The Fourth of July holiday traditionally marks the midpoint of summer vacation for local schoolchildren, a sure sign that summer is in full swing.

While Ohio weather forecasts are known to change about a dozen times throughout the course of a single day, there was still concern leading up to Friday, June 26, that it could be our first rained-out game of the season. We’d been fortunate so far, with June’s previous three Fridays having near-perfect baseball conditions.

What a lovely night for T-ball! The sun was shining on the bats, with kids having fun, and the sound of a bat hitting the ball was the only sound you would hear other than Obi’s fan club cheering. I saw lots of great hits to left field, right field and many to center field. But the biggest hit I saw was by River Brevik, 7, with a smashing hit to center field. — Thea Brevik, 10

Bob had his traditional Midsummer Party out at the Hall. This year, the theme was “The Trojan Horse,” so he and his friends built one at home, dressed as horses and paraded it around town. Then the horse was transported to Patterdale Hall, and there was a feast of roast turkey and mushroom risotto. Much fun.

The third week of Perry League T-ball fell on a gorgeous Juneteenth evening, one of those early summer nights that seem custom-made for gathering outside. The air was warm but comfortable, the grass was green and Gaunt Park was ready for another Friday night of T-ball.

On June 2, 1976, Gov. Jim Rhodes signed legislation that made the Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, or ODNAP, a permanent division within the department.

“We’ve entered the sixth month of the year, home to the strawberry moon and longest day of the year, and — unique to our little spot of the earth — the time of year when T-ball season starts.”

YS High School senior Llnyah Grant won the Division V state titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes earlier this month at the state track meet held at the Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.

“I spent a lovely night at the Hall. The fire was in, I had a bag of crab rangoons and a good zombie novel — “The Girl with all the Gifts” by MR Carey.”

“I’m writing a diary that one day my children might find interesting and hopefully later generations will, ahem, ‘treasure.'”