By Chelsea Vance | The Selma Times-Journal

Orrville had a number of first time events during 2015, including a walk for the American Cancer Society and fireworks on the Fourth of July.

In 2016, Orrville Mayor Louvenia Lumpkin said her goal is to add even more events to bring the community together.

“We did a lot of different activities. We added a lot of things that we didn’t have for 2014,” Lumpkin said. “We had a fireworks show for the Fourth of July,” Lumpkin said. “The people came together in big numbers. We had a small parade going through the town of Orrville, with the children singing Christmas songs. We did an outstanding cancer awareness walk, so that brought the community together.”

She plans to bring these activities back in addition to others and introduce new ones as well.

Working to bring another health fair to Orrville this year is important to Lumpkin.  This year’s health fair is planned to be in collaboration with the cancer walk and is expected to take place in November.

Lumpkin believes that both of the events are important for the community and will provide opportunities for people who are experiencing health problems to come together and create a support system.

“There has been a lot of people who have lost loved ones or even some of the people are experiencing problems themselves,” Lumpkin said. “It will help to identify those people who need support and those people can connect with each other. People can encourage others that are going through what they have already been through.”

She also plans to host a red and white ball in February for the children in the community to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

“Sometimes our children don’t get that exposure like other kids in other communities. It will give them something to do on Valentine’s Day,” Lumpkin said.

Lumpkin said that people in Orrville could expect to attend the tractor show this year on the second Saturday of November. It will be reinstated this year after the one in 2015 was cancelled.

Lumpkin said having events in Orrville will help bring the town together.

“It will keep the people of Orrville at home, they won’t have to go out and travel so far to participate in other communities. They won’t have to go and build up other communities, and they can build up their own,” Lumpkin said.