Also of note: polka, marionettes, gingerbread houses, sand sculpting, car shows, 20 international dance troupes and, not to be missed, the 2010 wiener dog races. Prosit! 5 p.m.

This article won honorable mention first person feature at the 2010 NAA Foundation Youth Content Award.

• Lutheran Health Network will be the title sponsor of the 2010 Festival of Gingerbread, which will be from Nov. 26 to Dec. 12 at The History Center, 302 E