Morgan Tinsley (front) and Piper and Jace (behind) took their shot at unsuspecting parade-goers Saturday.Chris the Clown brought many smiles to kids faces with his fabulous balloon animals. /LAURA KEILAlayah’s facepaint choice rivalled any magic eye puzzle. /LAURA KEILIsis Hiroe waves to the camera as part of Tim Hortons’ multi-part float. /LAURA KEIlWilliam took his shot in a marble game set up as a fundraiser by the Valemount Food Bank. / LAURA KEIlThe Valemount Fire Department raised $1061.92 during their “Boot Drive” at the Valemountain Days Parade. The money raised will go to Muscular Dystrophy Canada. /LAURA KEILMichelle Ramirez attended the parade Saturday with her twins Gabriel and Sofia, age 11 months, who experienced their very first Valemountain Days parade. / LAURA KEILLaurel McKirdy showed off her unexpected brawn during the ironwoman competition as part of the Logger Sports events. /LAURA KEILLocal physician Kat Godlewski gave it her all during the ironwoman competition during Logger Sports Sunday. /LAURA KEILHannah and Spencer were ready to “float.” /ANDREA ARNOLDChris the Clown wows another fan with a balloon creation. /LAURA KEILLaura Smith and Sean Carson partnered up for the jack and jill cross-cut saw event during Logger Sports Sunday. /LAURA KEILA circle dance demonstration looped in many people during the street dance Friday night. / LAURA KEILHarper, Rilah, Ivy, Isadora, Keslin, Jordyn, and Violet made a new Valemount-record for longest connected balloon hat. /SUBMITTEDTake your best shot. /JESSICA ARNOLDMany vintage cars took part in the parade and the Show N Shine Saturday. /LAURA KEILThis float was a full family affair. Four-legged family members included. /ANDREA ARNOLDVCTV set up a green screen demonstration with many backgrounds to choose from upstairs in the arena on Saturday. / LAURA KEILValemount Secondary Principal Derrick Shaw’s head became the perfect canvas for a hamburger painted by secondary school math/art teacher Jory Wong. /MARCChrystal from McBride’s slo-pitch team, Plan B, connects bat with ball during a game Sunday afternoon. Plan B came in 2nd after the Johnny Reds (Locals and pipeline worker mix team). Cousins from Grand Cache came in 3rd place. / LAURA KEILThe Show ‘n Shine had 25 entries with the oldest car entered being the 1929 Roadster entered by Bobby from TGP in McBride. He had it all shined up for the parade and entered it in the show for further admiration. The other oldest vehicles were from the ’40’s. John Deere is celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Model D which is what Two Rivers Farm brought in, its build date was 1942. The other 1940s vehicles included a Cock Shutt 30, a Willys CJ2A Jeep, and the 1948 Ford Pumper the Village has in their Fire Department Fleet! The newest vehicles were of course the EVs. The EVs varied from Teslas, Bolt, to a Ford F150 Lightning, as well as the Village’s e-ride utility and the Rad Expand 5 EBike. The Electric vehicle owners answered many questions about their vehicles and added to the event. Left: Harold Edwards with his brand new electric F-150. Of the 25 vehicles entered the Fan Favourite was the 1957 Chevrolet Belair entered by Rod Lavoie, the honourable mentions went to 1968 Ford Bronco, 1970 Nova SS, 1942 John Deere Model D, and the 1974 Dodge Challenger.Photo By: Jody Wall PhotographyPhoto By: Jody Wall PhotographyPhoto By: Jody Wall PhotographyPhoto By: Jody Wall PhotographyPhoto By: Jody Wall PhotographyPhoto By: Jody Wall PhotographyPhoto By: Jody Wall Photography
