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EDWYNA MILLS catches a ride with Lendal P. Mills Jr. on her late husband’s tractor. Edwyna later drove the machine along the parade route in Washburn.
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MICKEY, MINNIE, Sponge Bob and Dora the Explorer, pictured here with visitors to the fair, were some of the characters on hand to make the event fun for children of all ages.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
WENDELL HUDSON played and sang a number of songs during Westfield Jubilee activities.
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ROB CLOUSE and his son Hunter, 2, of Florida, enjoy a leisurely ride at the fair. Rob and his wife, Michelle (Sloat), came to Aroostook to visit family in Houlton. The Clouses ventured to Presque Isle to wish their daughter, Monica Clouse, 13, good luck at the annual horse show.
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WINNER OF BEST Overall Parade Entry for the 2008 August Fest Parade was the ‘North Wade Hillbillies.’ Fred and Helen Tompkins, of Washburn, portrayed Jed Clampett and Granny, while Donna Turner, of North Wade, was Elly May. Jethro’s identity was not available at presstime. Even a Shriner managed to hitch a ride on back prior to the parade’s start.
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A YOUNG COUPLE shared a ride to parade lineup in Washburn.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
CHAD PUTNAM of Mapleton drove his wagon with his dad, Charlie, on board. Chad started offering horse-drawn wagon rides at area festivals about 20 years ago. King and Sadie are the latest of 6 – 8 horses that he has used. His wagon was filled with residents of Southern Acres boarding home during the parade at the Westfield Jubilee on Saturday, Aug. 23. Chad expects his sons, Chris and Phil, to continue with the business in years to come.
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SANDY MARRETT, at right, of Creative Memories/Photo Solutions in Caribou, visits with Presque Isle photographer, Voscar, at the Voscar’s Studio booth at the fair.
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KIRSTINA HAFFORD and her son, Clyde III, of Ashland, took in the Car Show at this year’s fair.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
ELVIS (Dennis Maurice) of Mars Hill was on hand to entertain in Westfield on Aug. 23.
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MEREDITH WINSLOW, 6, standing, and her sister, Faith Winslow, 8, of Scarborough, visited the fair with their parents, Nicole and Frank Winslow. Here the girls enjoy visiting with some Nubian goats, similar to those raised by Tamra Robertson, of Woodland, and her daughter, Emily Robertson, of Castle Hill. The Robertsons became interested in raising goats as a 4-H project and have continued to do so since around 1988. Goats are sold for milk, meat and as pets.
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CHARLES HITCHCOCK pats a tractor similar to one he used to farm in the Caribou area for about 20 years, as he explained to Mark Fernald, of Exeter, what it was like to raise beans and potatoes in Aroostook using such machines, using a rotation method of farming. This marked Fernald’s first time at the fair. A horse owner, Fernald was in town with friends who had horses at the local track. Hitchcock noted he wasn’t a stranger to the track, since his son, of Bangor, has 14 horses.
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A HATCH FULL of hockey players gave these young athletes a chance to rest prior to traveling the parade route this year in Washburn.
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SPANNING generations, this duo, at left, showed you’re never too young or too old for farm life, as they rode to parade lineup in Washburn. Tractors proved to be a common theme in a county known for its agriculture.
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DAVE WHITE, of Caribou, was joined by his grandson, Logan White, for a ride in the August Fest Parade in Washburn.
