7th Annual Wallace Winkie Motorcycle Poker Run

Saturday June 9th- Franklin Park- Belle Plaine

8:00 am – 10:00 am  Rolls, juice and coffee (free will donation)

8:00 am Registration starts ($10 entry fee)

10:00 am Bikes leave (Route to be determined)

5:00 pm Bikes return to Belle Plaine Legion

*A meal will be available to purchase at the Legion.

*Cash prizes to top 3 poker hands, 50/50 and door prizes!

NO RAIN DATE

Questions?  Contact Dean Carl (319) 640-5676

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CELEBRATING BELLE PLAINE’S RICH RAILROAD HISTORY

Sunday May 6, 2:00 – 4:00

Get your ticket to the railway tea!

$15 per person or $11 each for a table of 6 (includes door prizes)
Call for reservations (319) 434-2079

Menu
Hobo Bread Sandwiches
Haystacks
Railroad Spikes
Engine Cookies
Train Cake
Other Train-Themed Delicacies
Brewed Tea
Coffee

Entertainment
Live Music by Manifest
Life on the Railway, as recounted by Betty Moeller.

Saturday May 12th, 11:00 – 4:00

National Train Day 2012

Join the celebration!

  • 11 – 1       Lunch/Bake sale
  • 11 – 3       Depot tours
  • 11 – 4      Central Iowa Model Train display
  • 11 – 2      Children’s hobo activity
  • 11 – 4      DVD “Belle Plaine’s RR History”
  • 12 – 3      Operation Lifesaver presentations
  • 1 – 2        Book signing by author James Floyd

“Working on the Railroad”

Enter raffle for a chance to win a model train!

*See our collection of Chicago & Northwestern Railroad photos and exhibits, hobo display, Pumpkin Vine display and much more!

*BPCDC Coloring Contest winners on display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Belle Plaine Historical Society Winter Newsletter 2011

BP Historical Society Winter Newsletter 2011

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Spring Newsletter – 2011

BP Area Historical Society Spring Newsletter 2011

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