Hadley Danielson gets acquainted with a goat at the petting zoo. The Belgium flag flew next to the American flag at the home of Adam and Chassidy DeRoode this past weekend. A group of men look over one of the 81 vehicles at this year’s car show sponsored by the Ghent Car Cruisers. The DeRoode family dressed for the .05k run’s theme “Life is Better on the Farm”, Left to right: Adam, Avery, Chassidy and Colton. Little Miss Ghent Everly Buysse, right, is flanked by Princesses Kendall Maertens, left, and Charlotte Sonnenburg. Alex Pohlen of the Miller Lite men’s softball team swats a home run during a game on Saturday. George Adams of Manitoba, Canada, made the lone trip to compete in the Men’s Open Rolle Bolle Tournament during Belgian-American Days on Saturday.Tom and Vickie Bot demonstrated how to make Belgian cookies during Belgian-American Days on Friday in Ghent. 
Andy Crowley (seated) finished first in the Men’s Adult Tractor Pull on Friday.  Avery Culver, left, and Brenna Meyer earned a large jar of pickles for winning the first annual Pickleball Tournament on Saturday.Belgian-Ameircan Days Pickleball Tournament runners-up were Katie Hjermstad, left, and Brandi Culver. Jack Hennen was the Grand Marshal of this year’s parade. Bostyn Myhre of Minneota pets a cow at the petting zoo in the park in Ghent. Kids watching the B-A Days parade scurried out to pick up candy in the street.Tia Salamone tries a two-handed toss of candy while riding on the AgPlus float during the parade.

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