Best of Fourth of July Patriot Parade
Below is the list showing who won awards during the Fourth of July Patriot Parade in Bella Vista 2016.
BEST OF PARADE Everyone who attended BEST OF THE BEST ATTENDEES Michael and Rita Callahan BEST SPEAKER State Senator, Jim Hendren BEST PRAYER Patriot Chaplain, Dr. Harrison Pike BEST SOLOIST Village Baptist Church, Phyllis Farish BEST PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Naval Officer (Ret), Bob Rishel PAST GRAND MARSHALS Forrest Strickler and Russ Bonacker BEST CITY OFFICIALS Bella Vista Mayor Peter Christie, Fire Chief Steve Sims, Police Chief Ken Farmer BEST SPONSORS ARVEST Bank Manager, Carolyn Griev, Allen’s Discount Foods, Steve Morrow, Bella Vista Recycle Center, Wally Sheldon.
BEST BANDS United Lutheran Church Band Director, Lois Carlson, Ozark Highlander Bagpipe Band Director, Jo Ann Tyler BEST SPECIAL
EFFECTS White Wing Loft Doves, Julie Robins, Rifle Salute, B.V. Honor Guard, Charlie Brietzke, Civil War Cannon Salute, NWA Historical Society, Paul Dolle, TAPS, The Two Trumpets, Keith Wood and Armando Gutierrez, Fireworks, Sugar Creek 10 Cinemas, Mgr. Chelsea Grissom
BEST DANCERS Sophisticated Ladies Director, Carol Rolle, Latin Art of Arkansas, Director Luis Lopez PARADE GRAND
MARSHAL WW II, Air Force Major (Ret) George Brannon
BEST FLOAT Latin Art of Arkansas, Director Luis Lopez, The Village Plumber, Owner Tim and Julie Hill BEST MARCHING
UNIT Knights of Columbus, Chuck Fiebig BEST MILITARY MARCHING UNIT Color Guard, Cdr. Andy Anderson, Five Branches of the Military, Marine Cpl. (Ret) Louis Kaslow, Civil Air Patrol 115th, Major Charles Rine, Group of Veterans, Cdr. Douglas Grant BEST VETERAN SUPPORT GROUP Sheep Dogs, Sgt. Maj. Lance Nutt, Disabled Veterans (DAV), Reverend Richard McCall BEST MOTORCYCLE
GROUP American Legion Riders, Cdr. Pat O’Brien BEST MILITARY VEHICLES
Arkansas Army National Guard, SFC David Bredekamp BEST ANTIQUE CARS State Representative, Kim Hendren, 1929 Model A Ford, Vern Meyer, 1956 Thunderbird, Max Gore, Corvette, Steve Conrad, 2005 Volkswagen Convertible, Bill & Shirley Gilbert BEST BEAUTY QUEENS 4th of July Patriot Parade Queen, Hannah Kenner, Korean War Queen, Loretta Saarela, Little Miss Gentry, Zaylee Kaufman, Little Mister Benton County, Zack Hill BEST CHEERLEADERS Bentonville H.S. Cheerleaders, Director Tracey Kaufman
BEST CLUBS Cooper Elementary 4-H Club, Sponsor Cassie Smith, DAR, Lovely Purchase Chapter, President Dr. Gretchen Magee, DAR, James Bright Chapter, Wanda Bautts, SAR, Bella Vista Chapter, Les Magee, President, Disabled Veterans, Chairman Rev. Richard McCall BEST DECORATED
GOLF CART Shonet Marshall and Jeff and Becky Reed
BEST STATE FLAG Oklahoma Flag, Shari Ougburn BEST CHURCH GROUP Village Baptist Church, Pastor Harold Johnson, Village Bible Evangelical, Free Church, Pastor Mark Voll, United Lutheran Church, Lois Carlson BEST SCOUT TROOP Bella Vista Girl Scout Master, Diane Fugett, Bella Vista Boy Scout Master, Tom Pitts
BEST DOG WALKER Bella Vista Animal Shelter Director, Robin Heis BEST BICYCLE Stephanie Ensley BEST BUSES “Cruisin” America for Jesus, Chairman David Simms, Concordia Retirement Center, Director Sharon Bettis BEST HORSES Pony for Hire, Owner, Alex Joyce, Four horses, Owner, Erica BengeMarts BEST BUSINESS ENTRIES
Avon, Owner Pat Duncan, Supplier, Electric Golf Cart Roadsters, Adam McFarlane BEST SURPRISE GUESTS WW II, Battle of the Bulge Veteran, Clifton, Captain America, Tyler Volz, Mrs. Uncle Sam, Karen Saginetti
BEST VOLUNTEERS Sound System, Jeff Goan, Line-Up Director, Bob Mathis, Patriot, Chris Urban, Tom and son Tommy Murray, Nunnally Chevrolet Driver, Ken Sharp, Everett GMC Convertible, Hollye Bohannan