Parade float winners

Sun., May 22, 2005

The Spokesman-Review

Community Sweepstakes

(Overall best float)

Washtucna

Grand Marshall’s Award

(Communities with 7,000 or more people)

Tacoma area (Daffodil)

President’s Award

(Communities with between 1,999 and 7,000 people)

Chewelah

Queen’s Award

(Fewer than 2,000 people)

Royal City

Other float awards

Communities with 20,000 or more people

•1st place: Coeur d’Alene

•2nd place: Wenatchee (Apple Blossom)

Between 6,999 and 20,000 people

•1st place: Sunnyside

•2nd place: Astoria

•3rd place: Marysville

Between 3,999 and 7,000 people

•1st place: Omak

•2nd place: Colville

Between 1,999 and 4,000 people

•1st place: Deer Park

•2nd place: Connell

•3rd place: Leavenworth (Autumn Leaf)

Between 999 and 2,000 people

•1st place: Ritzville

•2nd place: Manson

•3rd place: Oroville

Fewer than 1,000 people

•1st place: Tekoa

•2nd place: Fairfield

•3rd place: Harrington

Torchlight

(Best lighting)

•1st place: Royal City

•2nd place: Tekoa

•3rd place: Chewelah

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