2008
Hartford Michigan
Community Events
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Jan 12
Saturday
Miss Hartford 2007
2nd runner-up to
Miss Blossomtime
Miss Hartford 2008 Blossom Queen Contest
Lindsey Sells
6:00 p.m.
Hartford High School Auditorium
Tickets - $12.00 each
10 Contestants:
Amanda Kowerduck, Melissa Isbrecht, Yesenia
Benavides, Bethany Ledesma, Bertha Martinez, Vanessa Benavides, Kristina Lopez,
Kathryn Curry, Patricia Hockelberg, Jessica Richcreek.
Contact:
Heidi Knight, Chairman (269) 277-3034
Jenni Keifer, Co-chairman (269) 463-7956
Click here to view past Miss Hartford Queens on the History of Hartford
website at www.hartfordmi.com.
2007 Mr. Hartford
Mr. Hartford
2008
Blossom King Contest
David Short
Hartford High School Auditorium
Contact:
Heidi Knight, Chairman (269) 277-3034
Jenni Keifer, Co-chairman (269) 463-7956
Click here to view past Mr
Hartford Kings on the History of Hartford
website at
http://www.hartfordmichigan.com.
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Tuesday
Presidential Primary
Your vote is more important
than ever!
Must have registered by
12/17/2007 to vote.
VOTE
Hartford City Hall
PH# 269-621-2477
Hartford Township Hall
Ph: 269-621-4658
Polls open 7:00 a.m. - 8:00
p.m.
Click here for a sample ballot
Wednesday
Receive your refund in as little as 2 weeks!
FREE Tax Preparation Assistance will be available. Volunteers to assist with Federal and State Tax Credits on these dates for anyone with a basic return. Stop by or call City Hall to set your appointment and for a list of items to bring with you.
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
at
Hartford City Hall
19 W. Main St
Hartford MI
(269) 621-2477
* Other sessions:
February 13, 2008
March 19, 2008
3:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Click here for details.
Saturday
Benefit for Shaun
5:00 - 8:30 pm
at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
63559 60th St.
Hartford MI
Carryouts available
Cost: Donation
Questions:
Margaret Pomeroy (269) 621-4410
Donna Pradon (269) 621-3012
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Saturday
10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Hartford Middle School gym
Activities to include basketball, volleyball, free throw contest,
various children’s games, followed by a benefit dinner and raffle.
For the families of:
♥ Sara Bjorkman - Woodside teacher
Baby Zephan has a congenital heart problem.
♥ Shaun Sweet - Hartford Public Schools maintenance and custodial
Shaun is battling melanoma cancer
Wednesday
Click here for details.
Friday
Hartford United Methodist Women
invite you to attend the
Annual
9:30 a.m.
at the
Hartford United Methodist Church
All Women of faith are invited
no reservations necessary
Speaker: Christine Vanlandingham
Questions: call church office 621-4103
Saturday
Easter Egg Hunt
in
Ely Park
Kids 10 years old and under
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Van Buren
Sportsmen's Club
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Saturday
BONE
MARROW DRIVE AND RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
Keeler General Baptist Church
63627 C.R. 352
Decatur (Keeler Twp.)
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m
You could be the one to save a life!
Local participation is crucial
• Blood is needed for emergencies and for
people who have cancer, blood disorders, sickle cell, anemia and other
illnesses. Some people need regular blood transfusions to live.
• Bone marrow donor
matches stand ready to give someone a future.
• Bone marrow donors must be between the ages of 18
and 60 and be willing to donate to any patient. • • •
There are no needles. Donors will be given a cheek swab.
• There is an urgent need for minority and biracial
donors
• Help find a much need bone marrow match for Bill Martin, Pastor of
Keeler Baptist Church.
Call for more information
(269) 621-2551,
(269) 621-6572 or (269) 621-4175
Tuesday
Hartford School Board Election
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
at Hartford Township Hall for all Township AND City of Hartford
registered voters.
2 School
Board seats for terms of 4 full years to be filled.
April 7, 2008 -
Last day to register to vote in this election
at local clerk's office or any Secretary of State office.
