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Members of St. Rita's Boy Scout Troop 110 enjoy the flapjacks at the 2007 SMVFA annual Pancake Breakfast, this year set for May 17th. The whole town should really show up, after last weekend.

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The lull before the storm, looking up Baldwin, about 6am

Looking west on Sierra Madre, about 6am

Kersting Court, 6am, main reason I took this pic was to get the new brewery sign up

Glenn Putnam prepares the crowd control line

The first people in line didn't wait for a bus

The 2003 T-shirt

Docent, in yellow, welcomes visitors, warns to watch your step

The bus just got here

Docent Amy Putnam answers questions

Under the vine

Perennial docent Phyllis Chapman poses at the request of a visitor

That's Colleen McKernan "docenting" in the blue shirt

Crowds gather around the signs to read the history

Ditto

Family poses

Harpist Ron Longo provided musical atmosphere

Budding entrepreneurs across the street from the vine

One of our newer merchants had a booth in the park

SM Rose Float Assn. sold food, t-shirts, and displayed the top from this year's floats

Friends of the Library

Arlene Decker-Jones of the SM Historical Preservation Society sells pie to Nan and Jerry Carlson

SMHPS had historic items on display and for sale, as well.

Big band in the park

Playhouse Board president Ward Calaway promotes the current show with a "sandwich" board

Young enough for balloon hats, old enough to want weapons for toys

Crowd shot looking west towards the park from the boulevard

The restaurants were quite busy

Crowd shot looking west

Ditto

Ham radio operators helped with emergency preparedness, communication

Looking north on Baldwin

Ditto

Looking south on Baldwin

Looking west at Kersting Court in a rare uncrowded moment

Some businesses stayed busy

Guitarist wa quite popular

Another busy restaurant

Another band shot

Congregational Church had an appropriate marquee

Kiwanians at work

Ditto

As always, the Pergolas raised money for the Playhouse

Rotary was selling tri-tip sandwiches

That's Ward Calaway, who lost his "sandwich" to eat a sandwich. Don't know the lady.

Rotary Pres. Dan Alle

Judy Webb-Martin greets John Grijalva