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2025 PARADE MARSHALS

LORA & CHRIS KREGGER

Chris and Lora Kregger have participated in county fairs and agriculture all their lives. Lora showed at a young age, alongside her younger brother while living on a ranch on the Central Coast of California. Chris grew up and worked alongside his parents on their family farm in Touchet. They met while attending Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, married and moved back to Touchet, Washington where they raised three children who showed beef and sheep as well as jackpots and shows around the pacific northwest.

Chris was the original sheep superintendent for the Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days in the mid-1970’s and had judged the forage and seeds department in the Pavilion for 30 years. Lora has been a Touchet 4-H leader & resource leader from 1976 until 2008. She was the official superintendent for many decades with Chris there to help her. It is very difficult to do volunteering without the support and backing from your spouse and family, both financially and physically. Lora currently volunteers talking with kids in the Kid’s Center during fair. The Kregger family is “all in” when it comes to the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days.

Lora was instrumental in the creation of the Dash for Cash game and other activities. The scavenger hunts still run throughout the fair grounds for kids in the livestock barns. The games are open to all livestock exhibitors. Lora was great about having an ice chest for the exhibitors with water and pops much of which was donated by her asking businesses in the community. As the games expanded, she went out and got donations for prizes. Chris and Lora both truly care about the KIDS in the barns.

Chris and Lora’s family continue this in-depth involvement through their grandsons and daughter-in-law in the sheep barn, concession stands and various booths at the fair. As an adult, their eldest son showed his Columbia sheep. Their eldest grandson is currently a student working at the sheep center at the University of Idaho.

The Kreggers keep up with new trends and styles of sheep. They raise lambs to sell to the 4-H and FFA exhibitors and have done so for many years. They mentor and give advice when a new or any 4-H of FFA student asks for help.

Lora and Chris are great supporters of the Livestock Market Sale and its exhibitors. They are part of the Touchet pool buyers and buy livestock for their own freezer. The Kregger family have enjoyed their box seats at the derby and rodeo for decades.

Chris and Lora Kregger are the definition of outstanding supporters of your great county fair. The Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days Board of Directors are pleased to have Chris and Lora Kregger as our 2025 Parade Marshals.

Former
Frontier Days Parade
Grand Marshals

1939 Lt. Col. Frederick Roecker
1940 Sheriff C. A. Woodward
1941 Washington Governor A. B. Langlie
1942 –1945 War Years
1946 Col. Frederick Roecker
1947 Associate Justice W.O. Douglas
1948 W.R. Winn
1949 Fay S. Legro
1950 E. N. Boylen
1951 James Blakely
1952 Hal Holmes
1953 Sheriff J. R. Cummins
1954 Eugene Tausick
1955 E. C. Burlingame
1956 R. E. Burrows
1957 Guy Kent
1958 Roy Kelly
1959 Alberta Dooly
1960 Ed Tucker
1961 C. W. Martin
1962 Clem Bergevin
1963 W. E. Falconer
1964 Howard Burgess
1965 Chet Young
1966 Claude Pennell
1967 Charles Baker
1968 Dewey Drumheller
1969 Frank Maiden
1970 Carl J. Penner
1971 Orin Walker
1972 Preston Hanson
1973 W. L. Teague
1974 Otto Hellberg
1975 Ival Sutherland
1976 Merle C. Brown
1977 Raymond Young
1978 E. A. Duncan
1979 Swede Anderson
1980 Frank LeRoux
1981 Ray Small Jr.
1982 Art Klundt & Martin Dorsey
1983 Fred Strohmaier
1984 Francis Stiller
1985 Frank Curcio
1986 Harold Jackson
1987 Don Thomas
1988 Bob Williams
1989 Margaret Bergevin & Mary Lynch
1990 Harmon Johnson
1991 Peter Brooks1992 W. L. "Shine" Minnick
1993 Jeanette Hayner
1994 Scotty Cummins
1995 Claro Bergevin
1996 John Thrasher
1997 Ed Stiller
1998 L. A. "Bud" Christensen
1999 George Collins
2000 Bob Stevens
2001 Carroll Adams & Bill Bennington Sr.
2002 Chuck Maiden
2003 Don Johnson
2004 Pat & Rod Ingham
2005 Shirley Dickerson & Greta Hassler
2006 Richard Neher
2007 Tom & Phyllis Donovan
2008 Gale Kimball
2009 Steve VanAusdle
2010 Dave & Maralyn Carey
2011 Connie Vinti & Rose Hof
2012 Leland & Carolyn Hellberg
2013 Pam & Dallas Thompson
2014 Pam Ray
2015 Ron & Marilyn Miller
2016 Dick & Juliann Moeller
2017 Ed & Chris Burlingame
2018 Jim Vinti
2019 Judy Frazier
2020 & 2021 Doug & Margie Krueger
2022 Clark & Carolyn Hansen
2023 Dick & Mary Hanson
2024 Tom & Sydney Watson
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