Winners of ND State Parade announced
Eloise Ogden/MDN Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot was selected for the Roughrider Award for its unit in the North Dakota State Parade held in Minot on Saturday. The zoo’s unit included the zoo train and golf carts painted in colors of certain animals at the zoo.
The Minot High School Class of ’69 unit in the North Dakota State Parade won the Grand Marshal Overall award.
Winners of the parade were announced on Monday.
They are as follows:
– Grand Marshal Overall Winner: Minot High School Class of “69
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Submitted Photo The Minot High School Class of ‘69 won the Grand Marshal Overall award for its entry in the North Dakota State Parade held honoring The Beatles in Minot on Saturday.
– Roughrider Award: Roosevelt Park Zoo
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– Flickertail Award: Burdick Job Corps
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– Chairman’s Award: Farstad/Superpumper
Sponsored by Verendrye Electric
– Governor’s Award: Delta Vacations
Sponsored by Dakotah Bank
– Youth Sweepstakes Award: Keller Williams Inspire Realty
Sponsored by McDonalds
– Parade Committee Award: Afton Country Kids 4H Club
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– Heritage Award: Kalix
Sponsored by Gooseneck Implement
Pioneer Award: Bremer Bank
Sponsored by First Western Bank & Trust
– Lewis and Clark Award: Eagles Wings Community Fellowship
Sponsored by Dakota Dental
– North Dakota State Fair Award: Hydro Dog
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– Dakota Proud Award: Advanced Business Methods
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Themed “Salute to Agriculture,” the event was held on Saturday. Individuals, businesses and organizations with units in the parade request to be judged. A $5 fee is paid to judge a unit.
This year’s judges were Wally Holter, Brenda Conejo, Tim Stiel, Shelbi Waters and Arlen Gartner.
Jim Clifford, parade chairman, said, “It was a great parade. In the 10 years I’ve done the parade this is the smoothest operating one I’ve ever had.”
This year 220 units were in the parade with Bill Gross, founder and president of Farm Rescue, serving as grand marshal.
Fair statistics
97,868 people attend 1st three days
Sunday’s attendance figures show 30,953 people attended the North Dakota State Fair that day.
From Friday, opening day of the nine-day event, through Sunday, a total of 97,868 people were at the fair.
Each days attendance so far are as follows:
– Friday, opening day: 25,616.
– Saturday, 41,299.
– Sunday, 30,953.
- Jill Schramm/MDN A firefighter carrying a boot approaches a vehicle at the intersection of 16th Avenue and Sixth Street Southwest to accept a donation to the Muscular Dystrophy Association Monday, the first day of the Minot Fire Department’s three-day Fill the Boot campaign.
- Jill Schramm/MDN Kira Lampton with First District Health Unit displays an electronic cigarette as she and other health advocates speak to the State Fair Board July 19 regarding a tobacco-free day at the fair in 2020.
- Submitted Photo The Minot High School Class of ‘69 won the Grand Marshal Overall award for its entry in the North Dakota State Parade held honoring The Beatles in Minot on Saturday.
- Eloise Ogden/MDN Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot was selected for the Roughrider Award for its unit in the North Dakota State Parade held in Minot on Saturday. The zoo’s unit included the zoo train and golf carts painted in colors of certain animals at the zoo.
- Jimmy Lafakis/MDN “Backflip” Johnny Dudley laughs during a break in the action during the NDSF Bull and Bronc Riding event. Dudley, an ex-Marine, served as the rodeo clown during the event.
- Submitted Photo Grantees and members of the MCEF Advisory Committee pose with a symbolic check for the $39,000 awarded recently.
- Kim Fundingsland/MDN The late Bob Meter of Bismarck was recently inducted into the North Dakota Fishing Hall of Fame. Representing him at the ceremony in Garrison were his wife, Jean Meter of Bismarck, and sons Lyn, Lubbock, Texas, left, and Alan, Bismarck, right.
- Jimmy Lafakis/MDN Charge Hebb, of Dupree, South Dakota, participates in the Ranch Bronc portion of the event. Hebb posted a score of 71 points at All Seasons Arena.
- Alex Eisen/MDN Minot Vistas infielder Kaleb Bellew (8) tags out Bismarck Governors’ Treyton Mattern (left) sliding into second base Monday evening at Corbett Field in Minot.
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