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The Oakland/Mtn. Lake Park Lions Club will hold its third annual Redneck Dayz event at Broadford Park on Saturday, June 18. The gates will open at 8 a.m. Admission is set at $4. Those under the age of 12 will be charged $1. A “custom, antique redneck car, truck, bike, and tractor show” will be held. There will be a $10 vehicle-entrance fee. Dash plaques will be given to the first 100 vehicles. The sign-up for the Anything Floats Regatta will begin at 9 a.m., an hour before the start of that event. All watercraft must be homemade (no boats, kayaks, inflatable rafts, etc.) and transport at least one person. Participants must provide and wear a life jacket. Trophies will be rewarded for: most redneck raft, best use of duct tape, best use of beverage containers, most unlikely to float, and crowd’s choice. Registration for the official Redneck Games will take place from 8 to 11 a.m., with the games starting at approximately 11:30 a.m. Four-person teams will compete for gold, silver, and primer-red medals. The winning team will win $387.69. The entrance fee for each team is $50. The mud-pit belly flop contest will begin at 2 p.m. There is a $10 fee to enter that event. Contestants will be judged and awarded prizes. The Redneck Concert Series will kick off at 4 p.m. with local artist Travis Minnick playing from 4 to 7 p.m. The Speakeasy Boys, a bluegrass/hillbilly band from Shepherdstown, W.Va., will play from 7 to 9 p.m. The Davisson Brothers will then take the stage and play until midnight. Food from the Kitzmiller Lions Club, the Oakland Rotary Club, and various other establishments and civic groups will be available. The Oakland Lions will be selling beer and wine coolers. Individuals are asked not to carry in alcoholic beverages. All proceeds from the event will go to local charities.
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