http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog Wayne County's Online Information Source Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:09:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/sights-from-depot-groundbreaking-day/ Friday Night Outdoor Movie Series: Put on by Richmond Parks and Recreation.  This week is Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (original version)  Rated G.  All movies begin at dusk with games for kids at 8:30 p.m.  Event is FREE.  Snacks available for purchase.  Bring lawn chairs/blankets etc.  It’s a fun event! Saturday July 31 [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/whats-happening-this-weekend/ This week a committee met to discuss initial plans for a period clothing fashion show and tea, in honor of the 200 year anniversary of Wayne County, to be held later in September. Initial plans are to present the show at the Lingle Auditorium at Reid Hospital in Richmond. If you would like to assist [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/committee-meets-to-plan-wayne-county-bicentennial-fashion-show-tea/ Tonight we headed northwest to Hagerstown, hoping to make it to the farmer’s market, and along the way get shots of bands practicing for State Fair. Luckily we were able to catch the last few minutes of the Farmer’s Market in Hagerstown.  Storm clouds were rolling in and people were beginning to pack up, but [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/a-road-trip-west-destination-hagerstown-farmer%e2%80%99s-market/ Yesterday our family took a short road trip to Winchester Indiana, just about 25 miles north on US 27, to visit one of our favorite out of the way restaurants and sweet shops, Mrs. Wicks Pies. We ate a nice light meal because we wanted to save room and calories for the dessert.  As a [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/a-sweet-road-trip-just-minutes-from-wayne-county/ Sports Contributor Go Wayne County is actively seeking a Sports Contributor to write about local and regional sporting events. We’d like to cover anything local including local leagues, intramural and high school sports, the River Rats,  to regional events like racing, pro football and baseball, and golf tournaments. If you write about or are interested [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/looking-for-contributors/ Today a crowd was gathered at the Blind Ambitions Art Gallery & Boutique in Uptown Richmond, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mayor Sally Hutton read a proclamation of the Recommitment to Full Implementation of the ADA to onlookers which included members of the community with varied abilities.  Also represented [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/richmond-mayor-speaks-at-20th-anniversary-of-the-ada/ Upon arrival at the Depot this morning the anticipation and upbeat feeling was in every corner of the Depot District.  This day that had been long awaited, and greatly desired by many who had worked towards it for over 25 years, had all the elements a major event of this magnitude should have. People had [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/historic-depot-gets-community-support/ Keep your eyes peeled at your favorite hots spots around Wayne County next week for the first print edition of Go Wayne County. Since not everyone loves the web as much as we do, and in order to to reach as many people as possible in Wayne County, we’re proud to announce the first issue [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/go-wayne-county-print-edition/ Here are some events we thought you should know about this weekend: Friday, July 23rd, 2010 Outdoor Movie Series at Richmond’s Middlefork Reservoir: This week’s movie is Planet 51. All movies begin at dusk with games for kids at 8:30 p.m. Event is FREE. Snacks available for purchase. Bring lawn chairs/blankets etc. It’s a fun [...]]]> http://www.gowaynecounty.com/blog/whats-on-tap-this-weekend/