“ A brief memorial service will be held around 7 p . m . at the Bud Hawk arena . We will also have a tribute to Chuck Cox and Carl Everhart , who both recently passed .”
18 • The Beacon August 1 , 2024
75th annual Bakersville Homecoming is Aug . 8-11
By Jen Jones
For The Beacon
The 75th annual Bakersville Homecoming will be held Thursday , Aug . 8 through Sunday , Aug . 11 . Every day has something planned for the whole family . This year there will be events to honor and remember Austin Yoder , a young man who lost his life last year in a farm accident .
The homecoming will begin with the royalty crowning event on Aug . 8 at 7 p . m . A king and queen will be named .
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There also will be a senior queen , princess , mini-miss and little tractors contest that evening . Food and refreshments will be available .
On Friday , Aug . 9 at 2 p . m ., an antique tractor pull will be held . There will be two tracks and 67 classes in five divisions and six farm stock classes . For more information call Larry Stahl at 740-294- 4930 . The chicken barbecue will begin at 4 p . m ., and the meal includes a chicken half , two sides , dessert and choice of drink ( pop is extra ) for $ 14 .
From 5-8 p . m . Wacky ’ s Country Experience will be at the homecoming . At
7 p . m . Stahl will present a program at the arena ,
Coshocton County Republican SUMMER Corn Roast & Picnic sunday august 18 4:00PM followed by the introduction of the Bakersville Homecoming royalty and
“ A brief memorial service will be held around 7 p . m . at the Bud Hawk arena . We will also have a tribute to Chuck Cox and Carl Everhart , who both recently passed .”
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Larry Stahl
visiting royalty .
On Saturday , Aug . 10 , there will be a breakfast from 8-11 a . m . At 9:30 a . m . the dead weight tractor pull will begin with 5500 #, 7000 # and 8500 # classes . For questions call Mason Mizer at 330-440-3226 . Food will be available from noon to 9:30 p . m . The kiddie tractor pull will start at 1 p . m .
Emig enjoyed representing Bakersville as its princess
My name is Kailyn Emig , and I am the 2023 Bakersville Homecoming princess .
I have enjoyed my time as princess and representing the Bakersville community . My favorite part about being a princess is riding in parades and seeing all the people smiling and waving at me . I also enjoyed meeting new people and being with friends .
I want to thank my family for always supporting me and taking me to all the events . I hope everyone comes out to Bakersville to cheer on the new court and attend all the fun Bakersville Homecoming events .
Kailyn Emig
Princess
with registration beginning at 12:30 p . m . From 4:30-6 p . m . Chuck Williams will perform . He is a gospel , country and bluegrass singer / songwriter . OGR Band , a rock band , will take the stage from 6-10 p . m . A foul shot and 3-point shooting contest will be held at 7 p . m . with registration starting at 6:30 p . m . Classes are boys 17 and under , men 18 and over , girls 17 and under , and women 18 and over . There is a $ 50 prize for first place .
A community church service will be held Sunday , Aug . 11 at 10:30 a . m ., followed by a memorial tractor parade for Yoder beginning at 11:30 a . m . Stahl said , “ Austin loved tractors and agriculture , and the community is going to turn out with the tractors , ATVs and farm equipment that Austin loved to run . It will
Kailyn Emig form at Bud Hawk LLC arena and head north past the Mizer homestead and Evans Creek Church , visiting Austin ’ s final resting place .”
Stahl also said a scholarship in Austin ’ s memory will be awarded on Thursday evening as part of the royalty contest and that the antique tractor pull on Friday will be dedicated to Austin .
“ A brief memorial service will be held around 7 p . m . at the Bud Hawk arena . We will also have a tribute to Chuck Cox and Carl Everhart , who both recently passed ,” Stahl said .
Food will be available after the parade until 2:30 p . m .
At 1 p . m . a dead weight tractor pull will begin with 10,500 # -12,500 # classes . A country store and games will be ongoing Friday and Saturday , and barrel train rides will be held Saturday .
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