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Olden Days Festival
Begun in the 1980's, Olden Days has been one of the most popular community events to take place annually in Smithfield.
HAMmer Fest 2010 Winners
Men's: Keith Johnson and Bryan Hoy with a time of 0:59:15
Women's: Jennifer Pope and Brittany Macdonald with a time of 1:07:03
Coed: Gene Rutledge and Laura Cook with a time of 1:01:22
Master 100+ (combined age 100 or more): Skip Saunders and Chip Cowan with a time of 1:07:27
Family (team is made up of family members by marriage or birth):
Derek Russell and Tiffany Russell with a time of 1:05:06
Merckx (regular road bikes, no aero equipment): Dan King and Matt Carlton with a time of 1:01:44
2009 Smithfield HAMmer Fest Rules, Map of Route & Detailed Information
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Highlights from Olden Days 2010
June 25-27, 2010
Photos by Tom Tokarz & Lois Chapman
2009 Smithfield's Olden Days featured on WTKR
13 News at noon with Lasalle Blanks
YouTube Video
Friday Night...Hot Rods & the Rhondels
Saturday's Festivities
"Kids, Bike & Pet" Parade
Parade Winners:
"The German Girls" Emily Wilda and Marnie Hare
Thanks to our wonderful organizers and judges from the Luter Family YMCA!
Paula Deen & Captain Michale Look-Alike Contest!
Congratulations to our winners...Mr. & Mrs. Williams from Knotts Island, North Carolina!
Thank you to all of our terrific contestants!
And special thanks to our wonderful MC, Howard Marchant!
Cars, Kids, Good Food, Music, Art & Entertainment!
"Skirmish at Mackie's Mill" Revolutionary War Reeanctment
"Skirmish" Photos by Jennifer Williams
The 4th Ever Re-Inaugural Pagan River Raft Race
Winning raft: "Size Matters"
Captain: Bob Livengood, crew: Jimmy Livengood, Mark Edwards & Gavin
Special thanks to the folks at Smithfield Station, Randy & Ron Pack, race organizer Win Winslow, Smithfield Police Department and our M.C. Tom Ippolito.
Olden Day's "3rd Annual Re-Inaugural Pagan River Raft Race"
named by the readers of Chesapeake Bay Magazine
as 2009's "Best Annual Waterfront Event!"
A Saturday Night Ghostwalk
Due to inclement weather, the closing concert at Windsor Castle Park was canceled.
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Special Thanks to our generous Olden Days Sponsors:
Please visit them often!
Bath Fitters - one day bath remodeling
Bojangles' Famous Chicken, Carrollton
Greenbrier Dodge of Chesapeake
Edward Jones Financial Services - Phil Frix
Isle of Wight County Park & Recreation
Local Edge
Smithfield Historic District Business Association
Smithfield Station Waterfront Restaurant, Inn & Marina
Smithfield Times
Steven W. Bowler, State Farm
Suffolk Eye Physicians & Surgeons
The Bank of Southside Virginia
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8545
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Smithfield & Isle of Wight CVB Staff:
Judy Hare Winslow, Director of Tourism
Lois Chapman, Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Cheryl Whitener, Visitor Center Manager
Terry Thompson, Event Coordinator
Kristin Wilda, Farmer's Market Manager
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Smithfield & Isle of Wight CVB and the Isle of Wight Arts League are partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.
