Fun in Indianola

Monday, August 16, 2004

Elvis is alive and well, and scooping poop in Indianola. Elvis (aka Travis Herrman of Indianola) and other Old Settlers organizers brought up the rear of the 2004 Old Settlers Celebration parade Saturday morning, cleaning up the street after the horses. Hundreds of people lined Indianola's downtown streets for the parade, and then wandered among the 149 cars, pickups and motorcycles -- and one boat -- entered in the third annual Old Settlers car show. Eleven-year-old Hailey Esch and her 7-year-old sister, Hannah, check out the 1956 Chevy BelAir owned by Mark Griffin of Norton. Bryan Herrick, automotive technology instructor at North Platte Community College, looks on as his crew of engine builders makes the final adjustments to the 327 Chevy engine they started to assemble at noon. Car show coordinator Doug Shadley drew the names of the four 15-18-year-old engine builders in a random drawing -- from left, Nicole Fisher of North Platte, Tyler Brooks of Bartley, Bryan Duckworth of Indianola and Miles Morgan of Danbury. At 3:04 p.m., the engine started on the first try, and, in a drawing among car exhibitors, was awarded to Bill Smets of Lexington. The celebration closed out with a street dance under the lights featuring the classic rock sounds of Blackberry Winter. (Connie Jo Discoe, Bruce Crosby/McCook Daily Gazette)

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