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Entertainment
'Generations' rocked the Early Quasquicentennial
Three Generations of outstanding musicians came to rock and roll their way to
Early to headline four continuous hours of music at the street dance on
Saturday, July 21st, 8:30 pm - 12:30 am.
Click Here for a full description of the bands.
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Beard Contest
 There was a beard contest for the Quasquicentennial celebration.
 Those
who preferred not to grow a beard, needed to purchase a shaving permit for $5.00.
Rich Feilmeier was in charge of the beard contest. He was also in charge of
keeping the peace with the help of the Keystone Cops.
Click on Beard Contest History
for background of the event.
Click on Photo Gallery 4 for pictures of the Keystone Kops, Kangaroo Kourt, and the Beard Contest
with winners.
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Keystone Cops on the Loose in Early
 There
were some fellows walking around with clubs, funny hats, a badge and a ticket book with which to issue you a ticket! These fellows
were Early's Keystone Cops.
 Those tickets
were issued for standing too close to the curb, not having your shaving permit,
shaving in the bathroom, using your cell phone in public or even serving your customers a little too slow.
The fines weren't unreasonable, but beware! The penalty was an appearance
before the Kangaroo Kourt Judge and maybe some time in jail.
Click on Photo Gallery 4
for pictures of the Kangaroo Kourt.
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The Big Parade
A complete photo album was created from most of the entries in the Big Parade
held on Saturday morning, July 21, 2007. See the link above.
The theme was
"Centuries Past, 125 Years at Last"
See photos of the Big Parade in
Photo Gallery 3
 Kiddie Parade
Early residents and visitors participated in a large Kiddie Parade on Friday,
July 20 at 7 p.m.
See photos of Kiddee Parade in
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Quilt Show
 There
was a quilt show on Saturday, July 21st from 10 AM until 5 PM at the Presbyterian Church.
Each entrant wrote a few lines about their quilt on an index card and attached it to
their quilt.
See two photos in
Photo Gallery 4
Cake Walk
 A Cake Walk
was held at on July 21. There were a large assortment of
cakes furnished by local volunteers for a successful project.
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Antique Tractor Display
SATURDAY July 21, 2007
No entry fees or judging • All tractors welcome
All tractors invited to enter the parade
Tractor Display was held on the south side of former Payless Cashways building.
31 tractors participated.
Click on
Photo Gallery 4 to view two rows of antique tractors.
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Tractor Pull
SUNDAY JULY 22
South of the Elevator at
Early, Iowa
10:30-12:30 Weigh In
Pull Started at 1:00
Featured:
Farm 4700-10700 lbs.
Stock 11700-19700 lbs.
3000 RPM 9700 - 12700 lbs.
Super Farm 8700 - 10700 lbs.
WCIP Pulling Rules Applied
Photos of part of the participants are found in the
Photo Gallery 5 .
Click on Results to jump to the
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 Ecumenical Church Service
The Ecumenical Church Service was held downtown under the Big Tent on main
street Sunday morning. Music was provided by the Community Crooners made up of
vocalists from around the area.
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Sacred Heart All School Reunion
 The former Sacred Heart School
held an all school reunion on Friday afternoon, July 20, 2007. Anyone who graduated from Sacred Heart or continued their schooling at St. Mary's and graduated from there
or attended Sacred Heart grade school were welcome to attend along with their spouses/partners.
Click on Photo Gallery 1 for a couple of photos of the group.
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Early, Crestland, Schaller-Crestland
All School Reunion
 An all-school reunion was held at the Schaller-Crestland High School on Saturday Afternoon, July 21, 2007.
Anyone who graduated from Early, Crestland or Schaller-Crestland were invited
along with family andfriends.
Bonnie (Hirons) Sprague was chairperson of the event.
Click on Photo Gallery 2 for
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Early High School Alumni Banquet
 Early
High School alumni held a banquet at the Schaller-Crestland High School on
Friday Evening, July 20, 2007.
Anyone who graduated from Early High School was invited
along with family and friends. Carol (James) Story was chairperson of the event.
Click on Photo Gallery 1 for
photos of the reunion. |
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Feilmeier's Windmill Display
Roger Feilmeier hosted an open house in his yard at 100 Linden Lane where he has
an elaborate display of three full-size, restored windmills.
He also displayed several models of old pumps and windmill memorabilia.
He gave a demonstration on a Windmill Regulator at 4:00 PM.
Click on photo to enlarge.
 
 
Click on these three bottom photos to enlarge. |
Fundraising Summary
History Book
 A revised Early History Book
has been published. The History Book committee have collected many photos and
family histories as a continuation of the Centennial Book published in 1982. These hardcover books
may still be available. Check at the Early City Clerk's office.
Click Here for more information.
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 Quasquicentennial Afghan
A decorative afghan with scenes from Early has been made for the Quasquicentennial. It includes pictures of First Presbyterian Church, Schaller-Crestland School, United Methodist Church, Early Fire and Rescue, Municipal Building, Water Tower, City Sign, Reiff Park Shelter House, Sacred Heart School, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and Faith Luthern Church.
These may still be available and may be purchased at the City Clerk's Office. Click Here
for description.
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Commemorative Crock
 The Early Quasquicentennial Committee is proud to present 1 qt. Red Wing Crocks for sale. They have a reproduction of the Old Creamery on the front designed by Sandi Weitzel.
There may still be some available. Check at the Early City Clerk's Office.
Click Here for more information and
link to a mailorder form.
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  Scenes of Early Notecards
Packets of six notecards with envelopes of scenes of Early are available. One notecard of each view is included in the set or you can make up your own set of selected scenes. They are blank inside and measure 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. The title, date built, and name of photographer, Sara Weitzel, is on the back.
There may be some still available. Check with the Early City Clerk's Office. Click here for pictures and price. |
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 T-Shirts
The Quasquicentennial T-Shirts may still be for sale.
Check with the City Clerk's Office.
NOTE: At last inventory, there are only "youth" sizes left.
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We are fortunate to offer prints made from a painting by Jo Pullen of Main Street Early.
Check for availability at the Early City Library.
Click Here for more details.
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 Quilt Raffle
Local Quilters made a Queen-size hand-made quilt for the Quasquicentennial. It
was raffled off on Saturday night, July 21, 2007.
The pattern - "Rambling Prairie".
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 Cash Raffle
for Early's Quasquicentennial
A Cash Raffle was held during the Quasquicentennial. They
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Items Auctioned to the Public
These items were auctioned during the Quasquicentennial. You may Click Here
to go to the Fundraising page to view larger photos and descriptions of these
items.
 
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Visit Our Fundraising Store
Click Here to visit our Fundraising Store for these collectibles and more.
Funding for the festival came from several sources - some traditional, some new.
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Quasquicentennial Queen Contest Winners
 At the Lasagna Dinner & Style Show on Sunday, April 15, the 2007 Early Quasquicentennial Royalty were crowned. Kourtney Determan, daughter of Steve and Barb Determan, was selected as the Queen. Kaitlin Franken, daughter of Randy and Kari Franken and Stephanie Robley, daughter of Donald and Kathy Robley, were selected as Princesses.
Those attending enjoyed the excellent lasagna dinner followed by the very interesting style show of clothing worn by Earlyites down through the years.
These lovely young ladies reigned over the Quasquicentennial. Pictures
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Centennial Collectibles
The above items are remainders from Early's last great birthday party - the Centennial in 1982. Click on the pictures for more information on these collectible items or go to the
fundraising page for more details.
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