PHOTOS: SaPaDaPaSo Parade

AWARD WINNERS:

Best Band/Musical Award

1st Place: Z102.9 The Schulte and Swann Marching Band

2nd Place: Penguins/The Vault/The Loop- Dueling Leprechaun Piano Players

Honorable Mention: Irish District Music and Arts Festival

Best Original Female Costume

1st Place: Ghra Na Gaeilge Irish Dancers

2nd Place: The Banshee. Blarney Castle Stone, Legend of the Banshee- Jarvis Property Restoration

Honorable Mention: Czech Princess- Czech Heritage Foundation

Best Original Male Costume

1st Place: The Court Jesters- Search for the HOOLEY Grail-The O'Harrington Clan

2nd Place: St. Patrick- City Carton Recycling

Honorable Mention: Scary Creatures- Bloomsbury Farms

Best Vehicle Entry

1st Place: Racing Boat- St. Luke's Early Detection

2nd Place: 1950 Ford F2- Shoes for Kids-Marion/East CR Rotary

Honorable Mention: 1966 Pink Fire Truck- Pecks Green Thumb

Best Walking Entry

1st Place: I Green CR- Do You? City of Cedar Rapids

2nd Place: Our Irish Family Tree- St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Honorable Mention: Bark if You're Irish- K9 Cola

Best Private Irish Themed Entry (Non-Commercial/Advertising)

1st Place: Green Solo Cup- The Glynn Gang

2nd Place: The Jeanie Johnston- County Johnson Irish

Honorable Mention: Fables of Ireland- The O'Brian Family

Honorable Mention: Blarney Castle Stone- Legend of the Banshee- Jarvis Property Restoration

Best Commercial Entry

1st Place: Irish District Music and Arts Festival

2nd Place: Chop Shop- Beauty and Barber Shop

Honorable Mention: Penguins/The Vault/The Loop

Honorable Mention: Z102.9 Schulte and Swann Marching Band

Best Bribe

Scottie's Irish Pub

Honorable Mention: Jarvis Property Restoration

FAMILY AWARDS:

Don Raher Memorial Award for the “Best Overall Costume:” Dances with Scissors- Tribal Fusion Belly Dancers

Jerry Harrington Memorial Award for the “Most Wholesome/Heartfelt Entry:” Just Married- Karen and Wayne Martin

Jimmy Duggan Memorial Award for the “Best Family Representation: “Fables of Ireland- The O'Brian Family

Pat Fitzpatrick “Irish Eyes” Memorial Award for the “Most Creative Entry:” Scottie's Irish Pub- The Hill, Davis, and Maneely Families

Ed McGinty Memorial Award for the “Best Overall Entry:” Scottie's Irish Pub- The Hill, Davis, and Maneely Families