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Welcome To Pontotoc County’s

Bodock Festival

Everyone has worked so hard to bring you the biggest and best Bodock Festival since the idea first hit the ground in 1994. We welcome you to Pontotoc and the fun that is ahead of you and your family. Wear you comfortable shoes and get into step with the activities that are scheduled for your entertainment and enjoyment. This is a celebration we look forward to for a year. The weather is still warm, schools back in session, football games have started, but Bodock time is a special time for all.

This year will not disappoint you, from the Firemen’s famous Pancake Breakfast at the #1 Firehouse on Main Street to the bigger than life stage in front of the Chancery Clerk’s office. Things are changing in appearance, but not in fun.

We want everyone to have a great experience in their visit to Pontotoc, where family comes first and we love every second.

A big THANK YOU goes to our sponsors who have invested in your entertainment and enjoyment for the Bodock Festival. Without our sponsors we would not be able to highlight our great community. Visit the Antique Car Show at the Jr. High. Parking lot Saturday morning, the Arts & Crafts vendors with the flea market vendors on Main Street on Friday and Saturday, Children’s Corner Friday night and Saturday along with the list of entertainers on the big stage. Entertainment starts Friday at 6:00 with the welcome from the City and County with help from school groups starting our music program until 9:00 Friday night. You are in for a treat Saturday with special guest Hannah Roye at 6:00 with Trent Harmon at 8:00. Bring your lawn chairs and plan to spend some time on Main Street with all your friends at the Bodock Festival in Pontotoc.

Bodock Committee Pontotoc Co Chamber/Main Street Assn

Computer graphing the hot new logo for the Bodock Festival this year was Anna Stokes who works at Image Screen Printing. It features all the things you love about Bodock from the old car show to the bicycles along with our featured artist Trent Harmon and those infamous bodock balls.

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Active Clubs

American Legion Post 16

• Coke Wagon – Friday And Saturday

Antique Car Show

• Pontotoc Ridge Runners • Jr High Parking Lot – Saturday

Pontotoc Community Theater

• Train Rides – Friday And Saturday

• Pet Show • Children’s Activities

Civitan Club

Pontotoc Artist Guild

• Children’s Art Project – Renasant Park – Saturday

Fine Arts Club • Art Gallery

Fire Department

• Theater On Main

Pontotoc 4 –H

Rotary Club

• Support Bike Ride

• Pancake Breakfast – Friday/ Saturday Mornings

Town And Country Garden Club

• Museum Display – Friday And Saturday

• Hospitality Tent

Historical Society NMMC – Pontotoc

• Pontotoc Health Services • Flag Display • Bike Ride Support On Saturday

• Downtown Decoration

Woman’s Club

Chamber/Main Street Assn • Set Up/ Logistic Support

Pontotoc Volunteer Fire Department • Pancake Breakfast

Sponsorship Title

• City Of Pontotoc • Pontotoc County

Platinum

• Pontotoc Progress • Toyota • Pontotoc Co. Chamber/Main Street Assn

Gold

• 1st Choice Bank • Bank Of Pontotoc • Beth Walker Real Estate • Chad Mills • Engineering Solution Inc • North Ms Health Services • Piggly Wiggly • Southern Motion • William Equipment • Ashley Mfg

Silver

• 1st Franklin

• Carlock Of Tupelo • Pontotoc Co Farm Bureau • Montgomery Drugs • P.E.P.A. • Renasant Bank • Trent’s Portrait Design

Friends

• Carnes Sales • Pool Specialist • Shannon And Graham • Point Broadband • Image Screen Printing • Walmart • Health Food Store • Sydnei’s Kitchen And Catering

Bike Ride Sponsors

• Wood Eye Clinic – Terry Wood • Dr. Steve Montgomery • 1st Choice Bank • Hooker Construction • Complete Computers • Crossroad Rehab

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Weekend Schedule Friday Events

Saturday Events

Pancake Breakfast Firehouse # 1 Registration Of Vendors Hospitality Tent

Pancake Breakfast Firehouse # 1

6:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

All Vendors On Main Main Street People Friendly

9:00 a.m.

