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Schedule of Events 2015 Parade Sponsors Grand Marshal Casey O’Brien Letter from the Aptos Chamber President Parade Route & Map The World’s Shortest Parade Has Come a Long Way! Lucille’s Dream is Now the World’s Shortest Parade Award Categories Letter from Divison Chief Operations, Aptos La Selva Fire Protection District 2014 Aptos 4th of July Parade Winners Parade Participation
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Schedule of Events 7:00am - 10:00am Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast: Located at burger.Aptos, across from Safeway. Hosted by Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff SAR Team & Aptos Chamber of Commerce. Sponsored by burger.Aptos, Kiss Catering, Whole Foods Market, and Pacific Coffee Roasting Company.
10:00am - 12:00pm World’s Shortest Parade Sponsored by Allen Property Group, Inc., Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mike O’Boy Sereno Group Aptos, KWAV, KSBW, Aptos Feed, PG&E, Wells Fargo, Best Western Seacliff Inn & Severino’s Grill, Times Publishing Group, Inc., the Aptos Chamber of Commerce, Earth Works, and Green Waste Recovery
12:00pm - 4:00pm Party in the Park! Music, fine arts & crafts, face painting, food, games for kids, and plenty of fun, including fabulous music by Extra Large from 12:004:00! Sponsored by Aptos Coffee Company.
Publisher Patrice Edwards Art & Design Bri Bruce Sales Representatives Don Beaumont & Jay Peters Contributing Writers Noel Smith, John Hibble, Mary E. Russell & Soquel Creek Water District Photo Credits Times Publishing Group, Inc. Aptos History Museum Michael Oppenheimer The Aptos World’s Shortest Parade Official Program 2015 Is a publication of the Times Publishing Group, Inc. Entire contents ©2015 by Patrice Edwards. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is prohibited without publisher’s written permission.
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2015 Aptos World’s Shortest Parade Sponsors Palo Alto Medical Foundation, KWAV, Wells Fargo, Allen Property Group, Aptos Feed & Pet Supply, burger.Aptos, Kiss Catering, PG&E, Best Western Plus Seacliff Inn & Severino’s Grill, Gizdich Ranch, Pacific Coffee Roasting Company, Whole Foods Market, Granite Construction, Green Waste Recovery, Coldwell Banker, David Lyng Real Estate, Earth Works, Sereno Group Real Estate, Grace Mundy of Bailey Properties, John Fisher, Kendall & Potter, KSBW, Manuel’s Mexican Restaurant, Mediterranean Club, Mortgage Results, Nombat Branding, Deluxe Foods, Santa Cruz County Bank, UPS Store, Comerica Bank, Bay Federal Credit Union, Seascape Wine & Spirits, Shadowbrook, and The Crow’s Nest.
Thank you to . . . 2015 Event Sponsors: Allen Property Group, Inc., PG&E, Mike O’Boy Sereno Group Aptos, PAMF, Wells Fargo, KWAV, KSBW, Seacliff Inn/ Severino’s, Earth Works, Times Publishing Group, and the Aptos Chamber of Commerce Parade Sponsors: Granite Construction, Green Waste Recovery, and Starbucks Parade Pet Sponsor: Aptos Feed & Pet Supply Pancake Breakfast Sponsors: burger.Aptos, Kiss Catering, Whole Foods Market, Pacific Coffee Roasting Company Party in the Park Sponsor: Aptos Coffee Company T-Shirt Design by: nomBat Branding 4th of July T-Shirt Sales: Deluxe Foods, Aptos Feed, Comerica Bank, Santa Cruz County Bank, Seascape Village Wine & Spirits, Pacific Coffee Roasting Company, UPS Store, and Bay Federal Credit Union.
