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A small town celebration was a huge success over the holiday weekend.
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 10:19 PM MDT
Updated: Monday, September 5, 2022, 10:14 AM MDT
POTTER, Neb. – A small town celebration was a huge success over the holiday weekend.
The 91st annual Potter Days kicked off Saturday’s festivities with a 5K color run at 8:00 a.m., with several other events following.
Potter Days secretary, treasurer and president Erica Revord has been a part of the celebration for eight years.
“We love inviting new people to town to be in our community. Even though they live so far away, we feel like they’re family now,” Revord said.
Revord said there were more than 40 runners registered from Colorado, Illinois and even Pennsylvania for the race. After the color race, the parade and craft show took place. Revord said there were more than 20 vendors for the craft fair.
“A great turnout for the parade,” Revord said. “All the PNCC bikes came out in the parade, so it was really fun to watch.”
During Potter Days, there is also the Potter All Day Motocross Racing Event all Sunday. There are also women’s and children’s races on Saturday.
“We have free bounce houses, the parade is free and live music and bands are free,” Revord said. “We also have a free watermelon feed that everyone shows up to.”
Duck bowling is also free all day on Potter Days.
“We are strictly donation driven, so during the tougher years when the economy is bad, we find new ways to bring money to our committee,” Revord said.
All profits from the beer are donated back to the Potter Days committee to help organize next year’s event.
“The Corn Hole is always a big hit, and it brings out a lot of teams and players,” Revord said. “All the money we raise from it goes back into helping next year’s event be bigger and better.”
Potter Days is by the community for the community, he said.
“100 percent of Potter’s revenue goes back to Potter Days,” Revord said. “It’s amazing what we’re capable of as a community and that’s why Potter Day’s is such a great thing because it celebrates everything our city has and all the people we have here.”
Revord said there are different committees for the parade, beer garden and corn hole.
“We will have over 100 volunteers helping to put this event on,” Revord said. “The best part about Potter is that everyone pitches in to help in any way they can.”
Potter will also have a golf tournament on Monday, and Revord said the money from the tournament will go back to the golf course.
“We have people from all over the county who come out just because they love the small hometown feel that Potter has to offer,” Revord said.
