July 20, 2019

Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration

Scenes from the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Julie Senciboy of Oran, Missouri, assists her grandson Kannon Ressel, 2, of Kelso, Missouri, in a game during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Rowan Roberts, 9, of Oran, Missouri, waits to get dunked in a dunk tank, sponsored by Guardian Angel School in Oran, during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Rowan Roberts, 9, of Oran, Missouri, gets dunked in a dunk tank, sponsored by Guardian Angel School in Oran, during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Doug Roberts of Oran plays cornhole during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Drew Rose, of Sikeston, Missouri, gives Novie Rose, 2, also of Sikeston, a drink during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Logan Chapman of Chaffee, Missouri, plays music for attendees of the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Novie Rose, 2, of Sikeston, Missouri, puts her arms around Drew Rose, also of Sikeston, during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Mark Petzoldt, originally of Altenburg, Missouri, and now Millersville, Missouri, works at blacksmithing during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Jim Dannenmueller of Oran, Missouri, participates in artwork of a fiddle, Missouri's official musical instrument, during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Mark Petzoldt, originally of Altenburg, Missouri, and now Millersville, Missouri, (right) and Luke Bruns of Cape Girardeau work at blacksmithing during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Butch Dirnberger of Oran, Missouri, drives a tractor while hauling passengers in a tour of Oran during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

Julie Senciboy of Oran, Missouri, assists her grandson Kannon Ressel, 2, of Kelso, Missouri, in riding a pony during the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

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Scenes from the Oran Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Tilles Memorial City Park in Oran, Missouri. On July 16, the community marked its 150th anniversary.

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