Stephanie Hagenaars
The Georgeson and Jonasson families had their float in the parade again this year, displaying their little bit of history to the fair parade theme “Join the Gold Rush: A Tribute to Gold & Grain” on Saturday. Kalli Jonasson and Amy Georgeson sat on one side of the float as miners while Jana Jonasson and Victoria Georgeson were farmers on the other while hitched to a quad driven by Tammy Jonasson Flatt. The float was decorated in grain from a local farm and a sluice covered in “gold” rocks the girls had painted themselves. Rebecca Georgeson said the “Georgeson Corporation” sign is a tribute to her great-grandfather who, in 1904, homesteaded the Georgeson house that still is standing in the mine area today. She added a doctor from Emo always knew there would be a gold mine in the area, would tell her grandfather about it, and would go out and search for it (she’s unsure if any was actually found).
