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And the Fourth of July Parade winners are ...
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The five top entries in the parade received trophies
based on decoration, patriotism, enthusiasm and
creativity.
Above left: Members of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, which won the Astoria Trophy.
Bottom left: Mayor Henry Balensifer, left, and
judge Paul Mitchell present the Warrenton Trophy
to Hampton Lumber for its Candy Shop float.
Above: Balensifer poses with Fur N Feathers 4-H,
which won the Mayor’s Award for best entry.
Top right: Warrenton High School athletes won the
Clatsop Trophy.
Bottom right: Encore Dance Studio’s team does
the Macarena down Main Avenue. The group won
Mike Moha/For The Columbia Press the Hammy Trophy.
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Fourth of July: A many-faceted event
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polished to perfection and
others showing their age –
set up at the park with a cou-
ple dozen motorcycles from
North Coast ABATE, each
showing off what’s classy in
our region of the world.
Thousands of people visited
the park to see the cars and
hear the band, Soul Progres-
sion, ate hot dogs and burg-
Above: Janet and Len Mossman show off their 1955 Air-
stream trailer at the car show. Left: Dignitaries included
World War II veteran George Gunn, Port of Astoria Commis-
sion President Dirk Rohne and, clockwise from top left, state
Sen. Betsy Johnson, County Commissioner Mark Kujala,
Miss Outstanding Teen Lilly Boothe, Scandinavian Festival
Queen Sofia Morrill, riding on the back of the organization’s
float, and Miss Clatsop County, Ranisha Speed.
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ers courtesy of Warrenton
Volunteer Firefighters As-
sociation and lined Main
Avenue for the main event.
“I love doing this and be-
ing part of the community,”
said Melody Dufton, car
show director. Some who
showed off their cars came
to honor Dufton’s grand-
son, Jake Wright, who died
in a car accident four years
ago.
Ramsay Likens, 7, of Long
Beach was thrilled to see
the decorated cars, some
of them in “cool shapes” he
hadn’t seen before.
“I love looking at the cars
and the different varieties,”
said Ramsay’s mom, Darby
Rochette, who owns a 1968
Volkswagen Beetle that’s
painted like a ladybug. Lat-
er, she drove the car in the
parade, escorting Clatsop
County
Commissioners
Kathleen Sullivan and Mark
Kujala.