Friday Night Lights Begins for the Joyce Kimbler Campaign

Joyce kicked off the Labor Day weekend campaign activities by greeting people at the Brunswick High School Football game with Medina on August 29, 2014. The crowd was big and friendly and enthusiastic for the start of the 2014 high school football season. Below is a picture of Joyce with Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman and his lovely wife Karen. Dean is a long time supporter of Brunswick football and attended the Brunswick school system when he was in junior high. Dean graduated from Rhodes High School in Cleveland where he played football.

Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman Sponsors Joyce Kimbler for Judge Fundraiser

Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman sponsored a fundraiser for the Joyce Kimbler for Judge Committee on Thursday, (8/28/2014), at Sully's in downtown Medina. Several attorneys from Medina and surrounding counties attended the event. Below are some pictures of people at the event.

Fundraiser at Weymouth County Club in Medina

On Wednesday evening Carl and Laurel Letts and Michael and Terri Spertino hosted a fundraiser for the Joyce Kimbler for Judge campaign. The gathering took place on the patio of the Weymouth Country Club. Mike and Laurel work with Joyce at Nationwide Insurance's Trial Division. The gathering was a bi-partisan group of supporters who believe, regardless of party affiliation, that Joyce is the best candidate for Common Pleas Court Judge. Below are some pictures from the event.

Early arrivals at the fundraiser. 

Laurel Letts, on the left of the picture. 

Joyce with Terri Spertino

Bi-Partisan Fundraiser for Joyce Kimbler for Judge Committee

On Sunday afternoon, August 24, a group of concerned Medina County citizens got together at the home of David and Gloria Brown for a fundraiser for the Joyce Kimbler for Judge Committee. What made this event special was that this group was a consciously bi-partisan group of people who are backing Joyce not because they are of her political party but because they believe she is the best candidate in this year's election.

In a brief speech to the group Joyce pointed out that the power of the American justice system depends on the willingness of the American public to accept the decisions of its judges and courts. This willingness depends on our courts and judges appearing and being bi-partisan. Justice cannot depend, or just as importantly, appear to depend, on which political party a litigant or attorney happens to belong. The people who attended this event instinctively know that and they also know that if Joyce is elected judge she will deliver justice without regard for party label or affiliation.

Campaigning in Brunswick's Ward 3

The Kimbler for Judge and Sheldon for Judge campaigns held a joint campaign event in Brunswick's Ward 3 on  Saturday, August 16, 2014. The two campaigns distributed in Brunswick's Ward 3.Prior to campaigning volunteers met at the Route 303 McDonald's for instructions and literature. More such events are planned in the next few weeks. Click here to find out how you can volunteer to help Joyce become Medina County's next Common Pleas Court Judge.  Below are some photos from this event.

Emmanuel United Church of Christ Fish Fry in Valley City

The second event that Joyce and her husband, Judge James L. Kimbler, attended on Friday night was the fish fry dinner at the Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Valley City. Joyce met women from the church when she was judging the Valley City Frog Jump on Sunday, August 10. The women from the church were kind enough to give out free coffee to people who were setting up for the frog jump. The church's fish fry was just as good as their coffee. Below are some pictures from this event.

Kitchen crew at the fish fry. 

Joyce's banner on the mini-JoyceMobile, a Chevrolet Equinox. 

Medina County Deputy Sheriff Sgt. Don Boone helping with the fish fry. 

Medina Rotary Club Wine and Cheese Fundraiser for Medina General Hospital

On Friday evening Joyce and her husband, Judge James L. Kimbler, attended two events. The first was the annual Medina Rotary Club's wine and cheese event to benefit Medina General Hospital. This event always draws a good crowd and held outside of the hospital's Entrance A. Below are some pictures from Friday evening.

