Upcoming Parades
2010 Parades: (dates listed are tentative)
Ocean Beach Kite Parade March 6th
Lakeside Parade April 24
Tierrasanta Parade May 16
La Mesa Flag Parade May 29
PICTURES FROM PAST PARADES
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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June
27, Saturday; “The Arbors Display”,
we met at Keith’s Restaurant for a moment and then headed up to the Arbors
three exits north off 15.
We parked our cars, popped up our shade canopies and got out our chairs
all by 11:00 when a 3-man group started playing country music songs.
Brunch was served throughout the display with the hungriest going in line
first, fresh fruit, omelet's, bacon, sausage, potatoes, waffles and variety of
pies for dessert, yummy!
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La Mesa Flag Parade: First it was on and then it was off and then it was back on again. Apparently our application was lost in cyperspace and Patti Winchester had two ten years olds that had been planning on this parade for awhile. She was on a mission and was able to contact someone on the city council and got the club into the parade with the La Mesa Historical Society entry #50. We had 8 cars to represent the club even with all the extra confusion. The crowd was smaller then usual but due to the May gray which included very heavy drizzle for more of the parade route. Poor Vern had the top down on his roadster, it when up quickly at the end of the parade route.
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