11am-2pm -Vaccination Clinic, 11am- JCHS Pet Reunion; 12pm-Costume Contest;  1pm-Blessing of the Pets; 2pm-Hot Dog Eating Contest; plus Vendors; Food Truck; DJ & more. Benefiting Jefferson County Humane Society.

DJ Lee Old Fashioned Homecoming Parade Wintersville Winners court Jimmy Z Win a Free Limo Ride & Salon Styling Stuff a Limo Letterman Jacket Showcase

  Cost is $10 per person. There will be a DJ, inflatables, raffles, Chinese auction, food, walk, medal ceremony and much more. Come support your local Down Syndrome community. Visit Facebook (Ohio Valley Down Syndrome Support Group), email ovdssg2003@yahoo.com, website ovdssg.com or call Thomas Geary (740)219-9696 for more information.    

Butterflies are $7 each. Butterflies can be purchased on our website at www.vallleyhospice.org. All orders are due by Tuesday, September 5, 2023.  Butterflies will not be for sale at the event. There is no rain date for the event.  If rain prohibits the program, butterflies can be picked up drive-through style at the event location. Questions or more information: Call 740-859-5650

5:30pm - Hobbit Cake Contest at Leo's 6:00pm - Pot Luck Dinner at Leo's 7:00pm - Kids' Story Hour at Leo's 7:00pm- Holly Ordway Author of "Tolkien's Faith" at Bookmarx 7:45pm - "Tokin' with Tolkien" at Chesterton's Food,  Ale,  Costumes,  Plus a visit from Gandalf $5 at Leo's . Kids and Costume Bearers FREE

$25 - 5K entry fee $15 - 5K Student entry fee $5 - Kids 1K entry fee Free t-shirt at check in while supply lasts. Registration/check-in 7:30am Walk or Run, Rain or Shine! Information, Call:  740-284-9000

Will hike to each historical sign location where pictures and history of the park will be shared as well as nature/ecology signs. A Level Two Hike (includes: inclines on hill trails and steps).

The Steubenville Art Association is presenting an art show and sale at the 2nd shelter house in the park. The art work will be for sale and include locations where artists have found interest in re-creating a scene, location, or historical structure somewhere in the 99 acre park! They will be able to accept credit card purchases as well as cash. This event is free and open to the public and free light refreshments will be available. There will be a free giveaway! Parking is available all through the park and the closest parking is past the restrooms. The parking lot is just below the shelter house and easy to walk to.

Be prepared to walk to and stand during the presentations. Driving from section to section will be allowed. Once at the section, we will be walking to and standing at selected historical gravesites. (You can bring/carry a small fold up chair, backpack with water, snacks, etc.) Parking - Please Do Not Park up by the cemetery office. Drive down in the cemetery and park along the right side only beginning at the Bell Chapel and old receiving house area. Guest Speakers/Tour Guides Jeff Evans - National Park Ranger and Educator, military/local historian. Paul Zuros - Local historian, columnist and author, former executive director at Historic Fort Steuben. Mark Palmer - Great Grand nephew of Moses Fleetwood Walker who was the "First black man to play major league baseball." Moses and his brother, Welday, are buried in Union Cemetery. Flora VerStraten-Merrin - President of the Jefferson County Chapter Genealogical Society, founder and chair of the Friends of Beatty Park, local historian.    

    Squids Brewery first Oktoberfest!! Saturday, September 30th 12pm-10pm, 800 Federal Street, Toronto, OH. Wear your favorite Oktoberfest gear and enjoy craft beers, including 4 new fall ones!!  The food truck “The Chew Chew Train” from 5pm-9pm, stein holding contest starting at 4pm and stein racing contest at 5pm (sign up at 3pm), and live music by Shawn Villamagna from 7pm-9pm! Hope to see you there in your best Oktoberfest outfit, cheers!