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The Knights of Columbus present The Week of the Young Child and K97.5 4th Annual “Time to Fly” Kite Festival. Sunday, April 12, 2015, 9am – 4pm at Livingston Middle School, 101 F Street Livingston, CA 95334. EVENT IS FREE to the public the first 500 KIDS get a FREE KITE. The festival will kick off THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD and will start with the Landing of the Merced County Sheriff’s Huey helicopter promptly at 0900 hrs. We expect a crowd of over 5000 people.
KITE ACTIVITIES: GIANT kite flying demonstrations by Brian Champie, George Halpin, Mike North, the Macias Brothers and others, kite-making workshops for all ages, kite building contests, and “The Jim Strealy Memorial Sugar-Free Candy Drop.” Presented by Winton Ireland Strom and Green Insurance Agency (This is an event where a giant Kite is flown and candy is dropped from it).
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Other activities for all to enjoy will include; the Livingston Rotary Club Pie Eating contest, Face Painting, Bounce Houses, Crafts, Kite, and informational Vendor booths, safety demonstrations from PG&E, Livingston Police, Fire, CHP, and Merced County Sheriff.
The Merced County Sheriff will be present show casing their arsenal of crime-fighting tools including their 1973 UH-1H VIETNAM-ERA HUEY Helicopter, Sheriff’s S.W.A.T. Armored Vehicle, “Bearcat,” and The Sheriff’s Water Rescue Boat. Come meet and thank some of the dedicated officers including the pilots and SWAT and Dive Operators.
ENTERTAINMENT (CULTURAL PERFORMANCES): South Pacific/Hawaiian Dance, Philippine Dance, Punjabi Dance, Kids and Adults Folkloric Dance, Aztec Dance, and Los Viejitos Dance Groups. We will also have the Livingston High School Band, Kids Ballet Groups, Kids Karate/Kickboxing Demonstrations, and many more.
KITE BUILDING PRIOR TO FESTIVAL: We will have a Kite Building Day on Friday April 10, 2015 from 10am to 3pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at the Livingston Community Center.
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