Pelicans Gather for Festival

The 22nd annual Pelican Festival is just around the bend, set for Sept. 22-25 at the Grove Civic Center. One of the recently added events will feature the Delaware County Sheriff's Office "Identikid project" on Saturday Sept 24 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Grand Lake Association.
Also new this year will be an indoor Kid's Zone with face painting, sand art, games and more, inside the Civic Center at the north end of the building.
On Friday, Sept 23, the arts/crafts and business Expo begins at noon and the Carnival opens at 5:30 p.m. outside with live entertainment featuring "Fully Loaded" from 7-10 p.m.
Saturday Sept 24 features the annual parade at 10 a.m. from Cheapo-Depo to the Civic Center. This year's theme is "Life on Grand" and floats will be judged according to the theme.
A sidewalk sale from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. will be held as will a "Fly by the Pound" event at Grove Municipal Airport. For some, that will be expensive.
The annual Hook-N-Cookoff is set for Pelican Landing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. while the Cattle Egret Festival for adults only will be held on Monkey Island at Shebangs from noon-5 p.m., and live entertainment will be held from 7 -10 p.m. featuring "Rude Mood."
On Sunday events open at noon while the Grand Lake Audubon Society will present White American Pelican viewing tours from noon to 4 p.m.
The Grove Playmakers will present "Meshuggahnuns" at 7:30 p.m. at 121 W Third on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.