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11th Annual Children’s Parade of the red, white and blue
Parade founder Dotty LeCates leads the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
July 4, 2017
Parade Marshal Carol Huston gets the party started.
Katy Evans waves the flag as she leads her mom Lauren Evans in the parade.
Haley Hillenburg, left, and Hope Hillenburg lead Gwendolynn Hillenburg in her parade float.
Emma Dugent counts the stars on the flag provided by the American Legion Auxiliary Post 28.
Emma Dugent leads Talen Forsyth in the parade.
Taylor White takes her time creating a scratch-off craft.
Kai Lofland poses for Nanna Jen Miller.
Cross-bearer Michael Treml leads the procession.
Nanna Jen Miller takes a photo of Kai Lofland to send to mommy.
Homemade patriotic cupcakes were the treat after the hot dog lunch provided by the church.
JD Stewart tips his hat to the crowd.
Cathy Gorman sings the national anthem as Millsboro Police Chief Brian Calloway salutes the flag, and Dotty LeCates readies for the photo.
Phil Rogers wears a craft creation from his granddaughter.
Taylor White adjusts her flags before the parade.
Beth McGinn, National Security Committee chairperson and member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 28, was decked out in the colors of the day.
Riley Schmidt gets down to business at the craft table.
The Parish Hall was adorned with flags and ribbons.
Gwendolynn Hillenburg steps out in the procession with Haley, right, and Hope.
Boy Scout Troop 382 and Girl Scoot Troop 410 present the colors. Shown are (l-r) Kinley Woodard, Kagan Rogers, Coleman Woodard and Trax Rogers.
Retired Fr. Jim White, left, offers the invocation.
Millsboro Mayor John Thoroughgood reminds the crowd of the history behind the day.
Millsboro Police Chief Brian Calloway welcomed visitors and asked everyone to remember that freedom is never free.
Roberta Collins shared fun July 4 facts with the crowd.
Cathy Gorman offered a rendition of the national anthem followed by “God Bless America.”
Emma Dugent finds her way around the labyrinth.
Talen Forsyth displays his USA tag in the parade.
Makenzie Mood leads Paula, her grama, around the labyrinth.
Katy Evans is all class as she leads the parade with waving flags.
Kaelyn Rogers rides her scooter while decked out from head to toe in red, white and blue.
Coleman Woodard creates a craft in the shade.
James and Alberta Keahey watch the parade go by.
Children gathered July 4 to mark the holiday with a parade hosted by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Millsboro. Local scouts presented the colors and American Legion Post 28 Auxiliary participated in the program with local families. Cathy Gorman peppered the ceremony with patriotic songs. 2017 coordinators of the event were Barbara Aro, Roberta Collins, Janice Fabian, Lorraine Fry, Michael and Donna Hall, Dennis Rhodes, Leanne Vasold and Gale White.
