Smooth Puss Badge 2003

 

 

 

 

 

What is a get-together without an Information Booth? This is the ultimate Information Station to be sure with two wonderful, opinion-packed, history buffs who had answers to questions you'd never think of asking. Next year, try to stump them with some hard interrogation, not the easy stuff like, "Where's the bathroom" or "Do you know where the mayor is?"

Info Ladies

PIONEER BELLES

Danielle Pangborn of Creston, Katie Hutchings of Union, Becky Berlogio of Adelaide, Natalie Toevs of Willow Creek, Brianna Bonnifield of San Miguel, Christina Roden of Cholame, Carly Twisselman of Carrisa Plains, Savanna Lewis of Shandon and Katy Erb of Templeton.

Beauty Belles

Past Queens and Marshals join the hoopla. Just think, someone you know right now might be sitting in this same trolley in another forty or fifty years! Or better yet, it might be YOU! 

Queens and Marshals

Here's my favorite interviewee at the Pioneer Day Shindig. This is the famous Tractor Guy, Jake Barkey. Young Jake is an almond rancher who specializes in restoring old tractors. He knew most if not all of the parade drivers and all about what they were driving, including the little 

Jake

rig that used to belong to Clark Gable.  Yes, ladies, this untoward and unkempt tracklayer was manned by the man himself so many moons ago. Clark loved driving this thing and would have to be called a number of times by his wife, Carole Lombard, before he'd go to dinner. You can read a 1941 article about it here:

Clark's Fifteen

 

Ah, yes, a man and his car. What a love affair to remember, especially after all of that hard-earned cash has trickled into it. Most men are a bit jealous of the Tim Taylors of the world, at least in the car ownership area. But most of us are way too pragmatic, poor, or hen-pecked to do anything about it.

Cars Galore  Cruising Spring Street  Can I Take Your Picture Again, Folks?  

That's Jack and Ginnie Guffey on the right pretending they're being chauffeured in their little Chevy limo. Jack has that celebrity look in his eye, while Ginnie sports her Hollywood aura.

 

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