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Elginite celebrates 100th birthday with car parade

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Friends and family found a creative way to celebrate the 100th birthday of Ivory Flowers from a safe distance. On Saturday, July 18, a total of 156 cars, lead by the Elgin Volunteer Fire Department and the Elgin Police Department, paraded down MLK Boulevard and Church Street from Booker T. Washington Elementary School to a spot in front of Greater Mount Vernon Zion AME Church, where Flowers sat and waved to the passing vehicles. Many of the vehicles were decorated with pink balloons and other decorations, such as signs wishing Flowers a happy birthday. “Everything was lovely,” Flowers said. “I enjoyed the ...

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