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Welcome to the2015 Dickens Village Festival

Where can you enjoy a nostalgic ride in a horse-drawn carriage or hop aboard an authentic English doubledecker bus? Where can you shop for unique gifts while watching a lighted parade or while eating a turkey drumstick? Where else but at the 2015 Dickens Village Festival in Garrison.

We’re celebrating our 22nd year Nov. 27-28-29; Dec. 4-5 and Dec. 11-12. We’re planning for the best lineup of enter-tainment, events and hospitality yet!

During the festival, you’ll experience a small town transformed into a treasure trove of entertainment, unique shopping and fun activities. Enjoy street food vendors, a craft show, a house tour, an English tea, a lighted parade and more.

The fruitcake toss has become one of the festival high-lights. Individuals can compete in various categories to win a share of prize money that will be awarded. The fruitcake toss will be Saturday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m., just south of Fezzi-wig’s.

Special entertainment will be offered each afternoon at the Kota Theater. This year’s line up includes everything from an American Idol star to some local favorites, who are making it big, to a cowboy poet and a steel drum band.

Each Friday and Saturday of the festival, guests are invited to the premier attraction – a live stage production of “A Christmas Carol by Tim,” a local rendition of the favor-ite Dickens carol.

Sakakawea Council of the Arts actors hit the stage each evening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.dick-ensfestival.com. or by calling 463-2345 or 1-800-799-4242. Those who prefer to purchase tickets in person can do so during regular business hours at the N.D. Firefi ghter’s Mu-seum on Garrison’s Main Street.

The festival includes a variety of activities and attractions and special events. The Fort Stevenson State Park’s Guard-house Interpretive Center and Museum will also be open each day of the festival. Admission is free.

You’re bound to have an interesting day as you experience the hometown hospitality of the Garrison community. You’ll likely marvel that, for 22 years, the Dickens Village Festival remains a powerful source of energy because of the dedica-tion of many, many volunteers.

We hope you enjoy your Dickens experience!

Keit h Wit t,chairman


Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Nov. 27-29Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5 and Dec. 11-12, 2015

Dickens Festival EventsBeginning Nov. 10, the Information Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for play ticket sales.

Tickets also available online at www.dickensfestival.com. Tickets available for live stage performance of

“Christmas Carol by Tim,” and for special entertainment each afternoon 800.799.4242, 701.463.2345

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Special Weekend Events:English High Tea (1 p.m.–4 p.m., Fri., Nov. 27 & Sat., Nov. 28.)

First Congregational Church, 1 block east of Four Seasons Restaurant. Tickets ($5 adults, $2.50 for youth 10 and under) at the door. View the festival of trees. Craft sale, too.

House Tours Two extraordinary homes, Katin’s Landing (12, 1, 2, 3- November 27-29) and “Cricket on the Hearth” Bed & Breakfast (11:30, 12:45, 3- Dec. 11-12). Tickets $5.00 at the Information Center.

Top It Off With Style Children’s Top Hat Decorating Activity, Fri., Nov. 27; Sat., Nov. 28; Sat., Dec. 5; Sat. Dec. 12, 2- 4 p.m., upstairs ND Firefi ghter’s Museum. Free Will Offering for Peace Lutheran Faith Builders Group.

Lantern Lift Off by the American Legion Post 49 nightly (except for Nov. 29), weather permitting at the City Park. Contact Karen Meier at 463-7344 to purchase your lantern or to learn more. The Legion building in the City Park is also available as a warming house each afternoon/each evening, except Nov. 29.

Christmas Quilt Show, 12- 4 Fri., Sat. & Sun. of the fi rst weekend at The Meadows, an assisted living facility in northeast Garrison, 719 4th Ave NE. Bake Sale of delicious homemade goodies will be set up during the quilt show as well.

Fruit Cake Toss, Second Sat., Dec. 5th, at 4 p.m. on the street south of Fezziwig’s. Prizes for the best toss. FREE. Categories include: youth (6 and under, 7-9, 10-12, 13-18), men and women. Toss the fruitcake the farthest and win up to $100 (1st), $75 (2nd) and $50 (3rd). Learn more here.

ND Firefi ghter’s Museum Waffl e & Sausage Brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun., Nov. 29. at the Garrison Fire Hall. Good food with an interesting museum to see, too. Free will donation.

Special Events Friday, Dec. 4 -- Touchstone Energy Day at Fezziwig’s. Coffee and cookies, music. 2-4p.m. FREE

Every Day Events:Information Center at the City Auditorium - (10 a.m.–7 p.m.)

Open for tickets to: house tours, doubledecker rides, afternoon entertainment, and itinerary (Exception: Noon–6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 29). Write a London Telegraph postcard and we’ll mail it for you.

Reservation Center at the CVB/ ND Firefi ghter’s Museum - (10 a.m.-7 p.m.) Open for Play Tickets prior to the performance, also serves as a warming house upstairs during the festival. (Exception: Noon–6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 29).

Piccadilly Square - City Auditorium (10 a.m.–7 p.m.) – (Exception: Noon-6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 29) A new look to the former

English Market, Twenty plus crafters selling gifts and holiday treats.

Carriage Rides – Each weekend of the Festival, both Fri. and Sat. from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. (weather permitting) Near the City Auditorium. FREE, thanks to our sponsor Reservation Telephone Cooperative.

Don’t Be a Scrooge Contest – Greet your neighbors, make new friends. Don’t be a scrooge and you could win $10 a day in Garrison Bucks.

Doubledecker Bus Rides - (12:30, 2, 3:30, 5 and 6:30 p.m.) The 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. trips (each a hour) go to Fort Stevenson Guardhouse to view historical and heritage displays. The 2 p.m. ride is a 30-minute tour around town. The 5 p.m. ride includes being part of the lighted parade on Main Street. The 6:30 p.m. is a 30-minute ride to view lighted homes; riders will be dropped at the theater for the singalong prior to the play. ($3 for each passenger who requires a seat, purchase tickets at the Information Center).

Sip ‘N Cider - (11 a.m.-2 p.m., Every Day) Senior Citizens Center, 1/2 Block west of Auditorium. Enjoy apple cider & a homemade treat, tickets sold at the door.

Guess the Lights contest -- Guess the number of lights on the trees in the City Park. Enter your guess at Garrison businesses. Enter to win $50 in Garrison Bucks and a Dickens ornament.

Historic/Heritage Side Trip - (12:30–5 p.m.) Fort Stevenson Guardhouse, Fort Stevenson State Park, 3½ miles south of Garrison. View the displays, murals and learn about life during the days of the original fort.

