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The Party Has Started
Every great party has to have cake. The size of the birthday cake for Greensburg’s 150th should indicate how big the week-long bash will be.
A giant 10-foot inflatable cake was carried by four friendly helpers in the Then and Now Parade Saturday morning as all the planning and preparation for the Sesquicentennial Celebration culminated with the start of the party.
After the parade, which included more than 120 floats; vehicles; horses and walkers, Mayor Gary Herbert officially opened the ceremony on the DGDC stage downtown. After his proclamation, he was joined by State Rep. Cleo Duncan and State Sen. Jean Leising who presented a resolution from the statehouse commemorating the week on the occasion of the 150th year of the city.
After a fly over by an AirEvac helicopter, expert skydiver and world record holder Jay Stokes of SkyDive Greensburg brought the American flag through the air to the courthouse lawn on one of his famous jumps.
Then it was time to select a princess and queen to reign over the celebration as well as the next 50 years. The six princess candidates took the stage first and after a brief introduction, Brittany Blasdel was selected as the princess as well as Miss Congeniality. Rebecca Koors was awarded first runner-up.
Then it was time for the queens. After a brief introduction to all the girls, Grace Fiske was selected to rule the party as Sesquicentennial Queen with Tasha Heaton as the first runner-up. Fiske was shocked and speechless.
The day continued as Greensburg native Olivia Smiley and her fiddle took the stage for some old time bluegrass and folk music.
The night was capped off by a performance by Las Vegas style show band Hot Wax. They spun music from the 1950s and 60s with guest performances by Elvis and Neil Sedaka impersonators, among others.
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