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Ten Years Ago

May 20, 2004

The Days of Real Sport Parade, an annual tradition in Waitsburg, was marked by a stirring tribute to United States servicemen and a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem by Lindsey Thomas of Prescott, daughter of Joe Thomas and Jill Thomas, and Queen of the Milton-Freewater Pioneer Posse Court. On the announcer's stand was Fred Hamann, assisted by Scott Archer.

Bearing the stars and striped -LESS-THAN-0096-at the DRS parade-GREATER-THAN-0096- was Joe Gagnon, recently returned to Waitsburg from a year-long stint in Alaska with the Coast Guard, after being called...