A 500-member church marked Central American Independence with a celebration Sunday featuring traditional foods of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Some participants wore colorful garments of their homelands.
Central Avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets was blocked off for the event.
Many church members wore T-shirts with the church logo for Mision Evangelica del Esperitu Santo and its
web site.
All the food and freshly-prepared fruit drinks were free to attendees.
These young people wore traditional garb.
Blue and white are the colors of Guatemala, the homeland of a majority of Latinos in Plainfield.
Over on North Avenue between Berckman and Richmond, a motorcycle club was also holding a celebration Sunday. Prime Xample Motorcycle Club received city permission to close the block for a "grand opening."
While the motorcyclists set up their grill, a group of young bicyclists did tricks including going airborne to clear elevated tracks.
Music was part of the event.
Club members prepared burgers and hot dogs for the celebrants.
Meanwhile, a downtown festival celebrating Central American Independence went on for the third day.
Hispanic Heritage Month events will continue with a celebration on North Avenue by the main train station on Oct. 5 and 6, sponsored by the Latin American Coalition.
--Bernice
Helmets optional ....
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