 We're here at the 2023 Montpelier Independence Day Parade. Can we save for the July? Couldn't be more excited. It's going to be a lot of floats today. Oh, because of the race. OK, here we go. Watch out. They're coming. These bikers bike in the name of our state. The runners. And runners run. And runners will run. Hey, there's Taggart. There he goes. We got the Orca Media Zone. Runners. Runners got to run. Orca Media Zone. Who? Taggart. Taggart. I forgot Taggart runs. He's a runner. Wow. Wow. Look at those babies. Look at those toddlers go. What? Super dad. Super dad over here. We're live on YouTube. Good job, everyone. Oh, yeah. This is the community spirit. Everybody's just going to get together. Everybody's just going to get together. Some are going to run. Some are going to cheer. Yeah. So it's all about. We're on both sides of it. All right. On both sides of it. It's exciting. There's a lot of kids. A lot of kids. You know the kids? Woo. Dude, some of these kids are passionate. Celebration. Christopher Viersma, co-director with Orca Media, your local community media center in Montpelier, Vermont. I'm joined with Rowan. I'm just happy to be here at the 2023 Montpelier Independence Day Parade. And we're going to see what we can see. Yeah, the marathon runners are finishing it up. This is super exciting. We even have some of our own staff running. Hi, Taggart. It's great to see everybody run. They're coming back around. It looks like a lap. This is great. This is great. So it's a little drizzly, a little rainy. But here we are under the tents. And we are, once again, live from the July 3rd Independence Day Parade. We're Orca Media, your community media center in Montpelier. We are live on channel 1075 and at orcamedia.net. Very exciting. What else is exciting? What else is exciting? Everybody comes out here today. This is the most people you'll ever see downtown. It's such a large gathering. It looks like people are coming from all over. And it's just a great thing to see in our capital. Wow, here they come, here they come. And the weather's not stopping anybody. No, look at these kids running in the rain. This is Orca Media coming to you live, channel 1075, and at orcamedia.net. Hey, don't forget to follow us on social media at Orca Media on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. We've even joined Tiktok for all of you Tiktokers at Orca Media. There you went, Tiktok. Tiktok with us on Orca Media at Tiktok. Hey, so we are going to say hi to our special guest in just a second here. Just a second. There's a lot of cheering happening, so it's nice and loud. We're going to say hi to Larry. My name is Lauren Seiler, host and executive producer of Ableton On Air at www.OrcaMedia.net. I am so happy today to be here during the July 3rd parade. And the reason why I'm here is to promote Ableton On Air. Ableton On Air is a program near and dear to our hearts here in Montpellier, Vermont. My wife and I, my wife Arlene and I produce the program, and it is the program that focuses on the needs, concerns, and achievements of the differently-abled. There are so many people in Montpellier, Vermont with special abilities. We don't focus on the disability per se. We've interviewed everyone from Washington County Mental Health to many other organizations that deal with special abilities in Montpellier and beyond. That's great. We've been doing the show. My wife and I have been doing the show since 2015 in Montpellier, Vermont. But I've been a journalist in this area for about 30-plus years. And it's extremely important to focus on people that have done extraordinary things, from doctors to clinicians. I mean, you only get two or three minutes per story. But we do an entire show that focuses on this topic. Absolutely. If you haven't seen Larry's show, definitely check it out. There's stories that you won't hear elsewhere. And it's a great show. And for those that don't know, we are co-sponsored. And we are co-sponsored by Washington County Mental Health here in Montpellier, Vermont, as well as many other organizations, including the help from Oracle Media, who has done a fantastic job helping us with our show. And public access and peg access for many years has been pretty much on the chopping block. But it's extremely important to keep peg access and public access alive. Because without those programs on Oracle Media, everything from parades to medical shows to political shows, it's