Huge thanks to Bob Norton for chairing the Parade Committee and to Patrice Edwards for organizing the judges. Special thanks to our Sheriff’s, the California Highway Patrol, and our local Fire Departments for keeping us safe. - Grand Marshall Casey O’Brien
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Grand Marshal Principal of Aptos High School
Casey O'Brien Casey O’Brien, a native Californian, has been the principal of Aptos High School for seven years. He has been dedicated to improving the school experience for all students for over 20 years and could not imagine a better career (unless it involved being paid for racing his bike). He has three children: Brooke (junior at Aptos High), Carl (incoming freshman), and Meskele (starting TK at Valencia this fall). Holly, his very patient wife, supports his professional and personal endeavors. Casey is passionate about finding ways to make Aptos High even better and is proud of the accomplishments the school has made in academics, athletics, and activities. In 2013 Aptos High School received the coveted Distinguished School Award from the State of California, a crowning achievement for the entire community. Casey believes this is because of the hard work and effort of the students and families, and the highly dedicated school staff. In 2014 he was the event volunteer coordinator and also completed the Ironman distance triathlon (140.6 miles). In August he will be competing at the Ironman in Boulder, Colorado during a relaxing family vacation. Casey was born in Inglewood, California and attended public schools in the Los Angeles area where he learned to speak Spanish fluently. He put himself through college working as a food server, gym teacher, and any other odd job that fit a college student’s schedule. He has a degree in psychology, teaching credentials in special education and physical education, and a master’s degree from San Jose State in education administration. Casey is currently president of the Santa Cruz County Athletic League and a 7-year board member of the Aptos Chamber of Commerce. If you see him running or on his bike in Nisene Marks, say hello because he always makes time to connect with current or former students and people in the community.
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Letter from the
Aptos Chamber Of Commerce President
MARY E. RUSSELL It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the Aptos World’s Shortest and BEST 4th of July Parade! As we enjoy this unique event, let us call to mind the significant reason for celebrating our independence. Two hundred and thirty-nine years ago, we won our freedom from England declaring a government “We the people for the people.” We owe a great deal of gratitude to our forefathers who laid down their lives for the truths that all men are created equal in the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. Their relentless commitment to the freedom of religion, freedom from government oppression, and the freedom to prosper set us on a course in human history. This allowed the United States of America to be the BEST nation ever! As we remember and celebrate, we want to especially honor those who have given their lives for our freedoms, those that are on the front lines continuing to protect these rights, our exemplary business community, our local politicians, our spiritual leaders, and our dedicated educators who are committed to keeping this independent spirit alive. This includes all of those volunteers here who contribute their time and energy to make this event so unique and noteworthy. Because of all those who serve us, we live in the most amazing community in the world: APTOS! I could not be more proud to serve as Chamber President, and I send out the warmest thank you ever for allowing me to serve Aptos. I look forward to seeing all of us continue to prosper together and advance the mission of the Aptos Chamber of Comerce. Enjoy the parade; celebrate the 4th and God Bless America! - Mary E. Russell, President Aptos Chamber of Commerce
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The World’s Shortest Parade
Has Come a Long Way! By John Hibble In 1961, much to the horror of local citizens, a zoning change was proposed that would have allowed a cement batching plant to be built in the center of Aptos Village. Locals rose up against the proposal. Concerned women such as Lucille Aldrich, Anne Isaacs, Babe Toney and others formed the “Aptos Ladies Tuesday Evening Society” and organized themselves to defeat the zoning change. Their efforts were successful, and after their victory, The event was so popular that a parade and potluck were planned to follow on the fourth of July. Everyone turned out in old-fashioned clothes and the Monterey Bay Antique Car Club brought 18 vintage cars. The “Sun Tan Special,” the train that once passed through Aptos Village while transporting visitors from the San Francisco peninsula to Santa Cruz stopped for
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World’s Shortest Parade Continued . . . the parade. “It was a happy coincidence that the parade coincided with the train passing through,” recalled Lucille Aldrich. Later that year, when the Southern Pacific Railroad tried to close the crossing in front of the Bayview Hotel, the Aptos Ladies’ Tuesday Evening Society again took action. Inviting the press, they dressed in Victorian clothes and laid themselves down upon the railroad tracks. Eventually, the court decided the Southern Pacific could not close off the right-ofway, and the Ladies were again victorious. This second victory provided the impetus for continuing the parade. Originally, the parade route was from the Driftwood Gas Station at Trout Gulch Road to the Pop Inn restaurant (Kauboi) and back to the Bayview Hotel. It lasted less than ten minutes. Soon, food booths were set up to help raise money for Mar Vista School and ears of corn were sold. Children’s games and contests were added including a cow-milking contest. The pancake breakfast was added in 1987 and is a cooperative venture between the Aptos Chamber of Commerce and the volunteers.
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Aptos Parade
Celebrates 54 Years 1968 Parade Photos
It Takes a Village . . . For the small town of Aptos to throw a parade every year attended by thousands, it truly takes a village. The Aptos 4th of July Parade is something the townspeople look forward to and celebrate every July 4. Yes, organizing the parade takes a village— Aptos Village!
