Holiday DeLight Parade Winners Announced
Despite soggy conditions a remarkable number of patrons cheered on enthusiastic parade entries at the 2011 Holiday DeLight Parade in downtown Cedar Rapids. Plenty of patrons braved the rain while others huddled at open downtown businesses to enjoy the downtown kickoff to the holiday season.
Winners for the 2011 Holiday DeLight Parade are as follows:
Best Walking Unit
1st Place: Girl Scouts
2nd Place: City of Cedar Rapids Bike Advisory Committee and Advisory Council
3rd Place: Cub Scouts
Best Decorated Vehicle
1st Place: Hayes Party Lines featuring the Cedar Rapids Rollergirls
2nd Place: Area Ambulance
3rd Place: 600WMT Radio
Best Float
1st Place: Earl’s Backhoe Inc.
2nd Place: Alliant Energy
3rd Place: Habitat for Humanity
Best Animal
1st Place: Freedom Festival (Featuring Wistrom Rides)
2nd Place: Daybreak Rotary
3rd Place: East Central Iowa Honey Queen
Best Use of Light
1st Place: Czech Heritage Foundation
2nd Place: Brucemore
3rd Place: Isle of Iowa Parrot Head Club
Best Musical Entry
Marching Bobcats from Benton Community High School
Thanks to Corporate Sponsors of the Fire & Ice Festival: Verizon Wireless, United Fire Group, Quality Chef Foods, Armstrong Development Company, Guaranty Bank, Smulekoff’s, RWDSU Local 110, Carpenter’s Local 308 and ImpactCR.
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