The Horton-Whitmer Homecoming

07/31/2026

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07/30/2026

T-shirt pre-orders end THIS SUNDAY!!!

**Sponsor shirts** are $20 each and available in adult sizes XS-4X with color options of cardinal red, jade dome (teal), or black. Sponsor shirts will have this year’s logo on the front left chest and our sponsor’s logos on the back.

**Kids’ shirts** are $15 each and are available in children’s sizes XS-L with color options of red or camo swirl. Kids’ shirts will have this year’s logo on the back with 2026 on the front left chest.

**HOODIES** are $35 each and are available in adult sizes XS-4X in black. This year’s logo will be on the back with 2026 on the front left chest.

In-person orders can be placed through Leslie Arbough or Shandi Dawn Blizzard-Arbogast - they will both be at the Hometown Hope chicken burn this Saturday at the Harman VFW!

“Online” orders can be placed through messenger only. Comments will not be monitored. Digital payment can be made through Venmo only.

All pre-order payments are due at the time you place your order. All unpaid orders will be cancelled Sunday night.

Order pickup will be available Sep. 4-6 at the Horton-Whitmer Homecoming tent in downtown Whitmer!

Shipping is available this year at $5 per item! Shipping will be processed through the USPS and orders will ship out Sep. 8-11.

07/30/2026

What are you waiting for?!?! Get your applications in today!!! We are so excited to see everyone on pageant day, only 18 days away😲💖👑

07/30/2026

Sharing the fireworks video made me realize I never made our Independence Day event thank you post, and we can’t have that!

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🫶🏻 First and foremost, thank you to Leslie, Shandi, and Sierra for your hours planning, organizing, running the Homecoming tent, setting up, cleaning up, and everything in between! These events don’t happen without you.

🎶 Huge thank you to Kelsey Jeffries-Performer for always providing top notch entertainment as always! Can’t wait to see you again in a few weeks!

🍤🥤🌭 Thank you to Mona's Eggrolls , 𝒮𝒾𝓅 𝓃 𝒟𝒾𝓅, and the Whitmer Community Church for making sure everyone was fed and no one was thirsty!

🎨 Thank you to Lynn + Savannah from Kim’s Creations - Face Painting for joining us! We love having y’all.

🎆 Thank you to Seneca Fireworks + P and K outdoors LLC. for both having great prices and an amazing selection of fireworks locally. Thank you to the handful of folks that made additional donations to the fireworks budget this year. And thank you to Cody, Dakota, Luke, Kevin, + Bryan for setting them off without setting the house on fire!

⚡️ Another thank you to the Whitmer Community Church for allowing us to tap into their power for the bounce house and entertainment!

🔥 One for the Whitmer VFD for saving me when I completely forgot trash cans!

💩 Definitely one for Ringer’s Inc. for dealing with the least desirable job at these events!

And of course the biggest one, thank you to each and every one of you that joined us for the Independence Day event. Every single person that attends our fundraisers, buys tickets for our raffles, and makes donations throughout the year. These events are made possible by YOU! 🫶🏻

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Our next event is the Miss Horton-Whitmer Homecoming pageant on Saturday, August 15! Hope to see you all there as we crown this year’s beautiful group of representatives! 👑

07/23/2026

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It’s Thursday so you know what that means….. Meet the Team Thursday!!!! 👑💖

Introducing today one of our judges that we will be welcoming back this year!

Please welcome our judge, Britt Davis!

Britt is a proud mother to a beautiful pageant princess and a handsome little fisherman. She works full-time as a Medical Assistant in Urgent Care with WVU Medicine and also serves her community as a volunteer EMT-B.

A former pageant competitor throughout her high school years, Britt returned to the pageant world two years ago and has continued to enjoy the excitement and opportunities that pageantry provides. Her passion for pageants extends beyond the stage, as she is the director of both the Miss New Creek Fire & EMS Pageant and the Miss Strawberry Shortcake Fundraiser Pageant, which support the New Creek Volunteer Fire Department.

With her experience as both a contestant and pageant director, Britt brings valuable insight, dedication, and enthusiasm to the judging panel. We are honored to have her with us today!

07/22/2026

Wanna know some exciting news?! 👀

We have a full entertainment schedule with some really great names (and a couple other fun things) making smiles happen from Punk’s porch all weekend!! 🤩🤩

My next order of business - vendors, food, + activities for these kids!!

Feel free to leave some comments as to what types of vendors you’d like to see! We have limited space available for vendors, so I’d like to make sure the ones we host are providing goods and services YOU want!