Schedule for the Tuscola Sesquicentennial celebration
By The News-Gazette
Sunday, July 1, 2007
July 4th - 8th
Tanger Outlet Sidewalk Sale
Sidewalk Sales in Tuscola's Historic Downtown
Ironhorse Mixed Scramble - Sunday lunch and awards
Thurs., July 5th
4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Carson Barnes 3 Ring Circus
7:00 p.m. Preserving Antiques presentation at the Douglas County Museum
Fri., July 6th - 8th Wimple Park
BB gun shooting demonstration competition with Chief AJ, starts at 1 p.m.
July 6th - 8th Ervin Park
Friday evening and all day Saturday and Sunday – Fun Family Entertainment and children's inflatables (No charge from 10 to noon Saturday.
Fri., July 6th
5 p.m. Four Season's Dodge "The Raminator" on display
5 p.m. Moose Lodge - Tailgate & Texas Hold'em Tournament
6 to 7 p.m. Library - 19th Century Games for the Youth
7 p.m. Parade down Main Street Tuscola
5 to 7 p.m. & 8:30 to 10 p.m. Downtown - Beasley Brothers Band
8 to 11 p.m. Ervin Park Teen Dance
9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Beer Tent - Parke Street - The Hitmen
Sat., July 7th
Red Barn/mall area
1 to 3 p.m. Gospel country music
2:30 to 4 p.m. Blend - music from 50s
2 to 5 p.m. Car show and farm implement/antique tractor displaly
4 p.m. The Raminator Car Crush
Ervin Park
6:30 to 10 a.m. American Legion pancake breakfast
8 a.m. Flag-raising Ceremony
8:15 a.m. 3-on-3 basketball tournament
Morning Petting Zoo - 5K Run - Golf Chipping contests
9 a.m. to noon Children's games & activities
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dog Show, Children's Activities (by North Tennis Courts)
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Blacksmith demonstration by Brian Headley
10 a.m. Spelling bee
noon Mud Volleyball Tournament
TBA Grandpa Cratchet Children's Stage Show
noon to 1 - cake walk
2 p.m. Kiddie Tractor Pull
6 to 7:30 p.m. Decatur Park Singers
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Slink Rand Group - 70s rock
8:45 to 10:00p.m. Head East rock band
10:00 p.m. Fireworks
Community Building
Noon to 7 p.m. Flea Market/Craft Vendors
Forty Martyrs Hall
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Quilt show
Red Barn/Tanger Mall
1 to 3 p.m. Morgan Entertainers
3 to 5 p.m. Tuscola Wheels Car Show featuring 50's & 60's music
"The Raminator" Car Crush sponsored by Four Seasons Dodge
Library
11:00 a.m. to ? 19th Century Games for the Youth
Tuscola High School
10 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. Guided Tour of Tuscola's Historical Landmarks on a Double Decker Bus ($5/person)
Tuscola Cemetery
11 a.m. to noon and 3 to 4 - cemetery walk
Downtown
1 to 3 p.m. Suede - soft rock band
Beer Tent - Parke St.
9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. City Limits Top 40 Country
Sun., July 8
Red Barn/Tanger Mall
Farm Implement-Antique Tractor display
Civil War Reenactment
Ervin Park
10:30 a.m. Community Church Service organized by the First Christian Church
1 p.m. Time Capsule & Tree dedication
1:30 p.m. Town photo
3 to 5 p.m. Building 429 Christian rock group
TBA Petting Zoo and Grandpa Cratchet Show
Douglas County Museum
4 to 7 p.m. Old Time Religion Picnic with Laura Jean
Forty Martyrs Hall
Noon to 4 p.m. Quilt Show
Beer Tent - Parke St.
2 to 5 p.m. Autumn Zero
2 to 5 p.m. Motorcycle Show
Tuscola High School
2 to 4 p.m. Open to the public for tours
3 to 4 p.m. Guided Tour of Tuscola's Historical Landmarks on a Double Decker Bus ($5/person)
Tuscola Cemetery
4 to 5 p.m. Cemetery walk
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