By: Jenna Frisby
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
jenna@thevillagereporter.com
The Village of Edon held their Edon Days this past weekend on Friday August 9th & Saturday 10th. Their theme this year was centered around Heroes Among Us focusing on those heroes who are seen and unseen.
From firefighters and police officers who may be the first to be recognized to teachers and coaches who are heroes of a different kind. Heroes Among Us was the centered theme to show everyone that anyone can be a hero of their own kind.
The weekend’s festivities started on Friday with the State Bank hosting a customer appreciation lunch downtown. Food vendors were then set up in the Wellness Huddle’s parking lot for the remainder of the weekend providing several types of food choices consisting of subs, BBQ and of course ice cream. Friday evening wrapped up with The Hubie Ashcraft band playing downtown from 7pm-11pm.
Saturday morning kicked off at 6am with the Florence Township Firemen’s Breakfast being held at the fire hall for all of the community to enjoy. The firemen cooked breakfast for 6am-10am at their facility while the Queens of Edon helped in serving the breakfast to the community.
Many conversations were enjoyed at breakfast and a true sense of community was present. Food vendors then opened up for the rest of the day from 11am-10pm.
The Edon Church of Christ held their event “Day on the Parking Lot” in association with Edon Days on Saturday morning from 9am-12pm.
They provided the community with the opportunity to celebrate Edon Days from their parking lot with games, cotton candy and bounce houses for everyone to enjoy.
The Edon Church of Christ would also be a part of a community worship service held on Sunday, August 11th at 11:15am out at Walz Park where an offering would be taken and the funds received would go towards the support of the Edon food pantry.
Edon Day’s then held their parade which began at 1pm in association with the event. Before beginning the parade, a prayer was said over the event and for the entirety of the weekend’s events.
The national anthem was then performed with the crowd joining in just before the announcement of the parade’s grand marshal for this year. The parade was led by the Grand Marshal this year who happened to be the Florence Township Fire Department.
This year the parade consisted of 63 vehicles representing the different departments and organizations around and surrounding Edon. After the fun of the parade the rest of the day consisted of opportunities to take part in a co-ed slow pitch tournament out at Walz Park, a live petting zoo that was held out at Baker Park from 2pm-6pm and the car show which was set up in the parking lot of the Wellness Huddle from 5pm-7pm.
The weekend’s festivities wrapped up around 10pm on Saturday evening after a full two days of events held within the community. Edon Days was another one written down in the books as a successful fun filled weekend with beautiful weather and great company.
(PHOTOS BY JENNA FRISBY / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
