CV Marches into Holidays with Light Parade
Photos courtesy of Castro Valley and Eden Area Chamber of Commerce
Perfect weather, great food, over 50 parade entries, the Dancing Christmas Trees, and Old Saint Nick himself. What more could you want?
More than 15,000 people lined Castro Valley Boulevard to watch the annual Light Parade on Saturday, November 9. This year’s theme was “Honoring our Educators & Mentors.”
Every public school in Castro Valley participated in the parade, and each school sent in massive numbers of students, teachers, and parents. They were joined by Castro Valley’s two parochial schools: Redwood Christian Schools and Our Lady of Grace Elementary.
Entries from first responders with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Alameda Fire Department, and California Highway Patrol were also on hand. Group entries included Patti’s Swim School, Palomares 4-H, Golden Tee, Sikh Community, Rowell’s Saddlery, and Ford F-100’s Club.
“What a great event!” said Janella Anguiano, board chair-elect of the Castro Valley and Eden Area Chamber of Commerce. “So many families were there. The vendors were so pleased with the turnout one even gave us an 11 out of 10! It was the perfect start to the holiday season.”
More information about the Chamber and videos of the Light Parade can be found at www.edenareachamber.com.
Light Parade Winners:
Thank you to Dr Heidi Hausauer and her team of judges that worked their way through the massive staging areas to judge all the entries this year.
Best use of Lights:
Gold-Wiggle Rumps
Silver-Nat Miley
Bronze-School District Transit
Musical:
Gold-Palomares Elementary School
Silver-CV Pride
Bronze-Dancing Christmas Trees
School Spirit:
Gold-Marshall Elementary School
Silver-Chabot Elementary School
Bronze-Redwood Christian Schools
Holiday Spirit:
Gold-Sutter Health\Eden Hospital
Silver-Independant Elementary School
Bronze-H.A.R.D.
School Grand Marshal Award- $500.00 Prize
Our Lady of Grace School
Judge's Choice Awards
Vannoy Elementary School
Jensen Ranch Elementary School
Stanton Elementary School
Canyon Middle School
Creekside Middle School
Cub Scouts 722
3 Crosses Church
Next Step Audio
St. Bede Cheer Squad
Ariel Webb Dancers
Rowell Ranch Rodeo Queen- Phoebe Bruns
Rowell Ranch Jr. Rodeo Queen-Kaitlyn Babel