Perrysburg Podcast

The Perrysburg Podcast is an informational podcast for prospective, new, and current Perrysburg, OH residents. We talk about what's in Perrysburg and why people like to live here. You can find the show notes for this episode on perrysburgpodcast.com.

Today, we're talking about The Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth. Norma Stark was my band teacher (or "music teacher") in elementary school. I learned how to play the saxophone in 5th and 6th grade in her class. Out of gratitude for her role in my life, I am publishing this episode around the Thanksgiving holiday.

This episode has a YouTube video. Click here to watch

To read the FULL show notes, visit https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com/18

#normaslabyrinth #labyrinth #normastarkgardenandlabyrinth

Description of the Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth

Norma designed the garden and labyrinth to be a sanctuary for peace, prayer, meditation, and healing. The garden and the labyrinth were originally created to honor the memory of Norma's parents, Norman and Annabelle Swaisgood. The labyrinth was completed in 2007.

Alice Buehrle is the Founder of the Norma (Swaisgood) Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth Foundation and is the President of the Board. The board ensures that Norma's wishes and dreams for the garden labyrinth continue on in Perrysburg, OH.

In this episode, we talk about

• Where the garden and labyrinth is located, where to park, and hours of operation
• How it got its name and who Norma Stark was
• What the labyrinth looks like and the best way to experience it
• People and groups who have visited the memory garden and labyrinth
• How to schedule a group tour
• Why people visit
• How to use the house as a meeting site
• Visiting is free, but we talk about how to donate to the Foundation

Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth

501(C)(3) nonprofit organization

345 W. South Boundary St.

Perrysburg, OH 43551

Open daily from dawn to dusk

https://www.normastarklabyrinth.com/

[email protected], 419-410-2496 (Alice Buehrle)

Interested in joining the Board for the Foundation? Please contact Alice.

The Monarch Grief Center recently partnered with the Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth. To learn more about the Monarch Grief Center, visit https://monarchgriefcenter.org/.

Check the mailbox on the patio for the guest book, information about the labyrinth, and envelopes for donations to the Foundation.

Celebrate the Garden and Labyrinth Annual Event will be June 23, 2024. Check the website for other events. https://www.normastarklabyrinth.com.

Links from this episode

https://www.normastarklabyrinth.com/

Obituary - Norma Stark (June 2011)

Lutheran Church of the Master (Perrysburg, OH)

Website - The Perrysburg Podcast https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com

YouTube channel - The Perrysburg Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast

Monarch Grief Center https://monarchgriefcenter.org/

Welcome to episode 17 of The Perrysburg Podcast! Today, we're talking about the Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce. To help me learn more about it, Tim Ansted is my guest. Tim is the Executive Director of The Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

According to their website, the mission of The Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote an environment of opportunity and growth for business and the community at-large in the Perrysburg Area. During our interview, we talk about luncheons, networking, education, and membership. If you know someone who would like to join the Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce, please share this episode with them.

Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce

Tim Ansted, Executive Director

105 W. Indiana Ave. (Perry's Landing) Perrysburg, Ohio 43551

419-874-9147

Links from this episode

• Tim Ansted on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timansted/
• Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce https://www.perrysburgchamber.com/
• Perrysburg Podcast website https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com
• YouTube channel for this podcast https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast

In honor of Veterans Day, which is November 11 annually, we're talking about American Legion Post 28 in Perrysburg, OH. This episode features an interview with Post 28 member and Veteran Craig Gauger.

The Perrysburg Podcast is an informational podcast for prospective, new, and current Perrysburg, OH residents. We talk about what's in Perrysburg and why people like to live here.

The Schaller Memorial Building is the home of American Legion Post 28. It's also used as a voting destination on election days and can be rented for family and community events.

