Honoring Our Nation's Flag 2007

Thanks to the community and visitors we had an outstanding event celebrating Our Nation's Flag

  • A few photos of the entries are clickable here:
  • Winning VFW Civic Float
  • Winning Performance Entry Chehalis Ocean Canoe
  • School Kids Posters Celebrating Our Nation's Flag
  • Piracy in Oakville
  • Balloons to brighten every day.
  • Horses every parade must have these

    The Chronicle filed this parade story

    You'll find almost 100 parade photos right here

    And the winners are!!!!!

    Vehicles-Civic Military & Emergency

  • 1st WWII Jeep w/trailer - Oakville-Rochester VFW
  • 2nd Grays Harbor Fire Dist #1 Engine 27-01
  • 3rd Grays Harbor Gire District #1 Engine 27-14

    Non Profit Entries

  • 1st Rabbits - Stephen Warren
  • 2nd Oakville Assembly of God Childrens Float
  • 3rd Habitat for Humanity Pick-up & Trailer Daniel Hoefs

    Commercial Floats etc

  • 1st Laidlaw Education Services Buster the Safety Bus Diana Hulsey
  • 2nd Truck & Trailer w/ Bank Enployees & kids Sterling Bank
  • 3rd 16' Wide US Flag, Crissy Luckett Priceless Pearl

    Private Individual Floats etc

  • 1st Harris Family Float Kelly Hawkins
  • 2nd John Bennett PeterbuiltLog Truck with childrens posters

    Equestrian

  • 1st Grays Harbor Mounted Posse Court April Yancey
  • 2nd Three Girls with Horses Felicia Greedy
  • 3rd Tie
    Grays Harbor Mounted Posse and
    NW Regional Appaloosa Club Lee Golden

    Antique Tractor or Farm Implement

  • 1st Garden Tractors, Rex Kitchen
  • 2nd Tractor, Dan Brown

    Private Show Vehicle 1950 and before

  • 1st Bergundy Plymouth with Honor Student owner John Crocker
  • 2nd 1928 Ford Phaeton Roadster with Grand Marshalls owner Fletcher Anderson
  • 3rd 1946 Ford Coupe owners Roy and Sandy Ford

    Private Show Vehicle After 1950

  • 1st 1952 MG owner Chuck Bleichner
  • 2nd 1966 HD 1971 HD 1974 HD Maureen Day
  • 3rd 1959 Ford Retractable Hardtop, Harry and Marie Huff

    Local Youth With or Without Pets or Farm Animals

  • $75 award & Trophy 1st Childrens Float, Crissy Luckett
  • 2nd Canoe & Truck, Chehalis Tribal Youth
  • 3rd Lori Lonborg and Riley on a Machine

    Performing

  • 1st 35 Foot Ocean-Going Canoe, Sylvia Cayenne Family
  • 2nd Oakville Acorn Cheerleaders Cheer and Dance Routine

    Judge's Overall Favorite/Trophy and $75 = Harris Family Float

    Best Theme/Trophy and $75 = Swede Day Queen Court

    Mayor's Choice/Trophy and $75 = 1991 Peterbuilt Log Truck with Children's Posters/ John Bennett