Raccoon River Valley Trail's 3rd Annual Fall Festival

Mon September 29 2008
Posted Sep 29, 2008
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Saturday, October 4 ~ All Day Something for everybody! Free breakfasts, free tram rides, cheap lunches & fun all up and down the trail! -- Redfield American Legion Hall serves breakfast from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Those showing their 2008 trail pass will get a free breakfast, compliments of the RRVT Association (with a little help from a grant from the tourism group Discover Dallas County, Inc.). The menu includes pancakes, eggs however you like them, biscuits & gravy, potatoes & gravy, plain potatoes, toast, bacon, sausage patties, coffee and milk. -- In Linden, the Shiloh Bible Church youth group is planning a bake sale, raising funds for a mission trip to Argentina. They are also planning a little guitar music to entertain you. -- In Panora, the “Trick-or-Treat Trail Trek” for dogs. The actual dog trek is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, starting at the trailhead in Panora that is adjacent to P.J.’s Drive-In Restaurant in that community; the judging of dog costumes and tricks is at 12 noon. The admission cost is “50 cents per paw,” with no charge to the humans accompanying any dog, or for those who want to check out this pet spectacle on their bikes. -- Also at P.J.’s in Panora, lunch and ice cream are for sale, there will be the three-piece band “Star Dusters” performing. RRVT apparel, including several new items, will be for sale at the Sew Inspirational booth outside P.J.'s. -- In Yale, it’s the all-city garage sale day. About five miles east of Yale, and off the trail (mostly on black top) is a “Pumpkinpalooza” – follow the signs – from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are crafts from area artists, a petting zoo, homemade pies and baked goods, gourds and ornamental corn. More information: (641) 439-2435. -- In Greene County, there will be free tram rides for the public on the trail, running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with hourly departures from the Jefferson Depot trailhead. The open-air tram will travel from Jefferson four miles south to Winkleman Switch and back. -- “Burgers & Brats at the Bridge” will be served (for a small charge) at the North Raccoon River trestle bridge. We’ll start serving at 11 am and probably continue until 2 pm. -- In Jefferson, The Old Lincolnway Hotel, across the street from the Depot at the trailhead, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. so people can see its accommodations. And the bicycle shop Raccoon River Wheelsports, celebrating its first anniversary, will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, also across the street from the Depot. Questions about the Fall Festival can be directed to Carla & Chuck Offenburger in Cooper at (515) 386-5488 or Bob German in Dallas Center at (515) 993-2004.