FRAN Gilliland waves as she rides through the 2022 Corn Festival parade as Grand Marshal on Saturday morning, Sept. 24. Gilliland, who recently turned 101, led this year's parade from the front seat of a 1978 Chevrolet Corvette, Indy 500 Pace Car driven by her long-time friend and neighbor Darlene Widgery. For more from the 101st Corn Festival, see inside this week's issue of the Herald.