ELGOATAROD


 

EOBOC PRESS RELEASE

For release: When space available Contact: Jim Runge at eoboc@hotmail.com

FREESTYLE PRO-WRESTLING COMES TO THE ELGOATAROD

A lot is being made of the April Fools Day Parade during the Eldorado Elgoatarod, but there is more to it than that. I mean, like, deep down, we are pretty superficial. For instance, while the parade is the feature event for Saturday, April 1, on Sunday afternoon, April 2, Freestyle Pro-Wrestling Entertainment will be featured.

This group of wrestlers from around ths state will present five matches with a three way match for the heavyweight title as the main event, beginning at 4 PM on Sunday. Admission to the festival is free, as is parking, but there will be a $5 per person charge for those wishing to watch the wrestling matches. Children under 12 are admitted free to the wrestling with a paid adult admission.

Sandwiched in between the goat races, parade and wrestling matches will be a plethora of various contests of either April Foolishness variety or a goat variety. Such as a Worst Elvis Impersonator Contest, goat pill flipping contest, goat kissing contest, chigger catching contest, ugly goat contest, gnat races, goat fry cook-off and 4 x 4 ski races. A band will also entertain during the day on Saturday afternoon.

Add to that the midway of inflatables and a rock climbing wall, food booths galore, arts and crafts and just plain ole’ goats to pet. Food booths are being accepted until March 20 and all other booths are being accepted until March 27.

The parade prizes continue to grow with Super S Foods providing a $100 first prize to the best parade entry to the April Fools theme. The most humorous entry receives $75 and the largest group also receives $75. The best individual entry receives $50. The best children’s entry receives $25. There is no entry fee for the parade and more entries are always encouraged. A very laid back affair, as any April Fools event should be, all one needs to do is just show up by 1 PM Saturday, if you would like to enter the parade. Sponsorships are still available for the different parade categories. Interested sponsors should contact Jim Runge at eoboc@hotmail.com for details.

April Fools Day Parade Prizes

First Prize for best April Fools theme entry-$100 from Super S Foods

Most Humorous entry-$75 from Rosa's Casita Restaurant

Most Creative Entry-$75 from EOBOC

Largest group with April Fools theme-$75 from Rosa's Casita Restaurant

Best Individual Entry-$50 from Rosa's Casita Restaurant

Best Children's entry-$25 from EOBOC

This is the fourth year for the Elgoatarod, a spoof of the Alaskan Iditarod, and is sponsored by the Eldorado Olympic Bid Organizing Committee, which is the event production arm of the Eldorado Chamber of Commerce. Information may be obtained from Jim Runge at eoboc@hotmail.com or the Chamber at 325-650-9553.

2006 Elgoatarod Schedule
Saturday, April 1
 

10-Vendors, inflatables and food booths open for business

10:30-Slug Races...bring your own slug

11-Chigger Catching Contest-$5 prize

11:30-The WORST Band of Austin begins play

12-Washer Tossing Registration

12:30-Goat Racing

1-Washer Tossing begins

1:30-Parade forms at Hysterical District, comes to Elgoatarod up Main Street, circles festival

2-April Fools Day Parade-$400 in prizes from EOBOC, Super S Foods and Rosa's Casita Restaurant

2:30-Awards Presentations

3-Gnat races-$5 prize

3:30-Goat Racing

4-Worst Elvis Impersonator Contest

4:30-Ugly Goat Contest

5-Guinness Record Breaking Attempts-$100 to broken records that are published

8-Snipe Hunt

Sunday, April 2
 

12-Vendors, inflatables and food booths open for business

12:30-Best Dressed Goat Contest

1-Blindfolded Washer Tossing Contest-$5 prize

1:30-Goat Kissing Contest

2-Goat Pill Flipping Contest

2:30-4 X 4 Team Skiing (Teams of 4)-$5 prize

3-Goat Oyster Cook Off Judging

3:30-Mountain Oyster Eating Contest

4-Wrestling

4:30-Stupid Human Tricks

5-Turn out the lights

Jim Runge

P. O. Box 199

Eldorado, Texas 76936