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Libby Pioneer Society annual picnic

Benjamin Kibbey Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 8 months AGO
by Benjamin Kibbey Western News
| July 23, 2019 4:00 AM

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Johnnie Beebe grills up hotdogs Sunday at the annual Libby Pioneer Society Picnic. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

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Libby Pioneer Society President Bob Stickney, standing, and Gene Yahvah get ready to take a ride in a vintage fire engine from the Libby Volunteer Fire Department as LVFD firefighter Dan Davis prepares to drive, Sunday at the annual Libby Pioneer Society Picnic. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

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A vintage fire engine from the Libby Volunteer Fire Department heads up Highway 2 back to the Heritage Museum, with LVFD firefighter Dan Davis at the wheel, Sunday at the annual Libby Pioneer Society Picnic. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

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Paul Rigg and his grandmother, Julie Marshall, enjoy a ride in a vintage fire engine from the Libby Volunteer Fire Department, Sunday at the annual Libby Pioneer Society Picnic. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

The Libby Pioneer Society held their annual picnic at the Heritage Museum in Libby Sunday.

Serving up hamburgers and hotdogs — and with free rides on a historic fire engine from the Libby Volunteer Fire Department — society members hold the annual picnic to recruit new members and raise awareness in the community about Lincoln County’s heritage.

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