We would like to thank Mike and Deb Vrana, and Rex and Ami Chamberlain for their support in helping make this year’s Homestead Festival a big success. Also, thank you to Tracy Makransky and Rick Clary, our Homestead Festival managers, for keeping us on track. A special thank you to our lawn event co-chairs, Steve and Gina Nelson, and Pete and Trish Mangold for making our fundraiser a fun night to attend. To our sponsors and patrons, who through their generosity made the 2012 Homestead Festival a spectacular weekend for all, we give you a big thank you. Ryan Sondgeroth of 2 Geeks Web Designs is to be commended for his contribution through the design of the Homestead Festival’s website, www.homesteadfestival.com. Advertising was made possible through our friends at the Bureau County Republican and through WZOE Radio Group, who also did a wonderful job of announcing the parade. We would also like to thank all of the committees for all the hard work put in to create such a wonderful weekend. Without our committee chairpersons and their workers, Homestead Festival would not be possible. We especially want to thank the city of Princeton and employees who put in many countless hours to make our hometown a beautiful place for festival attendees to enjoy. Homestead Festival is a huge event that takes many hands and many donations to continue to run smoothly year after year.

Scott and Mary Wallis, lead couple, Homestead Festival Steering Committee, Princeton