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Jul. 14, 2011
The town of Kitzmiller will hold its 23rd annual Homecoming Celebration the weekend of July 22-24. The festivities will kick off at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 22, with a firemen’s parade along Main Street.
Following the parade, the Kitzmiller Empowerment Group will sponsor a Family Fun Night on the Kitzmiller Elementary School grounds. The Fun Night will feature games for all ages, concessions from several local organizations, and music by DJ Jonny Rock. Friday’s schedule will culminate with a fireworks display over the Potomac River at dusk.
The Saturday, July 23, events will get under way at 11 a.m. with a brief welcoming assembly. Games and inflatable rides will be available throughout the day. The Kitzmiller Lions Club will serve its annual barbecued chicken dinner. Other concessions will be provided by the Kitzmiller Little League and Helen’s Concessions.
Horse-drawn carriage rides operated by Pleasant Valley Dream Rides and high-lighting the community’s history will also be available.
The horseshoe tournament competition will begin at 11 a.m. The annual greater Kitzmiller area Duck Race will be held at 3 p.m. on the rapids of the Potomac. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place, and for the “lame duck.” Plastic ducks will be available for purchase along with community merchandise at the Town of Kitzmiller tent.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will present its Scales and Tales program, affording the opportunity to see wildlife “up close and personal” at 1 p.m.
The Garrett County Sherriff’s Office will provide a K-9 dog demonstration at 2 p.m. Musical entertainment will be staged throughout the afternoon by Rodney Durst and Friends.
New to Homecoming this year will be a presentation concerning World War II’s Battle of the Bulge. The session will detail the horrific experience of 11 African-American soldiers from the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, a unit that was overrun in the opening stages of the battle.
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