West Branch celebrates Fourth of July
Siblings Owen, Alyssa and Isaac Brink pose for a photo before the parade begins.
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Nancy Griffin gets everybody’s attention as the parade is about to start.
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Brenda Simmons announces John Bennett as the recipient of the Preserve Our Heritage Award at the start of the parade.
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John Bennett thanks the community as he receives the Preserve Our Heritage Award and a plaque.
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The West Branch Police Department leads the parade.
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The Ogemaw County veterans walk through the parade.
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Jeremiah Hanes holds Sofia Hanes, 4 months, during the parade.
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Liberty Brady, 1, Peyton Tuttle, 5, and Aubree Brady, 3, watch the parade, on the lookout for candy.
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Rose Shields and Nancy Fisher watch the parade as they sell raffle tickets for an upcoming quilt show in October for Hospice of Helping Hands.
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People smile on the Hospice of Helping Hands float.
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Kaydence, 5, and Jaiden Larkin, 2, collect candy during the parade.
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The Highway Brewing Company float goes through downtown.
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Brantlee Ackert, 2, Joseph Streeter, 4, and Kai Streeter, 5, smile during the parade.
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Jesse Reuther, Jayson Stroebel and Casey Reuther of Logger’s Depot watch the parade.
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River and Olivia Dack go through the parade on a horse.
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Jessica and Case Bennett, 2, sit as they watch the floats go by.
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Edith Sivan, 2, watches the parade.
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The float for West Branch Vault 302 Comics makes its way through the parade.
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Avery Neddo and Shy Warner, 3, pose for a picture during the parade.
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The Ogemaw County Michigan State University Extension float goes through the parade.
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Representatives of the West Branch District Library walks through the parade.
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Hailey and Amber Regier watch the floats go by during the parade.
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WEST BRANCH — The streets were filled with people in downtown West Branch for the annual Fourth of July parade Wednesday.
The parade opened up with John Bennett receiving the Preserve Our Heritage Award.
After that, several floats went by as the crowds cheered and collected candy.
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