Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- The Annual Dexter Firemen's Auction will take place Thursday, August 4th through Saturday, August 6th. The auction held in conjunction with the Dexter Wild West Celebration, will take place from 6 to 9 PM on Thursday and Friday and from 4:00 pm to sell-out on Saturday. This year the auction is moving to a new location; the parking lot of the Watering Hole's (formerly Rubins) new location, the old Dexter Shoe Building located on Water Street in Dexter.
There will be many new items from local stores, TVs, tables, lamps, sporting equipment, bicycles, appliances, hundreds of other items. Also a 50/50 Raffle nightly.
To arrange pick up of your auction donations contact Steve at 924-3223, Roger at 924-6245, Rick at 924-3393 or Everett at 277-5903.
- The Dexter Sports Boosters will be serving food at the auction all three evenings.
Main Street Events and Vendors (Friday and Saturday)
- Buie School of African Drumming: Drum performers (Saturday only)
- Casual Elegants: Jewelry Vendor
- Channel 5: Lori Baker selling Todd's Recipes Cookbook (Saturday only)
- Chabot Horse Farm: Cart and horses
- Judy Craig Consulting
- DRHS cheerleaders: Lemonade stand (at Crosby Park during Wild West Olympics)
- Dexter Golf Association Advisory Board: Vendor selling History of Golf Books
- Dexter Grange Pie sale, Bake sale and cold drinks (Sat. only) on Church Street at Grange building
- Dexter Internal Medicine: (Friday only) meet & greet on Main Street
- Dexter Lakes Association: Vendor (Saturday only)
- Dexter Family Practice: Vendor (Saturday only) Snow cones, free blood pressure and other services, introduction to new services and providers, fun and games for kids/prizes, prize for everyone wearing western attire
- Dexter Muni Advisory Board: Book sale on Friday from approximately 11 - 3, and on Saturday from at least 1 - 3
- Dick's Sticks: Vendor Homemade walking sticks (Saturday only)
- Dragon's Den: Vendor Western Crafts, Gifts & toys Tattoos
- Great Northern Arts and Folkcrafts: Vendor victorian arts and crafts, Maine wildlife, small furnishings, wood carving (Saturday only)
- Henna Hut: Henna Tattoos (Saturday only)
- Ideal Gifts/Friendly Home Advisor: Vendor Homemade Crafts
- Janet Sylvester: Hot Mini Donut and Coffee Vendor - Food Court on Main Street
- Kent's Lunch Wagon: Food Court on Main Street
- Marion's Taste of Heaven: 23 varieties of Fudge - Main Street area
- Patti Dowse of Erda Leather - Horse & Cart rides downtown afternoon
- Piecefull Patches: Vendor on Main Street (Saturday only)
- Pie Heaven Bakery & Catering: Vendor - food booth
- Sheri Quatrate: Bank of America - Free Balloons, Morgage information and Give-aways
- SAD#48: Newport School Food Services serving a char-broiled marinated boneless BBQ chicken breast sandwich & french fries, sausages and cold drinks & slushies - Food Court on Main Street
- Steve Wilbur & Steve Chapman: Steve's Homemade Fries & other food - to benefit Cancer Society in memory of Hal Wilkins
- Terry's Crafts: Vendor
- Woodpecker Wood Products from Northport: Vendor on Main Street (Saturday only)
- Woodswomans Salves
FRIDAY
- 7:30 am - while supplies last Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union - Free children cowboy hats to the first 200 little buckaroos.
- 10 am to 8 pm - Dexter Historical Society & Museum
- 10 am to 5 pm - "Reader's Roundup" Book Sale
- HUGE Farmers Market at P & L Market
- 1 PM - Wild Roy's Kid Parade on Main Street Event ~ RESULTS
- 1:30 - 2 - Bull Whip Demonstration by Tim Colbath & Debbie Taylor on Main Street
- 2 - 4 PM - Country Jim's Wild West Jamboree will be performing on the Reny's Concert Stage
- 5 pm - 6 pm - Wild West Costume Contest 5 PM with Singer Debbie Myers as MC - CASH prizes - 2 divisions: Children 12 and under & Adults, 12 and over with $50 for 1st prize and $25 for runner-up in each division. BUT there will be an overall Wild West Grand Prize of $100!