American Legion Building - Hugh P. Minehan American Legion Post 49 offers use of its building at the City Park as a warming house during the festival. Open each Friday & Saturday from 4-8 p.m., coffee & hot chocolate will be available.

Dress for Dickens Contest, Be part of the fun and you could win $50. FREE. One local winner & one out of town winner chosen, register at the Dickens Information Center (Garrison Auditorium) each day you dress up.

Street Food Vendors – Main Street. (4 p.m.–6 p.m., or until the last cup is sold)

Lighted Parade – Main Street. (5:30 p.m.) Dickens Festival Committee sponsoring hot cocoa during the parade. The parade goes past The Manor and BLC the fi rst weekend. Vote for your favorite fl oat at area businesses.

Holiday Sing-along – Kota Theater (7 p.m.) An old fashioned sing-along before each play for ticket holders. It’s fun - thanks to our sponsors from Reservation Telephone Cooperative and North Dakota Long Distance.


Dickens ‘packages’ availableWith so many activities taking place during the Dickens

Festival, visitors often need to plan their day’s activities – what to see, what to do and how to schedule activities to maximize their time.

The decisions just got a whole lot easier. The Dickens Committee is offering packages that can be purchased online.

The special packages must be ordered a day in advance and available at www.dickensfestival.com.

Dickens guests can choose from three pre-planned agen-das. While all offer the same activities, those who purchase packages can choose the schedule they prefer.

Packages are available for each Friday and Saturday of the festival (Nov. 27, 28, Dec 4-5 and Dec. 11-12) No Sunday packages are available. Included are a ride aboard the Queen Elizabus, special afternoon entertainment at the Kota Theater and admission to the live stage performance of “A Christmas Carol by Tim” A pre-performance sing-along is sure to help put attendees in the holiday spirit.

Senior packagesThree different “Senior Day” packages are available each

Friday of the festival (Nov. 27, Dec. 4 and Dec. 11).The senior packages are $35.00 for the 1st Friday, Nov.

27, and $30 for the 2nd and 3rd Fridays, Dec. 4 and 11 and are for those who are 60 years of age, or older. Included are a ride aboard the Queen Elizabus, special afternoon enter-tainment at the Kota Theater and admission to the live stage performance of “A Christmas Carol by Tim.”

A pre-performance sing-along is included. Each senior package will include a complimentary food item ticket that can be used to purchase a food item from street vendors.

Best selection of giftware in town!Best selection of giftware in town!

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Sunday, Nov. 29Fri. & Sat., Dec. 4 & 5


We’re celebrating our 22nd yearThis year marks our 22nd annual festival. Our guests –

and sometimes our residents– are often in awe that a small community can, year after year, put on the extravaganza we call the Dickens Village Festival.

Jude Iverson, one of two women who helped orchestrate the fi rst event in 1994, offered a bit of history. Thinking back to the festival’s origin, she said, “Those early days – I’m fi lled with a lot of nostalgia.”

She credits the late Pat Koenig, a Garrison native, with coming up with the idea to “do something” to fi ll the town with Christmas spirit. It was the summer of ‘94 and the two – Koenig and Iverson – continued to brainstorm, deciding they’d like a Victorian Era theme that included a theatrical production of “A Christmas Carol.”

The idea was enthusiastically endorsed by those who attended a town hall meeting at the Kota Theater. The Saka-kawea Area Council for the Arts (SACA), a local arts group, embraced the idea. Directors were hired and a cast of more than 50 was assembled to bring the classic Christmas tale to life.

Just weeks before the fi rst performance, Iverson said the play wasn’t coming together; she and Koenig stepped in as directors.

The fi rst year included a handful of English Market ven-dors and a few street vendors. The lighted parade, though small, also debuted.

The fi rst year’s stage production, along with the small-scale festival, was deemed a success and plans were made to offer a bigger, better event the following year.

Bigger, Better, Best Yet!Each year, SACA has continued to be an important part-

ner in the effort by providing a live production, one of the major attractions of the festival.

Look around. Do you hear the buzz of excitement? Do you hear the singing? Did you notice the decorations and the wonderful aromas from the vendor’s food carts? Now, look a little further. Do you see the hundreds of volunteers who work to make your stay special?

During the festival’s early years, many speculated that it would never last. How long could a small community continue to get enough cast members for the play? How long would food vendors and urchins continue to stand on the streets in cold weather? How long could we get the hundreds

of volunteers necessary to make the festival a success?Because of the determination, commitment and enthusi-

asm of our residents, our small town volunteer work force has grown to the point where we can welcome you annually to Garrison, “The Christmas Capital of North Dakota.”

It’s taken 22 years for the 2015 Dickens Village Festival to become the wonderful event that it is. Over the years, com-mittee members have brainstormed to make a good thing even better.

We feel we’ve come a long way, but we couldn’t have done it without you. Those who attend the festival are just as important as the volunteers who make it happen.

We’re happy that you are here. Thanks for being an impor-tant part of our milestone event.


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Entertainment takes center stageThe festival offers entertainment each day at 2 p.m. at the Kota Theater on Main Street

First weekend prices: 12 and under $10, adults $15 advance, $20 day of show. Second and third weekend prices: 12

and under $5, adults $10 advance, $15 day of show. Any unsold tickets will be available at the Information Center until

1:30 p.m. of that day’s performance. All entertainment tickets are general admission. A season pass (all seven perfor-

mances) is available for $75. The festival committee encourages people to arrive 15 minutes before performances.

FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 2 P.M.Travis Powell “Elvis”

As a boy, Travis grew up listening to Elvis’ “Aloha from Hawaii.” Now he pays tribute to the man who inspired him to sing and entertain.

While growing up in North Carolina, he entered talent competitions in school and performed at church. There were three things he loved -- Elvis, church and sports.

Travis toured the country and enjoyed a career in the country rock industry. His desire to sing Elvis’ music has taken this talented entertainer in a new direction.

Travis’ performances are fi lled with passion and emotion and a charismatic southern style – elements that bring back the magic of “Elvis” live and in

concert. An award-winning Elvis impersonator, Travis focuses on the authenticity of his performance.In the short year Travis has been performing as a Elvis Tribute Artist, he has won three of the largest produced sanc-

tioned Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in the country – Legends in Concert Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Lake George Elvis Festival, Lake George, N.Y.; Harrah’s Cherokee, Cherokee, N.C.

SATURDAY, NOV. 28, NOON AND 2 P.M.American Idol Star Bucky Covington, noon & 2 p.m.

Bucky Covington is that most remarkable of entertainers—a man known and loved as much for his engaging personality as for his formidable talent. The talent has shone through multiple hit singles and the album, “GOOD GUYS.” This long-haired North Carolinian with the rocker’s charisma and the country boy charm thrills old and new listeners alike.

