2010 Mt. Pulaski Fall
Festival
118th
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Mt.
Pulaski American Legion Flag Float designed
and created by former Commander L.K. Buckles
in 1990. Float is supported by the
Buckles'
family and maintained by the Mt
Pulaski Sons of American Legion Veterans
Squadron 447 |
Mt.
Pulaski veterans float
port
side |
Mt.
Pulaski veteran's float - starboard side
being pulled by former Mt.
Pulaski American Legion Post 447 Commander
Bill Rentmeister |
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Jeff Clements scouping Mt. Pulaski United
Methodist Church homemade ice cream
to
Orville Bandelow - Don Maxheimer
and his two ice
cream machines
annually do the honors |
Mt.
Pulaski Boy Scout Troop 122
with their
annual Thursday-night
pork-chop tent dinner
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Sadie's Secret Place on west side of square
in former Bertoni's Restaurant building -
Debra Gellman, owner |
MaryAnn VanHook displaying St. John's
Lutheran Church method of preparing lemonade
shake-ups - their Pronto Pup
sales are a
long-time tradition |
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Greg Maus and wife, Pam Erlenbush - Greg &
Pam were selected as this year's 2010 Grand
Marshalls - he and Pam have been instrumental
in having 31 Mt. Pulaski Troop 122
scouts achieve their Eagle Ranking. |
5
km race finish line - over 30 runners
participated in this annual Saturday morning
event |
Ralph Beccue and Glenn Mason tending
American Legion Rib-eye steaks for annual
Friday tent dinner which
served over 400
this year |
Gayle Cyrulik putting finishing touches on
Mt. Pulaski courthouse float sponsored by
the Mt. Pulaski Township Historical Society
- Courthouse was built in 1847 as the Logan
County Seat for the Illinois 8th Judicial
Circuit where Abraham Lincoln served as both
lawyer and part-time judge (1849-1855)-court
began in 1848, when Mr. Lincoln was
finishing out his two-year term as state
representative in Washington, D.C. - Jay
Rogers will pull the trailer in today's
parade |
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1917 MPPFD Model T Ford Fire Truck-first
mechanized fire truck for Mt. Pulaski -
Jacob Volle at the helm with Andrew Neaville |
Mike Richenor grilling half-chickens for the
175th Anniversary Committee Fundraiser and
1836-1011 awareness |
Showing respect for Mt. Pulaski Flag Float
as it passes the Library |
Mt.
Pulaski veterans float - port side |
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"Dueling Pianos" entertaining crowd
Saturday Evening |
Spec. J.P.White - killed in Afghanistan in
2006 - being honored with his former Dodge
with a photo of him on the hood |
Robin White, J.P.'s mother next to J.P.'s
former car. She and husband, Jim had
their son's car decorated, which includes a
listing of Ohio fallen servicemen - her
right hand in above her son's name
on this
list of fallen. |
Mt.
Pulaski American Legion Flag Float designed
and created by former Commander L.K. Buckles
in 1990. Float is supported
by the
Buckles' family and maintained
by the Mt.
Pulaski Sons of American
Legion Veterans
Squadron 447 |
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Mt. Pulaski High
School Honor Society
helping out with 175th Anniversary Chicken
Dinner at Saturday night tent feast |
Mt. Pulaski Township
Historical Society booth - Gini Bertoni, Ed
& Sue Schaffenacker, Joyce Maxheimer |
West side of square
crowd for annual Saturday parade - 119th
annual Fall Festival once called "Old
Settler's Day", then "Pioneer's Day", then
"Fall Fiesta" |
Porta High School Band
making its annual appearance at our Mt.
Pulaski Fall Festival Parade - sounding
great as always |
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Mt. Pulaski veteran's
float
2nd photo of port side |
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