73rd annual Soybean Festival’s Grand Parade
Friday, October 9, 2020
By Jill Bock/Standard Democrat
The 73rd annual Soybean Festival’s Grand Parade was held in Portageville, Missouri, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020.
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Employees with the Bank of New Madrid pass out candy to the public during Portageville's annual Soybean Festival Grand Parade on Thursday night.
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A large crowd lined Main Street in Portageville in anticipation of the start of the Grand Parade on Thursday night.
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The Bloomfield High School Band was all a glow as they performed during the 73rd Annual Soybean Festival Grand Parade. The band won first place in the 2A HS division.
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Floats celebrated all kinds of sweet treats during the 73rd annual Soybean Festival's Grand Parade on Thursday night. The Sugarland Express featuring Maggie, Asher and Liberty Morton won third place in the mini-float division
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A young chef offers a tray of cupcakes during the Soybean Festival's Grand Parade on Thursday night. This year's theme was "Let the Sweet Times Roll."
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The Kelly High School Marching Band performs for the judges during the Soybean Festival's Grand Parade on Thursday night. The band placed second in the 3A HS Division with New Madrid County Central High School's band earning first place.
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A little bee takes in the crowd from the Portageville Assembly of God's float during the Portageville Soybean Festival's Grand Parade on Thursday night.
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The Portageville First Assembly of God's float celebrated sweetness with a bee hive and little bees during the 73rd Annual Soybean Festival's Grand Parade on Thursday night. The float earned first place honors in the mini-floats category.
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The Portageville High School Marching Band was one of several bands featured during the Grand Parade on Thursday night.
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"Let the Sweet Times Roll" was the theme of the 73rd Annual Portageville Soybean Festival. A youngster stands amid lollipops and and other sweet treats on her float as it rolls down Main Street Thursday night during the Grand Parade.
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A youngster waves at the passing parade during Thursday evenings Grand Parade at Portageville. The parade was one of the many activities featured during the 73rd Annual Soybean Festival.
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The theme to the 73rd annual Soybean Festival was "Let the Sweet Times Roll" and to illustrate it, one of the floats in the Grand Parade Thursday night featured Willie Wonka and the Oompa Loompas. The float by The Old Broads Plus One was the Grand Float winner earning $1,000.