Haggen Fairhaven Market wins Piano Race

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Their faces as they approach the yellow finish line tape tells it all.  The guys from Haggen Fairhaven Market ran a stellar race and it gave them their first victory after several years of hard persistent efforts with no win.  The race involves teams of four starting at 10th and Harris, running downhill - down Harris - to their pianos waiting for them at 8th Street and then pulling and pushing their pianos back up to 10th.  It takes less time than the Kentucky Derby but the crowd of over a thousand lining Harris Avenue is just as excited and noisy as any at Churchill Downs. 

Taking second was Fairhaven Runners - seen just behind the winners - who were the winners the past two years. 

Dirty Dan Days continues Sunday, with the 1800s Dress Contest at 12:45, the Chuckanut Chowder Cookoff from 2 to 4 pm, and the Dirty Dan Look-a-Like contest at 3 pm.  The weather is perfect for our annual celebration of the founding of Fairhaven in 1883 by Dirty Dan Harris.  We invite you to join us in Historic Fairhaven.

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