Thursday, July 9, 2009

Mingo Days!


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!

Monday, June 15, 2009

Mingo Days Meetings

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!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Mingo Citywide Garage Sale

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!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Mingo Clean Up Day


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.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Mingo Fireman's Breakfast


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

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

Sunday, March 22, 2009

MINGO Items for Sale!

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

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!