Fun run kicks off Fourth of July festivities
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Perched on owner Gene Hulford's shoulder, Sammy the cockatoo celebrates his 25th birthday along with America's on July 4. In captivity, cockatoos can live to be older than 65.
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While his family enjoys chatting, a dog takes in the sights and smells of the July 4 parade.
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Eddie the Eagle, an NRA gun safety mascot, joins the festivities alongside Polson Police at the Fourth of July parade.
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Isabel Mignone, 10, tosses candy to onlookers at the Polson Fourth of July parade.
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Penny Jarecki marches with the Lake County Republican Women.
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A young runner heads down Polson's Main Street during the 1776 Firecracker Fun Run.
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POLSON — Polson Running’s fourth annual 1776 Firecracker Fun Run was a great success, thanks to everyone in the community who participated. Wearing their red, white, and blue and running shoes or flip flops, more than 70 runners came to run, walk or ride. The weather was perfect, and everyone, young and old, seemed to have a great time.
The 1-kilometer course started at St. Joseph Medical Center and followed the parade route to Main and Third. Captain America (Michael Smith), Super Girl (Katelyn Smith), and Superman (Dawthon Stene) were among the all-American heroes who ran their hearts out. Jimmy Bjorge was first across the line, and lots and lots followed in his fast footsteps.
Ed, Melinda and Daniel Leas were the first family to cross the finish line and received free ice cream cones from the Cove.
Instead of a race fee, each participant was asked to donate a non-perishable item to the food pantry. We have very generous members of this community, as there were more than 100 pounds of food donated plus a generous monetary donation. We really appreciated the visitors to Polson who came out. The James family reunion was among several families there. And we always want to thank everyone in the community who comes out and consistently make these events so successful and so much fun, including the crowd who cheered everyone on.
We didn’t keep track of individual times, but participants could watch their time on the race clock at the finish line. A special thanks to St. Joseph Medical Center for purchasing the race clock.
