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Spring Valley's Dam Days are held annually the 3rd weekend in September. Join us for family fun - tournaments, contests, kids events, live music, great foods, and a Grand Parade.
45th Annual Dam Days Celebration
September 14, 15, 16 2012
| Friday, Sept 14th | Event Description | Location | Additional Information |
| USED BOOKS/MOVIES SALE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY | At the Spring Valley Public Library during regular hours. | ||
| Noon - 5pm | Red Cross Blood Drive Sponsored by the SV Area Ambulance and First Responders | Spring Valley Fire Hall | For appointments call Tom 715.778.4133 or 715.495.6729 or www.redcrossblood.org |
| 4pm | Food Stands Open Lion's Club World Famous Hamburgers, Snow Valley Riders Brats and Chicken, Pulled Pork sandwiches at the Senior Citizen’s Center Legion Post, specialty food stands | Main Street | |
| 4pm | Medallion Hunt Begins Solve the clues to find the medallion. Prize is $100 savings bond. Bring medallion to the Lion's Club with name, address and social security number. Winner must have a Dam Days button. Prize awarded at Miss Spring Valley coronation on Sunday | First clue posted at Arneson Insurance | On Saturday clues will be posted at 9:00, noon, 3:00 and 6:00 and on Sunday 9:00 and noon. |
| 5pm - 6pm | Bike Give Away 5 bikes given away. Run, walk, skip, or hop (no wheels) down the bike trail to collect tickets for the drawing. Sponsored by Nelleson Farm, Red Sky, Team Oil Travel Center, Best Press, and Subway | Former Spring Valley Health Care Center | |
| 6:30pm - 10pm | Garden Tractor Pull | Located on Main Street (McKay Ave.) | Sponsored by Spring Valley Drug & Hardware, Cenex, Napa, A PLUS Auto Pros, Cardinal Building, Sebion Construction, Sneakers Pub and Eatery, and Wieser Concrete. |
| 8:30pm - 12:30am | Music by Ross William Perry | Iron Horse Saloon | |
| 9pm - 1am | C & C Entertainment - DJ Cory Schmitz | Sneakers Pub and Eatery | |
| 9pm - 1am | DJ's Mitch and Justin | Bill's Bar | |
| Sat, Sept 15th | Event Description | Location | Additional Information |
| 9am | Food Stands Open Lion's Club World Famous Hamburgers, Snow Valley Riders Brats and Chicken, Pulled Pork sandwiches at the Senior Citizen’s Center Legion Post, specialty food stands | Main Street | |
| 8am | Community Wide Garage Sales | Contact Sun Argus for listings: 715.698.3995 | |
| 8am - 3pm | Youth Football Full contact football for pre-school through 6th grade. | Spring Valley Football Field | |
| 9am - 4pm | Dam Days Craft FairVendors selling handcrafted items. Coffee, doughnuts, bars, and lunch served in commons area. Proceeds go to Spring Valley Kids Club Program. Sponsored by Spring Valley Education | Spring Valley Elementary School | |
| 9am | Dam Days Bicycle Ride All ages welcome. Helmets required. $2 fee, minors need to sign a consent form. 15 to 80 mile bike rides. Organized by Twin City Bike Club | Handy Andy Park | Organized by Twin City Bike Club. For more information contact Scott Larson @ (612) 730-8371 |
| 9:30am | Youth Olympics Preschool to 6th grade. Registration on site at 9am. Sponsored by Spring Valley Lions Club and the Spring Valley Community Preschool | Located at the practice Football Field/Old High School Track out by the Dam | Contact Eric or Kelly Johnson @ (715) 778-4335 for more information |
| 10am | Fun Run 2 mile and 10KRegistration fee is $12.00 and is at 9:30 A.M. Run starts at 10:00 A.M. Forms available from Terry Miller @ (715) 778-4426, or Spring Valley Drug, or at start of race. | North end of Main Street | Sponsored by Spring Valley Medical Clinic & Allina Hospital and Clinics |
| 10am - 3pm | Classic Car Show Classic cars, tractors, trucks, farm machinery, or special interest vehicles. Registration begins at 9am. Trophies presented at 2pm. Sponsored by the Spring Valley Senior Living and Health Care Campus | Located on the grounds at the new Spring Valley Senior Living and Health Care Campus, 5830 Westland Drive.r | Contant Kevin Larson 715.778.5545 |
| 10am - 4pm | Pie and Ice Cream Social Proceeds benefit the SV MS/HS Band | Handy Andy Park | |
| 10am | Horseshoe Tournament 32 team maximum with double elimination format. Sponsored by SV Lions | Handy Andy Horseshoe pits | Contact Wade Sotona 715.778.4758 |
| 10am - 5pm | Childrens Petting Zoo Sponsored by Spring Valley FFA | ||
| Hap-E-Hill Pumkin Train Rides | Main Street | ||
| 12pm | Boy Scout Moonwalk Operated by SV and Elmwood Boy Scouts. Sponsored by Valley View Eye Clinic | 2nd Street | 12pm - 1pm | Duck Races Sponsored by the Spring Valley Area Ambulance and First Responders | Snowmobile Bridge |
| 1pm | Overdale Kennel Dog Agility Fun Match | Handy Andy Park | Contant Overdale Kennel 715.495.3338 |
| Bean Bag Toss | In front of Bill's Bar on Main Street | Contact Bill's Bar 715.778.5903 | |
| 1pm | Dam Days Euchre Tournament Entry Fee: $5. 100% payback | Sneakers Pub and Eatery | Contact Ruth or Chad 715.778.4200 |
| 1pm - 3pm | Face Painting by Spring Valley Royalty | Breath and Bodywork | |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Magic Stage Illusion Show | Main Street across from Sneakers | 2pm | Bicycle Races Ages 4 - 12. Sponsored by Spilde Chiropractic | Main street |
| 2:30pm | Kid's Coin Hunt Sponsored by Spring Valley Chamber of Commerce | Main Street | |
| 2pm - 4pm | Fire Truck Rides and Blood Pressure Screening | EMS Building | |
| 2:30pm | Classic Car Parade | Main Street | |
| 4pm | 15th Annual Parade of Horses | Main Street | Contact Ray Timm 715.778.4315 |
| 5:30pm | Royalty Baking Contest Vote for your favorite brownie or bar made by the candidates. $1 for plate of samples | Main Street | |
| 7pm | Folliez Performance | Spring Valley Theater | Interested performers contact SV Stagehands @ 715.778.4475 |
| 8:30pm - 12:30am | Street Dance Music by Still Runnin. Local warm up bands “Crush” and “This is Breathing” will start around 5:30 P.M. | Main Street | |
| 9pm - 1am | P&S We Love You Karaoke | Sneakers Pub and Eatery | |
| 8:30pm - 12:30 am | Music at Iron Horse Salloon Music by Mr. Winky | Iron Horse Salloon | |
| 9pm - 1am | DJ's Mitch and Justin | Bill's Bar | |
| Sunday, Sept 16th | Event Description | Location | Additional Information |
| 8am - Noon | Pancake Breakfast Free will donations support the Legions Baseball Team. Sponsored by American Legion Post 227 | Senior Citizen's Center Legion Post | |
| 9am | Food Stands Open Lion's Club World Famous Hamburgers, Snow Valley Riders Brats and Chicken, specialty food stands | Main Street | |
| Hap-E-Hill Pumkin Train Rides | Main Street | ||
| 11am - 1pm | Miss Spring Valley and Court Tea Social | Sacred Heart Parish CCD Center | Contact Jackie Prudlow @ 715.778.4531 |
| 2pm | Grand Parade$35 for commercial and political units. Dedicated to community service | Main Street | Contact Marsha Brunkhorst 715.778.4382 |
| Following Parade | Miss Spring Valley Coronation | Parade Reviewing Stand - Main Street | |
| Following Coronatin | Lion's Raffle DrawingRaffle to win (1) Apple New iPad, (2) Packers/Vikings tickets for Dec 2nd or (3) iPod Touch, donated by SV Dentistry. Raffle tickets: $5. Winners need not be present to win. | ||
| 3:30pm - 7:30 pm | Music at Iron Horse Salloon Music by Bear Creek Band | Iron Horse Salloon | |
| Open Juke Box | Bill's Bar |