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The 2008 International Mother Road Festival will be September 26th through the 28th on the streets of downtown Springfield.
Our Association will be there promoting the Association, selling patches, cookbooks, and t-shirts on the south side of the Old State Capital Plaza between 5th and 6th Street.
Stop by and say hello!
On October 4th Trailnet is having a Route 66 Festival at the Chain of Rocks Bridge!
There will be an actual car show on the bridge, and entertainment on both sides of the bridge, as well as a motorcycle show, vendors, and a sock hop and movie at sundown! It will be a great day.
Our Association will be manning a table on the Illinois side, and there will be special room rates available at several hotels for any of our members who would like to attend.
The Wilmington Downtown Development will host the first Tractor Show and Harvest Festival Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The public is invited to bring the whole family to attend this fun-filled festival that includes crafters, antiques, food vendors, games, family fun, miniature horses giving rides, a petting zoo, face painting, clowns, a pumpkin patch, and entertainment both days.
For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/articles/2008/09/25/neighbors/355wilfes...
The Wilmington Downtown Development will host the first Tractor Show and Harvest Festival Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The public is invited to bring the whole family to attend this fun-filled festival that includes crafters, antiques, food vendors, games, family fun, miniature horses giving rides, a petting zoo, face painting, clowns, a pumpkin patch, and entertainment both days.
For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/articles/2008/09/25/neighbors/355wilfes...
Saturday October 11th
The city of Girard has asked us to participate in their Pumpkin Chunking contest! All interested members who would like to help build a pumpkin cannon, onager or trebuchet ???? please let me know (cathiesb@earthlink.net). I’ve been looking at some of these contests on the internet and had no idea how HUGE some of these machines were. If you like challenges – this is it!!!!
If we can’t build a machine to enter into their contest, we can still participate in their Pumpkin Festival!!!
Saturday October 11th, 2008
9am On the Square Car Truck & Tractor Show
Sponsored by the Girard Chamber of Commerce
A fun filled day of food, crafts, costumes and of course pumpkins.
A full schedule of events is attached below.
For more information on all events, visit www.girardilusa.com
Booth space is available - call Debbie at 217-627-3441
Proceeds to benefit the Girard Community Center
Sunday, October 12, 2008, at 10:00 A.M.
Touch-up paint work at the Meramec Cavern advertising on the Barn in Cayuga, Illinois (just north of Pontiac).
Ladders and scaffolding may be needed. Call Joe Gniadek for details (630) 947-2354.
If you’ve never volunteered to help out on a Preservation project, you are missing a lot of fun.
For this project we’ll need help with the horses that live on the farm, so if you’re good with either a brush or a horse, we need you!
Our Association’s annual elections will be held at the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday, October 19th
10:30 to Noon - Board Meeting
Noon to 1 PM - Lunch Break (on your own)
1 PM - General Meeting and Elections
The nominating committee will be running the election. Please contact Kathy Miller at Kathleen708@hotmail.com if you have any questions.
Come ride our new elevator to the 2nd floor!!!
