The Zionsville Lions Club in 2005 is celebrating its 75th anniversary of service to the town.
The Zionsville Fall Festival, in its 52nd year, is the largest fund-raiser for the Lions Park, a nearly 18-acre public park at Indiana 334 and South Elm Street. The weekend features games, food, carnival rides, vendors, a juried arts and crafts show and live entertainment.
This year, the free festival is Sept. 9-11 at the park. Hours are 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday's highlights
• 7-9:30 a.m. -- Farmers' market.
• 9:30 a.m. -- The Dandies Ragtime Band.
• 10 a.m. -- Z-Luckie Duckie Race.
• 10:45 a.m. -- Parade down Main Street.
• Noon -- American Legion Post No. 79's Presentation of Colors.
• 12:15 p.m. -- Marching Eagles Band and Eaglettes.
• 12:30 p.m. -- Zionsville High School cheerleaders.
• 1 p.m. -- Royalaires/ Choralaires.
• 1:30 p.m. -- Zionsville Community High School Dance Troupe.
• 2 p.m. -- Kiddie Car Show and Music Unlimited.
• 3 p.m. -- Marcus Lehmann, magician.
• 4 p.m. -- Adult tricycle-pull competition.
• 4:30 p.m. -- Zionsville Community Symphony Orchestra.
• 5:10 p.m. -- Introduction of Miss Indiana, Miss Teen and Little Miss Indiana.
• 5:40 p.m. -- Kendall Phillips, music.
• 6:30 p.m. -- Zionsville Concert Band.
Sunday's highlights
• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. -- American Dream Car Show.
• Noon -- Circle City Sidewalk Stompers clown band, Z-Luckie Duckie race and health and safety fair, sponsored by St. Vincent Children's Hospital.
• 2 p.m. -- Wright Brothers Band.
Daily, the Lions sell pie by the slice, ice water and juice boxes, and Lions volunteer at Zionsville-area restaurants' vendor booths, including Friendly Tavern, 106th Street, Texas Roadhouse and Mr. Pig B-B-Q, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Lions Park. First Indiana Bank employees sell roasted corn-on-the-cob with all proceeds going to the park, which is maintained solely by the Lions' 126 members, said Linda Guthrie of Zionsville, past president and co-chairman of the festival.
"It's really a family event," she said. Guthrie said about 20,000 people attend the festival, annually the weekend after Labor Day.
The Lions Club's Independence Day Celebration in Lions Park is another big day, with 10,000-12,000 people in attendance, Guthrie said.
The day offers fireworks, music, live entertainment, food and next year will feature The Wright Brothers Band.
The Lions sponsor an annual Easter-egg hunt, 9 a.m.-noon the Saturday before Palm Sunday at the park
An annual Hayrides and Pumpkin Day in the Park this year is 2-5 p.m. Oct. 16 with free hayrides, pumpkins for the kids to paint, and free food.
Guthrie said following through on the club's motto, We serve, the Lions sell apples, oranges and grapefruit in November with money from the fruit sale going to the Lions' scholarship program. Annually, the Zionsville Lions award $750 each year for four years to a graduating senior from Zionsville Community High School.
The Lions Club, with the town of Zionsville, this year for the first time hosted the Indiana Scholarship Pageant in June. The pageant will return in 2006 with the Lions Club assisting in many ways as one of its service projects.
The Lions Club Community Building is at 115 S. Elm St., is available and located on the park grounds.
The Lions work closely with two Little League organizations that use Lions Park fields April-July. Many of the state and district tournaments are played in the park, Guthrie said. Also, Zionsville Youth Football organization uses the park for practice weekday afternoons August-October.
The Lions' state projects are recycled eyewear and hearing aides, Cancer Control for Indiana, and Relay for Life, which is June 26-27, 2006. Lions also raise money for diabetes testing and control, and work at the local food pantry each February.
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