GooseFest - Schedule
20th Annual GooseFest
October 18 - 25, 2008
Dates for the 20th Annual GooseFest are set, but the schedule is not updated yet. CHECK BACK in May or June 2008 for the new schedule of events!
19th Annual GooseFest schedule is shown below:
| Saturday, October 20 | |
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Lakeview Art Club Arts & Crafts Show, Kenmare Memorial Hall, 10 am to 3 pm. Food served 11 am -2 pm. |
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Shawn Stahl, 2000 World Goose Calling Champion, presentation and goose-calling contest in City Park, 3 pm. All ages welcome. |
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"Missed Goose-Me-Fest" at South of the Border, 7:30 pm. |
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Live music at South of the Border, 9 pm to 1 am. |
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| Sunday, October 21 | |
| Bird weigh-ins start today. | |
| Wildlife Art Show and Sale at Pizza Hub, sponsored by Lakeview Art Club. Continuing through the week. | |
| Sun-up to 1:00 pm, Cabela's 2-Person Fun Bird Shoot. Pre-registration REQUIRED by 5 pm, Saturday, October 20th, at Beer Bob's or Gartner's Jack and Jill. Weigh-ins at 1 pm at Gartner's Jack & Jill. | |
| Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament, 2 pm at Beer Bob's, sponsored by Vets Gaming #G270. | |
| Youth BB Gun Shoot (1st grade through age 13), 3 pm at Kenmare Memorial Hall. | |
| Monday, October 22 | |
| Goose and Gander Social at 5:30 pm at Beer Bob's West Side, sponsored by Kenmare Community Hospital and Baptist Home of Kenmare. "Healthy Honker Habitat" with snacks and prizes. Everyone welcome! | |
| Tuesday, October 23 | |
| Girl's Night Out at Memorial Hall. Social at 6 pm, supper at 7 pm. Sisters by Choice Radio Jingle Show, "Salute to the Troops". | |
| Wednesday, October 24 | |
| Wild Game Feed at Memorial Hall, 6 pm. Snow Goose Hall of Fame Induction following Game Feed. | |
| Fish Fry, Danny's Bar & Grill, 6 pm. | |
| Thursday, October 25 | |
| Scheel's Sporting Clay Shoot at Kenmare Country Club, noon to dark. $5 fee includes box of shells. For everyone ages 14 and up. Young shooters must be accompanied by an adult. | |
| Free Matinee Movie at Kenmare Theatre, showing Nancy Drew, 4:00 pm. | |
| Laser Shot Shooting Simulation at Beer Bob's for kids 20 and under, 5:00 to 8:00 pm. | |
| Free Pork Feed at City Limits, 6:00 pm, followed by Frozen Duck Bowling at 8:00 pm. | |
| Laser Shot Shooting Simulation, Beer Bob's, adults only, 8:00 to 11:00 pm. | |
| Friday, October 26 | |
| Registration for Chili Cook Off at the Pizza Hub, 2:00 pm. | |
| Free Matinee Movie at Kenmare Theatre, showing Nancy Drew, 4:00 pm. | |
| Chili Judging and Chili Feed at the Pizza Hub, 6:00 pm. All the chili you can eat for $2. | |
| Hunters' Calcutta at Memorial Hall, 8:00 pm. Open to the public. | |
| Saturday, October 27 | |
| Goose Shoot Contestants eat breakfast at South of the Border starting at 5:30 am, then leave with checkers at 6:00 am. | |
| Pancake Breakfast at the Senior Citizens Center, 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. Sponsored by the Kenmare Senior Citizens. | |
| Goose Shoot Weigh-ins at South of the Border, beginning at 1:00 pm. | |
| Awards for Goose Shoot, South of the Border, 3:30 pm. | |
| Social at Memorial Hall, 6:00 pm | |
| GooseFest Banquet, Art Auctions and Landowners' Appreciation at Memorial Hall, 6:30 pm. Drawings for GooseFest pickup and other raffle prizes. | |
| Other Activities | |
| August 9th--Greenwing Day, Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge | |
| August 11th--GooseFest Golf Tournament, Kenmare Country Club | |
| October 1st--Deadline for nominations for the North Dakota Snow Goose Hunters Hall of Fame. Applications available at Gartner's Jack & Jill, State Bank & Trust of Kenmare or The Kenmare News office. | |
| October 20th and 21st--Des Lacs Rendezvous at Darrel Rytter Farm, south of Kenmare. Call 385-3221 for more information or email djr@restel.net. | |
| Other activities will also be included during the seven days of the GooseFest celebration. | |
| Individuals willing to help with any of the activities are encouraged to contact a chairperson as a lot of help is needed. GooseFest Committee meetings are open to anyone interested. | |
| Groups wishing to have an activity included in the schedule should contact Jeff Dahlin at 701-467-3477. | |