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At the December 2, 2008 meeting Kathy Scheller, Executive Director of Ronald McDonald house Charities of the Ohio Valley, Inc, spoke to the West Side Nut Club Members of the new Ronald McDonald House coming to Evansville. Scheller spoke of the beginnings of the Ronald McDonald house when in 1974 he first Ronald McDonald House
opens in Philadelphia thanks to Dr. Audrey Evans, Philadelphia Eagles’
player Fred Hill (whose daughter, Fran, had leukemia), Jim Murray, the
Eagles’ general manager and Ed Rensi, the McDonald’s regional manager. The McDonald’s owner/operators in Philadelphia made the House possible, donating proceeds from the sale of shamrock shakes.
During the December 2, 2008 Business Meeting West Side Nut Club Treasurer Alan Schaffstein introduced Tom Fleenor as the 2011 Fall Festival Chairman. 2011 will be the 90th Annual Fall Festival which takes place the first full week in October each year.
At the November 18, 2008 business meeting the member's of the West Side Nut Club approved the purchase of the building that currently houses it's office on the second story. Club Historian Dick Barchet provided history of the building as well as pictures that appeared in a book chronicling the history of the buildings along West Franklin Street. To learn more about the building, click the read more tab below.
Warren Marr with Evansville First Seventh-day Adventist Church (booth number 87) put together a video depicting how to, and sometimes how not to, setup a booth for the fall festival. Click read more to view the video.
The annual West Side Nut Club Cruise-In takes place in June. This years event takes place on West Franklin Street from 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Saturday June 13th, 2009. St Joe Ave. to Wabash Ave. will be closed off for cruise-in participants. All makes and models are welcome (cars, trucks, & bikes). We especially would like to see more car clubs bring in their groups. There will also be door prizes and a half pot drawing (8:00 PM). Registration is from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The first 200 registrants will receive dash plaques. Trophies will be presented for people's choice for best Ford, best GM, best Chrysler, best special interest, best truck, best bike and the chairman will present a trophy for his favorite.
Cruise In Chairman Brian Schaffstein is alos looking for low riders and hoppers to be displayed as well.
Registration is free. However, donations to the West Side Nut Club Scholarship Fund are welcome.
Please patronize the Franklin Street businesses for your food and drinks for the evening! Rain date is Sunday June 14, from 2-6pm. Not responsible for accidents, damges or loss of property. No burn outs.
For more information please contact the
2009 West Side Nut Club Cruise In Chairman
Brian Schaffstein
812-464-2424
812-598-7884
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Math can be difficult to students learning to add, subtract, divide, and multiply for the first time. Many educators look for ways to make it understandable, easier, and maybe the most important part fun for the students. The EVSC's ICATS program does just that. They created items such as Munchie Math which is a play on the popular Munchie Map that people use to find food and their favorite food booths at the Fall Festival.
A driving rain storm couldn't keep the crowd and the excitement from what has become a staple event at the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. Eighth graders representing schools from the west side…
The way the West Side Nut Club's 87th Annual Fall Festival comes together could be called a miracle that happens every year, but when you do something for 86 years you tend to know…
Signup for the West Side Nut Club Newsletter. You will be able to keep up with the latest information on club happenings and activities by having the newsletter e-mailed directly to you. You can…
The toughest job on Franklin Street wasn't working one of the 126 food booths, it was judging the 2008 Amateur Hour Finals. For a complete rundown of all the winners, click read more.
As soon as the signal to close down was given, members of the west Side Nut Club went into action. It started with the electrical committee working through the night disconnecting the 126 food…
Today a major challenge facing EMS and emergency response readiness is the ability to provide staff for enough ambulances in a situation like the Pandemic Flu or to provide sufficient staff in a major…
The American Bus Association (ABA) has named the West Side Nut Club's Fall Festival a top 100 event. The ABA represents approximately 1,000 motorcoach and tour companies in the
United States and…
Signup for the West Side Nut Club Newsletter. You will be able to keep up with the latest information on club happenings and activities by having the newsletter e-mailed directly to you. You can sign up at the right side of the screen.
During the December 2, 2008 Business Meeting West Side Nut Club Treasurer Alan Schaffstein introduced Tom Fleenor as the 2011 Fall Festival Chairman. 2011 will be the 90th Annual Fall Festival which takes place the first full week in October each year.
At the November 18, 2008 business meeting the member's of the West Side Nut Club approved the purchase of the building that currently houses it's office on the second story. Club Historian Dick Barchet provided history of the building as well as pictures that appeared in a book chronicling the history of the buildings along West Franklin Street. To learn more about the building, click the read more tab below.
The annual West Side Nut Club Cruise-In takes place in June. This years event takes place on West Franklin Street from 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Saturday June 13th, 2009. St Joe Ave. to Wabash Ave. will be closed off for cruise-in participants. All makes and models are welcome (cars, trucks, & bikes). We especially would like to see more car clubs bring in their groups. There will also be door prizes and a half pot drawing (8:00 PM). Registration is from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The first 200 registrants will receive dash plaques. Trophies will be presented for people's choice for best Ford, best GM, best Chrysler, best special interest, best truck, best bike and the chairman will present a trophy for his favorite.
Math can be difficult to students learning to add, subtract, divide, and multiply for the first time. Many educators look for ways to make it understandable, easier, and maybe the most important part fun for the students. The EVSC's ICATS program does just that. They created items such as Munchie Math which is a play on the popular Munchie Map that people use to find food and their favorite food booths at the Fall Festival.
