Takin’ Names! | In a Positive Way!

by admin on June 21, 2010

I love those names. I love getting email from people who have visited for the Laura Ingalls Wilder experience or who plan to visit. I’m so glad to see more people signing up for updates on the events at Wilder Days 2010. We set out to put the basic plan together early and now we have only the ‘catch-up’ things to do. The Committee wants to get to September 18 in fairly sane condition and I think they have every opportunity to do that.

Last year, we had the ground breaking for the Carl Mays memorial and this summer it is ready and in place. The dedication will be held on June 26 at the traditional annual freedom celebration. The monument is remarkable, using a huge upright slab of concrete with a baseball pitcher engraved on the side facing the highway. The pitcher is posed in a similar position as one of the photos of Mays.

The tickets for the raffle of the lawn tractor should be ‘on the streets’. If not by today, they will be shortly. They will be available at Mansfield businesses and through the Chamber of Commerce (417-924-3525).

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Ozarks Mystique broke the news last week about the Husqvarna Lawn Tractor being given away on September 18, 2010 at the annual Wilder Days event in Mansfield,Missouri.

This week, the Wilder Days’ committee announced that raffle tickets for the lawn tractor are being printed and will be $5 each or 5 for $20.

The lawn tractor/mower can be seen ‘in person’ at the Mansfield Community Center.   Contact local businesses, such as Bank of Mansfield or Backdoor Video and the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce (417-924-3525) to get your tickets.  You need not be present to win.

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Bedraces | Dirtbags | Freedom 2010 and Wilder Days 2010

May 4, 2010

Someone spent the day clipping and snipping, then sewing fine quartz sand into bags for the Mansfield Freedom Celebration 2010 — June 26, 2010 and Wilder Days 2010, September 17-18, 2010.
The fine, white sand is first poured into bags made from an old sheet.  Then, the first bag was enclosed in a tightly sewn wrap [...]

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Bed Races Confirmed

April 26, 2010

The Mansfield Chamber of Commerce which is the foundation for the Wilder Days Committee had a membership meeting on April 22.
The Weaver Inn hosted the event and served lunch. Besides a little good old networking, the agenda covered several community events that are upcoming and entertained a presentation by Darrel Adamson regarding the BedRaces [...]

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Wilder Days 2010 | Entertainment | Ozarks Music

April 8, 2010

Music and entertainment from Laura’s country will be the focus of entertainment at Wilder Days on September 18, 2010.  The committee members who are in charge of reserving musicians are choosing talent from the ample local pool.  The intent is for visitors to have a chance to enjoy the same sort of talent that Laura [...]

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Thank Goodness for Readers who Know Email

March 11, 2010

This week I had an email from a fan/follower/READER who pointed out an error on the dates I had listed for Wilder Days 2010.  I was so glad to hear from another reader and to have the dates pointed out so I could fix them.  I found at least one other one.
Sometimes these things happen [...]

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Wilder Days Fan Page | Twitter

February 12, 2010

Wilder Days is looking for you everywhere.  Besides this website and lots of mention on other websites, we’ve moved into Twitter Country.  You can follow us easily by clicking on the link in the sidebar.
We would love to have you among the fans at the Fanpage on FaceBook.  Your picture or avatar would look smashing [...]

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Ozark Mountain Players | Laura’s Memories Pageant – 2010 |Laura Ingalls Wilder

February 7, 2010

The brochure for the 2010 performances of Laura’s Memories has been released and a copy has been posted on the sidebar for your convenience.  It is printer friendly in a pdf format that will open in the Adobe Reader that comes on computers.
(If you want the newest version of Adobe Reader, it is a free [...]

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Wilder Days | Social Media

January 31, 2010

We’ve gone TECH — and we’re pursuing as many social media processes as we can.  We would love to have you join the fans on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.  You can click the links in the sidebar and do just that.

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Wilder Days 2010 | Sho-Me Your Wheels Returns

January 28, 2010

Sho-Me Your Wheels, the mechanical show which began at Wilder Days 2009 will be onsite again this year.
Plans are for the show to be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010, which will give exhibitors to show off their projects and also participate in the HUGE PARADE if they can.
Sho-Me Your Wheels is a MECHANICAL show [...]

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