33rd Annual Grantsville Days Celebration Set For June 25-27
The 33rd annual Grantsville Days Celebration will be held from Friday, June 25, to Sunday, June 27. The three-day weekend will include a variety of contests, entertainment, and foods. Launched by the Grantsville Business Association 33 years ago, the event is now coordinated by the Grantsville Lions Club. Club members have served chicken dinners each year since the start of the event, which will be served on both Saturday and Sunday. From the start, food vendors have been limited to non-commercial local non-profit groups. This year's vendors and treats will include the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department, hamburgers and ice cream; the AYSO, hot dogs, chili dogs, sloppy Joes, and soft drinks; Cub Scouts, french fries and soft drinks; the Northern Robotics Team, homemade lemonade; Grantsville Rotary, funnel cakes, fried Oreos, snacks, and soft drinks; the Grantsville 4-H Club, soft drinks at the pulling track; the GGBA, homemade bread with apple butter; Northern Band Boosters, pizza; Cornerstone Assembly of God, snow cones; and the Confluence Lions, a variety of sandwiches. The celebration begins each year with a parade coordinated by the Grantsville VFD. It will begin at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Food, craft, and display booths will be located in the Grantsville Park and open all three days. A fireworks display by Little Big Shots of Addison, Pa., will be held on Friday and Saturday nights, beginning at 10:30 p.m. A variety of free entertainment on the stage throughout the weekend will include Perry Kamp, bluegrass groups Pawn Run Pickers and the Springtime Hill Barn Band, Straight Ahead Jazz, Aurora Celtic Band, Double Shot, God's Ambassadors, All Things Common, and Mark & Linda Treasure and Friends. A new feature this year will be a Ronald McDonald Show at Pavilion #3 located next to the park pond on Sunday at 2 p.m. The following can be contacted for more information: entertainment, Jack DuBose, 301-895-5005; booths, Richard Towers, 301-895-5903; volleyball contest, Gail Keller, 301-895-3625; poker run, Mike Anderson, 301-399-2326; pulling contests, Franklin Broadwater, 240-580-7160; garden tractor contest, Will Shaffer, 814-395 5092; and parade, Duane Stein, 301-895-5297. For more information about the entire event persons may call Gerry Beachy at 301-895-5387 or e-mail gbeachy@verizon.net. For a complete schedule of events and contacts for the events, and a listing of business sponsors, persons may visit the Grantsville Days web site: grantsvilledays.net, or pick up fliers located at most Grantsville businesses.
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