08/02/2019
Come and get a root beer float tomorrow 12PM to 3PM
From the Free Press this week:
By:
Pam Monson
Editor
"It may seem like summer’s just getting started, but in reality, school starts in two weeks and it’s just about over. But there will be plenty of free summer fun"...
"On Saturday, Aug. 3, the Wilmington Lions Club is hosting an end-of-the-summer community block party, from noon to 3 p.m. in the North Island Park. All activities, treats and take-home items are free, thanks to the club’s lemon shake-up fundraisers, duck race, sale of glow sticks and collection of Bellettini Foods receipts, as well as the generous support of sponsors.
The block party features:
• The Wilmington Emergency Services and Disaster Agency will display its Waterwog swiftwater rescue craft.
• The Lifestar air ambulance will touch down for a visit.
• The Lions Club, through the Lions of Illinois Foundation, will offer free vision screenings for children 6 months to 6 years of age. The screenings are meant for early detection of disorders such as near and farsightedness, astigmatism, lazy eye and eye misalignment. There is no physical contact with the child, and no eye drops are needed. Youngsters are screened from about 3 feet away, and results are received in seconds.
• The Lions are also sponsoring an eye disease screening for adults.
• You can put your toes to the line and aim for a strike on the Riverfront Lanes traveling bowling alley.
• The Wilmington Coalition for a Healthy Community is bringing its bubble machine.
• The Lions Club is sponsoring a bounce house and an all-ages climbing wall. (The weight range for the climbing wall is 40 to 250 pounds)
• Steve Macholz will talk about beekeeping and the importance of these tiny pollinators and let everyone sample a little bit of honey.
• Need some stress relief? April Willis-Crawford, licensed massage therapist, will knead your tensions away during a seated massage.
• Don Larson and Carter Puracchio will set up their Rusty Spokes Bike Show featuring the coolest rides from the 1960s to 1980s.
• Facepainting is sponsored by Baskerville Funeral Home.
• First Ward Alderman Kevin Kirwin is serving popcorn and Fourth Ward Alderman Frank Studer and his wife Mary, who have become experts in sno-cone preparation, will be handing out that frosty treat. Alderman John Persic, from Ward One, a member of the Lions Club, will serve in any capacity needed to ensure participants have fun.
• Free ice cream will be provided by Wilmington Collision. The Lecrone family sponsored root beer, so that ice cream can be parlayed into a root beer float.
• The Ragain family and the Lions Club are sponsoring a zipline. (The weight range for this activity is 50 to 250 pounds)
• Kerr Management Consultants will be passing out free temporary tattoos.
• Berkot’s Super Foods donated Frisbees.
• Bob Neises, Dave Davis and Joe Saczek — the U.P. Band — will provide a little live musical entertainment."
