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Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Photo by Laura Walker/The Daily Standard

The road locomotive arrives from Eaton with Jason Kramer in the doorway. Three generations of Kramers rode the steam engine to the Darke County Steam Threshers' 50th Reunion on Independence Day. The reunion/festival is open to the public starting Thursday and finishing Sunday.

Related online story:

Area threshers will be steaming it up in Darke County

It's more than sparks and competition. It's a family affair with a teeter totter for steam engines, tree climbing for whoever wants to and live music.

The Darke County Steam Threshers will host its 50th annual reunion Thursday through Sunday at the corner of Reed Road and U.S. 127, Darke County. [More]

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