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Posted: 12:00 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012

COVERING OUR AVIATION HERITAGE

Flight Fest, parade this weekend in New Carlisle

Hometown experience makes event special

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The Parade of Planes roll through the streets of New Carlisle during the New Carlisle Heritage of Flight Festival. The event is the first weekend in October. Staff photo by Marshall Gorby
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The pedal planes at the Heritage of Flight Festival takes a big event and scales it down to size for little tykes. Contributed photo

By Melissa Dabe

New Carlisle celebrates its local flying tradition this weekend during the Heritage of Flight Festival and Parade.

The festival kicks off at 4 p.m. today with a cruise-in, and Mike Lowrey, President of the festival committee, said there will be about 800 cars participating. “Friday night, if the weather is good, we’ll have the fourth largest cruise-in in Ohio,” said Lowrey. “And this year we’re having some craft vendors open up so there’s something for the ladies to do while the men are checking out the cars.”

Saturday begins with entertainment at 10 a.m., and the Parade of Planes and Community Parade starts at 11 a.m. The parade’s grand marshall is George Dennewitz, 97, of Medway, who was a pilot with the Flying Angels, the original group of pilots from the New Carlisle airport. Also in the parade will be the Shriners, Boy Scouts, the Tecumseh football team and 20 or more planes from the local airport. “The planes are pulled down the street by antique John Deere tractors,” said Lowrey. “That is neat to see.”

New this year is a parachute jump by Team Fastrax, a professional parachuting troupe. “It will be around 10:45, right before the community parade,” said Lowrey. “They will have six men jump with a giant American flag.”

“There will also be food and craft vendors open following the parade, and the stores have sidewalk sales,” said Lowrey. “The food is great. Everyone comes to a festival for the food, and this won’t disappoint.”

Lowrey says the hot-wing eating contest is popular. For a $5 entry fee, participants see how many wings they can eat in one minute. “By the end, they are covered in red sauce. It’s just dripping off of them!” said Lowrey. “Last year we had 40 people competing. The winners get cash prizes and trophies. It’s on Saturday at 6 p.m. First place wins $150 and a trophy, second gets $100 and a trophy and third wins a trophy.”

Out of all the activities going on, Lowrey says it’s the small, hometown experience that makes the event special. “There is so much to do that is free or inexpensive. There is something for the whole family.”

HOW TO GO

What: New Carlisle Heritage of Flight Festival and Parade

Where: Downtown New Carlisle

When: 4 to 11 p.m. today, Oct. 5; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6; 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7

Cost: Free

More info: www.heritageofflight.com

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Today:

4-11 p.m. Carnival rides & games, concessions & vendors, 50/50 raffle, live entertainment

2-11 p.m. Beer & brat hangar, across from Main Stage

5-7 p.m. Chicken noodle dinner, Honey Creek Presbyterian Church

4-10 p.m. Classic Cruise-In on Main Street, Live music by The Fleez

Saturday:

7 a.m.-11 p.m. Carnival rides & games, concessions & vendors, 50/50 raffle, pedal plane fly-offs, toddler rocket races, live entertainment

7-10:30 a.m. Sertoma pancake breakfast @ United Methodist Church, Main & Madison St.

8:30 a.m. 5K walk/run, Main & Jefferson St.

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Bake sale & silent auction, New Carlisle News Building

10:45 a.m. Team Fastrax parachute jump, above Main St.

11 a.m. Parade of planes & community parade, Main Street, featuring the Antioch Shrine Temple parade units

11 a.m.-11 p.m. Beer & brat hangar, across from Main Stage

1:30 p.m. Chicken dance world record

3 p.m. PT Reptiles, reptiles, amphibians, arachnids & more

3-6 p.m. Horsedrawn carriage rides, Main & Washington St.

5-7 p.m. Chicken noodle dinner, Honey Creek Presbyterian Church

6 p.m. Wing eating contest, Main Stage

Sunday:

10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Carnival rides & games, concessions and vendors, 50/50 raffle, pedal plane fly-offs, toddler rocket races, live entertainment

10 a.m. Model A / Model T timed run, Madison Street School

10:30 a.m. Bake sale, New Carlisle News Building

1 p.m. Chair races registration, Main Street at Jefferson

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Chair races

1 p.m. Model A/Model T cruise-in, North Main Street

1 to 4 p.m. Gerlach’s homemade ice cream social, Main and Jackson streets

2 p.m. National kiddie pedal tractor pull, Main Street, Registration at 1 p.m.

5 p.m. FYI Baby contest winner, Main Stage

5-6 p.m. 50/50 drawing

MUSIC SCHEDULE

Today:

4-11 p.m. The Fleez, Classic Rock & Roll - Main Stage

4-11 p.m. Ecoli Blues Band - South Main St.

Saturday:

10 a.m. New Carlisle Community Chorus

2 p.m. U.S.A.F. “Systems Go”

4 p.m. Kate Hasting (nashville Recording Artist)

8 p.m. Corky’s Old Time Rock & Roll

Sunday:

1 p.m. Tecumseh Show Choir - Main Stage

1:45 p.m. Ashley Setles - Main Stage

3:15 p.m. The Jewels - Main Stage

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