'Impromptu Parade' takes La Conner by storm
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April 18, 2018
DANCING THE RAIN AWAY – It worked for a while Saturday, the enthusiastic contingent of Soroptomists glad for the good work they do, happy that the rains held off as the 32nd annual Kiwanis Impromptu Parade made its way down South First Street. Story on page 7. – Photo by Don Coyote
It didn’t rain on La Conner’s parade last Saturday.
Instead it rained beforehand and afterward. The US Bank-sponsored Kiwanis Not-So-Impromptu Tulip Parade – which, quite fittingly, started 15 minutes later than scheduled – couldn’t have been better timed.
Afternoon clouds had lifted, if ever so briefly, when Grand Marshal John Doyle, in Brad Bradford’s 1930 Model A Ford pickup, started south on First Street, followed by La Conner’s vintage white fire truck, driven by Dave Alvord, with Mayor Ramon Hayes riding shotgun. In the back were a bevy of town officials and dign...
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