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Category: Mansfield in the News
Memories and the Future of The Shawshank Tree
If a tree falls in the middle of an Ohio field and no one hears it, does it matter?It does if it is the Tree of Hope from Shawshank Redemption. This post shares the great images from the friends and fans of the movie Shawshank Redemption and the Shawhank Trail in Ohio....
CVB Events Calendar Gets Targeted Search
The Mansfield/Richland County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced new improvements in the promotion and accessibility of events on its website, MansfieldTourism.com. The widely used Calendar of Events (COE) now includes a search feature to make accessing specific dates faster. “The improvements are part of the CVB’s overall mobile strategy and Strategic Planning Process to increase the organization’s effectiveness in achieving its mission to promote and develop our County’s tourism product to attract and retain money for the local economy”, according to Bureau President Lee Tasseff. “The easier and smarter we make our tools, the better for the visitor and ultimately the community.”...
Tough Mudder Moving to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
The high-pitched hum of race cars will be replaced with the heavy sound of mudders huffing and puffing their way to the finish line over the racetrack, winding back roads and dense woods when Tough Mudder takes over the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on May 9 and 10, according to Tough Mudder officials....
Bowling tournament at Park Lanes to bring 564 women
MANSFIELD – More than 500 bowlers from the Ohio Women’s Bowling Association Senior Tournament will descend on Park Lanes this weekend and again Oct. 25 and 26.
According to association director Nancy Frombaugh, about 500 women are expected over the two weekends, many of whom will be staying in local hotels, including the Holiday Inn downtown, said Kim Miers, marketing/meetings director for the Mansfield/Richland County Convention & Visitors Bureau....
Racing returning to Mansfield Motorsports Park
MANSFIELD – It took Kevin Ruic five years, but the longtime motor sports showman will finally promote events at Mansfield Motorsports Park.
Racing will return to the half-mile oval in 2015.
The Avon Lake businessman said he reached a deal in principal with MMP owner Grant Milliron to bring up to six special events to track. Attempts to reach Milliron were unsuccessful....
LOCAL CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU RECEIVES MARKETING AWARDS
The Ohio Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (OACVB) held its 17th Annual Awards of Excellence Luncheon in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. MIDDY Awards are presented for destination marketing and tourism development. Mansfield / Richland County CVB wins 3 marketing awards for Shawshank videos and the new Bike Trail map brochure. ...
Mansfield, Ohio State Reformatory and Shawshank Trail in Wall Street Journal article
The Wall Street Journal published an article called, “Shawshank Residuals” about how the classic movie continues to hold it’s popularity and make money 20 years after its...
Ceely returns to Malabar tonight
LUCAS — Malabar Farm’s latest production of “Ceely” features an intriguing lead character. Not only does Jennifer Casner bear a strong resemblance to the famous mur...
Laughter lives on \’Nunset Boulevard\’
MANSFIELD — Cindy Williams spent six years, from 1976 to 1982, on the very successful ABC comedy “Laverne and Shirley,” but the actress from California said theater is...