Olivia Helmer (9 years old) will be conducting her 1st auction. She will auction off several items to raise money for the Weber Blaess one roon school house in Saline, MI.

For information on the School House

http://salinehistory.org/index.php?section=sites&content=weber-blaess_school

OLD FASHION ICE CREAM SOCIAL          August 26, 2012

TENTATIVE                                  

1-4 p.m. Traditional games                                      By flagpole

                                Ice Cream/cake/hot dogs/drinks    Tent #1       

                                Silent Auction                                            Tent #2

                                Music/entertainment                                 Tent #

                                Antique cars                                               Weber-Blaess Drive

                                Pictures with cutout replicas                 By games

                                Calf Display                                              By pine trees

                                50/50 raffle                                            

1 p.m.         Musical entertainment                     Tent #3  

1:15 p.m.  Stilt Walking Contest  Reigning champion-David Raft

1:30 p.m.  Reenactment of “Typical Day in One-Room School” 

 In school

                Bucket Brigade     Saline Fire Department                        (shed)

1:45 p.m.  Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest  Reigning champ Brian Marl Saline City Council/City staff vs. Principals

2 p.m.         Croquet Tourney  (Saline BOE and Saline City Council)

                                Reigning champ-Dave Rhoades

                    Musical Entertainment                     Tent #3  

2:15 p.m.  Bag-O – Open play             By fence (west)

2:30 p.m.  Reenactment of “Typical Day in One-Room  School”  In school

2:45 p.m.  Bucket Brigade   Shed       Saline Area Fire Department

3 p.m.         Live Auction                                                     

3:15 p.m.  Croquet  (open)  (By fence-west)

                    Bag-O Tourney  Reigning champ-Rob White, SHS            

3:30 p.m. Reenactment of “Typical Day in One-Room School”   In school

                    Silent Auction bidding closes

3:45 p.m   50/50 announced

PROCEEDS BENEFIT SALINE AREA SCHOOLS HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

 (501c3)  The 2011 Ice Cream Social will provide for continual maintenance needs at the site.

The fence and outhouse required a new coat of paint while the west school wall needed to be resided.  Window sills also were replaced, a small railing added to the front entrance for handicap

and repairs on the shed will be paid from these proceeds.