June 14, 2016 • Page 14 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Tabor Set For 68th Annual Czech Days TABOR — The 68th annual Czech Days celebration will be held in Tabor June 17-18. The Consul General of the Czech Republic, Borek Lizec, and his wife Katerina will be participating at the great event “Tabor Czech Days” this year. The Consul General is located in Chicago. The Consul General will be present both Friday and Saturday and would love to meet people from the Czech community and others who cooperate on the organization of Czech Days. Merriam’s Midway Shows carnival on the midway and the Craft Fair in the school gym kick off the 68th annual Czech Days celebration beginning at 5 p.m. with a Heritage Presentation in the Vancura Memorial Park next to the post office on Thursday, June 16. The 11th annual Rich Schild fireworks display after the Tabor Bluebirds baseball game with Lesterville at 7:30 p.m. in Leonard Cimpl Park will conclude the first day of the Czech Days celebration. Madison Dangler, 2015 Czech Days Queen, along with Princess Elyse Torsney and Prince Memphis Kaul, welcome all visitors to the 68th annual Czech Days celebration at Tabor on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Czech meals will only be served on Friday and Saturday. The Information Center will be open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Kolace and Roll Baking Demonstrations will be held both Friday and Saturday in the Information Center kitchen. On Friday the demonstrator will be Ann Beran and on Saturday the demonstrator will be Abby Kokesh. The Czech Days Craft Show located in the school gym north of St. Wenceslaus church will be open on Thursday from 6:30-9 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. An authentic mini Czech Pioneer Village and Museum is open to the public both days. Walking tours in the village featuring the newly constructed brick paver Heritage Walk may be taken. Homemade noodles and playing cards featuring old Tabor pictures are available for sale. A Heritage Presentation will be presented at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 16 in the park. Admission is $5 per person. Seating is limited. Adjacent to the park is the Blachnik Museum, which is also open to the public both days. A special Czech Days Stamp Cancellation will be held at the Post Office Friday, June 17 from 8 a.m.-noon and 8-10 a.m. Saturday. Also on Saturday, the cancellation will take place at the Information Center from 2-4 p.m. • Friday activities begin at 10:45 a.m. in Vancura Memorial Park with a Memorial Service for deceased members of the Czech Heritage Preservation Society that have passed away during the past year. The giant parade begins Czech Days Queen Candidates Grace Adam Kelsey Kocer Morgan Rothschadl Kim Stibral at 1 p.m. followed with the opening program in Sokol Park featuring dedication ceremonies to the late Helen Vlasak followed by free concerts by Bob Vrbsky, Gregory Polka Band, Nase Mala Kapela and Polka DanceOff Contest with Erin Sedlacek as MC. The 2016 Czech Days Queen Talent Contest and Costume Judging will take place at 7 p.m. with the Tabor 1890 Band concert following and the performance by the 248-member famed Tabor Beseda Dancers, concludes the evening activities on Friday. • SATURDAY — The Kolache Krawl Fun Run/Walk will take place at Leonard Cimpl Park starting with registration at 7 a.m. Prizes will be awarded. This year there will be six age groups both male and female. The KIDDIE PARADE begins at 11 a.m. one block east of St. Wenceslaus Church. The route goes one block south and a half-block west, and ends up in Sokol Park where all activities take place. Any child who is not yet 12 years of age may participate in the parade. Bring your entry to the start of the parade route by 10 a.m. for assignment of category and number. The categories are: Dolls, Bicycle, Pet, and Miscellaneous. Parade entry forms may be downloaded from the Czech Days website at www.taborczechdays.com. Any child interested in being selected for Czech Days Prince or Princess does not YOUR RADIATOR HEADQUARTERS! • Great Parts • Great Warranty On-Hand & In-Stock! NO WAITING! Cox Auto need to participate in the Kiddie parade but must be dressed in a Czech costume such as worn by the Beseda Dancers. The new Czech Days Prince and Princess will be selected by random drawing on the Sokol Park stage following the Kiddie Parade. Boys and girls must be at least 8 years old and not yet 12 years old at the time of the drawing. The contestant should be living in the immediate area as there are parades and other events that they will be expected to participate in. Encore of Queen Candidates’ Talent follows the coronation. Master’s Corral Exotic Animals; River City Gymnastics and Cheer Competitive Teams; and clowns and balloons will all be in Sokol Park following the Kiddie Parade. The Sanctioned Pedal Tractor Pull Competition will take place at 1:30 p.m. on the street south of Sokol Park with the pull being run by Chad Stevicks and the C & D Pedal Pullers. The Bob Vrbsky Band will be providing music in Sokol Park starting at 3:00 p.m. The Czech Polka Mass will take place at 5 p.m. in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. A free concert will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Sokol Park by the Memories Band followed by the Tabor 1890 Band concert and the Tabor Beseda Dancers and the crowning of the 2016 Czech Days Queen with Freddy’s Combo providing the music for the Coronation Ball in Beseda Hall. There will be a Pickup and Tractor Pull on Sunday, June 19, at noon south of the Tabor Co-op Fertilizer Plant on the south side of Tabor. For more information call (605) 660-3497. Merriam’s Midway Shows carnival will offer Wrist Band usage on Thursday evening from 6-10 p.m. and Sunday afternoon from noon-6 p.m. only. 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