Lucille’s Dream is Now the World’s Shortest Parade
It was 54 years ago when Lucille Aldrich and the Aptos Ladies Tuesday Evening Society celebrated the first Aptos Fourth of July Parade. The parade began as a community victory celebration that has expanded into a world-renowned icon. Even today the parade still reflects the small-town community values that were so important to its founder. As Lucille explained it, the Aptos Fourth of July Parade actually began to celebrate the community’s victory over big business. It was 1961, the year the Berlin Wall went up, and there was a proposal to build a cement plant in Aptos. Aldrich and her group of friends in the Tuesday Evening Society successfully lobbied against the project. The membership of the Tuesday Evening Society celebrated the defeat of the cement plant by inviting everyone in Aptos to a Memorial Day barbecue in the fields near the center of the village close to the railroad tracks. Lucille enlisted the help of friend Hank Shaw, a member of the Monterey Bay Antique Car Club. Hank showed up with 18 antique cars and drivers. The ladies of the Tuesday Evening Society dressed up in old-fashioned clothes and paraded alongside the antique cars with their children in tow. As they were parading through the village, a train headed for the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz pulled into the Aptos Station. Many of the passengers decided to hop off and join in the fun. Before they knew it, an impromptu procession of happy folks was marching down Soquel Drive from the Driftwood gas station to the Pop Inn Restaurant (now Kauboi). Little did they know that was the beginning of the World’s Shortest Parade. Lucille and her friends decided to repeat the celebration by making it an annual Fourth of July parade. The enthusiasm for the event grew by leaps and bounds. The crowd of parade watchers increased from a few families and visitors in 1961 to a few hundred in 1968 to an estimated 25,000 today including participants and spectators. Early each Fourth of July, lawn chairs and blankets mysteriously appear out of the fog along the parade route and by parade time are filled by enthusiastic spectators. Times have changed since that first parade and Lucille Aldrich would be pleased to know what that first victory parade has become.
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2015 Parade Award Categories Grand Prize
Pets
Floats
Best of Parade First Place Crowd Pleaser Ole’ Time Favorite
First Prize Judges’ Choice Cutest Best Costumes
First Prize Second Prize Judges’ Choice Most Original Best of Theme
Cars
Adult Groups First Prize Judges’ Choice Most Patriotic Most Unique
Bands First Prize Judges’ Choice Most Colorful
First Prize Second Prize Most Patriotic Most Unique
Children Groups First Prize Judges’ Choice Most Patriotic Most Unique
Individual First Prize Second Prize Most Patriotic Most Unique
Trucks First Prize Judges’ Choice Most Patriotic Most Unique
Schools Most Spirited Best of Theme
Party at the Park
After the Parade, be sure to stop by
Aptos Village Park for fun, food, and games!
Get your groove on with Extra Large from 12:00pm-400pm!
We dare you not to dance!
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“The Rocket’s Red Glare, Bombs Bursting In Air…” “The Star Spangled Banner,” while written about the sights and sounds of war are often associated with the sight and sounds of fireworks, and illustrates how fireworks are a part of America’s history. Unfortunately, this time honored tradition often brings about devastating fires, personal injuries, and even death. With the Fourth of July upon us, I (like other Americans) look forward to watching firework displays. With the hiss of the rockets as they lift into the air; the bright flash of light and the rainbow of colors followed by the loud, trembling boom; the sheer pleasure on the faces of children as they watch intently, eyes wide and mouths scrunched as they echo ‘oaths and aches’ after each explosion. Each year firefighters anticipate the devastation that fireworks will bring. Each year we will see fire’s that are started as a result of the use of fireworks and treat patients who have been injured. Fire in any form does not mix with our wildland areas. Fireworks, once ignited, are often unpredictable as well as uncontrollable. Once a fire starts it is inevitably too late. It is like trying to stop a bullet once it’s been fired from a gun. This year fire safety during the Fourth of July holiday is more important than ever. The extremely dry conditions we are experiencing as a result of years of drought have left our trees and vegetation very receptive to fire. The vegetation across Santa Cruz County is some of the driest we have seen. The spring showers have provided plenty of growth in our annual grasses. Our larger fuels, such as trees are at record lows for moisture. The abundance of grass for a fire to get started in and spread to the dry larger fuels is setting the stage for a perfect firestorm. The slightest spark from illegal fireworks can result in a devastating fire, nothing like we have seen in Santa Cruz County for a long time if ever. Please remember that all fireworks are illegal in Santa Cruz County with the exception of “Safe and Sane” fireworks inside the city limits of Watsonville and on private property in the city limits of Capitola. Hope you have a happy, fun and most important safe Fourth of July.
