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2 — GENEVA GRAPE JAMBOREE Star Beacon, Thursday, September 21, 2017

Star Beacon, Thursday, September 21, 2017 GENEVA GRAPE JAMBOREE — 3

GENEVA — The Gene-

va Grape Jamboree is

an iconic Ohio festival,

festival president Dave

Johnson said, and this

year could be the big-

gest, best year yet for

grapes.

“We literally turn this

town purple,” he said.

“It’s phenomenal. It’s

incredible. And every-

one knows that Geneva

is where the Jamboree

is.”

Geneva will celebrate

the 54th annual Grape

Jamboree Sept. 23 and

24, marking the last full

weekend in September

as only Geneva can,

Johnson said.

SATURDAY

The festival of grapes

begins at 10 a.m. Satur-

day with the traditional

welcome by Johnson

and a Blessing of the

Festival by Rev. Bryan

Manary from United

Church of Geneva.

Chief Meteorologist

Jeff Tanchak from

Cleveland Channel 19,

WOIO will serve as the

festival master of cere-

monies again this year.

“Jeff is full of energy

and he makes a fantas-

tic spokesperson and

master of ceremonies

for the Jamboree,”

Johnson said. “We’re

thrilled to have him

back this year.”

Local entertainers will

take the 10:15 a.m. slot

formerly filled by the Slovenian Dancers, who

retired last year after

53 Grape Jamboree

performances. The local

groups will be followed

by a special tribute

to honor troops and

veterans at 11:45 a.m.,

Johnson said.

“It always feels right

to honor those who are

serving or who have

served our country,” he

said. “We’re proud to

honor our servicemen

and servicewomen, and

our veterans, at the

Jamboree.”

Attendees can show

their dedication to the

color purple at the

popular grape stomping

competition at noon

on the main stage.

Children ages 12 and

younger are invited to

this stomp-off at noon.

The grape stomping

continues for adults at

12;30 p.m. Volunteers

will clean up the stage

in time for the Jambo-

ree parade at 1:30 p.m.

“There really is

nothing like a Jambo-

ree parade,” Johnson

said. “We take pride in

holding not one giant,

beautiful parade, but

two.”

This year the Jambo-

ree parades are led by

Northwest Ambulance

District administrator

Vince Gildone, who

is the Geneva Area

Chamber of Commerce

Citizen of the Year.

Gildone will be hon-

ored at 3 p.m. on the

main stage, along with

festival T-shirt design

contest winners Timo-

thy Showman of Geneva

High School for his

cornhole contest T-shirt

design, and Allan Parra

Jr. of Geneva Middle

School for his festival

T-shirt design. Honor-

able mention goes to

Geneva Middle School

student Michael Hunts-

man.

Miss Grapette 2016

Katie Keenan and her

court will be honored

at 3:10 p.m. and the

new Miss Grapettes will

take their place as the

reigning Grape Jambo-

ree festival queens with

on-stage introductions

at 3:10 p.m.

Parade awards will be

announced at 3:20 p.m.,

and the baby costume

contest for 2 to 4 year

olds will be at 3:30 p.m.

Sign ups begin at 3 p.m.

behind the main stage.

The pie eating contest

at 5 p.m. offers entrants

the chance to stuff their

face with grape pie.

“Five lucky contes-

tants will be chosen

to shove their faces in

delicious grape pie,”

Johnson said. “It’s fun

to participate and it’s

fun to watch.”

Big hair is big en-

tertainment at the

Jamboree this year as

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‘80s hair tribute band

Electrik Circus takes

the stage to play arena

rock and power ballads

at 5:30 p.m. Interna-

tional recording group

High South pays tribute

to the Eagles as well

as Crosby, Stills, Nash

and Young at 7:15 p.m.

Direct from Canada,

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brings the music of

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Revival to the Jamboree

at 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Sunday events begin

at noon and kick off

with the Baby Contest.

Newborns thru 23

months are welcome to

show off their cuteness

in their grapey-ist cos-

tume to through com-

pete for the title of Jr

Baby Grapette. Sign-up

begins at 11:30 behind

the Main Stage.

