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The 24th Annual Olmsted Spirit 5K Race was held on May 29, 2022 at Olmsted Falls High School in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Photo by Mark Madere - SpectraLight Photography - https://spectralight.com

2022 Olmsted Spirit 5K was Fun for Everyone!

  As the Founding Sponsor of the “Olmsted Spirit 5K Race/Walk” since 1998, SpectraLight Photography is honored to be a part of an event that has awarded over $260,000.00 in college scholarships to Olmsted Falls graduating seniors. These students have demonstrated selflessness by serving and/or giving back to their community throughout their young lives. In […]

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2021 Olmsted Spirit 5K Race Leaves COVID-19 in the DUST!

  The COVID-19 pandemic just couldn’t keep the loyal runners, walkers and fans of the 2021 Olmsted Spirit 5K Race away for the second year in-a-row. See a video from the 2021 race further down this page. The event is a “community treasure” – with thousands of Olmsted Falls and Township walkers and runners participating

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2019 Olmsted Spirit 5K Race a Huge Success

  As the Founding Sponsor of the “Olmsted Spirit 5K Race/Walk” since 1998, SpectraLight Photography is honored to be a part of an event that has awarded $261,000.00 in college scholarships to deserving Olmsted Falls graduating seniors. See a video from the 2019 race further down this page. These students have demonstrated selflessness by serving

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2018 Olmsted Spirit 5K Race Raised $10,000 for OFHS College Scholarships

  As the Founding Sponsor of the “Olmsted Spirit 5K Race/Walk” since 1998, SpectraLight Photography is honored to be a part of an event that has awarded over $244,000.00 in college scholarships (as of 2018) to deserving Olmsted Falls graduating seniors. These students have demonstrated selflessness by serving and/or giving back to their community throughout

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Cleveland Arctic Plunge – Another one for the “bucket list”

Call it “midlife crisis” or just a little insanity. Last Saturday was my latest “bucket list” moment as I joined dozens of Northeast Ohioans for the 2015 Arctic Plunge at Edgewater Park near downtown Cleveland.

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My ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Has Surprise Ending

    Yep, I knew it would happen eventually. I’ve been waiting to be asked to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge but I never thought it would come from our Australian foreign exchange student from 24 years ago – Rebecca Freeman Haines! I asked her to do the ice bucket honors. She came all the way from

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Former Olmsted Falls resident needs our help dealing with severe wrath of tornadoes

First grade teacher, Jenna McGilvray (formerly of Olmsted Falls) is seeing her students suffer the wrath of severe tornadoes that hit Dunn, North Carolina on April 16th. The area has been declared a disaster. Five of Jenna’s students have lost their homes completely and many other students’ homes sustained severe damage. The 6 to 7

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Dara Hosta/Olmsted Spirit Race a huge success despite the rain

  The Dara Hosta/Olmsted Spirit 5K Race/Walk was held on Sunday, May 1st in Olmsted Falls. Over 600 runners and walkers ranging in age from infants in strollers to eighty-four took part in the fund-raising annual event. An additional 200-300 family and friends were there to cheer on their loved ones. It was extremely gratifying

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Flash mob makes surprise appearance in Cleveland

Dare2Care of Cleveland staged a flash mob at a park at West 25th and Lorain to raise awareness against bullying. They danced to Abba’s “Dancing Queen.”  The group was suppose to perform at the West Side Market but was bumped to the park so market vendors could service their Easter customers. Have you ever seen

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