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The Calhoun County Wood Festival will come to Grantsville June 5-7, with an array of hometown entertainment and activities.
The big Wood Festival Parade will be a highlight on Saturday, June 7 starting at 1 p.m.
WOOD FESTIVAL NEWS:
Meetings
Calhoun County Wood Festival Committee Meetings will be held every Tuesday evening
in May at 6 p.m. at the Koffee Kup Restaurant, Main Street, Grantsville. The
public is invited to attend.
Quilt Raffle
JoAnn Shock has donated a quilt to be raffled off after the quilt show on Saturday,
June 7. It was pieced by Shock and machine quilted by Sharon Jarvis.
Chances are 1 for $1.00 or 6 for $5.00. Anyone wanting to purchase a ticket may
contact anyone on the Wood Festival Committee listed below.
Pretty Baby Contest
The Wood Festival Committee will have a Pretty Baby Contest on Saturday, May 31,
at Calhoun Middle/High School Auditorium. Registration begins at 2pm and contest
begins at 3pm. There will be a $5.00 entry fee.
Children age births to three-years-old are eligible to participate. Boys and girls
are separated into the following age divisions: 0-6 months; 7-11 months; 1 year;
two year; three year.
For more information, contact Nikki Boatright, 354-7712.
Queen Flora Pageant
The Wood Festival's Queen Flora Pageant will be held on Saturday, May 31, 7pm at
the Calhoun Middle/High School auditorium.
Quilt Show
The Calhoun County Wood Festival is planning its 3rd Annual Quilt Show on Saturday,
June 7th, 10am to 3pm, with quilted projects on display at the Grantsville Senior
Citizen Center's main activity room. Marge and Chrissy Webster will host the
show.
It is open to all Calhoun County residents and includes any project from large
quilts to wall hangings, pillows, and everything in-between.
The project can be hand or machine quilted or appliquéd, kits, pre-printed panels,
or your own original design. This will be a show only; no judging or selling will
take place.
Exhibitors need to bring their projects to the center on Friday, June 6, between
8am and 4pm to register. This will allow time to properly display all projects for
the Saturday show.
Exhibitors will be responsible for picking up their projects on Saturday between
3:30pm and 4pm.
For more information, call Cathy Humphrey, 354-7251 or 354-7111.
Volleyball Tournament
Wood Festival Volleyball Tournament will be held Saturday, June 7, 10am on Wayne
Underwood Field. Trophies will be awarded to the top three teams, along with
individual trophies for the first place team.
Teams can have up to eight players with two females on the field at all times. Fee
is $50.
To pre-register, call Angie Hersman, 354-6672 days or 655-7406 evenings; David
Cain, 354-7120; or register by 10am the day of the Tournament.
Recipe Contest
The Wood Festival will be having a Recipe Contest on Saturday, June 7.
Categories include bread, cakes, appetizers and snacks, candy, cookies, pastries,
and canned foods. Food will be judged according to appearance and taste. A copy
of the recipe should accompany each dish.
Recipe and dishes should be submitted by 11am at the small courtroom in the
Courthouse. Judging will take place at 11:30am and the winners will be announced
prior to the parade.
For more information, contact Beth Carpenter, 354-7856.
Watermelon/Ice Cream Eating Contest
The Wood Festival is looking for people willing to participate in watermelon and
ice cream eating contests. They will take place on Saturday, June 7, on Main
Street in front of Courthouse. Anyone interested in participating should contact
Beth Carpenter, 354-7856.
Parade
Anyone interested in the Wood Festival Parade on Saturday, June 7, 1 pm, should
contact Jim McCormick, 354-6823.
Wood Chopping
Several wood chopping activities will be held Saturday, June 7, 2pm, at
Wayne Underwood Field. Arden Cogar, national wood chopping champion, will
be present.
Activities will include cross cut, jack-and-jill (one male and one female),
overhand chop, hawk and ax throws, and hot saw.
For information, contact Karen Shreve, 354-0065.
3rd Annual Car Show
The Third Annual Wood Festival Auto Show is planned for Saturday, June 7,
2003 from 9 to 5 p.m. next to Wayne Underwood Field.
The show has been building every year, and is drawing a lot of classy cars
from the area. Lots of folks have been attending the event. Registration is
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entry fee is $8 for cars and trucks.
Awards and certificates will be presented at 3 p.m. Dash plaques for the
first 50 vehicles. Show sponsors are Gary's Auto Repair, Smith's Auto and
Rick's Pro Hardware.
No alcohol, not responsible for accidents. All vehicles should have a fire
extinguisher and be driven onto the show
Grounds.
Wood Festival Committee Members
President, Shannon Davis, 354-7570
Vice-President, Kim Church, 354-6066
Secretary, Karen Shreve, 354-0065
Treasurer, Sue Oshoway, 354-9204
Car Show, Jerry Collins, 354-9135
Volleyball Tournament, Angie Hersman, 655-7406
Entertainment, Shannon Davis, 354-7570; Kim Church, 354-6066
Wood Chopping, Karen Shreve, 354-0065
Booths and Commercial Vendor, Sue Oshoway, 354-9204; Beth Carpenter,
354-7856
Merchant Prizes, Nikki Boatright, 354-7712; Melinda Wolverton, 354-7613;
Kristin Jones, 354-7710
Quilt Show, Cathy Humphrey, 354-7111 or 354-7251
Parade, Jim McCormick, 354-6823
Coronation, Paige Toney, 354-6313; Sara Walker, 354-6874, Jackie
Blankenship, 354-6671
Pretty Baby Contest, Nikki Boatright, 354-7712 | 
