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the morning, people were out shopping for deals at one of several
garage sales in town.
Over at Luther Field on the edge of Emden, St. Peter’s Youth
participated in a wiffle ball tournament.
At the Emden grade school baseball diamond, the Sons of the American
Legion were selling grilled pork chops throughout the morning.
In the afternoon, people lined the streets of Emden for the
homecoming parade, which started at two. There were thirty entries
this year.
The theme was “Turn It Up.” Members of the John and
Jayne Cross family dressed in 60s outfits carried the theme out
well.
Leading the way were Mark Miller in a 1951 M38 Willis
and Jeremy Wells of Wells Firearms in a 1990 AM General Humvee.
Next was the Emden American Legion Post 506, Sons of the American
Legion and Emden Legion Auxiliary Unit 506.
Grand Marshall was Ladonna Gass, who runs the Emden
Whistle Stop Library.
Logan County 2022 Fair Queen Emma Stoltzenburg and Junior Miss Bella
Pollice followed behind in convertibles.
Representing Heartland Community College were Jennifer Kirby and the
HCC mascot Hunter Hawk.
Logan County Sheriff Mark Landers and Chief Deputy Nate Miller were
followed by a few Logan County elected officials and members of the
Logan County Republican party.
Driving a junior dragster for “Eads” racing was Kylee Eads. An
antique car was driven by Kevin and Linda Zinser.
Organizations represented include the Emden Historical Society,
Hartsburg Emden FFA and the Logan County Oinkers Wiffle Ball team.
St. Peter’ Lutheran Church float had several kids on
it with a sign that said, “Celebrating Jesus.”
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Many area businesses also participated in the parade
including the First National Bank of Tremont’s New Holland Branch,
Green Prairie Animal Hospitals, M & M Mechanical, Morton Industries,
Rohlfs Implement, Sun Ag, AgLand FS and Clark Transportation.
Fire trucks were driven by members of the Hartsburg, Emden and San
Jose Fire Departments.
A variety of tractors represented the strong farming
community in the area. These included a 1951 Minneapolis Moline,
four Allis Chalmers tractors and two John Deere G tractors. A Kubota
RTV was also part of the line up.
Rounding up the entries were Emden Mayor John Snyder and First Lady
Bev Snyder.
Kiddie Tractor Pull
After the parade was over, 39 children of various
ages and sizes participated in the kiddie tractor pull hosted by the
Logan County Farm Bureau Young Leaders.
As is customary, the three classes were lightweight, for kids
weighing up to 45 pounds, middleweight for those who weighed between
46 and 65 pounds and heavyweight for those who weighed between 66
and 100 pounds.
All the kids made a valiant effort, and a few even
did full pulls.
Top winners were Brantley Conrady in the heavyweight division, Anna
Wrage in the middleweight division and Coralee Coers in the
lightweight division.
In the evening, the Hartsburg Emden class of 2026 held a fish fry
and the Sons of the American Legion once again sold corndogs and
fries.
The carnival style games, face painting, bouncy houses, and Bingo
games continued Saturday evening.
Musical entertainment was provided by Joe Garcia on the piano and
guitar and later, the Remedy Band.
It was another fun homecoming weekend for the many people who came
to enjoy the festivities.
[Angela Reiners] |
