2009 Deerfield Old Home Day Guide

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2009 Old Home DaySaturday, August 15thRain date: Sunday, August 16th

(Always the 3rd Saturday in August)

Parade Theme is

The Music of Your LifeA complete schedule of this years

Old Home Day events & activities!

Deerfield Parks and Recreation


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Deerfield Parks & Recreation

2009 Deerfield, NH

Old Home DaySaturdayAugust15

th

(RaindateSundayAugust16th)

At the Fairgrounds

Fabulous FireworksSolelysponsoredbytheDeerfieldFairAssociationIce cream sundaes for sale by the Ladies Fire Auxiliary

AtthegazeboChicken BBQ

(SuggestedDonation$3Adult$1Childrenand

SeniorCitizens)Mr. Nick and the Dirty Tricks

Thedirtytricks.com

OldHomeDayParade $1500incashprizes

providedbyAvitarAssociates
http://www.thedirtytricks.com/http://www.thedirtytricks.com/


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Deerfield Old Home Day

CHILDRENS GAMESAnd Face PaintingSaturday August 15th

New Family Friendly Times 10:00am to 11:30am

Boy Scout Cake Auction to follow immediately after

New Events This Year and Your Favorite Classic Games

-Frog Jumping- -Frog Racing-

-Scavenger Hunt- -3 Legged Race-

-Sack Race- -Water Balloon Toss-

-Standing Softball Accuracy

Broad Throw-

Jump-

FreeofChargeNoPreRegistrationNecessary

Come Join the Fun at the Gazebo Park

Dont Be the Only Kid in Town to Miss out On the Fun

BringYour

Own

Frogs

all

frog

events

start

at

10:00am

Forages3to12yearsold

FormoreinformationcontactDeerfieldParks&Recreationat

4638811ext.305orourwebsitewww.townofdeerfieldnh.com
http://www.townofdeerfieldnh.com/Directory.phphttp://www.townofdeerfieldnh.com/Directory.phphttp://www.townofdeerfieldnh.com/Directory.php


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Deerfield Old Home Day

1st Ever Town

Scavenger Hunt

$100CASHPRIZE

SaturdayAugust15th

Opentoallages

SearchtheTownofDeerfield

Jointhefunonourfirsteverscavengerhunt. Toparticipateallyou

haveto

do

is

simply

pick

up

the

list

of

items

and

complete

rules.

ListandruleswillbeavailableattheTownHallBuildingbeginning at

8:00am. Firstpersontosatisfythelistintheopinionofthejudge

wins!!


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Deerfield Old Home DayPick Up Adult Softball

Age 16-100 Welcome to Participate

Saturday August 15th

(Rain Date Sunday the 16th)

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the Bicentennial Field

Dust off your old glove and join us for some softball fun


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2009 Old Home Day ScheduleSaturday, August 15th

(Rain Date: Sunday, August 16th)

9 A.M. Road Race Registrations at 8:30 @ Town Hall. 3 miles, 5 separate divisions:Beginners(12 andunder) Junior, (13-19) Open,(20-39 OPEN) Master (40 AND OVER) Over all winner

(Jim MacKenzie Race co-ordinator 556-1093 ) Open to both Males & Females

11:00-12:30 A.M.Adult Softball for Ages 16 and over @ Bicentennial Field

9:00 A.M.Duck-Race at Intersection 43/107 to benefit the Deerfield Food Pantry. 1st Prize $100. To pur-chase a duck contact Susan Seitz at #463-5569. You can also mail a check to the Deerfield Food

Pantry P.O. Box 34 Deerfield, NH 03037

9 A.M.-3 P.M. Friends of the Library Book & Bake Sale @ Philbrick JamesLibrary. $5 per bag of used books, as well as baked goods for sale.(Beth Cook #724-2228)

8:00 A.M. Free Tai ChiWith Tai Chi Instructor Lin lin Choy

At the Gazebo

12:00 Noon Boy Scout Cake Auction@The Gazebo Park

11:30 A.M. Kids Bike Race @ Town Center~ open to bikers Ages 12 & under(Julie DeCosta #463-9896)

1:00 P.M. Adult Mountain Bike Race at Town Center in front of Town Hall(Ernie Robert #463-5919)

Adult and Teen (12-17 yrs old) DivisionsRegistration will be available at the start of the race

TBA 1st Annual Tennis Tournament FinalsTime To Be Determined Later

Dont miss this great fun filled day for the whole family!!

10:00-12:00 Childrens Games @ the Gazebo Park10:00-10:30 Frog Jumping and Racing

10:30-10:40 sand box treasure hunt10:40-10:50 pie eating

10:50-11:00 sack race10:50-11:00 3 legged race

11:10-11:20 softball accuracy throw

11:20-11:30 standing long jump


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2009 Old Home Day ScheduleSaturday, August 15th

(Rain Date: Sunday, August 16th)

3:30 P.M. PARADE Theme: The Music of Your LifeBE CREATIVE!!

