St. Patrick’s Parade Award Winners Named in St. Charles

The Downtown St. Charles Partnership has announced the winners of the 2013 St. Patrick’s Parade, which featured almost 80 parade entries and about 800 people on Saturday, March 16.

Parade Grand Marshal Rosie Martinez was recognized for helping establish the first St. Patrick’s Parade in 2000.

Saturday’s parade featured bands, Irish dancers, authentic Irish music, school groups, Girl Scouts, service clubs, and floats. Earlier in the day, there was a Deck out Your Lucky Dog Contest sponsored by the St. Charles Veterinary Clinic and a Dance Show at the Arcada Theatre that featured area dance troupes.

In a release, the Downtown St. Charles Partnership named the winners as:

Children’s Showcase:

1. Wild Rose Girl Scout Troop

2. Lincoln Elementary School Girl Scouts

3. Geneva Cyclones Hockey Club

Not for Profit Showcase:

1. St. Charles Congregational United Church of Christ

2. Lazarus House

3. Kiwanis Club of St. Charles

Business Showcase:

1. The Filling Station Pub & Grill

2. JP Jewelers

3. First State Bank

Best of Show:

1. Marquee Youth Stage

The Downtown St. Charles Partnership has posted its parade recap video on its website at http://www.downtownstcharles.org/video-gallery/.

St. Charles Patch also posted a video with its March 16, 2013 story:

• VIDEO: St. Charles Ushers In St. Patrick’s Day With Parade.

For a list of parade sponsors and those receiving a special thanks from the parade committee, check the Downtown St. Charles Partnership’s full press release on the parade winners at http://downtownstcharles.org/about/press-releases/.

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