Here are just a few reasons Manning is a wonderful and safe place to live...
There are various activities at the Heritage Park throughout the year.
Lots of volunteers work hard to organize and provide these types of events.
Unfortunately (IMHO) not enough Manning people support these events.
We need to get back to the days where lots of people supported and attended these community
events...way too many people just sit at home and watch TV or browse the Internet...get out and mingle with your fellow citizens - you'll have more fun and
not lose brain cells from being addicted to the technologies of today.
New this year was a scavenger hunt - something I hope is continued.
I've documented a lot of fun events like this over the decades, and from the reaction
of the participants, I think this hunt was one of the more fun activities we've had in years.
I believe Main Street Manning and the Heritage Park partnered with this event, so
KUDOS to everyone who organized and worked for this event.
Octoberfest at the Heritage Park...
German American Society annually supports Manning's Octoberfest
German American Society annually supports Manning's Octoberfest
Leo Lonnie Orchestra - Nebraska
I believe there were 7 teams - 4 to 7 individuals required per team
Scavenger Hunt Team
Scavenger Hunt Team
Scavenger Hunt judges
Scavenger Hunt winners - $200 in Chamber Bucks
The Scavenger Hunt challenge
Zion's newsletter - food for the pantry
City Park project
Mayor Bob Hoffmann in middle
Right: Ed Feld from Carroll, sales rep for Toyne hands the keys to Mayor Hoffmann
Left: Gib Toyne, owner of Toyne Manufacturing Company from Breda - built the fire truck
Toyne is still operating in Breda
2023 Fire Prevention Week flier
307 Main Street
March 2003
1958 - Joe Stein's Barbershop in the basement - note railing.
Photo from Amos Rutz's slide collection I scanned in 2016.
This photo was taken the same year I got my first hair cut.
2023 Main Street Manning flier
I know lots of times people question if I really know anything about what I actually say or write about - most of the time I can prove it with a picture.
I don't remember
this event which was shortly before my 2nd birthday but I had many haircuts by Joe in this basement.
May 1958 - Dave Kusel's first hair cut
I have so many events that I captured with my camera and documented this year that I just haven't had time to create feature stories but here are a couple of pix & some information
about the 2023 Trail to No Where.
Scott "Scooter" Mills
Group at the Iowa Sculpture
Scott Mills taking off for a short run to the Geocache sites.
Scott found one of the sites
2023 Trail to No Where flier
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