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Archer, Iowa Quasquicentennial And All School Reunion - 125 Years Of Small Town Pride

Friday, July 5, 2013

The celebration starts on Friday, July 5th with a tour of 4 homes and a garden. Tickets and maps will be available for $10.00 per person at the Archer United Methodist Church. There will also be a Quilt Show in the Church from 1-4 p.m. The Archer Quilting Bee's will have over 100 quilts of different sizes on display. These quilts are given to the Avera McKennan Hospital, the Ronald McDonald House in Sioux Falls, and the Family Crisis Center of NW Iowa in Sioux Center. The local 3M Club will provide cookies, bars and beverages in the air conditioned comfort of the Church. The New Archer Cooperative Grain Co. will also be open until 5 to view the new facility.

Saturday July 6, starts with a Kris Cakes pancake breakfast for $5.00 per person from 8-11 a.m. The fun continues with a children's blow-up slide and bounce house at the Archer Public Library. The Library will be open until 1:00. There will also be a car and tractor show on the baseball field. The Blue Monkey Art Gallery will be open featuring local talent. Thanks to Dave DeKok and DK Plastics, homemade hand-cranked ice cream will be available all day to help celebrate their 50 years in business. The Parade commences at 1:00 p.m. and the day concludes with "hypnotic” entertainment.

Sunday, July 7 starts with an outdoor church service at 10:00 and the day concludes with the All-School Reunion.

The Archer community looks forward to sharing their small town pride with you.

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