SummerFest promises weekend of fun

by Dennis Dalman

editor@thenewsleaders.com

Sartell SummerFest 2016 will kick off a weekend of fun starting Friday, June 10 with a parade, an outdoor dance and fireworks, and the annual family bash known as Libertyville featuring a lumberjack show and a “human cannonball.”

The following is a line-up of SummerFest activities:

Friday events

Running races

There will be two running races – the St. Cloud Orthopedics-sponsored 5k Run and the Vein Center-sponsored Kids’ Fun Run.

Both will take place at the Sartell Middle School.

The kids’ run is meant for kids ages 5-11 and will begin at 5:30 p.m. The 5k run will follow at 6 p.m.

People may register right before the races begin.

Prizes will be given to the top three male and top three female 5k runners.

The registration fee for the 5k run is $30. For the kids’ run, the fee is $15.

Proceeds from the two events will be given to Sartell schools to help support their recreational programs.

Libertyville

The family fun bash dubbed Libertyville will begin at 5 p.m. on the grounds of Pine Meadow Elementary School.

The free event will include a Lumberjack Contest Show, a flying “human cannonball” shot from the mouth of a cannon, many activities for children, live music, face-painting, inflatables and more.

Food will be served by the LeSauk Lions Club, and proceeds will benefit Sartell schools.

The event is sponsored by Liberty Bank Minnesota.

Saturday

Parade

The “ILoveLiberty.com Parade” will start at 10 a.m. and will proceed north on Riverside Avenue from Sartell Street to Seventh Street N., ending at the middle-school area.

Eleven bands are scheduled to perform in the parade competition, along with more than 70 parade units.

The judges’ stands will be located on Riverside Avenue near the DeZurik plant. Handicapped parking is available in the DeZurik parking lot.

Dance

A Great River Bowl Partners Pub Street dance will take place starting at 5 p.m. with music by Radio Nation, featuring Sartell schools’ music director Dave Lumley. The band will start playing at 5:30 p.m. Another band, Diamondback, will take the stage at 8:30 p.m. and perform until 12:30 a.m.

The beer garden and food court at Partners’ Pub will open at 5 p.m., a half hour before the dancing starts.

At about 10 p.m. The Blue Line Sports Bar & Grill Fireworks show will begin in the area behind Great River Bowl.

Sunday

Golf

The Blackberry Ridge Golf Club will offer a SummerFest Special that will include 18 holes of golf, along with a cart, for $19.07, in honor of 1907, the year Sartell was founded. To register call 320-257-4653 or go to www.SartellSummerFest.com.

Sponsors

Sartell SummerFest 2016 is made possible by sponsorships from Liberty Bank Minnesota, St. Cloud Orthopedics, The Vein Center, ILoveLiberty.com, Great River Bowl & Partners Pub, Blue Line Sports Bar & Grill and Blackberry Ridge Golf Club.