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Saturday, September 1, 2012
The first Saturday in September marks the New Beginnings Celebration

Since 1998, Lyles Station, Indiana has been the setting for the Lyles Station New Beginnings Celebration, held each Labor Day
weekend on the grounds of the Lyles Station Historic School & Museum.
This festival is a celebration of Indiana’s last remaining African-American settlement and Historic Landmark.
The New Beginnings Celebration presents a full day of activities, including

  • Praise and worship bands
  • Children’s games
  • Cake walks all day
  • Puppet shows
  • Area artists & craftsmen including a demonstration on caning
  • inflatables
  • Mesker Park Zoo Animal Encounters w/ live exotic animals: 2:30-4:00pm
  • Horse & Wagon rides
  • Tours of the Historic Lyles Station School.
The festival is renowned for its food, featuring barbecued meats prepared on-site by the men of Lyles Station.

The New Beginnings Celebration serves to raise awareness of the Lyles Station community as well as raise funds for support
of Lyles Station Historic School and Museum.





New Beginnings 5K Run/Walk

September 1, 2012
Start times are:
5K Run/Walk      9:00 a.m.
1K Stroll          9:00 a.m.
Kid Run          10:00 a.m.

Early registration is $15.00
The day of the race, $20.00
The kids race is free



Click here to print your 2011 5K flyer




Awards will be given to the overall winners in the Run/Walk divisions. Overall winners will not be eligible for age
bracket awards.
Walk awards:  Top 4 male and
female finishers in both Race Walk and Fitness Walk (race walkers will start 2 minutes after runners and fitness
walkers). Race walkers will be judged, fitness walkers will be
monitored. Walkers must walk, no running.




New Beginnings Bike Ride

We will be holding the 2nd annual Lyles Station New Beginnings Bicycle Ride in conjunction with the Lyles Station
School    New Beginnings Celebration. We hope to make this a recurring annual event. We have 3 routes
available for riders. There is a 20 mile, 45 mile, and 100K(62 mile) route.  The roads are smooth paved roads.
The 20 and 45 mile routes cover mostly rural areas and are flat or rolling, but there are a few hills to add some
challenges and excitement.

Sunday, September 2th, 2012
Registration: 7:30am
Ride Begins: 8:30am
$15.00 early registration: $20.00 day of ride
Other books available:
Princeton Tigers High School Boys Basketball 1908-2011
Mt. Olympus High School Boys Basketball 1916-1965
Hazleton High School Boys Basketball 1914-1963
Patoka High School Boys Basketball 1913-1963