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A member of the Otho Fire Department sprays the crowd with water during the Otho Fourth of July parade on Sunday afternoon.
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Webster County Supervisor Mark Campbell tosses out bouncy balls during the Otho Fourth of July parade on Sunday afternoon.
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Webster County Recorder Lindsay Laufersweiler hands out glow sticks along the parade route for the Otho Fourth of July parade on Sunday afternoon.
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A woman tosses candy from the back of the Webster County Speedway float during the Otho Fourth of July parade on Sunday afternoon.
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Members of the Otho Little League teams throw candy and spray super soakers along the parade route for the Otho Fourth of July parade on Sunday afternoon.
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Sarah Small waves while riding on the Webster County Democrats' parade float during the Otho Fourth of July parade on Sunday afternoon.
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Mia Olson, 9, of West Des Moines, performs her ventrilloquism act during the Bill Riley Talent Show at Gowrie's Fourth of July Celebration on Sunday afternoon. Olson, whose grandparents live in Boxholm, taught herself ventrilliquism and this was her first time performing in front of an audience. She won first place in the sprouts division and will compete at the Iowa State Fair later this summer.
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Hannah Wisniewski, 17, and Kanyon Huntington, 18, both of Afton, perform a clogging dance during the Bill Riley Talent Show at Gowrie's Fourth of July Celebration on Sunday afternoon. The duo won first place in the senior division and will compete at the Iowa State Fair.
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Hannah Wisniewski, 17, and Kanyon Huntington, 18, both of Afton, perform a clogging dance during the Bill Riley Talent Show at Gowrie's Fourth of July Celebration on Sunday afternoon. The duo won first place in the senior division and will compete at the Iowa State Fair.
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Araya Heilman, 14, of Rockwell City, performas a lyrical dance solo to the song "Middle of it All," at the Bill Riley Talent Show at the Gowrie Fourth of July Celebration on Sunday afternoon.
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Colleen and Ned Palmer were the grand marshals for the 2021 Gowrie Independence Day parade on Monday morning.
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A little cowgirl with the Tuff-N-Nuff Minature Rodeo Association from Dayton waves at the crowd lining the parade route on Market Street in Gowrie on Monday morning.
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Gowrie hosted its annual Independence Day parade a day late, on Monday morning. Crowds of thousands lined the parade route.
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Riders with the American Legion Chapter 510 from Farnhamville ride in Monday morning's Independence Day parade in Gowrie.
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Members of the VFW Post 1856 from Fort Dodge ride in the annual Gowrie Independence Day parade on Monday morning.
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State Sen. Jesse Green, R-Harcourt, waves while walking in Gowrie's annual Indpendence Day parade on Monday morning.
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The Prairie Community High School class of 1971 rode on a parade float celebrating its 50th high school reunion during Monday's Independence Day parade in Gowrie.
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A patriotic pupper greets the crowds lined up along Market Street for Gowrie's annual Independence Day parade on Monday morning.