- 6 to 9 pm 1st Annual TEXAS HOLD 'EM TOURNAMENT
- 6 to 9 pm Debbie Myers Concert on Renys Concert Stage
All Day Events Friday
- Art in the Park at Wayside Park
- The Big Apple: Specials
- Bud's Shop 'n Save: (Dexter store only) Free Drawing for BBQ Grill & Free Samples 10am - 4 pm
- Country Charm Gift Shop: enter to win gift basket with every purchase (to anyone wearing western attire)
- Dexter Cafe: Chuck Wagon Burger and other Wild West Specials
- Dexter Health Care: In-House Activities
- Dexter Lumber: Savings & Drawings
- Dexter Variety: .99 cent Lunch Specials (3 to choose from) For all Cowboys and Cowgirls in costume!
- Dianne's Beauty Shop: Door prizes
- Dunham's Discount Mattress & Furniture King - Savings
- GioVannis: Finger Lick'n Specials
- MacDougall's Bakery: $10 drawing held on Friday
- Norm Cookson: Come in and say "Howdy" and sign up to win a $20 Gift Certificate to either P & L Market or Bud's Shop 'n Save (one for each business will be drawn on Monday, August 8th)
- P & L Market: Store wide Sales
- Reny's: Sidewalk Sale
- Route 7 auto: 5% Off all vehicles Friday & Saturday 9-5
- Seamans Discount Wallpaper & Flooring: Drawing for $10 Gift Certificate
- Tillson True Value: 50% OFF Wide Selection of Merchandise
- Toots: Gift certificates drawn daily
- Townsend's Jewelry & Olmstead's Compu-Printing: Store-wide sale 50%-60% OFF in-store merchandise, 15% OFF any jewelry order or repair (prepaid, 1/2 down), 15% OFF any athletic bag, jacket, sweatshirt or uniform
- Townwide sales and dressing up country.... Don't forget many businesses give prizes or discounts to people dressed Wild West!
SATURDAY
- 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Wild West "Olympics" at Crosby Park
Crosby Park will be the scene for lots of adult and kids games hosted by Pastor Will and Judy Walters and local author and MC Fred Wintle.
- Ladies Skillet Toss sponsored by Maine Choice Realty
- Bubble Blowing contest sponsored by Dexter Variety
- Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest sponsored by First Free Baptist Church
- Egg Toss sponsored by Country Charm
- Hay Toss sponsored by Sherburne Farms
- Stick Pony Race sponsored by the Dragon's Den
- Tobacco Spitting Contest sponsored by "Crazy Bob" of Dexter Variety (To be held Friday on Main St. during the Debbie Myers concert) Winner recieves one large "Best Pizza in Town" and a 2 liter of soda.
- 1:00 - 1:30 - Buie School of African Drumming performing on Main Street until parade comes thru.
- 1:30 pm Anah Shriners Parade
- 2:30 - 5 pm Bingo at the Legion Hall on Grove St.
- 3 - 5 pm "Search for the Missing Gold Nugget" (Scavenger Hunt) $100 Prize!!! sponsored by Roger Brawn Real Estate
- 3 to 7 pm 1st Annual TEXAS HOLD 'EM TOURNAMENT
- 7 to 10 pm 1st Annual TEXAS HOLD 'EM TOURNAMENT
- 5pm Chicken Pie Supper at Dexter United Methodist Church
- 6 to 9 PM The Dusters Cruz In at Municipal Parking Lot
- 6 to 9 PM Big Daddy O's and the Accelerators Concert during Cruz-In at Municipal Parking Lot
All Day Events Saturday
- Artist Ella Munday at Wayside Park
- Artist Mark Robichaud in Wayside Park
- Artist Milt Christianson in Wayside Park
- The Big Apple: Specials
- Brick Alley Ice Cream Parlor
- Bud's Shop 'n Save: (Dexter store only) Free Drawing for BBQ Grill & Free Samples 10am - 4 pm
- Country Charm Gift Shop: enter to win gift basket with every purchase (to anyone wearing western attire)
- Darby Creek: Main Street Display
- Dexter Cafe: Chuck Wagon Burger and other Wild West Specials
- Dexter Girl Scouts Troop #617: Face Painting by Donation. (the Grange on Church St.)
