1913 Days Centennial Parade, 2013
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- Fonds / Collection
- Dills
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Date
- 2013 - 2013
- Accession Number
- 2014.36
- Scope and Content
- 2N1/1A: Members of the Sylvan Lake Legion standing next to and sitting on their parade float
- Fonds / Collection
- Dills
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Fonds Number
- 169-06
- Item Number
- 2N
- Accession Number
- 2014.36
- Date
- 2013 - 2013
- Physical Description
- Original Photographs on 3 CDs
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History / Biographical
- Collected and catalogued by Marion Thompson
- Steve Dills, Editor of the Sylvan Lake News, gave these 3 CD's of photographs to the Archives to be used for the Centennial Photo Book
- Centennial Events - Main - SL News contains the images used in the newspaper as well as the cutlines
- Centennial Events - Raw Pix 1 - SL News and Raw Pix 2 - SL News contain images that were not used in the newspaper
- Name Access
- Steve Dills
- The Sylvan Lake News
- Subject Access
- Centennial
- 1913 Days Parade
- Geographic Access
- Sylvan Lake
- Scope and Content
- 2N1/1A: Members of the Sylvan Lake Legion standing next to and sitting on their parade float
- 2N2: Members of the Red Deer Community Band march around the corner of the Watermark on 47th Avenue (Brenda Dale in the foreground)
- 2N3: Two tone green vintage automobile leads the parade around the Watermark corner (47th Avenue)
- 2N4: Several vintage automobiles took part in the Centennial parade
- 2N5: Nabors employees and their families dressed in safety coveralls and walked the parade route handing out candy
- 2N6: The parade route was thronged with families and children watching the entries roll by
- 2N7: The Town of Sylvan Lake entry sported a red ribbon on the driver's door
- 2N8: Crowds of people chose the sidewalk in front of Servus Credit Union to watch the parade
- 2N9: RCMP Members of the Sylvan Lake Detachment in red serge dress uniforms escorted Mayor Susan Samson's convertible in the parade
- 2N10/11: RCMP joined the Fire Department Mascot, Sparky, in an impromptu dance along the parade route
- 2N12: The newly designed Town of Sylvan Lake parade entry rolling past The Watermark on the corner of 47th Avenue and Centennial Street - won the red ribbon
- 2N13: The back window of the Town of Sylvan Lake Truck was decorated like a floral quilt to celebrate our Centennial Year
- 2N14: Railside Bowling and Billiards were represented by their slice of pizza mascot and a pizza delivery girl
- 2N15: The Taco Time Mascot advertises their delivery service
- 2N16: Dwayne Stoesz, President of the Chamber of Commerce, drives his family in the parade in his Sylvan Lake Business Solutions truck
- 2N17: One Hundred Year Farm Family - Roy and Marie Mattson and their children and grandchildren ride in a farm wagon
- 2N18: Red and White soft top vintage convertible
- 2N19/20: Red Case farm tractor pulling a low deck trailer with vintage farm machinery
- 2N20/21/22: Oscar and Ida Hilman settled in the area in 1911 (4 descendents grew to 519 descendants in 2013). Open hay wagon with family members seated as well as several family members walking the parade route (Naomi Hilman in red sweater)
- 2N23: Woman in long blue skirt walking the parade route with a very large grey dog wearing a sparkly green bow around his collar
- 2N24: Nabors drilling float - banner reads "part of your community since 1952"
- 2N25: Local youth in judo uniforms - red, yellow and white belts
- 2N26: Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band lead the parade down Centennial (Main) Street
- 2N27/28: Sign on float reads: Happy Birthday, Sylvan Lake, from Arashi - Do (Judo students seated on float)
- 2N29/30/31: Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band
