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2009 - FRIDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
- Wild West Weekend Business Decorating Contest
- 7:30 am - while supplies last Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union - Free children cowboy hats to the first 200 little buckaroos.
- 8:30 am - while supplies last - Skowhegan Savings Bank are giving away Bandanas to the first 100 kids
- Dexter Regional Development Corporation: 50/50 Raffle, Plant Sale (fundraiser; plants provided by Snap of the Dragon) and Information and activity maps (in front of Town Office)
- Info about Fossa's General Store & Dexter Creamery & Community Farmers Project at the DRDC table (Q & A)
- Geoge E. Howard Insurance aka "Mac's Corral" goodies and drinks on Lower Main Street Office
- Our Lady of the Snows Parish Yard Sale and Silent Auction at St Anne's Church, 60 Free Street, Dexter, Friday and Saturday (July 31, Aug 1) 9am to 3pm.
- 10 am - 2 pm - Town of Dexter Silent Auction in Council Chambers
- 10 am - 2 pm - Country Jim's Wild West Jamboree will be performing in Wayside Park.
- 10 am - Dexter Health Care Ride-In: All horse and riders, wagons, etc are welcome to join the wagon train. We will meet across from Tillson's Parking Lot on Grove Street at 9:30 am (right by the Police Station) and ride to Dexter Health Care where we "show off" to all the residents inside and out at 10 am.
- Bangor Saving Bank: handing out water
- 9 am - 9 pm - Dexter Historical Society & Museum
- Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce: information table (Friday 9am – 2pm)
- Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis giant "Silent Auction" (in front of Tillson True Value) (Friday 11 to 2)
- 11 am - 2 pm - Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union Rootin' Tootin' Hot Dog Barbeque at the Dexter office
- 1 pm - Varney Agencys Wild West Kiddie Parade & Horse Riders on Main Street Event
- Rodeo & Games: Open ages 3 to 9 hosted by Dragon's Den (After the Kiddie Parade)
Sponsored by Toot's Deli & Spring Street Greenhouse
- PIG ROPING ages 6-8
Each contestant will ride a stick horse to the pig in the arena and lasso the pig. The fastest time wins.
- BULL RIDING ages 3-5 yrs
Each contestant will ride a stick horse/bull from the bullpen. Contestant shall have 10 seconds to imitate the best bronco bull possible, using the stick horse/bull.
- MUSICAL PARTNER BALES ages 5-10 mixed
A team of 2 contestants shall hold hands and move around the bales when the music plays. When the music stops, the team must sit together on a bale. Last team left on a bale, wins!
- HORSESHOE TOSS ELIMINATION ages 6-9 yrs & 10-12 yrs
Each contestant shall have 3 chances to ring a horseshoe. A ringer allows the contestants to move on to the next stage. Last contestant wins!
- Download a Rodeo Registration Form
- 2 pm - 4 pm - Gary E. Knowles aka Mr. Music Entertainment
- 2 pm - Durango Mango Concert at P&L Market
- 6 pm - 7 pm - DRDC Annual Wild West Costume Contest
- 7- 9 pm - Live Debbie Myers Concert on Main Street: Bring your kids, chairs and your dancing shoes
2009 - SATURDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
- 6:30 - 8:30 am - Hungry Cowpoke's Breakfast at Ripley United Methodist Church and Price is BY DONATION
- Dexter Regional Development Corporation: 50/50 Raffle, Plant Sale (fundraiser; plants provided by Snap of the Dragon)and Information and activity maps (in front of Town Office)
- 9 AM - BARREL RACING ages 3-5 yrs & 6-9 yrs at Wayside Park
Each contestant will ride a stick horse around three barrels within a set course. The fastest time wins.
- Our Lady of the Snows Parish Yard Sale and Silent Auction at St Anne's Church, 60 Free Street, Dexter, Friday and Saturday (July 31, Aug 1) 9am to 3pm.
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church: Jail and Bail on Main St. throughout the day
- DRHS Operation Graduation 2010: 9 to 1 in front of Hair Attractions by Vickie then at P&L from 2-4:00 (Saturday only)
- Dexter Lakes Association: Informational Booth and Raffle (Saturday only)
- Dexter Grange 155 & Dexter Boy Scouts: Selling Dough Boys on Grove Street (Saturday only)
- 10 - 11:30 pm - Wild West "Olympics" hosted by New Hope Baptist Church
Chia Apartments will be the scene for lots of adult and kids games hosted by Pastor Will and Judy Walters.
- Ladies Skillet Toss sponsored by Maine Choice Realty
- Hay Toss for Men (12 and up)
- Hay Toss for Ladies (12 and up)
- Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest sponsored by New Hope Baptist Church
- Egg Toss sponsored by Country Charm
- 11 am - Tillson's True Value Dexter "SHOE TOSS" Contest
- 11 am to 1 pm - Treasure Hunt: A $100 Reward for Finding & Returning the "Lost Item" Sponsored by Brawn Real Estate
- High Noon - Dexter Fire Department Rubber Ducky Race
- 1:30 pm - 3rd Annual Adult Wheel Barrow Race (ages 16 and up): $50 Cash Prize - sponsored by Country Charm -
- 1 pm - 4 pm - Bingo at the Legion Hall on Grove Street
- 2 pm - The 2009 Pig Scramble at P & L Market, on Route 7 - Largest Pig Scramble in the State of Maine
- 4 pm - 8 pm - 3rd Annual Maine Chicken BBQ in Municipal Parking Lot sponsored by DRHS Field Hockey Boosters
- 5 pm - Chicken Pie Supper at American Legion Hall sponsored by Christian Community Church
- 5 pm to 9 pm - "Wild West Ride In" by the Dusters Antique cars & Ray Stafford Concert
If you have an antique car and would like to join the Dusters Car Club, we line up at Skowhegan Savings at 4:00 and leave at 4:30 for the parking lot.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
* FREE ticket entry for all coming thru the gate!!
