Good Old Days celebrates 40 years
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Pat Bristol crosses the finish line in first place in 70+ for the four mile route.
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Alyssa Schock is cheered on across finish line.
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Jan Burgess and Scott Craigle pose with first place ribbons for seven mile run, 60-69 age category.
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Tyler Courville places first overall in the seven mile race with a time of 38:53.
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ST. IGNATIUS — The 40th annual Good Old Days celebration and Buffalo Run filled the streets of St. Ignatius last weekend as folks flocked together for old fashioned fun.
The celebration, planned by the Good Old Days Committee, part of the St. Ignatius Chamber of Commerce, includes the Buffalo Run organized by St. Luke Community Healthcare. The family friendly weekend kicked off with a barbecue, a dessert baking contest, and live classic country music on Friday night. Saturday morning began with the 40th annual Buffalo Run, this year with one, four, and seven-mile options. While there was no half marathon option this year, due to rising event costs, the change did have the benefit of allowing all the runs to start at the same time. This makes it possible for families to more easily move on to other activities in the event-packed weekend.
Tyler Courville of St. Ignatius placed first overall in the seven mile race with a time of 38:53. Andrew Rush of St. Ignatius placed first overall in the four mile run at 21:34 while Christopher Holland of Polson came in first in the one mile run with a time of 7:00.
Full race results for the 40th annual Buffalo Run can be viewed at: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/76412#resultSetId-393009
The annual Buffalo Run is “Our way of trying to give back to St. Ignatius,” St. Luke Community Education and Public Relations Manager Whitney Liegakos commented. “We have a community clinic located down there, so we want to thank the community for supporting that by giving back in this way. All the proceeds from the event go to the St. Ignatius Chamber of Commerce.”
Noon time brought around the Good Old Days Parade, a feature often touted as the largest parade in Lake County. With entries including everything from floats, firetrucks and classic cars, the parade is considered by many to be the main event of the weekend.
The dog race, a local favorite, brought dog owners to the Good Old Days Park who tried to keep their pups on track long enough to cross a finish line and come away winners, or at least finishers. Family games like tug-o-war and lawn mower races threaded through the afternoon with participants surrounded by food and craft vendors all day. The day included a tractor show and a beer walk as well. Helicopter rides took off from the Mission Airport Saturday evening. On Sunday morning folks returned for a fly-in breakfast. Festivities wrapped up with duck races on Sunday.
“We have a small group of volunteers that works to put on this event,” Liegakos said. “It’s a ton of fun and we love there’s something for every age or fitness level and it’s been really well received and supported by the community. We really appreciate that.”
Those interested in helping during next year’s Good Old Days events can get involved by either calling Liegakos at 406-528-5262 to help with the Buffalo Run or contacting the St. Ignatius Chamber via Facebook to volunteer for other Good Old Days activities.
Good Old Days Parade results
Commercial entry:
1 - Stuart’s Hometown Auto
2 - Rod’s Harvest Foods
3 - Valley Banks, Lake County Branch
Custom Cars:
1 - Dennis Wheeler
2 - Dennis Wheeler
3 - Jeremy Zempel
Classic Cars:
1 - Rod Arlint
2 - Andrew Jensen
3 - Leroy Morin
Farm Equipment:
1 - Karl Darby
2 - Tim Orr
3 - Gene Erb
Clubs / Organizations:
1 - Son’s and Daughters of the American Revolution
2 - Class of 2013
3 - Lazy DC Bar Ranch
Novelty / Humorous:
1 - D&J Meat Processing
2 - Western Melodrama - Red Barn Theater
Youth 12 & Under:
1 - Ashers Spidey Wagon
2 - Alan Green
3 - Peanuts - Leischmans and Jensens Peanut Gang
