Garden County Nebraska

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Oshkosh, Lewellen, Lisco

Fall Festival TBA, 2010 The Fall Festival, in Oshkosh, Nebraska is held in conjunction with the Garden County High School homecoming game.

Fun for all - All day long!

This years Guests of Honor will be all former Band and Choral participants. The Alumni Committee tries their best to get a special invitation to all the eligible Guests of Honor, but there are times that names and addresses are not available. If you are a Band or Choral participant, please try to get your name and address to the Alumni Committee early. If the Alumni Committee misses anyone who is eligible, when sending out the invitations, they want all to know they are invited. If possible, RSVP to confirm you will be here by calling 308-772-4468 one to three weeks prior to the event.

Festivities begin at 8:00 a.m. with the city-wide garage sale. High School students may be seen selling flowers, pennants, banners, and other items for school function fund-raisers.

Local merchants have their Fall Festival Specials starting at 9:00 a.m. for all the Festival Shoppers!

Sidewalk sales, street vendors, crafts, food vendors, bake-sales, and crowds gathered together to enjoy the festivities ensuring a day of fun, friendship, and support for the home team!

The Fall Festival is renowned for its amazing food choices! Lunch, consisting of a variety of local and ethnic food vendors is available at 11:00 a.m. at several local merchants and street vendors. Better get there early, this scrumptious food never seems to last very long, with the appetites that have been building up all through the morning!

An early 2 o'clock afternoon parade is the kick-off for the home-coming festivities. Parade entries from each high school grade, school and marching bands from throughout the area, floats and other parade entries by merchants, businesses, individuals and community groups. Following the parade is the auction for High School Juniors, who trade a day of labor to the highest bidder for their services. Funds from this auction go towards the Junior-Senior Prom held each spring.

A money-pit at 2:45 for the children is always a big attraction. Pre-school and school aged children search for coins and other treasures in a sand pile brought in by the Garden County Health Services for this special occasion

Evening entertainment starts at 5:00 p.m. at the Memorial Stadium where the Garden County Booster Club holds their famous Hamburger Feed. Hundreds of citizens flock to enjoy the best hamburgers in the Panhandle.

The crowning of the Homecoming Royalty takes place at 6:30 on the football field immediately preceding the game.

6:45 Forming of the Homecoming Tunnel

6:55 Alumni GCHS & LRHS Chorus Sings the National Anthem

The evening homecoming football game half-time will honor Lewellen Rural High School and Garden County High School Alumni Band and Choral Performance

The Home-Coming "Bash of the Century" is scheduled to follow the game. The live band will be playing at the Eagles Club. Food will be available. Cover charge. Open to the public.

Saturday

The Homecoming Golf Tournament Classic at the Oshkosh Country Club