He became the best-selling debut artist of the class of 2007, with the best fi rst-week sales and highest Top 200 debut for any male country artist in 15 years. He appeared on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live and many others, became part of the Country Sings Disney project, and appeared in Hannah Montana: The Movie.

Covington has been working closely with an organization called Help The Good Guys, which provides immediate fi nancial relief to injured or fallen fi refi ghters and their families.

Friends encouraged him to try Nashville, but when his sister-in-law told him about tryouts for American Idol, he took that route. His striking look and smoky vocals got him into the fi nal 8 and earned him a spot on the Idol tour.

SUNDAY, NOV. 29, NOON AND 2 P.M.Tigirlily

Nashville recording artists and Hazen, N. D. sisters, Kendra and Krista combine their distinctive musical talents as a genre-bending duo – Tigirlily!

Letting their light shine, they combine their musical talents and inherent optimism to ultimately achieve their goal of inspiring others. The effervescent sister duo in-fuses a country pop tone into their original and covers, creating a distinct style.

They started singing publicly in church, providing a solid foundation for their fu-ture. Their career has since expanded to a broader audience, opening for talents such as Thompson Square, Love and Theft, Chris Cagle, Joe Diffi e, the Bellamy Brothers,

Hotel California – and more.They now headline their own high energy, interactive concerts with their band. As Kendra and Krista infuse their songs with energy, compassion and depth, they hope to inspire their audiences.


SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 2 P.M.Da’ Lutherlic Ladies

Da Lutherlic Ladies are two good Lutheran girls who married two bad Catholic boys. The Ladies like to spoof about Catholics, Lutherans, men, women, marriage, children, Germans, Norwegians and aging not so grace-fully.

Cora alias Deb Paintner, is a dental hygienist in Mayville. She is married to a good Catholic boy, Jerome, who was a farmer and fi nally got smart and now works at the lumberyard in town.

Emma, alias Shelly Zimprich, is a licensed massage therapist in Coo-perstown. She too, is married to a good Catholic boy, Jim, who is a farmer/rancher.

FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 2 P.M.Bill Lowman, Cowboy Poet

Bill is a 1985 charter member of the National Cowboy Poetry Gather-ing held annually in Elko, Nevada. He is also founder/director of the Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering with its annual celebration on Memorial Day weekend in Medora.

A rancher, he has more than 700 performances under his belt as a stand up humorist and speaker and has fi ve personal publications in print of his writings.

SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 2 P.M.Jamican Me Crazy, Steel Drum Band

Jamaican Me Crazy is a Caribbean Rock band that plays all of your island favorites. From Jimmy Buffet to Bob Marley to the Miami Sound Machine, there is something for everyone in this tropical themed group. Made up of fi ve members, JMC brings an eclectic mix of steel drums, congas, guitars, mallets, vocals and the world’s largest cowbell section. Come get swept away by the music of Jamaican Me Crazy.

FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 2 P.M.River Bend Gospel

The River Bend Gospel Band is made up of North Dakota musicians who love to play country gospel music and share their love of Jesus Christ. They bring a variety of music, from old time gospel to modern country gospel. The band accompanies themselves on acoustic and bass guitar, keyboard, and Dobro. Band members are Jerry & Lin Voegele, Cary Ost, and Mike & Linda (Ost) Eslinger, all of Beulah; and Nancy Hertz and Joette (Ost) Knapp of Bismarck. River Bend Gospel Band has been singing together for more than 10 years and performed at many outdoor festivals, county fairs, fund-raisers, nursing homes and churches.

The band has recorded 2 CDs: Meet At The River and At The River’s Edge.


Main Street, from top to bottom on Festival nights, is packed with food vendors. Whether you’re craving sausage on a stick, smoked turkey drumsticks, homemade soups, pickled walleye, warm rice pudding – or the infamous baked potato – you’re more than covered.

Besides the great fl avors, check out the numerous authentically dressed street ven-dors who are up and down the heart of the city’s business district. They display their wooden carts throughout the crowds of visitors who seek a special holiday taste treat.

Each year, as enthusiastic vendors join the fun, it doesn’t take much effort to imagine yourself in Merry Olde England.

Here is a list of the vendors who will be putting some food in your tummy and support-ing the following local causes:

• The Apehangers will sell sauerkraut & knoephla next to Ye Olde Malt Shoppe. Proceeds will support club activities.

• Church of God youth will be selling cheesecake and mini pies, delicious treats to satisfy your sweet tooth. The cheesecake stand is in front of This, That ‘N More. Pro-ceeds will be used for youth group activities.

• Spot a fi reman? Garrison area fi remen offer homemade meatballs and pickled walleye. Proceeds are used to purchase new equipment for the fi re department. You’ll fi nd the treats near the N.D. Firefi ghter’s Museum.

• St. Paul Lutheran Church will sell taco in a bag in front of Escape to Eden. Proceeds will support church activities.

• Potato Man or Potato Woman, serves up a healthy baked potato with all the trimmings that melts in your mouth. Proceeds support the Legion Baseball program. The potatoes are found in front of S&J Hardware.

• Benedictine Living Center will sell clam chowder and knoephla soup near S&J Hardware. Proceeds will help fi nance special projects at the nursing care facility.

• Church of God will be selling warm rice pudding in front of the brick building on the corner of Main Street and Central Avenue. The sweet treat was formerly served at the English Market. Your purchase will support church ministries.

• Peace Lutheran Church will be serving yummy chicken dumpling soup in front of the Merry Moose. Soup sales support various church activities.

• The McLean Family Resource Center will sell sausage on a stick next to Chase Pharmacy. The proceeds support the center’s effort to offer a hand up to those in need.

• Flickertail Farmers 4-H Club – ( fi rst weekend only) – will serve up puffed caramel corn in front of Chase Pharmacy. Your purchase helps support the 4-H club’s activities.

• Sky Fest over Fort Stevenson is offering homemade cake pops. Proceeds from the sweets help fi nance an annual kite festival that takes place during the Memorial Day weekend. The treats will be available in front of Garrison Dental Clinic.

• Gifts from the Heart and dance team members will sell cookies and popcorn balls. The goodies, available by BHG, Inc./Viking Screen Prints, will help provide Christ-mas gift boxes for area families that are less fortunate. Proceeds also support dance team activities.

• Camp of the Cross will sell hot dogs in front of BHG/McLean County Independent. Proceeds will go to support camp activities.

• Garrison Hospital employees offer a tasty treat – smoked turkey drumsticks. Sales help in the purchase of special hospital equipment. The steaming hot drum-sticks are available in front of BHG Inc./McLean County Independent.

