Gallery: MLT Third of July event and fireworks show
Posted: July 4, 2017 2348
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Kids play in floating human-sided “hamster balls.”
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Crowds line the hill on the east side of Lake Ballinger Park.
City Councilmembers Bryan Wahl, Doug McCardle, Sean Richards, Rick Ryan and Kyoko Matsumoto-Wright stand alongside State Rep. Shelley Kloba (second from right, white jacket) as they are thanked for their support of the event.
Fireworks at the 2017 3rd of July Celebration. (File photo by Natalie Covate)
Swing dancers let loose to music performed by Swingy.
Pony rides were a hit for younger event attendees.
Four-legged friends also attended the event.
A boy has his face painted at the face painting booth.
(File photo by Natalie Covate)
A train ride winds through booths at the event.
Participants hop down the track of the three-legged gunnysack race.
Some booths had games for attendees to play. Here, a young participant shoots a stack of plastic cups with a Nerf ball gun.
About 2,000 community members gathered with their friends and families in Mountlake Terrace on the 3rd of July for an Independence Day celebration.
Festivities kicked off at 3 p.m. Monday at Lake Ballinger Park, with several booths open to keep kids entertained. Pony rides and floating human-sized “hamster balls” were popular among young attendees. Local food vendors, including Red Onion Burgers, Sorelli Pizza and Grand Pere Bakery, were available, as well as music and games.
The event culminated in a professional fireworks show after 10 p.m., set to music.
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–Photos by Natalie Covate
On photo #5, how about Shelly Kloba, our rep in Olympia for LD1?
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On photo #5, how about Shelly Kloba, our rep in Olympia for LD1?
Hi Ken, if you click the photo, you can see the full caption. She is listed.