just extremely important to keep public access alive. Hey, Larry, what are some of your favorite highlights or special guests that you've had over the years? Who are some of your favorites? Some of our favorites, well, we recently, like I said, we've had Washington County Mental Health. We've had Green Mountain Support Services. We've had, most recently, which is airing now, we've had an agency called WayToMyHeart.org. They're an agency that deals with amputations and the importance of diabetes health. We've had them on. But we've had Higher Ability Vermont in years past, which is an agency that deals with employment and people with special needs. Employment and employment for people with special needs is so important in Vermont, especially now. Everybody needs a job despite your challenge. We've had doctors. We've had clinicians. We've had politicians. Most recently, it hasn't aired yet, but we've had Senator Ann Watson. She's former mayor of Montpellier, Vermont, and who's also a school teacher. And last year, we've had topics such as food insecurity, which is extremely important, especially for school kids needing proper nutrition in school. So many, so many topics. But the biggest topic that's so important in Montpellier, Vermont right now is, well, now that the pandemic is over, we focused on that, by the way, for the past two years, medical and the pandemic, and how the pandemic has dealt with people with special needs. But the more important right now is people getting back to work and people just enjoying, especially events like this. Because without Orca Media and without people's support in the community, Orca Media would not exist. Hey, thanks for joining us, Larry. Thank you, Larry. Abledon On Air on Orca Media. Abledon On Air, only on Channel 1075, www.OrcaMedia.net. Thanks, Larry. Thanks for coming by. Thank you, Larry. All right, all right. So here we are. We're getting ready for our first parade floats. Do you see anybody coming? From where I'm sitting, I can't. I can hear the crowd is anticipating it. The hum. Yeah. OK, look it. Here's our view. All right, so it sounds like we're expecting Governor Scott. They're coming from this direction. Or this way. That's right. They're coming from. No one yet. No one yet. It's OK. You know, look at the crowd is really building up. Let's see. We've got everyone out here today. We really do. Everyone's prepared for the rain. Some people aren't. It's not bothering them. Yeah, it's OK. Seems like everybody's scrambling for their spot. Everybody wants a good view. I'm personally excited to see that all things LGBTQ float. Oh, that's right. That's another show. One of our own shows at Orca Media. And they're just great. And I'm excited to see what they put on their float. They've been here for the past couple of years. It's been fun to see them here. Yeah. I don't know if I've seen it. Altogether now always has a nice one, but they're big birds. I went to the summer to the Altogether now summer camps when I was a kid. A lot of them, yeah. All right. It's great. Did you do paper mache? Yeah, I made a guinea pig, a helmet of a guinea pig out of paper mache. You still have it? Yeah. Oh, we should have wore it. That's in my closet. We could have wore it today. Hey, look, we've got some TV guest stars popping in. That's always fun. Photo bombers, photo crashers. Anybody in the interview, they can sit down. We've got the mic ready. OK. Yeah, I mean, we could take another interview. We could take another interview. Maybe some kids. I try to wait if somebody's over. Maybe a kid wants to say hi. We'll see. I see some of my neighbors down the way. We could interview them. Oh, and we almost forgot to mention Montpelier Live. Montpelier Live puts on this wonderful celebration. Montpelier Live is our downtown nonprofit association that celebrates Montpelier and does all kinds of fun and exciting things. But I think this is the heart of the organization, putting on this huge parade. They do so much. Every time you see a community event that's free and anywhere downtown, you'd probably find that it's put on by Montpelier Live. It's Montpelier Live. And they recently installed some Ems around town. Have you seen the Ems? I've seen the Ems. Is that Montpelier Live? Yeah, new benches. I saw those, the Ems from Montpelier. That's awesome. They do, you know, they manage all the public art. OK, here's the runners finishing it up now. The runners