
An Ohio Valley beloved is producing its comeback today right after becoming canceled in 2020 because of to COVID-19.
The Martins Ferry Volunteer Hearth Department Betty Zane Days pageant gets underway at 5 p.m. today and proceeds through Saturday. Held at City Park, the enjoyment-stuffed party is offered in a environment that is both pleasant and comparatively protected — considering that the pandemic is continue to with us, it is finest for more substantial crowds to acquire only in outside spaces.
Although the delta variant is creating a lot more COVID-19 instances to crop up once more, there are no countrywide, point out or neighborhood limitations on this sort of events, and we have discovered a lot about how to preserve ourselves and others safe.
So, as a key sponsor of the celebration, The Times Leader urges men and women who really feel safe and sound carrying out so to get out and love the festivities.
The Purple City custom is named in honor of Elizabeth “Betty” Zane, the Revolutionary War-era heroine of Fort Henry. She produced a bold dash for gunpowder when the fort, at the site of present-working day Wheeling, was below siege.
Whilst paying out homage to the courageous woman who afterwards lived in and was buried in Martins Ferry, the competition also presents modern attractions together with nightly entertainment, plenty of foodstuff sellers, carnival rides and substantially a lot more. One particular significant occasion is the Firefighter H2o Battle, sponsored by Unified Bank, that will get underway straight away right after a parade of fireplace engines all around the city that commences at noon Saturday. The battle transpires on South Fourth Road, close to our places of work, the lender and the VFD’s Ladder Enterprise setting up. And according to Fireplace Chief Tom Kelly, the main aim is for everybody to have exciting.
So, appear on down to Martins Ferry and see what the pageant is all about.