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Schedule of Events
Children's Area
(Parental supervision is required at all activities)
 
9:00 - 4:00 Train (NEW) - "All Aboard" Come and take a relaxing ride on this colorful child-sized train. Children will have the opportunity to make a few loops on the "Crosstie Train". $1 per ride
 
9:00 - 4:00 Sand Area- Children will have the opportunity to kick off their shoes and wiggle their toes in the sand. The sand boxes are always a kid pleaser. They can build sand castles, dig deep holes or just relax in this special place. 
 
9:00 - 4:00 Musical Instruments (NEW) - Bring your children by to make lots of wonderful noise as they bang and shake oversized drums and rain sticks. 
 
9:00 - 4:00 Scavenger Hunt Mask (NEW) - Do you always feel like you have missed a part of Crosstie? Well this year bring your child by to decorate a wonderful mask and provide them with the chance to collect three charms from Crosstie. Children will be given a map of crosstie to find the charms!
 
9:00 - 11:00 Musical Instruments (NEW) - Music is a great way for children to express themselves! At this stop in the children's area, children will have the chance to make a tambourine or maraca. And to make sure they can hold the right beat, they will have the chance to use their instruments during Mr. Watermelon Heads  2:00 performance.
 
9:00 - 11:00 Oil Pastels (NEW) - Take a break with your child to create a wonderful work of art to take home. Children can let their creative juices flow as they draw or write with oil pastels on black paper. 
 
9:30 - 12:00 Paper Hats - If you need at have a little shade from the sun or just love to recycle, this hat will be great!
 
9:30- 10:00 Fun Run - "On Your Mark, Get Set, GO!" Bring your children by to burn some energy in the children's FUN RUN! Registration starts at

 

9:00. The DSU mascots will be there to cheer all of the runners to victory.
 
10:00 - 1:00 Book Give Away - Excel by 5 will be hosting a book give away. Please come by to give your child the opportunity to pick out a great book to read at home.
 
10:-00 - 2:00 Face Painter (NEW) - Bring your child by to have their face painted. Ms. Glenda Harper will transform your child's face into a work of art using washable face paint. $2 per child
 
10:00 - 4:00 Beads Galore - Need a new accessory? Stop by Beads Galore to make a necklace, bracelet, ring or trinkets out of a variety of beads.
 
10:00 - 12:00 Delta Arts Alliance Chalk Art Contest (NEW) - The 2009 Festival will feature a sidewalk chalk art contest from 10:00-12:00 noon on South Court Street (between Pearman Avenue and North Bayou).  The contest is open to all ages and is sponsored by the Delta Arts Alliance. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m., at the intersection of Pearman Avenue and Court Street.  Chalk will be provided. Winners from five different age groups will receive scholarships to DAA summer workshops, with an overall winner receiving a cash prize.  
 
11:00 - 2:00 Easel Painting- Let your creative juice flow at the easels! Children can create a masterpiece to take home when they stop by the easels to paint.  
 
1:00 - 4:00 Pinwheel Decorating (NEW) - Bring your children by to create a twirling pinwheel to take home.  All they will need is a little creativity and a lot of air!
 
Children's Area Stage
(Parental supervision is required at all activities)
 
9:00- 9:45 Mr. Nick the Magician (NEW) - Come and be amazed by the magic of his show. Mr. Nick engages audiences of all ages with a magical experience you are sure to remember.
                                   
10:00 - 11:00 Mr. Watermelon Head - Jump, shake and clap your hands to the music of Mr. Watermelon Head. Children will not be able to sit still as they listen to the wonderful music sung and stories told by Mr. Watermelon Head.
 
11:00 - 12:00 Storytellers - Come and join DSU elementary education students as they bring multicultural folktales to life. Following the stories art activities will be shared.
 
12:00 - 1:00 A.W. James Elementary Kristal Bell Choir (NEW) - Come and enjoy as 50 children from A.W. James Elementary Kristal Bell Choir make amazing music with bells.   
 
1:00 - 2:00 Community Drumming Experience (NEW) - Come and enjoy as members from the Cleveland community, and Delta State University students and faculty perform traditional West African rhythms with songs and dances, contemporary African selections, and original pieces. The Community Drumming Experience is led by Dr. Karen Fosheim, DSU Professor of Music. The ensemble will perform and provide a variety of hands-on experience of the drumming and dance for the children. 
 

2:00 - 3:00 Mr. Watermelon Head - Jump, shake and clap your hands to the music of Mr. Watermelon Head. Children will not be able to sit still as they listen to the wonderful music sung and stories told by Mr. Watermelon Head. During this performance children will have the opportunity to use their instruments they have made in the children's area. 
 
3:00 - 4:00 Crosstie Writers Contest Winners - The Crosstie Writing Contest winners will be reading their entries following the awards ceremony.
 

 

 

Rimco delivers a revolutionary approach to the custom wheel and tire industry. They provide your total satisfaction by always providing the highest level of service, a large selection of name brand products and the guaranteed lowest price. They are recognized by their customers as having passionate and knowledgeable team that not only meets but exceeds customer expectations. Drop by Rimco and see all that they have to offer at 701-B North Davis Ave. or give them a call at 662-843-2566.

 

 

 

Owner Ted Ray has apartments close to the DSU campus and has a unit to fit your needs. He has apartments ranging from 2 bedroom, 1 bath to 3 bedroom, 3 bath. Give him a call at 662-719-0971 or stop by at 204 Caperton Lane.

 

 

Owner Owen Kittle has 174 rental units throughout six complexes, duplexes and houses. His complexes are Colony Apartments, Twin Oaks, Oak Court Estates, Westside, Princeton Plaza, and The Quad. He has a housing soulution to fit your needs. Please give him a call at 662-843-3869 or drop by his office at 410 Bishop Road apt 301.

  The Cleveland-Bolivar County area is home to 25 local Entergy employees and their families. Entergy Mississippi serves approximately 18,500 customers throughout Bolivar County.  Entergy Mississippi is very committed to its communities through their economic development program, grant program and employee volunteers.  Recently, Entergy Mississippi was awarded the EEI (Edison Electric Institutes) award for storm restoration.  This is the 11th time Entergy Mississippi has received this award.  

Baxter Healthcare

 

 

Baxter employs approximately 770 team members in Mississippi. The 900,000-square-foot facility in Cleveland, established in 1949, is the company's longest-operating U.S. manufacturing plant.  It is also one of the most diverse, manufacturing more than 850 products and nearly 900 product components for all three Baxter businesses and external contractors.  From sterile solutions to specialty intravenous (IV) administration sets, Baxter's Cleveland facility produces a number of product lines with a diverse array of technologies, ranging from solution filling to injection molding.  Cleveland specializes in plastic pour bottles for surgery irrigation, medical device manufacturing, glass containers for IV solutions, sterile water vials manufacturing, custom and specialty IV-administration sets and anesthesia trays.  The Cleveland facility has long been recognized as a leader in the manufacture of quality medical products as a multiple winner of both the Baxter Quality Award and Mississippi Quality Award.  Baxter's Cleveland facility was designated leader of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) enHance program in 2009.