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Fireworks festival highlights Petunia event and derby
Petunia festival featured grand finale and expanded budget with large spider fireworks between two bridges. Soap Box Derby had eight cars with winners Rock River Provision KSB Hospital and Annette Miller. Celebrity go cart race ran with local figures and Indy car model fun. Mayor James Dix defeated Myron Olson in a race align. Ray neisewander Jr. beat Darryl Vandervort. John Thompson edged Jeff Kuhn in final race. Class Act dance drew about 1,000 at the airport with parachute entrants. Beer garden drew an estimated 10,800 attendees. overall, festival turnout met or surpassed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock River Provision
KSB Hospital
Annette Miller
Frank Greenawalt
James Dixon
Myron Olson
R-Dixon
Raynor
Ray Neisewander, Jr
Darryl Vandervort
KSB
Chamber of Commerce
John Thompson
Jeff Kuhn
Cocoordinator
Joyce Miller
Johnnie Kaye
Beer Garden
Dave Miller