PHOTO GALLERY: "Pioneer Picnic" Day
Date: 10/08/2012
by: Rachel S. O'Hara | Staff Photographer
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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 “pioneer”, 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.
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