4th of July Parade Winners

Thank you to all the 2008 Parade Participants! The Judging panel of five members had a very difficult time selecting the best of the best of more than 120 entries. Below are the results and photos.  To volunteer for next year's parade, or for more information, please contact the parade sponsor, Northville Community Foundation, at 248-374-0200. 

Awards/Results

Thank you to all the 2008 Parade Participants! The Judging panel of seven members had a very difficult time selecting the best of the best of more than 120 entries. Below are the results.

Theme: "USA and Proud"

Winner - (Entry #86) Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Second Place - (Entry #27) First Baptist Church
Third Place - (Entry #98) Northville Christian School

Bands

Winner (TIE) – (Entry #34) Plymouth Fife and Drum and (Entry #102) Spirit of Windsor
Second Place – (Entry #51) Cabar Feidh Pipe Band
Third Place – (Entry #89) Shawn Riley Band

Float

Best Float - (Entry #60) First United Methodist Church
Most Creative Float - (Entry #104) Our Lady of Victory
Best Themed Float - (Entry #35) St. Mary Mercy Hospital
Best Musical Float – (Entry #86) Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church Rock Band

Crowd Pleaser

Winner – Selfridge Air Force Base Flyover Team
Second Place - (Entry #45) Waggin’ Tails Dog Rescue
Third Place – (Entry #79) Miss Harriet’s Dance Studio
Honorable Mention – (Entry #46) Comfy Creatures Dog Walking & Pet Sitting

Vehicles

Most Nostalgic - (Entry #57) Ben Wold’s 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 convertible
Crowd Pleaser - (Entry #92) Mel Guthrie’s Monkeemobile
Best Paint Job - (Entry #74) James Thomson’s Harley Davidson Limo
Honorable Mention – (Entry #84) Mark Urban’s 1971 Dodge Challenger

Photo Album

Unless otherwise noted, photos provided courtesy of Nadine Merriman, Parade Committee Volunteer.

Veterans (courtesy of Larry Parks)	Veterans (courtesy of Larry Parks)
Plymouth Fife and Drum	Spirit of Windsor
Cabar Feidh Pipe Band	Shawn Riley Band
Selfridge Air Force Base Flyover	Waggin Tail Dog Rescue
Miss Harriet's Dancers	Comfy Creatures Dog Walking
First United Methodist Church Float	Our Lady of Victory Float
St. Mary Mercy Hospital Float	Ward Church Float
Ward Church	First Baptist Church
Northville Christian School	1966 Ford Fairlane
MonkeeMobile	Alhambra Band
Alhambra Band Wagon	City Rescue Vehicle
Fran Durham	Marquis Theatre
Maybury Farm Goat	Military Jeep
Parade Committee	Parade Emcees
Parade Emcees	Morning of Parade
Parade Volunteer Patrol	Paws
Centennial Dancers	Rob David
Sweet Adelines	Township DARE

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