More grape stomping

begins at 12:45 p.m.

for those under age 18.

Sign-up begins at 12:15

p.m. behind the Main

Stage.

Adult grape stomp-

ers can show off their

purple toes at 1:15 p.m.,

with sign ups at 12:45

p.m. behind the main

stage.

The Grape Jamboree

Parade begins at 2 p.m.

with floats, bands and visiting festival queens

from across Ohio.

The queens from all

festivals will introduce

themselves on the Main

Stage at 3:40 p.m., and

the parade awards will

be announced at 4:20

p.m.

Always popular, the

Geneva GI’s will rep-

resent Geneva High

School with a show

choir performance at

4:45 p.m.

Russ Nottingham Min-

istries brings a blend of

Christian music influ-

enced by country and

southern rock.

He takes the stage at

5:15 p.m.

Amanda Jones and

the Family Band will

perform at 6:15 p.m.,

and Garth Brooks trib-

ute band Fresh Horses

will play high-energy

country music at 7:45

p.m.

Johnson said the

“living statue” Joy Un-

speakable will appear

on festival grounds

throughout the week-

end.

“People love a living

statue. It’s an incredible

thing to watch,” he said.

The Buffalo Bills drum

line “Downbeat” will

perform at the festival

twice each day.

“They are incredibly

talented and we are

thrilled to have them

perform for the crowds

each day of the festi-

val,” Johnson said.

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GENEVA – Vince Gildone

is used to driving an ambu-

lance in the annual Geneva

Grape Jamboree parades,

but this year he will lead the

2017 parades as the honor-

ary parade marshal.

Gildone is also the 2016

Geneva Area Chamber of

Commerce Citizen of the

Year.

As the administrator

of Northwest Ambulance

District for the last 36 years,

Gildone’s place as citizen of

the year came down to com-

mitment, dedication and

tireless hard work, said Sue

Ellen Foote, chamber execu-

tive director.

“During his career of

service to the public, he has

dedicated himself to the bet-

terment of NAD and to the

needs of the community,”

she said. “Creating access

to the best medical facilities

and emergency services

in our area has been para-

mount during his career. He

has served on various local

and state boards to work

towards making our com-

munity safer and healthier.

He has also worked on a

statewide initiative allowing

paramedics to work with pa-

tients in their home setting.”

Aside from his administra-

tor duties at NAD, Gildone

has served on the Ohio EMS

Chiefs Association, Ashtabu-

la County 911 committee,

NEO-MMRS, Ashtabula

County Mental Health,

Ashtabula County Public

Health Advisory, Conneaut

Human Resources Center,

Saint John School Board and

LEADERship Ashtabula.

The honor of parade

marshal means a lot to

Gildone, who said Geneva is

a special community full of

people who are dedicated to

making a great place even

better.

“It’s interesting because

NAD touches a lot of proj-

ects behind the scenes,”

he said. “And no one really

knows we are involved. So

you wonder if anyone even

really notices what you do

or the difference you are

trying to make, and this

shows that people really

do know and they really do

appreciate it.”

BY MARGIE NETZEL

For the Star Beacon

Vince Gildone serving as Grape Jamboree Parade Marshal

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Grape Jamboree pres-

ident Dave Johnson

spends a lot of time

choosing bands for the

festival every year, and

he knows how to pick

them. “It takes a lot of

effort, and we put a lot

of thought into which

bands to headline at

the Jamboree each

year,” he said. “We al-

ways go for variety and

talent.”

Headliners this year

include the the 80’s

hair band Electrik

Circus, southern rock

band High South,


Revival tribute band

Green River Revival,

Christian singer Russ

Nottingham, Amanda

Jones and the Family

band, and the Garth

Brooks tribute band

Fresh Horses.

The Jamboree kicks

off the music at 5:30

p.m. on Saturday

with Electrik Circus, a

high-caliber 80’s hair

extravaganza.

“Electrik Circus is the

kind of band that ev-

eryone loves,” Johnson

said. “This is a tribute

to American rock at

an iconic time. Think

arena rock and power

ballads.”

