The Pistons and Props event is coming up on Saturday, August 8th, at the Litchfield Municipal Airport from 8-to-2. Admission is free, and there will be hot rods and airplanes to see, along with food vendors, kid’s activities, live music and a business expo.
Andy Miller says the event is sponsored by Miller Automotive, Legacy Lane Realty, Farm Bureau Financial Services and Simms Napa Auto Parts. He says some of the food vendors will include Squeals on Wheels, Herradura’s, and Simply Good.
Patrick Raiber says the Litchfield Lions Club will be serving breakfast. He says the main reason they put on this event is to bring the community together. Mike Niedzielski says the kid’s activities will include bounce houses, a petting zoo and a 9-hole inflatable golf course. He says there will also be a hot air balloon at Saturday’s Pistons and Props event and a bean bag tournament.
Andy, Patrick and Mike spoke about Pistons and Props on KLFD’s “Newsmaker” show on Friday and said that everyone will receive a passport as the enter which they are to get marked at the business vendors and then a drawing will be held at 2 p.m. for a $1500 Grandview Lodge package.
Andy Miller says if you want to display your car or motorcycle at the Pistons and Props event, just show up. He says there will also be a couple of surprises at this Saturday’s event at the Litchfield Municipal Airport.
All 4 Pioneerland libraries in Meeker County will continue their Plant a Seed, Read summer reading program through August 31st. Each of the libraries has numerous events scheduled for the month of August as follow:
Litchfield
Mon 8/3, 10 am-8 pm: Puzzle Exchange
Wed 8/5, 10:15 am: Baby/Toddler Storytime
Thurs 8/6, 10:30 am: Teen Diamond Art. Ages 11-18. Registration required.
Thurs 8/6, 3 pm at Legion Park: Spanish-English Bilingual Storytime
Fri 8/7, 10:15 am: Kids’ Storytime
Sat 8/8, 1:30 pm: Teen Program: Turmeric anthrotype sun printing. Ages 11-18
Tues 8/11, 12 pm: Adult Book Club: The Cliffs
Tues 8/11, 6:30-7:30 pm: LEGO Night. Ages 14 and younger.
Fri 8/14, 10:15 am: Kids’ Storytime: Seed bombs with USDA
Tues 8/18, 4:30 pm: Kids’ Crafts: Tea cup fairy gardens. Registration preferred.
Wed 8/19, 7 pm: Mystery Book Club: The Black Wolf
Thurs 8/20, 12:30-1:30 pm: Knitting Club
Thurs 8/27, 10:30 am: Storytime at Wreede Good Orchard
Sat 8/29, 1:30 pm: Teen Program: Venus fly trap escape room. Ages 11-18.
Dassel
Fri 8/7, 10 am: Story Hour at the Bandstand with the Dassel Ambassadors
Wed 8/12, 1:30 pm: Pizza Science with Jimmy’s Pizza. For kids ages 5+. Registration required.
Fri 8/14, 10 am: Story Hour at the Bandstand
Fri 8/21, 10 am: Story Hour at the Bandstand
Tues 8/25, 1 pm: Adult Book Club: The Berry Pickers
Grove City
Thursdays 3-5 pm: Crafternoon. Bring-your-own craft program for adults and teens.
Mon 8/3, 11 am: Storytime
Thurs 8/6, 3 pm: All-American Diamond Art. All ages. Registration required.
Mon 8/10, 11 am: Storytime
Wed 8/19, 4-5:30 pm: Board Game Day. All ages.
Cosmos
Mondays, 10:30 am: Tiny Tykes Storytime. Ages 0-5.
Mondays, 3-4:30 pm: Pokémon Trading Card Game. Ages 7-18.
Thurs 8/6, 3 pm: DNR naturalist storytime: Flowers
Monday 8/10-Saturday 8/15: Pokémon button-making during library hours
Fri 8/7, 2 pm: CLIMB Theatre: Once Upon a Beanstalk
Thurs 8/13, 3-4 pm: Pokémon Trading Post
Sat, 8/22, 10:30 am: Saturday Storytime
For more information on any events, call 320-693-2483
The annual Songs of Summer Festival in Litchfield is just two weeks away. The big event is scheduled for Friday, August 14th at Memorial Park on Lake Ripley, with gates opening at 4 p.m. and the music from 5-to-11 p.m.
Lorie Kruse says Vintage Revival will start performing at 5 o’clock, followed by South 40 from 6:15-to-7:45 and then Shirts and Skins from 8-to-11 p.m. She says they’ve had lots of positive comments about the location as children are able to use the Splash Pad and the playground at Memorial Park, and this year, Reds, Whites & Brews will provide shuttle service from Lake Ripley School to Memorial Park.
Kruse says the Songs of Summer Festival is a free event, but they do accept freewill donations to help cover expenses. She says they have some raffle tickets left and the grand prize for that is $1,000, and that helps with the scholarships that they give out to various youth-related organizations around Meeker County.
Tiana Freidrichs says youth organizations can find scholarship applications on the Songs of Summer Festival website. She says they went with a new headline band this year – Shirts and Skins which will free up a little more money in their budget so that they can do more scholarships and it’s a band that will make you and your whole family want to dance.
Friedrichs says there will be all kinds of food and beverage vendors at the Songs of Summer Festival on August 14th at Memorial Park in Litchfield. She says they would like to thank all of the sponsors who have made donations towards the event and the City and law enforcement personnel who help make it possible.
The annual Kraut ‘n’ Wurst Day celebration is this weekend in Watkins. Most of the events are on Saturday, but it will get started tonight with the Little Miss Watkins Pageant.
The parade in Watkins is on Saturday morning at 10:30, and that will be followed by the Coin Hunt at 11:30, laser tag from 11:30-to-7:30, kid’s fest from noon-to-4, bean bag tournament at 1 p.m., free ice cream served by the Lions at 1:30, pedal pull from 3-to-5, frog races at 3:30, a petting zoo and more fun activities for kids and families throughout the afternoon.
There will be live music in Watkins Saturday with Addison Thein at 7:30 p.m. and the Mitch Gordon Band at 9 p.m. The button drawing will be held at 9 p.m. You can find more details on the Watkins Kraut ‘n’ Wurst Facebook page.