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2016 Area Fall Festivals
Lincoln Daily News
September 13, 2016 Page 25
By Teena Lowery
The Mount Pulaski Fall Festival may have kicked
off Friday with a little late afternoon downpour,
but as the rain quickly moved through the area
the crowd gathered on the square for the opening
activities and the children’s pageants. The
children’s pageants are always a delight to watch
and several little cuties took to the stage to tell
folks not just their name and age, but to also add
their favorite foods and even announce what they
want to be when they grow up.
Smiles and waves were also part of the fanfare,
and while every child did a great job onstage, the
winners announced were: Cutest Lil’ Farmer -
Morgan Usherwood, Little Miss Mount Pulaski
Karsyn Wilham and Junior Miss Mount Pulaski -
Reagan Titus.
Each of those winners were all looking forward
to the opportunity to ride in Saturday’s parade, a
bonus of winning for sure.
The fried chicken dinner was the main event in the
food tent while the cold beverages flowed in the
Jaycee’s Beer Tent as New City Road performed a
variety music.
Saturday morning’s lineup included a ton of
exercise if you were willing to get out of bed early
enough.
To kick things off, Industry Fitness offered a class
that included some flipping of large tractor tires
on the town square. Co-owners Josh Stewart and
Rebecca Bobell were spotted leading a group of
sweaty individuals at the 7:30 a.m. event.
Then the “Top of the Hill 5K” saw 28 brave souls
come out and not just risk the chance of rain but
also the attempt to conquer the hills of Mount
Pulaski. Each and every individual succeeded,
with 19-year-old Jacob Albert of Decatur coming in
first with a time of 19:51.
“Where a kid can be a kid”
- Fun on the hilltop at the
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival
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