Prairie Days Festival

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04400640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <B>CITY OF VANDALIA</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" >|  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia, Mo"><U><B><IMG SRC="1674b280.gif" border=0 width="75" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>                                                   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Geometr231 BT" ><B><IMG SRC="29a672c0.jpg" border=0 width="103" height="44" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia, Mo"><U>Vandalia, Mo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="general_information.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="General Information"><U>General Information</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Available Buildings Sites"><U>Available Buildings & Sites</U></A>   |   <A HREF="economic_development.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spec Building For Sale"><U>Spec Building For Sale</U></A>   |   <A HREF="major_employers__recent_area_relocations_expansions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Major Employers"><U>Major Employers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="contact_information.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="points_of_interest.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Points of Interest"><U>Points of Interest</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia Family Aquatic Center"><U>Vandalia Family Aquatic Center</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wireless Internet Service"><U>Wireless Internet Service</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Street Map"><U>Street Map</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia Area Fair"><U>Vandalia Area Fair</U></A>   |   <B>Prairie Days Festival</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="228680e3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09c6cdb0.png" border=0 width="108" height="219" ALT="New Banners - Thanks to LaFemme Arts Club Fundraising Efforts, Area Merchants & Organizations & The City's Special Projects Committee" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Prairie Days Festival</B></I></div> <bR> <div> September 26-27,  2008</div> <div> downtown vandalia</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="prairie_days_festival_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Jester" > <img src="HTMLobj-247/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="55" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-248/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="52" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-249/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="54" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-250/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="30" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-251/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="52" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-252/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="30" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-253/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="62" height="60">  </FONT></div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-254/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="56" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-255/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="54" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-256/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="47" height="60">   <img src="HTMLobj-258/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="50" height="60">  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>2008 Schedule</U></B></I></div> <div> (Partial Schedule)</div> <div> (Entertainment for Friday-Saturday, yet to be determined)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Friday, September 26, 2008</B></div> <div> Barbecue Pork Steak Cookoff starts in afternoon, juding at 8 p.m.</div> <div> 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. -- Music by Jerry Breneman/Doug Storts and Friends</div> <div> 5 to 10 pm -- Food stand and ice cream social</div> <div> 5 p.m. -- Art in the Park, across from Vandalia Drug</div> <div> 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. -- Hank Abell as Elvis</div> <div> 7 to 9 p.m. -- Karaoke Contest</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Saturday, September 27, 2008</B></div> <div> (Vandalia Historical Society will be open)</div> <div> 8 a.m. -- East End Miracle Walkers 5K Walk/Run                               2 p.m. -- Washer Tournament</div> <div> 9 a.m. -- Kickball Tournament, 16 and up                                            2:30 p.m. -- Singalong with St. Cecilia  </div> <div> 9 a.m. -- Horseshoe Pitching Contest                                                                        Music Club</div> <div> 9 a.m. -- Baby Show, ages 36 months and under                                  2:30 p.m. -- Queen of the Prairie  </div> <div> 9 a.m -- Art Show opens                                                                                              Contest, ages 13-18</div> <div> 9 a.m. -- Craft booths opoen                                                                3 p.m. -- Wii Bowling Tournament</div> <div> 9:30 a.m. -- Entertainment (to be determined)                                       3 p.m. -- Pet Show on the stage</div> <div> 10:00 a.m. -- Little Mr. and Miss Prairie Days                                      3 p.m. -- Hillbilly Golf Tournament</div> <div> 10:30 a.m. -- Registration for the Parade begins                                   4 p.m. -- Spelling Bee</div> <div> 11 a.m. -- Parade                                                                                4 p.m. -- Backseat Driver's Contest</div> <div> 11 a.m. -- Vietnam War Veterans recognized in parade                       5 p.m. -- Fish Fry</div> <div> After Parade -- Vandalia Rotary Club's Tractor Cruise                        6 p.m. -- Car Cruise (to be determined)</div> <div> 11:30 a.m. -- Street entertainment (to be determined)                          7 p.m. -- Trivia Contest. 6-member </div> <div> 1 p.m.  -- Corn-shucking contest                                                                           teams, entry fee $10 per team </div> <div> 2 p.m. -- Prairie Princess Contest                                                        8 p.m. -- Street Dance</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><U> <img src="HTMLobj-693/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="110" height="102">  </U></B></I></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>For More Information:</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Contact City Hall (573)594-6186. </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.animationfactory.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.animationfactory.com"><U> <img src="HTMLobj-209/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="200" height="50">  </U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>