The 18th Annual EPLE TIDEN (Apple Time) festival will take place on Saturday, September 27 at the Starbuck Depot. The hours are from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

The event features an open house of the Depot and the recently added Starbuck High School Museum along with a market day, rummage sale, a scarecrow contest by students of the Glacial Hills Elementary School, and an apple pie baking contest.

A number of vendors of vegetables, crafts, and baked goods will take part in the Market Day along the Boardwalk. Karen Stettner of Hancock has committed to be back this year with an assortment of apples.

There will be live entertainment, a souvenir stand and a lunch menu including pork sandwiches, apple pie alamode, rosettes, LEFSE (roll-ups or packages), apple cider, and coffee.

Entertainment

In addition to the market, rummage sale, and various games set up, there will be live entertainment for the entirety of the EPLE TIDEN celebration.
At 10 a.m. "The Norskies," Palmer Aaberg and Stanley Syverson will get the celebration underway.
At 11:30 a.m. the Glacial Hills Elementary School third and fourth graders will be performing a variety of musical acts.
At 12 p.m. there will be an awards ceremony for the scarecrow and apple pie baking contest.
At 12:15 p.m. Jade Sanstead will take center stage at EPLE TIDEN as the 17-year-old pianist from Fergus Falls will play a variety of musical selections. Sanstead especially enjoys playing music composed by the Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg.

Apple pie baking contest

Entries for the Second Annual Apple Pie Baking Contest should be delivered to Lola Rundgren or Marilyn Staples in the agent’s room of the Depot by 10 a.m. on September 27. Prizes for contest winners will be awarded at 12 p.m.

Rummage sale

From 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. during EPLE TIDEN there will be a rummage sale near the Depot and SHS Museum. Proceeds from the event will go towards building a new Starbuck Museum to house a variety of items including memorabilia from the old hospital and items not currently on display at the SHS Museum.