New Hamburg Picnic

Lexi Spurgeon plays the ring toss as friend Emma Wilhelm, left, watches at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Drake Wilhelm, 4, of Kelso, plays with a balloon at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Katie Rose Ressel, 3, of Benton, rides a train at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Crowds of people head to the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Randy Ward, of Benton, third from left, plays the ring toss at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Lachelle Cook, of Chaffee, lets a horseshoe fly during a SEMO Horseshoe Association tournament at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Thirteen teams competed in the double elimination tournament. (Kristin Eberts)

Spectators watch the kids tractor pull at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Matthew Wormington Jr., 3, plays Plinko at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Rose Lee Kern, left, and Edie Pennington, right, roll out dumplings in the kitchen at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. The ladies rolled dumplings for about three hours, using around 25 dozen eggs and 85 pounds of flour to make enough dumplings to serve the over 900 people who attend the annual dinner. (Kristin Eberts)

Amy Pobst throws a horseshoe as Melissa Turner, right, watches during the SEMO Horseshoe Association tournament at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Terry Menz, 3, of Scott City competes in the kids tractor pull at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Desserts line the table at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Neleh Ayers, 4, of Cape Girardeau, competes in the kids tractor pull at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Jordan Fee, 9, plays basketball at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Alex Backfisch, 4, of New Hamburg, competes in the kids tractor pull, put on by Cape County Young Farmers, at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Over 50 kids competed in the tractor pull, which was split into six classes based on weight. (Kristin Eberts)

Alex Kern, 9, right, throws darts as cousin Jakob Hazen, 10, left, watches at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Noah Preston, 3, competes in the kids tractor pull, put on by Cape County Young Farmers, at the New Hamburg Picnic at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Over 50 kids competed in the tractor pull, which was split into six classes based on weight. (Kristin Eberts)