are now walking. The runners are walking. Have you ever ran a marathon? I've never, I've never ran a marathon. No, no, no. No, I don't know if I'm related to anyone who's ran a marathon. You don't even know if you're related. I don't know about that, yeah. I would run a marathon. Yeah. They make it look fun out here on the 4th of July. Oh, man. Also, forgot to mention, you know who else is playing? Chad Hollister is playing at the state house or did play at 4 o'clock. That's a big concert. I know there was a concert on Lakeland Street. So will that be on OrcaMedia.net? That will be, yeah. We covered, we had one of our camera operators covering the concert at the state house. So we'll be broadcasting that. It'll be available online at OrcaMedia.net and of course on YouTube. OrcaMedia.net. Yeah, did you go down to the state house? Did you see all the food trucks? I went down to the state house. I saw the food trucks. Looks really good. People are lined up out there. It's nice and crowded. The food is good, yes. I got a Philly cheesesteak. If you're watching this live, pause it and go to the state house and get a Philly cheesesteak. I wish I could say the name of the cart, but I can't remember. But you could smell it when you get there. Oh, you could smell it when you get there. It smells so good, yeah. Yeah. Oh, I hear some music coming down the road. We hear what might be. Let's see, let's see. Could be the Catamount Pipeman all the way down there. Yeah, here's some drums coming from that way, too. Oh, and fireworks tonight. Fireworks tonight. I might end up at the fireworks, yeah, for sure. You know, you could see them from my neighborhood, south on Grill and Street, because we're up high. You could see the fireworks. That's nice. You could see them kind of from the college or something, can you? Yeah, probably because it's up higher. Yeah, very exciting. OK, we got our leader, our parade leader here. It's a big day for Montpelier. This is a big day. Yeah. I'm glad everyone's so stoked. This is exciting. Lots of red, white, and blue. Lots of red, white, and blue. Independence Day, 4th of July tomorrow. Celebrating our country. And I feel celebrating our state, because the floats are local, focused. And we're airing it all live on Orchimedia.net. This is uncut. This is beautiful. This is live. Public Access TV. Channel 1075. 1075. 1075. And I hear very distinctly bagpipes now. Yeah, this is the beginning of the parade here. Here we are. Got some bikers coming in. They're just coming through. This would be a fun day to just bike around. It would. Just see what's going on, especially when there's no one on the street. Got their chairs on their back too. OK, we can see them now. Here we go. And it looks like, OK, we're starting out with the Montpelier SSN 765. So this has been a tradition for many years for the sailors of the USS Montpelier to participate in Montpelier's 4th of July activities. They are lead in the way. That is exciting. This and um. Thank you, sailors. Thank you, sailors. Thanks, sailors. They're coming through now. Here we go. We just really appreciate this. The officers chauffeuring the parade also. Yeah, that's nice. Here we go. The Montpelier SSN 765. Thank you to these people. The SS. Hey, it's Governor Phil Scott. Hey, Phil Scott. All right. Governor Phil Scott. Here we go. Governor Phil Scott. Walking through. Now this is Ms. Vermont Scholarship organization. Oh, did I get it wrong? Yeah, that looks right. Ms. Vermont. They're coming through. And Ms. Tune Vermont. And this is? Oh, this is our wonderful Catamount pipe band. The Catamount pipe band. Oh, you can hear them. Listen to that. Look at that. Beautiful. And coming up here looks like this is our Montpelier City Council coming. And the mayor, Jack McCullough. Hey, it's our mayor. And that is Jack McCullough, the mayor, and Donna Bate, and Sal Alfonso, who's a newer member of the City Council, and Tim Haney as well. Oh, looks like we've got a rainbow umbrella of Central Vermont. All right. And look, it's our friends at All Things LGBTQ on Orca Media. Channel 1075. There's Keith from All Things LGBTQ. Look at his shirt. This is exciting. Hey, Keith. I want that shirt. Hey, there they are. This is an Orca Media production. Hey, look at this. All Things LGBTQ on Orca Media. Channel 1075. Channel 1075. Quality. This is awesome. Beautiful, beautiful. Wait for the unicorn. You won't believe your eyes. It's our