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Over 260 attended the
lunch catered by "The Mirage" of Johnstown |
Crowd gathers for
Horizon 50 Customer Appreciation Luncheon
sponsored by Somerset Trust
Clay Bowser helps with
Mic as Roberta Lohr,
VP of Marketing welcomes guests |
Henry Cook, President of
Somerset Trust addresses crowd |
The lunch was delicious
and everything was free to the customers. |
Clay Bowser entertains
the crowd after lunch was served |
Violet Primel can't help
but dance to the music |
Violet Primel movin and
a groovin! |
Phil Boyer, Model Train
Display Engineer chats with luncheon guests |
The ladies of Somerset
Trust
Kathy Michlena, Tina Rose, Kim Hirko &
Gretchen Majcher |
Officer Vaught & Officer
Vaught |
Crowd rolls in to kick
off Heritage Festival 2011 |
Living Treasures Petting Zoo always
provides a wide variety of critters |
The upside down Tiger
Bounce Tent is officially open! |
Yes. . .this is a
talking McCaw! |
Sheep Dog at the Petting
Zoo |
The Petting Zoo animals always seem to
be a hit with everyone |
Gerry Brown, the Monkey
Man and Django |
Django finds comfort
resting on Gerry's shoulder |
Gerry & Django put on shows throughout
the weekend at the Festival |
The Johnstown Classic
Rockers get the crowd rawkin! |
Here's come the dancers |
Tom Pavic & Ron Piljay
of the Classic Rockers |
As the night rolls on,
FUSE takes the stage |
Time to party! |
FUSE has a dynamic rock
sound! |
Nick George sings as the
crowd dances the night away |
FUSE rawks the house! |
Festival volunteers,
Shari Gillin, Tammy Simmons & Kim Hirko |
Guests enjoying some
brewski at the Fire Hall |
Festival staff checking
out horn problem on "The Mule" |
Maybe some duct tape
will work? |
Problem solved!
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Mule makes escape from
Petting Zoo |
Marianne Dubovecky and
her friend, Smokey The Bear |
Tree starts off Saturday
with some hand clappin,
toe tappin Irish Folk Music |
Tree is always a crowd
pleaser |
Jen plays a mean fiddle |
Great music on a great
sunny day |
Uncle Sam wants you! |
This guy is really,
really tall! |
Danyelle Petryshak
twirls the fire batons at an after parade show |
Danyelle is a UPJ
twirler |
This girl is absolutely
amazing! |
Tabitha & Wade watching Addie enjoy some homemade root beer! |
Kelly Lundgren once
again hosts the Childrens Games |
Chickaree Union Church
offering childrens games & activities |
Virginia Hockensmith
provides a much needed shoulder massage |
Childrens area of the
Heritage Festival |
Kim Hirko getting a
glitter tattoo |
The Boy Scouts keep
hoppin with games at the Festival |
Jim Marhefka Jr., new
Scout Master for Troop 204 along
with two boy scouts helping to run the
game booth |
Let me out. . .baaaa |
Did somebody say lunch? |
Summit Chapel UM Church
also hosted a childrens booth |
The famous Silky
Chickens |
Dale Webb & Kim Hirko
clowning around |
She thinks my tractors
sexy! |
Justin Parrish displays
a variety of chainsaw sculptures |
A work of art in
progress |
Jean Sobecky of Patches
to Prayers displays
her beautiful
hand sewn quilts |
Conemaugh Valley Pound #
229 of the Marine Corp. Devil Dogs
set up a booth as a fundraiser |
The Monkey Man strikes
again! |
Django is just so, so
cute!