Hospitality Tent Bodock Art Gallery Arts & Crafts – Main Street Flea Market – Main Street Food Vendors – Main Street

6:00 p.m.

Opening Ceremonies Children’s Corner – After School Music On Main Stage

6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Music On Main Stage

6:00 a.m.

7:00 a.m.

Registration Car Show Registration Bike Ride

8:00 a.m.

Antique Car Show-Jr High Bike Ride on the Tanglefoot Trail 1st Choice Gateway Starting

9:00 a.m.

Hospitality Tent Town Square Museum 4-H Pet Show Registration Children’s Corner Bodock Post Throw

11:00 a.m.

Cheer Squads

1:00 p.m.- 9:15 p.m.

Entertainment on Stage

Stage Entertainment

Friday Night Entertainment

Saturday Night Entertainment

Welcome From The County And City Ricky Ferguson, Bob Peeples

Jeremy & Shunda

6:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

National Anthem - Mitzi Below

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Springville Choir

6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Tatum Shappley

South Pontotoc 5th Grade Choir North Pontotoc 5th Grade Choir Legends Of The Blues

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Mississippi Queen

Greg Dillard

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

County Mounties

5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday Morning Entertainment

Jason Carter And Healers

Cheer Squads - Street In Front Of Courthouse

Hannah + Karly And Band

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Trent Harmon And Band

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Friday Headliners

Legends of the Blues

Get ready to dance your socks off! Pontotoc’s own Legends of the Blues will be performing vintage songs from the 50s and 60s to the latest hits in a musical journey that features crowd-pleasing free beach balls thrown from the stage.

Band members are Barney “T-Bird” Harris, Robert Gordon, Mark Stewart and Yusuf Nurredinn. Having performed with some of the hottest stars and toured throughout the South from Memphis to the Gulf Coast, this group will take you back to when poodle skirts and hula hoops were cool and Cokes® cost a nickel.

Mississippi Queen

Friday’s closing performance will be headlined by the Mississippi Queen, a country rock band from Northeast Mississippi. Led by vocalist Amy Hollon, they bring a variety of the best female vocal songs from different genres from the 60s through today. Mississippi Queen is a 2017 Nominees for Best band in Mississippi, Best Alternative band, and Mississippi Roots band by the Mississippi Music Foundation. Band embers include Amy Hollon, Paige Hutcheson, Joseph Newell, Skip Vuncannon, Witt Lucas and Jonathan Hall.They also have over ten original songs.

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Saturday Headliners

Hannah + Karly

Hannah Roye has been singing ever since she can remember. She has been working different singing venues since she was 17. Hannah Roye and Back 60 features the guitar playing of Barry Roaton, on the keys will be Dwayne Roaton, while drumming the beat will be Jarrod Bogan and coming with the base will be Wylee Washington. Harmonizing with Hannah will be Karly Clayton.

Trent Harmon

Amory native Trent Harmon will perform as Saturday’s featured entertainment at the Bodock Festival, closing out the two day event. The 2016 American Idol winner credits life on his family’s farm as a major influence on his music career. Less than one week after taking the title during the final season of American Idol, Harmon entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, earning him a “hot shot debut” with coronation song “Falling,” which was written by Idol judge Keith Urban along with celebrated songwriters Dallas Davidson and Brett James. Harmon won America’s vote not only with his great singing and performances, but also with his genuine, humble personality and character. He will hit the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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There are 19 major places you may park when you attend the concert Saturday night at the Bodock Festival. They are listed in alphabetical order below and you can find the corresponding push pin that matches it on the map.

• Body Shop-Liberty Street • Community House-corner of Oxford and Main • Elementary School-Dowdy Avenue off of Reynold’s Street • First Baptist Church #1-off of Lafayette Street • First Baptist Church #2-on Green Street • First Baptist Church #3-on Green Street • Gas Department-Reynold’s Street beside Tanglefoot • Gym Parking-Main Street (Pontotoc High School) 14

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• Junior High-Main Street and McMackin • Justice Court-off of Liberty Street south of the square • Lower Lot-off of Reynold’s Street (Pontotoc High School) • Material Control-Reynold’s Street beside Tanglefoot • Old Jail-back lot off of Marion Street • Oxford Street-both sides west of light • PEPA back lot-Liberty Street • Police Department-Reynold’s Street • Reeder’s Farm Supply-Reynold’s Street • South Main Street-on both sides beyond barricades • Three Rivers-on Green Street Bodock Festival 2017

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Thomas

296-5654

489-2323

273 Hwy. 15 North Pontotoc, MS

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BIG RED TENT Merle Norman @ Legacy

will put up the Big Red Tent for Pontotoc’s Annual Bodock Festival.

