Mother Goose must have
intervened with somebody,
because just before a parade time
it was raining here in El Cahone.
But as the first marching unit
stepped off at 2:00 o'clock,
the Sun came out and the parade began.
It was the threat of bad weather
more than the bad weather itself
that kept the crowds down
here in El Cahone today, but.
For everybody that showed up,
it was a lot of fun. I'm jiggly,
some deviate Action News at the
Mother Goose parade in alcohol.
For 30 years, the citizens of El
Cahone have staged an annual parade
based on storybook characters.
It began as a way for merchants to lure
customers to the valley just before
Christmas time and like Jack's Beanstalk,
it has grown and grown and grown until today.
It lasts 90 minutes and involves
dozens of bands, color guards,
horseback riders, clowns and floats.
This year the familiar figures from
the fairy tales have been augmented by
some scenes from United States history.
This year's Mother Goose parade
has a bicentennial theme.
Among the trophy winners,
the alcohol Lions took the
Bicentennial Award for their float,
depicting the spirit of 76.
The Mayor's award went to
a star Spangled Salute,
served up by Bob's Big Boy restaurant.
The winner of the Governor's award
was from another fast food franchise,
Mother Goose land,
as depicted by Carl's Junior.
But the Sweepstakes award went
to Valhalla High School, which,
with the help of Rose and I love Realtors,
presented the nursery rhyme.
If all the seas were one.
See what a great see that would be.
Last year they estimated the spectators.
420,000 and this year they were
hinting at half a million El Cahone
police Lieutenant Jerry Herb put
the official figure at between
500 and 550,000 to El Cahone.
Jonathan Dunn Rankin reporting for TV 8 News.
Doesn't make sense.