On Saturday and Sunday, Ricketts will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a variety of events.

The quasquicentennial will open with a flag raising conducted by the Soldier Valley American Legion Riders in front of the fire station at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Saturday’s events include a craft show, a parade starting at 10 a.m., kids’ activities, a silent auction, a tractor pull, a kiddie tractor pull, music by Mix Music Productions, hamburgers and steak sandwiches grilled by the Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association, food vendors, an antique farm display, a dunk tank and a beer garden.

For people coming to the quasquicentennial celebration, parking will be on the east side of town and at the community club.

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The parade lineup will be on the west side of town and starts at 8:30 a.m.

A unique attraction for kids will be a foam cannon. An old-fashioned carnival-style shooting gallery will be set up for kids and adults.

Sunday’s activities are church in the park at 10 a.m., a Staley’s chicken dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a cornhole contest at the park starting at 2 p.m., with the beer garden, food vendors and an antique farm display available throughout the day.

For more information about the events, call Jan Wessel at 712-854-0864 or Verdean Gierstorf at 712-269-4308. Also see last week’s Denison Free Press online at www.denisonfreepress.com.

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