I remember listening to old-timers how they watched various buildings being built or unique events that happened in Manning...the thing that struck me is how they could give a play-by-play of most of those events, which meant they appreciated that point in time and were interested in preserving it through story-telling.
When I look back at the pictures I took in 1975 when the Bicentennial Freedom Train came through Manning, there was a nice crowd up along Railroad Street to watch it, but as I think back I wonder why more people didn't take the time to participate in that once in a life-time event and also an event very FEW communities in the US had the honor of having that train go through because they didn't have a rail system in their town like Manning does.
For this first event shown below I never heard any old timer talk about it, but I also did not know about it until 2004 when I scanned Mildred Horbach's collection so I
wasn't able to ask most of the old timers about it because they had passed away by then...BUT there should
still be quite a few of the kids in the picture who are still living who could tell me more about the event.
Mil passed away in 2008 and after trying to track down her collection, it appears to have been thrown away...Pictures of this
sub, as far as I know, are/were the only ones in existence, since I have never seen them before and not since in any other Manning collection.
I would have loved to rescan Mil's pix in super high resolution to make better images but at least I have what I have - which
sadly is what I find out with so many collections that they are thrown away when the parent/grandparent dies.
1943 mini-sub on Main Street
October 1, 1943 in front of what is now Cliff's Place
Japanese Midget Submarine HA-19
Manning's unique national celebration in 1975-76
The Bicentennial Freedom Train.
Monitor photo
September 15, 1975
Melvin Kusel waving
Photo by William F. Ohde
Milwaukee Road Bicentennial Train - in 1976
Then in the mid-1970s through the 80s there was the renovation and construction of the Rec Center, Raquetball court, and indoor pool.
Then along came the 1981 Manning Centennial.
School sign paid for by the 1966 & 67 Student councils.
August 14 - 16, 1981 Roger Hansen, Joy Hansen, Jim Hansen 10 K run
Carnival rides
Centennial "Senior" royalty
Arlene Hoffmann, Robert Hoffmann, Art Rix, Ila (Claussen) Rix,
Patricia (Wiese) Mueller, Elmer Mueller, Edna (Karsten) Sonksen, Joe Sonksen, Elaine (Karsten) Struve, Merlin Struve
1981 King & Queen court standing in front of the Corner Cafe.
Next the Manning Fire Department celebrated its centennial in 1983.
VFW honor guard & colors
Front: Alvan Hansen, Harold Schmidt, Herbert Bruhn, Ed Reischl...
Mayor Gene Dales
Bob Beck driving "Big Bertha"
Alfred Meyers (former MFD member) driving his Ford
Lyle Jahn driving the LaFrance with John Ohde riding
Does anyone remember who the Bulldog was?
Dave Souter
Manning Fire Sirens
Past members MFD
Barry Dunshee in front
Next comes the Hausbarn construction in 1999.
August 8
Irlbeck to Janssen
Mathias Schüler and Jens-Uwe Winter thatching the roof
September 14, 1999 rare photo of myself
Great Western Park brought was back to life in 1999
November 14 - Named 4 Corner's Park then later changed to orginal name of Great Western Park
Log restaurant 2002.
Note how many of our amazing volunteer Manning citizens are no longer with us...
November 2002 Curt Struve
November 7, 2002
November 13
December 12
December 19
December 26
December 30 Larry Genzen
December 30 Glenn Rowedder
January 2, 2003 Leroy Rowedder & Duane Hansen
January 2, 2003
January 3, 2003
January 3, 2003 gift shop
January 3
January 6 Ruth Ohde & Joelle Puck
January 6 Bill Opperman
January 15
January 15
January 16
January 16
I remember my fingers freezing while taking pictures against the north wind.
