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6:00 AM Shuttle Buses to Downtown & Parking Lots Start Service7:00 AM Midwest Electric Railway Trolleys Begin Operating – Round Trip $3.00 – Value Ticket (10 Trips) $20.00 – Under 6 Free Reunion Headquarters Opens7:30 AM Ground Trains Begin Operating8:00 AM Campground – Prairie Gem Church – Old Fashioned Service Hymn Singing & Gospel Preaching – Donuts and Coffee following Traction Steam Area – Full-Scale Sawmill Operates Trading Post Opens8:30 AM North Village – Blacksmith Shop – Opens9:00 AM Greeting & Devotion – Jeff McPheron, Midwest Old Threshers Chaplain Grandstand – Antique Tractor and Steam Engine Pull Antique Building – Open – Items For Sale Antique Car & Truck Buildings – Opens Carousel Pavilion Opens – Ride the Smile Machine – $1.00 Demonstrations Tractor Headquarters – Tractor Talks Family Tent – Catholic Mass Gas Engine Area – Cement Block Making Demonstration Gas Engine Area – Rock Crushing & Buzz Saw Demonstration Glenna Voyles Doll House & Museum – Opens Heritage Museum A – Old Threshers Foundation Room – Opens – Visit the Air Conditioned Room! Heritage Museum A – East End – Page Dragline Diesel Starting Heritage Museum B – Printers’ Hall Demonstrations – Opens Heritage Museums A & B / Crafters – Opens Iowa State Patrol and DNR Display – Opens under the grandstand Kids Area – Drive A Tractor – Opens Kids Area – Windy Acres Pony Rides – Opens Log Village Opens – Continuous Living History Demonstrations Midwest Central Railroad Red Caboose Gift Shop Southside Opens Midwest Central Railroad Train Operate – Round Trip $4.00 North Village – Opens Outside Heritage Museum A (East End) – Sorghum Mill – Horses & Steam Power – Pressing Cane Opens Special Car Tent – Opens – “World’s Largest Crosley Collection”9:30 AM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “The BIG Trucks,” by Mike Harbison Campground – Colfax School – Button Collectors’ Forum 19th Annual Open house for Old Threshers button collectors. Featured topic: “Return To The Sixties” by Carolyn Sidebottom Heritage Museum A – East End – Fairbanks Morse Diesel Generator Starting Theatre Museum – Opens Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion – Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation10:00 AM Family Tent – Morning Worship “Healing Places” – Speaker Pastor Betsey Sue Neipert – Marj Thimmesch, Accompanist, Dr. Tim Ahern, – Choir Director and The Old Threshers Choir Heritage Museum A – East End – Corliss Engine Lecture & Demonstration Heritage Museum B – Marvin Mill Demonstration Log Village – History Speaks “Medical Quackery – The Cure That Kills” Midwest Central Railroad – Shop Tour – Engine House Door Number 3 Model Traction Steam Area – Sawmill Operating North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Games for Kids Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers Traction Steam Area – Shingle Mill Demonstration Traction Steam Area – Steamroller Printing – East End of Heritage Museum B Traction Steam Area –Traction Steamroller Printing – East End of Heritage Museum B Trolley Depot – “Trolleys a Historical Sketch of Electrical Railways in America” – By Wes Bender10:15 AM Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Tractor Powered Corn Shelling10:30 AM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “So you want to buy a new car, it’s 1912.” By Bob Gerdes, John Daley & Julie Starbuck Heritage Museum A – East End – Stationary Steam Engines Started by Request Kids Area – Chris Short’s Puppet Show Log Village – Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie’s – “Great American Medicine Show”Continued....

10:30 AM North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Traction Steam Powered Threshing Oats & Baling Straw Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion – Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation Traction Steam Area – Veneer Mill in Operation11:00 AM Family Tent – Crowning of Miss Sweet Seventeen Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – DeJay Dejaynes – Variety Log Village – History Speaks “Unmentionables – Ladies Clothing” North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Tractor Powered Straw Baling11:30 AM Gas Engine Area – Cement Block Making Demonstration Kids Area – Nick’s Kids Show North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Story Teller Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion – Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation11:55 AM Grandstand – The National Anthem – Ahern FamilyNOON Grandstand – Cavalcade of Power (weather permitting) Entertainment – Family Tent – Many More Band – Bluegrass & Comedy Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – The Punches – Bluegrass Entertainment – The Barn – Covid Quartet – Brass Kids Area – Drive A Tractor Closes for Cavalcade of Power North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show12:15 PM North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Ragtime Richie12:30 AM Kids Area – Chris Short’s Puppet Show Log Village – Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie’s – “Great American Medicine Show” North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy1:00 PM Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Bob Lewis Family – Bluegrass Entertainment – The Barn – Herbie’s Little German Band – Polka Music Gas Engine Area – Cement Block Making Demonstration Gas Engine Area – Rock Crushing & Buzz Saw Demonstration Heritage Museum B – Northeast Corner – Threshers BINGO – Opens Horse Area – Tour Barns – Learn about the Different Breeds of Horses Log Village – History Speaks “Traveling Preachers – Life on a Horse” North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Family Sing–A–Long Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers1:15 PM North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Ragtime Richie1:30 PM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “1959 Retractable Roof Fin Cars”, By Dean King Entertainment – Family Tent – The Wissmann Family – Gospel Log Village – Rendezvous Camp Mountain Man Skills North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy2:00 PM Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Troy Flemming – Folk Music Heritage Museum A – Doll Museum – Presentation on Antique Dolls Heritage Museum A – East End – Stationary Steam Powerhouse Tour Heritage Museum B – Marvin Mill Demonstration Horse Demonstrations Area – Horse Powered Well Driller, Elevator & Hay Stacker Kids Area – Drive A Tractor Re-Opens Log Village – History Speaks “Prairie Wedding” North Village – Center Chapel Church – Hymn Singing North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show Special Exhibits Area – Farm Collector Tent – Paper Making with Corn Husks Demonstrations Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion – Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation Traction Steam Area – Veneer Mill in Operation Trolley Depot – “Trolleys a Historical Sketch of Electrical Railways in America” – By Wes Bender2:15 PM North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Ragtime Richie2:30 PM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “The Willys Jeep,” By Pat Tobin Heritage Museum B – East End - $200 Blackout Jackpot BINGO Horse Demonstrations Area – Horse Powered Sawmill, Feed Grinder & Corn Sheller Kids Area – Nick’s Kids Show Log Village – Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie’s – “Great American Medicine Show”Continued....

