Potomac Day 2016
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Potomac Day 2016

Food, rides and music fill the day.

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East West Tae Kwon Do congratulates their National Champions in Sparring – Kate and Colin Mizushima

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Hanuman, legendary superhero from India

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Llama visits Citizen of the Year Mary Kimm

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Squeals on Wheels’ John Phillips and Molly Farrell hold and pet a favorite pig — Piggy Sue.

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Sean Healey enjoys his new best friend — Piggy Sue from Squeals on Wheels.

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Even Santa showed up for Potomac Day — a little early but he said he was checking out children’s chimneys to make certain they were clean and ready for him.

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Five-year-old Ava Obando loved the inflatable slide.

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The car carrying Potomac Almanac staff joins the parade.

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Potomac Pizza truck joins in the parade.

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Margaret Vogel, secretary of Friends of the Library, with Huckle Cat.

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Citizen of the Year Mary Kimm exchanges greetings with a llama.

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Cub Scout Vincent Wigle, 9, of Bells Mill Elementary, carried the flag in the Potomac Day parade and got a nibble and a kiss from the llama, "S'mores," who got his name from his black and white coloring.

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Business Person of the Year Fred Goldberg

The wind and the cold didn’t keep the crowd away from Potomac Day, 2016. The parade was a favorite of both children and adults. Everyone clapped and cheered as the Potomac Citizen of the Year Mary Kimm, the Potomac Businessman of the Year Fred Goldberg and the Potomac Youth of the Year Arslon Humayun passed by, seated in shiny convertibles.

The parade featured political candidates, a number of classic cars, the Squeals on Wheels Petting Zoo, bands, clowns, free candy, fire trucks, ambulances, emergency vehicles and more.

The parking lot overflowed with popular children’s rides, business booths and lots of food choices from our local restaurants. Rock and Roll music from Retrospect and performances by East West Tae Kwon Do kept the crowd jumping and the atmosphere lively.

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Youth of the Year Arslon Humayun