Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival is coming to town this weekend  August 19,20, 21, 2010.

3 full days and nights of fun and festivities.

Parades everynight

Thursday features the Queens Parade at 7:00 p.m.

Friday features the Shriners

Saturday is the Parade of the Ohio Fesival and events Queens 4:00 p.m.

Entertainment all day long. - Great Family things to do this weekend

Beer Gardens - by the Elks, Moose and Bakers Pizza

Special Bratwurst Suite and Room rates  call 800.570.8233

Save 43%  on all rooms and suites not yet booked for the festival.  THIS is a BLOG only SPECIAL.

CALL TODAY  --

Since the Astrological event of the Century with the Planet Mars being closest to Earth in many decades. We would celebrate with our Cooking School for Martians.

If any Martians visit our cooking school it will be FREE !!!   We will have a great time learning fun ways to cook for martians, and to drink Wine. Wine SNOB class is lots of laughter and a great time.

 MY FAVORITE MARTIAN -- Here is information on our favorite martians:

The film starts on Mars, looking at the near end of an American Mars rover\'s life and mission. As the rover prepares to sample Martian rock, it \"kicks the bucket\", the scene ending with mission controllers congratulating themselves on a \"successful\" mission, the scene panning up to what one believes to be a huge, fictional, never-before-discovered Martian city, a rusty spaceship quickly coming into view and accelerating off into space then.

The story then centers on news producer Tim O\'Hara (Jeff Daniels), fired for unwillingly \"compromising\" his boss\'s daughter Brace Channing (Elizabeth Hurley) during a live transmission of the first Space Shuttle launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. His tech girl, the shy but lovely Lizzie (Daryl Hannah), tries to comfort him to no avail, and it is revealed that she harbors a secret crush on him.

A while later, Tim witnesses the crashing of a small Martian spacecraft, realizing his one-time chance of delivering a story that will \"rock the Earth\", when he is confronted by Grace and shows her the ship, just as its only occupant (Christopher Lloyd) hides in the bushes nearby. As Tim takes the now-shrunk spaceship home with him, the Martian follows him to retrieve it, eventually knocking Tim out, plus ending up communicating with Lizzie at home (she mistakes Tim having feelings for her when he gives her a passionate kiss), disguised as Tim (by copying Tim\'s naked body). When Tim confronts the Martian once more, he discovers that the \"electron accelerator,\" a small device which powers the control systems of the ship, is damaged beyond repair and the Martian seeks Tim\'s help to find a replacement. Eventually, the Martian, being named \"Uncle Martin\" by Tim and his wise-cracking, sentient suit (\"Zoot,\" as voiced by an uncredited Wayne Knight), explore the city in which Tim lives, unaware that they are being spied on by an extraterrestrial research agency called SETI, which has since discovered some of the DNA left by Martin during his hideout from Tim, the night his ship crashed. While exploring Tim\'s neighborhood world, Martin tells him about a friend of his named \"Neenert,\" and Martin also explains that Neenert was one of his planet\'s most gifted Martian scientists. Martin ends his story, by saying that Neenert first arrived on Earth in 1964. Tim and Martin also stop by at a beach wear shop and Martin buys a new pair of clothes and leaves Zoot in the fitting room but then escapes out. Tim\'s other friends including Lizzie and Brace meet Martin without knowing that he really is a martian yet, after this Brace is captured by the SETI gang and taken to prison as she is mistaken by them as an alien after being put to sleep by a dart gun. As the story continues, Tim secretly tapes Martin and Zoot with hidden cameras to start up his story and impress the staff at the TV station he worked for, just as Martin and Zoot face a severe problem with the ship, discovering a small system called the Interstellar Safety System preparing Martin\'s ship for self-destruct, sending him into depression, just as Grace passionately comes to visit Tim and, while he\'s not looking, acquire the Martian evidence while Tim hides Martin and deals with him. Lizzie shows up at Tim\'s house at his request, only to find Brace stealing the tape, and, after thinking that Tim cheated on her, Lizzie rejects him and storms out of his house only to be distracted by the now normal-sized spaceship and pulled into the cockpit by Zoot. A screenshot of Martin in the bathtub while in his Martian form, is discovered by Brace, which leads to her stealing all the tapes.

Martin and Tim aim to reacquire the Martian evidence, first shrinking Martin\'s ship (and, unfortunately, Zoot and Lizzie as well), then racing down to the station where Martin ties Grace to a chair in her room, then disguises himself as her while appearing in her place on the news where Martin\'s alien form is almost exposed, the broadcast watches carefully under the steady eye of Elliot Coleye (Wallace Shawn), head of SETI. Before all that happens, Tim admits to Martin that he has been videotaping him, but he also admits that he likes Martin and apologizes. As silly footage from another news report is aired, Tim and Martin escape the station, soon finding themselves travelling through underground pipes, out of a resident\'s toilet and finally into the hands of Coleye and his research team, who take the duo back to SETI headquarters for investigation. When Tim and Martin are discovered laughing by Coleye and the SETI gang, Coleye shoots a dart in Martin\'s back with his alien gun, which puts Martin in a deep sleep.

