Father's Day parade for Touchmark residents

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Touchmark was determined to make Father’s Day special, hosting a parade with the theme “Dad, You’re a Reel Catch.” Families showed up more than an hour early to finish decorating their cars with signs, markers and even a life-sized “Star Wars” stormtrooper balloon.

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Mon., June 22, 2020

Touchmark On the South Hill resident Bob Reimer distributes American flags during the socially distanced Father's Day car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Visitors were not allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19, but it didn't stop some 20 or so visitors from showing up specifically for Reimer.

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Friends, family and vistors to Touchmark On the South Hill residents celebrate Father's Day via a socially distanced car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. To protect Touchmark's residents there were no visitors allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19. Many in the parade had previously participated in the Mother's Day Parade last month, and knew the drill and therefore expressed their support with signs or decoration on their vehicles.

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Friends, family and vistors to Touchmark On the South Hill residents celebrate Father's Day via a socially distanced car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. To protect Touchmark's residents there were no visitors allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19. Many in the parade had previously participated in the Mother's Day Parade last month, and knew the drill and therefore expressed their support with signs or decoration on their vehicles.

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Touchmark On the South Hill residents sit and watch the socially distanced Father's Day car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Visitors were not allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19.

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Friends, family and visitors to Touchmark

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Friends, family and visitors to Touchmark

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Susan Gerbing holds a large artificial fish out of the car during Touchmark On the South Hill's Father's Day car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. To protect Touchmark's residents there were no visitors allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19. Many in the parade had previously participated in the Mother's Day Parade last month, and knew the drill and therefore expressed their support with signs or decoration on their vehicles.

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Friends, family and vistors to Touchmark On the South Hill residents celebrate Father's Day via a socially distanced car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. To protect Touchmark's residents there were no visitors allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19. Many in the parade had previously participated in the Mother's Day Parade last month, and knew the drill and therefore expressed their support with signs or decoration on their vehicles.

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Touchmark On the South Hill resident Bob Reimer distributes American flags to his visitors during the socially distanced Father's Day car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Visitors were not allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19, but it didn't stop some 20 or so visitors from showing up specifically for Reimer.

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At left: Samantha, Tabitha and mom Suzanne Pierce sit atop the family car during the Father’s Day car parade through Touchmark. The Pierce family was visiting Don Barth, who is the kids’ grandfather and Suzanne’s dad.

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Below: Madison Grebe, 7, sticks her head out of the car during Touchmark

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Ken and Kammi McClenahan drive a 1948 GMC pickup named the "Lil' Farm Truck" during the socially distanced Father's Day Parade through Touchmark On the South Hill on Sunday, June 21, 2020. Due to COVID-19, no visitors were allowed out of their cars, but visitors showed their unmistakable support for their loved ones with oldies cars, signs, honking horns and decorations.

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Carli Karlson holds up a life-sized Stormtrooper balloon before entering the Touchmark On the South Hill grounds in the Father's Day parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. She was visiting her grandpa, Larry Karlson.

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Friends, family and vistors to Touchmark On the South Hill residents celebrate Father's Day via a socially distanced car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. To protect Touchmark's residents there were no visitors allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19. Many in the parade had previously participated in the Mother's Day Parade last month, and knew the drill and therefore expressed their support with signs or decoration on their vehicles.

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Friends, family and vistors to Touchmark On the South Hill residents celebrate Father's Day via a socially distanced car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. To protect Touchmark's residents there were no visitors allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19. Many in the parade had previously participated in the Mother's Day Parade last month, and knew the drill and therefore expressed their support with signs or decoration on their vehicles.

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From left: Kevin and Ashley Clarke, Jodi, Daisy and Jim Burke pose for a photo in their three golf carts before the Father's Day car parade at Touchmark on the South Hill kicks off on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The family was visiting Jim Burke's mother who has lived at Touchmark for 12 years.

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Friends, family and vistors to Touchmark On the South Hill residents celebrate Father's Day via a socially distanced car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. To protect Touchmark's residents there were no visitors allowed out of their vehicles in order to prevent the spread COVID-19. Many in the parade had previously participated in the Mother's Day Parade last month, and knew the drill and therefore expressed their support with signs or decoration on their vehicles.

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Daisy and Jodi Burke smile as they first see the Touchmark grounds from their golf cart in the Father’s Day parade at Touchmark on the South Hill. The pair, visiting their grandmother and mother-in-law, respectively, were in one of three golf carts.

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Linda Bertoli applies tape to her car to affix Hawaiian themed decorations for the Touchmark On the South Hill socially distanced car parade on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Bertoli was visiting her mom, Darlene List, and had participated in the Mother's Day Parade last month, which was the first that List had spent in assisted living. Bertoli also explained that the Hawaiian theme was due to her sister being in Hawaii and couldn't celebrate the day in Spokane.

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Ann Dompier ties balloons to the grill of her Honda prior to the Father's Day car parade to Touchmark on the South Hill on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Ann was visiting her dad, Lenn Dompier, at Touchmark.

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