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Celebrate summer at Pelican Fest in Windsor |
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Written by NEXTnc staff reports
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Thursday, 24 May 2007 |
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 In keeping with town tradition, Memorial Day weekend in Windsor will once again be home to Pelican Fest, a three-day outdoor festival featuring a golf tournament, a strongman competition and hot air balloon rides.
New to the festivities this year are a rock climbing wall, a bungee trampoline and an inflatable slide.
If hitting the links and giving your best Governator impression aren’t your thing, there will also be free concerts Friday through Sunday. Headlining band, Firefall, will play classic rock Friday night while Irish rock band, The Indulgers, will round out the performances on Sunday evening.
Also featured over the long weekend is the Northern Colorado Regional Rocky Mountain State Games.
The annual competition has been host to amateur athletes of all ages and skill levels since 2002, but will be introduced to the northern Colorado area for the first time this year at the third annual gathering in Windsor.
Events include a 5K Run/Walk, pentathlon, triathlon, fencing, golf, rowing, rugby, tennis, 3-on-3 basketball, volleyball and wrestling.
In conjunction with Pelican Fest events like the Beer Garden, Scottish Games and X-treme martial arts, demonstrations on how to play Bocce Ball, Horseshoes and Robot Soccer will also take place throughout the day.
Colorado residents, students, veterans and seniors are invited to compete, volunteer or just watch.
There will be live music during the day: On Saturday, Peekfreenze will play from 11 a.m.- 2p.m. and Redline from 2:30-5:30 p.m. On Sunday, Peekfreenze is on from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and the Indulgers from 2:30-5:30 p.m.
For more information on registration for the games, visit Qdoba restaurants or the State Games of America Web site at www.state games.org.
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TO GO TO THE SHOW
Firefall with i69
6 p.m. Friday May 25
$10 general admission, $20 for reserved seating. Kids 15 and under get in free.
Tickets are available the evening of the show or at the Water Valley office at 1625 Pelican Lake Point, Suite 201 in Windsor.
GETTING THERE, PARKING
Enter Water Valley South from either Weld 17 on the west or Colo. 257 on the east and proceed to the center roundabout. Event site is to the north of the roundabout. Parking is $2. For more information call 686.5828. | Only registered users can write comments.
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