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Butchertown plans 19th Country Day fest

September 07, 2005|BRENDA S. EDWARDS

BUTCHERTOWN - The annual Country Day will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Butchertown Community Center.

The annual northern Casey County festival is free and features a country store, yard sale, auction, and contests and games for all ages.

Proceeds will go to the community center for upkeep, maintenance and projects, said Rita Stewart, one of the organizers. Plans for the near future include adding a porch across the back of the center and a new vent inside the building for better air circulation, plus purchasing new tables.

"This is our 19th year for the Country Day," she said. "It's always a busy day."

Volunteers do the work and also have clean-up projects and other things to help the community, she said.

Souls Renewed will play music throughout the day Saturday.

The center is booked from mid-May to mid-September for family reunions and gatherings, and some families use it for Thanksgiving and Christmas get-togethers.

"It's well used by the community," said Stewart. Donations are accepted for use of the facility.

Saturday's schedule

The schedule of Saturday's events is:

10 a.m., festival begins.

11:30 a.m., nail driving contests for men and women.

1 p.m., auction.

2 p.m., pitching contest.

3 p.m., cake walk.

3:30 p.m., Hula Hoop contests for youth and adult.

4:30 p.m., cake walk.

Souls Renewed group will provide music all day.

Ham and biscuits, pinto beans and corn bread, homemade desserts, soft drinks and water will be served in the Community Center. Food in the grill area under the large shade trees includes hamburgers and cheeseburgers, curly potatoes, corn on the cob, hotdogs and soft drinks.

Homemade goods and handcrafted items will be sold at the Country Store, children's games will be throughout the day, and pictures will be taken.

Pictures from past events will be displayed in the Community Center.

One of the items to be given away is a quilt made in a folk art log cabin design in colors of blue and tan. It is machine-pieced and hand-quilted.

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