amphitheater 10 Healing Mass...... Maria Stein Chapel 22 Grand Lake Fan Expo: Comic Convention...... Celina Library 13 St Teresa Chili Supper...... Rockford Community Building - 4:30pm EVENTS 28-29 WOW Raffle...... Ft Recovery Ambassador Park 14 Holiday Open House...... Celina Businesses Thanks to Mercer Savings Bank for sponsoring this brochure 30 History Comes Alive...... Parkway High School 15 Ft Recovery Christmas Open House...... Ft Recovery Area 21 Scholarship Quarter Aution...... Rockford CommunityM Building SEPTEMBER 28 Celina Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast...... 6 13th Annual Baltes Classic...... Eldora Speedway Grand Lake United Methodist Church- CelinaS MERCER SAVINGS★ 7 Durbin Bean Bake.... Erastus Durbin Road-10:00am. Beans at 4:30pm 28 Small Business Saturday...... Mercer CountyB 8 Healing Mass...... Maria Stein Chapel 29 History Comes Alive...... Parkway High School BANK 10-11-12 50th Annual World 100 Weekend...... Eldora Speedway www.mercersavings.com 12 Eagles Bass tournament...... Celina Eagles DECEMBER 12 2nd Saturdays Downtown...... Downtown Celina 1-Jan Christmas Light Display... Grand Lake United Methodist Church - Montezuma This brochure was created by 12 M.A.V Youth Mentoring Buckeye Bash...... Union Hall - St. Marys 6 Mercer Co Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society...... CELINA MERCER COUNTY 12-13 St. Joe Homecoming Festival...... St. Joe Catholic Church Grounds Richardson/Bretz Bldg- 2:00pm 13 Mercer Co Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society...... 4 Midnight Gladness Sales...... Celina Businesses CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Richardson/Bretz Bldg- 2:00pm 7 Mercer Co Historical Society Members’ Meeting...... DATE EVENT LOCATION 17 Men’s Health Event...... Mercer Health Medical Group at Southland Mercer Co Historical Museum- 7:30pm 25-26 39th Annual Four Crown Nationals Weekend...... Eldora Speedway 18-19 Live Nativity and Christmas Light Display (all month)...... MARCH 26 Grand Lake Marathon...... Grand Lake Area Grand Lake Methodist Church-Montezuma 1 Mercer Co Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society...... Richardson/Bretz Bldg- 2:00pm 27 History Comes Alive...... Parkway High School 25 Together at Christmas (Free Meal).... Rockford Community Building**C.A.L.L. 5 Celina Mercer Chamber of Commerce Banquet...... Galleria 7 Polar Bear Plunge...... Celina Moose Lodge #1473, 1:00pm OCTOBER Café - every Tuesday - Junior Fair Building** 1-3 Trader Days & Water Race...... Ohio Progressive Sportsman Club 8 Ft Recovery Chamber Awards Banquet...... 3 Celina Lions Fall BBQ Chicken ...... Elementary/Middle School 5:30pm North Shore Park (see member for tickets) 10 Healing Mass...... Maria Stein Chapel 4 Mercer Co Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society...... 14 St Teresa Parish Family Fun Night...... Richardson/Bretz Bldg- 2:00pm Rockford Community Building - 5:30pm 5 Rockford Chamber Banquet...... Rockford Community Building 14 2nd Saturdays Downtown...... Downtown Celina 10 Merchant Cruise-In Car Show.....Downtown Ft Recovery- 4:00-8:00pm 14 All Star Bowling- M.A.V.Youth Mentoring...... Pla-Mor Lanes- Coldwater 10 Ducks Unlimited Banquet...... Celina Eagles 16 Lake Campus Career, Internship & Networking Expo...... 10 Fall Arts Festival...... Downtown Celina WSLC - James F. Dicke Hall 1:00-3:00pm 10 2nd Saturdays Downtown...... Downtown Celina 15 St Patrick’s Day Parade & Party ...... St Henry-Main Street 13 Healing Mass...... Maria Stein Chapel 15 St Patricks Day 5K Walk/Run...... St Henry American Legion 11:30 24 Fall Healthy Community & Healthy Kids Day...... 19 Fireworks Fund Quarter Auction -Lake Festival Comm...... Mercer Co Community Hospital Celina Eagles - 5:00pm 25 20th Annual Military & Antique Gun Exhibit...... 