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Volume 9, Issue 40 - Feature #3022

Cattle Drovers, Homecoming & Demolition

This is actualy a comment about a comment. There are still big parades. We were in Salt Lake City in July for their Pioneer day parade. Lots of floats and big marching bands. Steve Nicholson

Steve Nicholson - 2007-10-07 23:03:17

Czech Festival: Now that my family and I are Yukon residents once again, we spent Saturday morning at the Czech Festival. During the short one-band parade, I kept thinking, "Hmmm...we should have skipped this one and gone to NWOSU's Homecoming Parade instead!" But after reading Linda's comments on the Alva parade about how the bands, floats, and crowds have shrunken considerably. Now I'm wondering, "Are parades just not a big deal anymore?" They sure were when I was a kid! My daughters enjoyed (most of) the parade, and I enjoyed the vendor booths, especially the lady selling sand plum jelly and jam! (her booth fee was more than covered by the profits on MY purchases alone, I am sure! Now if I could only find some sand plum butter! Little Sahara: In the 1960's, I believe, I do remember seeing a five-legged animal of some sort on display at the sand dunes. A calf, perhaps? Sorry I can't come up with more info from my foggy memory banks. OU/Texas: Those Bevo Burgers I grilled last night after the game sure were tasty! Haven't tasted anything quite as good in...hmmm...something like...three years? :)

Scott Downs - 2007-10-07 06:26:28

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