Old fashioned fun heralds 41st annual Good Old Days
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Good Old Days Parade spectators are sprayed down on a hot day by St. Ignatius fire trucks.
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Lawn mower races
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Good Old Days parade
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Good Old Days parade
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Buffalo Run races start
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Dog races
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Dog races
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ST. IGNATIUS — The town of St. Ignatius celebrated its 41st annual Good Old Days last weekend with plenty of good old fashioned fun - including foot races, dog races, lawn mower races, a parade, fly-in and more.
Each day, July 19-21, was filled with events. Friday started with the Little Mister and Miss Good Old Days Pageant. Day two started with the annual Buffalo Run (one, four and seven-mile races) in the morning, followed by a parade in the afternoon and plenty of games in the park. Vendors who set up at the park, sold refreshments such as slices of fresh watermelon and lemonade.
Porter Young attended the event for the first time as he passed through town during his summer break. “I have gone to plenty of parades but I haven’t been to one like this where everyone knows everyone,” he said. “Normally, you have no hope of meeting anyone you know.”
Saturday’s dog races brought in a crowd of spectators who watched canine companions compete in small, medium and large categories. In a show of speed, “Doobi” took first place in the large dog category with a time 3.09 seconds.
During another event, dogs were outnumbered by children, splashing and playing in bounce houses. While her son played in the bounce house, parent Faith Matt said, “I like how Good Old Days gets everyone to come out and just enjoy what there is to offer and you get to say ‘hi’ to everyone you know.”
The dunk tank was another popular activity. “I wish they would bring back the dunk take for adults so we could get dunked and cooled off,” Matt said. This year, the dunk tank was reserved for the fire chief who was kept cool by the many lever-connecting ball throws that dropped his seat from underneath him, sending him into the water below.
Community member Stuart Morton said: “There were no challenges for today, other than maybe the heat, but I think people are used to that. Darren Orr and Christy Orr have done a tremendous job getting this together, and they have kept everyone having a good time, so I would like to thank them.”
The weekend wrapped up on Sunday morning with the Good Old Days Fly-In at the airport. People lined up for a free breakfast of huckleberry pancakes, sat under a tent filled with conversation and watched as airplanes flew in and out of the airport.
