Strawberry Festival

The 44th ANNUAL LEMONT STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, JUNE  6, 3-7 PM

   VILLAGE GREEN, LEMONT, 133 Mt. Nittany Road, was a wonderful community event, in spite of a short rain storm.  Tents magically appeared, and new people showed up after the rain stopped.  We were able to sell 27 bags of prepared strawberries and some ice cream, so still made some money, Especially thanks to MANY volunteers.

  Art Activities for Children by the Art Alliance and Centre Pointe Church volunteers and “SPEEDER” RIDES by the Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society, were all very popular.  Visitors were also allowed to learn about the plight of wild burro's.  We enjoyed music from 3-5 pm byThe Hot Mama’s, Sylvia Feldman and  Rene’ Oakman, and music from 5-7 pm by Briggs and Strayer, Kevin Briggs and Bill Strayer, with sound pro engineers, Jim Thorn and Tom Heckseth.

STRAWBERRIES from MARK & MARLA KURTZ FARM, BELLEVILLE

Fresh lemonade and homemade cakes, and MEYER DAIRY ICE CREAM filled the bowls. 

COMMEMORATIVE MUGS were $8 each, and Lemont vintage T-shirts were for sale.

WRAP-UP Strawberry Festival, 2026

SPONSOR - MICHAEL AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

SO MANY PEOPLE HELPED THIS YEAR THAT IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO THANK ALL BY NAME, BUT, TEAM LEADERS WERE:

CATHY COHAN – SUPPLIES, VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, SIGN-UP GENIUS; GENERAL TROUBLE SHOOTER

MEL DeYOUNG – TRAFFIC CONTROL

PHIL HAWK, SCOUT TROOP 367, MANY OTHERS – SET-UP/CLEAN-UP

CINDY ROSS & KEVIN MICHAEL – LEMONADE & WATER

SUE SMITH - CAKES, PUBLICITY, ARRANGEMENTS WITH VENDORS, ORGANIZER

MUSICIANS:  THE HOT MOMMA'S - SYLVIA FELDMAN AND RENE OAKMAN;  3-5 PM; BRIGGS AND STRAYER - KEVIN BRIGGS AND BILL STRAYER – 5-7 PM; JIM THORN -AND TOM HECKSETH, SOUND WIZARDS.

BELLEFONTE HISTORIC RAILROAD SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED SPEEDER RIDES & EXCITEMENT, CENTRE POINT CHURCH FOR PROVIDING CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, AND ART ALLIANCE VOLUNTEERS FOR CHILDREN’S ART & FACE PAINTING EXPERTISE

12 ICE CREAM/STRAWBERRY/CAKE SERVERS/CASHIERS; 25 BERRY HULLERS & 6 BERRY WASHERS & HAULERS; 5 COMPOST, MISC. PLASTIC, AND TRASH HAULERS; OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS IN ALL!  WE SERVED OVER 750 HAPPY CUSTOMERS!

PHIL HAWK AND CO. - BANNER HANGERS & REMOVERS, FAMILIES WHO PROVIDED THE TREES FOR HANGING THE BANNERS; FOUR TRAFFIC DIRECTORS

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP CREW – BARRICADES;  SC FRIENDS SCHOOL FOR ACCEPTING OUR COMPOSTABLES, CC RECYCLING FOR EXPEDITING MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC RECYCLING

MARK & MARLA KURTZ – STRAWBERRY PROVIDERS, MEYER DAIRY – ICE CREAM, 70 PROVIDED MULTIPLE CAKES; CULLIGAN WATER; HICKEY’S FOR ICE; WEIS – HILLS PLAZA & AND WESTERLY PARKWAY AND GIANT/HILLS PROVIDED GIFT CARDS FOR SUPPLIES; AND MOST OF ALL THE NEIGHBORS OF THE VILLAGE GREEN FOR THEIR TOLERANCE AND FRIENDLINESS.