Upcoming Parades
2010 Parades: (dates listed are tentative)
Crown Hills Parade in Alpine July 3rd
Scripps Ranch Parade July 4th
Mira Mesa Parade July 4th
Descanso Parade July 10
Pine Valley Parade July 31
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PICTURES FROM PAST PARADES
June 19th was the Monte Vista Village car display. We met at Anna’s restaurant in Lemon Grove before going to Monte Vista Village. Monte Vista provided a great lunch and a welcome donation for the club.
Those
in the north county headed out from Keith’s for the Arbors.
We were greeted by the Dixieland band, and very enthusiastic residence.
They served us a lovely bunch and also made a donation to the club.
La
Mesa Parade on June 5th,
we met at Coco’s on Lake Murray Blvd. and were at the staging area in plenty
of time, but wound up near the end of the parade. Some of the early floats were
back before we even left.
The
Kensington Parade was on May 31st,
Memorial Day. We met at the IHOP in Mission Valley, where I led the group up
Texas street, then promptly took a wrong turn, drove in a circle and finally
stopped and asked Carol Weckman who was driving behind me if I was going in the
right direction. Carol gave me a look, and said, yes. ( Before we left the IHOP,
Carol said we should go up Fairmont not Texas St., She was right).
Tierrasanta Parade:
We met at Carl’s Jr. on Clairemont Mesa Blvd just west of the 15 freeway.
Eight cars made the show.
Patty could not make it to this Parade so she arraigned for the husband of a
woman she works with, who happens to live in the area, to come by and ride with
me. Most parades don’t allow anything to be handed out of the cars for fear
that some child will get hurt. The Tierrasanta Parade will allow candy to be
handed out to the kids, but not thrown. My
passenger “Wally” thought it would be fun to shout at the kids along the
parade route “ hey, do you kids want
some candy?” when the kids hollered back “yes” he then replied “ we
don’t have any” . So if we are not invited back next year, it’s my fault
for not controlling my passenger.
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Allied Gardens Parade:
Allied
Gardens was the first on Saturday May 8th. A good turn out with six
cars showing up. No one wanted to stay for the Car Show after the parade
but Gene mentioned that he needed a pit stop on the way home so why don’t the
east county cars all travel together and stop at a restaurant.
Gene said the club used to stop for lunch after parades all the time, why
not now? D Z Akins was picked as a
good stop on the road going east. Gene, Bill, Paul and Patty had a great big
lunch, with a couple of take home boxes needed for the second half of the large
sandwiches.
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Lakeside Parade: The Lakeside Western Days Parade
was our only Parade for April. We left the El Cajon Target parking lot at
8:15am. I say WE, because I did not have to drive the parade route as the only
car this time. There were ten Model A’s participating. We did have to wait for
a while for the Parade to start and for our Division to move, but the time went
quickly. A few went for a walk, and some stood around and got to know each other
better. Tom Allingham was there with his parents, they helped Patty pass the
time by doing some great comedy routines.
Joan Minnick led the Parade in her Woody, Don was driving dignitaries in the front of the Parade and then he came around and caught up with us at the end.
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Ocean
Beach Kite Festival
and Parade Saturday March 6th 2010 :
For a week prior to the parade the weather report
was predicting heavy rain for Saturday March 6th. I called everyone on the list and no one wanted
to take a chance and get their car wet.
At about a quarter after one, and after trying
unsuccessfully to talk Rich and Jo Beth Steltzer into driving their Model A to
the Parade with me, Patty and I hurriedly drove the freeways to Ocean Beach. To
be sure we got there in time we put the intersection of Ebers St. and Newport
Ave. into the GPS. We arrived at the intersection soon and told the traffic
attendant we were there to be in the Parade, she moved the safety cones and said
“go down this street” we proceed
onto a deserted Newport Ave. looking
for the parade staging area. We saw a couple of men with Kiwanis shirts, and
pulled to the curb nearby one of them. I looked at my watch; it was twenty
minutes to two. No problem I thought, the Parade starts at two, but where is
everyone.
