3RD ANNUAL HUBBARDTON DAY CELEBRATION

Following a very successful and exciting, fun filled Hubbardton Day
celebration last year, the town of Hubbardton has decided it would
like to continue it, as an annual celebration.

So ---- they have set the day this year for Saturday, July 22nd,
starting at 4:00 pm, to celebrate the 3rd annual Hubbardton Day
celebration. The celebration will be held at the Hubbardton
Battlefield, located on Monument Hill Road in Hubbardton. Remember
to bring lawn chairs or blankets, and also, tents will be provided
for your convenience. In the event of rain, the celebration will be
held the next day, Sunday, July 23rd -- same place and time. If
questionable, call 273-2911.

There are activities scheduled for both children and adults. At 4:00
pm, children games and contests will take pace, and there will be
prizes and surprises given out. At the same time, for the adults,
there will be a corn hole toss competition, and pick up volley ball
games. Also, the extremely popular --- " females only" --- frying pan
throwing contest will be held, last year, drawing over 20 competitors,
and which again, is bound to draw a lot of attention. In addition
this year again, there will be a kids, and a "senior ladies" throwing
contest as well. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners of all the
adult contests.

During the day, there will be fried bread dough, water, and souvenir
"T" shirts available to purchase.

Other events will be, a raffle with ca$h prizes, a "what's your
pleasure" jar raffle, and a "gorgeous" hand stitched quilt raffle.
Also, back by popular demand, is the the fun and exciting face
painting lady, who will once again work her "magic" with her amazing
creative art !!

Beginning at 5:00 pm until 6:15 pm, a "fantastic PIG-ROAST" and
Chicken Barbecue, with all the fixin's, will be served again by the
Hubbardton Center Grange 290. It will certainly fill your belly and
put a smile on your face, and get you ready for the next events of the
celebration. Tickets for the roast/barbeque, are $12.00 for adults,
and $6.00 for kids under 10. Free ice cream will also be given out.
For advanced tickets call 273-2651, or 273-2951 or at Castleton Pet Supply,
700 Route 4A West, Castleton, VT.

During the evening music will be provided by the very popular, Steve
Kyhill and David Hughes. and the Mt. Independence Seth Warner Fife and
Drum Corps will perform. Square dancing will follow the dinner, with
Pete Tobin, master caller, doing the honors. All dancers be ready to
strut your stuff !! You can bring a picnic supper if you want to, and
don't forget to bring a lawn chair.

Taking center stage at 7:00 pm will be the very popular, and well
known and outstanding Bluegrass and Americana musicians, NORTHERN
HOMESPUN. They play covers, and high energy, foot tapping style music,
and they have performed in several venue's in many of the western
Vermont towns. They will fill your musical tastes from 7:00 pm to
9:00 pm, and will thoroughly entertain you with a happy feeling.

To close the evening out --- and by no means will anyone fall asleep
--- we have saved the "best for the last" as we present our
--"FANTASTIC F * I * R * E * W * O * R * K * S * --
EXTRAVAGANZA", which will captivate your imagination, and thrill every
bone in your body !!! The display will definitely out perform last
year's production, and promises to explode with a spectacular "grand
finally" climax to the evening, to close out the fantastically
outstanding 3rd annual Hubbardton Day celebration!!

For more information contact 273-2951.