Community Corner
Everything About the Patriots Day Parade!
Come say hi to Laguna Beach Patch—we'll be out there waving.
The 46th annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade steps off Saturday at 11 a.m. Laguna Beach Patch will be in it (entry #90), so come say hello, or march with us!
Here are some links to Patch coverage of last year's parade: Click here for a photo slideshow by Marilynn Young. Click here for another slideshow by Kathy Ochiai. And watch a five-minute video of the parade by clicking right here—we're pretty sure we saw you in it ...
We'll have extensive coverage again this year—and you can participate by uploading your own parade photos and videos directly to Laguna Beach Patch.
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First, if you haven't yet joined our site, you can do that by clicking here and filling out the ridiculously easy mini-form. Then just go to our community gallery by clicking here, and upload away! Seriously—go crazy with the uploads!
Also, bring sunblock and water, it may get hot ...
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Other vital parade deets:
FABULOUS PARADE DIGNITARIES!
- Parade Grand Marshals: Gen. Lee Butler and his wife, Dorene Nunley Butler
- Honored Patriot: Louise E. Buckley
- Citizens of the Year: Gary and Betsy Jenkins
- Junior Citizens of the Year: Caroline Cannan and Bryce Blanton
- Essay Contest Winner: Niva Razin
- Artist of the Year: Jorg Dubin
- Athlete of the Year: Natasha Strickland
STREET CLOSURES!
Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road will be open during the parade, but a handful of downtown streets will be closed from about 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Those roads are:
- Park Avenue (Between Wendt Terrace and Coast Highway)
- Glenneyre (Between Legion Street and Forest Avenue)
- Forest Avenue (Entire length between Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road)
- Third Street (Entire length between Park Avenue and Forest Avenue)
- Second Street (Entire length between Mermaid and Forest Avenue)
- Mermaid (Entire length between Second Street and Third Street)
For a map of the parade route, click on the photo box to the upper right and scroll until you see it ...
THE PARADE LINEUP!
- Laguna Beach Police Motor Escort
- Parade Banner, Laguna Beach Girl Scouts
- American Legion Post 222 & Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5868 Combined Color Guard
- 3d Marine Aircraft Wing Band, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar
- Parade President Ed Hanke II
- Parade Theme Banner, Laguna Beach Boy Scouts
- Grand Marshals General Lee and Dorene Nunley Butler
- Laguna Beach Seniors
- Honored Patriots of the Year Louise E. Buckley, U.S. Women’s Army Air Corps
- South Orange County Vietnam Veterans
- Laguna Beach High School Band
- Citizens of the Year Betsy and Gary Jenkins
- Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education
- SchoolPower, Laguna Beach
- Junior Citizens of the Year Caroline Cannan and Bryce Blanton
- Laguna Beach High School Alumni Association
- Athlete of the Year Natasha Strickland
- Assistance League and Assisteens Auxiliary
- Artist of the Year Jorg Dubin
- Sawdust Festival
- Laguna Beach Unified School District Elementary Band
- Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach
- LaPlaya Center and Orange County Model A Ford Club
- Orange County Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
- Patience Wright Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
- Exchange Club of Laguna Beach
- Laguna Beach City Council and Officials
- Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association
- Rotary Club of Laguna Beach
- San Clemente Scots
- Pacific Marine Mammal Center
- Girl Scouts of Laguna Beach
- Boy Scout Troop 35 and Cub Scout Pack 35
- Laguna Beach Little League
- Kyne Dance Academy of Laguna Beach
- National Children’s Study
- Capistrano Valley Model A Club
- Animal Crackers Pet Rescue
- American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
- Guide Dogs for the Blind, VIP3 Puppy Raisers
- AIDS Services Foundation
- Palmdale High School Band
- Excalibur Car Club
- Y Adventure Guides and Sunshine Expedition
- Laguna Beach Fire Department
- Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce
- The HIP District
- Laguna Beach Community Clinic
- Laguna Beach HIV Advisory Committee
- Laguna Beach Police Department
- Foothill High School Band, Santa Ana
- Laguna Beach Library
- Mission Hospital Laguna Beach
- Tivoli Terrace and Tivoli Too!
- Laguna Beach Film Society
- JJ and the Habibis Laguna Beach Belly Dancers
- Laguna Beach Garden Club
- Art-a-Fair
- Jurupa Valley High School Band
- Cal Elite, Rancho Santa Margarita
- Laguna Board of Realtors
- First Team Estates
- Laguna Coffee Company
- Fountain Valley District Marching Band
- Richard Leger
- Ebell Club of Laguna Beach
- Pageant of the Masters
- St. Catherine of Siena Parish School
- StuNewsLaguna
- Festival of Goddesses
- Diamond Crestview Neighbors
- Barstow Junior High School Band
- House of Big Fish, K’ya Bistro and Rooftop Lounge
- Laguna News-Post
- Laguna Playhouse
- Combined Honors Choruses of Top of World & El Morro Elementary Schools
- Laguna Beach Marine Safety Department
- Laguna Beach Independent
- Laguna Beach Water Polo Club
- Laguna Beach Lifeguard Association
- Bassett High School Band, La Puente
- Coastline Pilot
- Walt and Pam Otto
- Soroptimist International of Laguna Beach
- Ruby’s Diner
- Mel Jackson Fitness Thru Dance & Imagination
- Laguna Laughter Club
- Rialto Middle School Band
- Twisted Stitchers Yarn Group
- LAGUNA BEACH PATCH
- United Studios of Self Defense
- Hobie Sports
- Rick Strollo
- No Square Theatre
- Dave DePierro
- Oaks Middle School Band, Ontario
- Ralphs, Laguna Beach
- Waste Management of Orange County
- Peter Salomon/ World War II Rangers Lead the Way
- Company 77 Mobile Pizza Unit
- Spurs & Satin
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