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South Charleston
Fireworks and festival on tap for late September
By Kristy Zurbrick
calliope, lots of horses including a team of
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draft horses, people dressed in period costumes,
the Ohio Wheelmen on tall tricycles,
South Charleston will be bursting with
community spirit the last weekend of September.
On the schedule: a homecoming
and the high school football team and cheerleaders.
football game, fireworks, and festival.
Six live music acts, almost all of which
Madison Township Emergency Medical
have South Charleston connections, will
Services is sponsoring fireworks on Sept. 27
play from late Saturday morning into the
at 140 S. Church St. after Southeastern High
evening in the music tent. They include solo
School’s home football game against Triad.
artists, duos and bands performing everything
from rock, country and folk tunes to
The display should start at about 10 p.m.
On Sept. 28-29, the South Charleston
songs from the Civil War era.
Heritage Commission is putting on its annual
Heritage Days festival at and around
“We’re doing something new this year.
Between music acts, we have several standup
comedians,” said Kim Breeze, festival or-
the historic train depot and log house at 147
W. Mound St.
ganizer. “It’s a little something else to enjoy
Saturday’s festivities kick off with a parade.
Resident Barbara Junk Patton is this
and another opportunity to showcase area
talent.”
year’s grand marshal.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, the
“Barbara is a walking history book of the
Clark County Humane Society is offering
village. She is a very knowledgeable local
microchipping at a reduced rate. They also
historian whose family has been a big part
will have adoptable dogs on hand.
of South Charleston,” said Patty Moore, parade
organizer.
Sunday’s activities start at 10:30 a.m.
with a community church service and end at
Moore said the parade is shaping up to
1 p.m. with the kiddie tractor pull. A pizza
be a good one. Among the entries already
eating contest and bingo take place in between.
signed up are tractors, fire trucks, a mobile
Library hosts film festival
“The pedal pull is a hoot,” said Sue Mattinson,
Heritage Commission president.
“Those little kids really work up a storm to
see who wins.”
On Saturday and Sunday, food trucks
will dish out all sorts of goodies: ice cream,
barbecue, Texas tenderloins, fries, porkchops,
hot dogs, walking tacos and more.
The Heritage Commission’s famous bean
soup and cornbread also are on the menu. A
beer truck will operate throughout the festival.
Also taking place both days is a silent
auction, children’s activities, and vendors
selling baked goods, home goods, crafts, jewelry,
direct sale products and more.
Proceeds from the Heritage Days Festival
go toward the upkeep of South
Charleston’s historic train depot, log house
and opera house. This year, the log house
got a new roof.
For more about vendor space, the parade,
volunteering or any other aspect of the
festival, visit “South Charleston Heritage
Days Festival” on Facebook or send email to
scheritagedays@gmail.com.
Heritage Days Schedule of Events
Friday, Sept. 27
Fireworks following football game (approximately
10 p.m. at 140 S. Church St.)
Saturday, Sept. 28
10 a.m.–Parade
Live music line-up
(with standup comedy between acts):
11:30 a.m.–Dave & Taffy Waugh
1 p.m.–Steve Ball
2:30 p.m.–Ty Cooper
4 p.m.–American Landscape
6 p.m.–The Foundation
8 p.m.–Wyatt McCubbin
Sunday, Sept. 29
10:30 a.m.–Community church service
Noon–Pizza eating contest
Noon–Bingo
1 p.m.–Kiddie tractor pull
Saturday’s and Sunday’s events take place at
and around 147 W. Mound St., South
Charleston.
Houston Library, 5 W. Jamestown St.,
South Charleston, is hosting the following
activities. For details, call (937) 462-8047.
• Storytime. Thursdays at 11 a.m., Sept.
5-Dec. 5 for ages 2-4 and parents/caregivers.
Children participate in stories, movement
activities and crafts to take home. Call the
library to sign up.
• Movie: “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”
(PG). Watch the world of Pokémon come to
life at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Popcorn provided.
• LEGO Club. Second Mondays at 3:30
p.m., Sept. 9-Nov. 11 for school-aged children.
Bring a friend to share in the fun and
to help build a masterpiece out of LEGOs.
Creations will be left on display until the following
month. LEGOs provided.
• Movie: “Aladdin” (PG). At 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 10, watch the adventures of a street
urchin who frees a genie from a lamp. Popcorn
provided.
• Fun in Space Family Night. At 6 p.m.
Sept. 17, families with children 4 years old
and older are invited to come dressed as
their favorite space characters from any
movie, television show or book (optional).
Participants will play games involving the
moon and stars and have photo opportunities
with spacey props.
• Manhattan Short Film Festival. The
Manhattan Short Film Festival received
1,250 entries from 70 countries from which
10 finalists were chosen. Between Sept. 26
and Oct. 6, these 10 films will be screened
in over 400 cities on six continents and will
be eligible for Oscar nomination.
The judges of these films are you, the audience.
On entry to the venue, every audience
member receives a ballot to vote for the
best short films and actors at the conclusion
of the show. Votes will be tallied at the Manhattan
Short headquarters in New York
City, and the winners will be announced at
10 a.m. Oct. 7 at ManhattanShort.com.
This is the second year Clark County
Public Library has participated and is one
of the only screening venues in the area.
Viewing is recommended for ages 18 and up.
The local viewing schedule is as follows.
The total viewing time for the 10 films is
about 2 hours and 20 minutes.
- Sept. 27 at 11 a.m.—Houston Branch, 5
W. Jamestown St., South Charleston. Feel
free to bring a brown bag lunch;
- Oct. 1 at 5 p.m.—Main Library, 201 S.
Fountain Ave., Springfield;
- Oct. 2 at 2 p.m.—Main Library, 201 S.
Fountain Ave., Springfield; and
- Oct. 4 at 11 a.m.—Main Library, 201 S.
Fountain Ave., Springfield.
Medicare help
Medicare plans change every year, so it
is important to compare plans before choosing
one. Staff at Charleston Pharmacy can
help with that. For more information, call
(937) 462-8331.