Farr West Freedom Festival

farr west freedom festival 2015
Saturday,, July 4th @ Mountain View Park, 1500 North 1700 West
**Grand Marshal
Marshal: Harry & Helen Papageorge**
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Councilman Boyd Ferrin
Ferrin- 801.731.6276
9:00 a.m.
1:oo p.m.
**Baby Contest
**Golf
Golf Tournament
Saturday, June 27
Cherie Fowers – 801.941.5938
Remuda Golf – 801.731.7200
Monday, June 29
7:30 p.m. Family Movie Night at Mtn. View Park, Boyd Ferrin – 801.731.6276
Saturday
Saturday, July 4
7:00 a.m.
7-8:30
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
5-10:00 p.m.
5-8:00
8:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
**5k Run/Walk
Breakfast
Parade Line up
Welcome & Flag Ceremony
Parade Begins
Booths
Souvlaki Dinner
Awards Ceremony
Skydivers
Fireworks
Andrea Ortgiesen – 801.731.4187
Mike Grange – 801.721.3004
Gary & Kelly Raught – 801.458.3226
458.3226 or 801.458.3227
National anthem by Cort Dixon
Gary & Kelly Raught –801.458.3226
458.3226 or 801.458.3227
Karey Hoffmann – 801.721.7223
Papageorge Family
Councilman Boyd Ferrin
Blake Meibos
Lantis Fireworks
Announcing and Sound
provided by DJ Cindy Sue
Note:
**Pre-Registration
Registration Required, see following pages.
** PLEASE NOTE A FEW CHANGES TO OUR SCHEDULE! **
Our focus this year is on our parade and fireworks. There will be no activities in the park after the parade as
there has been in years past. We hope you can enjoy your afternoon with your families and plan to come back
for our fantastic dinner and fireworks!
5K RUN/WALK -------ANDREA ORTGIESEN, 801.731.4187; FARR WEST REC CENTER, 801.409.0077
The 5K Run/walk will be held on Saturday, July 4th, beginning at 7 a.m. at Farr West City Hall, 1896 N. 1800 W. Race
map: http://www.runningmap.com/?id=718820. Please register at https://farrwest4th.eventbrite.com, the City Office
or Rec Center. The cost is $15 if pre-registered by 5 p.m. on June 29th and $25 until July 3rd, which includes a shirt. NO
REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER JULY 3RD. Shirt sizes are only guaranteed to those who register before June
29th. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners!
BABY CONTEST -------CHERIE FOWERS, 801.941.5938
The Baby Contest will be held on Saturday, June 27th at the City Hall beginning at 9 a.m. Deadline to register is Monday,
June 22nd at 4 p.m. See attached flyer for more details.
GOLF TOURNAMENT -------REMUDA GOLF, 801.731.7200
The Golf Tournament will be held at Remuda Golf Course. This will be a 4 person scramble for men, women and kids of
all ages and abilities. Cost is $50 per person (includes, cart, range ball, swag bag, games, BBQ dinner and a raffle ticket
for prizes.) Please see attached flyer for more information and registration form.
MOVIE IN THE PARK -------BOYD FERRIN, 801.731.6276
We are excited to have our Movie in the Park back for its second year! Monday, June 29th at 7:30 p.m. at the Mtn. View
park. The movie will be ANNIE! There will be food available, as well as popcorn and candy!
BREAKFAST -------MIKE GRANGE, 801.721.3004 OR KARLAN FORSBERG, 801.731.1196
Breakfast will begin promptly at 7 a.m. and will go until 8:30 a.m. at the Mtn. View Park. Tickets purchased before the
event are $5 per person or $25 for a family (6 tickets). The scouts will be going around selling tickets you may contact
Mike or Karlan. Tickets will also be available that morning.
PARADE -------GARY & KELLY RAUGHT, 801.458.3226 or 801.458.3227
The parade will start property at 9:30 a.m. with line up at 8:45 a.m. in the church parking lot at 1800 N. 1800 W. The
parade will start at the church and go up Harrisville Rd to 1350 West, turn south into the Mtn. View subdivision, and
west onto 1500 North until it reaches the Mtn. View Park. If you are interested in entering a float, please contact Gary
or Kelly by June 29th. ALL FLOATS WILL NEED TO BE REGISTERED. No parking will be allowed along 1500 North during
the parade, please help us in this effort.
BOOTHS -------KAREY HOFFMANN, 801.721.7223
NEW THIS YEAR! A limited number of booths will be available for evening ONLY. (There will be no daytime booths at
the park this year.) We would like to have a focus of kid-friendly booths (face painting, glow sticks, games, cotton candy,
snow cones), please contact Karey for booth approval. Also please note that no food booths will be allowed to sell
during the dinner (5-8pm). Booth registrations will start on Monday, June 1st by contacting Karey. Cost is $25 per booth
space, additional fees apply for power (limited availability). Due to regulations from the health department, any booths
selling food must obtain a temporary food establishment permit from them. The Utah State Tax Commission also
requires each booth obtain a temporary sales tax license, more information will be available at the city office. *Tents
will not be provided so please plan to bring your own pop-up! Registration deadline is Friday, June 26th at noon, or until
spaces run out.
PAPAGEORGE SOUVLAKI DINNER
Come join us for our famous souvlaki dinner prepared by the Papageorge family! Dinner goes from 5 to 8 p.m., or until
we run out of food. Cost is $5 per plate. Dinner includes: one stick of souvlaki, salad, pita bread, dessert and a drink.
Extra sides and drinks can be ordered at an additional price. Food is limited and no one will be served after 8 p.m.
AWARDS PRESENTATION
The Grand Marshals and overall winners from the Golf Tournament, Tennis Tournament, Baby Contest, 5K Walk/Run
and float contest will be recognized at 7 p.m. by the flag pole.
SKYDIVERS
The skydivers will be in the air with colorful parachutes at around 9 p.m., under the direction of Blake Meibos. At this
time, we will need everyone to clear out of the east end of the park (by the ball diamond) to ensure the jumpers a safe
landing.
FIREWORKS
Our excellent fireworks are set to start at 10 p.m. and will be synchronized to music under the direction of DJ Cindy Sue
and Lantis Fireworks Productions.
**Additional information and registration forms can be found at www.farrwestcity.org
A very special thank you
to those who donated last year:
*Andy Mccrady
*Farr West Storage
*John Watson Chevrolet
*Lee Dickemore
*North Post Storage
*Petersen Inc.
*Randy Marriott Construction
*Remuda Golf
*Rocky Mountain Truck Parts
*Smith & Edwards
*Tramcor Corp.
Thank you to everyone involved in this year’s celebration for your continued support, generous
donations and hard work in helping make the Freedom Festival a great success!