In a tie-dyed swirl of red, white and blue, the Evers family shows some patriotic flair on Tuesday.
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Not surprisingly, John Cusick is the winner of this year's Firecracker 5K in Bayfield. Behind him at the start of the race is James Chenowith, a freshman on the cross country team at Bayfield High School.
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The line for the pancake breakfast at the Bayfield Lions Club starts forming about an hour into the three-hour event.
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Members of Boy Scout Troop 506 and American Legion Post 143 present the flags at the start of Bayfield's 4th of July parade.
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Pat Stone, right, leads the Blue Star Moms entry in the parade.
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This year's grand marshal of the parade is LaVina Mars, a former Bayfield town clerk and fifth-generation resident of the Pine River Valley.
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Bayfield real estate is a steal, compared to Durango, according to Bayfield Realty.
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Retired U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell and his wife, Linda, drive their shiny red Ford for this year's event.
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Sharon Kinton, left, and Nancy Senti, background, cut pies at the annual Calvary Presbyterian Church pie and craft sale.
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Carrie McCauley an dminitaure pony Razor pull her daughter, Maggie, and friend Lauren Harwood in the Pine River Valley Heritage Society entry in the parade.
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Joe Stephenson Park is filled Tuesday afternoon with Independence Day revelers. Many returned in the evening for the town's fireworks display.
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Pancakes, pie, a nationally-renowned runner, parade and lots of activities in Joe Stephenson Park rounded out Independence Day festivities in Bayfield.
John Cusick, who took fourth in the 1,500 meters in the NCAA Division II meet in May, cruised to an easy win at the Firecracker 5K on Tuesday morning , a run and walk to benefit the La Plata Family Centers Coalition. The event is sponsored by Momentum Fitness and AJ's Greenhouse.
The Bayfield Lions Club and Calvary Presbyterian Church reported strong sales at the annual pancake breakfast and the pie sale.
During the parade, the Bayfield Realty float proudly proclaimed "Bayfield is still better than Durango" while poking fun at the big city's inflated real estate prices.
After the big event in Mill Street, the crowd of people headed to Joe Stephenson Park. Kids and dogs cooled off in the ditch as the high school cheerleaders sold Navajo tacos and the wrestling team served hamburgers made from local beef.
A duck race, corn hole tournament and beers in the Pine River Centennial Rotary tent wrapped up the day's festivities, with fireworks that evening and more live music by Million Dollar Highway.
The Bayfield Marshal's Office reported it was a relatively quiet holiday. One last child was reunited with his parents, and three cell phones were found and returned to their owners. On Tuesday night, there were a few complaints about loud parties and fireworks being shot in town. The post-fireworks traffic backed up for awhile because of the large crowd and closure of Bayfield Parkway, said Marshal Joe McIntyre. Because Durango cancelled its fireworks show due to the Lightner Creek fire, Bayfield's crowd was larger than usual.
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