Published: June 27, 2008 05:31 pm      

17th Annual Ice Cream Festival

Hot Air Balloon Rides



Would you like to fly 90 feet in the air? Festival goers can get the grand view of the park and the festival in a hot air balloon. The hot air balloon from Free Spirit Balloons features a gondola basket that is able to accommodate five to six people per ride. Keith Mills will be piloting the balloon. Rides will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. and will continue until 8:30 p.m. The cost per person is $20. Although the balloon will be in the air for about three hours, it will be on display at the park all day for those attending to view.

Additional information about Tuttle’s Ice Cream Festival may found at http://festival.tuttlechamber.org



Parade Guidelines



The deadline to enter the Tuttle Ice Cream Festival parade is 9 a.m. on July 4. Call Patty Vizza at 405-381-2057 ahead of time to notify her of your intentions to enter the parade.

Participants should line up in the Tuttle High School parking lot no later than 9 a.m. Patty will be there at 8 a.m. to help participants line up.

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. from the high school parking lot and ending 45 minutes later at Schrock Park.

All participants must check in regardless of whether they pre-registered. Anyone interested in being in the parade is welcome, but you do need to check with Patty Vizza at 405-381-2057 so she can get you an application.

Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners in the antique car, antique tractor, float, round-up clubs and drill team categories and medallions will be presented to all of the younger paerticipants in the decorated bicycle category.

Queens and Princesses and candidates for office are all welcome to be in the parade as well.

Parade participants should remember to bring candy to throw to the crowd.



Cow Pattie Bingo



The Tuttle Football Booster Club will host Cow Pattie Bingo at the Tuttle Ice Cream Festival this year. Two Texas Longhorns will be let out into the rodeo arena which will be marked off in a grid. Participants may pay $5 and $10 per square and hope the Longhorns drop a “pattie” into their square.

Half of the proceeds will go to the big winner and half will go to the Tuttle Football Booster Club. You do not need to be present to win. For more information, call patty Vizza at 405-381-2057.