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Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Leopold Picnic

Fred Lynch
The annual parish picnic on July 25 at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold, Mo. is a tradition going back to 1890.

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These youngsters enjoy some ice cream before dinner, including Austin Broshuis, left, Garrett Macke and Jessica Hester at the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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Patty Bohnsack slices home-grown tomatoes for the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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Wayne Thiele stirs one of the 12 kettles of chicken and dumplings for the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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Chicken and dumplings are prepared for the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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Nancy Landewee cuts slices of cherry angel food cake for the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Al Forrester, left, and Ronnie Wesbecher cook chicken for the Leopold Picnic Saturday. Over 1,500 lbs. of chicken was prepared for the hungry patrons. [Order this photo]
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Cindy Yount flours the chicken before frying it for the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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Carolyn Schreckenberg and Joe Carlisle buy dinner tickets from Ed Vandeven, left, and Tony Gemeinhardt at the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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Heather Elfrink, right, stirs green beans while Peggy Nenninger checks on the beef for the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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Willie Saputo dishes up kettle beef for a server at the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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Bowls of potatoes are served up at the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Geri Geringer chats with people at the Leopold Picnic Saturday in Leopold, Mo. Geringer has come back to the annual picnic over the years, working with family members at the same table since she was a child. [Order this photo]
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The waiting is over as the dinner begins at the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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The dinner line stretches back toward St. John's Catholic Church which sponsors the Leopold Picnic. [Order this photo]
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