WINDOM RIVERFEST

Plan NOW to attend RIVERFEST 
June 4th - 12th.  RIVERFEST is
celebrating the 100th Anniversary
of Boy Scouting in Windom.

 Saturday, June 4, 2011
 8 a.m.  - City-wide Garage Sales will be held in the   
              Windom  area.   Click on www.windomnews.com 
                  Classified for a complete listing May 30.

Monday, June 6, 2011
5 p.m - Windom Area Hospital Foundation's  Walking  
                Taco  Fundraiser - East Lawn  at the Business,
                Arts &  Recreation Center (BARC)
7 p.m. - Women of Today's Riverfest Royalty Pageant at
                 BARC.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
7 p.m.- Movie "Follow Me Boys," starring Fred McMurray,
               in the Business, Arts & Recreation Center (BARC)
               Library.   Admission only $ 1 - Concessions will
               be available.

Friday, June 10, 2011
5 p.m. - Early Childhood Family Education Family Fun
                Fair at the Windom Area High School Gold Gym
7 p.m. - Windom GCC Windom Ready Mix Soap Box
                 Derby.  Start  is North 4th Avenue near Hillside
                 Greenhouse.   Refreshments sold by American
                 Lutheran Church (ALC) youth.  For Rules &
                 Regulations, please e-mail the Windom Chamber
                 windomchamber@windomnet.com
7:30 p.m. - Windom Ministerial Association's FREE 
                 Concert featuring the Alzen Family Blue Grass
                 Band at the Evangelical Free Church
                 Worship Center. 
9 p.m. -  Phat Pheasant Pub Outdoor Entertainment by
                 Roxbury
10:15 p.m. (Approximate) - Fireworks near Windom Area
                 High School

Boy Scout Activities -Saturday, June 11, 2011
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - View an old-fashioned ad modern Boy
               Scout campsites on the lawn of the Business, Arts
               & Recreation Center (BARC).
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Visit the North Star Museum of Boy
               Scouting and Girl Scouting at BARC.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Civil Air Patrol & Ham Radio Demon-
               strations - BARC Lawn
10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstra-
              tions - BARC  
12:30 to 4 p.m. - Pinewood Derby & Sailboat Regatta at
               BARC
1 p.m. - Public is invited to the Eagle Scout Award
                Ceremony for Derek Davis, Brannon Peterson and
                Kyle Tasler, followed by an open house reception
                for them and returning Windom Eagle Scouts in
                the BARC Library.
6 p.m. - Windom Eagle Scouts from 1937 to the present
                will be featured in the Grand Parade.  1937 Eagle
                Scout Dr. C.O. Castledine of Windom will be the
                Parade's Grand Marshal.

Saturday, June 11, 2011
8 a.m. - Windom Area Hospital's Vickie Schendel
                  Fun Run - Courthouse Square (Register at 7 a.m.)
8 a.m. - Prudence Masonic Lodge Cribbage Tournament
                Registration.  Play begins at 8:30.  Masonic Lodge
9 a.m. -  Concessions Open on 9th Street
9 a.m. -  Craft & Collectibles Show on Courthouse Square
9 a.m. -  James W. Remund Memorial Tennis Tournament
                  Witt Park
9 a.m. - Men's Slow Pitch Softball Tournament at Windom
                 Recreation Area
10 a.m. - Cottonwood County Game & Fish League 
                  Fishing Tournament for Kids - Cottonwood Lake
11 a.m. - Soccer Tournament at Windom Recreation Area
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Sons of Norway Smorgasbord & 
             Silent  Auction Fund-raiser at Cottonwood Co. 
                  Historical Society

Noon - Windom Fire Dept. Water Games -  Fourth Ave.
2 p.m. - Turtle Races - Intersection of 3rd Ave & 9th St.
3:30 p.m. -  Register for Women of Today Kiddie Parade -
                Theme is "Wildlife Adventure." Parade on  
                Entertainment Stage starts at 4 p.m. 
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Riverfest Cookout - Downtown Windom

6 p.m. -  Grande Parade - Begins at Fairgrounds, 16th
                 Street to 6th Ave.  Turns east on 14th St.  Turns
                 south on 4th Ave.   Turns east on7th St.  Turns
                 north on 3rd Ave.   Ends at Lutheran Church of
                 Our Savior.
Approximately 8 p.m. - Riverfest Idol Talent Contest
                  Entertainment Stage
9 p.m. - Phat Pheasant Pub Outdoor Entertainment by
                The Mixx.

Sunday, June 12, 2011
9 a.m .to 1 p.m. - Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at The
                 Eagles Club
9 a.m. - Men's Slow Pitch Softball Tournament continues
                 at Windom Recreation Area
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Windom Eagles Remote Controlled Model
                Airplane Fun Fly at their field on County Hwy. 13
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Karz 'n Trux Shine & Show Classic 
                 Vehicle & Antique Tractor Show & Swap Meet
                 Tegels Park at Cottonwood Lake
9:30 a.m. - Outdoor Worship Service at Island Park
10:30 a.m. - Sand Volleyball Tournament at Tegels Park
                  Play will begin at 11 a.m.  For more information
                  e-mail Rachel Aamot at raamot@yahoo.com

Noon -   Tractor Pedal Pull for Kids age 4 to 11 at Tegels
                  Park
1 to 3 p.m. - Sons of Norway invite everyone to come and
                 enjoy a game of Kubb at Tegels Park
2 p.m. -  Antique Tractor Parade - Cottonwood Lake Area
3 p.m. - Riverfest Raffle Drawing - Tegels Park