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Tina Rose & Janele
Murphy at the Cookie Lee Jewelry Booth
|
Denise & Scott Meyers
proudly display their woodwork & crafts |
Anita Wertheimer gearing
up for some serious craft sales |
Beautiful colorful
dresses adorn this vendor booth |
A large variety of crafts this year at
the Festival |
Nanty Glo Vol. Fire
Company hose reel on display |
Dennis Doaty
Leathercraft ready for your purchases |
Shawn Moore offering
some unique lamps and lighted glass blocks |
The Bayou Bandits take
the stage! |
Great Festival goin
music |
Randy Harter sings a
Cajun melody |
The Bayou Bandits keep
the music goin thru the afternoon |
The Classic Clowns are
always great! |
Send in the clowns |
Balloon Animals is just
one of their many skills |
Face & hand painting is
also a specialty of the Classic Clowns |
John Robertson provides
a super Magic & Illusion Show |
What is John up to now?
Hmmm |
The ever popular Cutest
Baby Contest |
Festival goers could
vote for 15 entries this year! |
AJ Devlin gets the kids
on board for a Hay Ride! |
People chowing down at
dinner time at over 20 food booths |
Gianna checks out the
Heritage Festival T-Shirts |
The Childrens Area
always seems to be popular |
Kids checking out the
Petting Zoo animals |
Magician John Robertson
is also an expert balloon art creator! |
John makes up balloon
creations to the children's delight |
The entertainment tents
get packed for the Fabulous Flashbacks |
Let the dancing begin! |
Music takes crowd down memory lane to
the 50's |
Shake it ladies! |
The dance party
continues! |
Saturday Night with the
Flashbacks |
Dancin in the parking
lot too! |
Dusk falls on Veterans
Park |
Looks like a Spider
Woman design! |
Festival volunteers at
the Festival Barn |
Crowd grows towards
Fireworks time! |
Food vendors servin up
some great stuff |
Relaxing at the Veterans
Park Pavilion |
Movin and Groovin |
Fabulous Flashbacks
entertain through the night |
Awesome fireworks show
as usual |
Boom, Bang, Kaboom! |
Festival staffers
greeting the animals Sunday morning |
Singer Hill Church under
the tent draws about 260 worshipers |
Amen! |
Praise singers lead
worship music during the service |
Lots of sweets, treats
and coffee |
Praise God from whom all
blessings flow |
Gerry & Django arrive
for Festival duty |
Pastor Drew Walther
delivers an inspiring message |
Preach it brother! |
Pastor Drew continues
with his message |
John Lythgoe and the
Masters take the stage |
Great Southern Gospel
Music |
Little ones enjoying the
Peddle Power Tractor Pull |
This isn't as easy as it
looks! |
Lots of parents and
bystanders cheering the kids on |
Girls & boys alike
seeing how far they can go towards winning |
Beaver Creek plays some
awesome bluegrass music |
Always a great show |
Clay Bowser is truly a
one man band! |
Sing it Clay! |
Dave August, lead singer
for NOMaD gets the evening concert rollin |
Luke & Johnny jammin |
NOMaD getting ready to
release their 2nd CD |
This country music is
rawkin! |
Returning from opening
for Brad Paisley Friday night |
Luke fiddling around
again |
These guys have so much
energy! |
More NOMaD |
and more NOMaD |
And even still more
NOMaD |
They are quite the
entertainers |
Johnny & Luke |
Johnny & Luke jammin
again |
Bobby on drums. . that's
alot of equipment there |
The NOMaD line up |
Thanks to Martin Marine for lending
two ATV's for the Festival |
Showtime! |
Lots of lights and
special effects |
Sing it Dave |
Always an exciting show! |
The man that keeps the
beat going |
That's what I call
country rock
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NOMaD taking time to sign autographs
and have photos taken |
Bobby chowing down on a
Pie Shoppe Pepperoni Roll! |
Photo takin time |
Group photo. . SMILE! |
The Festival clean up
begins |
How could collecting
garbage be this much fun? |
Mission accomplished! |
Lots of garbage from the
weekend |
Staffers do an excellent
job all weekend long |
I think that about does
it guys |
Great job as usual |
Another successful
Heritage Festival! |
AJ. . what are you
doing? |
Done for this year. .
tired but still smiling! |
Can't wait for Heritage
Festival 2012! See you all there! |
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