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GORDON CELEBRATED ITS
150TH YEAR IN 2010!
The official date for our Sesquicentennial Celebration was
Sept 11, 2010!
Superior
Chamber of Commerce
Event article ...
Gordon's 150th!
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GORDON
SESQUICENTENNIAL
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, September 11, 2010 - Noon to 6:00pm
Location: Mooney Ballpark, Gordon WI
(click here for printable schedule)
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v10am
'til Noon
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Celebrate Wascott's Centennial with rolls &
coffee: free will donation
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v11:30am-2:30 pm
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Live
Music by: Len and Lois
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vNoon
'til gone
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Community Picnic: free will
donation
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v12:30-3:30pm
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Free Children's Pony Rides,
courtesy of the Sesquicentennial Committee
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v1:30
pm |
Kids
Activities begin
 Including:
sawdust coin pile; 3-legged race; gunny sack
race; egg toss
Greased pig
contest (sponsored by Buckhorn and
follows the 3pm contests)
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vAll
Afternoon |
Commemorative
Sesquicentennial items available for purchase
Old-time
Stockade! Jail 'yer partner or get 'em
out!
Vintage
Car and Tractor show
Root
Beer Stand
Native
American Artisans
Honor
our 'Diamond Residents' - 75 years and above
Photo
display - past & present
Sign
the giant Gordon 150th Birthday Card
Beer Wagon
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v2:30-6:00
pm
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Live
Bluegrass Music by: The Cabin Dwellers
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v3:00 pm |
Whisker Growing Contest
Categories: Longest, Whitest, Youngest,
Handlebars, Fullest, Curliest, Goatee, Reddest,
Blackest, Oldest Man with Beard & Mutton Chops!
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vFollowed
by: |
Vintage Dress Contest
Categories: Oldest Complete Original
Authentic in Travel Attire, Petticoat &
Pantaloon, Housekeeping - Apron, Original Wedding Gown,
Sleeping Attire and Bathing Suits
Hat Contest
Categories: Tallest; Widest; Most
Colorful; Creative; Elaborate
Dessert Basket Auction - Live
auctioneer!
(Proceeds from auction to benefit G/W Historical
Society)
Special Recognition
Categories: Largest Family in
Attendance - both immediate & extended; Couple or Person Traveling the
Farthest Distance; Oldest Man; Oldest Lady;
Couple Married the Longest; Person Residing in
Douglas County the Longest; Person Residing in
Gordon the Longest
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vAfter
Contests: |
Nostalgic
Horse-drawn wagon/carriage rides
Kids
Greased Pig Contest |
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN
CELEBRATING GORDON’S 150TH!!
Disclaimer: the Town of Gordon is not responsible for content of
linked-to websites that take you off the Town's website pages.
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