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7:00 a.m. til 10:00 a.m. ..................... Breakfast at the Pekin Park Shelter House by Main Street Meats
8:00 a.m. ............................................ Parade line-up at Eastern High School
10:00 a.m. .......................................... Parade-Tisha Coles, Coordinator with Family and Friends
Theme- 2024 - "Celebrate Days Gone By"
Grand Marshals - Steve Burnett and Gary Nale
12:30 pm. ........................................... Invocation by Dr. Jeremy Goen-Pekin Church of Christ Minister
Presentation of “Colors” and Pledge of Allegiance led by Dr. Jeremy Goen
Star Spangled Banner- Allison Hein
Reading of the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence - 2024 Eastern High School Valedictorian- Glenn Gosnell
Back Home Again in Indiana - Allison Hein
Welcome Patrons - Taylor Humphrey-Arnold, Pekin Community Betterment Organization President
Grand Marshals Induction
11:00 a.m. til 5:30 p.m. ..................... Food Court Open
11:00 a.m. til 5:30 p.m. ..................... Craft Vendors/Flea Market Open
11:00 a.m. til 5:30 p.m. ..................... Bluegrass Rides Open, DJ Eric by the Stage
1:30 p.m. ............................................ Dollars for Scholars of Eastern High School on the Pekin Park Stage
2:30 p.m. ............................................ Prince and Princess Contest on the Pekin Park Stage
- Darlene Hall, Coordinator
Immediately following the Prince and Princess Contest- 2nd Annual Watermelon Eating Contest and
2nd Annual Corn on the Cob Eating Contest
4:00 p.m. ............................................ Queen Contest on the Pekin Park Stage -Darlene Hall, Coordinator
5:00 p.m. ............................................ 2024 Queen Crowning Announcement
Immediately following - Gun Raffle drawing
Immediately following - Special Thanks and Closing by Taylor Humphrey-Arnold, President PCBO 2024
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Here is an opportunity for you to make a lifelong friend from abroad by hosting an exchange student for 3, 5, or 10 months! Enrich your family with another culture. Now you can host a high school exchange student (girl or boy) from Belgium, France, Germany, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Spain, Japan, Italy or other countries. Single parents, as well as couples with or without children, may host.
Contact Amy at 1-800-736-1760 (Toll-free), visit host.asse.com or email
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The Campbellsburg Country Festival Kickoff event will take place on Saturday, July 20, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Campbellsburg Ball Park.
The Festival Committee will be selling food at the concession stand at the ballpark, such as hot dogs, drinks, and popcorn. Brother B's Ice Cream truck will also be present. Craft and commercial vendors will be there. The Salem High School Guitar Club will be playing from 8-9:30 p.m., with fireworks by Straight Shooters ending the night. There will be a chance to enter into raffles with proceeds going to the Campbellsburg Festival Committee to ensure a great 30th Campbellsburg Country Festival this September. The big raffle is a package from West Baden Springs Hotel for a 1-night stay and breakfast for 2. We are accepting craft and commercial vendors through July 12.
If there are questions about setting up a booth, please contact Whitley Clements at 812-620-9967 or Kayce Johnson at 812-620-6118, or join the Campbellsburg Country Festival group on Facebook.
The Campbellsburg Ball Park is located at 174 East Vine Street, Campbellsburg, IN 47108.
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This is the last chance to register for the Indiana State NFA weekend trip on Aug. 3-4, 2024. The National Fire Academy (NFA) is offering four courses to improve firefighters' knowledge and skills. The weekend provides a unique opportunity for all members of the Indiana fire service to receive a great educational and networking experience facilitated by some of the best experts in the field.
The Indiana Fire & Public Safety Academy is covering the bus transportation from Plainfield, Ind., as well as the meal ticket and lodging. This means your journey to the NFA in Maryland will only require your time. The Academy wants to ensure that this experience is as convenient and affordable as possible for you.
Register now to ensure this will be a fun weekend experience that leaves you with a positive outlook. All Indiana firefighters should take advantage of this incredible experience. Registration is open until July 24, 2024.
Here are the class offerings and how many seats we still need to fill:
- EMS Functions in ICS (W0166) – 16 seats available
- Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth (W0646) – 6 seats available
- Leadership in Supervision: Perspectives in Thinking (W0647) – 18 seats available
- Wildland Urban Interface: Firefighting for the Structural Company Officer (W0610) – 14 seats available
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