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OCTOBER 17, 2018 • Number 41, Volume 37
Klamath Basin Potato Festival ‘Potatoes Grow Where Water Flows’
Linkville Lopers Spud Run
Contests: Grower potato exhibition Photo contest Foods contest Produce contest Potatoes and vegetables plus imagination ... And many more
2018 Queen candidates and junior princesses
on Saturday Entry fee: 2-mile run $5 per person 5-mile run $10 per person Same day registration begins 8 a.m. Race time 9 a.m. Corner of S. Main and Hwy. 39
2018 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday October 18 Exhibits Accepted – Merrill Civic Center [see page 6-7]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Commercial and Group Booths Setup – Merrill Civic Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Friday October 19 Exhibits Accepted – Merrill Civic Center [see page 6-7] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potato Bake with all the toppings FREE to the public at Merrill Umpqua Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibits and Booths Open to the Public – Merrill Civic Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spud Bowl at Lost River High School [see page 7] Lost River vs. Rouge River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM 7:00 PM
Saturday October 20 Pop Warner Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spud Run (8:00 AM registration begins) [see page 7] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibits and Booths Open to the Public – Merrill Civic Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parade Entry – Next to Presbyterian Church [see page 11]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parade – Front Street, Merrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE BBQ – East of Merrill Civic Center (Feeds Approximately 1500). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Entertainment (outdoor stage by flag) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beer Garden – Mia’s & Pia’s (Behind Polar Bear ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rural Communities Health & Wellness Fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Klamath Basin Potato Festival Raffle Drawing Merrill Civic Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 9:30 – 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 12:30 PM 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM 12:30 PM 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM 4:00 PM