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Grand marshal should be from Marshalltown

Last week there was a front page article in the TR entitled “Meet the grand marshall” referring to the Oktemberfest parade that occurred this past weekend in our town. My question is: why was this “creative weirdo,” as he described himself in the article, chosen as the grand marshall of a Marshalltown-sponsored event? Being from Des Moines with no specific qualifications or ties to our city, except that he has been visiting in the area quite a bit the past 15 years since he married a Conrad man. He apparently did win a NETFLIX baking contest and owns an unusual bakery in Des Moines. Does that qualify him for this honor?

I am extremely disappointed that people who decide grand marshalls and such in our community can’t come up with a well-deserved individual from Marshalltown for this honor.

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