13th annual Butterfield Summer Sizzler this Friday, Saturday
The 13th annual edition of the Butterfield Summer Sizzler is set for a star-spangled sizzle at Voss Park in Butterfield, the “home” for the majority of the celebration’s events. This year, the bulk of activities will be keeping folks busy on the Fourth of July – Saturday, July 4. Events actually begin, however, on Friday evening, July 3, with a Tractor Pull.
Throughout the celebration, there will be plenty of activities in which children and adults can take part, lots of food to eat – and exciting events to watch.
The Sizzler originated from a day that was promoted as a “day for the community” by the Butterfield Community Club Auxiliary. Initial events included the Auxiliary’s Flea Market and the ice cream social by the First Lutheran Church. From there it grew into today’s two-day festival.
It was – and remains – as a fun time for families and people of all ages.
Since the bulk of activities take place in-and-around Voss Park and nearby Butterfield Lake, the Voss Park Campground provides the perfect place to stay for the weekend.
Following is a calendar of events for the two days:
Friday, July 3 –
*Tractor Pull registration, 4 p.m.
* Tractor Pull, 5 p.m. (Sponsored by Braaten Farms, T & K Transport and Dick Downs)
Saturday, July 4 –
* Butterfield Lions Club breakfast, 7 a.m.
* Chicken Run/Walk registration, 7:30 a.m.
* Two-Mile Fitness Walk, 7:45 a.m.
* 5K Chicken Run, 8 a.m. (Sponsored by Dick Downs, Pioneer Seed-Kurt Blomgren and SuperFair Foods)
* Tractorcade leaves Voss Park, 8 a.m. (Sponsored by Rich Haglund Seeds)
* Kids’ 1/2-Mile Fun Run, 8:45 a.m.
* Flea Market under the trees of Voss Park, 10 a.m. (Sponsored by Butterfield Community Club Auxiliary)
* Kids’ Fishing Contest at Butterfield Lake, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Sponsored by Darfur Sportsmen Club)
* Bean Bag Tournament, 11 a.m. (Sponsored by Butterfield True Value)
* Taste of Butterfield, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* National Micro-Mini Tractor Pull, 11:30 a.m.
* Phil Baker on Voss Park Stage, 11:30 a.m. (Sponsored by Early Childhood Family Education)
* Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pull, 1 p.m. (Sponsored by Miller Sellner Equipment, Crystal Valley Cooperative, Noi’s Asian Delight Food and Rory Haler Construction)
* Phil Baker on Voss Park Stage, 2 p.m. (Sponsored by Early Childhood Family Education)
* Pie and Ice Cream Social, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Sponsored by Early Childhood Family Education)
* Lawn Mower Races, 3 p.m. (Sponsored by Olson Custom Cabinets)
* Hands Around The Lake, 4:30 p.m. (Sponsored by Statewide Health Improvement Program and Summer Sizzler)
* Butterfield Fire Department Fundraising Supper at Voss Park, 5 p.m.
* Medallion Hunt, 6 p.m. (Sponsored by Eagles-St. James)
* Blind Man Golf Cart Races, 7 p.m. (Sponsored by Dick Downs, NAM Design, Olsen Truck Service Center, KNK Golf Carts and Butterfield Municipal Liquor Store.
* Band “Nowhere Fast” at Buckshot’s Bar & Grill, 8:30 p.m.
* Raffle Drawing and Drawing for Pedal Tractor (Sponsored by Midway Farm Equipment), 9 p.m.
* Fireworks over Butterfield Lake, 10 p.m. (Sponsored by the Butterfield Summer Sizzler and Triumph State Bank of Butterfield.
Event sponsors include: Andy’s Auto, Butterfield Foods, Braaten Farms, Butterfield Community Club Auxiliary, Casey’s General Stores, Crystal Valley Cooperative, Darfur Sportsmen Club, Dick Downs, Donald V. Larson Post #9607, Eagles-St. James, Gary and Etta Mather, Rory Haler Construction, Harlan Helget, Heffele Construction, Lampert Lumber, Midway Farm Equipment, Miller Sellner Equipment, NAM Design, Noi’s Asian Delight Food, Odin State Bank, Olson Custom Cabinets, Peterson Pit Pumping LLC, Pioneer Seed-Kurt Blomgren, Harder Agency, Rich Haglund Seed, T & K Transport, Tri-County Implement, Triumph State Bank-Butterfield, United Prairie Insurance Agency, Butterfield Municipal Liquor Store, Olsen Truck Service Center, Prochazka Transport/Producers Hybrid Seeds, Butterfield Lions Club, D & L Leinenweber, Fleet & Farm Supply Inc., Hall’s Across the Prairie & Southwest MN K-Fence, Hall and Carlson Performance Machining LLC, Hall Hydraulics and Machine, Mike Hall, Welding Shop-Andy Hall, Jeremy Hall, SuperFair Foods, Jim and Jackie Harrington, Butterfield True Value, Gene and Joyce Lenning, Early Childhood Family Education and KNK Golf Cart.
