Old Settlers Parade Continues Rich History And Tradition - thejournal-news.net
The first vehicle on the parade route (East Tremont north on Main Street) was a National Guard Humvee driven by William Groves. His front-seat passenger was Will Tackaberry of the Hillsboro Area Veterans Assistance Commission. The camouflaged Humvee was followed by a LMTV (a Guard dump truck) driven by Cameron Fields with Joe Hoppes as passenger. Next came a guard recruiting van driven by Brad Deaton. The county health department's Break The Silence M35/A2 Army truck, painted black and red, was next. Also representing Montgomery County was the VAC's newly-acquired van used primarily to transport area veterans to medical appointments. driving north, Hillsboro Police Chief Gary Satterlee, accompanied by Public Safety Commissioner Connie Hill, was in the left lane. Sheriff Jim Vazzi, accompanied by Jan Wolfe, was in the right in a white Ford Explorer. Following them was a Raymond Police Department Squad car driven by Val Sheldon. Benefitting from the police protection was 2010 parade grand marshall Earl Meier who rode the route in a red Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible driven by his wife Carolyn. The queen and her court followed, Queen Dalaney Caulk was driven by her brother Dane Bondurant in a red Pontiac Solstice convertible. Source: www.thejournal-news.net
