In Memory of Clarence Bowers

Click to read a little family history
In Memory of Linus Heithoff

Click to read a little family history

Please be patient.
I've been very busy working on the school history book which is the highest priority.
As I find some ?extra? time I'll add some new web pages.
Dave

Manning Booster club auctions
New bids July 14
ends July 14

Auction #4 bidding starts June 14

Click to see Auction #1 through 3 updates.

ALL booster club auction questions go to Jean below!
Do NOT e-mail Dave Kusel about these auctions!

If you see a bid error please E-mail Jean so we can make the correction.
Thank you.

Manning Fire & Rescue celebration

Click on "Upcoming Events"
on the left for more information.

Also check out the update on the School landscaping project.

Park Shelter house project
June 27 image


Click to see July 1 updated pictures

Manning's 125th
Children's Day Anniversary


Click to see the pix

After having our fields flood under 3 times we are now able to apply the nitrogen and start spraying.

June 8 flood

June 16
Since this is the area where the big creek jumps across to the smaller creek the trash & residue does not pile up and bury the corn. That occurred out of view farther to the north.

Memorial Day Service
May 26, 2008
Captain Gary Dales with his wife, Amy (Irlbeck) and their daughter.
Click to see the Memorial Day Service in the Rec Center.

So Few
do
So Much
for
So Many

A phrase used during Memorial & Veterans' Day
But it is much more deeply ingrained in the Manning community beyond honoring our Veterans.
A small number of individuals volunteer to do a lot of special work for our community and many times are not recognized and appreciated.
Gene & Sherri Steffes fly this huge U.S. flag along 141 during special events such as Memorial Day.

Gene & Sherri also recently assisted the Manning Booster Club to remove and preserve the Bulldog history that was painted on the gym floor which will soon be replaced.
One section of the gym floor that has the Bulldog.
This is the crew who worked to preserve your "school history" and give you a chance to purchase a piece of this history (money that will be put right back into the Manning schools to make them even better).
More details of this auction will come soon.

2008 MHS Commencement
Last of the Bulldogs


Bill Langel with his friend and 1983 classmate David Miller.
Dave gave the commencement address May 18, 2008.


Click to see the graduates

Did you teach at Manning schools?

If so please follow the link below and
read the Ringgenberg school history.


Please send in your school employee history!

Manning - the "Small Town" you were probably born in and got your education from and then moved away.
Do you still feel a connection to your "home town?" Maybe you weren't born here or didn't go to school here but when you lived here you really connected with the community; maybe as a school employee or the parent of school children.

There are a lot of Manning school pictures out there if I could just find them!!!

Below is the link to a unique example of Manning history preserved through the decades of work and dedication by Orval Fink MHS 1931.

I know you also have some school pictures for the Manning school history book.
Maybe you only have 1 or 2 pictures but they are probably UNIQUE too. No one else may have them and would be a great addition to the school history book.

Now the challenge is how to convince you to dig them out and send them in.
So I'm showing you some of Orval's pictures to try to "inspire" you to spend a couple of hours and dig out your school pix and send them in.

Orval Fink historical collection
scanned from slides & negatives


Click to see some of the hundreds of Fink pictures.

"History book of Manning schools"
1879 - 2009

Please help out with the school history project.
If you have enjoyed my web pages over the last 10+ years please consider helping out with the school history book project.
#1. By sending me your school pictures to scan.
#2. By helping our school history book project financially by ordering a flag.


Click to see larger image and read ordering details.