Author: Make Wellston Beautiful

By recommendation of the construction crew doing the upgrades to the 327 ball fields we will be closing the fields to all activities starting Monday, October 10th until further notice. Remaining Fall Rec League games will be played at other locations, such as Blamer Field or Cecil Arthur Field.

During this time they will be paving the parking lot along with many other large parts of the job!!! It is all part of the ODNR AMLER grant that will make our fields some of the best in southern Ohio if not all of Ohio!!! Please allow them to work so progress can happen!!

The WHS Art Club would like to thank their local, regional, and state partners for making recent mural projects possible. Thanks to partnerships forged with the Ohio Arts Council, J. Floyd Dixon Fund, and Make Wellston Beautiful, student-crafted murals have been painted on the Manring Building, The Shops on First (Daisy’s Hometown Coffee and Randi’s Wildflower Boutique), Brennan Family Pizzeria, and the Blamer Field Dugout.

Please enjoy pictures of the finished products below. Thanks again to all who were involved in this terrific community project.

The ODNR grant-funded improvements at the 327 Ballfields are moving forward. To continue the progress, we request all ball practices be held at Cecil Arthur Field and Blamer Field until further notice.

This is to allow construction crews to use heavy equipment in the parks without worries of citizens being in these areas.

Previously scheduled baseball and softball tournaments will take place at the 327 Complex as scheduled.

We also ask the public to be mindful when visiting the park to fish. Please do not drive or park vehicles in any area under construction. Thank you for your understanding.

Make Wellston Beautiful Welcomes Vision to Learn on Wednesday, June 1st, and Thursday, June 2nd! Mail registrations back to Make Wellston Beautiful at PO Box 306, Wellston, Ohio 45692 or return to your child’s Wellston school on or before Wednesday, May 25th.

An eye exam is recommended every year for school-age students. Has your student had theirs yet? If not, you’re in luck! The Vision to Learn Van is coming to Wellston on Wednesday, June 1st and Thursday June 2nd with FREE vision exams AND free glasses, if necessary, for all students in kindergarten through 12th grade!

Vision to Learn is a nonprofit organization that operates a traveling Vision Van with an eye doctor’s office on board. The van offers all preregistered students free vision exams and, if needed, an opportunity to order free glasses.

Thanks to the help of Vision to Learn, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, the Ohio Optometric Foundation, and Wellston City Schools, Make Wellston Beautiful will be hosting the Vision to Learn Van in Wellston on Wednesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 2nd. The exact location is to be announced but will be easily accessible for those in the Wellston area.

Preregistration is required to participate. Forms are available at all Wellston-area schools or online at http://www.makewellstonbeautiful.org under the Vision to Learn post. Please submit forms back to school or mail to PO Box 306, Wellston, Ohio 45692 on or before Wednesday, May 25th.

Vision to Learn said it best: We think our students are pretty “spec”tacular, and we want to help them see themselves and the world around them that way too!