The sun was shining, and the wind was blowing but there was a large crowd of visitors for the 35th Annual Uffda Day. With the great weather, people came as far as Arizona and in-State as far as Pembina and Bismarck for the festivities. The parade had some new entries and old standbys and after the parade kids jumped at the opportunity to scramble for nickels and do their best at the pedal pull.

There were more vendors than prior years and they overflowed into the streets and alleys so there was a lot to see and do. The kids always enjoy the jump houses and the train rides, and the adults enjoy the company, the food, the vendors, and watching the kids. About 500 people took advantage of the homecooked scalloped potatoes and ham dinner at the Hall, while others enjoyed the Uffda tacos, brats, abelskievers and rommegrot. The evening ended with the Norsk-Ski competition that was won by the team of Philip Breker, Maria and Vance Zacharias and Corey Arnold. Needless to say, everyone was tired by the end of the day – even the troll in front of the Hall looked well-worn out on Monday morning.