Allenton, WI – Allenton American Legion Picnic starts Friday night with a fish fry featuring a recipe from Jug’s Hitching Post along with many great items.
At 6 p.m. in the pavilion the Legion has created a special tradition with,” the cutting of the cake” to open the weekend of the picnic sponsored by the Allen American Legion.
The tradition is to demonstrate the Legion Posts commitment to working together to make Allenton a safer, educational and kid-friendly community.
One of the post’s senior members, Bob Wiedmeyer, along with one of the junior members, Darren Hughes, will be cutting the cake using an official Army Ceremony Military Saber.
Also at 6 p.m. will be the start of the Legion Softball Tournament featuring some very good
area teams. The tournament runs through Saturday evening.
At 9 p.m. there will be a Home Run Derby; we hope many come and enjoy. The Country Western Band Stetsin and Lace will be performing at the park, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Entertainment director Melissa Inderdahl said, “Admission to the music is free. We do
hope attendees will contribute a donation to help pay for the cost of the band, stage and tent. It is our intent to offer some awesome music for those in the general Allenton Area.”
The softball tournament will continue Saturday, which will include picnic food, brats,
hamburgers and more.
Sunday, the famous Allenton parade will step off at 11:30 a.m. The parade route is from the Legion Post at 419 Railroad Street [C.R. W] to Main Street then east to Church Street and ends at Veterans Park.
The parade will include six bands along with the Dancing Grannies and the Hartford Energizers.
According to Ron Naab’s weather forecasting dog, Buddy, there is a slight chance of rain, sun and temperatures in the low 80’s.
