PARADE FOR HOMECOMING OLYMPIC ATHLETES

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PARADE FOR HOMECOMING OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Postby Nasoosie » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:37 am

Yesterday afternoon was a perfect day for the parade----sunny, and warm! Here are a few of the pics I took, with my favorite kids labeled----the ones I have taught over the years. They had a cardboard cutout of Andrew Weibrecht from Lake Placid, as he was already out of the country in another competition!

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Our high school student, Peter Frenette's, banner.

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Our high school's banner.

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Our local cross-country ski center, Dewey Mountain, where our baby athletes learned how to ski.

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Bloomingdale Elementary School where my kids began their school careers. Both Tim and Billy were my students when I was subbing there.

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Vermontville's entourage in the parade, carrying the banner we sported on our town hall for the Olympics time. I would have marched with them had I not wanted to take these pictures!

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Olympians' float from a distance.

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Closeup of the stars----Tim Burke on far front right with Bill Demong to his left. Peter with his tongue out!

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Another closeup of athletes, including cardboard Andrew!

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Red poster showing the number of athletes we had in Vancouver from our immediate area. Amazing!

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Bill Demong and Tim Burke on far left.

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A good half hour after the parade, people still pouring into the town hall.

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Athletes and state senators and high mukky-mucks to left front, waiting to give congrats speeches from Governor Patterson and awards, etc.

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Overview of town hall stage and crowd.

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Another crowd shot from balcony of town hall where I was standing.

There was one helluva lot of pride in Saranac Lake yesterday!
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Re: PARADE FOR HOMECOMING OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Postby BirdbyBird » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:47 am

Neat parade. I like the Town Hall. Every community should have one it would make coming together for community events and activities easier....
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Re: PARADE FOR HOMECOMING OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Postby AlmostThere » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:53 am

Great pics! The hall reminds me a bit of the courtroom on To Kill a Mockingbird which was just on TV a few days ago. Love that movie, love your town hall!
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Re: PARADE FOR HOMECOMING OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Postby Cedar518 » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:58 am

Yesterday was a day when I wished I could have been in two places at once. The parade started at 4 .m. as did the girl's basketball game. What a great bunch of kids these athletes are. The local area alone had so many. And the tri-state area of NY/VT/NH won so many medals that if we'd been a country to ourselves we'd have surpassed many of the countries participating.

I especially enjoyed the olympics this year. Thanks Soos for such good pics of the parade and town hall event. How nice to see the kids being honored!
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Postby Rufflesgurl » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:05 pm

Great pictures - thanks for posting!!

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Re: PARADE FOR HOMECOMING OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Postby asirimarco » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:16 am

Nice pictures and parade. Didn't get to watch the games. You sure had a lot of athletes from your area there. Wow - impressed.
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Postby dpf » Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:10 am

Wonder pictures Soos! What a neat city hall!
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Re: PARADE FOR HOMECOMING OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Postby bluepinecones » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:21 pm

Just wonderful.
How far is the town from your house? Couldn't help but notice there was no snow on the streets.
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Re: PARADE FOR HOMECOMING OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Postby Nasoosie » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:20 pm

The heart of Saranac Lake is only about 13 miles from home for me....but the difference of a few hundred feet in altitude makes us have a ton more snow out here in the boonies! It always amazes me when I get to school each day how much less snow they have there.
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