Jim Pettit provides some music from his bagpipe during the parade in Ronan. The clouds and rainy weather didn’t
prevent the parade participants from performing their best
June 4, 2010
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June 4, 2010 10:58 a.m.
Memorial Day: more than camping and candy
LAKE COUNTY — Lake County’s celebrations began in Polson with the traditional Memorial Day parade. It took off in a spitting rain, but the candy-seeking kids lining the streets didn’t seem to mind. The holiday, which dates back to the Civil War, is the day Americans set aside to commemorate their fallen soldiers.