State Park gears up for annual Taste of Country

By EVELYN LONG -

“Taste of Coun­try,” held annu­ally at the Mount Gilead State Park, will be held Fri­day, July 13 and Sat­ur­day, July 14 and wind up with a break­fast and lim­ited activ­i­ties on Sun­day, July 15.

The event kicks off Fri­day evening at 7 pm with enter­tain­ment by “Oolong Gurus” at the Amphithe­ater. Camp cook­ing will fol­low and at dusk a movie will be shown at the Amphitheater.

From 7am to 10 am on Sat­ur­day morn­ing the Vol­un­teers in the Park (VIP’s) will serve a hearty fund rais­ing break­fast for a dona­tion in Shel­ter House Num­ber One.

The menu includes pan­cakes, sausage, sausage gravy, eggs and beverage.

The Nature Cen­ter opens at 10 am and will remain open until 5 pm under the direc­tion of Mar­i­lyn Weiler.

Coun­try games will be played at the Nature Cen­ter from 10:30 to 11:30 am and from noon to 2 pm the VIP’s will serve lunch, ham­burg­ers and hot dogs for a dona­tion at Shel­ter One. Also, from the same site the Span­gler Sis­ters and the Coun­try Trave-lers will enter­tain from noon to 1:30 pm and they will be fol­lowed by JoAnn’s School of Dance enter­tain­ing from 2 to 4 pm.

From 1 to 4 pm crafts will be made at the Nature Cen­ter and from 1 to 5 pm there will be demon­stra­tions and exhibits in the park. Included will be the Mor­row County

Joint Vet­er­ans Coun­cil; Whet­stone Weavers, Brad Moore with the FlintK­nap­pers; Jerry, the Moun­taineer, The Mor­row County Antique Trac­tor and Equip­ment Assoc., Diane’s Home made bread, Lynn Wag­ner, Walker’s Supreme Old Fash­ioned Ice Cream; and Embroi­dery and Quilt­ing by Phyl­lis and Leo Pfeifer

A Walk or Pedal Parade will take place at 1:30. Kids of all ages can enjoy the camp­ground by rid­ing a bike or wagon for the tour.

Sign up must be made by 2:30 pm for the Corn Hole Tour­na­ment which will begin at 3 pm.

Also, pies must be dropped off by 2:30 for the pie bak­ing con­test which begins at 3 pm. Eli­gi­ble pies must NOT NEED refrig­er­a­tion. All pies, whether they are win­ners or not, will be served dur­ing the evening meal.

The hog call­ing con­test at 4:15 can be enjoyed by the fol­low­ing age groups: one to four years of age; five to eight years; nine to 14 years and the fourth cat­e­gory is 15 years and up..

At the same time, there will be a pig tail con­test with the fol­low­ing age groups com­pet­ing: ages one to five; ages six to 14 and 15 years and up.

The hog roast meal will be served at 5:30 pm by the VIP’s at Shel­ter House Num­ber One For a dona­tion din­ers can enjoy sloppy joes, chicken and noo­dles and a vari­ety of sides.

The but­ton draw­ing will be held after the dinner.

On Sun­day, July 15, the VIP’s will once again serve a fund rais­ing break­fast from 7:30 am to 10 am. The Nature Cen­ter will be open from 10:30 am to 2 pm.

The pub­lic is invited to visit the Mount Gilead State Park, a great local attrac­tion where vis­i­tors can find a vari­ety of events for the fam­ily. “Taste of Coun­try” is a per­fect exam­ple of enter­tain­ment, food and fun at a rel­a­tive low cost.

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