2010 event will include:

Cooking on the Communal Hearth
9am

Winterfest Shuttle
11am to 4pm
Shuttle stops throughout Amana! Sponsored by the Old Creamery Theatre.

Snowball Launch
11am to 1pm
Sponsored by the Little Red Wagon.

Snow Ball 2010
Hours and band TBD

Open Fire Chili
11am
The Amana Fire Association serves chili, cider, coffee & hot chocolate. All proceeds benefit the Amana Fire Association!

The Great Amana Ham-Put
11am to 1pm
See how far you can fling a ham in this shot-put style event! Competition at the Farmers Market, winners announced at 1:30pm.

Log Sawing Competition
11am to 1pm
Teams of two can compete to see how fast they are with an old-fashioned cross-cut saw, or try it just for fun! Competition at the Farmer's Market, winners announced at 1:30pm.

Amana Woolen Mill
Noon – 4pm
Graham’s Hand Carding & Spinning & Knitting, along with free cookies and coffee.

Eisbahn Ice Rink
Bring your own skates or slide on your shoes on the Amana Eisbahn Ice Rink.

Highlights from Winterfest 2009

Amana Freezer 5k Run/Walk
Marty Dalton from Stuart, Iowa had the best time at 16:26
Julie Johnston from Cedar Rapids had the fastest time for the Women’s Division at 21:25

Cross-Cut Log Sawing Competition

Youth Division
The Woodchuckers, Allissa & Corrine Schwarting
with a time of 1 minute, 1 sec.

Men’s Division
Two Old Fools, Duane Hammen & Ralph Cox
with a time of 12 seconds

Women’s Division
Dee & Gee, Deb Geddis & Belinda Gee
with a time of 25 seconds

Mixed Adults
Fun Lovin’, Duane Hammen & Jackie Ross
with a time of 16.4 seconds

Ham-Put Winners
Kylie Kuennen in the Women’s Division
Jay Stratton in the Men’s Division
Allissa Schwarting, Youth Division
Katie Sproat, Pee-Wee Put

The winners of the Scavenger Hunt Drawing
Aleigha Maddox and Alicia & Michael Dulle

The winners of the Best Beard & Mustache Contest
Ron Dietrich, Marengo in 1st Place
Joe Fink, Oelwein in 2nd Place
Scott Terry, Dysert in 3rd Place

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Don’t forget to mark your calendars for
next year’s Winterfest in Amana – January 23, 2010!