Ridgewood July 4th Parade Awards Announced
Thank You To ALL who took part in the 102ndRidgewood Fourth of July Celebration. The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration, Inc. would like to thank our 2012 participants. These groups and individuals “Support the
Tradition.” They are all make July 4th in Ridgewood a very special day.
2012 Parade Awards
FLOATS
Travell School.......................................... Best Overall Float
Hawes School........................................... Best School Group Float – 1st place
Willard School...........................................Best School Group Float – 2nd place
Travell School............................................ Best Float Workmanship – 1st place
Hawes School............................................ Best Float Workmanship – 2nd place
Ridge School..............................................Most Creative Float – 1st place
Somerville School.......................................Most Creative Float – 2nd place
Somerville School............................ Best Portrayal of Parade Theme – 1st place
Ridge School....................................Best Portrayal of Parade Theme – 2nd place
Travell School.................................. Best Personnel and Costumes – 1st place
Willard School...................................Best Personnel and Costumes – 2nd place
The Tuers Family................................................. Best Mini-Float
BANDS
63rd Army Band..................................Best Marching Musical Group – 1st Place
Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni Drums Corps...... Best Marching Musical Group – 2nd Place
The Waldwick Band............................. Best Musical Group on Float – 1st Place
Dr. Dubious & the Agnostics..................Best Musical Group on Float – 2nd Place
Visual effects teams (flags, rifles, batons, sabers, etc. accompanying a Marching Musical Group)
Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni Drums Corps..Best Visual Effects Team – 1st Place
Bushwackers Drum Corps..........................Best Visual Effects Team –
2nd Place
Color Guards (uniformed marchers escorting the Flag of the United States)
Ridgewood Police Department....................Best Color Guard – 1st Place
Bergen County Sheriff’s Department...........Best Color Guard – 2nd Place
MARCHING GROUPS
New Jersey Militia: Heard’s Brigade............Best Marching Group – 1st Place
New Jersey Militia: Outwater’s Militia................. Best Marching Group – 2nd Place
JAFO
8:49 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Best Parade................ Glen Rock - 1st Place (for being only 30 minutes long)
Craig Hueneke
4:03 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
Yeah..that because all the COOL participants were in the Ridgewood Parade.. Naaaah! :p
30 minutes?? I've seen longer funeral processions! ...30 minutes?... Commies!! LOL
(j/k.. G.R.'s all good in my book!)
RB
3:25 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
We like our Ridgewood parade just the way it is. Don't feel obligated to attend.
JAFO
4:04 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
I don't. Because I, and my kids, don't like "our" Ridgewood Parade.
Craig Hueneke
4:27 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
JAFO.. That's the American Spirit!!. After all our country's freedom only took 30 minutes to achieve..... I hear North Korea is looking for residents! -- (shaking my head)..
"And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in...Ooooh K.. That's good enough...hurry up kids get into the minivan!!.." LOL!! Your making my Red, White and Blue blood boil!!
JAFO
8:30 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
2.5 hours is just a tad long. I really don't need to see a fire truck from every town in NW Bergen County.
Ally Shuster Shea
8:47 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
umm, John Birch Society, and Northwest Bergen Tea Party and every conservative Republican politican in the county,,,this is R'wood?
Marcia Ringel
9:01 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
Seriously? John Birch? Shocking and surely must have been a mistake. Tea Party must not appear again--as per letter to editor in today's Rwd News.
thetentman
10:43 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
The Tea Party had a part in the parade? The pre-fireworks music was a revival. This is getting very surreal.
Tim Adriance
5:57 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
The New Jersey Tea Party Coalition (a citizens movement) has marched in Ridgewood on July Fourth for the last four years and we do so to celebrate the birth of our nation and to promote a new birth of freedom. We are proud Americans and we participate in the parade to support the tradition of what John Adams called “the great anniversary.” We march as people of this great land to celebrate and promote our American freedoms, and the preservation of liberty. Those ideals belong to “We the People” and supporting the principles within our Nation’s foundational documents is not partisan or offensive – It’s American!
Banning those whom you disagree with is intolerant and un-American.
Tim Adriance
Co-founder of the New Jersey Tea Party Coalition
Rita Murphy
6:21 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Wholeheartedly agree with you Tim. Intolerance for other opinions tear this nation apart and those who have diverse opinions make our country better with civilized discussion. Anyone who denies freedom to another denies it to all. Let the intolerant show their hand and we will know who they are by their bias and bigotry.
Ridgewood Mom
10:42 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Whatever.
Tim Adriance
6:54 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
See what those viewing the parade thought of the Tea Party marching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEsVoj6sm2o
News Man
8:10 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Interesting video Tim,
Politics is alive (and well?) in Ridgewood or is it still the same?
Tim Adriance
5:27 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
I am not sure about Politics being alive (and well?) - but apparently Patriotism is!