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Every parade needs a coordinator and Gini Noggle filled that role before Sunday’s Annie & Mary Day Parade in Blue Lake. She later joined the Rag Doll Revue “painted ladies” in the parade tossing candy to the crowd. -
The noise from firetruck sirens led Marayah Kaiser, 3, to cover her ears and seek out the lap of her mother, Melissa DeMello, of Eureka. -
Christopher Edgar, Blue Lake, got some help from his daughter Lillyen in driving the Blue Lake Fire Department’s 1929 Chevy fire truck. -
No Bigfoot was sighted at this year’s parade but a Wookiee, an intelligent, hirsute biped from the planet Kashyyyk, made an appearance with a group of other Star Wars characters (thanks to Blue Lake Casino). -
Cindy LeGrande, of Fieldbrook, and her pony carriage represented the Blue Lake Saddle Club. -
Having missed last year’s parade, Louis Huntzinger, of Blue Lake, taped signs with his apologies to the sides of his vehicle used to clean up behind the horses. -
The Blue Lake Casino’s group of Star Wars characters. -
The Mad River Old Crows and their giant flying puppet made their annual parade appearance. -
Parade Grand Marshal Tom Tellez, owner of the Wallace & Hinz business in Blue Lake, led things off. -
Dottie Reynolds, of Eureka, gets some supervision from her husband Bill as she does some last-minute polishing on her 1955 Chevy. They were entered in the 12th annual Bill Nessler Car Show that followed the parade. -
Allen Mann, of Fieldbrook (second from left), entered his 1960 Chevrolet Impala. -
Marvin Samuels, of Blue Lake, delivered the Bigfoot raffle entry to the Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce’s vendor table. It was made by Paradise Cay of Blue Lake. -
Oliver Perkins, of Eureka, makes final adjustment to his 1941 Chevrolet Deluxe Coupe. -
Lin Glen, of Blue Lake, and other volunteers from the Community Emergency Response Team staffed an information table. -
The music gets underway.
Annie and Mary Days 2016
