Good ol’ family-style fun for everyone at Sherman’s annual Old Home Days

Old Home Days were again held in Sherman recently with a variety of family-oriented events and entertainment.
Free children’s games were offered again during the four-day festival. The object of these games is to play as many games as you can in one hour. Children get as many tickets as they can for the opportunity to have their name drawn for a bike. Children had to play all games as well.
This year’s games included: egg and spoon, lumber relay, roll tires, water balloon toss, ring jars of water with hoola hoops, sack race and the famous duck pond. Girls 7 and under winner was Kaeley Brann of North Waterboro; girls 8 and older winner was Makayla LaCharite from Island Falls; boys 7 and under winner was Dylan Hayes from Millinocket; and boys 8 and older winner was Andrew Cummings from Stacyville. All other children received a school supply with a bag of little prizes. Thanks to all children, helpers, and parents for a fun hour. Thanks again to organizer Ann Lane.
This year organizers incorporated a Baby Pagent at the Sherman Rec with six participants. They were Maggie Allen, Zachery Lane, Briana Stubbs, Austin Suitter, Abbey Lane and Jayden Stevens. All babies were ages 3 and under and all received a certificate for participating. Thank you moms, dads, and babies.
Results of the Old Home Days parade included: best in parade, Catch the Reading Bug by Denise Tapley; most humorous, Politicians Platform by Frank Wats and One-Eyed Willy by Will Monti; most original, Grandma’s Grocery “Getta” by Tyler Chamberlain, Katahdin Shadow Quilters by Betty Ann Humphrey, and Sherman Area Seniors by Fred Atkinson; most decorative, Katahdin Valley Health Center by Debbie Guiggey; Paul Bunyan by Jason Smith and Old Home Days by Hally Alexis Pellesch; and bikes/wheelers, Guns-N-Roses by Jimmy Pratt; Cole’s Racing Team by Cole Lane and Load of Tractors by Del Hastey.
Children’s Parade winners were: honorable mention, Santa’s Express – Zachary and Logan Faulkner, Thomas the Tank – Brenden Lane, and Hansel & Gretel – Lilly and Liam Lozier; most decorative, Roughin’ It – Zack Lane; Princess Emma and Sir Lane – Emma and Lane Pallechi, and Backyardigans – Isaiah and Trace Kinney; most original, Kelley Beach Babes – Kalley and Hope Curry and Connor Kelley, Twice as Nice – Addie and Ellie Cyr, and Squeaky Clean (Rubber Ducky) Carly Merry; funniest: Guns N Roses – Sebastian Dumont (great grandpa Jim Pratt driving my bus), Farmin’s Gone to the Dogs – Wyatt Chandler, and Just Married – Austin Lane and Jayden Stevens; bikes, One Eyed Willy – Will Monti; and best overall, Guns N Roses – Jimmy Pratt.