81ST ANNUAL RHODODENDRON FESTIVAL KEEPSAKE EDITION B SECTION • WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016
The starting-line scene is always intense at the Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run XXXVIII at Fort Worden, as elite runners jockey for position. There were 1,727 finishers in the 12K event in 2016; last year, there were 1,604. The names of this year’s finishers are published starting on page C5. Photo by Steve Mullensky
2016 RHODY Trike Race ...................................2 Pet Parade ..................................3 Kiddie Parade ............................4 Rhody Run Results................ 5-8 Grand Parade.............................9 Beds, Hair, Cake ...................... 10
daily news: ptleader.com Rhody Fest, by the Numbers
1
stagecoach, and 1 dog riding on the stagecoach roof
2
bicyclists riding in front of the Rhody Run who were passed by runners on the Hastings Avenue hill
7
horses in the Grand Parade, 2 more than last year
21
Samantha Raymond, 5, of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Preschool is all smiles May 20 while talking to Rhody Fest Princess Morgan Wilford. Photo by Nicholas Johnson
vehicles in the Rakers Car Club entry, largest car club in the Grand Parade
88
years old, the age of the oldest of the 1,727 finishers in Rhody Run XXXVIII
140
“no parking” and “street closed” signs and barricades the city police set up to keep traffic off parade routes
202
members in the Sumner High School Marching Band, including cheerleaders and flag team
500
about the number of Rhody Fest photos coming to ptleader.com
2,000
pieces of cake distributed free during Cake Picnic
People dance as DJ Caleb Peacock supplies the tunes May 21 during the fourth-annual Cake Picnic at Pope Marine Park following the Rhody Grand Parade. Photo by Nicholas Johnson
A friend in the crowd caught the attention of Jenna Carson, drum major leading the Port Townsend High School Marching Band. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan