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Cashmere Royalty Queen Reese Westlund, center, Princess Naomi Valle, left, and Princess Faith Kert make their way down the parade route during Cashmere Founders' Day Crunch Pak Grand Parade in 2023.

A grand parade, car show, ping pong ball drop, salmon release and artisan fair create Cashmere’s biggest event, Founder’s Day, which has grown since 1979.

Decorated floats holding royalty from Cashmere, Manson, Leavenworth, Odessa and Prosser will glide by in the parade. The parade begins in downtown Cashmere at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 28.

Tillicum Riders, based in Cashmere, make their way down the parade route during Cashmere Founders' Day Crunch Pak Grand Parade on Saturday.

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Justus Davenport, 6, of Wenatchee, submits a Happy Letter during Cashmere's Founders' Day, June 29, 2024 at Riverside Park. The letters are distributed to veterans, retirement homes, children's hospitals, cancer treatment facilities, and individuals in need.

Kids and some adults scramble to pick up ping pong balls during the Founders' Day Ping Pong Ball Drop Saturday at Riverside Park in Cashmere. All children in their respective age groups received a prize. The grand prizes were two scooters and a radio flyer bike.

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