Call 621-4658 for absent voter application.
Questions?
Julie Sweet, Hartford Township Clerk (269) 621-4658 or
click here to send an email.
RoxAnn Isbrecht,
City of Hartford Clerk (269) 621-2477 or
click
here to send an email.
Saturday
Friends of the Hartford Library
Annual Plant & Flower Sale
10am to 2pm
at the library - 15 Franklin Street
A wonderful assortment of perennials and hanging baskets will
be available.
All proceeds will be used to support the
Children's Summer
Reading Program events at the library.
Monday
Midwest Prisoners of War in Nazi Germany
will be in Hartford
11am to 2pm
at
Hartford Public Library
15 Franklin St.
Hartford MI
Hardly anyone alive today is aware that
the first U.S. troops sent to fight in WWII came
from the Upper Midwest, or that the region’s
34th “Red Bull” Division served the longest uninterrupted duty in U.S.
military history—about 600 days. Even fewer know that, as some 1,800 mostly
Midwest soldiers were captured in one night in North Africa in February
1943, until the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 the most U.S. POWs in
Nazi-German camps came, per capita, from the same region.
“Behind Barbed Wire”, touring seven Midwest states in the spring and
summer of 2008, including Illinois, Missouri,
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan,
explores the experiences of Midwest prisoners of war (POWs) who were
imprisoned in Hitler’s Third Reich, and the human context in which their
experiences took place.
The St.
Paul-based, non-profit educational organization TRACES created this exhibit.
The exhibit, housed in a converted school bus, will reach nearly 120
schools, libraries, and historical societies along the way.
“Behind
Barbed Wire”
poses five primary questions:
—why did some Midwest POWs survive certain conditions or experiences, while others did not,
—what roles did art, freetime and religion play in helping those men who did survive imprisonment by the Nazi regime
—why did some Germans or Austrians assist Midwest POWs, while others did not,
—how did the liberated POWs later come to terms with their own experiences, and
—how do countries once in armed conflict reconcile with each other: how do nations and the individuals who constitute a nation get beyond war?
As the
opening panel of the exhibit reminds viewers, “The prisoner of war
experience is one few men or women know directly. Being taken prisoner is,
in itself, neither dishonorable nor heroic. Capture is largely an accident;
often, it comes as a complete surprise and is frequently accompanied by
injury. Usually, the confinement is painful; too often, it is fatal. In war,
not everyone is lucky: some lose. Those taken captive are part of the
unlucky ones.”
As the exhibit’s first text explains, “There were three main waves of
Midwest POWs: those captured in North Africa in 1943, those pilots shot out
of the sky during the air war over Europe, and those soldiers captured at
the Battle of the Bulge, near the war’s end. Each wave of Midwest POWs in
Nazi Germany had its own experiences. All of the men who survived them,
however, left a provocative legacy for those alive today—one involving the
very nature of war itself: how does armed conflict between groups of people
play out, face-to-face, when the guns are lowered; how ‘should’ humans treat
each other and, ultimately, live together?”
Questions:
Stephanie Daniels, Librarian
(269)621-3408 or
click here to send an email
Wednesday
Thursday
The 24th Annual All-School Art Show
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
in the middle school gym.
Showcasing the creativity of our Hartford Public School students
Thursday
Tri-County Fellowship Luncheon
Speaker & Special Music:
Celeste Phillips
11:30 a.m.
at
Hartford Federated
Church
Red Arrow Highway, Hartford
All Ladies are invited to this carry-in
luncheon.
First timers are our guests.
Free child care is provided at the church.
Please bring a sack lunch for each child.
Reservations:
Betty
Howard at 876-8132
Becky Schemenauer at 214-0838
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Community Yard Sale
City of Hartford AND Hartford Township
no permits required
these dates ONLY
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Sunday
Graduation
Hartford High School - 2:30 p.m. on the high school football field.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the high school gymnasium.
