Sussex to Mark National Night Out with Ice Cream Social

Sussex residents are welcome to come out to the village’s National Night Out celebration being held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at , N64W23760 Main St.

The event, which is being held in conjunction with the Friends of the ’s ice cream social, will provide residents an opportunity to come out and see police and fire equipment in action. Children will also be able to get fitted for bicycle helmets.

“There will be a fire truck, bicycle helmets, police dogs and the whole nine yards for the family to come out and enjoy and find ways to be safer,” Village Administrator Jeremy Smith said. “And they can also enjoy some ice cream and support the library.”

National Night Out events will take place across the country this week in an effort to help communities fight back against crime. This marks the second year the event will be held in conjunction with the ice cream social.

Janice Gutbrod, president of the Friends of the Pauline Haass Public Library, said the ice cream social is the organization’s way of thanking the community for supporting the library. Attendees of the social will receive a free brownie with ice cream and topping, and a soda.

A small tent will also be available where residents can purchase used books, music will be played and children’s activities will take place behind the library, where youths can win prizes.

“It’s a wonderful event,” Gutbrod said. “It’s my favorite thing just to see that we get people of all ages. It’s wonderful to see at the picnic tables or in the grass and on the blankets the young couples and the older couples sitting there.”

Gutbrod said volunteers from will help scoop ice cream and members of the Leo’s Club will patrol the grounds to pick up trash. The Sussex Lionesses Club is donating 22 5-gallon containers of ice cream left over from the Lions Daze event, with remaining ice cream and soda being purchased from at a discounted price.