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Amidon smokes competition in the Wheat Harvest parade By Brad Mosher The Herald T h e an nu a l Whe at Harve s t Jamb ore e w a s a s u c c e s s i n Ne w E ng l and, but t he bi g ge s t w i n n e r m ay h ave b e e n t he A m i d on F i re D e p ar t me nt . T h e f i re f i g hte rs won t he top pr i z e at t he Par a d e of L i g ht s for t he s e c on d s t r ai g ht ye ar. T h e w i n n i ng “f l o at” h a d s e ve r a l p ar t s to it , i n clu d i ng a pi e c e of f i re f i g ht i ng e qu ipme nt w h i ch w a s m ore t h an a c e ntu r y ol d. But w h at d re w t he m o s t atte nt i on – and l au g hs – w a s t he f a c t t he y h a d a h a l f - d oz e n f i re m e n app e ar to b e ch a s i ng a bu r n i ng out hou s e on a t r ai l e r d ow n Mai n St re e t i n Ne w E ng l and w it h a m an st i l l i ns i d e t he out hou s e a l m o s t h i d d e n by s m oke and f l ame s . The AFD had Ernie Hol z m e r r i d i ng on top of a c om m o d e i ns i d e t he out hou s e t he e nt i re w ay, qu i e t ly s h out i ng for “ h e lp” f rom t he s m oky s t a l l w h i l e b e i ng “ch a s e d” by A m i d on f i re m e n pu l l i ng a h an d pu mp e r w h i ch w a s m ore t h an a c e ntu r y ol d. Ac c ord i ng to L e n S a d l e r, t he i d e a for t he f i e r y f l o at s t ar te d c om i ng to ge t he r a c oupl e of m ont hs a go, w it h Jo e Mi l l e r h av i ng a l ot of
Ernie Holzmer was on the “hot seat” Saturday, riding in the “burning” outhouse that was part of the Amidon Fire Department float in the Wheat Harvest Jamboree Parade of Lights Saturday in New England. Herald photo / Brad Mosher i nput . “He h a s t h at k i n d of s e ns e of hu m or. “ T h e y w ante d to h ave t he ol d pu mp e r i n t he p ar a d e. T h at c omp any we nt out of bu s i n e s s ab out 1 9 1 4 w he n
t he t r u ck s b e c am e bi g e n ou g h s o t h at i s at l e a s t f rom t he e ar ly 1 9 0 0 s ,” h e s ai d. “ T h e bu r n i ng out h ou s e w a s ju s t a br ai nstor m of Jo e’s .”
A m i d on ch i e f D i ck Fre d r i ck s ai d h e w a s g l a d p e opl e e nj oye d t he f l o at . “ T h at w a s w hy we we re d oi ng it . “We a c tu a l ly s t ar te d k i ck i ng t he i d e a arou n d i n
t he e arly spr i ng ,” Fre d r i ck s ai d. “We we re ju s t s itt i ng arou n d, ju s t k i ck i ng t he i d e a s arou n d. I am n ot s u re
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Former New England students came back to town over the weekend for their “50th” reunion, with a meal and party in the city’s Memorial Hall, as well as a tour of the school Saturday morning. The group reunion included graduates from 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 classes at the school. Herald photo / Brad Mosher
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