{"id":5132,"date":"2018-07-04T11:12:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T15:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=5132"},"modified":"2018-07-04T11:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T15:12:24","slug":"batavia-5k-race-kicks-off-picnic-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/07\/04\/batavia-5k-race-kicks-off-picnic-in-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/5K Race kicks off Picnic in the Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sVCbWmEvXzw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Kiwanis Independence Day 5K Race at Centennial Park kicked off the July 4th Picnic in the Park for 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say they had a little over 180 runners\/walkers who participated in the race this year.<\/p>\n<p>William Buckenmeyer was the first to cross the finish line at 18:15, Thomas Ognibene was second at 18:55. The first female to cross the line was Rachel Neilans at 24:13.<\/p>\n<p>The Picnic in the Park is going on all day at Centennial Park.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule from Facebook page:<\/p>\n<p>THE ORIGINAL RED OSIER LANDMARK RESTAURANT presents GO ART! \u2018s 40th annual PICNIC IN THE PARK on July 4, 2018 from 11am to 5pm at Centennial Park, Batavia, NY<\/p>\n<p>KIDDE PARADE<br \/>\n10:30 am: Kids can decorate their bikes, scooters, strollers in red, white and blue (decorations provided)<br \/>\n11 am: Kiddie Parade down Ellicott Ave led by Uncle Sam and Betsy Ross, Rosie the Riveter<\/p>\n<p>PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE<br \/>\n11 am-12:30 am: Batavia Concert Band<br \/>\n12:45 pm-1:15 pm Batavia High A capella Group<br \/>\n1:30 pm-3 pm: Bill McDonald\u2019s Old Hippies<br \/>\n3:15 pm-4:45 pm Kelly\u2019s Old Timer\u2019s<br \/>\n12:30- 12:45 Buffalo Aerial Dance<br \/>\n1:15-1:30 Buffalo Aerial Dance<br \/>\n3:00- 3:15 Buffalo Aerial Dance<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day there will be CHILDREN\u2019S ACTIVITIES<br \/>\nM. Geoffrey Clough- Cookie Song writing<br \/>\nExplore Art Tent: Making Recycled Instruments and Music<\/p>\n<p>FOOD VENDORS<br \/>\nRed Osier Food Truck<br \/>\nAli\u2019s Cones and Dogs<br \/>\nAbbott\u2019s Ice Cream<br \/>\nLonsberry Concessions Lemonade Stand<br \/>\nKernel Cravin\u2019 Kettle Corn<br \/>\nLori\u2019s Cookies<br \/>\nGO ART! Oliver\u2019s Candy Bars, New York Chips, Beverages, GO ART! Tee shirts<\/p>\n<p>ARTISAN\u2019S ALLEY: Demonstrations by Local Artisans<br \/>\nChris Mc Gee: Mixed Media Painting<br \/>\nLydia Zwierzynski: Caricatures<br \/>\nChris Hummel: Cartooning<br \/>\nRick Platt &amp; Family: Chainsaw Artist, Mixed Media Painting, Wood Working, Fabric Arts<br \/>\nDavid Burke: Painting<br \/>\nHeather: Henna Tattoos<\/p>\n<p>Over 30 ARTS &amp; CRAFTS VENDORS<\/p>\n<p>And local NON-PROFITS<\/p>\n<p>Brought to you by these major sponsors:<br \/>\nRed Osier Landmark Restaurant<br \/>\nRotary Club of Batavia<br \/>\nTompkins Bank of Castile<br \/>\nStephen M. Hawley &amp; Assoc. LLC<br \/>\nJulia Garver &amp; Joseph Ruh<br \/>\nTurnbull Heating &amp; Air Conditioning<br \/>\nFreed Maxick<br \/>\nWBTA<\/p>\n<p>With a special thank you to the City of Batavia for help making this event possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kiwanis Independence Day 5K Race at Centennial Park kicked off the July 4th Picnic in the Park for 2018. Organizers say they had a little over 180 runners\/walkers who participated in the race this year. William Buckenmeyer was the first to cross the finish line at 18:15, Thomas Ognibene \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/07\/04\/batavia-5k-race-kicks-off-picnic-in-the-park\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[1071,1070],"class_list":["post-5132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","tag-5k-race","tag-picnic-in-the-park"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-1kM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76675,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/batavia-photos-despite-a-little-rain-the-community-turned-out-for-the-return-of-picnic-in-the-park-at-centennial-park-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":5132,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Photos\/Despite a little rain, the community turned out for the return of Picnic in the Park at Centennial Park today","author":"aka","date":"July 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Picnic in the Park returned to Centennial Park in the City of Batavia this year for the first time in many years thanks to the City School District Foundation who planned this year's event. 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