VENDORS AND DISPLAYS ON VENDOR ALLEY (unless otherwise noted)
- Adoptions Plus
- Blanket Works
- Blue Otter Gifts
- CPB Food Wagon: burgers, fries and lots more
- Carol Brodwick Crafts (Saturday only)
- Carol King Crafts
- Dick's Sticks
- Down East Liquidation: cowboy hats, shirts, trinkets, and more
- Gizmo's: shooting game with nerf guns
- Groovy Moose Ice Cream
- Hall's Wholesale: Hats, Tshirts, Harley Davidson items, camouflage items (Saturday only)
- Harold Quiet's "One of A Kind" jewlery (Friday only)
- Horse Sense & Animal Tales
- J & D's Pantry: Pickles, Jams, Jellies and much more
- Janet Sylvester: Hot Mini Donuts and Coffee Vendor
- Kent's Dogs Lunch Wagon
- Mainely Cookouts BBQ: pulled pork sandwiches, chili, hot coffee
- Norman Nugent: Homemade Trivets
- PJ's Bait & Sport Shop: "Kids" Alpin and Jet Motto ATV's
- SAD#48: Newport School Food Services serving a char-broiled marinated boneless BBQ chicken breast sandwich & french fries, sausages and cold drinks & slushies
- Tatto Temptations
- Thomas Honea Balloons
- Wheel Dog Wagon
- Wicked Good Foods: Fresh Dough Pizza, cotton candy, lemonade
- Yogi's Doughboys & More
WILD WEST WEEKEND TOWNWIDE SALES, SPECIALS & PARTICIPANTS
- Adoptions Plus: Information Booth
- AE Robinson
- American Legion
- Bangor Savings
- Blackwell Insurance
- Blanket Works
- Brewster Inn
- Buds Shop'n Save
- Carol Brodwick Crafts (Saturday only)
- CD Electric & ABCD Pre School and mini horse Eclipse
- Christian Community Church
- Dexter Comprehensive Planning Committee Information Booth ( Friday on Main Street)
- Country Charm
- Country Singer Ray Stafford
- CPB Food Wagon
- Darby Creek
- Dexter Creamery & Community Farmers Project
- Dexter Fire Department
- Dexter Health Care
- Dexter Highway & Facilities: Street Safety, Set up & take down, Poop Patrol, etc...
- Dexter Lakes Association
- Dexter Municipal Golf Course
- Dexter Police Department
- Dexter Print Shop
- Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis
- Dexter Variety: Lunch specials
- Dick's Sticks
- Down East Liquidation
- Dragons Den: Town Decorations, WWW committee, part of the posse
- DRHS Class of 2011
- DRHS Operation Graduation 2010
- DRHS Field Hockey Team
- DRHS Key Club
- Dusters Car Club
- Eastern Gazette (Hometown Advantage): promotion
- Friendly Forest Day Care
- Half Moon Acres
- Hall's Wholesale
- J & D's Crafts & Pantry
- Judy Craig Consulting
- Mainely Cookouts
- Mainely Crafts
- Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union
- Mayo Regional Hospital
- New Hope Baptist Church
- Norm Nugent Trivets
- North Country Riding Club
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church
- P&L Market
- PJ's Bait & Sport Shop: use of HUV for Princess Tired Eyes
- Prudential
- Renys: Sidewalk Sale
- Roger Brawn Real Estate
- SAD#48 Food Services
- S.D. Wilbur Forest Products & Trucking
- Sebasticook Family Doctors
- Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Skowhegan Savings Bank
- Snap of the Dragon on Main Street with DRDC booth (plant sale to benefit DRDC)
- "Spook's" Hay from Ripley (for games on both Friday and Saturday)
- Spring Street Greenhouse
- Tatto Temptations
- The Eastern Gazette
- Thomas Honea Balloons
- Tillson True Value
- Toot's Deli
- Town of Dexter
- Varney Insurance Agency
- Wheel Dog Wagon: in front of Country Charm
- Yogi's Doughboys
& More Town wide sales and dressing up country.... Don't forget many businesses give prizes or discounts to people dressed Wild West!
Town wide sales and dressing up country.... Don't forget many businesses give prizes or discounts to people dressed Wild West!
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- The Annual Dexter Firemen's Auction will take place Thursday, August 6th through Saturday, August 8th. The auction will wrap up Dexter's Wild West Celebration from 6 to 9 pm on Thursday and Friday and from 6:00 pm to sell-out on Saturday. The auction is held at the parking lot of the Watering Hole 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, 924-3961, 270-1776, 270-2375 or 924-7906.
- The Dexter Fire Department will be serving food at the auction all three evenings.
MORE to be added soon....
Call Judy Wilbur Craig at (207) 924-3067
You can also email webmaster@DexterMaine.com .
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