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    The Color Guard leads the Independence Day Parade in Shelburne Falls on Thursday.
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    People enjoy BBQ chicken dinners and classic cars at the Buckland Shelbunre Regional School after the parade in Shelburne Falls Thursday.
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    Prudence Wholey, Tony Jewell and Roland Giguere pack up BBQ chicken dinners at the Buckland Shelburne Regional School after the parade in Shelburne Falls Thursday.
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    Children cover their ears as local fire trucks blow their sirens in the Independence Day Parade in Shelburne Falls on Thursday.
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    The Shelburne Falls Military Band, organized in 1835, plays in the Independence Day Parade in Shelburne Falls on Thursday.
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    A man rides a penny-farthing bicycle in the Independence Day Parade in Shelburne Falls on Thursday.
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    Local fire trucks cross the Iron Bridge in the Independence Day Parade in Shelburne Falls on Thursday.
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    Horses and ponies in the Independence Day Parade in Shelburne Falls on Thursday.
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    Children dressed for the holiday toss candy from the bed of a classic truck during the Independence Day Parade in Shelburne Falls on Thursday.