- 2N33: Yellow, blue and red light bulb mascot for Mr. Electric precedes their yellow van covered in yellow and red balloons
- 2N34: Shannan Sword, Sylvan Lake Librarian, wearing a large red book to promote their Read 100 Books program for the Centennial. Also pictured is Corrie wearing a book that says Explore the Wonders of the World
- 2N35/36: Former Miss Mermaids wearing their sashes (1984) walk behind their Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce float; on the float is Marlis Hansen (far right). The birthday cake has a lighthouse at the very top (Rachelle Coppens Taylor, Sunata Lazzari Halliday, Marcine Pogadl Woyke, Brenda Cressey Soley, Marlis Pogadl Hansen)
- 2N36A: Parade Prep for the Miss Mermaids - Rachelle Coppens Taylor, Sonata Lazzari, Marcine Pogadl Woyke, Brenda Cressey Soley, Marlis Pogadl Hansen
- 2N37: Sylvan Lake Seniors Association float
- 2N38: Cakes From Scratch banner carried by ? and ?; four girls wearing aprons handing out samples of their farmer's market wares
- 2N39: Servus Credit Union girls wearing their period costumes accompany the Servus Mascot down the parade route
- 2N40: TMS Wireless, Bell Authorized Dealer Banner; owner ? has a bulldog with butterfly wings on a leash
- 2N41: Sylvan Star Farm Cheese; red truck pulling a hay wagon carrying young children and a large black and white milk cow; cream separator and cheese making equipment
- 2N42/43: Sylvan Medical Clinic - black truck pulling a wagon with the doctors young children; banner reads "Sylvan Lake Physicians available after hours", staff and family members walking alongside their float; Dr. Rudi Niemand, Dr. Nell, Dr. Joe Myburgh, Dr. ?
- 2N44/45: Four beautiful black horses in silver harness pulling a red wagon; three people in red shirts sit on the wagon, one woman photographer walking alongside; Banner on the float reads: "Tenaris - Tubular Technologies. Innovative Services"
- 2N46: Red Convertible, banner for UFA CoOp
- 2N47/48: Two Percheron horses pulling a red wagon containing Centennial Task Force members; Kathy Inglis and granddaughters walking alongside; Betty Osmond and Denise Bignold seated on the left side
- 2N49: Single horse drawn wagon driven by Dale Mannix, banner reads "Congratulations Sylvan Lake 100 Years 1913-2013"; Long Time Residents Dale and Shirley Mannix, 1942; Shirley Pickering, 1942; John Yoos, 1956
- 2N50: Celebrating a Century 2013: seated on the right side of the wagon were Mary Rose, Christina Lust, Bunny Virtue. Team of Percheron horses and couple driving provided by High Ridge Percherons
- 2N51: People seated on sidewalk and standing in front of the newly renovated Cobb's Block to watch the parade
- 2N52: Westview Ridge Condo development on display
- 2N53: Sylvan's Slick Speakers Toastmasters riding in a 1928 Pontiac 6
- 2N54: Green and white pickup truck with sign for Darcy Rosie, realtor, Rosie's - 4 generations of Sylvan Lakers
- 2N55: Vintage Ford pickup advertising Dennis Wilde Painting
- 2N56: Black vintage Chevrolet pickup refinished by Wayne and Kim Richardson
- 2N57: Black and White International Truck with white topper
- 2N58: City of Red Deer Centennial Float, also celebrating 100 years in 2013
- 2N59: Young girl getting more throwaways out of the back of a blue Shaw van along the parade route; Cobb's Clothing in the background
- 2N60: Women in white blouses and long red skirts riding black horses in front of the CIBC
- 2N61: Two black horses pulling an open burgundy and gold carriage; drivers wearing top hats and long black coats
- 2N62: Four hourses pulling a burgundy open carriage; drivers wearing top hats and livery
- 2N63/64: Sylvan Lake Lions football players, Lions Club International banners, Canadian and US Flags, Peter Moir driving a quad with "Lions Support Diabetes"
- 2N65: HJ Cody High School Students carrying an Interact Club Banner