Schaller Memorial Building

American Legion Post 28

130 W. Indiana Avenue

Perrysburg, OH 43551

• Meetings are the 2nd Monday of each month, 7:00 PM
• Feather Party November 18, 2023, 5:00 PM
• Photos with Santa November 20, 2023, 5-8 PM

Links from this episode

• Craig Gauger, Veteran 419-350-4345, [email protected]
• Facebook Page for American Legion Post 28 Perrysburg, OH
• Perrysburg Lions Club
• Virtual Tour of Schaller Memorial (YouTube link)
• Rent the Schaller Memorial Building from the Perrysburg Department of Public Service 419-872-8020 or [email protected]
• Schaller Memorial Building rental information (City's website)
• Perrysburg Podcast website https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com
• YouTube channel for this podcast https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast

#perrysburgohio #veteransday2023

Hood Park is a small park in The City of Perrysburg, OH. It will take you about 30 minutes to walk through it and see everything. The address is 105 West Front Street, Perrysburg, OH 43551.

Features

1. Hood Park sign (Perrysburg City Park)
2. Parking lots (2)
3. Louisiana Avenue Boat dock
4. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Statue
5. Civil War Memorial
6. "Corn Cob Hill" plaque
7. World War One Memorial
8. War Memorial for WWI, WWI, The Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War
9. Ohio Historical Marker (Look at both the West & East Sides)
10. The City of Perrysburg's Christmas Tree

Links from this episode

• Perrysburg Podcast website https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com
• YouTube link for this episode
• Perrysburg Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast
• Historic Perrysburg, Inc. https://www.historicperrysburg.org
• Perrysburg Police Division non-emergency number 419-872-8001
• Perrysburg Boat Club https://www.perrysburgboatclub.com/
• City of Perrysburg's website, featuring Hood Park https://www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/business_detail_T19_R9.php

Today, we're talking about Drug Take-Back Day, which is Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (USA 🇺🇸).

Welcome to Episode 14 of The Perrysburg Podcast. This is an informational podcast for prospective, new, and current Perrysburg, OH residents. We talk about what's in Perrysburg and why people like to live here. You can find the show notes for this episode on perrysburgpodcast.com.

I'm an Ohio pharmacist by training. I care about medication safety, so I picked Drug Take-Back Day for today's episode. In this episode, I talk about what Drug Take-Back Day is and why it should be important to you (a prospective, new, or current Perrysburg, OH resident).

For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—that too often become a gateway to addiction. Drug Take-Back boxes and events also help prevent medication errors and accidental poisonings. Clean out your medicine cabinet today!

Links from this episode

• Drug Take-Back Day https://www.dea.gov/takebackday
• www.dea.gov
• www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com
• www.justthinktwice.com
• Maumee, OH Police https://maumee.org/venue/maumee-police-division/
• City of Perrysburg Police https://www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/police/index.php
• Perrysburg Township Police https://www.perrysburgtownship.us/departments/police/
• The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 242: Drug Disposal Quiz
• The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast (Episode 249 includes the answers to the quiz)
• Perrysburg Podcast website https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com
• Perrysburg Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast

Welcome to Episode 13 of The Perrysburg Podcast! This episode was inspired by the Fall 2023 Pack-a-Pickup Competition among several local high schools, including Perrysburg High School. In this episode, we're talking about four food resources in Perrysburg:

1. The Perrysburg Township Food Pantry on 26609 Lime City Road in Perrysburg, OH
2. Moms Mobile Mission 12282 Jefferson St. Perrysburg, OH (PHCC)
3. The Islamic Food Pantry 12282 Jefferson St. Perrysburg, OH (PHCC)
4. PCU Food Pantry 601 E. Boundary St. Perrysburg, OH

**Check with each food resource for eligibility guidelines.

This is an informational podcast for prospective, new, and current Perrysburg, OH residents. We talk about what's in Perrysburg and why people like to live here. You can find the show notes for this episode on perrysburgpodcast.com.

If you need these food resources, please use them. If you're in a [financial] position to donate, please donate regularly. If you know someone in Perrysburg who needs food resources, please share this episode with them.

If you like this podcast, please subscribe to or follow The Perrysburg Podcast on your favorite podcast player and YouTube to get each new episode right when it comes out.

Thank you for listening!

Links from this episode

Perrysburg Township Food Pantry

Moms Mobile Mission

Islamic Food Pantry

PCU Food Pantry

Perrysburg Heights Community Center Facebook Page

Pack-a-Pickup Competition https://seagatefoodbank.org/pack-the-pickup/

Perrysburg Podcast website https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com

Perrysburg Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast

Welcome to Episode 12 of The Perrysburg Podcast! Today, we're talking about Trick-or-Treat (Halloween) in Perrysburg, OH.

