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Sacrifice. On July 4th, we honor the sacrifice of our founding fathers who pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor. It was given to the young country by men who would come to know the high cost of what they did. Men who, in most cases, paid with their very lives. We're free today because of the sacrifice of ...

As the fireworks settle across the Mechanicsburg skyline, I wanted to take this time to write a personal message to those in the community.

Just two years ago, MechanicsburgOH.com was launched. If you were an early adopter of the website, you understand how much things have changed. We used to be nothing more than a homepage and a calendar. Now we bring you photos and videos, community blogs, online tv, and so much more. But all of that has been made possible through contri...

The Mechanicsburg Farmers' & Artisans' Market opened its 2010 season June 28 and is off to a great start! We have almost 20 vendors already, and always have room for more! Currently, the market is vending locally-grown and -produced early-summer veggies; jams, jellies, cookies, and baked goods; freshapples and plums; soaps, body products, t-shirts and purses; alpaca wool yarn (and finished products); framed art; slate stone art; eggs; herbs; and maple sugar syrup and confections. We have ...

In the dead of Ohio winters, the sustaining image to get me through to another spring is that of ComFest, the annual counter-culture communityfestival in Columbus each June. The music, the dancing people, local (and not so local) vendors plying their wares, volunteering my time in the beer tent -- this annual weekend-long celebration rejuvenates myspirit and encourages my faith in the human population. I learn more about myself, I meet fun people, learn a new dance move -- and at the end of t...

As the Houghton Mifflin Dictionary describes it, purple is any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red. But the Mechanicsburg area knows this to be so much more. We are programmed in a way that when we see the color purple, we think of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Our love for purple is used in our school, village, and even our website! But we don't share in the love for purple alone.

Yahoo!, simply put, enables users everyday to ask a question or discover...

The Mechanicsburg Farmers & Artisans Market is currently seeking vendors to participate in its 2010 season. The market runs from June 15th through September 28th on Tuesdays from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Mechanicsburg Champaign Landmark store. The market is open to vendors from Champaign and adjoining counties who have locally grown produce or locally produced arts, crafts, or sundries they would like to sell. Applications and market rules are available for viewing at Hemisphere Coffee, ...

The Village of Mechanicsburg held a "Community Cleanup Day" on Saturday, April 24th, 2010.  It was the last in a series of events beginning April 16th as the Village worked to "clean up" the town. As MechanicsburgOH.com was donating to support this event, I decided to attend to document and help if needed.

I arrived at the Street D...

Winter is finally over and the Village Street Department can finally (hopefully) put those snow plows away for another year. However, their hard work continues as we move into the 2010 Spring season.

The Village of Mechanicsburg provides brush pick up as a free service to its residents as they begin to clear the yards around their houses of debris. This service is performed by the Street Deparment. However, there are rules to follow to ensure your bundles will be picked up...

MechanicsburgOH.com was designed to focus on six main areas of life for Mechanicsburg residents and visitors. The sixth focus, communication. You probably wouldn't believe me if I said you could send private messages to members, and even create your own topics to be discussed with the entire surrounding area of Mechanicsburg. Membership for MechanicsburgOH.com provides you with exclusive features that only fellow members can access. This blog is intended to be a guide for membership...

Today, I received a most interesting and exciting story from Beth Lewis, who works at the Village office and is a member of MechaincsburgOH.com.

Beth received an email this morning from a lady who obtained her email address from our website. This lady had found a class ring from Mechanicsburg H.S. Class of 1987 with the name "Mindy" on the side as well as initials engraved on the inside. Beth only knows one "Mindy" in Mechanicsburg, so Beth called her an...