Menno Pioneer Power Show
Sep 26, 2011
The little Hutchinson County town of Menno held its 25th annual Power Show last weekend. Photos by Bernie Hunhoff.
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Glorious autumn weather mixed with the music, foods, antique machinery, exhibits and games, delighting the thousands who came to the pioneer town that has been constructed over the years. -
Many "country" collections are exhibited at the power show, including a huge wall of seed corn caps. But if you liked farmers' caps, all you had to do was gaze at the crowd. -
Youngsters loved the old automobiles for all sorts of reasons. The shiny chrome on an old Plymouth fascinated this little fellow. -
The Menno Power Show has grown to become a celebration of our rural culture — the colors, the work ethic, the history and the fun. -
A 65-horse Case steam tractor — as big as a small house — intrigued this threesome. -
"See the rock tumbling in there?" asked the men who exhibited a stone ground flour mill. -
Parades of old tractors, trucks and autos delighted the audience on both Saturday and Sunday. -
Most of the exhibits are old enough for Social Security, but three of the Ulmer family's revved-up racing tractors were also on display. -
Here's a weather-vane horse's vantage point of the parade down the pioneer town's main street. -
South Dakota's agricultural history is romantic, picturesque and even artistic. It's just hard to remember all that when you're loading silage or throwing bales. -
A colorful exhibit of an 1850s' era "ladder and hook" horse-drawn fire truck drew lots of attention in Menno.
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My parents, aunts and uncles happened by this town during
Their centennial years ago. They were able to see a book
Written for the centennial and inside the front cover was a
Picture of my grandma Hazel Fiske and her sister, the first
Two to teach there. We have tried to find this book or a copy of the
Story but have had no luck. There were no copies of the book left
To purchase. Thought I would take a shot on the dark and
and see if you could help us out. Thank you
Debra Bell
My parents, aunts and uncles happened by this town during
Their centennial years ago. They were able to see a book
Written for the centennial and inside the front cover was a
Picture of my grandma Hazel Fiske and her sister, the first
Two to teach there. We have tried to find this book or a copy of the
Story but have had no luck. There were no copies of the book left
To purchase. Thought I would take a shot on the dark and
and see if you could help us out. Thank you
Debra Bell