For a schedule
of events for the 20th Vintage Military/Gun Show
with Vintage Tractors & Equipment click on: Schedule
of Events
7/22/2011
IVMS
Press Info
View, download
and print the complete Iola Vintage Military &
Gun Show with Vintage Tractors & Equipment
Press info click on: Press
story for IVMS
7/20/2011
Preview
IVMS Poster
Preview or
download and print the 20th Annual Iola Vintage
Military & Gun Show with Vintage Tractors
& Equipment Poster. 2011
Vintage Military Show.pdf
7/18/2011
Iola
Show & Wis. Public TV partnering
together
As part of
their Vision Statement, "Wisconsin Public
Television will be a contributing citizen of
Wisconsin" The Iola Old Car Show, Inc. too is a
contributing citizen to the 125 civic and service
organizations that support our show. The 2011 Iola
Vintage Military & Gun Show with Vintage
Tractors & Equipment is proudly supporting
Wisconsin Public Television through their
underwriting program while sharing our Show's
message. To see our video message airing on WPT
click on (3MB File)...Iola
Vintage Military on WPT
5/27/2011
Exciting
news for the Iola Old Car Show
Staff!
If you see a
"For Sale" sign in the window of the Iola Old Car
Show Office, we're not selling out, just our
current office building. The Board of Directors of
Iola Old Car Show, Inc. has committed to purchase
Chet Krause’s office building located at 160 North
Chet Krause Drive in Iola. Mr. Krause will be
moving his office to 125 North Main Street in
Iola. Iola Old Car Show, Inc. who presently owns
and occupies the building located at 100 North
Main Street will be selling this property and
moving their staff and offices to the new location
later in 2011. Bruce Meagher, LLC and Iola
Bookkeeping & Tax Service will remain as
tenants in their present locations at 210 Water
Street in Iola.
7/29/2010
IVMS
Guest Speakers
Walter Auer -
Author of “The Way We Actually Were - Memories of
a German Soldier World War II and Beyond”
Christine Miller - Compiler of “Campaign in the
East” by Heinz Postenrieder Read more by clicking
on: Iola
VMS Guest Speakers
7/29/2010
IVMS
2010 Program Guide...
Preview the
Iola Vintage Military & Gun Show with Vintage
Tractors & Equipment program guide. IVMSprogram10.pdf
7/22/2010
Re-enactors
contact information....
Pre
registration is requested by August 6th. ALLIES
contact Randy/Ann Lamers: 920-823-7102 AXIS
contact Dave Koehler: 414-429-5618 or
waxmandave1@yahoo.com VIETNAM contact Paul
Anderson: 715-340-2710 or gomergump@yahoo.com
$12.00 at gate if not pre
registered.
7/20/2010
Spectators
promote Iola Military Show on
YouTube
IVMS thanks
YouTube user KLB95 for uploading video from the
2009 show on YouTube. Check out this video and
search for other Iola Vintage Military Show videos
on YouTube.
7/16/2010
'USO
Type Show' slated for Saturday, August
14...
A 'USO Type
Show' will be held in conjunction with the Iola
Vintage Military Show. The event will take place
Saturday, August 14. Featured will be The Justmann
Band (Big Band/Swing) and 'Fashions of the Times'
style show.
6/30/2010
Vietnam
- 'Fire In The Sky'
Re-enactment
A Vietnam
Battle Re-enactment 'Fire In The Sky' will once
again take place during the Iola Vintage Military
Show on Saturday, August 14, in the afternoon.
This event will include many pyrothechnic "blasts,
smoke, and rumbling in the sky". Tentatively
planned is a helicopter fly-over during this part
of the show.
6/29/2010
WWII
- Battle Re-enactments
Go back to a
time that changed our world - when the United
States was involved in a global military conflict.
Allied forces worked together to fight this war,
many lives were lost, but Freedom was protected.
Saturday and Sunday will feature a snapshot of
what an allied battle may have been like.
Narrated, this is an educational opportunity
relating to the United States involvement in World
War II.
6/29/2010
M*A*S*H
- Blood Drive at Military
Show...
The Community
Blood Center of Appleton, WI will host a blood
drive on Saturday, August 14, at the Iola Vintage
Military Show. For more information about The
Community Blood Center visit
www.communityblood.org.
8/25/2009
Review
of Iola Vintage Military & Gun Show with
Vi
Yes, we claim
a good Vintage Military & Gun Show with
Vintage Tractors and Equipment show. Held the
weekend of August 8th and 9th, it was our 18th
event. Even with the weather and storms we had
hanging around us, the attendees made the best of
it. Sorry to say our numbers was down just a
little. I believe moral and friendliness was at
its highest - also in other words there wasn't
many problems, complaints or disgruntled people.
We had many compliments and thank you from
participants and spectators about our event.
Naturally swap vendors and Military Vehicles were
down because of the National MVPA going on but yet
there was a couple of those vendors that made the
trek back from Indiana to Iola fast to take in a
day or two. We appreciate their effort. Vendors
outside and inside were happy with sales I hear.
We were rewarded for the first time in a long time
with the Army Reserve 428th Engineer Company from
Wausau, WI. They brought equipment and tents. The
Explorer Post from Wisconsin Rapids was present
again this year and posted colors each morning.
There were many others that supported our event
with their military vehicles and equipment. Many
people see this support and we at the office thank
you for your time, energy and support. The
Encampment area was busy with re enactors. The re
enactments on Saturday and Sunday afternoon was
very well attended and a show in its self.
Respectively the re enactors are promoting the
preservation of our history and we respect them
for their involvement. The Vintage Tractors and
Equipment were busy in their area with many
demonstrations of working machines. The games they
had with the tractors and the running of the
engines was educational up close for visitors.
Early on Saturday the Oneida Nation provided a VFW
historian who developed a power point presentation
on the history of the code talkers. In the evening
a veterans honor guard and the Oneida dancers
performed to start off the show on Saturday. The
USO Type Show was enjoyed by many and the music
from The Justmann Band was entertaining of the big
band time and into the '70s era. Fashions of the
time brought memories back to many as models
walked the stage in vintage clothing. Numbers:
Attendance for spectators and attendees is at
7,231. This is down 572 from 2008 - (not to bad).
Military Vehicles - 55. Swap spaces 341. Re
enactors - 109, Indoor Swap - 21, Exhibit tables -
15, Gun Show Tables-83, Family Camp sites - 45.
Vintage Tractors and Equipment area had 131. The
Community Blood Center had a late start because of
rain but recruited 11 blood donors. Our goal was
to provide an organized event that promotes the
conservation, preservation, history and display of
historical military and vintage tractors &
equipment. This weekend is important for the role
of veterans and the peace and freedom many gave.
Again, we are looking forward to next year being
larger and better. Dates for 2010 will be August
14-15th and we're looking forward to it.
Sincerely, Mary Schwartz
