University News
Country Holiday Returns to Horn Field
November 20, 2006
MACOMB, IL – Take a break from the holiday hustle-and-bustle Saturday, Dec. 2 when Country Holiday returns to Western Illinois University’s Horn Field Campus.
According to Horn Field Campus Program Coordinator Mindy Harpman, when
she accepted the position at Horn in Fall 2005, she kept hearing from community and University members how they wished Country Holiday – an event held at Horn from 1993 to 2001 – would return.
“After talking to my recreation programming class, we thought it was fitting to bring back the event that was so beloved by so many,” Harpman said.
Harpman’s recreation programming students will take what they are learning in class to plan and implement the “new” Country Holiday at Horn. The event will be held from
4-8 p.m., following the close of MacombÂ’s Dickens on the Square activities.
“These experiential learning opportunities help make Horn Field Campus a special place for campus and community members,” she added. “The new Country Holiday will feature many different ideas and events; however, the atmosphere and focus is the same as years past: a family-oriented, non-commercial holiday celebration.”
Admission to Country Holiday 2006 is $2 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under. Horn Field Campus is located south of Macomb on China Road. From South Johnson Street (past Macomb High School), turn right on China Road and follow the road one-quarter of a mile to the Horn Field Campus entrance.
For more information, contact Harpman at 309/833-5798 or mj-harpman@wiu.edu.
Posted By: Darcie Shinberger (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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