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MCKENZIE - Bethel College's 2008
Homecoming Weekend is Friday and Saturday,
October 17-18 on the Bethel College campus,
and there are a number of activities in
which community members are encouraged to
take part.
According to Mary Ann Autry, assistant to
the director of development and alumni
relations, events begin as early as 11 a.m.,
on Friday and conclude with the Wildcat
Football game and Homecoming dance Saturday
evening.
"We have a Homecoming Golf Tournament
that will be on Friday, October 17," said
Autry. "It's a four-person scramble with a
shotgun start at 11 a.m. at Carroll Lake
Golf Course. We encourage the community to
get involved with this. It's a great way to
reunite with Bethel alumni and friends who
have lived here in McKenzie at one time or
another. The golf tournament is open to the
public - not just Bethel alumni."
Autry says there's also a Reunion
Extravaganza with Renaissance, The Bethel
College Performing Arts Experience, that
will be Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Bouldin
Auditorium of the Dickey Fine Arts Building.
"This is for the entire community," Autry
said. "It's free, too. So is the Homecoming
parade on Saturday morning, which begins
down Bethel Court at 10:30 a.m."
Parade participants will move from Bethel
Court onto Cherry St., and then turn left
onto Stonewall St. They will make their way
downtown around the square, and then come
back down Cedar Ave., and take a right back
onto College Drive and back to campus.
Other Homecoming events for community
members include:
A Phi Delta Sigma 5K run begins at 8
a.m., on Saturday morning. Those interested
may contact Dewayne Ervin at 731-415-1947 or
Frankie Tubbs at 573-621-0019.
The Lollar Library Grand Opening will be
at 11 a.m., on Saturday morning. The Lollar
Library is in the former home of the late
Laddie and Dee Dee Lollar and is located on
Stonewall Street in McKenzie.
A Lady Wildcat Basketball Scrimmage will
be in the Baker Fieldhouse at 11 a.m., on
Saturday morning.
A Wildcat Soccer Game against
Freed-Hardeman University will be at 1 p.m.,
and a Lady Wildcat game against
Freed-Hardeman will begin at 3 p.m., at the
Bethel soccer field on College Drive.
A Wildcat Alumni Baseball game will also
begin at 1 p.m., at Wildcat Park on campus,
and an alumni softball game will begin at
the same time on the Lady Wildcat Field.
A second free performance by Renaissance,
The Bethel College Performing Arts
Experience, will be at 2:30 p.m., on
Saturday in Bouldin Auditorium at the Dickey
Fine Arts Building.
Wildcat Football against West Virginia
Tech will begin at 6 p.m., at Wildcat
Stadium on College Drive. Tickets can be
purchased at the gate. All seating is
general admission, and prices are: $10 for
18 and over; $5 for 11 to 17, and children
10 and under get in free.
For more information about Bethel's
Homecoming activities, please contact Mary
Ann Autry at 731-352-4090 or autrym@bethel-college.edu.
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