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FOLLANSBEE — Take an assortment of meals, include dwell songs on three evenings and inflatable points of interest for young children and you have the recipe for a generous supporting of Follansbee Community Days.
The a few-day pageant carries on this weekend with a parade on Major Avenue at 1 p.m. Saturday and a vintage vehicle clearly show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Lyle’s Automobile Profits & Support.
Several turned out early on Friday night to have a chunk from 1 of the a lot of food distributors and look through at the variety of craft and other booths set up on the Follansbee Community Home parking whole lot while they awaited performances by 2 times as Great and the Jersey Beach Boys.
Saturday’s lineup contains the Fantasys at 6 p.m. and the Skyliners at 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s leisure contains the Fantastic Gemtones, who carry out favorites from the 1960s to the existing, at 6 p.m. and the British Legends Tribute, a Canadian group that pays tribute to British singers ranging from the BeeGees to Elton John.
Capping off the festival at about 10 p.m. Sunday will be a fireworks show.
The Weirton Transit Corp. Is supplying free of charge shuttles to the pageant site from a whole lot close to the intersection of point out Route 2 and Mahan Lane. For some it will provide as an introduction to the community transportation supplier, which is extending its provider to the metropolis this 7 days.
Between the several who turned out on Friday night have been Keith Mansfield of Weirton and his daughter, Willow.
Keith claimed the selection of meals is his most loved portion of Local community Days, with the steak subs becoming a distinct favored.
“I like all the community artists,” reported Willow, who referred to space residents who produced a wide range of hand-made products for sale there.
The food stuff also gained substantial marks from Rex Lancaster, who mentioned he was amazed by the assortment provided this yr.
“The foodstuff is excellent and it’s a good selection, too. Things you’ve always seen and some new things, way too,” he explained as he watched his loved ones taking pleasure in the inflatable sights set up for young children.
Among the several entrees marketed from foodstuff trucks and booths were being barbecued ribs, pulled pork, bourbon chicken and smoked shrimp subs pizza, calzones, very hot canines, macaroni and cheese, canoli, ice product and funnel cakes.
Lancaster extra, “We’ll be again above the up coming two days to test out the songs.”
Don Layburn, the Neighborhood Days committee member who arranges the musical attendees, explained he’s by now at perform on future year’s performers.
Tom Ludewig, who co-chairs the team with Nina Meca, stated its volunteer users get the job done really hard every single year and hope everybody enjoys by themselves.
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