2018 Area Festivals

2018 Area Fall Festivals LINCOLN DAILY NEWS SEPT. 12, 2018 Page 109 T his past Sunday was Fall Farm Day at Gail’s Pumpkin Patch in rural Beason. It was a great day to get out and enjoy the offerings of the patch. While the temperatures were high, the sun was shining brightly with bright white puffy clouds in the sky and a gentle breeze that made the higher temperatures feel not so oppressive. The day began at noon, and from the first minute to the last the patch was extremely busy. Owner’s David and Gail Sasse said that they were confident this was the largest turn out in the history of the special fall event. Gail noted that never had she seen people parking along the road at the patch. The large parking area on the south side of the machine shed converted to retail store was full almost constantly and the cars kept coming! And, all around the play area it was bustling. Wagons were being filled with retail items, pumpkins, mums and more. Inside the barn popcorn and cider were popular along with the Caramel Apple Sundae. Outside the new roller slide was popular with kids and it was fun to watch them go bumb- bump-bumping from the top to the bottom. Some enjoyed riding down the slide in the traditional manner, and a few got a big kick out of lying on their stomachs and going down head first! Beason THE TOWN OF By Nila Smith CONTINUE ... Gail’s Pumpkin Patch enjoys largest turn out ever for Fall Farm Day