A lot happening at this years "Railroad Industry" Sugarbeet Festival
Chamber of Commerce Seeking Vendors For Sugarbeet Festival
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Start shopping for your Christmas items early and enjoy the different types of food and items that will be offered. There will be Craft Booths, Jewelry, Paintings, Yard Items and Food, and the Chamber of Commerce is currently seeking more vendors. Vendors have an opportunity to sell their products or goods on main street Chinook from 1 to 8 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd and 9 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 24th. Entry deadline is September 18th at 5:00 p.m. and the fee to enter is $30 per vendor (Non-Member Rate) and $10 for Members, payable to the Chinook Area Chamber of Commerce. Be sure to bring your own tables. Entry forms can be mailed to: Chinook Chamber, PO Box 744 - Chinook, MT 59523. For more information on becoming a vendor, contact Sarah Pratt at 720-0837 or email: reporter@chinookmontana.com.
Registration is 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 23rd at the Chamber of Commerce Office – 313 Indiana Street - Chinook and you will be given instructions on your booth location. Be sure and reserve your spot today!
CAR SHOW
Everyone is invited to bring their cars, pickups, motorcycles, snowmobiles, works-in-progress, race cars, mud runners and any other special interest vehicle to the 2016 Sugarbeet Festival Car Show!! This event is a huge success and offers prizes and trophies. Registration is at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24th on the 200 Block of Main (Indiana) Street in Chinook; sign-in at Dan’s Auto Parts. The show runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in several categories this year including Patina of Original Paint (Paint-only, dents don’t count), People’s Choice and Judges Choice in the following categories: Best Ford, Best GM/Chevy, Best Dodge, etc. For more information, contact Allen Pula at 781-8041. All participants are welcome and encouraged to run in the parade at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The Car Show is sponsored by these community-minded businesses: American Garage, Dan’s Auto Parts, Diesel Doctor, Holden’s Hot Wheels, Jamieson Motors and Precision Auto Body.
SUGARBEET GROWING CONTEST
Be sure to enter your biggest and best Sugarbeet in this contest! The Sugarbeet Growing Contest is a very popular event for the Sugarbeet Festival. It is probably too late to plant now, but for those who have beets growing, there’s money to be made for the biggest beet! The 1st prize will be $50 in Chinook Bucks and the second contest held at the same time is the Sugarbeet Decorating Contest. Beets will be judged in three different age groups for the best decorated beet and first prize in each age group will receive $25 in Chinook Bucks.
For those of you wishing to carve, pickup your free sugarbeet in front of the Chinook Chamber of Commerce office, and use your creativity to make an amazing creation for this contest. The Sugarbeet Contest will be held in front of Wells Fargo Bank and entries will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday - Judging will be at 11:00 a.m. Entry deadline is 10:30 a.m. There are two divisions, Youth (up to 14 years old) and Adult (14 years and older).
The Largest Beet will be determined by the water displacement method. The Beet will be submersed in a bucket of water with measured graduations and beet size will be determined by the amount of water displaced by the beet. In the event of a tie, the largest circumference will be used to break the tie - measured with a cloth sewing tape. Beets will be measured with the top removed with no leaf or stem material remaining and the root trimmed to no smaller than 1/8 inch in diameter. Awards will be given to the Largest Beet. Beets that are grown together can constitute an entry - contact Heidi Brown for rules.
The Heaviest Beet will be determined by weighing each beet on a scale approved by the County Extension Agent. Awards will be given to the heaviest beet. Beets that are grown together can constitute an entry.
The Most Unique Shaped Beet - Beets will be placed on display on Main Street during the Festival and voted on by the public to determine the winner of this award. Best Dressed Sugarbeet - Dress-up your Sugarbeet; and Smallest Beet could win an award also! The Best Carved Beet will be judged by People’s Choice.
The Sugarbeet Growing Contest is sponsored by these community-minded businesses: Ezzie’s Wholesale, HUB International and Moxley Construction.
