A total of 200 runners took to the Lakeside streets on July 31 for the 42nd Annual Raccoon Run. Trent McFarland won the men’s race with a time of 16:25.37. Alysia Rogers was the women’s winner, finishing with an 18:24.53. A photo gallery of the winners can be found above and at facebook.com/lakesideohio. The winners … Read more
Saturday, Aug. 13, join artist Daniel Dropko in a special community tradition – folding 1,000 Peace Cranes in one day to promote world peace. Lakesiders of all ages are invited to participate from 10a.m.-2 p.m. on Walnut Plaza and from 6:30-7:30p.m. on the Hoover Auditorium porch. The origami crane has become a worldwide symbol of … Read more
By Grant Lefeler, Devlopment Intern Near the corner of West Fourth Street and Walnut Avenue, a preserved piece of machinery sits in the shadow of Hoover Auditorium. Surrounded by a black metal cage and shielded from the sun by a wooden roof, the brightly-colored apparatus of turn-of-the-20th century farming equipment greets guests who stream into … Read more
By Grant Lefeler, Development Intern Bradley Temple’s songbird-in-residence, ChipRichter, has been a local musical staple since he began leading God Squad, Lakeside’s children’s ministry, in 1995. After 28 summers of fun, laughter, and faith, Richter is looking to expand God Squad’s reach through a new online streaming show for children of all ages (and the … Read more
By Kevin Greer, Lakeside Communications Manager For nearly two decades, Sarah Susanka has been presenting her “Not So Big” messages that led to her hitting the big time. Susanka rose to acclaim in the early 2000s with the first of her nine books in the “Not So Big” series about how to make the most … Read more
