Christian Village Fall Festival
brings fun and smiles all around
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[October 03, 2017]
LINCOLN
- On Friday evening, the Christian Village in Lincoln hosted its
annual Fall Festival Celebration. This year, the event was held in
front of the Woods Foundation Villa Garden, and in the parking lot
next to the facility.
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The evening began at 5 p.m. and wrapped up at 7
p.m. Right away, the festival was well attended with families coming
out to enjoy an ideal fall evening accented with fun activities for
everyone.
Quick tempo familiar tunes were being played by live musicians and
set the tone for everyone, bringing smiles and a few wiggles and
jiggles as attendees got into the music.
A dunk tank was a popular event with kids lining up to hit the
target and watch the victim splash into the chilly water.
To warm up the night, retired Lincoln Assistant Fire Chief Steve
Dahmm was cooking up pork chops and they were being bought almost as
quickly as he could grill them. The sandwich came with a bag of
chips and drink and home baked sweets were also available.
Vendors were happily visiting with shoppers, and offered a wide
variety of items from well known home-based business brands such as
Scentsy, to hand crafted item like lambs made from quart jars, and
lots of fall wreaths and other indoor and outdoor fall decorations.
The highlight of the evening was the kiddie tractor pull. Kids
began signing up for the event as soon as the festival opened, and at 6 p.m.
they all had the opportunity to peddle a toy tractor as far as they could while
a mini-sled worked mechanically to slow them down.
The kiddie pull was provided by the Farm Bureau Young Leaders
Group, with Abby Coers from that organization monitoring the proceedings.
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The event was divided into three weight categories, with a total
of 18 youngsters competing. In the end, it was a girls take-all competition as
River won first place in the 0-45 pound class, Emma took first in the 46 – 64
pound class, and Gracie was the winner in the 65 to 100 pound class. Second
place winners were Carson, Brantley, and Broxton, and third place winners were
Aiden, Ben, and Reyli.
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Kids were also invited to participate in a pumpkin painting activity and an
inflatable bounce house was a very popular attraction. The sweet spot at the
festival would have to have been the cotton candy booth, where many were able to
not only buy the fluffy treat, but also watch while their own cloud of sugar was
being created.
Guests gathered at the tables set up for eating, or sat on the bales of straw
scattered about.
All-in-all, it was a great evening.
[Nila Smith] |