At a signal from Mayor Reser, fire Chief Chad Schwemley raised the ladder, hoisting the bratwurst into the air above the gathered crowd, then slowly lowered again.
As the big bratwurst reached the ground, clouds of blue and red smoke erupted, people cheered and the fire truck s horn sounded: The celebration had officially begun.
Planning for the year s events started several years ago, Reser noted. A bicentennial commission was formed in 2019. It s been in the planning for a long time. COVID kind of gave us a bit of a curve there, but last summer, we said, OK, let s get going. It s coming, he said.
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