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MILFORD - Fourteenth Annual Milford Fest will be June 28.
Some of the annual events include: the cutie contest, sponsored by Maple Leaf Farms, for 3- to 5-year-olds who live in Milford or have grandparents who live in Milford; a 5K run/walk begining at Milford beach, sponsored by Camp Mack with Milford Family Physicians contributing; and the car show, with tractors also to be featured. This event is sposored by Maple Leaf Farms and Jenkins Automotive. Trophies will be awarded.
Also returning this year will be the tractor pulls by the Elkhart County Garden Tractor Club, to be held on Fourth Street. The Cub Scouts will have a cake and pie auction.
At 1 p.m. will be a safety demonstration with Ron Melser, captian of Fire Prevention and Public Education with the German Township Fire Department. Milford Lions Club is the sponsor. Word of Truth Church singing group will be on stage from 2 to 3 p.m. Gospel music performed by Renee' (Wolf) Walker of Indianapolis, formerly of Milford and her sister Patti (Wolf) Seay of Goshen, also formerly of Milford, will be from 3 from 4 p.m.
There will be carnival games for children, food, crafts and more. From 4 to 6 p.m. will be karaoke by Star Struck Karaoke.
At the end the day, a street dance will be from 7 to 10 p.m. with DJ "Splash Lucas" from Hoosier 103.5.
Entry forms for the car show, cutie contest and 5K run/walk may be picked up at the Milford Town Hall. Anyone needing information may call Nancy Levernier at 658-9242 or Cathy Vanlaningham at 658-3346.
Milford Fest 2003
Town-wide garage sales
8 a.m. - Food and craft booths, 5K Run/Walk registration, lake
8-9 a.m. - Senior citizen bingo, Community Building
8:30 a.m. - 5K Run/Walk at lake, car show registration
9 a.m.-noon - Car show
9 a.m. - Carnival games, Marco the Magician
9 a.m.-1 p.m. - Library book sale
10:30 a.m. - Cutie Contest
Noon - Cub Scouts cake, pie auction
1 p.m. - Elkhart County Garden Tractor Pulls; fire Safety program
2-3 p.m. - Word of Truth Church group sing
3-4 p.m. - Gospel sing
4 p.m - Raffle drawing
4-5 p.m. - Senior citizen bingo
4-6 p.m. - Karaoke
7-10 p.m. - Street dance
