Old Settlers Picnic set for this weekend

Posted 8/3/23

The 142nd Annual Old Settlers Picnic is scheduled for Aug. 4-5 at the Old Settlers Picnic Grounds in New Florence.

The event begins at 6 p.m. on Aug. 4 with the queen contestants participating …

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Old Settlers Picnic set for this weekend

New Florence Police Chief Airriana Brewer leads the procession in the 2022 Old Settlers Parade.

Theo Tate photo

Posted Thursday, August 3, 2023 12:44 pm

The 142nd Annual Old Settlers Picnic is scheduled for Aug. 4-5 at the Old Settlers Picnic Grounds in New Florence.

The event begins at 6 p.m. on Aug. 4 with the queen contestants participating in the dunking stand. At 7 p.m., Montgomery County resident Juanita Hadden will perform and washer/cornhole tournaments will be played.

Events that are scheduled for Aug. 5 include the parade (11 a.m.), backyard cookoff (noon), cake walk, pedal tractor pull and horseshoe tournament (1 p.m.), baby show (2:30 p.m.), Old Settler awards (3 p.m.), greased pig contest (4 p.m.), princess contest (6 p.m.), queen contest (7 p.m.) and a performance from Rumblestrip (8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.).

Jasmine Lansche and Mariah Fish are the queen candidates, while Annabelle Mayes, Ava Cruzen, Ella Knoepflein, Everly Reagan, Kennedy Bufka, Octavia Spurlock and Rylan Page are the princess candidates.