These are some of the photos from the Early, Iowa Quasquicentennial. The Big Parade was held Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 10:00 am. This float represented St. Marys Council.
Knights of Columbus.
Sac County Little Miss winner.
Reinhardt - Grieme Family float.
Farm Bureau.
A Dune Buggy, probably powered by Volkswagen.
Volkswagen Bug.
Volkswagen Bug.
Crossroads Restaurant and Lounge entry.
The "I Love My Bugs" Volkswagen Bug.
Celebrating 125 Years in a Volkswagen Bug.
Horse and Carriage.
Brau Construction and Handei Mini Storage of Schaller.
Sac County Emergency Medical Service.
Kettering and Wortham.
Dawn Freese passing out free cold water to parade onlookers. The water and labor to distribute was furnished by the Early United Methodist Church.
The Early United Methodist Church float with one of the water carrier vehicles coming alongside to restock with more water bottles.
Sac County Republicans.
Sac County Fair Queen.
Happy Birthday 125th, Celebrating Early's Quasquicentennial.
Heartland Marketing group.
Schaller Royalty by the Chamber.
Sacred Heart of Early - Won first prize for religious entry.
Another entry in the parade.
Sanders Hardware Hank - in business for 48 years.
Sanders Hardware Hank in person!
Mayor Frank Scott with his wife Ruth Ann. This is one of the cars Frank has restored.
Float showing old-fashioned garments and other items of interest.
Past Crossroads Days Queens and Little Miss winners.
Princess and Little Miss winners.
Steph Robley and Kaitlin Franken, Princesses.
Early Quasquicentennial 2007 Queen Kourtney Determann.
Grand Marshall of the parade - Author and former Early School student Janet (Haradon) Dailey.
1969 Camaro by Paul and Sharon Boisen.
Early Community Fire Department.
Early Community Fire Department.
Early Fire Department.
Ealry Fire and Rescue.
Nemaha Fire Department.
Sac County Emergency Vehicle.
Schaller Fire Department.
Schaller Hose Co.
Early Quasquicentennial Parade Committee.
Replica of old meat truck complete with swinging sausages hanging inside.
Eight-wheeled tractor.
Fold-out field sprayer.
Iowa Honey Queen.
Early Jail.
Farmall tractor.
Farmall tractor.
"M" Farmall tractor.
John Deere "A"
John Deere.
KAYL-KKIA
Galva Quasquicentennial Royalty.
Galva Quasquicentennial September 1-2, 2007.
Farmall tractor.
Oliver tractor.
Red Convertible advertising Early Public Library.
Farmall Float.
Tractor with loader.
John Deere "B"
Steve Mason Farmall "M"
Odebolt American Legion
Jim Platt Lawn Service with Donna and Gloa.
Restored truck advertising Rudd Sanitation.
Shear Attractions.
Schaller-Crestland Dance Squad.
Red Car.
Convertible advertising Bob Kats.
Corvett to celebrate Early Quasquicentennial.
John Deere tractor.
John Deere tractor.
John Deere tractor.
Pioneer Seed.
Allis Chalmers Tractor.
John Deere tractor.
John Deere tractors.
Family float.
Sac City Implement.
Brian Pickhinke Backhoe and Tiling.
Brian Pickhinke float.
Ellen Pickhinke driving John Deere pulling float.
Float.
Farmall with old restored green wagon.
Farmall 560.
4-H Club
Reis Brothers Service.
Farmall H pulling Bank float.
1967 GMC.
Ambassadors of Sac City.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sac City.
Dan Cuthrell Feed.
Nees Organic Farms.
Witham Golfcars, Nemaha, IA.
Church float.
Cougill Racing.
1927 Model T
USA - Canada
Sac County Democrats.
Old Roadster.
Nemaha's entry in the parade consisted of this large Ford tractor pulling over
14 small wagons to represent the businesses and organization in a "Mighty" small
town. 1st Place Winner!
Farmall Promenade by Garst, Pioneer, Wilson, and Dekalb; Gilson Energy Service,
Nemaha Milling.
Russ Davis was one of the outriggers to help the long Town of Nemaha float navigate the streets. Two other volunteers also helped keep fourteen or more wagons in line while being towed by
the huge blue Ford tractor.
Nemaha United Methodist Church, Wedeking Seeds, Homeland Co. Real Estate
were in the float.
Steve's Acreage, Crountry Framer, Hazels Restaurant (Get Your Own Damn Coffee!)
in the ensemble.
This is the end-view of most of the Nemaha, Iowa float - each wagon represents a
Nemaha business or organization. (Photographer did not get pictures of side
views of all the wagons as they zipped by.) Last photo of 1st
Place Winner.
Wadsley Implement, former International Harvestor dealer, same float 1957.
Lynn Smith (sitting on the float) rode in the same truck in 1957 during Early's
75th celebration when he was only 4 years old. The truck, formerly owned by his grandparents at the former Wadsley
Implement Co., has been restored by Lynn.
Joe Yender on his motorcycle.
Sac City Lions.
Early Drivein - dairy queen and sandwiches.
Farber and Ottemon represented with a pony and wagon.
Horse and buggy.
Horse and carriage.
Pony and carriages.
Ponies with wagon.
White draft ponies with carriage.
Six-horse draft pony hitch with outrider (walker) to help control the
ponies.
Horse and rider.
Six-horse hitch.
Mason Farms Truck.
Antique bicycle with rider (you won't see these on RAGBRAI!)
Antique bicycle with rider.
Loring Hospital Gold Tournament.
Racecar.
Abu-Bekr Shriners.
Early Community Fire Department.
This is the end of the Big Parade held at 10:00 am on Saturday, July 21, 2007 during Early's Quasquicentennial Celebration.
Photographer apologizes for missing some of the entries plus lack
of names. It was hard just keeping up clicking the camera and dodging people to
get the best view. If you have photos and comments to add, please email them to:
webmaster@nemahaweb.com
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