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It Will Take a Few More Years to Fill Grandpa's Boots
It Will Take a Few More Years to Fill Grandpa's Boots

It Will Take a Few More Years to Fill Grandpa's Boots

It Will Take a Few

More Years to Fill Grandpa's Boots

Helping Mark Stoneking celebrate his retirement from the Monticello

Fire Department after

34 years of service, with the last 11 years as chief, are his

grandchildren, who spent a special day at the fire station.

Front row: Trent Utech, 9, Eden Stoneking (held by Grandpa), 6 months, Brody Utech, 7, and Jeremy Utech, 2.

Back row: Holden Utech, 4, and Isla Stoneking, 3. They are the children of Greg and Meghan Utech of Ely, IA and Russell and Nicole Stoneking of

Carlisle, IA.

Left: Holden tries

on Grandpa's

bunker pants.

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