VALENCIA, JUNE 26: The SCV Parade committee is pleased to announce the parade and float lineup for the July 4th Independence Day Parade in Newhall.
“We’re really excited about this year’s lineup,” Grand Marshal John “Mr. SCV” Boston said. “It includes all the usual floats, trucks, trollies, and farm animals, but this year, we’re having some exciting new entries” the eclectic writer, local folklorist and historian said.
The popular parade -a community fixture since the early 20th Century- will start on July 4 at 9:45 am in Old Town Newhall, Parade organizer Leon Worden said. Floats at the parade will proceed through Old Town Newhall, up Lyons Avenue, and onto Orchard Village road before ending near Placerita Junior High School.
As in years past, this year’s lineup will have many familiar floats and features, including a Signal Newspaper truck, a KHTS fire truck, and several local dignitaries, community groups, city Councilmembers and other elected officials, and important members of the business community.
“It’s good, wholesome fun for the entire family, and it takes place right here in hometown Newhall,” KHTS co-owner Carl Goldman said, adding that the parade will be simulcast on KHTS AM 1220.
The SCV Parade Committee was also pleased to see a number of new applicants for this year’s parade. Organizers say the new lineup will make competition stiff for the award of #1 Parade float. Among the new entries this year are:
- Waste Management’s “The MRF, Recycling, and You” recycling float made of 30% post-SCV-consumer waste
- SCV Realtors for Prosperity Float Encouraging you to Call Now
- SCV Auto Dealers “Driving is Still Cool” float, featuring synchonized SUVs
- CLWA “Water Conservation is Important” float that sprays 200 gallons of water per second on hot spectators
- Latino Ice Cream Vendors Motorized Float, now with 90% prepared foods
- Avenues Project float, featuring twin 40 foot scale-model mixed-use towers
- Hart District Board “Protecting and Educating Your Children is Job #1″ Float
- Henry Mayo Hospital/G&L Realty “Business for a Healthy Santa Clarita” float
- West Ranch Town Council “Antonovich Fan Club” float, driven by dignitary Dave Bossert
- NorthPark Community Church “Benevolent Assimilation” float/parade demonstration, featuring 6,000 church members marching in lock-step to Sousa
- City of Santa Clarita “Thank you Buck for HR
54715887 ” float - Landsource/Newhall Land Real Property Speculation & Investment Opportunity Float
- Bridgeport Community “Give Coots the Boot” float
Worden said that the sheer number of floats in this year’s parade will make the 2008 Independence Day parade and festival something special.
“The amount of floats represents the diversity and the great life we all enjoy right here in the Santa Clarita Valley.”
Trophies for the top three floats will be presented at El Trocadero restaurant at 1pm on July 4th.
The SCVParade committee wishes everyone a happy and fun-filled and most improtant safe 4th of July!