Zelie talks plans for Horse Trading Days
ZELIENOPLE — Borough council discussed plans Monday for the Zelienople Area Business Association’s 59th annual Horse Trading Days.
The event will run from July 20 through 22 at Four Corners Park and along Zelienople’s Main Street.
During last year’s open-air concert, there was an issue of people loitering on sidewalks and the edges of the road, which caused congestion on the sidewalks and slowed the flow of foot and vehicle traffic, officials said.
To prevent this issue, there will be a security team and one member of Zelienople law enforcement to maintain moving zones.
“Anybody that is outside the venue in that capacity, they are welcome to hear the concert from out there, but those sidewalks do need to remain open,” said Matt Edwards, executive director for the Zelienople Area Business Association and event director.
According to Edwards, the event mostly will be the same as previous years. The only changes are to the date and time of the cornhole competition, from Saturday morning to Thursday evening, and the Saturday evening finale concert will be a ticketed event.
The Business Association received $3,900 in funding from borough council to cover the concert stage and one member of law enforcement.
Edwards teased the unnamed musical entertainment, stating that they are “alternative,” are a platinum recording artist and released a national album last year.
— Council approved a special event application for Get Fit Families LLC to erect a banner at Four Corners Park to advertise its Shamrock Shuffle, a 10K, 5K and 1-mile running and walking races. The event is March 25 in Harmony and is sponsored by and benefits the Zelienople Rotary Club.
— The Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt was approved for April 8 from 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Zelienople Community Park.
— The Lung Cancer Research Foundation’s Walk in honor of Diane White was approved to be held Sept. 30 from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will start at Park United Presbyterian Church on Grandview Avenue, proceed up South Oliver Avenue to St. Gregory’s Cemetery and back. White died Jan. 31, 2022, and was an active member of the Zelienople Lions Club and Park United Presbyterian Church.
— Multiple motions were passed for the Harmony Fire District’s annual car raffle, including allowing the event to be held at Four Corners Park at the intersection of Main Street and Grandview Avenue from May 10 through Sept. 30, allowing for an advertising banner to be placed at the park for the raffle, and allowing a sandwich sign to be placed on the sidewalk during the event.
To participate in the car raffle, tickets can be purchased during the event and online for $25 each.
