Ovid Observes Memorial Day

Ovid remembered our veterans in style on Memorial Day.







Residents gathered along the streets of Ovid yesterday at noon for the annual Memorial Day Parade. Highlights included the High school's marching band which was first in the county last year, all of Ovid's fire and rescue vehicles, and, of course, the candy.










This young resident enjoyed the free flag he received from a lady in the parade, and waved it dutifully throughout the rest of the festivities.















Residents on Main Street raised their own flag from half mast to full mast after 12 PM according to the Flag Master General's guidelines for observance of Memorial Day.

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Don't Miss the Parade!

Memorial Day Parade starts at 12 on Monday.



The Ovid Memorial Day Parade starts at the school and proceeds the the park on Main Street. Services follow the parade in the park. The Band has been practicing every Wednesday evening and the volunteer firemen have polished Ovid's fleet of firetrucks in preparation for this event. Don't miss the fun!

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Fireworks at the Strawberry Fest!

The Ovid Strawberry Festival is celebrating 25 years on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20th.

This June residents and fans of our small town will gather to celebrate 25 years of celebrating strawberries. Now, if you think that strawberries are a small thing to center a town festival around, up in Montezuma they have a parade and all in honor of the mosquito. As one loyal Ovid resident said, "I'd rather eat the town festival theme than be eaten by it!"
Our town festival also highlights the historic buildings in the center of Ovid, known as the Three Bears. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, these three buildings of graduated size were built beginning in 1845 and represent the Greek Revival style of architecture popular throughout America in the 1800's. Walter Gable says in his article on the Three Bears,

The popularity of the Greek Revival style in the United States was partly due to its symbolic association with the democratic ideals of ancient Greece.

You can read the full article on the history of the Three Bears HERE.

Festivities begin on Friday with a block dance in the village park behind the municipal building (the pavilion you can see from the back of The Landlord's Main St. property). If you cannot attend the block dance, be assured that the music can be heard quite clearly from your own front porch if you are a resident of Lakeview Park.

Saturday's activities begin with a breakfast at the Ovid Federated Church and a flea market on the Church lawn. There will also be the yearly craft bizarre with displays from community-related organizations in the Ovid fire station on Brown Street. There will be games for the children attending the festival, as well as a Chinese auction, and a festival quilt raffle.

This year the Festival committee is pleased to announce that in honor of the 25th anniversary there will be a Fireworks display on the fireman's field (between Co Rd 139 and the school.) The committee is looking for the community's help in raising the $2500 to fund the show. Donations jars will be set up in local business to collect spare change to help make this happen. This reporter hopes that her favorite local business, (the one that keeps so many of us toasty warm throughout the winter) will put up a jar so she can contribute toward one of her favorite forms of summertime entertainment.

Hope to see you at the Strawberry Festival!

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Spring in the Trailer Park

Spring is in the trailer park! The bees are buzzing, you can hear lawn mowers working hard to trim back the abundance of dandelions, and the trees have leafed out in all their green glory.

The lilac at lot #7 is now in full bloom, nearly engulfing the far end of the trailer. The happy homemakers in lots 9 and 10 wish their neighbor were not quite so reclusive so they could have a relationship that permitted freedom to gather said blossoms.

Pothole #32C has swelled due to the recent spring rains. It is now advisable when passing lot #11 to swerve to the far left and then around #'s 47-53 in front of Lo t#4 (otherwise known as The Rockies).

The notorious snake at #10 has been eliminated. Get the full scoop on this slithering tail HERE.

Bonfire Season has begun at lot #9! If you see, hear or smell a fire - don't call the volunteer fire department! Instead, come on over and pull of a chair. You may be just in time for a round of "tellephone" or "behind the looking glass door". Remember, there is wood but no logs...

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