Cards of Thanks - The ODC would like to thank everyone who made the 2009 Creek Days a success.  Thanks to all who volunteered to work and to those who generously contributed money, or cans; to those who loaned s equipment, picnic tables or bleachers; to the fire department, ambulance crew and police department for all their help; to the City of Odebolt for their support and cooperation; to the Odebolt Community Center board for use of the beautiful facilities; and to odebolt.net and The Chronicle for all of their help with publicity.  Our subcommittees and even coordinators also deserve a very special thank you; they make Creek Days possible.  Finally, thanks to everyone who attended; we hope to see you all back next year!
--The Odebolt Development Corporation

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Creek Days
Contact Information

4th Annual Truck Show & Shine and Antique Tractor Show -   Travis Youngren @ (712) 668-2878
Pedal Tractor Pull—Sign up in front of UBI by 9:00 a.m.   on Saturday, June 20
Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest—Brandi Teglund @ (712) 668-2417
Washer Tournament—Melissa Pierce @ (712) 668-2200 or Roxie Hemer @ (712) 668-2243
Car and Motorcycle Show & Shine—Austin Neville @ (712) 660-5157
Parade—Renee Bengford @ (712) 668-4561
Mud Volleyball Tournament—Janet Hoefling @ (712) 668-2288 or  Stacy Pritchard @ (712) 668-2391
Creekathalon 15—Beth Wulf @ (712) 668-2409
Tractor Ride—Dennis Sykes @ (712) 675-4356
Creek Days Cruise—Carl Hemer @ (712)668-2243 (days)   or (712) 668-4843 (evenings)
Bill Riley Talent Show—Sue Roeder @(712) 668-2457
Garden Tractor Pull—Gary Sykes @ (712) 675-4874
Demo Derby—James Pierce @ (712) 668-2262 or Rick Roeder @ (712) 668-2242

Annual Creek Days Kick-off
Friday, June 19th
Sports Bar TIME OUT Grill
Odebolt, Iowa
5-8:00 p.m. HOG ROAST
8-1:30 a.m. Dance "Full Moon" DJ
(over 68,000 songs to request)
Come join the fun!
$10.00 per person   ... $15.00 per couple
for delicious meal and kickin' music.
$5.00 per person for admittance into beer garden for dance party only

Saturday, June 20th :

· Mason’s/Fire Department Pancake Breakfast (7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.)--Odebolt Fire Station

· 4th Annual Truck Show & Shine and Antique Tractor Show (8:00—Noon)--Monument Circle. Contact Travis Youngren @ (712) 668-2878 for more information.

· Pedal tractor pull (9:00)—No pre-registration is needed; just sign-up that morning in front of United Bank of Iowa.

· Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest (9:00 a.m. –Noon)—Main Street. Registration is free, and the contest is open to anyone age 12 and under. First through third place prizes will be awarded in each of four age divisions: ages 1-3, ages 4-6, ages 7-9, and ages 10-12. So all interested artists can stop by and sign up on Main Street Saturday morning, and then they can create their design while waiting their turn at the pedal pull or the washer tournament! And for those of you too old to enter the contest, don’t forget to wander down Main Street and check out the kids’ artwork. Contact Brandi Teglund for more information.

· Washer Tournament(9:30)-- In this contest, two-person teams try to accurately toss washers across a distance of 20 feet. There are five divisions in the tournament: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult, and Mixed-Age teams. Registration costs $5 per person or $10 per team, and all teams must be registered by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 20th. Contact Melissa Pierce or Roxie Hemer for further information.

· Show & Shine Car & Motorcycle Show (10:00-4:00)--Car lovers from the surrounding area will have their automotive masterpieces shined up for your viewing pleasure. Classes for cars include 1920s-Earlier, 1930-1949, 1950-1959, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2009, Modified/Hot Rods, Pick-ups. Classes for motorcycles include Stock and Custom. Contact Austin Neville to register your car, pickup, or motorcycle.

· Parade (1:00)—Creek Days has one of the best parades in the area. Contact Renee Bengford to register an entry, or get your candy sacks ready and find a shady spot to enjoy all of the sights and sounds of the 15th annual parade.

· Tractor Ride (2:30)—Starting at tractor pull track on North Main Street—Farmers and tractor-lovers will get a chance to show off their tractors as they cruise the countryside in the Odebolt area.

· Mud Volleyball Tournament (2:00)—3rd & Willow Street. Teams will have to slip and slide their way to victory on the new mud volleyball courts at the corner of 3rd & Willow Streets. Preregistration is required, so get your team together and call Janet Hoefling or Stacy Pritchard to register.

· Carnival Games & Kiddie Barrel Train (2:00-4:00)--Presbyterian Church—3rd& Maple Street.

