102 items on the Salad Bowl Festival Committee's To Do List for the Salad Bowl Festival and Grease & Greens Car Show. Wow! So we are attacking the list with energy, hilarity, and a sense of "Did-we-forget-something?" It won't matter if we do forget something, 'cause it is going to be a great party in Guadalupe on Saturday!
Here are some helpful hints for those who are coming:
1. Bring sunscreen--I know the rumors that it is cold and windy in Guadalupe, but we will have 74-degree weather with off-shore breezes. That means the residents of Guadalupe will swear there is a heat wave and people from inland cities will flock here to escape the heat.
2. Car show participants MUST enter from the north side of highway 1. If you get confused about which way is north and south, there will be someone at the entry gate to point you in the right direction. If you come on Friday night for the pre-registration and cruise, please turn east (there will be a barricade at that street--that is the way you want to go--really!--go that way!) and sign up at the 9th Street Barber Shop. After registering, you can eat in one of our local restaurants and cruise up and down Highway 1 to your heart's content. We just ask that you keep all four wheels on the ground at all times.
3. Vendors & Sponsors please enter from the south side of Highway 1. This way you won't run into the car show participants. You can enter, drop off your stuff and then park your car in the vendor parking lot.
4. We have bounce houses for free. That's right--we have a place for those kids who never sleep at night. Bring them here and help them expel all that energy. You will have a peaceful night's sleep!
5. Volunteers--please register at the volunteer tent!
6. Bring your smart phones or the dumb phone that works sometimes so that you can catch the clues for the Twitter/Facebook Scavenger Hunt. Completed entries (One (1) per person) must be turned in by 1:00 p.m. to be entered into the drawing for (insert drumroll here) an ipod touch, $100 gas card, and $50 Visa card. Tip for potential winners: You may want to view Minute to Win It tests for a preview of what's to come!
7. Bring money! We have restaurants that are pulling out all the stops (not quite sure how that phrase came into being) to make sure you have fab food to eat! We will have a beer/wine garden in the gazebo located in the Veteran's Memorial Plaza. Of particular note is the Guadalupe Especial Pale Ale brewed especially for the Salad Bowl festival by Creekside Brewery.
8. Vote for your favorite car so the owner will get a trophy. Pick up your ballot at the Salad Bowl Festival information booth. Only one ballot per person--and yes, we will stamp your hand. But it is a really pretty stamp with pretty colors. And for the guys, it is a cool stamp with cool colors!
9. Runners: It is a 5K run...or walk...You can even skip if you want. The Guadalupe Sports Hall of Fame sincerely apologizes for the last-minute change in course length for the 1/2 marathoners. It was unavoidable and they feel terrible about it. So please no nasty e-mails--they tried really hard. But the 5k will be a blast through the fields. Hey, it doesn't get more green than that! Plus, they have pretty cool shirts, too!
10. Foodies: Bring your SALAD DRESSING! That's right...the one that is the family secret. Enter it in the Salad Dressing Contest. We have real chefs judging this year! Download the rules and entry form from the website. After all, who eats naked salad?
We have a ton more things to do--well 102--so we need to get busy. Can't wait to see you there!
Here are some helpful hints for those who are coming:
1. Bring sunscreen--I know the rumors that it is cold and windy in Guadalupe, but we will have 74-degree weather with off-shore breezes. That means the residents of Guadalupe will swear there is a heat wave and people from inland cities will flock here to escape the heat.
2. Car show participants MUST enter from the north side of highway 1. If you get confused about which way is north and south, there will be someone at the entry gate to point you in the right direction. If you come on Friday night for the pre-registration and cruise, please turn east (there will be a barricade at that street--that is the way you want to go--really!--go that way!) and sign up at the 9th Street Barber Shop. After registering, you can eat in one of our local restaurants and cruise up and down Highway 1 to your heart's content. We just ask that you keep all four wheels on the ground at all times.
3. Vendors & Sponsors please enter from the south side of Highway 1. This way you won't run into the car show participants. You can enter, drop off your stuff and then park your car in the vendor parking lot.
4. We have bounce houses for free. That's right--we have a place for those kids who never sleep at night. Bring them here and help them expel all that energy. You will have a peaceful night's sleep!
5. Volunteers--please register at the volunteer tent!
6. Bring your smart phones or the dumb phone that works sometimes so that you can catch the clues for the Twitter/Facebook Scavenger Hunt. Completed entries (One (1) per person) must be turned in by 1:00 p.m. to be entered into the drawing for (insert drumroll here) an ipod touch, $100 gas card, and $50 Visa card. Tip for potential winners: You may want to view Minute to Win It tests for a preview of what's to come!
7. Bring money! We have restaurants that are pulling out all the stops (not quite sure how that phrase came into being) to make sure you have fab food to eat! We will have a beer/wine garden in the gazebo located in the Veteran's Memorial Plaza. Of particular note is the Guadalupe Especial Pale Ale brewed especially for the Salad Bowl festival by Creekside Brewery.
8. Vote for your favorite car so the owner will get a trophy. Pick up your ballot at the Salad Bowl Festival information booth. Only one ballot per person--and yes, we will stamp your hand. But it is a really pretty stamp with pretty colors. And for the guys, it is a cool stamp with cool colors!
9. Runners: It is a 5K run...or walk...You can even skip if you want. The Guadalupe Sports Hall of Fame sincerely apologizes for the last-minute change in course length for the 1/2 marathoners. It was unavoidable and they feel terrible about it. So please no nasty e-mails--they tried really hard. But the 5k will be a blast through the fields. Hey, it doesn't get more green than that! Plus, they have pretty cool shirts, too!
10. Foodies: Bring your SALAD DRESSING! That's right...the one that is the family secret. Enter it in the Salad Dressing Contest. We have real chefs judging this year! Download the rules and entry form from the website. After all, who eats naked salad?
We have a ton more things to do--well 102--so we need to get busy. Can't wait to see you there!
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