121st Annual Old Settler’s Celebration in Halstead

Aug. 8

10 a.m. to noon — Kiddie games at Scout Park — sponsored by The Real Estate Company

• Roll-over demonstration at Scout Park — sponsored by Kansas Highway Patrol

• Smoke house, fire truck, ambulance, police car exploration — sponsored by the Halstead Fire and EMS and the Halstead Police Dept.

• Central National Bank at kiddie games in Scout Park

11 a.m. — Pedal tractor pull at Scout Park — sponsored by the Charlsen Agency

5 p.m. — Boy Scout’s hamburger stand in the pool area

• United Methodist Church ice cream social in the pool area

• Carnival opens by the pool

5 to 9 p.m. — Lion’s Club bingo in the pool area

6 p.m. — Softball tournament begins at the ball diamonds

6:30 p.m. — Dad’s of Dixieland (Dixieland) — sponsored by the Halstead Bank — stage by the pool

7 p.m. — The Great Race — starting with the anvil shoot on North Main

Awards at the Stage —Good Neighbor, Harold Rea, Lifetime Achievement Award, King and Queen

7 to 9 p.m. — Halstead Heritage Museum and Depot Open

8 p.m. to Midnight — DJ on the stage by the pool — Teen Entertainment — Wichita Casinos

Aug. 9

6:30 a.m. — Fun run registration at Heritage Museum and Depot (First and Main)

7 to 10 a.m. — Fly In breakfast at Wiebe Aircraft

7:30 a.m. — 2 mile and 5K walk and run — sponsored by the Halstead Bank

7 a.m. — Mud volleyball tournament sponsored by Sooter’s Car Wash, www.HalsteadKansas.com and JT Enterprises — volleyball pits located west of the big diamond

8 a.m. — Softball tournament continues at the ball siamonds

8:15 a.m. — Registration for grand parade at Halstead Middle School parking lot

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Rod run in Riverside Park — sponsored by TandB Body Shop

9:30 a.m. — The Tom Collin’s kiddie parade (Line Up at Fifth and Main) — sponsored in Memory of Tom S. Collins

10 a.m. — Fly Over on Main Street

• Grand parade on Main Street (Sixth Street to Main Street then heads north on Main Street to First Street)

• Carnival opens by the pool

10 to 3:00 p.m. — Boy Scout’s hamburger stand at Riverside Park

10:30 a.m. to noon — Petting zoo — sponsored by Chisholm Trail in the pool area

Noon — Cook out by the pool — sponsored by Newton Medical Center, Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center, Halstead Valley Hope, D’Angelos and served by RiverPoint Church)

Noon to 5 p.m. — Free swim at City Pool (Must have a button)

1 p.m. — Horse shoe tournament at Riverside Park

2 p.m. — Pet show — sponsored by the Harvey County Independent on the stage by the pool

3 p.m. — Turtle races at the stage by the pool

4 p.m. — Pie eating contest (kid and adult divisions) on stage by the pool — sponsored by Halstead Heritage Museum and Depot

4:30 p.m — Ring toss at the stage by the pool — sponsored by Halstead Heritage Museum and Depot

5 to 8 p.m. — Fundraiser cookout for Halstead High School Choir

6 p.m. — Dance team and cheerleaders perform in front of the stage at the pool

7 p.m. — RiverPoint Fusion — RiverPoint Church Youth Group on the stage at the pool

8 p.m. — Ventriloquist

9 p.m. — Same Az-U Band on the stage by the pool

10 p.m. — Fireworks on the River

10:30 p.m. — Movie under the stars “Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail” at Riverside Park Gazebo. Bring lawn chairs

Aug. 10

7 a.m. — Golf tournament registration at Wedgewood Golf Course

8 a.m.— Golf tournament — sponsored by Halstead Chamber of Commerce — proceeds to benefit Old Settler’s)

9 a.m. — Softball tournament continues at the ball diamonds

1 to 3 p.m. — Carnival open in the pool parking lot

1 p.m. — Andre Thibault memorial punt, pass and kick qualifying round at the little diamond

1 p.m. — Antique tractor pull at 1216 S. Spring Lake Road