'Aloha' slated for Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE -- Three days of food, community and fun begin this Friday at the 24th annual Medicine Creek Days in Cambridge.

Participants will be donning their grass skirts and leis down the parade route on Saturday at 10:30 a.m in accordance with this year's theme, "Aloha Cambridge". In addition to the parade, residence and visitors alike can participate in numerous activities throughout the three-day event.

Schedule

Medallion Mystery-Sponsored by First Central Bank. Clues available June 3-7 at the following businesses: Town Talk, Big Mama's Eatery, Frontier Cafe and Macke's Sports Bar in Cambridge and The Muddy Creek in Arapahoe. The final clue will be revealed following Saturday night's show at the school gym. $500 savings bond to the winner.

Friday

7- 9 a.m. -- Health Fair -- Community Building -- Jim Jackson, Chairman (Note: Please fast 12 hours prior to testing)

10 a.m. -3 p.m. -- Enter Quilts at First National Bank for Quilt Show

5 p.m-1 a.m. -- Beer Garden & Food Booth -- Main Street -- Chamber of Commerce

5 p.m. -- Food Booth -- Downtown -- FFA Alumni

6:30 p.m. -- Big Wheel Races -- South of Downtown Center -- Sponsored by Tri Valley Health Systems

6:30 p.m. -- Snow Cones & Cotton Candy -- Main Street -- Cambridge Post Prom

8:30 p.m. -- Adult Pedal Tractor Pull -- $2 per pull -- Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce

9 p.m.-1 a.m. -- Street Dance -- Main Street -- Fear of Flying -- $3 per person (12 & under free) -- Sponsored by Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Saturday

6:30 a.m. -- Buck Breakfast -- Methodist Church -- Methodist Men

8 a.m. -- Medicine Creek Road Race -- 1 mile Fun Run followed by 5K race -- Margo Kent, Chairperson

10 a.m. -- Adult Parade Judging -- School Grounds

10:30 a.m -- Parade -- "Aloha Cambridge" -- Kathy Benson, Chairperson

11 a.m.-5 p.m. -- Art Exhibit -- Cambridge Museum

11 a.m.- 2 p.m. -- Flowers & Collectibles Show -- First Central Bank -- 20th Century Club. Bring flowers from 9:15 -- 10 a.m. on Saturday.

11 a.m.- 2 p.m. -- Quilt Show -- First National Bank -- Celia Nelson, Chairperson

Following Parade -- Quilt Raffle -- Main Street -- Cambridge Senior Center

11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. -- Rope Rescue Demonstrations -- City Park -- South Central Nebraska Rope Rescue

Noon-Food Booths -- City Park -- Lion's Club Hamburgers, Post Prom -- Snow Cones & Cotton Candy, Senior Center -- Hobo Corn, High School & Pee Wee Wrestler -- Walking Tacos

Noon-8 p.m. -- Midget & Junior Baseball Tournament -- Large Ball Diamond -- Steve Johnson, Chairman

Noon -- 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament -- $20 per team -- boys and girls -- 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th, 9th -12th (01-02 school year) and Post High School -- Pre-registration required -- contact Andy Long, Chairman (697-3832) -- Tennis Courts

12:30 p.m. -- Duck Dive -- City Swimming Pool

1 p.m. -- Register for Survivor Challenge -- Small Ball Diamond

1 - 3 p.m. -- Fire Safety House -- Fire Barn

1 - 4 p.m. -- Dunk Tank -- City Park -- Cambridge Cheerleaders

1 - 5 p.m. -- FREE Swimming -- City Pool

1:30 p.m. -- Coin Scramble -- Tornado Slide Area -- Youth thru Age 8 -- Sponsored by First Central Bank

2 p.m -- Survivor Challenge -- Small Ball Diamond -- Mike Sexton, Chairperson -- $100 Grand Prize donated by Sexton Construction

2 p.m -- Ice Cream Social -- Large Shelterhouse -- Catholic Youth

3 p.m. -- Kid's Games -- South Park -- Sharon Hoffman, Chairperson -- Sponsored by Local Businesses

5 - 7 p.m. -- Community BBQ Pork Supper -- FREE with MCD Button or $4 without -- Shelterhouse -- Sponsored in part by Furnas County Farms -- Meat processing provided by Harlan County Meat Processor (Matt Massey )

5:30 - 7: 30 p.m. -- Golf Around Town -- Start at City Park -- Sponsored by Pinpoint and Cambridge Telephone

8 p.m. -- Tonic Sol Fa -- A Capella sensation -- High School Gym -- Free with MCD button/$4 at the door.

9 p.m. -- FFA Labor Auction (Raising Funds to Attend Nationals) -- High School Gym

10 p.m. -- Fireworks at the Large Ball Diamond -- Greg Hoffman, Chairman

Sunday

1 p.m. -- Supermarket Shopping Spree -- winner from Duck Dive -- Cambridge Supermarket

1:30 p.m. -- Road Rally and Poker Run -- Register at Community Building -- $3 per person or $10 per vehicle -- Jan tenBensel, Chairperson

1- 5 p.m. -- Free Swimming -- City Pool

2 - 10 p.m. -- Midget & Junior Baseball Tournament -- Large Ball Diamond -- Steve Johnson, Chairman

Other added attractions all weekend

MCD buttons required for these events -- can be purchased in advance at the following businesses for $3: First Central Bank, First National Bank, Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge Telephone Office and the City Office. Buttons are made by HomeTown Agency and will be available Saturday until noon at Duckwall's