Leopold Picnic 2017

Fred Lynch

Saturday, July 29, 2017

The annual picnic at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold, Missouri.

Working at the chicken cleaning station, from left, are Catherine Engelen, Lacey Duckworth, Lauren Seiler, Edna Seiler, Brenda Engelen and Sherry Duckworth on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Jennifer Wilkinson, left, dredges chick in flour after Ronda Elfrink seasons it Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Ashton James removes fried chicken from the vat as Ronnie Wesbecher watches on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Fried chicken is taken out of the cooking vats Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)

Scott Van Gennip places fried chicken in a container for draining Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Andrew Jansen, left, and Blake Leazenby add frozen dumplings to the kettle stirred by Glen Seiler on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Robert Thiele stirs a kettle of dumplings on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Diana Horn, left, and Marian Hutchings open cans of corn on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Glenda Landewee slices a tomato on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)

Donna Elfrink and her granddaughter, Madeline Elfrink, stir green beans on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Paxton Essner, right, enjoys homemade ice cream with his grandmother, Tammy Van Gennip, his sister Finley Essner, and his aunt Maryssa Essner on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Grace Myer gets her face painted as a tiger by Aimee Hampton on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Ukranian Easter eggs are offered for sale at the Country Shoppe on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Dinner tickets are available Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
The dinner line stretches down to the dining hall, at left, just before serving begins Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
The door to the dining hall opens Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
The serving begins in the dining hall Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Stacey Van de Ven serves her table of guests including Vernon Homan, right, and John Brandel on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Gene Mouser, left, Ted Peters and Leroy Jansen pose for a photo next to Peters' 1936 Allis Chalmers "A" tractor on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)
Floyd Mayfield, left, Virgil Beel and Ted Beel pose for a photo Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the St. John's Church Picnic in Leopold, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)