The White Pioneer Days Celebration is held the 3rd weekend in July in White, SD. White, population 520, is a small town located in east central South Dakota, 60 miles north of Sioux Falls. 
The annual Pioneer Days event started in 1979 and includes a parade, a chili cookoff and many children's activities. White will be celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2009.

White Area Historical Society
is selling 16”x 20” prints of White in celebration of 125 years. 
They will be numbered but not framed.
Cost $40.00.
Contact Darlene Schulz, 629-4031 or
Fayriene Schafer 629-4671 to order.
The original print 30”x 24” will be auctioned off
during Pioneer Days 2009

Enlarged View
 

 
Gear
Pioneer Days T-Shirts ($15),
Tank Tops ($15) &
Caps ($10)
For sale at the First Bank of White
and the Country Pump.
Sold throughout the weekend.

Pioneer Days Buttons - $2
For sale at local businesses.
Sold throughout the weekend.
Do not have to be present to win.

Parade Entries Contact
Shelly Murphy – 629-6221 or
Cheri Selleck – 629-2371

5th Annual Pioneer Days
Car Show
Saturday, July 19
Registration – 10 am-12 noon
Show & Shine – 12 noon-4 pm
Announce winners – 4:00
For info, call Dirk at 692-7010
Entry Fee: $5

Pork Feed
Sunday, July 20, 5:00-7:00 pm
2 sandwiches, chips, ice cream &
juice - $5.00
1 sandwich, chips, ice cream & juice
- $3.50
Extra sandwich - $1.50

Bean Bag Tournament
Sunday, July 20, 5:00 pm
Sign up at 4:30
$1.00 Entry fee
Ages 12 & over
Kids Bean Bag Tournament
Free to kids 11 & under

Trolley Rides
Saturday, July 19, 12:00-4:30 pm

Entertainment
Sunday, July 20, 5:30 pm
Trygve Trooien’s
Bib Overalls Revue
Sponsored by First Bank of White		 Saturday – July 19
Coed Softball Tournament
(Contact Styles Brown, 690-7682)

10:00 Crafts – City Park & McKnight Hall
(Contact Tracia Hogue, 629-3771)
10:15 Parade Line Up and Judging
11:00 Parade *
11:30 Lunches by Legion Auxiliary – McKnight Hall
12:00 Chili Cookoff
12:00 Car Show & Shine
12:30 Activities & Games
1:30 Pigeon Auction
2:00 Sand Dig
3:00 Chili Judging & Tasting *
4:00 Car Show & Chili Winners Announced
6:30 Alumni Banquet
9:00-1:00 Dakota DJ’s – McKnight Hall

Sunday – July 20
Coed Softball Tournament
8:00- American Legion Pancake
11:00 am Breakfast – McKnight Hall
1:00 pm Horseshoe Tournament
5:00 Bean Bag Tournament*
5:00-7:00 Pork Feed *
5:30 Trygve Trooien’s Bib Overalls Revue
Sponsored by First Bank of White
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Bring Your Lawn Chairs for the Weekend.
All Activities in Arthur Graslie City Park unless
otherwise indicated.

* Button Prize drawings
8th Annual Pioneer Days
Chili Cookoff
Saturday, July 19
For more information, contact
Arlene Madsen at 629-4781
8:00am Setup
10:00 Cooks’ meeting
11:00 Prep time begins
Noon Light your stoves
3:00pm Judging & public tasting
4:00 Announce winners
Entry Fee $30.00

Saturday Activities
Saturday, July 19, 12:00-3:00pm
Inflatable Waterslide
Slip & Slide * Sand Dig
Meadow Muffin Toss
Watermelon Seed-spitting Contest
Steer Roping, Etc.

Coed Softball Tournament
Contact Styles Brown,
690-7682

Pioneer Days Dance
featuring: Dakota DJ’s
Saturday, July 19, 9:00-1:00
McKnight Hall

Historical Museum
Open Saturday 10-4 & Sunday 1-4
Log Cabin
Open Saturday

Pigeon Auction
Saturday, July 19, 1:30 pm
Former State Auctioneer
Champion, Ben Meyer, will be
calling for bids on your favorite