Parkman Bicentennial Celebration on Saturday
PARKMAN – The Bicentennial Celebration for the Town of Parkman will be held on Saturday, July 23 at 38 North Dexter Road (field of B & K Storage). A complete schedule of events is available at the Parkman Town Office, KC’s Country Store, and on the Facebook event page for the Bicentennial Celebration.
There will be a kids fun run sponsored by Friends of Community Fitness to kick off the day at 10 a.m. at the town office. Parents will register their children and there are free T-shirts until they run out. Each child that completes the run will get a popsicle.
The parade will start at 11 a.m. and go from the field across from the town office to B & K Storage on the North Dexter Road. Following the parade, there will be crafters/vendors, kids games, bounce houses, Bicentennial merchandise (both at the field and at the Parkman Grange Hall), antique car show, food trucks, live entertainment all afternoon and evening, free horse and carriage rides sponsored by the Bicentennial Committee, a cornhole competition, a talk on the 1800s murder in Parkman, a baked bean Grange supper, fireworks, and more. There will be something for everyone.
The Historical Society will be at the Parkman Grange Hall where they will have a raffle for a one-of-a-kind Bicentennial pillow and blanket as well as a raffle for a one-of-a-kind Bicentennial dove tail bat. The winners will be announced before the Grange supper. We hope to see you there and it is suggested that you bring a chair.
The cornhole competition begins at 2:30 p.m. Teams will be drawn and stay together throughout the tournament. ach member of the winning team will receive a set of cornhole boards with bags, custom made and donated by Travis Easler. Please contact the town office to preregister, accepting only 10 teams (20 people). You will be able to pre register on the morning of the celebration at the merchandise booth if there are still spots available. Registration cut off will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
The Parkman Grange will have a bean supper from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall. Menu will include hot dogs, beans, coleslaw, chop suey, dinner rolls, and a Bicentennial cake. Meal is by donation and all proceeds go to the Parkman Grange. The winners of the Minnie Bridge Scholarship will be awarded after the supper.
For more information, please go to http://parkmanmaine.com or see the Parkman Bicentennial Celebration page on Facebook.