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Special Events & Festivals

Several new surprises await at Heritage Days

Smiley the Scarecrow makes his first appearance at the Heritage Days Hot Air Balloon Festival, which begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, at Huntington North High School. The 160,000-cubic-foot giant dirigible stands 120 feet tall, or about 12 stories.
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Those planning to go to the 2016 Huntington Heritage Days, between June 15 and 19, will likely find some new surprises awaiting them, most notably the 53rd annual Heritage Days parade and the location of other downtown events.

Steve Kimmel, the executive director of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce, says the parade will be re-routed this year to help facilitate traffic through downtown.

Kid art


Photo by Steve Clark.

Elizabeth LaMar works on her canvas painting at the Markle Wildcat Festival on Saturday, June 11, in an event conducted by Giggabuggy, of Huntington.

Bucked off


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Blake Anson starts his way off the mechanical bull in the children's activities at the Markle Park as part of the Markle Wildcat Fesitval on Saturday afternoon, June 11.

Colorful entry


Photo by Steve Clark.

Members of iAB financial bank come down the parade route as part of the bank's entry at the Markle Wildcat Festival Parade on Saturday morning, June 11.

Answering the question


Photo by Steve Clark.

Markle Wildcat Festival pageant contestant Markie Price answers a quesiton during the pageant on Friday evening, June 10, at the Makle Park main tent. Price wound up winning the Miss Wildcat title.

Markle grouches


Photo by Steve Clark.

Each year the residents of Markle select four grouches -- a nod to the town's claim of having 1,102 happy poeple and four grouches -- as recognition of their service to the community. Putting on their best grouch faces for the camera Friday night, June 10, right before the Markle Wildcat Festival Parade, are 2016 grouches Nicolle Helvie, Tracy Ripley and Kyle Decot. Grouch Brian Calbaugh is not pictured.

Inviting units to participate in SSF parade July 1

The 49th annual Salam onie Summer Festival will kick off with the parade on Friday, July 1, at 7 p.m. Parade units are invited to participate.

Awards will be given to the following categories:

Business organization, ball league, service organization, classical vehicle, animal unit, marching band, religious organization, youth organization, antique unit, antique tractor, pooper scooper and color guard.

Salamonie Summer Festival seeks entries for art shows and flower show

Entries are now being accepted for the Salamonie Summer Festival’s adult art show, children’s art show and flower show.

The festival will be held July 1 through 4 in Warren, but the entry deadline for these three events is June 27. Entry forms are available at the Warren Town Hall, by calling 375-2436 or by emailing treva-ssf@hotmail.com.