#PerryIowa150 Gear is Here!
Commemorate this milestone with a two-sided bronze coin or one of three styles of t-shirts and help support the festivities of Perry's "Big Birthday Bash" at the same time!
2" Commemorative Coins are $10 and can be purchased at the Perry Chamber of Commerce or at Perry Farmers' Markets on Thursdays at Josh Davis Plaza, 4-7 pm.
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Shirts (three styles) are $20 each and can be purchased online at teamcloset.com/perry150. Shirts are on display at various businesses and can be purchased at the Chamber Office or Farmers' Markets.
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
Golden Spike: $5,000+
Presenting Sponsors of the Entire Weekend
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Hiawatha: $2,500
Presenting Sponsors of the Music Stages on Friday & Saturday
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Caboose: $1,000
Presenting Sponsors of Individual Live Music Performances
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Art On The Prairie / Bock Family Foundation
Conductor: $500
Activity Sponsors
Mayor John Andorf & Linda Andorf
Perry Lions Club
Perry Fire Association
Perry Lions Club
Perry Fire Association
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Switch Tender: $250
Activity Supporter
Bernie Lowe & Associates
Perry Rotary Club
Hulgan Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric
Van Wall Equipment
Perry Rotary Club
Hulgan Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric
Van Wall Equipment
Passenger: $100
Activity Contributor
Dirk and Carol Cavanaugh
Mary Rose Collection
Optimist Club of Perry
The Family Credit Union
Wiese Industries
Butler Appraisals
Mary Rose Collection
Optimist Club of Perry
The Family Credit Union
Wiese Industries
Butler Appraisals
Sponsorship opportunities are still available! Contact the Perry Chamber of Commerce for more information.
(515)465-4601 -or- [email protected]
(515)465-4601 -or- [email protected]
Schedule of Activities
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Friday, July 5thActivities Around Town
8:00 am - 12:00 pm -- Community Day of Service - Community Projects and Clean up -- Various Locations Pattee Park Cleanup, 8:00 Am- Contact John Anderson, 465-5621 Downtown Cleanup 9:00Am- Contact Cheri Scheib, 515-229-9335 Perry Lutheran Home- Wanda Pritzel, 515-570-2310 12:00 pm -- Day of Service Volunteer Picnic -- Pattee Park Shelter House 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -- "Tracking Perry's Railroader Heritage" Exhibit -- Carnegie Library Museum 8:00 am - 5:00 pm -- Airplane Rides (Scenic & Thrill), Airplanes flying in, Airplanes on Display, Food Vendors -- Perry Municipal Airport Fly-in/Drive-in Concert 7:00 - 10:00 pm -- Walter Aviation/Perry Municipal Airport 7:00 - 8:00 pm -- Adam Bruce Duo 8:30 - 10:30 pm -- The Jesters (Tom Petty Tribute Band) |
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Saturday, July 6thSesquicentennial Street Fair 10:00 am - 8:00 pm -- 2nd Street Vintage Wheels Show Cars, Trucks, Fire Trucks, Motorcycles, Bicycles & more! Traditional Arts Fair Woodworking, Pottery, Glass, Fiber Art & more! Heritage Foods Local vendors with a variety of food options Downtown Activities 8:00 am -- Sesquicentennial Penny-farthing 15.0 Bike Ride -- Perry to Minburn & Back (Meet at 18th & North - Trail Head) 9:00 am -- Downtown Public Art Walking Tour with Jenny Eklund -- Meet at Perry Public Library 10:00 am -- "Voices From The Past" Wall of Witnesses Dramatization -- Soumas Court 10 am - 5 pm -- Where in Perry? Scavenger Hunt -- Perry Public Library 11:00 am -- "Remembering Railroading" with David Willis -- Carnegie Library Museum 11 am - Noon -- Bubble Gum Blowing Contest & Pie Eating Contest -- Railroad Street 11 am - 2 pm -- Kids' Activities (Face Painting, Balloon Twisting, Bubbles, Buzz & Woody) -- Railroad Street & Perry Public Library 11 am - 12:30 pm -- Pickle Ball Demonstrations -- Corner of 2nd Street & Warford Street 12:30 - 1:45 pm -- The Grammy Award Winning Okee Dokee Brothers -- Railroad Stage 1:45 pm -- Performance by Los Laureles -- Railroad Stage 1:00 pm -- Guided Tours of Carnegie Library Museum 2:30 pm -- Old Style Games (3-Legged Races, Gunny Sack Races, Egg on a Spoon Races, Simon Says, Wheelbarrow Races, Tug of War) -- St. Patrick's Catholic Church Lot 2:30 pm -- "Historic Downtown Fires" Walking Tour with Brian Eiteman -- Meet at City Hall 7:00 pm -- Perry Lutheran Homes Run Through Time 5k Fun/Run -- Start and Finish at Caboose Park Register Online Railroad Street Music Fest 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm -- Pre-Show with The Grammy Award Winning Okee Dokee Brothers 4:00 - 5:00 pm -- The Rescue Dogs 5:30 - 6:30 pm -- Vinyl Vagabonds 7:00 - 8:30 pm -- Porter Union 8:30 pm - 10:00 -- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
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Sunday, July 7th
7 am - Noon -- Community Breakfast ($10) Open to the Public -- Elks Lodge #407
2:00-4:00 pm -- "150 Years of Faithfulness" Church Tour & Prayer Service
-- Start at First United Methodist Church & End at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church
4:00 pm -- Community Prayer Service
-- Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church
2:00-4:00 pm -- "150 Years of Faithfulness" Church Tour & Prayer Service
-- Start at First United Methodist Church & End at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church
4:00 pm -- Community Prayer Service
-- Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church
The Perry Sesquicentennial Celebration Planning Committee meets on Tuesdays at Noon
at the Town/Craft Center Upstairs Meeting Room. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Questions? Contact the Perry Chamber of Commerce: (515)465-4601 or [email protected].
at the Town/Craft Center Upstairs Meeting Room. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Questions? Contact the Perry Chamber of Commerce: (515)465-4601 or [email protected].