This is an informational podcast for prospective, new, and current Perrysburg, OH residents. We talk about what's in Perrysburg and why people like to live here. You can find the show notes for this episode on https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com.

Trick or Treat is a safe and friendly event here. Elementary school children usually have parties in their classrooms during the school day. Then, they go trick-or-treating around town from 6-8 PM. My kids stopped trick-or-treating when they were around 13, but there's no age limit that I know of.

Trick-or-Treat in Perrysburg is Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 6-8 PM. In general, if a porch light is on, take your kids up to the door (and get a treat). If the porch light is off, skip that house.

In this episode, I also share 10 poisoning prevention tips for Halloween and 3 injury prevention tips from Perrysburg Police, which I found on the City of Perrysburg's website. I'm a pharmacist by training and also a Mom. Therefore, I care a lot about safety.

Subscribe to or follow The Perrysburg Podcast on your favorite podcast player and YouTube to get each new episode right when it comes out. Thanks for listening!

Links from this episode

Poison Help Line 1-800-222-1222

List of Halloween Safety Tips from Perrysburg Police on the City of Perrysburg's Website

Perrysburg Police non-emergency line: 419-872-8001

Perrysburg Podcast website https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com

Welcome to The Perrysburg Podcast! Today, we're talking about fall leaf collection in Perrysburg Township and the City of Perrysburg. This is an informational podcast for prospective, new, and current Perrysburg, OH residents. We talk about what's in Perrysburg and why people like to live here. You can find the show notes for this episode on https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com.

Thank you Marvin Conner, Perrysburg Township Road and Maintenance Supervisor, and Marie Dunn, the City of Perrysburg's Public Information Officer for providing input for this episode.

Perrysburg Township leaf collection information will be on the Perrysburg Township website soon. Visit https://www.perrysburgtownship.us/, and click on DEPARTMENTS > MAINTENANCE > BRUSH/LEAF PICK UP.

Listen to the episode to hear about fall leaf collection in the City of Perrysburg from the City's Public Information Officer, Marie Dunn. Or visit https://www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/.

Please subscribe to/follow this podcast for all future episodes. Happy fall, y'all! 🍁

Links from this episode

City of Perrysburg's website https://www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/

Fall Leaf Collection in the CITY

Perrysburg Township's website https://www.perrysburgtownship.us/

Fall Leaf Collection in the TOWNSHIP

Renewed Outdoors https://renewedoutdoors.com/

Perrysburg Podcast website https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com

Welcome to Episode 10 of The Perrysburg Podcast! This is an informational podcast for prospective, new, and current Perrysburg, OH residents. We talk about what's in Perrysburg and why people like to live here.

Today, we're talking about Woodlands Park. The full show notes for this episode are on perrysburgpodcast.com.

Woodlands Park is one of the larger parks in Perrysburg, OH. It's very popular and has a lot to offer. I made a short YouTube video for this episode with pictures and short video clips from the park. 👉 Click this link for the YouTube version of THIS EPISODE.

Woodlands Park

429 E. Boundary St.

Perrysburg, OH 43551

2 Parking areas: Kip Boulis Drive and OH-795, near Woodlands Elementary School

9 Features of the Park

1. American Flag Retirement Box and a sign featuring the names of Perrysburg's Eagle Scouts.
2. Fort Imagination (2 playgrounds and a Ga-Ga Ball enclosure)
3. The Sculpture Walk (15 sculptures as of Sept 2023)
4. 18-hole disc golf course (aka "frisbee golf" course)
5. 1-mile crushed gravel walking path
6. Shelter house
7. Little Free Library
8. Picnic pavilion
9. Wooden information stand (Free Wi-Fi, Sept 2023)

Sculptures as of Sept 29, 2023

1. Going Green by Howard-Potter
2. Blue Dogs by Chatterley
3. Drop by Bannon
4. King of Hearts by Fischer
5. Harp by Sohikian
6. When a Man's an Empty Kettle by Arvanetes
7. Questions by Garcia
8. Fleur a Pois by Reithmeier
9. Around the Gate by Katz
10. My Pi by Adduci
11. Mahatma Gandhi by Havens
12. Palette by Sohikian
13. Lupine by Reithmeier
14. No sculpture #14 at this time
15. Metamorphosis by Sohikian
16. Oak Leaf Arch II by Gallucci

I hope you enjoyed hearing about Woodlands Park! If you are a prospective or new Perrysburg Resident or just visiting, this episode was for you. If you're a current Perrysburg Resident, you already know that Woodlands is a great park. Get out and see the fall colors!

