Pickles the Clown was on hand at Bay Harbor Senior Living’s River Falls Days pre-parade party Friday, July 11.
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The crowd stood to honor the River Falls American Legion Post 121 Honor Guard as they kicked off the River Falls Days Parade Friday, July 11. The weather was hot, muggy and typical for a Wisconsin July evening.
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River Falls Police Chief Gordon Young (second from right) and Pierce County Sheriff Chad Koranda (far right) among a contingent of first responders and law enforcement walking the River Falls Days parade route.
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The River Falls Fire Department broke out an antique piece of equipment, complete with a Dalmatian mascot, for Friday’s parade.
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2024 River Falls Royal Ambassador Logan Huppert (left) and Grand Royal Ambassador Ashley Symicek resumed their duties for 2025 during the parade. No candidates applied in 2025, so the program hopes to return stronger than ever next year.
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This First National Bank of River Falls employee was blooming with concentration as she helped her colleagues hand out candy along the parade route.
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Patrick Ptacek of Ptacek’s Family Market had plenty of helpers passing out Pierce County’s #1 Beef Stick (according to a Pierce County Journal poll) at the RF Days Parade.
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The UW-River Falls float featured possible future Falcons amongst the flowers.
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The Chippewa Valley Technical College mascot Ollie Otter made an appearance during RF Days’ parade.
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Dunkin owner Sahil Taneja and the Dunkin mascot “Cuppy” were passing out coupons and smiles at Friday’s festivities.
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Dunkin owner Sahil Taneja and the Dunkin mascot “Cuppy” were passing out coupons and smiles at Friday’s festivities.
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The Indivisible group marched for freedom of speech, “no kings” and protecting constitutional rights. Members dressed as Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the Statue of Liberty also joined in.
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Pierce County Board Supervisor Dean Bergseng, who is an area farmer, drove this Ford tractor alongside others represented the St. Croix Valley Collectors’ Association Threshing Bee, coming up on Aug. 17 at Firefly Moments Barn, Hammond.
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The local Knights of Columbus chapter carried flags in the RF Days Parade July 11.
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The Heartland Montessori School float won “Best Use of Theme” for its flower bedecked bloom-filled creation.
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Despite the heat, members of the River Falls Marching Wildcats remained professional and on beat.
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A little flower blooming in the heat of another memorable River Falls Days parade.
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Parade goers young and old alike welcomed squirts of water from marching flowers on a hot, muggy Friday night.
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It wouldn’t be a parade without children lining the street waiting for treats.
Photo courtesy of City of River Falls
