Menno, South Dakota

Area Events & Celebrations

Area History Events & Celebrations Accommodations Local Churches Organizations Photo Gallery   Parade, Baseball Game, Fireworks, Entertainment July 4, 2010 July 4th Celebration     Hot Summer Days & Sweet Summer Nights September 11, 2010 Menno Car Show     September 25, 2009 Band Day     The Menno Heritage Museum & Annex Open during most of the above events Menno Museum All School  Reunion July 4, 2010 Menno Pioneer Power Show September 25 & 26, 2010 SODAK STAMM Oktoberfest October 24, 2009 Local Accomodations Need a place to stay when you're in town for one of our celebrations? Check here for a list of available options.     FOURTH OF JULY ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR MENNO There will be many activities taking place in Menno in observance of the Independence Day holiday.    The 2010 Parade theme is "Grand Old Flag" Schedule:   Saturday, July 3, 2010:   9am Registration and lineup for parade entries 11am July 4th Parade     Sunday, July 4, 2010:   4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Menno-Olivet All School Reunion "Tailgate Party" - for more information check out www.menno.k12.sd.us/alumni Click Here for registration form. Some times are approximate and subject to change More Information on Road Races when available Fireworks will be available for sale from the Menno Athletic Club. Click here for details as they become available. The American Legion Rames-Bender Post 152 will sponsor a parade in Menno on Saturday, July 3rd, 2009, starting at 11:00 a.m. Roger Mensch, the Parade Director, announces that the theme of the 2010 parade will be “Grand Old Flag”. There is no pre-registration for the parade. If you wish to have your float judged, please be in line by 9 a.m. July 3. Registration is near the city/school gym in the 400 block of Fifth Street. For more information, call: Roger Mensch 605-760-1806 Ken Aisenbrey 605-387-5489 Don't forget to stop by The Menno Heritage Museum & Annex while in town: Extended hours for July 4th weekend are July 4th from 9am to 6pm and July 5th & 6th from 1pm to 4pm. The Museum will be serving Lunch on July 4th and Ice Cream and Pop throughout their extended hours from July 4th through July 6th. No admission to the Museum.   Back Menno-Olivet All School Reunion July 4th,  2010 "Tailgate Party" at the gym -   serving 4:00 - 7:30 The tailgate party consists of various food buffets featuring chef's salad bar, deli bar, fruit bar, hot wings and potato bar, taco bar, and dessert bar.  The eating schedule for the graduates of 1923-1960 will be at 4:00 - 5:00. The honor graduates of 1956-1960 will be recognized.  All other alumni will be from 5:00 - 7:30. To purchase tickets send the registration form along with a self addressed stamped envelope to: Shirley Mettler 43082 Maxwell Rd Menno, SD  57045 Registration deadline is June 15th Tell your friends and family! Individual letters will NOT be mailed out.  For further information check out the website: www.menno.k12.sd.us/alumni For more updates check the official Menno-Olivet All School Reunion website. Back MENNO CAR SHOW September 11, 2010 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Main Street, Menno SD Cars, Cycles & Trucks Welcome! Prizes Awarded in the 2009 Menno Car Show Photos from the 2009 Menno Car Show Here Most Miles Driven Pat Knodel – Alaska and Justin Mathiason 180 miles People’s Choice   Forrest Conrad ’56 Ford Fairlane Victoria Mylo Schnabel ’57 Chevy Kevin Hauger ’05 Lotus Elise Free Admission to the Car Show - Main Street Door Prizes Refreshments & Food Registration at the Fire Hall starting at 4:00 PM Participants (2009): $5.00 Registration Fee for Each Class Registration Fee For Each Class Includes: Car Show & Gift Package Trophies awarded in each of the following classes: People's Choice For Additional information contact Classic Collision & Frame Inc at 605 387-5607 Sponsored by the Menno Area Economic Development Corporation Not responsible for Accidents   Back 21st Annual "Menno Pioneer Power Show"   *Member MADC September 25-26, 2010 Exhibits: Steam Threshing & Plowing, Saw Mill & Worthington Engine Start-up Demonstrations, "Man-Powered" Tractor Pulls, Flea Market, Crafts, Toy Show. Restored Railroad Depot, Historic Home, One-Room Schoolhouse, Log Cabin, Unity Lutheran Church & Souvenir Shop. Admission: Adults $5, Ages 11-16 $2, Under 11 free Featuring: John Deere Tractors, John Deere Engines, Nash/Rambler Cars Contact Gerald Nusz at 605-387-5166 Saturday, September 26, 2009:   8:00 am Registration 9:00 am Flea Market & Toy Show Open Equipment Operators Safety Meeting 9:30 am - Noon Antique Tractor Pull Weigh-in 10:30 am - Noon Steam Engine Plowing; Sawmill Start-up; Corn Cutting, Binding & Chopping; Threshing; Corn Shelling & Shredding Noon