By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
Wren Homecoming 2025 kicks off Friday and continues Saturday.
The annual event schedules all sorts of activities, featuring the annual wiffle tournament at Wrenway Park. The Ohio village bills itself as the “Wiffleball Capital of the World.”
This year’s tournament, the 33rd, will include 16 teams.
Lifelong Wren resident Bill Tumbleson will throw out the first pitch on Friday at 5:50 p.m.
A Marine Corps veteran, and longtime community leader, Bill helped develop the Wren Ballpark Association and coached girls’ softball for years. “When he’s not serving on the village council, you’ll find him and his wife Joann tending to their beautiful garden,” an announcement said.
Bill and his wife, the former Joann Halberstadt of Pleasant Mills, have been married 66 years.
A worship service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Moser Park and the Wren Heritage food shack will be open from 5:30 to p.m.
A schedule of events:
* Friday, October 24:
5:30 – 8 p.m. 27th Annual Wren Cruise-In Car Show.
5:30-8 p.m. Food Shack.
5:50 p.m Opening Ceremonies
6:30 p.m. Little Miss and Mr. Wiffleball Pageant at Moser Park.
8 p.m. Burnout for Car Show Participants.
9 p.m. Inflatable Race.
9:30 p.m. Midnight: Music by Brother Believe Me.
* Saturday, October 25:
7-11 a.m. Wren Fire & EMS Pancake and Sausage Breakfast at the fire station.
8 a.m. Beverage Garden Opens.
8:30 a.m. Wiffleball Tournament Resumes.
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Food Tent Opens.
12 noon Cornhole, Rib Roast Judging, Pie Bake Off, and Prince and Princess Announcement at Wrenway Park.
1:30 p.m. Egg Toss.
2:15 p.m. Pie Eating Contest.
3 p.m. Parade Lineup and Judging.
4 p.m. Wren Homecoming Parade.
5 p.m. Food Tent Reopens.
5 p.m. Junior Wiffleball Championship.
5:45 p.m. Auction of the center field patio viewing box and the reverse raffle drawing.
6 p.m. Wren Ballpark Player Association Player Awards.
8 p.m. Hall of Fame Induction.
9:30 p.m. Wiffleball Championship Game and Ceremony.
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