Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee This Weekend
The multi-day Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee returns to Tuolumne City this weekend, from Friday June 23rd through Sunday June 25th.
Aaron Rasmussen, the Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee Board President, was Wednesday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4748 is in charge of the Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee.
Most of the regular events will return to West side Memorial Park in downtown Tuolumne City, including a Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee Queen Coronation, live music on Friday and Saturday nights, a Saturday morning street parade, a car show, food and merchandise vendors, numerous logging competition events, arm wrestling, tug-of-war and more.
This year marks the 74th year of the community celebration. The Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee is a family friendly event.
The events will begin on Friday with the Queen contestant logging events and speeches. The vendors will also open up for business. The Queen Coronation will take place early Friday evening and the group Burn Permit will perform.
There will be kids jumpers and games at Whitehead Field this year.
On Saturday the popular parade will begin at 10 AM. According to Rasmussen, this is the largest parade of the year in Tuolumne City.
Additionally, there will also be a car show.
During the day Saturday, there will be arm wrestling and events for men, women and children. The day wraps up with a concert by the band, Hired Gunn.
On Sunday at 9 AM, there will be a community church service. Logging event sign-ups and practice will begin at 9:30 AM. Vendors open at 10 AM. At 11 AM the logging events will start and the weekend concludes at 5 PM with the only cleated tug-of-war left in the world. According to Rassmussen, “I’ve researched this and I can’t find anyone else doing this anymore.”
For any questions and further information, call Rasmussen at 209-206-6768 (although make note that he will be very busy over the next few days).
The “Newsmaker of the Day” is heard every weekday morning at 6:45, 7:45 and 8:45 on AM 1450 and FM 102.7 KVML.
