What's Happening?
Published Friday, August 29, 2008
Pick any variety of activities this weekend, the final one before school starts, and you won’t be bored.
Head to either Richville’s pasture party or Underwood’s Harvest Festival for a host of family-friendly activities. This weekend is also the dediction of the Joshua Hanson picnic shelter. He was killed serving our country.
Also on the docket is the Region 2 High School Rodeo just a few miles east of Fergus Falls, featuring local riders.
Mild temperatures are forecast, so get out and enjoy the fun in Otter Tail County.
Friday:
• Harvest Festival, Under-wood, featuring steak fry beginning at 6 p.m.; dance to “Rockats”
Saturday:
• Harvest Festival, Under-wood, featuring fishing tourney at 7 a.m. used book sale, kids games 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. kids pedal tractor pull, tours in celebration of Minnesota’s 150th anniversary, fall festival dinner, pork chop feed, inflatable games, kiddie parade at 1:30 p.m., main parade at 2 p.m., egg toss and other games, music by Dennis Zariska; Lions bingo, street dance at 9 p.m. featuring Billy D and The Crystals
• Richville Lions Club’s annual Pasture Party, 3 p.m., in the pasture 1/2 a mile west of Richville on County Hwy 14, featuring bingo at 4 p.m., truck and tractor pull at 5 p.m., tug of war contests at 6 p.m., mechanical bull from 7 to 11 p.m., dance with deejay at 8 p.m. and ending with a bonfire, weather permitting. Perham Lions will host a food court. Bring a lawn chair.
• Dedication of Maplewood State Park picnic shelter honoring fallen National Guardsman Joshua Hanson, 2 p.m. at the shelter
• Region 2 High School Rodeo, 7 p.m., sponsored by the Town and Country Saddle Club; arena is located 5 miles east of Fergus Falls on Hwy. 210. Cost is $5 for adults and free to kids 12 and younger
• Kickin’ in the Park, 2 to 6 p.m., at NP Park, Fergus Falls, activities and a rummage sale, with clothes, knick-knacks, and much misc., free to everyone. Sponsored by Flowing Brook Ministries
Sunday:
• Last Back Porch Jam of the summer, from 1 to 5 p.m., on the screened porch deck at Lida Greens Golf Course, 4 miles east of Pelican Rapids on Hwy 108 at Lake Lida, with pizza, brats, hot dogs, nachos, cookies, pop, beer, coffee and tea. Free.
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