Mingo Park & Rec

Mingo Days!

2009-07-09T14:38:00.000-07:00

Mingo Days is August 1st and 2nd!

Come and help us celebrate our 125th Anniversary!

Here is a schedule of events for the weekend:

(subject to change)

Saturday, August 1st

9:30am - Parade along Main Street - Entries are still being taken, contact Teri at teri.l.hanke@wellsfargo.com

9:00am – 6:00pm - Exhibitors & Vendors at the Fire Station

9:00am – 8:00pm – Mingo Memorabilia Display, Slideshow, and Book Sale at the Mingo Park & Rec Building

10:00am – 3:00pm - Quilt Show at the Mingo Methodist Church

10:00am – 2:00pm – Car & Tractor Show at the Co-Op (Railroad St.)

10:00am – 12:00pm - Kids Relays, Games & Bike Decorating Contest at the park (Railroad St.)

10:00am – 10:30am – Dessert Bake-Off at the Mingo Community Center - bring your entries by 9:30am Saturday. Put on by the Mingo Women's Club. Entries will be eaten for lunch!

10:30am – 12:00pm - Cake Walk at the Comm. Center, bring cakes by 10am - put on by the Mingo Women's Club

11:00am – 6:00pm - Jamboree Jail/Dunk Tank on Station St. - We will have a dunk tank with Mingo City Council members, C-M district teachers, our own "Beau-Beau the Clown", and our mayor!

11:00am – 1:00pm – Park & Rec Walking Taco Lunch at the Mingo Community Center

11:00am – 12:30pm – Men’s Club Brat Lunch at the park shelter

12:30pm – 2:00pm - Rubber Duck Regatta at the trestle bridge east of town on the bike trail. Buy tickets from the Mingo Men's Club; don't have to be present to win

1:00pm – 2:00pm - Kiddie Tractor Pull at Casey Gannon Softball Field

1:00pm - 6:00pm - Smash for Cash - Because who doesn't want to beat up a car?!

2:00pm – 3:00pm – 3XW Wrestling Show at the basketball court (Railroad St.). An amateur pro wrestling league out of Des Moines, featuring Gage Octane, Casanova, President Skylar Pierce, Brent 'Big City' Van Hauen, and more!

3:00pm – 5:00pm - Mingo Bingo in the Park & Rec building

5:00pm – 7:00pm – Dinner & Ice Cream Social at the Community Center - put on by the Mingo Methodist Church

6:00pm – 7:00pm - Local artist music performances, including Calli Lowry, and “The Erased Life” (stage on Station Street)

6:00pm - 700pm - Kissing Booth with Mingo's oldest citizen. Who will it be?

7:00pm – 7:30pm - Auction/Raffle (stage on Station St.) - one raffle is a king sized quilt made by the Newton Piecemakers, in honor of Mingo's 125th Anniversary. We will also have tickets to the Newton Speedway, and more!

7:30pm – 8:00pm - Adult Contests & Games on Station St. - Pie Eating Contest, relays, tug-of-war, and more!

8:00pm – 11:30pm - Street Dance/Live Band on Station St. - SPAM is a great band that we had perform last year. They do cover songs of every genre and we had rave reviews last year!

Sunday, August 2nd

2:00pm - Adult Pick-up Softball Game at Casey Gannon Field
(one of three winners of the 2009 KCCI Project Mainstreet Grant!)
All skill levels encouraged and welcome for some fun!

We'll see you there!

Mingo Days Meetings

2009-06-15T08:21:00.000-07:00

Mingo Days committee meetings are now being held every Sunday at 1:00pm at Casey Gannon Field. The countdown is on and we can use all the help we can get! Contact Emily at emilyjaykay@yahoo.com if you'd like to help, or just meet us at the ball field!

Mingo Citywide Garage Sale

2009-04-20T09:22:00.000-07:00

Saturday, May 2nd

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Stop at the Mingo Community Center for a garage sale map or to purchase a snack or drink at the bake sale. We are also offering tables at the Community Center (1 table for $10 or 2 for $15) to use to hold a sale or sell your wares as a vendor (Pampered Chef, Avon, Tupperware, jewelry, whatever!)

Contact Brittany Perry at 515-238-2457 to reserve a table OR to make sure your house is included on the Official Citywide Garage Sale Map!

Mingo Clean Up Day

2009-04-11T09:58:00.001-07:00

Saturday, April 18
9:00am

Meet at the Community Center at 9:00am to help us do some spring cleaning! All ages welcome. We'll be picking up trash along the streets and creek. We'll also be painting "garbage" and "can" cans to use at Mingo Days! Bring rakes, work gloves and garbage bags if you can.

