The City of Elgin will celebrate its Sesquicentennial in 2022. As we look forward to a year to commemorate, educate and celebrate in our community, we look forward to sharing retrospectives about the community.December 31, 1951 ended a tradition that Elgin had experienced for 31 years – Ralph Jensen had his last fireworks display near his home at Pe Lee. The annual shows became a regular feature of the Jensen Family Christmas years before when Mr. and Mrs. Jensen’s children were small. First it was only a private fireworks display, but soon neighborhood children were coming over to watch and ...