Retired railroader Bob Cross is 2016 Festival Parade Marshal
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Steve Edwards
Bob Cross, a retired railroad employee, will be the Parade Marshal for the Sugarbeet Festival parade this year. Cross is pictured with his wife, Pam, and they are holding a retirement plaque made and signed by his co-workers and presented when he retired in 2011 after a 33-year career with BNSF. The parade will wind through downtown Chinook at 4 pm on Saturday, September 24.
It's a tradition that each Sugarbeet Festival parade is led by a Parade Marshal who represents the industry being featured during the current celebration. With this year's salute to the railroad industry in the area, it seemed natural to have a retired railroad employee head up the parade. This year Bob Cross, who retired from BNSF with 33 years of service, along his wife Pam, will be at the front of the procession to greet spectators as the parade passes through downtown Chinook on Saturday afternoon.
Bob Cross started with the railroad in September, 1978
When Bob Cross started with the railr...
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