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| Black Diamond Days Gillespie Illinois 62033 |
| Entertainment and Activities |
| Miss Black Diamond Days Pageant CONGRATULATIONS to our reigning 2009 Miss Black Diamond Days Bailey Page! As Miss Black Diamond Days, Bailey will served as hostess for the Black Diamond Days festival. In addition, she will represent the City of Gillespie and the Black Diamond Days committee at other events in the area. Sh-Boom SH-BOOM is an 8-piece rock 'n' roll nostalgia band performing the greatest hits of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Their highly entertaining and energetic delivery of the greatest rock music ever written, has kept the group on top for the past two decades. One-Mile Fun Run and 5K Run The one-mile fun run will start at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K race will start at 8 a.m., both on Saturday morning. Both races will start from the corner of East Chestnut and Montgomery streets. Entry fees are $15 for the 5K race and $12 for the one-mile fun run. Mailed entries are due by May 31. Late registration will be accepted at the starting line beginning at 6:30 a.m. Checks should be made to Black Diamond Days and mailed to race coordinator, Charlie Pohlman, 9 Fox Hill Drive, Carlinville IL 62626. Awards and gift certificates will be given to top runners in various age categories. All participants will receive a t-shirt. Refreshments will be served following the race. Sponsors for the event are First to the Finish of Carlinville, Aladdin Steel of Gillespie and Vesci Distributing of Godfrey. Emra Edwards III Memorial Washer Tournament Registration begins at noon at the beer tent. $20.00 per team. (Two person team) Double Elimination. 100% Pay Out. Tournament begins at 1 p.m. Play is limited to the first 50 teams registered. Broken Broken, is the newest rock cover/original band to hit the Central Illinois area! All members have played in various well known local bands over the past 20 years. Check out Broken on Facebook. Patty Bernhardt & Festus Memorial Dog Show Held on Saturday, the Patty Bernhardt and Festus Memorial Dog Show is sure to be a crowd pleaser. With over 30 entries last year, dogs of every size were showcased. Make sure to enter your dog this year and see if it is a judge's favorite. Good luck! Little Miss and Mini Miner Contest The Little Miss and Mini Miner contest is a highlight of the Black Diamond Days festival. Area contestants must live in the Community Unit School District #7, do not have to be a relative of a coal miner and must be at least age 4 (before June 1, 2010) and no older than 5 (by June 1, 2010). The competition is based on a penny-per-vote concept. Cans are placed in the contestant's CUSD area business of their choice. Money collected in the cans counts toward the competition. Winners will be announced on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the pageant on the Black Diamond Days grandstand. For additional information you may contact Dona Rauzi at drauzi@hotmail.com Civic Achievement Award The Civic Achievement Award is given to a person (or people) in the community who have exemplified the true meaning of civic leadership. The recipient is chosen by the mayor of Gillespie and his/her identity is kept in utmost secrecy until the winner is announced on Saturday night. A public reception for the winner is held immediately following the announcement SMASHBAND SMASHBAND features one of St. Louis' premiere entertainers...MY 103.3 FM Radio's morning show host 'The Smash'. No band crosses more genres of musical tastes than the Smash Band. Fronted by a St. Louis media icon, backed by a dynamic horn section and multiple male/female voices, violin, drums & percussion and one of St. Louis’ elite lead guitarists in Billy Barnett, the Smash Band can adapt to any crowd, any venue and any event. We are so pleased to present Smashband to you during the 2008 festival. We'll see you there! High Heel Race The High Heel Race is run in two divisions. (Men and Women) Registration begins at 12:45 p.m. at the Fire House Salon. Race at 1:15 p.m. All entrants must be at least 16 years old and sign a waiver. Runners under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign the waiver. All proceeds donated to the Ben-Gil Boosters. Parade With 100+ participants each year, the Black Diamond Days parade continues to be one of the best in the area. The parade is jam packed with floats, area school bands and individual entries which are sure to please everyone from 1 to 100! Avery Hill Our idea for the Avery Hill Band is for us to be able to have fun and in turn pass that fun along to our audiences. We play a wide variety of music and get the crowd in a party atmosphere. We love to get them involved, hands clapping, feet moving and even get them up to sing along or play the tambourine. Audience participation is a large part of what we do whether it be a guest singer, guest musician or just a fan joining the band to sing back-up. We don't care if you can't remember the song we play - we just want you to remember to have fun and enjoy the experience! Come on out with the Avery Hill Band and enjoy the sounds of Classic Rock, Country, Blues & everything else in between! Swyear Amusements Swyear Amusements is a family-owned, portable amusement park with the highest of standards you will find in the industry. The business is based out of New Athens, Illinois and has been the source of carnival rides on the Black Diamond Days fairway for many years. |
| Copyright: Gillespie Organizations Inc. 2009 |
| Dogs of all breeds and sizes compete in the annual Patty Bernhardt and Festus Memorial Dog Show |