all about
the table rock fair in the square
saturday, august 10, 2019
sponsors, schedule in the works, & more
This is the fourth annual fair put on by the Table Rock Community Club. The Community Club's fair committee is hard at work on it!
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Ad for the car show in the 2019 book for the Eastern Nebraska-Western Iowa Car Council. They designed it, and we love it.
the schedule is below
but first,
thank you to our sponsors!
This year the streets of Table Rock will be populated by street performers sponsored by the State Bank pf Table Rock, Community Insurance Group, the Drug Store Coffee Club, Bob Norris & Jean Cheever, Susan Puhalla, the Lloyd Vrtiska family, the Floyd Vrtiska family, the Sitzman family, the de Koning family, and Howard & Debbie Blecha, Kathy & Don Fritch. See what they are bringing to us below:
PHOENIX CREATIONS -
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sponsored by bob norris & jean cheever in memory of their grandparents, edgar & frances norris
Edgar & Frances Norris, long time proprietors of the Norris Store at the southwest corner of the Square
Here's a video of one of Anthony's creations made for a parade. He says he'll do one for us, too! |
daisy the clown
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sponsored by SUSAN PUHALLA IN MEMORY OF HER MOM MARCILLE & STEPDAD JOHN ABLE, BOTH PROFESSIONAL CLOWNS. MARCILLE WAS KNOWN AS "Marbles" and john as "chappie."
Daisy is appearing in memory of Marbles the Clown, and Chappie, too!
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dizzy the CLOWN
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sponsored by Gloria Joy, Joy Robison, & Jerry vrtiska in memory of their dad lloyd vrtiska, who was table rock's beloved pops the clown
Dizzy is appearing in memory of Pops, here in 2017.
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LOLLIPOP THE CLOWN
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SPONSORED IN MEMORY OF COLEEN de koning TANNER, WHO TAUGHT IN TABLE ROCK & LOVED KIDS -- BY HER SISTERS NANCY BURGERT, KATHY FRITCH, BROTHERS GARY, ALLEN, AND TERRY, AND DAD HANK De koning. |
Lollipop is appearing in memory of Coleen de Koning Tanner, who was a teacher in Table Rock. Here she is Miss de Koning with her 5th grade class in a photo from the Table Rock yearbook for the 1971-1972 school year.
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the flint hills outlaw gang |
co-sponsors: the drug store coffee club & the ROUND UP Bar & grill |
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This jayhawking gang comes up from Kansas. SOME of the gang members are pictured. SOME of the gang will attend, but we don't know who yet. They say they will do whatever we ask, cowboy wise. They will mingle with the crowds, rob any place or anyone, arrest anyone, do skits, and walk in our parade. They are cowboy re-enactors who are out for a good time, and we will have a good time with them. We will probably set up the Elk Creek Jail and let them throw people in a REAL hoosegow. As a fundraiser for the fair, you can make a donation to have them throw somebody in jail, and that person can stay there a set time or bail himself (or herself) out. We probably would ask them to enforce the Table Rock Ordinances of 1911, which pretty everyone one violates on a regular basis!
We'll need a judge.... |
The Elk Creek Jail at the Table Rock museums....
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THE HOMESTEAD HARMONIZERS |
sPONSORED BY THE
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Take these fellows TIMES TWO OR THREE! From 8 to 12 are coming for our fair!
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This popular group based out of Beatrice, Nebraska plans to send a selection of eight to twelve singers to perform some barbershop music on the streets of Table Rock!
Here's some information about the group: The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. issued a charter to operate a barbershop chorus in Beatrice, Nebraska on December 12, 1988. The chorus was to become known as The Homestead Harmonizers. The members of the Homestead Harmonizers range in age as young as the early teens to 80 plus years, including men from 23 different communities in southeast Nebraska and northeast Kansas. They use a vintage style of close 4-part harmony to entertain their audiences by singing a wide variety of songs including contemporary jazzy ensembles, Broadway show tunes, old time gospel numbers, patriotic tunes, and of course, classic barbershop! It is a sound that is seldom heard in today's contemporary music. 
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magician
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co sponsored by floyd vrtiska & family,
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rutiger the magician |
sponsored by wfla (table rock zcbj lodge) |
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Rutiger the Magician will begin strolling about at 3 p.m., will be in our parade, and will continue to stroll. He will interact with kids, young and old, and wow you with his street magic!
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free ice cream at the old fashioned soda fountain |
sponsored & carried out by the drugstore coffee club |
chris salberg at the argus newspaper museum
Chris explains how the newspaper folding machine works
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sponsored by the table rock historical societyChris will explain how the Argus used to be put together -- learn about typesetting, linotypes, how the presses work, and more. He has done demonstrations for Living History Day for many years & is quite popular.
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mowgli, flow artist
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sponsored by betty ann wilkins
IN MEMORY OF LOIS, CHARLES, & HELEN NORRIS
Betty Ann's aunt, uncle, & mom Helen in 1922:
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radiant elf, flow artist
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SPONSORED BY THE PAWNEE COUNTY PROMOTIONAL NETWORK (PCPN)What is a flow artist? A flow artist is a master of dance, choreography, and the manipulation of objects -- whether they be balloons, hula hoops, flaming poi sticks, a flaming trident..... What specifically do Radiant Elf & Mowgli do? You'll find out!
Sadly, kind of, they are masters in the fire arts, but our after-dark performances were already set before we discovered them. But there will be plenty to see! |
the schedule
everything but the food & bingo is free
B.Y.O.B. WITHIN THE SQUARE & BLOCKED OFF SOUTH & WEST STREETS
food by the community club FUNDRAISER FOR THE FAIR
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Greg Blecha Goodtimers at the 2018 Table Rock Fair
Giddy-Up Pony Races, 2018
This train robber on the wanted list may show up with the Flint Hills Outlaw Gang
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see more while you're in town!
Judy Stockholm's Round Up Bar & Grill, south side of the Square -- cold beer, great food
The 1924 REO Speedwagon fire truck of Table Rock Fire & Rescue, kept on display at the Argus Museum
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The village Water Fountain Pagoda -- built in 1926, restored in 2017 by the Table Rock Historical Society & the Village of Table Rock, water fountain donated by the Historical Society in 2018
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