SIA Newsletter 7 25 2014 - July 4 Parade Pics (1) - Firehouse & (Wet) Parade

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors, Unfortunately,

Hurricane Arthur decided to pass off our coast just when we had planned our annual Strathmere Fourth of July Parade.
We have never had a parade rained out, so the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company, which is responsible for both the permits and the insurance for the parade, had only secured permits, etc., for July 4.  Accordingly, they made the decision to proceed with the “parade” despite the terrible weather.
Judging took place inside the Firehouse, and then the participants marched / ran / floated directly to the Deauville Inn for the awards. Only the fire engines and a few hardy folks followed the normal parade route down Commonwealth and back up Bayview.

 

Ella and Morgan console Karen Mitchell – Co-Chairperson of the Parade.

These guys apparently did the whole route!

The McCormac Family came out to watch in the rain.

2014 Strathmere Parade Awards List

	100 Motorized Floats	200 Hand-Pulled Floats	300 Mixed Wagons & Strollers (Adult/Child)	400 Mixed Walkers, Etc., (Adults only)	500 Bikes	600 Antique/Classic Cars	700 Pets	800 Trikes & Scooters
1st  Place	Shark Tank Cunningham (101)	Little Miss World Cup Mangano (200)	Captain America – American Girl Bacon (304)	NONE	Under the Sea Mick Hanes (505)		All American Pond (700)	Firecracker Noelle Nave (800)
2nd Place	Railroad Train Battersey (100)	Strathmere Hot Dog Man Green (201)	Bridgegate Gregory (301)		Miss USA Ella Mangano (504)
3rd Place	Happy Geib (102)	Shark (202)	Snowy Owls Kohles (302)		Let Freedom Ring Hannah Emmell (503)
Honorary Mention	SFEC Sally Callahan (103)		Young George Washington Seeman (306)		Stars & Stripes Rachel Bacon (502)	Charles Barrett 1967 Mustang
			Seagull Dynasty White (309)		USA All the Way Ryan Bacon (502)	Joe Bellucci 1986 Lincoln Town Car
			Made in the USA Kane (300)		Melting Pot (506)
			Marvelous Strathmere Walsh (303)
			Baseball Woods (305)
			Jack-in-the-Box Duffy (307)
			Dredging Roland (308)

Thanks for your continuing support of the Strathmere Improvement Association!

Linda Bateman

Elaine Holsomback

Donna Diefenderfer

Rosemarie Whelan

Ken Weaver