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Published Sunday, July 05, 2009 in Local
Ice cream festival kicks off Fourth of July events
By News Staff
The Times-Herald
There's nothing better than cold, fresh-churned ice cream on a hot summer day.
Attendees at Saturday's Main Street Newnan Homemade Ice Cream Festival got to sample a variety of flavors -- with the money collected going to local non-profit groups -- and they were greeted with cooler temperatures and clear, blue skies.
Sidewalks were packed as festival-goers shopped at the Market Day booths and sampled ice cream. Market Day ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the ice cream was ready for hungry visitors at noon.
Among groups competing for prizes and their flavors for 2009 were Fairywood Thicket -- cookies and cream; Church of God of the Union Assembly -- banana; Global Partners in Life missionary support -- strawberry banana; Christ Presbyterian Church -- espresso gelato; PEO Sisterhood (Philanthropic Educational Organization, providing scholarships to women) -- coffee; and Heatherwood Baptist Church, vanilla.
The ice creams were judged on taste, texture and presentation, which included decorations and themes.
The top three ice cream flavors selected by a panel of judges Saturday were: First prize of $100 to Global Partners in Life for their strawberry banana; second place prize of $50 to Christ Presbyterian Church for their espresso gelato; and third place prize of $25 presented to the PEO Sisterhood for their coffee ice cream. Judges this year were Pete Petersen, who works with a popular local clown group; David Kee, father-in-law of Main Street Director Linda Bridges Kee; and Ellen Corker, news editor of The Times-Herald.
The non-profits and their ice cream machines were set up around the Court Square alongside more than 60 vendors gathered for the monthly Market Day -- making for a bustling Independence Day downtown.
The ice cream event ran from noon until the ice cream ran out. A bowlful could be had for just $1.
Nearby, on South Court Square, the younger set could play at the new addition to the festival -- a family fun ride area.
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