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{Page 30 the valley star June 28, 2012<br />
CALENDAR OF EVENTS ATHENS/LIMESTONE<br />
COUNTY, ALABAMA<br />
Recurring Events:<br />
Ardmore Farmers’ Market<br />
Now open every Saturday<br />
8:00 AM - noon.<br />
Located behind Pizza Hut and<br />
across from the Ardmore, TN Annex<br />
building. Bring your produce and<br />
sell or come and purchase fresh<br />
produce. Lots of items for sale.<br />
Athens Cruise In on the Square<br />
The monthly<br />
Cruise In is held<br />
the 1st Saturday<br />
night of each<br />
month - Apr - Oct.<br />
Bring your antique vehicle<br />
and park around the square.<br />
This month Reds<strong>to</strong>ne Arsenal Jazz<br />
Band will perform. This is a group<br />
you do not won’t <strong>to</strong> miss. Make it a<br />
family night. Contact Tom at 256-<br />
457-9179.<br />
Singing on the Square<br />
3rd Friday night of each month<br />
(April - September) at 6:00 PM.<br />
Enjoy the free concert on the<br />
square featuring gospel, bluegrass,<br />
and country entertainers.<br />
Events:<br />
Jun 28 Athens Lions Club<br />
Kiddie Carnival Open<br />
Open every Thursday,<br />
Friday & Saturday<br />
night June<br />
28 thru August 4. Hours of operation<br />
are Thursday-Saturday night of<br />
each weekend, 6:30pm-9:30pm.<br />
We have rides for kids along with<br />
great concessions and bingo! For<br />
safety and maintenance reasons,<br />
no adult riders on any of the rides.<br />
Our concessions are very reasonably<br />
priced and each of the rides is<br />
just one ticket, which is 50 cents.<br />
The Kiddie Carnival is located at the<br />
intersection of Forrest & Beaty<br />
streets, just across from Athens<br />
Middle School. For more information<br />
or updates see our Facebook<br />
Page also: Athens Lions Club Kiddie<br />
Carnival.<br />
Jun 28 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM<br />
8th Annual Sonic Cruz-In<br />
This event is sponsored by the Ardmore<br />
Boys and Girls Club. Bring<br />
your unique collectible car or truck<br />
and share the nostalgia of yesterday.<br />
No entry fee or judging. S<strong>to</strong>p<br />
by Sonic and enjoy the beautiful vehicles.<br />
A portion of theproceeds<br />
form the evening’s sales will be donated<br />
<strong>to</strong> the Boys and Girls Club.<br />
Jun 30 at 8:00 AM<br />
(registration 6:00 AM)<br />
1st Annual Onyx Family<br />
5K Fun Run<br />
Hosted by Onyx Senior 5 All-Stars.<br />
Registration/sing in begins at 6:00<br />
AM at Swan Creek Pavillion. Fees -<br />
$20 adults, $15 kids 13 and under<br />
and $5 kids 6 and under. Participants<br />
receive a certificate. Drinks<br />
and snacks are provided. Form<br />
available at www.onyxallstars.com<br />
or by calling Cyn<strong>this</strong> Cross at<br />
256-777-1243.<br />
June 30, 2012 Fishing for Elliot<br />
Bass Tournament Benefit<br />
Time: Safelight- 2:00 pm<br />
Place: Ingalls Harbor Decatur, AL<br />
For info. call<br />
Mark Sloan : 256-655-0313 or<br />
Richard Mason 256-497-8894<br />
Jun 30 at dusk<br />
Athens Fireworks<br />
Show<br />
Come <strong>to</strong> Athens, AL<br />
and enjoy the fireworks<br />
as we kick<br />
off a week long celebration<br />
of our independence. Other<br />
events included in the celebration<br />
are (a) July 1 - a minute of silent<br />
prayer at noon for all our military (b)<br />
Reading of the Declaration of Independence<br />
(c) Movie at the Alabama<br />
Veterans Museum (d) Alabama Veterans<br />
Museum Open House featuring<br />
Ron Pettus’ American Flag Exhibit.<br />
Enjoy your event with family and<br />
friends (d) Ron Pettus’ American Flag<br />
Exhibit at the Alabama Veterans Museum<br />
(e) July 6 - Care Package Collection<br />
for Afghanistan Unit from<br />
Alabama. Drop off points Athens Visi<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
Center and the Alabama Veterans<br />
Museum (f) July 7 - Coffee Call at<br />
Alabama Veterans Museum for all<br />
veterans and family and Cruise in on<br />
the Square.<br />
July 14 at 2:00 PM<br />
Miss Shining Star Pageant<br />
The Onyx Senior 5 All-Stars invite<br />
you <strong>to</strong> participate in the Beauty<br />
Pageant which will be held at<br />
Round Island Creek Center, 13829<br />
Lucas Ferry Road. Divisions will<br />
birth from birth <strong>to</strong> 18 years. Entry<br />
fee is $30 per contestant. Pho<strong>to</strong>genic<br />
division optional for $5.00.<br />
For more information contact Marie<br />
Henderson 256-990-19069 or<br />
Kelly Cain at 256-874-4445. Winners<br />
will recieve crow3n, sash, trophy<br />
and certificate for manicure<br />
and pedicure.<br />
Jul 21 24th Annual<br />
CASA Mud Volleyball Tournament<br />
Enter your team early. Registration<br />
is underway. Entry deadline is July<br />
11th. Register by July 2nd and receive<br />
an event T-shirt. Cost is $15<br />
per player and a team must have a<br />
minimum of eight members and<br />
two must be females. About 90<br />
teams will be competing for the<br />
championship. Proceeds provide<br />
services <strong>to</strong> homebound and elderly<br />
citizens. Contact: 256-232-5751,<br />
casalimes<strong>to</strong>necounty.org.<br />
June 22 & 23 Ardmore Booster<br />
Club Co-Ed Softball Tournament<br />
Entry fee is $175 per team. Tournament<br />
will be at the Ardmore, TN<br />
John Barnes Area Park. Contact<br />
Kevin Apple<strong>to</strong>n at 256-3741-7091.<br />
Jul 27 & 28<br />
Alabama Championship Trac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
and Truck Pull (Tanner)<br />
This Trac<strong>to</strong>r Truck Pull is one of the<br />
best in the nation. Make your plans<br />
<strong>to</strong>day <strong>to</strong> attend at Tanner High<br />
School. Contact: 256-497-4309,<br />
431-1292 or 256-233-7077. Fee<br />
Shoppers Paradise Flea Market<br />
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