Fire & Ice Extravaganza
As the children of the founding fathers of Serb Fest grew older, so grew the responsibility of the younger generation to carry the torch of Serb Fest into the 21st Century.
10 years after his first trip to TR, Jovan Zelenkovich suggested to his parents that he bring a friend or two to Turkey Run. They of course, did not object and this was to become somewhat of a tradition each year following. Two years later, in 1998, Jovan extended an invitation to Scott Berger, a college roommate of his who was familiar with Turkey Run State Park after having camped there the summer before. After Scott accepted the invitation to TR 1998, the two recruited a mutual friend known as "OLAF" to join the lineup.
As experienced by the first generation, attendance of the younger generation continued to grow as Jovan & Scott continued to invite more friends who in turn invited yet more friends.
Turkey Run 2003 was a year of transition for those who were familiar with the Legend of TR. For the first time in Serb Fest history, there were no adults in attendance. For various reasons, it seemed as though the last of the original founding attendees had said their final goodbyes to their Turkey Run days. While 2003 marked a transition for Serb Fest, the younger generation led by Jovan Zelenkovich & Scott Berger vowed to carry the torch for the new generation and TR 03 managed to stay true to the spirit of Serb Fest.
As TR 03 came to an end, regular attendee, "Nutz" proclaimed Serb Fest as "A Weekend of Fire & Ice" in reference to the fires burning in the grills of TR and the Ice that filled the collection of coolers. Following TR 03, the new generation's Founding Member, Scott & John decided that it would be appropriate to rename Memorial Day Weekend's events at Turkey Run as it would relate to the new generation. With this, "Fire & Ice Extravaganza" was born.
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