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No...
We don't throw real gophers out of a hot air balloon, but
we do drop stuffed facsimiles of the cute little prairie rodent
during a fun filled day of sports, games, dancing and festivities
to raise funds for the Cuplex.
In 1993,
the community was looking for a major fundraiser to complete
our recreation complex and to date the Gopher Drop has raised
over $100,000.
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idea of the gopher Drop came from a local resident as he watched
the TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. During that episode, the
radio station personel as a promotion were throwing live turkeys
out of a helicopter. As he watched this he was thinking this
is a unique concept and thought what was unique to Cupar and
Saskatchewan. GOPHERS! Saskatchewan and Cupar's farm land
is a hot bed for gophers, therefore "The Cupar Gopher
Drop" was originated.
Each
year the residents of Cupar sell tickets on numbered gophers.
On the day of the drop, all the sold gophers are placed in
a huge bag along with the stuffed foam gopher holes numbered
to the amount of prizes that are giving away. These gophers
holes represent which prize the numbered gopher that fall
closest to will win.
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bag is then attached to the hot air balloon.The balloon is launched
from the ground with all the gophers and holes on board. Once
the balloon reaches it's appropriate altitude, the bag is opened,
releasing the gophers and holes free falling to the ground.
Once all the gophers and holes land on the the ground, they
are checked to see which numbered gopher landed closest to which
numbered gopher hole. The gopher that landed nearest to hole
number 1 wins the grand prize, the gopher closest to hole numbered
2 wins second prize, and so on. |
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The
Cupar Gopher Drop has entertained people from far and wide
with a day of entertainment on the sports grounds with kid's
games/rides, bingo, ball tournament, beer gardens, concessions
and a dance to end the evening.
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CUPAR
GOPHER DROP 2004
PRIZE LIST
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1. Trip for 2 to Bali, South Pacific includes airfare and
hotel for 7 nights, 3 Sun Holidays tours in Bali and breakfast
daily.
Delphine
Bereti, Cupar Ticket # 03788
2.
Air Tool Package Cupar Co-op
Includes 7HP-60 gallon air compressor, 28
Piece air tool kit, 15 piece pneumatic
Accessory set and 100'air hose
Chris Lee, Cupar Ticket # 08224
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3.
Camping Package Cupar TrueValue
Includes 4 sleeping bags, Coleman cooler, Double air mattress with
built in pump, 6-person
Tent, propane lantern, and a portable BBQ
Brody
Shevela, Punnichy Ticket # 03883
4. Deep Freeze Cupar True Value
7 Cubic Foot deep-freeze with lock
Janice & Ron Pilipow,Yorkton Ticket # 07956
5.
Mosquito Magnet Cupar Co-op
Mosquito magnet and 20lb propane tank
Steve Linzmayer, Regina Ticket # 08419
6.
DVD/VCR Cupar True Value
Sanyo DVD/VCR combo
Bryce & Luke Clark, Cupar Ticket # 02382
7.
Gift Certificate Hillside Concrete
$250 Gift Certificate
Mike Diachyshyn, Regina Ticket # 00547
8.
Glass Wheat Berting Glass
11 x 17 Glass Wheat Portrait
Kathy Boha, Regina Ticket # 05285
9.
Glass Wheat Berting Glass
11 x 8 Glass Wheat Portrait
Mary Rey, Cupar Ticket # 00779
10.
Signed Jersey Jordan Polasek
Nikki Killian, Cupar Ticket # 00215
11.
Glass Wheat Berting Glass
5 x 10 Glass Wheat Portrait
David Smith, Regina Ticket # 07341
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