Blogs about: Orrville Ohio

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Dick Zarle's: A Boomer's Kind Of Store5 comments

doclehman wrote 7 months ago: Richard W. ‘Dick’ Zarle became a familiar face to baby boomers growing up in Orrville, Ohio. Zarle, … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, Dave West, Dee Zarle, Dick Zarle, Dick Zarle's Drug Store, Doris Hopton, dynamic discount, Ford Zarle, Joyce Hopton

Mystery Trip

claude and dilly wrote 8 months ago: Hello friends! Today we are taking a Mystery Trip!  Where will we go?  What will we see?  Come along … more →

Tags: Miscellaneous Fun, Traditions, Fun and Adventure, Travel and Adventure, road trip, worlds largest gavel, Praying Mantis, OSU research garden, Smuckers

Orrville Celebrates Railroad Heritage

csanders429 wrote 9 months ago: Track cars speed by the ORHS passenger train on Saturday at the Orrville Railroad Days. The Orrville … more →

Tags: Other News, Orrville Railroad Heritage Society, track car rides

By the Light of a Full Moon

csanders429 wrote 9 months ago: After the NS eastbound coal train had passed, the moon resumed its watch over the ORHS tower and cab … more →

Tags: Railfanning News and Features, Norfolk Southern, NS locals, Wabash Railroad

‘Big Time’ Rock N Roll In A Small Town Pt. 2

doclehman wrote 9 months ago: Back in the 1960′s Wayne County, Ohio was your typical Midwestern rural/farming community. Ami … more →

Tags: Rock 'n' roll, SMALL TOWN MEMORIES 60's & 70's, Amboy Dukes, Beach Boys, Bob Seger, BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVION EXPRESS, College of Wooster rock concerts, Damnation of Adam Blessing, glass harp

The Day Captain Penny Came To Town1 comment

doclehman wrote 10 months ago: (NOTE: Click on images to enlarge!) When I was but a young kid growing up in Orrville, Ohio the most … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, Orr Park, Captain Penny Fun House, BoSCO, Ron Penfound, Captain Penny, WEWS Channel 5, WEOL, Little Rascals

Making Jelly

csanders429 wrote 10 months ago: NS C27 local passes the Orrville depot on its way west to clear the ORR interlocking. It will then t … more →

Tags: Railfanning News and Features, Norfolk Southern, NS Fort Wayne Line

Fireworks and Trains

csanders429 wrote 10 months ago: Fireworks burst over the Orrville switch tower and N5C Cabin car on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 9:24 p … more →

Tags: Railfanning News and Features, Norfolk Southern, Orrville Railroad Heritage Society, July 4th; fireworks;, fireworks displays, Pennsylvania Railroad Station

My Favorite Film In My Favorite Theatre

doclehman wrote 10 months ago: If there was anything closely resembling a teenager in your home in Orrville, Ohio in 1964, and ever … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, A Hard Day's Night, Beatlemania, beatles, ed sullivan show, Maple Street Elementary School, Orr Theatre, the beatles

Hometown Icons: Hank & Becky Casey & Casey’s B-K Drive In1 comment

doclehman wrote 10 months ago: Henry & Becky Casey To Baby Boomers who lived in Orrville, OH, Henry & Becky Casey became ic … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, B & K Root Beer Stand & Drive In, B-K Rootbeer Drive In, Bill Hummel, carhops, Casey's Drive In, creamed chicken sandwiches, David & Lisa Cunningham, Henry & Becky Casey

ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Vietnam & Five Sons Of Orrville10 comments

doclehman wrote 10 months ago: I was born in Orrville, Ohio, a small town in Wayne County, Ohio that is renowned as the home of the … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, Cambodia, Corporal Dennis K Fleming, Crownhill Cemetery, Demilitarized Zone, Operation Prairie in Quang Tri Province, Orrville High School, PFC John Theodore Klump, Phuoc Long Province South Vietnam

Power To The People, Baby!

doclehman wrote 11 months ago: (NOTE: This article originally appeared on the BANGAGONG! website on October 22, 2008) Seeing that F … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, OHS, Orrville High School, 1972, School suspension, dress code protest

Where's That Confounded Bridge?

doclehman wrote 11 months ago: The legendary “The Bridge” in Orrville, OH. This photo was taken in 1976 after being fre … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, Orrville High School, Orrville Class of 1976, Orrville bridge, Painted Bridge Orrville

I Liked Paul Lynde Before I ‘Met’ Him

doclehman wrote 1 year ago: (NOTE: This article originally appeared on the  website BANGAGONG! on February 24, 2008) I’m a fan o … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, bewitched, bye bye birdie, charlotte rae, Claude Akins, Cloris Leachman, hollywood squares, Jack Monteith, Jonathan Winters

With A Name Like Smucker’s The Beatles Have To Be Good!

doclehman wrote 1 year ago: (NOTE: This article originally appeared on the BANGAGONG! website on February 18, 2008) Last night I … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, Orr Theatre, A Hard Day's Night, beatles, Beatles magazines, Beatles make a movie, Helen Smucker, Smuckers, Smuckers Jam & Jelly

ORR THEATRE: A Landmark Falls

doclehman wrote 1 year ago: (NOTE: This article originally appeared on the  website on February 19, 2008) I am sure it happens e … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, Batman, Orr Theatre, Elvis, Pinocchio, Disney, Moonraker, Smokey And The Bandit, Carol Zeigler

‘Big Time’ Rock N Roll In A Small Town Pt. 1

doclehman wrote 1 year ago:   NOTE: This article originally appeared on the BANGAGONG! website on September 7, 2008) Way back in … more →

Tags: LIFE IN ORRVILLE, OHIO, Rolling Stones, alice cooper, Atlantic Richfield Gas Station Orrville Ohio, Bobby Caldwell, carl johnson, Chippewa Lake Park, circus, CKLW

Grandpa’s Race Car

doclehman wrote 1 year ago: Note: Click on thumbnails to enlarge! (NOTE: This article originally appeared on the BANGAGONG! webs … more →

Tags: My family, Bert Lehman, board races, Board Tracks, Cadiz Ohio, Dalton Ohio Garage, Earl Younker, Frank Reichenbach, Mt Eaton Ohio

Six Stars In The Window

doclehman wrote 1 year ago: (NOTE: This article originally appeared on the  website on November 21, 2010) With Veteran’s Day bei … more →

Tags: My family, Bradley Lehman, Harold Nobles, Hercules Machine Co, Mabel Berg Lehman, Purple Heart, Randall Lehman, Ruby Mardell Lehman Nobles, Ruby Nobles


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