More photos - Jets included

http://groups.msn.com/JimsSceneryPix/warrenparade070406.msnw?Page=3

 

MadBus a growing success on the 4th of July

MadBus just announced transport totals for the Mad River Valley on July 4, 2006 as 1,110 riders. A huge increase from last year and great news concerning global warming and public transportation.
See http://www.madrivervalley.com/transportation/madbus.htm for more details about the Mad Bus!

New Photos of the 4th online!

http://flickr.com/photos/dvs/sets/72157594188258558/show/

 

 

1st Photo Slide show of the Warren 4th

http://forums.skimrv.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album03&sid=d28021386eb7bc0af5f72d43d910972d&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=slideshow.php

 

Check it out people – some great photos

Judges Announce Parade Winners for 2006!

Once again, our esteemed judges did their best to award prizes to the many great entries in this year’s parade.

 

Best in Show: Sugarbush Resort: “Make Snow not War!” featuring the Sugarbush Drill Team

 

Most Patriotic & Best on Theme: The Veterans Killed in Iraq War Memorial

 

Best Use of 1^st Amendment: Prickly Mtn, Pirates of Pennsylvania Ave “Let the Mutiny Begin! Vote Nov 7^th.”

 

Best (& decorated) Bike: Scudder Parker “Powered by the People”

 

Best Antique Car: Piggy – The Austin Healy Club of America

 

Best Music Float: Hanaford’s Fife & Drum Corp

 

Best Kid’s Float (& Best Dance Act): The Warren Kids: Cool Liberty Kids

 

Most Humorous Float: Dr. Butch’s Team – Miss Liberty: We can all save the Critical Patient, God Bless America & the Valley!

 

Best Theatrical Performance: The Warren Village Architects: Global WarNing, in 3 Acts!

 

Best Domestic Animal Float: Poop Power, the VT Mushers

 

Best Promotion of an upcoming event: The Valley Rotary! Scrifice your Buck for a Duck (The Wriggling Kids stole the show!)

 

Best Commercial: Mad River Rally

 

Best Floatable Float: 1928 Chris Craft, owned by David Steinman, Mad River Yacht Club. “Sail it if you can:

 

Most Out of Control Float: Bev Kehoe & the Vermont Festival of the Arts

 

Best Wetting Float: Mountain Pools serving the Mad River Valley for 25 years!

 

Best Fast Car Advertisement: Phill Scott, our “Racy” Senator

 

Most Obtuse Float: Vermont Mime & Chess

 

Oddly’s Favorite, Weirdest: Tim Seniff

 

Congratulations and good luck next year!

 

Another great and busy independence day in Warren

5am setup comes early in summer, especially on the 4th of July. But this year, like others past, went off with very few hitches and it seemed that all involved had a wonderful time. Yes a few cars got stuck in the banks, a vendor took it upon themselves to reorganize our efforts, and the parade had a few wheels fall off, literally.

 

All in all, it was just another spectacular Warren 4th marked in the history books. The parade had what appeared to be a record number of entries, eclectic as ever! The Green Mountain Boys took a double take on the village with a northern run up main street and a sharp screaming bank over Sugarbush with another northeast run ending in a full on afterburning vertical climb into the clouds. Jimmy Yozell and his merry gang of musicians played a fantastic 3 1/2 hrs on the Warren Store, the Mad Mountain Scramblers entertained the crowd on Brooks Field.

 

I would like to thank everyone who made this 4th so special, from Clive and his 'double-take' cannon shot declaring "We will not sacrifice our liberty" to the Fife & Drum Corp, the Warren, WaitsfieldFayston & Moretown fire departments, WDEV, the Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Warren Town office crew, the Warren Road Crew, LW Greenwood, almost all of the vendors, the residents of Warren Village, and all the parade entries and all of you who showed up to celebrate our freedom and opportunity signed into history by 56 statesmen 230 years ago yesterday. It's your parade and by god, you made 2006 a great one!

$100 donation received

Thank you Paula Hamel for your generous donation in 2006!