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A veteran of numerous SACA productions leads the cast of this year’s production. Dick Hendrickson portrays Scrooge in this year’s presentation, A Christmas Carol by Tim.

This is Hendrickson’s fi rst time in the lead role. He’s portrayed numerous characters in previous Dickens perfor-mances. He’s also directed a couple of productions as well as a writer/director for another.

Hendrickson said he likes the Dickens classic.“A Christmas Carol” is one of my all time favorite sto-

ries,” he said. “I read it every year at Christmas time and I read it at other times of the year, too.”

“Charles Dickens saw that people in his day weren’t celebrating Christmas and weren’t fi nding much joy in the season and he wanted to change that,” Hendrickson went on to say. “He also wanted people to be nicer to one another and that’s the theme of the story.”

Hendrickson said he’s excited about playing miserly Eb-eneezer Scrooge.

“I’ve never played the part of Scrooge before and I think it will be fun to have that part,” he said.

Cast as Tiny Tim is McKenzie Fuller.Mike Youngs took pen in hand and wrote this year’s Dick-

ens Christmas Carol-themed production.

‘CHRISTMAS CAROL BY TIM’delights Dickens audiences

This is his fourth foray into scripting the annual Dickens Christmas classic. His other works include: “Thomas’s Christmas” (published by Pioneer Drama, Inc., under the name “Christmas Carol”), “God Bless Us, Everyone,” also published by Pioneer Drama, “A Cratchit Christ-mas” and this year’s produc-tion.

Youngs also wrote a dinner theater play, “The Patient.”

Youngs, SACA Theater Committee co-chair, explains after last year’s “A Cricket on the Hearth” and the previous year’s musical, which was the 20th anniversary of Dickens, this production returns to a non-musical telling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.

Youngs teases: “There will be a new character or two as well as expanded rolls for some of the classic characters.”

The play has a cast of approximately 30 people of all ages, including several people new to SACA’s stage.

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ENJOY THE FRUITCAKE TOSSSince introduced in 2010, the fruitcake toss has become a

popular addition to the festival. This year the event has been

scheduled for the second weekend of the festival, Saturday,

December 5th. The fun will begin at 4 p.m. just south of

Fezziwig’s, with competitors vying for a total of $825 in prize

money. Enjoy the fun by watching the toss or, better yet, by

trying your luck at getting the fruitcake down the street the

farthest distance.

Even young Dickens visitors can compete. Two prizes

($15 fi rst and $20 second) are awarded to our youngest

competitors, up to 6 years of age. Other age categories are:

Youth age 7-9; pre-teen 10-12 and Teen 13-18. Categories

also include men and women 19 years of age or older.

There is limited space in each category, with a maximum

of 20 competitors in each division, so register early at the city auditorium to ensure your spot.

Registration (if spots are available) will continue at the site of the fruitcake toss after 3 p.m.

Where were you when the fruitcake was tossed?

RULES: 1. Fruit cakes will be provided by the Dickens Festival Committee and must not be tampered with or al-tered from original form. Fruitcakes must be visible to inspectors, no duct tape, foil, etc. The “Pitching Patrol” reserves the right to inspect all fruitcakes.

2. Fruitcakes will be provided at the event. If you received one from your grandmother, mother-in-law, offi ce supervisor or other well-intentioned but misguided individual, you have our sympathy, but you may not toss that one.

3. Fruitcakes will be launched by physical manual muscle power only. No launching devices, accelerating gizmos, rockets or other motorized assistance are allowed.

4. Competition will be judged by total distance fruitcake travels. Anything dropping off, pulling apart, bouncing down, rolling, or landing before the entire body of fruitcake has stopped will not count. Distance will be measured according to fi nal resting place of the entire fruitcake.

5. Competition Divisions: (maximum 20 registrants in each division)• Small Fry (up to 6 years old) $15 fi rst prize, $10 second prize• Youth (age 7 to 9) $75 fi rst prize; $50 second prize; $25 third prize• Pre-teens (ages 10-12) $75 fi rst prize, $50 second prize, $25 third prize• Teens (ages 13-18) $75 fi rst prize; $50 second prize; $25 third prize• Adult Women (19 and older) $100 fi rst prize; $50 second prize; $25 third prize• Adult Men (19 and older) $100 fi rst prize; $50 second prize; $25 third prize

6. No scratches

7. All youngsters who participate will have a special story to share on “My exciting visit to the Dickens Festival.”

8. All adult competitors may lay claim to the coveted title “Tremendously Talented Tosser” (and the satisfaction of know-ing they will not have to eat their fruitcake -- if they so choose). However, all participants are invited to claim a securely wrapped, tossed fruitcake following the competition.

9. Prize money will be distributed in the award ceremony immediately following the last division competition.


Tickets ($5 each) are availableat the Information CenterHOUSE TOURS

During the fi rst two weekends of the 2015 Dickens Village Festival, guests can choose from two great

house tours, one the fi rst weekend and another the last weekend.

KATIN’S CLASSY RURAL RETREAT(Nov. 27, 28, 29 – noon, 1, 2, 3)

See what is the appeal of rural Garrison living in this modern home of Ron and Janice Katin.

Guests will be welcomed in the couple’s casual family room where their love of the outdoors is evident, both in artwork and displays. The home is dressed with holiday elegance.

The heart of the home, the kitchen, dining and living area, features an open fl oor plan enhanced with a cathedral ceil-ing. The living room fi replace is banked by large windows that invite the sunshine indoors.

Throughout the home, no detail has been overlooked. The Christmas spirit comes alive with the beautiful decorations, as well as numerous collectibles the couple purchased while living in Germany in the early 80s. They include Hummel and Goebel fi gurines and several clocks designed by the Katins and handcrafted in the Black Forest.

The retreat is 2.1 miles south of Garrison along County Road 15 (the road to Fort Stevenson State Park).

CRICKET ON THE HEARTH BED & BREAKFAST(Dec. 11, 12 -- 11:30, 12:45, 3)

This charming little 1927 Sears and Roebuck bungalow, turned bed and breakfast, lights up the prairie with warmth and hospitality.

Named for the Charles Dickens novella, “A Cricket on the Hearth,” the home’s formal living room pays tribute to the author with its furnishings and decor. Guest areas abound with cozy comfort and displays of antiques. Look for the cricket on each hearth.

Guests will be treated to the newest addition: the Little Red Barn, which is being used for small weddings and family gathers.

Tours available at 11:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3 p.m. A West River Transportation bus will run from the City Auditorium to the house, leaving 15 minutes before the tour begins.

