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World's Largest Flag Day Parade Sunday in Three Oaks
South Bend TribuneTHREE OAKS — It’s almost time to run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes. Yes, Flag Day is Friday, and few places in the country take it to heart as much as Three Oaks, home of the World’s Largest Flag Day Parade and,...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Flag Day (United States), American Legion, 2010 Census, World War I (1914-1918)
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PHOTOS: Memorial Day parade in St. Joseph
Hundreds of people lined the streets in downtown St. Joseph, Michigan today to pay tribute to area veterans. Dozens of service men and women road in vehicles or walked during the annual parade along Lake Boulevard. The event also featured several high...
Tags: Holidays, Memorial Day, Arts and Culture
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Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday....
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Prosecution, Transportation Accidents, Witnesses, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Police: 2nd suspect arrested in New Orleans parade shooting
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second suspect has been arrested in the shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day, police said Thursday afternoon. Shawn Scott, 24, was arrested Thursday, police Chief Ronal Serpas said. He is the brother...Tags: New Orleans Mother's Day Parade Shooting (2013), Juvenile Delinquency, Judges, Witnesses, Crimes
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Police ID suspect in New Orleans mass shooting
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of nearly 20 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Mother's Day, Broken Arm
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Niles council OKs festival donation
South Bend TribuneNILES -- A request Monday night for $2,900 from the city of Niles to support the annual Niles Bluegrass Festival almost ended with festival coordinator Mike Majerek singing the blues. But after considerable discussion regarding the benefits of the 11th...Tags: Elections, Entertainment Events, Environmental Issues, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Last Minute Preparations for Blossomtime Parade
Organizers worked on the final details before Saturday's Blossomtime Festival Grand Floral Parade in St. Joseph. And as usual, the floats won't disappoint. You'd never know by looking at it... But the St. Joseph float was once an old flatbed trailer....
Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Carnival cruise ship breaks loose from dock in Alabama
MOBILE, ALA. -- CBS affiliate WKRG is reporting that a Carnival Triumph cruise ship has broken loose from the port and has drifted across the river. Tow boats are on the scene working to move the ship back to BAE Ship Systems where it was undergoing...
Tags: Cruise Line Ports, Arts and Culture
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Blossomtime's more than gowns and crowns
WSBT-TV ReporterIt's the longest running festival in Michigan. The Blossomtime Festival in southwest Michigan is 107 years old and Monday night a new queen will be crowned. The pageants and parade add up to a big economic boost for the area. In 1924, the 1st...Tags: Arts and Culture, Stevensville
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Ind. tornado survivors mark storm's anniversary
HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Residents of a southern Indiana town bundled up against the cold for a snowy parade Saturday to celebrate their community's survival one year after deadly tornadoes ripped through the countryside. Hundreds of people...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Arts and Culture
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Wizard of Oz Festival in N. Ind. loses its sponsor
CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) — A group that has sponsored a Wizard of Oz Festival in northern Indiana the past four years says it won't be doing so again this year. The Times of Munster reports (http://bit.ly/V3jKnn) that Machelle Blount of the...
Tags: Arts and Culture
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Memorial Day parade-goers lined streets despite the rain except in few communities
Rain didn't stop many Michiana communities from holding parades on Memorial Day to honor our military servicemen and women who have put their lives in harm's way to protect our country. However, parades in Goshen, Middlebury and Nappanee were canceled....
Tags: Middlebury, Entertainment Events, Holidays, American Legion, Army National Guard
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