While in prison, Tim manipulates one of the scientists into growing Martin\'s ship to normal size, breaching security, but allowing Lizzie and Zoot to escape. However, the trio\'s escape is blocked by security, who are eventually dealt with by Zoot and Lizzie, with the help of a \"nerplex,\" a piece of alien gum that can transform anyone into another life form, in this case a hideous monster from Veenox 7.

The three eventually succeed in locating Martin, who is about to undergo surgery, performed by Coleye, which involves removing Martin\'s antenna after being presumed dead. When Martin and Zoot reunite he comes back to life, and wakes up. The three then completely escape SETI headquarters and prepare to bid farewell to Martin, installing a car alternator in place of the damaged electron accelerator, allowing Martin to go home to Mars, but not before being intercepted by Coleye. However, a SETI official named Armitan, who was actually Martin\'s old friend Neenert (Ray Walston), saves his life by destroying Coleye\'s gun and, along with Martin, maneuvering him so he\'s forced to retreat. Armitan then decides to take a piece of nerplex from his mouth revealing his true Martian form, which includes a third eye at the top of his red head.

Eventually, Coleye consumes the piece of nerplex, left by Neenert before take-off, which turns him into an alien himself, and while laughing at this, accidentally swallows it. His actions end up getting him captured by his own organization as Martin and Neenert lift-off into the skies.

At the end of the movie, Martin and Zoot eventually return to Earth with supplies to settle down with Tim and Lizzie, and Neenert flies Martin\'s spacecraft back to Mars. Tim objects to this, but a passionate expression from Lizzie convinces Tim to change his mind, whereupon they then proceed to make out. The film finally ends with Zoot in a washing machine, glancing at an issue of Victoria\'s Secret.

 Cast

• Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Martin/The Martian
• Jeff Daniels as Tim O\'Hara
• Elizabeth Hurley as Brace Channing
• Daryl Hannah as Lizzie
• Wallace Shawn as Coleye
• Wayne Knight as Zoot (Uncredited, but credited as Himself)
• Christine Ebersole as Mrs. Brown
• Michael Lerner as Mr. Channing
• Ray Walston as Armitan
• Shelley Malil as Felix
• Jeremy Hotz as Billy
• T.K. Carter as Lenny
• Dawn Maxey as Salesgirl
• Steven Anthony Lawrence as Nurplex Kid
• Michael Chieffo as Earl Metz
• Troy Evans as Captain Dalton

 Further information

• Ray Walston\'s SETI character\'s name, Armitan, is an anagram of Martian.
• Part of the film was filmed in Santa Barbara, California, the pier scenes were filmed in the summer of 1997.
• This film currently airs on Disney Channel and also as part of the Starz Encore cable channels.
• At the first crash site, Dr. Coleye mentions the \"Martian Incident of 1964\". Armitan replies, \"Not only is that incident classified, but it never happened!\" This refers to the original My Favorite Martian TV show, which debuted in 1963, and Ray Walston playing Uncle Martin.
• After giving back Uncle Martin\'s antenae, Armitan/Neenert makes several comments relating to his role as the original Uncle Martin. He first says, \"Everything\'s in black and white,\" in reference to black and white television. \"The commercials are going \'Pop, pop\' and \'Fizz, fizz!\'\" is a reference to the classic Alka-Seltzer commercial. His third line, \"That gum lost its flavor in \'66,\" honors the year the original show ended; 1966.
• In one scene, Daryl Hannah wears an Incredible Hulk t-shirt while talking on the phone to Jeff Daniels. The Incredible Hulk starred the late Bill Bixby, who played Tim O\'Hara in the original My Favorite Martian TV series.
• Barry Pearl from Grease had a cameo in this film. Pearl joins Stockard Channing and Dinah Manoff as the third Grease alumni to work with Jeff Daniels since 1986.
• Elliot Coleye\'s name, when the first initial and last name is pronounced, is E. Coli.
• When the car was shrunk in order to fit into the sewage, a \'Mars\' bar wrapper was seen when it blocked the car\'s front view.

Nerplex in the movie is designed to transform life forms like Martin Armitan, but as for humans like Lizzie, the gum changes them into life forms instead. Underneath Armitan\'s SETI suit, is a green space suit.

Hideaway Country Inn cooking school for martians. Howl at the Moon! or Mars ! You decide.

Heres the schedule:

Single classes as well as weekend-long culinary school available.  Learn cooking techniques, get awesome recipes, and gain some hands-on experience with the guidance of our own professional chef.

