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Mayor for a Day and Washington
Monroe third graders visit City Hall and Lincoln Fire Department
[October 19, 2026]
Second grader Laila Fulk of Mt.
Pulaski was sworn in as “Mayor for a Day” on Thursday morning. She
was joined at City Hall by a group of third graders from Washington
Monroe, for whom the Lincoln Fire Department had served a pancake
and sausage breakfast. After breakfast, the group met with Mayor
Tracy Welch, who showed them around his office and took time to
answer their questions. With encouragement from his teacher, one
student asked Mayor Welch what his favorite part of the job is.
Welch said his favorite part is helping people and teaching young
children, since they are the future leaders. Then the third graders
headed down to the firehouse for a tour with Chief Johnson.
Meanwhile, Laila Fulk was set to spend time with Mayor Welch
learning about what the job entails. After some “official” photos in
the mayor’s chair, she received an official name tag, nameplate, and
a frame with her official oath. Laila said that she wanted to be a
boss over a lot of people. After the event, she said that she had
fun and got to meet a lot of people. She also enjoyed seeing how she
can help the community get things done.
[Joli Boerma Crane]
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