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Slideshow: Coolville Celebrates Founder’s Day

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COOLVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Community members came together in Coolville to celebrate Founder’s Day, a commemoration of the origins of the village.

Coolville was laid out in 1818 and officially recognized as a village by the state of Ohio in 1835.  While there is genial disagreement over which specific date Founder’s Day celebrates, most parties agree that the festival should be “a day to get together with old friends and new,” said George Gilbert of Coolville, a festival organizer and sponsor.

Founder’s Day featured adult and children’s activities alike, including the Cool Critters Outreach, a Tiny Tots Cutie Contest, a dunk tank featuring Scott Miller, the Coolville chief of police, a Cruise-In Car Show and more.

Members of the Hopewell Health Centers float in the Founders Day parade toss candy and mini-beach balls to attendees in Coolville, Ohio, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]
Jerry Hart’s 1967 Pontiac GTO, left, is seen being driven through the Cruise-In Car Show, sponsored by Mid Ohio Valley Wide Trackers, during the Founder’s Day celebration, in Coolville, Ohio, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]
The Chief of Police for Coolville, Scott Miller, falls into the dunk tank after community members trigger the fall while volunteering for the Founder’s Day celebration, in Coolville, Ohio, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. “I love it, and I’d do anything for the community,” said Miller. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]
Ashtyn Donahue, 9, right, holds a snake in the Cool Critters Outreach tent at the Founder’s Day celebrations in Coolville, Ohio, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Donahue said that while she does have a bearded dragon, she “really wanted a snake, but my mom said no because she hates snakes.” [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]
Layton Vannest, 4, right, walks through the Cruise-In Car Show with his mother, Deanna Johnson, during the Founder’s Day celebrations in Coolville, Ohio, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. This was Vannest’s first Founder’s Day celebration, Johnson said. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]
American flag styled cornhole equipment is seen at the Founders Day Cornhole Championship in Coolville, Ohio, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]
Avery Hart, 9, left, plays inside of a portable whack-a-mole set up for Founder’s Day celebrations in Coolville, Ohio, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Her grandmother, Mary Farris, who was present with her at the celebration, said, “I’ve lived in bigger cities and it’s just nice here. You feel pretty safe, it’s a small town.” [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]
Mountain Rhythm Cloggers, based out of Parkersburg, W.Va., perform at the Founder’s Day celebration in Coolville, Ohio, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]