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 Friday night entertainment
The festival will begin with a baseball game at 6 p.m. at the
Lake Park diamond. Delavan American Legion Post 382 and Marjorie
Tuley are sponsoring the baseball game this year.
The carnival opens at 6 p.m.
The music for the teen dance starts at 7 p.m. with Music 4U DJ
Greg Hackett, under the large pavilion. Mark Cunningham, American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 382 and the Delavan Order of the Eastern Star
are sponsoring the teen dance.
The "Movie Under the Stars" for kids will be shown at the
amphitheater at dusk. Mark Cunningham and Delavan Mutual Insurance
are this year's movie sponsors.
Saturday entertainment
Musical entertainment on Saturday will begin with Bob and
Charlotte Watkins performing under the big pavilion. Bob has been
playing music for many years, having had his own band as well as
performing with various other groups. Most recently he was a member
of the New Salem Country Opry for almost four years.
Music will continue from 3 to 6 p.m. under the big pavilion with
Rusty Barr and the Good Ole Boys. Barr comes from Havana and has
been playing music for a number of years with various groups. Rusty
and the Good Ole Boys performed at the Delavan Fall Festival
previously and received a warm response to their style of music.
The Cadillac Jack Band will keep people moving with their musical
performance from 7 to 10 p.m. under the big pavilion. Simon Webb and
his Cadillac Jack Band play a great variety of music, and the
audience is sure to hear many familiar tunes. For more information
on this group, visit their website at
www.cadillacjackband.com.
Back to the festival by popular demand is Delavan's own Cody
Diekhoff, the Chicago Farmer. He will perform at the amphitheater
from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information on Diekhoff, visit his website
at www.chicagofarmer.com.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Detmers, Davis Mortuary, The Farmhouse,
Nehmelman Auction Service, and the Delavan Ladies Cemetery
Association are sponsoring this musical entertainment.
Tremont Area Community Choir to perform Sunday
On Sunday, the musical entertainment for the Delavan Fall
Festival will begin at 1:30 p.m. with a patriotic musical.
The Tremont Area Community Choir is made up of approximately 25
folks from the area who love to sing. They have put together a
program entitled "Welcome Home, A Patriotic Musical." This is made
up of many familiar patriotic numbers and is about a 40-minute
production.
This performance will be under the big pavilion near the food
stand in Lake Park. Lawn chairs are welcome too.
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 More Sunday entertainment
Musical entertainment on Sunday will continue at 3 p.m. with a
duo called Highnoon, featuring Debbie Schneider and Bob Weaver.
These two individuals have been performing in the area for many
years with various groups and also as a duo. They were both members
of the New Salem Country Opry for several years. Their performance
will include many favorite classic country hits, just the way they
used to be on the radio.
The New Blood Gospel/Bluegrass band will perform from 6 p.m. to
9:30 p.m. under the big pavilion. While playing their variety of
music in the fields of gospel and bluegrass, they also share and
witness their experiences over the years. This group has performed
in the area many times and seems to be a favorite of many. Over the
last few years, they have earned many awards from various country
music associations. For more information, visit their website,
www.newbloodgospelbluegrassband.com.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Detmers, David Mortuary, The Farmhouse,
Nehmelman Auction Service, and Delavan Ladies Cemetery Association
are the sponsors of this musical entertainment.
Monday entertainment
The Prime Time Country Opry from Hopedale will provide musical
entertainment on Monday. They will perform two shows in the big
pavilion. The first show will begin at 1 p.m., shortly after the
parade. The second show will begin at 4 p.m. to close out the
festival weekend.
The Prime Time Country Opry recently celebrated their eighth
anniversary. Members of the group are Janet Durham, Linda Thomas,
Tom Parton, Al Alsman, Janice Zilm, Jason Benefield, Jason Zilm,
Paul Lewis and Craig Durham. For more information, visit their
website, www.primetimecountry.com.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Detmers, Davis Mortuary, The Farmhouse,
Nehmelman Auction Service, and Delavan Ladies Cemetery Association
are the sponsors for this musical entertainment.
[Text from file
received from Doris Higdon]
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