Food is another key component to the festival. Heritage Orchard brings a wide-variety of apples and apple treats including its award-winning apple cider and apple-cider donuts. Amish bakers bring apple pies and treats and Scoops Ice Cream Parlor has apple-flavored ice cream and sundaes. Additionally, there are a number of food booths, most of them run by area non-profit organizations, which provide a variety of tastes that should meet everyone's needs. In addition to apple foods, there is apple beer (along with a pumpkin variety) produced by Rowland's Calumet Brewing Company.

Another Crafty Apple Fest standard is pumpkin bowling. The Chilton High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) host the event as a fundraiser for its organization. Contestants bowl four frames, using pumpkins as balls. High scores win prizes. There is a fee to bowl. All proceeds go to fund FBLA's school programs.

In addition to pumpkin bowling, there are many kids and family activities. They include:
* Inflatable play area with a rock climbing wall, obstacle course, bounce house and giant slide.
* Riesterer and Schnell will host a kiddie tractor pull at noon. Winners in each weight category will win prizes.
* The Chilton Girl Scouts have a booth to paint faces, and
* Kaytee will have an interactive booth where people can create art projects and learn more about small animals and birds.

Eastshore Humane Society will have an open house during the Crafty Apple Fest. Events include kid games, shelter tours, a variety of animal and human treats and toys. The shelter will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Red Star Express, a Crafty Apple Fest favorite, will perform from noon to 4 p.m. Red Star Express plays a mixture of bluegrass, gospel and "Americana" music. The band has released three compact discs during their career together.
Crafty Apple Fest is organized by the Chilton Chamber of Commerce but could not occur without the help of sponsors. Wisconsin Public Service Foundation serves as the festivals headline sponsor. Calumet Medical Center, Kaytee, State Bank of Chilton and Worthington Cylinders are major sponsors. Other sponsors include Reinl Accounting, M&I Bank, Stell's Piggly Wiggly, Twohig, Rietbrock, Schneider and Halbach,, Milk Products, Scoops Ice Cream Parlor, Morton Pharmacy (The Apothecary Shop), C&R Pumpers, VandeHey Brantmeier, Chilton Furniture, Baus Family Dental, Daun Bus, Bernies Auto and Suttner Accounting.

Volunteers are needed to make Crafty Apple Fest a success. People are needed for traffic control and to unloading of cars runs 6-9AM. Bartenders are needed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the Chilton Chamber of Commerce at 418-1650 if you would like to help.

The Crafty Apple Fest has no admission fees. Pets are not allowed on the ground, nor are political candidates or their campaigns. For more information visit www.chiltonchamber.com

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