July 22 , 2021 The Beacon • 17
73rd West Lafayette Homecoming packed full of fun
By Marianne Austin
The 73rd annual West Lafayette Homecoming Parade will begin Friday , July 30 at 7 p . m . The theme this year is “ Down on the Farm .” Wendell Waters with his wife Marcia from WenMar Farms will be grand marshal of the homecoming parade . They have farmed in the area for many years , and in 2017 they received the Ohio Conservation Farm Family Award at the Farm Science Review .
“ A lot of people I ’ ve talked to are really looking forward to the homecoming ,” said Oren Griffith , chamber president . “ It looks like we ’ ll have a good turnout for the parade . My wife Patty and Jack Patterson will announce the parade units .”
On Friday at 5 p . m .,
the eat stands will be open with a full menu , and there will be rides and games . The corn roast will begin at 6 p . m ., sponsored by the Ridgewood FFA . From 8:30- 10:30 p . m ., Moon Lyterz will be on the main stage with music from the ‘ 50s and ‘ 60s .
On Saturday , July 31 , the day will start with an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast ( pancakes only ) from 8-10 a . m . at the eat stand . The 5k walk / run will start at 8:30 a . m . Sign-up will be at 7:30 a . m .
“ We have someone new running the kitchen at the eat stand this year , Jason Blevins ,” Griffith said . “ He has JP Barbeque , but his kids will be running his barbecue truck for him .”
The model airplane
WL Chamber
AMA RC Fun Fly Show will be Saturday on the football field from 9-11 a . m .
“ They are the bigger model airplanes ,” Griffith said . “ A couple of them have a wingspan of 3 or 4 feet .”
The K-9 rescue team will be on the football practice field at 2 p . m .
West Lafayette Police K-9 Stryder and two dogs from the Coshocton Sheriff ’ s Office will come together with their equipment to show what the dogs are capable of doing .
“ It should last for an hour or more ,” Griffith said . “ We ’ ve never had that before , and I don ’ t know of a lot of people who have ever seen that before , but it should be exciting .”
The music boosters are having blowups and games for kids . “ We have the blowups this year , although we ’ re looking at a ride company for next year , and that is looking pretty promising right now ,” Griffith said . “ We have the pet parade for the kids with prizes and story time with Andrea Smith from the West Lafayette
Library . She always reads to the kids , and they like to sit and listen . It seems like they really enjoy it , and she enjoys reading to them too .”
The golf ball drop will be at 3:30 p . m . at the Ridgewood band practice field . “ Gary Green will drop the balls onto the field with his cherry picker , and the closest ball to the pin will win a cash prize ,” Griffith said . “ Cash prizes will be awarded for first , second and third place .”
Get Fit Nutrition people will work out on the black top in front of the Ridgewood Eat Stand about the same time as the chicken dinners .
“ That is usually the hottest part of the day , but those folks really do a work out and they love doing it ,” Griffith said .
“ We ’ ve got 250 chicken dinners coming from Schumaker Farms , so it ’ s first come , first served . A few of our merchants purchased chicken dinners for prizes at Friday nights ’ drawing , so they may be able to get a dinner that way . You can always get something to eat at the stand . They have the Homecoming Burger , shredded-chicken sandwiches , pop and pie , just a little bit of everything . Of course , there are French fries at the fireman ’ s stand .”
The Lions Club Mouse Game has been a popular game for a lot of years .
“ They had trouble getting mice for several years ,” Griffith said . “ Tom Brill has a farm out at Plainfield , and he comes up with some mice
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