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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

"Show Me The Fun" at the 2017 Miller County Fair in Eldon!

It's once again time for the Miller County Fair in Eldon. The annual event kicked off on Saturday, July 1 with a parade and incredible fireworks display, and the carnival began on the 4th of July. This is always a fun event for the entire family. Today, Good & Perfect Gifts has the details on the remaining week of fun that's in store for you!

photos from the Miller County Fair Facebook page

The Carnival Rides
Classic carnival rides, fair food, and games of skill are happening at the fairgrounds on 8th Street in Eldon from July 4-8, 2017. Each evening from 6 pm to 10:30 pm you can purchase a $20 wristband for unlimited carnival rides. Tickets will also be available for individual rides.

The Events
It's not just the carnival action that everyone looks forward to each year. There are many events to both watch and compete in at the fair. Ciara Stewart was already crowned as the 2017 Miss Miller County on Tuesday evening, and Madison McGinnis was crowned as the 2017 Miss Teen Miller County. The Little Mr. & Miss Miller County competition will take place on Wednesday night.

Other remaining events for this year's fair include youth livestock shows, 4-H and FFA exhibits, a truck & tractor pull, a compact figure 8 challenge, and the always popular demolition derby. If you're in the mood for excitement and good ol' country charm, you are sure to find something to enjoy at the Miller County Fair.

photos from the Miller County Fair Facebook page

The Schedule
Even though some of the fun has already happened for the 2017 fair, there is still plenty of time to get to the following events, and the carnival is open every evening too. On Wednesday, July 5, admission is free, and the rest of the week it is $10 for ages 13 and over, $2 for ages 6-12, and kids 5 and under are free. There will be no admission charge for the carnival area on Saturday night, but there is a charge for the demolition derby.

WEDNESDAY
4:00 pm - Sheep & Goat Shows
6:30 pm - Hog Show
6:00 pm - Lawn & Garden Tractor Pull, Sleeper Lawn Tractor Pulling Association
8:00 pm - Little Mr. & Miss Contest

THURSDAY
10:00 am - Youth Livestock Judging Contest
6:00 pm - Greased Pig Race
6:30 pm - Beef Show
6:30 pm - "Helen Russell & Company" perform on the Grandstand Stage
7:00 pm - Stock & Tractor Pull

FRIDAY
9:00 am - Rabbit Show
11:00 am - Poultry Show
5:00 pm - Livestock Auction Buyers Dinner
6:30 pm - Livestock Auction
7:30 pm - Compact Figure 8 Race
7:00 pm - Exhibits Released

SATURDAY
7:00 pm - Demolition Derby

The Miller County Fair is always a wonderful way to enjoy some good, summer, family fun. Try to make some time to head that way and take in some of the local flavor. Before you go to the fair, stop by Good & Perfect Gifts in Eldon and see what we've got in store. We are open Wednesday-Friday from 10 am - 5 pm, and Saturday from 9 am - 4 pm. Have fun, and see you soon!

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

The Great Bagnell Dam Duck Drop is Coming!

There is an annual family fun event happening close by in the very near future - The Great Bagnell Dam Duck Drop. It's an incredible sight to see, an exciting day of activities, and an excellent way to raise funds for some very deserving local charities and organizations.

Good & Perfect Gifts has all of the details right here for you. There is a golf tournament up first, then the following day is the main event.

Golf Tournament

The Ridge Golf Course at the Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark will host this "quacky" golf tournament on Friday, August 5, 2016. This 4-person scramble with a ladies flight will feature crazy holes and fun obstacles all around the course. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Lake Area Big Brothers Big Sisters and Ozark Coast Kiwanis.

Registration and lunch begin at noon with a shotgun start at 1:30 pm. It costs $125 per player to enter, and all participants receive 10 Duck Drop tickets for Saturday's event. Click here to register online and get additional information.

Fun Zone

Saturday, August 6 from 10 am - 1 pm is a day that is fun for the entire family. The event opens with games and other activities below Bagnell Dam at the Dam Bait & Campground. There will be a live DJ, great food, shaved ice, dunk tanks, and more.

Wrist bands to take part in all of the events, games, and prizes for kids are absolutely FREE! These activities include:

Games & Prizes
Petting Zoo
Bounce Houses
Face Decorating
Martial Arts Demonstrations
Dance Performances

Duck Drop

The main event happens at high noon. A helicopter will drop thousands of rubber duckies over the Osage River that will then race to the finish line. To claim one of these ducks as your own, you must purchase a Duck Drop Ticket. These will be sold until 11 am Saturday morning, or you can get early tickets from committee members.

