WARM WEATHER, NO RAIN AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT - Molasses Festival Concludes 37th Year

(09/27/2004)

Harry Simmons flew his "flying machine" from Spencer over the festival late Saturday afternoon (with the crowd mostly gone) for this birds-eye view (Photo by Dustin Simmons)

Calhoun's award winning fiddler Lester McCumbers plays a few tunes on the outside stage

Saturday's highly competitive volleyball tournament

Calhoun Middle-High School majorettes perform for festival audience

Faithful festival volunteers keep that barbecue chicken coming

The 37th annual WV Molasses Festival concluded its 37th year at Arnoldsburg this past weekend, blessed with beautiful fall weather and what may have been a record crowd for Saturday's parade.

CMHS Red Devil Band gives mini-concert

Hundreds use festival for a homecoming

Dozens of area musicians perform on stage

Kids enjoyed a number of amusements

Stanley Little gets dumped in fireman's tank

MORE FESTIVAL COVERAGE TO FOLLOW