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On behalf of the Gretna Days Foundation I would like to invite everyone to join in the fun at Gretna Days 2014.

The fun kicks off on Friday and runs through Sunday.

You can find all the fun events online at www.gretnadays.com under the calendar tab.

Once again this year the Gretna Days Foundation will be hosting the Gretna Days Dance and Beer Garden in Village Square on Saturday night.

This fun, 21-and-over-only event showcases the band RoughCut. Money raised at the dance helps fund the Gretna Days weekend.

On Sunday we will once again be co-sponsoring the Community Picnic with the Gretna Chamber of Commerce. The event is lots of fun with free food and 50- cent rides for the kids.

This year we have back a past favorite, the pony rides, and we added something new with military and first responder

vehicles for the kids to enjoy. The fun doesn’t stop there, though. There are lots of fun events sponsored

by other groups listed on the calendar, so go check out the entire list.

A great big thank you for shopping locally in Gretna and supporting local businesses that are Gretna Days sponsors. You’ll find the sponsors listed on the website.

If you enjoy Gretna Days, please thank them for their sponsorship.

So it doesn’t matter what your age or interest, there should be something for you.

Check out the listing and come out and enjoy with your friends from Gretna and surrounding communities.

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If the calendar has turned to July, rest assured Gretna Days can’t be

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Organized by the Gretna Days Foundation, the three-day affair features everything from a Friday evening barbecue to a Sunday classic car show. In between, there’s food (and more food), fireworks and fun for the entire family.

Brad Stauffer, chairman of the Gretna Days Committee, said all sys-tems are a go for this year’s event to be a big success.

“Things are coming together real well,” Stauffer said. “We’ve tried hard to make this about the commu-nity.”

With almost year-round plan-ning, the Gretna Days Foundation oversees the event, but Stauffer said the key to Gretna Days success rests with event sponsors and volunteers.

“With only nine people on the committee, we have to rely a lot on

other groups,” he said. “The major-ity of our events are sponsored by community groups. Gretna Days gets people involved.”

A good example of that commu-nity support, Stauffer said, is Gretna Baptist Church stepping up this year to sponsor Friday’s Family Fun Night at North Park.

“That’s a change for us, and we always welcome anyone to be involved,” Stauffer said.

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“The majority of our events are sponsored by community groups. Gretna Days gets people involved.”

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If everybody loves a parade, then everybody must really love the Gretna Days Parade.

A highlight of the city’s annual civic celebration, the parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on McKenna Avenue before heading east on Angus Street to its conclusion near Petersen Park.

More than 60 entries are expected to participate in the Gretna Days tradi-tion that should last until about 12:30 p.m.

The theme of this year’s parade is “Remembering Our Heroes,” a theme first-year parade coordinator Clay Heavican said will mean a lot of things to a lot of people.

“For me, it’s remembering everyone from our fire department to the police and military — people who help pro-tect our freedom, protect our commu-nity — and for other people it might be remembering a coach or a teacher,” Heavican said.

The theme also should bring added cheers from parade-watchers as the Gretna Volunteer Fire Department

and several color guards lead off the parade.

The 2014 Citizen of the Year, which won’t be announced until the night be-fore, will serve as the grand marshal. Among the other groups scheduled to march are the Gretna High School band, cheerleaders and dance teams, as well as numerous youth groups, nonprofits and local businesses.

A three-judge panel of State Sen. John Murante, Lori Blum and Terry Dolnicek will hand out awards in the following categories: Commercial float (business, industry) and non-commer-cial floats (organizations and clubs).

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Now in its fourth year, the middle school dodgeball tournament is hit-ting its stride.

Sponsored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and held at the church’s MAC Activity Center, the Friday night event has proved popu-lar with the middle school students.

“Last year we had eight teams and this year we expect the same or a few more,” said Marty Antholz, the tournament coordinator.

