Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Taste of Colerain celebrates 10th year
BY LEW MOORES
The Cincinnati Enquirer
COLERAIN TWP. — It began in a parking lot on Galbraith Road, sponsored by the LaSalle Council Knights of Columbus, a two-day event that attracted perhaps 5,000 people.
That was 10 years ago. Now the Taste of Colerain lasts three days, takes place at the Colerain Township Senior & Community Center and attracts more than 30,000 people.
“I guess you really could call it a backyard event back then,” said Charlie Homer, co-chair of the event, his 10th.
By the fifth year, Mr. Homer said, “it was just gridlock” at the parking lot, and the event was moved to the senior center.
The 10th annual Taste of Colerain starts Friday and will feature 17 restaurants, 45 booths (including community and civic organizations) and a children's Taste Land.
Taste of Colerain has come to be one of the township's signature events, along with its Fourth of July fireworks.
“It ignites the community,” said Steve Beckman, one of the organizers with the LaSalle Council. “It brings the community a whole lot closer together.”
This will be Mr. Homer's last year as a co-chair of the Colerain event, although he will stay to help organize the annual celebration.
“Ten years is 10 years,” Mr. Homer said. “I enjoyed doing it. It's kind of a labor of love, but it's time to move on and let somebody else do it.”
IF YOU GO
• What: Taste of Colerain.
• When: 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3-9 p.m. Sunday.
• Where: Colerain Township Senior & Community Center, 4300 Springdale Road, Colerain Township.
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