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Candle-making, punch tin designing, nut shell and corncob games, potholder rag weaving, turkey feather quilt pen making and quilt block designing will keep little hands busy at the Casey In Action's Harvest Festival set for Saturday, Oct. 25 in Fairview Park. Children will draw pictures on the quilt squares, to be later assembled by volunteers and displayed. All of these events will be free and materials will be provided. CIA, the grassroots volunteer Casey group, is sponsoring the new family-oriented festival. Although plans continue to grow, key events at this time include a car, truck, motorcycle and tractor show, deejay and live alternative rock music by Cornfield Chaos, a Guitar Hero contest, Boy Scout display, corn hole tourney, pet costume contest, turn of the century baseball game, ham and bean dinner, temporary tattoos, car bash, storybook pumpkin decorating contest, hayride, free movie, and craft and food vendors. The City of Casey has slashed park camping fees from $15 to $5 per night for Oct. 23 and 24. Saturday's activities kick off with the vehicle show at 9 a.m. with judging at noon. Entry fee is $10 and 26 trophies will be awarded. Registration is at 10 a.m. for the pet costume contest, with winners to be announced at 4 p.m. The Guitar Hero Contest starts at 6 p.m. at the bandstand. Entry fee is $5. Three cash prizes will be awarded.
Casey Volunteers in Action, another volunteer group focusing on service to youth, is staging a corn hole tourney for high school students only. This contest will be held at 1:30 p.m. on the basketball courts. A Turn of the Century Baseball Tourney is planned for 1 p.m. at the Truckers diamond. The Casey-Westfield Alumni Association is conducting a car bash. The free movie will be shown at 8 p.m. at the bandstand. The Casey VFW Post 5762 is serving ham and beans and cornbread at the shelter by the horseshoe pits. Other food vendors include: CIA's city-wide group with cakes, pies and cookies; CIA National Road Festival group with pop, hot chocolate, coffee and cider; Great House of Pizza with Italian beef; Cathy Smith's famous cinnamon rolls; Walker's Kettle Corn; Barbecue by Aaron Taylor; Lawson Concession's pork tenderloin, corndogs, fish and fries, Oriental Foods; and funnel cakes and elephant ears by Cherie and Austin Miller. Laura Baston is in charge of food vendors. She can be reached at 932-5173 or by email: la.baston@mchsi.com. Craft vendors scheduled are Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Lia Sophia, t-shirts, Watkins and Bittersweet, Avon, Thirty-one Gifts, MRO Design, sunglasses and hats, hand made crafts, snow crafts, and Legacies' Thursday Night Knitting Club. Pam Black, at 549-6104 or email neonmoon76@yahoo.com for the craft area information. Area businesses will bring fall colors to the park with decorative displays. Businesses, organizations or individuals are invited to bring straw, pumpkins, Halloween decorations, etc. and set up a display for all to enjoy. There is no charge for the display space and this may be a good opportunity to advertise your business or group. Anyone interested in providing a display should call Laura Baston at the above contact information. Baston is also taking orders for sponsorship signs. The 12''x18'', two-sided signs, cost $38.50 this first year and subsequent years will be displayed at the festival for $25. The initial cost of $38.50 includes design and construction of the sign of $13.50. Handicapped parking will be available near the Lion's Shelter. Casey In Action is seeking donations of items or manpower for the festival. The following are needed: Halloween decorations to hang from trees, pumpkins for decoration, door prizes from local businesses, lights to hang from trees, and volunteers. All profit will be split evenly with the City of Casey in appreciation for their support of Casey in Action. Each committee will keep its own proceeds. Casey In Action is an all-volunteer organization aimed at improving the quality of life in Casey. CIA meets each first and third Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Casey Senior Social Center. Everyone is invited to attend. CIA information is also available on its Facebook page, which anyone may request to join. John Jackson is festival chairman. He can be reached at 217-276-5335 or by email at tathier@hotmail.com.
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