Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen Emma Mihalko and her court wave to the crowd near the end of Saturday’s King Coal Parade in Carmichaels. Saturday was the final day of the weeklong King Coal Show, which also included a carnival, live music and fireworks.
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Several area marching bands participated in Saturday’s King Coal Parade, including Carmichaels High School.
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The King Coal Association’s Coal-R Express celebrates the 70th annual King Coal Show.
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The Charles Workman Memorial Auto/Motorcycle Parade led directly into the King Coal Parade, delivering a full hour of excitement for paradegoers in Carmichaels Saturday.
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Carmichaels Youth Football thanks the coal miners at Saturday’s King Coal Parade.
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Carmichaels football players toss candy to the crowd Saturday.
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The “diamonds in the rough” of the King Coal Softball Team toss candy to the crowd.
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The flag corps of the Carmichaels High School marching band performs during Saturday’s King Coal Parade.
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Carmichaels High School cheerleaders wave to the crowd from atop a firetruck during Saturday’s King Coal Parade.
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A Waynesburg Central High School trombonist marches with the band during Saturday’s King Coal Parade.
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When candy-throwers at Saturday’s King Coal Parade didn’t hit the bulls-eye, kids didn’t hesitate to scoop up the spoils of errant throws.
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The Waynesburg Central High School Marching Band’s flag corps cut a swath of orange through the King Coal Parade Saturday.
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Arabella Dodson, 2, being held up by Christian Dodson, 10, sprays bubbles at 6-year-olds Isabella Ridgley and Alayna Dodson. The Fairchance children were part of a large crowd that turned out for the 70th annual King Coal Parade in Carmichaels, part of the closing day of the King Coal Show.
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The driver of a classic car skyhooks candy to the crowd during the Charles Workman Memorial Auto/Motorcycle Parade in Carmichaels Saturday.
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Members of the Carmichaels flag corps wave at the Bituminous Coal Queen and her court as they close out the annual King Coal Parade.
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Cars, trucks, marching bands and floats all paid homage to the area’s coal mining heritage at Saturday’s annual King Coal Parade in Carmichaels.
It was the close of the 70th annual King Coal Festival, which began the Saturday before and continued throughout the week with baby contests, a children’s bicycle parade, the Battle of the Barrel and more.
The parade was preceded by a car and motorcycle show, with participants driving directly from the show to form their own parade immediately before King Coal.
Over 70 years, it’s become a cherished tradition. Melissa Ewart’s parents have held a party at their house along the parade route every year since they moved to the house in 1978.
Ewart, along with family and friends, wore matching shirts advertising the gathering. The festival atmosphere was enhanced by speakers and music, which they switched up to celebrate each new development — “Born to be Wild” for motorcyclists, or “Isn’t She Lovely” for Rain Day Queen Camryn Hawfield.
“We look forward to this day every year,” Ewart said.
Once the parade finished, many people made their way to the Carmichaels & Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Company’s hall for food, vendors, carnival, live music and fireworks show.
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