Weekend Culinary School includes the following:

• Friday Wine Snob - Enjoy polishing your palette with an evening of wine tasting and delicious appetizers.  $55 pp
• Saturday 11:00 - 1:00 Group Cooking Class - $90 pp
• Saturday 4:30 - 5:30  Dessert Class with dinner to follow - $90 pp
• Optional Sunday morning:  Sunday breakfast class for $30 per person

Or one all- Inclusive Package of  245.00 for all classes including Sunday. 800.570.8233 call for reservations

Mid-Ohio  racing was awesome this weekend!! Congratulations to Jonny Cocker and Lord Paul Drayson on their pole position !!!

Drayson Racing\'s Jonny Cocker has established himself as one of Britain’s elite young drivers. His 2010 season includes racing a full-season effort in a new Judd-powered Lola B09/60 coupe in LMP alongside teammate and team owner Lord Drayson. Jonny will be giving lola-group.com and americanlemans.com regular updates this season on his and Drayson Racing\'s campaign in the 2010 American Le Mans Series.

 Keep us in Mind for All MidOhio Sports car events including the driving school !!!

Congratulations again to a great up and coming racing dynasty !!

Debbie Miller

Owner

Hideaway Country Inn

Mid-Ohio  racing was awesome this weekend!! Congratulations to Jonny Cocker and Lord Paul Drayson on their pole position !!!

Drayson Racing\'s Jonny Cocker has established himself as one of Britain’s elite young drivers. His 2010 season includes racing a full-season effort in a new Judd-powered Lola B09/60 coupe in LMP alongside teammate and team owner Lord Drayson. Jonny will be giving lola-group.com and americanlemans.com regular updates this season on his and Drayson Racing\'s campaign in the 2010 American Le Mans Series.

 Keep us in Mind for All MidOhio Sports car events including the driving school !!!

Congratulations again to a great up and coming racing dynasty !!

Debbie Miller

Owner

Hideaway Country Inn

Mid-Ohio  racing was awesome this weekend!! Congratulations to Jonny Cocker and Lord Paul Drayson on their pole position !!!

Drayson Racing\'s Jonny Cocker has established himself as one of Britain’s elite young drivers. His 2010 season includes racing a full-season effort in a new Judd-powered Lola B09/60 coupe in LMP alongside teammate and team owner Lord Drayson. Jonny will be giving lola-group.com and americanlemans.com regular updates this season on his and Drayson Racing\'s campaign in the 2010 American Le Mans Series.

 Keep us in Mind for All MidOhio Sports car events including the driving school !!!

Congratulations again to a great up and coming racing dynasty !!

Debbie Miller

Owner

Hideaway Country Inn

Mid-Ohio  racing was awesome this weekend!! Congratulations to Jonny Cocker and Lord Paul Drayson on their pole position !!!

Drayson Racing\'s Jonny Cocker has established himself as one of Britain’s elite young drivers. His 2010 season includes racing a full-season effort in a new Judd-powered Lola B09/60 coupe in LMP alongside teammate and team owner Lord Drayson. Jonny will be giving lola-group.com and americanlemans.com regular updates this season on his and Drayson Racing\'s campaign in the 2010 American Le Mans Series.

 Keep us in Mind for All MidOhio Sports car events including the driving school !!!

Congratulations again to a great up and coming racing dynasty !!

Debbie Miller

Owner

Hideaway Country Inn

Mid-Ohio  racing was awesome this weekend!! Congratulations to Jonny Cocker and Lord Paul Drayson on their pole position !!!

Drayson Racing\'s Jonny Cocker has established himself as one of Britain’s elite young drivers. His 2010 season includes racing a full-season effort in a new Judd-powered Lola B09/60 coupe in LMP alongside teammate and team owner Lord Drayson. Jonny will be giving lola-group.com and americanlemans.com regular updates this season on his and Drayson Racing\'s campaign in the 2010 American Le Mans Series.

 Keep us in Mind for All MidOhio Sports car events including the driving school !!!

Congratulations again to a great up and coming racing dynasty !!

Debbie Miller

Owner

Hideaway Country Inn

Dinner and a show.  What could be better?  We have compiled a full listing of area theatrical events through Spring 2011 which can be viewed on our Dinner Theatre Schedule page.  Whether the production of your choice is an afternoon or evening event, we look forward to providing you with a fabulous dinner to enjoy before or after the show.  Dinner Theatre reservations include dinner and the ticket.  Check out the schedule and contact us for reservations.  But hurry - tickets will sell fast!

Round out your experience with a relaxing or romantic stay in one of our 12 comfortable suites.

Honda Super Cycle Weekend

Friday, July 16, 2010-
Sunday, July 18, 2010

The two-wheeled rockets of AMA Pro Racing take to Mid-Ohio during the Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire on July 16-18.  All four of the series classes – American Superbike, Daytona Sportbike, Supersport and Moto-GT – will get their turn to lap the most competitive track in the U.S. as the best riders in the country line up to reach speeds of up to 185 mph.  The Wiseco Superbike 100 Doubleheader is the highlight of the weekend with races on Saturday and Sunday.

