FALL FESTIVAL 2017
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ing spot. Downtown parking is run by
the charity groups, who do a great job,
but they fill up fast in the mornings. If
people park at the church, they ride in
a nice van and it is just a better start
for the day,” Joy said.
His other suggestion is for people to
remember to drink plenty of water.
“Last year, I think we had one inci-
dent of heat exhaustion because the
person didn't remember to drink
enough water. It gets hot walking
through all the attractions and booths,”
he said.
His third suggestion is probably the
most obvious of the three.
“Come hungry,” Joy said. “People
can literally eat their way through the
festival and do a lot of good while
they're at it.”
Dining opportunities begin on
Friday night with the Annual Taste
Fest at Station 885 in Old Village that
supports the Civitans, a group dedicat-
ed to helping children and the dis-
abled. More than 21 restaurantswill be
handing out samples of their best
menu items, along with wine from a
local shop, during the event.
There will be a live band and bar
service in the landscaped lower park-
ing lot at the restaurant, 885
Starkweather. The cost for the Taste
Fest which offers unlimited access to
the menu items of all 20 restaurants
and a food truck is $15 for adults, $5 for
children ages 5-10 and those 4 and
younger are admitted at no cost with
an adult.
Kiwanis Clubmemberswill be serv-
ing their annual pancake breakfast at
The Gathering across from Kellogg
Park beginning at 7 a.m. and continu-
ing until noon where for $6 or $7 din-
ers can enjoy pancakes, sausage, juice,
coffee ormilk.
The A.M. Rotary Club will move
into the Busch's Tent behind E.G.
Nick's restaurant on Forest Avenue
where members will serve a spaghetti
dinner from 4-8 p.m. to help fund their
charitable and civic causes in the com-
munity.
Then Sunday brings the original
Rotary Club Chicken Barbeque where
more than 10,000 chicken dinners are
served beginning at 11 a.m. and contin-
uing until sold out.
“TheRotary Club started it all more
than six decades ago,” Joy, the immedi-
ate past president of the group said,
“and they know exactly what they are
doing.”
Advice
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Come hungry.
People can literally
eat their way
through the festival
and do a lot of good
while they're at it.
”
