Backyard Adventures

14 Pike Publishing BACKYARD ADVENTURES 2014 PIKE COUNTY 4-H FAIR OWENSVILLE WATERMELON FEST GIBSON COUNTY 4-H FAIR JULY 20-26 JULY-AUG. 31-2 JULY 6-12 July 4 FOuRTH OF JuLy PARADE & FIREWORkS Vincennes, Knox County City of Vincennes hosts a parade and fire- works along the Wabash River. July 4 yMI PICNIC & CAR SHOW Huntingburg, Dubois County Event is held in downtown Huntingburg. July 5 THuNDER OVER PATOkA Patoka Lake, Dubois County Enjoy a fireworks display on Patoka Lake or at the Patoka Lake Beach on Saturday, July 5. The fireworks will start at dark. July 6-12 GIBSON COuNTy FAIR Princeton, Gibson County The 159th Annual Gibson County Fair runs July 6 -12 at the Gibson County Fairgrounds in Princeton. July 11-12 SuMMER SIDEWALk SALES Huntingburg, Dubois County Huntingburg Historic 4th Street comes alive with sidewalk sales. July 11-12 HAySVILLE SOMMERFEST Haysville, Dubois County Haysville Park is where the Haysville Ruri- tan Club's 52nd annual Haysville Sommer- fest is held. July 11-12 WHEATFEST Wheatland, Knox County The annual "Wheatfest" will be held Friday, July 11 - Saturday, July 12. Come enjoy great family fun and entertainment! July 11-18 DAVIESS COuNTy 4-H FAIR Washington, Daviess County Annual Daviess County 4-H Fair held at the Eastside Park in Washington. July 15-20 DuBOIS COuNTy 4-H FAIR Jasper, Dubois County Dubois County 4-H Fair is held July 15 -20. July 19 SuMMER CONCERT IN THE PARk Orleans, Orange County Free concert held in Historic Congress Square. Lawn chairs, blankets and picnics are welcome. Concerts are held outdoors and may be cancelled due to dangerous weather. 7:00 p.m. www.historicorleans.com. July 18-25 ORANGE COuNTy 4-H FAIR Paoli, Orange County Annual event held at the Orange County 4-H Fairgrounds in Paoli. July 19-26 WABASH COuNTy, ILL., 4-H FAIR Mt. Carmel, Ill. Annual 4-H fair held at the Wabash County 4-H Fairgrounds. July 21-26 PIkE COuNTy FAIR Petersburg, Pike County Annual fair held at Hornady Park, Peters- burg. July 21-26 VANDERBuRGH COuNTy 4-H FAIR Evansville, Vanderburgh County The annual fair runs from July 21-26 at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairgrounds in northern Vanderburgh County. July 21-26 kNOx COuNTy FAIR Bicknell, Knox County The Knox County Fair is Monday, July 21, through Saturday, July 26, at the Knox Coun- ty Fairgrounds in Bicknell. July 25 CRuISE-IN & CONCERT Princeton, Gibson County Southern Indiana Car Club Cruise-In & Concert, sponsored by Downtown Princeton, Inc. It's held on the Gibson County Courthouse Square, 5:30 to 9 p.m., CDT. July 26 RED SkELTON MuSEuM OF AMERICAN COMEDy GRAND OPENING Vincennes, Knox County Grand opening celebration at the museum on the Vincennes University campus. July 26 yOuTH TRIATHLON Huntingburg, Dubois County This inaugural sanctioned triathlon for youth ages 6 to 14, with course and distances cus- tomized to the age of participants July 26 FAMILy FuN DAy & 5 k-MESkER PARk ZOOS Evansville, Vanderburgh County This action-packed day kicks off with a 5K and the fun continues all day with live enter- tainment, art projects, animal en- counters, inflatables, games and more. July 27 BIG JOHNS RIDE (MOTORCyCLE Jasper, Dubois County An ABATE event that starts at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds. July 31-Aug. 3 JASPER STRASSENFEST Jasper, Dubois County Brats, lederhosen, polka music and parades– just some of what you will experience at the annual Jasper Strassenfest in downtown Jas- per. July 31-Aug. 2 OWENSVILLE WATERMELON FESTIVAL Owensville, Gibson County Downtown Owensville. Pageants, food, rides, a parade and a 5K walk celebrate watermelon and the town's heritage. august Aug. 1-10 NEW HARMONy'S BICENTENNIAL New Harmony, Posey County Ten-day celebration highlights New Harmo- ny Bicentennial. Numerous events planned. More information: www.newharmony-in.gov. Aug. 1-2 ZOAR MOSquITO FESTIVAL Zoar, Dubois County/Pike County line Zoar United Methodist Church. The an- nual Zoar Mosquito Fest will be Aug. 1-2 at Zoar United Methodist church and its picnic grounds. Features a stationary parade, whif- fleball tourney, old fashioned games such as sack races and egg toss with lots of other fund activities and a Gospel Sing on Satur- day night. The location