High South takes the

stage at 7:15 p.m. Sat-

urday to play favorites

from Crosby, Stills,

Nash and Young.

“These guys are

known for their perfect

harmonies,” Johnson

said. “It’s ‘60s and ‘70s

music at its best.”

Green River Revival

joins the show at 8:30

p.m. with authentic


Revival tribute music.

“Green River Reviv-

al is out of Canada.

They do a great job

with the songs. In fact,

a lot of people don’t

realize just how may

songs from Creedence

Clearwater Revival they

actually know because

they feature hit song

after hit song,” Johnson

said.

Sunday is also full

of music at the Grape

Jamboree, Johnson

said.

Known for his

award-winning Chris-

tian vocals, Russ

Nottingham Ministries

returns to the Geneva

Grape Jamboree stage

at 5:15 p.m. to per-

form songs inspired by

country, southern rock,

bluegrass and jazz.

Amanda Jones and

the Family Band is a

mainliner to remember,

Johnson said.“She has

a beautiful voice and

a great personality,”

Johnson said. “She has

been performing in

Nashville and New York

City.”

Amanda Jones and

the Family Band takes

the stage at 6:15 p.m.

The Garth Brooks

tribute band Fresh

Horses will perform

at 7:45 p.m. Sunday

to close the Jamboree.

The band pays trib-

ute to country music

star Garth Brooks in a

high-energy, hit-filled show.

“Les Smith pays

tribute to Garth Brooks

with hit after hit from

Garth’s career,” John-

son said.

“Les looks and

sounds so much like

Garth Brooks that peo-

ple forget that he isn’t

actually Garth Brooks.”

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GENEVA – The ninth

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Extravaganza will take

place at the Geneva

Community Center on

Saturday, Grape Jam-

boree president Dave

Johnson said.

“The wine tasting

connects the festival

of grapes to the local

wine industry,” John-

son said.

“The Jamboree is by

no means a wine fes-

tival, but the wineries

are a tremendous part

of the local tourism

industry and they

bring a lot of notori-

ety and awareness to

the area. We are lucky

to have so many qual-

ity wineries in and

around the Geneva

area.”

The event, which

will include a compli-

mentary wine glass

while supplies last, is

1-8 p.m. at 2 W. Main

St.

Tickets are $15 per

person and includes

seven tasting tickets

and complimentary

wine glass.

Additional tickets

can be purchased for

$1 each.

Johnson said the

wine tasting event is a

great way for tourists

and locals to try local-

ly made wine.

“Geneva is known

for its wineries, and

this is a great oppor-

tunity for people to

sample all the area

has to offer in one

place,” he said.

The wine tasting is a

family friendly event,

Johnson said.

“Children are

allowed to enter the

tasting area when

accompanied by a

parent,” he said.

“We know that

families come to the

Jamboree, and the

parents might want to

try a taste of the local

wines. So children,

when with a parent,

can come into the

event.”

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GENEVA — A Grape

Jamboree tradition, Miss

Grapette is a tourism

ambassador to Ohio’s

wine country, leading a

court of girls in parades

and festivals across the

state to bring people to

Geneva.

Pageant director

Chrissy Jeppe said it’s

her mission to make

people understand the

significance of the Miss Grapette title beyond

the crown and pageant

in September.

“People think that

Miss Grapette is a

pageant and once the

pageant is over, so is

the work,” she said.

“But that could not be

farther from the reality.

Miss Grapette is a

daily and weekly com-

mitment for these girls,

who travel to dozens of

festivals each year to

talk about their home-

town.

The girls might start

out as beauty queens,

but they quickly be-

come representatives

of the Jamboree and of

Geneva.”

The pageant was

Sept. 16 at Geneva High

School. The winner was

14-year-old Carianna

Downie.

Miss Grapette 2016-17

Kaitlyn Keenan said her

time as Miss Grapette

has given her confi-

dence.

“It has taught me to

just be me and to be

comfortable being my-

self,” she said.

The Miss Grapette

pageant is a great way

to meet new people and

to get to know yourself

better, Keenan said. The

friendships you make

while on the court are

forever, she said.

