The parade included about 100 units and lasted almost three hours.

And, it went to the east due to construction of the roundabout at Pennsylvania Avenue and Market Street.

That led the parade past a lot more homes than the usual route and people were able to sit in the yards and porches and enjoy the show.

Fred and Judy Nowalk sat on their porch just west of the reviewing area.

The Zem Zem Hornets fly east on Pennsylvania Avenue Tuesday at the 75th annual Warren County 4th of July Parade.

“It’s nice,” Fred said of having the parade so close to home.

They’ve seen the local parade at least 20 times, but only twice from home.

“I like the music,” Judy said.

“I like watching the kids enjoying the parade,” Fred said.

They weren’t upset that hundreds of people were walking through their front yard.

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Warren Area High School Football Player Tommy Nyquist presents a football to Marina Burch Tuesday near the end of the 75th annual Warren County 4th of July Parade.

Ann Jarvis Rossman wasn’t watching from home, but she was watching what was close to her 70th parade. “If there was a parade, I was probably here,” she said.

It’s not hard for her to remember how many. The parade happens on her birthday. On Tuesday, Northcoast Brass Company stopped right as their rolling bandstand reached Pennsylvania Avenue and played Happy Birthday to her.

It wasn’t a first. At a previous parade, a group of bagpipers asked to shelter at her home when a thunderstorm rolled through. She agreed… on the condition that they play Happy Birthday for her.

Greg and Karen Tremblay watched the parade from seats near the end of the parade. They have a few years of parades on Rossman.

They said they have been watching the parade since its inception. “Every year,” Karen said.

Times Observer photos by Brian Ferry Everly Merchant, 2, waves to a passing unit Tuesday at the 75th annual Warren County 4th of July Parade.

Greg said he missed the parade “only when I was in the Army.”

They had a shady spot under a tree on the south side of the street, but they are ready for the parade to go back to the former direction. “I like it the other way better,” Greg said.

“It’s closer to our home,” Karen said. “We always sat along the river” at Hickory Street.

They enjoy the very basics of the parade. “I get to sit by my husband,” Karen said.

“Patriotism and the flag,” Greg said. “We love America. America’s the greatest country in the world.”

Times Observer photos by Brian Ferry The Rogues Hollow Regiment surrounds and performs for a tent full of parade-goers Tuesday at the 75th annual Warren County 4th of July Parade.

Karen was a long-time teacher at South Street School. “I always taught patriotism in fourth grade,” she said.

As the advanced division reached the reviewing stand, a ceremony honoring Wally Post – the voice and face of many past parades — was held.

Post passed away on June 4.

“I’d like to recognize one man in particular – Wally Post,” City of Warren Mayor Dave Wortman said during his pre-parade address. “Without his dedication we probably wouldn’t be standing here in celebration.”

Wortman proclaimed him the honorary parade grand marshal “from this day forward” and the parade judging area to be the “Wally Post Reviewing Stand.”

The Warren Area Jaycees Alumni and the City of Warren honored Polly Post Tuesday at the start of the 75th annual Warren County 4th of July Parade. Polly's husband, Wally, passed away in June. Wally Post was the parade chairman for many years. Jaycees Alumnus Don Nelson presented a Buffalo Bills jersey with Wally's name on it and the number 44, signifying the Jaycees statewide number, to Polly. City of Warren Mayor Dave Wortman read a proclamation naming Wally Post as the honorary parade Grand Marshal 'from this day forward' and proclaimed the judging station to be the Wally Post Reviewing Area.

Post’s wife, Polly, received the proclamation from Wortman, and a Buffalo Bills jersey bearing Wally’s name and the number 44 – signifying the Warren Jaycees statewide number – from Jaycees Alumnus Don Nelson.

Wortman also recognized the groups that continue to make the parade possible. “Our deepest and sincerest thank you to the Jaycees Alumni and the Warren County 4th of July Organization for continuing to support this great outpouring of patriotism.”