Inspiring memories
Karen Peterson
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
Karen Peterson
2016 Good Old Days
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Tim Orr rolled down Main Street on an antique tractor during the Good Old Days parade on Saturday. More than a dozen shiny red or green tractors followed the parade route, although some showed a little more wear.
“People put a lot of hours on these old tractors,” Orr said after the parade.
The tractors eventually lined up at the Good Old Days Park. The oldest tractor on display was built in 1938. Orr said he uses both new and old tractors to farm his fields but memories draw him to the older ones. His favorite story was about a high school kid who sat on a tractor for 34 hours straight in 1966. Family members brought him food and water.
“He had to get the crop in,” Orr said of the marathon tractor ride.
Dozens of old time sewing machines were also on display at the park this year. Peggy Orr owns the collection. Tim Orr is her husband. She said he helps her find old sewing machinesthat she restores.
“His tractors cost a lot more than my sewing machines,” she said with a smile. The oldest machine on display was from the Civil War era. Peggy spends hours taking the machines apart and rebuilding them until they are fully functional.
“I imagine the people that used the machines,” she said, reflecting on the fact that sewing machines were a necessity in the old days when people often made their own clothes.
Events began on Friday with the Fourth Annual Good Old Days Pageant.
“Every year gets better,” coordinator Pam Thompson said of the event. She said the pageant helps children develop confidence with stage practice, talent shows and interviews.
JoLynn Girsch was crowned Miss Teen St. Ignatius. Miss Good Old Days went to Delani Mallae. The Little Mister Good Old Days went to Toby Gainan.
In the 0-6 categories, Aubrey Gonzales was the Grand Supreme winner. Olivia Grace was the Beauty Supreme finalist. Seven to 12-year olds, Ultimate Supreme went to Sajada Lee, Shannon Loyle took Grand Supreme, and Zella Traver was Beauty Supreme.
Winners of the dessert- baking contest took home cash prizes. In the adult group, Amy Cotton placed first with an apple pie. Chloe Bryant took second with a lemon cheesecake, and Roxanne Whitworth took third with a pecan pie.
Chula Dumontier took first place in the junior division with a huckleberry cake and second place with an orange cupcake. Madson Incashola took third with an Oreo pie.
Folks rolled out of bed early on Saturday morning to make it to the Buffalo Run that circled the town. Bob Hayes, 89, tries to attend a foot race just about every weekend during the summer. He said the trick to getting out of bed for a race is to sign up early.
“If you sign up, then you have to go,” he said. “You don’t want to waste your money.”
Hayes finished the 4-mile run in under 55-minutes, which was a shorter distance than he usually runs.
“I’m going to climb Mount Sentinel tomorrow so I wanted to do a shorter race today,” he said.
Earlier this year, he ran a half marathon.
“Running is a great sport,” he said. “I’m going to keep running until it’s time to go to the pearly gates.”
Zoran Lafrombois, 11, took first place in the mile for the third year. Ahni Umphrey, 12, took first in the female 1-mile.
Troy Matt took first in the male 4-mile, and Karolyna Buck took first in the female 4-mile. Tanner Boone was the first to finish the 7-mile race in the male division, and Brooke Andrews was the first female 7-miler. Audrey Hulsey was the first half-marathon runner, and Briant Jacobs was the male half-mile finisher.
Events were set up on Saturday in the park after one of the longest parades in the valley finished up. Boy Scout Troop 4100 started squeezing lemons to raise money for various scouting projects, including camp.
“You take the lemon and put it on the press and you squeeze it down,” Harlon Leishman, 9, said of the trick to making fresh lemonade.
David Bosley of Polson won the lawnmower race after lapping the dirt track with his riding mower. Dirt flew from under the tires as drivers pushed their modified mowers to the brink.
After the dog races, it was decided that Cec Brown has the fastest small dog, and Kyia Hendrickson has the fastest medium dog.
“Lexi learned to run fast by trying to catch the back of my jeans,” Hendrickson said.
Soup was named the fastest dog at the race with a time of 2.81 seconds. Jeff Brander realized his border collie was fast after a game of fetch and decided to see how the dog would do against other dogs. Brander was given a trophy and a bag of dog food.
The day continued with sack races, a water-balloon toss, and tug-of-war competition among lots of other fun activities.
