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2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Supporters!

Thank you to all of our great 2017 Pekin Marigold Supporters: Ameren CenturyLink Excalibur Seasonings East Court Village Homefield Energy i3 Broadband Illinois American Water Liberty Village of Pekin Preston Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Shuttle Bus!

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Thank you Peoria Limousine for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Shuttle Bus Services!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Golf Carts!

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Thank you UnityPoint Health for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Golf Carts!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival

Just a few pictures from the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival can be found at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/L8J8FrQfL0ckWPCF2

Congratulations to this years NRG Powerton Generating Station Chalk Walk Winners!!

Miss Marigold Queen's Choice: Allie Duez Chairman's Choice: Taylor Cady Grand Marshal's Choice: Katelyn Stolz Mayor's Choice: Erica Sher 1st Place 6th Grade and Under: Elizabeth Mount 1st Place Junior High: Gabrielle Gonzalez 1st Place High School: Ashley Mont 1st Place Adult: Rebekah Broeker Overall Best Use of Color: Taylor Benson Overall Best Use of 3D: JoAnne Ferree and Jenna Owens Overall Best Reproduction of a Master's Work: Sarah Broeker Overall Best in Show: Katelyn Price Overall Best in Theme: Gabrielle Gonzalez Overall Grand Champion: JoAnne Ferree and Jenna Owens You can see some pictures of all the entries at:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/pYL9FoFnKPoH6ajK2

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Art In The Park!

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Thank you South Side Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Art In The Park!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade sponsored by Busey Bank Parade

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Congratulations to all 145 entries in the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade sponsored by Busey Bank. And, congratulations to the following organizations for winning the following parade awards: Busey Bank Traveling Trophy - First Baptist Church of Pekin Busey Bank Parade Sponsor Award - North Parkway Assembly of God Chamber Representative Award - Artistic Community Theatre Grand Marshal's Choice Award - New Fellowship Church Festival Chairman's Choice - Big R 2017 Miss Marigold - Queen's Choice - First Pekin Savings Bank You can find some pictures from the parade at:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/woQsfuv5ddsm02Uw1

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Medallion Hunt!

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Thank you Pepsi for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Medallion Hunt!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Festive Food Court!

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Thank you Pekin Insurance for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Festive Food Court!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival First Aid Station!

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Thank you UnityPoint Health-Pekin for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival First Aid Tent!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Chalk Walk!

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Thank you NRG Powerton Generating Station for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Chalk Walk!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Freaky Fast Pitch!

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Thank you Jimmy Johns for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Freaky Fast Pitch!

Parade Line-Up

2017 Marigold Festival Parade sponsored by Busey Bank Line up #        Title 1           Pekin Police Department 2           Tazewell County Sheriff's Office 3           Pekin Firefighter's Color Guard 4           Tazewell Area Ceremonial Team 4a        Greater Peoria Area Crime Stoppers 4b        Pekin Police Explorers 5           Busey Bank - Parade Sponsor 6           Marigold Festival Grand Marshal - Brett Bode 7           Pekin Community High School Marching Dragons 8           PCHS Cheerleaders 9           Miss Marigold - Hope Tilstra 10         Miss Marigold 1st & 2nd runner Up 11         Miss Marigold Court 12         Miss Marigold Court 13         Miss Marigold Court 14         Miss Marigold Court 15         Marigold Festival Chairmen - Brigitte Krieg 16         Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce President - Becky Saban 17         Marigold Medallion Hunt Winner 18         Pekin Mayor John McCabe 19   

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Kids Experience!

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Thank you Big R of Pekin for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Kids Experience!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Carnival!

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Thank you Commerce Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Carnival!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade!

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Thank you Busey Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Celebrity Tent!

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Thank you EnviroSafe Refrigerants for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Celebrity Tent!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Soda Stations!

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Thank you CEFCU for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Soda Stations!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Showcase Stage!

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Thank you Pekin Community Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Showcase Stage!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Supporters

Thank you to all of our great 2017 Pekin Marigold Supporters: Ameren CenturyLink Excalibur Seasonings East Court Village Homefield Energy i3 Broadband Illinois American Water Liberty Village of Pekin Preston Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Shuttle Bus Service!

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Thank you Peoria Limousine for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Shuttle Bus Services!

Pekin Country Club Marigold Festival Wine & Craft Beer Tasting

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2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Golf Carts!

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Thank you UnityPoint Health for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Golf Carts!

Carnival Wristband Night

The 2017 Marigold Festival Commerce Bank Carnival will operate during the following times: Thursday, September 7th - 5:30pm - 9:30pm (Wristband Night $20 for unlimited rides) Friday, September 8th - 5:00pm - 11:00pm Saturday, September 9th - 11:00am - 11:00pm Sunday, September 10th - 11:00am - 5:00pm Tickets are $1.25 each, or a family pack of 20 tickets for $20. Each ride is a minimum of 2 tickets. You can save $5 on Wristbands ...the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce has a limited number of $15 vouchers that can be redeemed at the carnival for wristbands.  Purchase them while supplies last at the chamber office (402 Court Street) between 8:30am and 4:30pm.  Special offer ends at 4:30pm on Wednesday, September 6th or until they are all sold.

