Hello everyone from RIB CENTRAL. Where's that? This week it's in Platte County. Saturday and Sunday the little town of Duncan hosted their 3rd annual RibFest in beautiful downtown Duncan. Over 5,000 people attended and enjoyed ribs, very thin potatoes, funnel cakes, beer, and some very listener-friendly music.
Stan and Nancy came from Geneva to share our culture. We all were impressed with the organization and workers who helped things work so well. The area was blocked off with MANY cattle panels which were lined with orange snow fencing. There was only one entrance and all had to pay a fee to come in. Five rib vendors were present and we sampled from most of them. Before leaving we voted for our favorite. Next year the top two will return and other vendors will bid for a chance to participate. My personal favorite was Baby Huey's from Fremont. YUM!
Sponsors of the event were the Volunteer Firemen, Duncan Wrestling Club and the VFW. Gary Schlesinger (father of Husker/Lion Cory) is the chief of all. It was a beautiful summer evening and a chance to see lots of people, including some of Tom's buddies.
After we left the Rib Fest we toured Duncan Lakes, a little sand pit development on the Platte south of Duncan. Then we pointed out Dorothy Lynch's home on Hwy. 30. Yes, the salad dressing is made in our area. On the way into Columbus we stopped at Pawnee Park and toured the Andrew Jackson Higgins National Monument. It's an impressive area honoring the man who invented the "Higgins Boat." This water craft carried our troops ashore in many places, most importantly on D-Day. Higgins was born in Columbus. One of our high school history teachers came across this fact and eventually led the effort to establish a monument to Higgins' accomplishments.
This weekend a bank parking lot in downtown Columbus will be the site of another rib eating venue. Columbus is celebrating its 150th birthday and the ribs are part of the general celebration. There will be more vendors this week, including Famous Dave's.
Congratulations to you,Kelly on your graduation and new job. I'm sure all will go well with the boards.
I am still enjoying the memories of Football 101. What a fun day with our family and other women who appreciate the game. Coach Callahan's enthusiasm and passion for the game were contagious.
Suki, we appreciated the sad tale of Steve and Chuck's bull. It reminded Tim of a cattleman who came to his livestock equipment display years ago. The rancher was lamenting the loss of his very expensive($20,000 - $30,000) bull. It was very hot on the first day of the bull's duties. He decided to cool off in the pasture pond. He emerged minus his main breeding equipment-----a hungry snapping turtle couldn't resist the dangling treat!!!!!
Time to close--
Connie
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