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“The high-school kids can drive and they have all kinds of activities,” he said. “The middle-school kids aren’t little kids any more, so it’s a great opportunity to have a little fun, and we’re happy to provide that opportunity.”

The event, open to kids entering grades five through eight, begins at 4 p.m. and continues until the end of the round robin/double-elimination tournament. The event follows National Amateur Dodgeball Associ-ation rules, which are available through the church website, gslcgretna.org (click on the Gretna Days Dodge Ball Tournament link).

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With the tournament still more than a week away, Antholz said there’s still time for area kids to put together a team and spend a Friday evening at Good Shepherd.

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“The high-school kids can drive and they have all kinds of activities. The middle-school kids aren’t little kids any more, so it’s a great opportunity to have a little fun, and we’re happy to provide that opportunity.”

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The 1920s song says it all . . . “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.”

So it will be July 20 as Gretna united Methodist Church hosts its annual Ice Cream Social and Quilt Auction as part of the annual Gretna Days celebration.

On the menu from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. is ice cream made by church members, along with plenty of toppings, and pies and desserts to boot. As part of the event, a quilt auction will be held at 3 p.m.

The social and auction is one of the last events of the Gretna Days weekend, and event coordinator Shirley Boyer said it’s a good time for folks to relax in the air conditioning after a weekend of activities.

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The highlight of the day is the annual oral auction for a quilt created by church member Shirley Peterson, who has made the auction quilt for more than a decade.

There is no admission to the event, but there is a suggested minimal donation for the ice cream and desserts. Proceeds support the church’s high school youth group and its mission projects — among them a recent weeklong trip to Colorado to assist flood victims as well as monthly service projects in the metro area.

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Also featured on Saturday is the hot dog feed sponsored by Silver Ridge Assisted Living, Gretna Volun-teer Fire Department’s water fights at Petersen Park, an evening high school pool party at City Pool and a pair of adult dances and adult beverages — one at Village Square (music by Rough Cut) and the other on McKen-na Avenue (music by Rock Slide).

Gretna Days closes on Sunday with the daylong Road Burners Car Show on McKenna Avenue, a free picnic (including rides and games) at Peters-en Park sponsored by Gretna Days Foundation and the Gretna Chamber of Commerce, an ice cream social and quilt auction at Gretna United Meth-odist Church, and the popular Knights of Columbus tube races for all ages at City Pool.

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Po’ Boy’s 4th (& Maybe Last) amateur smoke-off — noon start — Sponsored by Po’ Boy’s Barbecue, Meat Smokin’ Company.

Kiddie Pedal Pull — 12:30 p.m. — Peterson Park. Sponsored by Gretna Days Foundation.

Water fights — 2 p.m. — Angus Street near Peterson Park. Sponsored by Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.

dance and Beer garden — 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. — Village Square. Live music. Sponsored by Gretna Days Foundation.

traditional street dance — 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. — McKenna Avenue. 21 and older. Sponsored by McKenna St. Tavern and Brag N Rights.

High school Pool Party — 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. — City Pool. Free snacks and drinks. DJ, games and prizes. Sponsored by Gretna Chamber of Commerce & Gretna Campus Life.

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road Burners Car show — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — McKenna Avenue. Awards at 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by Road Burners.

Men’s softball tournament — Games TBD — North Field. Sponsored by Grenta Men’s Softball League.

Community Picnic — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Peterson Park. Free. Sponsored by Gretna Days Foundation and Gretna Chamber of Commerce.

rides and games — 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. — Peterson Park. Sponsored by Gretna Days Foundation and Gretna Chamber of Commerce.

ice Cream social / Quilt auction — 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. — Gretna United Methodist Church. Homemade ice cream with toppings, pies and desserts. 3 p.m. quilt auction. Sponsored by Gretna United Methodist Church and the Senior High Youth Group.

tube races — 2 p.m. — City Pool. Free beverage to all participants. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council No. 10047.

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