(contact Mark Tibbets to enter a float #608-8720)Grand Marshal will be Mr. Bob Kilham

Cash prizes are increased and brought to you again by the generous donation ofAVITAR Associates

1st Place $7002nd Place $5003rd Place $300

4:00 P.M. Adult Horse Shoe Tournament @ Gazebo Field(Rick Hapke #463-9950) Prizes awarded: 2 $15 gift cards courtesy ofLovin Spoonful Caf

4:30-5:30 P.M. Chicken BBQ at the Gazebo Field,served by the Town suggested donation Adults $3 children $1

5:00-7:00 P.M. Concert withMr. Nick and The Dirty Tricks @ The Gazebo Sponsored by Avitar Associates8:30 P.M. SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY at

The Deerfield Fairgrounds(south end entrance off of Route 43~ PLENTY of parking)

Fire Auxiliary will be selling ice cream sundaes!

* Fireworks are hosted & solelysponsored by theDeerfield Fair Association

DonationsAll of our Old Home Day events are FREE of charge, but succeed through donations! For more in-

formation, please contact Deerfield Parks and Recreation at 463-8811 x 305,[email protected],

www.townofdeerfieldnh.com.

2:30 P.M. Parade lineup @ American Legion HallThis years theme is The Music of Your Life
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First Annual

Old Home Day

Tennis Tournament

Week long Tournament Begins Saturday August 8th

Championship Matches to be Played on Old Home Day (Aug 1 5 or 16) please

call or sign up by Tuesday August 4th to allow for a schedule to be made

**Ifthe

numbers

allow,

we

will

offer

singles

and

doubles

competition!

AllMatcheswillbePlayedontheDeerfieldTennisCourtatthe

GeorgeB.WhiteBuilding

TimestobeAnnounced

PleasecontactJulieDeCostaforregistrationinformation

(603)

463-

9896


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Classic Old Home Day

Favorites3 Mile Road Race- This Old Home Day classic willchallenge runners of all abilities starting at the Town Hall Building,

run up Church Street to Meetinghouse Hill Road to North Road and

then back to the Town Hall Building.

Parade- Theme The Music of Your Life, Fire Trucks,Antique cars, Floats, and more will all be on hand at the one of a

kind old home day parade. This family friendly and fun event is a

great way to spend some time with the kids and meet new people.

We are proud to have Mr. Bob Kilham this as our parade Grand

Marshal. A chicken BBQ will follow shortly after with a live band

performance by Mr. Nick and the Dirty Tricks.

** Special thanks to Dee Dee and George Putnam for donating cash

and prizes for the childrens portion of the parade. Thanks as well

to Dee Dee for volunteering to help our summer campers decorate

their bikes and for her help with the Parks and Rec float.

Childrens Bike Race- Let the kids peddle it out atthe annual childrens bike race in the center of town this year.

Well line them up, give them a course to ride and theyll peddle

their way to fun. So bring them down and let the kids enjoy

themselves and get some great exciting physical activity in too.


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Adult Mountain Bike Race- The kids have had achance to peddle it out; were also going to let adults do the

same. The race this will include multiple divisions teen and adult

with both female and male classes. A new and improved course has

been introduced for this year. The course will consist of

pavement, dirt, and off road sections this year (less rugged than in

years past). Awards will be given out to first place male female

from both teen and adult divisions. Courses will vary between

divisions from 6 to 7 miles for the teens and 8 to 1 0 miles for the

adults.

Adult Horse Shoe Tournament- This classicBBQ game for adults will once again be offered as a part of this

years Deerfield Old Home Day. Battle it out once again at the

gazebo and see who in town the real ringer is.

Duck Boat Race- Help support charity and have somefun at the same time. Race the boats down the Lamprey River all

for the benefit of others and your own personal enjoyment.


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Friends of library Book and Bake Sale-Take in some of that good old fashion baking, and find a great new

book to read. This is all possible once again at this great event.

Grab a cookie and a book and youll be set. So stop by have some

fun, try out some great baking and get yourself some great books

to read.

New Old Home Day

Favorite

Tai Chi Class- See if you enjoy this great martial art.Tai Chi instructor Lin lin Choy will be offering an opportunity for

you to experience this ancient art. So stop by and start your day

off in a relaxing and invigorating way.

See Center Spread of this Guide For

further information, times, location,

and registration information.


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2009 Old Home DaySaturday, August 15th

We Would Like to give special thanks to our two majorsponsors, The Deerfield Fair Association and Avitar

Associates.

In addition to Old Home Day, both have beentremendous supporters of community events for many

years.

This Year the Fair Association is once again hostingand sponsoring the fireworks display.

Avitar Associates is once again sponsoring theparade cash prizes and they have increased the amount

of the prizes. In addition they are

sponsoring our band Mr. Nick and the Dirty Tricks

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2009 Deerfield Old Home Day Guide