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See additional information at the "Calendar" tab. The 77th annual Lebanon Firemen's Picnic will be held Friday, through Sunday, at Lebanon Firemen's Park, County Highway R, Lebanon. Festivities will begin Friday with the softball and co-ed volleyball tournaments, which will be held throughout the weekend. There will also be a bean bag tournament Friday and Saturday with registration at 5:30 p.m. Friday. To register, contact Kevin Muche at (920) 342-0626. All musical entertainment for the weekend is free, with no cover charges for the bands. There will also be free shuttle buses from Watertown. Anyone interested in having a volleyball team can contact Ben Tietz at (920)925-3145, while those interested in the softball tournament can contact Nic Demetropoulos at (920)925-3316. Friday night activities begin with fish fry baskets being served 4 to 9 p.m., with music by the Jolly Time Dutchmen 4 to 8 p.m. Those attending the picnic will be able to dance under the new park shelter, which replaces the large tent of years past. The band Six Pack will take the main stage at 8:30 p.m. The five piece band, Six Pack, is new this year to the picnic. Their sets include classic rock, southern rock, disco, county, and more. Six Pack entertains with the sounds of midi sax, alto sax and tenor sax, along with bass drums, and guitar. Six Pack is co-sponsored by A & S Plumbing, Heating & A/C and Maas Brothers Construction, and Brad Stas-Hendricks and Stas Electric. The two man horseshoe tournaments will begin at noon on Saturday. Anyone interested in participating can contact Brent Boyd at (920)925-3459. The Lebanon Lions will host bingo again this year on Saturday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Also on Saturday, a free sweet corn roast will begin at 2 p.m. and will be served until gone. Beginning at 4 p.m. there will be live music by Country Storm, a band that plays a blend of contemporary country, southern rock, classic country and old time rock n' roll. The country/ rock show band, Madison County, based out of Madison will make a return appearance this year at the picnic. This band will take to the main stage Saturday at 8:30 p.m. and play until 12:30 a.m. The eight-piece band has been voted as "Madison's Favorite Local Group of the Year" for the last five years. The band has six vocal parts, and just about every instrument in the country market. Kevin Raether of Platinum Realtors and Eric Howlett of Midwest Electric will be co-sponsoring the band this year. Sunday's activities will begin at 10 a.m. with an outdoor worship service. Envelopes will be provided for the church offering, on which participants may designate the offering to go to their own local church or they can have their offering given to a worthy cause designated by the fire department. One may also bring their own church envelope with the church's name listed on it and the fire department will forward the offering to the congregation. The picnic will be serving a chicken and ham dinner from 11 a.m. until gone. The menu includes cream-style or regular chicken, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, coleslaw, buns, milk, coffee and homemade desserts. The dinner will be catered by Turner Hall. Tickets for the dinner are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 2-10, under 2 are free. The Lebanon Band, in its 118th season, will perform from 1-3 p.m. and The Goodtime Dutchmen will close out the day with polka music from 3 to 7 p.m. There will also be a raffle held in conjunction with the Lebanon Firemen's Picnic. Tickets for the raffle may be purchased at the Town and Country Bank in Lebanon or Watertown, or from any fire department member before the picnic and at the headquarters stand during the picnic. Also at the headquarters stand those attending the picnic can make donations to the new park shelter which still needs some final touches, but will be making its debut at the picnic, instead of the large tent of past years. Donations also to the Lebanon Fire Department can be made at the headquarters stand. The free shuttle bus from Watertown to Lebanon will run from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Stops for the bus will be Main and Washington streets at the top of every hour, First and Main streets 10 minutes after every hour, and Fourth and Madison streets 20 minutes after every hour. Those helping sponsor the bus this year include River City Distributing-Bud Light, Wisconsin Wetgoods-Miller, Bismarck's, Thirsty Rhino, and Yangers. There will be hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, brats, french fries, onion rings, beer, wine coolers, soda and bottled water, plus plus the picnic will be serving Lebanon’s very own Lebby’s pizza. The Lebanon Luckies 4-H Club will operate the ice cream stand and games below the band shell serving a variety of ice cream treats, nachos, popcorn, glow necklaces, LED lights and other lighted items, and offering old-fashioned carnival games, including fish pond, duck pond, dice toss, soda ring toss, ring toss and ping pong throw. The annual picnic is a fund-raiser for the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department. This year the Lebanon Fire Department is celebrating its 78th year of service. Money raised goes towards training costs, equipment purchases and expenses. Volunteers are needed to help in various stands. If any individuals or organizations would like to volunteer, donate or need more information, call (920)925-3145.