Old Home Day 2011

Saturday, July 16th

Schedule of Events

9:00 AM Parade formation on Centerview Dr
9:00 AM Bridges Bike Ride begins at Town Hall
9:00 AM Mt Caesar Hike begins at Grange Hall
10:00 AM Parade Begins
10:00 AM Classic Car Show begins at High School
11:00 AM Mt Caesar Cemetery Walking Tour begins at Grange Hall
11:30 AM Nelson Town Band
11:30 AM Decorated Bicycle Judging at Town Hall parking lot
11:30 AM Shaolin Studios Martial Arts demonstration
12:00 PM Kids Wheelbarrow, Sack and 3-legged races
12:30 9M Civil War Firing and Drill on grass by Town Hall
12:30 PM Hula Hoop Contest
12:30 PM Cupcake walk begins
1:00 PM Music by Micah Jazz
1:15 PM Horse/Carrot 50/50 Raffle
1:30 PM Cupcake walk ends
1:30 PM Northern Lights Cheerleading Exhibition
2:00 PM Classic Car Show ends
2:00 PM Music by Tom Bielicki and Friends
2:00 PM Civil War Firing and Drill on grass by Town Hall
2:15 PM Pie Eating Contest in exhibition area
2:30 PM Kids Water Games
3:00 PM Music by Ottomatic Slim
3:15 PM Civil War Firing and Drill on grass by Town Hall
3:30 PM Horse/Carrot 50/50 Raffle
4:00 PM Music by Northern Stone
7:30 PM "The Old Homestead" play, band concert begins at 6:45 at the Potash Bowl

Josh: "Well, the yield ain't quite so good as they used to be, and it's a liitle worse this year than ever. Then we hev had a good deal to contend with - the season's been dry and we've had two circuses and a ballon accension, and a wrestling match, and one thing and another; and old Abe Hill always contended such things hurts crops worse than grasshoppers."