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It was a perfect day for a parade in Le Roy and the annual Oatka Festival Parade went off without a hitch.

One of the highlights of the parade was the performance by the Preston Scout House Band, of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, which closed out the parade (top photo and bottom three photos, with more in the slide show).

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The 78th Elba Onion Festival kicked off Friday with the opening of the carnival and evening parade. The festival is one of the largest fundraisers for the Elba Fire Department.

Just up the road a bit from the festival is the Elba Muckland; there, red, white and yellow onions grow, which gives the festival its name. 

One bit of trivia: Onions are one of the largest vegetable crops in the United States.

The festival continues throughout the day today.

Here's photos from yesterday's Stafford parade and carnival. The carnival continues today and tomorrow.

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Lots of people and lots of fun once again for St. Joe's Parade and Lawn Fete in Batavia.

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There were about 20 Memorial Day events in Genesee County today. Here are photos from four of them: Services at the NYS Vets Home, the Upton Monument and parades in Batavia and Corfu.

And Ken Mistler's giant flag on the Carr's building.

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Batavia's Memorial Day Parade begins in the Eastown Plaza at 10 a.m.

Here's the order of parade participants and what you can expect to see:

First Division:

• Batavia Police Chief
• VVA Chapter 193 Color Guard
• WWII Don Lewis
• Batavia NG 102nd Gun Bn. AAA
• Ralph Parise Korea
• Bob Stack Mustang Conv. Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan
• Humvee New York Army Guard
• Daughters of the American Revolution
• Paul Ohlson and Laura Friend 1946 Plymouth
• Dick McClurg Roadster Grand Marshall Mary Pat Hancock  
• The Ghost Riders
• Eugene Jankowski driving a 1942 Batavia PD motorcycle, wearing a period Batavia PD Police uniform

Second Division:

• Genesee County Sheriff Dept. Color Guard
• Genesee County Sheriff’s Dept.
• New York State Police
• City of Batavia Fire Department
• Mercy Ambulance
• Town of Batavia Fire Department

Third Division:

• Batavia Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol
• Sal Licata Remember our Troops
• Elected Officials
• Knights of Columbus

Fourth Division:

• Batavia High School Color Guard and Marching Band
• Holland Land Office Museum
• The Peace Garden
• ARC
• The Muck Dogs  /  Amy’s Fluffy Friends
• The Jaycees
• Rotary Antique Cars

Fifth Division:

• Batavia Concert Band
• St. Joseph Kiwanis K Kids
• Cub Scouts
• Girl Scouts
• Boy Scouts
• 6 Scouts

Sixth Division:

• The Patriot Guard

Seventh Division:

• Care a Van Ministries
• First Student Bus

The members of the Oakfield Betterment Committee couldn't have asked for better parade weather today.

Hundreds of people lined the parade route, which began at Oakfield-Alabama Central School and stretched a village mile to Elroy Parkins Memorial Town Park.

The hour-long parade featured all the floats, bands, fire trucks and other small-town hoopla any true parade fan would appreciate.

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The summer doesn't officially begin in Batavia until the Resurrection Parish Lawn Fete and Parade.  The weather was near perfect yesterday and a large crowd turned out for the fun and the food.

Another 50 or so pictures after the jump.

A threat of rain (that never materialized) couldn't keep hundreds of people from descending on Main Street this morning for the annual Memorial Day parade.  

The parade featured the Batavia High School marching band and flag team, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the city and town fire departments, Sheriff's Office and Police Department, along with local veterans groups and elected officials, among other groups.

More pictures after the jump.

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Another summer weekend, another parade in Genesee County. This one in the photogenic setting of the Village of Le Roy for the Oatka Festival.

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