A large and exuberant crowd gathered in Rutland for the 10th annual Uffda Day despite the cool and rainy weather. The kickoff event was a 50-unit parade featuring the Uffda Day Patrol with authentic trolls and a Viking ship manned by grizzled seafarers.

Twenty-three classic autos were exhibited in the classic car show and some participated in the parade. Hardy horse farmers plowed, dragged, disked and seeded at the horse farming demonstration on the southwest corner of town. Thirty-two art and craft booths exhibited and sold items throughout the day.

Those waiting to be served the scalloped potato dinner at the Hall were entertained by a local line dancing group and the antics of the Plains People. Throughout the day musical entertainment was enjoyed at the Hall and at the Senior Center.

Many took the opportunity to visit the new Rutland Fire Hall on Bagley street where many crafters were set up and the newest addition to the Uffda Day menu – Uffda Tacos” – were served.

Earl Cramton and Dan Anderson were the engineer and conductor on the brand new Uffda Train which provided entertaining transportation for small children throughout the afternoon. Ronnie Narum, Earl and Dan spent a few weeks building and painting the new ride for Uffda Day.

1993 Uffda Day brought together tourists and local Norwegians to celebrate the harvest and enjoying the homemade ice cream and other edible treats demonstrated by the local folks. The scalloped potato supper was served at the Hall for an amazing price of $2.75, others enjoyed the Varme Polse (wiener in lefse) for $1 and the Risengrynsgrot (rice pudding) for fifty cents. A couple of old mule skinners trotted out the team to give the crowd rides around Rutland to see the signs. Twenty-two crafters demonstrated and sold their wares including hardanger, bobbin lace, rosemaling, wheat weaving, potpourri, rope making and others. A clown made balloon animals for the younger visitors and antique farm machinery was exhibited for others to enjoy. The second pet show went well with twenty-five pets which this year included rabbits, hamsters, and a salamander.

The 8th annual Uffda Day in 1992 included the car show, arts and craft sales, horse farming demonstration, antique machinery display, the quilt display, horse drawn rides. Fry bread was also offered for sale for the first time at Uffda Day. Approximately 1800 lefse were made before Uffda Day and packed in threes to sell for $1.75. Fresh off the grill lefse was served for seventy-five cents for whole piece and four-bits for half a piece (that’s 50 cents). About 970 meals of escalloped potatoes and ham was served at the Hall where guests were entertained by The Happy Norwegians. The estimates of the crowd during the day’s activities far exceeded 1,000.

According to reports, the pet show went pretty well for the first attempt. There were 27 pets entered including a llama, miniature horse, sheep, parakeets, goldfish, dogs, cats and one chicken. After the pet show there was a kiddies parade that lasted about five minutes.