2018 Limestone Heritage Festival Parade Winners

Parade AWARD WINNERS - Trophies can be picked up at WBIW Radio Station Monday - Friday between 8am - 5pm. Thank you to all entries for participating & congratulations to the category winners below.  WBIW is located at 424 Heltonville Rd W Bedford, IN 47421
COMMERCIAL FLOATS
Award Of Excellence: #46 Andrew Hartman's Funtime Band 
with Jared Stancombe for State Representative
Most Patriotic: #63 Citiloo Power
NON-COMMERCIAL FLOATS
Award Of Excellence: #45 Cub Scout Pack 343 Springville
Most Patriotic: #53 Bedford Lions Club Float
ANTIQUE CARS 
#14 Bender Lumber
TRACTORS
#22 Mike Spreen - 1975 Model John Deere 6030
MUSICAL / BANDS
#27 Bedford North Lawrence Marching Stars
FIRE TRUCKS
#30 Mitchell Fire Department
CHURCHES
Award Of Excellence: #68 Life Tabernacle
Most Patriotic: #68 Life Tabernacle
BEST OVERALL THEME (Lawrence County - Celebrating 200 Years)
#53 Bedford Lions Club
EQUESTRIAN
#68 Bradley Swihart for Prosecutor

Photo above - courtesy of Times Mail / Garet Cobb

 
Saturday June 30th at 6pm

The 2018 Limestone Heritage Festival Parade theme is "Lawrence County - Celebrating 200 Years." 

​GRAND MARSHAL:   Captain James Lawrence (posthumously)


PARADE LINE UP #'s POSTED BELOW

Bring a chair and enjoy the parade along the route marked in red.  Enjoy Food Trucks & Vendors on the J Street section of the Downtown Square.  Our Festival vendors are located on J Street in between 15th & 16th Street.  Stick around for the LIVE entertainment by Soul Street, on the Harp Commons Stage starting at 8pm.  Then the FIREWORKS DISPLAY at dusk!

• 6pm - Parade Begins (starts at the corner of M & 15th and ends at the corner of 13th and M Street

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2018  Parade Line Up

1  City of Bedford Police Department
2  American Legion Post 33
3  Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard
4  History Alive - by Phillip & Kaleb Mahurin
5  Grand Marshal & Parade Theme Float
6  Mayor Shawna Girgis and Family
7  Lawrence County Vietnam Veterans
8  State Senator Eric Koch
9  State Representative Chris May
10  St.Vincent Dunn AMR
11  Trail Life USA Troop 5103
12  Bedford Fire Department
13  Bedford Fire Department
14  Bender Lumber
15  1929 Ford Model A
16  Bedford Ford Lincoln Chrysler - with 2018 Distinguished Young Woman McKenna Garrison
17  Bedford Ford Lincoln Chrysler 
18  Judah Heritage Festival  2018 Queen - Taylor Hayes
19  Judah Heritage Festival  - 2018 Little Miss Queen
20  Dillman Family Farms - 1939 John Deere H
21  Dillman Family Farms - 1941 John Deere B
22  Mike Spreen - 1975 Model John Deere 6030
23  Dick Huber
24  Faith Mission Church VBS
25  Lawrence County Republican Women's Club
26  Limestone Robotics
27  Bedford North Lawrence Marching stars
28  Hope Resource Center
29  Debra Corn Foster Care
30  Mitchell Fire Dept
31  Marshall Township Fire Rescue RESCUE 65
32  Marshall Township Fire Rescue TANKER 61
33  La-Or-Ma Shrine Club
34  City of Bedford Utilities
35  Nanlee Engineering
36  Lawrence County Sheriff Department
37  Indiana University Health Bedford Emergency Medical Services
38  Jacob Osborne - 1961 John Deere 4010
39  Oolitic Festival Junior Miss - Jordan Rainey
40  Oolitic Festival 2017 Mini Miss 1st runner up Avriana Holguin & 2nd Runner up Taylor Robbins
41   Oolitic Festival 2017 Little Miss Queen and Miss Congeniality Kylee Lynn Robbins
42  Sydney & Jim Sproles
43  Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County - Indiana Youth of the Year Hadley Hawkins
44  Mitchell High School Stingerz Dance Team 
45  Cub Scout Pack 343 Springville
46  Jared Stancombe for State Representative with Andrew Hartman's Funtime Band
47  Special Olympics Indiana Lawrence County
48  Ivy Tech Community College
49  Murat Shrine Motorcycle Police Club - Motorcycle Drill Team
50  Shawswick Fire Department - Engine 11
51  Bedford Lions Club - Fogger Truck
52  Bedford Lions Club - Mane Train
53  Bedford Lion Club - Float
54  Scott Smith for County  Council
55  Sullivan buggies 
56  M & E Honda
57  Hubler GM Bedford
58  Samuel Arp for Prosecutor
59  1930 Ford Model A  Reggie &  Rebecca Nikirk
60  Homegrown Auto Sales
61  Williams Volunteer Fire Dept Tender 121
62  Bethany Hildum Phillips for Lawrence County Council 
63  Citiloo Power
64  Pleasant Run Fire Department
65  Artie Grimaldo
66 Replica of 1954 Criss Craft Runabout
67 Sean Steele
68 Life Tabernacle
69  Jack Dixon
70  2018 Judah Heritage Festival Scholarship Pageant 1st Runner Up & 2nd Runner Up
71 Bradley Swihart for Prosecutor
72 Bradley Swihart for Prosecutor 
73 Combs Animal Farm
74 Steve Chapman riding Star
75  Karen Chapman riding Black
76  Painting a New Legacy
77  Pooper Scoopers
78  Street Sweeper
79  City of Bedford Police Car