· Creekathalon 15 Relay Race (2:30)—Main Street. Starting after the parade, the Creekathalon 15 is a relay race which will give us a look back at 15 events from Creek Days past and present. Two-person relay teams will race against each other in three different divisions: Kids (ages 13 & under), Adults (ages 14 & up), and Mixed (one adult and one kid). Prizes will be awarded, and registration is free. Just sign up on Main Street after the parade on Saturday, June 20th.

· Creek Days Cruise Motorcycle Ride (2:30)--Starting at Monument Circle. Motorcycle lovers are invited to go on a ride of their own. The Creek Days Cruise is a motorcycle cruise through the winding roads of western Iowa. It will start after the parade on Saturday, June 20th at Monument Circle. Contact Carl Hemer at 668-2243 (days) or 668-4843 (evenings) if you have any questions or would like to sign up.

· Show & Shine Car Cruise (4:00)--Starting on Willow Street. Car enthusiasts will have the opportunity to show off their automobiles and enjoy the beautiful Iowa countryside after the Show & Shine Car & Motorcycle Show. The car cruise will begin at the corner of 4th & Willow Streets at 4:00 after the car show prizes have been awarded. For more information, contact Austin Neville

· Outdoor Concert Featuring Lemon Fresh Day (9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m)—Outside Odebolt Community Center. The Odebolt Development Corporation is proud to welcome Omaha band Lemon Fresh Day to Creek Days 2009. They will perform on Saturday, June 20th from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. outside the Odebolt Community Center.
     Formed in 1998, Lemon Fresh Day has transformed over the years from being a college alternative band, to a rock band, to a dance band to now being a mix of all music styles & genres including Top 40, Rock, Rap, Country, Alternative, and everything under the sun. Known for their dead-on vocals, great harmonies and select sequencing, Lemon Fresh Day plays the songs the way you're used to hearing them. The band has been honored as a nominee for 'Best Cover Band' at the inaugural Omaha Entertainment Awards in 2006 and again in 2008. Band members include Mark Peterson, Dave Prescher, Danny Garcia, and Ben Maxwell.
     A beer garden will be available all evening. (Click here to enlarge the poster, or click the poster)
    Visit the Lemon Fresh website at www.lemonfreshday.com

· FIREWORKS! (10:15)-- The band will take a short break to allow the crowd to enjoy a spectacular fireworks show.

Sunday, June 21st:

· Praise Service featuring The Crusaders (10:00)--Odebolt Community Center. This service, sponsored by the Odebolt-Arthur Ministerial Association, will feature the music of the Crusaders, from Lincoln, Nebraska.  For 45 years, the Crusaders have dedicated their lives to spreading gospel through Gaither-styled southern gospel music.  They have traveled over two million miles throughout the United States.  They have sold over 100,000 albums and have performed for every major denomination and in some of the largest nondenominational churches in the nation.  Click for the Crusaders web site

· Garden Tractor Pull (12:30)—North Main Street. The Western Iowa Garden Tractor Pullers and the Northwest Iowa Tractor Pullers will be in town for a Garden Tractor Pull. Classes will include Stock 950 lb. - 1050lb. Limited to 18 hp; Stock Altered 0950 lb. - 1050 lb. Limited to 18 hp; Limited Modified 1000 lb. - 1150 lb. Limited to 800 cc; Unlimited Modified 1150 lb. - 1250 lb. Limited to 1500cc; 4 Cylinder Mini-Rod 1350 lb. - 1500 lb. Limited to 4 cylinders; and 8 Cylinder Mini-Rod 1650 lb. - 1750 lb. Limited to 8 cylinders. Contact Gary Sykes @ 675-4874 for more information.

· Bill Riley Talent Show (1:00)--Odebolt-Arthur High School Gymnasium. This talent competition is open to musicians, dancers, and gymnasts who are between the ages of 2 and 21 and are residents of the state of Iowa. First-, second-, and third-place prizes will be awarded in three divisions: Sprouts (age 2-5), Juniors (age 6-14 and Seniors (age 15-21). The first-place winner in the Junior and Senior divisions will advance to the 50th Annual Iowa State Fair Bill Riley Talent Search in Des Moines.
     For more information or to register, contact Sue Roeder at 668-2457. Spectators are welcome to come and enjoy an afternoon showcasing some of western Iowa’s most talented youth.

· Demolition Derby, (approximately 4:00 or 4:30) North Main Street-- With plenty of wild cars and crashes, the demo derby is always a crowd-pleaser. We will have compact, mid-size, full-size, and possibly compact van class if we have enough entries. Contact Rick Roeder or James Pierce for details.

· Food stand and beer garden all day!

Sunday, June 21st:

Don't forget Odebolt's historic attractions.

Odebolt Museum, Second and Maple streets, will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Even if you're not an Odebolt native, you'll be fascinated by the museum's displays.

Peterson Pioneer Home will have an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. This home is one of the earliest Odebolt homes still in existence , and has been restored and furnished with antiques of the 1800s. The Questers members who show the home are very knowledgeable about the home's history. The Peterson Pioneer Home is located north of the school, in the 400 block of South Walnut Street on the east side of the street.