It's not too late to enter the 2007 Kiwanis Fair Parade, which kicks off the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair Oct. 8-13. While preliminary deadlines for entering a float, band or other entry have passed, the deadlines have been extended.
Parade Chairman Carl Brister said interested parties can still obtain parade applications online at www.statesborokiwanis.org., or from the "Fair Book" - a publication found at various locations throughout the county that contains information about the fair. He will also send applications by e-mail - just drop him a line at e-mail address cbrister@bulloch.net, or call him at 587-2465.
Those interested in riding horseback in the parade should contact Holli Deal Bragg at 489-9414 or by e-mail at hbragg@statesboroherald.net. A $5 fee is required for each horse for clean-up and is payable at the parade lineup, when proof of negative Coggins tests will also be checked. Horseback riders or groups must also complete an application.
Horse trailers can be parked in the Coastal Countertops parking lot near the parade lineup, and those picking up horses at the end of the parade can park in the area behind Howard Lumber, near Zetterower Avenue.
Horseback riders who plan to ride back to where trailers were left at the parade's origin are asked to use the McTell Trail linear park to return to downtown Statesboro. Cleanup services for the return trip will be provided.
The parade offers a variety of sights including colorful floats, classic cars, antique tractors, bands, and more. Floats will be judged according to effort and adherence to the theme "100 Years: Georgia Southern University Blossoms from Agricultural Roots." Parade grand marshals are GSU President Dr. Bruce Grube and his wife Kathryn.
Cash prizes for the floats are as follows: first place - $400; second place - $250; third place - $125; fourth place - $75; and fifth place - $50.
The fair begins at 5 p.m. Monday Oct. 8, from North Main Street at Olliff Street. The parade meanders through downtown Statesboro to Fair Road and ends at its intersection with Zetterower Avenue.
New scenes at the fair
A great deal of change has come around at the Kiwanis Ogeechee fairgrounds on Ga. 67. A new pole barn houses the antique farm equipment and the old farm yard will come alive with animals for people to view and see how days on the farm were like in the old days.
The week's entertainment will be "Ogeechee Idol," a talent showcase for area youth.
The "Fearless Flores Circus and Thrill Show" will also return to demonstrate stunts of daring, and the midway will once again be provided by Amusements of America. Several major thrill rides will be featured in the midway and a separate "kiddie land" will offer small thrill seekers lots of fun.
Livestock shows will be held throughout the week as well. Local exhibits from 4-H and FFA students, homemakers, farmers and crafts workers will also be on display, and entries in the annual art show will also be up for view.
Wrist stamps allow the bearer to ride unlimited rides. They will be sold Tuesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 11 for $18; Friday evening, Oct. 12, for "Midnight Madness" for $15 plus admission and all day Saturday, Oct. 13, for $20.
Free exhibits such as the old country store, blacksmith shop, Aldrich House and more will be featured, as well as a building filled with commercial exhibits. An information booth and first aid station is near the fairgrounds entrance.
The Statesboro Kiwanis Club operates the Pancake House where pancakes and sausage meals are served. The GSU Circle K Club operates the Barbecue Hut, and several local vendors offer a variety of foods. And stations along the midway offer the traditional "fair food" such as Italian sausages, pizza, funnel cakes, cotton candy and candy apples.
Parade Chairman Carl Brister said interested parties can still obtain parade applications online at www.statesborokiwanis.org., or from the "Fair Book" - a publication found at various locations throughout the county that contains information about the fair. He will also send applications by e-mail - just drop him a line at e-mail address cbrister@bulloch.net, or call him at 587-2465.
Those interested in riding horseback in the parade should contact Holli Deal Bragg at 489-9414 or by e-mail at hbragg@statesboroherald.net. A $5 fee is required for each horse for clean-up and is payable at the parade lineup, when proof of negative Coggins tests will also be checked. Horseback riders or groups must also complete an application.
Horse trailers can be parked in the Coastal Countertops parking lot near the parade lineup, and those picking up horses at the end of the parade can park in the area behind Howard Lumber, near Zetterower Avenue.
Horseback riders who plan to ride back to where trailers were left at the parade's origin are asked to use the McTell Trail linear park to return to downtown Statesboro. Cleanup services for the return trip will be provided.
The parade offers a variety of sights including colorful floats, classic cars, antique tractors, bands, and more. Floats will be judged according to effort and adherence to the theme "100 Years: Georgia Southern University Blossoms from Agricultural Roots." Parade grand marshals are GSU President Dr. Bruce Grube and his wife Kathryn.
Cash prizes for the floats are as follows: first place - $400; second place - $250; third place - $125; fourth place - $75; and fifth place - $50.
The fair begins at 5 p.m. Monday Oct. 8, from North Main Street at Olliff Street. The parade meanders through downtown Statesboro to Fair Road and ends at its intersection with Zetterower Avenue.
New scenes at the fair
A great deal of change has come around at the Kiwanis Ogeechee fairgrounds on Ga. 67. A new pole barn houses the antique farm equipment and the old farm yard will come alive with animals for people to view and see how days on the farm were like in the old days.
The week's entertainment will be "Ogeechee Idol," a talent showcase for area youth.
The "Fearless Flores Circus and Thrill Show" will also return to demonstrate stunts of daring, and the midway will once again be provided by Amusements of America. Several major thrill rides will be featured in the midway and a separate "kiddie land" will offer small thrill seekers lots of fun.
Livestock shows will be held throughout the week as well. Local exhibits from 4-H and FFA students, homemakers, farmers and crafts workers will also be on display, and entries in the annual art show will also be up for view.
Wrist stamps allow the bearer to ride unlimited rides. They will be sold Tuesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 11 for $18; Friday evening, Oct. 12, for "Midnight Madness" for $15 plus admission and all day Saturday, Oct. 13, for $20.
Free exhibits such as the old country store, blacksmith shop, Aldrich House and more will be featured, as well as a building filled with commercial exhibits. An information booth and first aid station is near the fairgrounds entrance.
The Statesboro Kiwanis Club operates the Pancake House where pancakes and sausage meals are served. The GSU Circle K Club operates the Barbecue Hut, and several local vendors offer a variety of foods. And stations along the midway offer the traditional "fair food" such as Italian sausages, pizza, funnel cakes, cotton candy and candy apples.