February 24 update below - Smithsonian
Soup supper fund raiser March 3

All School Reunion
The All High-School Reunion has been finalized for Memorial Day Weekend 2020.
On May 21, the University of Iowa Steel Band will perform at the Hausbarn court yard beginning at 5:30.
The alumni reunion will be on Friday night (May 22nd) at the Hausbarn-Heritage Park.
Doors open at 5:00, social evening. There will be a door entrance fee.
Nothing special is scheduled - based on past reunion feedback, the alumni want to spend time visiting with classmates, schoolmates, and teachers.

The class of 1970 will have their 50th reunion 4:00 Friday at the back room of BrickHaus Brews (prior to the all-school reunion).

Pass the word to all of your friends/alumni to make plans to be in Manning for the All-School Reunion this year!

Karen Kienast - Alumni contact

Party on the Bricks "POB"
Saturday, May 23, the 2020 Party on the Bricks will be downtown Manning where a stage will be set at Main and Third Streets and beer and food will be sold at Main and Fourth Street.
Music headliner will be Brad Morgan (9 p.m.) who has been nominated for two Midwest CMA awards. Opening for Morgan will be Aged Spirits, a band from Templeton at 6:30 p.m..
More specifics
6:00 - gates open for ticket sales
6:30 to 8:30 Aged Spirits plays
9:00 to midnight - Brad Morgan and band plays
12:30 Beer/liquor stand closes
The Fire Department will host the beer/liquor stand on Main Street.
Two Palms food truck will serve food on Main Street.

Sponsorships being sought for POB:
$1000 GOLD - 10 concert tickets; recognition onstage, radio and print.
$500 SILVER - 5 concert tickets; recognition onstage and print
$250 BRONZE - 2 concert tickets; recognition print.
$100 - "Friend of the Party."

Ron Reischl - POB contact


A note from Dave Kusel:
Countless volunteers are working endless hours to provide everyone an amazing celebration this summer.
Other volunteers will also help with setup, operations during the 3 days, and teardown.
Some of these volunteers also donate money out of their own pockets to help put this event on.
So please donate in advance if possible, or donate when you get to Manning.



People will also have the opportunity to view a display from the Smithsonian Institute.

Display tours will be offered by select businesses and the school.


June 19, 2010

Manning has been selected as the second community in the United States to host a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institute entitled "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America".
This brand new exhibit from the Smithsonian is being released to four states in 2020 with Iowa being the first to host the exhibit starting in Fort Dodge in March. The exhibit will arrive in Manning in mid-May just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The exhibit will close June 28.
Each of the six Iowa communities selected to host the Smithsonian exhibit will be developing local exhibits and events to put a "local spin" on this topic of national interest. Manning is busy planning a speaker series and other related events.
The Offutt Brass, a six piece brass ensemble from Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska, will perform in Manning on May 31. Mark your calendars!
Main Street Manning is working diligently to raise sufficient funds to develop a host of supplemental local displays and events to provide a robust experience for visitors to the exhibit.
To tie into the Voices and Votes: Democracy in America theme, Main Street Manning will host a "Super Tuesday Soup Supper" on Tuesday, March 3, the day of Super Tuesday in the 2020 Presidential race. Super Tuesday is the day on which eleven states hold their Presidential primaries or caucuses. Super Tuesday is the day on which most of the delegates are awarded to the Presidential candidates.
A raffle will be held and Manning memorabilia will be for sale.
For more information, please contact Jean Voege, Executive Director of Main Street Manning, at 712-655-6246 or mainstmanning@gmail.com


Manning businesses will be rolling out the red carpet for alumni and visitors.
An array of souvenir items including Party on the Bricks shirts will be available for sale at the Main Street Manning office.

Jean (Wiese) Stadtlander and her group will be busy decorating the storefronts on Main Street with Bulldog and other school memorabilia ahead of the reunion weekend.

Committee members are recruiting volunteers for Memorial Day weekend.
It will take several volunteers to pull this off. If you or your staff can help out in anyway, please let us know.
Contact Ron Reischl or Kirk Huehn.

Business owners to hold an Open House over the weekend of May 22 - 24 to allow the public and out of town guests the opportunity to tour your facility.
This would be an interest to many visitors.
Contact Ron Reischl if you are interested in holding an open house.


Have you ever been to your own high school class reunion in the past?
Time flies by and waits for no one.
Just like history...today becomes history tomorrow - will you be a participant or sit on the sidelines?

So if you haven't seen your classmates and/or your hometown since you graduated or for a very long time - 2020 is your chance to resolve this issue...
Dozens and dozens of Alumni have passed away since the last 2 all-school reunions - 2020 is your chance to meet schoolmates, relatives, and friends...maybe for the last time.
So make your plans now.
Many volunteers will be spending countless hours preparing for this event for YOU.
These area citizens are following in the footsteps of tens of thousands of volunteers of Manning's past who have made this such a great community.


They were kids then, and now are Alumni.


Wayne Jahn (May 6, 1934 - September 13, 2010) with his grandson Zach IKM-Manning 2009.
Wayne graduated from the 8th grade at Hayes No. 7, then went to work with his dad on the farm.


Pam Kusel MHS 1965, Dave Kusel MHS 1975, Marge (Kuhn) Kusel MHS 1941, Karla Kusel MHS 1964
Marge Kusel (October 28, 1923 - March 8, 2017)


All-school reunion June 19, 2010



June 20, 2015 Party on the Bricks All-school reunion


Tim Rowedder MHS 1983 (May 5, 1965 - August 30, 2016)


Alumni of all ages

BRICKS
Just imagine the history
That's touched them in one hundred years
They've resonated with laughter
Likewise have been washed in tears

Students who became soldiers
As they marched off to fight wars
Most luckily came home again
To the farms, factories, and stores

The horses that pulled the plows
And wagons with people, and freight
From early tractors, cars, and trucks
The improvements have been great

Hardworking business people
Who have called Main Street home
Progressive in their thinking
Knowing they were not alone

Folks that came together
For religion and education
Participating in parades
In our heritage celebrations

Lots of changes in the future
Next hundred is just as long
But as for Manning's Main Street
It will be standing strong

Craig "Spitter" Moeller
5/27/2014


Manning now has a Motel - click on the "Quick Tour of Manning" link on the left side frame of my main web page to find contact information.


Get your reservations in now - before the rooms are all booked up for the 2020 event.

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