Wild West Days Are Coming to Zimmerman Minnesota This Weekend!
This is just a teaser…..Wild West Days are roaring into Zimmerman next week from Thursday, May 24 through Monday, May 28, 2012.
In the Fall of 1970, a small group of Zimmerman residents decided to create a fund-raising community group with the expressed purpose of providing community aid, ranging from projects from helping the local Volunteer Fire Department to providing help for families in need. Their ultimate goal was to purchase a piece of land and erect a community building on it. This group became known as the Zimmerman Civic Club (ZCC).
Within three months, the ZCC had announced its first large scale fundraising event -- Wild West Days (WWD). By the time the celebration was held, membership in the ZCC was listed at 77 members. With a population under 500 people, that was quite an amazing accomplishment in itself.
What a huge success that first weekend was. No one needed to count dollars to know that WWD was a success long before the weekend came. The old newspaper articles, praised the event, and the weekend's program reads like a "Who's Who" in Zimmerman's rich history. The old WWD programs are filled with numerous acknowledgments for "generous donations "of time, money, baked goods and prizes. Giving -- it seems -- is a "Zimmerman Tradition." And for 30+ years the community of Zimmerman has been giving and hosting their successful annual community celebration, "Wild West Days".
The celebration starts on Thursday with the carnival, arm band discount day, food vendors, the karoake semi-finals at the Zimmerman Bowl, and, of course, the Medallion Hunt with hints posted at City Hall.
Don't forget to enter the Soap Box Derby Contest.
Soap Box Derby Entry Form
Download entry form here
And, remember the talent contest, too.
Wild West Days Zimmerman's Got Talent Entry Form & Rules
Download entry form here
Download contest rules here
We know you want to be here, what are you waiting for?
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