Sportsmans' Days

sponsored by the Naches Lions Club

Sportsmans' Days provides a great time of community fellowship and fun which draws in visitors to Naches from around Central Washington.

The 60th annual Naches Sportsman’s Days takes place September 12-14, 2008 in downtown Naches. The Naches Lions Club sponsors the local community event. It is used as a fundraiser for the club and an opportunity for the community to get together. “The three day event is also a chance for clubs and other organization to raise funds for their particular needs” according to Lion member John Strong, Sportsman’s Days Co-Chairman.

There will be a lot of things going on throughout the weekend for everyone. Friday at 5 p.m the midway opens with rides, food, bingo, booths, raffles and entertainment. Free entertainment will take place throughout the weekend. Saturday morning starts with the Applewood Park Booster Breakfast from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The kid’s parade starts at the old Naches Post Office and runs through town starting at 10 a.m. The grand parade lead by Grand Marshal, Jim Gillie starts shortly after the kids parade. Judging for the main parade starts at 9 a.m.
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Again this year, the Naches Garden Club will sponsor a flower show at Sportsman’s Days. This show has become one of the favorite events of Sportsman’s Days according to Strong. For more information about the show, call 653-2113. Another great attraction during Sportsman’s Days has been the annual quilt show. “This is a community event and everyone is invited to bring quilts to the show,” according to Eleanor Zimmerman, show chairperson. Information about the quilt show maybe obtained by calling Zimmerman at 678-4331. The flower show and quilt show will be held in the Naches Middle School gym on Saturday and Sunday.

The Naches Lions Club operates bingo for cash throughout the three days. A silent auction of donated items starts at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and runs until 5 p.m. on the midway. The Naches Fire Department takes on other local fire department in the 3:30 p.m. bucket brigade.

The Sun Dog Agility Club of Central Washington is putting on an agility dog show starting at 2:00 p.m. This show attracts many dogs from around Central Washington. Admission is free to the dog show and all other Sportsman’s Days events.

One of the crowds favorite, lip sync contest takes place at 7:30 p.m. on the midway stage on Saturday. Money prizes are awarded to each of the different divisions in the contest. Contestants must register by 5 p.m. Saturday for the lip sync contest at the Lions Bank on the midway.

Teenagers will be able to attend the teen sock hop dance held at the Naches Intermediate School Gym. The dance starts at 9 p.m. and is over at 11 p.m. Teenagers must have a Sportsman’s Days Button in order to enter the dance. The dance is sponsored and chaperoned by the Naches Lions Club.

Sundays event include the community church service at 10 a.m. and the fishing derby for youngsters ages 4-12. The fishing derby has live fish and prizes are given to youngsters who win the fishing contests. All youngsters are invited to fish, but must bring their own pole and bait.

Sportsman’s Days button numbers will be drawn throughout the weekend. Cash and other prizes will be awarded to winners of the button drawings. Sportsman’s Days buttons are sold by Lion club members and local business. Profits from the sale of Sportsman’s Days buttons are used to put on the three day event and for local service projects.

The Naches Lions Club invites everyone to stop by during the weekend and visit Sportsman’s Days. “Sportsman’s Days is a chance for people to meet their old friends and classmates as well as to support their community” said Strong. Some past school classes now hold their class reunions on the Sportsman’s Days weekend.

For more information on this year's event, please contact:

Lion Don Kilpatrick, Event Chairman - DONALDK652@aol.com 965-1745
Lion Dave Heath, Parade Chairman - David.Heath@cwu.edu 961-6312

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