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Pumpkin bowling and Centreville Idol top new features at Centreville Day on October 25

facepaintingPumpkin bowling and Centreville Idol top new features at Centreville Day on October 25

The Queen Anne’s County Court House green will be transformed into a fun zone for families on Saturday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as the town hosts the fourth annual Centreville Day. The event will be held on Lawyers Row and the Court House green. Admission for this family day is free. Food will be sold and some games or activities may have a fee to support local organizations. The rain date is October 26.

A new feature to this year’s event will be an interactive Kids Zone on the Court House lawn facing Liberty Street. Here kids can try their hand at pumpkin bowling, hosted by Day Care Inc., pumpkin painting, hosted by the Gunston School as well as enjoy an anti-bullying puppet show, presented by the ARC of the Central Chesapeake Region Eastern Shore, a library story time, presented by the Queen Anne’s County Library, and corn hole free play.

If that’s not entertaining enough Centreville Day event goers can watch their friends and neighbors compete in the first-ever Centreville Day Idol contest and the second annual “Great Centreville Cookie” contest.

Other event features include:

  • Announcement of winners for a scarecrow decorating contest, organized by the Queen Anne’s County Arts Council.
  • Face painting, sponsored by The Kent School.
  • A moon bounce, sponsored by the Queen Anne’s County YMCA.
  • A historical scavenger hunt, coordinated by the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society.
  • A mini-greenhouse project where participants will sow winter seeds.
  • Festival food ($)
  • Games and activities, organized by local non-profits, civic groups, and businesses.

“The Centreville Day Steering Committee has been meeting since June and has done an amazing job of putting together diverse and interesting activities for the whole family,” says Carol D’Agostino, Centreville Main Street manager. “This year’s event will be preceded by a special U.S. Army honors ceremony coordinated by Mary Margaret Goodwin, featuring the West Point Drill Team so you’ll want to get downtown early and stay for both events,” she adds. The special ceremony and presentation will take place on Broadway from 10 to 11 a.m.

The generosity of volunteers and corporate sponsors

Centreville Day is presented by the Town of Centreville, and is made possible by the Centreville Day Steering Committee and the generosity of the event corporate sponsors. Returning this year as media sponsors are WCEI-FM 96.7, Easton and the Record-Observer, Centreville.

At press time corporate sponsors include: Gold Sponsor ($1,000) – CNB; Silver Sponsors ($500) – Corsica Technologies and The Gunston School; Other ($345) – Kent School (Sponsoring the face painter); Queen Anne’s County ($315) YMCA (sponsoring the moon bounce); East Coast Bail Bonds ($100); and Acme Markets ($25 gift card). Bronze Sponsors ($250) – Davis Moore Shearon & Associates, LLC; Freestate & Son Insurance; The Gray Family; Lane Engineering; Queen Anne’s County Library; Rosendale Realty; and Wye River Upper School.

For more information about Centreville Day, contact Carol D’Agostino, Main Street manager, at (410) 758-1180, ext. 17 or mainstreet@townofcentreville.org.

Photo: Families attending this year’s Centreville Day can expect face painting, a moon bounce, an interactive Kids Zone and several contests and stage entertainment. The event will be held on Saturday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Centreville on Lawyers Row and the Court House green. For more information, contact Carol D’Agostino, Main Street manager, at (410) 758-1180, ext. 17 or mainstreet@townofcentreville.orgPhoto credit: Record-Observer/Hafiz Rashid

Arrive Alive Driving Simulator Car and Texting Contest Highlight Featured Activities For This Saturday’s Centreville Day Family Event

If your family enjoys a good old-fashioned small town fall festival Centreville Day is a not-to-miss event for you. The event includes contests – including a texting competition, games, festival food and even the nationally renown Arrive Alive™ Tour, featuring Distracted Driving Simulator Car.

The third annual Centreville Day will be held Saturday, November 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Centreville on Lawyers Row and the Court House Green. Admission for this family day is free. Food will be sold and some games may have a fee to support local organizations.

Centreville Day will open with the official presentation of the Certified Community Wildlife Habitat Certification at 11:15 p.m. During the presentation Centreville will be recognized as the first certified Eastern Shore town to receive this designation. Other featured activities include:
• Final judging of the Great Centreville Cookie Contest at noon;
• Scarecrow Decorating Contest Winners Announcement at 12:30 p.m.;
• A texting competition emceed by Matt Spence, on air personality at WCEI-FM, Easton, beginning at 1 p.m. The contest was coordinated by the Interact Club at Queen. Anne’s County High School and faculty at Queen Anne’s County High School, and sponsored by WCEI-FM.
• The Arrive Alive™ Tour, featuring the nationally-renowned high-tech driving simulator car, which allows participants to experience, in a controlled environment, the potential consequences of impaired and distracted driving.
• A history scavenger hunt, coordinated by the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society.
• Cornhole “free play”, coordinated by CASA of Queen Anne’s & Kent Counties;
• A moon bounce, face painting (from 1 to 3 p.m.), and other games and activities, organized by local non-profit organizations.

