LYONS — Clark Hodge has wanted to break a Guinness World Record since he was a little boy. He tried hula-hooping and even standing on one leg for 72 hours, but nothing stuck.
Now at 40, he’s finally breaking a record, and he’s including his whole town along with him.
Saturday, as a part of Lyons’ 35th annual Good Old Days festival, the town gathered to set the record of most people drawing the same thing at the same time on an Etch-A- Sketch.
To break the record, Guinness required more than 250 people. Hodge said he was a little apprehensive about getting that many, but then 372 people, ranging in age from 2 to 94, came together to sketch one of Lyons’ landmarks — Steamboat Mountain.
The Etch-A-Sketch record was just one of the activities Saturday at the festival, which continues today. There was also a softball tournament, garage sale, carnival rides, food and live music.
The festival is open from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
