The Jubilee Days Committee has met and made exciting plans for the event on June 7 and 8. There are some new and ‘fairly new’ events, plus old favorites that will entertain all ages.
“There will be two new bands,” said Chuck Allcorn, President of the Committee. “Clay Clear will play at 8:00 PM on Friday night, on the stage in front of the post office. On Saturday night Eastern Heights will play. They entertain a lot at Silver Dollar City in Branson and in surrounding states. At Noon on Saturday, the Piano Man will be returning and will play on the courthouse lawn. When he sings “Great Balls of Fire” he sets the top of his piano on fire!”
Fairly new to Jubilee Days is the Legs Contest for men. Allcorn said that the contestants show their legs, and they are judged. He said that everyone had a good time with that last year.
Returning to Warsaw will be the carnival near the harbor along with a petting zoo. There will be the parade with Shriners and their “toys,” and many old favorites including the Karaoke contest supervised by Deb Mosley.
“The turtle race will return,” said Allcorn. “We have now set up a starting line, a finish line, a parent’s line and a grandparent’s line. The parent’s and grandparents’ lines are necessary because these family members sometimes scream at their child’s turtle as it gets close to the finish line. The turtle then gets scared and turns around going away from the finish line. Another thing that happens is when children try to give their turtles a push start, the turtle often pulls it legs into its shell and stays put.”
Allcorn said that McDonalds, Sonic and Dairy Queen (and all the sponsors) are very good. One of the ways they help is to donate coupons for free treats at their businesses for children winning the turtle races.
After the turtle race Mac Vorce will present the bike race.
“We keep everything free at Jubilee Days except for the carnival, and food,” said Allcorn. “There is also a small fee for the 5K Run.”
The baby contest and royalty contests will take place on June 6 with Crystal Bates in charge. She is also stepping up to work alongside Allcorn and hopefully taking over the job as president of Jubilee Days.
Allcorn said he believes 2024 will be the 58th year to celebrate Jubilee Days. He has been on the committee for 12 years and it is about his ninth year as president of the committee.
“I call Jubilee Days ‘Miles of Smiles’ of people walking around happy,” said Allcorn. “They can laugh and scream!”