Antique car & Tractor Parade 1:00 pm Children's games open; Antique Tractor Pull 2:30 pm Money Pile for Children 2:30 - 3:30 pm Steam Engine Plowing; Sawmill Start-up; Corn Cutting, Binding & Chopping; Corn Shelling & Shredding ***City Wide Rummage ***     Sunday, September 27, 2009:   7:30 am - Noon Pancake Breakfast/Lunch Sponsored by the Menno Community Club 8:30 am Exhibitors/Workers Church Service 9:00 am Flea Market & Toy Show Open 11:00 am Worthington Start-up 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Steam Engine Plowing; Sawmill Start-up; Corn Cutting, Binding & Chopping; Corn Shelling & Shredding; Threshing Noon Children's games open 12:30 pm Children's Pedal Tractor Pull 1:00 pm Ladies Nail-Driving Contest - Sponsored by Menno Lumber Co. 1:45 pm Bale Throwing Contest 2:30 pm Antique Car & Tractor Parade     Toy Show Farm Equipment Salesmen Samples, farm displays, cast-iron toys, radio-controlled toys, pedal tractors, collectibles & more. For more information contact: Daniel Mettler 605 387-2323 Antique Tractor Pull $15.00 Entry fee per class, max. 2 hooks per tractor Weigh-in 9:30 am - noon at show grounds One (1) free admission with each tractor Trophies awarded in Div. I; Cash back in Div. II and Div. IV For more information contact: Kevin Waltner 605 648-3772 Mini-Rod Pull For more information contact: Denise Handel 605 387-2406   For tractor pull information contact: Kevin Waltner at 605 648-3772. For more information visit the Menno Pioneer Heritage Association website. Back Menno Band Day September 25, 2009 10:00 a.m. on 5th Street 2008 info: NINETY-SEVEN (97) area bands were invited to participate in a marching competition critiqued by a panel of 3 judges. FEATURED GUEST BAND: Northern State College Band of Aberdeen will perform; their drum line will have a special performance at the Menno Football Field following the downtown events. “Band Day Buttons” are available from local Menno merchants for $1 each or 6/$5 & enter your name in a drawing for the following prizes: 1. 69 pc. 18V Cordless Drill Set 2. Smoke ‘N Grill 3. Picture “Triumphant Light”/Donated by Josh Wilcoxon Photography Profits to defray cost of improvements to Menno Clinic. Sponsored by the Menno Area Development Corporation Back Oktoberfest October 24, 2009 Authentic German Meal and German Entertainment. Starting at 7:00 pm In the Menno City-School Auditorium Entertainment provided by: Clyde Bauman from Bismarck, ND This unique entertainer plays the role of ‘Mylo Hatzenhuhler,’ a fictional farm boy and music superstar who lives on a fictional farm near Strasburg, ND, with his fictional wife and family.  When Elvis Presley died he set out to fill that void to become the ‘king’ of music.  Mylo has traveled to every town that would have him, winning fans wherever he went.  Most recently he entertained the Germans from Russia convention attendees in Rapid City, to their great delight!  When Mylo takes the stage, you can expect to hear him tell stories about life on the farm and on the road. He fracture words and phrases, pokes fun at himself and everything else and sing his best songs, including folk tunes, hymns, gospel and patriotic.    Listen carefully though, for what sounds like ‘In the Mood’ is really a song about the hen house called ‘In the Coop.’  What sounds like ‘Send in the Clowns’ is really a milking song entitled ‘Send in the Cows.’  Anything that could possibly happen on stage, really does.  Don’t miss a single minute of the German comedy and music. To add to the comedy and songs, there will be the usual huge German buffet served between Mylo’s first and second half act of the show.  According to the great German cooks on the committee, the menu consists of German bratwurst (sausage), Liverwurst, assorted cold meat trays, apfel mousse (baked apples), German kartoffel salat (German potato salad), cheeses and crackers, small buns, pickled cucumbers and watermelon, lebkuchen-baked with a recipe from the Black Forest region of Germany, peffernusse, plachinda (a typical German Russian pumpkin pie like bar), kuchen in every flavor imaginable, and assorted bars galore.  The evening will conclude with a drawing of prizes, both valuable and funny. Tickets: $15.00 Advance tickets available. Tickets are LIMITED, advanced purchase suggested. Contact Vi Rannye at (605)665-3596 or Gary Jerke at (605)583-4454 and Eugene Weidenbach (605)583-4470 The banks in the small surrounding communities will also have tickets available Call early as this event usually sells out in advance. Back     Home - Visitors Center  - Government Center - Education - Economic Development  - Recreational Oportunities - Help © 2002 Menno Area Development Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Web Hosting Provided by Golden West Communications Web Design by TJean Design.