At about that time, a 1914 Model T pulled up
beside me, a new Volkswagen bug pulled in front of the Model T, in front of the
Volkswagen a couple of guys jumped out of a pickup truck holding large flags,
the guy in the Kiwanis shirt came over and said “follow the Model T”, a
large group of kids holding all kinds of kites came out of a school yard gate
behind me, the music started, and the Parade began. It was now one forty five.
I pulled in behind the Model T, eighteen minutes
later we were at Abbott St. and the kids all ran for the beach with their kites,
the Parade was over. All I could
think of was, I should have stayed at the Butcher Shop and gone back for
seconds. Parade mileage goes to:
1. Paul & Patty Winchester
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The
request for cars at the 1st
and Maple Street Bridge reopening, was for 1931 year cars. At the last
minute I decided I wanted to go anyway, even though I have a 1928 car. I figured
a 1928 car could have been there in 1931 and I doubted that anyone outside of
the club would know the difference between a ‘28 and a ‘31 anyway.
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Dec. 5, 2008, Saturday, Toyland
Parade and Band Competition.
A small group of us met at IHOP 2169 Fenton Pkwy, Mission Valley (Costco
shopping center off Friars Rd.) at 7:00 am for breakfast.
They left at 8:00 for our staging in North Park, the parade started at
9:30 am with a festive holiday theme of Christmas.
I heard one of the disappointments of the parade were many cars were
towed away because parking on the parade route.
Dec. 5, 2008, Saturday, Ocean Beach
Holiday Parade. The
group met at Toys-R-Us 1240 W. Morena Blvd. at 3:00 left at 3:15 for a parade
start at 5:15 in Ocean Beach. Getting
there in time to decorate with lights is always been exciting as other
participants are getting ready for the evening event.
This parade is one of my favorites as everyone is in a very festive mode
in the evening and OB does get into the party mode celebrating the spirit of
Christmas.
October 4 Alpine Parade: The group started from the Target parking lot and left for Alpine. I had asked Dave Sohr to lead this parade as I made another trip back to Hawaii to take care of family business. The new parade day (Sunday afternoon) did throw a curve for attendee’s and parade participants as most people are home watching the Chargers lose another one! What I heard of the parade, it was still a success when our Model A’s made their appearance. Everyone enjoys watching old cars cruise by with their ah-ooo-gah horns.
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Poway Parade: This year a new group “Poway Transmissions” sponsored the parade, because the community organizers decided the event was to costly with liability as the main expense in organizing the Poway Parade. They had only eight weeks to plan the parade in conjunction with a car show after the parade which turned out to be a great success. Our group started the morning with breakfast at Keith’s, caravanned to our staging area with several other car clubs and where we met Bud Swartwood in his chaps and riding with a motorcycle club. I told him that he was a traitor to trade in his “A” for a motorcycle, but I forgave him as he was enjoying both hobbies. After the parade I joined the “Motor Madness” car show also sponsored by Poway Transmissions which was a fundraiser. I met another model A’er Ray Miller in a recently restored coupe, told him about our club and hopefully he will join.
Pine Valley Parade: This was a small but mighty group that braved the hills to get to Pine Valley.
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July 12th, Saturday, Descanso Parade, we met at the Target parking lot with ten cars, Descanso is a little home town community with entries of tractors, horse drawn carriages, and many equestrian groups. Their new parade coordinator was a little disorganized but found our position in the parade. After the parade we decided to tour the back way home down the Viejas Grade which is a gravel road. I know all the cars got a good cleaning when they came home. Mileage will go to Reen & Sue, Paul & Patty Winchester, Ron & Joyce Peterson, Bud & Judy Swartwood with their two grandkids from France- Noah & Torri
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4th
of July Parades: Scripps
Ranch Parade, we met at
Scripps Ranch Parade
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