One hundred-thirty-two units made their way down the streets of Tracy at Monday’s Box Car Days Grand Parade
TRACY MAYOR PAM COOREMAN got a special lift as she went through the parade.REED PAULSEN of Balaton shows off his new shades he got at the parade.ABOVE: JACKIE WEULWISSEN, 8, waves to the driver of a fire truck as her brother, Aiden, stands by waiting for some more candy. RIGHT: Evy Bruns of Tracy got especially excited over a parade unit.HAYES NELSON, 20 months of Westbrook, gets started unwrapping her Tootsie Roll while the parade goes by.PATRICK STAVNESS of Revere takes a well-deserved breather during the parade.THE SCHELL’S HOBO BAND out of New Ulm was a big hit among young and old alike, and had many parade watchers clapping and tapping their feet.EIGHT-YEAR-OLD HADLEE PACZKOWSKI tries on her new firefighter hat during the parade. Looks like a perfect fit.HAVEN CRUEGER of Walnut Grove handed out little firefighter hats behind a Walnut Grove fire truck.NOT QUITE READY FOR SCHOOL were St. Mary’s students, from left, Madison Wulf, Laura Kor and Hazel Kimball.THE WHEELS ACROSS THE PRAIRIE HERITAGE CENTER honored Jane and Chauncey Meudeking for their ongoing support of the museum.
