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Sign up now for West Jefferson Ox Roast contests
(Posted Aug. 11, 2010)
West Jefferson’s Ox Roast Festival is set for Sept. 4-6. Deadlines are coming up for some of the festival’s contests and activities. For details, go to www.westjeffoxroast.com.
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• Run with the Ox
The West Jefferson Youth Athletic Association will host the first annual “Run with the Ox Fun Run and 5K” on Sept. 6.
Both events start at West Jefferson Chiropractic, 25 Inwood Road, West Jefferson. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by the half-mile fun run at 8:30 and the 5K at 9.
The 5K entry fee is $25 through Sept. 5 or $30 on race day. Register at premierraces.com/2010Races/WestJefferson.html; sign up on race day; or mail a paper entry to: WJYAA 5K, 113 Inwood Rd, West Jefferson, OH 43162.
The fun run entry fee is $10. There is no online registration for this event. Register on race day or send a paper entry form to the mailing address listed above.
The registration fee includes refreshments and an event t-shirt. Participants must be registered by Aug. 22 to receive a technical race day shirt. All registrations received after Aug. 22 will receive an event t-shirt while supplies last.
Awards will go to the top three male and top three female entrants. Participation ribbons will go to all registered children, 10 and under.
The goal of “Run with the Ox” is not only to raise funds for WJYAA, which offers athletic programs to children in the community, but also to encourage others in a lifelong commitment to being active and supporting the next generation in developing healthy habits.
All donations and entry fees made payable to the WJYAA, a 501c3 public charity, are tax-deductible. For more information, go to www.WJYAA.org.
• Ox Roast contests
Applications are available at: Flyers Pizza, 121 W. Main St., McDonald’s in West Jefferson, 285 E. Main St., West Jefferson Hardware, 228 E. Main St., www.westjeffoxroast.com, or by calling Lisa Dulin at (740) 852-9384 or Donna Warner at 852-9499.
QUEENS
The Ox Roast queens contests will be held Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. on the main stage at Garrette Park. The contest requirements are:
• Queen—Must be entering grades 9-12, live in Madison County, wear a formal gown, and be available for upcoming parades, luncheons and events
• Junior Miss—Must be entering grades 6-8, live in Madison County and wear a dress, skirt and blouse, or your Sunday best (no formals)
• Little Miss—Must be entering grades 3-5, live in Madison County, and wear a dress, skirt and blouse, or your Sunday best (no formals)
The winner in each category will receive a crown, trophy, flowers donated by London Florist, sash and charm bracelet.
The application deadline is Aug. 27.
BABIES
Dress is casual or formal for the baby contest, which is set for noon Sept. 6. Boys and girls will compete separately. The age groups are: 0-6 months, 7-12 months, 13-18 months, and 19-24 months.
SWEETHEARTS
The sweetheart contest is set for 1 p.m. Sept. 6 and is open to girls only, ages 5-7. All participants receive a certificate. Each winner receives a trophy and other prizes. The application deadline is Sept. 1.
OXY TOT
Girls ages 25 months to 4 years are eligible to participate in the Oxy Tot contest. The contestant who receives the most points will be the winner. Points cost 10 cents each.
Entrants must decorate a can and place it in an establishment of their choice. Parents are responsible for maintaining each can.
The contest runs from now until Sept. 5. Parents must bring the can to the Ox Box on the festival grounds by 6 p.m. Sept. 5. A festival representative will count the points.
Each participant will receive a certificate and a bag of goodies. The winner will receive a crown, trophy, flowers and sash. The winner will be announced at about 1 p.m. Sept. 6, after the baby contest.
For more information, call Lisa Dulin at (740) 852-9384 or Donna Warner at 852-9499.
• Ox Roast parade
The West Jefferson Ox Roast turns 60 years old this year. In honor of the anniversary and Madison County’s bicentennial (1810-2010), the Ox Roast parade theme is "Let’s Celebrate." The parade will take place on Sept. 4.
Sandy Boucher, parade organizer, invites all former parade grand marshals and former Ox Roast queens and their courts to ride on special floats during this year’s parade. For more information, interested parties should call Boucher at (614) 879-9662.
Otherwise, the parade specifics are the same as in years past. Anyone is welcome to participate. Those who want to be judged should be dressed or have an entry decorated according to the parade theme. The contest categories include floats, bicycles, wagons, pets and walkers.
For planning purposes, parade entry registration forms are due by Aug. 28. Anyone who does not return a form by that date should report to the registration area at Westwood Park, unless otherwise directed, on the day of the parade.
On Sept. 4, entrants should report to their respective registration areas for an entry number:
• West Jefferson Professional Building (Mary Street)—Antique cars, classic cars, motorcycles
• Eastgate—American Legion, VFW, other military service organizations, elected officials, local dignitaries, West Jefferson High School band, themed walkers, pet entries, bicycles, wagons, and other youth groups who are walking
• Inwood (beside fire department)—Farm equipment, tractors, floats, political candidates
• Swim Club Area—Queens, courts, drill teams, baton groups, other groups of walkers who do not report to Eastgate
• Westwood Park—Bands, ball teams, last-minute entries
• Jefferson Local Schools Central Office—Horse entries and veterans riding on the VFW float.
Those whose entry type does not appear in the above list should report to Inwood Road.
For a registration form, go to www.westjeffoxroast.com/parade.htm or call Sandy Boucher at (614) 879-9662.
• Ox Roast Idol
After a one-year hiatus, West Jefferson Ox Roast Idol is back. Prizes for the singing contest are $300 for first, $200 for second, and $100 for first.
Applications and a $15 entry fee per contestant are due Aug. 26. Auditions are set for 9 a.m. Aug. 28 at Garrette Park. The contest itself will take place Sept. 4-6 during the Ox Roast festival.
Entrants must be Madison County residents and at least 15 years old as of Aug. 28. For the audition, entrants must sing one song of their choice without any background music. Those who move onto the finals must be prepared to sing a different song of their choice each of the three nights of the contest, with or without background music.
A panel of judges will assess each entrant based on his or her vocal clarity, intonation, musical passion and stage presence.
For more information about entering or sponsoring the contest, contact Cory Coburn at (614) 560-7505.
• Ride with the Ox
The 21st annual Ride with the Ox bicycle tour will take place Sept. 5 and features new routes.
Participants can choose from 30-, 62- and 100-mile courses, all of which start and end at West Jefferson High School, 561 West Jefferson-Kiousville Road, West Jefferson.
The 30-mile route will include one food stop. The longer routes will have three stops with a complete lunch served at the middle stop at Madison Lake State Park.
The entry fee is $15 if mailed in by Aug. 29 or $20 the day of the tour.
The 2010 tour is dedicated to the memory of Gregg Miller, who passed away last summer. Gregg and his son, Jared, started the tour in 1990 as an Eagle Scout project. Gregg and his family continued to run the tour until September 2006.
For an entry form for this year’s tour, call (614) 870-1012, send e-mail to tomen@columbus.rr.com, or go online to www.westjeffoxroast.com.
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