GRIDLEY DAYS 2007

GRIDLEY DAYS 2008

Austin Nevada's
24th Annual Gridley Days Celebration

JUNE 13, 14 & 15th

Ever wondered about Friday the 13 th myths and legends?? Ever wanted to learn more about the paranormal,

how to investigate, use equipment, or communicate with a loved one.

Now is your chance to learn, participate, and possibly experience paranormal activity.

Nevada Spirit Seekers will be guest speakers at the Gridley Days event. They will be covering all areas of the Paranormal from beginning to end. Including discussions about ghost photography, equipment, dowsing and pendulums. Also being covered will be how to communicate with the spirits around us.

Most importantly, they will be talking about the Do's and Don'ts in a investigation.

Nevada Spirit Seekers are a non profit organization dedicated to educating the public.

This is a free event!!!

It is perfect for the newcomer. It is a great way to learn, and meet people who share the same interest as you. It is also a great way to investigate some places you may not get to other wise.

So come on out bring the whole family. There will be a lot of other events going on as well.

This event includes:

A Ghost Walk, Paranormal seminars, Historic Tours, and PARANORMAL investigations in many of the Historic sites within Austin

to include the Courthouse, where two hangings took place off of the balcony in the 1800's and many of the sites all over town.

On Sunday, a tour of Austin's 3 historic Cemetery's (LIMITED RUBBINGS WILL BE ALLOWED!!!)

BBQ, shopping, live music and dancing, Parade, Flour Sack race, awards, and a family day event on Sunday the 15th held at the Rodeo Arena.

You can check out our web site @ www.nvspiritseekers.com

The citizens of Austin, Nevada, on the loneliest road in America, invite you to join their 24th Annual Gridley Days Celebration.
A favorite event of the celebration is the Sack of Flour Race and Auction, a foot race carrying a 10 pound sack on your shoulder down Main Street from the Gridley Store to the International .Café. This is a re-enactment of the famous feat by Reuel C. Gridley, a leading citizen in Austin. He was the owner of the Gridley Store, who lost a bet over the elections in 1864 and had to carry a 50 pound bag of flour , fully decorated with banners and ribbons, up the Main Street , to the tune of “John Brown’s Body”. The sack of flour was returned to the center of town, and after much jubilation and refreshments , was auctioned many times over, raising over $6000, which was donated to the Sanitary Commission, the forerunner of the Red Cross. Other towns in the area, hearing of this, challenged Austin, and the Flour Sack was sold many times all over the country raising over $275,000 for the Sanitary Commission for their work in the Civil War efforts.
Every year the Flour Sack Race is reenacted, with an auction to help raise money for the American Red Cross.