Fort Scott’s Annual Good Ol’ Days Celebration gearing up for 31st year with DockDogs® as headliner event
Official DockDogs® video from You-Tube.
Fort Scott is preparing for its 31st annual Good Ol' Days celebration to be held on the evening of May 31st (Fort Scott Idol) and June 1st and 2nd, 2012. Festival organizers have shortened the main days to Friday and Saturday only this year. "We have had lower attendance on Sunday for many years," said acting chairperson Millie Lipscomb. "The craft and food vendors tend to leave early and we have had a lot of feedback from townspeople about the lack of activity downtown on Sunday. So we decided to focus on Saturday as the main day." Lipscomb added that there will be no change in popular activities and entertainment including a carnival, wiener dog races, street fair, grand parade, street dances, Fort Scott Idol contest, and other favorites.
The Good Ol' Days committee consists of Millie Lipscomb, Janet Braun, Leah Bowman, Jill Warford, Belynda Davenport, Reed Hartford, Kirk Sharp, Kayla Tinsley, Rhonda Dunn, Bailey Gray, Jody Brillhart, Kelley Collins, and Kellye Barrows. Good Ol' Days comes to life under the direction of this committee and many other volunteers working together to provide a popular event for the citizens of this area. Festival organizers are always open to new ideas and welcome anyone who would like to become involved. If you would like to volunteer, contact Lipscomb at 223-2334 "We are dedicated to keeping Good Ol' Days vital and alive and we welcome anyone’s input."
The popular DockDogs® will be the headline event for the 2012 Festival. First appearing at Good Ol’ Days in 2009, the DockDogs® is the independent governing and sanctioning body for regional dock jumping performance sport for dogs. Seen on the Outdoor Channel, ESPN, ABC, CBS and other media outlets, DockDogs® have gained in popularity the last few years. The purpose of the event is to have your dog jump off a 40’ dock into a 40’ long pool filled with 27,000 gallons of water.
The DockDogs® schedule will start on Friday, June 1st at 8:00 a.m. and run through Saturday evening, June 2nd. Competitors will come from all over the area and local dogs are more than welcome to join in the fun. Anyone can register his or her dog and have a good time. The only requirements are that the handler must be at least 7 years old and the dog must be at least 6 months old.
Fort Scott's Good Ol’ Days festival will post activities and all application forms here, as they become available. The complete schedule of activities will be posted in April, 2012. Check back often!