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DECEMBER 16, 2016 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-3 Yacht Club announces Parade of Lights winners
The Parade of Lights Boat Parade was held Saturday, December 10. The parade began in at the East Port boat launch and ended at Holiday Harbor where the win- ners were announced and treats and hot drinks were served courtesy of the Yacht Club and POA.
With 17 official entries and several more unofficial and last minute entries, organizers from the Yacht Club consid- ered the parade a success.
The Yacht Club announced the 2016 Parade of Lights winners as follows:
Sweepstakes winner: Gum Drop Good Gingerbread House by Robert Mora and Laime Goney ($125, plus plaque and perpetual trophy on display at POA)
Commodore winner: Great White Christmas by Greg Cassidy ($100 plus plaque)
1st place pontoon: Beauty and the Beast by Nina Scotti/Ya Ya sisters ($100 plus plaque)
2nd place pontoon: Old Fashion Fam- ily Christmas V by Jeremy Cassara ($50 plus plaque)
3rd place pontoon: Floating Griswalds by Cindy Cameron ($25 plus plaque)
1st place ski: Starship by Jason Per- kins ($100 plus plaque)
2nd place ski: Santa’s Back by Tom Janke ($50 plus plaque)
3rd place ski: CL Doggy Boat-Giant Husky by Michael and Angelica Bazald- ua ($25 plus plaque)
1st place special entry: Little Red En- gine by Ted and Nancy Horton ($100 plus plaque)
1st place club/civic: Mone Cherie- Poinsettia by Canyon Lake Ski Club (Jay Fitzpatrick) ($100 plus plaque)
2nd place club/civic: “Royal Court- Miss Canyon Lake and Her Royal Court by Chamber of Commerce (CoCo Mor- rison) ($50 plus plaque)
Robert Mora and Laime Goney’s “Gum Drop Good Gingerbread House” took nine days to create. They won the “Sweepstakes” award, earning them $125 and a trophy.
The “Beauty and the Beast” boat by Nina Scotti and the Ya Ya sisters won 1st place in the pontoon category. The Ya Ya sisters were the 2015 “Sweepstakes” winners.
The Horton’s “Little Red Engine ” won a trophy for the third consecutive year. This year they won the 1st. place “Special Entry” award, earning them $100 and a plaque.
The Yacht Club’s 60-foot “Green Dragon” float led the parade, spitting out fire along the way as parade watchers cheered it on. The float was originally constructed by members
of the Yacht Club many years ago. After the parade the “Green Dragon” docked at Holiday Harbor, giving those at the park a closer look at the float and how it operates.
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