Strawberry Days 2013
STRAWBERRY DAYS ASSOCIATION, INC.
The Strawberry Day’s Association is pleased to invite you to our celebration June 16th thru June 22nd.
“Berried Treasure,” will be the official theme for Strawberry Days June 16 through 22, 2013. The Strawberry Days Committee, headed up by Betty Memmott, have announced the upcoming events for the celebration.
Miss Pleasant Grove Pageant
2013 Miss Pleasant Grove and her 4 attendants. L-R; Nicole Tucker (4th attend.), Lexady Burke (3rd attend.), Lauren Wilson (queen), Melanie Porter (1st attend.) and Melissa Cook (2nd attend.)
Grand Marshalls
For this year’s festivities (l-r) Grand Marshall Jeniel Fugal, St. Days chair Betty Memmott and Ann Fisher
Photos From Last Year
Events and Schedule:
The popular Children’s Art & Photo contest will be held at the Community Center from Tuesday June 18 to Saturday the 22nd. Artwork is due at the center on Friday, June 14. Ribbons will be awarded on Wednesday. This year photos and art work can be framed, matted or just entered without any framing or matting. For rules and application
click here.
Monday evening the swimming pool will have a free family swim.
The Concert in the Park will be held on Sunday, June 16 on the east side of the Community Center at 547 Locust Ave.
The annual free concert will be held at Veteran’s Memorial Park on Tuesday, June 18 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
The 19 is also the first night of the PRCA Rodeo. Muttin’ Bustin’ will start at 7:30 p.m, with the main rodeo starting at 8 p.m. The rodeo runs through Saturday, June 22.
Prices:
Wednesday June 19: $11 adults, Children 10 years and under free with adult
Thursday June 20: $13 adult, $5 child
Friday: All seats $13
Saturday: All seats $13
Fireworks at the rodeo will be on Wednesday and Saturday nights this year.
Prices are subject to change.
Thursday will be DUP (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) tours of the Old Bell School and the Princess Parties.
Have you Ever Wanted to be a Real Princess?
The Miss Pleasant Grove Royalty invites all young ladies ages 3-11 to a
“Strawberry Day’s Princess Party”
Download the Application HereThursday June 21st.
There will be two sessions: 10:00-12:00 and 12:30-2:30.Come enjoy lunch and lots of activities, entertainment and fun! All Princesses will receive a beautiful Rhinestone Tiara and fun surprises! Lunch will be served
Register at Pleasant Grove Recreation Center. Cost is $20.00 for each Princess!
Strawberry Princess T shirt: $6.00 extra
Contact: Terry Marchbanks for information at (801) 361-7828 or email:
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Sign up deadline is Friday June 15th
Come and Discover the Princess Within Huck Finn, the Pet Show, Pie Eating contest and 4 on 4 volleyball will be held on Friday, June 21 at Battlecreek Park.
Saturday will be busy with the Men’s Tennis tourney as well as the Guns and Hoses 5k walk/run. The Mammoth Parade will start at 10 a.m. in front of the high school on 200 South. A car show will be held next to One Man Band and Ace hardware from 11 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19 will see several activities, including the baby contest, the boutique, relay races, children’s parade and the downtown carnival.
June 19th 6-9pm
June 20th, 21st, 22nd 11am-9pm
The Parade
The parade will be held on Saturday, 22nd at 10:00 am
1st - Applications are due no later than Friday June 7th!
2nd - Read and sign that you will obey the rules of the parade. If the person filling out the application will be sending other people then please inform all participants of the rules.
ROUTE
The parade route will begin at Pleasant Grove High School, (700 East 200 South.) All entries will enter at the bottom of the High School parking lot, off of Locust Avenue (approximately 450 E 250 S). Then travel west down 200 South to 100 East. Turn Left go 1 block, turn right, go 1 block then turn right onto Main street. Travel North down Main street to Center Street. Turn left and travel West down center until the railroad tracks. Turn right after the railroad tracks into the parking lots available. All horse trailers are encouraged and welcome to park at the Eagles building on 600 West. Do not encourage people on horses to cross State Street and ride to the rodeo grounds. This is too dangerous!
RULES
- No one will be allowed to drive up the staging area of the parade except the actual entries. This also includes all parents dropping off their dancers, karate kids, decorating cars, people dropping off water bottles etc. Parents will not be allowed to drive into the line-up staging area.
- Nothing can be thrown from an entry. Please notify all participants of this rule. We encourage you to walk along the sides and hand it out flyers, candy etc. but no throwing. No waterguns, or ballooning. Please don’t throw anything for your safety and liability as well as those of the viewers.
- If your entry requires dancing, karate, cheering etc. please plan your routines in a manner that has constant forward motion. There will be no stopping for unloading, performing a routine and starting again. This will cut down on the complaint of gaps as well, insure the safety of your participants during loading and unloading. Officers will exit any entries not complying at the nearest corner.
- There will be no vehicles larger than a truck pulling a small trailer. No 18 wheel vehicles.
- The Parade Committee reserves the right to screen and either accept or reject any entry. Failure to comply with the rules of the parade may result in your dismissal from the parade.
- Businesses you are not entered in the parade until we receive your entry fee. $100.00 for all businesses located outside of Pleasant Grove. Official sponsors of the Strawberry Days Celebration will also have their fee wavied! If you do not have a Pleasant Grove business license it will cost $100.00
PARADE DAY
Be lined up ready to go by 9:15am
Judging will occur @9:15am Mayor’s Choice, Best Business, Queen’s Choice and Sweepstakes
Bands please pull your buses to the front of the Pleasant Grove High School 700 E 200 S to unload and prepare.
All entries will receive an email notifying them of their number. This email will come Monday or Tuesday June 17th or 18th. You can also refer to this paper for details. At that time you will be given your entry number along with your specific information for the Saturday parade.
If you have any questions please contact
Lisa Young (785-7616) or Natalie Taylor 785-5398.
We look forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days Parade Committee
