Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce Announces Parade Winners for Fourth of July 2015

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Published: 06 July 2015 06 July 2015

Though the parade route was shorter than in past years, Hudson Street in Silver City was lined from beginning to end with young and old alike waiting to see the patriotic entries in the 2015 Independence Day Parade. The amount of red, white, and blue bunting and flags along the parade route was incredible.

The Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the category and overall winners of the July 4th Parade.

FLOAT DIVISION: 1st Place - Allingham-Golding Post 18 American Legion
2nd Place - Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society
3rd Place - Mike Eley

CARS, TRUCKS, TRACTORS AND MOTOCYCLES DIVISION:
1st Place - Gaffney-Oglesby 1328 Marine Corps League
2nd Place - Norman Ruebush Tractors
3rd Place - Holiday Inn Express Silver City

WALKING GROUP DIVISION:
1st Place - Southwest TEA Party Patriots
2nd Place - Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest
3rd Place - Conservatory of Dance

EQUESTRIAN GROUPS DIVISION:
1st Place - Healing Hands
2nd Place - Charros de North Hurley
3rd Place - Gila Back Country Horsemen

POLICE & FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLS DIVISION:
1st Place - Upper Mimbres Fire Department
2nd Place - Tyrone Volunteer Fire & Rescue
3rd Place - Fort Bayard Fire Department

NON-MOTORIZED DIVISION:
1st Place - Silver City Food Bank / Bike Works

The Overall Winners of the Grant County Independence Day Parade were:
FIRST PLACE - Southwest TEA Party Patriots
SECOND PLACE - Allingham-Golding Post 18 American Legion
THIRD PLACE - Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society

Tony Trujillo, Chairman of the Board of the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce stated, "This event showcases the patriotism of our communities and our county. There were so many people wearing or carrying red, white and blue. Hudson Street looked like a river of flags. It was incredible and the Chamber of Commerce is thankful for all the people who participated in the parade and the activities at Gough Park."

President of the local Chamber of Commerce, Scott Terry, reported "when we tabulated the last-minute entries and drop-outs from the parade, we still had over sixty individual groups in the parade with over eighty cars, trucks, horses, bikes, walking groups participating. It was a great parade!"

Besides the parade on Hudson Street, the local Chamber of Commerce also hosted the activities in Gough Park and helped facilitate the Fireworks Show. There were over fifty-seven booths in Gough Park throughout the day. Chamber Chairman Tony Trujillo remarked that "the crowd in the park was fantastic. Everyone seemed to enjoy the beautiful day, the great food and the good music. We had two local singers perform the national anthem, once when we raised the flag in the park that morning and once again at noon after the parade. Those were probably my favorite moments of the day."

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