16th Annual
China Community Days
August 2-4, 2019

Program of Events

Friday, August 2, 2019

Hosted by Central Church – activities at 627 Route 3:

Free Barbecue Dinner  – 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
Lawn Games – 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
Movie NightBabe – 7:30 pm

Don’t Miss –

*Cardboard Boat Regatta
*Cornhole Tournament

Hosted by Thurston Park Committee – Thurston Park, Yorktown Road:

Scavenger Hunt in Thurston Park – 6:00 pm  Meet at the picnic area just beyond the parking area for a list of items to find in the park.
Bonfire – at the picnic area following the Scavenger Hunt.

Saturday, August 3, 2019
Saturday Morning

5K & Fun One Run/Walk   Registration begins at 9:00 am in the China Primary School bus circle.  Races begin at 9:30 am.  For more information contact Ashli Hussey at 692-3210 and see the Town of China website: china.govoffice.com or the China Community Days Facebook page for registration forms.

10 am to 3 pm

Win $150 in Hannaford gift cards.
Help our community and earn a chance to WIN!  Bring non-perishable food items to the China Community Days tent to earn tickets for the drawing.  All food will be donated to the China Food Pantry.

Daytime events will be held rain or shine 10 am to 3 pm at the China Recreation Ball Fields, 763 Lakeview Drive.

Main Tent

10:00  Conjuring Carroll’s Magic Show
11:00  5K & Fun One Run awards
12:00  Maine State Police – Shawn Porter & Mika
12:30  Happy Feet Dance
1:30    Pie Eating Contest

School Forest

11:00  School Forest Scavenger Hunt – meet at the kiosk off the bus circle beside the Primary School

Cornhole Tournament

Sign up before August 3rd at the China Town Office or the day of the event at the China Community Days booth.   Registration fee of $5.00 per team.

*BYOC (bring your own chair) to sit and watch the fun!

Pie Eating Contest  

Registration fee of $3.00.  Sign up at the China Community Days booth.   Age divisions to be determined by sign-up.

Childrens’ Area

*Bounce House  *Jacobs Ladder  *T-Ball  *Obstacle Course  *Joust  *Dunk Tank (3 balls for $1) *Spin Art *Snow Cones ($1 each)

Food by

*China Four Seasons Club:  hot dogs & drinks
*Full Fork Farm:  fresh fruit ice cream & produce
*Central Grounds:  coffee

Touch-A-Truck – A chance to explore vehicles and meet those who drive them:  *China Police  *China Rescue  *Weeks Mills Fire Department  *China Village Fire Department  *South China Fire Department  *1974 Oakland Police cruiser    *California Highway Patrol motorcycle

Community Organizations and Vendors

*Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
*Central Church – information
*Raider’s Sugarhouse – Maple syrup products
*Sonlight Creations – wood turned tops
*Maine Game Warden David Ross
*South China Library – Craft activity & book sale
*Dirigo Masonic Lodge #104 AF & AM
*Glitz & Glaze by Lin – jewelry, pottery & glass items
*Lularoe clothing – Sandy Turgeon
*South China Community Church – childrens’ games & information
*Cool Kids Cheap Clothes – gently used children’s clothing
*Windsor Preventive Dental Care – give-aways & bubble picture activity
*Assistance Plus & LC Bates Museum – hand on activities and information
*Boynton-Webber Legion/Auxillary – raffle tickets & information
*Paparazzi Jewelry  –  Brandi Free
*Arbonne – Jenn Norton
*Kaleidoscope Beadwork – handmade jewelry
*China Regional Church of the Nazarene – children’s activity and information
*China Middle School 8th Grade Class – quilt raffle
*Thurston Park Committee – information
*Glow by Krust – novelty items
*Boy Scout Troop 479
*Hannaford
*doTerra – Sonia Bennett

Saturday Afternoon

Cardboard Boat Regatta – Registration begins at 4:00 pm and races begin at 4:45 pm. Please see the Town of China website, china.govoffice.com, or the China Community Days Facebook page for registration forms and for more information contact Tara Littrell at 891-9966.

Saturday Evening

China Baptist Church – Hamburger booth will be open 10:00 am 9:00 pm
Street Dance – 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm featuring The Veggies – China Baptist Church parking lot
Fireworks Display – Head of the lake on Causeway Road – approximately 9 pm

*Thank you Judi Gilman for the use of your property for the fireworks display

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Youth Fishing Derby – 9 am-11 am. Ages 15 and under. Fishing from the designated area along the Causeway. Sponsored by MAJEK Seafood & Grill

Scavenger Hunt – 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. Teams must meet in the parking lot of the China Baptist Church ready to receive the list at 12 pm. Each team will be provided a list of 100 items to gather and return by 2:00 pm

Raffle Tickets

China Community Days Merchandise

Chain Saw Bear Raffle
Donated by Ron Carlson

Wooden Bowls Raffle
Donated by Tom Michaud

Tickets available at the town office and at the main tent during China Community Days. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Drawing to be held just before the fireworks.

* Great deals on vintage China Community Days T-shirts!
* China Community Days bags

Sponsored by and Thanks to…

32 General Store – 156 Windsor Road, China 445-3105
AAA Portable Toilets – 24 Quaker Hill Road, Albion 1-800-335-9345
Adams Realty – 302 Route 3, China 445-4682
Austin Law Offices – 16 Jonesbrook Crossing, China 445-3333
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust – 368 Route 3, China 800-853-7100
Basham Tree Service – 88 Route 3, China 445-1363
Central Church – 627 Route 3, China 623-0911
Central Maine Motors – 420 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville 872-5591
China Baptist Church – 36 Causeway Road, China 968-2120
Davis Paving – 3109 North Belfast Avenue, Augusta 622-3444
Dr. Auto – 1089 China Road, Winslow 872-8600
Fernald Family Chiropractic – 354 Lakeview Drive, China 445-4263
GHM Insurance – 51 Main Street, Waterville 873-5101
Hannaford Supermarkets – 33 Hannaford Drive, China 445-3385
JNM Electric, LLC – 353 Wingood Road, Windsor, ME 485-0155
Kempton Tobey & Son, Inc – 20 Branch Mills Road, China 993-2371
Lakeview Lumber Company – 1341 Lakeview Drive, China 968-2498
The Landing Restaurant – 1380 Lakeview Drive, China 968-2060
Levesque Construction Company – 38 Harding Drive, China 649-0097
LHI Home Improvements & Realty – 375 Route 3, China 445-2720
Lisa’s China Dine-ah – 281 Lakeview Drive, China 445-5700
M.A. Haskell Fuel Company LLC – 1166 Route 3, China 993-2265
Michaud Farms – 470 Neck Road, China 242-0318
MJEK Seafood & Grill – 237 Lakeview Drive, China 215-9481
New England Imports – 632 Lakeview Drive, China 445-4583
Raider’s Sugarhouse – 148 Bog Brook Road, China 968-2005
Standard Waterproofing – 55 Grove Street, Waterville 872-5552
Stevens Dairy Farm – 257 Pleasant View Ridge Road, China 968-2362
Sukeforth Family Foundation
Tobey’s Grocery – 1408 Route 3, China 993-2596
The Town Line – 575 Lakeview Drive, China 445-2234
Whitt’s Garment Works – 12 Old Windsor Road, China 445-3776
Windsor Veterinary Clinic – 736 Ridge Road, Windsor 445-2373

No pets or tobacco products please!

All events (except for the fireworks) will be held rain or shine. Rain date is Sunday for fireworks.