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Show New-Comers View of July 24th By Jay Wamsley It was a parade, alright. Complete with floats, bands, flap, kids and even a sprinkling of politicians and horse manure (probably no connection). Being a resident of Cedar City a grand total of nine days, I was anxious to see the Pioneer Day celebration. A parade gives an outsider an opportunity to see the goals and aspirations of a community, to feel the fiber of its people, and to observe the creativity of its minds. The first thing I noticed about the parade was its punctuality. Never had I been to a parade that had gotten underway within 15 minutes of the projected starting time. It was a welcome change. Secondly, I noticed the parade's length. Being from a much smaller community than Cedar, I was used to parades that totalled, complete with assorted horse and bicycle riders, maybe five or six entries. Last Saturday's Satur-day's parade had over 48 various entries, and that's not counting the Blue Car or the cavity throwing clowns. I think some of the drivers of the antique cars were thankful the parade route was slightly w downhill, as were the poor little guys hired to pull leotard-clad dancers around in red wagons. It's about time someone told those young men about equal rights for women. The Cedar High Band was also very good. They made a lot of pleasant noise for the number of persons involved. The Marching Kazoos were also in tune. It's too bad the parade couldn't have had one more band and one less siren. Some of the entries are to be congratulated for their interpretation in-terpretation of the theme. It was refreshing, however, to see variation. One example might be the 13th Ward which showed us service through food storage. This float came complete with huge canisters, stocked with the crop that didn't freeze. Another crowd-pleasing entry was the procrastinated entry of the First Ward Youth. All in all, creativity seems to be flowing freely, the moral fiber is better than ever and Cedar City appears to have goals and aspirations to rival any city in Utah. I, for one, am happy to be a part.of it. |