Stockton Kraft Centennial Celebration

Stockton - This is where it all began.  J L Kraft started making cheese from the milk supplied by the surrounding family dairy farms 100 years ago.

The rumor is Stockton Cheese Company will no longer be making Kraft Swiss Cheese. 

Downtown street named for J L Kraft

Jerpa's grandparents, Ira and Mamie Peck, owned this milk route, and Acey Tucker was the driver.

This photo was in the Stockton Museum.

Milking machine from the early days.  This style was a Surge brand.  We used DeLaval milkers on the dairy farm where I grew up.

I remember the old milk cans and strainer.  The strainer sat on top of the milk can opening.  Milk from milk machine receptacle was dumped into the strainer which held a milk pad between the plunger and drain to remove debris.

Window full of today's Kraft products.

Ken Hess and Jerpa at the reunion of former Kraft employees.  Jerpa worked there in the early 60's while going to college.

J L Kraft delivered cheese in this horse drawn wagon in the early years.

This early truck was used to pick up milk cans at the family farms.

Elaine and friend marched in the parade representing Wa Tan Ye service club.

Dana rode in car representing Citizens State Bank and threw candy.

Grandma and me waiting for the parade.

Jack, Grandma, and Jerpa watching the parade.

Jerpa with high school classmates, Marci Schubert and Clayton Brunner.

Hammin' it up with the wienermobile.

The wienermobile has been around for a long, long time, but this is only the second year for Mr. Peanut and the NUTmobile.

I noticed this big tree leaning on another tree for support at the Ford Harris Park this week.

So many photos this week.  Next week I'll write about the new roof.