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June 8, 2007

<b>Lots of events to choose from</b>

Anonymous Pharos-Tribune Fri Jun 08, 2007, 11:49 AM EDT

Anyone who can’t find something to do this weekend isn’t really looking.

The annual Pioneer Days Festival starts tonight at Rea Park in Royal Center. An all-you-can-eat fish and tenderloin supper is planned at 4 p.m. and an antique tractor pull starts at 6:30 p.m.

The festival continues Saturday with a parade starting at 4 p.m. The evening’s activities include a chicken dinner, a garden tractor pull, a gospel concert and an auction.

Also in Royal Center, the American Cancer Society will stage its annual Relay for Life at the Pioneer Junior-Senior High School track. The event starts at 6 o’clock tonight, and it ends at noon on Saturday.

On Saturday morning, the Logansport Police Department will be sponsoring its annual Bicycle Safety Rodeo from 10 a.m. to noon at Tower Park. Officers will be serving free hot dogs, chips and pop. Each student will be given a pass for free swimming that day. The event will also include drawings for bicycle helmets and 12 new bicycles.

Meanwhile, the Farmers Market will make its debut downtown. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Barnes parking lot in the 500 block of East Market Street.

At the same time, the Walton Lions Club will be making and selling doughnuts from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Lions Den in Walton, the Pioneer High School cheerleaders will sponsor a car wash and bake sale from 8 a.m. to noon at the Community State Bank in Royal Center and Cornerstone Christian School will sponsor a car wash from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Papa John’s parking lot at 17th and Market streets in Logansport.

On Saturday night, the Cass County Arts Council will hold its first “Second Saturdays” event at Little Turtle Waterway. Bring a blanket or chair to relax and enjoy the evening. Food vendors open at 6 p.m. Entertainment from Civic Players of Logansport will start at 7:30.

Meanwhile, Peru is in the midst of a four-day celebration of Cole Porter’s life and music. At 7 o’clock tonight, “A Cup O’ Cole,” a Cole Porter Revue by Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre will take place at the Peru Depot.

On Saturday, the event will feature music from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Miami County Museum. The event will also feature van tours throughout the day, and the evening will bring a dinner with entertainment by Tuxedo Junction, a 10-piece band.

The festival will wrap up on Sunday with the Cole Porter Classic Car Show.

And if that’s not enough, the Fulton Athletic League is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat fish and chicken dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Liberty Township Park in Fulton.

Clearly, the summer festival season is off and running. Have fun.

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