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POTTER CARBOWL

This Weekend’s Schedule Is Packed With Activities

The annual Potter CarBowl returns this weekend with a loaded “Friday Night Rev Up” lineup and nonstop, morning-to-evening events on the big Saturday schedule.

CarBowl spokesman Drew Enevoldsen told the Observer that the duckpin bowling tournament this year features a whopping $600 in cash prizes

“We’d really like to grow that event,” he said.

The tournament, with Potter-Dix cheerleaders helping out, begins at 10 a.m. at Potter’s iconic ducking bowling alley.

As for other highlights, Enevoldsen said Friday night features two bands, a beer garden, smoked turkey legs and fireworks with a veterans recognition performance. He also noted that an AR-15 has been donated to the auction to benefit the community’s Legion Hall restoration project.

For kids, free bounce houses and glow sticks are sure to please. And to register kids for the Power Wheels/Little Tykes Car Show, call 308-207-5908.

The Potter Lions Club and Lincoln Highway Cruisers Car Club are presenting this year’s CarBowl. Here’s a look at the schedule.

Friday, June 25

6 p.m., Free Spirit Tattoos – Free Spray-On Tattoos, Rail Road Park.

6-8 p.m., Juke Joint Cruisers, Pivot Lending Gazebo.

7-8:30 p.m., BBQ Contestants Set Up, Rail Road Park.

9-11 p.m., Stahla-Ford Band, Pivot Lending Gazebo.

9:30 p.m., Fireworks, Front Street.

Saturday, June 26

9 a.m., Car Show Registration, Visitor Center.

9 a.m., Potter Museums Open.

9 a.m., Craft Fair and Swap Meet, Potter State Bank grass.

9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., 50/50 Drawing Tickets, Timber Express Tent.

9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Silent Auction, Timber Express Tent.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Potter Pine Car Summer Series Build, Youth Center.

10 a.m., Bowling Tournament with Potter-Dix Cheerleaders, Duckpin Bowling Alley.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Silent Auction and Cooling Area, Timber Express Tent.

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Live Music, Pivot Learning Gazebo.

10:30 a.m., BMX Stunt Show, Front Street.

10:30 a.m., BBQ and Brews: Gates Open / Food Wristbands on Sale, Rail Road Park.

11 a.m., BBQ: Judging Begins / Food Served, Rail Road Park.

11 a.m., BBQ: Beans and Chili Due / Public Tasting Begins, Rail Road Park.

Noon, BBQ Chicken Due, Public Tasting Begins, Rail Road Park.

1 p.m., BBQ: Brisket Due / Public Tasting Begins, Rail Road Park.

1:30 p.m., BMX Stunt Show, Front Street.

2-6 p.m., Nebraska Beer and Wine Tasting, Reading Garden Next to Library.

2-3 p.m., Juke Joint Cruisers, Enevoldsen Trucking Tent.

3:30 p.m., Awards Ceremony, Enevoldsen Trucking Tent.

4:45 p.m., Juke Joint Cruisers, Enevoldsen Trucking Tent.

6 p.m., Potter Pine Car Summer Series Race, Youth Center.

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