By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Not all games have to be complicated or require great athletic prowess. New to the 11th Annual Party in the Park on Saturday, Aug. 12 in Great Bend is the cup competition at 3 p.m. Community Coordinator Christina Hayes said it will be a great way to get all ages involved.
"It's a fun little game that's going on between Great Bend High School kiddos, and it's ran by Great Bend High School kids, actually our interns," she said. "It's kind of like a head-shoulders-knees cup sort of fun competition where we are going to have a 14 and older and 13 and under competition for the winners with trophies. It's just a fun, silly thing to watch and play. It's highly competitive."
The competition is a Simon Says-type game where a cup is placed between two players. Body parts are barked to players, who must touch that body part. Eventually, the word "cup" replaces a body part, at which point the first player to grab the cup wins.
Party in the Park will once again conclude with live music and fireworks. Gates open at 6 p.m. with The Heathens taking the stage at 6:15. A Garth Brooks tribute band and Homebrew close out the evening, with fireworks scheduled for 10 p.m.
"You can bring your coolers in with you, just we ask no glass and it's supposed to be 3.2 beer so make sure you have beverages that follow that," Hayes said. "We do not have a beer garden for this event. This is one where we keep it open and everyone seems to like it."
Tickets for the concert should be available by the end of the week at city hall, and are $5 in advance and $10 at the gate. Children five and under get in for free.