Joyce enjoying wine and conversation with Lorie A. Walker, Director of Wholesale Sales for Jilbert Winery of Valley City

Joyce and Pam Miller who is on the Medina General Hospital Board and also on the Medina County Board of Elections

Joyce and Attorney Ian Haberman 

Future Lawyers at the Wadsworth Bi-Centennial Celebration

Over this past weekend two recent graduates of the University of Akron Law School, Lavell Payne and Lee Potts, visited the Wadsworth Bi-Centennial with Lavell's children. They talked with former Mayor Caesar Carrino, who portrays General Eljiah Wadsworth, one of the founding fathers of Wadsworth, listened to some music and took in the atmosphere of the Celebration.They also wore their Joyce Kimbler for Judge shirts. They looked good in them, if we do say so ourselves.

Lavell will be working with Nationwide Insurance Trial Division. Lee will be taking the Ohio bar examination next February. Lavell is currently working with Nationwide while she waits for her bar examination results. Lee is clerking with the Medina County Prosecutor's office.

Lavell, her children, Lee, and Caesar Carrino as General Elijah Wadsworth 

  

Band playing at the Wadworth Bicentennial 

Twilight Stroll Home Tour of the South Court Historic Neighborhood Association

On Saturday evening Joyce and her husband, Judge James L. Kimbler, were docents for the Twilight Stroll Home Tour sponsored by the South Court Historic Neighborhood Association. The tour covered several homes on South Court Street and Broadway Street in Medina. The tour lasted from 5-9 pm and several hundred people took the tour.

Joyce and Jim were docents at a home recently purchased by Brad and Kelly Wagner. The home had been a rental unit for several years, but the Wagners are rehabilitating the home and plan to start living in the home this fall. This is the second home that the Wagners have restored, the first being in Urbana, Ohio, which is Brad's hometown.

The home is the actually one of the three oldest homes on South Court street, but since the exterior was covered with shingles in the 1940s or early 1950s it doesn't have the same appearance as homes on South Court Street that were actually built later than the Wagner home.

The Wagner home is an example of a home being changed from a rental unit to a owner-occupied home. Many of the Wagner's new neighbors stopped in to say hello and meet Molly. Unfortunately Brad was not able to take part in the tour since he is fulfilling an obligation to the Army National Guard.

The outside of the Wagner home on South Court Street. 

Plaque on the Wagner Home showing the date it was built

Kelly Wagner on the tour. She has a great smile! 

Kelly talking to the first people to come through the home. 

Joyce waiting for the tour to start

Lady Justice: Empowering Our Daughters

Click on the image below to read the article by Joyce.

Joyce at the Medina County Junior Fair Livestock Auction

Joyce attended the Medina County Junior Fair Livestock Auction on Friday, August 1, and Saturday, August 2. She purchased the Grand Reserve Champion Market Rabbit on Friday and a swine on Saturday. Since this was the first time that Joyce had attended the livestock auction, she was aided by an experienced livestock auction buyer, Dan Lloyd of Seville. The rabbits she purchased were raised by Chris Sulzener and the swine was raised by Zander Throckmorton.

On Friday night she purchased the Grand Reserve Champion Market Rabbit winner and on Saturday she purchased a swine. The rabbits, (three are exhibited by each 4-H member raising rabbits), will be given to a petting zoo. The swine will be processed and donated to Feeding Medina County.

Joyce and Dan Lloyd at the auction. 

Chris Sulzener with Grand Reserve Champion Market Rabbits

Zander Throckmorton with his swine at the 2014 Medina County Junior Fair Livestock Auction

Joyce proudly displaying her banner for winning the auction for the Grand Reserve Champion Market Rabbits

Taking a Break with Kirsten

Joyce took a break from her booth at the Medina County Fair to attend the Medina County Honors Ensemble concert held at the Fair on Thursday, July 31. Her granddaughter, Kirsten Kimbler, was one of the choir members. Afterwards she and Kirsten toured the Fair.

Kirsten waiting for the state of the Honors Ensemble concert. 

Kirsten models 3 snakes during Our Zoo to You at the Medina County Fair