Community Calendar

Fall festival/cruise-in 12th Ward
October 19, 2008

Fall Festival/Cruise-In Plans Announced:

The 12^th Ward Civic Association will be holding their 2^nd Annual Fall Festival/Cruise-In on Sunday, October 19, 2008 from noon to 5 p.m.  This festival will be held at the 12^th Ward Civic Center and grounds, located at 2900-3034 South 10^th Avenue (off 31^st Street between Pine Avenue and the Mill Run Culverts) in Altoona. 

All makes/models are welcome for the cruise-in and there is no registration fee.  Trophies and prizes from the Altoona Curve will be awarded to the People’s Choice overall 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place winners (to be tallied at 4:30 p.m.).  Goodie bags will be given to the first 100 participants.

Inside the 12^th Ward Civic Center will be a gift/basket raffle, bake sale and food to include pulled pork sandwiches with sides and hot dogs with sauerkraut.  The Civic Association would like to thank Imler’s Poultry and Lee Food Service for their generosity.

On the grounds, will be games of chance, crafts, a bounce house, face painting, kids games and activities and much more.  Also, see the monster truck on display – climb aboard and have your picture taken from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Featured this year is the 1^st Annual 12^th Ward Pepsi 500.  This is an authentic Matchbox/Hot Wheels race to be held on a handmade track.  Registration for this event will be held between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  The first heat will be at 1:00 p.m. – final heat at 3:00 p.m.  Commissioner Donna Gority and Altoona City Councilman Bill Schirf will be the celebrity judges.  This is an all age race – fastest in Altoona wins!  Start digging out your fastest cars.  If you can’t bring your classic car, bring your Matchbox/Hot Wheels car!  Entrance fee is 2 cars for $5.00.  Nice prizes will be awarded for the final 4.

Entertainment will include Diesel Dawg from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m., Chuck-E-Cheese, Dennie Huber, balloon artist from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. & DJ Swirvin’ Irvin all day.

Also on the grounds, will be interactive displays and information by the following:  Aid for Animals, Laws for Paws, Altoona Fire Department, AMED, Altoona Regional Health System, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Blair County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Boy Scouts Troop 15, Operation Our Town, US Armed Forces Mothers.

The 12^th Ward Civic Association would like to thank the numerous businesses and individuals who donated items for our Gift/Basket Raffle and for the goodie bags that will be given to the cruise-in participants.  Those businesses are:  Aldo’s Restaurant, Allegro Restaurant, AASD Family Literacy, Altoona Community Theater, Altoona Curve Baseball, Altoona Mirror, Applebee’s, UNO Chicago Grill, Athenian Café, Barbara Jean’s Florist, Boardwalk Bar and Grill, Chuck E. Cheese, Clippers & Shears, DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, DelGrosso Foods, El Campesino, Galactic Ice, Gardners Candies, Giant Eagle, Holiday Bowl, Inc., Idlewild Park, Jethro’s, Kim Moyer, Lia Sophia Advisor, King’s Family Restaurant, Lindsay Garman, Pampered Chef Advisor, Luciano’s Auto Body, Mama Randazzo’s Pizzeria, Marzoni’s, The Meadows Frozen Custard, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., Oak Spring Winery, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse,  Pal-Minos Pizza, Penn State Altoona, ProCare Health & Fitness, Red Lobster, Reliable Towing, Sheetz, Inc., Slinky Action Zone, Snap Fitness, The Summit Tennis & Athletic Club, Swan’s Trophies Plus, T.G.I. Friday’s, Tim’s American Café, Vocelli Pizza.

A special thanks goes out to the many members of the 12^th Ward Civic Association who have worked hard donating items, their time and expertise to put this great festival together. 

For more information about the festival, please visit www.12thwardcivicassociation.com or call Jean Cornelius at 942-4642.  Come for a day of fun for everyone – bring your entire family!