Splitrock Park will be lit up for the holidays! Enjoy beautiful lighting and the creativity of our local individuals, small groups, and businesses. Opening night will be Thursday, November 28, then every Friday and Saturday evening from 5:00 to 10:00 pm. until December 28.
Grow Garretson and the Garretson Parks Advisory Committee have teamed up to light up Splitrock Park, and each person or team claimed a campsite or specific area of Splitrock Park and decorated it as much as they liked.
“Each of the areas is decked out, and the creativity seen in each site is incredible,” said Carrie Moritz of Grow Garretson and the Garretson Parks Advisory Committee.
Grow Garretson would like to thank each of the following decorators and sponsors:
Entrance: 1st Bank & Trust, Garretson
Bridge: Garretson High School Student Council
Picnic Shelter: Garretson FFA
Bathhouse: Cornerstone Financial
Campsites:
5: Zion Lutheran Youth Group
8: Students for Christ Youth Group
9: Renovation Church
10: South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame Musifits
11: Roxanne Westover (also helped with Splitrock Park sign and lane décor)
12: St. Rose of Lima
13: Garretson Gazette & Jim and Jody Moritz Family
14: CHS
15: 1st Bank & Trust, Garretson
16: TATU (Teens Against Tobacco Use)
17: Jesse James 4-H
18: Garretson Elementary School Teachers
19: Palisades Chiropractic
Other sponsors: T & T Granite, Renovation Church, Susan Happel Edwards, Angela VanHolland, and City of Garretson
“We could not have done this without all of our sponsors,” said Moritz. “Because of them, this event is going to be outstanding. We also want to recognize KELO TV and SiouxFalls.Business for the great news coverage they’ve all given towards this event.”
Splitrock Park's Light the Park event will have its opening weekend on November 28, 29, & 30; and will continue on Friday and Saturday evenings only in December. Special event dates will be on November 28 (Opening Night) and December 14 (Hometown Christmas).
During Hometown Christmas, Light the Park will be hosting Santa Claus. From 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Santa will be visiting the Visitor's Center at the Bathhouse, handing out treats and taking children’s requests.
Since this event is likely to bring several out of town visitors, Grow Garretson is recommending that everyone show off our small town’s holiday spirit by going all out with decorating places of residence, and it will be enjoyed throughout the holiday month.
All proceeds from this event will go towards the new picnic shelter that will be built by the playground at Splitrock Park. Freewill donations will be accepted throughout the month, anyone who would like to donate can also visit GrowGarretson.com/light-the-park-2019.
UPDATED 11/27/19: The first version of the article neglected to mention Angela VanHolland as a sponsor and the sponsor name of Campsite #10 has been updated.
