2014 Bates County Relay for Life all set for Saturday

The 2014 Relay for Life event is set to kick off Saturday morning at 11 a.m. with emcees Greg Mullinax and Diane Bartels. A full day of events will be held on the Butler square:

11:30 a.m. – Survivors walk

Some of the 700 luminaries in the 2012 Relay for Life event
on the Butler square

12:00 p.m. – music by Irene Holt
12:30 – entertainment by Ryan and Shannon Hanlin
1:30 – children’s games and Cheer Camp
2:00 – Dog Show / Color of Strength / Bark for Life
2:30 – Toddlers Swimsuit Contest  (sign up at Memories of MOM tent)
3:00 – Tony Reynolds
4:00 – music by Irene Holt
4:30 - a performance by the Blues Brothers
5:15 – Award of scholarships: Hospital Foundation, Gehm Family Scholarship and Debbie Bledsoe Scholarship
5:30 - Auction
6:30 – Line Dancing / Butler Senior Center
7:00 – music by Irene Holt
8:15 – music by Fred Hunt and Roger Tippie
9:45 – raffle drawing
10:00 - Lanterns and Luminaries ceremony
12:30 – Closing ceremonies for the 2014 Bates County Relay for Life

The silent auction runs 1 to 5 p.m.
Scavenger Hunt starts  3 p.m.  at the Mash Tent
Beads for Walking at the Mash Tent
Matt Marvel will making balloon animals
Sarah Huges doing face painting  noon to 2 p.m.
Lap Bingo
Mini Cheerleader Camp