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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Capt. Brian Flannelly with the Bellingham Fire Department, center, portrays St. Patrick as leads the Bellingham Firefighters Pipes & Drums during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Sherman leads his owner Mary Tully of Bellingham as Cadence Osage Testa, center, and Milagro Mauricio, both 6, chase them down during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Lenin Mendoza II, 3, rides atop his father's shoulders Lenin Mendoza of Bellingham during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Bennett Burke, 3, right, leads his mother Corrie Burke and Sarah Fowler during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Capt. Brian Flannelly with the Bellingham Fire Department portrays St. Patrick before the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Bellingham Firefighters Pipes & Drums practice before the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Images from the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Brian Day, left, "Mod Sock," and Aireekah Laudert, all from Bellingham, entertain the crowd during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - White Lightening entertains the crowd with the roar of its engine during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - The Bellingham Roller Betties entertain the crowd during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Members of the Bellingham Irish Wolfhounds entertain the crowd during St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - The Quicksilver Photo Lab camera during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.
© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Capt. Brian Flannelly with the Bellingham Fire Department, portrays St. Patrick as leads the Bellingham Firefighters Pipes & Drums during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday afternoon Mar. 14, 2015.