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CORONADO
The sun had yet to rise Saturday when Gloria Todd Collett began arranging lawn chairs and blankets at the corner of Orange Avenue and First Street, the epicenter of Coronado’s Independence Day Parade.
The beloved procession was cancelled last summer for the first time in its 72-year history due to the pandemic. But it was revived for this year’s Fourth of July weekend, and Collet and friends weren’t going to miss their tradition of mixing along the parade route.
“The people include my mom, my three kids, my friend Amy, her three kids and her parents,” Collett said, using her fingers to tick off the names.
Coronado kicks off the Independence Day weekend with an annual parade
Colon Road-After the annual Coronado Independence Day parade was cut during the worst of the pandemic last year, it returned to Orange Avenue in a roaring manner on Saturday.
“It’s really a time for everyone to come together. It’s a time to heal and a time to regain our previous lives, but even better,” said parade audience Laura Wilkinson.
Organizers said that the number of people participating in the parade this year hit a record high.
“We actually have 109 entries, more than in 2018 and 2019,” said Todd Tanghe, president of the non-profit organization Coronado on July 4.
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