Montana Seed show is set for this weekend

Harlem's annual celebration of rural life, the Montana Seed Show, will take place Thursday through Saturday.

Paul Rasmussen, a longtime organizer of the event, said activities will be pretty much as they have in the past.

The community always support the events, he said.

Different organizations will help with the programs, and Harlem High School closes so events can be held at the school gym, library and elsewhere.

People usually come from throughout the Hi-Line to enjoy the festivities, he said.

One new event will be a children's activity program that will be held Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Students from the Travel Club at Harlem High School will organize children's activities in an effort to raise money for the club's trip to Europe in 2017.

The chili cookoff will be held Thursday night, 6 p.m. at the high school, he said.

The cookoff had been a longtime tradition, he said, but took a hiatus for a few years before returning last year.

It was quite successful, he added.

Judges will pick a winner for the best chili, and the public will be able to vote for their favorite, he said.

Throughut the days, he said, there will be contests for the best pie and best bread, and people can enjoy a quilt show.

Festivities conclude Saturday night with the traditional banquet and auction.

Schedule

Thursday

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Entry day for agricultural exhibits at Halrem High School gym

2 p.m. - Entry day for woodworking judging

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Entry day for fleece

1 to 5 p.m. - Entry day for educational and commercial booths at HHS gym

6 p.m. - Chili cook off

Friday

6:30 to 9 a.m. - Breakfast

6:30 to 10 a.m. - Blood screenings and health fair

8 a.m to 6 p.m. - Exhibit building opens

8:30 to 9:30 a.m. - Entry of pies and breads

8 to 10 a.m. - Set up for art show

10:30 a.m. - Montana Ag Farm Safety meeting in library

10 a.m. - Preliminary pie and bread judging

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Lunch

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Quilt show

2 to 5 p.m. - Pie and bread auction and merchandise drawing

4:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Pancake supper in HHS Vo-Ag Room

7 p.m. - Art auction

Saturday

6:30 to 9 a.m.- Breakfast

6:30 to 10 a.m. - Health fair and blood screening

8 a.m to 5 p.m. - Exhibit building open

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Lunch

10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Quilt show

10 a.m. to 2 p m. - Kids activities

11 a.m. - Interest meeting at high school library

1-3 p.m. - Pie and bread auction, merchandise drawing

4 p.m. - Take down and remove exhibits

7 p.m. - Banquet at Harlem High School with auctioneer Bob Sivertsen