Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Tall Corn Festival Starts Friday

The annual Tall Corn Festival begins this Friday  at 6 p.m. The Friday events will all be in the vicinity of the Joe Campbell Stadium or city park  with the corn-spitting, tall corn contests, the corn-on-the-cob eating competition, petting zoo, free hot dogs, community challenge volleyball, Cub Scouts car races, a talent show and a junior high dance.    
Saturday’s events start with a pancake breakfast and 5K and mile fun runs at 7:30 a.m. and softball tournament at 8 a.m. The T C F parade on Main St.  will be at 10 a.m., preceded by a children’s parade at 9:45 a.m.
At 11:30 a.m., Scott Helmer will perform rock, pop and country music. Other events Saturday include a noon barbecue, mini-train rides, silent and live charity auctions, bingo, chicken dinner at 4 p.m. and a beer garden and street dance at 7 p.m.  Performers that evening  include the Aaron Woods Bands at 7:30 p.m., YouTube musical parody sensations Peterson Farm Brothers at 9:45 p.m. and the Jared Daniels Band at 10 p.m.
Sunday’s schedule includes a community worship service at 8 a.m., with doughnuts and juice provided, and turtle races and garden lawn tractor pull at 1 p.m. in the Rossville City Park. The festival ends with the Splash Bash at the Pool at the Rossville swimming pool.

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