Independence Halloween Parade--Oct. 29^th

Independence, Mo.

The annual Independence Halloween Parade on Saturday Oct 29th, was frightfully successful. We had a BOOTIFUL day and a large turnout. There were 23 tractors decorated with everything from skeletons to scarecrows and 3 trailers filled with young and old all dressed in costumes. If you've never been, you should mark your calendar now for next year. It's a great family event and a chance to show your tractor off one last time before you put it in the barn for the winter.     The participants in the parade included: Dan Hanna AKA Matt Dillon with "Miss Kitty" on a Allis D14, Don Miller on a 1949 JD A, Vince Turley on his 1952 60, Tim Simmons drove his Farmall Cub, Gary Schumacher had his 36 B,  Kacey Stowe had his 1940 A, Ken Hooper and his clan, Maxine and Delbert  brought his 45 Farmall B -- 53 Allis CA and a 1947 JD M, Bob Antes and his family drove his 1960 630 -- 1960 530 -- 1959 430W and a Farmall B, Wendell Starkebaum and Sandy were on his JD 530. Wes Storm had his 1960 630, Phil Addison was driving Wes's1958 420 and Glenn Ratzlaff had his JD 60. We had 6 new participants in the parade. Chris Simmons drove his dad’s Super M Farmall, Stephen Foster brought his 1958 620, Charles Eagleburger was able to finish rebuilding the transmission on his 1950 A just days before the parade,  Jerry Hanna, who is Dan Hanna's brother, drove Dan's 1953 Farmall Super H, Travis Ross, with his son Trevor, completed his first parade as a new club member and finally Bary Porter was there and succeeded in completing the parade route without running out of gas. Thanks so much to everyone who came, without you there would be no parade.

Glenn