122th Annual Graettinger Labor Day Celebration

Today, Graettinger has the distinction of observing a continuous Labor Day Celebration from 1896 to present.

The first Labor Day Celebration was in 1896 on the farm of Mr. A.A. Wells and son, Carl. This first picnic was sponsored by the Farmers' Institute according to the September 4, 1899 edition of the Graettinger Times.

The Farmers' Institute Picnic was changed to the Graettinger Labor Day Celebration, held in town at the September 4, 1913 celebration. A carnival atmosphere now prevailed.

So the celebrations continued with good programs and order up to the present. The men and women of the Graettinger Labor Day Committee are to be commended for their loyal, dedicated and excellent work.

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Miss Graettinger

Taylor Park

Listed below is the contact information for all Labor Day Events.

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Chairmen	JR Brown	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Roger Schmitt	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Hot Rod Lawn Mower & ATV Pull & Mud Bog	Shamus Currans	712-260-0239
Antique Tractor Pull	Charlie Thiel	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Bean Bag Tourney	Teaner Hoffman	712-480-0642 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Shooting Clays Registration Shooting Clay Information Shooting Clay Flier	Shamus Brown	515-450-7554 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

FFA Grain & Flower Show	Caryn Robinson	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Bed Races Bed Race Registration	Patrick Peters	ÂÂÂ 712-298-2821
Parade	Teaner Hoffman	712-480-0642
Coed Softball	Mike Lundgren	712-330-4332 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Variety Show	Angie Sorbo	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Volleyball Tourney	Stacy Ebel	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
5K/Fun Run/Walk	Trudy Manwarren	712-859-3910
2018 Calendar of Events

LABOR DAY 2017
ÂÂ Wayne and Karen Anderson Grand Marshall	ÂÂ Miss Graettinger Court
Bike Give Away	Graettinger Benefited Fire Department Pancake Breakfast
ÂÂ FFA Grain & Flower Show Labor Day Building on Robins St.	Mayor Monty Schany
ÂÂ CarinvalÂÂ	Parade
Carnival	Foosball Evergreen Park
Legion games	ÂÂ Band
ÂÂ Bed Races Sponsored by Graettinger Busines Club	Legion Games Fahnestock Park
ÂÂ Parade	Graettinger Fire Department
Adult Games	Fun and Games
Team that orginized the Bean Bag Tournament	Bean Bag
Bingo	Legion cracker/whistle
Softball Tournament	Trap shooting
Volleyball	Golf Tournament ÂÂ
Graettinger Market	Dunk Tank
The Popcorn Lady	None other than Shelly in the Poker Run!
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