Oakville Mayor Angelo Cilluffo, leads a group of motorcycle riders as they participate in Oakville’s Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3. The club, called Real American Riding Enthusiasts (RARE), does a lot of charity work, Cilluffo said.
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With a neat flick of the wrist, a woman tosses a handful of candy to waiting spectators during Oakville’s Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3.
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The McCleary Bear Festival was well represented during Oakville’s Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3. Senior princess Taryn Ferrier, 14, in blue, and junior princess Lola Van Blaricom, in purple, waved to the crowd as they passed through town.
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A couple of cute kids ride a “unicorn horse” during Oakville’s Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3.
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From their perch above Oakville’s main drag in what appeared to be a dilapidated building, a man and woman watch Oakville’s Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3, as a parade participant signals from an old pickup truck.
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There was nary a seat in the house to be had during Oakville’s Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3. Crowds filled the main street on both sides as the popular parade wound its way through town.
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Deanna Lindholm, a longtime Oakville resident and community leader, led Oakville’s Independence Day parade as grand marshal on Saturday, July 3.
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A whole corral’s worth of horses and riders participated in Oakville’s Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3. The riders, affiliated with the Northwest Junior Rodeo Association, participate in rodeos throughout the region.
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Tenino resident Laiya Muxen, 2, had just grabbed some sweet goodies on the ground before her great-grandmother Nancy Ware, 63, from Rochester, led her back to the curb during Oakville’s Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3.
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