A Gore Community Picnic and Stake Pioneer Celebration is slated for July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Ray Fine Park in Gore.

Attendees are asked to bring their own picnic lunch and dress in “pioneer” costume for pioneer games. There will be prizes awarded in the following categories: adults, young men, young women, children, and family.

You can also have your picture made with a pony. Activities for the day include:

• Gore Fire Department: Come see, touch, and feel the power of the spray.

• Local church historians: Find out when and how church members settled in Gore and surrounding communities.

• Family search: Do you like looking for ancestors but don’t know how?

• Pioneer dance the Virginia reel. Everyone can do it with a great teacher.

• How fast are you at shucking corn? Get ready!

• Can you shoot a watermelon seed 5, 10 or 20 feet away?

• Jack’s Food Truck will be on site and special entertainment, HeeHaw!

• Service project for KidSpace. Sharing love to those in need. Parents can bring a towel and extra clothing in case their children want to play in the water at the event.