In focus: Labor Day celebrated with parade in Mineral
Becky Ritchie rides a pink tractor named Sweet Lorraine after her late mother alongside Jim Shepherd as they ride past the Mineral Market and American Legion Post 171 during Mineral's Labor Day parade on Saturday, Aug. 31.
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Heather Kelly leads her son, Cody, along during Mineral's Labor Day parade as he rides Willy the pony on Saturday, Aug. 31.
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Children collect candy during Mineral's Labor Day parade on Front Street in the tiny community near Mount Rainier on Saturday, Aug. 31.
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The Lewis County Fire District 9 fire engine leads Mineral's Labor Day parade on Saturday, Aug. 31, on Front Street in the Mount Rainier adjacent community.
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Jack Brown, on the right, drives his classic John Deere tractor down Front Street in Mineral on Saturday, Aug. 31, during the town's Labor Day parade.
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Baked goodies made by the Neighborhood Christian Center for a bake sale benefiting the backpack program which helps feed underpriviledged children in the Morton School District on the weekends sit on a table while kids get their faces painted after the Mineral Labor Day parade on Saturday, Aug. 31. Those who missed Saturday's parade but are still interested in donating to the Neighborhood Christian Center's backpack program can visit the church, located at 127 Mineral Road N. or call 360-492-3491 for information on how to donate.