Tickets are $5 a piece. The winning duck will earn it's owner $5,000 in grand prize money! There are also 10 additional prizes for the next few ducks crossing the finish line, including:

$1,000 cash
$500 Hy Vee Grocery Card
5 - $100 Woods supermarket Cards
4-hour rental from Iguana Watersports
$100 Panera Bread Gift Card
$100 Andy's Frozen Custard Gift Card

Spend a part of your weekend having lots of fun, raising money for worthy local causes, and possibly even taking home some incredible prizes. Good & Perfect Gifts is proud to be a part of a wonderful community that does so many amazing things to offer help where it is needed .

For even more details, visit www.GreatDamDuckDrop.com. Don' miss this awesome annual event.

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Lake of the Ozarks

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Family Fun at the 28th Annual Magic Dragon Car Show

Our Lake of the Ozarks gift shop is a very short road trip from the historic Bagnell Dam Strip. This area has been a popular tourist attraction for decades, and this weekend, May 6-8, it will host an extremely popular annual event - the Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals. This is a great, close-to-home festival for the entire family.

photo from Funlake.com

The Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles

All makes, models, and years of incredible vehicles will be parked up and down the Bagnell Dam Strip. The street is closed to traffic, so visitors are free to roam the entire area and enjoy the show. On Saturday there will be a Make-N-Take Model Event at Luby's stage beginning at 10 am.

Saturday will also bring the announcement of the raffle winner for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro that the Lake Ozark Daybreak Rotary will be giving away. $20 tickets can be purchased at the car show, and also at Hy-Vee and Kwik Kar in Osage Beach, as well as Hulett Chevrolet in Camdenton. Only 2,500 tickets are being sold, so your odds are pretty good, plus, many local charities and organizations will benefit from the money raised.

The Fun

If you don't happen to be a classic car enthusiast, there is still a lot of fun to be had at this event. Every evening when the show wraps up for the night, Cool 102.7 will be playing music to keep the excitement going. The Bagnell Dam Strip is a colorful place to explore. There are many souvenir shops along the route, as well as the the ever-popular skeeball at Dogpatch arcade. Don't leave without getting an Old Tyme Photo of the family too.

photo from Funlake.com

The Food

You will find a wide variety of restaurants along the strip: Chinese, pizza, seafood, gourmet sandwiches, and more. There are ice cream shops, self-serve frozen yogurt, and the a few vendors at the car show will probably be offering some tasty treats from their stands.

The View

The breathtaking Lake of the Ozarks can be seen from the Strip, as well as Bagnell Dam itself. You have the beauty of the lake on one side and the car show offers a bit of a step back in time on the other. Some say this car show is like being on the set of "American Graffiti."

photo from Funlake.com

Make sure that you stop by our gift shop at the Lake of the Ozarks on Friday or Saturday on your way to the car show. Mother's Day is on Sunday, so you will want to make sure that you pick up something nice to surprise her with. Good & Perfect Gifts is open Wednesday-Friday from 10 am - 5 pm, and on Saturday from 9 am - 4 pm. Check out the full schedule for the Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals on their website, and enjoy another great weekend at the lake.

A popular destination gift shop near the

Lake of the Ozarks

1603 Business Hwy 54,

Eldon, Missouri 65026

573-392-7900

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

7 Fun Holiday Traditions to Start

Getting gifts every year at Christmas time shouldn't be the only thing that you have to look forward to. Good & Perfect Gifts is a big fan of annual holiday traditions. When you come up with ways to spend quality time with your family and friends around the holidays, that can end up being better than any material gift you could receive. Here are a few great ideas for traditions that you can begin with your friends and family every year.

Bake together.

The earlier in December you do this, the more sweet treats you will have time to make over the holidays! Spend a day making up batches of treats to be baked later, or take care of the mixing and baking all at once. Another option is to stick to one or two holiday favorites, like sugar cookies or gingerbread cookies, then spend the rest of the time decorating them.

Watch a movie marathon.

There are tons of holiday movies to watch, and you can easily find some to match your crowd. There are lots of Christmas cartoons for the kids, and just as many comedies out there for a more adult audience if there won't be any children at your gathering. From the heartfelt classics all the way to a few scary choices, you should have plenty of movies to pick from to fill a day with flicks. Mix up a few snack foods to last the day and get some gift wrapping done while you watch.

Host a game night.

Plan one entire evening around having fun and playing games. Everyone can gather around the table and go through all of your favorite board games. Another option is to plan some holiday-themed competitions, like Pin the Nose on the Reindeer or a gift-wrapping relay race. Come up with a really cool trophy to be passed on to the grand champion year after year.

