PHOTOS: Winners of the 2022 Ponoka Stampede Parade

Parade marshal Olympic speedskater Maddison Pearman in the Ponoka Stampede on June 30. (Photos by Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)
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Terrified parade-goers fled Highland Park's Fourth of July parade after shots were fired, leaving behind their belongings as they sought safety, Monday, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Ill. (Lynn Sweet/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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