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Shriners, 100-yr-old
Model T highlight AO parade
GREENVILLE – Between 80 and 90 entries composed the 2015 Annie Oakley
Festival Parade, starting at the Darke County Fairgrounds and working
its way to the Greenville Circle on July 25. Returning after a year’s
absence, it had all the necessary ingredients for success… bands,
community groups, first responders, public servants, local businesses
and organizations… the Shriners and a 100-year-old Model T. It came off
the production line April 23, 1915.
According to owner Darrell Biddlestone, Annie might have ridden in one
of those cars at one time. This year Senior Scribes Scholarship
recipient Shelby Schepis joined a long list of VIP passengers.
“John Boehner and Jon Hein were parade passengers,” Biddlestone said.
“There was also Darke County’s first (and only) woman sheriff, Margaret
Howard. When Jim Doseck was Grand Marshall, he rode in this car.”
Biddlestone noted his riders also included Bess Edwards and many more.
The Model T tops out at 45 miles per hour. “I’m waiting to see how this
works,” Shelby said quietly. In the parade, however, it will only be
going about 5 mph. “Well, that will be okay,” she noted. She added it
was an honor to represent the Senior Scribes Scholarship Fund...
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