A crowd gathered for the Heroes Appreciation Picnic Aug. 23 at Millstream Park in St. Joseph.
St. Joseph police officer Celeste Walz her husband, Mike, (far right) and their children Kate, 6, and Cash, 9, (on the fire truck) attended the Aug. 23 Heroes Appreciation Picnic at Millstream Park in St. Joseph.
St. Joseph police officer Eric Brutger and his wife, Teresa, attended the Aug. 23 Heroes Appreciation Picnic at Millstream Park in St. Joseph. Their children Boden, 4, Brynna, 11, Wyatt, 12, and Liam, 3, (left to right) enjoyed climbing in the fire truck at the event.
St. Joseph volunteer fire department member Keith Louwagie and his sons Mason and Colby (left to right) eat a picnic meal at the Heroes Appreciation Picnic Aug. 23 at Millstream Park in St. Joseph.
St. Joseph Y2K Lions president Becky Staneart welcomes St. Joseph Police Chief Joel Klein to the Heroes Appreciation Picnic Aug. 23 at Millstream Park in St. Joseph.
St. Joseph Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Justin Honer, Chief Jeff Taufen and St. Joseph Mayor Rick Schultz (left to right) visit in front of a fire truck at the Heroes Appreciation Picnic Aug. 23 at Millstream Park in St. Joseph.
St. Joseph Y2K Lions members Jan and Ralph Boeckers, husband and wife, visit with Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner and his wife Julie Sanner (left to right) at the Heroes Appreciation Picnic Aug. 23 at Millstream Park in St. Joseph. Sanner said the event was very nice and he especially appreciates the local support because of the way many officers are getting “beat up” across the country. He said in the last month he has had at least 30 people approach him to “thank him” for the wonderful job he and his department are doing. He added that without support from the area they cannot do their jobs. The event was hosted by the Y2K Lions, St. Joseph Lions and St. Joseph Jaycees.
Krystal Teeters (right) and her daughter Emma, 4, sign an appreciation sign at the Heroes Appreciation Picnic Aug. 23 at Millstream Park in St. Joseph. There were four signs attendees could leave comments on – one each for the police, sheriff’s, volunteer fire departments and first responders.
