Madison Messenger - June 16th, 2019

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London Strawberry Festival
Festival events schedule
The 2019 London Strawberry Festival
will take place June 20-22 on and around
Main Street in downtown London.
The Strawberry Shortcake Tent will be
open daily, selling generous portions of
shortcake topped with strawberries, ice
cream and whipped cream.
Thursday, June 20
10:30 a.m.-noon–Contest registration
and check-in at the information booth: toy
building, window/house/yard decorating,
stories and poetry, coloring, art, fairy gardens,
photogenic, cake and cookie decorating,
accessory decorating, mandela and
zentangle
11 a.m.–Opening ceremony and all
vendors open; National Anthem
11:15 a.m.–Stage practice for Shortcakes,
Little and Young, Junior and Miss
pageant contestants
12-8 p.m.—Sports Heros autographs
4-10 p.m.—Beer tent open
6:20 p.m.—Shortcake, Little Miss and
Young Miss contests, main stage
7 p.m.–Junior and Miss contests, main
stage
End of pageant—Photogenic and pageant
winners announced
7-9 p.m.—Check-in for contests (same
list as at 10:30 a.m.) at information booth
10:30 p.m.—Festival closes
Friday, June 21
11 a.m.–Festival and all vendors open
12-8 p.m.—Sports Heros autographs
4-10 p.m.—Beer tent open
5:30 p.m.—Sighless Sunday performs,
main stage
6:30-8:30 p.m.–Car show
6:45-7:45 p.m.—Prince and princess
party, 61 S. Main St.
7-8 p.m.—Contest check-ins (strawberry
food, coloring, toy building, etc.) at Revive
Baptist Church, 61 S. Main St.
8-8:15 p.m.–Food contest judging
8:30 p.m.–Wheelhouse performs, main
stage
10:30 p.m.–Festival closes
Saturday, June 22
8:45-9 a.m.—Baby contest check-in,
main stage
9 a.m.–Festival and all vendors open
9 a.m.–Baby contest (photos immediately
following), main stage
9 a.m.-1 p.m.–Young Eagles Rally,
(free plane rides for ages 17 and younger),
Madison County Airport
9-9:30 a.m.—COBRA car parade into
London
10 a.m.-10 p.m.—Beer tent
10 a.m.-3 p.m.–London AC COBRA
car show and burnout rides to benefit the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, courthouse
square
11-8 p.m.—Sports Heros autographs
12 p.m.—Second Chance band, main
stage
12-4 p.m.—Ride special
1:30-3:30 p.m.–Festival queens luncheon,
Vineyard Baptist Church
3 p.m.—Second Story Anthem performs,
main stage
4 p.m.–Parade line-up, Cowling Park
5 p.m.–Grand parade followed by festival
introductions and crowning of the
2019 queen at the main stage; grand marshal
recognized; contest and parade
awards announced
7 p.m.–50/50 raffle winner announced
8 p.m.—Dallas band performs, main
stage
11 p.m.–Rides and festival closes
For festival details, including contest
rules and entry forms, go to www.londonstrawberryfestival.com.
Cobras roar into town,
chance to take fast ride
On June 22, the Cobras will roar into
London in the annual parade of Cobras.
The cars will take off at 9 a.m. from the
Speedway gas station on U.S. Route 42 near
I-70 and arrive in downtown London shortly
after 9:15 a.m., driving in on North Main
Street.
Once in town, the Cobras will be parked
until 3 p.m. on Main Street between Fourth
and Fifth streets and along Fourth Street
between Oak and Union streets. The public
is invited to view the Cobras and visit the
many automotive related vendors that will
have products on display.
For a $10 donation to the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, anyone can take a Cobra ride
down Main Street at speeds faster than the
speed limit, all with the approval of the London
Police Department.
Each year, the Ohio Cobra Club, a nonprofit
organization, sponsors the London
Cobra Show along with a Cobra sports car
raffle as a means of raising money for research
into developing medicines to fight
Cystic Fibrosis. Raffle tickets for the car can
be purchased at the Ohio Cobra Club’s
booth on June 22.
Last year, the Ohio Cobra Club donated
$104,500 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Since 2000, the club has donated a total of
$1,333,000 to the organization.
The club also makes donations each year
to various London and Madison County
agencies in appreciation of the community’s
support. Last year, the club gave $5,000
each to the London fire department, London
police department, and Madison County
Emergency Medical District, as well as
$2,500 each to the Madison County Deputy
Sheriffs Association and Madison County
DARE program.
For details, go to londoncobrashow.com.
Jonathan Castillo and Maria Garcia volunteered in the Strawberry Shortcake Tent last
year, serving up shortcake topped with ice cream, strawberries and whipped cream.