Please join us at our community celebration. Our celebration is named after Everett Kuntz in honor of his book about Ridgeway - "Sunday Afternoon on the Porch"
Friday, June 10th
7:00 p.m. -12:00 a.m. Brat Stand - Ridgeway Fire Dept. & volunteers (outside comm. center)
7:00 p.m. - 12:00a.m. Beer garden (community center parking lot)
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Deep River Band (community center parking lot) Saturday, June 11th
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Kids Bingo (inside community center) by C US BANK
2:00 p.m. $50 Savings Bond given away at kids Bingo by C US BANK
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Bingo for adults (inside community center) by C US BANK
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Moo mobile - Lincholn Leaders 4-H Club (outside community center)
1:00 p.m. 4-H Bake sale starts (inside community center)
1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Kuntz Family with pictures to view (inside community center)
1:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Brat Stand - Ridgeway Fire Dept. & volunteers (outside comm. center)
1:00 p.m. - 1:00a.m. Beer garden (community center parking lot) Note: Free gate except for Saturday evening $2.00 cover charge after 6:00 p.m. (13 and under still free)
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.KVIK - sign up to win the Harleys (community center parking lot)
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tour Elementary School building (exploring the future of our building)
5:00 p.m. - Parade - Grand Marshalls are local area Veterans (same route as last year)
6:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m. Chicken dinner (inside community center) Menu: Chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, bun, cole slaw, corn, oreo salad, and lemonade.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00p.m. DJ and Karokee (community center parking lot)
8:00 p.m. - 12:00a.m. Back Home Boys (community center parking lot)
Sunday, June 12th
10:00 a.m. Community Church Service with polka music (com. center parking lot under the tent)
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Peace Church ice cream social (in the community center)
Parade entries and Veterans - Please contact Molly: 563-737-2542
Volunteers: Anyone wanting to volunteer at our event, please contact Sharla: 563-737-2223
To learn more about Everett Kuntz and his book: "Sunday Afternoon on the Porch", please click on the Everett Kuntz tab at the left~
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME AND SHARED IN OUR CELEBRATION LAST YEAR~
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED TO OUR EVENT AND HELPED MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL~
PLEASE JOIN US AND MAKE IT ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT~
Ridgeway is a small, peaceful community located in Northeast Iowa. The town is over 100 years old. Six men founded this town. The son of one of these men was William H. Klemme, a very important part of the history of Ridgeway. He started Ridgeway Lumber and was a candidate for lieutenant governor. Many things have happened in Ridgeway, one of the biggest was a fire that burned down most of the town.
2.748 sq. kilometers of land
0 sq. kilometers of surface water
The distance between Ridgeway and D.C. is 876 miles
There are 146 miles between Ridgeway and Des Moines
Mayor-Dave Brenno
125th anniversary was 1992
The recreation of Ridgeway is a big part of the community. People come from the Prarie Farmer Bike Trail from Cresco and Calmar. Ridgeway has three parks and Gisleson Park brings the fans and parents to the baseball and softball games during the summer. The concession stand at the games is run by the Lincoln Leaders 4-H club.
The Prairie Farmer Trail runs alongside Highway 9 between Ridgeway and Cresco. The trail starts next to the Winneshiek Coop. The other trail goes from Ridgeway to Calmar. The Calmar trail begins at Roadside Park. The trail was made on the abandoned Milwaukee Railroad Line. The ties were removed from the railroad, the bed was graded, and limestone chip was compacted onto the trail.
Bicyclists, joggers, hikers, cross-county skiers, and snowshoers are allowed on the trails. Snowmobiling is allowed on a restricted basis between Ridgeway and near Cresco only. The trails were founded by the Iowa Department of Transportation and the Winneshiek County Conservation Board.
Ridgeway has many fine businesses. To see a listing of our local businesses click on the "businesses" tab.
