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Thunder coming to Tripp, capped by fireworks The rumble of thunder this Saturday evening in Tripp hopefully will be the sound of souped up engines and not the kind of thunder that comes from the sky. Thunder in the Dirt organizer Ron Fischer admits rain this spring has been hampering the efforts to move dirt and prepare the fairgrounds for this major truck and tractor pulling event, but he is confident it will be ready. He has been rounding up friends, relatives and engine enthusiasts from a wide area eager to help with preparations to make the event a success. While it is not the first truck and tractor pulling event he has organized, this is by far the biggest. Thunder in the Dirt will feature two organizations of pullers, two sanctions, and two tracks on which they will perform. It is the Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pulling Association and the Nebraska Power Pullers. He said there will be both two-wheel- and four-wheel-drive pickups, super farm, diesel super stock, diesel 4x4s and semis trying their luck and thrilling the crowd. Fireworks will cap off the Fourth of July festivities. The Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pulling Association has over 400 members, from 20 different states, who compete on six different levels of pulling competition throughout the Midwest: State, Regional National, Grand National, Super National, Elite National, and Extreme National. The Regional National competition is coming to Tripp. The Nebraska Power Pullers Association features six classes of pulling trucks--2WD and 4WD; Street Modified, Pro Street Diesel, Modified and Super Modified. Fischer said he organized a pulling event in Delmont the first year, but this is the fourth year in Tripp. However, Fischer said, “this is the first year for the Outlaw show, bringing in a different caliber, you might say.” He said he had pulled at Outlaw sanctioned events the past several years and wanted to bring it to Tripp. In the past, the local event has been associated with the Great Plains group. The Outlaw group is from Texas to South Dakota, he said, adding, the whole Midwest United States. Click to see videos from Tripp Sports Day: Candy Scramble Water Carrying Contest Potato Peeling Conest Dizzy Race |
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 Click HERE to view a video of David Schreiner reading 'Hope' Click HERE to view a video of the start of the 1 mile run Click HERE to see a video of the Tripp-Delmont Graduation. See a video of SUMO WRESTLING in Parkston. Click HERE. Click HERE to see a video of the Gukeisen Training Fire Click HERE to see a video of the Moran Training Fire Coming Events Parkston Weekly Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon meetings will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at the Avera St. Benedict Health Center meeting room. For more information, call 928-3182. Tripp Monday, July 6 The City of Tripp will meet at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. Area Weekly Alcoholics Anonymous will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Ethan Fire Station in the Community Room. For more information, contact Jean at 928-7266. Tuesday, July 7 The Hutchinson County Commissioners will meet in the Commissioners’ Room in the Courthouse at Olivet at 9 a.m.  Click to see what keeps the Web Publisher busy ROCS schedule July drivers for Meals on Wheels |
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