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The Wapakoneta precision lawnmower drill team performs during the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Auglaize County Carteens dummy falls out during the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Motorcyles with American and POW flags participate in the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Newly-elected Shelby County commissioners Bruce Metz and Mack Knupp (who will soon replace Bob Guillozet and Tony Bornhorst, respectively) participate in the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Pam and Jim Liggett walk beside the Shelby County Republican Party float during the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Botkins Carousel Candidate Sophia Bajwa rides in the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday while escort Corey Koenig drives.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Botkins Carousel grand marshalls Bobby and Sharon Meyer ride during the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Haywired performs on Friday night during the Botkins Carousel.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Haywired performs on Friday night during the Botkins Carousel.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Botkins Carousel queen Grace Gutman poses on the runway following the pageant on Friday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Delana Pitts performs a dance/acrobatic routine during the Botkins Carousel on Friday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Botkins Carousel contestant Raegan Serr is escorted onto stage by Marcus Altherr during the pageant on Friday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Botkins Carousel 1999 queen Audrey Gutman, adjusts the crown of the 2024 queen: her daughter, Grace Gutman. It is the first time a daughter of a former Botkins Carousel queen has herself been named queen.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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The Shelby County DARE unit’s float is pulled by a cruiser during the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News
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Anna/Botkins Heiland American Legion No. 446’s color guard leads the Botkins Carousel parade on Sunday.
John Hemp | Sidney Daily News