The Canby Current

Organizers of Canby's Big Night Out Street Dance really outdid themselves with the rainbow effect tonight! Nice work, City of Canby!

Gotta get up to Bridgetown Get Down! This band (featuring Canby High School's own Nick Luchterhand) packed the park Sunday as part of the annual Slice of Summer concert series, playing classic rock, party tunes, jazz riffs and other dance favorites.

The final Slice offering will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, August 25, featuring The Jesse James Band! Photos by Tyler Francke and Faces & Places Photo Studio.

Eli Howard & The Greater Good rocked the hometown crowd at their Slice of Summer Canby debut yesterday evening, entertaining a crowd of at least 300 with their unique blend of Southern rock, folk and Americana. Photos by Tyler Francke and Faces & Places Photo Studio.

Scenes from the 18th annual Winter Festival of Dance at Canby High School earlier this month! Hosted by the fabulous Canby Cougar Dance Team, this annual event is one of the highlights of the season for many of the state's elite squads each year. Photos by Tyler Francke and Faces & Places Photo Studio.

Scenes from the Iwo Jima Commemoration at the Canby Adult Center, hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Canby/Aurora Post and Auxiliary 6057 on the 79th anniversary of the battle last Saturday, February 17.

Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, particularly for the U.S. Marine Corps, which lost almost 7,000 men in 36 days of fierce fighting. Those in attendance this year included local World War II Navy atomic veteran Arbie Irwin.

According to the tradition, Irwin and other veterans, along with family members and dignitaries, sprinkled packets of black sand from the island on the rock at the Canby Adult Center that is dedicated to those who fought at Iwo Jima.

Photos by Tyler Francke and Faces & Places Photo Studio.