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August 2021 - E-Edition
WhistleStop 2021 Returns in a New Location Huntsville’s Battle of the Barbeque Set For August 13-14 The events barbeque competition features a professional division presentations at 8:15 p.m. on the main stage. Another public
Over 150 barbeque experts and connoisseurs are expected next month for the return of WhistleStop, Huntsville’s two-day battle of the barbeque. Set for August 13-14, 2021, the event invites professional and amateur grill masters to show off their barbeque expertise as festival goers experience the excitement of a cook-off along with live music, food trucks and tasting opportunities. WhistleStop 2021 offers a menu of music, barbeque and fun in a tailgate atmosphere and this year’s event will take place at John Hunt Park.
Saturday with Shadetree BBQ awards following at 8:30 p.m. Many of the backyard cooking teams competing in the Shadetree competition will have Boston butt samples available for tasting. Participating teams will be flying a flag at their cook site. Another new aspect of the 2021 event is the Mayor’s Cup competition as part of People's Choice. Everyone attending WhistleStop on Saturday between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. will have a chance to "put your money where your mouth is." In addition to
the traditional People's Choice competition where festivalgoers can vote for their favorite by placing coins or cash in the jar provided at the cook-site, everyone will receive tokens when purchasing their tickets. While money will still be used to determine the People's Choice winners, the true favorites will receive tokens from festivalgoers. The team with the most tokens will take home the Mayor’s Cup and the team with the most money will be announced as the People's Choice Award winner during the awards
All activities take place at John Hunt Park located at 2151 Airport Road Southwest in Huntsville. Festival hours are Friday 4 p.m to 11 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission per person (ages 11+) is $10 per day. Serving as the principle fundraising event for the EarlyWorks Family of Museums, the Festival’s proceeds support the expansion of the Museum’s STEM education initiative. For more info, visit whistlestopweekend.com or call 256.564.8100. August 20 at Coolidge Isbell Field. The defending 3A State Champion Fyffe Red Devils are set to host defending 2A State Champion Mars Hill Bible in a fall Jamboree on Thursday, August 12. Fort Payne is set to play in a fall Jamboree at Guntersville on August 12. North Jackson will hit the road for a fall Jamboree at Brookwood High School on Friday, August 13.
sanctioned by Kansas City Barbeque Society; the Shadetree (amateur) division, now judged by certified judges; and a WhistleStop Wing Thing where the public decides the winner. Amateurs will serve up chicken and ribs, while the professionals will showcase their best chicken, pork, ribs and beef brisket to see who will be proclaimed the winner. Kansas City BBQ Society Awards will be presented at 4:30 p.m. on
tasting will be available on Friday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with the Wing Thing competition where festivalgoers will choose the winner of the best chicken wings. In addition to the barbeque competition, there will be live music featuring national touring tribute bands and local acts with tributes to Santana, Doobie Brothers, Tom Petty and Lynyrd Skynyrd and food trucks for those who prefer other food options. Panthers will play Pleasant Valley in a Jamboree on Friday, August 13 at 7 p.m. at Chad Hawkins Stadium. The Plainview Bears will compete in a Fall Jamboree at Sand Rock on Thursday, August 19. Sylvania will face DAR in a fall Jamboree on Thursday, August 12. The fall Jamboree Battle of the Bulldogs will feature Geraldine against Piedmont on Friday,
Gadsden State Commencement To Be Held on August 12
Fall Football Jamboree Dates of Interests The Collinsville
The Summer Commencement Ceremony for Gadsden State Community College will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 12 at Gadsden State Cherokee. Featured speakers are Gadsden State students Donna Coley and Dominque Johnson. Coley is a Titusville, FL native who attends Gadsden State’sAyers Campus. At commencement, she will receive an Associate in Applied Science degree in Accounting Technology. She plans to transfer to JSU During her tenure at Gadsden State, Coley has been a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, was nominated for the President’s Cup and received the Student of Distinction and Rising Scholar awards. She has a 3.22 GPA, which she has maintained while attending classes and working. Johnson, of Attalla, enrolled in Gadsden State after
graduating from Gadsden City High School. She is completing an Associate in Science degree and plans to attend the police academy. While at Gadsden State, she has been a member of Student Support Services and has recently been inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Johnson works part time while attending classes full time and has maintained a 3.55 GPA. Graduateswill be presented byDr. LeslieWorthington, dean of Academic Programs, and Pam Johnson, dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Grants and Special Projects. Dr. Kathy Murphy, president of Gadsden State, will award the degrees. Joe Hulsey, the HVACR instructor at the Ayers Campus, will serve as the Grand Marshal.
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