Jun 13-14
Friday
Saturday
We're proud to sponsor THIS family affair
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Thursday, June 12th
► 7:00 p.m. -
Concerts in the Park
Friday, June 13th -
Kid's
Day -
Opening Day
►
9:00 a.m. to ? p.m. - Arts and Crafts (at option of individual vendors)
► 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. -
WYTZ-FM live
broadcast from the
Roadhouse
in front of Ely Park.
► 5:30 p.m. - Lineup for Kiddies Parade at Red Arrow
Elementary School
► 6:00 p.m. - Kiddies Parade through downtown Hartford
► 6:30 p.m. - Crowning of Prince-Princess and Sweetest
Strawberry Baby
► 7:00 p.m. -
John Dudley Magic Show
at
Chappell Pavilion in Ely Park
► 8:00 p.m. -
Compassion Gymnastics
-
kids gymnastics tumbling
demonstrations in Ely Park
8:45 p.m. - Drawing for bikes and
helmets (after gymnastics demonstrations)
Saturday, June 14th
►
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast at high school cafeteria by Hartford
Band Boosters and HIEV.
► 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. -
Strawberry Run
- Sponsored by
Hartford Lions Club
Obtain runner packets and late registrations at high school
(see online registration below)
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8:30 a.m. - Start of 5km walk, 5K Run, and 10km Run at high school
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8:45 a.m. - Start of 1 mile Family Walk at high school
► 9:00 a.m. to ? p.m. - Arts and Crafts in Ely Park
(at option of individual vendors)
► 10:00 a.m. - Strawberry
Bake-Off entries due at pavilion for Adults-Teens-Children
► 10:30 a.m. - Judging of Strawberry Bake Off at pavilion
► 10:00 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. - Basketball
Shooting Contest
► 10:30 a.m. - Horseshoe Tournament Registration
► 10:30
p.m. - Frozen T-shirt Contest in Ely Park - sponsored by the
Hartford Lions Club
► 11:00 a.m. - Volleyball
Tournament - Middle School and High School division
► 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Horseshoe Tournament - 1st heat -
sponsored by Hartford Federated Church
► 11:30 a.m. - Hula
Hoop Contest (endurance and creativity)
► 12:30 p.m. - Parade lineup at Hartford High School
► 1:00 p.m. - Strawberry Parade through downtown
Hartford
► 1:30 p.m. -
Volleyball Tournament - 18 yrs & over division
► 2:00 p.m. - Strawberry Pie
Eating Contest for all ages -
g-u-a-r-a-n-t-e-e-d messy and FUN!
► 2:30 p.m. -
Compassion Gymnastics
-
kids gymnastics tumbling
demonstrations in Ely Park
► 3:30 p.m. -
Bucket Brigade
Competition - sponsored by Hartford Fire Department
► 4:30 p.m. -
New Freedom -
Evening Gospel Live Entertainment
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in Ely Park
► 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Horseshoe Tournament - 2nd
heat - Championship round
► 6:00 p.m. -
Irv Cass - Tom Jones Impersonator
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Evening Live Entertainment
- in
Ely Park
► 6:40
p.m. - Elvis
"stuff"
Auction
► 7:00 p.m. -
Irv Cass - Elvis Impersonator
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Evening Live Entertainment
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in Ely Park
Other activities:
Dunk Tank, Ducky Fishing, Car Bash, Moon Walkers, Arcade Wagon and more.
Questions, registration forms, more information.
Click on underlined links for more
information:
( Adobe Reader
required to view downloadable .pdf forms - available FREE at
www.adobe.com )
Arts and Crafts Vendors Application
Food Vendors Application and
VB Co. Health Department
Guidelines (contact us at
(269) 621-4349 or by
email before sending in
food vendor applications)
Strawberry Run
information and registration
Strawberry Festival Parade
registration
Kiddie's Parade
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(use same
form as Saturday parade)
- EVERYONE is invited to participate.
Come on out and see what great kids we have in Hartford!
2008 Prince-Princess-Sweetest Strawberry Baby contest
2008 Prince-Princess
contestant pictures and voting ballot
2008 Sweetest Strawberry
Baby contestant pictures and voting ballot
Volleyball Tournament
Registration - last day to register is June 4th.
