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Hope Mills Celebrates Ole Mill Day
BY ERINN CRIDER
Every year, the city of Hope Mills hosts a huge festival dedicated to
celebrating the history of the town as well as providing an incredible day
of family fun for the community, and this year Ole Mills day will be bigger
than ever. Mark your calendar, it is set for
Oct. 18.
The festival will take place in the beautiful
surroundings of the Hope Mills Municipal
Park. As always, there will be a plethora of
food and vendors for attendees to enjoy.
Don't miss the hot wing contest for those
brave of heart and strong of stomach. Live
entertainment is planned throughout the
day, too. Children can enjoy the games,
inflatables and rides of all kinds. There is
also a tractor pull, a cheerleading exhibition
and a mill workers reunion.
Don't miss the corn hole tournament— it
is a local favorite and always a lot of fun. To
get into the Halloween spirit in the brisk fall
weather, be sure to check out the costume
contest and haunted house sponsored by the
South View High School Key Club.
Another annual and highly anticipated
event at the Ole Mills Day festival is the
Chili Cook-Off. All local chefs are breaking
out their incredible chili recipes and are prepping to compete in the
annual competition. The very first chili cook off began with just three
pots of chili. Since then, the competition has grown into one of the
favorite events at the festival.
"We expect to have 25 entrants and that is a combination of hot and
mild chili," said Hope Mills Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dee
Callahan.
Each single bowl of chili costs $4. Or sample them all for just $5. All
proceeds from the cook off go to the Hope Mills Chamber of Commerce.
This is its only annual fundraiser, and it is cosponsored by WKML 95.7.
There are two categories of chili: hot and mild. Each competitor is
required to bring at least a two-quart pot of
chili. At the end of judging at 3:30 p.m., four
awards will be given out.
"The awards for the Chili Cook-Off are the
silver spoon, plastic spoon, the wooden spoon
and bragging rights. They are large plaques
and they actually have the different spoons
on them. It's all in good fun," Callahan says,
"There's also the People's Choice Award.
People can buy a bowl of chili or get a sample.
Then they have the ability to vote on which
chili is their favorite. The Peoples Choice
Award also comes with a plaque and $100."
Up and Coming Weekly, WKML 95.7 and The
Hope Mills Chamber of Commerce will host
the Cornhole Tourney. Registration is $20
for a team of two. Cash prizes include $100
for first place, $50 for 2nd place and $25
for 3rd place. The official rules are at www.
playcornhole.org/rules.shtml. Registration
must be submitted before Oct 18.
For more information on the Chili Cook-Off
or to register for the corn hole tournament or chili cook off, please visit
www.hopemillschamber.org or call 423-4314.
For more information on Ole Mill Day visit http://nc-
hopemills.civicplus.com or call 424-4500. The festival is
Oct. 18 from noon to 5 p.m.
at the Hope Mills Municipal
Park at 5776 Rockfish Road in
Hope Mills.
ERINN CRIDER, Contributing
Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@
upandcomingweekly.com.
