Summer is definitely going to arrive in Scott County on Friday, June 13, regardless what the calendar says.

June 13 is the first day of the two-day Old Settlers’ Days or Meeting at Lexington’s Rosalyn English Memorial Park.

It’s also a special time for the Lexington community because the former town and first site of Scott County’s government will be 195 years old.

Once again, members of the Lexington Volunteer Fire Department and its ladies’ auxiliary are organizing the celebration, and everyone is invited to travel over to the southeast portion of Scott County and see what’s going on.

Friday will start with a collection of booths featuring crafts and other items opening at 11 a.m. They’ll stay open until 11 p.m., advised Bryan Renschler, the department’s fire chief.

Anyone interested in obtaining a booth space for June 13 and 14 can call Larry Oberlies at 889-2642 for prices and information.

The firemen’s famous fish fry at the park’s huge shelterhouse will also start up at 11 a.m. Folks can enjoy fish sandwiches and dinners as well as other items and cold drinks. How long will the fish fry go on? "We’ll be open pretty much until people stop coming, so come hungry to our lineup of nighttime stage entertainment. You sure won’t be sorry," promised Renschler.

During the fish fries both days, firemen will also be offering tickets on a drawing for a Remington 870 Magnum shotgun. Donations will be taken of $1 each or six for $5.

Stage entertainment will begin at 4 p.m. with deejay Ray Bowling offering musical entertainment.

Other singers and entertainers that evening will include:

•5 to 5:45 p.m.: Holly Stewart

•6 to 7 p.m.: The Stacys

•7:15 to 8:15 p.m.: The Outlaws

•8:45 to 11 p.m.: The Diamondbacks

Events on Saturday, June 14, will begin at 8:15 a.m. with the Englishton Park Captain’s Romp, a fun run for all ages.

Children in T-ball leagues will play games on the baseball diamond starting at 9 a.m.

Booths and the fish fry will open at 11 a.m., but the main morning attraction will be the annual Old Settlers’ Parade at 11:30 a.m. Anyone can enter the parade. Report to the town square by 11 a.m. to receive parade assignments. Entries will march around the square and then head to the park.

Following the parade, children in the park’s Pee Wee League will play ballgames on the diamond throughout the afternoon.

The Lexington Little League will also offer a bouncer for youngsters to enjoy and sell snow cones this year. Other children’s rides will also be available on Saturday.

Stage entertainment will begin at 12 noon with Bob Ritter.

Two other entertainers are also scheduled. From 1:15 to 2 p.m., Mark Coffey will sing, and from 2:15 to 3 p.m., the group Whiskey Kiss will perform.

At 3 p.m., re-enactors will present the Pigeon Roost Massacre, explaining that significant event in early Scott County history. The re-enactment will take place in the meadow up the hill from the ball diamond, and all are invited to witness history coming to life. Several demonstrations of the Civil War era are also planned by re-enactors.

Back on the stage, the following acts are scheduled:

•4 to 5 p.m.: 31 East

•5:15 to 6:15 p.m.: Front Porch Revival

•6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: On the House

•7:45 to 8:45 p.m.: Imagine That

•9 to 11 p.m.: Lanny Hatt and Hard Tymes

Renschler reminded visitors to pick up Lexington Old Settlers advertising books from participating merchants prior to coming to the Old Settlers’ Meeting.

"We’ll be calling out two lucky numbers at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night. If you’re there with your book and we call your number, you can win our top prize of $100 or our second prize of $50," he advised.

As the first Scott County festival of the summer, Old Settlers’ Days is hard to beat, Chief Renschler said.

"We look for a large crowd both days," he noted, adding that all proceeds will help the Lexington fire department.