The Old Threshers Show returns for its 49th year this weekend at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds with new events that would attract fans who enjoy Model T cars, mini-steam engines and 4-H events.

The event will have demonstrations on the Small Steam Engine and the Model T Assembly as well as 4-H Day, all on Saturday.

The Model T Ford Club of St. Louis will present the demonstration on the Model T at 6 p.m. The club’s mission is to get car lovers of all ages interested in the history of the Model T.

“They’re going to be doing a quick assembly of the Model T,” said Valerie Johnson, one of the Old Threshers Show organizers. “They’re going to put one together, drive it forward and drive it in reverse. It will move. They do it to see how quick they can do it. They’ll try to beat themselves on the clock. According to their website, the fastest that any team has done is six minutes.”

The Montgomery County 4-H chapter is holding demonstrations from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. It will also hold a Clover Kids Parade at noon. Members from the clowning group will be walking around and doing balloon animals.

Nick Bruns will present the demonstration on the small steam engine along with a question and answer session at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Also on Saturday, there will be a presentation of the Hometown Hero Award. It is given to any first responders from the Montgomery County area who raised the most money within a three-day span.

This year’s candidates are Jessica Arens of the Bellflower Fire Department, Patrick Haberstroh of the Montgomery City Police Department, Jeff Moore of the Wellsville Fire Department, Josh Waters of the Montgomery Fire Protection District and Brian Maskey of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department. Moore died in a tractor accident on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County on Aug. 3.

Last year, the Hometown Hero award replaced the Man and Woman of the Year award, which ran for five years. All first responders in Montgomery County are eligible to participate.

This year’s Hometown Hero winner will be announced at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The Old Threshers Show, which has been celebrating Montgomery County’s farming heritage since 1977, will start on Thursday and end on Sunday. Other attractions at the four-day event will include steam engines, antique cars and trucks, gas engines, threshing tractor games, flea market, a parade that will start at 6 p.m. on Friday, a church service, the Willard and Gloria Leverett Memorial Pedal Pull and the Pete Hart Memorial “Hart”-Land Garden Tractor Pull. Admission for people 12 years and older is $10 for all four days.

There will be a couple of musical groups that will perform at the Old Threshers Show – Mike Howard and Crowley’s Ridge Band at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Seldom Fed at 11 a.m. the following day.

Also, the Mid-Mo Lawnmower Demo Derby will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, replacing the Missouri Farm Pullers Tractor Pull, which was moved to 7 p.m. on Friday.

The Hart Memorial Garden Tractor Pull was moved to 3 p.m. Saturday after it was held on Friday last year. It will be at the Grandstands Arena with the Antique Tractor Pull, which is also scheduled at 3 p.m. on Saturday.