Centreville Day is organized by the Town of Centreville, and is made possible through the efforts of a diverse group of volunteers, including residents, Centreville school administrators, teachers and students, and representatives from non-profit organizations, civic groups and agencies serving children and families. The event is funded by the Town of Centreville and the generosity of our corporate sponsors. Media sponsors are WCEI-FM and the Record-Observer.

At press time corporate sponsors included: lead sponsor Gold Sponsor ($1,000) – CNB; Silver Sponsor ($500) – Corsica Technologies; Other ($300) – Kent School (Sponsoring the face painter) and Queen Anne’s County Library; and Bronze Sponsors ($250) – DMS & Associates, LLC, Draper Bros. Inc., East Coast Bail Bonds, Freestate & Son Insurance, Lane Engineering, and Rosendale Realty.

For more information, contact Carol D’Agostino, Centreville Main Street manager, at (410) 758-1180, ext. 17 or mainstreet@townofcentreville.org.

 

Centreville Day Texting Competition

Saturday, November 2nd

Begins at 1p.m.; Contestant Arrival time: 12:30 p.m.

In front of Queen Anne’s County CourtHouse, 100 Courthouse Square, Centreville
Designed and Hosted by Queen Anne’s County High School Interact Club.

Contest Rules

Eligibility
This event is open to all high school and middle school aged students who attend schools in the Centreville area, specifically Centreville Middle School, Queen Anne’s County High School, Gunston School, and Wye River Upper School, as well as Centreville homeschooled students.
By registering, the participants hereby agree that any media shall have the right to film and take photographs at the event, which may be displayed at the event site and/or through media coverage as well as use participants’ names and likenesses in connection with future promotions.

Registration Deadline
Registration will be taken on a first come, first served basis, and will be limited to the first 30 registered contestants.
Participants are encouraged to pre-register by completing and returning this form no later than 3 p.m. Thursday, October 31st.
Completed registration forms can be returned to Queen Anne’s County High School or Centreville Town Hall (in-­‐person, email or by fax -­‐101 Lawyers Row, mainstreet@townofcentreville.org or Fax: (410) 758-­‐4741).
On site registration will only be available if the 30 spots have not been filled.

Arrival time:
All contestants must arrive and check-in no later than 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, to compete.
The check-in table will be located next to the stage area in front of the Queen Anne’s County Court House.
Late arrivals will be disqualified.
The contest will begin at 1 p.m.

 

Prizes
A grand prize valued at $200 will be awarded as well as a second place and third place prizes.

 

How the Winner will be Determined
Contestants will compete for time and accuracy as recorded by a panel of official judges.
All scoring by the panel of judges is final.

 

The Contest
There will be five qualifying rounds with each round producing two top texters.
These 10 texters will then compete in a final round to determine the top three texters of the competition.
During the final round, a grand prize winner, as well as second place and third place will be awarded.
Contestants may only compete one time (per round).
Time will be kept by a stopwatch.
Texters should refrain from using “predictive texting” during the competition.
Participants will be assigned to a judge during each round.
The judge will provide a pre-printed script to the participants to text.
Each round will have a different script, however all contestants will be texting the same script per round.
Texters will have up to two minutes to complete the text.
All texters will begin texting at the same time.
The judge assigned to each contestant will stop their stopwatches when their contestant is completed.
The texter will then hand their cell phone over to their judge who will review the text for accuracy, adding one second for each error to the stopwatch time.
Errors are noted as spelling, capitalization, missing words/spaces and punctuation.
Any uncompleted attempt will be stopped after two minutes and the participant will be disqualified.

 

Participant Phone Requirement
All participants must provide their own phone with text messaging capabilities.

Neither Centreville Day organizers nor Queen Anne’s County High School will be held responsible for any charges incurred during participation in this contest.

Neither Centreville Day organizers nor Queen Anne’s County High School will be held responsible for the loss or damage of any participant’s phone/texting equipment during this event.

There will not be a separate category for numeric vs. alpha keypad equipment.

Any cellular phone with text messaging capabilities will be acceptable, with no division of difference between alpha or numeric keypads.

Standard text message charges may apply from the participants’ specific carriers and neither the Centreville Day organizers nor Queen Anne’s County High School will be held liable for any charges incurred during participation in this contest.

 

Participant Code of Conduct
Participants will be held to the code of conduct described below.
Failure to adhere to the code on conduct, in the sponsors’ sole discretion, may result in immediate disqualification, including loss of winner status and forfeiture of prizes, and expulsion from the venue for the remainder of the event.
a. Sportsmanship: Participants must conduct themselves in a reasonable and sportsmanlike manner, maintaining a friendly and polite demeanor to spectators, contest officials and volunteers and to other participants. Participants must refrain from the use of vulgar language or gestures as well as overtly sexual or abusive behavior, including harassment and threats.
b. Interference: Any action that interferes with the playing of a game, including but not limited to, purposely breaking a phone or timer, interfering with power, distracting or otherwise interfering with any other participant’s game playing, is prohibited.
c. No Gambling: Gambling, including betting on the outcome of the game is prohibited.
d. No Drugs, Alcohol, or Weapons:
Use or possession of alcohol, drugs, or weapons is prohibited on the premises of the texting competition.
Participants must not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol while participating.

 

For more information, contact Mrs. Kenna at tracy.kenna@qacps.org or Carol D’Agostino at (410) 758-­‐1180, ext. 17 or mainstreet@townofcentreville.org.

 

Scarecrows To Appear As New Participants in Centreville Day

~Families and Local Businesses Encouraged to Create, Display Icons of Americana

Queen Anne’s County’s Centre for the Arts is offering cash prizes for the most original, innovative, artistic scarecrows created as part of the third annual Centreville Day, Saturday, 02 November. Local residents and businesses are encouraged to call on their ingenuity and imagination to craft a scarecrow that can be affixed safely outside their home, business, or elsewhere – subject to approval – around downtown Centreville.

Scarecrow figures need follow no particular theme, so creativity is bound only by common sense and good taste. So that they may be seen from a distance, five to seven feet for the figures is the suggested height, and materials used should be able to withstand at least a few days of possible inclement weather. Scarecrows must be on display by Sunday, 27 October.

Full guidelines and regulations are available on the Centre for the Arts’ website, arts4u@arts4u.info . For additional information, call 410 758 2520.

Winners will be announced and prizes awarded over the course of Centreville Day, 2 November, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Vendor and Tabling Opportunities Available: Texting, Baking and Scarecrow Decorating Contests Set for November 2 Centreville Day

CDplan (400 x 226)The third annual Centreville Day will be held Saturday, November 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Centreville on Lawyers Row and the Court House green. Admission for this family day is free. Food will be sold and some games may have a fee to support local organizations.

Centreville Day will include:
• A texting competition, coordinated by students and faculty at Queen Anne’s County High School.
• Final judging for the “Great Centreville Cookie” contest
• Announcement of winners for a scarecrow decorating contest, organized by the Queen Anne’s County Arts Council.
• A historical scavenger hunt, coordinated by the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society.
• Cornhole “free play”, coordinated by CASA of Queen Anne’s & Kent Counties.
• A moon bounce, face painting, and other games and activities, organized by local non-profit organizations.
Volunteer, vendor & sponsorship opportunities available

The event steering committee includes a wide cross section of volunteers, including residents, teachers and administrators from Centreville schools, local non-profits serving children and families, and businesses. Additional volunteers particularly from the North Brook community, as well as parents, and businesses are needed. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Carol D’Agostino at (410) 758-1180, ext. 17 or mainstreet@townofcentreville.org.

The event will provide vendor and tabling opportunities for civic and non-profit groups to do community outreach or fundraising as well as businesses to promote services and upcoming promotions of interest to families.

Contest forms, as well as vendor forms for businesses and non-profit organizations are available at Centreville Town Hall and online at www.townofcentreville.org. For more information, contact Carol D’Agostino, Main Street manager, at (410) 758-1180, ext. 17 or mainstreet@townofcentreville.org.

In photo: Centreville Day volunteers met recently to discuss plans for the upcoming event set for Saturday, November 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Lawyers Row and the Court House green. From left, are: Mary Ann Gleason, executive director, CASA of Queen Anne’s & Kent Counties; Mary Drake, resident; Eleanor Strietman, resident and member of Queen Anne’s County Historical Society; Carol D’Agostino, Centreville Main Street manager; Cass Smith, resident; John Walden, executive director, Queen Anne’s County Free Library; and Betty McAtee, resident. The Steering Committee includes teachers and administrators from Centreville schools, and residents, as well as volunteers from businesses and non-profits. Prospective vendors and volunteers can contact Carol D’Agostino, Main Street manager, at (410) 758-1180, ext. 17 or mainstreet@townofcentreville.org.

Centreville Day & Fireworks

Centreville Day is a day of celebration. Highlights include a performance by a live band, a kids’ fishing derby, a waterslide, canoes and kayaks, face paintings, and plenty of summertime treats. Be sure to head over to Queen Anne’s County High School for the evening fireworks. At the Centreville Wharf, Centreville. Fireworks across from Queen Anne’s County High School, Centreville. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; fireworks at 9 p.m. Townofcentreville.org. 410-758-1180.

June 30, 2012

There will be NO parking at the Wharf. Please walk, ride your bike, or park at the empty lot behind Our Mother of Sorrows, Corbaly Hall (Glendale Avenue) and catch the free shuttle.