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Photos by Mark Olson
Okay Buddy,
just wave the cap and then go sit down. |
The venerated Chaska Herald reached its 150th this year so there was a big hoop-ti-doo last night at the Chaska Cubs town team baseball game to help mark the event.
Free crackerjacks and Culver's custard, Herald logo tats and fridge magnets were offered to fans at the gate. Between innings, the public address announcer posed tricky Herald/Cubs trivia questions and the Community Band (under the direction of graying impresario Barry Fox) played on.
Warm and fuzzy mascots, above, raced around the bases between innnings, with free drinks going to fans who had picked the winner. (Mr. Bubble beat all comers, almost lapping an overheated moose and the lead-foot Gedney pickle).
Among the historic relics showcased to an enthusiastic, sweating crowd was the longest-serving publisher of the Herald who somehow held the title for 35 years. He waved his jaunty cap (above) and, upon request, received some very nice applause -- but not as much as Mr. Bubble got.
The Cubs, founded in 1922 and featured for decades on the pages of the Herald, are a relative newcomer to the Chaska social scene. The Herald, after all, accurately reported the death of Abraham Lincoln and the old girl hasn't missed an edition since.
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| Herald staff, 2012: Mark, Mark, Dick, Bob, Molly, Eric, Vanessa. No, these are not the same people who wore outfits in the top photo. Stan worked for years with most of them -- Bob and Mark came in the 1970s. Really, really nice people. |
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Herald Editor Mark Olson writes:
Stan,
Very nice. You may not have received as much applause as Mr. Bubble, but I'm pretty sure you beat Dilly the Pickle. Have a great Fourth!
Mark
