Erica Berg, left, of the city’s Park and Recreation Department and Anna Krueger, Antigo Public Library youth librarian, at Peaceful Valley Park. |
Community picnic a week from today July 27, 2010 Prepare to get wet early, and then dry off while enjoying a great picnic dinner at the city of Antigo’s water carnival and community picnic one week from today.
The events, open to all ages, are a new joint venture between the Antigo Public Library, which is sponsoring its first-ever water carnival as part of the summer reading program, and the park and recreation department. It will be held at Peaceful Valley Park.
The carnival will kick off the afternoon from 2 to 3 p.m. and youth librarian Anna Krueger said youngsters should be prepared to get wet.
“Since ‘Make A Splash’ is the theme for the summer reading program, we thought it would be fun to work together and have the carnival,” Krueger said. “It’s a way to get out and get wet and have some fun.”
“Wet” is the key word. There will be a mix of booths and games and nearby all of them will involve water balloons, squirt guns or other liquid-fueled devices.
Krueger said there will be games for youths through the upper elementary level and a set-aside area for preschoolers to enjoy some more docile fun.
“It’s a family event so everyone is invited,” she said.
After 3 p.m. the parks and recreation department takes over with an afternoon designed as a celebration of the improvements made to the city’s trail and park system.
There will be a ribbon-cutting at the new Spring Brook boardwalk off Second Avenue at 3:30 p.m. followed by a second ribbon-cutting immediately afterwards at the new Peaceful Valley Park warming house and restrooms, constructed with donated funds from Ed and the late Martha Stasek.
The picnic will begin at 4 p.m. The menu is still being finalized but will include potato chips donated by the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association. It will likely include a mix of brats, hot dogs, potato salad and beans.
There will also be a 50/50 raffle and performance by the LYVE youth musical troupe.
The day will be capped with an outdoor showing of “The Incredibles,” courtesy of Family Video, at the Peaceful Valley Park at 9 p.m.
All proceeds will go toward park projects and maintenance. The approved park plans will be on display for review in the warming house.
The city and library and encouraging the purchase of tickets in advance at City Hall or this weekend’s farm market. The water carnival is free for participants who register in advance, with a cost of $5 per group at the door.
The community picnic tickets are $3 for adults and $1 per child in advance. Tickets at the door will cost $5 for adults and $3 per child.
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