- 2N66: Youth carrying bullseye pennants on brooms and wearing Curling Rocks t-Shirts
- 2N67: White Lone Star Semi Tractor decorated with birthday banners and Canadian flags
- 2N68: Black Mercury Half Ton with banner for Rotary Club International carrying hockey players dressed in Calgary Brewing Uniforms. Matt Tooners, Candy Orr, Jack Smalley facing right
- 2N69: Looking south up Main (Centennial) Street, Pete Moir riding in quad and Lions Club members handing out candy and collecting spare change to support Diabetes
- 2N70: Young man in a blue and green go-cart
- 2N71: Squeeky Kleen Car Wash in Hewlett Park Landing - open flat deck with a black 1960's Chevrolet Impala
- 2N72: Kerry Towle, Wildrose MLA riding in the back of a decorated blue half ton
- 2N73: Black convertible sign "Happy 100 SL, Judy & Bryan Lambertson"
- 2N74: Canadian Tire truck pulling a trampoline on a flat deck. Children wearing sports uniforms walking alongside to promote KidSport
- 2N75: Yellow Toyota for Boston Pizza
- 2N76: Banner for Lacombe Days, July 18-21, 2013 followed by a yellow float for the City of Lacombe
- 2N77: Flyboarding demonstration photographs and trailer with two seadoos
- 2N78: Pickup and trailer advertising Sylvan Lake RV
- 2N79: The River FM radio station
- 2N80: Graham Parsons driving the Zamboni and a banner for Sylvan Lake Summer Hockey Camp
- 2N81: Happy 100th Birthday Sylvan lake - Sylvan Lake Yuletide Festival banner on a white pickup truck with an inflatable snowman in the back pulling a boat with Santa Claus wearing shorts
- 2N82: Sparky, the Fire Department mascot, walking alongside a red Sylvan Lake Fire Department truck
- 2N83: Three small children waving out the window of the Fire Department truck
- 2N84/85: Happy 100th Birthday Sylvan lake - Sylvan Lake Yuletide Festival banner on a white pickup truck with an inflatable snowman in the back pulling a boat with Santa Claus wearing shorts
- 2N86: Overcast skies and a brisk wind on parade day resulted in whitecaps on the lake
- 2N87: Servus Credit Union Mascot riding on a flat deck / green truck; employees walking alongside included Kim (Blakely) Popilchak, and Glenda (Lightbown) Rasmussen
- 2N90/91: John Yoos holding the reins as Dale Mannix checks the harness on their horsedrawn cart
- 2N92: Single horse drawn wagon driven by Dale Mannix, banner reads "Congratulations Sylvan Lake 100 Years 1913-2013"; Long Time Residents Dale and Shirley Mannix, 1942; Shirley Pickering, 1942; John Yoos, 1956
- 2N93: Photos of the Oscar & Ida Hilman family
- 2N94: Members of the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band warming up before heading out on the parade route
- 2N95: Five young girls smile for the camera as they wait for the parade to begin along 47th Avenue
- 2N96/97: Red Deer Legion Pipe Band in full regalia (kilts and bagpipes) march past the Four Seasons Recreation Park
- 2N98: View from the parade route - looking north down Main (Centennial Street) towards the lake
- 2N99: Mayor Susan Samson waves from her perch on the back of a convertible
- 2N100: Blue ribbons and flags adorn the Legional Float as it goes by the Alliance Community Church
- 2N101: Royal Canadian Legion and Auxiliary Members, Sylvan Lake Branch, include (left to right): Barry Virtue, Sharon Graham, ?, Joyce Pillar, ?, ?
- 2N102: Children bundled in blankets, and families lined the parade route
- 2N103: Members of the Seniors Drama Troupe rode on the back of the truck pulling the Legion Float
- 2N104: Royal Canadian Legion - Sylvan Lake Branch members include: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Jim Craig
- 2N105: A white convertible has Brownies and Girl Guides, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts follow on foot carrying their banners and flags
- 2N106: Mascot for the Beavers
- Notes
- Photos taken by Steve Dills