21 Great Panther Duck Races...... Rockford Community Building Mercer Co Historical Museum- 1:00-4:00pm 25 Lake Campus Safety Training: Active Shooter Awareness...... 25 Ft Recovery Costume Parade and Trick or Treat Night...... WSU-LC Dwyer Hall 3:00-5:00pm Ft Rec High School Commons 3:00, TT 4-6pm 26 Lake Campus Spring Open House...... WSULC 25 History Comes Alive...... Parkway High School 28 Lions Club Quarter Auction...... Rockford Community Building 25 Lions Halloween Parade...... DownTown Celina Parade at 2:30pm 28 Mercer Co Fairgrounds Reverse Raffle....MC Fairgrounds Junior Fair Bldg 25 Halloween Trick or Treat...... Celina Area- 4:00-6:00pm 29 Animal Protection League Quarterless Auction...... Celina Eagle - Noon 28 Halloween Party...... Grand Lake United Methodist Church- Celina 29 History Comes Alive...... Rockford Community Building 30-Nov 1 Halloween Camp-Out...... Mercer Co Fairgrounds 29 Exhibit: New Idea Equipment Toys...... 31 Halloween /Costume Judging...... Rockford Firehouse Mercer County Historical Museum, 1:00-4:00 29 Coldwater Kiwanis Annual All You Can Eat Breakfast...... Coldwater High School 8:00am to 12:30pm NOVEMBER 1 Mercer Co Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society...... 29 Creative Discovery Open House..... Grand Lake Methodist Church- Celina Richardson/Bretz Bldg- 2:00pm 30 Lake Campus MBA Open House...... WSULC - 6:00-7:30pm 3 Election Day Bazaar 8:00am-2:00pm...... 31 Lake Campus Red Cross Blood Drive...... Grand Lake United Methodist Church- Celina WSULC-James F. Dicke Hall 9:00am-3:00pm 3 Election Day Dinner 11:00am-1:00pm...... Grand Lake United Methodist Church- Celina APRIL 7 Dancing with the Big Stars- M.A.V. Youth Mentoring...... 2-4 St Henry Community Garage Sales...... St Henry Area Overdrive-Celina 3 Lake Campus Sign Language Concert...... WSULC - James F. Dicke Hall 7:00-8:30pm 4 Ft Recovery Merchants Easter Egg Hunt...... Fort Site Park 10:00am 29 St. Henry - Terry Lee Coffey (Johnny Cash)...... 4 Grand Lake Mariners vs Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers...... 4 Rockford Easter Egg Hunt...... Shanes Park- 1:00pm St Henry Freedom Amphitheater Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 4 Spring Healthy Community Day - Mercer Health...... 29-30 Ft Recovery Ohio State Benefit Tractor Pull...... Ambassador Park 4 Jim Smith Memorial Car Show/Cruise In...... Celina Eagles Galleria in Celina 8:00-12:00pm 31 Grand Lake Mariners vs Portland Rockets.....Montgomery Field - 4:05pm 5 Grand Lake Mariners vs Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers...... 4 Annual Easter Egg Hunt...... Mercer Co Courthouse-11:00am 31 History Comes Alive...... Parkway High School - 2:00pm Montgomery Field - 4:05pm 4 Gun/Designer Purse Bingo...... Rockford Community Building-1:30pm 31 Eagle’s Bass Tournament...... Celina Eagles 5 Redskin Classic 5k...... St Henry area - 8:45am 4 State of the Heart Care 7th Annual Heart and Sole 5K...... 7 Grand Lake Mariners vs Richmond Jazz.....Montgomery Field - 7:05pm Eldora Speedway -Registration 7:30am JUNE 8 Grand Lake Mariners vs Richmond Jazz.....Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 5 Mercer Co Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society...... 4-5-6 Dirt Late Model Dream...... Eldora Speedway 10 St Henry - Gabe Bailey & Rocksteady.. St Henry Freedom Amphitheater Richardson/Bretz Bldg- 2:00pm 5-6-7 Coldwater K of C Picnic...... Holy Trinity Church Parking Area 10 “Taste of Celina” Block Party & Car Show...... Downtown Celina 11 VFW Easter Egg Hunt (Celina - Logan St)...... Across street in school yard 5 St Henry - Sounds of Summer (Beach Boys)...... 