All entries must adhere to the parade guidelines as indicated below.

Parade Rules & Guidelines

​1.    No parade unit will be allowed in the parade line-up without a properly completed entry form.

2.    No sirens or other forms of horns that emit loud piercing sounds will be allowed during the parade.

3.    All parade units must be decorated according to the Parade theme or Patriotic theme.   See 3A and 3B for additional information.

3A.  If a generator is being used to provide power to run the entry, 16/3 AWG (min size) power cords are required, and please be sure to have extra fuel in an approved container on your float or towing vehicle. An approved ABC fire extinguisher will be required. A Fire Marshall will inspect all entries using a generator during the lineup. Those not complying with this safety precaution will not be allowed in the parade. For safety reasons, do not attempt to refuel your float while it is in motion or during the parade itself - refueling is permissible only before the start of the parade.

3B.  An approved ABC fire extinguisher is required for any float or other entry using gasoline or other flammable substance.

4.    A clearance shall be maintained around equipment that gets hot when running for the following: ordinary combustibles (paper, wood, plastic, etc.) of not less than three (3) feet and not less than ten (10) feet for approved fuel containers. 

5.    Anything deemed to be a potentially dangerous situation by the fire inspector, you will be required to correct.

6.    Entries are NOT permitted to throw candy, literature, or any other items from a moving parade unit.  If you do have something to pass out it must be handed out while walking.  This is for the safety of spectators as well as participants and will be strictly enforced.

7.    Do not leave your parade entry in the lineup area until you are properly placed by a Lions Club member.

8.    Please do not fall behind. Maintain the same spacing, no more than 40’ gap, behind the unit in front of you as you had when you were released from the parade formation site.

9.    Walkers must be with a vehicle or float and be able to keep up with parade flow.  If not they need to get on their float or vehicle.

10.    Performances must be conducted in motion along the parade route.  No stopping to perform during the parade.    The Judges are stationed near the corner of 16th and “I” Street however you should not stop to perform, please perform in motion.

11.    The parade route will be same as last year’s parade.  Make sure you finish the entire route….turn right on Lincoln, go to 13th Street and turn left and then turn left back onto “M” Street.  Visit www.downtownbedford.org for Parade Route Map & Line up #’s (posted by Wednesday June 27th)