Way Back Wednesday: August 16, 1973

Published 1:57 pm Wednesday, August 16, 2023

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Troy Haydel, second from left, the 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Haydel of Reserve, receives the first place trophy for winning the 1973 Lil Mr. VFW contest from the 1972 little Mr. VFW, Scott Guidry, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Guidry of Reserve. Chad Mollere, left, 4, won second place, and his brother, Chance, 3, won third. The Molleres are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Mollere of Reserve. The contest, which had 18 entrants, was Saturday, August 11, in conjunction with the annual VFW fair in Reserve.