- Dexter Health Care: In-House Activities
- Dexter Historical Society Abbott Building: Informational Center
- Dexter Lumber: Savings & Drawings
- Dexter Motor Lodge: Saturday Morning Breakfast - offering a special limited breakfast menu 8 am - 11 am
- Dexter Town Council Chambers - Informational Center (Information maps, scavenger hunt instructions, and more...) Town Manager Judy Doore holding down the fort, stop by and say howdy!
- Dexter Variety: .99 cent Lunch Specials (3 to choose from) For all Cowboys and Cowgirls in costume!
- Dianne's Beauty Shop: Door prizes
- Dunham's Discount Mattress & Furniture King: Savings
- GioVannis: Finger Lick'n Specials
- Mainely Crafts: Huge Flea Market
- Norm Cookson: Come in and say "Howdy" and sign up to win a $20 Gift Certificate to either P & L Market or Bud's Shop 'n Save (one for each business will be drawn on Monday, August 8th)
- P & L Market: Store wide Sales
- Reny's: Sidewalk Sale
- Route 7 auto: 5% Off all vehicles Friday & Saturday 9-5
- Tillson True Value: 50% OFF Wide Selection of Merchandise
- Toots: Gift certificates drawn daily
- Townsend's Jewelry & Olmstead's Compu-Printing: Store-wide sale 50%-60% OFF in-store merchandise, 15% OFF any jewelry order or repair (prepaid, 1/2 down), 15% OFF any athletic bag, jacket, sweatshirt or uniform
- Townwide sales and dressing up country.... Don't forget many businesses give prizes or discounts to people dressed Wild West!
SUNDAY
- 9 am Exciting Sunday morning Church Service at United Methodist Church. We are encouraging folks to come in western garb to enjoy a 'western style' service. All are welcome, of course. It begins at Dexter UMC at 9 a.m. and the same service in Ripley at 10:30.
- North Country Riding Club Horse Show: Sunday's Trophy & Ribbon Horse Show - Bud Ellms Field
- Marion's Taste of Heaven: 23 varieties of Fudge at Bud Ellms Field
- Pie Heaven Bakery & Catering: Vendor - food booth
- SAD #48 Food Services Chicken BBQ & Lunch Wagon at Bud Ellms Field
- Katahdin Trail Saddlery: Tack, Gifts & More at Bud Ellms Field
- SD Wilbur Forest Products: Generator power
- Judy Craig Consulting: MC at North Country Riding Club Show at Bud Ellms Field
- Dexter Fire Dept: watering of NCRC ring
- Dragon's Den: Decorations and show support
NCRC All Trophy Equitation Show Starts 8:30 am
* FREE Gift Certificates & items drawn off all day - Free ticket entry for all coming thru the gate!!
All Day Events Sunday
- The Big Apple: Specials
- Bud's Shop 'n Save: (Dexter store only) Free Drawing for BBQ Grill & Free Samples 10am - 4 pm
- Country Charm Gift Shop: enter to win gift basket with every purchase (to anyone wearing western attire)
- Dexter Cafe: Chuck Wagon Burger and other Wild West Specials
- Dexter House of Pizza: Dinner Specials
- Dexter Lumber: Savings & Drawings
- Dexter Variety: .99 cent Lunch Specials (3 to choose from) For all Cowboys and Cowgirls in costume!
- Dianne's Beauty Shop: Door prizes
- Dunham's Discount Mattress & Furniture King - Savings
- GioVannis: Finger Lick'n Specials
- Norm Cookson: Come in and say "Howdy" and sign up to win a $20 Gift Certificate to either P & L Market or Bud's Shop 'n Save (one for each business will be drawn on Monday, August 8th)
- P & L Market: Store wide Sales
- Reny's: Sidewalk Sale
- Tillson True Value: 50% OFF Wide Selection of Merchandise
- Terry's Crafts: Vendor
- Toots: Gift certificates drawn daily
- Townsend's Jewelry & Olmstead's Compu-Printing - Store-wide sale 50%-60% OFF in-store merchandise, 15% OFF any jewelry order or repair (prepaid, 1/2 down), 15% OFF any athletic bag, jacket, sweatshirt or uniform
MORE to be added soon.... || Click for participants to date:
Call Judy Wilbur Craig at (207) 924-3067
You can also email webmaster@DexterMaine.org .
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