by Mike Lesko
Editor
Walton Hills -- Jonah Koslen, a former member of the Michael Stanley Band, will be featured at Walton Hills Community Day.
The festival will be Aug. 10 from 1 p.m. to dusk at T.G. Young Park on Dellwood Drive in Walton Hills.
Koslen, a singer/guitarist, will perform from 6 to 7 p.m. He was also a member of Breathless and plays Jimmy Buffett songs.
"Having Jonah Koslen perform will be a special treat," said Recreation Director Lisa Gagliano.
The weekend will get under way Aug. 9 at 9:30 a.m. with a village parade. It will begin at T.G. Young Park and proceed from Dellwood Drive to McClelland Drive, Alexander Road and Walton Road to Dellwood and back to the park.
The village parade is open to civic groups, clubs, sports teams and businesses.
Community Day gets under way at 1 p.m. with the opening ceremonies that include flag raising and bagpipes.
It will conclude at dusk with the village's annual fireworks show at the park.
In addition to Koslen, Tom Mroczka's polka band will perform from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and John Todd and Shameless, playing Garth Brooks hits, will perform from 7 to 9 p.m.
"There will be music all day," said Carol Stanoszek, assistant recreaction director. "Even when there is no band performing, a disc jockey will be playing music. You could spend the whole day there and not be bored."
There will be radio-controlled model airplanes, boats and cars on display. People can participate in a water pistol range or a swing ride for $1.
There will be a mechanical bull, Euro bungy, a climbing wall, a Velcro wall and a typhoon game.
Other events include:
* From 1:45 to 2 p.m. the Walton Hills student theater group, "Summer on the Stage," will perform.
* At 2 p.m. there will be a dance team performance, as well as horseshoe and bocce ball singles and pairs competitions.
* From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. there will be an Oreo stacking contest for children ages 3-6, an ice cream eating contest for ages 7-10, a watermelon eating contest for ages 11-14 and an adult watermelon eating contest.
* At 2:45 p.m. there will be hands-on demonstrations of model airplanes and remote-controlled cars.
* At 4 p.m. the Babes of 1916 will play softball against village residents.
* At 5:30 p.m. the annual Citizen of the Year will be announced by members of the Walton Hills Citizens League.
* From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. a "closest to the pin" golf contest will be conducted at a cost of $1 for two shots. Prizes will be awarded to male and female winners.
* At 5:45 p.m. there will be a martial arts demonstration.
* From 6 to 7 p.m. there will be model car races. Children ages 5-10 can operate a race car.
* At 9 p.m. there will be an announcement of raffle winners.