Hometown Festival set for Oct. 8 return

Hometown Festival set for Oct. 8 return

Annual crowd favorite set to hit Crawfordsville Main Street once again

ralphhardin@gmail.com It’s almost fall, y’all, and that means it’s almost time for the 10th annual Hometown Crawfordsville Harvest Festival. Mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for allday fun. Live music, a children’s parade, a golf cart parade, a 5K walk/run, bake sales and a bake off, car show, arts and crafts, great food, and more mean fun for the whole family.

And, of course, there’s the always-popular drawings for prizes. This years prizes up for grabs will include an HDTV, an Exxon gas package, a John Deere riding toy, four Firestone tires, a .22-caliber rifle and a Yeti cooler. There will be a separate grand prize drawing for an E-Z Valor utility vehicle, Polaris Sportsman 450 ATV or a Kubota Z- 122 zero turn mower.

For more information about this year’s festival, inquire via e-mail at crawfordsvillecity@ att.net, or contact any committee member. For 5K walk/run info, call Alex Alpe at (870) 494-5947. For details on the bake-off, call Kim Felker at (870) 823-5888.

Car show information, call Joe Todd at (901) 2189539. To get the lowdown on the Children’s Parade, call Mary Hampton at (870) 823-5281. For golf cart parade and vendor information, contact Corine Miller at (870) 823-5854, Michael Underwood at (562) 857-1719, Terri Watson at (901) 262-4874, or Jo Zachary at (870) 5146143.

For additional information, contact Susan Marotti at (870) 636-5822 or Crawfordsville Mayor Joe Marotti at (870) 514-0146.

The deadline for vendor applications is Saturday, Oct. 1. No pets, alcohol, and coolers allowed at the festival.

By Ralph Hardin