The Prescott Daze Car show was back on Saturday, Sept. 9 on Broad Street and bigger and better than ever. The downtown event also featured vendors congregated in the first block south of the Highway 10 bridge.
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There was always a line at the Prescott Area Chamber of Commerce cheese curd, snack and refreshment stand, and volunteers worked to keep up with demand.
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The Prescott American Legion Post Color Guard was one of the lead entrants in the Prescott Daze Grand Parade on Sunday, with viewers standing at attention as the flags were marched past. The parade featured nearly 50 floats.
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The Prescott Cardinals football team got their Sunday workout in as players marched behind the Prescott High School Marching Band in the Prescott Daze Grand Parade Sunday.
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Is that Rachel and Joey? Nope, but the effort put into the First National Bank of River Falls “Friends” sitcom-themed float won the award as Most Humorous. Most Musical honor went to the Prescott High School Band. WESTconsin Credit Union won the Community Business Award. The Civic Award went to St. Joseph Parish School, while the Grand Marshal Award went to the Prescott Fire Department.
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Prescott Daze Parade Grand Marshal was Tom Lytle. Lytle dedicated decades of his life to the Prescott Fire Department, retiring as chief last year.
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A City of Prescott Public Works Department truck in the parade featured a sign stating, “In Memory of Doug Whaley.” Whaley, who worked for the public works department, was on his way into Prescott earlier this year to salt icy roads when he stopped and helped a motorist on Highway 35 whose vehicle went in the ditch. He was struck and killed by another motorist.
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Prescott Police Department K9 officer Caesar and handler Jesse Neeley got to know some of the kids lining the Prescott Daze Grand parade route on Sunday. Caesar has been hard at work in Prescott since late 2022.
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Prescott Mayor Rob Daugherty was all smiles as he waved to constituents along the Prescott Daze Parade route Sunday afternoon.
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Kids lined Cherry and Elm streets for the Prescott Daze Grand Parade Sunday afternoon, waiting for candy and to see the many floats featuring local businesses and organizations. A lot of the kids were donning their Minnesota Vikings gear, foregoing watching the Purple and Gold for the parade instead.
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Kids waved from the Prescott Fire Department trucks that formed an impressive procession early in the Prescott Daze Parade Sunday afternoon.
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The Aim Joy Boutique in downtown Prescott joined vendors that lined both sides of Broad Street and in the middle of the road. Visitors to Prescott Daze spent Saturday browsing the shops and filling the restaurants.
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Dancers from the Stella Dance Studio performed along the Prescott Daze Parade route, showing off their routines to applause from the crowd.
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Pierce County Sheriff Chad Koranda took aim with lollipops for kids lining the Prescott Daze Parade route on Sunday.
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