From left, Jayda Goodrick, Josie May Smith and Korynn Goodrick look at an alligator held by Paul Venckus during his Hedgehog Hannah animal show at the Markleville Jamboree.
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From left, Jayda Goodrick, Josie May Smith and Korynn Goodrick look at an alligator held by Paul Venckus during his Hedgehog Hannah animal show at the Markleville Jamboree.
Jamboree features food, entertainment and competitions
MARKLEVILLE – Markleville held its annual jamboree over the weekend, with food, entertainment and a slate of activities for people of all ages.
Among those who came out to enjoy it were many regulars who live in the city and some first timers who don’t.
“We came up because we heard about it (from a friend),” said Jeffery Carr of Anderson, who was enjoying a fast-melting ice cream with his wife, Cassandra, and young son Quincy William .
Cassandra added: “It’s so quaint and beautiful, nothing like a small town festival.”
They are originally from Ohio, Jeffery Carr said.
“This is very reminiscent of where we come from.”
Amber Griggs, on the other hand, lives in Markleville and said she makes the jamboree pilgrimage every year.
“We just come to hang out and have fun,” she said, flanked by daughter Daylynn and son Camdon. “They love bounce houses, it’s their favorite. We try to get involved in what they’re going through.”
There were fellowship and church sponsored meals, vendor booths, pet prince and princess contests, a motorcycle parade and show, a quiz game and live music.
Markleville Tractor Club had a tractor show and tractor driving challenges.
There was also an arts and crafts show, petting zoo and more.
What was new this year was that some competition organizers said they hope to become a countywide challenge.
They chose some activities from the Guinness Book of World Records and invited people to try to set new benchmarks.
Following Guinness rules, people competed in timed challenges to stack quarters, put multiple socks on one foot, open soda cans, complete jumping frogs and ride a Mr. Potato Head.
Although no world records were set, the times were recorded as county bests and organizers plan to challenge people at other events in the area to try and beat them.
The first classifieds were:
Bryan Rogers: Most soda cans opened in 30 seconds (29);
Case Clark: Most socks are put on one foot in 30 seconds (7);
Serene Darr: Most quarters stacked in a tower in one minute with one hand (46);
Gary Nolen: Fasting Time to Ride a Head of Mr. Blindfolded Potato (1:12.89);
Adalynn Rector and Bentley Cole: Most frog jumps in one minute by a team of two (30).
The softball game between the Markleville Police Department and the Adams Township Fire Department (guns vs. hoses) was lost by the fire department, MPD Chief Tim Basey said.
