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Kids' boo-tiful attire fills First Street in an annual Halloween tradition
ALL DRESSED UP FOR THE BIG PARADE – At 3:15 p.m. Thursday students, staff, parents, grandparents, kids and grandkids continued the decades long tradition of parading up South First Street for La Conner's annual Halloween Parade organized by La Conner Parent Teacher Student Association.
It was another spooktacular Halloween in and around La Conner.
Historic First Street, now one-way traffic, was closed to all traffic – other than the popular Meow Mix car and law enforcement vehicles – for a full hour Thursday afternoon to allow for La Conner's annual Halloween downtown pedestrian parade.
After striding from Gilkey Square to Maple Hall, costumed paraders of all ages walked back to Morris Street, collecting candy along the way from La Conner merchants and business owners.
"The merchants are generous," said one parade fan, "and help make it a great event."
Ironically, decades ag...
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