January 16
One of Nature's miracles
January 20 Russ Mohr
January 21
February 6
February 28
March 13
March 13
March 17
March 25
March 25
April 9
April 12 Claus Bunz
April 12 Warren Puck
May 1 Richard Crandall
May 3 Douglas Duane Boersma
May 7
May 15 Darwin Haskins & John Detlefsen
May 28 Dick McConnell & Russ Mohr
May 28 Rexanne Struve
June 4 Larry Genzen
June 4
June 7 Ken Puck
June 7 Trey Boyle
June 18
June 19 Deloris Rowedder
June 19 volunteers
June 19 Kevin Boersma
June 19 Chad Stammer
June 19
June 20 Dave Kusel
June 20 Clifford Tank
June 24
June 27 Michael Olk
June 28
June 28 Karl Maass
June 28
July 18
July 21 Katie Rasmussen
July 22 William F. Ohde
August 13 Clint Hansen
August 13
August 20
August 22 Steven Renze
August 28
Trinity Church move occured in 2006
Manning Quasquicentennial in 2006
June 11, 2006 Presbyterian Church model for parade
Judy (Gehlsen) Joens holding miniature bell
Roy Soll and Pastor Brown
Random scenes during the 3 days
Manning police
Ron Colling, Doug Kusel
Bud Mohr - D-Day and WWII survivor
Quasqui Kings & Queens
Garnet Stribe, Helena Tank
Ken Jensen, Wes Nulle, Duane Otto, Bob Wegner
Glen, Connie, Arlene Kusel
Carroll County Sheriff Sam Hansen
Eric & Jodi Ramsey family
Pedal power pull
Nate Boersma
Manning youth racers
New hospital in 2014
Old hospital emergency entrance
May 2014
January 7, 2013
February 18, 2013 snowing
March 7, 2013
March 7, 2013
March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013
March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
April 2, 2013
April 30, 2013
June 14, 2013
July 26, 2013
August 3, 2013
October 1, 2013
December 20, 2013
2014 Freedom Rock
March 8, 2013
Arnie Wiskus farm near Dedham
Coming into Manning 12:00 on a foggy morning
1:02 PM March 8
1:40 PM March 8
June 5
June 6
June 7
June 12
June 13
June 16
"Bubba" Sorensen with his family
According to Bubba's website, he finished the 99 Iowa county Freedom Rock project.
He is now starting a 50 state project.
August 9, 2013 fundraiser
"Brad Morgan" son of
Allen & Paula (Warner) Muhlbauer
September 3, 2014
September 15, 2014
New fire department in 2015
May 14, 2014
May 10, 2014
May 24, 2014
August 13, 2014
September 2, 2014
September 16, 2014
November 12, 2014
November 21, 2014 - heated piping in the concrete
December 1, 2014
December 2, 2014
December 2, 2014
December 2, 2014
December 2, 2014
December 3, 2014
Charter members of the Manning Schuetzen Verein
Schuetzen Verein members who built the 1925 brick hall.
Which replaced the wooden Germania Hall that burned down in 1924.
The 1925 Schuetzen hall was later donated to the Manning Fire Department.
This is why these plaques have followed along with the fire department.
New hotel in 2016
April 1, 2016 - many local investors who believe in Manning and its future!!!
April 3, 2016
April 3, 2016
April 11, 2016
April 22, 2016
April 25, 2016
May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016
June 1, 2016
November 11, 2019
100th Anniversary of the Emil Ewoldt Post #22 American Legion in 2019 in Manning
July 14, 2019
Legion Auxiliary
Pledge of Allegiance - with boy & girl scouts participating
Legion Commander James Martens
Dan Peters presents a history of the post
Manning VFW Pack 110
Kitchen crew
2020 All new fiber optics main trunk and fiber to each home/business.
Replacing the old fiber/copper lines.
April 1, 2020
April 1, 2020
April 20, 2020
April 24, 2020 - coming from the communication building
June 15, 2020
August 3, 2020
August 4, 2020
September 2, 2020
And now the Water slide in 2021 which will be finished in one phase because the bid came in $200,000 below the anticipated total cost. So rather than hold off to raise the rest of the money for the last phase, it was decided to do it all at once and not lose the advantage of the much lower bid...also realizing that the price of material and labor would go up if they waited for the last phase in another year or two.
Each day I was amazed that no one seemed interested in coming down to watch the installation of this once in a life-time project.
Something that you'll NEVER
see happen again in Manning in the life-time of its current citizens...
April 9
April 10
They use a credit card to make sure the seams are lined up.
A punch is used in the bolt holes to wiggle the seam until
they get a smooth pass with the card...
April 11
April 12
nearly 3 hours inside the chute calking the seams
nearly 3 hours inside the chute calking the seams
April 22
Setting the poles for the fencing
Ehlers family on the south bank of the current splash pad location circa 1946