Friends of the Holly Township Library thank community for support

What a great thing...we brought the circus to Holly!! But we couldn’t have done it alone.  It took a village to make this happen and it was great!

It has been more than 10 years since we’ve hosted a circus in town.  Holly has a great circus history – in fact, Battle Alley got its name because of an infamous fight between circus people and locals in 1880.  No fights this time – just a good time and great memories.

The Friends of the Holly Township Library would like to sincerely thank the following individuals and organizations who helped and supported this great endeavor:

• Katy Hughes acted ten months ago on a suggestion by newly-retired Detective Scott Fisher to bring the circus back to Holly.  Her inspiration, forethought, diligence and persistence paid off.  Katy was the behind-the-scenes person who coordinated everything and brought the Kelly Miller Circus to town.
• Many of our local businesses helped sell tickets:  the State Bank, McKay’s Do-It Center, Holly Foods, My Sweet Holly, and Zanie Janie’s.  The Village Offices and the Holly Township Library sold tickets too.
• Ray Pfenning, Carl Roos, James Golden and Jason Hughes helped prepare and clean up the site.
• Al Stanker agreed to allow the circus to take place on his property.
• The First Baptist Church Youth Group (TYG) and their leaders did an outstanding job parking the cars.
• Superintendent Kent Barnes and Holly Township Supervisor Jesse Lambert were our guest ringmasters at the shows and they rode the elephants.

No large event could ever happen without the cautious, caring eyes and ears of our community protectors:

• Holly Fire and Groveland EMS were onsite and ever-ready to jump into action if their services were needed.
• Holly PD helped plan the logistics of the event as well as monitor the crowd and handle traffic control.
• Holly DPW assisted with site safety and planning.
• If we have forgotten to thank anyone, please excuse us.

Being involved in this process showed me how incredibly community-minded the people are in this town.  Those who attended either or both of the circus performances enjoyed a wholesome, family-oriented afternoon of good, clean fun.  Young and old alike created positive, lasting memories of their experience.  Most of all, I was pleased to see how well everyone worked together by turning this suggestion of bringing the circus to Holly into reality.  Thank you everyone, who attended and who helped make the event a great success.

Sincerely,

Pat Pfenning

President, Friends of Holly Township Library