LAST WEEK’S THUNDERSTORMS WASHED OUT THE BIG PARADE THROUGH DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY, BUT DIDN’T STOP THE EVENT COMPLETELY.
CITY EVENTS SPOKESPERSON MELISSA LANZOURAKIS-JOENS SAYS THE BIG PARADE IS PARTNERING WITH RIVER-CADE TO FORM A NEW PARADE:
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AND THE GRAND MARSHALL FOR THE BIG RIVER-CADE PARADE WILL BE A WELL KNOWN 99 YEAR OLD SIOUX CITYAN WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HONORED AT THE RAINED OUT PARADE:
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ALL OF THOSE BEADS THAT WERE NOT FLUNG LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THE RAIN OUT WILL BE FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AT THE NEW PARADE:
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2017 WILL MARK 23 YEARS FOR THE BIG PARADE AND 54 YEARS FOR THE RIVER-CADE PARADE IN SIOUX CITY.
THE COMBINED PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH AT 6 PM IN DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY.