ChalkArtWalk, 15 Years in the Making By Katie Wesselman HFA Public Relations Committee
This is a completely FREE event! Cash and prizes are awarded for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd best designs in 5 age categories, as well as the overall ―Best of Show‖ winner, who reThe Hillyard Festival Association to host the ceives $100 and a custom-framed picture of 15th annual ChalkArtWalk sidewalk chalk their winning entry. This year‘s theme is art event on our brand new sidewalks. Reg- ―Getting There.‖ Each artist is encouraged istration starts at 10am on Saturday June to use their imagination and creativity in 18th on the corner of Olympic Ave. and expressing the theme in their chalk artwork. Market St. The HFA has moved the event to Judging begins around 2:30pm and will be the third Saturday in June. There are good announced at the registration booth as soon reasons for the move: no longer conflict as the scores are tallied. All participants will with the Rogers High School Graduation, nor receive a small assortment of colored chalk, conflict with the Skytona 500 tricycle race but additional, hand-made, more vibrant coland hopefully to take advantage of better ors are available for a minimal cost (as a weather! fundraiser for the Hillyard Festival Association). Artists are encouraged to bring their own chalk, but oil pastels are prohibited, as
is surface preparation. The first 100 participants will also receive a free tshirt featuring the 2010 ―Best of Show‖ winning design to commemorate their participation. Come early, sizes are limited. During ChalkArtWalk, the Historic Hillyard Merchant Committee (HHMC) will also be holding a Community Yard Sale in the business district from 9am to 4pm to raise funds for the committee. You can sell your own items; get a 10‘x10‘ space for $10. Contact Vickie to reserve your space at (509) 487-1138. If you have items you would like to donate to the HHMC, you can also call Vickie. Funds raised go to business district promotions and maintenance of the new lights and landscaping. Remember, somebody‘s junk is always someone else‘s treasure! Don‘t forget to mark your calendars for August 5-7 for the Hillyard Festival and HiJinks Parade and August 28th for the Hispanic Heritage Festival, both at Sharpley-
Harmon Park, on Market St., one block south of Francis. For more information, please contact Hillyard Festival Association President, Desi Bucknell 489-1122 or hillyardfestival@yahoo.com.
June 2, 1933 Rogers Record—January graduating class, the final class to graduate from the old Hillyard High School. The mother of Whitman Neighborhood Council leader Charles Hansen is seated in the front row. The June graduating class of 132 was the first to graduate from the “new” John R Rogers High School.
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