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Seen on Scene: At the Damboree

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The annual Damboree parade features a water play section, and, first row, from left, Damien Sheets, Scott Muller, Jacob Reese and Roman Hornaday, get their water guns ready along with, second row, from left, Lauren Small, Brian Harrison and Jakob Ryan, and third row, from left, Clint Small, Daniel Shay and Logan Melton.

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Councilman James Howard Adams hands out personal fans to people watching the annual Damboree parade Saturday in Boulder City.

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Incoming Councilwoman Sherri Jorgensen, left, and Councilwoman Claudia Bridges wave to visitors during the annual Damboree parade.

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Mike Collins, owner of My 4 Sons Cards Comics and Games, gets hit with some water during the annual Fourth of July Damboree parade Saturday.

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People on the water play parade entries soak the crowd during the annual Fourth of July Damboree parade Saturday.

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Kids ages 12 and older participate in the annual Fourth of July coin toss at the Boulder City pool on Saturday. Approximately 70 children of all ages participated in the event.

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Don Scott, left, and Mick Casey sing a worship song outside Christ Lutheran Church before the Damboree parade.

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Cooking sausages for the Rotary Club of Boulder City’s annual Damboree pancake breakfast in Bicentennial Park on Saturday were, from left, volunteers Johnna Simms, Bill Rackey and club member Tom Riggs.

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State Treasurer Zach Conine, center, watches as Ben Baugh, right, makes pancakes during the Rotary Club of Boulder City’s annual Damboree pancake breakfast Saturday at Bicentennial Park. At left, member Frank Carroll supervises the action.

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Jennie and Don Avon of Boulder City enjoy the pancake breakfast presented by the Rotary Club of Boulder City on Saturday as part of the Damboree festivities.

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Rylin Gerhardt, 7, of Henderson shows off the Mickey Mouse pancake made especially for her during the Rotary Club of Boulder City’s annual Damboree breakfast Saturday at Bicentennial Park.

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Caleb Whitehouse, from left, Don Wood, Duncan McCoy and Clare Tobler were in charge of preparing the batter for the Rotary Club of Boulder City’s annual Damboree pancake breakfast Saturday in Bicentennial Park. The club planned to serve 600 people.

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The Ruby family, from left, Jennifer, Blake, Edith and Justin, came from Las Vegas to enjoy a pancake breakfast presented by the Rotary Club of Boulder City in Bicentennial Park on Saturday as part of the Damboree celebration.

Decked out in patriotic attire, from left, Cody Obergh, Jessica Obergh, Kinsley Obergh, Elizabeth Donofrio and Linzy Donofrio, all of Henderson, await the start of the Damboree parade in downtown Boulder City on Saturday.

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Members of the Cpl. Matthew A. Commons Post 36, Veterans of Foreign Wars, presented the colors as the beginning of the Damboree parade through downtown Boulder City on Saturday.

By Hali Bernstein Saylor and Celia Shortt Goodyear

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