Dress Like Fred

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By Tom Henderson

Sabra Jewell and Kevin Parks sit inside the trolley holding signs that say happy birthday mr. rogers and won't you be my neighbor

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Dress Like Fred
Monmouth Communications Coordinator Sabra Jewell and Assistant City Manager Kevin Parks get in the spirit of Mister Rogers on the little red trolley that connects Monmouth and Independence neighborhoods.

Sabra Jewell holds signs that say Won't you be my neighbor? and Happy Birthday MrRogers

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Dress Like Fred
Monmouth Communications Coordinator Sabra Jewell made signs to celebrate children’s television host Fred Rogers’ birthday while promoting local trolley service.

Wearing a gray cardigan sweater and holding a photo of fred rogers in front of his face, Kevin Parks poses for a photo

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Dress Like Fred
Don’t be fooled by the face. That’s Monmouth Assistant City Manager Kevin Parks on the town’s Main Street waiting for the neighborhood trolley while celebrating what would have been children’s television host Fred Rogers’ 96th birthday.

Four children are shown sitting on a bench inside the trolley. One holds a sign that says dress like fred

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Dress Like Fred
Children from a cooperative preschool program in Monmouth rode a local trolley March 20 in honor of what would have been television host Fred Rogers’ 96th birthday.

Roxanne Beltz and Laura Scully chat with riders inside the trolley

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Dress Like Fred
Monmouth City Councilor Roxanne Beltz and Main Street Coordinator Laura Scully help riders celebrate Fred Rogers’ birthday on the red trolley that shuttles between Monmouth and Independence.

Roxanne Beltz wears a red cardigan sweater and welcomes guests to the red trolley

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Dress Like Fred
Roxanne Beltz, a city councilor in Monmouth, struck on the idea of using the birthday of children’s television host Fred Rogers to promote local trolley service. A red trolley was featured prominently in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” from 1968 to 2001. Rogers was also known for wearing sweaters, so city and school officials rode local trolleys March 20 similarly attired.