Whether it rains or not, Waynesburg will be drenched with things to see, do and hear on July 29.
Whether it rains or not, Waynesburg will be drenched with things to see, do and hear on July 29.
Main Stage/Lower Stage – in front of Greene County Courthouse
Waynesburg Mayor Brian Tanner said he is very proud to have made this year’s Rain Day Hat Bet with the award-winning KDKA sportscaster Bob Pompeani.
By Samantha Karam
Three young ladies from around Greene County will compete in the 41st annual Miss Rain Day Scholarship Pageant. Sponsored by Rain Day Scholarship Inc., the competition will begin at 4 p.m. in the Waynesburg Central High School auditorium Sunday, July 28.
1939- Al Abrams, Sportswriter*
Each year, Baby Rain Day contestants are chosen by the public in the following categories: king, queen, prince and princess. Kings and Queens are from ages 19 months and one day to 5 years old. Prince and Princesses are from one day old to 19 months. Winners in each category are determined by the number of votes received from the public. The contestants’ entries will be displayed at the Special Events Commission booth on Rain Day until 3 p.m.
No matter what time of day you attend the Rain Day Festival, you’ll hear an earful of live entertainment pouring from one of the event’s three stages.
One hundred and one years ago, between July 28 and 29, 18 soldiers lost their lives during the battle of Grimpettes Woods, which took place outside of Courmont, France during World War I. All of them were from Greene County. Due to Rain Day, July 29, is a day of celebration in Waynesburg but it is also a day of remembrance.
The Baby Rain Day contest, sponsored by the Special Events Commission of Waynesburg Borough, will happen once again this year.
WAYNESBURG — Greene County residents will once again flock to downtown Waynesburg on July 29 to celebrate the annual tradition of Rain Day. And those who attend this year’s festivities in hopes of finding a little rain will also find a full slate of activities throughout the day.
When Eden Rogers, 17, of Sycamore, entered last year’s Miss Rain Day Pageant, she said she didn’t expect to win.
WAYNESBURG – The Central Greene School District continues to be a pathway to the Miss Rain Day title as Loren Schroyer, who will be an eighth-grade student this fall at Margaret Bell Miller Middle School, claimed the title Sunday at the annual pageant, held at Waynesburg Central High School’s auditorium.
WAYNESBURG – From the first hat bet in 1939 with Pittsburgh sportswriter Al Abrams to last year’s bet with with Bob Huggins, men’s head basketball coach at West Virginia University, many athletes, politicians, musicians, actors and local or regional “celebrities” have been lured into betting a hat that it would not rain on July 29 in Waynesburg.
Miss Rain Day 2017 - Eden Rogers
When Waynesburg mayor, Brian Tanner, heard Ferris Bueller’s Revenge play during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ’80s Theme Night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, he liked what he heard so much he suggested to Athena Bowman, Rain Day special events coordinator, that she book the band for Waynesburg’s annual July 29 celebration.
Editor’s note: This history of Waynesburg’s Rain Day was compiled from several sources, including the writings of John Owen and John O’Hara.
7-10 a.m Buckwheat Pancake Breakfast - St. Ann Church
1939- Al Abrams, Sportswritern
WAYNESBURG – For the third year in a row, a Waynesburg Central High School student was crowned Miss Rain Day when Eden Rogers claimed the title Sunday at the annual Miss Rain Day Scholarship Pageant held in the Waynesburg Central High School auditorium.
Congratulations to Eden Rogers, Miss Rain Day 2017!
WAYNESBURG — Several hats are being wagered this year as a group of young softball champions and a member of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle are betting it will not rain on Waynesburg’s annual Rain Day celebration.
It’s been several decades since disco was the craze of night club dance floors. But here we are in 2016, and that unmistakable 70s and 80s disco, funk and dance music will be resurrected at Waynesburg’s Rain Day celebration when “Dancing Queen” takes to the upper stage at 7:30 p.m.
1939: Al Abrams, Sportswriter
WAYNESBURG – The whirlwind year-long reign of 2015 Miss Rain Day came to a close for Claire Kreider as the crown was set upon a new head this Sunday.
Micah Kimbrough used his arm and legs Friday night to lead Hopewell past visiting Waynesburg Central, 31-7, in Tri-County West Conference action.
Cole Koneiczka threw four touchdowns passes as Westminster defeated visiting Waynesburg University, 34-21, in a PAC game on Saturday.
McGuffey continued its high-scoring ways Friday night against Carmichaels, riding quarterback Marshall Whipkey’s four-touchdown night -- three passing, one rushing -- to a 48-26 Interstate Conference victory.
A teen in the United Kingdom lost his eyesight to nutritional optic neuropathy, a condition most often seen in countries where nutritious food and the ability to eat a varied diet isn’t plentiful.
The fastest way to trend on Twitter, and not in a good way, is to say that the right to bear arms is a God-given right.
This week’s column is the second installment in a two-part series titled “The Number One Need of the Human Condition.” Part one published on Aug. 30.
