The 41st annual Calhoun Wood Festival returns this week, being mindful of the
hundreds of folks who have helped with the event since 1962, the forty queens that
participated and the thousands of folks who have come and gone.
The festival is a small town event, but that is its attraction. The Wood Festival is
much like a fair, where people come, relax, talk and participate in the events.
Also this weekend is the Appalachian Bike Classic being held at Calhoun County
County Park. The event draws mountain bike racers from all over the country, and is
a great event for spectators. The Pond Jump is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday and the
great bike race is afternoon on Sunday.
County and regional residents are invited to attend and enjoy the festivities, joining
those who return to the county from out-of-state to visit.
Thursday:
9 a.m.-9 p.m. - Booths open
Carnival open
Merchant drawings
6-10 p.m. - Gospel Music on Main Street Stage
6:00 McBride Family
7:00 Forgiven
8:00 Gospel Solo Hour
9:00 Glory and Honor
Friday:
9 a.m.-9 p.m. Booths open
Carnival open
Merchant drawings
5 p.m.-11 p.m. - Entertainment on Main Street Stage
6:00 Calhoun Country
7:00 Grassquatch
8:00 Rock Steady
9:00 Karaoke with Toby Wagoner
Saturday:
9 a.m. - Booths open, carnival and merchant drawings
9-11 a.m. - Field Day for children at Wayne Underwood Field
9-noon - Archery Shoot by Nobe Knockbusters
9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Third Annual Car Show, old CHS parking lot, judging at 3 p.m.
10 a.m. - Quilt Show at Senior Center
11 a.m. - Recipe Contest (little courtroom) with judging at 11:30
Noon - Watermelon and ice cream eating contest (Main Street)
1 p.m. - The Grand Parade - Parade Marshall Jim Bell
2 p.m. - WV Lumberjack Championship at Wayne Underwood Field, with woodchopper
Arden Cogar
2:30 - Special street performance by Heartwood in the Hills, paint-ball tourney at
Wayne Underwood Field
3:30-11 p.m. - Entertainment on Main Street Stage
3:30 Gayle Ford and Friends
4:30 Paul Cottrill and High Mt. Bluegrass
5:30 Calhoun Choral Reflections
6:00 Jennifer Nicholas
6:30 Mud Skillet
7:30 Skematic
9:00 Sensei (until 11 p.m.)
FOLKS WHO HELPED PUT IT TOGETHER
Shannon Davis, President
Kim Church, Vice-President
Karen Shreve, Secretary
Sue Oshoway, Treasurer
Board of Directors: Shannon Davis, Sue Oshoway, Jim McCormick, Nikki Boatright,
Kim Church, Angie Hersman, Beth Carpenter, Paige Toney, Karen Shreve, Jerry
Collins, Kristin Jones and Melinda Wolverton.
Chairpersons:
Booths and Concessions: Beth Carpenter and Sue Oshoway
Entertainment: Shannon Davis and Kim Church
Parade: Jim and Evelyn McCormick
Coronation: Jackie Blankenship, Paige Toney and Sarah Walker Merchant Prizes: Melinda Wolverton, Nikki Boatright and Kristin Jones
Jerry Collins: Car Show
Window display: Cathy Humphrey
Quilt Show: Cathy Humphrey
Volleyball: Angie hersman
Lumberjack: Karen Shreve
Lights and Sound: Calhoun's own MEGAZOUND
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