is on Old Road 64 two miles west of State Road 161. Aug. 1-2 2ND ANNuAL WORLD AT WAR PAINTBALL French Lick, Orange County Weekend of paintball competition. Admis- sion charged. The Pike County 4-H Fair is sched- uled for Sunday, July 20 to Saturday, July 26. There are some scheduling changes to the fair line-up. It will open on Sunday with a parade down Main St. and out Pike Ave. to Hornady Park. Opening ceremonies with introductions and announcements will be followed by musical performances. Monday night's amphitheater events will be the Little Mr. and Little Miss con- tests, followed by the Jr. Miss pageant. The 4-H Fair Queen Pageant to name Miss Pike County will be on Tuesday night. The Teen Miss Pike County pag- eant will precede Miss Pike County. The carnival rides on the midway open on Tuesday night and will run through Saturday night. The Farm Bureau Family Fun night is a new event scheduled for Wednesday evening. Thursday night will start with a concert by Pike County native DeWayne Spaw. The hog wrestling will follow Spaw's concert. The livestock auction will be Friday night. A fishing contest is scheduled for Saturday morning. The annual Gibson County Fair always features a whole week of family fun. This year, that translates into seven days of fair fun and plenty of rides, cotton candy, farm animals, all kinds of exhibits and plenty of nightly Grand- stand action. The annual week of hot fun kicks off Sunday, July 6 and runs through Saturday, July 12 at the Gibson County Fairgrounds. The fairgrounds are located along North Embree Street on the north side of Princeton, near Princeton Commu- nity High School. With more than 60 acres of space, the fairgrounds feature numerous merchant and exhibit build- ings, several stages, a large Pavilion, the Grandstands and ample amounts of parking—all within minutes of U.S. 41 and downtown Princeton. Highlights include: truck and trac- tor pulls, drag racing, mud volleyball, motocross, pageants, hog wrestling, live music, and, of course, great food and rides every night. Friday, July 11 at 8 p.m. is the fair's biggest event, the Toyota concert featur- ing the Swon Brothers. These country singers made their debut on NBC's "The Voice" and are known for their single "Later On." Admission to the grounds is $5 daily, and all grandstand events are free. A full list can be found online at www. gibsoncountyfair.com. Gibson County 4-H Fairgoers are also encouraged to tour the 4-H Building and check out the work completed by the county's youth, who are students in grades 3 through 12. The Gibson County Fair Board provides the facilities at the fairgrounds so 4-H members can showcase their exhibits. The Pavilion serves as the livestock exhibit hall and show arena for everything from rabbits to sheep to goats to horses during the fair. Considered by many as an annual homecoming celebration for current and former Owensville residents, the town's annual Watermelon Festival kicks off later this summer. The festival celebration runs from Thursday, July 31, through Saturday, Aug. 2. All of the events are in down- town Owensville, on the lawn of the Owensville Carnegie Public Library and surrounding side streets. Highlights of the annual festival include the parade on Saturday, Aug. 2, the four different pageants (Queen, Junior Miss, Little Miss and Little Mister) Thursday and Friday night, and the Owensville Watermelon Run/ Walk on Saturday morning. The event is organized by a group of volunteers that comprise the Water- melon Festival Committee. To kick-off the festival, the Owens- ville Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to this year's recipient on Thursday, July 31. Following the cer- emony will be the Junior Miss pageant and Miss Watermelon pageant. The Little Mister and Little Miss pageant will be the featured entertain- ment on Friday, Aug. 2. Saturday, the action features the run, parade, watermelon games, a kiddie parade and the festival's variety show in the afternoon. Of course, the festival will feature plenty of festival rides, food and drinks. For more information, contact Van- essa Riggs at 812-724-2506. july-august 2014 ■ EVENT CALENDAR CONTINuED ON PAGE 19 CONTINuED FROM PAGE 13

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