Join us Friday & Saturday, Sept. 15 &16, in Downtown Pontotoc as we celebrate with our Bodock Sales Event.

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Fun Activities Pet Show Anybody who is a kid or a kid at heart (that means you that we call adults) are invited to bring their favorite or all of their pets to the Bodock Festival for the 4-H Pet show which will feature several categories.

Registration for the show will begin at 9 a.m. with the show starting at 10 a.m. There will be a $5 entry fee per pet.

And PLEASE remember this!

All pets must be kept under control, either on a leash or in a cage until and during the show.

You may enter as many classes as you wish, however, the same animal can’t compete in both the Youth and Adult class.

Your pet must be transport-

Sidewalk Chalk & Face Painting

able in the seat of your car, means the pet elephant will have to stay home.

Trophies will be given for the champion dog, cat and miscellaneous pet for both adults and youth. Grand champion exhibitor and sportsmanship champion trophies will also be awarded.

Categories that will be judged in both the adult and youth classes include: small, medium and large dog, cat, miscellaneous pet [not sure if you should bring your pet rock though], best performing pet, most colorful pet, waggiest tail and best costume. So make you and your dog or cat a suit of clothes alike and head for the Bodock Festival on Saturday!

Bodock Post Throw

To new fun activities for kids and adults alike this year will be sidewalk chalk on the square and face painting on the square.

So make sure you brush up on your artistic talents to chalk in the town and grin and bare it as someone gives you a painted make over.

Readers Theater

As you are strolling through the festival on Saturday if you want to stop and cool off please visit the Community Theater. There will be a readers theater with two different stories at a price of $2 per ticket. That’s just a dollar a story and this will help the theater out. The two stories are One Eye! Two Eyes! Three Eyes! A Very Grimm Fairy Tale and The Boy who wanted the Willies.

Visit the theater at the following times: 11 a.m.; 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

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Don’t forget to try your hand at tossing the Bodock post again and claim the title of World Champion Bodock Post thrower of Pontotoc.

Those who wish to try this should check out the table between the Fire Department and the Jr. High School. You can try this as you go to the car show on the Jr. High Parking Lot.

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Fun Activities Art in Renasant Park Do you remember enjoying creating your own art last year in the Renasant Park? That fun is back! This year you can come and go as you wish between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday. Please come by and enjoy using ink pens and other art mediums and enjoy the pleasure that drawing brings. In addition you will get to see some of Pontotoc County’s artists in action as they paint and draw and perhaps pick up some pointers to learn a whole new hobby. Enjoy the arts! Come to the Renasant Park!

Children's Corner Hey kids! Want to have some great fun at the Bodock Friday and all day Saturday? Well you can enjoy bounce houses, zorb balls, mechanical bull and other exciting activities with a day pass/arm band, from 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. The children’s corner will be located in the green space at the off the square market. It will include a petting zoo!

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Tanglefoot Trail Bicycle Ride The Tanglefoot Trail Bicycle Ride will get off and going at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Bobby McGee, the coordinator for the Tanglefoot Trail Bicycle Ride, said that more than 200 riders are expected for this year’s trail ride.

“We’re inviting everyone to come out and enjoy the beautiful Tanglefoot Trail and experience a fun way to improve your fitness and also to enjoy the beauty of the area surrounding Pontotoc,” McGee said.

Bike ride participants will have three trail distances to choose from, including: Metric Century (100k, 62 miles), Half Metric Century (50k, 31 miles), and 10k (6.2 miles).

“Our plan is to have something for everyone,” McGee said.

The Metric Century will once

again offer two different courses - one that is mostly flat with gentle slopes and one with several challenging hills.

