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Guthrie Heritage Days<br />
The Guthrie Heritage Days<br />
festival is held the fourth<br />
weekend in June. Vendors<br />
from the surrounding area sell<br />
goods, food and novelty items<br />
along Main Street. The “Mail<br />
Robbery” re-enactment is a<br />
favorite amongst festival goers.<br />
There is an antique tractor<br />
show and cruise-in and the<br />
Robert Penn Warren<br />
Birthplace Preservation<br />
Committee presents the<br />
Guthrie Quilt Show, a display<br />
of antique and modern quilts.<br />
Fourth of July<br />
Elkton’s 4th of July<br />
celebration is held on July 3.<br />
With vendors offering a variety<br />
of items, it is the perfect time<br />
to celebrate with family and<br />
friends. The fireworks begin at<br />
nightfall at the Elkton/ <strong>Todd</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Park or in the soccer<br />
field at <strong>Todd</strong> <strong>County</strong> Central<br />
High School.<br />
In Kirkmansville, Helen’s<br />
Place holds a “Customer<br />
Appreciation Day” on the 4th<br />
with fireworks and a dunking<br />
booth. Proceeds benefits<br />
charities.<br />
O’Dell Martin Day<br />
People gather for singings at<br />
Allegre’s Martin Homeplace to<br />
honor the late O’Dell Martin,<br />
the “<strong>Kentucky</strong> Thumbpicker,”<br />
every July 21st, the<br />
anniversary of his death.<br />
Clifty Volunteer Fire<br />
Department Barbecue,<br />
Membership Drive<br />
This event, held in early fall,<br />
raises money and awareness<br />
for the Clifty Volunteer Fire<br />
Department. Entertainment<br />
includes a tractor show.<br />
Trenton Community Dinner<br />
and Singing<br />
This mid-September benefit<br />
event at the community center<br />
in Trenton features tons of<br />
food, fellowship and talent.<br />
Elkton Run/Walk<br />
The mid-to-late September<br />
event features running and<br />
walking races down Elkton’s<br />
Streets Avenue, with prizes to<br />
the top three overall finishers<br />
in both events, as well as the<br />
top two in each age group,<br />
both male and female.<br />
<strong>Todd</strong> <strong>County</strong> Central High<br />
School Football Homecoming<br />
Alumni are invited to attend<br />
TCCHS every fall for the<br />
Homecoming Football game.<br />
Taking place every fall, it is<br />
usually near the middle to the<br />
end of September.<br />
HarvestFest<br />
Typically the first Saturday<br />
of October, HarvestFest is a<br />
celebration of the harvest<br />
season and offers fun for all<br />
ages on the Elkton square.<br />
Vendors set up booths selling<br />
various items from homemade<br />
candles to blooming onions<br />
and funnel cakes.<br />
Local bands provide<br />
entertainment throughout the<br />
day. Festivities generally<br />
include bouncers, pony rides, a<br />
talent show and gospel singing.<br />
Allensville Volunteer Fire<br />
Department<br />
The late October fundraiser<br />
features barbecue and hot dog<br />
plates, a cake walk and a raffle.<br />
Sharon Grove Volunteer Fire<br />
Department<br />
This mid-November<br />
fundraiser for Sharon Grove’s<br />
Volunteer Fire Department<br />
features an auction and a<br />
barbecue meal.<br />
Christmas<br />
The month of December<br />
includes many festive<br />
traditions throughout <strong>Todd</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>. “Christmas in<br />
Elkton” kicks off the month<br />
with carolers and a tree<br />
lighting on the square, a visit<br />
with Santa and horse-andcarriage<br />
rides about town.<br />
Businesses also host open<br />
houses. The Milliken<br />
Memorial Community House<br />
Tour of Homes is another<br />
Elkton tradition during the<br />
Christmas season. Trenton<br />
hosts a Christmas parade and<br />
tree lighting at the community<br />
center early in the season.<br />
Guthrie lights its tree outside<br />
city hall at the first of the<br />
month and hosts a big<br />
Christmas parade in the<br />
middle of December.<br />
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