The Merry on Main Lighted Christmas Parade sponsored by DOCUmation was filled with tons of Christmas magic, fun, music, dancing and so much more this past Saturday! The parade kicked off with the spectacular 10-minuted Pale Rider Memorial Firework Show that could be seen from downtown Pleasanton. Approximately 95 entries decked out in their best holiday spirit paraded through the route that was lined by thousands of spectators starting on Bryant Street all the way down to Main Street.
“The Merry on Main Parade has grown every year and I am very proud to be part of such a wonderful event,” said Cindy Mumm, Merry on Main parade committee chair.
Pleasanton Chief of Police Ronald Sanchez was chosen to be this year’s Grand Marshal as a way to honor his many years of service to the City of Pleasanton and to honor all law enforcement officers for their daily sacrifices.
Judges for the parade this year were Tori House, Laura Walters and Lisa Pogue Yaklin. The Pleasanton Pacesetters were crowned the Overall Parade Winners for their float this year.
Other winners in their respective categories were:
Marching Bands:
1st Place – County Line
Community Band
Civic Organizations:
1st – Peace for the Pieces
2nd – CASA of South
Texas
3rd – Campbellton/
Paisano VFD
4th – Jourdanton VFD
5th – Alpha Joy
Youth Club
Organizations:
1st – United Methodist
Church
2nd – Girl Scout Troop
968
3rd – The Wilson County
School of Ballet and The
Medina Ballet
4th – TRI City Martial
Arts
5th – Pleasanton Athletic
Trainers
Local Commercial:
1st – San Antonio AirLife
2nd – Nest Feathers
3rd – The Gypsy Moon
Market
4th – JM Connected
Auto Sales tied with Poth
Plumbing
Out-of-Town
Commercial:
1st – Aaron’s Pizza
2nd – 74 Lube &
Inspection
Chamber of Commerce:
1st – Freer Chamber of
Commerece
2nd – Freer 4th of July
Royalty
3rd – Pleasanton
Chamber of Commerce
Auto Clubs:
1st – San Antonio
Tundra
2nd – South Texas Jeep
Club tied with Barely
Legal CTC
Mumm would like to thank JM Connected, Pleasanton Finance Company, Atascosa Insurance, Pleasanton Pacesetters and JROTC volunteers, Jake Mickaels, Colene Solomon, Sonya Ortiz and all of the parade participants for their hard work on their beautiful entries.
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