Camel rides, goats at the petting zoo, barbecue, funnel cake, air brush tattos, carnival rides including the big ferris wheel and rock’n roll were all part of the opening night of Sundown Salute.

Mild weather greeted the crowd that took in the concerts, food and craft vendors and the Ottaway Amusement Carnival. Sundown Salute Committee member Terry Heldstab said the weather, crowd and music were all good. “I’m just really pleased with everything so far.

Old Number five, Almost Kiss and KC / DC performed on stage.

There are a wide variety of food vendors to serve the public everything from pulled pork and cheeseburgers to funnel cake.

No major problems were reported. Sundown Salute continues Thursday through Sunday.

One note: The church service scheduled Sunday at Sundown Salute is at 9:30 a.m. That’s a change from 10 a.m.