You can put your Spring Cleanup trash on the curb on Thursday, April 16th. Whatever Anderson doesn't pick up that morning, the City of Mingo will pick up on Saturday. There will also be a dumpster for metal at the co-op April 16th-18th. If you have any questions, contact Brittany at (515) 238-2457.

Mingo Fireman's Breakfast

2009-04-02T07:49:00.000-07:00

Saturday, April 4th
7am – 10am
Mingo Community Center

Free-will donations, proceeds go toward a new fire truck and equipment.

MINGO Items for Sale!

2009-03-22T17:05:00.000-07:00

The Park and Rec Committee is now selling t-shirts, hats, tank tops and koozies! Prices are as follows:

T-shirts - "Skyline", Youth S - M and Adult S - 2X, $10

T-shirts - "Mingo Sport", Youth S - M and Adult S - 2X, $10

Tank Tops - "Skyline", adult S - XL, $12

Adjustable hats, $10

Fitted hats, $15

Koozies - frozen water tower, $3

If you'd like more information, or to place an order, contact Emily at emilyjaykay@yahoo.com.

Movie Night

2009-03-22T16:53:00.001-07:00

We had a great time at Saturday's movie night! About 40 people settled in to watch "Milo and Otis" and "Madagascar II". Here are some pictures!

Family Movie Night!

2009-03-09T19:59:00.001-07:00

Bring your sleeping bags and pillows to the Mingo Community Center on Saturday, March 21st at 6:00pm for a FREE movie night! We'll be playing "Milo and Otis" and "Madagascar 2" (subject to change), and will have popcorn and pop for sale. The library will also have children's books to check out!

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Hope to see you there!

Questions? contact Emily at emilyjaykay@yahoo.com.

Picture courtesy of www.personal.psu.edu.

Snowflake Bash a Great Success!

2009-03-02T07:08:00.000-08:00

We had a great turnout at the Snowflake Bash Winter Formal! About 50 people attended the dance, and it was a blast! We even had prom pictures taken by Chad Austin Design!

Here are some pictures from the dance!

Winter Formal Snowflake Bash

2009-01-26T06:31:00.001-08:00

Ladies, it’s time to dust off those old prom or bridesmaid dresses
and bring out your man for an evening of fun!

Friday, February 27, 2009
8:00pm - 12:00am
Mingo Community Center

For more information and to RSVP
contact Emily at emilyjaykay@yahoo.com.

This is a fundraiser for Mingo Days!
$10 admission with 2 free drinks
21 and over, please

Pictures courtesy of nationalgeographic.com and bizclipart.com.

Save the Date for Mingo Days!

2009-01-26T06:23:00.000-08:00

Mingo Days will be Saturday and Sunday, August 1st and 2nd, 2009!
Come out and celebrate Mingo's Quasquicentennial - 125th Annniversary!

We will be having a parade, live auction, dessert bake-off, car/tractor show, street dance and much, much more! Watch this site for more information!

Next Park & Rec Meeting

2009-01-18T17:52:00.000-08:00

Our next meeting will be Sunday, Janurary 25th, and then we will meet every other Sunday at 5:00pm:
Jan 25
February 8
February 22
March 8

**We are having an extra meeting on Sunday, March 15th at City Hall. Our meetings are open to everyone! Please join us if you'd like to help with our events!

This is subject to change as we get closer to Mingo Days.

We have also set tentative dates for our upcoming community events!
Snow Ball - Friday or Saturday, February 27 or 28
Las Vegas Night - Saturday, March 21
Mingo Clean-up Day - Saturday, April 25
Mingo City-Wide Garage Sale - Saturday, May 2
Mingo Days - TBA

If you'd like to help us organize any of these events, or if you have ideas for others, contact Emily at chloe2442@hotmail.com.

Check back often for updates!

Brainstorming Meeting

2009-01-15T22:14:00.000-08:00

The Mingo Park & Rec Committee will be having a brainstorming meeting this Sunday, January 18 at 5:00pm. We will be talking about ideas and dates for Mingo Days 2009 and discussing ideas for fun events to have before then.

For more information contact Emily at emilyjaykay@yahoo.com.

Picture courtesy of fotosearch.com.

Mingo Days 2008

2009-01-13T22:53:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from Mingo Days 2008!

Kids' Bike Decorating Contest and Parade

The winners got to ride in the fire truck!