Sun shines on 2017 Chester Alumni Day Parade

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After several days of rain, the clouds parted just in time for the annual Chester Alumni Day Parade on Saturday, June 6. Chester architect Claudio Veliz shot these photos commemorating the event. Click any photo to launch the gallery.

Audience gather for the start of the annual Chester Alumni Parade on Saturday morning.

The Chester-Andover Elementary Marching Band.

Chester Fire Engine 1.

Shark! An alumni float for the Class of ’77.

Christmas is theme of the Class of ’83 float.

Emergency equipment is always a crowd pleaser.

Fire engine 2.

Teacher Keith Hill chauffers Parade Grand Marshal Fritz Wendlandt.

Green Mountain Union High School’s Marching Band.

The parade is not complete without an equestrian contingent.

A highlight of the parade is the town’s American LaFrance fire engine.

Firefighter Andy Sheere drives the truck as Red McAllister rides shotgun.

Sandy Vincent stands with the Class of 1940.

Vietnam veterans make a grand showing.

The Weston Fire Department helps to celebrate.