“Have it your way - hills or no hills! All courses are well marked and patrolled by volunteers to assist with any needs that may arise. The courses will also have aid stations stocked with water and snacks.”

Finisher medals will be awarded to all who complete the event!

Riders will also enjoy post ride food and beverages at the 1st Choice Gateway in Pontotoc.

McGee noted that children are encouraged to enter and parents are welcome to stroll those who are too young to bike.

“We want everyone to have

an enjoyable experience and to see first hand what Pontotoc and the Tanglefoot Trail have to offer.”

Entry fee costs are: Metric Century and Half Metric Century $45 and the 10k is $30.

Proceeds from the ride will be used to benefit the Tanglefoot Trail.

Participants may register online at racesonline.com The ride will start at the 1st Choice Gateway.

“We hope to demonstrate the value of the Trail to the local community by having a strong turnout.”

The 1st Choice Gateway to the Tanglefoot Trail is located on College Street in downtown Pontotoc, across from Reeder’s Farm Supply.

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Check out the hot rods of days gone by Hundreds of cars will be crowding into the Junior High School Parking Lot on Saturday September 17th. If you would like to bring your car this year, there is plenty of space available.

The fee is $20 per car and $15 for additional cars in the same name.

Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. Judging will begin at 11:30 a.m.

A Best Car Trophy, Best Truck Trophy, Best Hot Rod Trophy, and Best Bike Trophy will be given. All registered entrants will be entered into drawings for cash totaling $1000 plus door prizes.

Concessions will be available on site so you can be just a step away from your wheels.

Please come take a stroll through yesteryear as you view all the vintage ways to go from the past.

Car Show

Junior High Parking Lot, Registration will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday of Bodock

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Eat breakfast with our fire heroes Pancake Breakfast 6:00 a.m.

Friday and Saturday

Our Fire Department and its Volunteer Crew know how to make a pancake. We look forward to this breakfast every year. The smell of sausage fills the air starting at 6:00 a.m. The Fire Department takes such good care of our community and needs to be recognized for its job well done. Our compliments to the cook….. You know what you are doing.

Shop until you drop!

Have lunch and supper on the square Lunch and supper are served under the sky.

Other vendors will be whetting your appetite from their places to eat. They will be located in front of the Town Square Post Office. So enjoy the music, the shopping, and the visiting and eating!

Are you looking for that unique present for those in your life or perhaps you want to treat yourself? Check out the vendors!

You will find hand crafted items as well as flea market treasures from the vendors who will be down Main Street. Vendors will be in town all day Friday but will have to shut down and be off of the street by 5 p.m. on Saturday.

So make sure you get here early Saturday to check out what they have.

And don’t forget to visit the local stores on Main Street as well. They will have their special brand of merchandise on hand for you to peruse and purchase.

It’s not too early to shop for Christmas, it is only 14 weeks away!

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Town Square Post Office Fun The Bodock Festival will premiere some of the best musical acts from across the state of Mississippi. And Pontotoc is no stranger to those who have made their mark on the music industry. Come to the Town Square Post Office both Friday and Saturday to explore the wonderful world of music Pontotoc style. In addition to that, Laura Sydney Fisher will be on hand to sign her second book in a series of haunted stories taken from interesting Pontotoc history.

Nobody knows our roots like the people who belong to the historical society.

If it’s history you love to dig into, make sure you stop at the Town Square Post Office and Museum on Main Street in Pontotoc as you will go back to our roots. All kinds of historical nuggets are hidden in the confines of the building, neatly tucked into every nook and cranny of the various and sundry rooms.

From arrowheads and stones of the Chickasaws, to the iron horse era of the railroad coming to town, you will find a variety of things to handle and read.

Pontotoc’s rich heritage stretches from Davy Crockett to the recent Iraq war.You can learn how thread was spun or how butter was churned. And if you are wondering where your winding roots grow, there is a repository upstairs to help you chase that family tree. But don’t forget to check out the carriage room and remember a quieter, simpler time in life when the horses went clip clop down Main Street and the old men whittled under the trees. Come by and visit the museum from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. during the Festival. You just might bump into someone from YOUR historical past.

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