Galion Chamber of Commerce Community Guide Finds

Today, I want to share the Galion Chamber of Commerce Community Guide. It's a handy guide for finding things to do in Galion and in the neighboring town, Crestline.

Galion-Made Heavy Equipment image by By Dailynetworks at English Wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

How to Use the Community Guide to Find Things to Do in Galion

The Galion Chamber of Commerce Community Guide is put out as a brief yearly directory of local services and things to do in Galion, Ohio.

The guide details a number of areas in the community:

• Annual Chamber Events are covered first. The Chamber organizes several events every year, and this section briefly introduces them.
• Parks and Recreation services are listed next. This is made up of three parts: Galion City parks, the Crawford Park District, and the two local golf courses.
• Info on Living in Galion follows. This section details the beauty of Galion's easy-going and friendly lifestyle.
• Galion Center YMCA is also included.
• Shopping and Dining in Galion is covered in the next section. (But seriously - not to be competitive or anything, but just visit the shopping and dining pages here on Galionite.)
• Industry in Galion is covered in the next section.
• City information is included in the guide.
• Info on the Galion School System is included.
• The Arts in Galion is another section of the guide. AS of 2017, this was comprised of three sections, Brush and Palette Club, the Galion Community Theater, and the Galion Contemporary Artspace.
• Faith and Worship have a guide section.
• Galion Festivals are covered. There are three festivals in Galion, Ohio each year, as of 2017. The festivals are the Pickle Run Festival, the Oktoberfest (held gloriously in September each year - because why would anyone want to hold an Oktoberfest in October?) and Come Home to Galion.
• Galion History is included. (How cool!)
• Galion by the Numbers includes numbers of city services and schools to make it easy for locals to reach someone regarding the parks, taxes, whatever you need, really.

In summary, the Community Guide provides a brief summary of each aspect of life in Galion, it provides contact info for various official city and local services. It also features ads from many of the local businesses, and the ads are actually nice because they give you a glimpse into places to go and to do things in the city and surrounding area.

Prepared by: Ré

Bundle Up: There's a Big Winter Storm on the Way as of January 7, 2018

It looks like the winter storm that's on the way is pretty much the biggest news of the day in Galion tonight. So, I'll give you a quick review of NOAA's predictions for the weather overnight tonight and into the early part of the day tomorrow.

Winter Storm image courtesy of Pixabay

NOAA: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA is the organization that uses science to predict the daily weather forecasts and to issue severe storm warnings. They also offer Weather Spotter training to teach residents about monitoring storms so they can call NOAA with accurate information about tornados and other severe weather events.

Weather Forecast From NOAA for Galion

The NOAA weather forecast for the approaching winter storm includes Crawford County, where Galion is located, and several neighboring counties as listed below.

•  Ashland
• Crawford
• Cuyahoga
• Erie
• Hancock
• Holmes
• Huron
• Knox
• Lorain
• Lucas
• Marion
• Medina
• Morrow
• Ottawa
• Richland
• Sandusky
• Seneca
• Stark
• Summit
• Wayne
• Wood
• Wyandot

What to Expect

Slippery roads... expect slippery roads.

Expect snow first - starting around midnight to one AM (1:00AM), that quickly turns into a mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet. Also expect reduced visibility during this storm. After a few hours of the freezing rain, sleet and snow mix until around seven AM (7:00AM), expect it to go back to all snow which should, according to the NOAA report, continue until sometime around nine AM (9:00AM). 

Galion Weather Report By: Ré

Still Have Your Christmas Tree Up?

With the holiday season finished, the City of Galion is going to be collecting old Christmas trees through the first part of January, as noted by Richland Source. This is only for live trees - or - should I say - formerly live trees.

Christmas Tree image courtesy of Pixabay

Time to Un-Deck the Halls

So, if your tree is still up and you want to get rid of it, pull off the ornaments and take it out of the tree stand. Then, put it out by the curb and the city will take care of it.

The City of Galion plans to be finished with this Christmas tree collection effort by the middle of January, but has noted that the collection period might be extended if necessary.

This is a convenient way to dispose of your old trees, and it's one of the handy things your Galion tax dollars pay for, so be sure to take advantage of this service if you need it.

By: Ré