Central College will host Grandparent Day Saturday, Oct. 18. Grandparents are invited to bring their grandchild/ren to the Central football game at 1 p.m. in the Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium when the team plays Nebraska Wesleyan.
All children 12 and under attending the game will receive free admission with the purchase of an adult ticket and the Grandparent Special: A bag of popcorn and M&M’s.
The Grandparent Special honors the late Dan Marburger, 1989 Central graduate, who enjoyed this game-day tradition with his grandkids. Marburger was the Perry High School principal, who died from the injuries he sustained during a Perry school shooting.
Seth Marburger, Dan’s son, 2016 Central graduate and special education teacher in the Pella Community School District, is thrilled to share this family tradition with the Central family. He says, “One of Dad’s most beloved traditions was sharing popcorn and M&M’s with his grandchildren while cheering on the Central Dutch at a football game.”
