Opening Ceremonies

7 p.m., Friday, July 9, Bismarck Community Bowl

All entrants, fans, parents and the good folks of Bismarck and Mandan are invited to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Prairie Rose State Games at the Bismarck Community Bowl. Complete with Olympic style pageantry, the ceremony features the stars of the Prairie Rose State Games — the participants!

We encourage all Games’ participants to take part in the Parade of Athletes. You will have the privilege to enter the Bismarck Community Bowl stadium with your co-competitors and witness, first hand, the official 2010 torch lighting. You’ll also have an up-close look at the special Opening Ceremonies festivities – the presentation of colors by the Boy Scouts, as well as a performance from the Ehrmantraut Academy of Martial Arts.

The Opening Ceremony is free and open to the public. Participants are encouraged to pick up their registration packets Thursday or Friday and wear their t-shirts in the Parade of Athletes. Parade line up is 6:30 p.m. on the Bismarck Community Bowl’s west field.

Jack Brown Award of Excellence:
The Jack Brown Award of Excellence is awarded to volunteers or local organizing committee members for outstanding contributions to the Prairie Rose State Games. The award is given in memory of Jack Brown founding member of the Prairie Rose State Games and longtime icon of the sports and recreation community in North Dakota. The Jack Brown award was first awarded in 2002 to his son Dick Brown.