Another Successful Milford Block Party
MILFORD — The Milford Community Building was jam-packed for hours with revelers from the area enjoying the third annual Milford Block Party Saturday, Sept. 28. The four-hour event was sponsored by Harvest Coffee.
Festivities inside the building included free hot dogs, popcorn, fruit, veggies and drinks; children’s crafts; tables staffed by various charitable and service groups; and music provided by the worship team of Wawasee Community Bible Church.
In the parking lot north of the building, Milford Fire Department vehicles and a John Deere tractor were available for the “Touch a Truck” display.
A cornhole tournament began at 6 p.m., halfway through the 4 to 8 p.m. slotted time for the festival.
The block party was well attended, and the attendees were very engaged. By the end of the first hour, children had colored more than 100 wooden blocks to take home, and the Kiwanis had handed out almost 200 bags of fresh popcorn.
A 5 p.m. estimate was made that the party would total “easily 300” attendees.
Here are some images of the party (photos by Ray Balogh):
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- Angie Deak, left, peels the stencil off a wooden block just colored by Adrianne Hollar, 10, daughter of Mitch and Jaime Hollar of Milford.
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- Sandy and Stan Hollar of Milford get the good word out at the Revive Indiana table.
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- Judy Marquart helps keep the doctor away by handing out apples at the Milford Lions table.
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- Randy Jessop greets visitors with a warm smile. He was staffing the table for Wawasee Community Bible Church, which was integral in the planning of the block party.
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- Christine Stump, left, and Nancy Levernier of the Friends of the Library in Milford welcome Kinley Marshall, 6 1/2, to learn more about the library. Kinley is the daughter of Zach Marshall and Kristina Ellison of Milford and attended with her grandma Lani Marhsall, right.
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- The Wawasee Community Bible Church worship team provided uplifting music during the Milford Block Party. Shown are Nick Utter, left, Karena Wilkinson, Mike Steele, Dan Temple and Landon Rhodes.
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- Members of the Milford Fire Department showed attendees the inner workings of one of its ambulances during the “Touch a Truck” event in the parking lot north of the community building.
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- This John Deere tractor was one of the vehicles on display at the “Touch a Truck” portion of the Milford Block Party.
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- Maureen Haab, right, of the Milford Public Library, serves a free hot dog to a hungry young reveler at the third annual Milford Block Party in the town’s community building.
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- Sarah VanderReyden, left, chats with Lisa Weisser as they share table space at the MIlford Block Party. VanderReyden was representing Revelation Wellness Wawasee, a faith-based organization offering weekly fitness classes at Wawasee Community Bible Church. Both she and Weisser represented the Harvest With a Heart food pantry.
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- Milford Kiwanis member Chuck Bird scoops out a bagful of freshly popped popcorn for distribution at the Milford Block Party.
