The Village of Burr Oak will mark 150 years of history this weekend with its sesquicentennial “Heritage Celebration.”
Events are planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday – July 24th, 25th and 26th – in Burr Oak, “A Small Town With a Big Heart.”
Friday’s lineup includes a Port-a-Pit Chicken dinner from 3 p.m. until gone, Junior High 3-on-3 Basketball at 4 p.m., Senior High 3-on-3 Basketball at 6 p.m., Decorate a “Duck” for the Duck Derby from 3 to 5 p.m., Soap Box Derby at 6 p.m., Burr Oak History presentation at 7 p.m., and a band performing under a tent on Front Street at 8 p.m.
Saturday’ s “Fun-Day” schedule begins with a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. and includes a Farmer’s Market from 8 a.m. until noon, Softball Tournament beginning at 8 a.m., Tractor Show in Railroad Park, Parade at 9:30 a.m., Duck Derby following the parade, Street Carnival downtown from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fire Department Waterball at 11 a.m., Ice Cream Social from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Fire Department, Texas Hold-‘em Tournament at the Burr Oak Community School at 7 p.m., Junior High Dance at St. John’s Lutheran Church from 7 to 9:30 p.m., and Fireworks at dusk.
Sunday – “Family Day” – will kick off with a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The day’s lineup also includes a Community Church Service in Church Park at 10:30 a.m., Heritage Days Hog Roast at Church Park at noon, Adult 3-on-3 Basketball at 1 p.m., Family Games at 1:30 p.m., and a Period Costume Contest in Church Park at 3 p.m. The contest is open to all ages and registration is not necessary.
For more information, contact Kurt Kuhlman at (269) 489-5539 or the Burr Oak Village Office at (269) 489-5258.
To view the schedule for the Heritage Celebration, click here.
What a great weekend, and it isn’t over yet!
It was heart warming to see our little community all come together to celebrate and play. Many here have roots that run very deep, yet it didn’t matter weather you had been here forever or just for the day, this weekend you could feel the sense of pride & fellowship as we all came together as one big family.
The atmosphere was great, the fireworks were outstanding! Great job Burr Oak, let’s not wait so long to do this again!
Thanks for your comment and the update on your community’s Heritage Celebration it contained. I was able to sample a bit of the celebration during an all-too-brief visit late Friday afternoon and came away with a sense of the good feeling and community pride you conveyed in your comment.
You may be interested in the follow-up story I posted to the website Friday evening. http://www.rivercountryjournal.com/?p=12149
As someone with many childhood memories associated with Burr Oak, it was good to be there again, even if only for a brief time.
Best wishes!
Bruce Snook
River Country Journal