As Aug. 9 draws near, the Chase CornStock committee is busy preparing the final details for this year’s CornStock event at Chase Memorial Park beach.
Start your day with the Lion’s pancake breakfast at the community hall from 8 to 11 a.m. Festivities at the beach begin at noon, with the opening of the CornField Market, which will host a palate of fresh foods, local products and crafts, as well as delicious corn-on-the-cob.
The Interior Savings Little Kernels Zone also opens at noon, and will be filled with a variety of activities for young festivalgoers to enjoy, including crafts, face-painting, games and much more.
Performances on the CornStock Stage start at 1 p.m. and will feature performances by Union Jack & Sleepless Nights, Shmo Magestica, Serious Dogs, Jodi Doidge, Keenean Wilcox, Bluesfoot and Eargazm. As well, there will be performances in the CornField Market by such performers as Craig Rushworth, Adam Hokenson and others.
In the CornField Market there will be a corn-husking, corn-eating and cornstalk javelin contests. Entry to the contests is free and there are great prizes to be won.
The committee would like to remind guests that parking at Chase Memorial Beach will be limited to guests with disabilities, performers and vendors only. If you do drive to the event, please angle park along Second Avenue and walk to the festival grounds.
Admission is by donation ($5 minimum suggested), and for a donation of $5 or more, festivalgoers will be entered in a draw for a variety of great gift certificates donated by local merchants in Chase.
Memorial Park boat launch will be closed for the day so please use the Mill Park boat launch located off Pine Street.
Also, there are no pets allowed in the park during CornStock, so please leave your pets at home.
There are still some vendor spots available in the CornField Market, and you can reserve yours by phoning Elena at the Chase Chamber office at 250-679-8432.
If you would like to volunteer to help at CornStock 2014, or be a part of the committee, call Gail at 250-679-3424.
