Towpath Rotary Club

05/29/2026

It’s Berry Time! Be sure to stop out at the Annual Strawberry Festival next week (Thursday June 4 thru Saturday June 6) for good food, entertainment and community spirit. Admission is free, but all proceeds from the Strawberry Festival and other Bolivar Main Street Association events help support the mission of the association:
Preserving community traditions like Strawberry Festival and Christmas on the Canal
Enhancing public spaces and downtown identity
Supporting local history and heritage
Creating experiences that bring residents and visitors together

🍓 Strawberry Fest 2026 is about to kick off, and we’ve got an amazing lineup of fun, food, entertainment, and sweet memories waiting for you! Check out everything happening this year and get ready to celebrate strawberry season with us! 🎡🎶🍓

05/14/2026

Congratulations to Samantha Ward on receiving the first Rotary Club of Bolivar-Zoar Terri Davis Memorial Scholarship. In order to qualify for this scholarship Samantha demonstrated a commitment to make a tangible difference in the lives of others by actively working to better the world around her through leadership and philanthropy.

Congratulations to one of the 2026 Trojan Foundation recipients: Samantha Ward!

05/11/2026

It definitely takes a village! Huge shout out to all those who volunteered this weekend for the Rotary Maifest Food Booth, from the Tusky Valley Speech team to Towpath Rotary Club members, Historic Zoar Village staff, volunteers and residents, ZCA board members — and all the general do-gooders who we rely on.

What a great team - it was crazy busy! Our food service alone required over 35 people - that doesn’t even include those pouring the craft beers for Zoar and all the Historic Zoar Village workers and volunteers. None of it is possible without you!

We apologize to those Rotary Volunteers that we didn’t grab pics of. Our photographer will try to do better next time!

Setup Crew:
Ronald Deal
John Jorgenson
Kerry Miller
Joe Rinehart
Kelsey Snyder
Justin Wallace

Our Grill Masters:
Kurt Elsasser
Kurt Gaiser
Wyatt Hayes
Tom Klingaman
Mike Murphy

Food Service Crew:
Alex & Sarah Butler
Kathryn Cooper
Garrett Disler
Wendy Fetters
Carmel Haueter
Brenda Kohler
Giovanni Marango
Hillary & Darrell Markijohn
Pilar Gonzalez Navarro
Jennifer & Ty Simmelink
Gabbi Tausch
Patty Yeagley

Pretzel Crew:
Kylie Cleaver
Claire and Nancy Corder
Abby Gaynor
Louie Gergley

Cashiers:
Lisa Geers
Carrie Horner
Jacob Zook

Event Foreman: David Hayes
Event Chair and Chief Organizer: Jon Elsasser

05/09/2026

Celebrate Spring the German Way!

Zoar Maifest continues today - and it looks like spring just may join us! We kick off with a German Car Show sponsored by the Minerva Motor Club at 10:30 - running until 1:00 pm.

Beginning at 11:00 entertainment kicks off in the Community Center featuring music by Lulu’s Button Box Review, Gemuetlicheit Clevelander Musikanten, and Visinata.

The Rotary Food booth includes Grilled Half-Chicken, Carle’s Bratwurst, German potato salad, Cleveland Kraut, and Reinecker’s Apple and Cherry strudels.

And what would a German festival be without beer! Vienna Lager from Lockport Brewery, Rauchbier and Mt Crushmore Lager from Pilot Brewhouse, Rustic Helles and Schwarzbier from Wooly Pig Farm Brewery, and Circuit Breaker Czech Pilsner from Canton’s new Unfused Brewhouse.

04/25/2026

Bringing our mission to life. 🎨✨

A very special and sincere thank you to Whitemyer Advertising, Inc. for their in-kind support of the Bolivar-Zoar Rotary Club!

While many know them for their strategic marketing and award-winning design, we know them as a partner that consistently gives back to our community. Whitemyer Advertising provides the professional graphic design and marketing communications support that allows our club to look its best and reach more people with our message of service.

From social media graphics to event promotion, their expertise helps us turn "good ideas" into successful community projects and local scholarships. We are truly fortunate to have their creative vision supporting our mission! 🤝