05/10/07 — Tokens to support Conneaut Lake Park are being sold at many locations in Crawford County.
Nearly 4,000 tokens already have been sold, but 60,000 must be sold to raise the funds to open the park this year.
The tokens are $5 each and are good for a ride-a-rama ticket any Wednesday, Thursday or Friday during the season if the park opens. If the park doesn’t open, the tokens will be considered a collectible item.
Top locations for sales thus far have been The Meadville Tribune and Second Chance Thrift Store, both of Meadville; Mama Bear’s Restaurant on the Conneaut Lake Road; and Lakeside Beauty Salon on the East Side of Conneaut Lake.
The tokens may be purchased at the following locations:
Al’s Melons at 390 Water St., Conneaut Lake, and on the Conneaut Lake Road; Amy Arpin Tanning Salon, 771 Waelde Court, Meadville; Ardis Beauty Shop, Water Street, Conneaut Lake; Artist Cup Cafe on Chestnut Street, Meadville; Boot Box, Pennsylvania Avenue, Meadville; Crawford County Notary Services, Conneaut Lake Road; Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Conneaut Lake Road; Casey’s Ice Cream, Conneaut Lake Road; Chuck Himes, Route 408, Townville; Coldwell-Banker, 12212 Midway Drive, Conneaut Lake; Crawford Custom Care, Cutter Road, Meadville; Cutter’s Wholesale, Conneaut Lake Road; Dirk’s Cycle, Route 18, Conneaut Lake; Driftwood Restaurant, Erie Street, Linesville; George’s Jewelry, Park Avenue Plaza; Hollywood Video, Water Street, Conneaut Lake; Irish Cove Motel, State Highway 618, Conneaut Lake; Lakeside Beauty Shop, Route 18, Conneaut Lake; Lakeside Beer, Route 18, Conneaut Lake; Laura Gramalt, Girard, Ohio; Lighthouse Diner, Water Street, Conneaut Lake; Livingston’s Quality Meats, Water Street, Conneaut Lake; Mama Bear’s, Conneaut Lake Road, Conneaut Lake; Meadville Area Recreation Complex, Thurston Road, Meadville; The Meadville Tribune, 947 Federal Court; Mike’s Auto Body, State Highway 77, Meadville; Palmiero-Toyota, Conneaut Lake Road; Peppercorn and Vine, Market Street, Meadville; Pittsenbarger Corner Market, Main Street, Springboro; Ralston Hardware, Water Street, Conneaut Lake; Rich Kappelman, East Eighth Street, Erie; Samuels Market, Main Street, Conneautville; Second Chance Thrift Store, Park Avenue, Meadville; Shades and Shapes, Park Avenue Plaza; St. Joseph School, Sharon; The Berry Basket, Water Street, Conneaut Lake; Tink’s Subs, Water Street, Conneaut Lake; Zatsick’s Golden Dawn, State Street, Conneaut Lake; Zeljak Auto Sales, State Highway 6, Linesville; state Rep. Brad Roae’s Meadville and Titusville offices; the Conneaut Lake Park office or by phone at 382-5115.
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