Klement's Racing Sausages To Take Part In Homecoming Festivities
The World Famous Klement's Racing Sausages, a fixture at Milwaukee Brewer baseball games since 2000, will be a participant in UW-Oshkosh's Homecoming festivities on Saturday (Oct. 6).
The mascots make their UW-Oshkosh debut by marching in the school's Homecoming Parade at 10:30 a.m. In previous years, the parade ran through campus. This year, the parade will begin at the corner of Witzel Avenue and Josslyn Street and then travel north on Josslyn Street to the Oshkosh Sports Complex.
"Because the community is so important to UW-Oshkosh, we wanted make the community feel welcome at our Homecoming festivities," said Christine Gantner, director of alumni relations for UW-Oshkosh. "We hope the decision to move the parade off campus shows that Homecoming is not just a University event, but is truly a community event."
After the parade, the community is invited to gather at Tent City, located just south of the Oshkosh Sports Complex at 450 Josslyn Street. Tents sponsored by alumni affinity groups will feature food, live music and family-friendly activities such as face painting and clown shows.
Activities then move to J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium, where UW-Oshkosh's football team (3-1/0-1 WIAC) kicks off a 1:30 p.m. contest against UW-Stout (2-2/1-0 WIAC). At the end of the first quarter, the Klement's Racing Sausages will hold a footrace for UW-Oshkosh Homecoming supremacy.
"We are honored that the Klement's Racing Sausages have agreed to take time out of their busy schedule to visit our campus," said Gantner. "Homecoming is a fun-filled event that appeals to students, the general public and, now, celebrities, too."
Tickets for UW-Oshkosh's football game will be available on site, with the cost being $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $3 for children in grades K-12. UW-Oshkosh students with their identification card will be admitted free of charge.
For more information about UW-Oshkosh's 2007 Homecoming, call UW-Oshkosh Alumni Relations at (920) 424-3449 or visit www.homecoming.uwosh.edu/alumni.php.
For more information about the Klement's Racing Sausages, visit www.klements.com/racing_sausages/.