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Travel back in timeIf you enjoy history, then you’ll want to hop on the Queen

Elizabus for a ride to Fort Stevenson State Park to visit the Guardhouse Interpretive Center at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The interpretive center is a replica of the guardhouse that was originally used to house prisoners and the soldiers who guarded them at the frontier military fort.

The Guardhouse Interpretive Center was built in 2002 and features paintings by the late Harold Yellowbird, a local artist. One of his paintings depicts two riverboat steam-ers navigating the wide Missouri River. You can dream of piloting your own steamboat as you turn an old wooden pilot wheel mounted directly in front of Yellowbird’s masterpiece. A large mural, depicting the fort, helps visitors envision life at the fort during the 1870s.

Other displays take you back to the time of General deTro-briand, the fort’s fi rst commander. Many new displays have been added, featuring Native American artifacts found in the area of the original Fort Stevenson. Plus, you’ll fi nd displays of fi rearms similar to those used during the frontier military period.

Two exact replica cannons stand guard outside the Guard-house. The originals had been used to protect the fort. An original cannon ball and projectiles are also on display.

The Guardhouse Interpretive Center is open each day of the festival from 12:30 to 5 p.m.

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About the GazetteThe Dickens Gazette is your guide to the Festival. It’s a

top-to-bottom look at what to do while you’re at the Festi-val. It’s a souvenir. It’s a program to share with family and friends when you get home. And it’s a reason to return to Garrison during the upcoming year … we’re open all year ‘round.

Enjoy your time while you’re here and come see us again.The Gazette is the work of the staff of the McLean

County Independent’s editorial and advertising staff.If you’d like to be included in next year’s Gazette, contact

Sarah at the McLean County Independent at 463-2201 or 1(800) 658-3485.


What’s in “store” for you at Piccadilly Square?

Jump back in time at the Dickens Village Festival by visiting the English Market. The English Market offers festive booths staffed with Victorian garbed workers who will be glad to help you fi nd the perfect gift for that special person – or for yourself.

Throughout the market you will fi nd crafts, jewelry, holiday décor, ornaments, books, baked goods, wine, quilts, wooden toys and more. Where else can you purchase one-of-a-kind hand stitched items? You’ll have the opportunity grab a bite at the all new Piccadilly Square Cafe while you wander through the booths, shopping for unique gifts and treasures.

The Garrison City Auditorium, the site of Piccadilly Square, is home to the offi cial Dickens Village Festival Information Center. Helpful volunteers will provide all the information you need to map out your plans for the festival.

Send a London ‘Telegram’While in London for the Dickens Village, why not send a

telegram to share your excitement.Okay, you won’t really be in London, and you won’t really

be able to send a telegram … but you can do the next best thing.

Postcards are available at the Information Center Picca-dilly Square lobby area.

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We anticipate that this year’s parade will light up the night sky. The parade, each evening at dusk (approximately 5:30 p.m)., provides an oppor-tunity for fl oat creators to win prize money. Those who view the parade can help choose the People’s Choice winner. Cast your vote to help designate your favorite fl oat as a winner.

Local businesses, churches and organizations provide fl oats for your viewing pleasure.

We hope it whets your appetite for the tasty treats that are available from the street vendors.

Grab a hot drink and enjoy the gala of lights. The parade will be an-nounced and can be heard clearly in the middle block of Main Street, so gear up your ears and eyes. Most of all, enjoy the lighted parade!

The parade starts on Main Street by the City Park and travels down the street, past the English Market (City Auditorium).

(The fi rst weekend, the parade will travel past the Benedictine Living Center and McLean Manor one evening -- date to be determined by weather).

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COLD? Come inside & get warmDo you need a place to sit down or a cozy place to warm

your toes? Consider joining us at the N.D. Firefi ghter’s Mu-seum on the east side of Main Street. As always, admittance is free of charge.

N.D. Firefighter’s MuseumThe N.D. Firefi ghter’s Museum has become a popular

area attraction, right up there with Wally the Walleye.During the Dickens Village Festival, the museum is open

to the public from 12 noon – 6:30 p.m. Dickens guests are invited to come in from the cold and to tour the museum. Public restrooms are located on the ground fl oor.

The N.D. Firefi ghter’s Museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting the storied histories, rich traditions and heri-tage of fi refi ghting, fi refi ghters and the fi re service within the state of North Dakota. The museum, a work in prog-ress, includes records, artifacts and memorabilia from fi re departments and fi refi ghters across the state. Future plans, designed to make the museum a destination for people of all ages, includes expansion of the museum as well as interac-tive programs and displays.

It has taken many hours of volunteer labor to move the project forward from a vacant building to the establishment of the museum and its Hall of Fame. The museum includes a gift shop.

The N.D. Fallen Firefi ghter’s Memorial, just south of the museum, was dedicated in the fall of 2012. While in Gar-rison, you are invited to view the memorial that recognizes N.D. fi refi ghters who lost their lives in the line of duty.

American Legion buildingThe Hugh P. Minehan American Legion Post 49 offers use

of its building at City Park as a warming house. The building will be open each Friday and Saturday of the festival from 4-8 p.m. Coffee and hot chocolate will be available.

Dickens, the beginningThe Dickens Village Festival has come a long way, baby.The event kicked off in 1994 with a lighting ceremony in

the city park after a community-wide Thanksgiving church service. Lights in the park were fi nanced with money from memorials.

The fi rst play, performed by a Sakakawea Area Council for the Arts crew, was a musical with 56 people.

The streets came alive with a few street vendors. The fi rst vendors were the Potato Man and the Garrison Fire Department hawking pickled fi sh.

House tours were of the Robin’s Nest Bed & Breakfast, now a private residence, and the rural Norlan Nelson home.

The fi rst Dickens ornament was ordered.The First Congregational Church hosted a Victorian din-

ner and tea, which since has developed into the now-famous Victorian teas.

The lit-up jingle bell lights on Main Street were later replaced with wrought iron brackets on Main Street light poles. In preparation for each annual festival, the poles are decorated with garland and bows.

Today, we estimate that we have at least 1,000 people attend each day and sometimes as many as 3,000. A survey by the University of Mary in 2009 showed that the festival generates an average of $175,000 each day.

Yeah, we’ve come a long way, baby.

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We’ve added a fun new activity to help children catch the Dickens spirit.

Children can decorate a top hat, which they will be able to wear and keep as a souvenir of their festival visit.

Free will donations will be accepted and will support the Peace Lutheran Church Faith Builders.

The top hat decorating activity will be offered on the fol-lowing dates: Friday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Nov. 28, Saturday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 12. The activity will be upstairs at the N.D. Firefi ghter’s Museum from 2-4 p.m.

