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DQ Days Held in Dell Rapids

July 22, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The 2013 DQ Days was held in Dell Rapids Friday, July 19th, through Sunday, July 21st. Charlie Pleskac, owner of the Dell Rapids Dairy Queen, had inflatables in the parking lot all three days, held an outdoor movie event on Friday night, had outdoor music, gave away ice cream for 10 cents on Sunday, and finished the weekend with 30 doorprizes and two grand prize drawings. 20 lucky people won a gift pack from Coke, five people won a free small blizzard coupon, and five people won a $5 gift certificate to the Dell Rapids Dairy Queen.

This year’s grand prizes were a Charbroil 6-burner gas grill and an iPad mini.

iPad Mini Winner: Donna Berg

Gas Grill Winner: Gabe Nelson

DQ Days!

July 27, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dairy Queen in Dell Rapids will be holding their annual DQ Days July 27, 28 and 29. Dairy Queen owner Charlie Pleskac has plenty of events planned for the 3-day celebration. They will have inflatables, outdoor music, Coke products, and door prizes, with one of the door prizes to be given away being a new iPad. On Sunday ice cream will be 10 cents all day long. Why 10 cents? Well, back in 1938 two men (father and son) were experimenting with a new recipe for a soft-frozen dairy product. They were manufacturers of hard ice cream at the time in Illinois. They knew that Ice Cream frozen at -10 degrees did not taste as good because it froze the tastebuds. They concocted a recipe for a soft-frozen product and partnered with one of their customers, Sherb Noble to try the new product in his ice cream shop in Kankakee, Illinois. On August 4th 1938 they held an all you can eat sale on the new soft-frozen product for 10cents. In two hours, they served 1200 people. And as they say, ‘the rest is history.’

Below is a schedule of events for 2012 DQ Days:

Friday 7/27

Inflatables: including waterside
Outdoor Music
Doorprizes
Outdoor Movie at dusk

Saturday 7/28

Inflatables
Outdoor Music
Doorprizes
Free Coke Products All Day!!!

Sunday 7/29

Inflatables: including waterside
Doorprizes
Outdoor Music
10 cent ICE CREAM ALL DAY LONG!!!!!!!
FREE iPad 3 TO ONE LUCKY PERSON!!!! *Must be present to win iPad3, drawing will be held at 7pm. Register anytime fri-sun.

DQ Days July 27-29

July 1, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Charlie Pleskac, owner of the Dairy Queen, has announced the excitement at the end of the month occurring at DQ in Dell Rapids. On July 26th (Thursday) Dairy Queen will once again raise money with your help by hosting Miracle Treat Day, typically a day set aside in early August by Dairy Queens across the United States, but due to the Olympics this year it has been moved forward. But then the very next three days, it will be DQ Days in Dell Rapids. Pleskac told Big Sioux Media there will be some ‘specials’ this year that will highlight the three days along with entertainment and fun activities for the families. We’ll bring you additional information about DQ Days to take place July 27th—29th, 2012.