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February 3, 2015
Island Times
Ahoy Matey! Parading Pirates Come Ashore on Beach
Salty Dog, Jolly Roger and
Buccaneer Bonz will join ranks
with Pirate Princess Parfait at
the fifth annual Kids and Kritters
Parade, Saturday, February 7 at
2 p.m. Landlubbers will delight
when this walking procession
ambles around its route in the
northeastern portion of the Casino Beach parking lot.
Registration opens at 1 p.m.
where costumed pets and people
can sign up to participate. There
is no fee for humans, and pets are
$5 each. Parade entrants must
be in costume and provide their
own throws. The parade lines up
at 1:45 p.m. and begins at 2 p.m.
No parade is complete without floats. The Kids and Kritters
Parade floats are constructed
on strollers or wagons. Since
the parade is a walking procession, floats are people powered.
They are small in size, but big on
imagination. Float designers will
be competing for the top three
prizes for best float. Cash prizes
along with an engraved medal-
lion are up for grabs.
Costumed kritters will be eligible for cash prizes and awards.
The parade theme is Pirates!
Dr. Tim Gossman, owner of
Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital,
generously provides cash prizes
for the costume and float contests along with goodie bags for
pet owners. He and wife Carol
will join the panel of judges
which includes Brian Underwood, Steve Picker and SRIA
Board Member Karen Sindel.
The official voice of the
Kids and Kritters Parade is Boogie, Inc’s Alex Ritchie, who will
spin tunes and keep the party
going. He will call everyone
to attention and play the Star
Spangled Banner as the Gulf
Breeze High School Air Force
Junior ROTC Color Guard and
cadet corps present the colors at
2 p.m. They will lead the parade
followed by the parade Grand
Marshal Muchacho The Celebrity Horse. The Krewe of Kids,
who are celebrating their twenty-
third Mardi Gras, are next in the
line. The Bananimals Chicks in
their signature feathered headpieces will assist with the Order
of Adoptables. Those are dogs
who are looking for their forever
homes. Parade participants will
continue to fall in.
After the parade disbands,
children can line up to meet
Muchacho, who is a three time
champion barrel racer and a
member of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy’s mounted
posse. The double registered
American Quarter Horse and
Line Back Dunn weighs 1,250
pounds and is 16 hands tall according to his owner Merry Lou
Newton. He appears at parties
and participates in parades including one to benefit St. Jude
Children’s Hospital.
“Muchacho is not your everyday horse,” said Newton. “He
has so much training, and he
loves kids.”
The awards ceremony will
follow immediately after the
parade concludes. Diane Tyson
will be at the treat table where
kids can get a swirl sucker and
dogs can get a dog biscuit.
Last year’s parade had 58
dogs and 112 kids of all ages.
Parade sponsors include Gulf
Breeze Animal Hospital and
Island Times. The Krewe of
Wrecks hosts this event. Spectators are encouraged bring lawn
chairs for seating.
For more information, log
on to PensacolaBeachMardiGras.com.
Coco will
work her mojo
on
potential
adopters when
she
prances
along at the
Kids and Kritters
parade.
She is currently
being
cared
for by her foster mom Gail
Walsh of Gulf
Breeze.
Wrecks Ready To Let The Good Times Roll
Woman’s Club and Krewe of St.
Patrick are beach based krewes,
who will lavish beads and trinkets on the crowds. That’s only
the beginning.
The krewe floats will line up
along Via de Luna, beginning at
10 a.m. Spectators are welcome
to stroll along the sidewalk to get
an up close look at the floats and
the costumed riders.
While most of the krewes
are prepping throws and partying, the Krewe of Wrecks board
of directors is hard at work making sure all measures are in place
to have a safe and successful
event.
“We work all year to ensure
that we present a whole slate of
outstanding events during the
Mardi Gras season,” said Running Around Wreck Jeff Goudey.
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After Parade
Party and Awards Ceremony
Gulfside Pavilion
immediately following parade
• Open to the Public
• Music, Dancing • Best Float Awards
ed route. The barricades begin at
Avenida 10 and Via de Luna and
line the entire parade route up to
the Casino Beach parking lot.
• Do not throw beads at the
float riders.
• There is an open container
law which is enforced. No alcohol is allowed in public parking
lots.
• Be considerate of those
around you. Have a good time
and use common sense.
• Motorists: Use extreme
caution and patience. Park in
designated areas only. Don’t
drink and drive. The Escambia
County deputies will close Via
de Luna prior to parade time.
They will direct traffic off the
island after the parade disbands.
For more information, go to
PensacolaBeachMardiGras.com.
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the streets to be lined with tens
of thousands of merry spectators. Here are a few Mardi Gras
reminders to help the good times
roll:
• There is no charge to attend, but it’s wise to come early
and stay late. Parking lots begin
to fill up about 10 a.m. Parking
is free and there are public restrooms located at the Casino
Beach and Portofino Boardwalk.
There are additional port-o-lets
along the parade route.
• Island businesses open
early for breakfast.
• The parade rolls, rain or
shine, at 2 p.m.
• If you want to catch beads,
find a spot behind the barricades.
Riders are cautioned by authorities to keep beads in hand until
the parade reaches the barricad-
Krewe of Wrecks Parade Route • Sunday, February 15 • 2 PM
Avenida 10
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“The parade is the big one, and it
takes time and money to make it
happen each year.”
The price tag on the parade
is about $40,000 which includes
permits, insurance, security, barricades, portable bathrooms and
post parade clean-up.
“Barricades are our largest
line item expense” said Goudey.
“They run about $20,000. We
also have the cost to hire 45 to
50 deputies.”
The Krewe of Wrecks
works hard to keep costs down.
The Santa Rosa Island Authority invests $23,000 in the parade and the parade entry fee is
$400 per float. Any shortfall in
the expenses is made up by the
Wrecks.
This year officials expect
the parking lots to be full and
Sp
Once again the Krewe of
Wrecks are ready to roll. Let
merriment and mirth rule Sunday, February 15 from sun up to
sundown. The parade commences at 2 p.m. traveling along Via
de Luna from Avenida 10 to the
Gulfside Pavilion.
“The parade maxes out at
fifty units,” said Parade Marshal
Jayne Drees Redmond. “The
Wrecks royalty will lead the parade as always, but we have a
few first time entries this year.”
Long time parade participants Krewe of LaFitte, Mayokis, Mystic Krewe of Nereids,
and Krewe of Warriors will share
the route with Gatsby Girls and
the Krewe of Nobodies, who
are Wrecks parade rookies. The
Krewe of Bananimals, Krewe
of Brewe, the Pensacola Beach
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