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Suzette Jennings Blue and Chuck Rice pose together Sunday, Oct. 7, at the 38th annual “Pioneer Day†Picnic. Rice wore his old Sarasota High School ball cap to the event.
Buff Betz and Tracy Thompson
Jane Gill Burgess, Bonnie Burgess Wiedeman and Jean Burgess Shaw
More than 600 people attended the 38th annual “Pioneer Day†Picnic put on by the Rotary Club of Sarasota.
Rotarians make up boxes of food for the “Pioneer Day†Picnic lunch.
Welch Whitesell, Mary Scheb and Virgina Whitesell
Bob Parker, Sr., 98, the oldest male “pioneerâ€, poses with his daughter, Brenda Parker-West, grandson, David Damschroder and grandchildren Nolan Damschroder, 9, and Josie Damschroder, 3.
A view of the crowd waiting outside Robarts Arena Sunday, Oct. 7, to attend the 38th annual “Pioneer Day†Picnic.
Pioneers enjoyed a lunch of black-eyed peas, coleslaw, swamp cabbage and more Sunday, Oct. 7.
Members of the Model “A†Restorers Club, Ed Greer, Joe Cunningham and Milton Rauch pose with Rauch’s model.
Event chairman Tim Herring, PR chair Rick Hughes and President Bob Stone
Walt Jungmeyer, G.E. “Buck†Sweeting, Al Boyd and Rob Brown
People wait in line to get inside for the 38th annual “Pioneer Day†Picnic at Robarts Arena Sunday, Oct. 7. A variety of vintage cars were displayed out front for people to look at and reminisce over.
Elmer C. Taylor and Bonnie Fultz greet one another with hugs and smiles Sunday, Oct. 7, at Robarts Arena.
Don Roberts gave the invocation at the 38th annual “Pioneer Day†Picnic.
Alice P. Riegel and her son, Wayne, attended the 38th annual “Pioneer Day†Picnic Sunday, Oct. 7, at Robarts Arena.
Joyce Ridenour buys raffle tickets from Jack LeFrock Sunday, Oct. 7.
More than 600 “pioneers†attended “Pioneer Day†Sunday, Oct. 7.
