HARTFORD HARVEST DAY
September 23, 2006
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The Methodist Church opened the festival with a yummy biscuits and gravy breakfast. |
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Brad Heath and Jacus his donkey offered burro rides as a fundraiser for the Hartford High Spanish Club. Heath provided the livestock, Jeanette Sliter the serapes and sombreros. For $3 you got a ride and a digital picture. |
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The ride, the photo. (Photo by Jeanette Sliter) |
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The theme for Hartford Harvest Day was "A Rock and Roll Harvest." Even some power poles were decorated. |
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There was a car show at the festival. I loved this car -- a 1957 Chevolet 210 9-passenger wagon. A 9-passenger wagon! Colors are India Ivory and Tropical Turquoise. The owner is Bill Johnson of Topeka. |
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Johnson said that this Chevy 210 would have sold for about $1,750 new back in 1957. The only options purchased with this car were tinted windows and a heater. (I can't believe a heater was an option.) |
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When I was young, our family had a red '60 Chevy Impala and the dashboard looked a lot like this. That interior ring on the steering wheel is the horn - very accessible. |
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283 V-8. Not original. It came with a V-6. |
The Parade
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Miss Outstanding Teen Kansas 2006, Erica Mahan. |
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I loved this guy's hat - and his expression. |
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The theme for the event was "A Rock and Roll Harvest." And these kids were rockin'. |
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| rockin' some more |
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still rockin' |
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Man on a Deere. And that's Bill's Hardware in the background. |
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The driver points out a family member to the boy on board. |
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The boy waves to family in the crowd. These tractors steer themselves. "Look Ma, no hands." |
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| A classic Chevy pickup. |
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| There were llamas! |
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I don't remember the name of the business that had this entry in the parade, but it was some sort of repair business. It appeared to be a father and his adorably cute kids. |
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Other kids that were on the repair business trailer. (see previous photo) I liked the grease on this girl's face and all the props. |
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It's not a Kansas parade without a fire truck. |
In the parade, there were also horses, Shriners on motorcycles, a couple dozen people on noisy four-wheelers and many other entries.
But surprisingly, no marching band.
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