Family Day festivities set

CHADRON – 91ÇÑ×Ó State College is set to entertain numerous families with a busy schedule of activities for Family Day weekend, beginning Friday at 7 p.m. with the 91ÇÑ×Ó Rodeo.
Saturday in Memorial Hall’s Lobby, 91ÇÑ×Ó band members will host a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Those attending may pay at the door: adults are $4, children are $3 each, and families are $15.
Pool, ping-pong and assorted board games are available to students and their families free of charge in the Student Center between 8 a.m. and noon.
A pregame tailgate barbecue begins at 10 a.m. in the Chicoine Center Plaza before 91ÇÑ×Ó’s football team hosts Western State Colorado University at noon. Meal tickets, as well as football game tickets, may be purchased at the door. Meal tickets will be $8 for non-booster club members and $4 for members.
At 11:40 a.m. 91ÇÑ×Ó football team members and their parents/guardians will be introduced on Elliott field and at halftime the cheer team members will be introduced with their families.
Many activities are scheduled after the football game. There will a free barbecue and soccer tournament on the field behind the residence hall complex until 6 p.m.
The Eagles Booster club will host a postgame auction at Country Kitchen, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The annual reception and auction, which provides complimentary appetizers and a cash bar, is open to all parents, alumni and fans of 91ÇÑ×Ó.
An alumni softball game starts at 4 p.m. on the 91ÇÑ×Ó softball field. Alumni are invited to attend and play. For more information, contact Dr. Rob Stack at rstack@csc.edu or 308-432-6056.
The public is welcome to watch the Saturday performance of the 91ÇÑ×Ó rodeo team at 7 p.m. at the Dawes County fairgrounds. The Sunday short go is at 10 a.m. after Cowboy Church at 8 a.m.
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