Click here to send an emailStrawberry Bake-Off Registration
- last day to register is June June 10th.
Click here to send an email.
Strawberry Festival
Sponsorship Form
Schedule of Events -
printer friendly version in .pdf file format
(updated 2008 information coming soon)
Entertainment Shows - printer friendly version in .jpg file format
(updated 2008 information coming soon)
Sponsors and
Volunteers
Results of 2007 contests
and shows with many
pictures and slideshow of the entire 2007 Strawberry Festival.
Strawberry Festival sponsored by the Hartford
Area Chamber of Commerce
Click here to send us an email
2008 Hartford Strawberry Festival is set for June 13
and 14 ONLY
►Click here for registration forms (send in
vendor forms before May 1st to ensure lower vendor fees)
Saturday
IN SHADY ELY PARK
FREE REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
CONTACT BOB HALL @ 621-1067
OR GARY TINGUE @ 463-3759
music
prizes awards
Friday
Fireworks!
Hartford Speedway -
fireworks at dusk.
Check their
website for details and gate prices at
http://www.hartfordmotorspeedway.net
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday
Van Buren County Youth Fair
on Red Arrow Hwy & CR681, Hartford MI
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$5.00 | $18.00 |
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free |
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Senior Citizen (60+) |
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New 2008 schedule will be posted as it becomes available.
Saturday July 14, 2007
9:00 a.m. -
All Still Judging
4:00 p.m. - Dog Show
Sunday July 15, 2007
12:00 p.m. -
Rabbit Judging in Small Animal Area
7:00 p.m. - Evening Gospel Service, sponsored by RBM and
area churches
Monday July 16, 2007
6:00 p.m. -
Midway opens (Gate admission plus pay one price of $10 to ride from
6 p.m. to close)
8:00 a.m. - Poultry Judging in Small Animal Area
10:30 a.m. - Dairy Goat Judging in Small Animal Area
11:00 a.m. - Swine Judging in Livestock Arena
4:00 p.m. - Cat Show at Community Tent
7:00 p.m. - Youth Talent Show - Karaoke to follow with
Wolfpack at Community Tent
7:00 p.m. - Truck Derby Burn-Out Contest, Car Derby
Figure 8 Racing Quad Wars
Tuesday July 17, 2007
1:00 p.m. -
Midway Opens (Gate admission plus pay one price of $14 to ride
all day)
9:00 a.m. - Beef Judging at Livestock Arena
9:00 a.m. - Horse Fitting & Showing at Horse Arena
10:00 a.m. - Cavy Judging at Small Market Animal Area
12:00 p.m. - Michigan Lightweight Horse Pull at Grandstand
7:00 p.m. - Hartford NTPA Nationals - Super Farm
Tractors, 2 wheel Drive, and Modifieds
8:00 p.m. - Live Country Music with
The Backroads Band
at the Community Tent
Wednesday July 18, 2007 -
Kid's Day
Midway opens at 12 noon
Gate admission plus pay one price of $10 to ride from noon to 6:00 p.m.
Gate admission plus pay one price of $14 to ride from 6:00 p.m. to closing
Kid’s Day (18 years and under free until 6:00 p.m.) Kid’s Day Giveaway! Two
bicycles & three dozen stuffed toys. Free raffle tickets from noon to 6:00 p.m.
Raffle at 6:00 p.m. at the Carnival Office.
9:00 a.m. - Sheep Judging at Livestock Arena
9:00 a.m. - English Horse & Pony at Horse Arena
10:00 a.m. - “Kids - A Fair Start!” (Sponsored by Van Buren ISD
& ICC)
10:00 a.m. - Adult Draft Horse Halter Show at Draft Horse Arena
10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. - Ronald McDonald Magic Show (Courtesy
of Hartford McDonalds)
11:00 a.m. - Farm Stock Tractor Pulls
1:00 p.m. - Dairy Judging
2:00 p.m. - Small Market Animal Auction
2:00 p.m. - Youth Draft Horse Show at Draft Horse Arena
3:30 p.m. - Dog Team & Obedience Exhibitions
7:00 p.m. - Street 4x4, Pickups, and Semi Pulls (Gas and
Diesel) at the Grandstand
Thursday July 19, 2007
Ladies Day, Veterans and Senior Citizens Day. Free admission for ladies,
veterans and senior citizens until 3:00 p.m.
