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10/08/2003 Archived Entry: "YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THESE EVENTS"

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THESE EVENTS

The annual Fall Roundup of cowboys and cowgirls begins tomorrow night (Thursday) at the Cow Camp south of the river bridge. The spurs will be jingling as you watch tents being pitched and fires flaming under large pots of coffee.

Friday there will be activities galore at the Cow Camp. The school children will come visit the reenactors and learn of early Ellsworth and Kansas history. Living history displays will capture your imagination. Friday night about 7 p.m., the Sorell Chuck wagon from Glasco will be serving buffalo stew, biscuits, Black Jack peach cobbler, salad and tea or coffee for $6.50. Buy your ticket early as they are preparing to serve only 100. Tickets are available at Drovers or the Antique Mall.

Take your chair and gather around the campfire after dinner to listen to the re-enactors weave their tales about life in the old west. Usually this goes on until the wee hours of Saturday morning.

There will be a gunfight competition beginning at 9:30 Saturday morning. Take your earplugs. Saturday afternoon high tea will be served in the Rec building. A cowboy ball will be held there Sat. evening.

The event not to miss Saturday is the Ellsworth County Historical Society rededication and 130th anniversary celebration of its 1873 jail at 1:00 p.m. You know where the old, old jail is...just south of old jail and north of the fire station. There will be a reception at the Ellsworth Senior Citizens Center following the rededication.

Saturday morning the volunteer fire department will host its annual soup lunch at the fire department. After the dedication of the old jail, rides on fire trucks will be offered to young and old alike. You'll need your ear plugs for this as well.

Sunday the cowboys will conduct a church service on the rec center grounds at 9:00 a.m. At 11:00 a.m. the Cowtown Committee will sponsor a soup lunch in the high school commons. Then at 2:00 p.m., Steve Bowman performs in the PAC. Tickets are $5.00.

I'm sure I haven't remembered all the activities. Just be out and about and follow the crowd. You don't want to miss anything that's going on this weekend. It will be a great opportunity to visit with old friends.