“You get a whole

other family of 11 girls

when you are on the

court.”

Jeppe said she is excit-

ed to start each Jambo-

ree with a new court of

smiling, happy girls.

“It’s always fun to

have a new court full of

girls with enthusiasm

and excitement,” she

said. “We look forward

to another great year

of representing Geneva

and the Jamboree.”


Miss Grapette turns 54BY MARGIE NETZEL

For the Star Beacon

BROOKE MOTTLEY, 15KENNEDY BALES, 14MAKAYLA VANSICKLE, 14

GENEVA — Kaitlyn

Keenan has enjoyed

her journey at Miss

Grapette.

“Miss Grapette has

absolutely been a

journey for me,” she

said. “But unless you

lived it with my court

and me, you might

not know that it’s not

about how far I’ve gone

or how many festivals I

attended, it’s about my

journey as Miss Gra-

pette.”

Keenan began dream-

ing about being Miss

Grapette when she was

just 6 years old.

“I was watching the

Grape Jamboree pa-

rade, waiting for Miss

Grapette and her atten-

dants to come through.

Because ever since I

was 6 years old, I want-

ed to be a Grapette.

They were role models

to little girls like me

in Geneva. Never did I

imagine that my dream

would come true,” she

said.

That memory fueled

Keenan to participate

in the pageant in 2010.

She didn’t make the

court, but she wasn’t

discouraged.

“In 2011, I was

crowned Junior Miss

Grapette’s first atten-

dant. But it was a hard

start for me, because

believe it or not, I’m

BY MARGIE NETZEL

For the Star Beacon

Forever a Grapette

CARIANNA DOWNIE, 14


Miss Grapette Kaitlyn Keenan waves to the crowd from atop her float. Keenan served the year as Miss Grapette, and crowns the new queen at the annual festival

pageant.

SEE FOREVER, 9

WinnersMISS GRAPETTE Queen Carianna Downie, Brooke Mot-

tley first attendant, Caitlin Barnicoat second attendant JUNIOR MISS Queen Teagan Gilbert,. Sydney Gilbert

first attendant, Lauren Sams second attendant.YOUNG MISS Queen Rylee Rogers, Cailyn King first

attendant, Allanah Burkholder second attendantLITTLE MISS Queen Joselyn Ortiz, Andrea Rubino first

attendant, Peyton Kerns second attendantMISS CONGENIALITY Brooke Mottley

CAITLIN BARNICOAT, 14


JUNIOR MISS GROUP

The Junior Grapette contestants are: Sydney Gilbert, 13, Lauren Sams, 12, Saman-

tha Speakman, 12, Abbigayle Tagle, 13, Kiara Cuccaro, 12, Teagan Gilbert, 12, and

Brionna Groff, 12.

LITTLE MISS GROUP

PHOTOS BY MARGIE NETZEL / STAR BEACON

Little Miss Grapette contestants include: Peyton Kerns, 6, Kayleigh Loudermilk, 7,

Joselyn Ortiz, 5, Andrea Rubino, 6, Makenna Sams, 5, and Eva Navarro, 5.

YOUNG MISS GRAPETTE

Competing in the Young Miss Grapette competition: Savanna Ramos, 10, Faith York,

10, Keira Massena, 10, Allanah Burkholder, 10, Cailyn King, 9, Kailoni Figueroa, 10,

Sadie Drozd, 9, Rylee Rogers, 8, Charli LaRiche, 10, and Julia Krieg, 8.

MISS GRAPETTE

Competing in the Miss Grapette competition: Carianna Downie, 14, Brooke Mottley,

15, Caitlin Barnicoat, 14, Makayla VanSickle, 14, andKennedy Bales, 14.

an introvert, so talking

to thousands of people

at festivals was a hard

adjustment,” she said.

Keenan was crowned

Junior Miss Grapette in

2013 and took the Miss

Grapette title in 2016.

“I’ll never forget the

night I was crowned

Miss Grapette,” she

said. “Tears fell from

my face because I

finally reached my No. 1 goal. I was now a

spokesperson for Ge-

neva. I was now a role

model for little girls. I

was now the princess I

wanted to be as a 6 year

old.”

