…I came to the picture of Big Bend’s old truck. They call it Cinder Sifter. It brought back such memories of when I was much younger than today. My husband and some of the fellow fireman would get ready every week-end in summer. They dressed like hobos.  And they ran alongside that truck. In those days they would squirt water at the bystanders and not to be outdone, the bystanders would be ready for them with garden hoses and squirt guns. I remember the Eagle parade well. We always made that one. I was there too, of course, well out of the way of the water.  Since we went out every week-end and since we were poorer then, I made  lunch for all the guys, usually ham and rolls, and they got the beverage of their choice. You can guess what that was. Thank you for the super pictures and for bringing back such a great memory.  Jean