The Festival Ironwood event
officially opened Thursday.
Questionable weather moved the opening ceremonies to
dry ground under the big tent.
The American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard presented the
colors and Legionnaire Bob Canon sang the National
Anthem.
The fun immediately began for the kids gathered to
launch their attack at the duck pick. After launching
hundreds of little yellow duckies into the new and
larger pool, kids were lining up to take their chance at
fishing out a prize.
The line at the prize tent went on for hours.
The
kids weren't the only ones enjoying the festival
opening.
Richie Yurkovich and Polkariety took over the stage and
provided music for the Festival patrons eager to dance
to the popular music group.
Later in the evening, the dance floor would be turned
over to teen set. Teenagers from as far away as
Watersmeet came to the festival for the evening
festivities.
Tomorrow the festival will be in full swing with a
long day of events that will please all age groups. On
the Friday Schedule:
Friday, July 15, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Child Identification Program,
Masonic Lodge, 389 Suffolk Street, sponsored by Masonic
Lodge 389. Contact John Tincher 906/932-1828
10:00 a.m. World’s Largest Duck Pick, organized by
Friends of Festival Ironwood
10:00 a.m. H.O.P.E Animals
10:00 a.m. Fun Castle Moonwalk Jumper
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Kids Activity Day, organized by
the Gogebic County 4-H Group and other community
partners
10:00 a.m. Family Sun Safety Display, organized by the
Western U.P. Health Department
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Slow Poke Da Clown/Happy Daze
and Twinklz Face Painting by Cheryl Cunico
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Trike & Bike Kids Parade
12:00 p.m. Alley Cat Garage Car and Bike Parts Swap
Meet, corner of Aurora and Lowell Streets. Contact Keith
Larsen, 906/932-0300
1:00 p.m. Kids Woodchip Scramble, sponsored by Woodtech
Builders
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pie and Ice Cream Social, Wesley
United Methodist Church, 500 E. McLeod Avenue
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Zumba for kids
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dorothy and The Boys, live music,
free admission
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. LP3, live music, free admission
8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Uncle Fester, live music, free
admission
10:00 p.m. Daily 50/50 Raffle Drawing
Polar Bear
Cookbook
Thank you
to everyone who submitted
recipes for the Polar Bear
Hockey Cookbook. The cookbooks
are now available. The cost for
the cookbooks are $10.00 so make
sure to grab one for yourself
and maybe one or two as a gift.
They can be purchased at the Pat
O'Donnel Civic Center concession
stand or by contacting Kerry
Roehm or Micki Sorensen.