Keenan said she has

many memories of her

years on the Grapette

court.

“We became Gra-

pette sisters from the

moment we were all

crowned,” she said.

Keenan said Grapette

filled a part of her that she didn’t even know

was missing.

“Coming into Gra-

pette, I was missing

something about

myself,” she said. “It

was something that

had been missing for a

while. I was missing my

spark. I didn’t under-

stand that until I met

these girls.”

Now, she calls her Grapette court her

family.

“I could never thank

my court enough for

everything they have

done for me this year,”

she said. “This is why

I call them my family,

because they were there

when I needed them

most.”

Being Miss Grapette

also taught her life les-

sons she will use every

day for the rest of her

life, she said.

“It has taught me re-

sponsibility, discipline

and how to talk

in front of others.

Really, the list goes

on and on. I have also

learned quite a few

things about myself,”

Keenan said. “I have

learned that it’s import-

ant to be yourself, that

everything you do in

your life should be for

you. I’ve learned that

if you give something

your all, you will suc-

ceed. I’ve also learned

how to change into my

ballgown in the back

seat of my parents’

car.”

Keenan thanks pag-

eant director Chrissy

Jeppe for being her

“Pageant Mama.”

“Mrs. Jeppe is such

a great support for us,

and she is someone I

will always be able to

look up to,” she said.

Grape Jamboree

president Dave John-

son is also on Keenan’s

list of people to thank.

“Thank you for making

the Grape Jamboree

so special for me this

year,” she said.

Keenan said her reign

would not have been

possible without the

support of her mother

and father.

“I couldn’t have done

this without you two,”

she said.

No matter where life takes her, Keenan said

she will always be a

Grapette.

“My year with my

court may be over, but

our memories are never

going to end,” she said.

“My court was my ev-

erything this year, and I

will always love my girls

and my town.”

FROM PAGE 8

FOREVER: Keenan calls Grapette court ‘her family’


GENEVA — Local art-

ists will show off their

creativity and talent

at the annual Geneva

Grape Jamboree Art

Show.

The art show will

feature photography,

paintings, mixed

media, sculptures and

more, said Diane L.

Trawatha-Acerra, art

show co-chairperson.

“The art show is for

artists, and art lovers,

of all ages,” she said.

This long-running

event features local

artists in all mediums

at the Geneva Recre-

ation Center through-

out Jamboree week-

end.

“It’s amazing to see

how many very talent-

ed artists we have lo-

cally,” Trawatha-Acer-

ra said. “Many of the

works are also for sale

at the art show. We

get a little bit of every-

thing, and everything

is interesting and

beautiful.”

Entries are judged

in six categories: oils

and acrylics, wa-

tercolors; graphics,

ink, pencil or pastel;

sculpture, jewelry or

three-dimensional art;

photography – digital

or film — in color; and photograph — digital

or film – in black and white.

Trawatha-Acerra

said the show will

feature new awards

this year, and special

prizes for exceptional

entries.

“We have

awards sponsored

by some of our local

businesses that

support the arts, and

also memorial awards

from local families,”

she said.

The coveted award

is always the Peo-

ple’s Choice Award,

Trawatha-Acerra said.

“During the day

Saturday, we hand

out ballots to anyone

who wants to vote

on their favorite entry

in the show. We really

hope people will

stop in and check it

out.”

The art show will

be open to the public

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat-

urday and 12:30-5

p.m. Sunday at the

Geneva Recreation

Center on East Main

Street.

BY MARGIE NETZEL

For the Star Beacon

Jamboree art showcelebrates local artists


Grape Jamboree spokespersonGrape Jamboree spokesperson Jeff Tanchak gets the

crowds excited about festival activities. Tanchak is the Chief

Meteorologist at Channel 19, WOIO.


GENEVA — The big-

gest craft show in Ge-

neva takes place during

the annual Geneva

Grape Jamboree, and

the event gets bigger

every year, co-chairper-

son Becky Pearce said.

“It’s amazing how

something that started

out so small can really

become a huge event

within a huge event,”

she said. “But that’s

how it is with the craft

show. It just gets bigger

and bigger every year.”

