Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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Expect to see people dressed from the 40s and 50s, vehicles from that era, kids in Little Rascals costumes and plenty of stories from more than 100 former students of Cooleemee School.
There will be plenty of music, games and a chili cook-off.
The gates open at 10 a.m. (there is a 9 a.m. meeting for all chili cooks) at the Zachary House on Church Street, where the festivities take place. Former students from the 40s and 50s are asked to register as they arrive. Horseshoe tournament participants should also register.
The ever-popular dunking booth will have Les Steele on the hot seat, or is that wet seat, when it opens.
The Kids Area will have games for those age 12 and younger, including air castles and face painting.
The horseshoe tournament begins at 10:30, and at 11 the first of three cake walks will be held. A tractor ride will leave Woodleaf School, headed for Cooleemee. Music starts with the Little Brook Bluegrass Band.
At noon, chili cooks turn in samples for judging, and the chili becomes available for the public to taste.
The York Family will provide gospel music.
At 12:30, ceremonies begin to honor students from Cooleemee and North Cooleemee schools, with the National Anthem by Marie Waller, recognition by Fred Allen, president of the sponsoring Cooleemee Civitan Club, a group photo, and contests for the best 40s and 50s outfits, male and female, and the best Little Rascal costume for children age 12 and under.
The second cake walk begins at 1:15, with Marie Waller providing gospel music.
Chili awards will be presented at 2 p.m., when The Hobson Family Band takes the stage with their brand of bluegrass/gospel music.
The final cake walk is at 3, with music by Broke ‘N Lonesome along with Jim Osborne.
At 3:45, the Diamond Athletics Cheerleaders will perform.
At 4, there will be a pie eating contest followed by the greasy pole climb.
Vendors will set up booths throughout the festival grounds, and the textile heritage museum will be open for tours, as will the textile mill village house, set up as a typical Cooleemee home from the 1930s ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.