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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Webster City will be a fun place to celebrate on Saturday, during the 10th annual Raspberry Festival at the 7-B Ranch.
The schedule of events kicks off at 7 a.m. with an all you can eat pancake breakfast and self-guided nature walks.
Those entering the dessert contest need to drop off their items by 9 a.m. Booths, ticket sales, and many other scheduled events will start at 10 a.m. including: a Lewis and Clark Presentation by Roger Wendlick, open shuffleboard, sand volleyball and Island Golf; leisure canoeing, the inflatable amusements and games will be ready for the kids, and the building of the world's largest raspberry dessert will also get underway. Free train rides for the kids will start at 1 p.m.
The public is welcome to join in on the many contests that will get started at 11:30 a.m., including a hot dog eating contest, a laughing contest, which is set to start at 12 p.m., a dessert eating contest at 12:30, and a trivia contest at 2 p.m..
Sweet tooths will also be satisfied with many goodies to chose from with desserts, ice cream, kettle korn, and Tropical Snow available. Hy-Vee will also be opening their food court at 11 a.m.
Those in the mood for entertainment will have a wide variety with vocal performances by Patti Triebel at 11 a.m., members of the Dance Connection will perform at 1 p.m.; and Mark Gillette and Melissa Borer will play live Celtic music at 2 p.m. The day's entertainment will continue with WCCT's performance of "Anything Goes" at 3 p.m., a talent show at 3:30; and winners of the Raspberry Idol contest will perform at 8:30 p.m. to kick off the performance of Inpulse-a men's high energy vocal group, which begins at 8:45.
Anyone looking for prizes and mementos will have a great deal to chose from with raffle and auction items, t-shirt and cookbook sales. Some of the raffle and auction items include gift cards from local businesses, woodcarvings, a washer and dryer from Electrolux, a Eureka Central Vacuum from Estlund Heating and Cooling, and signed sports memorabilia.
The fun will come to a close after the fireworks display that is set to begin at 10:15 p.m.
The public is invited to come out and enjoy this year's events. For more information visit www.raspberryfestival.com.
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