J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 1 9 12 POTATO GROWER Food, family fun and many events make up the Potato Days Festival, held again this year on Friday and Saturday, August 23 and 24 in Barnesville, Minnesota. Well known for its potato production, Barnesville draws on their potato her- itage for two days of “spud”riffic fun. Each year, an estimated 20,000+ tater lovers from across the country descend on this town of 2,500 to enjoy bushels of FREE fun for the entire family. Anyone that has attended the festival raves about the good food court that serves up the best of potato pancakes, dumplings, Norwegian lefse, french fries, mashed potatoes and gravy and potato sausage. There are non-potato items such as pork or beef sandwiches, hamburgers, macho nachos, ice cream and smoothies served as well. The main-stay of the festival is the pota- to peeling and potato picking contests but family fun continues with such events as the mashed potato wrestling competition, strong man contest, sculpting contest, street fair, stage enter- tainment and the ever-growing car show. Also the cooking contest consist- ing of making the best lefse entry is a popular event. Looking for athletic competition? Jaynie (Herbranson) Halvorson Memorial 5k/10k/Fun Run is one not to miss as you run through the beautiful streets of Barnesville! Other activities include the whist and pinochle tournaments, horseshoe con- test, and Miss Tater Tot Contest. There are dances for all ages as well! Friday night is a teen dance and on Saturday night a street dance for the over 21 crowd featuring Jacked Up! Whether “spuds” are part of the activity or not, combine all the food and events and you’ve cooked up a “spud”tacular Friday and Saturday while attending the Potato Days Festival in Barnesville, Minnesota on August 23 and 24, 2019. For more information check out the fes- tival’s website at www.potatodays.com or for a free brochure including a com- plete schedule of events call the “spud” line at 1-800-525-4901 “Spud”tacular And A”Peel”ing Events Attract Over 20,000 People From Across The Nation To The Annual Potato Days Festival. Highest R-Value Insulation Moisture Barriers Fire Proofing Flat Roofs The Insulation Place 14770 69th Place NE • Grafton, ND 58237 ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ Urethane Spray-On Insulation Eliminates air infiltration & stops condensation Grafton (701) 352-3233 1-800-352-0620 Bismarck (701) 255-0025 1-866-425-0025 Website www.theinsulationplace.com