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Ballard's 2013 Syttende Mai parade attracted thousands Friday. Pictured, front, is Norwegian-born Unn Maeland, long-time Ballard resident, with, left rear, her friend Sharon Knutson, both with Daughters of Norway.

SLIDESHOW: Ballard Syttende Mai parade attracts thousands

By Steve Shay

May 18, 2013

Ballard's 2013 Syttende Mai parade attracted thousands Friday, most staking their patch of grass or cement from the parade's start at NW 62nd and 24th Ave. NW along the route that headed south to Market Street and eastward to Bergen Place Park, then south down Ballard Ave. Many displayed the Norwegian version of red, white and blue on their shirts, ties, and bicycles as an assortment of Norwegian flags waved. Attendees from nine months old to 90 years old sported viking hats to show off their Norwegian pride.

The annual Norwegian Constitution Day event, the official National Day of Norway, is celebrated on May 17, or "Syttende Mai" (17th of May).

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Police Blotter: Violent robbery and beating at Golden Gardens; several burglars strike Ballard

May 17, 2013

By Cassandra Baker

9:48 p.m., May 10. 84th block of Seaview Pl NW

Police responded to reports of a violent robbery at Golden Gardens on the night of May 10. The 911 caller reported that the two suspects, both male, had fled the scene. The responding officer found the victim sitting in the parking lot. He had a cut and a bump above his left eye, and his clothes and hair were stained with blood. The victim said that he had only met the suspects a few minutes before the assault. He asked if they would give him a cigarette, and they told him to follow them from the parking lot to the beach.

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Students in the Ballard High Jazz Band were surprised to find out they won first place at the Mount Hood Festival, but band director Michael James knew they played well.

Ballard High Jazz Band wins first at Oregon festival

By Zachariah Bryan

May 17, 2013

For the Ballard High Jazz Band students, winning first place at the Mount Hood Jazz Festival the weekend of May 4-5 was no sure thing.

"It was actually a surprise for me," said junior Emerson Jordan, who plays tenor sax. "It was hard to judge sort of how good the other bands were. It felt good when they said our name."

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