Saturday September 16, 2006
Time Event Location
9:30-11:00 am Polka music-Joe Dolezal Gold building
10:00 am Opening ceremonies/German welcome Gold building
Recognition of sponsors Gold building
German singers/Tapping of the keg Gold building
10:30 am-9:00 pm Food, beverage and craft booths open Festival grounds
Through out the day Crafts, homemade items, vendor booths Schenk building
Kinderspiele (Childrens games) Festival grounds
Antique motor display Festival grounds
Antique car, tractor & machinery displays Festival grounds
Displays and demonstrations of stationary motors Festival grounds
Dancing lessons Commercial building
History of Ellis County presentation Commercial building
Singerbund & German singers Commercial building
Various displays of local German memorabilia Commercial building
Antique washing machines and kitchen items Commercial building
11:00 Quilting demonstration Commercial building
11:00 am-12:30 pm Olmer Wittman & the Polkaneers Gold building
12 noon – 5 pm Miniature horse cart rides South of Gold building
Music Makes the Family Grow- Lary Weigel Schenk building
12:30-2:00 pm Herrmanettes-polka music Gold building
1:00 pm Crowning of the 2006 prince & princess Gold building
Traditional wedding march Gold building
Volga German communities in South America Schenk building
Wheat threshing Southwest of commercial building
2:00 pm The Immigrant Woman-Norma Pipkin Schenk building
2:00-3:30 pm Country Dutchman-polka music Gold building
3:00 pm German Cookinig Presentation- Making Grebbel Schenk building
3:30 pm Tractor Pull Southeast of Commercial building
3:30-5:00 pm Olmer Wittman & the Polkaneers Gold building
4:00 pm Home Sweet Home in Ellis County-Jerry Schmidt Schenk building
5:00 pm Dance lessons Gold building
5:00-6:30 pm Herrmanettes-polka music Gold building
6:30-8:00 pm Wes Windholz Band-polka music Gold building
8:00-9:30 pm Country Dutchman-polka music Gold building
9:30-11:00 pm Wes Windholz Band -polka music Gold building
11:00 pm Closing Gold building
Sunday September 17, 2006
Time Event Location
10:00 am Polka Mass Gold building
Music by Country Dutchman and the Catherine choir
11:00 am-6:00 pm Food, beverage and craft booths open Festival grounds
Through out the day Crafts, homemade items, vendor booths Schenk building
Kinderspiele (Childrens games) Festival grounds
Antique motor display Festival grounds
Antique car, tractor & machinery displays Festival grounds
Display and demonstrations of stationary motors Festival ground
Dancing lessons Commercial building
History of Ellis County presentation Commercial building
German singers Commercial building
Various displays of local German memorabilia Commercial building
Antique washing machines and kitchen items Commercial building
11:30 am-1:00 pm Olmer Wittman & the Polkaneers Gold building
12 noon – 5 pm Miniature horse cart rides South of Gold building
Dance contest Gold building
Faith of the Volga Germans Commercial building
Selection of Prince and Princess candidates for 2007 Gold building
Wheat Threshing Southwest of commercial building
1:00-2:30 pm Herrmanettes-polka music Gold building
1:00 pm Dulcimer demonstration - Joe Erbert Schenk building
Folk guitar singer - Steve Parke
2:00 pm Soap making - Judy Walker Schenk building
Apple cider press demonstration - Lowell Johannes Schenk building
3:00 pm Bierock demonstation-Norma & Harold Dorzeiler Schenk building
2:30-4:00 pm Wes Windholz Band-polka music Gold building
4:00-5:00 pm Country Dutchman-polka music Gold building
5:00-6:00 pm Jam session with the Country Dutchman Gold building
(anyone is welcome and encouraged to join in and play along with the band)
6:00 pm Closing
