‘Wizard of Oz’ will show tomorrow night

By Margaret Hobbs / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Glenda the Good Witch, also known as Elizabeth Rhea, puts the final touches on her outfit for Back to School Movie Night. Leadership Warren will be showing Wizard of Oz at Court Square beginning at 8 p.m. tomorrow. (Margaret Hobbs photo)

Dorothy, you’re not in Kansas anymore — you’re in downtown McMinnville.

Leadership Warren is sponsoring the wonderful classic movie “Wizard of Oz” tomorrow night in its third Back to School Movie Night extravaganza on a large screen displayed on Cumberland Bank’s building.

Winners of the different contests will be announced with the coloring and character contest winners at 6:45 p.m.

The costume contest starts at 7 p.m. with contestants gathering in the stage area at 6:45 p.m.

Everyone is asked to choose their favorite “Wizard of Oz” character and have fun dressing up. Prizes will be awarded in three age groups:

• Birth to 5 years

• 6 to 12 years

• 13 to adult

There will be plenty of food vendors on hand with funnel cakes, pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, nachos, cotton candy, snow cones and of course, popcorn. Everyone is asked to bring their lawn chairs or blankets and their appetites and enjoy one last fling before school gets into full swing.

Movie night chairman Alicea Weddington said, “We hope everyone will to join us for a fun food and a movie.”

Other event organizers include Denice Reynolds, Libby Rutledge, Tammy Bouldin, Mary Jane Bell, Carolyn Mansfield and Tish Hillis.