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Rain Cancels Homecoming Parade At Wilde Lake High School
The homecoming game will go on, but the parade will not, according to Wilde Lake school administrators.
COLUMBIA, MD — It literally will rain on Wilde Lake's parade. The administrators at Wilde Lake High School announced that the school's homecoming parade is canceled. It was slated for Saturday, Oct. 27.
The parade was canceled "due to major weather concerns that could affect the area," according to a statement from Wilde Lake High School administrators.
A nor'easter is set to drop 1 to 1.5 inches of rain across the region by Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
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"The decision to cancel was not an easy one," organizers said, adding that they delivered the news "with great disapointment."
The homecoming game — when the Wilde Lake Wildecats will take on the Oakland Mills Scorpions — is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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