The craft and vendor

show, located on West

Main Street next to the

Geneva Community

Center, will be 10 a.m.

to 7 p.m. both Saturday

and Sunday. The show

draws crafters and ven-

dors from as far away

as Florida and Texas.

The show features

more than 130 vendor

booths from crafts,

handmade items,

homemade food and

home businesses like

Scentsy, LuLaroe, and

Pampered Chef.

Pearce said volun-

teers are still needed

to help set up and tear

down the huge show on

Friday night and Sun-

day night, respectively.

“We’re very much in

need of help. A cou-

ple of younger backs

and knees to help out

would make all the

difference,” she said.

To volunteer, go to

www.grapejamboree.

com for more informa-

tion or email crafts@

grapejamboree.com.

BY MARGIE NETZEL

For the Star Beacon

Jamboree Craft Show grows bigger each year

The Geneva High School

majorettes lead in the

annual parade.


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GENEVA – The 37th

annual Run for the

Grapes will be Sunday,

taking participants on

a foot tour of Geneva

as the Grape Jamboree

continues.

The event, sponsored

by the Geneva Rotary

Club, is a 5K race begin-

ning and ending at UH

Geneva Medical Center,

located at 870 W. Main

St. The race is a fund-

raiser to help the club

fund youth programs

including the Break-

fast of Champions and

the Youth Leadership

Camp,

Online registration

is suggested and is

available at www.

greaterclevelandxc.com.

Registration is $20.

Runners who pre-reg-

ister for this event will

receive a T-shirt.

The Run for the

Grapes will begin at

9 a.m. Sept. 24 at UH

Geneva Medical Center

on West Main Street.

Registration for runners

opens at 7:30 a.m.

Grape Jamboree presi-

dent Dave Johnson said

runners should arrive

dressed to run, as there

are no dressing rooms

available. Timers will be

located at every mile,

and restrooms inside

the hospital will be

available to runners.

The course will be

clearly marked with

traffic control and police escort. The race

ends where it began,

back at the hospital.

The event will in-

clude door prizes with

refreshments, juice,

fruit and snacks for the

runners provided.

Prizes will be awarded

for the first prize over-all male and female;

and first-, second- and third-place prizes will

be given in these cate-

gories: 15 and under,

16-19, 20-24, 25-29,

30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-

49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64,

65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and

80 and up.

For more information

call Jim Santiago at

813-0428. Informa-

tion on the race is

also available at www.

northeastrunningclub.

com and www.greater-

clevelandxc.com.

BY MARGIE NETZEL

For the Star Beacon

Run for the Grapes marks 37th year

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• 11:45 a.m. Special tribut to troops and veterans

• 12 p.m.Youngster Grape StompingFive contestants under the age of 12 will be chosen to participate.Sign-up begins at 11:30 a.mbehind main stage.

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hole Tournament is a

steadily-growing part of

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tournament will be Sun-

day at Memorial field.“The cornhole tour-

nament is a fun time,”

Johnson said. “Cornhole

tournament director

Ken McLeod does a

great job of making sure

everyone has fun.”

The round-robin tour-

nament begins at 10

a.m. Then teams are

separated into three

double elimination

brackets, including

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champion.

Teams that finish first or second in the round

robin play are added to

the champion bracket,

with the last two teams

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of the teams go to the

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The cornhole tourna-

ment is limited to 64

entries. “The way we set

up the cornhole tour-

nament is important,

because it allows people

of all skill levels to play

and compete,” Johnson

said.

The prizes include tro-

phies, cash and plenty

of bragging rights, John-

son said. There’s still

time to enter the tour-

nament, Johnson said.

“We take entries right

up until the tournament

starts,” he said. “But we

only take 64 people.”

Entries can be regis-

tered in person at Me-

morial Field Sunday, or

downloaded from www.

grapejamboree.com

and mailed. Entries are

also accepted at Geneva

Spinal Health, 773 S.

Broadway in Geneva.

BY MARGIE NETZEL

For the Star Beacon

Cornhole tournament a growing part of Jamboree

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