| |
   The Russell Fair's 150th Anniversary
Parade!
Saturday, September 6th, 2008: 11:00 am |
| |
Who doesn’t like a Parade?
Our 150th Anniversary Parade will be traveling through the village of Russell on Saturday
morning, September 6th. It will leave Russell High School parking lot at
11 am and will wend its way through the streets. Our Russell Fire
Department is planning the route to give us maximum visibility with the
least disruption to traffic while, of course, insuring the safety of the
participants and the crowds who will inevitably be out in droves to watch
and enjoy.Saturday,
September 6th, 2008 at 11 a.m.
(All entries report to Russell High School) |
|
| |
|
Prizes |
|
1st
Place Float |
2nd
Place Float |
3rd
Place Float |
|
$300 |
$200 |
$100 |
|
Winners will be
determined by the popular vote of the parade watchers.
The winners will receive their prizes at the start of the
Demolition Derby on
Saturday night, Sep. 6th at 7 pm.
(The prizes include tickets to the Demolition Derby) |
|
|
Here is a list of who will be appearing in the parade
|
Governor
General’s Foot Guard Band
Ottawa Fire
Department Band
Ottawa Police
Service’s Pipe Band
RCMP Pipe Band
Wyatt McWilliams
and his Horse Drawn Wagon
Russell Cooperative
Nursery School - 50 foot float with 26 people
Russell Male Choir
(approx. 8 singers on a trolley supplied by Gary Scharf of
Hollybrooke Farms)
Approx. 8 WWII
vehicles
4 Clowns from the
Shriners Circus
Hamburgler and
Birdie from MacDonald’s Head Office
30 Members of the
Russell Soccer Club who have agreed to hand out our Foodtown
Reusable Bags
Animals courtesy of
McGowans of Edwards, Ontario
Griffith Cartage -
Long Float
Historical Society
-
Country Lanes -
Classic Car
Embrun Ford - New
Mustang Convertible providing transportation for Pierre Lemieux (MP)
Dupuis Ford - New
Mustang Convertible providing transportation for Parade Marshall
(Mac Arbuthnut) and his wife
1961 Chevrolet
owned by Mike Clarmo
Russell Rockets
Basketball - Truck and Trailer
1971 Chevrolet
Sting Ray Convertible owned by George Groves
Taylor and
Associates Float - Jeep and Small Trailer
Therkelsen & Sons
Farm Equipment Float
Curves - Approx. 4
women walking the parade
Ottawa Citizen
Small Van
Smart Rock Float
Penny Farling
Bicycle owned by Vern Acres
Russell Soccer Club
Float
Alternate Council
Float
(a group of our most important Russell Residents perched on their
park bench discussing Russell politics, among other things)
Russell Fire
Department - Fire Truck
Russell Fire
Department - Education Trailer
Sparky the Fire Dog
61 Chrysler
Imperial owned by Terry Morrow
Denzil Duke horse
and carriage providing transportation for Hank Staal and Don Graham
and their wives
Russell Masons
Float being pulled by truck owned by Little Buggers Pest Control
AutoTech Car Repair
Trailer owned by Steve Morris
4 Mini White Horses
pulling a Beer Wagon owned by Ivan Wyman
1969 Cutlass
Supreme owned by Gary Beaupre
1971 Chrysler
Newport owned by Gary Beaupre
Russell Senior 55+
Club
Meadow Green
Nursery Float owned by Tony and Jane Hendrikx
Russell Old Time
Benevolent Marching Kazoo Band - 25 Member Band
Russell and
District Horticultural Society Float
|
Russell
Association of Performing Arts featuring the cast of “Grease”
Fireplace Center
Float owned by Richard Cotnam, Carlingwood Avenue, Ottawa
Russell Watch Float
Russell Skating
Club Float
1967 Mustang GT
Fastback owned by Jack Fagan
1987 XJS Jacquar
owned by Jack Fagan
Swiss Farmers of
Russell and Area
Dutch Immigrants
(Depicting the valuable contribution the Swiss and Dutch
Immigrants have made to Russell Township)
100% Martial Arts
Float (based in Embrun)
1979 Pontiac LeMans
owned by Len Mariani
Fawcett’s Organs
Float owned by Fawcett’s Organs, Winchester
Russell Renegades
Women’s Hockey Team Float
1961 Ford Monarch
owned by Jerry Tremblay
Russell Minor
Broomball Float
1969 Oldsmobile
Cutless Supreme owned by Chris Welch
MAX International
Float
Private Float of
Wayne Whipple featuring many antique farm related items
Ottawa Stingers
Rugby Float
Giant Tiger Train
Jim Davis Train
1929 Chevrolet
Universal vehicle owned by Doug Larmour
1970 Dodge Dart
Swinger owned by Don Borutski
1956 Crown Victoria
owned by Doreen James
1959 Ford
Thunderbird Convertible owned by Wayne James
1954 Chevrolet
Delray owned by Gord James
Flatbed owned by
Gerry Leroux carrying Jon Wever (“Super Jon Wever”) and his
demolition car
The following 22
items are all entries of the Bytown Fire Brigade:
1847 Hand Tub
1850 Hook and
Ladder
1886 Silsby Steamer
1913 Model “T”
1914 Pump
1923 Hook and
Ladder
1928 G.M.T.Pump
1931 Tanker
1933 ALF. Pump
1938 International
Pump
1938 Ford (P.U.)
Pump
1939 B - S Pump
1940 Ambulance
1941 Diamond “T”
1941 Pump
1945 Int. Pump
1948 ALF Pump
1950 Mercury Pump
1962 Int. Pump
1967 Fargo Pump
1971 Pump
1979 Chev. Tanker
|
|
Many thanks to Upper
Canada Village for loaning us costumes |
Map of the parade trajectory coming soon
If you have any questions about the Parade, please contact Connie Johnston at 613-445-3587.
See you at the Parade!!!
|
Winners will be
determined by the popular vote of the parade watchers.
The winners will receive their prizes at the start of the
Demolition Derby on
Saturday night, Sep. 6th at 7 pm.
(The prizes include tickets to the Demolition Derby) |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
