Members of the Oakville Independence Day Royalty Court wave from a float in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Departing Rochester School District Superintendent and Swede Day Grand Marshal Kim Fry waves during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Dancers with Iglesia Centro Familiar Cristiano perform in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Children gather candy in the wake of the BookJoy Book Bus, a mobile library that serves the Rochester community, during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Thurston County District 3 Commissioner Tye Menser waves from the back of a pickup during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Children ride the back of a float promoting Thurston County Commissioner Tye Menser’s re-election campaign during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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A member of Iglesia Centro Familiar Cristiano blows a horn during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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A pirate and a Swedish Fish wave from a float in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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A Veterans Memorial Museum float drives through the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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People wave as small vehicles representing the Veterans Memorial Museum pass by during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Spectators watch the Rochester High School marching band perform during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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A chicken promoting Independence Valley Community Hall’s upcoming Chicken Races event strikes a pose during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Girl Scouts pass out candy to spectators during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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The Rochester Middle School marching band performs in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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A board advertises the items and meals for sale during the annual Swede Day celebration in front of Swede Hall in Rochester on Saturday. The event started in 1979 and celebrates the many Scandinavian families settled in the Rochester area throughout the Independence Valley.
A volunteer with Iglesia Centro Familiar Cristiano serves horchata during the Swede Day celebration in Rochester on Saturday.
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A volunteers serves hamburgers and hotdogs for lunch during the Swede Day celebration in Rochester on Saturday.
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Smokey the Bear and Tom Fitzgerald, a battalion chief for West Thurston Regional Fire Authority, pose for photos with children attending the Swede Day celebration in Rochester on Saturday.
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Caden Omon, 8, prepares to fire a toy crossbow at rows of cups during the Swede Day celebration in Rochester on Saturday.
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From left, Junia, Linnea and Abigail attempt a ball puzzle set up outside of Swede Hall during the Swede Day celebration in Rochester on Saturday.
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A deputy with the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office waves during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Members of the Larch Mountain Little League wave flags from a float during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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A Girl Scout waves from a float during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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Rep. Sandy Kaiser, D-Olympia, of the 35th District, waves during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday.
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