I f you want to enter the parade, please call our parade chairman, Marc Etcher, 641-208-7413, to save a place for you in the lineup. The parade will be a lighted parade at 8 p.m. so have some kind of light on your entry for safety and for bling! Marc can tell you where the parade lineup area is and the parade route.
Car show starts the day at the school yard. John Bain is the man in charge of the car show. If you would like to enter your car, or have questions please give him a ring at 946-8160. Show begins 2 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m.
At 4 p.m. food will be served from the community building kitchen. Walking tacos, hot dogs, chips, and soda pop will be our simple fare. Take your grub outside and listen to the stage entertainment in front of the building. We will have John Bain and daughters perform, Hunter McAninch, and Scarlet Rose country band from Melcher. Be prepared for some toe tapping. Music begins at 4p.m. and goes until 7:45 p.m. when we all head out to the parade route to see the lighted entries glow by.
Also, at 4 p.m. will be lots of kids games and photo opportunities. Jessica Manser painted six or seven characters a person can pose behind to be a lion or pirate and the others I’ll keep as a surprise. So bring your phone or camera to take cute kids shots.
We will have raffle tickets for sale at the community building for a 50/50 raffle. One winner will get half the money from the ticket sales and the other half will go in a fund for next years festival. Casey’s has donated a $50 gift certificate for 2nd prize and a $50 certificate for third prize. So buy some tickets to be a winner and support the festival too! win win.
The first can drive netted over $800. Those nickels added up! Thanks to all who donated their cans. Another can drive will be held Aug. 22, Saturday from 10-12. Drop off your cans at the comm. bldg. or if you want them picked up call Sadie Dykstra at 641-891-7855 or Loita Williams at 946-7940. All earnings from the can drive go to pay festival expenses and any left will be used for next years festival.
For shoppers there will be four or five vendors in the community building such as scentsy and some fashionista purses.
Three p.m. will be a waterfight between some firemen teams. This will be a fun event to watch for all.
A Lovilia T-shirt has been designed by Christian Williams. The committee chose a design and we will take orders for the shirts in advance and then buy the number ordered. Order blanks should be out soon.
Kettle corn will be for sale courtesy of Rob Wallace. The 4-H club will be having a bake sale of yummy items. Come prepared to eat and enjoy the fun at the Lovilia Fall Festival.
South End Tavern Changes Hands
The new name will be Lisa and Huckleberry’s South End Tap. Will let you know when it opens for business.
Legion Building gets a Splash of Paint
Billy McCombs has changed the street side from green to blue. It gives it a facelift. Hopefully, he can complete the whole building by parade day.
Post Office Spruced Up
Wilmer Blomgren, Jr. has installed new carpet in the post office lobby and it has been a nice improvement for customers. Thanks, Wilmer!
Soul Barn
Jeff Comstock had church services in the country at the soul barn. Now he is moving to town with it. He is rehabbing the building he owns on main street. It is the building north of the old Geno building (now owned by Leon Chamberlain).
New Baby in Town
Jessica and Justin Manser are the proud parents of a baby boy born August 3rd. His name is Trayton Jay Manser. He weighed in at 7 pounds 4 ounces and at a length of 20 inches. Congratulations!