Edison Fall Festival is lots of fun for kids, families

By Alberta Stojkovic –

The rain held off for most of the day Octo­ber 20 as Edi­son Vil­lage cel­e­brated their tra­di­tional fall street fes­ti­val. Chil­dren and fam­i­lies stopped by for a hot dog, bowl of chili and brownie and to play few games or win a prize. All the pro­ceeds from the fes­ti­val goes to the work on the Edi­son Park and Playground.

The “Rat­a­pult” game drew the most atten­tion and lots of peo­ple tried their hand at the game through­out the day. The idea was from fes­ti­val chair­man, Tracy Bunker who said she had the idea for a long time and thanked Paul Smith for a really good con­struc­tion job in putting the game together with her. The game is con­structed with a sling shot on a sturdy frame that cat­a­pulted a rub­ber rat across a ten foot space to containers.

Bunker gave spe­cial thanks to the “Broth­ers in Blue” who helped with games and activ­i­ties. Broth­ers in Blue is a group of law enforce­ment offi­cers, fire fight­ers and first respon­ders who are head­quar­tered in the Toledo area.

Paul Smith of Edi­son is a part of the group and they hope to start a Cen­tral Ohio Chap­ter for local officers.

Edi­son Mayor Sandy Ack­er­man thanked all who attended. Unfor­tu­nately rain started falling around 7 p.m. and the fes­ti­val was called short for the evening. Ack­er­man said they were pleased to have the Broth­ers in Blue help­ing and happy that they raised $245.85 for the Edi­son Park fund. She thanked Bunker and all who par­tic­i­pated in the event.

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