buddies, Ann and Linda from All Things LGBTQ. Oh, look at that. Wonderful. Here. Good work. Ann, who do we have next? Here it's Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman. He's a farmer. He's a father. He's a former legislator. And the current Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, David Zuckerman. Here he is. He's got the progressive party behind him that we have, the progressive party of Washington County. Love that. Ann made it. And then who's this? This is the Vermont Filipino-American Branch Club of Barry Lyons Club. Very cool. And this is Girl Scout Troop, 30,228 from Waterbury, Vermont. Sorry, I'm unsure of how the troop names go. 21 scouts from Waterbury, kindergarten to sixth grade. Hey, guys. Good job. Good job. They're awesome. And they got candy. I love it. Who doesn't love the Girl Scouts? Oh, yeah. And look at it. It's our congressional representative, Becca Ballant. Becca Ballant. Bernie Sanders. Oh, right. In his orange coat. The United States Senator, Bernie Sanders, everybody. That's awesome. That's exciting. It's always great to see Bernie. Hey, Bernie. I got to take a picture. Oh, yeah. The streets of Montpelier will go wild for Bernie Sanders. Yeah, I know. We're always happy to see Bernie. Hey, Bernie. It's the Sheetah Projects coming in with the drums. Awesome. So cool. Sheetah Projects. Let's see. What do we have? They're a nonprofit using West African drumming, dances, and other cultural activities to spread cultural education and promote diversity and inclusiveness. Yes. You'll see them around the area. You can check it out. Awesome. Great live music, dancing. All right. Nice job. Here's M&T Bank. Looks like it's a newer bank in the area. Thank you, M&T. M&T? It looks like they're a little dance going with the M&T Bank, too. They're throwing candy. You can't help but dance, right? You can't help but dance when there's a new bank in town. And oh, is this the Vermont dog eats? OK. This is a new dog treat bakery and retail store located at 5 East State Street in downtown Montpelier. Look at that dog. Oh, that's funny. That's a real dog. That's a real dog. Beautiful. Look at that display. That's awesome. Look at how he's looking on. That's great. It's good. You know, every once in a while, you need to get a special treat for your dog, you know? Yeah. You can do that now. Right next to Bohemian Bakery. So you can get yourself a treat, and then you can go get your dog a treat. So your dog doesn't get jealous? Yeah, yeah. You know how they are about treats? Dog might want your croissant, you know, but then you go get them a treat. So you can't feed your dog a croissant. You can come to Orca Media and meet our dog, Cricket. Cricket? She's very friendly, a little guard dog and friendly community center dog. I would love to feed Cricket one of these organic treats. Hopefully she's watching. OK, who do we have next? Here's the Kellogg Hubbard Library. Kellogg Hubbard Library. This is a staple in our town. Practically grew up there. Mangies right next door. I don't know. They've got the book wheels. That's great. That's awesome. Very cool. These people are great. Public library, very important in a small town. I'm just going to quickly, oh, let's see. We've got Altogether Now. Is that right? Sorry, it just says Altogether Now as part of the Kellogg Hubbard Library. That's sweet. OK, cool. So coming in next, we have the Falun Dafa Association of New England, spiritual practice, millions of folks around the world. All right. Very cool. They've got some drummers in the back, it sounds like. See, they're still doing the book cart dance. Those are book carts, right? Yeah. That's clever, and I like that they're all colorful. They have wings. OK, so we've got the Falun Dafa Association of New England. Drummers celebrate Independence Day with happy, uplifting tunes. Truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance persist worldwide. Very good. Those are cool drums. Yeah, it's awesome. Coming next here is the Mitzvah Fund. The Mitzvah Fund is a 501 C3 veterinary non-profit. They provide veterinary surgery in Dentistry to low-income seniors, veterans, unhoused neighbors, and disabled first responders. That's so cool. Thank you. Very cool. And what a horn. I've seen them parked in front of the city hall there. I've always been curious. Very cool. OK, so coming in following them, we've got the League of Women Voters of Vermont. Oh, great organization. League of Women Voters is marching again. They want to remind you that your vote is your voice, and democracy is not a spectator sport. That's awesome. These guys have been around for a long time. What? These guys have been around for a long time. Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah. It's important. Great signs. It's good. I like their hats. Yeah, that's great. Hats are cool. Looks like Four Seasons Traffic Control is coming through. They're traffic control for Vermont, New Hampshire, and they're an equal opportunity employer, bringing job opportunities to the community. Very cool. That's a tough job. Oh, yeah. In the summer? And I see them out there. Yeah, they're doing it. Rain or shine. That's a backbone, especially when you've got road work going on, winter just ended and stuff. That's a lot. People hold the town together at times. Good for them. Good for them. Look at this. This is the big Nazo Lab. Oh, wow. It's a creature shop, an international touring group based in Providence, Rhode Island, that began as a street theater experiment in 1986 and evolved into an interactive stage spectacle and performance art phenomenon. This is awesome. Check this out. Look at those. Holy cow. Wow, wait till you see this. OK, I'll take a picture for my son. Wow. That's so cool. That's incredible. And here they are with the Providence drum troupe. Wow. Provide fun and competitive hockey for athletes, ages three and above for essential Vermont and a strong areas. Hey, they got candy, too. That's what it's all about, all right? They host several tri-hockey for free events throughout the year. Oh, that's awesome. So if your kid is interested in hockey. You play hockey? No. You grew up in Vermont? Yeah. Did you watch hockey? No. No? No, never sports. It's not, you know, that's OK. But I had some friends who played hockey and they're very passionate about it. And I think they, that's one of those sports where it all. Yeah, you've got companions there. This is, um. Who's next? This is the Gary residence. It's great. Every cloud has a, can't read it. Hey, oh, maybe that's, maybe that's that. Oh, the Smith Meadows and the Gary residence. So senior living committees. Oh, yes. Strong tradition of Gary. They're right down there. There it is. 100 years. They've been here more than 100 years. Looks like, um, oh, this is the, oh, every cloud has a silver lining. Here's the rest of the sentence. There's Westview Meadows. Very cool. I get it. Every cloud has a silver lining. There it is. There it is, everybody. Thank you, Westview Meadows. If I'm not mistaken. Who's next? This is Cub Scout Pax 777. Oh, cool, this one. Showing their camping skills with a model campsite. Wow. And a fire. Look at that. That's clever. That's sweet. Very cool. That's just great. Um, looks like they're throwing candy, too. They got candy, too. Oh, I love that. That's a real tree. Okay, we got a big Ford truck. Sweet truck. So I think that's probably the Ford of Montpelier coming in next, huh? Representing McGee Ford. Check it out. And, uh, check out McGee Ford. Look at that truck if you don't believe me. Woo. Okay, then they're followed. Uh, we got, uh, following McGee. We have the Vermonters for Justice in Palestine with the Central Vermont Jews for Palestinian Liberation. That's great. This is awesome. Beautiful banner. VTJP. Here works to support Palestinian people in their struggle for human rights and to, uh, end the Israeli occupation through education, advocacy, and action. Amazing. Good work. And here is, um... Oh, and this is Veterans for Peace? Green Mountain Veterans for Peace. Thank you. These guys are great. That's awesome. Drums? Who's coming up next? It's Hannaford's Fife and Drum Corpse. Okay, awesome. Based out of St. Albans, Vermont. So this is named after Captain Nathaniel Hannaford. A drum major in the War of 1812. Okay, I didn't know that. That's amazing. It's me feel something. It says, uh, they are not related to Hannaford's grocery store. Just so you know. Okay. Don't get it twisted. It's awesome. That's great. And now, uh, it looks like we're seeing Central Vermont Little League, um, provide baseball, softball experience for kids in the area. Woo-hoo! This is awesome. I know what he said. I don't know. Here's, uh, state representatives. Kate McCann and Connor Casey. Former, um, city counselors? Yes. Connor Casey, yes. Hey, guys. Excited they got a tractor. You can't have