- Mike Conrad, Division Chief Operations Aptos La Selva Fire Protection District
2014 Aptos 4th of July
Parade Winners
Grand Prize – Best of Parade: Epicenter Cycling Grand Prize: Boy Scouts Troop 633, Cub Pack 515, 676 Crowd Pleaser: Seascape Village Fitness & Physical Therapy Ole’ TIME FAVORITE: VFW Adult Groups: First Prize: Dragon Slayers JUDGE’S CHOICE: Aegis of Aptos Most Patriotic: Santa Cruz Fly Fisherman Most Unique: Cafe Rio Bands: First Prize: Trout Gulch Marching Band JUDGE’S CHOICE: Samson MOST COLORFUL: Seacliff Highlanders Cars: First Prize: Santa Cruz County Sheriff Most Patriotic: Seacliff Improvement Association MOST UNIQUE: Electric Auto Association Children’s Groups: First Prize: Aptos Academy of Performing Arts JUDGE’S CHOICE: Pacific Arts Complex Most Patriotic: Bradley School Most Unique: June Bugs Gym Floats: Judge’s Choice: Knox Roofing Most Original: Second Harvest Food Bank Best of Theme: Jacob’s Heart Individual: First Prize: Scott Tims Second Prize: Patriot Pedaler Third Prize: Jack Jacobson Fourth Prize: Myrtle the Turtle & Friends Pets: Best Costume: Pleasant Valley Horse Club Cutest: Dragon Slayers First Prize: Great Pyrenees Club of America Judge’s Choice: Monterey Bay Dog Training Club Trucks: First Prize: Coldwell Banker Most Patriotic: Santa Cruz/SLV Masonic Lodge Most Unique: Bellows Plumbing, Heating & Air Schools: Most Spirited: Aptos High Cheer/Football Best of Theme: Mar Vista
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Cover & T-shirt Art Santa Cruz is an outstanding place to live, to play, and to work. Who wouldn’t want to enjoy life at the beach while refining their art and working their passion. Julie Henry, known as Jules to her friends, thought something very close to this when she made the decision to start designing not only for local businesses, but in making the decision to create art that truly reflects the unique community, geography, and culture of Santa Cruz. Professionally Jules is the principal designer and cofounder of nomBat Branding and Graphic Design, as well as recently serving as Creative Director for the local lifestyle company Santa Cruz Waves. Culturally Jules has been able to showcase her work at multiple First Friday Gallery showings, a full season of Pop-up gallery shows, and significant exposure at local festivals. Perhaps Julie’s most public work, however, has been the Victorian design work for LocalSantaCruz.com, a series of designs showcasing the unique elements and history of many of Santa Cruz County’s neighborhoods, parks and surf spots. This most recent work for Aptos’ 4th of July “World’s Shortest Parade” has been a milestone goal for Jules. Since she first moved to Santa Cruz, Jules has been eager to contribute to our local culture through design for official events. These local events are a big part of what make this such a great community and Jules not only recognized and respected that, but yearned to participate and support our community with great design. We appreciate that great design and thank Jules for this year’s official parade design!
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Parade Participation Information
Please comply with the following rules for the safety of all:
• Do not throw or hand out anything along parade route. This includes candy, fliers, balloons, etc., and is for the safety of all children who run out into the street. The child you save from injury may be your own. • Do not return along parade route until parade is over. There are designated areas for floats and cars at the end of the parade route. Once your vehicles are parked, you are welcome to watch the parade or go down into the Aptos Village Park for the parade winners announcement and the afternoon activities. Please disperse from the end of the parade route promptly to help keep congestion to a minimum. • No fireworks of any kind. • No motorcycles of any kind. • No alcoholic beverages in parade or in the formation area. • Do not spray or throw water along parade route. • No cars allowed on Soquel Drive until the Highway Patrol re-opens the road to traffic. • Please be considerate of parade participants and attendants.
Thank you for your cooperation!
2015 Parade Judges Zach Friend, 2nd District Supervisor Patrice Edwards, Publisher, Aptos Times Jon Nordgren, Cabrillo Stage WARREN KNOX, Owner, Knox Roofing & Knox Garden Box
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