Working with the cities of Cuyahoga Falls, Munroe Falls, Stow, the Peter Maurin Center and the Knights of Columbus, Silver Lake is once again this year participating in the campaign to help the homeless. The theme this year is "No One Should Sleep Out In The Cold". We will accept your donations now through December [...]
Please join us the Friday, November 11, at 2pm, at the site of the Veterans Tribute Garden for the dedication of the flagpole in honor of LtC Nick Goshen. Nick grew up in the Village; he dedicated his life in service to our country. He died unexpectedly on September 6. The flagpole is a gift [...]
The Witness Tree ceremony will be held at noon for two more days. On the final day, November 11, a sacred and moving ceremony will be held, also at noon. Last year more than 70 people joined us; hopefully we will have good turn-out again this year. Rain is forecast, so bring an umbrella. We [...]
The Witness Tree ceremony takes place every day between now and November 11 at noon at the tree just outside my office. It is a less than 10 minute ceremony, and is one that remembers and honors veterans who have unfortunately taken their own lives. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated. On November 11 we [...]
Today, November 1, we begin the Witness Tree ceremony. Each day, through November 11, we will hang 21 dogs tags on the witness tree; each dog tag in memory of the 21 veterans who each day die by their own hand. The final ceremony will take place on November 11. The ceremony will begin at [...]
New panels to replace the broken ones are now being fabricated. I do not yet have a date as when they will be ready to install, but hopefully soon. While I was not successful in getting the entire wall replaced, the new panels should help to reduce the noise from the highway traffic.
As I have already informed you, we will not be able to have the VTG finished by our target date of November 11, 2022. However, we expect it to be ready before the end of the year; people will be able to visit it when it is completed. The cement foundation has been laid, as [...]
To date, we only have 3 people who have signed up to work for our leaf and limb pick-up program. This severely limits what we can do. We need 3 more workers. If you know someone who is available to work for us, please have them contact us immediately. The pay is $15 an hour, [...]
If you want to buy a paver to honor a veteran, you must do so no later than Friday morning, October 7. The pavers will be ordered on that date; we will not be able to accept paver purchases after that day. Pavers cost $100; the form to order one can be found on our [...]
We are so very close to having raised the funds we need to build the Veterans Tribute Garden. Needing about $13,000 more, I'm asking those of you who have yet to make a contribution, as well as local businesses, to consider investing in this project; it is for a very worthy cause. Remember the VTG [...]