Eloise Ogden/MDN Chris Kubal, left, of Keene, drives a team of horses pulling a covered wagon as part of the Makoti Threshing Show’s entry of several units in the North Dakota State Fair Parade. The Makoti Threshing Show received the parade’s Pioneer Award. Eleven other awards were presented to parade entries.

Winners of the North Dakota State Fair Parade were presented with plaque awards on Tuesday at the Fairgrounds.

Jim Clifford, chairman of the parade, presented the awards. Clifford has been with the parade committee for 13 years, with 12 of those years as its chairman.

The parade awards are as follows:

– Grand Marshal Overall Winner: Minot High School Class of ’69.

Sponsored by McDonalds.

– Roughrider Award: Kalix.

Sponsored by Prairie Federal Credit Union.

– Flickertail Award: Ackerman-Estvold.

Sponsored by Bremer Bank.

– Chairman’s Award: Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Sponsored by Verendrye Electric.

– Governor’s Award: Prairie Therapy.

Sponsored by Mowbray and Son.

– Youth Sweepstakes Award: Ward County 4-H

Sponsored by Farmers Union Insurance Ressler, Sipma, Buechler Agency.

– Parade Committee Award: Keller Williams Inspire Realty.

Sponsored by Town & Country Federal Credit Union.

– Heritage Award: Mikkelson Sweet Corn.

Sponsored by Gooseneck Implement.

– Pioneer Award: Makoti Threshing Show.

Sponsored by First Western Bank & Trust.

– Lewis and Clark Award: Buy a Tree Change a Life.

Sponsored by GEM Federal Credit Union.

– North Dakota State Fair Award: Superpumper & Farstad Oil.

Sponsored by Sign D’Zyn.

– Dakota Proud Award: Scheels Splash Zone.

Sponsored by American Family Insurance Michael Lucy Agency.

The parade was held Saturday and had 170 entries.

All entries in the parade are not judged but only those requesting to be judged. Parade judges this year were Gabi Andrews, Dave Jackson, Lisa Genareo, Jake Lockrem and Mary Parton.

The parade was in memory of Loren Vannett, parade committee vice chairman for many years who died this spring.