History of Manilla, Notable Past Events
We hope you enjoy reading and seeing photos of some of our past events.
- Town 25 year Anniversary 1911
- Town 75 year Jubilee Anniversary 1962
Town Centennial Anniversary 1986
Centennial Style
Show
at Memorial Hall, Pictured here Loretta & Charley Schram, M.C. in back Mark Kirby.
Abu Bekr White Horse performing in Schram Park during the centennial.
First ever toilet bowl
race, Manilla Pre Centennial Fun Day - Winner Ken Whitmer (left Pot) Mike Ritchey (right pot) Starter Charlie
Schram. June 7, 1986.
Sign on Doctors Building for the
Centennial.
Charley's Office Building Head quarters of Manilla Centennial Committee.
All the Hats & Charley.
Linda Schram - Fort
Worth TX - right - receiving Congratulations at the finish of
2K run.
Day of big 3 hour parade.
Manilla King & Queen
Milda & Newt Mc Cracken
June 12, 1986
Loretta-Linda-Charley Schram at the Centennial.
Getting rope pulling machine ready for pulling contests - Charley Schram in yellow jacket.
Linda Schram among the Scarecrows in the Band Shell Park.
Kate Hennessey - Rockford, ILL - receiving congratulations from Jan Hansen after finishing 2K Run.
Centennial Board Chair
Charley Schram overseeing one of the Centennial projects.
Sign at South entrance to
Manilla.
Welcome sign North of town on Hwy 45.
Abu Bekr White Horse Patrol from Sioux City performing at Centennial in Band Shell Park.
Engineer Loretta Schram - riding on Manilla Town engine float.
Barbara Saunders modeling her wedding gown at the Centennial Style Show - 1986
Mattress Race June 7, 1986. four blind folded men carry a small girl on the mattress. She tries to verbally direct them around the bales and back to the line. Unfortunately they headed towards town.
Pre Centennial Fun Day.
Registers Annual Great Bicycle
Ride Across Iowa RAGBRAI Route Hosts l994 and 2001
Thunder
Mug Race (Ragbrai 1994)
Riders:
Pry H - Chuck Offefburger the "Iowa Boy",
Tinkle - Sue of D.M. Register,
Pass Gas - Duffy of D.M. Register (Cartoonists)
Yellow shirts:
Barb Saunders, Charley Schram, Loretta Schram, Mary White.
Charley getting
Thunder Mugs ready for RAGBRAI (1994)
Registers great Bicycle Ride accross
Iowa (RAGBRAI) comes up Manilla Main St. July 2001.
Main St. During
Ragbrai
Ragbrai Riders
Tranportation
 Corner of 5th and State Road M47 Greeting from Joan and Don
Bower as RAGBRAI Bikers headed south to Irwin July 2001.
- Presbyterian Church 100 year Anniversary 1986
- Methodist Church 100 year Anniversary 1987
- Lutheran Church 100 year Anniversary 1986
- Roman Catholic Church 100 year Anniversary 1987
- Centennial Plus 10 Celebration 1996
- National Historic Klondike Hotel 100 Year Celebration 1997
Rededication of Veterans Memorial Bandshell Park.
The Renovation financed by Ron and James Olson in memory of their parents Clyde and Deipha Olson 1996
The original Memorial Bandshell was designed by Charley Schram, Sr. and built during World War II 1943 A skilled letterer, he drew the names of Manilla residents who were called to
serve during that conflict and displayed those names on both sides of the arch.
Booths at State Community Betterment Day
C.B.
Singers from Manilla - Entertaining on the Coke Stage at State
Fair 1987 Men's Trio Mark Grundmier, Allen Olson, Nyle Gruhn.
Lorretta Schram -
Booth at State Community Betterment Meeting 1983. Hotlon Colaseum
- Ames, IA.
1984
- Manilla Booth at State Community Betterment Meeting.
Jenny Rasmussen,
Loretta Schram Happy Winners! Nov. 1985. State Community
Betterment Meeting.
Manilla Times -
Governor's Media
Governor Terry Brandstad, Jolene Sievertsen receiving Governors
Media Award.
Iowa High School Girls Athletic Hall Of Fame Day
1920—Early 30’s Annual Corn Shows
Held in Germania Hall & Opera House.
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