Black Fly Festival a hit in Milo

YOUNG MUSIC MAKERS
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Elementary band students from SAD 41 played and marched in the 2014 Milo Black Fly Festival parade on the morning of Saturday, June 7.

VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS
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Classic cars and fire engines drove down Park Street in Milo during this year’s Black Fly Festival parade. After rain at last year’s event, the weather cooperated and a breeze helped keep many of the event’s namesake away.

LOCAL PUBLIC APPEARANCE
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Mrs. Maine America 2014 Liza Smith of Sebec, along with her husband Ryan and sons Jackson and Landon, took part in the Black Fly Festival parade.

COLORFUL CHARACTERS
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Shriner Clowns and a fire dog from the Milo Fire Department were among those greeting Black Fly Festival parade spectators.