Parade day in Post Falls: 'It’s so hometown, it’s cool'
Abbi Young gets a high five from Lady Liberty as the North Idaho Sparklers pass by on Seltice Way.
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Post Falls Jr. Tackle and Cheer make their way from North Frederick St. and Seltice Way to Idaho St. during the Post falls parade Saturday.
Ainsley Goughnour, this year's Miss Gem State Stampede, rides her horse in the Post Falls parade.
Siblings Breanna and Nicholas Edgar share their candy they've acquired as their parents, Jeremy and Abby Edgar watch the parade go by Saturday morning.
Abbi Young shows her mom, Erin Young, the handful of candy she's collected.
A giant flag is carried down Seltice Way by Post Falls student athletes and community members during the Post Falls parade.
The song, Crazy Train is blasted as part of the Idaho Central Credit Union members in the Post Falls parade.
A giant flag is carried down Seltice Way by Post Falls student athletes and community members during the Post Falls parade.
The Blazen Divaz of Coeur d'Alene dance to the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Company B.
The Spokane Lilac Festival celebrated pageant winners and Expo '74 at the parade Saturday in Post Falls.
Camp Ka-Mee-Lin took on an island theme as they marched in the Post Falls parade.
Candy is pitched from a Idaho Department of Lands vehicle during the Post Falls parade.
River City Dance Project cruises through the crowds as bubbles fill the air during the Post Falls parade.
Geof and Jet Bergland watch a little boy in military fatigues be towed down Seltice Way Saturday during the Post Falls parade.
POST FALLS — Sarah Schooley was amazed by the abundance of candy at Saturday's parade.
"It's wild. It's better than Halloween here," Schooley said, noting that her children were being selective about which candies to pick up.
Schooley, who has watched the parade for 40 years, said the summer tradition has evolved significantly, and she now enjoys experiencing it through her children's eyes.
The parade, which stretched from Seltice Way to Idaho Road, began with a large flag carried by student-athletes. Mrs. Post Falls Stephanie Lynn-Daniels, Civil Air Patrol cadets from the Coeur d'Alene Composite Squadron, and community members also participated. Army National Guard member Colton Kress was among the volunteers ensuring audience safety.
Abby and Breanna Edgar wore matching mother-daughter American flag dresses for the occasion. Jeremy Edgar said the family looks forward to the event, particularly appreciating its patriotic elements.
The parade featured patriotic performances, including the Blazen Divaz dancing to "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Company B" and the North Idaho Sparklers forming American flag patterns, accompanied by Lady Liberty.
"I love all the local things and you get to run into your neighbors," Abby Edgar said. She also mentioned the recent trend of distributing unique items for children alongside candy, such as popsicles and starter plants.
Erin Young, watching her daughter Abbi collect candy, said the parade is a wonderful opportunity to visit grandmother Sherri Grochowski and enjoy their favorite event as a family.
Grochowski summed it up: "It's so hometown, it's cool."
Post Falls Jr. Tackle and Cheer make their way from North Frederick St. and Seltice Way to Idaho St. during the Post falls parade Saturday.
Ainsley Goughnour, this year's Miss Gem State Stampede, rides her horse in the Post Falls parade.
Siblings Breanna and Nicholas Edgar share their candy they've acquired as their parents, Jeremy and Abby Edgar watch the parade go by Saturday morning.
Abbi Young shows her mom, Erin Young, the handful of candy she's collected.
A giant flag is carried down Seltice Way by Post Falls student-athletes and community members during the Post Falls parade.
The song, Crazy Train is blasted as part of the Idaho Central Credit Union members in the Post Falls parade.
The Blazen Divaz of Coeur d'Alene dance to the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Company B.
The Spokane Lilac Festival celebrated pageant winners and Expo '74 at the parade Saturday in Post Falls.
Camp Ka-Mee-Lin took on an island theme as they marched in the Post Falls parade.
Candy is pitched from a Idaho Department of Lands vehicle during the Post Falls parade.
River City Dance Project cruises through the crowds as bubbles fill the air during the Post Falls parade.
Geof and Jet Bergland watch a little boy in military fatigues be towed down Seltice Way Saturday during the Post Falls parade.