ARKANSAS “Arkansas Democrat St (Gazette Zippy tillers and purple peas Emerson festival revs up its old-timey fun for 19th year BY ALLISON NICHOLS AREANSAS DEMOCRATGAZETTE EMERSON — After weeks ‘of anticipation, it was all over in 645 soconds. As the cloud of dust settled cover the field of rs Sat- ‘urdzy, Shane Waller, 32, picked himself out of the dirt as the five-time victor in the World Champion Rotary Tiller Race foot sprint, fines Senne wines a His stallion, a tiller called ‘can flags and Bubba, a stuffed bear wearing overalls who is [ ‘a good4Juck charm for Radio ‘Aclanaes Dsmcrat Samo oJESSEY DEARING Bi omie Tila (gh) and Brende Samples, members ofthe Red Has, ‘See TILLERS, Page 68. toss beads to the crowd Saturday during a parade in Emerson.. so ne Tiler Gir aa tie par Tillers sit unt ee Du lerracing? purple sashes, buojean shorts, “Gas on it and hold on” COWDoy boots and straw cow- Wallorsaid"Thats it! "boy hats, collect donations from ‘Waller competed against *Pectators. The Tiller Gisl with ae reed eRe the most money atthe end is BE vfoce teri isened. crowned Tiler Goldess forthe Grae ad dca an Saleen ta SOON RR AAS Bight Cope a dara caed to Ror cowboy hak Sle ister, bs been runnet(odiferentiate hese om the “Ppa who dso rode SURE tier ics afer ellet, alle Free handy set 5400 and someting dlls” omens dvigorwthrtmese MS Yea. “ve been dying to be aT ee art of Fi said, ETM wereput omer SH ; Seah Mn tecielechtee ess ile went to Megan Cum- ‘both the tillers that turn over mings, also 15, who raised $223 ‘earth and the purplehull peas ‘his year eoumnorietbcreyefpa: Tumout wasabit lower than Cfletaregeminticares usualy Beene sad, estimating SE. Siumuly ere ana thar £000 to S000 would come itjust ind of gts us back fo- an go duringthe weekend She SShutccr who peut om Sie poner thet ware FEES Te AA GP aie ted Enero ik [Emm hebeu pate tie quit ©2224 wt ‘wing ral daring herp Mlacedonta « community Soper en Pod an the lt ‘south of Magnolia attended with psi igseeitdie Mer Tandclicen, Halley Cook ‘out audi dont want itiobejust 13 and Camryn Cook, 10, who Ckvella somaya pees rahe sad oft ea hats mae in this part of hans, ive tur ove charter and are typically utilitarian quilts, Hendricks, who! She sak ie ‘Proceeds from the festival > ated, All the old-timey things” a sie Floyd Harper, 82, attr “That was my dream, tobuild for the first time with his wife, ‘park bere" sakl organizer MIL Tae, who has been to the fes" tse essd ine yellow {2 before, The comple vein ‘estival shirt and purple Mar ‘Grasbeads sadshehadplanned _ Organizers forgot the Ameri- (iano r jens tack can flag for te national anthem. “They begged me to come that proceded th tiller races, 30 take it buck ths year she ex- they polled Harper out of the laine. ‘crowd to stand on the racing “isapart ofme.Tve been in ground with his American flag ‘the country all mye Umbrella Those in attendance ‘War Tl, orea and Vietnam, Photos Other events during the two- onthe Web 23ysreltatenial srurday orplel pons a ‘focus arkansasenline.com — cornbread Rapape se ing competition « parade and a stood facing the umbrella hands “peg-tompitsneet dance™ ‘onhearts, #3 the anthem was ""Fyeryfudy just loves every- body Bao sd “We work t- “lamer isa veteran of Work! ether like a big family