Well, the Hacienda Heights 4th of July Parade is almost here! Thank you everyone for your enthusiastic support of this wonderful community event! Diane Adams is really looking forward to being on the truck along with Mike, Nick, Matthew and Katie (who will be playing in The Band)! David and Nancy have made a large Thank You Mr. Adams! banner for the truck, and the Parade Committee is supplying us with a Gilbert Adams - Community Hero sign for the truck as well! The truck is waiting for us and Bonnie has prepared the decorations, which everyone will use to help decorate the truck once it arrives at Grazide around 8:20 AM on Friday morning. Jonathan will be providing the requested band instruments Thursday night, which Michele Renee Raussa Oliva, Ryan Lewis, Gary Reynolds and I will be picking-up at 8:00 PM. We anticipate having a really nice turn-out for the parade, which will include the largest band that we have had in the last 18 years as well as a large number of enthusiastic individuals that will be joining us and helping us cheer on the crowd on Friday morning! And of course, Randy Ceniceros has polished his mace so that he can proudly lead us down Stimson on Friday morning (don’t worry, we are not marching)! The excitement is building, so get ready! Parade Music We will be playing our three standard songs for the parade – “This Land is Your Land,” “Louie, Louie,” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” Please make sure to bring your music and a lyre. The music is available under the Files section of the “Thank You Mr. Adams!” Facebook page. We will do our best to provide music to those that do not have it on Friday morning. Meeting Place, Time and Parking For those that would like to meet us at Dibble (1600 Pontenova Avenue), please be there at 8:00 AM. You can park on Pontenova and, provided that there is room, go with the truck up to Grazide. This will enable us to have cars at the end of the parade route to shuttle people back to Grazide after the parade. The truck will leave Dibble at 8:15 AM. Note that there will be limited space on the truck. Alternatively, you can drop your car off at Dibble and carpool to Grazide. For those that are not able to carpool, please meet us at Grazide around 8:20 AM. There will be no parking directly in front of Grazide on Leopold, but parking will be available in the surrounding neighborhood. Note that cars will need to access Grazide from Colima and Allenton. Directions are provided below. Please help us to shuttle people between Dibble and Grazide before and after the parade, as required. Schedule 8:00 AM Truck arrives at Dibble 8:15 AM Truck leaves Dibble for Grazide 8:17 AM Truck enters Stimson at Halliburton for trip to Grazide 8:20 AM Truck arrives at Grazide 8:25 AM The party begins! Decoration of truck at Grazide 9:00 AM 2014 Hacienda Heights 4th of July Parade begins 9:44 AM Hats on! Put on your fun and patriotic hat if you have not already done so! 9:45 AM Anticipated entry of Wilson Alumni Band Plus into Parade at Stimson and Kiska 10:30 AM Anticipated end of parade for Wilson Alumni Band 10:45 AM? Festivities in park at end of parade begin. Wilson Alumni Band to play one or two numbers. RWMA and Los Altos High School Band to perform. Honoring of Gilbert Adams as a Community Hero. 11:30 AM Return of instruments to the Band Room 12:00 Noon Post-Parade Festivities begin at the Adams Family Home! Post-Parade Celebration at the Adams Family Home! Please come join in the celebration! This lunch celebration is being hosted by Diane, Allene, Mike, Maryellen and their families as a Thank You for alumni and friends! This is a casual event. Whether for 15 minutes or for a few hours, please be sure to come by with your family and friends to celebrate the 4th of July with the Adams, and to honor Mr. “A” (and Mrs. “A”) as Community Heroes! Directions Dibble School (1600 Pontenova Avenue) From the 60 Freeway and Hacienda Boulevard… Go south on Hacienda to Sigman, the second street on the left, then turn left onto Sigman Take Sigman 3 short blocks to Pontenova, then turn right onto Pontenova. You can park in the turn-around driveway at the school, or on the street. Please do not park on the street right next to or across from the driveway as buses will need room to maneuver and turn onto Pontenova. Grazide Elementary School From the 60 Freeway and Hacienda Boulevard… Go south on Hacienda to Colima Road, then turn left onto Colima Turn left on Allenton, the first street Turn right on Villa Flores, the first street on the right Take Villa Flores 3 blocks to Leopold Avenue Villa Flores and Leopold will be a drop-off point. The truck will be parked on Leopold in front of the school. Cars will be able to park on the local streets, but will not be able to park in front of Grazide. Adams Family Home (17962 Gallineta Street, Rowland Heights, (626) 964-7336) From Azusa and Colima Road… (about 8 minutes) Take Colima Road east to Fullerton Road Turn right onto Fullerton Road, and proceed south past the Queen of Heaven Cemetery to Galatina Street Turn right onto Galatina Street and drive up the hill to Gallineta Street Turn right onto Gallineta Street. The Adams Family Home will be about 4 houses up on the left side of the street. Look for the big tree! Happy 4th of July everyone!!!
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:04:35 +0000
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