Great Place to Stay !!!  Best Lodging in the area !!! Call and ask for details.  Award Winning Dining, Super Clean great rooms and suites, FREE breakfast, and Covered area to park your bikes incase of rain. 

HideAway features a wonderful back roads drive to the track. You can meandor or quickly pick your route to the best  Honda Super Cycle race this year. 

Call 800.570.8233 to make your reservation today !!

Honda Super Cycle Weekend

Friday, July 16, 2010-
Sunday, July 18, 2010

The two-wheeled rockets of AMA Pro Racing take to Mid-Ohio during the Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire on July 16-18.  All four of the series classes – American Superbike, Daytona Sportbike, Supersport and Moto-GT – will get their turn to lap the most competitive track in the U.S. as the best riders in the country line up to reach speeds of up to 185 mph.  The Wiseco Superbike 100 Doubleheader is the highlight of the weekend with races on Saturday and Sunday.

Great Place to Stay !!!  Best Lodging in the area !!! Call and ask for details.  Award Winning Dining, Super Clean great rooms and suites, FREE breakfast, and Covered area to park your bikes incase of rain. 

HideAway features a wonderful back roads drive to the track. You can meandor or quickly pick your route to the best  Honda Super Cycle race this year. 

Call 800.570.8233 to make your reservation today !!

Honda Super Cycle Weekend

Friday, July 16, 2010-
Sunday, July 18, 2010

The two-wheeled rockets of AMA Pro Racing take to Mid-Ohio during the Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire on July 16-18.  All four of the series classes – American Superbike, Daytona Sportbike, Supersport and Moto-GT – will get their turn to lap the most competitive track in the U.S. as the best riders in the country line up to reach speeds of up to 185 mph.  The Wiseco Superbike 100 Doubleheader is the highlight of the weekend with races on Saturday and Sunday.

Great Place to Stay !!!  Best Lodging in the area !!! Call and ask for details.  Award Winning Dining, Super Clean great rooms and suites, FREE breakfast, and Covered area to park your bikes incase of rain. 

HideAway features a wonderful back roads drive to the track. You can meandor or quickly pick your route to the best  Honda Super Cycle race this year. 

Call 800.570.8233 to make your reservation today !!

What to Fast Cars, Slow Antique Tractor Pulls, and BBQ have in common?  A great way to Celebrate Fathers Day !!!

Down on Your John Deer Green Jeans and your Massey Harris hat for the Crawford County Antique Show.

Heres the details...

BUCYRUS, Ohio – The Crawford Antique Farm Machinery Association (CAFMA) will be hosting the 10th annual Farm Show at the Crawford County Fairgrounds June 18- 20.

“Our Association is pleased to host this annual event. As with past years, we expect a diversified show of vintage farm tractors and equipment of every conceivable brand on display. There will also be a variety of related attractions for the entire family,” stated Earl Smith, CAFMA President.

Event

This year’s event will include the 2010 State Club Show for the Massey-Harris / Ferguson Club of Ohio. The storied history of this agriculture equipment dates back to 1847 when Daniel Massey founded his company in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada.

The company headquarters was relocated to Toronto, Canada in 1879. In 1958 Massey-Harris became known as Massey Ferguson following a merger with Ferguson in 1953. Today the company exists as a brand name used by AGCO, but remains a popular seller around the world.

Farm Show Announcement

The first major activity of this year’s show is the Pork Chop Super to be held June 18 with the public invited. There will be live music with a bake sale auction to follow. Additional Farm Show appeal includes the annual tractor-pulling contests to be held June 19. There are numerous classes in this event providing a wide range of competition, including: Antique Tractor Pull, Open Tractor Pull and Truck Pull.

The popular Kiddy pedal tractor pull is scheduled that same day. The Garden tractor pull is on the docket for June 20. The antique tractor parade that travels through downtown Bucyrus.

The Crawford Museum of Agriculture located on the fairgrounds lures countless visitors each year. CAFMA raised funds several years ago for the spacious and well-appointed museum. Throughout the Museum, you will enjoy informative displays of historic farm equipment and tools.

The Museum will be open to the viewing public, at no cost, to those attending the Farm Show.

For additional information, contact Debbie Miller 800.570.8233

What about the fast cars -- Take in the Mid-Ohio EMRO series -- The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series kicks off the season on June 18-20 again as the first green flag of the 49th season of racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course drops on the EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank. The series’ two classes jockey for track position at the same time as the Daytona Prototypes and GT machines compete during the twilight hours on Saturday. The weekend is supported by the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, the ARCA Truck Series and the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge.