October 22, 2018 at 4:12 p.m.
Fall Fest flourishes despite cold, snow
Fall Fest flourishes despite cold, snow
By Kayla Thomason-
Some activities were moved indoors, but otherwise the event, which benefits the Rhinelander High School FBLA/DECA chapter, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes - Northwoods Service Unit and the Rhinelander High School Music Department, went off without a hitch.
Future Business Leaders of America and DECA are both national organizations that Rhinelander High School has combined into one organization. The club focuses on building business skills, giving new opportunities to students and serving the Rhinelander community.
Children enjoyed a corn maze with scavenger hunt, straw bale maze, tractor hayrides to feed the chickens, Kraft Kuddly Kritters petting zoo, apple slingshot, pumpkin bowling, face painting and new activities such as dartboard toss, toilet toss game, football toss, Girl Scout crafts, Hanson's plant activity, guess the plant game and more.
"We've had a little bump with the weather so what we did is we moved a lot of things indoors so there's a lot more games inside," said Beth Hanson, manager.
The only outside activities were the corn maze, slingshot and tractor rides.
Carmen Ibarra, FBLA/DECA vice president of community service, thought the event went well despite the weather.
"(The kids) been having a ton of fun," she said. "I know the fishing game is super popular - they like having a little fight for their prize, it was really cute - and they like pumpkin bowling even though a couple of the pumpkins have taken a hit."
Ibarra is grateful that Hanson's partners with the club to hold the event.
"I think it's just a really fantastic opportunity to get out in the community and show people what FBLA/DECA does, as well as interact with members of the community and meet people you wouldn't if you hadn't been able to, so they've given us a really great opportunity to come out and do this," she said.
Zoe Lewallen, vice president of public relations for the FBLA/DECA club, thought the turnout was excellent.
"(The children) seem to be very excited especially the games that involve water, they seem to like those ones a lot," she said.
She was also thankful for the support.
"I think it was a great support from the community and businesses," she said.
Melissa Markgraf enjoyed watching her children try the apple sling and other games.
"We love that we are helping the local high school, I really, really like that we're giving back to the community," she said.
The family plans to come back next year with the kids dressed up in costume, she added.
Anyone can come to vote in the Ripco-sponsored scarecrow contest, which is handicapped accessible. Voters should drive the road and place their ballot in the mailbox at the end.
The Hanson's corn maze is open until the end of the month and there is one more Saturday tractor ride from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Hanson's closes for the season Nov. 1.
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