09/21/2025
We made it on live news with abc 57 at the New Paris Block Party!! Wonderful community support! See ya again in 2026!
New Paris made the news!!!!! YAY!!! Well on our way to bringing back the "good old days" where community relationships meant something and were held in high regard.
Let's do it again New Paris!!!!! Bigger and Better and Stronger!!!
ALL bands were TOP NOTCH!!!
Imphormal - Electric cello - extraordinary
The Dawg Band - 3 guys, acoustic guitars and tight harmonies - and just some go old classic rock and blues songs. I could listen to them for hours.
Ted Yoder Band - a hammered dulcimer like you've never heard before along with drums, bass, electric guitar - those guys were amazing!!!!
Shiny Shiny Black - always a pleasure with some folk rock, just amazing guitar rifs, and some Americana - a sound all their own. In fact, a neighbor to the park - opened up her door and recognized their sound and dropped what she was doing and came to see them.
AND OF COURSE THE SHOW STOPPER FOR THE FINAL BAND:
Big Daddy Dupree's Broke and Hungry Blues Band - all I can say is WOW!!!! Horns, guitars, drums and whew!! that girl can sing.....holy smokes!!!! I mean seriously!!! what an amazing end to a FABULOUS DAY!!!
Thank you guys and gals!!!!!!! You made New Pairs proud!!!!!!
A HUGE Thank you to New Paris Chamber of Commerce.
Wow! Lions Club - did you make it fun for kids!!!! Thank you for your incredible participation in that.
Park Board - thank you for providing a beautiful setting for such a glorious day!
Thank you to all the vendors that showed up and braved the sun. 😉
Food and Drink Trucks - thank you for being there.
Car Show - I saw them from a distance, never did get the chance to go over and take a look - thank you for coming and adding more beauty to the day.
Mr Murphy - Pinball and competitions. You were an added blessing to our day. There was at least 2 people in there at all times, playing or chatting it up. Thank you for being there.
Scorpion Pickleball - Thank you! It was an honor to talk with you and learn more about the game. I may or may not try it out. 😉
Baked by Vi - staff - once again you were there!!! I am honored to work with you.
SPONSORS!!! None of this could have happened without your support for the great community of New Paris. thank you
AND last but not least - the committee (Veronica, Ben, Alison, Nicci, Kristi, Mindy) that helped to bring all this about. thank you for being there to do what needed to happen to bring New Paris together. Thank you for taking the humble beginnings and building on it.
https://abc57.com/news/sunnyside-park-block-party-returns-to-new-paris-after-decades
