WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA Centennial Celebration Event Schedule

6/26 Thursday Main Street Free Feed & Historical Walking Tours

Film Festival Kick Off

Centennial Park Dedication

6/27 Friday Centennial Parade & Festival featuring Kids Zone

Heritage Days

All School Reunion

Trish Gravos Golf Scramble

Evening of Music, Food & Fun

6/28 Saturday Centennial Festival Featuring Kids Zone

All School Reunion

Heritage Days

Free Feed & Auction

Evening of Music, Food & Fun

6/29 Sunday Gospel Music

Non-Denominational Worship Service

Thursday, June 26th

10 AM – 1 PM Meanderings of Yesteryear – Main Street

Historical Downtown Walking Tours – Begin at Veterans Building/Library

Times: 10 AM, 11 AM and 1 PM

11:30 AM Free Lunch under the Tent-Pulled pork and trimmings

1:30 & 3:30 PM Film Festival Kickoff – Six Shooters Showhall (Twin Theater Complex)

"Cowboys and Crude: The McKenzie County Story"

The documentary weaves a tale from the earliest settlers, through the dark days of the Great Depression and on through the years down to the historic oil boom of today. There will be two red carpet showings, followed by Cody Shimek, Producer, discussing the project and answering any questions.

"6 Brothers"

A Prairie Public documentary featuring a McKenzie County family's experiences during the Great Depression and WWII. Daniel Stenberg, producer, will be present to answer questions from the audience.

5 – 7 PM Centennial Park - Food provided by Baseball Booster

6 PM Centennial Park Dedication

- Mayor Brent Sanford and Patsy Levang, Chairperson-Centennial Committee

- Ministerial Association

- Lyda Bearstail and Native American Dancers

- Music by Jessie Veeder & Lonesome Willy

7 PM Alumni Baseball Game- Sponsored by Parks & Rec.

Friday, June 27th

10 AM Centennial Parade - Main Street

11 AM Free Feed & Petting Zoo – Dakota West, Main Street

Free Feed 11 AM – 1 PM

Petting Zoo 11 AM – 3 PM

12:30 PM Medical Complex Ground Breaking – Good Shepherd Home

1 PM Merrill Piepkorn & Friends Old Time Music-Heritage Park

1-4 PM Ice Cream Social & All School Reunion - WCHS

A good place to find out where classmates are staying & how to reach them.

*Tours of the High & Elementary School Available

4 PM "The Way It Was - Watford City History Thru Music "

A theater production by Arlene Isaak – High School Media Center

5 PM Trish Gravos Memorial Scramble & Steak Fry- Fox Hills Golf & Country Club

Date: June 27th

Registration: 3:30-4:00 Tee Time: 4:30 Scramble Cost: $50.00 (includes steak fry, golf, team mulligan, and registration gift)

Steak Fry Only: 5:30 -7:30 PM $35.00

Call Fox Hills Golf and Country Club's Pro Shop to Sign Up – 701-842-2074 (sign up begins June 1 and is limited to the first 90 golfers)

ALL DAY Heritage Days - McKenzie County Heritage Park

11 AM – 4 PM 11:00 AM Saw and Shingle Mill

12:00 PM Blacksmith

1:00 PM Threshing

1:30 PM Saw Mill

2:00 PM Blacksmith

3:00 PM Threshing

3:30 PM Sawmill

ALL DAY Art in the Park- Tourist Park & County Fairgrounds

- Kids' Activities

- Jumping Castle & Games, Clowns, Face Painting, Balloons

- Film Festival: Featuring Local Films: 6 Brothers, Cowboys & Crude, Small Town Soldiers

- Art, Craft and Food Vendors

- Long X Council on the Arts-Centennial Art Show featuring oil painting, lithographs, illustrations and bronze sculptures. Artist include Miles Bendixson, Trish Stevenson, Bruce Loeschen, Steve Lillegard, Eddie Wold, Julia Crozier, Larry Veeder, Kay Sax Bisbee

Tourist Park Main Stage Events

Noon Community Band/High School Students

1:00 PM Badlands Gymnastics

1:30 PM Native American Dancers

1-4 PM Chalk Art Competition sponsored by Parks & Rec.

2:30-4:00 PM Baby Pageant (0-9months)

4 PM Magic Keith

Fairgrounds Main Stage

5:00 PM Tom Brosseau

7:00 PM Mr. Feelgood and the Firm Believers

9:00 PM Whiskey Rebellion

Saturday, June 28th

8AM Centennial Homefest Run - Connie Wold Wellness Center

9AM – Noon All School Reunion- Watford City High School

Coffee & Goodies! Catch up with old classmates

*Tours of the High & Elementary School Available

1 PM Ice Cream Social-Good Shepherd Home

Welcome family and friends

ALL DAY Heritage Days - McKenzie County Heritage Park

11 AM – 4 PM 11:00 AM Saw and Shingle Mill

12:00 PM Blacksmith

1:00 PM Threshing

1:30 PM Saw Mill

2:00 PM Blacksmith

3:00 PM Threshing

3:30 PM Sawmill

ALL DAY Art in the Park- Tourist Park & McKenzie County Fairgrounds

- Kids' Activities

- Jumping Castle & Games, Clowns, Face Painting, Balloons

- Film Festival

Featuring local films: 6 Brothers, Cowboys & Crude, Small Town Soldiers

- Art, Craft and Food Vendors

- Long X Council on the Arts-Centennial Art Show featuring oil painting, lithographs, illustrations and bronze sculptures. Artist include Miles Bendixson, Trish Stevenson, Bruce Loeschen, Steve Lillegard, Eddie Wold, Julia Crozier, Larry Veeder, Kay Sax Bisbee

Tourist Park Main Stage Events

10:00 AM Music with Jeff Nelson

11:00 AM Quintana Biffert

Noon Medora's Burning Hills Cloggers

12:30 PM Mud Volleyball sponsored by Parks & Rec.

1:00 PM Meadowlark Dance Studio Dancers

1:30 PM Jessie Veeder

2:30-4:00 PM Baby Pageant 10month-24month

4 PM Blake Krabbseth Magician

Fairgrounds Main Stage

4:30 PM Merrill Piepkorn & the Radio Stars/Old Time Music

5- 7 PM Free Dinner Feed at Fairgrounds

6:30 PM Centennial Gun Auction

7:00 PM Six Appeal

8:30 PM Tigirlily

9:15 PM 32 Below

Sunday, June 29th

10-11 AM Gospel Music with Merrill Piepkorn & the Radio Stars

11 AM Non-Denominational Worship Service-McKenzie County Fairgrounds

Worship Service Details to Follow

* Complimentary Bus Service will run between Main Street, South Park, Heritage Park, Watford City High School, Tourist Park and the Fairgrounds