Thank you for being a part of this great community event!  Here are some last minute thoughts and instructions.
 
·         Please come to the High School parking lot to check in at 9:00 AM.  All entries must unload and register at this site.  Horse trailers, please use graveled area adjacent to the school parking lot.
 
·         Please use only Hot Springs Blvd to Apache Street or 6th Street to Apache Street to travel to the High School.  5th Street will be under construction and may be rough so use caution.  If your float cannot safely use 5th Street  to enter the High School Parking lot, then turn south on 8th from Apache at the main entrance to the High School parking lot.   8th street is the parade final staging area and will be one-way going toward Highway 160
 
·        All non-parade vehicles should be left in the high school parking lot.  Final staging will be along 8th Street.  Your parade number will be printed on 8th Street on the north-bound side of the street.  Please do not block driveways or side streets and do not allow your livestock or people onto the neighbors’ yards
 
·        The parade will begin at 8th Street and Highway 160 promptly at 10 am.  The parade route will continue through town on Highway 160 and end at 2nd Street.   Do NOT STOP at 2nd Street to unload people, it causes a big backup problem for all the floats behind you!  Unload your participants at the High School parking lot.   At 2nd Street, please turn right and then right again onto Hermosa.  Continue on Hermosa and turn left onto Hot Springs Blvd.  Follow Hot Springs Blvd to Apache Street and turn right.  Follow Apache Street to the high school entrance at 5th or 8th Street. 
 
·         All parade floats and vehicles must be removed from the High School parking lot by 2 pm. 
 
·         NOTHING MAY BE HANDED OUT UNTIL AFTER PASSING LEWIS STREET BECAUSE OF DETOURED VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 160
 
·         Throwing items or spraying water is strictly prohibited
 
·         Children should not go out toward the floats, or horses.  Someone walking with a float may hand out goodies by coming to the side of the highway where the children and parade watchers are
 
·         Make sure to keep up with the next float to avoid big gaps in the parade.  It’s  long walk for the animals and participants.  Stopping on hot asphalt is not a good thing.
 
·         If there is an emergency, call 911
 
·         If you have a question, call John Shepard 903-4006 or Shellie Peterson 507-0500
 
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING !!    HAVE FUN, BE SAFE !!    NO ONE WANTS TO BE A PART OF A TRAGEDY  !!    BE THOUGHTFUL AND DIPLOMATIC !!