Kiwanis Club of West Geauga

News Herald Article

2010 West Geauga

INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE WINNERS

1. Floats
     1. Pack 101/193 Cub Scouts
     2. Chesterland Chamber of Commerce

2. Marching Bands
     1. The West Geauga Marching Band

3. Marching Units (20 members or less)
     1. West Geauga Rotary Club

4. Decorated Bikes
     1. Parker Lewis
     2. Carolyn Gebhart
     3. Isabella Marino

5. Just for Fun
   1. Kirtland VBS
   2. Marshall Power Equipment

6. Sports Team
   1. R & B Mower
   2. Clay Eddy

7. Pre-1942 Cars & Trucks- Stock
   1. Bonnie Hofman
   2. Ken Loewenthal

8. Pre-1942 Cars & Trucks - Modified
     1. Bob Pot
     2. Ray and Barb Steele

9. Post 1942 GM Cars- Stock
     1. Vince Indiano
     2. Joanne Boring-Steinfuth

10. Post 1942 Ford Cars- Stock
     1. David McCarty
     2. Georgette Zifca-Baliga

11. Post 1942 Chrysler & "Other" Cars- Stock
     1. James Bond
     2. Fred Banfield

12. Post 1942 Trucks- Stock
    1. Duane Pavicin

13. Post 1942 Cars & Trucks- Modified
     1. Elizabeth Check
     2. Clint Sherbondy

14. Kit Cars & Specials
     1. Harry & Rebecca Grassen
     2. Georgette Baliga

15. Military Vehicles
     1. American Legion Post 459

16.   Motorcycles
   1. Jim Mitri
     2. DJ Green

17. Riding Horses:
     1. Double Bar Farms

18. Farm Vehicles
     1. Joe Drienka
     2. Mayers Antique Tractor

Bike Rodeo
Boys
     1. Parker Lewis
Girls
     1. Rachyl Anderson
     2. Katie Lewis
     3. Carolann Gebhart

KIWANIS HONORS 2010 INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
GRAND MARSHALL

The West Geauga Kiwanis Club honors Tony Podojil as the Grand Marshall of this year's Independence Day Parade!

Tony Podojil, Ph.D., is the superintendent of West Geauga Local Schools, a district in western Geauga County with approximately 2,500 students. With Dr. Podojil's leadership the district has achieved an overall "excellent" rating by the Ohio Department of Education seven consecutive years and received the new "Excellent with Distinction" rating for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years. After 15 years with West Geauga, Dr. Podojil has accepted the position of Executive Director for the Alliance for High Quality Education and will be leaving West Geauga Schools when his contract expires Aug. 1, 2010.

Dr. Podojil is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Education at John Carroll University. An advocate of school/community/business collaboration, Dr. Podojil is actively involved as a member of the Alliance for High Quality Education, the Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Foundation (LEAF) Board, the West Geauga Kiwanis Club and the Chesterland Rotary Club, in addition to his position on the Geauga County United Way Board, Dr. Podojil and his wife Karen are the parents of three sons and live in Painesville Township.

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The West Geauga Kiwanis Club meets every Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM at the United Methodist Church, 7747 Mayfield Rd., Chesterland. Anyone interested in membership may call Ken Mantey at (440) 729-2869.

website: wgkiwanis.org