Packed Monongahfest schedule

The 2015 Monongahfest will begin Aug. 14 with a Town-Wide Yard Sale at the parking lot by the pavilion (7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and conclude Aug. 16 with the annual Car Show runs by Jenna Won’t Sing bandmaster Greg Patrick.

In between is the main event, Monongahfest, on Saturday, Aug. 15 with:

A pinball tournament.

A parade.

A Fire Department water battle.

A corn hole tournament.

A tug of war contest.

A duck race on the river.

A Little Miss Monongahfest baby photo contest.

 

A non-stop string of concerts by Maddi Nickerson, an Alderson-Broaddus College graduate; Thistle & Tweed, Kristen Manzo& Patrick Blood, a folk duo from Morgantown (Brenda Manzo, a Fairmont East High grad who is married to Danny Manzo, Class of 1957, and Lisa Jacobin Manzo, 1986 North Marion grad, are part of Kristen’s family); The Gamblers including    Ronnie Burroughs; and Jenna Won’t Sing band, with Greg Patrick, Class of 1970, Jim Pulice, Class of 1969, retired Monongah Middle School principal, Jim’s son Eric Pulice and Ron Yanero.

It’s more than a town gathering. It’s a homecoming. The first Monongahfest was held in 1988.

As Debbie Vandetta, wife of Monongah Mayor Greg Vandetta, says:

“We’re just a small town, and people just enjoy getting together on that day. A lot of people come in from out of town, and so they get to visit and see people that they have haven’t seen for a long time.”

The really busy schedule:

FRIDAY, AUG. 14

Town-Wide Yard Sale, 
parking lot by the pavilion, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$5 setup fee.

SATURDAY, AUG. 15
8 a.m. -- The Miner’s Run (3.61miles)  at Rails to Trails.  Registration begins at 6 a.m. (yawn!).
7 a.m. -- Country Breakfast in the Town Hall.
10 a.m. Pinball Tournament in the Fire Dept Meeting Room.
Noon – Parade.

1 p.m. – Invocation, National Anthem sung by  
Maddie Nickerson,  Recognitions and
Little Miss Monongahfest
Baby Photo Contest winners announced.
1:30 p.m. -- Fire Department Water Battle by the River Point.

2 p.m. -- Kids Hour. Mr. Twister (balloons).
2:30 p.m. -- Water Slide by the River Point sponsored by the Monongah 4-H Club.
3 p.m. -- Maddi Nickerson concert.

3 p.m. -- Corn Hole Tournament at Murray Field. $10 team entry fee.

4 p.m. -- Thistle & Tweed folk duo concert.

5:30 p.m. -- Flop in the Slop. A Tug of War Contest at the River Point. $10 per person (5 per team needed).
6 p.m. -- The Gamblers oldies music concert.
7:00 p.m. -- Duck Race on the river. Watch from the Bridge.

8 p.m. --  Jenna Won’t Sing Band, more oldies music.
10 p.m. – Fireworks.

SUNDAY, AUG. 16

Annual Car Show. Parking Lot at the tent.
Registration starts at 11 a.m.; show begins at 1 p.m.