Saturday night’s 44th annual Fathoms o’Fun Grand Parade wasn’t all fun and games — there was some serious competition, too, as the 105 entries vied for a one of the coveted awards in their particular category.
Among this year’s honorees:
Grand Sweepstakes Award
No. 23 — Tulalip Resort Casino Float*
*To be eligible for this award, an entry must have been judged “Best” in a parade category – all other units in Grand Sweepstakes winner’s category move up one place in awards)
Community Festival Float Awards (Prejudged at 4 p.m. and award presented at the starting point of the parade):
Festival Float Awards
Sweepstake — No. 62 Marysville Strawberry Festival
Mayor’s — No. 79 Mason County Forest Festival
Queen’s — No. 70 Sequim Irrigation Festival
Festival— No. 93 West Seattle Hi Yu
Governor’s — No. 56 Forks Old Fashioned 4th of July
Judge’s — No. 39 Capital Lakefair
President’s — No. 85 McCleary Bear Festival
Director’s — No. 51 Daffodil Festival
Appreciation Awards (Not Judged)
No. 1 — Tenino Motorcycle Drill Team
No. 3 — Leos Towing, Inc.
No. 11 — Columbia Bank – Grand Parade Sponsor
No. 16 — Wave Broadband
No. 17 — Clearwater Casino Resort
Judged Categories (Entries are judged as they pass the review stand)
Antique, Classic, Custom Vehicles-Individual
Best — No. 46 1928 Model A Ford Sports Coupe – Jerry Locke
Second — No. 47 1931 Model A Ford Sports Coupe – Rocky Thrall
Third — No. 45 1931 Model A Ford Sedan – Stan Ohman
Car Clubs
Best — No. 4 Gallopin’ Girdie Club
Second — No. 28 Saints Car Club
Third — No. 52 Kitsap Mustang Club
Commercial Entries
Best — No. 29 Wells Fargo Bank
Second — No. 4 Ronald McDonald
Third — No. 6 Chris Mueller DDS Toothfairy & Friends
Commercial Entries, 1st Year
Best — No. 91 Lagnaippe Salon
Second — No. 25 Mattress Ranch “Billy the Kid”
Third — No. 102 Third Dimension Salon
Drill, Drill & Gymnastics
Best — No. 21 The Dolls Drill Team
Second — No. 75 Northside Drill Team
Third — No. 53 Jazzercise
Equestrian
Best — No. 66 Kitsap Saddle Club
Fraternal
Best — No. 35 Port Orchard Eagles Kitchen Band
Military and Veterans Groups
Best — No. 7 Submarine Veterans of the Olympic Peninsula
Second — No. 81 Bremerton Submarine Veterans
Religious Groups
Best — No. 96 Bethany Lutheran Church School
SK School District
Best — No. 19A South Kitsap High School Marching Band
Service, Nonprofits Units
Best — No. 22 Soroptimist International of Port Orchard
Second — No. 65 South Kitsap Helpline Food Bank
Third — No. 76 Foster Care Resources
Service, Nonprofits — first Year Appearance
Best — No. 94 Kitsap Memorial Steel
Specialty Groups
Best — No. 78 Kitsap ARCS
Second — No. 73 Northside All Star Drum Squad
Third — No. 27 Olympic Bird Fanciers
Specialty Vehicles
Best — No. 105 Kitsap Destruction Derby Association
Visiting Royalty (without festival floats or horses)
Best — No. 67 Miss American Rose Royalty
Second — No. 68 Miss West Sound
Third — No. 55 Miss Viking Fest
Youth Groups
Best — No. 84 Happy Tails 4-H Club of Port Orchard
Second — No. 87 South Kitsap Derby Brats
Third — No. 83A Cub Scout Pack 4526
Judges:
Valorie Kroke — branch manager, Kitsap Bank-South Park Village
Janis Maracic — assistant principal, South Kitsap High School
Paul Nelson – Chelan County District Court Administrator
