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Olden Days Festival
Friday & Saturday, June 29-30
Begun in the 1980s, Olden Days has been one of the most popular community events to take place annually in Smithfield.
Special Thanks to our generous 2011 Olden Days Sponsors:
Please visit them often!
C & R Services
Bojangles' Famous Chicken, Carrollton
Edward Jones Financial Services - Phil Frix
Isle of Wight County Park & Recreation
Local Edge
Smithfield Historic District Business Association
Smithfield Station Waterfront Restaurant, Inn & Marina
The Bank of Southside Virginia
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8545
June 28, 2011
The Rhondels and Hot Rods kicked off Olden Days in Smithfield, June 24 and 25 with an outdoor evening concert in the heart of historic downtown The annual celebration included a Kids, Bike and Pet parade, antique cars, antique military vehicles, exhibits, cloggers, beer garden, Blue Grass music, pony rides, dunk tank, Pagan River raft race, ghost walks, music, crafts, art, farmers' market and re-enactment at Windsor Castle Park.
On behalf of IOW & Smithfield Tourism and the Town of Smithfield we would like to thank everyone for coming out and supporting our events and the merchants. Many people gave their time and talent to make this event overwhelming success. This event brought many over night guest to enjoy Smithfield for the weekend.
Special thanks to the awesome Public Works Team, Sonja Pruitt; Jessie Snead; Gary Gandee; Jacob Hodge; Sterling White and Darryle Warren, we couldn’t do this without you!!
Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers: Tom Norris; Elizabeth Moose; Mike Waters; Ray Locke; Christine Whitener; Tom Tokarz; Jaclyn Ramsey; Carly Ramsey;Alex and Katrina; Xi Delta Psi members; Joan Chapman; Brita Mizelle; Sam Patrick; Brenda Saunders; Debra Brady; Deborah Spady; Debbie Coombs; Linda Wright; Susan Sadler and husband Joe Saunders; Bobby Wright and Larry Mizelle, Chris Hunt, Ray Perry. Andrea and Stacy from the Health Department; Mike Dogget; Drew Haynes; Angela Sproul and Heather Springfield from the LUTER FAMILY YMCA; Ghost Walk guides Carroll Hubbard; Diane Hinson; Joan Earl; Mona Waters; Mike Waters; Sharon and Sonny Hines. GHOSTS; Anne Coke; Bill Davidson; Albert Burckard; Becky Dashiell; Tom Mays and Lanny Hinson
Thank you Randy Pack and Win Winslow co-chairs for the Fifth Ever Pagan River Raft Race, (a Triple Crown Event). Watch for a new and improved raft race next year.
We would like to thank our sponsors: Town of Smithfield, Smithfield Station Waterfront Restaurant, Inn & Marina, Smithfield Times, Smithfield Foods, Daily Press, Local Edge, C & R Services, Phil Frix, Edward Jones Financial Services, Mike Doggett, S & B Tents, IOW Parks and Recreation, Daily Press, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8545, Bank of Southside Virginia
As always the Smithfield Police Department, the Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department and the Isle of Wight Volunteer Rescue Squad offered their invaluable assistance and it’s so appreciated.
Thanks to the best office mates, Arts @ 319! My thanks to our “hot rockin” Tourism Team; Director, Judy Winslow; Lois Chapman; and our Visitor Center staff; Cheryl Whitener; Kathy Mountjoy; Karen Vogel; Catharine Cox; Paul Owens; Kim Bynum; Meghan Eley and Farmers Market Manager Kristen Wilda.
Terry Rhinier
Special Events Coordinator, Smithfield & IOW Tourism
Highlights from Olden Days 2011
"Kids, Bike & Pet" Parade
First Place Winners: Dylan, Annabelle and Daxon
Second Place Winners: Angela, Joey,Aubrey, Joshua, Kim, Loren
Third Place Winners: Dempsey Family
Many Thanks to our Parade Volunteers - Venture Crew 36 of Carrollton
and the Wonderful Ladies from the Luter Family YMCA!
Cars, Kids, Good Food, Music, Art & Entertainment!
"Skirmish at Mackie's Mill" Revolutionary War Reeanctment
The 5th Ever Re-Inaugural Pagan River Raft Race
"On your mark...get set...GO!"
A few "casualties"
The crowd enjoys the show!
A close race!
The Rafts...
And the winner is...
"Size Matters!"
New Triple Crown Title for 2011! Anything That Floats But A Boat!
The Harborfest Lazzy Lizzy Anything That Floats But A Boat Race will pair up with the Pagan River Raft Race and The Chuckatuck Creek Raft Race to make the FIRST 2011 Triple Crown Title, beginning at Norfolk Harborfest in Town Point Park, Norfolk Virginia.
Participate in all three for your chance to win over $1,000!
Join the fun along the banks of the Elizabeth River for the Lazy Lizzy Race on Saturday, June 11th, the Pagan River Race on Saturday, June 25th and the Chuckatuck Creek Race on Monday, July 4th for a hysterically outrageous summer kick off! Spare-parts engineering at its finest!
From battleship-size rafts to puddle jumpin’ crafts. This light hearted international armada is open for all to join! Create your own signature homemade showpiece and paddle... ramble... loat or just drift... to the exciting finish line!
Open to teams of at least 4 people (maximum 8 people)
• Registration is limited to the first 100 entries.
• Lazy Lizzy Race: No registration fee. Deadline for registration: June 5, 2011
• Pagan River Raft Race: $50 registration fee. Deadline for registration: June 10, 2011
• Chuckatuck Creek Raft Race: No registration fee. No deadline for registration.
• For rules, regulations and registration information visit festevents.org or contact Lauren Kroniser at 757.441.2345 or email kroniserl@festevents.org.
2011 Pagan River Raft Race Entry Form
Smithfield & Isle of Wight CVB Staff:
Judy Hare Winslow, Director of Tourism
Lois Chapman, Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Cheryl Whitener, Visitor Center Manager
Terry Rhinier, Event Coordinator
Kristin Wilda, Farmer's Market Manager
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Smithfield & Isle of Wight CVB and the Isle of Wight Arts League are partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.
