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Riverfest
Windom's annual summer
festival gives area residents and visitors the opportunity to start the
summer season with a variety of activities for all ages..
The celebration is
staged on the second full weekend
each June by the many volunteers that make-up
the Riverfest Committee.
In 2010, Riverfest
will honor the 125th anniversary of the Windom Volunteer Fire Department.
The majority of activities are planned for
June 11 - 13.
For more information, contact the
Windom Area Chamber of Commerce staff,
who serve as administrative liaisons for the event.
If you have ideas
to improve the existing activities or would like to suggest new events,
please contact us at
Windom Area Chamber of Commerce
303 9th St. Windom, MN. 56101
e-mail: windomchamber@windomnet.com
The following is a list of the dates and
activities that made up
RIVERFEST 2009.
Many of the same activities are
anticipated to be held in 2010 on corresponding dates.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
City-Wide Garage Sales throughout
Windom
Sunday, June 7, 2009
1:00 p.m. - James W. Remund Memorial
Tennis
Tournament at Witt Park
Four players turned out to play, so no
winner was named.
Monday, June 8, 2009
5:30 p.m. - Walking Taco Fundraiser
for the Windom
Area Hospital Foundation - outside the Business,
Arts & Recreation Center (BARC)
7:00 p.m. - Riverfest Royalty Pageant,
sponsored by the
Windom Women of Today at the BARC
Auditorium
2009 Miss Riverfest is Callie Syverson.
Runner-Up, voted to be Most Photogenic
by the public, and chosen Miss Congenialty
by her fellow contestants is Rachel Taber.
Little Miss Riverfest is Josie Alvstad.
Friday, June 12, 2009
5:00 p.m. - Family Fun Fair at the
Windom Area
High School Gym Lobby, sponsored by the
Early Childhood Family Education
6:45 p.m. - Registration & Kiddie
Parade at Winfair
School, sponsored by Women of Today.
Them is "Dress as Your Favorite Hero.
Winners-Damian King and Dannika Sajban
6:30 p.m. - Ghosts of Pirates Past Baseball
Game
Baseball Field @ Island Park, sponsored by
the Windom Baseball Association
7:30 p.m. - "Heartsong"
Concert at Evangelical Free
Church Worship Center, sponsored by the
Windom Ministerial Association. FREE
Admission. FREE CD given to all attending.
A free-will offering will be taken.
10:15 p.m. - Fireworks - Near Windom
Area High
School
Saturday, June 13, 2009
7:30 a.m. - Sons of Norway Snack Corner - Corner
9:30 a.m. of 4th Ave. & 10th St.
7:30 a.m. - The Zoo Express, Mobile
Exhibit from the
Great Plains Zoo and Sanford Health
at Courthouse Square.
7:45 a.m. - Vickie Schendel Fun
Run & Walk,
sponsored by the Windom Area Hospital.
Starting point
at Courthouse Square.
8:00 a.m. - Cribbage
Tournament. Register beginning at
8 a.m. Play begins at 8:30 a.m. Conducted by
and held at the Prudence Masonic Lodge.
Sponsored by Edward Jones - Tom Christensen
Agency
1st place - Joe Koch of Heron Lake
2nd place - Lenis Defries of Windom
3rd place - Beth Fleming of Windom
8:30 a.m. - ZEDS' Sand Volleyball Tournament
at
Cottonwood Lake - Tegels Park
1st Place - Team Jackson
2nd Place - Squirming Toads
9:00 a.m. - Concessions served All
Day
Courthouse Square
- Craft Show - All Day
Courthouse Square
- Men's Softball Tournament
Windom Recreation Area
- Open
Tennis Tournament - Witt Park
Five players turned out to play, so no
winner was named.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Model Airplane Fun
Fly at the
Windom Airport, sponsored by the Windom
Eagles Model Airplane Club
10 a.m. - Soccer Tournament - Windom
Recreation
Area
Teams from PM Windom and Wood 'n Pallets
both of Windom and one out-of-town team
played. The winner was the Wood 'n Pallets
team.
10 a.m. - Kids' Fishing
Contest at Cottonwood Lake
Sponsored by Cottonwood County Game &
Fish League
& Running's Farm & Fleet
Winners:
0-7 years - Damian King
8-11 years - Quindarian Livingston
12-15 years - Joel Pedersen
10 a.m. - "You Gotta Have Art" Exhibit, visit
with
4 pm Artist Joe LaCanne @ Remick
Gallery -
Cottonwood County Historical Society
10:30 a.m. - Disc Golf Tournament - Mayflower Park
Pro Division winner - Brady Lyons
Rec. Division winner - Tyler Henning
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Sons of Norway
Smorgasbord
Cottonwood County Historical Society
1:00 p.m. - Dunk Tank Fund-Raiser for
Big Buddies
4:00 p.m. Come and Dunk the Cottonwood County
Deputies
1:30 p.m. - Riverfest Idol Talent
Contest - Courthouse
Square.
Pre-Teen Winners:
1st - Sydney Erickson
2nd - Faith Willard
3rd - Jacey Edlin
Teen Winners:
1st - Danny Martinez
2nd - Kylie Dane Willard
3rd - Morgan Potter
4th - Megan Johnson, Heath & Hunter Quiring
Adult Winners:
1st - Renee & Jerry Giefer
2nd - Sean Benz
3rd - Dan Cory
2:00 p.m. - Turtle Races - 3rd Avenue & 9th
Street
Sponsored by Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans - Page Kern & Justin
Espenson
Winner - Claire Walinga
4 to 5:30 p.m. - Cookout - Courthouse
Square
Beef & Pork Burgers grilled by Cottonwood
Cattle Producers and Cottonwood County
Pork Producers
4:15 p.m. - Entertainment by the BARC Band
Courthouse Square
6:00 p.m. - Grande Parade - Downtown Windom
Judges' Preference Entry - Fulda Civil War
Canon
Best Non-Commercial Entry - Cottonwood
County Historical Society
Best Commercial Entry - Quad Brothers
Construction
8:00 p.m. - Family Entertainment &
Karaoke -
following Parade by North & South
Productions - Courthouse Square
9:00 p.m. - Dance featuring "Mark
& Len" at Windom
Arena, sponsored by Windom Lions Club
9:00 p.m. - Dance featuring "IV
Play" at Phat Pheasant
Sunday, June 14, 2009
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Pancake Breakfast, sponsored
by
Windom Kiwanis at The Eagles Club
9:00 a.m. - Men's Softball Tournament continues
- University of
Okoboji Corvette Club
Autocross Race - Windom Airport
- Shine
& Show Car Show & Swap Meet,
sponsored by Karz 'n Trux Club at Tegels Park
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Model Airplane Fun Fly continues at
the Windom Airport, sponsored by the
Windom Eagles Model Airplane Club
12:00 p.m. - KUBB Invitational, sponsored
by Sons of
Norway at Tegels Park
12:00 p.m. - Kids' Tractor Pedal Pull -
Tegels Park
Winners:
4 year old - Cooper Bramstedt
5 year old - Wyatt Haugen
6 year old - Conner Redman
7 year old - Nathan Hinkeldey
8 year old - Mia Peterson
9 year old - Eric Swanger
10 year old - Austin Garms
11 year old - Derrick Willaby
2:30 p.m. - "Shockwaves" Water
Ski Show -
Cottonwood Lake
Please contact the Windom Area Chamber of Commerce Office at 507-831-2752
with any questions.
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