Dassel’s
Red R� ster Days
The Dassel Red Rooster Days festival draws quite a crowd
to Dassel during Labor Day weekend each year.
Beginning as a one-day
day event that took place Labor Day,
the festival has grown throughout the years to enc
encompass the
whole weekend
weekend, , which includes the region’s largest parade,
and the larges
largest t chicken BBQ in Minnesota.
T he 59th annual Red Rooster Days is scheduled
s cheduled fo
for Friday,
Aug. 31 through Monday
Monday, Sept.
t. 3.
Those attending th
the e 2018 celebration can plan on a full
weekend.
Friday celebration
celebrat ion highlights include
includ e the Dassel Farmers
Market, open in the afternoon, and music at the bandstand
in the evening.
Saturday has something fun for everyone, including an 7-
mile and 18-mile bike rides, the opening of art show at the
Dassel History Center, the Gran
Grande
de Day parade at 2 p.m.,
which thi
this s year will begin with a military plane fl y over; and
the c cor
oronation
onation of new Dassel
assel Ambassadors in the evening.
Area
Industries
By Jennifer Von Ohlen
Staff Writer
Manufacturing, design, and development are important to
the people of Dassel and Cokato, helping to supply economic
prosperity and job growth to the area.
Industries in Cokato:
Advanced Process Technologies (APT)
Founded in 2000, Advanced Process Technologies (APT)
employs over 100 people with locations in Cokato at 150 Swendra
Blvd., another in Jerome, ID, and another in Visalia, CA.
After adding a third location in Cokato, they occupy over
100,000 square feet of facilities. The company serves the dairy and
food industry with plant concept and design, process, electrical
and mechanical engineering, equipment manufacturing, and
complete installation.
For more information, go to www.apt-inc.com, or call (877)
230-5060..
230-5060
Sunday begins with a community
wor ship service, a reception at the
worship
fi ne arts show, and a quilt show.
show
Revelers may stay for a brat feed,
and conclude the day with a large
fi reworks show at dusk at
a t Spring
Lake Park.
Labor Day Monday will keep
kee
people hopping. . Events include
in clude
a 5-mile run and a 1-mile walk,
followed by the largest chicken
BBQ in Minnesota, beginning at
10:30 a.m.
The chicken BBQ menu makes a full plate:
p late: half
hal a chicken,
cken,
potato
pot
ato salad, cole slaw, bread, milk,
mil k, and coffee.
Those not too full for a stroll may take in the classic car
show and cheer on some little ones at the kiddie tractor pull.
Concessions, exhibits, vendors, and a beer g garden will all
be ready to explor
explore e all day long.
Check out the website, www.cowgirltuffco.com for more
information on the business, along with a retail locator.
Faribault Foods
Faribault Foods has a plant at 15403 Hwy. 12 in Cokato. As
a vegetable company that began in 1895, Faribault Foods was
known for its corn and peas. Now, the product line has expanded
to include, sauced beans, refried beans, baked beans, kids and
family-style pasta, soup, chili, and organic specialties.
To learn more about Faribault Foods in Cokato, call (320)
286-2166 or go to www.faribaultfoods.com..
VitalDyne Medical, Inc.
Cowgirl Tuff Company VitalDyne Medical, Inc. was founded in W
Waverly
averly in October
2000, as Wright Laser. The full-service contract assembly
medical device manufacturer recently relocated to 400 Cokato
St. E. in Cokato. Rather than market directly, VitalDyne
Medical, Inc. sells its devices to product companies, which in
turn, sell to hospitals.
To learn more, call (320) 559-0120 or go to www.vitaldyne.
com.
Cowgirl Tuff Company is a designer and manufacturer of
modern, upscale, western apparel for young women, now with
a line of jeans for men, called B. Tuff Jeans. It’s headquarters
is located in a 30,000-square-foot facility in Cokato’s north
industrial park, at 185 Swendra Blvd. NE. The company is
owned by Lisa and Kirk Bollin. Mainly wholesale, Cowgirl Tuff
has a number of retailers in the area, with one store location at
the Mall of America.. TyloHelo Inc., former names being Saunatec and Finnleo
Sauna, is located at 575 East Cokato Street in Cokato. The
company has a complete line of saunas, steambath products, and
infrared heat therapy rooms. TyloHelo Inc. has been a leading
provider of new sauna and heat bathing designs.
To learn more, go to www.saunatec.com or call (320) 286-
6382.
TyloHelo Inc.
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