2:30 PM Midwest Central Railroad – South Station & Event Center – “End of An Era: Farewell to the Steam Locomotive in Mid-America” – By Phil Borleske North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Spelling Bee Grades 1 – 3 followed by 4 – 63:00 PM Entertainment – Family Tent – The Punches – Bluegrass Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Ambassadors of Grace – Vocal Duo Entertainment – The Barn – Many More Band – Bluegrass & Comedy Gas Engine Area – Rock Crushing & Buzz Saw Demonstration Heritage Museum A – East End – Corliss Engine Lecture & Demonstration Heritage Museum A – East End – Page Dragline Diesel Starting Heritage Museum A – East End – Stationary Steam Engines Started as Requested Horse Demonstrations Area – Horse Powered Treadmill Thresher, Case Thresher, Baler Log Village – History Speaks “I hope my Hope Chest is big enough!?” Model Traction Steam Area – Sawmill Operating North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Spelling Bee Grades 7-9 Followed by High School and Adult Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Traction Steam Powered Pony Brake, Power Eater & Baker Fan Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion – Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation Traction Steam Area – Shingle Mill Demonstration Tractor Area – Belt Driven Dynamometer3:15 PM North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Ragtime Richie3:30 PM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “The 1920 Center Door Model T”, – By John Daly Heritage Museum A – East End – Fairbanks Morse Diesel Generator Starting Horse Demonstrations Area – Horse Powered Stump Puller, Crosscut Saw & Games Kids Area – Chris Short’s Puppet Show Midwest Central Railroad – Shop Tour – Engine House at Door Number 3 North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Traction Steam Powered Threshing Oats & Baling Straw Tractor Headquarters – Kiddie Tractor Pull4:00 PM Entertainment – Family Tent – Troy Flemming –Folk Music Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Covid Quartet – Brass Entertainment – The Barn – The Boys – Country Heritage Museum A – East End – Stationary Steam Powerhouse Tour Log Village – History Speaks “Women Who Settled the Prairie” North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Tractor Powered Corn Shelling Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Tractor Powered Straw Baling4:15 PM North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Ragtime Richie4:30 PM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “A Walking Tour through the Car Building,” – By John Daly Horse Area – Horse Shoeing Demonstration North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon - Singing, Dancing & Comedy Theatre Museum – Closed Traction Steam Area – Steam Engine Games5:00 PM Entertainment – Family Tent – The Punches – Bluegrass Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – DeJay DeJaynes – Variety Heritage Museum B – Northeast Corner – Last Game – $500 Jackpot Bingo Log Village – Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie’s – “Great American Medicine Show” North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Closes Outside Heritage Museum A (East End) – Sorghum Mill Closes Traction Steam Area – Full-Scale Sawmill Closes5:15 PM North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Ragtime Richie5:30 PM Kids Area – Nick’s Kids Show North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy

6:00 PM Campground – Prairie Gem Church – Old Fashioned Service Hymn Singing & Gospel Preaching Last Service for the 2021 Old Threshers Reunion – Coffee, lemonade & cookies following Entertainment – Family Tent – Bob Lewis Family – Bluegrass Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Ambassadors of Grace – Vocal Duo Iowa State Patrol and DNR Display- Closes6:00 PM Kids Area – Drive A Tractor Closes North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers Trading Post Closes7:00 PM Entertainment – Family Tent – The Punches – Bluegrass Heritage Museum B – Marvin Mill Demonstration Midwest Central Railroad Red Caboose Gift Shop –Southside Closes North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers – Select Wood Carvings for Auction The Barn – Square Dance Lessons7:30 PM Entertainment – The Barn – Lyle Beaver – Dance Music8:00 PM Grandstand – Rodney Atkins Antique Building – Closes Antique Car & Truck Buildings Closes Carousel Pavilion – Closes Heritage Museum A & B – Close Kids Area – Windy Acres Pony Rides – Closes Log Village – by Candlelight with Old Time Music North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show North Village Buildings – Close Reunion Headquarters Closes Special Car Tent – Closes9:00 PM Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Traction Steam Spark Shows Midwest Central Railroad Train Operation Closes10:00 PM Ground Trains Close After Country Music Show Midwest Electric Railway Trolleys Close After Country Music Show11:30 PM Shuttle Buses to Downtown & Parking Lots End Service

MIDWEST OLD THRESHERS REUNION - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5th, 2021

Grandstand Entertainment

Tonight8:00 PMGrandstand Opens at 6:30 PM