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Ponies supplant donkeys at Pioneer Days celebration

Posted by Mark Chapman on July 29th, 2010 at 4:28 pm,
with photos by Nancy Wille and Cathy Redman

Sub­mit­ted by Pio­neer Days Committee

One of the big events dur­ing the 1978 Engle­wood Pio­neer Days Cel­e­bra­tion was Don­key Base­ball at the old Recre­ation Cen­ter on Orange Street. It’s dif­fi­cult to be sure what the don­keys thought about it, but the kids – and more than a few grownups — loved it.

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It might seem to be a bit of an active game to play when the tem­per­a­tures were in the 90’s, but air con­di­tion­ing wasn’t as com­mon, or as cold in 1978 as it is today. And, after all, the Engle­wood Pio­neers didn’t have any air con­di­tion­ing at all.

Today, instead of don­keys, there are ponies under the big oak tree at Gar­rett Park and a quiet ride in the shade for the chil­dren. The ponies, as well as other kid-friendly activ­i­ties, will be at Gar­rett Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 6. For the don­key (and horse lovers), there should also be some mounted action com­ing down Dear­born Street dur­ing the parade.

Parade and ven­dor space are still avail­able, and vol­un­teers to help dur­ing the day are welcomed.

Appli­ca­tions and infor­ma­tion are avail­able at http://www.englewoodpioneerdays.com.

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