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Family Fun Day in Milton draws a crowd
August 22, 2013
Tias Small, 7, sits atop the 1953 Ford Golden Jubilee Tractor once owned by Alvin and Gertrude Tharp of Lewes, now owned by Skip Betts. BY DENY HOWETH
Co-sponsored by the Milton Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary, Milton Public Library, Milton Lions Club and the Milton Historical Society, about 600 locals and visitors came out to enjoy free food and entertainment at Family Fun Day. Face painting and Milton Lions Club's mini funnel cakes were new events added this year.
MHS demonstrated button making and rope making to show the kids how these items were made in the past. Snippy Doodles the clown created baloon sculptures. "Explore a vehicle" had a race car, tractors, vintage fire truck, police car, paramedic truck and the forestry division was on hand. Three fire trucks were on a continuous loop through town and the Lions Club's Milton Clipper was at full capacity most of the day.
Tias Small, 7, sits atop the 1953 Ford Golden Jubilee Tractor once owned by Alvin and Gertrude Tharp of Lewes, now owned by Skip Betts. BY DENY HOWETH
The Milton Garden Club supplied the watermelon, about a dozen cut & handed out for Family Fun Day. BY DENY HOWETH
Two-year-old twins Claire and Joel Denham relax with a snow cone after a ride on the Milton Clipper Express. BY DENY HOWETH
Milton Fire Company had a constant flow of fire trucks for patrons to enjoy a ride around Milton. BY DENY HOWETH
Miki Mâthê prepares the rope-making machine in one of the Milton Historical Society's demonstration booths. BY DENY HOWETH
Madison Remick joined the machinery and vehicles display with his 1993 Harley Sportster. BY DENY HOWETH
The hot day created a never ending line for the ladies auxiliary's snow-cone stand. BY DENY HOWETH
Dale Edwards, 5, is more intrigued by the small tractor toys than the large one that looms in front of him. BY DENY HOWETH
Josh Wright, 8, is very serious about cranking the rope-making machine, made by John Chirtea and run by Miki and Sue Mathe. BY DENY HOWETH
The Ford 1953 "Golden Jubilee" detail of the special nose badge noting the 50th anniversary of Ford is now owned by Skip Betts, purchased from the Tharps of Lewes. BY DENY HOWETH
Milton Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary members Fran Kiser, left, and Susanne Messick serve snow cones at a blistering pace. BY DENY HOWETH
Hayley Wilson, 2 tries to get an angle on her watermelon. BY DENY HOWETH
Marshall Reynolds from the Milton Lions Club poured funnel cakes for the hungry visitors. BY DENY HOWETH
One of three tractors, a 1941 McCormick Farmall, from Skip Betts' collection were on display BY DENY HOWETH
Crowds of all ages lined up to have a turn in the Milton Fire company engines. BY DENY HOWETH
Shaila Mirwani, 7 holds as still as a statue while she receives a posey painting on her cheek. BY DENY HOWETH
Denny Hughes, left, and Skip Betts chat about the hand crank starter, 1938 John Deere tractor. BY DENY HOWETH
Snippy Doodles the clown creates balloon sculptures for the kids at Milton's Family Fun Day on August 10. BY DENY HOWETH
John Chirtea, made this replica of a button making machine, once one of the large industries in Milton. BY DENY HOWETH
The town of Milton once was a hub of the button cutting industry, John Chirtea demonstrates on an abalone shell. BY DENY HOWETH
The Milton Clipper Express was in high gear all day. BY DENY HOWETH
