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• Torchlight Parade honors military, challenges youth

  May 20, 2012 in City on Page B1 For the Spokane community, the Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade is a chance to get out and have fun with friends and family. With more than 200 high school …

• Flying Tiger recounts memorable missions, care packages

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S11 World War II veteran Kirk Kirkpatrick enthralled dozens of guests at the Touchmark retirement community’s Men’s Club meeting on May 1. The 89-year-old Flying Tiger presented an oral history of …

• Junor Lilac Parade set for Saturday

  May 11, 2012 in City on Page A8 The 61st annual Spokane Junor Lilac Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. Organized by volunteers from the Rotaract Club of Spokane, the parade features middle school bands and drill …

• Flying Tiger recounts memorable missions, care packages

  May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 World War II veteran Kirk Kirkpatrick enthralled dozens of guests at the Touchmark retirement community’s Men’s Club meeting on May 1. The 89-year-old Flying Tiger presented an oral history of …

• Music and parachuting show scheduled for Navy Week

  May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Next week, May 14-20, landlocked Spokane will be awash in sailors. Spokane is one of 15 cities selected to host Navy Week. The U.S. Navy conducts the events across the … 4

• Lilac court finalists vie for scholarships

  December 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S6 The Spokane Lilac Festival has announced its Fabulous 14 selected to compete to become part of the 2012 Spokane Lilac Festival Royal Court. The girls were selected from 30 high …

• Fourteen Lilac Court candidates named

  November 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 The Spokane Lilac Festival has named the Fabulous 14 candidates for its 2012 Dream & Reach For the Stars Royal Court. The Fab 14 are Jasmin Hallam, Rogers High School; …

• New president elected for Lilac Festival

  September 13, 2011 Next year’s Spokane Lilac Festival has a new president and a new theme.

• Parade results

  May 22, 2011 in City on Page A8 2011 Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade Float winners 2

• Royal court among highlights at Spokane’s annual promenade

  May 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 Thousands of people swarmed downtown Saturday to enjoy one of Spokane’s oldest and most cherished traditions, the Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade. The parade began in 1938 and has … 2

• Lilac Parade, Bloomsday, Hoopfest flourish in different ways

  January 23, 2011 in Features on Page D1 The ancient Greeks called their communal gathering spaces “agoras.” Spokane has three major modern-day agoras: the Lilac Festival’s annual parade, Bloomsday and Hoopfest. 1

• Parade-goers enjoy the view

    May 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 There aren’t a lot of bad seats at the Lilac parade, but some are better than others. Like thousands who lined sidewalks in three-deep rows, 5-year-old Levi Knight of Spokane …

• Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade

  May 14, 2010 in Features on Page D1 What: 72nd annual parade, with this year’s theme “Freedom is Not Free.” When: Saturday, 7:45 p.m.

• Editorial: Selflessness, frugal ways preserve Lilac Festival

  April 21, 2010 in Opinion on Page A11 The Spokane Lilac Festival has been an uplifting presence in the Inland Northwest for more than 70 years. Participants ritually flocked here from three states, securing the interdependence between Spokane … 2

• At tea party, potential princesses get taste of Lilac Court life

  April 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 The future was coming up lilacs Sunday for organizers of next month’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade. Thanks to a couple of Royal Tea Parties at the Davenport Hotel, there will … 3

• Spokane Lilac Festival candidates announced

  January 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V7 The Spokane Lilac Festival has announced the 13 candidates for Lilac Queen. The candidates will compete for the crown during a coronation ceremony Jan. 31 at the Spokane Masonic Center. …

• Who loves a parade? Spokane does

  May 16, 2009 in News, City Mary Hall claimed her spot for the 71st annual Spokane Lilac Parade on Saturday afternoon so her grandchildren would have a front-row seat.

• 71st Lilac parade kicks off Saturday

  May 15, 2009 in City Spokane’s 71st Armed Forces Torchlight Parade will set off at 7:45 p.m. Saturday downtown.

• Royal representatives chosen

  February 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Being a Lilac Princess isn’t just an opportunity to ride on the float during the Torchlight Parade in May. It is a year of making appearances at hospitals, showing up …

• New Lilac queen takes stage

  February 9, 2009 in City on Page A6 Chloe Crittenden, a senior at Northwest Christian High School, has been selected as the 2009 Spokane Lilac Festival queen. “Thank you, thank you so much,” Crittenden said to the audience …

• Crittenden named Lilac Queen

  February 8, 2009 in News, City Chloe Crittenden, a student at Northwest Christian, has been named the 2009 Lilac Queen.

• Fab 14 ready for big day

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 As little girls sitting along the streets of Spokane for the Torchlight Parade, they dreamed of a chance to ride the float, wearing lilac and waving to the crowds. This …

• Fab 14 compete for Lilac Court

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 As little girls sitting along the streets of Spokane for the Torchlight Parade, they dreamed of a chance to ride the float, wearing lilac and waving to the crowds. This …

• Time For A Parade

  May 11, 1996 in City on Page B1 Several downtown streets will be closed today for the Junior Lilac Parade, which starts at 10 a.m. The parade will include 80 entries and about 8,000 kids from across the …

• Mead High School Names Lilac Princess

  March 16, 1995 in City on Page B3 The seventh of 12 Lilac Festival princesses was picked Wednesday night. Tara Sullivan, a 17-year-old Mead High School student, is involved in drama, choir, cheerleading and gymnastics. She’s a member …