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2010 HomeTown Festival Days return to the Old Courthouse Square
Fri. - June 18 – Corn Roast ● Sat. & Sun - June 19 & 20 – Arts & Crafts Mon. - June 21 – Hub Dollie Parade (am) ● Mon – June 21 – Pet Parade (pm) ●Fri & Sat – June 25 & 26 – Taste of Crown Point Fri – June 25 – Marriage Mill Celebration ● Mon – June 28 – Gospel Concert
Corn Roast – June 18 – The show must go on! Even heavy down pours and lightning could not stop the 23rd Annual Corn Roast from taking place. After an initial storm, the crowd filed in to enjoy the Corn, 16 food vendors, Beer and Music before a second storm hit. Thank you to all who made the event possible; The City of Crown Point, Greg Gordon and all the volunteers from Centier Bank, Kevin Van Sessen, Blade Cutters Landscaping, Diane Gordon, View Outdoor Advertising, Mark Schweitzer, Crown Point Fire Department and Superior Petroleum, Mark Bates, Fleming, Bates, & Barber Insurance, Hyon Kwak, First Midwest Bank, Brian P. Popp, Laszlo & Popp, PC, Steve Smead, White Hawk, Larry & Kim Geisen, Geisen’s Funeral Home, Andy Steele & Lisa Tatina, Post Tribune, Jeff Ehrsam, Gordon Food Service, Debbie Kolloway, Southlake YMCA, Andrew Kyres, First Financial Bank, Sharon Jeppeson & Rosemary De St. Jean, Rosemary’s Heritage Flowers, Karen Orosz, Ivy Tech, Mary Hoffman, Merrillville School System, Service Sanitation, Republic Services & Crown Rentals.
Arts & Crafts Festival – June 19 & 20 – A total of 74 Arts and Crafts exhibitors filled the square for the 36th annual event. Seven food vendors served up refreshments for the crowd. Thank you again to the city of Crown Point, especially the Crown Point Civil Defense. Thank you to all of our volunteers; Kathy Ferro, First Midwest Bank, Trudi Tarpo, St. Matthias, Marcia Stirpe, Radisson Hotel, Ursula Saqui, Saqui Research LLC, and Jean Lahm, Geisen Funeral Home
Dollie Parade – June 21 – The morning rain did not stop over 100 children and their parents from coming out to march around the square for the Dollie Parade. Thank you to our sponsors; Centier Bank, Panache Salon, The Candy Cove and Crown Trophy.
Pet Parade – June 21 – Dressed and undressed pets came out for this year’s Pet Show and Parade at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Thank you to the Crown Point K9 unit for their entertaining and informative demonstration. Also a big thank you to our sponsors, Dr. Michael Walsh and the entire staff of Oak Hill Animal Hospital, Barbara Hartley, Pets in Motion, Vivian Vallone, Luv For Animals Pet Sitting and Jean Lahm, Geisen’s Pet Loss Centre. Thank you to our volunteer Sarah Polman, IN-Cambridge Architects.
Marriage Mill Celebration – June 25 – Aubrey Brainard and Joseph Llano from Hebron, Indiana were married by Crown Point’s Clerk-Treasure Patti Olson during this event. And our very own Cheri and Darryl Elser renewed their marital vows along with approximately twenty other couples. Thank you Carol Kalmar, Pretty Woman & Gentleman’s Touch Hair Salon for being a wonderful MC for the event. Thank you also to our sponsors; Radisson Hotel, Strack & Van Til, Rosemary’s Heritage Flowers and Jewel Foods
Taste of Crown Point – June 25 & 26 – There were 41 local restaurants, food vendors and non-profit organizations spread out on the Old Courthouse Lawn and Square. Many vendors said it was their best taste to date. Thank you again to Mark Schweitzer, Superior Petroleum, the City of Crown Point, Jim Willison, Service Sanitation, and Republic Services. Thank you to our “Tasting Committee”; Brian Popp, Laszlo & Popp, PC Attorneys at Law, Faye Sepke, First Midwest Bank, James Baltzersen, Edward Jones Investments, Rosemary De St. Jean, Rosemary’s Heritage Flowers, and Shirley Dunn, Allstate Insurance. Thank you to our volunteers; Charman Williamson, Marilyn Repp and Mike Zappia, Peoples Bank, Corey Lucas, Main Source Bank, Nicole Schmied & Jill Gray, Reese Inc., Laura Certa, Towne Centre Retirement Community, Sharon Kersey, H.D.W. Commercial Interiors, Nancy Camp, Wiseway Food Centers, Carol Kalmar, Pretty Woman & Gentleman’s Touch Hair Salon, Julie Olthoff, Via Marketing Inc., Dennis & Angela Clark, Clark General Services, Tracy Anderson & Hyon Kwak, First Midwest Bank, Delores Jones, Dialogue & Creative Works, LLC., Sarah Polman, IN-Cambridge Architects,
Gospel Concert – June 28 – It was a beautiful night on the Old Courthouse Lawn for a concert. This evening could not have been possible without the generous donation of sound equipment and knowledge from Chuck Mudd with Seismic Sound, thank you Chuck. Thank you also to David Vicari, St. Matthias Church. Thank you to our volunteers Brian Popp, Laszlo & Popp, PC Attorneys at Law and James Baltzersen, Edward Jones Investments. |
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