WEST PARIS – Around a thousand people lined Main Street on Saturday as the sixth annual Old Home Days Celebration entered its second day.
The theme of this year’s event, “Coming Home,” was reflected in the many old friends who came back from all over the East Coast, and some as far away as California, to remember the old days when they were growing up in the small western Maine town.
The parade was led by the Maine State Police Pipers, followed by floats representing local business and social clubs. Also participating were antique cars, the Shriners, fire departments from West Paris, South Paris, Norway, Greenwood and Woodstock, as well as the Old Crow Indian Band.
Drawing cheers were Scouts, soap box racers and school children from the Agnes Gray and Legion Memorial schools.
Following the parade, hundreds enjoyed the midway with game booths, beano, a woodcarving demonstration, a portable saw mill demonstration and a wide variety of food booths run by local church groups, snowmobile clubs and the Tri-Town Ambulance and Rescue Service.
In the evening, about 130 members of the West Paris High School Alumni Association and guests gathered for the organization’s annual banquet. After Steve’s Catering Service of Norway served a meal, classes from throughout the school’s long history were honored, and friends, both old and new, were able to remember the good ol’ days.
After the banquet, many alumni moved on to the midway to enjoy more fun, food and games and join in as the annual street dance on Kingsbury Street.
The evening ended with a fireworks display that could be seen from all around the town.
The celebration concludes today with a variety of events scheduled.
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