You probably drive by this restaurant frequently on Stringtown Road but did you know that space was first occupied by a Howard Johnson’s Restaurant and Motel?

The Presbyterian Church once held an annual ox roast featuring ox tail soup as part of a Halloween Jubilee. The community event, held on East Park Street, was sponsored, in part, to curb teen vandalism. Attendees enjoyed a band concert and a square dance. Part of the proceeds in 1949 went to the church building fund.

What does a corn cob have to do with a perfectly shaped circular hole with a lid. Stop by the Grove City Welcome Center and Museum, 3378 Park Street, Tuesday thru Friday and learn why you won’t find it in a master bedroom today.

On July 28, 1949, the Grove City Little League All-Star team played the Plain City All-Star team. The two teams were the first to play at Wade’s Park new official size Little League diamond. Admission was free at the park, located north of Columbus Street and west of Richard Avenue. Games were played there until the Little League was relocated to Windsor Park.

After the F-5 tornado destroyed most of Xenia in April 1974, South Western City Schools loaned three school buses to Xenia City Schools. All Xenia school buses were either destroyed or inoperative following the storm.