10 Golf For Youth Mentoring...... Mercer Co. Elks 12:00pm shot gun start 11 2nd Saturdays Downtown...... Downtown Celina St Henry Freedom Amphitheater 10-12 Camp Encourage...... Montezuma Spiritual Center 11 Ft Recovery K of C Public Easter Egg Hunt...... Ambassador Park 2:00pm 5 Grand Lake Mariners vs Lima Locos ...... Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 11 2nd Saturdays Downtown...... Downtown Celina 13 Lake Campus Invisible Disabilities Presentation...... 6 Ft Recovery Farmers Market begins...... 11 Shanes Crossing 5K...... Shanes Park - 8:30am WSULC- James F. Dicke Hall 4:00-5:30pm First Saturday - June through September 11 Grand Lake Mariners vs Cincinnati Steam.Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 14 Healing Mass...... Maria Stein Chapel 6 Kids Fishing Derby...... Windy Point area- 10:00am-1:00pm 12 Grand Lake Mariners vs Cincinnati Steam.Montgomery Field - 4:05pm 16 Lake Campus Annual Research Symposium...... 6 Grand Lake Mariners vs Lima Locos ...... Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 12 Ft Recovery Friends of the Arts Summer Concert...... WSULC - James F. Dicke Hall 11:00am-1:30pm 7 Grand Lake Mariners vs Lima Locos ...... Montgomery Field - 4:05pm Hein Amphitheater 7:00pm 17-19 Artistry Under the Dome...... St. Charles Senior Living 9 Coldwater “Taste of the Town” & Local Talent Night...... 12-16 Vacation Bible School...... Grace Missionary Church Celina 18 67th Season Opener...... Eldora Speedway Coldwater Memorial Park / Amphitheater 14 Grand Lake Mariners vs Galion Graders.....Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 23-25 Ft Recovery Community Garage Sales...... Ft Recovery Area 12 St. Henry - Toby Keith...... St Henry Freedom Amphitheater 15 Grand Lake Mariners vs Galion Graders.....Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 24 Grand Lake Says - M.A.V. Youth Mentoring...... Eagles Lodge - Celina 12 Grand Lake Mariners vs Muskegon Clippers. Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 16 Grand Lake Mariners vs Galion Graders.....Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 25 Winged Spring Fling...... Eldora Speedway 13 Grand Lake Mariners vs Muskegon Clippers...... 17 St Henry Altar Ego...... St Henry Freedom Amphitheater 26 History Comes Alive - 1:00pm...... Parkway High School Montgomery Field - 1:05pm 15-18 Kings Royal Weekend...... Eldora Speedway 26 Rockford Bicentennial Queen Contest.....Parkway High School - 3:00pm 13 Grand Lake Rec Club Bicycle Poker Run...... Bayview - Montezuma 17-18 Celina IC Church Festival...... Church Grounds 27 Community Garage Sale...... Mercer Co Fairgrounds-multipurpose bldgs 13 Ohio Sprint Speedweek...... Eldora Speedway 17-18 IC Garage Sale...... Celina Parish Activity Center 30-May-02 Coldwater Community Garage Sale...... Coldwater Area 13 2nd Saturdays Downtown...... Downtown Celina 18 St Clair 5K Run...... Ft Recovery Community Park -8:00am 19 Annual Cruise In Car Show...... Rockford Downtown 19 Ft Recovery Friends of the Arts Summer Concert...... MAY 19 Rockford FireWorks...... Rockford Hein Amphitheater 7:00pm 1 Spring Book Sale...... Celina Library 19 St Henry Vinyl Sunshine...... St Henry Freedom Amphitheater 24 St Henry Army Band...... St Henry Freedom Amphitheater 2 M.A.V. Youth Mentoring Derby Gala...... Knights of Columbus - Celina 19-20 Rockford Bicentennial Community Celebration...... Shanes Park 24-25 Lake Festival Book Sale...... Celina Library 2 Crappie Tournament...... Celina Eagles 19-20 Rockford Community Garage Sales...... Rockford Area 24-26 Celina Lake Festival...... Lakeshore Dr 2 Celina Farmers Market Opens 9:00am to Noon...... 20 Zuma 5K...... Montezuma 26 Lake Festival 5k...... Lakeshore Dr Courthouse Square- Every Saturday thru Sept. 20-21 Zuma Days...... Montezuma Park 26 History Comes Alive...... Parkway High School 3 Mercer Co Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society...... 