a parade in Vermont without a tractor. You know, uh, our Lieutenant Governor used to always drive this tractor. I remember that during the parade. That's sweet. It's respectable. And then here we are with, uh, Kennedy 2024. Kennedy. Okay. Kennedy for president 2024. RFK Jr. is an, uh, inspiring candidate who has, uh, a candidate for president. Is that him? I think that's him. Yeah, I believe so. Their sign says be curious, not judgmental. That's a great sign. Um, all right. And here it is. Oh, that's Malloy. Okay. Reclaim self-governance. So we have, I don't think we have this one on the list, but I believe this is the Vermonters for Kennedy. Okay. So that's Malloy with, uh, Kennedy for president 2024. All right. All right. Um, and he's got candy. That's important. Oh yeah. And, uh, coming up here, it looks like, um, Green Mountain self-advocates and, uh, the Capitol advocates says all their dreams can come true. Green Mountain self-advocates symbolize resilience. And, um, awesome. That's great. They're awesome. It's signed. It's Santa Claus. Oh, that's Santa. That's, you know, it's July Santa Claus. Oh yeah. Christmas in July. And he came out. He's coming out. Hey guys. He's wearing his, he's wearing his summer attire. That's great. Stay strong. Honeybee Steel Band. Yes. I've seen them here. The Honeybee Steel Band and the Swarm is an activist group focusing on protecting pollinators through creative and soulful events. So cool. It looks like music and, oh, it's groovy. Oh, they're great. Oh, they're coming. The bees, we need bees. Staying alive. I love it. No bees equals no berries. Remember that. Nothing special. You know, it's nice to just, just rock out on the drop set once in a while, you know? And they certainly are. If I've ever heard rockin' out. Now coming up here is, it looks like Onion River Outdoors, which I can, I can actually see the storefront from where we're sitting. It's on Langdon Street. Oh yeah. And they sell Onion River Outdoors. Sell new and used bikes and all sorts of outdoors equipment. Super fun. Definitely a staple in the town. Lots of bikers around. Look at that old bicycle. Oh, that's so cool. What do you call those? It's got a name. Oh, that guy just high-fived that guy's foot. They're coming through. They're coming back around. Here we go. Yeah. This is like custom made. There's Peter Watts. He was, he worked at my school when I was young. I recognize some of these folks. That's a great guy. He's trying to get some high-fives. This is our community. This is awesome. This is a great, great bike shop. You know, if you ever need some bike stuff, work down. Go in there. There's a lot of them. They're looping. Oh, that's fun. I like how they're doing a big loop. There's a performance happening now at the intersection with the Honey Bee Steel Band. They're breaking it down. That is so cool. It looks like the Honey Bee Steel Band's doing some, some grooving. Really, I'm having fun just looking at them. Yeah. It's awesome. That's great. And the bikers are going in a circle. This is cool. They got a big loop going. Haven't seen anybody, haven't seen anything go wrong yet. That's strictly executed. Just looping and looping around. I recognize some of these folks. You think that'd be hard to ride? Yeah. Yeah. I think so. They used to have critical mass bike parades back when I lived in Chicago. And they would do the double decker. You know, you had to like climb up the bike to get on it. Whoa. Whoa. Like Stilt's bike? Yeah. Those are so cool. Dude, yeah, how do you get up on that? Look at that. How did he get up there? Wow, he's not, he's not scared of anything. I'm going to interview him after this. That looks like... Who's coming next? Coming up next is, looks like Vermont Mutual Insurance Company. Um, adapting to change. Their float is focused on the evolution of a monarch butterfly as it adapts to changing stages of life. That's awesome. If you look at their shirts, oh, it looks like there's more coming up behind them. There's more bikers. It's kind of... They slowed down for the loop. They've got another circle going in the intersection there. So cool. There's another truck. Who do we got coming in? So, yeah, you're right. This is the Mutual Insurance Company from Mont Mutual. Been doing this thing for 195 years. Wow. In Montpellier. And look at that float. Very cool. Throwin' candy. Run around. Pin up flags. Oh, resilience, I should say, is the theme