Annual parade produced great fun-and a winner's list
Los Gatos couldn't have asked for better weather for the last Children's Christmas and Holiday Parade of the century. It was sunny and mild on Dec. 4, as the annual spectacle of floats, cars, bands, clubs and animals began the annual grand procession along N. Santa Cruz Avenue and W. Main Street. Parade winners are:
Floats
Commercial: Jiffy Market, first place; West Valley Gymnastics, second; and Southern Kitchen, third. Amateur over 12 years old: Church of Scientology, first; Los Gatos Yacht Club, second; Los Gatos Swim & Racquet Club, third. Amateur under 12 years old: St. Mary's School, first; Kiddie Kampus, second; Southwest YMCA Indian Guides, third.
Trucks
Commercial other: Green Valley Disposal, first place; Century 21 Contempo, second; Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, third. Fire engine active: Santa Clara Fire Department. Fire engine antique: California Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America, first; Cliff Smith, second.
Cars
Commercial decorated: Freedom Chiropractic, first place; Campo Di Bocce and LGHS Italian Club, second; and Ariana Rug Gallery, third. Other decorated: Los Gatos Disaster Aid Response Team, first; Oak Grove Youth Football & Cheer, second; Los Gatos Rainbow, third. Antique car or truck built before 1929: Daniel Brennon Brokerage, first; Gary Hagen, second; Bennett & Jones families, third. Classic car or truck built after 1929: Terry Hartsfield, first; Community Hospital of Los Gatos, second; Campbell Police Department, third. Classic/antique car or truck sweepstakes winner: Larry Johnson.
Units
Senior drill team: Oak Grove High School Air Force Junior ROTC. Senior color guard: Santa Clara Fire Department, first place; Legion of Honor Shriners, second; and Color Corps of Portola, third. Junior color guard: Valley Christian Junior High School. Senior marching unit: Color Corps of Portola, first; Oak Grove High School Air Force Junior ROTC, second. Mixed marching unit: Oak Grove Youth Football & Cheer. Senior baton corps B: Valley Baton Club. Junior baton corps B: Valley Baton Club, first; San Jose Stars Baton Corps A, second; and San Jose Stars Baton Corps B, third. Senior solo twirler: Valley Baton Club. Junior solo twirler: Valley Baton Club.
High School Bands
Class A over 60: Saratoga. Class B under 60: Westmont, first place; Leland, second. Drum major open: Westmont. Drum major mace: Leland. Drum major military: Saratoga, first; Leigh, second. Baton group: Westmont. Tall flag group: Leigh, first; Westmont, second; and Saratoga, third. Rifle team: Saratoga. ID unit: Saratoga, first; Leigh, second; and Westmont, third. Band award sweepstakes winner: Leigh.
Middle School Bands
Class A over 60: Dartmouth, first place; Union, second; Rolling Hills, third. Class B under 60: Redwood, first; Ida Price, second; Fair, third. Drum major military: Rolling Hills, first; Redwood, second; Dartmouth, third. Tall flag group: Dartmouth, first; Redwood, second; Ida Price, third. ID unit: Redwood, first; Dartmouth, second; Union, third. Drill team: Rolling Hills.
California State Horsemen's Association Winners
Mounted group senior: Bear Creek Stables, first place; Santa Clara County Search & Rescue, second; and Los Gatos Horsemen, third. Silver mounted women: Rex Atchison. Indian open: Women of the West. Fancy dressed Western senior: JoAnn McPeak. Fancy dressed Western junior: Kara Mitchell.
Other
Junior pipe & drum corps: Prince Charles Junior Pipe Band. Senior pipe & drum corps: Stuart Highlanders. Choral groups: Zoom of Almaden Country School. Dignitaries: Los Gatos Town Clerk, first; Los Gatos Lions Club, second; and Parade Grand Marshall Dru Barth, third. Miscellaneous: San Jose Police Motorcycle Officers, first; Students of Diane Egli, second; and San Jose School of Scottish Dance, third. Comedy/novelty: Bay Area Siberian Husky Club, first; Soles of Los Gatos, second; Italian Gardeners' Association Cucuzza Squash Drill Team, third.
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