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Art In The Park!

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Thank you South Side Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Art In The Park!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Medallion Hunt!

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Thank you Pepsi for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Medallion Hunt!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival First Aid Tent!

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Thank you UnityPoint Health-Pekin for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival First Aid Tent!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Festive Food Court!

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Thank you Pekin Insurance for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Festive Food Court!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Chalk Walk!

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Thank you NRG Powerton Generating Station for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Chalk Walk!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Freaky Fast Pitch

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Thank you Jimmy Johns for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Freaky Fast Pitch!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Kids Experience!

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Thank you Big R of Pekin for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Kids Experience!

2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Carnival!

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Thank you Commerce Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Carnival!

Marigold Festival Parade sponsored by Busey Bank!

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Thank you Busey Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade!

Envirosafe Refrigerants CelebrityTent!

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Thank you EnviroSafe Refrigerants for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Celebrity Tent!

CEFCU Soda Stations

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Thank you CEFCU for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Soda Stations!

Pekin Community Bank Festival Showcase Stage

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Thank you Pekin Community Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Showcase Stage!

Hope Tilstra Named 2017 Miss Marigold

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PCHS Senior Hope Tilstra was named the 2017 Miss Marigold Queen at the Miss Marigold Pageant on Saturday, August 12 at F.M. Petersen Theater.  She became the 42nd festival queen since the pageant began in 1973.  She will receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Marigold Festival Committee. Fourth runner-up  was Katie Curtis; third runner-up was Haley Galyean; second runner-up and winner of a $250 scholarship was Danielle Tyler; and, first runner-up and winner of a $500 scholarship was Diana Beecham. Macey Brown won the Community Service Award, and Heather Stone was voted Miss Congeniality by the contestants.  The 11-member court also included Kayli Ogle, Rachel Bresnahan, Laura Nienheuser, and Autumn Hyatt. All eleven young ladies are great representatives of the Pekin community. More pictures from the pageant area available at:   https://goo.gl/photos/JDtUi85iWL4szyue9 .  Special thanks to Bill Homel, our official pageant photographer, for the great pictures he has posted here:

Miss Marigold Pageant Sponsors

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Thank you to all the sponsors of the 2017 Miss Marigold Pageant! Jackson Heating & Air Conditioning Aramark Dr. Jeff Stoller, DDS Dr. David Woodruff, DDS Tazewell County Farm Bureau Deuce Development Corp Velde Cadillac Buick GMC Teresa Mack BeachBody Greenhouse Flower Shoppe Salon Renaissance POGO Marketing Vonderheide Floor Coverings Pekin Villas of HollyBrook and Reflections Preston Hanley Funeral Homes and Crematory Sadler's Hair Center Tazewell Machine Works Patricia Mingus Photography Super Sports KDL Machining Dean Cooper State Farm Agency Hair by Tavie Davis CJ's Cafe Classical Dance Academy Classy Girl Boutique JL Hubbard Insurance and Bonds Neal Family Chiropractic Steger's Furniture Excel Foundry Schwartz Electric Co.

Miss Marigold Pageant

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Join us on Saturday, August 12th at 7:00 pm for the 2017 Miss Marigold Pageant! Tickets are available at the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce office at 402 Court Street. *not pictured Kayli Ogle

Pekin Marigold Parade Sponsored by Busey Bank Applications

The Pekin Marigold Parade Sponsored by Busey Bank applications are now available here !

Bode Named Marigold Grand Marshal

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Brett Bode was named the Grand Marshal of the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival.  2017 Festival Chairperson Brigitte Gard made the announcement at the June 13th Kiwanis Club of Pekin meeting where Bode is a member.  You can see more pictures from this event at:  https://goo.gl/photos/yQ35FgSGQ6ERBASn6 .  You can also read the Pekin Daily Times story at:  http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170613/marigold-grand-marshal-pick-goes-to-grand-man

CHiPs star Erik Estrada coming to the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival!

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CHiPs star Erik Estrada coming to the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival! The Pekin Marigold Festival proudly welcomes Erik Estrada as our 2017 Guest Celebrity to help us celebrate the festival theme: “ Marigolds on Patrol ”.  Erik will be joining us on Saturday and Sunday of the festival, September 9 th and 10 th and his schedule will be announced as the festival draws near.  The Marigold Festival committee members are pleased to honor the local police departments and the service that they provide with the “ Marigolds on Patrol ” theme. Erik Estrada captured the hearts of millions of fans world-wide as a result of his six year run starring as highway patrol officer Frank Poncherello in the highly successful television series, CHiPs . Also appearing in numerous other television and motion picture roles, the role he most prefers and enjoys is that of a role model to millions of children throughout the world.  Erik was raised in

Pekin Marigold Festival Grand Marshal Nomination Form is now Available!

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Download your form here!