Top it off with style!Kid’s top hat decorating

Enjoy a tea partyFriday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Nov. 28

Take a step back in time at the First Congregational Church’s authentic English High Tea. With the click of bone china and the aroma of black tea, you’ll be whisked away to ol’ England.

Entering the church you’ll see tombstones, just like you would at a typical church overseas. Look closely, though, to read the humorous epitaphs on the tombstones.

Inside the door you’ll enjoy a unique Festival of Trees – trees decorated in elegant and unusual fashion to inspire and entertain you.

As part of the tea, you’ll hear a brief history of the church. In addition to fresh tea, you’ll be treated to scones, tarts and open-faced sandwiches.

Aren’t dressed for the occasion you say? Don’t fret, the ladies will be lending out vintage hats and top hats to help put you in the mood.

With Victorian décor and the sounds of elegant music, you can also do a little shopping. Hand crafted items and baked goods will be for sale.

Purchase your tickets at the door – $5 adults, $2.50 for youth 10 and under.

Meet the English bobbyOver the years, the festival’s English Bobby has been a

popular attraction. Arlen Swanson will carry on the tradition begun by Terry Mehlhoff, a retired sheriff’s deputy.

The festival’s English Bobby looks impressive in a deep navy blue uniform, complete with an offi cial black English Bobby hat and a traditional nightstick in his hand.

While the bobby will be patrolling the streets of Merry Olde Garrison, don’t worry; he won’t be giving out tickets. His sole mission is to help Dickens guests enjoy the festival.

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QUEEN ELIZABUSThe Queen Elizabus has made her

way into the hearts of the community and its guests.

While we once called her a “majestic old beast,” the Garrison community now sees her as a beauty. The transfor-mation required hundreds of hours of volunteer labor and a huge fundraising drive.

The refurbished Queen Elizabus was on the streets in 2009 with new paint, replaced window stripping, signage, reupholstered seats and new carpeting.

In 2010 the fl ooring was completed; the PA system and heat have also been improved. Better heating was added to the driver’s cab.

The next step was to get a shelter built for her. The Dickens Festival Committee purchased a small build-ing on Main Street that once served as offi ce space for Camp of the Cross Min-istries. (The Camp offi ces relocated and Dickens is in the process of selling the building.)

When the queen isn’t in use, it can be viewed inside its “home.” A 20x40 building with 16 foot sidewalls – and a plexi-glass panel for easy year-round viewing -- was constructed behind the building in 2011.

The efforts to improve the bus were all part of a major fundraising effort that involved the individual “sale” of seats, corporate donations and the gen-erosity of the Garrison Sales and Use Tax Committee. (Notice the list of the donors on a plaque inside the bus.)

Once we were ready to start the makeover, there were more obstacles.

The only commercial painting bid was for $19,000 from a Bismarck company, so volunteers undertook the project during the summer and fall of 2009. Upholstery and carpeting were done by Brenda’s Decor.

Volunteers Dick and Melissa Mes-serly, Ryan Nelson and Raymond Halv-erson devoted numerous evenings and weekends to the bus project. Brenda Mai, owner of Brenda’s Decor, enlisted the help of brothers Floyd and Richard Kolobakken when she was “re-install-ing” wall board in the 11th hour before the 2009 festival.’

In 2014, the Queen blew a gasket and since English gaskets are impossible to fi nd in the states, we enlisted the help of an Olde England repair shop to make a mold of the old gasket and to create a new one. Rensch’s, an auto and farm equipment business, became the Queen’s repair shop and restored her to running order.

The once dowdy queen that arrived in May 2005, had become worthy of her name, Queen Elizabus. It’s a name she had been given before arriving in Garrison.

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Ride the busRide the Bus 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5 and 6:30 p.m.The 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. trips (approximately an

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nience to those who will be attending the play, riders of the 6:30 tour will be dropped off in front of the Kota Theater so they can take part in the sing-a-long that precedes the play.

Rides aboard the “Queen” are $3 for each pas-senger who requires a seat

Tickets are available at the Information Center at the City Auditorium.

The cherry red double-decker 1961 English bus fi rst appeared at the Garrison Chamber of Commerce’s annual kick-off to summer in 2005. Since then the Queen can be spotted at many local events, weddings, area community cel-ebrations and open houses. True to its origin, the bus sports a Union Jack fl ag on each side, which is the only original sig-nage that has not been replaced. The driver of the bus also sits on the right side, again something that’s very British.

The double-decker came to Garrison as part of a brain-storming session by former Fort Stevenson State Park Man-

ager Dick Messerly and local business owner Mike Gackle. After exploring on the Internet, they learned such a vehicle did exist. They searched for one that was both affordable and could be transported to Garrison. The closest bus was in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.

After hearing about the idea, the Dickens Village Festival Committee decided to purchase the bus, sight unseen.

Tickets to ride aboard the Queen may be purchased at the Information Center in the City Auditorium.

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Quilt raffle offered at MarketAs you enter the English Market, you’ll be greeted by

members the Piecemakers Quilt Guild at their raffl e ticket booth. While there you can view the queen size quilt that will be the grand prize of a raffl e. Also on display are hand quilted Christmas stockings that will be given away during daily drawings.

Piecemakers Quilt Guild calls this quilt “Memory Lane.” The Antler Quilt design was quilted by Kim Rensch at the Merry Moose.

The Dickens Quilt Raffl e allows the group to participate in different events and causes:

Guild members decorated a room at Camp of the Cross Ministries Retreat Center and contribute to the camp’s annual quilt auction. Monetary gifts from the Piecemakers support the Sakakawea Area Council for the Arts (SACA), the Garrison after-prom party, Gifts from the Heart and Optimist Club efforts like the Halloween Party.

Guild members support youth by providing quilting rib-bons for 4-H members who show their work at the McLean County Fair. The guild also donates to the N.D. State Fair.

The Piecemakers Quilt Guild was organized in 2001 after a group of women participated in a class at the local library. It’s a not-for-profi t society of artisans committed to promot-ing and preserving the art of quilting. The guild is open to all who wish to perpetuate the art and are willing to support and advance quilting in the area.

The Guild offers classes to members throughout the year.

The guild meets once a month a tthe SACA Lodge, Garrison. For more information, contact Tonee Matteson at 880-0537.

QUILT SHOW Dickens guests who attend the festival are invited to a

quilt show that will be held the fi rst weekend of the festival. The quilt show will be Friday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Nov. 28 and Sunday, Nov. 29 from noon to 4 p.m. at The Meadows, an assisted living facility in northeast Garrison. The show will include a variety of quilts and quilted items, many created by Piecemaker Quilt Guild members.