Record memories.

When your family and friends are all together for the season, it's a perfect time to think back about all of the wonderful things that have happened over the past year. Keep a journal or scrapbook that can be added to annually and let each person write in one of their favorite memories. Make sure that you take a good group photo to add to the book when you are all done writing.

Go on a holiday lights tour.

There are all kinds of holiday light displays nearly everywhere that you look. Bundle everyone up, pile into the car, and take a lights tour. If you have a large group, turn it into a caravan with festive stops along the way. At the end of the night, meet back at home for hot chocolate.

Volunteer together.

There are always extra opportunities around the holidays to volunteer and help out someone that is in need. Collect items to deliver to a local food pantry or shelter, visit the animal shelter and walk the dogs, or go to a nursing home or hospital and sing some carols.

Start a Christmas Eve or Christmas morning tradition.

Come up with an activity that you can all do together and will look forward to every year. Read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" before going to bed on Christmas Eve, taking turns reading lines out loud. Place the final decoration, the topper, on the tree. Host an annual brunch on Christmas Day for friends to stop by. One simple thing can turn into a really big deal when you make it a tradition.

When choosing your new holiday tradition, focus on the things that your family and friends enjoy doing together. In between all of the new traditions that you start, stop by our Lake of the Ozarks gift shop and get in a bit of Christmas shopping. We've also got lots of tasty gourmet treats for you to take back to your new annual holiday movie or game night. Whatever you end up doing, the important thing is that you enjoy it together. Have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at Good & Perfect Gifts.

A popular destination gift shop near the

Lake of the Ozarks

1603 Business Hwy 54,

Eldon, Missouri 65026

573-392-7900

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Holiday Fun Events for the Entire Family

The best gift shop near the Lake of the Ozarks loves being located in the lovely town of Eldon, Missouri. Although we miss seeing our Jefferson City area friends as often as we used to, Eldon has given us more wonderful friends to add to our list. Although the town is smaller, they have big fun planned for the holiday season, beginning this weekend. Good & Perfect Gifts would like to share a few of these events with you.

Eldon's Home for the Holidays Parade & Celebration

November 21, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Beginning at 10:00 am, Eldon's annual holiday parade will make its way through town. This year's theme is "Winter Wonderland." Afterwards, head over to the Eldon Community Center for children's activities, a 50/50 raffle, and visits with Santa. There will be live entertainment all day long., and food will be available from Maple Street Cafe.

Eldon Community Thanksgiving Dinner

November 26, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

The Eldon Community Center will be serving a Thanksgiving Day Meal to anyone that would like to join in. Home delivery is also available. Please call 573-280-4956 for more information.

Eldon Elementary PTO Breakfast with Santa

December 5, 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Bring the kids for a pancake and sausage breakfast with Santa Claus at the Eldon South Elementary School! The cost of the breakfast is $3.00 per person, and photos with Santa are available for $2.00. Parents As Teachers will be doing crafts with the children for free, and there will also be a Christmas book walk.

Annual Christmas Luncheon

December 9, Noon - 1:00 pm

The Eldon Area Chamber of Commerce cordially invites the entire community to join them for this annual luncheon. It will be held at the Eldon Community Center. For $15, you can enjoy a buffet dinner including salad and rolls, roast beef and ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, brownie bottom pie and cherry cheesecake, and tea and water. The lovely sounds of Christmas carols will be provided by the Eldon High School Chamber Chorale. Please RSVP by December 1, 2015 by calling 573-392-3752.

Eldon's Hometown Christmas

December 12, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bundle up and make your way downtown for a hayride down Maple Street. You will get to view all of the holiday decorations, including the living windows displays in many of the local businesses. There will be refreshments, Christmas caroling, and photos with Santa. The evening will end with Eldon's Mayor lighting the Christmas tree at Whittle's Pocket Park. Everyone is encouraged to bring an ornament for the community tree. Lloyd Belt will also be taking donations for their annual toy drive.

Just up the road from us, the Lake area will have all of their holiday light displays lit up right after Thanksgiving, and there are lots of shows and celebrations going on that are only a short car trip away from our Eldon gift shop. We hope that you all get a chance to attend at least a few of the celebrations above.

In between all of that fun, be sure to stop by Good & Perfect Gifts to get some of your Christmas shopping done. While you are here, have something sweet from Sugar B's Cakes and Pastries with a cup of coffee and a little holiday conversation. We love visiting with our customers, and the Christmas excitement makes the conversations even better.

A popular destination gift shop near the

Lake of the Ozarks

1603 Business Hwy 54,

Eldon, Missouri 65026

573-392-7900

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