My former co-worker Phyllis Lehrer who retires from the Daily Hampshire Gazette this week after some 30 years! Here she is representing Amherst's agricultural past and present.
It wasn't the greatest weather for a parade, but it wasn't too bad either, although it seems the rain may have prevented the vaunted Budweiser Clydesdale horses from running through town.
Select Board and town float
Don't we have a great chairwoman of the Select Board?
Select Board members marching.
Amherst swimmers
I love old cars.
There were tons of farm implements, a staple of Amherst parades.
I never knew Robin could walk on stilts!
A cute train with kids in customized barrels. I guess some of the kids dropped out before they got to the center of town.
Mr. Minuteman, the UMass mascot.
An out-of-town contingent from Lincoln, I think. Waltham was there too.
Lots and lots of candy was exchanged!
Selectwoman Alisa Brewer
Daily Hampshire Gazette photographer Kevin Gutting took this photo of Brian and me. I love Kevin's photography.
UMass students Mark and Sara.
Amherst icons "Mr. Baseball" Stan Ziomek and Steve Puffer.
Amherst's animal welfare officer, Carol Hepburn and her little pony.
U.S. Rep. John Olver
A sweet float.
The show is not the show,
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AH, we had planned to take Eliza but didn't on account of the weather. Looks like you had fun anyway, though.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to see that the quote is from Emily Dickinson, O'Reilly! Was it one of the ones featured in the Emily Dickinson contingent. (I thought they should have someone dressed up as her -- or maybe a giant balloon of her head!) Hope to cross paths with you at some other event soon, Eliza'smom.
ReplyDeleteWith the new South Common park,a pillared curtain prop due band platform toward Umass and a Northern tip brick bandshell would add life,imagine movies,flying trapeze,concerts,etc,artshows. a new city hall at the arts gallery-the city hall-would make a great "riyz Carlton-annex to the Lord Jeff-a murkey tavern RR car bar connection-like Swiss Hotels.The Amherst Farmers Supply-would make a great banquet annex-for amherst college-like NoHos old RR station
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