Local events scheduled this weekend throughout Greeneville and Greene County offer a wide variety of entertainment for all ages.

Among the larger community events are the Battle of Blue Springs reenactment, the Miss Greene County Scholarship Pageant and the Wings & Wheels on the Greene fly-in and car show at the Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport.

Other events include the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and fall festivals at Baileyton and DeBusk elementary schools.

The annual Battle of Blue Springs on the John I. Myers farm in Mosheim begins Friday, Oct. 10, with Education Day for schools.

Civil War battle reenactments will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12.

The Town of Mosheim is the principal sponsor of the event, with additional funding provided this year by the National Park Service and the Andrew Johnson Bicentennial Steering Committee.

Tickets to the Battle of Blue Springs can be purchased at the gate.

Tickets are $7 for ages 12 and older, $5 for children ages 7-11 and free for children ages 6 and younger. Scouts in Uniform get $1 off admission.

Advanced Tickets can be purchased through the Town of Mosheim.

For more information on the Battle of Blue Springs, call Mosheim Town Hall at 422-4051 or go to www.battleofbluesprings.com.

The Wings & Wheels on the Greene free fly-in and car show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the airport.

The Greeneville chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is sponsoring the event, while the Greeneville-Greene County Aviation Association is hosting the fly-in, and the Volunteer State Auto Club is hosting the car show portion of the program.

The EAA, through its "Young Eagles" program, will provide free airplane rides to youngsters between the ages of 8 and 17 between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and again between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Adult airplane rides also will be available during the event.

A skydiving demonstration will be conducted from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a demonstration by the crew of a Tennessee Highway Patrol "special operations" helicopter.

A number of "special aircraft," including military aircraft, will be on display during the day-long event.

Veteran Morristown flight instructor Evelyn "Mama Bird" Johnson will be on hand to sign copies of her book.

The event also will include Emergency Medical Service demonstrations, food and free entertainment.

For more information about the fly-in, call Wayne Bettis at 639-1948 or Ted Hensley at 620-1614.

The car show will feature a wide variety of classic automobiles with free registration.

For more information about the car show, call Bill Collins at 639-5580 or Brab Gregg at 638-7800.

The Miss Greene County Scholarship Pageant with nine competitors will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.

Last year's winner, Erin Collins, will crown the winner. Collins was chosen the first Miss Greene County in 13 years during a December competition and represented Greene County at the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant in June.

The Miss Tennessee Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss America Pageant.

Entertainment for the Miss Greene County event will be provided by Bob Bradley and Lesa's School of Dance dancers.

American Patriot Bank is the $1,500 scholarship sponsor.

Tickets may be purchased at NPAC and cost $20 for a V.I.P. ticket, $12 for adults and $6.50 for children ages 10 and younger. For tickets, call the NPAC at 638-1679.

DeBusk Elementary School will have its first-ever Braves Day festival on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11.

The event is sponsored by the DeBusk Booster Club.

On Friday, booths will be open to the public from 4 p.m. to dark.

Inflatables and dancing for kids will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday with $8 admission for all attractions.

Registration for a cruise-in car show will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, with a $10 fee per car. The car show will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., and the award will be presented at 8:30 p.m.

On Saturday, the booths will be open from 8 a.m. to dark.

Registration for the 9 a.m. five-kilometer road race will be held at 8 a.m., with a $10 fee in advance and a $12 fee the day of the race.

Registration for the 9 a.m. Motorcycle Ride to Hot Springs, N.C., will be held at 8:30 a.m., with a $10 fee per bike.

A beauty pageant will be held at 10 a.m. in the school cafeteria. Registration will be held at 9 a.m. with entry fees of $25 for beauty and $15 for photogenic. Admission to the pageant is $2.

A variety of entertainers will perform on the entertainment stage, including: Winter & Company dance studio, noon; South Greene High School Band, 1 p.m.; Dance & More, 2 p.m.; Strong Ties bluegrass-gospel, 3 p.m.; Casteel Children Singing, 4 p.m.; and gospel groups Newborn Soul, 5 p.m. and One Purpose, 6 p.m.

The event also will feature three-on-three basketball tournaments for $15 per team and an adult volleyball tournament for $10 per person.

A wide variety of food will be available.

For more information, call the school at 638-7233.

Baileyton Elementary School will have its annual Fall Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.

The event is sponsored by the Baileyton Elementary Association.

The event will feature games, inflatables, a hayride, food, apple-butter making, face-painting, hair-painting, a bake sale and a bingo game.

Proceeds from several of the activities will go to various participating classrooms at Baileyton.

The North Greene High School Band Boosters will have a booth at the festival.

A Pumpkin Recipe Contest will be held. Entries for $5 each must be made at 10 a.m.

A drawing from tickets previously purchased for a stainless-steel grill will be held at noon.

On Saturday night, the Northside football team will sponsor a Rook tournament for $10 a team. Proceeds will be used to purchase equipment for the football team.

For more information, contact Donna Bailey, Fall Fest chairman, at 234-1602.

The state's annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held in Greene County on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Hal Henard School in Greeneville.

Keep Greene Beautiful is coordinating the local event that is sponsored statewide by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).

For more information on the waste collection, visit. http://www.state.tn.us/environment/swm/hhw/.