1880's Farm Equipment

Step Back In Time!

Check out farm equipment used 130 years ago

at Ag Heritage Park!

Ag Heritage Park

Vintage Corn Picking

Scheduled on Old Settler's Day

Saturday, September 23, 2017

1:30 p.m.

One Row IH Corn Binder - late 1880's

 

2 Row Corn Cutter

See lots more 1887 rural ag life memorabilia

  Ag Heritage Park

Has Full Day Schedule

to celebrate

Alta Vista 130th Anniversary

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Mark Your Calendars!

To

"Step Back In Time!"

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Celebrate Old Settler's Day

With Ag Heritage Park

As

Alta Vista Celebrates

130th Anniversary

Lots of 1887 Memorabilia

See What Rural Ag Life was like 130 years ago!

Ag Heritage Park open all day

Join us for the Old Settler's Day Parade! - 11:00 a.m.

Old Time Corn Picking - 1:30 p.m.

We are watching the corn maturity - field location to be announced

Some corn harvest equipment on display circa 1887 at the Park

NEW

This Year!

9:30 a.m. -  Geocaching "How-To"

Learn the Sport of Geocaching!

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which

participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver

or mobile device to hide and seek containers called

"geocaches" or "caches" at specific locations marked by

coordinates all over the world. Come out to this brief

presentation where a local cacher will share with you

some of the basics to begin your own adventure.

Ag Heritage Park is a geocache location!

Barn Quilt Demonstration - 2:00 p.m.

BARN QUILT DRAWING

3:30 p.m.

Food & Drinks available all day

See you on the 23rd!!

Join

Ag Heritage Park

And The

Alta Vista Community

Old Settler's Day

Alta Vista, Kansas

Saturday September 23, 2017    

                                                                                                         

7:30am         *Registration for 5K run/walk at the City Park

                        *Free breakfast at High View Church (402 Main St - 7:30am-9:30am)

8:00am        *5K run/walk race begins

8:00am        *Vendor Market, Antiques & Crafts at the City Park

                                   

9:00am        *Free “Make and Take” crafts for toddlers and older youth

                           at Kormaniks garage across from the park (703 Logan St)

   Provided by Marilyn Andres

*Geocaching “How-To” at Ag Heritage Park

10:30am       *Line up for the downtown parade south end of Main Street

11:00am       *Parade downtown begins – any participants welcome!

                       

11:30am        *Lunch Served at the Park by Farmers & Drovers Bank

*Homemade Ice cream sponsored by the Masonic Lodge

           

12:30pm       *Longest beard contest at the park – prizes for top 3

1:00pm         *Horseshoes at the park

                        *Kids games at the basketball court

                                    (bean bag toss, water balloon toss, stick horse race, etc)

                        *Adult games immediate follow

                                                (bale toss, beer chugging (root), watermelon seed spitting)

           

1:30pm         *Old Time Corn Picking – Presented by Ag Heritage Park

                                    **field location TBD***

2:00pm        *Barn quilt painting Demo – Ag Heritage Park

3:00pm        *Fashion review/Talent Show at the City Park

3:30pm        *Drawing for 4’x4’ barn quilt at the Ag Heritage Park

4:00pm        *Alumni Banquet at PHES for Alta Vista High School Graduates

Kirby Zimmerman

Waves to the crowd at the

Leonardville Hullabalo Parade

Saturday, August 12th

Mark Your Calendars!

Saturday, September 23rd

Field Event, barn quilt drawing & activities at

Ag Heritage Park

Join us in the

Alta Vista Old Settler's Day Parade

Stay tuned for schedule!

Kevin Hill's W-6 and Kirby Zimmerman's B with the banner, at
the Tractor Show in Leonardville.