Family Fun Day set for Saturday at Bryan Park in Salem

SALEM — A day of enjoyable for the entire household is deliberate this Saturday, June 6, at Bryan Memorial Park, together with a Youth Fishing Derby within the morning and quite a lot of different actions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The annual Family Fun Day Youth Fishing Derby will kick off at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday on the Salem Reservoir, in keeping with Salem Recreation Department Director Jed Casburn. Registration for the fishing derby will happen on the pavilion throughout from Salem Township Hospital.

The Youth Fishing Derby is performed annually by the Southern Illinois All-Star Bass Club, as a part of the Family Fun Day actions. Awards will probably be given out in three age classes throughout the occasion, together with ages 4-7, ages 8-13 and ages 14-18.

Then, beginning at 10 a.m., quite a lot of video games and actions will probably be held on the park, within the space simply south of the Salem Family Aquatic Center car parking zone, with a lot of totally different teams and native church buildings scheduled to take part within the occasion. Activities will proceed by 2 p.m. that afternoon.

Casburn notes that space church buildings can even have free meals and drinks obtainable for the native households who come out to take pleasure in Family Fun Day on Saturday. Activities will embody favorites like face portray and crafts, in addition to a lot of different enjoyable video games and occasions.

Kim’s Party Jumps can even be bringing out some inflatables for the children to take pleasure in throughout the day, and the Salem Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge will probably be bringing out their dunking sales space.

“I’m counting on about 15 businesses and organizations to have booths that have different types of games or giveaways,” stated Casburn. “And then we’ve got a handful of churches doing (free) food and drinks.”

He encourages space residents to make plans to go to the park on Saturday for a day of enjoyable.

“Come out and walk through for some food and drink and have some fun,” stated Casburn. “There will be plenty of stuff there for the kids. … We’re excited to get everyone out there to have fun.”