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Spoon races, barrel rolls and more on Lewes’ Second Street
Old-Fashioned Children’s Games jump start a very busy July 4
They are off and jumping. The Old-Fashioned Children’s Games includes sack races for children and adults. The event kick-started a full day of festivities in Lewes. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
July 4, 2024
Second Street in downtown Lewes was closed to traffic early July 4 for the Old-Fashioned Children’s Games as part of Lewes’ Independence Day festivities.
Sponsored by the City of Lewes and coordinated by Ron Krajewski, the games have taken place for generations. The coins used for prizes were donated by the Improved Order of Red Men.
Lewes Fire Department took over one end of the street promoting fire prevention, offering demonstrations, and displaying engines and equipment.
Youngsters keep their eyes fixed on their spoons as they compete in the spoon race.
Brother and sister Logan and Fiona Mullins probably didn’t know they were good in the three-legged race as they won their heat.
Four-year-old Milie Travis of Lewes has perfect form as she wins her heat in the sack race.
Henry Grady, 3, visiting from Virginia, has his own way to keep the ping-pong ball on the spoon.
Friends Aniston Crumley, left, and Lia Newman of Lewes are ready to start the three-legged race.
It takes two to compete in the barrel races with one riding inside getting tossed around.
Rory Tice, left, and her friend, Brylyn Curfman, visiting from Pennsylvania, are dressed for the holiday as they watch the children’s games.
Proper form is a not part of the three-legged race as children get off course and even take a tumble onto Second Street.
Carolina Duxbury, visiting from Nevada, is one of the last ones standing during the hula-hoop contest.
Family members have been competing in the children’s games for 12 years. They are (l-r) Naiya Mainigi, Layla Walke, Riya Mainigi and Devin Walke.
Volunteers Mike DiPaolo, left, and Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, are ready to compete in the three-legged race. Their race was cut short when the strap broke free.
Try not to fall. It takes effort not to tumble to the street competing in the three-legged race.
Little ones seem to be having trouble keeping their ping-pong balls on their spoons even as they stand still.
With some help from Lewes firefighter Rick Donovan, 7-year-old Jane Mayer of Washington, D.C., learns how to operate a fire hose. Lewes Fire Department had trucks and equipment on display and offered information to families on fire prevention.
U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester can handle a hula hoop very well. The Congresswoman stops by to watch and take part in the July 4 games in Lewes. The Democrat is running for U.S. Senate.
Matt Meyer, Democratic candidate for Delaware governor, stops by to compete in the Lewes games.
Lewes Fire Department junior member Anthony Koot puts on his suit so children can become more familiar with what a firefighter looks like.
Cousins Riya Mainigi, left, and Devin Walke stand at the starting line waiting for another three-legged race heat.