A bake sale of homemade goodies will be held in conjunc-tion with the quilt show.

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SKY LANTERN LAUNCHPlans are to launch sky lanterns at the conclusion of the

parade each Friday and Saturday, weather permitting. The launch will take place at Garrison City Park at the top of Main Street. Those who would like to participate in the “lift-off” can purchase lanterns that will be sold by the Hugh P. Minehan American Legion Post 49. The lanterns will be available at the Legion building after 4 p.m. The Legion building is located at the park.

Christmas Quilt Show – and moreShow is ‘first weekend’ event

While there are many ways to decorate, one is especially comforting. Not only do quilts add beauty to a home, they provide warmth against the chill of winter.

Over the past months – and years – members of the Piecemakers Quilt Guild have created unique quilts and other quilted items such as wall hangings and table runners. The selection includes a variety of themes and designs – including holiday-theme items.

During the fi rst weekend of the 2015 Dickens Village Fes-tival, guild members and The Meadows are co-sponsoring an open house quilt show at The Meadows.

The event will be noon to 4 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 27-29.

Residents and staff of the Benedictine Living Center and The Meadows will serve as hosts and will provide refresh-ments. Home baked goodies may be purchased at a bake sale that is being held in conjunction with the quilt show.

The bake sale is sponsored by the BLC and the Meadows.While there is no admittance fee, free-will donations will

be accepted. As an added bonus, each attendee can register for a quilt that the Piecemakers Quilt Guild will be giving to a lucky winner. Drawing will be at the conclusion of the show. (Registration for the quilt give-away is free. It is not a raffl e).

The Meadows is located at 719 4th Ave, NE.

(The Queen Elizabus that is. And she was manufactured in London, not born.)

• Joanne Woodward receives the fi rst star on the Holly-wood Walk of Fame.

• End of 10th Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California

• Elvis Presley is discharged from the United States Army.

• Arthur Leonard Schawlow & Charles Townes receive the fi rst patent for a laser.

• The United States launches the fi rst weather satellite.• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves sale

of the birth control pill.• Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho opens in New York.• Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii

as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star fl ag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania almost ten and a half months later.

• In Chicago, Illinois, the fi rst televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

• While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.

• Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the Lady Chatterley’s Lover case.

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DON’T BE A SCROOGE;meet your neighbor

We want to leave you with a lasting impression of the community and the festival. That’s the reason we promote the idea of meeting newcomers with a friendly greeting.

Somewhere, among the crowds and around town, there will be area folks doling out $10 checks. These checks are called Garrison Bucks, local currency which can be used at any Garrison business any time of the year. Some checks will be handed out around town while others will be claimed during afternoon entertainment.Don’t be shy. Shake the hands of your fellow Dickens guests. Who knows, you might gain a new friend and some extra cash to spend.


Was that Father Christmas?Who’s that guy in the long white beard? Father Christmas

will appear at various times throughout the festival.Several men who were just dying to play Father Christmas

this year will take to the streets in his long, white beard and crimson velvet robe. Just in case your children think he’s the real deal, Father Christmas could accommodate you. One Father Christmas knelt to tie his shoe and children clamored onto his lap to share their Christmas wish list.

The legend of Father Christmas began in England during an old English festival held in midwinter.

The attire at that time was green. Red-attired Father Christmas made his appearance some time in the 1870s. Saint Nicholas was called Sinter Klaas in Dutch and Santa Claus came from a distorted pronunciation of Sinter Klaas. Father Christmas is essentially an Anglo-Saxon notion.

Santa Claus is not a mythical or fi ctitious character. Histo-ry of Father Christmas says the character is based on Saint Nicholas who was a saint in Myra in the fourth century. Saint Nicholas was shy and helping the poor without disclos-ing his identity was not an easy task. One day he climbed up the roof of a house and dropped down a purse full of money through the chimney, which landed in a girl’s stocking. Prob-ably the idea of Santa Claus giving gifts in stockings came

from this.Whether it’s with your holiday wish list – or just a “Merry

Christmas” -- we hope you have a chance to greet Father Christmas.

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Celebrating Mr. Dickens!Charles Dickens was an English novelist who wrote the

classic tale “A Christmas Carol.” The literary work, likely his best known, tells a remarkable story, one that emphasiz-es the joy of the Christmas season and the spirit of generos-ity.

Let us not forget the man wrote “A Christmas Carol,” the inspiration for the Dickens Village Festival. It’s become one of Garrison’s premier events.

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Wishes everyone a Happy Holiday Season!

Stop in, wearing yourDickens attire and getyour first drink free!

Friday & Saturdays during the Festival

Specials during Dickens:Homemade “Old Fashioned”

Hot Buttered Rum with or without alcohol!

Happy Hour 4-8 p.m.

SATURDAYS:• Prizes & Trivia during NDSU Bison

Football Games• Build Your Own Hamburger,

“Nathan” Hot Dog & Full Nacho Bar• Black Jack & Pull Tabs

1. Top speed 40 miles per hour2. She’s a 1961 Bristol Lodekka (FLF model) built in

England through a contract with the English government and was fi rst run as part of an English double-decker bus fl eet. FLF stands for Flat bottom fl oor, Long body and Front entrance. Only 1,867 FLF models were built between 1959 and 1968. It is unknown how many are still operational.

3. 6 cylinder Bristol diesel engine.4. 13’ 6 inches high, 30 feet long and 8 feet wide.5. 70 passenger capacity.6. 24 volt electrical system.7. 4-speed manual transmission (constant mesh).8. Steering wheel is on the right side of the bus with no

power steering and gear shift is on the left side of the driver.

9. Originally paint-ed green in England because it was a non-London bus; only the double-deckers in London were printed the typical red.

10. Brought to the U.S. in 1980 by a Denver, Colo. com-pany. It was then sold to a company in George and then a company in Iowa and fi nally to the Dickens Village Festival for $5,000 in 2005.

11. In England, smoking and pets were only allowed on the top deck. Almost all travel was done on the double-deckers in England, including traveling to school and work, grocery shopping, vacation travel. Cost was two English cents to ride the bus to school. Buses were noisy, smelly and cold in winter and hot in the summer.

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A few facts about the Queen


Charles Dickens, a famous English novelist was born Feb. 7, 1812. Though he’s remembered as a masterful writer, young Charles Dickens endured numerous family hardships.

His father had a “poor head for fi nances” and in 1824 found himself imprisoned for debt. His wife and children, with the exception of Charles, joined him at the prison. Charles was put to work at Warren’s Blacking Factory. By the time his father was released, 12-year-old Charles had been scarred psychologically by the experience.

