PARADE BRINGS PAGEANTRY THROUGH T.O.; PROCESSION UNITES AREA IN CELEBRATION.Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Daily News Staff Writer More than 3,000 people lined Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Boulevard on Saturday, craning to get a look at the cowboys, Indians and scores of floats moseying along in the annual western-themed Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Days parade. ``This is a good-size parade today,'' said Thousand Oaks resident Ralph Principe, 73, a former member of the Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Police Department's mounted unit and the U.S. Marshals Office. Like many others along the two-mile route from Duesenberg Road to Erbes Road, Principe wore a Stetson hat, jeans and cowboy boots. Standing by his pickup truck, Principe, a judge in some of the equestrian contests, ran a knowing eye over horses and riders as they passed by to cheers from onlookers. The 109 entries in the parade included vintage cars, bands, U.S. Army trucks, members of the YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. , mounted officers from the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. and Santa Monica Police Department, plus local congressional, county and City Council officials. The five-day festival, which organizers expect to be attended by more than 50,000 people, began Wednesday and ends today. It includes rodeos and carnivals, parades and pageants, with the estimated $250,000 raised going to charity, officials said. ``It's one of the reasons we like to live here,'' said Steve Paul, 45, seated in a deck chair, watching the parade with his wife, Sylvia, and daughter, Ali, 10. Ali chewed popcorn, whooped with delight and waved furiously when she recognized friends in the parade who whooped and called back to her. ``I'd like to walk in the parade sometime,'' she said, watching the smartly dressed band from Colina Middle School Colina Middle School is a public school located in Thousands Oaks, California, United States, part of the Conejo Valley Unified School District. The motto is "Work Hard, Make Friends, and Have Fun." The school mascot is the Colina Cougar. , which she will attend next year. The Pauls moved from Durango, Colo., a few years ago. Leading the parade was Grand Marshal Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. Shirley ``Shotgun'' Kozlowski of the local Elks Chapter. Kozlowski, dressed in a red, white and blue cowgirl outfit topped with a cowboy hat, beamed and waved to onlookers from a convertible. As is the tradition of the festival that began in 1947, the person who raises the most money for charity is named grand marshal. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--Color in Conejo Edition only) Members of the Los Cerritos Middle School marching band Noun 1. marching band - a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time band - instrumentalists not including string players stroll down Thousand Oaks Boulevard past parade watchers Saturday. (2--Color in Conejo Edition only) Kazoo player Nina Rea marches in the Conejo Valley Days parade Saturday. (3--Color) (Ran in Conejo Edition only) Drummer Jon Masin practices a few licks before marching in Saturday's Conejo Valley Days parade through Thousand Oaks. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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