Please share this episode and subscribe to/follow The Perrysburg Podcast on your favorite podcast player and YouTube.

Links from this episode

City of Perrysburg Website - Woodlands Park link: https://www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/business_detail_T19_R19.php

Way Public Library (loans disc golf sets) https://www.waylibrary.info

Perrysburg Dept of Public Service (Reserve the shelter house) 419-872-8020

Perrysburg Podcast website https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com

The Perrysburg Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast

Welcome to Episode 9 of The Perrysburg Podcast. This is an informational podcast for prospective, new, and current Perrysburg, OH residents. We talk about what's in Perrysburg and why people like to live here. Today, we're talking about the O-Deer Diner and the Friday evening car shows in the Commodore Schoolyard.

If you're a prospective Perrysburg resident (looking to move here) or a new Perrysburg resident, and you haven't heard of either the O-Deer Diner or the Friday evening car shows yet, you can see what I'm talking about if you go to the O-Deer Diner's Facebook Page. The owners of the O-Deer Diner organize them. Thanks for all you do, Rick and Dana Ruffner! And, thank you, Rick for all the details about the car show!

The O-Deer Diner is located at 416 Louisiana Ave in Perrysburg, OH, and the Car Show is right across the street from the Diner in the "The Commodore Schoolyard." If you look at a Map of Perrysburg, the Commodore School Yard is at the corner of Louisiana Avenue and Indiana Avenue in historic, downtown Perrysburg. There's plenty of spectator parking nearby.

The last 4 car shows of 2023 are

1. September 22, 5-7 PM
2. September 29, 5-7 PM
3. October 6, 5-7 PM
4. October 13, 5-7 PM

Features of the October 13 car show include cider and donuts for the drivers and pumpkins for attendees who bring a canned good for PCU (Perrysburg Christians United Food Pantry).

The car show returns the first Friday in May 2024. Spring and summer hours are 6-8 PM.

Did you find this information in the off-season? Visit the O-Deer Diner's Facebook Page to see pictures and videos from previous shows.

Haven't been to the O-Deer Diner yet? Stop by and try a hot dog and an ice cream treat when you're in town!

Car show facts

• 350-600 cars participate each week
• It draws 1,000-2,000 visitors to Perrysburg each week
• Drivers register at no cost.
• The show is mostly cars (motorcycles are allowed).
• Music is provided by Ray Frick. Look for the truck featuring the Fricker's Restaurant signage.
• There's a door prize raffle for drivers. One ticket per driver puts them in the running for hundreds of dollars of gift cards from Perrysburg restaurants and businesses.
• There's a "Driver's Pool" Drawing. Each driver contributes $1, and the winner takes all.
• There's also a 50/50 drawing for all drivers and car show visitors. Half goes to the winner, but the other half goes to the Perrysburg High School After Prom.
• If the car show is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, there are three places to get the information: Look at the O-Deer Diner's Facebook Page; call the O-Deer Diner; or check http://www.cruisinzeake.com/.

I heard a rumor that many car show participants drive past Kingston Residence (skilled nursing care facility) on the East Side of Perrysburg on their way home. Sounds like a sweet ending!

If you know someone who likes car shows or is a prospective, new, or current Perrysburg, OH resident, please share this episode with them. And, if you like this podcast, please subscribe to or follow The Perrysburg Podcast on your favorite podcast player and YouTube to get each new episode right when it comes out. Thanks for listening!

Links from this episode

O-Deer Diner Facebook Page

The Perrysburg Podcast website: https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com

http://www.cruisinzeake.com/

Perrysburg Christians United Food Pantry (Perrysburg, OH)

Kingston Residence (skilled nursing care facility) in Perrysburg, OH

Perrysburg Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast