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Lewes parade lights up the night

Chamber, city announce winners
BY RON MACARTHUR
Ron MacArthur
December 6, 2015
Lessard Builders' float has a Dr. Seuss theme with the Grinch not far away from Whoville. The float took first-place honors in the commercial float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
Ellis Hay of Lewes stares into the flame of a candle during a Christmas carol sing-a-long following the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
It's 8-month-old Aubrey Wilson's first Christmas and first Lewes Christmas Parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Touch of Italy dancers get into the holiday spirit by performing for the judges. Combined with the decorated Landcruiser behind them, they won a first-place trophy. BY RON MACARTHUR
Santa Claus arrives in Lewes atop the Lewes Fire Department aerial truck. BY RON MACARTHUR
The force is with the One Call Services' float with a Star Wars theme and an honorable mention award. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Grinch has the best view of the parade route atop the Schell Brothers/Echelon/Kids Cottage float, winners of the most original entry. BY RON MACARTHUR
Aiden Wilkinson of Lewes is mesmerized by the glow of a candle. BY RON MACARTHUR
Two Dips of Lewes lights up the night with its colorful float, second-place winners in the commercial float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Fort Miles Historical Association searchlight cast a bright beam into the Lewes sky. BY RON MACARTHUR

A prize-winning Beebe Healthcare float leads the annual Lewes Christmas Parade down Savannah Road Dec. 5. Beebe will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. More than 90 entries took part in this year's parade sponsored by the City of Lewes and Lewes Chamber of Commerce to usher in the Christmas season.

Tom King served as parade chairman and judges included Jim Windsor from Windsor's Flowers and Plants, Haley Keyser from Flowers by Mayumi and Linda Davison, past cochairwoman of Lewes in Bloom and chairwoman of the 2016 Lewes Garden Tour.

2015 Lewes Christmas Parade winners:

Most original entry: Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage

Classic car - 1967 and older: 1. 1950 Riley Drophead Coupe, Mac McMahon; 2. 1952 Chevy truck, Curtis Carey; 3. 1947 Bentley Mark VI Mullineer Saloon, Peter Zoll.

Decorated vehicle: 1. 1971 Landcruiser, Touch of Italy; 2. 1980 MGB Roadster, Deirdre Duddy; 3. 2011 Smart Car, Cape Pharmacy.

Band: 1. Cape Henlopen High School

Fire company: 1. Memorial Volunteer Fire Co.; 2. Georgetown Fire Co.; 3. Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Co.

Commercial float: 1. Lessard Builders; 2. 2 Dips Ice Cream; 3. Tunnell Co., Pot-Nets

Community float: 1. Beebe Healthcare; 2. Historic Lewes Farmers Market; 3. Midway Assembly of God

Youth organization float: 1. Girl Scout Troop 35; 2. Carol Boyd-Heron's Elves; 3. Cape Henlopen High School FFA

Marching group: 1. Coastal Dance Academy; 2. Keenote Music Studio; 3. Lewes in Bloom

Equestrian: 1. Brayden Redd; 2. Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding and NRG Indian River Employees Club

Honorable mention: Cape Henlopen Jr. ROTC; Cape Henlopen High School field hockey team and coaches; Cub Scout Pack 1; Girl Scout Troop 454; Bethel Christian School; Cape Vikings Pop Warner; Overfalls Foundation; Boy Scouts Troop 1; Beacon Middle School Honor Society; Solid Ground Church; Shell We Bounce/No Limits Lawncare; Camp Arrowhead; Girl Scout Troop 1482; Sea Scout Ship 198; Karma Hair Studio; DNREC; 1948 Plymouth, James Mitchell; Eastern Shore Jeep Association; Meineke Car Care; One Call Services; 946th Army Reserve; Neverland Kennel and Cattery; Cape Henlopen High School Theatre Academy; and Trinity Faith Christian Center

 

 

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