Planning for Celebration Days is Underway

WAITSBURG - A second open planning meeting for Waitsburg Celebration Days will take place February 10 at 5 p.m. at the Waitsburg Business Center. Organizers are hoping for a better turn­out than the first meeting.

Organizers will use the meeting to gauge commu­nity support for the May event and are hoping that club and group representa­tives as well as interested individuals will show up to provide input.

"If we're going to have an entire weekend event, we re­ally need some help pulling it off," said Resource, Conservation and Development planner Lisa Naylor. Organizers traditionally begin plan­ning for Celebration Days - a placeholder for the former Days of Real Sport - in November and are off to a late start this year.

Naylor says organizers are most interested in hearing what the community wants the weekend to be. While the parade, car cruise, dinner and dance are pretty much nailed down, extra events such as the family-friendly events held at the fairgrounds last year - goat tail tying, pole bending, etc. - require additional community sup­port. Organizers are tossing around the possibility of adding new events such as an ATV Poker Ride, but want community feedback.

"We really need to know what the community wants," said Naylor. "If you have an idea of something you'd like to see, come to the meeting and get us excited about it."

Organizers would ide­ally like to see groups such as Rainbow, Lions, Scouts, FFA, etc. get in­volved by hosting an ac­tivity or food booth. The event opens many possi­bilities for groups to raise funds for their organiza­tions while helping create a fun weekend for the community.

Waitsburg residents are encourage to attend Monday night's meeting to hear plans, offer suggestions, make re­quests, or otherwise support Waitsburg Celebration Days which falls on May 17, 18 and 19 this year.

For more information on this year's Waitsburg Cel­ebration Days planning, call Naylor at (509) 386-6021 or email her at ebnaylor27@aol.com.