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Show THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 4 Volume 11, Issue XI 15 July 2000 Huntsville 4th of J uly Parade nghllghts By Jeannie Wendell patrlotlc Ogden Valley News Staff Young and old lined the streets of Huntsville on the 4th of July to wave and gaze at floats of every kind. A fly over by the F-16’s from Hill Air Force Base provided a great prelude to the parade. Loris Allen was the Grand Marshall for this year’s parade. chauffeur in the parade was Her Rock program for later in the evening. Other parade highlights were Michael McClarrin’s entry, 1947 Viking Boat from Norway. The Golden Spike Mule Club rode with the many families riding their horses in the horse section. Along with horses there were llamas from the Hansen Farm. Zions Banks entered a float this year with our own Deanna Heywood, Rachel Kay and Carl Sneider waving Harper driving a 1937 Plymouth peach and cranberry Hot Rod. Keith Renstrom and a brigade dressed in Civil War-clothing led the parade, blasting a vintage cannon and firing authentic rifles. Mr. to the crowd. Leon Harrison rode his horses and bus board. He gives rides at many years enlisting his grandchildren, nieces and nephews to help. Following next were over 100 children on their decorated bikes, naling the end of the parade. almost all celebrations in Huntsville. The American Legion brought up the Renstrom has been in the parade for rear in a tractor driven by Rex Fuller pulling a cannon that he fired, sig- unicycles of who helped make' this year’s fireworks show spectacular: Zions Millennium,” “Streaking into the Next 100 Years,” and “Cruising into the New Century.” “Rolling into the Grace Jance (Yancy) as the honored guest riding up front on a wagon her Hardware, Valley Market, White River Construction, Southfork Chevron, -The Shooting Star, Wolf Creek Resort, Maxwell Asphalt, Grass Plus, Ogden Valley Sports, Old Firehouse Child Care, Eats of Eden, Diamond Peaks, Eden General Store and Debra Burton. Jim Truett did a great job making it happen. grandson Drew and Samantha Kay were You can look forward to next year’s parade. It keeps getting bigger and better. . and wagons. Winners the parade competition were awarded as follows: First place was given to the Bell Family for the their three entries: “Rolling into the New New Millennium” featured Mrs. husband built from a 1909 Ford Model T. D-Bell restored it and his granddaughter somewhere in the back with K. Bell and friends. A great big thanks to the sponsors Bank, GEO Works, Southfork Ace Pulling the wagon was a 1950 Harry Ferguson tractor. “Streaking into the next 100 years” consisted of a restored 1950 Silver Streak travel trailer, pulled by a 1979 Toyota FJ40 also restored by D-Bell. And finally, “Cruising Century’ featured Folgmann driving a into the New Crystal (Bell) 1966 Mustang with 1930°’s and 1950’s Classic Cruiser bikes riding alongside. The Kortright family took second place with their “Blast into the Future” float. The Kortright family and friends rode on an Anderson Lumber truck with a rocket ship in the middle and fireworks around it. Third named place was “Past, awarded Present & to a float entered by the Montgomery Future” family. Three generations of the Montgomery family rode on three separate floats attached to each other. Kids scampered underfoot to grab frisbees, hats, airplanes and FREE Appetizer every kind of candy you could think of as parade participants threw the goods from various floats en route. Quinn McKay and the Town Council were in the parade along with the Snowcrest Cheerleaders doing cheers on the back of a flat bed 6pm-10pm and doing head over end flips along- side as they moved procession. three of his along with the Mike Bachman had classic cars entered. Harold Probasco showcased ten vin- tage farm many years. tractors, as he has for Ferguson, Sorensen, The Stevenson, Ferrin, Woods and Butter families all entered family reunion floats. For these families, it’s a tradi- tion to have their family reunions on the fourth of July, creating a family float for the parade. A mime tried to With Purchase of Two of our Delicious Entrees advertise the \ LAR Present this coupon to your server when ordering OPE | NIGHTS. " M-10PM ‘% Located at Wolf Creek Golf Resort 3900 N. Wolf Creek Drive - Eden (801)745-3739 EXPIRI:'S AUGLIST 3IsT 2000 |