17 Taste of Ft Recovery...... Brick Street Downtown- 5:30pm 26 Ft Recovery Friends of the Arts Summer Concert...... Richardson/Bretz Bldg- 2:00pm 18-21 Ft Recovery Harvest Jubilee...... Ambassador & Ft Site Parks Hein Amphitheater 7:00pm 6 Ft Recovery State Museum Open for Season...... 26 St. Henry - The Deron Bell Band...... St Henry Freedom Amphitheater 29-30 Dirt Derby...... Eldora Speedway Ft Recovery Museum - Daily 12:00-5:00pm 26-28 33rd Maria Stein Country Fest...... Maria Stein Shrine Grounds 30 Coldwater Community Picnic Fireworks...... Coldwater Mall - 10:00pm 7 Women’s Health Event...... 27 CountryFest 5k...... Maria Stein Country Fest- 9:00am 30-August 2 Coldwater Community Picnic...... Coldwater Park MercerHealth Medical Group,St Henry 5:00-7:00pm 27 Grand Lake Mariners vs Hamilton Joes...... Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 31 St Henry Pantasia (Kids Nite)...... St Henry Freedom Amphitheater 8 Merchants Cruise-In Car Show.... Downtown Ft. Recovery 6:00 -10:00pm 28 Grand Lake Mariners vs Hamilton Joes...... Montgomery Field - 4:05pm 31-August 1 Ft Recovery NTPA Grand Nationals Tractor Pull...... 8-9 #LetsRaceTwo...... Eldora Speedway 28 Ft Recovery Friends of the Arts Summer Concert...... Ambassador Park 9 2nd Saturdays Downtown...... Downtown Celina Hein Amphitheater 7:00pm shows 31-August 2 Schoolhouse Farms in Bloom Festival ...... Ross Rd Rockford 9 Hooves & Boots Horse Show/ Harness Matinee...... 28 40th Annual Prehistoric Artifact Exhibit...... 31-August 2 Sunflower Festival...... Rockford Schoolhouse Farms Mercer Co. Fairgrounds Horse Arena Mercer Co Historical Museum Lawn 1:00-4:00pm 12 Healing Mass...... Maria Stein Chapel 30 Grand Lake Mariners vs St. Clair Green Giants...... AUGUST 14 Celina Lions Spring BBQ Chicken & Pork Chop...... Montgomery Field - 5:05pm 1 Buzzards Glory 5k...... Coldwater Park-8:30am North Shore Park (see a member for tickets) 1 Family Fireworks Night...... Eldora Speedway 14-18 Mercer Co Senior Center Garage Sale...... Mercer Co Council on Aging JULY 2 Ft Recovery Friends of the Arts Summer Concert...... 16-16 Crappie USA Tournament Trail...... Grand Lake St. Marys 1-31 Celina Area Photo Club / Lake Area Arts Group...... Brew Nation Hein Amphitheater 7:00pm 16 Purple Door Pacers 5K / St John’s Lutheran Church...... St. Johns Celina 1 Grand Lake Mariners vs St Clair Green Giants...... 6-9 127 Longest Yard Sale...... State Route 127 16 Family Fireworks Night...... Eldora Speedway Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 8 St Clair 5K Run...... Community Park Ft Recovery 17 Celina- Mercer Co Day at the Reds ...... Great American Ball Park 3-5 St Henry Community Picnic...... Town Square 8 2nd Saturdays Downtown...... Downtown Celina 17 Big Tent Carnival...... Grand Lake United Methodist Church-Celina 3 Grand Lake Mariners vs Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers...... 8 LIA Barstool Open...... Businesses around Grand Lake St. Marys 22 Celina Mercer Chamber Annual Golf Outing...... Celina Lynx Golf Course Montgomery Field - 7:05pm 9 Ft Recovery Friends of the Arts Summer Concert...... 24 Johnny Appleseed Classic...... Eldora Speedway Hein Amphitheater 7:00pm 25 Rockford Historic Mural Dedication...... Rockford Main Street 12-16 MD Softball Tournament...... Coldwater Memorial Park **All events are subject to change**