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Minier Corn Daze Sunday

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[July 30, 2012]  MINIER -- Minier's Corn Daze Festival will be on Sunday at the school park. The craft and vendor show will begin at 8 a.m. and continue till 5 p.m.

There will also be vendors Saturday from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., along with other activities including games, bingo and a cake walk.

A bags tournament is also planned for Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. If you would like to be involved, call Holly at 309-319-4373. There will be 16 teams with a $20 entry fee per team.

The annual Olympia Area Kiwanis 5K Run and Walk will begin at Veterans Memorial Park at 7:30 a.m. Registration will begin at 6:45. A registration form is available at www.minier.com.

The union church service will start at 10 a.m. and will feature Shawn Degenhart & Gospel Fest. Bring your lawn chairs.

There will be a cruise-in again this year with lots of entertainment and raffles. For more information, call Don Freitag, 309-392-2020.

An antique tractor pull, single-cylinder and small-gas engine displays will also be at the park all day. The mini rods will be run on Saturday.

America's Farmers Mobile Experience exhibit from Monsanto will be available on Sunday. It is an interactive mobile event.

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And there will be food... Free sweet corn will be handed out from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local organizations will make sure there is plenty of other food on hand, ranging from chops to funnel cakes to corn fritters and the highly popular lemon shake-ups.

The event is chaired by Kelly Covey. For more event information from her, call 309-261-6701 or 392-392-1634.

Corn Daze is sponsored by the Minier Economic Development Council, which is staffed by local volunteers whose mission is to improve the quality of life in the Minier area by encouraging economic growth through retaining, promoting and broadening business and housing opportunities.

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