St. Joe Picnic...Y'all Come!

With the St. Joe Picnic upon us, I thought I would post a few pictures from celebrations past. I will add more when I get a chance.

This year's picnic will be this Saturday, June 17th, beginning at 4:00 pm with a mass in the St. Joe Cemetery...

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Above is an early afternoon view of the grounds of the St. Joe Picnic.  Below, the Raywick Fire Departmen stands by...

Mmmm...the photo below is from the 2004 picnic.

St. Joe native and St. Charles Middle School principal John Allan Brady serves up some pie to dinner guests at the St. Joe Picnic last year.

Below is the serving line last year, with lots of familiar faces including Father Ronald Knott, who said the mass in the cemetery.

Sadly, some well-loved citizens in the photo below are no longer with us. This was taken in 2005.

Byron Livers and his lovely wife were either newlyweds or newly engaged in this 2004 photo.

Benny Lee manning the beer booth and posing with his cousin, Stephen Brady.

Lots of politicians were dunked in 2004...

Barry Brady was injured last year the day of the picnic when he was helping with food preparation...

Oooops! Someone's snoozing through the mass at the cemetery!

Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Clements is right at home as he provides security and chats with some diners...

Sweet! Here is Janet Brady Dixon serving up tea at the 2005 Picnic....

David Earl Gribbins is a proud grandpa...

The St. Joe Picnic is handicapped accessible...

Food tastes great when cooked in those big iron kettles over a wood fire....this was taken in 2005...

Magistrate Cotton Smothers serves up some tea to Dorothy Brady...

A cutie in the dinner line....

Junie and Carolyn Mattingly enjoy checking out the museum that's housed in the St. Joe Church...

Hungry picnickers in line for a great meal....

There is always lots to do at the St. Joe Picnic!

County Attorney Joe Mattingly and two of his children try their luck at one of the game booths....

Me and my friend Fred Hamilton in 2004....