For the next three years, Charles was enrolled as a day pupil at a school in London. At 15, he found employment as an offi ce boy for an attorney and, at night he studied short-hand. Despite the positive changes in his life, the brief stint at the Blacking Factory haunted him throughout his life – as an adult, he spoke of it only to his wife and to his closest friend. Over time, the dark secret became a source of Dick-ens’ creative energy.

Dickens became a well respected writer and penned nu-merous novels and other literary works. While he is widely recognized as the author of A Christmas Carol, his work in-cludes other major titles – Bleak House, David Copperfi eld,

Who is Charles Dickens?Dombey and Son, Great Expectations, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities.

Dickens began writing his A Christmas Carol, his “little carol,” in Oct. 1843. It was fi nished by the end of November. After feuding with his publishers, he fi nanced publication of the book himself and it was published in time for Christmas.

The fi nished work included lavish binding, gilt edging and hand-colored illustrations. Despite the cost of publication, Dickens set the price at fi ve shillings – a price nearly every-one could afford.

In the fi rst few days, 6,000 copies were sold and its popu-larity continued to grow. The fi rst and best of his Christmas Books, A Christmas Carol has become a Christmas tradition and is considered his best known book.

Charles Dickens died June 9, 1870 after suffering a stroke. He was buried in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey. The inscription on his tomb reads: “He was a sympathizer to the poor, the suffering and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.”

The fact that none of his works have ever gone out of print attests to the popularity of his novels and short stories.

Used Book Sale

Sponsored byFriends of the Library

November 27 & 28December 5

Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.at the

Garrison Public LibraryUsed books by the pound: Mysteries,

Romance, Military Histories, Children’s, Inspirational, Fiction, Non-Fiction,

Biographies. Also DVD’s, Jigsaw Puzzles, and Games. Something for Everyone!

Proceeds to fund collection development,focusing on Youth and Jr. Fiction.

Bring in yourticket from the Dickens

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Time Event Cost Location10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Piccadilly Square/Information Center opens free City Auditorium10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Reservation Center (Purchase Play Tickets) CVB/ND Firefi ghter Museum11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sip ‘N Cider varies/at door Senior Citizens Center12:30 p.m. Queen Elizabus trip to Ft. Stevenson Guardhouse $3 tickets at City AuditoriumNoon - 3 p.m. House Tours (tours on the hour) $5 tickets at City Auditorium (Katin’s Landing Tour, Nov. 27-29 Only)11:30 - 3 p.m. House Tours (11:30, 12:45, 3) $5 tickets at City Auditorium (Cricket on the Hearth B&B Dec. 11-12 Only)Noon - 4 p.m. Christmas Quilt Show (Nov. 27-29 Only) free The MeadowsNoon Afternoon Entertainment (Nov. 28 Only) $20 at info Center or door KOTA Theater1-5 p.m. Carriage Rides free near City Auditorium1 - 4 p.m. English Tea (Nov. 27-28 Only) $5 at door (under 12 $2.50) UCC Church2 p.m. Afternoon Entertainment $15/$20 at info Center or door KOTA Theater2 p.m. Queen Elizabus trip around town $3 tickets at City Auditorium2 - 4 p.m. Decorate Dickens Top Hat (Nov. 27-28, Dec 5 & 12) free Upstairs of the Firefi ghters Museum2 - 4 p.m. Touchstone Energy Day Coffee & Cookies (Dec. 4 Only) Free Fezziwigs3:30 p.m. Queen Elizabus trip to Ft. Stevenson Guardhouse $3 tickets at City Auditorium4 p.m. Fruit Cake Toss (SATURDAY DEC. 5th ONLY) Free Street South of Fezziwigs4 - 6 p.m. Street Food Vendors varies Main Street5 p.m. Queen Elizabus trip as part of Lighted Parade $3 tickets at City Auditorium5:30 p.m. Lighted Parade free Main StreetAfter Parade Lantern Lift Off (Except Nov. 29) free City Park6:30 p.m. Queen Elizabus trip around town, unload at Play $3 tickets at City Auditorium7 p.m. Sing-along free with play KOTA Theater7:30 p.m. Play “A Christmas Carol by Tim” $15/reserved seats KOTA Theater purchase at Firefi ghter's Museum

Sunday, Nov. 29Time Event Cost Location 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Firefi ghter’s Waffl e & Sausage Brunch free will Garrison Fire HallNoon - 6 p.m. Piccadilly Square/Information Center opens free City Auditorium1 - 5 p.m. Carriage Rides free near City Auditorium12:30 p.m. Queen Elizabus trip to Ft. Stevenson Guardhouse $3 tickets at City AuditoriumNoon & 2 p.m. Afternoon Entertainment Tigirlily $20 at Info Center or door KOTA TheaterNoon - 3 p.m. House Tours - Katin’s Landing (on the hour) $5 tickets at City AuditoriumNoon - 4 p.m. Christmas Quilt Show free The Meadows2 p.m. Queen Elizabus Trip around town $3 tickets at City Auditorium3:30 p.m. Queen Elizabus trip to Ft. Stevenson Guardhouse $3 tickets at City Auditorium4 - 6 p.m. Street Food Vendors varies Main Street5 p.m. Queen Elizabus trip as part of Lighted Parade $3 tickets at City Auditorium5:30 p.m. Lighted Parade free Main StreetWatch for Shake hands in the “Don’t Be A Scrooge Contest”, Dress for Dickens, Vote for Your Favorite Float


Main Street4 to 6 p.m.

Each day of the FestivalVolunteer vendors provide a variety of food.Proceeds for local non-profit organizations.

WEST SIDEOF

MAIN STREET

EAST SIDEOF

MAIN STREET

Smoked TurkeyDrumsticksat BHG, Inc.

Hot Dogsat BHG, Inc.

Cookies & Popcorn Ballsat South BHG

Homemade Cake Popsat Garrison Dental Clinic

Puffed Caramel Cornat Chase Pharmacy

Sausage-on-a-Stickat Chase Pharmacy

Chicken Dumpling Soupat Merry Moose

Warm Rice PuddingBrick building on Main & Central

Cheesecake & Mini Piesat This, That ‘n More

Meatballs& Pickled Walleyeat N.D. Firefighters

Museum

Taco in a Bagat Escape to Eden

Baked Potatoat S & J Hardware

Clam Chowder& Knoephla Soupat S & J Hardware

Sauerkaut & Knoephlanext to Ye Olde Malt Shoppe

Winter Hours:6 a.m. - 9 p.m. Daily

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