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PARADE,
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Road will close at 9 a.m. — through traffic
will be rerouted on side streets between
south Keizer and north Keizer. Float judg-
ing will occur at 8:30 a.m for all entires.
There will be three divisions judges
will evaluate (vehicles, floats/groups and
animals).
Vehicles will be judged in three catego-
ries: Antique (Non-Modified built prior to
1955) Classic (Non-Modified built 1955 or
newer) and Custom (Modified).
Floats and groups will be competing
for the Mayor’s Trophy, Best Use of Theme,
Iris Award Spirit Award, Most Unique and
Most Humorous.
There will also be Best Mounted Group,
Best Rodeo Court, Best Novelty Group and
Best Rodeo Queen in the animal division.
The 10 principals of the Keizer elemen-
tary and secondary schools were named
Grand Marshals of the parade for their lead-
ership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Erik Jespersen
(McNary High School)
• Suzanne Leonard
(Whiteaker Middle School)
• Aaron Persons
(Claggett Creek Middle School)
• Lizi Aguilar-Nelson
(Keizer Elementary School)
• Karl Paulson (retired)
The McNary honor society rides in a float in the 2019 KeizerFEST parade.
and Shamika Cleveland
(Forest Ridge Elementary School)
• Jesse Leonard
(Kennedy Elementary School)
• Magda Romero
and new principal Andy Kronser
(Cummings Elementary School)
• Tom Charboneau
(Gubser Elementary School)
• Stacey Lund
(Weddle Elementary School)
• Greg Watson
(Clear Lake Elementary)
“When things shifted in a way that
nobody could have expected, our principals
took the reins and made things happen.
They went above and beyond to provide
for our kids,” said Keizer Chamber Director
Corri Falardeau.
There are several rules all parade par-
ticipants must abide by, one of them being
candy is not allowed to be thrown under
any circumstance.
Parking will be available at the Eagles
FILE PHOTO, Keizertimes
Lodge and along side streets. Parking will
also be available on Cherry Ave., south of
the festival grounds, to Alder Drive. There
will also be parking available at Northwest
Dental Arts & Sleep Therapy.
RV parking will be available at the
Keizer Elks Lodge for Elks members.
The north end of River Rd. will gradu-
ally open as the end of the parade contin-
ues south.
Questions or concerns? Contact the
reporter via email: news@keizertimes.com