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ROMULUS
ROMULUS

Preparations for Annual Pumpkin Festival under way

The 25th annual Romulus include the name, email, and
Pumpkin Festival, a three-day phone number of the individual
event that begins on the third entering the contest.
Friday in September each year, Bingo games sponsored by
will take place next weekend, the Romulus Chamber of
Sept. 15, 16 and 17 at Romulus Commerce will take place from
Historical Park located at 11147 4 until 22 p.m on Friday, from 11
Hunt St. a.m. until 11 p.m. on Saturday
The event will begin Friday and from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
evening with the traditional Sunday. There will be cash
Rotary Club Festival of Lights prizes all three days.
where everything is aglow, from The Romulus Professional
bicycles to cement trucks. Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4126
Thousands of people line will serve pancakes from 8 until
Goddard Road to wait for the 11:30 a.m. at the park on
vehicles to pass by during the Saturday. Breakfasts of pan-
event. Information about the cakes, sausage, coffee and juice
parade rules and entry require- will be prepared and served by
ments is available on the members of the Romulus Fire
Romulus Rotary Facebook page Department.
or email The cost for the meal is $5 for
Romulus.rotary@gmail.com. adult and $4 for seniors.
During the weekend, the Children 4 and younger eat at no
street festival features music, cost with the purchase of an
food, crafts, and games for all adult breakfast. More informa- The Corn Hole Tournament
ages. There is a classic car show tion is available from Capt. John sponsored by St. John's Lodge
and a craft and vendor show Thiede at (734)740-1194. #44 will take place from 1 until 4
along with live musical enter- Also on Saturday is the popu- p.m. Saturday, north of the
tainment. Organizers said the lar Romulus Downtown Historical Park Pavilion. The
Pumpkin Festival is a celebra- Development Authority registration fee is $15 per person
tion of friends and family; a har- Pumpkin Festival Punkin and advance registration is
vest celebration that generates Chuckin contest. The event will encouraged. There will be tro-
an enthusiastic spirit and regen- begin at 3:30 Sept. 16 at the festi- phies for the first and second
erates a sense of community. val hospitality tent. No pre-regis- place teams and medals for the
The traditional festival tast- tration is required, although third-place team.
ing and digital photo contests competitors are cautioned to The tournament is a benefit
are under way. All entries for the warm up their throwing arms to for the Sickle Cell Disease
various competitions are due no compete for the various prizes. Association of America and
later than tomorrow. Digital In addition to the entertain- donations are also accepted. For
photo entries can be submitted ment and games, a 5Krun and more information, call Brother
to the Facebook page walk is planned for 9 a.m. James Brown at (734) 389-5372.
@RomulusPumpkinFestival or Sunday, Sept. 17. The run will The event is organized each
emailed to begin behind the Romulus year by a Pumpkin Festival
pumpkinfestival@romulusgov.co Senior Center, 36525 Bibbins St. Committee, first established in
m in Romulus. 1996 for the planning of the first
The public will be given a Check in will begin at 8:30 festival in 1997. Members of the
chance to pick their favorite a.m., warm-up at 8:45 a.m. and committee meet at 5:30 p.m. the
entries on Facebook and win- the run will officially begin at 9 first Tuesday of the month begin-
ners for all contests will be a.m. There will be first, second ning in March to prepare for the Wayne Road. call the Pumpkin Festival
announced on Facebook and and third place prizes September event. Meetings take Volunteers are always wel- Hotline at (734) 955-4577 or
contacted individually. Information is available at (734) place in Romulus City Hall come, organizers said. For infor- email pumpkinfestival@romu-
Organizers said entries must 955-4521. Council Chambers at 11111 mation, or to join the committee, lusgov.com.

On the move

The Romulus Recreation Department
has moved to an office inside the
Romulus Athletic Center at 35765
Northline Road. Director Colleen Dumas
said staff members are eager to help
residents learn about and sign up for the
upcoming fall programs. Registration is
currently open for Youth Gymnastics and
PeeWee Basketball, she said. Adult
drop-in volleyball will begin in October,
and ticket information for the popular
Daddy Daughter Dance in October will
be coming out soon, she added.