Midway opens at 1:00 p.m.
Gate admission plus pay one price of $14.00 to ride 1:00 p.m. to closing.
9:00 a.m. - Western Horse & Pony Show at Horse Arena
10:00 a.m. - Livestock Auction
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Ladies Day Program
1:00 p.m. - Pony Pull - Draft Horse Arena
1:00 p.m. - Senior Citizens Program & Games
Entertainment by Jeff & Bill
7:00 p.m. - Square Dancing - Community Tent
7:00 p.m. - Demolition Derby Scramble Off Road Racing
10:00 p.m. - Fireworks
Friday July
20, 2007
Midway opens at 1:00 p.m.
Gate admission plus pay one price of $12 to ride from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Gate admission plus pay one price of $14 to ride from 6:00 p.m. to close.
9:00 a.m. - Trail Show
9:00 a.m. - Small Animal Sweepstakes
12:00 noon - Gymkhana Show at Horse Arena
12:00 noon - Pedal Tractor Pull at Community Tent
2:00 p.m. - Draft Animal Fun Showat Draft Horse Arena
7:00 p.m. -
Boots-N-Motion Line Dancers - Community Tent
7:00 p.m. -
Super Kicker Rodeo
with bulls, broncs, girls' barrel racing, team roping, calf scramble, and mutton
busting
8:30 p.m. - Rockabilly
Wild Woodys
at the Community Tent
Saturday July 21, 2007
Midway opens at 1:00 p.m.
(Gate
admission plus pay one price of $15 to ride from noon to closing.)
9:00 a.m. - Jr. & Sr. Showmanship Sweepstakes
10:00 a.m. - Open Draft Horse/Mule/Pony Hitch Show at Draft
Horse Arena
10:00 a.m. - Fun Horse Show at Horse Arena
2:00 p.m. - Draft Horse Barnyard Pull at Draft Horse
Arena
4:00 p.m. - Mule Pull at Draft Horse Arena
4:30 p.m. - Youth Awards Program, Small Animal Exibitor
Awards
5:30 p.m. - Livestock Exhibition Awards Program
6:00 p.m. - Youth Parade
7:00 p.m. - Horse Exhibitor Awards Program at Horse
Arena
7:00 p.m. - Demolition Derby at the Grandstand
8:30 p.m. - Rock n' Blues live Music by
B-4 - Community Tent
For additional information call (269) 621-2038 or visit the website at
www.vanburenyouthfair.com.
Fire Prevention Week
Sun
7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
at the
Fire Station
donations accepted
Sponsored by the
Hartford Fire Department
Dec 6
Saturday
7th Annual
Winter Fest Lighted Parade and
Christmas in the Park
Come and enjoy our Winter celebration!
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Chili Cook-Off entries
accepted at Chappell Pavilion in Ely Park
4:30 p.m. - until gone - Chili sales
5:00 p.m. - Chili Cook-Off judging
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Musical entertainment
5:30 p.m. - Awards Ceremony
Chili Awards
▪
Best Red Chili
▪
Best Green/Alternative Chili
School Contest Awards
6:00 p.m. -
Parade starts to Ely Park
After Parade
• Santa arrives (free pictures)
• Drawing for Holiday
Extravaganza sponsored by the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce
Caroling and special tree lighting
ceremony after parade in Ely Park
(Raffle drawing for decorated tree held after tree lighting ceremony)
Christmas in the Park 2008
Sponsored by the Hartford
Lions Club
Lighted Holiday Parade - Sponsored by the City of Hartford
Questions?
Christmas in the Park - Kim Sinclair (269) 621-3651 or
click here to send an email
Parade -
Shirley and Bob Hall 269-621-1067 or
click here to send an email
Parade -
Hartford City Hall 269-621-2477 or
click here to send an email
Events are subject to change without notice due
to unforeseen circumstances.
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