Lakewood Community Festival 2012

Photos taken at the Annual Lakewood Community Festival 2012. All photos are the property of the Lakewood Observer, Inc.

(click photo to enlarge)

  • Wlaking in I find Ward 4 Councilwoman Mary Louise Madigan checking out the food.
  • Ahhhhh a fabulous Italian Sausage Sandwich.
  • A huge part of this festival is the food.
  • And do they know how to server it up!
  • Another part is the various civic groups that set up tents to hand out information. It is great to see so many of them, and churches here.
  • The Brinkmans. Come on John where is that famous smile?
  • It is a great family event, but sports is sports.
  • The crew that has been making this festival possible for decades.
  • And then there are the games for the kids.
  • What a fabulous tree. How did that escape getting sold to MEtro Hardwoods by the city?
  • Our friends at the Rec Department.
  • Steel Valley Credit Union
  • The Turkish American Society of Ohio. Always a pleasure to speak with. Things have really taken off since the city gave them the church on Madison Ave.
  • Lakewood Alive
  • Kiwanian David Slife talks with Kiwanis President David Norton.
  • Dave Slife, Slife Heating and Cooling, Sam from Madison Graphics, his friend and State Representative Nickie Antonio.
  • Our friends from Friends of St. James.
  • Selling beautiful Historic St. James T-Shirts.
  • More games for the kids.
  • OMG! Is that Ian Andrews! What is he doing here? He is about to be married.
  • April Stoltz of Hens of Lakewood.
  • Potential hen owner.
  • Mark Timeski and the twins!
  • State Rep Nickie Antonio at her booth talking with the hundreds that stopped by to say thank you.
  • MAry Louise declares it cookie time!
  • Look at that cookie!
  • Code?
  • Food and Games would be the big attraction.
  • Ahhh chicken on a stick.
  • And the polka music.
  • The guys cranked some great tunes on Harmonica.
  • As Wayne cochran used to say, Ok, let's chop a little wood.
  • Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur stops by.
  • She was well aware of the fight Friends of St. James had waged and won!
  • Was happy to stand with the group.
  • Marcy talks with Toni who has been writing about St. James in the Lakewood Observer.
  • She stopped to say hello to Lakewood's finest.
  • Some Zombies stopped by looking for good food.
  • Working the crowd.
  • Stops by TASO to say hello.
  • Hey little girl, I bet you would like a scratch pad.
  • Deep in conversation I ask, Can I get a group photo?
  • Four of the most important women in Lakewood's future from left to right: Hilary Shickler (LakewoodAlive Housing Programs), State Represntative Nickie Antonio, Councilwoman Ward 4 Mary Louise Madigan, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.
  • Wait one more, errr guess not!
  • More zombies dying for something good to eat.
  • They should have followed Congresswoman Kaptur.
  • Marcy was supposed to stop for an hour, and spent three! She loved the festival.
  • Headed back to the car, Mary Louise shouts, What is this? Litter? A cookie wrapper? Better pick it up!
Back to Jim's photoblogs