of the parade today. Yes. Montpellier's alive. I believe they set a theme every year. I didn't know that. This is the theme, yes. That's beautiful. Very cool. Wow. Adapting to change. The local baseball team coming in. The Mountaineers. The Mountaineers. Love these guys. And there's Skip. I heard a... There's Skip, man. I heard a kid yellin', It's Skip. It's Skip. Have you ever seen Skip do the rollerblades on the field? No. Yes. He's great. He's pulled by the buggy here, and he'll do some rollerblades, tricks and stuff, and yes, Skip's got skills. That's awesome. Look at that buggy. That is so cool. That is cool. The Mountaineers. That's a fun summer activity. Hey, we should say that you're watching the live broadcast of Montpellier alive. Montpellier, July 3rd, Independence Day parade. On Orchimedia.net. Orchimedia.net and Channel 1075. Hey, who's coming in next? We've got the pioneers. Now we've got Sarah Copeland-Hannes, the Vermont Secretary of State. Vermont Secretary of State. Hey, this is an important job, you know? That is an important job. It's an important job. They're coming. Whoa, look at that little... Check this out. Look at that lose on the ground. That's crazy. It's like that's still the... Oh, it's the center Vermont. Pioneers. Sled hockey. Wow. Awesome. That looks like fun. Wow. So this is the central Vermont. Pioneers are a local sled hockey team for individuals with disabilities. Pioneers recently won the Northeast Sled Hockey League Adult B Championship against competitors from Pennsylvania. Wow, good for them. Ages of all players range from seven to 70 years old. Wow. We're all invited to follow the team on Facebook. That is so cool. I've never heard of that. And that's super sick. Good for them. This is so cool. Wow, look at the... That's so cool. They've got awesome skills. Look at that. Yeah. That's awesome. And here it is. Here's their car coming in. Fun for everyone. Come and join us. Central Vermont. Central Vermont Pioneers.org. Oh, here we go. Here's all together now. It's great. You can be marching with them. Celebrating independence and diversity of life on Earth. Love all together now. It's great. It's awesome. It's just important to keep art flowing in the community. And when I was a kid, I went to their summer camps and they would sit you down and get you making something cool. Look at those deer helmets. Yeah, that's so cool. That's awesome. And you know, they put on all Species Day in the spring. They put on Enchanted Forest around Halloween in Hubbard Park. They do cool stuff all year. Definitely important. Whoa, look at that. Community morale. Here we go. Look at those puppets coming around. This is awesome. They're almost too tall for the camera. Oh, he's leaning down. There you go. So we're getting towards the end here with the Capital Community Church. Capital Community Church. Passionate about studying the life of Jesus Christ and believing the following his example and serving others. It actually looks like they might. Well, we got them on the list, but we don't see them today. Here's the Montpelier Police. Here we go. This is the Montpelier Police, I think, is holding the line at the end here. And it looks like normal traffic is re-entering the street. That was nice. And just as much as traffic, people flood the street. They want to talk to each other about the floats. You know, this is now it's time to head to the State House, probably, get something to eat. You know, what's next? This is the... It's the end. That was fun. It was great. I think the fireworks are tonight. You can watch them from the State House. And I think there's more music also later, yeah. Okay. At least that's what I heard. So we should probably just say, once again, this is Orca Media, Community Media Center in Montpelier, Vermont. Thank you for tuning in. Thanks for tuning in. You can come by and visit us. We're located at the campus Vermont College of Fine Arts. Come on in. 11 is 7. What do we have? Equipment for rent. We've got equipment for rent. Free of use. You can be on public access TV if you have a show. Yeah, you can make a show. Everything's free. You can be a creator. This is for the community, by the community, from the community to the community. Wow. That's really good. And hey, once again, I'm Christopher Wiersma, one of the co-hosts today. And I'm Rowan. And this has been the 2023 Montpelier Independence Day Parade. Thank you, folks. Thank you.